The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-12-28
SALOONS IN
ARIZONA CLOSE
ON FRIDAY
Bars That Have Figured in
Song and Story Go Out Of
business With Enforcing of
Prohibition.

famous old Arizonn saloon viii pass
out 81 existence when the statewide
prohibition amendment goes into CT
feet, Many a grizzlcd pioneer IN
deeply mourning the fate OF the more
or less gildcd. and more or less pal
ntlal palaces whore he and his Gro
niles were wont 10 f~oregather In the
golden daYs that are to De no more.
Tho same grayhnirod. touRh-handed
old miners and taqueros are com.
planning that Arizona Is not what a
used 60 DO before the ultra-moral
population moved IN from The east
q began TO run things. Some Of
them are wen threatening to drift to
Nevada, New Mexico and other
realms where on can stni imbibc
something stronger than lemon pop
without running atoul OF imported
law
They would face with resignation
the deprivation OF their favorite bev-
efages did they not know that prohi-
Ditto viii mean the closing OF the re-
sorts that FOR - many years have
been their social ceuters, their clubs.
Some doctor up in Flagstaff Is going
70 Introduce in The legislature a Dill
p%roviding for a social center in each
Incorporated town. equipped with bill
lard tables. pool tables and bowling
alleys. such maaeshifts may satisfy
tn, emete tenderfoot "a they will not
be frequented bl the pioneers who
fought Apacnes and red-eye with Inn
partially and equal pleasure.
Arizona has contributed much TO
IN, language Of thc nation. New con-
diiions iu the southwest led To the
,atlius Of many words and phrases,
some derived from the spanish. some
from Indian diaio IS and some from
Aiehly stimulated Au~glo-Saxon imagi-
nation. There ~ something IN the
dsy. clear air OF The southwest That
I inspires pirturesaucness. luridness and
originality Of LANGUAGE. In no way
was this originalil so strlkingly dis
lay ed as in the naming of saloons.
Anyone who supposes that the names
| given saloons In popular western hc-
ton are wholly lngented by peany-a-
liners need only stroll through a few
Arizona mining camps TO be con-
,inced ina the Imagination OF the
%ncii01eers Is all too feeble.
Tnere are TWO Buckets OF Blood
in fun blast In Arizona today. one Is
~ Jti1Ilt NNh AiIf hAhtA AZ 'AANNf
The one ~ Pearre * owned by Joe
I8igon, who ~ arr nging 90 turn u in
to a moving picture house when pro-
hifitlon does lis worst. IL Is under
stood that tho name Of the establish
mcnt thereafter viii De the Orpheum.
In the early days there was a sa-
loon at the Fortuna mine, IN Yuma
county. named Three Buckets Of
Blood
Where Bennett He'll.
The "Hoof and Horn" Is In the dive
district of Prescott bat Is known from
one end 81 tho state TO the other be-
cause Of the many stirring events
that have taken place within its
wallis. Il Was only hvc or six years
ago that Dick Bennett, a wealthy cat
tieman. rode his pony in az the front
door. fred a few bullets csfeiessiy In
10 the glassware and ordered every p
body 10 line up az the bar AMI drinH
with him. Someone behind a whiskey
barrel ~plugged bennett before the
mrs, drink was served. To-day there
is "A silver dollar. cut In the shape of
a star. nailed TO h ioor where Ben
nett fell,
There is no more unique place 81 It's
kind in the world han the 'stope' OF
the Yayapai club. Prescott's most
fashionable and exclusive social or
ganization. The "Stope' Is under
ground and ls walled with rough pine
logs. Everything IL as primitive and
frontleriike as possible In appearance.
Sir Gilbert Parker and other uatahles
who have Oeen entertained there have
carried the fame Of the "Stope' tosthe
eads OF the earth.
when Prescott Wa the Capital.
Ia pioneer DAYS Prescott was the
capital Of Arizona. and the sazarac sa-
loon was the real capitol. so one
ever thought 81 iootxing for a terri
torial officer in The official capitol. on
Gurley street. before going throngn
the sazarac. How the Sazarac got
Hs name, or what the name meant,
Is one one Of the ~unsolyed mysteries,
Tucson's Famous bars.
Tucson g. we'll supplied with his
toric drinking places. Best known Of
an. perhaps, Is ne LEGAL Tender
Congress Hall, az one time the most
famous gambling house Of the south
west. was closed a number of years
ago. A quarter Of a century ago.
shooting scrapes occurred almes
nightly In Congress Hall and q
nashlighi photograph taken there mad
AN important effect on tie political
/, history OF Arizona.
n was az the beginning Of Cieve'
lands first administration. a Dem
OCratlc governor was 10 be appointed
10 succeed the Republican incumbent
I The leading candidates were l. q
! Hughes and "a man m Parker
: Parker had the enlargement OF th'
F., Democratic territorial central com
mittec. the Chairman OF which wal
, Fred a. Hughes-no relation 10 l.. 9
. Fred Hughes who was a faro dealel
p In CONGRESS Hail" but la those day
that was rcgardcd "a a perfectly ie
) ultimate occupation in Arizona. ONT
r day "a photographer employed by l.
lC. Hughes unostentatiously entere'
I the place and set up his apparatus "a
a corner where Fred Hughes WA
: dealing 10 a Chineman, "a negro and
two frcighters. II looked like a Hash
light Of the whole Don was TO b'
. taken. Instead, only the Hughes "a
; ble was included In the camera
, scope. The picture was sent 10 Pres