The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-06-21

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an custer law. modelled after KAN
sas statute. which provides for the
removal from office Of state, county
or city officials tother than holders
Of constitutional oifices) who fail 70
enforce the laws Of the state. The
legislature. also enacted measures for
bidding social and fraternal clubs to
dispense liquor or MAINTAIN lockers
for members, placing the supervision
or soft drink stands under the pure
food and drug department and fer
bidding them to sell beverages con-
tanning more than one-half per cent
alcohol and prohibiting drug stores
from selling intoxicants except on
bona fide prescriptions given to per
sons who actually are Ill.
West Virginia enacted amend
snents TO the Yost prohibition law
limiting shipments Of liquor into the
state and forhidtling person to have
liquor in public place even for his
own use Nor hereafter can any one
in West Virginia give a drink to an
other except in his own home, home
being specified as a permanent place
OF residence, not hotel or other
public place.
All attempts To revise the prohi-
bition laws OF Oklahoma were de-
feated.
In oregon where prohibition be-
comes effective in January next as
the result Of previous action by the
voters on constitutional amendment
the legislature enacted law To en-
force the amendment The law pro
hibits the manufacture of Intoxicating
liquor in the state and its sale except
on physicians prescription or for sci
antifie. sacramental or mechanical
uses. II allows limited amount TO
be imported by the heads of families.
A law for a similar purpose was
enacted in Colorado where a prohi-
bition amendment goes into effect
the same date The Colorado law for-
bids the buying. selling and giving
away or liquor except for medical or
sacramental purposes and prohibits
comTon carriers from transporting
liquor into the state except for law
full purposes This includes the trans
portation to individuals who must
sign a receipt that the liquor is for
their own use. The law contains
search and seizure provision and
gives the governor $4,000 yearly for
its enforcement.
The Legislature Of Washington
where prohibition is also effective in
January next, ignored Governor List
ar's request for an appropriation Of
$4,000 to enforce the law.
The liquor traffic in Arkansas,
having been banned by the previous
legislature with a Law which likewise
axes effect in January. was not upl
or consideration this year. yir-
yinia, which goes into the dry" col /
INN in November. 1916. held no legis-
atiye session this year,
State wide prohibition proposals
net defeat in Connecticut. Indiana,
Vi~ higan. New Mexico. New York
md Wyoming. The question was be-
ore the general assembly OF Con
ecticut as a proposed constitutional
.rendmeat which the Legislators de-
lined to send to the next assembly
Or ratification. The legislature,
owever. increased the cost Of retail
quor licenses 6s 2-S per cent, and
1r the first time placed sosdal and
raternal organizations serving liq-
ors to members. under excise rega-
Ition. In Indiana a state- wide meac-
re died in committee of the lower
ouse. Q
In Michigan the question promised 9
be one Of the features of the ses-
on, but nothing came OF it. A bill y
as introduced into the senate pro- .
ding for the submission OF statutory :
'ohibition TO the vote of the people d
general election next year, but Il
e prohibition leaders themselves p
tied against 1t after the liquor We :
IN had attached certain amendments u
it which, in the opinion of the d
rvs defeated the purpose OF the y
i. to
While a strong effort was made in y
New Mexico legislature to secure rt
ton on constitutional amendment ca