The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1919-01-24

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Little Liquor on Hand -
The nation is going dry under cir
4 Fcunlstances unpropitious for those
forehanded citizens who would lay in
a great store Of liquors for the arid
years TO come. There will be little
liquor obtainable:
In the first place, neither whisky
nor beer is being manufactured now,
the breweries and distilleries having
been shut down as a result of war
legislation for the conservation of the
grain supplies. The visible supply of
whisky Jan. was approximately 100,-
100000 gallons and Of beer about 10,-
100000 barrels. The manufacture of
wine will cease May under the war
prohibition law.
sE:: ~ Certify Action
#@, OF the 40 states that have taken
action,s only IN haVe certifieds their
action to the federal state department.
I, They are Virginia, Kentucky, North
Dakota, Texas, Montana, Delaware,
Massachusetts, Arizona, Georgia, Loui.
siana, Michigan.
The action, however, is merely per-
functory and tho other states are ex-
pected to send in their certificates i'm
mediately.
The amendment, under it's provi-
? sions, becomes effective one year from
the date of its final ratification. With
ratification completed this month,
many believe that it is certainty
= that the country will become perman-
emily "dry" next July, the date on
which the special wartime prohibition
recently enacted by congress goes into
effect.
That law prevents the manufacture
and sale of intoxicants for beverage
purposes and remains in force until
the demoblization of the nations war
armies is completed.
q Doubtless sthat emergency wartime
|. measure win 5be effective over the
seven months or so that will elapso
after July until the constitutional
bone dry act, now about to be adopted
7 becomes effective.
% Constitutional enactment thus be-
comes effective, but additional legisla-
tion by congress will be necessary to
make it operative and groundwork for
this already has been laid. This legis-
letiop will prescribe penalties for viol-
atoms of the amendment and deter
\ NINE how and by what agencies the
law shall be enforced.
Ratified in 13 Months
sSS It took the drys 100 years to get the
national prohibitory amendment sub
4 smitted by congress to the several
states. -
Once it was submitted, it took the
legislatures Of the necessary S6 states
Just one year and one month lacking
5sone day, to ratify The amendment.
5 Theresolution providing for the fed
seral amendment was passed by the.
sTnited States senate, SIS to 90, Aug. i.
1911, and by the house, ,2S2 to'128, Dec
1917 Mississippi was the first
state to 5ratify the amendment, its
Legislature acting Jan. 8, 1918, the
senate. % to S and the house SO to 8. n
The s econd state to, ratify the
/ amendment was Virginia, which took
final action Jan, II 1918, te seate vot-
Ing so to 8 and the house I 66 to 10.
North Dakota 9Th, Jan. 25, 1918.
National prohibition having been
= snchieved with the ratification of the
constitutional amendment, the Anti
! saloon League of America, which con
Quoted the successful campaign again
Hst LIQUOR, is now devoting its attention
TO the two following questions:
How to keep the American people
esons the water wagon after national
Esprohibi bitiOn goes Into effect, d. ..s
low to extend prohi hibition to the: