Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-02-23
CA. AND q OTHER
STATES ARE MADE
BONE-DRY At ONCE
When President Wilson Signs
Postal Appropriation Bill
With Reed Clause, Liquor
Shipments viii Be Cut Off

(By Associated PreSs.)
WASHINGTON. Feb 22.-The senate
amendment TO the postal bill. designed
TO make bone dry states which have
statewide prohibition laws. was adopted
Wednesday by the house. The vote was
32I 10 ~.
Six southern states whose prohibition
laws have permitted the importation Of
a limited quantity of whisky. beer c.
wine for personal use, become bone
dry under the Reed amend
ment- Tney are Virginia North and
south Carolina Georgia. Alabama and
Mississippi. Arkansas already is en-
tirely dry and Tennessee becomes so on
March 1 under the state law.
Florida Louisiana and Texas, having
local option Laws, are not affected
The bill, with its prohibition pro-
vision. accepted by the house without
change. and other senate amendments
which were disagreed to- now goes 10
conference OF the two houses IL is re-
gardsd as unlikely. however. that the
prohibition feature will be changed. and
President Wilson - expected to give il
his approval. thereby adding Immediate
" 10 the bone dry" territory about
a third Of continental United States
The bill also contains a provision bar
ring liquor advertisements in states that
prohibit such advertising.
There is a dispute among the con-
gressmen as TO when the amendment
goes into effect Some hold that it will
not be effective until July l. when the
appropriations in the bill are available
Others hold il becomes effective upon
the signature of President Wilson
Advocates Of prohibition were great
" elated today over the action OF the
house in passing the Reed amendment
Some OF them said the way now haze
been paved for the adoption of a nation
wide amendment
There was a long and heated debate
over the amendment Representative
SherIey told the house 80 per cent o.
the whisky manufactured in KentcNy
was sent into states from which the
Reed amendment would bar e.
; Representatives Crisp. OF Georgia. Cox
Of Indiana and Cannon. OF Illinois SIP
ported Mr.. SherIey.
An amendment by Mr.. Sherley 20 post
pohe operation OF the provision Tor on
year was rejected on an aye and nly
vote. after friends OF the bill had warn
ed the house that any change or the ssr-
ate amendment would kill il in confer
ence.
limited amount of liquor may be
imported into those states now under
state laws
The Reed amendment follows
Whoever shall order. purchase or
cause intoxicating liquors TO be
transported in interstate commerce,
except for scientific. sacTamentaL
medicinal or mechanical purposes.
into any state or territory the laws
OF which state or territory prohibit
the manufacture or sale therein of
intoxicating liquors for beverage
. purposes. shall be punished by a
rne or nos more than $1,000 or i'm
prfsonment not more than six
months, OF both. and for any subse-
guent offense shall be imprisoned
not more than one year
The amendment was accounted the
most far-reachinE prohibition measure
ever passed ny congress. Every effort
10 change the amendment was defeated
Overwhelmingly
cries Of .-bone-dry" rang through the
house.
T.oud laughter accompanied the voting
Nen:crs who attempted to explain that
-ho,- re prohibitionists at heart. but
s--- rr states rights. were greeted
VIE g-hter
o.. Ire twenty-five states which will
he prohibition territory when
The amendment would be effective. only
eight have forbidden importations of
intoxicants for personal use Many of
these have set no limitation on the
amount that can be brought in for in
dividuaI use. In addition Michigan.
Montana and Indiana have enacted pro-
hibition laws which will put them into
the prohibition column. subject to the
provisions OF the Reed amendment
The amendment marks virtually thel
only step ever taken BY the federal gov
eminent. aside from the internal reve-
nue. laws. 10 extend its control over the
liquor traffic throughout the states. It
is the only important federal legislation
affecting liquor shipments excepting the
Webb-Kenyol law. which merely gave
federal force to state regulations by
providing that no liquor shall be i'm
ported into states which forbid its i'm
portation-
The amendment also provided that no
newspaper or other publication or letter
containing liquor advertising shall be
carried in the mails in tsates that pro-
Eibit such advertising.
State laws have permitted whisky,
beer and wine to be imported in the af-
fected states in the following quantities
although their sale and manufacture are
forbidden:
virginia-One quart Of whisky or
three gallons Of beer. or one gallon OF
wine instead Of the beer each month by
every head OF a household.
North Carolina-One gallon OF whisky
or wine and five gallons OF beer by an
Individual every fifteen days
South CarOlina-OEe gallon Of whisky
or beer or wine To any person in one
month
Georgia-TwO quarts OF whisky or one
gallon OF wine or four dozen bottles. OF
beer BY any one every thirty days.
Alabama-TwO quarts Of whisky. two
salons Of wine or four dozen bottles of
beer every two weeks.
MisSissippi-One-half gallon Of vinu-
Gus liquor or three gallons OF matted or
fermented liquors by any one every fif-
teen days
AGED Merchant dubbed