The National tribune., 1909-05-13
In Arkansas the House passed a bill

In Arkansas the House passed a bill
for Statewide prohibition, to take ef-
feet July 1. The Senate amended the
bill so as to submit the question to the
4 voters on July 18. The House refused
to concur in this, and passed another
Statewide bill, to take effect Jan. 1.
The House also passed joint resolu-
ton for an amendment to the constitu-
ton preventing the sale of liquor in the
tState.
Tennessee will be dry after July /.
AT present liquor is only sold in Nash
vile, Chattanooga, Memphis and La
Toilette. The other go Counties are
practically dry.
Of the 119 Counties in Kentucky, 81
are entirely dry, while the remaining %
are partially so. There is Nv allow
ing cities of the first, second, third and
fourth classes to form a separate unit
and vote independently, and this allows
them to permit saloons in the larger
places. Marion County, in which there
are eight large distilleries, has gone dry.
It is believed that in Indiana 81 Coun-
ties will be dry before the next State
election, leaving only Marion, Allen,
lVanderburg, Vigo and Wayne, which
contain large cities, wet. In Adams
County, where the people are mostly
Germans or of German descent, and in
several mining Counties the drys sue
ceeded by victories startling to the sa-
loon men. On the other hand, Wayne
County, the stronghold of Quakerism,
voted wet. In Wayne County the sa-
loon men, however, were wise in their
day and generation, kept orderly places,
strictly obeyed the laws, and closed at
IL o'clock at night and on Sunday. This
fact is having strong influence upon
the brewers, who are modifying their
attitude.
| In Illinois are 102 Counties, of which
81 are dry; 35 have from one to three
Townships where liquor is sold. Only
one County, Monroe, just below st.
Louis, allows the sale of 1uor thruout
its entire area. The bus ess men are
generally strongly in fassr of prohibi-
tion, because the working people have
more money under it to spend for gro
ceries, boots and shoes and dry goods.
April 4, 27 Counties in Michigan vot-
ed, of which 19 went dry and the re-
naming II are strictly enforcing a To-
cal option law. None of the large cities
voted on the liquor question, and in
Washtenaw County, where the Univer-
sity Of Michigan is situated at Ann Ar
Dor, there was majority of 1,00e Tor
the saloons, which gave the Temper
ance people severe JOLT
Prohibition has gained in Minnesota,
tho no County is solidly against liquor
The license fee is extremely high, $1.750
in some places, and is sufficient to pay
the municipal expenses, and yet the
people have voted out the saloons in
many places.
In Iowa So Counties are absolutely
dry, % wet and IL have saloons by vir-
tue of local petitions.
In Missouri "a Counties are entirely
dry, II others have only saloons in one
or two towns, which are permitted to
vote independently from the remainder
of the County on local option. The law
is well executed, with Sunday closing
and early closing at night
In Nebraska no license may be issued
for less than $500, and $1,000 is charged
for license in cities of over 10000
population. In Lincoln the fee is $500 |
a year. OF the 1000 cities and towns
in the State 451 have voted out saloons. |
In South Dakota the Supreme Court i
has decided that before a license for |
saloon can be granted an election must |
be held and a majority cast in favor
of it.
In Utah the Mormon Church is ac-
lively on the side of prohibition, and |
an earnest fight is going on for State
wide prohibition.
Prohibition has made remarkable
headway in Colorado. There are now
seven Counties entirely dry, four others
have only one saloon each and three
others have only three saloons each.
Two of the three Counties in Della
ware have no saloons, but there are still
saloons and breweries in New Castle
County, which includes Wilmington 1t
looks as if Kent and SUSSEX Counties
will remain dry and Wilmington wet.
Maine is having more than her usual
trouble in enforcing her claim to be a
prohibition State. For 10 years there
was open notification Of the law, with
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