Show Utah Still Dry Dryas as as' U. U S. S I j Celebrates Repeal Day State That v Voted America Wet Has Yet to Effect of Liquor S By JENNINGS JENNINGS PHILLIPS The nation celebrated the first anniversary of repe repeal l Wednesday but butin butin I in Utah the the state which vo voted ed national prohibition o out t of existence it was just December 5 Exactly one year ago today on December 5 5 1933 at p. p m. m Utah led the nation ot off the but bu good old Utah as she was toasted by gra grateful millions ons on that fateful occasion was prevented from joining in the festivities For Utah's prohibition law remained remained remained re re- on the statute books and not until January 1 were her citizens permitted permitted per per- to toast the end of the national national national na na- na- na drouth The toast alas was drunk In 32 beer for the beer cont control control con con- t ol law enacted by the 1933 legislature legis lature in its second special session permitted the sale of 32 beer and beer only in the Beehive state I Technically Utah still is dry and 32 brew is the strongest beverage I that can be legally consumed within I hc her borders Actually if wets and drys drs alike are correct in their ob ob- ob Utah is wetter than Mon Mond Mondays Monday's d days day's ys y's wash after a cloudburst a-cloudburst Wet or dry Utah has reaped not a nickel from rom prohibition repe repeal l except except ex ex- capt for the licensing thc of sale and arid manufacture manufacture man man- of ot beer Still clinging to its modified prohibition law the state and its municipalities have been powerless powerless powerless pow pow- erless to collect any revenue from the repeal liquor that has flowed across acro her borders from New Mexico Mexico Mex Mex- ico Colorado Arizona and other neighboring states The federal gov government however has has' done moderately well in ina a fi financial Ii Ii- way in Utah the as-the result of repeal Collector of Internal Revenue Ira Continued on rn D Pate Six Sz UTAH STILL DRY ON REPEAL DATE State That Voted U. U S. S W Wet t Remains on Water Wagon Continued from Pa Page e One N N. Hinckley Wednesday reported that Uncle Sam has collected In taxes on distilled spirits and fermented fermented fer fer- fer liquors and from the sale of tax stamps to retail and nd wholesale liquor and beer dealers in Utah since repeal The Thc largest item In the revenue total came from the federal tax of 5 per gallon 31 barrel on all beer manufactured in the state stale Mr Hinckley revealed that up to Wednesday the federal government has hae collected taxes from reg regis regis- registered registered i. i hard liquor retailers in Utah 29 wholesale liquor dealers beer retailers 66 wholesale beer dealers and two breweries since repeal If It Uncil Siam Sam lacked faith in the states state's ability to enforce its lion hon law after rep repeal al his hie doubts apparently apparently ap ap- ap have been justified from a financial standpoint Liquor Prices Lower Liquor pr prices in Salt Lake City were about 50 per cent lower ower on repeals repeal's repeals repeal's re reo re- re peals peal's first anniversary than a year ago ao with celebrants consuming legally legal legal- ly distilled or fermented potables Instead instead In in- stead of the moonshine bathtub gin ginand ginand and other doubtful beverages of ot the era But Utah's treasury in dire need of ofa a new source of revenue has yet et to receive an any financial benefit from the nations nation's repudiation of or prohibition The sale and manufacture of ot 32 beer however has produced a sizeable sizeable size size- able amount of cash for the general fund of or the state in the last year justifying jus jiLs- arguments of ot those legislators who pushed the beer control law through the 1933 legislature Total Since January 1 when the beer control law became effective the Utah tax commission has issued 1122 retail and wholesale beer licenses representing represent represent- ing in ne Excise taxes on beer manufactured in Utah or imported from other states brought in making a total of 95 SaIt Salt Lake City and county too aswell as aswell aswell well as other municipalities have from the collection of oC retail retail re reo tail and wholesale beer license fees The city has collected a total ol of from licensed retail and I wholesale beer dealers since passage of ot its b beer r control ordinance early in the year while the county's treasury treasury trea trea- sury has received from 85 li Ii licensed li censed dealers under a similar ordinance or according to official re rec o But the grumbling over o the liquor situation has been long and loud The legislature assembling in January is expected to do something about it Sentiment is overwhelmingly in favor of legalization of ot hard liquor in Utah under strict control A small minority minority minor minor- ity however advocates stricter enforcement enforcement en of the present dry laws as the solution How when where and what to drink still seem to be a matter malter of opinion in the rest of the United S States Stales ta tes Only 2 Dry States Slates In the one year since national repeal repeal re reo re- re peal 14 states have joined the 24 which led off the wet parade on December De De- cember 5 1933 Only in Kansas and Alabama does docs the symbolic camel reign and is the sale saJe and u use e of any beverage containing alcohol Thirty states have liquor control laws in operation Thirteen have state monopolies with liquor sold only instate instate in instate state stores while 17 states maintain control through the licensing s system stem which permits privately owned stores to sell liquor The state monopoly tern tem is embodied in the tentative plan for Utah which will be submitted submit submit- I ted to the gov governors governor's advisory committee com corn on liquor or control by its drafting draft ing subcommittee at the capitol on December 1 IS 15 Americas America's liquor bill Is estimated at well wen over lIt irr the first year of f repeal by Ammon McClellan McClellan Mc- Mc Clellan Clenan cx executive director of ot the League of Distilled Spirits Rectifiers and Rectifiers ers code authority Washington dispatches estimated consumption of distilled spirits in the nation in the year at gallons gal gal- lons ions with beer drinkers consuming gallons Federal revenue for or 10 months of ot the year is estimated at in tax lax colle collections and in duties on liquor imports Revenue in the first year e r from the legalization and control of ot hard liquor sales sates In the states range from in itt Montana which has the state liquor store system to io an estimated estimated es es- es in New York which maintains control through a modified state monopoly system in Missouri 1 In Missouri where liquor is manufactured manufactured manufactured manu manu- and dispensed privately Under under under un un- der state control the revenue e is expected ex cx- to exceed while in New Mew Jersey Jerse- which has the state licensing sin system revenues are approximately approximately ap ap- ap proximately a month New Jersey voters recently authorized is issuance issuance is is- of t in emergency relief bonds to be amortized by liquor revenue In Michigan revenue for the first year Is expected to exceed of which will go to the states state's schools Liquor administrators there say its liquor store system of ot control will vilI eventually net nel the state I annually Net income from legal liquor sales in Washington up to November 1 was i Washington adopted the state liquor store system of control con I in March Seats Scats in Sa Saloons In the intermountaIn states the following fol lowing conditions exist Arizona No laws governing sale of ot liquor at time of ot repeal Regulation Regulation Regula Regula- tion since has has' been in hands of state tax commission Saloons must have seats but drinking at bars permitted Bars must close lose at 1 a. a m. m and women must not dr drink with patrons Colorado No change in liquor control control con con- since repeal when present act licensing liquor stores and permitting sale sate of ot med medicinal liquor by drugstores went into effect Beer and fortified wines may be sold in public eating places L Liquor quor stores pay annual licenses to and post bond Drugstores do neither New Mexico l State reports considerable considerable considerable con con- revenue from licensing tem tern County officials issue licenses subject to approval of ot state liquor board which sells stamps to be affixed affixed af af- af fixed to all liquor sold Local option provided Idaho Legally dry except for 32 beer Legislature in January expected ex cx- to authorize sale and use of legal liquor Montana State dispensary system in vogue ogue has netted Montana in iii revenue since repeal Bootlegging still a problem Ninety liquor stores established Wyoming Had 32 beer when repeal repeal repeal re re- re- re peal became effective and soon after provided for the sale of liquor by prescription at drugstores Repeal of ot constitutional prohibition effective March farch 15 IS 1935 but legislature expected expected ex ex- to enact liquor control legislation legislation legis legis- lation b before that date |