The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-03-13
|0NE DRY MEASURE
IS NOT DRY ENOUGH
,rpNOR HARRIS ISSUES CALL
(,oR LEGISLATURE TO MEET
~ EXTRA SESSION TO CHINK
NV POSSIBLE LEAKS.

ANY POSSlOGG AGTANO'
rbs action of congress in passing
rssolution to prohibit the ship
- of whiskey into prohibition
q ,+os does not meet all the require
ar+s of "dry boneness," SO Gov
Enor Harris has called the
Haorqia legislature to meet in
ktraordinary session, for the Sec
time in a year, on Tuesday,
.rch goth, for the purpose of pass
] more prohibition legislation, and
Drovide money to cover small
bfcir in the pension fund.
His Reasons.
Il That large quantities of liquor are
eing shipped into the state despite
law, which limits an individual
4 two quarts a month; that the law
loving express agents to collect fees
shipments has given them finan-
i interest in the traffic, which they
4 ouId not have; that 80 per cent of
LIQUOR coming into the state is
nsumed by negroes, which greatly
moralizes farm labor and puts in
sopsrdy the 1917 crop; that the leg
AZURE would have prohibited any
pments in any quantity when it
ssed the law, if it had known that
had the authority to do so; that
decision by the United States su-
eme court giving states this author
under the Webb-Kenyon law now
ens the way for bone-dry prohibi-
Dn laws.
h In his statement, which is quite
ngthy, the governor says, "abuses
u the prohibition law, if allowed to
bntinue, would soon interfere with
be crop supplies of the state, and
bis, TOO, at time when our people
Re under the greatest strain ever
pOwn in our history, as well on ac-
unt Of the struggle against the boil
Devil, as on account of the demands
ID demoralizing influences arising
it of the war in Europe. The cost
living is already so high that many
Ople are suffering for the necessi-
IS of life"
Make Him a Candidate.
Some of the governors friends are
rlaring if the Legislature does as
governor expects it will do the
rk Of the extra session will I'M
pbtedly make him an important
tor in the next gubernatorial race
perhaps may result in his run
g for the United States senate.
I is the opinion of the governor
the session will not continue for
ger than ten days and that it will
cost the state more than $4,000.
Pome of the members of the legisla-
e, however, look for a much longer
sion. They believe that some time
be required to harmonic and re-
hclle the various views of repre-
htatlves and senators as to Just
at kind of prohibition legislation
HRl be enacted, and they also be-
#Fe that when it comes to the mat
81 OF making a special appropriation
meet the pension fund deficit the
Role question of the states finances
#y be opened up, in which event
sere may be lengthy debate.
IT said that dozen or more mem
S have already prepared bills to
#er at the extra session.
Will Not Be Ignored Again.
Ihe governor is said to have made
Gulte plain to those members of the
glSlature who urged him to call the
Eraordlnary session that he did not
Ppose to be ignored on this occa-
II as ne was when the extraordina-
session of 1915 passed the present
phibition laws.
AZ that session the governor, it is
was not consulted concerning
Kind Of bills to be introduced and
was not until these bills had been
lVed and agreed upon that he
rned Of their provisions. He is
sased.
AZ a caucus to be held in Atlanta
March 18th, the governor, it is
Pected, will submit the kind of a
le ary bill he wants passed. This,
II Is said, is now in course of
PaTation by the governor, Thos.
II elder, who is directing the bone
campaign, and other prohibition
Favors West Virginia Law.
Is also said that the governor
rs with favor 11DOyo n low eiroiIo,.