Show i. i tau t iI b R 1808 t a of n fro 1 Can Be BeTra Beb b Tra cd Th Than r C C. C ii r j r rUf 1 1 Tor vi nili 4 v STEADY STADY t f on w Ws r t Sought and Not nUl 1347 1847 0 Hd D-d d' d Demand for Abolition tion of t J Liquor Liquor Make Itself helf H Heard card In igo o. Pr sentiment cut cul- ruing rating In the epoch pod making amend amend- nt at to the federal Constitution has hasti ti ri growing steadily In this country countr I Ie e 1808 1308 according to records comb cOIn com coined ed b by 11 the bond houd of temperance of ot Methodist Episcopal l Church At Ata ft a time a II demand for tor 1110 moderation in to I u use e of ardent spirits arose fol- fol t ten tn years ears later b bj by an nil en e m m for or abstinence from d 11 nt spirits and find for Cor moderation In inc In Infuse e c fuse use of malt liquors This In turne turn e Co way nn In 1840 to sentiment for abi ab nb- I jence en cure from all nil alcoholic ei bc beverages be for tor abolition 1 of the prace e of ot licensing the sale of liquors Id fd not conic until 1847 1347 resulting four fourt t cars ars later Inter In the enactment of pro pro- laws II In Maine the first state o put prohibition Into effect Kansas ins ns n's second In 1880 nn and 1 North Da- Da I o 0 n a third In n 1889 Meanwhile the I ement had hid grown to such proper proper- f Ions ns that the national nation il Prohibition party I was ns n formed at nt a n convention In to Chicago Chicagon I In I n 1809 ISCO t always nh n s 's in the forefront of ot 1 the e to stop the sale of alco alco- I olle c organized for a concert concert- Orr n Ight ht after the till famous womans woman's cm cr p their association vas later Inter r to become herome Known throughout the h b by the name of ottomans Woman's 5 ChrisIan Chris- Chris Christian thin Ian Temperance eu union ion Antl Saloon Anti Saloon League in 1693 1893 r Allot Another 1111 powerful Influence In theA the A ht for camp came into int exist exist- ice In lM 11 in the formation of or the Saloon j leans It Is is' is noteworthy th that t both these be organizations lad had ad their Intention i fn VI The modern wa e of prohibition J legislation began an with Georgia In 1007 1 Since that tine lime the movement gained strength more than am any other reform In the history tol of or the world ito so o that 33 53 states states already hn have lm prohibition by bv state action In 21 n adopted II b by p pop 1141 m ul ular ir tote lote and In the others other h b by tine measures At the time Ime ml the eon on amendment was 21 24 1 of 01 the 43 48 states and considerably more t nn half of the territorial f fruited fruit fruit- ed cl States had prohibition In states slates prohibition n 15 a not wide Mile It Ins has been heen adopted under meal local option laws b bj by many communities In addition to state laws InS there hn c been In effect stringent ent measures adopted b bv by congress as aids toward Urn to aid winning the war nr which gave a n tremendous tre tre- Impetus to the movement mo St III the examples of or foreign countries n a law was waK parted pi fed making tanking It unlawful to provide ahoy man in uniform with alcoholic be hernge betel ber rage r- r age Making of 01 beer and whisky hl k was n stopped under the food control act the sale Mile a of drinks Minks WAS 8 1 at fit midnight last Tune June 30 Shipment nt of liquor into nn any states state 9 was prohibited b In by the tho bone dry law Jaw Ratifications Took 13 Months The con constitutional amendment WM wan a tin ill adopted b b by con congress ress on December Decem her ber 18 IS 1017 Uni tt with ith a n restrictive cleoe cru e hitherto unknown In Ie legislative e procedure procedure pro pro- cell u rl that It would be unless ratified within en seven years ear The Theote vole ote In is the was to andin and In the senate a Go 03 tl to 20 nc fhe 13 months the thc required on only thirty thirty- sIxth state slate fin tn 01 able n act n January uary 10 Un 1010 1919 Prank Frank I. I Polk aa t acting ing secretary r of f state te proclaimed the lice amendment as ag part of 01 the thc Constitution under date of January 29 20 m 1010 uno hut but It went Into effect one ono ear year from tle the date of ot ratification b bj by the thirty sixth state After tint that date nine states toted for ratification n nuking making 45 in all Rhode r Island and Connecticut and and New Vew e Terse were the only exceptions tI OilS |