Show LIQUOR SALES PLANS VIEWED First Public Hearing on Utah I Bills Brings Varying Varying Varying Vary Vary- ing Opinions Proponents of both state slate control and state slate licensing plans of ot liquor control claimed a mj majority rit of ot public sentiment for their respective systems systems terns at the first hearing on Utah liquor legislation Thursday night at atthe atthe atthe the Newhouse hotel Another hearing will b be bp conducted at the hotel Friday at 7 p. p m. m when arguments for lor and 3 against other plans before belore th the legislature l will wiH be heard E. E M. M Bagley Bagle chairman of the governors governor's advisory committee on liquor control aLs also known as the committee of or 49 defended the state stale store plan with restricted sales of ol drinks as included in the committee of 49 bill now before belore both houses Home Rule Sought Gus P. P Backman secretary of the chamber of or commerce spoke for tor a state licensing plan providing for private sales ales of ol liquor by drinks and by bottles and for home rule The measure has been introduced in both houses Other speakers favored state con con- trot They were Justice James H. H Wolfe of ot the state supreme court a member ot of the the committee of 49 John C C. Davis Ogden attorney Mark Anderson hotel man and M. M B. B Pope both of Provo Prove Mr Bagley said the committee bill providing for state owned and operated operated operated oper oper- stores and sales of ot drinks at clubs hotels and restaurants appears appears ap pea pears 3 to hold out the most hope of suc success ess Urges Ures State Stores At the December meeting at which the committee voted on the bill ill only five members balloted for state li licensing Ii Ii- censing he said Members Mr Bagley Bag Bag- Ie Icy ley declared fell felt a large majority of ol residents wanted the state store system Mr Bagley Dagle referred to a stud study by bythe bythe bythe the Rockefeller foundation and of other surveys made in Canada and in other states A state authority can do more to eliminate the bootlegger than can the thc private dispenser because it can Continued on Pa PAre Pace Two LIQUOR SALES PLANS VIEWED Continued d from tram Pace Pate One b buy bi i In large quantities quantifies at a saving end ind sell liquor at a lower price pric so to low that the bootlegger cannot compete com p pete t he said In Ii In proposing to license e eating pla cs' cs to sell drinks M Ms Bagley said the committee included safeguards such as u. bonds and licenses and forfeitures forfeitures for for- o of licenses as penalties for lor viola violations ons Eliminates Secrecy Hotel men have told him that the provision for selling drinks would eliminate much of ot the drinking in hotel rooms Mr Backman said the private li Ii- Ii censing bill sponsored by the chamber chain cham ber of or commerce is a result of or a chamber belief belie its action was justified justified justi justi- fied fled by a large representation of business I and industrial interests A chamber poll disclosed 74 per perc percent percent c cent t of the membership favored private private private vate licensing he said id We had as our aim the control of liquor in the best possible manner and at the same time to 16 keep the state government out of private business busi n ness he explained Policing Improved Under the li licensing ensing plan we believe be lieve there would be better policing that would be possible under the state store plan 1 The private plan also offers a possibility of at eliminating the bootlegger bootlegger boot boot- legger egger which cannot be done under the opposing plan No measure can be enforced unless it has the strong support of ot the public We think the residents want the private licensing system If they didn't conditions would not be as they arc in the state now Mr Backman said the question of political corruption would have to tobe tobe tobe be contended with under any plan He praised the committee of 49 for Its work and said as many parts of ot its bill bilI as were adaptable were vere embodied em cm- bodied in the licensing measure Cites Saloon Ban BanIn BanIn BanIn In explaining features of the measure mea inca sure Mr Backman said drinking at ata ata a a. bar is prohibited but drinking at at tables tables-or lunch counters is permitted In an effort eUort to prevent return of the saloon loon Judge Wolfe said the main mahi advantages advantages advantages of or the state store plan were elimination of private profit and centralized centralized cen authority to enforce the law lawand lawand lawand and bring revenue to the state which he lie estimated at annually Mr Davis denounced deplorable conditions in n Ogden declaring more than thail 50 places sell liquor openly in speaking for lor the store plan Favors Store Plan Flan Mr Anderson asked for lor the store plan without provision for drinking an jn eating places declared that drinking drink ing jug i in hotels particularly would encourage encourage en en- courage and increase drinking in rooms Mr Pope said proceeds from state tate stores should not go for general expenses expenses ex ex- ex of government but should b be used entirely for enforcement of thc aw The e hearing wa was war ci conducted jointly by bythe the senale regulations committee com corn and the howe house judiciary committee com corn |