The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1907-11-09
THE IDAHO SCIMITAR.

license to seventy-two license towns.
Delaware-Falf dozen dry towns The three
political divisions of the State vote separately on
license or no license in November, 1907.
Florida-Thirty- seven dry counties out of forty
five. Governor Broward out for State prohibition
Georgia Prohibition law passed August S, 1907
to take effect January l. 1908
Idaho-License. Sunday law only passed in 1905
Enthusiastically 600 dry towns Local option
law recently passed, Ten dry counties
Indana-Half of population in dry territory
1owa-Sixty-ive out of ninety-nine counties dry.
Eleven other counties have only one saloon town
apiece.
Kansas-Prohbition since 1880. Of the los coun-
ties in the State only twenty-one have any paupers
thirty-fve have their ails absolutely empty thirty
seven have criminal cases on their dockets After
Maine, Kansas spends more money relative to popu-
laton for schools than any State in the Union
Kentucky-Ninety out of 119 counties dry Only
four counties wholly wet. Saloons closed on Sundays
Louisiana-Seven-eig hths of the country districts
dry. Orders may not be solicited received in dry
territory Least prohibition sentiment of any of
Southern States
Maine-Prohbition law enforced in nine-tenths
of the State Maine was in 1855, the year it went
dry, of the most drunken and poorest of States.
In 1900 it had banks and $22, 100000 more
money deposited in them than the wide-open State
of Ohio with six times as many people Maine,
without ST of revenue from the saloon has more
schools to every 1000 of her people and more teach
in proportion to her school population than any
other of the forty-fve States. Maine newspapers
have largest circulation in proportion to population
in the Union.
Massachusetts-Loca1 option by cities and towns,
$50 being dry and 100 wet Laws strict and we'll
enforced
Mchigan-County option with few dry counties.
No chance to vote by smaller units. If county votes
wet, it reverses dry vote in smaller unit
Minnesota-License with village local option 1913
dry municipalities. Sunday closing in entire State.
County option, defeated in last Legislature dom-
nant issue for pending campaign
Mississippi-Seventy out of seventy-fve counties
dry State prohibition campaign actively under way.
Governor Noel nominated at recent Democratic pr-
maries State prohibition plank.
Acknowledgements out of 115 counties dry
as against three dry counties in 1905. Sunday
rests have decreased IS per cent in St. Louis and
IS per cent in Kansas City since enforcement of
Sunday closing law throughout State by Governor
Folk. In this falls elections eleven counties went
Try and one, Benton wet by majority of only sixty.
Montana-License
Nebraska-Vi11age and city option. Four hundred
vet and 600 dry towns.
Nevada-License with little restriction.
New Hampshire Sixty-two per cent of popula-
ion in dry territory. State prohibition defeated in
9O2
New Jersey-Local option law. Liquor question
eething. Republicans wish to extend law still fur
her; Democrats lodging. Election November, 1907
New Yorktown and township option. Three
hundred dry towns.
fo-
tate prohibition with Governor Glenn leading fight