The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-09

of a municipality for the establishment
of a saloon and which practically results
in Statewide prohibition, to county option
and law enforcement measures OF sn;tller
scope. -
AZ the beginning OF 1913 there we're
nine States which had passed pronlblNon
laws and anti-saloon advocates aSseF'
that before the end of the present year
their aggressive organization VIII nave
nrocur.d the enactment of Statewide pro
Inhibition laws IN four more states VII
pinin. Idaho Iowa and California
Arrangements have already boen maui
,,r ,b,se states TO vote on the issue tins
year. ,o,o
The nine states before January j. 1917,
which had enacted prohibition laws W.
Georgia. Kansas, Maine. Mississippi, North
Carolina. North Dakota, Oklahoma, ZEN
nessee and West Virginia. These states
have n population OF nearly 15,ooo,ooo
persons.
II is contcndcd that there are seventeen
states in which 80 per cent. OF the pop
ulation live in so-cailed no license
t.rr,,orv These states are Alabama,
Arkansas. Colorado, Florida, Idaho IN
diana. Iowa. Kentucky, Louisiana, Miii-
nesota Nebraska. New Hampshire South
Carolina. South Dakota. Texas. vermont:
Virginia, which have population OF
more than "6,ooO,QVO. ~
per cent OF the population. II Is alleged
live IN no license territory, namely, Cali
f,rnia. Delaware. Illinois. Maryland. Mas
sachusetts Michigan, Missouri. ONO
oregon, Utah. Washington. Wisconsin,
Wyoming, of which the population Is more
than 100000.
or the Developments of the last year
the Anti-Saloon League cites the following
features. in addition to the uatonal !egis-
lation and the Arkansas law
In California sentiment has been en-
listed in favor Of prohibition, which is
To- be submitted to a vote OF the people IN
the present year. Predictions are made
that the fight viii lee SUCCESSFUL Nl the
forthcoming election.
In Colorado Important local fights were
won in 1918. One hundred and eighteen
cities and towns In that state ar" now
dry n.ty per cent OF the agricultural
districts are dry.
The Connecticut Leg stature enacted a
law ubpll~hinS free lunches In saloons
and containing provisions 70 protect mi
nors more thoroughly.
A large portion OF Idaho - dry under
the local option law and preparations
have advanced for the adoption of state
wide prohibition in 1919, High hopes are
held by tho aut-saloon people Of success
~ IN. next election
Representatives of the league declare
that Iowa win approve q statewide pro-
hldition Law iu the election 70 he held
THIS year.
Ir N.esour. eighteen local option cleo
tons were held in 1913 and seventeen ~
/ these won hl the '"Wperan@e forces The
Legislature PASSED county option law.
In Michigan the Pray law was passed
prohibiting the shipment Of liquor for
, illegal sal" into dry sections Of the state
and the storage o. liquor I'm club rooms
and similar places in no license territory.
Ia Mississippi a law was enacted Civ
ing oue-third of the liquor fines to prose %
cutting witnesses an enactment which. II
IS said, gave considerable stimulus to law
oN forCcun.ut.
Nebraska adopted an initiative and
! referendum constitutional amendmen,
which made thirteen towns dry.
| North Carolina passed search and
seizure" law 20 aid In the enforcement