Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 February 1917 — One-Third of Nation IS Now Bone Dry [ARTICLE]

One-Third of Nation IS Now Bone Dry

Absolute ’prohibition legislation took its longest stride forward in the nation’s history, Wedneday, when the House, after two hours uproarious debate, aproved by a 4 to 1 majority, a Senate measure which would cause an iron-clad barrier against the importation of liquor into prohibition ' * ** • ' • - It is expected to receive the approval of President Wilson within a week, adding to the “bone dry” territory about one third of the continental United States. »