Evening star., 1933-11-05
S|XSTATES TO VOTE
ION REPEAL TUESDAY
Required So to NuI|ity Pro-
hibition Amendment Are
Expected.
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and bond issues for unemployment re-
lief.
| Ohio also votes on its State prohibf-
| ton amendment and on limitation of
! real estate taxes, reorganization of
county governments and old-age pen
Sions.
Virginia elects a Senator. Governor
and 100 members of the State House of
Representatives, and other State Off
| cialS. Senator Byrd appointed by Gov.
made Secretary of the Navy, is the
Democratic nominee. He is opposed by
Henry A. Wise, Republican.
North Carolina has a complicated
prohibition repeal election. 1t will de-
be State convention to cast formally
! the States vote on the twenty-flrst
amendment on December 6. and to elect
delegates to the State convention. if it
| is held. The unit system is to be used
in the balloting.
The repeal step remaining if they
oppose prohibition Tuesday is ratifica-
I ton by State conventions which was
provided for in the joint resolution of
amendment. Twenty-nine States al
ready have held their conventions. Four
others, Texas, Maine. New Mexico and
Florida. have voted against prohibition
and hold conventions before this month
| is out.
Convention Called.
Kentucky. certain that its vote Tues
day will be for repeal. has called a con-
/ ycntion for Nnvnpohnr C7 South Earn
lina's is set for December 4. and il 1t
be the thirty-fifth State to ratify.
On the day following, December S,
repealists confidently expect the eight
eenth amendment to be stricken from
the Constitution. Three States will be
in a race to determine which shall be
the thirty sixth State, providing of
course. that their citizens favor repeal
in Tuesdays voting. The odds favor
Pennsylvania. because its convention is
scheduled for noon. Ohio's also Is
called for noon, but there is an hours
! difference in time. Utah's convention
likewise is to meet at noon-tWo hours
later in time.
Unless the other times are advanced.
1t appears likely Pennsylvania will pass
her resolution and rush the certificate
I VI idlIAtdtiOll w pldllc W WdSllulS tOil
so that the Secretary of Stationary issue
proclamation during :he afternoon.
The Attorney Generals office has
ruled that as soon as the thirty-sixth
State has ratified. repeal is effective
, and that the proclamation is a formal
ity. 1t is possible, therefore. for liquor
to be sold legally on the afternoon of
December 5 in those States that have
repealed their dry laws
Sale in 10 States.
The sale of liquor will be permissible
IN 10 States Immediately upon repeal.
They are Arizona, California. Colo
| RADIO, Connecticut, Delaware. Illinois,
Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland. Montana,
Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico New
York. Oregon. Pennsylvania. Rhode
Island, Washington and wisconsin. OF
these, 10 States have liquor control
laws while eight have plans for special
sessions to be held before repeal to pass
such laws In 16 other States. the sale
OF liquor VIII become possible by act Of
the Legislature repeating or modifying
Arkansas. Georgia. Iowa. Massachusetts
Michigan. Minnesota, Mississippi Mis-
souri,. New Hampshire. North Carolina.
North Dakota, South Carolina, Tennes-
See, vermont ana virginia.
In Massachusetts and Iowa Legis-
latures meet this month to consider
State control laws now being framed
by the Governors commissions; In
January, Michigan's Legislature consid-
ers control; Missouri's Legislature is
considering control law; Minnesota's
Legislature is to be called into special
session and Virginia's Legislature meets
in January.
Wet leaders believe that by the end
OF January at least 25 States Will have
Iegallzed sale Of distilled spirits. Gov
ernment legal authorities have ruled
that Congress must specifically repeal
the Volstead act in relation to Alaska
tne District OF Columbia. Hawaii Puerto
Rlco and the Canal Zone before sale of
liquor Will be permitted The Philip
pines are not affected and the sale of
liquor IN Guam is regulated by the Gov
ernor.
No Action in Nine States.
In nine States no steps have been
taken toward repeal. In flve-Georgla
Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and
North Dakota-no provision has been
made for elections. The other four
Montana Nebraska, Oklahoma and
South Dakota-are to vote in 1884.
Louisiana and Montana will become wet
anyway # repeal is ratified.
In 13 States it will require another
repeater by the people before liquor
sales are permissible Some have rati-
fed the tWenty-first amendment, but
they have State constitutional prohi-
bition.
OF the 13, only Ohio will vote this
year. The States are Florida. Idaho,
Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Nebraska,
Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Utah.
West Virginia and Wyoming.
With repeal, the Federal Government
surrenders its direct policing powers, but
its concern with the manufa cture sale
and shipment of liquors is not ended.
Administration officials look for a
minimum of $500000,00O in revenue
from legalized liquor. Predictions have
been made that the domestic tax on
liquor will be between $3.50 and So
gallon. and that the import tax, now at
SIS gallon, will be reduced. perhaps to
So gallon. It is regarded as certain.
also, that States will impose their own
taxes, and it is believed that the mini
mum the consuming public will have
to bear will be c.ose to billion dollars.
Repeal of Special Taxes.
The Federal Governments half bill
lion will not be net. however Four
special taxes levied by the special ses-
sion of Congress last Spring would be
repealed. They are the extra levy of
half cent a gallon on gasoline, the
per cent tax on dividends the capital
stock tax and excess profits tax.
The gasoline tax and the dividends
tax would be dropped January /: the
capital stock tax on July l at the end
OF the taxpayers taxable year and
the excess profits tax will be dropped.
Chairman Hill of the ways and
means subcommittee now considering
tax changes has announced that it is
the committees intention to propose