Evening star., 1933-04-06
STATUS IN STATES.
Present Situation rs Regards BeeI
Shown Throughout Union.

Present Situation rs Regards Beer
Shown Throughout Union.
TRENTON, N. j., April CP).-Beer
goes on sale tomorrow under tempo
rary regulations signed by Gov. Moore
yesterday. None may be sold over bars
under this code, which will be In force
until supplanted by permanent legis-
tax OF 8 cents gallon will 60 to
the State.
BOISE, Idaho, April 6 CP).-Idaho,
surrounded by wet territory, except on
its Southern border, will be unaffected
by tomorrow's Federal legalization of
the 80 per cent brew. The State con-
stitution forbids manufacture or sale
Of liquor In terms that have been in
terpreted by the State Supreme Court
as barring even near-beer.
RENO, New, April GP).-Reno night
clubs prepared for dispensing legal beer
today. Night club prices, which ranged
from is to so cents glass, were ex-
pected to drop sharply. So far as the
State is concerned, the prospect Is that
brew viii be tax free.
SAN FRANCISCO. April 6 Cp).-The
California Brewers Association an
nounced no general beer deliveries
would be made to retailers before
am. Friday. They said the action
was taken to prevent possible rowdyism.
Several San Francisco hotels, however,
announced special deliveries had geen
arranged for Immediately after mid
night.
Pending repeal Of a Los Angeles
County ordinance, the Southern me-
tropolis was limited In its beer activity.
Under the existing ordinance sales win
be permitted IN the downtown area.
Hollywood must remain beerless
pending the change of local laws.
PORTLAND. Oregu April R-
Oregonians who expected to uuench
their thirst with beer within few min
utes after midnight tonight are to be
disappointed. For not before am.
Friday VIII the two breweries In Oregon
make deliveries. Oregon has no State
regulatory law.
DIES MONIES, Iowa, April 6 R-
Wnne the boundary States Of Mime
sofa, Wisconsin, Illinois and Missouri
were ready to welcome beer. Iowa's bili
legaltzfng beer was still in the early
stages Of parliamentary procedure.
Hence no legal beer Is In sight.
PHOENIX, Ariz., April 6 R.-Beer
VIII 60 on sale In Arizona Friday and
until June IA sale of the beverage will
De under no restrictions except those
imposed by local authorities. Then a
spirituous nquor-control code becomes
operative. 1t Is designed to regulate sale
OF Deer and wine and Of hard liquors
when and if the eighteenth amendment
Is repealed.
SEATTLE, Wash, April g R.-
Brewers held out the discouragirg news
to Washington State beer drinkers to-
day that demand far exceeds the SUD-
ply, but plans for beer fetes and cele-
brations went ahead-and city treas
urers watched license fees mount. Dis
trlpution temporarily will be only in
pint bottles. Nearly every Washington
city has enacted beer ordinances, with
several kinds of licenses and fees.
OKLAHOMA CITY, April 6 R1.-The
Oklahoma House prepared today for a
final vote on bill to legalize 80 per
cent beer, advanced for final passage in
turbulent session last night. However,
passage of the beer bill, advanced, 81 to
so, was not assured, since go votes.
majority OF the House, is necessary.
AUSTIN, Tex, April 6 (P.-Texans
cannot legally quaff the new 80 beer
Friday, but advocates of the brew are
pressing for State legislation to provide
1t. bill to legalize and tax beer has
been favorably reported from the House
Committee on State Affairs.
CHICAGO, April Cq).-The eve Of
new beer finds Chicago ready for its
share. but without any outward indica-
t1on that there will be much ado about
it.
Federal prohibition agents were pre-
pared to circulate around the city to-
night to see that there were no viola
tions of the law by premature sale.
Fifty of them were assigned to the job
The brewers said their trucks were
ready to leave their plants at the stroke
of midnight.
Most cities throughout the State also
were planning to welcome beers return
without any unusual celebrations.
| Meanwhile it appeared that all sales
Of beer in Illinois would be made with
out a State regulatory law for the time
being The House of Representatives
| at Springfield last night failed to pass
Gov. Henry Horner's regulatory and
| licensing bill, and legislative leaders said
| it would be impossible to enact a law
before the national statute became
effective.
MILWAUKEE,, Wis, April CP.-The
| breWeries of Milwaukee as well as those
| in other Wisconsin cities were ready to