Salt Lake Telegram | 1929-01-02 | Page 1 | $25,000 Offered by Hearst for Dry Law Repeal Plan

Offered By Hearst for Dry Law Repeal Plan Durant Prize Blow at Republican Party Publisher Says Wood Alcohol Found in New York Liquor NEW YORK Jan 2 United I William Press Randolph Hearst publisher today offered a prize of for the best plan to repeal t the e eighteenth amendment and sub in place of prohibition a amore amore more more liberal and more American measure I I In making making- known hIs plan In a telegram to EdwIn J. J Clapp of the Durant Duran t Motors Inc Hearst said lt It never has been possible and never will be possible to prevent traffic In compact and concentrated I ed cd alcoholic drInks Ills His offer followed closely upon a demand from V. V C. C Durant donor donol of in prizes prizes' for the best I plan to enforce th eight eighteenth nth I amendment for tor the appointment or of I Ia a congressional committee to determine de I termine Lermine wh why the tho eighteenth amendment amend amend- i neat ment has riot not been satisfactorily en- en forced I en SEES BLOW AT G. G O. O P PI P. P I Ir r I do not believe prohibition ever 11 wilt ill be enforced Hearst wrote And I do believe that If a violent eUort is made to enforce It during dur- dur ing ng the next four y years ars by the RepUblican Re- Re pUblican admInistration tilL the next of bt tho United States will willbe be C a Democrat Therefore I think that in offering a prize on how best to enforce prohibition Mr Durant really offered a prIze on how best to Put the Republican party arty out of power While these two developments were vera engaging the attention of supporters sup sup- porters and opponents Of tion ion tho New York YorI Telegram in a copyrighted article published the results of a survey showing Vin that 24 per er cent of the liquor sold in New Nework I ork speakeasies contained pOison Continued on page 7 I