The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-15
6 MORE STATES
DRY, 6 NEEDED
Alabama. Arkansas, Kansas,
Illinois. Indiana and North
Carolina Ratify.
SALOONS DOOM IS NEAR
Thirty-siX NecesSary-Distil-
ers Launch Nationwide
Legal Battle.

Ratification OF the prohibition amend
ment to the Federal Constitution was
completed by the Legislatures OF six
more States yesterday. bringing the
number which have thus far taken such
action up to thirty. Ratification by
incorporation Of the amendment into
the organized law OF the country and
but six more are therefore required.
Up to yesterday five States in single
day was the highest number since the
process of ratification began.
The prohibition amendment becomes
effective one year after 1t has been rat
flied by the thirty sixth State.
The States formally aligning them
selves in the dry column yesterday
were Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois. IN
diana, Kansas and North Carolina.
In addition the Nebraska Senate, the
Oregon House and the Utah House
voted for ratification.
The 1ubilatton of the Prohibitionists
was tempered last night by word from
Chicago that the distillers' committee.
recently named to fight the national
movement to shut off the manufacture
and sale Of all liquor. had determined
upon a programme which might possibly
result in upsetting the effect OF yester-
DAVIS voting in some State legislatures.
! The committee adopted resolutions
! stating that fifteen of the States which
! had already ratified the prohibition
amendment, or are about TO do so, have
laws which require a referendum, and
proyide that legal steps should be taken
/ TO compel reference of the amendment
In these states TO a vote of the people.
! The committee Is expected to take
further action at its next meeting, which
will be in New York January 2S. 1t
formally organized yesterday with Sam
uel Woolner. Peoria, H.. az chairman
Henry NJ. Naylon, Rochester, n. Y, vice.
chairman: George F. Dieterle, tincin-
natl. secretary and treasurer. and Levy
MAYER, Chicago. chief counsel.
| The referendum was actively invoked
in california yesterday, when attorneys
for the Grape Growers Protective
League filed suit for an injunction tc
restrain Gov. William ID. stephens from
certifying the ratification. In support OF
the suit it was argued that all legisla
tive acts in that State must be sub
| united to n vote OF the people DeioIe pe
coming operative. A hearing was set fol
January 20.
An effort was made in the Assembly
at sacramento to force reconsideration
Of its previous ratification vote. Th'
measure was lost. As to 22. The Senate
had already registered It's approval o
the amendment.
Progress toward the ratification OF th'
Federal amendment as 1t stood las
night was: States already ratified. 80
states partly ratified, 3; States still t
vote this year. 10.
states that already have ratified th
, amendment are Arkansas. Alabama
Arizona. California, Delaware. Florida
Georgia, Idaho. Kentucky, Louisiana
Massachusetts. Mississippi, Maine. Michi
gan. Maryland. Montana. North Dakota
North Carolina, South Carolina, Sout
Dakota. Ohio. Oklahoma. TENNESSEE
Texas, West Virginia, Washington, VII
. einia, Indiana, Kansas, Illinois.
States that have partially ratified
, are Colorado tSenate). Nebraska (Sen
ate), Utah (House).
/ The States that may vote this yea
a through their Legislatures are Ne'
, York. New Hampshire. Nebraska. Mime
sofa. Iowa, Vermont, Oregon, wyoming
M Nevada ---------