The Bismarck tribune., 1933-12-06
NO heavy DRINKING
IS NOTED IN AREAS
RELEASED FROM BAN
Observers Assert Festivities
Lacked Fervor Which Has
Been Anticipated


Been Anticipated
Washington. Dec. 6.-(P)-A nation
that had made federal probition just
a repealed constitutional amendment
worked hard Wednesday to adjust it
self to the new order Of things.
And, surprisingly to some. the 19
states whose laws permitted the sale
OF hard liquor after Utah late Tues
day became the seth to ratify repeal,
had comparatively few citizens feel
ing the worse Wednesday for celebra-
tions. Throughout the country the
festivities seemed to lack the fervor
some had forecast.
In many cases the supply was scant:
in several states regulatory set-ups had
not been completed so the liquor sup
pliers were few.
There were, too, many indications
that q number Of state officials ex-
pected to follow the lead of President
Roosevelt who, In proclaiming repeal
of the nearly l4-year-old law, stated
his future aims in these words:
THE policy Of the government will
be to see to it that the social and po-
litical evils that have existed in the
prohibition era shall not be re.
vived nor permitted again to exist"
He asked especially that no state
shall, by law or otherwise, authorize
the return Of the saloon either In it
old form or in some modern "guise'
and said the objective we seel
through a national policy Is the edu.
cation Of every citizen toward great
er temperance throughout the ma
ton"
Seek New Solutions
The organization he was creating *
effectuate that declared policy plugged
away on the hundreds of problem.
necessitated by the repeal Of a Law
which left no regulatory statutes ir
its place. The recovery and agricul.
tural acts, with their code provisions
were being used until congress coulc
enact necessary laws.
Distillers, brewers and importer
already were under codes: hearings
had just been held on one for the
rectifiers and blenders.
Numerous attempts were being made
to keep bootleggers from profiting b.
the expected increased demand. JOSEPH
H. Choate. Jr.. who is head Of the new
federal alcohol control administration
in one of his first orders tried to speed
legitimate supplies.
The temporary liquor import COM
mittee, which he heads. continued Is.
suing permits for immediate impor.
tation Of American-type bourbon anc
rye whiskey suitable for blending. The
committee did not say how much o1
that liquor would be admitted, but of.
ficials estimated Canada had nearly
20 600 600 gallons which could be i'm.
ported into the United States.
o. G. Christgau, executive assistant
to the superintendent Of the Anti.
Saloon League, warned that so Ions
as the liquor traffic exists the battle
against this intolerable evil will &
en-"
Sees Dry Laws Return
Edwin E. Blake, national secretary
Of the prohibition party. forecast tina,
national prohibition will return.
Those states In which, theoretically
at least. the sale Of spirits became lega
with repeal, were Massachusetts,, Con.
necticut, Pennsylvania. Wisconsin
Colorado. Arizona. California, Wash
ington, Louisiana, New York. Della.
ware. Illinois, Indiana. New Mexico
Nevada, Oregon. Maryland and Rhode
Island.
Utah, number 36 in the state lineur
at 5:31 p. NJ. couldn't even have g.:
beer until January l. while its legis'
lature must repeal the state law be.
fore harder liquors become legal.
In New York John Barleycorn cam.
back. but he had restraint and dig
nifty: In California he was just about
as well-behaved: In New Jersey. one o,
the wettest Of the wet states, Governor
Moore Friday night left the state Of
ficially dry when he vetoed the liquor
control bill passed by the legislature
The legislature, however. re-enactee
1t over his veto.
Little ceremony marked Washing
toms official promulgation Of repeal
President Roosevelt and william Phil
lips, acting secretary Of state, simpl.
signed the necessary proclamations
That by the President was necessar!
to end, on January and July /, abou
1912 .O00, 900 In various taxes which ar,
to be replaced by LIQUOR levies.