The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-11-27
APPOINTS DEPUTIES
TO AID IN DRIVE ON
BEER Law VIOLATORS
Owen Providing 20 Men With
Automobile Transportation
in Enforcement Effort

Collections for state beer licenses
and tax stamps total $ll3,000, Beer
Commissioner Owen T. Owen reported
Monday Is he announced plans to put
20 men in the field to curb violations
Of the beer act.
A drive against gambling devices,
sale Of hard" liquor and other vio-
lations was outlined by Owen with
violators to face revocation of licenses
Since the beer law became effective
five weeks ago, approximately 800 re-
tall and 100 wholesale beer licenses
have been issued by the beer commits
sioner. whose office Is still rushed
with the work Of handling additional
applications.
Receipt from retail licenses tota
81 800, while t2l 400 have been col
lected for wholesale licenses. TAI
stamps have brought $l6,70o.
Owen said the demands on his de.
partment have been 50 great that Il
has been necessary to add new in.
spectors to the present force. Plans
to keep . close check on the entire
state through six inspectors are not
producing the desired result, Over
said AS numerous law violations OF
q serious nature are going on all the
time"
May Add More Inspectors
ITO curb the law violations and
stop unfair and illegal sale Of beer.
he said, Il have planned to put 20
men in the field doing inspection
work for the time being. These In
spectors will be provided with suit
able automobile transportation so that
they can get quick results. II "a
men cannot do the work quickly and
efficiently, then I will double the
number until the law violators are
driven out Of business. have prom
ised the people Of North Dakota that
the new beer law will be enforced to
the fullest extent and will leave
undone along this line II It
can be helped"
Owen called attention that 1t Is
absolutely necessary" to investigate
all applicants for licenses personally
so that only 1T and proper persons
or firms secure the right to sell 81
beer.
II have been informed" he said.
that many gambling devices, includ-
ing slot machines. are In evidence.
Gambling with cards also is carried
on. contrary to the regulations Of tn.
state beer commissioner. Reports
have reached me repeatedly that hard
liquor Is being sold in places where
beer also Is handled. We must in
vestigate these reports to find out II
they are true. Whenever investiga-
ton BY the beer department reveals
the fact that such violations are going
on, any license granted to the law
violators will be Immediately revoked
When . license is revoked. no license
fee win be refunded"
Would Stop Peddlers
Sales made directly from trucks
and peddling Of beer must stop al
once" Owen said. He added that
word has come to him this Is = COM
mon practice In some parts Of North
Dakota, especially In territories Dor.
dering on neighboring states.
This method Of sales viii not be
tolerated." Owen declared.
In some instances, he said. per.
sons have walked . block ahead Of
truck taking orders and then have
made deliveries immediately after.
ward. The practice, Owen explained
is unlawful. Beer also Is being sold
without the North Dakota tax stamps
in some instances, the wholesalers and
retailers have been asked by Owen
to assist h preventing sueh law vio'
lations.
The beer commissioners has author.
lied village and city boards to make
recommendations Ia the case Of per-
sons or firms applying for : license
to sell beer.
the new beer law II on trial n
this STATE" Owen said. Il strongly
urge every wholesaler and retailer o.
beer, q well Is Ill officials ana Other
people to assist me In the proper en-.
forcement Of the provisions Of thi'
new measure"