The Cordova daily times., 1915-07-30

wet" to "dry" territory South Caro lima being now local option. Tn,
 statute also forbds the shipment O
 more than one gallon of alcoholi,
 liquors to only one person in the stat,
 during any one month
 The South Dakota legislature de
 cided to submit statewide constitu
 tional amendment to the general cleo
 ton in 1916. If carried by a majority
 of the votes cast, it will become effec
 tive July 1, 1917.
 The statewide prohibition measure which the governor of Utah vetoed after the adjournment of the Iegisla
 ture of that state had passed by large majorities in both houses. The Legislature, however placed on the statute books a law modelled after the
 Webb-Kenyon law and imposing heavy penalties for the shipment of liquor rom the wet to dry" territory in the state.
 Vermonts prohibition proposal was in the form of law which will be submitted to the people at the muni- cipal elections in the spring of 1916. If passed. it's effect will be drastic as it makes no provision for the sale of liquor for medical and mechanical purposes.
 The four prohibition states which decided to strengthen their present laws were Kansas, North Carolina Tennessee and West Virginia. The Kansas measures approach the unique in prohibition legislation. Two were passed, one providing that the munich pality where liquor is sold is liable for damage for injury to persons or prop. erty resulting from intoxication. The other, which is aimed at those who permit so-called "keg parties to be held on their premises, imposes sim. liar liability upon the owner of prop erty where liquor is sold or given away.
 North Carolina passed an anti-ship ping act, known there as the "anti-iug act which forbids the shipment to and receipt by any one person of more than one quart of spurious liquors and five gallons of malt beverage every 15 days.
 Tennessee, where the prohibition laws have not been strictly enforced in the larger cities. it is said, passed an custer law, modelled after a Kan sas statute, which provides for the removal from office of state, county or city officials (other than holders of constitutional offices) who fail to en- force the laws of the state. The legis- lature also enacted measures forbid ding social and fraternal clubs 10 dis pense liquor or maintain lockers for members; placing the supervision of soft drink stands under the pure food and drug department and forbidding them to sell beverages containing more than one-half per cent alcohol and prohibiting drug stores from sell ing intoxicants except on bona fide prescriptions given to persons who actually are i'll,
 West Virginia enacted amendments to the Yost prohibition law limiting shipments of liquor into the state and forbidding a person to have liquor in public place even for his own use Nor hereafter can any one in West Virginia give a drink to another ex- cept in his own home, home being specified as permanent place of resi- denoe. not hotel or other public place.
 All attempts to revise the prohibi. tion laws of Oklahoma were defeated.
 In Oregon, where prohibition be- comes effective in January next as the result of previous action by the voters on a constitutional amend ment, the legislature enacted a law to enforce the amendment. The law prohibits the manufacture of intox eating liquor in the state and it's sale except on physicians prescription or for scientific sacramental or mechani- cal uses. It allows a limited amount to be imported by the heads of families.
 A law for similar purpose was enacted in Colorado where a prohibit tion amendment goes into effect the same date. The Colorado law forbids the buying. selling and giving away of