The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-12-31
More Than 1900 Saloons,
Many Breweries and Nu-
merous Wholesale Houses
Must Go Out of Business.
MANY COUNTIES HAVE
BEEN DRY FOR YEARS
Iowa, Colorado, Oregon, Wash
ington, Idaho, Arkansas and
South Carolina Will Become
Legally Dry Tonight.

fBy Eyenirs herald Leased wirel
Chicago, Dec. 3l.-StateWide prOhi-
hitiun of the sale a1d manufacture OF
Intoxicating liquors viii become ef-
tectiNa In seven states at midnight to-
night
More than 1000 saloons. large
number OF breweries. Wholesale liquor
houses ana distillcries will bee put out
uf business.
According 90 ngurcs offered by the
Auii-saloon league OF America. thel
addition 20 the seven states that go
dry tomorrow. VIII bring the total
OF prohibition states ia the union to|
nineteen.
The states which are 90 enter the
dry column are: Iowa. Colorado. ore
gon Washington. Idaho. Arkansas and
South Carolina. Many counties IN an
of the seven states have prohibited
the sale OF liquor for number of
years under local option laws
IN Colorado district attorneys az u
recent meeting agreed that technical
ly ColoradOs constitutional prohlbi-
tion amendment ana the enforcing
statute do not become effective uuth
midnight January l. but u was also
decided that the expiration uf au
liquor licenses al midnight t01.ent win
render liquor sales on View Years day
unlawful
According to one authority between
5 900 600 ana 5000 n0O hus been
expended Ior iuuor .u Colorado with
In me lost few weeks.
The Arkansas department of the
Nuti-S1luuu league has announced thar
the league viii have workers iu tho
noid Goo see thai the law is enforced
lu Iowa bargain sales il the au2
salnuuH OF the state are in prugross zoe
duy prcparItor Go the uual closing
tonight Under the mulct law rcpca
passed by the last Legislature -tatu-
tory prohibition rs restored pcul'na
tho action oi the nest Legislature and
'hc people 1u the proposed cuustitu-
tionul amendment Tor prohibition.
which is to DEE disposed of within the
next two Years.
In oregon thc manufacture ur sale
of any KIND of Intoxicating liquor s
labsolutcs prohibited by constitutional
amendment Drug stores are not per-
mltted tu sell liquor tor any purpose
with or without doctors pr,scfip-
| tion. Each family may import Tor per
| sonul use maximum either OF Two
quarts OF spirituous or linous liquors
IN any period or four successive wecNs
In the state of Washington the pro-
hihitiou law permits residents to pur-
| chase from dealers outside the state
| Two quarts OF spirituous liquor or
| twelve quarts of beer each twenty
| DAYS
Idaho viii go dry tonight by virtue
Iof vtatutur, prohibition. Most of the
state has been dry under local option
and only about $50 saloons viii be
| forced out ut uusiacss
ldihu's law h said Co be the most
| drastic In the union. II makes pos
session uf amy kind OF malt 0I spiri-
tuous liquor crime. excepting wine
for sacramcutal purposes ana pure al
| oohol for medical scientific ana me
| chuuical uses, which is procurahlc only
on an order from the probate court
The South Carolina dispc1sary sys-
tenn will cease to exist at sunduwn to-
! dal. Under the new prohibition law
individuals may obtain through ship
| ment one gallon of liquor month for
personal use. Certain spirits are per
mitted for churches, and the practice
| of arts and sciences according To- an
opinion by the attorney general of the
state
The state dispensary system rcplur-
ed the open bar room IN South Caro-
liuu lu 1899.
Denver. Dee. ST. Their stocks u'
matted aud spirituous beverages yum'
plctely exhausted, some of Denver.
liquor dealers today placed on sal,
liquor utensils and even iiNtures an
decorations lu their establishments
\ mounted deer's head. offered by ON,
snloonist was surmountcd hN u sisn.
1T makes me cry To part With this
/ shot tt myself
Various signs boa the windows oi re-
uring liquor dealers attracted the ut
icntlon of pedestrians Among then
were.
"Thc drys have bought us ont Goo,
i bye
Last drop gone We're through.
T. The supreme court got our COST.