The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-03-10
STIFF RULES
 SET UP FOR
 LIQUOR SALE
House Devofes Evening Session 10 Liquor Con-
 troI Board Bill

Control, spelled with capitals was written for the liquor bushes in Alaska last evening when tn Territorial House of Representative passed, IT to T, Rep. Amer J. Pet erson's Substitute for House Bill 46 setting up a Liquor Control Boart and Administrator.
 Uniform closing hours through out the Territory are provided il the measure for all tyes of estab' lishments selling liquors--packagt stores, beer parlors, cocktail bars ano clubs all included. After considerable juggling of amendments, the House fixed the hours of sale at: From o'clock a. m. to 12 midnight on al days except Sundays, when they may be sold only from 1 o'clock p. m. un- til midnight. An amendment to pro- hibit Sunday sales was lost.
 The Liquor Control Board, as sci up, would consist of the Governor Auditor, Attorney General. Treas urer and Highway Engineer of the Territory.
 Liquor Administrator
 A Liquor Administrator would be appointed by the Board at a salary of $5,000 per year. He would have the responsibility of enforcing the Territory's liquor laws and collecting license fees. The fees are set. at the same figures as under the pres ent law. Excise taxes would also remain the same, with the exception of the tax on hard liquors. The whiskey levy would be $l6o per gall lon a compromise figure reach ed by the Representatives in their second evening meeting of the cur rent session. The pill had originally provided a whiskey tax increase from $1.00 to $2.00 per gallon. The Liquor Control Board would have among it's powers that of is- suing and revoking licenses-with appeal to the Courts provided. City Councils would have first say in ap- proving licenses to be granted with in municipalities
 Licenses
 Many amendments and cross amendments were offered before it was decided to let stand the provis- ion of the bill for locating licenses outside of cities. The bill provides that consent must be obtained from residents within two miles of any location applied for. A strong figa was put up on the House floor tt restrict approval of such licenses t residents of the voting precinct within which they would be located Representatives Warren Taylor anc Maurice Johnson were the chief ad vocates of removing city controls over their immediate surrounding areas, but were out-voted on all O their attempts.
 Representatives thought for { while that they had uncovered { ''joker" in the measure which woult have evaded the action they tool earlier in the week when they in definitely postponed the Ketchikal Eks Club Liquor Bill, Senate No. 20 On closer examination, however, thu clause was interpreted to maintain licenses for those clubs now hold. ing licenses within 200 feet o. churches or schools, and, after clari. flying amendments, was allowed tt stand.
 Questioning the most violent re. marks during consideration of the bill was an amendment proposed by Rep Taylor and strongly supported by Rep. Bess Cross to strike the male limitation on persons dispensing Ii. quors.
 Pollard Speaks Out
 The proposal brought Rep. c. A Pollard to his feet for his most ern- phatic declaration of the entire Leg islative session, that the amendment to allow barmaids would pass ovel my dead body" Rep. Taylor came back with the query, Whats tht difference if women are behind bar! or in front of them?" There is Z serious manpower shortage, he said and added, You might say we have a womanpower longage."
 Rep. Steve Vukovich put in { prophecy that Alaska would be bon' dry within five. years, should tn, amendment be adopted. That at tempt to liberalize liquor contro