Bisbee daily review., 1916-05-31
PROHIBITION THE BIG QUESTION AT PRESENT
 IN STATE OF ARIZONA
Personal Use" Decision Calls for Space in Many News papers. Stringent Amend ment Is Belng Offered.

mount of space given to the activitie:
 of any person or persons touching or the matter. Recently story, ecan
 ating from Phoenix, indicated that tht railroads would soon accept liquor as freight for personal use" in Arizona The following is a dispatch iron Prescott which throws some light or the question and which also gives tho information that the railroad is now being mandamused by the Pabst
 Brewing Company of Milwaukee tC force it to carry liquor into Arizona The dispatch follows:
 Prescott, Ariz., May 29 - From official sources of the s. F. P. & P Railway Co.. in this city, it was an lnounced yesterday that reports em- anating from Southern Arizona to the effect that all railroads entering the state are to receive liquor shipments consigned for personal use" are un- founded and misleading, so far as this road is to be considered.
 Under no condition whatever vii any shipments of liquor be received in the manner that is being giveT l the federal court at Topeka, Kansas hands down it's decision in the man damus proceedings instituted by the i Pabst Brewing Company, of Milwau- kee, to compel the A. T. & s. F. Co to receive shipments of liquor con signed for personal use. will this ques- tion be definitely settled. Until then there will be no liquor carried by the Santa Fe. We are not going to re- ceive liquor shipments until legally authorized to do so by the higher court that is to hear the issues in volved at an early date"
 | The Tucson Citizen, of Monday prints the following along the same ! lines and gives more encoura cement to those who favor personal use" in principle or in fact:
 Although local railroad officials stated this morning that no definite decision has as yet been reached in regard to the transportation of liquor shipments for personal use by the Southern Pacific lines. it is expected that an announcement will be forth coming from the railroad within the next few days.
 Whether other railroads in Arizona than the Espee Company will haul the personal use" is still problematical. Officials of the Santa Fe at Prescott, Arizona, are out with decision to transport liquor into the state.
 Fl. C. Hallmark of the Southern Pacific Company stated today that he had received no word as yet as to the intentions of the Espee Company in transporting liquor shipments. He did not know, he said, that the rail road attorneys had reached any de cision as yet.
 According to well authenticated reports the Espee Company will trans port liquor shipments providing a blank affidavit form for the consignee to sign, asserting that the liquor is for personal use only. Under the old system of signing affidavits. in Okla homa and other states, mail order li- quor houses are enabled to send ship ments of numerous pints and half pints of liquor in separate packages consigned to John Smith. Any indi- yidual desiring liquor in any quantity could demand bill of lading of the station agent, pay his money, sign an affidavit and depart satisfied. It is said that the railroads here will in sist that every shipment they trans port shall be bona fide. They will probably demand identification of per sons applying for goods, it is said"
 Initiative petitions for an amend Tent to the constitution of the state Of Arizona making it a crime for any person to have liquor in his posses sion are being circulated in Tucson. The new amendment will make it an offense punishable by a maximum of two years in jail for anyone to have a bottle of liquor on his person or in his possession. It will also be crime to transport liquor from place to place within the state boundaries.
 Exceptions are made in the amend ment in the case of wines for sacra- mental purposes, and alcohol for sci entific purposes.
 The proposed amendment is as fol- lows:
 Amendment to the Constitution of the
 State or AriZona
 That the constitution of the State of Arizona be and is hereby amended by adding thereto another article the same to be numbered XXIV, and to read as follows, 10 wit:
 SECTION l. It shall be unlawful for any person in the state of Arizona to receive, or cause to be received. from without the state of Arizona, for any purpose, any ardent spirits. ale. beer, wine or intoxicating liquors of any kind, and ii shall be unlawful for any person in the state of Arizona to have in his possession. for any pur- pose, any ardent spirits, ale, beer, wine, or intoxicating liquors of any kind, provided, that it shall be lawful for any regularly ordained priest or clergyman of an established church to receive, transport and possess wine to be used only for sacramental purpos- es. and provided further, that the uni versity of Arizona, through its board of regents. may introduce, receive. transport and possess grain alcohol for scientific uses '.and may use and may distribute such alcohol under such restrictions and regulations as said board of regents may from time fe fiu1p adput tfs nth hpf institutions of