Show DRY AMENDMENT i IS RATIFIED BY 3 MORE STATES Colorado Oklahoma and Ohio Legislatures Make lake MakeUp a Up Nineteen k Chicago Jan 7 Three i. Three more moro states stales loda today ratified time the proposed 1 prohibition amendment making malting a a. total of oC nineteen nineteen nine nine- teen states that have indorsed the time Proposal proposal pro pro- of oC Congress Conr Time The hou house c of or tho timo Idaho Ic legislature voted today for tho the amendment an and if Ir tho tue senate follows suit uit the proposal al will need to bo be pass passed ell b bS' bS only sixteen only sixteen more stat states s While the proposed addition to the time the basic law was ratified toda today by the thc legislatures of or Ohio Colorado and amI Oklahoma representatives es of oC the tho distillery dis dis- tillery companies ies of the time country met metIn metIn In Iii Chicago and decided to lo oppose both time the amendment and tho time war wat prohibition lion Ion law Jaw which is to go o Into effect on July ul I 1 by every legal means possible Tho The states which have ratified the prohibition amendment thus titus fat far arc are Kentucky Virginia Mississippi South Carolina North orth Dakota ota Maryland l Montana Arizona Delaware Texas South Dal Dakota Massachusetts Georgia Louisiana Florida Michigan Ohio Colorado and At a l. l meeting of or tho time distilling Interests Interests Inter Inter- ests of or time the United States resolutions declared that tho tile time ha had como come for members 0 of ot the Industry to tomake tomake make male a most determined resistance to such revolutionary methods referring referring refer refer- ring to tho ho war war-timime prohibition Iaan law Ia lawan lawand an and i the proposed federal constitutional constitution constitution- al amendment Time The action taken takemi loda today also that lint power to mako maleo I liquors liquor's tI fight ht shall hall be vested in a no committee corn com and Attorney Levy Mayer com I of ot Chicago was appointed lJ J chief chic counsel Although Mr Mayer 1 make no statement fOI for publication regarding megam plans plana for or the om Doming lug lug- court battles latties wl eh will wll bo be taken to lo the United States supreme court for 01 tho the final out out- conic come It was learned that time the distillers will not quietly submit subunit to enforcement I Io o of tho the war time prohibition act which becomes effective next Jul July 1 It la IJ lafaid said faid to bo be the plan to allow aHo the government government gov gay to make tho ho first move b by charging charging- a lL violation an and amid upon time the prosecution thereof the liquor Interest will wage their fight too In n t U. U S. S Time The resolutions adopted today loda stated that there thora mire are GOO distilleries In the country with an aggregate Investment In In plants and products of ot at ICa least t that the Jn industry actually actual actual- ly i antedates tho constitution adopted in 1730 liS and that th the business has heretofore been ben recognized encouraged and protected 1 by the United 1 States GOvernment Government Gov guy It was also aiso stated there lit Is u on hand hanal about gallons of ot whisky HU amid J alcohol of a u to total to- to till tal v value of oC about aboul OOl aJ and d that federal and amid talo taxes of or at least have ha been paid since tho time Continued on Page pac 2 DRY AMENDMENT GIVEN GlYEN APPROVAL Al BT BY 3 STATES Continued from Crom Pas Page 1 enactment of the revenue law aw of or 1862 The resolutions declared that carrying carrying carry earn ing InS out of or the war-time war prohibition legislation and the proposed amendment amend amend- ment would destroy destro property involved and anti would violate ever every eier principle of or American Justice and of oC constitutional guarantees It was tas further as asserted erle that lint con constitutional constitutional ti- ti lawyers f f C eminence ha have given their opinions that tho thio proposed amendment la is Inherently vicious an and destroys the tho basic rights rl of oC local self self- government which arc aro the tho cornerstone upon which our constitution nd the whole theory and structure our Jour nn or of government got gov rests A Vets Define Position I Discussion of oC the the- lie legislation legisla tion iou by tho the distillers brought position against the proposed federal amendment amendment- as follows First First It It violates article X of tho the constitution which provides that powers pow pots em ers not delegated to to the he United States nor prohibited to tile the lie states aro are re reserved ro- ro served cd to tho the states cl or orto orto orto to tho the people Second t Second this article thirty thirty- six ix status states cannot deprive e the other twelve e of ot inherent rights Thu Thu action of or Con rc s in mn stipulating that the lie amendment must be bo ratified within seven years ars is tin un- con constitutional because Con Congress les has haJ no I right or 01 precedent for Cor limiting the time hue Fourth The Fourth The provision pro that Con Con- gross an and the several states shall have havo concurrent power to enforce tho the amendment b by appropriate police pow- pow r r-r r I Is unconstitutional I because bc It would make maleo the violation of oC th thoral the re oral law lass a under the State law a Colorado Senate Unan Unanimously Dry i Denver Jan 7 Thic rh Tho senate senat of oC this the Colorado o legislature late toda today unanimously unan voted ratification of ot th the CO federal tad fed eral oral prohibition amendment The house of or representatives previously had acted In III favor Cavor of ot tho the r I Columbus 0 O. Jan Ian 7 Ohio i Ohio toda today I wont on record as favoring tho the hat national na ha- t I oh a I p prohibition rob lb I t I 0 It fl amendment as o n ci m e a t Tho rhe e elower lower house of ot tho lie legislature tule b by n u vote voto of ot 8 S 81 I to 29 thIs hll afternoon l n adopted the thIS prohibition resolution Tho Tue nato enata this morning adopted cd tho the resolution by byu u a vote of oCO 20 to I 12 I Oklahoma Cit City Okla Jan T. T TIme Tho i Oklahoma legislature toa today ratified d the tho federal constitutional tonal prohibition amendment In the senate the tha vote voto was w unanimous Eight representatives voted a against the lie ratification In the I house i a ii so Boise Ida Jan 7 After Arter After the ho lower lowerhouse lowerhouse lowerhouse house of the tho Idaho 1 legislature had hail ratified d the national prohibition constitutional con I I amendment the lie se senate cenate ae lahl ta la- la a- a hl bled d the bill for COr future futuro reference to a n proper committee The Tho com committee has not nol yet et boon been constituted and action will t b ha delayed ud for lor w several Cr 1 weeks 1 |