Show bueral rn DRY LAW mm en 01 STATES WILL BE SALO ONLESS NATION WITHIN YEAR AS RESULT OF THIS ACTION thirty eight commonwealth commonwealths ratify prohibition proposals while other states are expected to fall into line Alv allington on january januar ar 10 16 of the tile led feikel crill constitutional cluade the ile united baates the first ireat to take legislative action t to 0 PC top stop lie the liquor traffic ote gaie the ne necessary essary three fourths majority of the state states to make muke i the anieul meat submitted b congress in december 1017 it was foll followed oiled by bli allar action in the legislatures of missouri and wyoming Ny oming halbig thirty th arty tight el ht eatn stated in all till which hae approved it dry america Ara erles 1 affirmative action by some of the ten en state legislatures yet to net act la Is predicted by prohibition iti advocates locates under the durms of the tile ali e manufacture sale 1 and importation of intoxicating liquors must cease one year lention but prohibition III be a fact in every state much ta maller tiler because of the war ar measure forbidding the maou manufacture facture and bute sale 0 beverages bever ogea after june 30 until the of the military force forces 1 i contemplated under the war time line measure exportation of liquor ie Is permitted but the great stocks now lidid in bonded warehouse are housel 11 have havo t be dim disposed posed of before the federal amendment becomes effective as to vIl lether the th jew amendment becomes a part of the con now that thirty alx 1 states have it or whether vili ether it becomes a part of ibe ue baste law only nhen hea pach mate has certified its action to he the secretary of tate state led to a search for precedent which showed that the only tiro tivo amendments ratified in the last half century providing for or income taxes and direct atlon ut of mena I 1 arre considered effective imme dla diat elythe thirty math state had baile a action senator sheppard eppard Bh author of the tile prohibition fil hibi tion amendment beld that national prohibition becomes a permanent fact january 10 1 1020 |