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and local option prevailing in many
others, 1t is said that more than half
the nation Is under prohibition laws.
Maine. North Dakota. Kansas. and
Georgia, aye the States where statu-
tory prohibition rules.
The following statement OF the con
ditious regarding the States where H.
cense and local prohibition exist In
varying degrees. complied by temper
Rncc advocates .is as follows:
Majority of the counties
dry: part OF others also. \ county
option law has just been passed. mov
ing for State prohibition In the next
two or three years.
Arkansas Sixty out or scven,;-
eight counties dry Much dry territory
in other counties,
California Four dry counties and
much dry territory In other counties.
Colo ado-Locnl option law. 1907.
ConneCiicut-Town local option:
nincty-sIN nolIccnse to scvcnty.two
licousc towns.
Delawarc--lla Half dozen dry towns.
State no.liccnsc campaign; vote ON
November ;. 1907.
forty-fivc. Few saloons In the state
Move for State prohibition. led by
Gov. Broward
Idaho-Llcensc Sunday law only.
passed in 1905.
llinois-Prolnbly 200 dry towns.
Local option law, recently passed. Two
dry counties.
Indians-Thrce dry counties: 10
dry townships out OF 1916. Half of
population III dry territory.
Iowa-Sixtyfivc out of ninety.ninc
counties dry; eleven other counties
have only ono saloon town Move for
State prohibition again under way
kcntncky-Ninety-scvcn cut OF 40
counties dry; only four counties en-
tircly wet. Saloons close on Sun.
days
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES oighths of state
dry. Orders may not be solicited or
received in dry territory.
Maryland-Ten out of twenty-throe
counties dry. two nearly dry. ana two
others where liquor is sold is only
ono place.
Observation-Disclosures option by cit.
les and towns. 25O being dry aud 100
wet. Laws strict aud well enforced
Michlgan-County option. with n
few dry counties. If county votes wet
II reverses dry vote IN small unit.
Minnesota-Licensc. with village 10.
cal option; 1913 dry municipalities.
sunday closing in entire State.
mississippi Sixty eight out of soy
enty-fivc counties dry. State prohibi.
lion campaign actively under way.
MIssouri-Forty counties dry. sun
day closing rigidly enforced by Gov.
Folk.
observation-disclosures.
| Nebraska--Village and city option +:
400 dry and 600 wet towns.
\ Nevada-License with little restric.
ton. No chance to vote on question
of prohibition.
New Hampshire Nominally prohibi.
ton. modified by local sentiment
Trend Is toward prohibition; GO per
cent. OF population in dry territory.
New Jcrsey-Local option law.
New Yorktown and township op.
ton 500 DRY towns
North Carolina-Fcw saloons: cam.
paisn for State prohibition. with the
governor leading the fight
Ohio-Out of 1876 townships. 1.1iO
ere dry. GO per cent of municipalities
dry and 100000 people living in dry
residence districts in wet cities Coun
ty prohibition assured-prolably at
next session
Oregon-Twelve dry counties and
40 dry municipalities in other coun-
ties
Oklahoma-53j saloons In the state
Part formerly in Indian Territory has
had prohibition twenty-one years and
constitutional convention adopted sim.
liar provision to apply to entire state
If so declared by popular vote
sylvania-Liccnsc, with priv
legc of rcmonstrancc.
Rhode lsland-Sixtcen dry munich.
palities out of thirty-cight
South Carolina Recently passed a
county local option and repealed dis
pensary law; move for State prohibit
ton following Gcorsia's victory.
South Dakota-Largc section of the
State dry.
Tcnncssec-Saloons excluded from
Virginia Again to the Front
i Virginia products have been fully
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