The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-10-20
Rv RAIDER wINGET

NEW YORK, Oct. 20.-Three out of every four persons casting bal lots on the question this year have | favored repeal of the Prohibition Amendment, but majority of states under today's conditions would be dry if repeal were eff fected.
 Citizens of only 19 states would be able to take a legal drink of hard liquor, under widely varying sets of laws. Those drinking | conditions would vary from revived liouor statutes to newly planned state control laws and from sa- looms permitted by local option to drug stores licensed by the state. Control Measures | There are 29 states in which either constitutional or statutory bans on liquor would prevent a return to the general pre-prohibi- tioin status. But with B of the necessary 36 states approving re- peal of the Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution, many states are drafting liquor control meas ures ranging from local option to | statewide regulation.
 In some states there are neither prohibition statutes nor new H. ouor control laws, and if national prohibition is repealed these same states will revert to ancient reg ulatons.
 A few states, often after urging by repealists, have set up sys- tenn of liquor control regulations. Following is summary Of con- ditions in each state:
 ALABAMA-Efforts to repeal the strict state prohibition laws were defeated before Alabama voted three to two for national repeal.
 ARIZONA-The state prohibition law has been repealed, and the Legislature has enasted a control statute. The law would ban sa- looms.
 ARKANSAS-Voted for national repeal, but is bone dry under It's own laws.
 CALIFORNIAN state liquor control act would become effec- tive on national repeal. An act now in effect regulates beer with some provisions applicable to hard liquor. Many old control laws remain
 COLORADO-All laws relating to liauor regulation and control repealed last year. Legislature ad- ieurned recently after deciding to bar consumption on the premises of any liquor that might be sold in event of repeal A commission | is working now unofficially for control suggestions.
 CONNECTICUT-The state has law looking both to present beer control and possible future hard l liquor control.
 DELAWARE-Similar law in this state with enforcement and reg ulation vested in a one-man com mission. Saloons are barred, hours limited. manner of sale outlined. FLORIDA-Four of the states 67 counties would be wet if state and national prohibition should be repealed, although persons in all counties could obtain liquor legal itv. The state voted for national repeal and on November 13, 1884, votes on state repeal. GEORGIA-Aside from an ex- traordinary session of the Leglsla- ture. no action to alter the states bone-dry status can be taken un- til the regular 1885 session.
 IDAHO-voters in 1917 forever prohibited sale of intoxicants, but this year voted for national re- peal. Beer has been legalized' and machinery has been establish ed looking to liquor control ana state repeal.
 INDIANA-General assembly es- tablished drug store monopoly on spurious liquor, such as wheskey and gin, obtainable now on pre- scription only This status would not be altered in the event of national repeal. Beer and wlne can be sold only with food.
 ILLINOIS - State prohibition statutes wiped off the state; H. quor control commission drafting act to go into effect in event of repeal.
 IOWA-State voted for national repeal, State prohibition, establish ed in 1915, would continue after national repeal unless stricken from the books.
 KANSAS-Since 1880 the state has been dry and will continue dry after national repeal.
 KENTUCKY-Distillers working to capacity. old plants being re- habilitated, but state is dry The people may not have the oppor- l. ,,oes na t1,a ctata dry