The Mena weekly star., 1919-02-06
JOHN BARLEYCORN
 GETS FINAL BLOW
Nationwide Prohibition Is Formally Proclaimed by Frank L. Polk, Act ing Secretary of State--Notables
 Saw Signature Attached.

Washington, Jan. 29. Ratification of the prohibition amendment to the federal constitution was proclaimed formally today by Frank L. Polk, act ing secretary of state. The proclama- tion is dated today, but legal authori- ties of the department say ratification was accomplished when the thirty sixth state acted favorably on Janu- ary 16 and that under the terms of the amendment itself prohibition become effective one year from that date.
 The proclamation was signed by Mr. Polk at exactly 11:20 o'clock in the presence of Senator Sheppard of Texas, author of the amendment res olution. Former Secretary Bryan, Representative Randall of California, prohibitionist member of the house, and officials of the anti-Saloon League of America, the Women's Christian Temperance Union and other anti saloon organizations.
 Mir. Polk used several pens in af- fixing his signature and presented them to Senator Sheppard, Mir. Bryan, Representative Randall and others.
 The proclamation follows:
 "To all to whom these presents shall come, greeting:
 "Know ye, that the congress of the United States at the second session, Sixty-ffth congress- begun at Wash ington on third day of December in the year one thousand nine hundred and seventeen, passed a resolution in the words and figures following; to wit:
 Joint resolution, proposing an amendment to the constitution or the United States:
 Resolved by the senate and house of representatives of the United States of American in congress as- sembled thirds of each house concurring therein), that the follow ing amendment to the constitution be, and hereby is, proposed to the states, to become valid as a part of the con stitution when ratified by the legisla- lures of the several states as provid- ed by the constitution:
 "'Section l. After one year from the ratification of this article, the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors within, the im- portation thereof into, or the expor- tation thereof from the United States and all territory subject to the juris- diction thereof for beverage purposes is hereby prohibited.
 Section 2: The congress and ths several states shall have concurrent power to enforce this article by ap propriate legislation.
 "'Section B; This article shall b, imperative unless it shall have beer ratified as an amendment to the con stitution by the legislature of tn several states, as provided in the con stitution within seven years from tn date of the submission hereof to tn states by the congress-
 And, further, that it appears iron official documents on file in this de partment that the amendment to tn, constitution of the United States pro posed as aforesaid has been ratife, by the legislatures of the states O Alabama, Arizona, California, Colo rado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Ken lucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Nev Hampshire, North Carolina, NortI Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon South Dakota, South Carolina, Texas Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wes Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
 And, furter, that the states who's legislatures have so ratified the sai, proposed amendment, constitut, three-fourth of the whole number O states in the United States.
 "Now, therefore, be 1t known, tha I, Frank l.. Polk, acting secretary O state of the United States, by virtu, and in pursuance of section 205 O the revised statutes of the Unite, States, do herby certify that tn, amendment aforesaid has becom, valid to all intents and purposes as part of the constitution of the United States.
 Tn testimony whereof, I have here unto set my hand and caused the sea
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