Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1919-03-02 | Page 17 | Mexico to Banish Traffic in Liquor

MEXICO l TO fO BANISH TRAFFIC IN LIQUOR Mexico City March 1 President Io President Carr Carranza Carranza Car- Car ranza r Is considering a plan submitted by b the national board of or health for th the e enactment of ot legislation that will t gradually result In the complete completo abo- abo Ilion of oC tile the alcoholic liquor traffic In r Mexico He lie recently signed a decree Increasing from Crom 25 5 5 to 50 per cent the tax on pulque and other alcoholic bevI beverages beverages bev bev- era es In Mexico CIt City I The constitution according to th the officials of the tho board of or health Rives gives that hod body powers to dictate health re regulations regulations reg reg- that will result In th the abolition abolition tion of oC the liquor traffic The rho boards board's program m. as submitted to the president provides for Cor an nn elaborate campaign to suppress the tho liquor traffic gradually III high Ilish h duties earl early closing hours for tor saloons temperance l lectures organization lion tion of temperance societies and vaI various va- va j rious other means mean would be bo resorted j I to before the prohibitory regulations I I became fun fully effective t v