The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-01-04
MAJOR C.P. MILLS
WINS MAIN PRIZE
FOR DRY REMEDY

New York, Dec. GA former New
York prohibition administrator and a
15-year-old high school boy from Her
bert Hoover's home town are victors
in William G. Durant's $4,000 prize
contest for the best prohibition en-
fOrcement plan.
Major Chester P. Mills, who resign
ed as prohibition administrator for the
last June, won the main prize of $685.
600.
Malcolm D. Almack, a junior in
Palo Alto, Calf, high school, won the
$4,000 school prize. The boy receives
$1,000 and his school $4,000.
More drastic restrictions and closer
supervision of the traffic in industrial
alcohol to curb diversion into illicit
channels were suggested by Major
Mills.
Education of the people concerning
the prohibition law, teaching more re-
spect for the law and a more scienti-
fic selection of enforcement officers
were the high points in Almack's plan.
Checks for the prizes were received
yesterday by Major Mills at his home
in Green Farms, Conn.,, and by AL
mack and the principal of his school
in Palo Alto.
Approximately half of the 23,320
plans submitted in the contest were
sent in by women. The total number
of suggestions offered by the contest
ants was $4,000.
Only 744 suggested modification of
the eighteenth amendment while 5,340
urged modification of the Volstead
act. Of these 1886 favored manufac-
ture and sale of intoxicants, and 400
wanted light wines and beer.
Better use of federal organizations
was offered as solution by 1888
while better state and local cooper
alton was suggested by 1869.
Recommendation for education and
propaganda were made by 19,108.
Church training formed the theme of
1902 suggestions. General education
was urged by 1929.
The prize offer which was made by
Mr.. Durant August 9th evoked re-
plies from every state in the Union
every territorial possession of the
United States, Canada and many for.
eign countries.
New York state with 2,104 plans lee
in the number of contestants. Penn.
sylvania was second with 1,455, Cali
fornia Offered 1,128, Massachusetts;
1872 and Missouri 673. Among the
foreign entries was one from a gen
eral in the Brazilian army and one
from a Chinese official.
The plan offered by Major Mills, HI
says, follows closely the policy HI
pursued during his administration o.
the prohibition law in New York,
policy not contaminated when he re
signed.
In the handling of denatured alec
hol, Major Mills urged closer scrutin.
of persons and concerns to whom
permits are issued and declared tn
elimination of the independent denat
uring plants which he says have n
economic place in the business an
are forced to divert of their outpu
into bootleg channels to make a prof
it.
Stricter supervision of perfum
plants and similar concerns whic
hold permits for special denatured a
cohol to prevent them disposing of tn
alcohol to bootleggers through "cove
buses" is urged in the Mills plan.
Major Mills was appointed prohib
ton administrator for the New Yo1
district in February, 1926, and resign
ed June 81, 1927, after announcemer
of his transfer to the position {
eastern zone supervisor.
He is graduate of West Point an
served as a member of the gener:
staff in the World war.
At the time of his resignation an
in subsequent series of magazine a
ticles Major Mills blamed the activ
ties of politicians in the selection
prohibition officers for the lack
enforcement