Smyrna times., 1922-12-20
AND DRY FIGHT LOOMS
|l| SESSION OF LEGISLATURE
.,,r,Ns TOINTRODUCE BILL
.,nrTING USE OF WHISKEY
,,.... Under Rev. E. C. Pretty
!. WIN viii Fight the Change in Law
- claim to Have the Votes

u;u Fight the Change In Law
% ID "rl Claim to Have the Votes
! :, addition to the mass Of legisla- gisla-
= ,overing " several score of subjects
/ J Y 'p1i' vii be introduced into the Gen
Assembly of Delaware at It's seS-
T : which which begins in January, another
] ,nj I dry contest will be forthcom-
1Is uaeause of the fact that the DEM
: control both houses as far as
pas astv is concerned, the liquor fore
s.rpve that they have a splendid
..,nnitv> to bring about a repeal
n. KIair law, which is the strong
/ pbohibition legislation ever en-
J Nv any State in the Union. But
DING to the dry forces lead by
snti.Saloon League, this is a vain
The Anti-Saloon leaders claim
\ tbev have 27 members Of the
:~,e Of Representatives who VIII
]. IN support of retaining the Klalr
rramended, which is six more
= than is needed to win. In the
sate the drys claim to have ten
9. only nine being necessary for
.0Ity The Klair bill will be the
y. il is believed, for the attacks
M LIQUOR people. In their cam
En- the wet forces say they will
q tbe support of a majority of the
sr,i,ians of Delaware, who under the
nr law are not permitted to pre-
m whisky as a medicine. At meet
I, Of the medical society of Della
n it has been recommended that the
be changed to permit the doctors
nscrbe whisky wherever they
ught it was necessary.
Nate Physicians to Introduce Bill
The physicians of the State had &
sting at Dover last week, and, ac-
rdng to members, are preparing tC
he introduced an amendment giving
I'm the privileges they desire. The
niSalOOn forces are just as ener'
he seeking to line up the members
the legislature in support of the
aSlre as it now stands. Rural Del
hre was bone dry as far as th'
is concerned twenty years before
saloons of Wilmington were CLOSED
he VOlstead act. Downstate resi-
5 say rural Delaware will not sub
to any slackening in prohibition
ylatiOns. Representative dry lead
daim that one Of the things whicl
guHng to be the most seriou
Ehcap to the dry forces of Della
Pc Is in the way in which the Klai
penalties are being imposed b
court. The law provides not onl
be but Imprisonment for its viola
q they point out. In many case
y have been brought to the court
zine is imposed but the prisoner
rad, and in a majority of case
: daendant looks upon the fine tn
y as he would if he had to pay
SSe for selling liquor. The DIR
Aafs say that if the courts impose
s@ sentences that violations of tn
" law would speedily cease. Tn
21de Of Governor William d. Der
m support Of law enforcement ha
Z wonderful encouragement I
dy forces, they claim. Replyin
resident Harding's announceme1
I he called the Governors of a
@A together to confer over the be.
N which the law regarding tl
mnspOrtatiOn and traffic in liz
could be stopped, Governor Dei
Aegraphed the White House tn;
'oald DO everything possible to C,
se with President Harding ar
Egal forces of the Nation an
Y N law enforcement.
aeman Points to Good Records
\ y. T. c. Prettyman, superinteI
me Anti-Saloon League f,
.''afe Is satisfied with the stu
! regards the impossibility
14lOr forces damaging the Kla
\. ne points to the record of Il
j before and since the Volste;
I. ssn1 u INTO force as proof concl
\. WY Delawareans should rend
4 NJ IOrsl support to the Klair bi
n 'u' ,ifrettyman: ''There has be,
SsD.1 A ABOUT crime increasil
y Ss1out , the country since the V,
Act became effective. That m.
,~ \" IN some sections but not
a'S, q g,!a as proven by the police re
.nsSa wilmington. In the last fo
!, ~ Is Oi 1918, there were 1907. :
\ % rSi drunkenness while in t
n ~. months since prohibition t
n. 'aa . Out 1854. In the year 10
- ,''o' lscofdS show that 1860 perso
sSi' listed DSs for all causes and th
sss lumber n sa.I 1921 were for drur
h., IN N 1921 the arrests for
y :. aaa "a fallen off so per cent. I
Aabs, '' u me year being 1898, and /
! cent VI J. drunks had decreased
eda 'OIai OF 542 during Il
~1er Tips Scales at s72 pou,
a :, ~. Short. naa,. +....u.