Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-31
EIGHT STATES TO VOTE
ON LIQUOR TUESDAY
Virginia May Soon Be Moved Up
From Baby Of Prohibition
Family.
SEVEN STATEWIDE CONTESTS
Only Wet Districts i'm Maryland May
Vote-Tw0 Constitutional Amend
ments Arc to Bo Submitted in
California.

For the first seven days i'm November
Virginia will have undisputcd claim to
being the baby in the prohibition fam
lily. But there is Il possibility OF her
being robbed of that title on election
day when eight other States will try
their fortunes in general wet and
dry" elections California, Idaho. Mich
igan, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska and
! South Dakota will engage in straight
forward Statewide prohibition con-
tests. and Maryland will hold an cleo
tion III which only the wet sections will
participate and which may possibly
result, In Il general drought ia that COM
monwealth.
Until Virginia climbs aboard the wa
ter wagon st IL O'Clock tonight. the
infants in the Statewide crew are
Arkansas. Colorado. Idaho. Iowa. Ore
gon and Washington. all of whom
withdrew from the liquor trade on the
first day of last January. Only Ore
Gon and Colorado. of the seXtet. have
prohibition by constitutional amend
ment. The others are dry by lcgisla-
tive enactment. Washington oustcd the
saloons on measure initiated by the
people.
SECTIONS ALREADY DRY
HAVE NO VOICE IN MARYLAND
Out Of the twcnty-three counties in
the State of Maryland fourteen have
already adopted no-iicense laws, aud
parts of the other counties are also
dry. The city Of Baltimore and the
other wet sections Of the stat" will all
vote on the question Of prohibition as
separate units next Tuesday. The Sec
lions already dry viii have no voice
in determining tho result Of the cleo
ton.
The people of Montana Will vote seXt
t.,,,,
which was submitted by the LeG!s!a-
tGre In February, 1919 If carried. the
law will become effective December 81,
1913, or more than two years from now.
Missouri votes under an initiative reso>
luton.
All the other nve states to hold pro-
hibitlon elections on November will
vote on constitutional amendments.
Idaho has Statewide prohibition by
statute already. and will vote on an
amendment which. II passed Will be-
comc a part Of the constitution the
first day of next January. Michigans
amendment, il passed. VIII become CT
fective May l.. 1918. Both Nebraska
and South Dakota Will vote on amend
ments initiated by the rcoplc. which.
II carried. will become effective after
having been adopted by the Lcgisla-
lures.
California people face probably tho
most claborat" proposition il the
whole lisi. ono amendment forhids
the dispensing Of alcoholic liInors in
public places after January ]. l?'N;
tho other prohibit" the manufacture OF
liquors In the State after January ].
1920. The Mrst amendment permits the
sale of liquor IN quantities 81 two
gallons more for Use In the pcrna-
rent residence of the buyer. The sec
opd forhids all importation or sale for
beverage purposes.
Y
LESS STRINGENT RESOLUTION
california will probably pass The
less stringent amendment. and possibly
the other also" said Macmillan
Dietshe. director OF exhibits az the
Southern Sociological Congress. ycst"r-
day. Mr.. Dle,shc came 10 Richmond
directly from Los Angeles. cal. and
has been managing sociological cX-
hibits on the Pacific Coast for the pas.
two years
although California has a rrca;
.,;,nrit of money invested in the wine
making business and much land de-
voted 10 the raising Of vino grapes,
prohibition sentiment III the state is
i;rowinG The growing of vine grapes
has ceased to be profitable unless the
grower also manufactures the wine
himself. The owners Of small vine
yards are likely TO be favorable 20 pro-
hibiticn.
MANY wine grape Vineyards are
being turned to other uses said A.r
Dietshe. The Leland Stanford Vine
yard, once the larEcs; IN the world.
has been dug up, and the land set out
In fruit trees. drafting is Srd by
many wine grave rowers Ia make
their vines prodr', -aisin grapes or
7 table grapes.
California won't vet hy iaice ma
jority N 1914. Friends Of prohibit. on
assert that the defeat was due TO the
fact that the proposition submitted 10
the voters WAS TOO drastic. and also
to the coming Of the TWO exhibitions
to the coast in 1873. These obstacles
have been removed now. and there is
~ good prospect OF the States going
dry"