The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-01-17

the supreme courts have decided
against referendum"
Asked as to how the prohibitionists
succeeded in getting New York state,
one of the wettest commemorative in
the union into the dry" column. Mr..
Anderson said the miracle was ac-
complished unwittingly by the liquor
interests and Tammany." He went on:
Tammany put into its platform in
1918 an prohibition plank and
tried to carry the legislature. The
republican candidates, generally, de-
clared for ratification and were elect
ed. Because Tammany had made it
party matter the republicans did
likewise. Tammany chiefly was in
terested in electing a governor and
did elect governor but the 'drys' won
the legislature because they knew
ratification would be up to the assem-
bly, and senate and that it would not
go to the governor for signature. The
election gave us four-fifths of the
representatives in both houses com
mitted to prohibition. We simply beat
the Tammany vets at their own
game. Two-thirds of New York state
already was dry by local opinion.
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finally adopted by congress on De-
cember IS. 1917, with a restrictive
clause, hitherto unknown in legislative
procedure. that it would be imperative
tunless ratified within seven years. 1t
required only 10 months. The vote in
the house was PSI to 12S and in the
senate 65 to 20.
Submission of the amendment to
| the states came at a time when many
legislatures We're assembling. Missis-
sippi quickly put its approval on the
amendment and was followed in order
by Virginia, Kentucky, South Caro-
: lima, North Dakota, Maryland Mon
tana, Texas. Delaware, South Dakota,
Massachusetts. Arizona, Georgia, Lou
isiana. Florida, Michigan, Ohio, Okla
thoma, Maine. Tennessee, Illinois. Colo
RADIO. West Virginia, Idaho, California,
Indiana. Arkansas, North Carolina,
Washington, Alabama, Kansas, Ore
gon. Utah, Iowa, New Hampshire and
Nebraska, making the required SO
states, three-fourths of the union, for
the aemndment to become effective
Nine more states likewise gave their
ratification, As in all, as follows: wy
oming, Missouri, Minnesota, wiscon-
sin, Nevada, New Mexico, Vermont,
New York and Pennsylvania
Acting secretary of state Frank L.
Polk proclaimed the amendment as
part of the constitution under date of
January 20. 1919, but it goes into
effect one year from the date of rati-
fication by the 10th state. AS that
took place on January 10. 1919, the
amendment is operative, according to
the bureau of internal revenue, at
midnight of tonight.
To enforce constitutional prbhibi-
tion congress enacted a bill so dras-
tic that a man can be fined or put in
Jail for even playing a picture
Of brewery or a key. Right to
store liquor in ones own home for
personal use stood up, however,
against vigorous attacks in both SEN
ate and house.
Alcoholic beverages still may be
produced for medicinal and sacramen-
tai uses, and alcohol will continue to
be made for scientific and industrial
purposes, but many safeguards are
provided that the law shall not be
violated. The home manufacture and
consumption of Notwithstanding cider
and fruit juices is permitted by law.
In the manufacture of cereal drinks,
commonly referred to as near beer,
it was provided that other names shall
be used than beer, ale or porter.
Places where intoxicating liquors
are sold can be declared a nuisance
and abated as such, and the persons
guilty Of maintaining them are pun
ishable under the criminal sections OF
the enforcement law. Punishments for
violations of the law vary, according
10 the nature of the violation and
whether it is first or subsequent Of
Tense, the penalties running as high as
$4,000 fine and two years inprison-
ment. Advertising OF liquors by any
means or method is prohibited.
Search for contraband liquor is
permitted under warrants, except that
private dwellings may not be searched
unless used for Illegal sale or in part
for business purposes. Seized whis-
key and property used in illegal sale
or transportation are to be destroyed, |
the owner having no property rights [
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