The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-01

Nashville Tenn. June s0.-The
5 statute extending the provisions OF the
four mile law to the entire State be-
same effective at 12 o'clock tonight.
Under the provisions of this law II
Is unlawful to sell or tipple LIQUORS,
( wines, ales or beer as q beverage in
s Tennessee.
The manufacturers bill to prohibit
the manufacture of liquors does not
become operative until January /, six
months more time having been given
the brewers and distillers than was
given the retailers by the legislators.
The retailers Of Nashville state that
they will not attempt to evade the
law end that sales Of fntoxicants will
not be made by them.
AZ far as can be learned no test
OF the retail law Is to be made in
Davidson county. Counsel have been
retained In Nashville and in other
cities. to test the prohibition measures
- far az the manufacturers and
Wholesaler dealers are concerned.
That IL. % test 10 to be made SO far
as to persons outside the state OF
Tennessee are concerned.
The Wholesale dealers of Nashville
have been advised that they have the
right to sell their goods to 'consum-
ers outside the State Of Tennessee and
/ that they would have the right to sell
] one to another.
The wholesale dealers of Nashville
are to establish branch houses in
Kentucky from which liquors can be
purchased by people In Tennessee as
they state that they will not resort
10 any subterfuge TO sell liquors in
the State and that the Tennessee con-
su1ners who purchase from their
branch houses will be supplied from
the regular stock kept In such branch
ho,ases
In Chattanooga and Memphis II is
understood that suits will be brought
by retail dealers as well as by man
ufscturers and wholesalers.
General JEFF McCarn, Attorney
General OF Davidson county. takes the
position that liquors cannot be sold
in Tennessee after midnight tonight
either at wholesale or retail. He says
that his ONCE will vigorously prose-
cute all violators.
number of locker social clubs
have been organized in the larger
cities of the State. Those who are
10 have charge of the clubs state they
viii provide lockers. that each men,
Der will have his own locker and key
uors or beers. Under their announced
rules members are not permitted to
give drinks to other persons. and the
secretary or keeper OF the club is to
get his compensation for keeping the
rooms and looking after them.
These clubs have prepared blank
order which the member is to hll out
for liquors when his stock begins to
run low. The secretary is to take the
order, accompanied by the cash, and
forward same to a dealer outside of
the State. The liquor will be shipped
to the member OF the club in care OF
the club. and upon being received will
be placed in his locker.
The persons who have obtained the
charters state they were advised by
counsel that suoh organizations could
be maintained without violating the
law. and that they will be conducted
within the pale of the law.
Nashville is filled with hundreds OF
people from nearby towns here to
witness the going out OF liquor in this
State. All kinds of liquors were sold
today at slaughter prices and saloon
People did q rushing business. One
hundred and twenty saloons were put
out OF business here.