Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 90, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 February 1917 — INDIANA GOES “DRY” FOR SURE [ARTICLE]

INDIANA GOES “DRY” FOR SURE

Senate Passes Dry Measure by Vote of 38 For to 11 Against. Scoffers have been wont to remark, "It will be a cold day when Indiana goes dry.” And they were right. Last Friday was one of the coldest days we have had for many years, and the state was voted "dry’’ when the senate passed the Wright state-wide prohibition measure by a vote of 38 to 11. Four Republicans, Kinder, Nejdl, Reser and Wolfson, and seven Democrats, Bird, Erskine, Hazen, iHirsch, Kolsem, Thornton and VanAuken, voted against the bill. The hill was amended in some respects, the most important being the postponement of the taking effect of the law to April 2, 1918. It must how go back to the house for concurrence in the amendments, which will be done, of course. The strength developed for the bill in the senate was a surprise, but nearly every senator wanted to get on the band wagon evidently, and they tumbled over each other in their efforts to secure a seat thereon. This law will wipe out 3,500 saloons and a number of breweries and distilleries in the state. Of the .saloons that will be ousted, 72 5 are in Lake county; 561 in Marion county;' 300 in Knox county; 223 in St. Joseph county. Thirty-four of the ninety-two counties of the state are already dry by local option, while two others but one saloon bach. The saloons are confined now to 148 of the 1,016 townships.