The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-11-07
SOUTH DRYER IBAN EVER.
Wave Of Prohibition Spreading
All over the Gentry.
,ISEoxy1iIc "Dry' with a Whoor-
There is Vow Not d Li-erssed
saloon in tile Tennessee City s

Knoxville, Tenn, This city went
~drye at midnight. There is now not
one saloon IN knoxville, and in all the
State the licensed saloon exists n
only four cities-Memphis, Nashville.
Chattanooga and Lafolette. Ths
wave OF prohibition fs spreading all
over the South, the people expressing
themselves with a unanimity and de-
cision that leaves no doubt as to their
feelings against the saloon.
The saloons here have bean closing
e intervals ever since dark. Their
stocks had practically been sold out
at G D.. M, and IS fast as the last
drop of wet goods was disposed OF the
saloons put up their shutters for
good. Citizens OF all classes have Fl
several days been stocking III their
homes, as have the clubs. the mem
bers OF which have been provided
with private lockers, aud the saiesi
have / en- unprecedented. Thesdeath
of the liquor traffic was marked at
night by much registering, and the
! entire police force AMI every deputy
| sheriff and constable OF the county
was on duty, alert for possible trouble
on the most eventfpl night in the
history OF the city. No serious tTou-
BILE was reported.
Prohibition was procured here IN
| der the Pendleton law, which permits
the reincorporation OF local govern
ments with the saloon OUT The
method OF destroying the saloon was
through the adoption o. new charters,
! in which liquor selling is forbidden.
The rumors that the liquor interests
would make an effort to thwart tfe
operations OF the law and of the ne7
| charter are found to be untrue. Most
of the saloonkeepers announced dur
ing the afternoon that they would
close at 10 p. m, Ind they did SO.
| Knoxville is thus without a licensed
saloon for the first time in nor than
100 years. Early city records show
that liquor was sold in taVerns in
1895, and it was probably sold to
the Indians, on the banks of the Ten
ressee River, prior to that time.
! Knoxville voted on the question OF
saloons ON March IL last, and pro-
hibition won by nearly 1000 majority.
The election was the most exciting
ever held here, women and children
taking a very active part. There
were more than 100 saloons in opera
ton. In the sister State OF Kentucky,
10 OF the 119 counties are dry.
EriStoI's Twenty-Five Saloons Closed.
Bristol, Tenn.-The last OF the
twenty-five saloons which Bristol had
only a few months ago closed, when
thirteen establishments went out of
existence. All trains have D7en
crowded with passengers from East
Tennessee and Southwest Virginia,
who have carried away packages OF
whisky, while the daily shipments
have crowded the express cars.
Prohibition For All OF alabama.
Montgomery, Ala.-Flushed with
their triumph In obtaining prohibition
for Birmingham, other Alabama cities
and several counties, the liquor fight
ers are preparing to demand from the
|. coming Legislature a law allowing
] the people to vote for constitutional
I prohibition. The new move was an
nounced by DR.. w. B. Crumpton,
president of the Anti-Saloon League.
The plan is to amend the organic law,
and with the present attitude of the
people toward the liquor traffic, it is
a foregone conclusion that the sale OF
liquor will receive its death blow.
+ 1t has also been definitely decided
that the Legislature will be asked to
pass a general prohibition measure,
the anti-liquor forces feeling that it
can be passed without trouble.
Georgia goes dry on January i on
which date AsheVille, n. c., will also
eliminate its saloons.
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