Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-15
NATIONAL PROHIBITION
BOOSTERS IN CONGRESS
SEE DEATH OF BOOZE
Amendment Certain to Be Pre-
sented to States, Temperance
Advocates Say--"Wets"
Admit Weakness
PREDICT FINAL VICTORY


WASHINGTON, nov. 15. - Returning
members Of Congress see nationwide pro-
hibition close at hand with sixty-two per
cent Of the people Of the United states and
eiEhty-five per cent OF its territory now dry
as result of Michigan South Dakota, Ne
braskd and Montana voting last week TO
abolish the saloons. advocates of a cousti-
tutiona amendment say booze Is doomed
They believe a resolution, submitting the
question to all the states of the Union. VII!
be adopted by tho necessary two-thirds vote
In each Of the houses of Congress during
the short session. which begins nest month
Even the wet members ~ Congress ad-
nit that the dr. have majority Of the
votes IN the EouSn and Senate; that thc.r
only hope Of preventing the question being
pat up 70 the States lu the form OF con-
stitutionul amendment is So defeat a two
thirds vote. Since twcnty-four states have
voted dry" two others have elected Gov
ernors ard Legislatures pledged to prohibl-
ton, and even widc-up,r ALASKA has Joined
the list. II is believed that nationwide pro-
hihition will be reality as soon as the
question can be brought before the various
state Legislatures
These are some or the outstanding feat
ures Of the election last Tuesday, which
put four more States i'm the dry column:
Approximately 100000 persons we're
added TO the populat on under Statewide
prohibition.
seven saloons will go out of business; also
116 breweries and one dlstillery.
When the new laws go into effect there
will be less than 100000 square miles OF
| wet territory in the United States
BONE DRY" AMENDMENTS
Bone dry" amendments. which prohibit
| the shipment OF liquor into the State for
personal use, were voted by Arizona and
| oregon.
| Colorado. oregon and other States In
| which it was proposed to permit the sale oi
| beer. light wines and other temperate
drinks rejected the proposals by overwhelm.
| ing majorities. Denver, which voted 9OOt
| wet" when Colorado went dry" two years
| ago. this year voted $1,000 against weaken
| ing the prohibition law.
The Anti-Saloon League OF America anC
| other prohibition leaders have their eyes
on Ohio the next big State in which tC
| wage a vigorous fight. While the STATE
| voted wet by large majority a shor
| time ago. attention is being called to th'
fact that this year the majority in favol
| of saloons in Missouri. generally regarded
| as 'ultra-wet" was reduced by 100000
and that Kansas City voted dry
| During this years election it was founC
that many States adjoining dry" States
followed the lead of their neghbors anC
It Is believed by Prohibition leaders her,
that Ohio will follow Michigan into tn,
dry" column. The successful candidate
for Governor in South Dakota argued in al
his speeches that his State should be pu
on level with North Dakota, 1t is gen
orally believed that Kansas and Iowa haC
an effect on Nebraska.
Two Senator's who always voted wet
were defeated in Indiana this year, largel.
because their Republican opponents. Harr.
S New and James Watson. pledged them
selves 10 vote for submission of nation
wide prohibition to vote Of the States.
GROWTH OF PROHIBITION
In the last seven years the number q
prohibition States has grown from nine I
twenty-three. A year ago there were onl
| sixteen. At that time resolution TO sub
NIT the question of nationwide suffrage I
n vote of the States carried in the Hous
by vote of 1917 to 1S9. The States tha
have voted dry are:
Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas. Colorado
Georgia, Idaho, Iowa. Kansas, Mississippi
Maine. Michigan, Montana, North Caroline
| Nebraska, Oklahoma, oregon, South caro-
lima. South Dakota, Tennessee. Virginia
Washington and West Virginia.
In addition. Utah has elected Governo
and "A Legislature pledged to prohibition
Florida took action similar to that Of Ctal
but prohibition leaders do not count on tn
state going dry because Of constitutions
obstacles. While the decision, Of Alaska I
go dry will not have any effect on the ma
tional situation the prohibition leaders al
. particularly pleased over the wild an
woolly" territory's decision II is believed
will have a good psychological" effect az
cording TO the Rev. T.. &. Dinwiddie seer,
tary Of the Anti-Saloon League Of Amerc;