The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-11

Details of the beer control
bill, designed to yield approx
mately 100000 in revenue,
prepare Indiana for federal
action against the eighteenth
amendment and the Volstead
act, and provide a bar to the
return to the open saloon.
Approximately twenty representa-
tives will sponsor its introduction in
the house.
Monopoly Is Attacked
While the senate today received
a concurrent resolution memorable
ing congress to modify the Volstead
act, opposition developed to the pro-
posed beer bill
This is based largely on the bills
provisions granting monopolies on
manufacture and sale of beer, ra-
Their than to return of the beverage.
1t was summed up tersely by Sem
ator Chester A Perkins Dem,
South Bend, who has been a wet
advocate throughout long legisla-
tive career.
I'VE do not want to repeal one
prohibitory law and merely sub
stitute another" Perkins said. THAT
is what this beer bill does 1t looks
to me like just another racket"
The modification resolution, adj
dressed to congress, was presented
by Senator Fred A. Egan Dem,
Gary. It points out that there is
public demand for a change in
the law and that modification was
pledged in both major party plat
forms.
Cites Aid to Industry
Return of well-regulated liquor
traffic will impart the much needed
impetus to the paralyzed industrial
life of the nation, afford employ
ment for hundreds of deserving
workmen, and supply the impulse
essential to terminate the intoler-
able industrial depression" it states.
1t would act to suppress boot,
Logging and organized crime and put
the 'ill-gotten gains of gangsterS'
into the treasury, the resolution de-
clared.
Senator Jacob Weiss Dem, In
dianapolis), a leader of the vets,
declared he would offer an amend-
ment to the resolution advocating
80 per cent beer by volume and out
right repeal of the Volstead act.
Provides for Control
Prepared by Weiss and a num-
her of administration leaders, the
proposed beer control measure calls
for appointment of a state beer con-
troller, provides for a limit of flf-
teen breweries and limits jobbers to
one to each county.
It also limits dealers to one to
each 10000 population, prohibits
home brew and draft beer, and
limits public consumption to one
quart TO a person served at bona f1de
eating places.
Sole right to import beers from
outside the state would be reserved
for manufacturers, thus forestalling
renewal of the brewery fights of pre-
prohibition days.
The bill provides for levy OF 10
cents a gallon, to be paid by the
brewer. Licenses are fixed at $1,000
year for manufacturers; 800 for
wholesalers; $500 for retailers; $500
for hotels for each accommodation Of
fifty persons or fraction thereof, and
500 year for dining cars and
boats.
No Limit in Home
No limitation would be placed on
persons ordering beer for consump-
ton in the home. Habitual drunk
ards and minors would be prohibited
from purchasing beer. Public
drunkenness penalty is fixed at a
fine of 500, plus six months i'm
prisonment, and penalties for viola
ton of other provisions Of the act
range from $40 to 81 900.
Penalties for home brewing range
from $40 to $1,000.
Strict requirements are provided
for restaurant and hotel sale.
Restaurants must be equipped to
serve fifty full meals at any time
and hotels must have accommoda-
tions for fifty persons-twenty-f1ye
rooms and equipment for twenty
1 five meals at any time.
/ Clubs must have been N existence
at least three years prior to appli-
cation to dispense beer and names
of members must be registered.
( Repeal of the Wright bone dry
( law. Indiana's own enforcement
statute, will take all liquor viola
lions out of state courts and place