Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 84, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 January 1917 — DRY MEASURE IS INTRODUCED [ARTICLE]

DRY MEASURE IS INTRODUCED

Temperance Forces Claim Indiana Will Be Made Dry. The long expected state-wide prohibition bill, backed by all th# organized temperance forces of the state, was introduced in the senate Friday by Senator Thomas Gorrell of Greenwood, and in the house by Representative Frank E. Wright of Randolph county. When the bill was Introduced in the senate it. was not sent to the committee on morals, as was expected and usual in similar cases; but was referred by LieutenantGovernor Bush to the committee on public rights and franchises, of which Senator Robinson of Indianapolis is chairman, and of which Senator Dorrell, who introduced the bill, is a member. The bill, as originally drawn, provided for a state commissioner of prohibition and an apprqpriation for the maintenance of his department. The final draft of the*bill does not contain this provision, as it was decided that the powers given the attorney-general, the prosecutors, the provisions for assistants to prosecutors, and other provisions providing for legal procedure on account of law violations, would be sufficient to supervise the enforcement of the law. .»

The bill provides that after September 1, 1017, “it shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture, sell, barter, exchange, give away, furnish or otherwise dispose of any intoxicating liquor, with intent to sell, barter, exflftiange, give away, furnish or otherwise dispose of the same, except as in this act provided.” The bill is ' broad . in its scope, with stringent provisions in connection with the sale and use of intoxicating liquor for medical purpose*?. Liquor advertisements arm put under the. ban, and severe penalties are provided against the, de* livery of liquor .by common'carriers.

Regulations are prescribed sot the sale of pure grain alcohol, wine for sacramental purposes, and liquor for mechanical purposes. The measure would requite'all applications and prescriptions for liquor to be filed with the clerk of the. circuit court within five days after the first daT of each month, with all details concerning the.sales. Careful regulations are also provided in regard to the giving of prescriptions by physicians, and would cancel the tight to prescribe when physicians are' found guilty of violations, Railroad companies, express companies and other common carriers would be required to have the "addresses of the consignee and wn**, signer and the kind and quantity of liquor marked on all packages of liquor for shipment, and these common carriers would be required to keen accurate records of the shipments, would be open to the public. . "

A section provides that: "After the first day of January, 1918, it shall fee unlawful for any railroad company, express company or other common carrier or for any person to carry any intoxicating liquor Into this state or from one point to another within the state for the purpose of delivery or to deliver the same to any person within thisstate except to' 1 a person holding a permit to receive intoxicating liquor as provided for in this act. «