Newark post., 1916-01-05
PROHIBITION IN
SEVEN STATES
Laws In Effect After January
First

81 says: state WlQe prOnlDlClOn OI
the sale and manufacture of in
toxicating liquors became effect
i've in seven states at midnight
January first, putting out of busi-
ness more than 5000 saloons,
J large number of breweries, whole
sale liquor houses and distilleries.
The States which are to enter
the "dry" column are Iowa, Colo
RADIO, Oregon, Washington, Idaho,
Arkansas and South Carolina.
Many counties in all of the seven
States have prohibited the sale of
liquor for number of years under
local option laws.
In Colorado, District Attorneys
at a recent meeting, agreed that
technically the constitutional pro-
hibition amendment and the en-
forcing statutes do not become ef-
fective until midnight January 1,
but it was also decided that the
expiration of all liquor licenses at
midnight Dec. 81, will render liq-
uor sales on New Years Day un-
lawful. .~t
According to one authority be-
tween $2,0OO,000 and $3,OO0,O00
have been expended for liquor in
Colorado within the last week.
Arkansas will have it's first ex-
perience with prohibition when the
last Legislature, goes into effect
with the coming Of the New Year.
The Arkansas department of the
The Arkansas department of the
that the league will have workers
in the field to see that the law is
enforced. Anti-prohibition lead
ers have announced that no fight
will be made for the repeal of the
law, at least until prohibition has
been given thorough test.
In Iowa bargain day sales" in
the SOP saloons of the State were
in progress on Friday preparatory
to the final closing on Saturday.
Under tn emulct law repeal pass
ed by the last Legislature, statu-
tory prohibition is restored, pend
ing the action of the next Legisla-
ture and the people on the pro-
posed amendment for prohibition
which is to be disposed of within
the next two years.
In Oregon the manufacture or
sale of any knd of Intoxicating
liquor is absolutely prohibited by
constitutional amendment. Drug
stores are not permitted to sell
liquor for any purpose with or
without doctors prescription.
each family may import for per-
sonal use maximum of either
of two quarts of spurious or vim
Gus liquors or twenty-four quarts
of malt liquors in any period of
four successive weeks. No person
other than carrier may make de-
liveries of liquor and the purchas-
er of liquor illegally is made
equally culpable with the seller.
In the State of Washington the
initiative prohibition law ratified
in November, 1913, permits resi-
dents to purchase from dealers out
side the State two quarts of spir-
itous liquor or twelve quarts of
beer each twenty days.
Idaho will go dry tonight by
virtue of statutory prohibition.
Most of the State has been dry un-
der local option and only about $50
saloons will be forced out of busi-
ness. Idaho's prohibition law is
manufacture and sale of liquor.
Union. 1t not only prohibits the
manufacture and sale Of liquor,
but makes possession of any kind
of malt or spiritual liquor crime,
excepting wine for sacramental
purposes and pure alcohol for me-
dical, scientific and mechanical
uses, which is procurable only on
an order from the Probate Court.
The South Carolina dispensary
system under which fifteen out of
forty-four counties operated liquor
dispensaries, ceased to exist at
sundown Jan. first. Under the new
prohibition law individuals may
obtain through shipment one gal
Ion of liquor a month for personal
use. Certain spirits are permitted
for the church, arts and sciences,
according to an opinion by the
Attorney General of the State. The
State dispensary system replaces
the open bar room in South Caro-
lima in 1892.