New-York tribune., 1907-11-20
ALABAMA BARS LIQUOR,
PROHIBITION BILL WINS.
Another Big Victory in Remarkable
Series an the South.
IBy Telegraph to The Tribune ]

Montgomery, Ala Nov 19-Alabama is now
enrolled in the list of prohibition states. With
only two negative votes out of a total of thirty
four. the Senate this afternoon passed the House
bill, thus marking another notable step in the
remarkable spread of prohibition throughout the
country in general, but in the Southern states
IN particular
The women Of Mobile who came here TO work
against the passage of the bill arguing that the
schools in their city would lose $4,000 a year
now accruing from liquor licenses If the saloons
were closed, were outgeneraled by the "drys"
On their arrival here they found the Senate gal
leries filed with prohibition delegations from
this city, Selma and Birmingham. Moreover.
when they sought entrance they were met by
little school children of Montgomery. a holiday
having been given for the purpose. who tried to
pin on each one a prohibition ribbon.
1t had been thought that there would be a
sharp contest over the passage of the bill. This
final hope of the anti prohibitionists was diss-
pated when Senator Lusk, IN charge of the bill,
announced that it had been agreed. in the in
terests Of equity that the measure, when passed.
would not become effective until January :. 1909
When the final roll was called only Senators
Hammer and SpraSins voted against enactment.
The action being taken in other states in the
South TO abolish the liquor traffic has been
powerful weapon IN the campaign Of the Ala
bama prohibttor;ats. thus brought 20 fruition
TO day. The half victory Of the "drys" in Deia-
ware at the election, November 5. their gains ia
Illinois and other states the same day, and
finally President RooseveIt's proclamation last
Saturday, admitting Oklahoma prohibition
state, including Oklahoma and Indian Territory.
clinched their arguments.
The prohibition leaders pointed exutantly to-
night to the fact that the sale Of liquor below
the Mason and Dixon line. with the exception of
Maryland and Delaware. is now practically con
fined 10 the larger cities and towns In the
majority of these. moreover. II is either for
hidden or strictly regulated. Birmingham. At
lanta and Knoxville, within a radius of one hun
dred and fifty miles of one another, voted di-
rectly for prohibition,
Georgia will become prohibition state stimuli
taneously with the coming Of the new year.
In North Carolina more than 95 per cent of the
territory has barred liquor. In South Carolina
nearly one-half of the counties have done the
same. Virginia and West Virginia have each
considerably more than half their territory
dry" In Florida liquor is prohibited in three
fourths of the state. Mississippis prohibition
percentage now is 30, and it is steadily growing.
Louisiana allows saloons in only one-third Of
the state. Arkansas has ffty-eight dry coun-
ties out of seventy-fve. In Texas liquor is sold
in only forty-seven counties, while In fifty
others it is partially prohibited. this out Of a
total of 243 In Tennessee only four counties
will allow the sale after April l. 1903 Finally.
in Kentucky long famed for its whiskey. 80
per cent of the territory, despite the vrulent OPP
position of Henry Watterson, is dry
Maryland thus far is the only Southern state
which has not taken decided step for pro-
hibition The Anti-Saloon League in that state
is now thoroughly organized. and decisive vic
tories there are confidently looked for soon by
the Prohibition leaders