Show 1 S STATES AlES TA TES OF NATION II TI 0 NI APPROVE ID I'D DRY R Y LA W Constitutional Measure l Is Approved by hy Legislatures la as Pendulum Ev Everywhere i iS f i S s 's Tov Drought r b TP c J I s tr en CHICAGO C Jan an l 14 Seven Seven states today completed complete ratification o otlie of the prohibition constitutional amendment amendment amendment amend amend- ment and brought the number nm er taking such action to 30 The number nece- nece sary for is 36 Alabama Arkansas California Illinois Illinois Illi Illi- nois IbiS Indiana Kansas and North Carolina Carolina Car Car- olina ohina were the thc states that completed ratification toda today In addition the tlC Nebraska senate an and the Utah house voted for cat cation ion In California however attorneys s for the tho Grape Grapo Growers Growers' Protective league filed suit for an Injunction to restrain tho the governor go from torn rom certifying the ratification In support of ot the suit it was argued that all acts of or tho the California Cal l legislature must bo be submitted to a referendum I The Tho states which thus far have Im ratified rat rat- Hied tho the amendment arc are Kentucky Virginia Mississippi South Carolina North Dakota Mary Mary- lard Montana Arizona Delaware re r D aJ 0 ta Massachusetts 1 a sa c us Georgia Fl T Michigan Ohio Oklahoma Tennessee lenness e Idaho Maine West Virginia Washington California Indiana Arkansas Arcansas Illinois North Carolina Kansas Kansa and Alabama I Total 30 California Governor In Iii Legal Tangle Sacramento Cal Cat Jan 14 Any H-Any Any steps Got Gov W. W D. D Stephens of ot California may mar ma marI I tal take e concerning a a. writ served on him tolla today restraining Mm him from rom certifying to tho tIme of ot state at Washington Washing Washing- I ton the legislatures legislature's ratification of or thena tho the thoI I I na t Ip na I p prohibition rob 1 b I t I on co constitutional us t I UI Li o ii al I amendment will vill be bo determined upon only onh after ho lie has consulted with the tho states state's attorney general al and others he lie announced tonight i The restraining was issued issue by bythe bytho bytho tho the superior court in San Francisco is on petition of ot a n grape grower and Continued on Page 2 f SEVEt STAT STATES RATIFY 1 NATION I PUN Continued from Pa Page e 1 based on tho ho allegation that Diat all nil acor ac- ac acts of or n a California Jc legislature arc subject to referendum and on other oilier grounds 1110 today a deputy sheriff served ser tho the governor with a telegraphic copy of oC limo Iho writ an and a representative of oC the tho petitioners petitioner's counsel served nerved the tho original original inal papers In tho ho oris-I oris Shortly after neter telegraphic notice that tho writ tad had been Issued hall had been re- re received h by Iho he governor o th the ratification Tc resolution signed by Speaker Wright Lieutenant Governor Go Young itt at- of or both bolh houses house was delivered ole to his office Various means of oC having ln the action of or th the tho legislature communicated to tho the thoI I States government Jo without awaiting Iho lie outcome of tho rho court ac action acton ac- ac lion tion ton were discussed but no decision I 1 was reached it was announced 1 The constitution of or tho the State of oC California provides pro that the he governor SO shall bo botho bolie botho tho lie sole avenue of or communication with the federal government but provision provision pro pro- provision vision of or tho the constitution of or the cd ed States would permit nn any slate of official official or- or to communicate tho the ratification information according to legal lesal aUthorities authorities authorities au aU- here Another question discussed was whether the state seal ueal should be e affixed ar- ar af affixed fixed to tho the This had not been done one tonight I Bill to Make l State Slate I Dry Is Introduced Sacramento Cal Cat Jan 14 Shortly H. Shortly I after aCter the assembly l defeated to today a n motion tp to reconsider It ItS action last Jast night nl ht In ratifying r tit time resolution abill abill a abill bill to make malo prohibition in this state effective June Jutie 30 10 1 next was wan introduced in lh the 5 assembly h This would mako violation of or Its Us provisions a misdemeanor meanor punishable ble by a fine tine and im- im If enacted it would become become be tie come comae a law Jaw at tho the same sauto time that national national national na na- prohibition for Cor the period perlou of or d de demobilization demobilization de- de mobilization became effective M 15 for tur enforcement of or prohibition prohibition prohibition pro pro- probably will be introduced Inthe inthe in inthe the near future Some SorO state laws mar may be necessary ne e Jan legislators said |