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Show PETITIONS FOR A REFERENDUM ON PROHIBITION CHICAGO, luly 24. Petitions Tor a referendum on the prohibition constitutional consti-tutional amendment will be filed within with-in twenty lour or forty eight hOUfS in Maine, Michigan, Missouri and Nevada, Neva-da, according to announcement tonight from the western headquarters of the association opposed to national prohl-bition prohl-bition Th referendum right, because of conflicting court decisions, is expected ex-pected to be taken to the United States supreme court ns well as the constitutionality constitu-tionality of the amendment, according to Levy Mayer, counsel for the association. asso-ciation. Referendum petitions have been 'filed in Ohio. California, Colorado, Arkansas, Ar-kansas, Oklahoma. Nebraska and Washington and court action Is contemplated con-templated in Arkansas Oklahoma and Washington, where the petitions ha-e been held up. the statement said. In J Oregon, Utah and Idaho the courts have held thai the right of referendum docs not apply to a resolution ratify Ing a constitutional amendment, while, Mr Mayer stated, the supreme courts of Washington and Ohio have decided the right does apply. An attempt to have the United States supreme court review the adverse decisions will b made, he said. The legal attack on the amendment will be put into formal form shortly, he Bald, and action probably will be started soon after the supreme court convenes in October |