Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-11-27
WHAT THE STATES
ARE NOW DOING
DETAILS OF GREAT INTEREST.

DETAILS OF GREAT INTEREST
[ Statistics on the prohibition move
'nent gathered by the New York
World and published in the World
Almanac show the following facts:
"Alabema-Since the repeal Of
statewide prohibition . number OF
counties have voted on county option,
the majority Of them going wet.
| "Arkansss-In October, 1912, state
wide prohibition was rejected at q
referendum election by a majority Of
N,do0
"California-During the past yea1
there have been 157 local option cleo.
lions. Out of fifty-seven cities vot-
ing, thirty went wet. The total wet
vote in all the cities and supervisorial
districts showed majority of 54,226
in favor of the licensed sale of liq-
uors.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS prohibition
was defeated by $4,000 majority with
women voting for the first time in
any statewide election.
, "Connecticut-Fifty -four. towns
voted recently on the question Of IL
cense, forty Of them deciding to re-
tain the licensed and regulated sa-
loon.
"Georgia-The 'Tippins' bill to
close the near-beer saloon was vetoed
j by the governor. and failed to pass
! over his veto. There is . strong
movement for the repeal Of the
state-wid enactment.
"Idaho-Seveuteen of the twenty
seven counties of Idaho are dry. In
local option elections Boise voted wet
and four counties went from dry to
wet
"Illinois-The population Of wet
places in this state is 3,198, 7s1, and
that Of dry places 7O4,809.
"Indiana-Of forty-six cities vot-
ing, thirty voted wet. Thirty nine
townships voted wet and 161 voted
dry. The county option law in this
state has been repealed.
! "Kansas-Prohibition.
"Maine-The prohibition amend
Iment to the constitution was retained
by only 730 votes-all that were left
Of $4,000 majority.
Maryland - The anti-saloon
leagues bill extending county option
to all counties not already dry was
defeated in the senate.
"Massachusetts-The only import
ant change was the return by .Glou-
cester to license.
" "Michigan-The majority of this
state is wet. Only 763,501 persons
are living in so-called dry territory,
while 1,9S7,702 are living in wet ter
ritory. Recent elections show a net
loss to the prohibition side.
'Minnesota-The license question
has been IN issue, but the state re-
mains wet
Observation-Disclosures.
New Jersey-The legislature re-
jected q local option bill that was
strongly urged by the anti-saloon
league.
New York-Recent local option
elections have not materially changed
the status Of the state, which is wet.
"North Decentralization.
North Observation-Disclosures of
this state are opposed to the initia-
tive and referendum, declaring that
its adoption would open prohibition
fight. The state is dry.
"Oklahoma-Because Of an objec-
tionable bill, Oklahoma defeated the
repeal Of it's statewide provision. It
is said Oklahoma will repeal prohibi-
ton at any time q regulatory choice
i offered
"Ohio-The anti-saloon league was
defeated in it's effort to prevent q
constitutional amendment licensing
the liquor traffic by a majority Of
$4,000. The legislature passed a
regulatory law, which was opposed
by the anti.saloon league. A ma
jority Of the counties returned to Ii
cerse after q period Of dryness under
the county option law.
"South Carolina Sdispensary
system. There is strong agitation for
the return Of the licensed liquor
dealer.
South Dakota-A majority Of the
towns went wet in elections of two
thirds Of the cities and towns. Not
: single town or city in the Black
Hills voted dry.
"Tennessee-Under a legislative
enactment prohibiting the sale Of
liquors within four miles Of school
house. The prohibition law is not en-
forced in the cities, and there - q
strong demand for the repeal of the
four mile law. ........ .-:~-
Nv s.Texas-Defeated statewide and
it's anti-prohibition gov
ernor by : large majority.
aUtah-Local option, with the
cities and towns as the unit. .u d.
HVirginia-An enabling bill pro-
yiding for . statewide election was
defeated in the senate"
BOONE, IOWA. ..
Mrs. Turner Cary, the evangelist
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