Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-31
Seven States to Hop Over to
Dry Column as Dram
Shops Close Doors.
START NEW YEAR TIGHT
Old Year VIII Depart TAX
ing Remnants of Open
Territory With 1t.

Chicago Dee 3l-State wide prohi-
billion af the sale and manufacture of
Intoxicating liquors VIII become effec-
f.. .H seven states at midnight to-
nfalt putting oar Of business more
than 900 saloons a large number Of
hraas-.as wholesale liquor houses and
dlaNler.es,
Th, states that are to enter the
dry column are Iowa Colorado, Gre
roa Washington. Idaho. Arkansas and
South Carolina. Many counties in all
of the seven states have prohibited the
sale 90 liquor for a number Of years
under local option laws,
Colorado Trys to "Fudge."
In Colorado. district attorneys, at a
recent meeting, agreed that technically
Colorados constitutional prohibition
amendment and the enforcing statute
do not become effective until midnight,
Jan. I. bat 10 was also decided that the
expiration OF all liquor licenses at mid
night tonight Will render liquor sales
ON New Years day unlawful, Accord
iug td one authority between $2,000,000
and So 200 900 have been expended for
llquOr ln Colorado within the last
week
Arkansas First Shot
Arkansas viii have its first exper-
fence with prohibition when the state
wide prohibition law, passed by the
state legislature goes into effect with
the coming Of the new year. The Ar
kansas department Of the anti-saloon
league has announced that the league
viii have workers in the field to see
that the law is enforced. Anti-prohibi-
ton leaders have announced that no
fight viii be made fer the repeal of the
law, an least until prohibition has been
given a thorough trial.
Bargain Day lit Iowa,
In Iowa bargain day sales in the
500 saloons of the state are in prog
ress today. preparatory to final closing
tonight. Under the mulct law repeal,
passed by the last legislature, statu
tory prohibition is restored. pending
the action of the next legislature and
the people on the proposed constitu-
tioual amendment for prohibition
which is 70 be disposed of within the
next two years.
Oregon Hits Drug Stores.
In Oregon the manufacture or sale
Of any kind of intoxicating liquor is
absolutely prohibited by constitutional
amendment Drug stores are permitted
20 sell liquor for any purpose with or
without i doctors prescription. Each
family may import for personal use a
maximum either of two quarts of spir-
it0us yiu0us liquors or % quarts of
malt liquors In any of four consecu-
tive weeks No person other than a
common carrier may make deliveries
Of liquor and The purchaser of liquor
Illegally is made equally culpabie with
the seller.
Washington Allows You Pint Day.
lr the state of Washington the ini-
tatve prohibition law. ratified in No
yemher, 1913, permits residents to pur-
chase from dealers outside the state
two quarts Of spurious liquor or u
quarts Of beer each 20 days.
Most of idaho Already Dry.
idaho will go dry tonight by virtue
Of statutory prohibition Most of the
state has been dry Under local option
and only a5ou. $50 saloons will be
forced out Of business Iaahos pro-
hib.u0a law was said to be the most
drastic in the union. It not only closes
The saloons, but makes possession OF
any kind OF malt or spurious liquor q
crime, except wine for sacramento
purposes and pure alcohol for medic
NAL purposes. scientific and nlechani-
cal uses. which Is procurable only or
an order from the probate court.
Fifteen BreWeries Closed.
Des Moines, Iowa, Dec 31.-In lows
Is brewerIes were c.<S>d down finally
today, and tomorrow between 2,00t
and $500 baFtenGars and employees o
these breweries viii have lost theil
positions. City county and fedora
governments Will lose an annual rev
enUe Of S765,550. The breweries pu
ont OF business are capitalized at aear
ly $5,o00,000.