Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-01-16
Action Starts in Califor-
MIA Oklahoma May
Be in List.
OPERATIVE IN ONE YEAR
Prohibition Effective ir
Twelve Months After
Adoption.

the required three s-fourths--havs
ratified tho prohibition eonsutu-
tionaI amendmenL several state as
semblies now In session are expected
to take action tomorrow with q prob
able race between Nebraska. Mis-
souri, ana Minnesota. ~ 10 which Will
he the isth on the list. Utah was
the sbth state 10 ratify.
ItatificNtion was cumpDese1 IN.
day by tho IcGislatsrcs os stve
seAtcs--1ows. CoDorudo, OseGun,
N~w Ilsmpahivc and Utah-aah.
Ina . total os ~ In two Aays. Of
tho % stasc~ thas have taken 90 :,
uom only II have ccstiflc1 tbess
sctioa so she lcdcs~i ssaac dspars.
nscnt. Thcy src virviaia. ksn.
tachy. Noeth Dakota. ssath Caso-
ins. Mariana, susth Deheea,
Tcsss. Montana, Dcsawsss. MaaA-
chusrsts. Asisoaa, (sssegta. lnais-
iana ard Michlean.
TSsc otlscs sssses thas have paa.
fied the anessAsDeWt ass Misals-
sippa. p1oss<la. Onto. Ohlalscaa,
Tcnnesssc. Idaho. Mains. Wsss
virxtnia, Wsshinsson. Csilsossla,
indiana. Asaaasas, Illinoas. Nsrsh
Car'aina. kansas and Alahama.
Tho Wiscons,n senate pa1sd the
amendment Yesterday. II comes W
In the house Friday.
Minnesota leaders are making Of.
forts TO pass The amendment today.
The Nebraska senate hAs passed Il
and the house has passed u on the
second reading. n comes up for
The third reading today.
Minsou1 Votes Tuaay.
The Missouri legislature will act
on the amendment today.
The amendment, under its provis-
Ions. becomes effective one year
from the date OF its final ratificA-
ton. Additional legislation by con-
Eress ~ necessary to make II opsfa-
tive and ground work for this al
ready has been laid. This Isgisla-
lure will prescribe penalties for vio-
laiions Of the amendment and de-
,ermine how and by what agencies
the Law shall he enforced.
Court action To prevent the amend
ment becoming operative already has
been started In California whore an
order temporarily restraining dover
nor stephens from signing rntifica-
tlon Of the amendment has been OBJ
tained. II has been intiinAtsd that
similar action may he taken In other
states, ~ which, II In said state laws
require that federal constitutional
must be submitted 70
A referendum.
Legislature Given Iower.
The prohibition amendment reso-
luton pass.d by congress provides
hat ratification shall be by "ths
legislatures of the several states ~
provided by the constitution"
The resolution was passed by the
senate. sb to 20. on August 1, 1911.
ana by the house. asa 10 i3s. on
December ~. 1911 Mississippi was
tho first state 10 ratify tho amend
ment. its legislature acting on Janu-
sry \. 1918
SAN FRANCIsro. Jan is.--roi-
lowing the obtaining her. yesterday
~ an order temporarily restraining
povernor William - Stevens from
signing ratification OF tho federal
liNnNNiilNU 'NNNlliu'lUNNl amend
ment u was Indicated today that
similar action may be taken In GER
tain other states n was said a,
the office % the California Crane
'itowers association that such action
In possible In 10 other states
The states. according 10 the asso-
rlation are; Arkansas Colorado.
Maine Nevada. New Mexico. Okla.
homs, oregon, ohio tthh. washing
ton Missouri and Nebraska
In these states II was said. all
legislative actions can be under tho
Jaw referred to the people and that
~ many ~ them the people have 90
days In which 10 tnke referendum.
SACRAMENTO. Cal Jan. Is
California rnnka among ne states
hat have already ratified the con
rtessiOnal I~uhihitiou resolution and
ran be included among the number
n"ccnHary 10 make the required
three -fourths ~ the states without
further official action, T. \ webb,
attorney general aaii here today In
i'scussin. the writ of injunction Is
sued IN San Francisco tn restrain
The governor from certifyln Ing To the
Can Walker Investment
'ompsny today fdr Indignation on
Rroadmonr addition. che In, On
,outh side ADV,