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Show BONE il LI QUERY RAISED Idaho Lawyer Fears Legislation Legis-lation to Make It Effective Effect-ive Is Lacking. Special t Th" Tribune. BOISE. Idaho. .Nov. 2. Although the legislature of this state adopted an amendment to :'ne state constitution prohibiting pro-hibiting ti:e manufacture of Intoxlcatlns; liquors in Idaho forever, and the people ratified the amendment later, the legts- I iature i.as never passed the necessary legislation to make it effective. In -the opinion of H. J. Hull, prosecuting attorney attor-ney of Shoshone county. Mr. Hull set forth his views In a letter received by Secretary of State R. O. Jones today. Mr. Hull suggests that a conference confer-ence -of prosecuting attorney be called to determine upon united action necessary to properly enforce the prohibition amendment. amend-ment. At the same conference he would take up the J. W. V. situation. "The question arises." Mr. Hull says tn his letter, "whether the amendment Is at present effective, and. If so. whether It supersede ail existing legtalatlon: If not. whether the existing statutes, so far as applicable, can be employe) to make the amendment effective." |