Show ISSUE OF THE HOUR I Missouri Legislature Wrestling With Prohibition Question Jefferson City Mo 10 April 7 Whether by b submitting to the voters of or the state a proposed constitutional amendment providing for statewide prohibition and thus making the subject a matter of active controversy for Cor two years any useful public purpose would be served was declared by Governor Had Hadley Hadley ley hey today to be the test by b which the legislature should treat trent the measure This opinion was expressed in a special message which bich the executive addressed to the general assembly and in which he lie discussed the liquor Issue at some length Governor Hadley declared that absolute absolute absolute lute prohibition was mentioned in tho the platform of neither of or tho the major pout political ical leal parties part IfS of the state and therefore that the legislature le is free to dispose of It as it may see fit He favored the severing of saloons from breweries and distilleries and of whisky dealers from polIties politics Stringent las against the sale of liquors in counties which have adopted local option is recommended |