The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-01-20
MAKE A MONKEY !L.EA I!| !G5H!.
Atlanta S Prohibition Advice to
Savannah Is Amusing.
law IS FLAORANTLY VIOLATED

In Shade of the Capitol Beer Is
Openly Sold in AtIanta's Old Bar
rooms. Brings FOrcibly to Mind
the Old Saw About Sweeping Be-
fore Ones Own Door. The Stran-
DER in Town Is Provided For, Too.
ATLANTA, Ga.-The way some
neoDIe in Atlanta are flashing them
selves into righteous rage over re-
norted conditions anent the prohibit
tion situation in Savannah is enough
To make the prOverbial brass monkey
20 into laughing commissions. The
old saw about sweeping before the
doors of home before making excur-
sions to other places where the
broom may be needed is hardly ap-
n1icable to the situation; for condi-
tions in Savannah are treated under
the vague designation reported"
while the trash around Atlanta S
door is well-knOwn.
Big a Joke as Savannah's.
It is believed that a fairly honest
effort has been made to enforce pro-
hibition in the capital city of the
state, but the situation is almost as
big a Joke as it is reported" to be
in Savannah. While the Gal in the
Fountain no longer looks down upon
the refreshing mint julep and you
can get nothing more stimulating
than buttermilk in the Kimball
House bar the man who cannot sat
isfy desire to tank up" here at
any time must be a pretty slow in
diyidual indeed. There are no places
where you may walk up to a bar
and order a cocktail or a whisky
sour, excepting, possibly, some of the
clubs, but as for opportunity to gaic
possession of the ingredients, or re-
liable and satisfying substitutes
therefor, there are a plenty. Even
the most particular in the matter of
drinking may find surcease for the
demands of the most refined palate
if he possesses friends of average in
fuence and acquaintance.
Sold Under Shadow of Capitol.
right under the shadow of the state
capitol where one may walk up to a
counter and call for Blue Ribbon,
Budweiser, Peel, Schlitz, and most
any other brand of malt liquor and
be served without question or hest
tation. The man behind the bar will
not even pretend that the liquid he
served you is a substitute for or i'm
itation of these well known brands
Of refreshments; but on the contrary
if you avOw the least suspicion he
will take offense, and if you insist,
perhaps, place before your gaze con-
vincing specimen with the label I'M
detached. The only way in which
the well-knOwn beers differ, so far
as the best cultivated tastes can de-
termine, is in that they are served
minus the usual label, precautiOn be-
ing taken to wash that appurtenance
from the bottle before the article is
made matter of public sale.
Near Beer Now Is Funny.
These places are in operation I'M
der at least the partial license of the
city and the state governments. AS
Tor selling substitutes for beer or
near beer, such an intimation would
be joke. Beers reputed to contain
more than 5 per cent. of alcohol are
sold; and in fact one of the popular
brands does it's work of intoxication
so we'll and so rapidly that it has
earned the title of near whisky"
Competition is so rife that one firm
sends to New York for it's goods in
order to get a brand of suitable ap-
peallng strength.
inducements for the Drinker.
Comfortable seats and tables are
supplied for the customers who may
desire to linger, feature not per-
mlssible under the old system.
There are screens, when in the old
days there were none. There are
lunches served free, to enhance the
attractions, a feature abolished in
the old days. There is the same old
counter, the same old mirror, the
same old pictures, and the same old
everything, excepting spirituOus liq-
uors, even to the proprietor and the
White-aproned bartender as in the
old days. And all are in the same
Ola places, almost without exceptions,
formerly used.
Breweries Break Record.
Despite Atlanta's position as the