The Alaska daily empire., 1923-07-23

place an "anti-moonshine" laws on statute books. This law provides penalty of six months in jail and fine up to $500 for any one found guilty of having still in his pos session.
 Heretofore the mere possession of a still was not necessarily evidence of guilt: it was necessary to prove trafficking in liquor. It was neces- sary that the officers produce as evidence the liquor "sold, bartered. or given away"
 Two bills were introduced in the recent legislature to make the sale of liquor causing death first degree murder, but both bills were killed in committee.
 The federal internal revenue col lector's efforts to collect taxes from "moonshners' whose stills may be seized, is made easier by new law which makes the filing of such Fed eral tax lien when the register deed of any county equivalent to chattle mortgage against the property of the alleged illicit liquor maker.
 MICHIGAN - No prohibition bills were passed. Three were introduced with the sponsorship of the Michigan Anti-Saloon League, suggesting that driving while intoxicated be made a felony, furnishing poisonous liquor punishable as manslaughter and that proprietors of soft drink establish ments and pool rooms be required to waive their rights under the search and seizure laws. All passed one branch. but died in committee in the other.
 MINNESOTA - With the passage of amendments by the 1923 legis- lature to prohibition laws in effect, Minnesota stands out pre-eminently in having the most drastic prohibit tion laws of any state in the Union.
 Under the provisions of the new laws it is illegal to possess a for mula, recipe or directions which are designed for use, or used for, or in connection with the manufacture of intoxicating liquor. The law explains that 1t is also illegal to possess any apparatus, implements, machine or device. jugs, and other containers, used in the manufacturing or stor ing of liquor.
 It further provides that the de struction of any apparatus, imple- ment or machine, any recipe, formu- la or directions, or any container. Is f1 1.f1 hot for use in connection with the manu- facture or possession of liquor, and that. any building wherein liquor is sold is subject to abatement proceed ings and closing for any kind of use for one year.
 MISSOURI-More stringent enforce mept of prohibition laws was pro posed in seven bills introduced in the recent session of the Missouri Legislature Two of the important measures passed include a general regulatory prohibition act and an act providing that cities may pass ordinances to aid in the enforce ment of prohibition.
 The regulatory prohibition meas ure gives police officials and county officers more power to enforce the Eighteenth Amendment, and imposes heavy fines and penalties for viola 'tions- It does not affect soft drink establishments or manufacturers of proprietary medicines, operating un- der government permits.
 The measure carries drastic pro- visions for the punishment, of per. sons apprehended while transporting liquor, and makes it felony pun iishable by a sentence to the state penitentiary for anyone to manufec- lture, sell or give away "moonshine, hootch, or corn whiskey," that causes loss of life, sight, or is the cause of maiming an imbiber of the liquor, Physicians are not permitted, under the provisions of the bill, to charge more for liquor prescriptions than for other prescriptions. A measure introduced by Mrs. Melen T. Smith, representative from St Louis County, and enacted, per mits cities, towns and villages to enact ordinances to aid in the en- forcement of the Federal dry laws within their territory.
 NEBRASKA = Nebraska enacted two laws on prohibition at the last session. One makes bootleggers or