The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-21
RALLY TO DRYS'
COLORS SWEEPS
ENTIRE COUNTRY
Next State Election Will Finish
Booze in e. S. A.
PrOhibitiOnists Pin Faith on
New Congress.
On Per Gent AREA DRY kOW
65 Per Cent of Population Now
in Dry Territory.
Present Legislatures in Scram-
BILE to Xii. "King AL"
81 PER CENT AREA DRY NOW
Present Legislatures in Scram-
BILE to Xii. "king AL"

Chicago, Feb 2t.-The advent OIL
nationwide prohibition is merely a
question of waiting now until the time
of elections in various states comes III
the o, lion of e. Davis superli-
tendent of the Anti-Saloor league
Chicago
THE real work of eliminating booHe
from the nation has ALREADY petil
complished and national pfohlolt .l''.'
Davis said, is certain to come-1hl u
+ba state by state process or thru an
amendment to the federal constitu-
tion The latter method Will uh-
doubtedlv be attempted at the LlfsI
sey.fon of the new congress ana IIo-
hibitionists feel certain that tHe
amendment will be submitted.
'.The new congress will undoubteu-
w he prohibition by a large majority
Davis said. For instance eleven con
-rressnen from Indiana who are ants
will be succeeded by dry advocates
when the new congress cohVeheS'
Dry Atlantic 10 Pacific.
The dry propaganda, Davis says,
has met with sweeping success during
tIe nast faII and winter Summarize
inc the results he explained how II Is
noyv nossible to travel from the Al
Iantic coast to the Pacific coast py
several different routes without once
entering wet TERRITORY go.
..Tt is also possible he SAID 10
travel from the Mexican border to the
Arctic circle thru absolutely dry ter
ritory."
THE states are all falling into line
l venture the prediction that by the
end of next year there Will be only
two states south of the Mason and
Dixon line and east of the MISSISSIPPI
in which drink may be legally pur-
chased-in Kentucky and Louisiana
THE legislatures of Wisconsin
South Dakota, Wyoming, Nevada
Minnesota and New Mexico have
nassed submission bills during their
present session; Indiana and Utah
have enacted statutory prohibition
measures; the federal government,
after submitting the question to the
people of Alaska, has added that terri
tory to the long dry list after the peo-
Dle declared in favor of it by big ma
jcrity-'
80 Per Cent L. S. Area Dry.
According to figures of the Illinois
Anti-Saloon league. so per cent of the
area of the United States is dry; &c.
600. 900 people live in dry territory; S.
per cent of the total population of the
country cannot buy a drink, and rs
states are already fully dry.
A survey of pro activities reveals a
slow but certain encroachment upon
the territory in black" on the antis-
maps.
Nebraska has voted dry. effective
May first. The prohibition bill with
stringent regulations is now up in the
house.
Arkansas has substituted bone dry
measure for one which permitted ship
ments.
Kansas. dry, today passed a bill
which makes it an offense to even
have booze in ones possession.
Iowa is dry by legislative enactment
and the legislature will submit the
question of making it a constitutional
provision to voters.
Oklahoma, already dry, probably
will vote on a bill already passed by