Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-01-05
"DRY TERRITORY" WIDENING.
SOuta, Carolina OH january 1st Joined
Prohibition States.

o' iohu ahu uiSpotlSdiy ONClulS au-
tomatically out Of a job, whiskey in
the eleven city disrensaries is being
transported TO the State cotton ware
mouse for safe-kccping until the
forthcoming Legislature decides
what to do with the surplus stock.
All dispensers are under bond, and
they do not propose to jeopardize
this bond by leaving the stock un-
protected
Saying that the advent Of prohibit
tion places responsibility on the
people that cannot be thrown of
without grave danger, Governor
Manning. in his New Year greeting
to the people of South Carolina,
states that with the help of God
and the support Of the people, this
and all other laws Of our great State
shall be rigidly enforced as long as
am Governor"
Prior to the closing of the dis
pensaries yesterday afternoon, thou
sands of dollars worth OF liquor was
purchased by citizens and cached for
the dry" period.
Charleston Theoretically Dry.
Charleston, Jan. 1.-This city to-
day, after nearly $50 years of "wet-
ness" Started out the new year un-
der prohibition regime. For the
past 23 years the only legal selling
of liquor in this city has been at
county dispensaries, either under
State or county control. To-day, To-
cal breweries. beer bottling estab-
lishments and official hard liquor dis
pensaries are closed, and the only
source Of buying alcoholic beverages
IS either from blind tigers OF
through the workings Of the gallon
a-lnonth law. ..
The enforcement Of prohibition is
in the hands Of the city police and Of
State liquor constables brought over
from the dispensary regime. For
merly being paid out Of the dispen-
sary profits, the liquor constabulary
Is now to be paid from the Cover
nor's emergency fund. it is under
stood.
Since Governor Manning placed
liquor constables here last May, they
have made nearly 10000 raids, and
have seized, among other illicit H.
quors, over 2,Oo0 gallons Of whiskey.
In the September term Of court
hard blow was dealt leading blind
tigers, when two score were SEN
fenced in such way that a repeated
violation Of the liquor law will put
them on the chain gang. Charles
ton was never dryer" than to-day,
with all forces of the law concen-
trating on enforcement Of the liquor
law.
The passing Of the dispensaries
occasioned no disorder. Bargain
sales of liquor the past few days de-
pleted the stock materially, and
most of the balance was loaded on
freight cars by the board last even
ing.
Liquor Going in Arkansas.
Little Rock, Ark, Jan. AL
though State laws operative to-day
permit the seizure Of bar stocks and
fixtures and provide for their confs-
cation by the State, II. G. White, SUI
perintendent Of the Arkansas divis-
ion. AntiSaloon League Of America.
announced the prohibitionists would
make no effort to have the States
carry out these provisions immedi-
ately. Ten days will be allowed the
saloon men to dispose Of their prop
erty, he declared. After January 10,
an official statement by the league
says, every effort will be made to
destroy absolutely the evidences OF
the liquor traffic in the State.
To offset the $4,000 loss in sa-
loon revenue to Little Rock, and the
$4,000 yearly income in Argenta,
the two principal cities affected by
the closing, ordinances have been
passed in both cities providing occu-
patton taxes.
Thirty-one saloons were closed in
Hot Springs, 81 in Little Rock, 23 in
Helena, 81 in Argenta and four in
two other counties.
In -Four Other States.
San Francisco, Jan. 1.--Prohibi-
tion became effective to-day in Wash
ington, Oregon, Idaho and Colorado
without any resultant disorder.
SaloOnlcss and Bleweiylcss Iowa.
Des Moines, Iowa, Jan. IA ga