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Show SOUTH CACHE COURIER, HYRUM, UTAH NATION ratification of this article the manufacture, sale or transportation of intoxicating liquors within, the importation thereof Into, or the exportation thereof from the. United States and all territory subject to the Jurisdiction thereof for beverage purposes Is hereby prohibited. Section 2 The congress and the several states have concurrent power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation. Section 3 This article shall be Inoperative unless It shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by the legislatures of the several states as provided in the Constitution within seven years from the date of the submission hereof to the states by the congress. SURPRISED BY SUDDEN END OF FIGHT ON SALOON Sheppard Amendment Ratified Little More Than Year After Submission. War Is Given Credit for Hastening Adoption of Prohibition Campaign Carried on for Years. The country has hardly awakened yet to the realization of the fact that CHAMP CLARK, it lins voted itself dry. The ratifica- Speaker of the House of Representato amendment tion of the Sheppard tives. the federal Constitution, prohibiting THOMAS R. MARSHALL, intoxicatof sale the manufacture or Vice of the United States President ing liquors, came so suddenly, after and President of the Senate. more than half a century of battle, I certify that this Joint resolution Prohibitionists the cause of when the originated in the senate. many times seemed almost hopeless, JAMES M. BAKER, Secretary. movethat even the leaders of the dry This resolution was adopted by the ment have difficulty in realizing that, senate on August 1, 1917, by a vote of so far as can be foreseen now, their 65 to 20, and by the house of reprewon. been fight has sentatives on December 17 by a vote There has been nothing In the his- of 282 to 128. House amendments were tory of the prohibition movement to adopted by the senate December 18. cause for the that Indicate victory Mississippi First to Ratify. would come with such swiftness, once congress had been Induced to submit Mississippi was the first state to the proposed amendment to a vote of ratify the amendment, both senate and the states. Because of the difficulty house acting on January 8, 1918. Virwith which changes in the federal ginia, Kentucky and South Carolina took similar action during the same Constitution are secured it was hot ancould be semonth and North Dakota soon folticipated that ratification ' cured by the necessary thirty-silowed, but in nfost states action was states within less than two or three delayed until this year, when the vari- . x Tho states shown in black on this map are the thirty-sithat made the nation dry. Other states have since ratified the prohibition amendment, but they were not needed after ratification was voted .by Nebraska, the thirty-sixt- h state to act. x years at the least. leaders felt that they had won a victory when they placed a provision in the Sheppard resolution providing that It would be inoperative if not ratified s of by the legislatures of the states within seven years. The Sheppard prohibition amendment, which has Just been ratified by more than s of the states of the Union, the number required to make it effective, becomes the eighteenth amendment to the Constitution. The resolution providing for its submission to the state legislatures, introduced by Senator Morris Sheppard of Texas, was finally adopted by congress Anti-prohibiti- three-fourth- three-fourth- December 18, 1917. On January 16, less than thirteen months after !lie adoption of the resolution by congress, ratification of the amendment by the states was accomplished. No other proposed amendment to the Constitution has been adopted with such speed, with the exception of that which provided for the abolition of slavery. Action on the seventeen other amendments that have been adopted has required from nine to forty three 1919, -- months. The war Is given the credit for hastening the adoption of prohibition in this country. The economic aspect of the question was emphasized by the war emergency, and the handwriting on the wall was seen when congress passed a law providing for nationwide prohibition as a war measure, to become effective 1, 1919, and to July continue until the armies of the Unit-- d States have been demobilized. If Is law goes Into effect, as contem-ated, the country will go dry July 1, although the constitutional amendment will not become effective until one year after Its ratification by the required number of state legislatures. Text of Amendment. The text of the resolution embody-n- g the amendment which has now been adopted Is as follows: JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING lLAMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES. Resolved by the senate and house of representatives of the United States America In congress assembled, of each house concurring erein, that the following amendment to the Constitution be, and Is, proposed to the states to become valid as a part of the Constitu-o- n when ratified by the the several states as legislatures provided by the Constitution: Section I After one year from the P wo-thir- ous state legislatures convened. Then the states took action on the amend- ment in rapid succession. Following North Dakota the states acted in the following order until Nebraska, the thirty-sixtto act, completed the ratih fication : West Virginia Maryland Montana California Texas Washington Delaware Indiana South Dakota Arkansas Massachusetts Illinois Arizona North Carolina Kansas Georgia Louisiana Alabama Florida Iowa Colorado Michigan Ohio Oregon Oklahoma New Hampshire Idaho Utah Tennessee Nebraska Maine Before Congress 40 Years. Bills providing for nation-wid- e by legislation and resolutions proposing constitutional amendments for the same purpose have been before congress almost continually for more than Senator H. W. Blair of New Hampshire proposed the first amendment in 1876. This provided only for the prohibition of the manufacture and sale of spirituous distilled liquors for beverage purposes. He introduced a similar measure nine times, changing it in 1886 to include all alcoholic liquors. Congressman Hobson of Alabama introduced the famous Hobson resolution in the house December 19, 1913. The resolution came to a vote December 22, 1914, but received only 197 votes, while 258 were necessary for its adoption. There is a probability that antiprohibition forces will attempt to secure an annulment of the ratification vote in several states and will attack the legality of the action of congress. In San Francisco a court order has been secured restraining Governor Stephens temporarily from signing the ratification of the amendment It has been stated that similar action may be taken in other states, including Arkansas, Colorado, Maine, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Missouri and Nebraska. In these states, it is declared, all action taken by the state legislatures may be submitted to the people under a referendum. Attorneys for the liquor Interests claim that there are many points on which the amendment may be attacked in the courts and plans have been made, it is declared, for action along these lines-prohi-bitio- ii Nebraska and Southgate ol Illinois as Its standard-bearerThey about 13,000 votes. FOR FIFTY YEARS polled The feature of the Prohibition cam palgn of 1900 was a tour of the coutv PROHIBITION PARTY PERSISTED try by the candidates and a corps ol speakers by special train. In 1912 IN WHAX SEEMED LIKE the Prohibition convention renomHOPELESS BATTLE. inated the candidates of 1908. Results In Later Years. Women Have Been Prominent in The since 1SS4 and their candidates Movement Through W. C. T. U. vote are as follows : Willard Won e Frances 18SS, Clinton B. Fisk, New Jersey, Fame. and J. A. Brooks, Missouri, 249,945 ley of POLITICAL ISSUE When in Salt Lake s. are Invited to visit our the wonderful skill workers in platinum, gold ver. Particular people are You 8oo votes. prohibition has been a political Issue In the United States for the last fifty years because of the activities of the Prohibition party. Other organizations, including the league, the Womens Christian Temperance' union and others, which passed out of existence after careers extending over various periods of time, have fought for state and national prohibition, but the Prohibition party has continued in existence for a longer period of time than any .other antiliquor organization, and it has continued in the face of discouraging defeats. The Prohibition party will celebrate Its fiftieth birthday next September. It was formally organized at a convention held in Farwell hall, Chicago, in September, 18G9, when 19 states were represented by 500 delegates. For several years the formation of such a party had been discussed because the leaders of the Republican and Democratic parties had virtually ignored the advocates of prohibition. The Good Templars, organized in 1851 as a society of total abstainers, urged such action, and other leaders believed it necessary. At a state temperance convention held in Pennsylvania in 1867 the plan was first publicly broached, and two years later on May 29, 1SG9, the call for the Chicago convention was put out by the grand lodge of the Good Templars in session at Oswego, N. Y. A committee to formulate the plans was named, conprising John Russell, Detroit; J. A. Spencer, Cleveland, O. ; James Black, Lancaster, Pa. ; John N. Stearns, New York, and Daniel Wilkins, Bloomington, 111. The convention called by this committee organized the party on September 1, adopted a platform and appointed a national committee of which John Russell was chairman. First National Ticket. Nearly three years later, on Washingtons birthday, 1872, the new party met in convention in Columbus, O., to place a national ticket in the field. James Black was nominated for president and John Russell for vice president. Mr. Black was a prominent Good Templar and also was one of the founders of the National Temperance Society and Publication house and of the Camp Meeting association at Ocean Grove, N. J. Mr. Russell, also a leader of the Good Templars and a Methodist minister, was known as the father of the Prohibition party, for he published a newspaper, the Peninsular Herald, which led the way in advocating the organization of the party for political action. With all their devotion to the cause, the Prohibition leaders had no hope of success in the election of 1872, and they were not disappointed, Their ticket received only 5,607 votes. This did not discourage them, and four years later they put Green Clay Smith of Kentucky and Gideon T. Stewart on the ticket. These gentlemen received 9,737 votes. General Neal Dow of Maine, who had gained fame as the author of the Maine Prohibition law, was the next presidential candidate, In 1880, with H. A. Thompson in second place on the ticket. They polled Anti-Saloo- e n only 10,366 votes. ' , and silpleased Our modest here; you will be. prices ease the way. BOYD PARK World-Wid- Nation-wid- factory. of our POUNDED MAKERS OF JEWELRY SALT WO MAIN STREET , 1S92, John Bldwell, California, and B. Crnnflll, Texas, 270,710 votes. 1S90, Joshua Levering, Maryland, and Hale Johnson, Illinois, 130,753 LAKE CITY J. CARS IN USED BARGAINS votes. Oldimobllet. Nt Guaranteed first clan condition-ea- sy terms if wanted bf running right parttos. Write for detailed list and descrip lion. Used Car Dept., Randall-Dod- d Auto Co., Salt Lake City tplandid used llonalt $250 to $800. 80 1900, John G. Woolley, Illinois, and II. B. Metcalf, Rhode Island, 209,469 votes. 1904, S. C. Swallow, Pennsylvania, and George B. Carroll, Texas, 258,203 votes. 1908, Eugene W. Chafln, Illinois, and Aaron S. Watkins, Ohio, 253,231 votes, 1912, Eugene W. Chafln, Arizona, and Aaron S. Watkins, Ohio, 208,923 votes. SUPERIOR GUARANTEED VULCANIZING PRICE MODERATE IN WESTERN RUBBER SALES CO. 134 E. Broadway. Wasatch 8260 Salt Lake City, Utah J. Frank Hanley, Indiana, and Dr. Ira Landrltli, Tennessee, 214,340 1916, votes. Women Prominent In the Fight. For many years the women hav been prominent In the prohibition movement, for the evils of lntemper ance bore heavily on their sex. To them must be given a very large share in the credit for the success of the fight. They started it publicly on a large scale in 1873 in Ohio with a crusade to pray the saloons out of exist- SEND US YOUR FROZEN, LEAKY, DAMAGED We pay transportation one way. Returned RADIATORS like new. branches. ACETYLINJS WELDING In all Hi We save you time and money. H. & E. Radiator & Welding Co. 252 Edison Street, Salt Lake City, Utah ence. This movement, Inaugurated by a little band of women who held prayer meetings In saloons when permitted and on the pavements outside when not allowed to enter, spread like wildfire throughout the nation and was denominated by the press a whirlwind from the Lord. Many saloons were swept out of existence, but It soon became evident that prayer must be accompanied by action if they would prevent the return or the of the saloons once closed. The call for organization was issued from Chautauqua, N. Y., In August, 1S74. The convention was held in 1874, Cleveland, O., November and at that meeting there was organized the National Womans Christian Temperance Union. Delegates were present from 17 states. The plan of work was presented by Frances E. Willard and most of the thou gilts embodied In the plan were later worked out In the W. C. T. U. At this convention Miss Willard offered also the famous resolution : Resolved, That recognizing the fact that our cause Is, and will be, combated by determined and relentless mighty, forces, we will, trusting in him who is the Prince of Peace, meet argument with argument, misjudgment with denunciation with kindness, and all our difficulties and dangers with prayer." Pursued Many Roads to Its Goal. From its very earliest years the W. C. T. U. sought out a variety of avenues through which the children of the nation might be educated in the principles of total abstinence and the adult won for the absolute prohibition of the liquor traffic. Out of the Juvenile work grew the Loyal Temperance Legion for the children, and the Young Peoples branch for the young men and women. Later the children were enrolled as Young Campaigners for Prohibition. Over forty departments were organized, and carried on to som.e degree In every state and territory, and In from ten to twenty thousand local unions. Among these were: Temperance work in Sunday schools, which, with scientific- temperance instruction in public schools, brought practically all the children In the nation in touch with temperance truth ; medical temperance; mothers meetings; flower mission and relief; equal suffrage; moral education and race betterment ; oratorical and declamatory medal contests; Christian citizenship, and child welfare. For World Prohibition. The Worlds Womans Christian Temperance union was founded in 1883 by Miss Willard. It is organized In 40 nations, with a total membership of over, half a million. In 1884 Miss Willard sent out from her home office in Evanston, Rl aA dressed to each government of thl world, an appeal for total abstinence, purity of life, and against the manufacture and sale of opium, with this call for world prohibition ; We come to you with the united voices of representative women of every land, beseeching you to raise the standard of the law to that of Christian morals, to strip away the safeguards and sanctions of the state from the drink traffic, and to protect our homes by the total prohibition of this curse of civilization throughout all the territory over which your government extends. This polyglot" petition, as It has been termed, is historically significant, for It was the first world-widprocla motion dgainst the legalized llquoi St. John's Hot Campaign. When the plans were being laid for the campaign of 1884, Frances E. Willard and her fellow workers of the W. C. T. U. entered the field. They sent to the Republican convention a great petition asking that consideration be given the pleas of the temperance advocates, but it was Ignored and even thrown into the dirt on the floor, and Miss Willard promptly turned to the Prohibition party. Her help was welcomed and John P. St. John of Kansas was put at the head of the cold water ticket. Already he was a notable figure, for he had fought in the Civil war as lieutenant colonel of the 143d regiment of Illinois volunteers and later served two terms as governor of Kansas. He was a Republican, but his party thought him too warm a friend of the prohibitionists and he in 1882. was defeated for Accepting the Prohibition nomination, he went Into the campaign with all his vigor and delivered stirring speeches all over the country, especially paying attention to New York stale, where the fight between James G. Blaine and Grover Cleveland had made things very warm. St. John was out to beat the Republicans, and he succeeded, for the Prohibition vote was large enough to let Cleveland win New York state and, In consequence, the nation. The Prohibitionists polled the surprisingly large vote of 150,626. The Prohibition convention of 1896 spilt the party over woman suffrage and money. The free silver minority formed a Liberal party, with Bent traffic. 18-2- e, e To Get Cash From Bank Vaults. An ambitious young yeggman one approached a famous safe cracker in the penitentiary where both were so- journing. The young man was about to leave prison and wanted to know a sure method of getting money from a banks vault. Go, said the famous safeblower, "to your home town. Get a Job. Visit the bank every Saturday evening and deposit a small amount of your week's wages. Thus you will gain the confidence of the bank officials and people In general. Get a better Job as soon as you can. Continue your weekly visits. In time youll find yourself universally trusted. And then? the young yeggmart asked expectantly. Then," the wise old crook answered, you will be drawing Interest out of the bank vault ; and that is the only sure and safe method of getting money from such a place. 8ystem Brings Results. It's not necessary to become a re- cluse to gain fitness. The very fact that you grow makes present tasks easy. That gives additional time that can be applied In still greater attainments. begets that reacts again In greater And that leads to thS mastery of other things. Bach new attainment helps to make work easier. The wise man knows he must have recreation and diversion so he does not become a grind, fie Just systematizes his time and marshals his sources In such a way as to startle the careless worker. The resqlt Is continued growth in efficiency. Evety day brings added satisfaction, for there Is Joy in achievement. Ex' change. Self-maste- self-master- y. Prepared. A train, running on a line which had achieved an unenviable notoriety for slowness and unpunctuality, after losing considerable time In a short Journey, suddenly stopped In the midst of fields. Guard I" shouted a Jovial passenger, may I get out and pick some flowers? "Afraid you wont find many about here, said the conductor, Oh, therell be heaps of time, replied the Jovial passenger Ive brought a packet of seeds." good-humoredl- y. To Keep Cider Sweet To keep cider sweet place in each barrel Immediately on making, mustard, four ounces ; salt, one ounce, and ground chalk, one ounce. Shake well. Or, cider may be preserved sweet by canning In airtight cans after the mea- ner of preserving fruit. The liquid should be first settled and racked off from the dregs, but fermentation must not be allowed to commence befora canning or It will not keep. Ancient Time Recorders. Perhaps the first reference to attempts to reckon time by mechanical means Is found In Isaiah 88-- written supposedly about 713 B. O., the aun dial of Ahaz. Pliny says that Anaximander invented a sun dial about 550 B. O. The first sun dial at Rome was placed In the Temple of Qulrlnus, about 298 B. C., when time was divided Into hours. The clepsydra, or water clock, was the next time recorder Invented. 8, Golden Deed. Phillips Brooks said ; He who helps a child helps humanity with a distinct ness, an tmmedlateness, which no otli r help given In any other stage of human life cap possibly give." . ' |