Dry Law Repeal in
New York Signed
by Governor Smith
Albany —Gov. Smith Friday evening
signed the legislature's'bill wiping the
Mullen-Gage state prohibition enforce
ment act off the statute books.
And he went further. Acceding to
•the urging of his friends that, he strike
a note in the campaign for the return
of light wines ancVbeer, he denounced
the one-half of one per cent alcoholic
beverage content provided in the Vol
stead act as “the work of fanatical
drys,” calling on Congress to modify it
to a “common souse” maximum, and
then leave each state free to decide
upon a figure below that maximum if it
so desired.
‘‘I yield to co man in my reverence
and respect for toe constitution of the
United States, and I advocate nothing
which will infringe upon the provisions
of the eighteenth amendment.” the
governor said. “It is nevertheless a
fact that the definition of an intoxicat
ing beverage contained in the Volstead
act is not an honest or a common-sense
one.
“It is impossible to divorce from the
public mind the impression that the
definition of an intoxicating beverage
as containing not more than one-half of
one per cent o alcohol wa» written by
the fanatical drys in defiance of the
general experience of mankind and of
actual facts.
ll|t seems to me that common sense,
backed up by good medical opinion,
can find a more scientific definition of
what constitutes an alcoholic beverage.
“Such a definition should be adopted
by Congress as a proper and reasonable
amendment of t he \ olstead act and a
maximum alcoholic content should be
prescribed byf Congres > which would
limit all states to the traffic in liquors
which are in fact non-intoxicating
withia the meaning of the eighteenth
amendment.
“Subject to that limitation, each
State should thereafter be left free to
determine for itself what should cousti
• tute an intoxicating beverage. States
which then wished to limit traffic to
beverage^'containing not more than
one-half of one per cent of alcohol
would be free to do so and those which
desired to extend the traffic to the
maximum limitation allowed by federal
• statute would be equally free to do so.”
The governor emphasized, however.
i that t.he mere repeal of the Muilen
Gage act, accomplished bv his signa
ture. did not alter the effectiveness of
the Volstead act in its present form us j
long as it stands unmodified, and served i
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notice on all peace officers of the state
that they would be expected to enforce
the Volstead act in its strictest letter.
Paeans of Praise for Smith.
New York.—-Those who are wet or
moist or in any degree yearning for a
return of the good old days when one
could get a non-poisonous drink with a
kick in it are delirious with joy over
the action of Governor A1 Smith and
the hope he inspires of eventual moditi
cation of the Volstead act. Paeans of
praise to Smith are being sung from
the east side ••Sidewalks of New York”
to Riverside drive.
Nothing is too good for A1 now, you
can take it from the wets. He can
have anything he wants if the wets can
get it for him. He becomes at odcs a
highly tavored candidate in moist
places for the presidency, not only be
cause in signing the Cuvillier repealer
he has done what the wets wanted and
what members of the legislature repre
senting 70 per cent of the people want
ed, but because he has championed a
concrete program for tempering the
rigors of the Volstead act.
With a stroke of his pen, Governor
Smith has placed himself in the .'ore
front of the field of candidates for the
democratic nomination for president.
There is now no doubt that he will go
to the national convention of his party j
as the choice not only of New York but
of some other states desiring modiiica- j
tion of the Volstead act. and the second
entice of still other states. He will be
a formidable candidate for the nomina
tion and the national leader of the
forces which will put up the most-stub
born fight for a beer and light wine
plank in the democratic platform that
ever has been witnessed in a national
convention. The tight is now on. and
within the next year a good deal of fur
is going to liy.
The drys are consumed with wrath
at the repeal of the state enforcement
law, and are vowing vengeance upon
Governor Smith and every state sen
ator. and assemblyman who voted for
the Gulliver bill.
Many are the predictions heard that
the restoration of light wines and -beer ;
will be the paramount issue in the
presidential election next year, with |
President Harding the champion of the j
drys, and the democratic candidate, •
whether it be Al Smith or another,
marshalling the millions demanding an
end of bone dry prohibition.
The action of New York in wiping
out the state prohibition enforcement
act is expected by the wets to set an
example for other states which desire
to register their protest against the
Volstead law and erystalize the senti
ment in favor of its modification.
William Allen White, the Kansas
editor, said at a mothers’ meeting in
Emporia:
"They tell me skirts are coming
down, but it seems to me they are like
prices—a long time doing it.
"A girl saton a park bench the other
day. Her knees were crossed, and she
had on one of those big brimmed hats ;
you ladies are all going in for dow. A !
young man passed her and she said:
'• ‘Why, Geocge .Jones, are you going
to cut, me?’
*• ‘Excuse me,’ said George Jones, ‘I
couldn’t see vour face, and I didn’t
recognizo your—er—ankles.”
Notice of Forfeiture.
To Michael Lucey, vour heirs, executors
and assigns:
You and each of you wilt please take
notice that the undersigned, a co-owner
in placer mining claims No. 2 and No.
3 Above Discovery on Moore creek,
has personally performed the annual
assessment work on the above desctibed
claims for the years 1D21 and 1!)22,
amounting to one hundred dollars for
each year, and for each of said years
has paid for said work, including the
proportion due from the above named
co-owner.
And you are further notified that
unless you pay your projiortion of the
assessment work done on said claims
for each of said years, within ninety
days after the last publication of this
notice, your interests in and to said
property will become forfeited to the
undersigned, as provided by Section
2324 of the revised statutes of the
United States and amendments thereto.
Ckcil Barlow,
Co-Owner.
Date of Grst publication, Aug. 11, 1923.
Date of last publication, Nov. 17, 1923.
Notice of f orfeiture.
To Bennett James, John HolmgreD,
Charles E. Taylor. George W. Al
brecht, Fdward McArdle and Charles
f Knell, and their an,', each of their
heirs, executors, administrators, suc
cessors in interest* and assigns:
You. and ear' of you, wii! please take
notice that t,V ^ undersigned, a co-owner
in placer mining claim Good l uck Frac
tion, situated between No. 1 and No. 2
Above Discovery on Moore creek, ic.
the Mt. McKinley reining and record
ing precinct, Territory of Alaska, has
personally performed the annual assess
ment work the above described claim
for the years 1920, 1921 and 1922,
amounting to one hundred dollars for
each year, and for each of said years
has paid for said work, including the
proportion due from the above named
parties.
And you are further notified tout,
unless you and each of you pay your
proportion of the assessment work done
on said ground for each of said years,
within ninety days after the last pub
lication of this notice, yoiir and each of
your interests in and to said property
will become forfeited to the under
signed, as provided by Section 2324 of
the revised statutes of tju United
States and amendments thermo.
Cecil Barlow,
Co-Owner.
Date of first publication, Aug. II, 1923.
Date of last publication, Nov. 37, 1923.
J. H. MelUN
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