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DOMESTIC.
Prohibition in Alabama: The ringing
of bells, screaming of whistles, bursting
of firecrackers and shooting skyrockets,
which in Alabama New Year's eve an
nouucea mai a new year was oorn, also
marked the advent of state-wide prohibition.
With the passing of the old year
went the saloon in the state where it had
not been voted out -by local option. As
far as known the saloons throughout the
state closed their doors at midnight and
the new law will he strictly enforced.
For the past few days the liquor trade
has been heavy at all the open saloons,
and most of the dealers sold out their
stock.
Shreveport Dry: For the first time
since long before Shreveport was recognized
as a city, there is not a licensed
saloon in Shreveport, for as the clock
struck for midnight on the last night of
! the old year, noting the change from the
old to the new year, prohibition became
effective. The anti-prohibitionists, naturally,
maintain that prohibition simply
won't work. The prohibitionists, on
the other hand, are just as confident that
exactly the opposite will be the result,
and are determined to lend every assistance
to the authorities in the enforcement
of the law. There were nearly
| seventy-five saloons in the city. About
a dozen of the proprietors will move to
; "wet" towns in Louisiana and Texas.
Some of the others have announced their
intention of going into other business in
Shreveport. Most of them have turned
over their furniture and fixtures to the
breweries, though a few have sold out.
Because of the prohibition law the city
has lost in the neighborhood of $130,000
in revenue from saloon licenses, each
saloon having been charged $2,500, and
the present cit ycouncil, the majority being
antis, have cut appropriations in evprv
rlonnrtmont claehn.1 onlnVJAt.
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officials and cut off one-third of the police
force.
Effects of Prohibition in Atlanta, Ga.:
The decrease in the number of "drunks"
for the first year of prohibition in Atlanta
is 3,903, as compared with 1907, the
last year of "wet" rule. 8,133 is the decrease
in the total number of cases tried
. in police court in 1908, based on the
; same comparison. In addition to these
: figures, the record also shows a decrease
j in the number of juvenile cases of 196,
although this decrease is not attributed
by the officials to prohibition. This police
record of one year of prohibition in Atlanta
is regarded by both Recorder
Broyles and Chief Jennings as a splendid
showing. Not only has there been a
wonderful slump in the number of cases
tried before the recorder, but Chief Jen;
nings reports a decrease in ordinary disorders
generally. According to Clerk W.
H. Preston, the "drunks" have shown a
steady increase during the year. When
prohibition first went into effect, cases of
drunkenness were scarce, but now many
such cases are to be found on the docket
! daily. Thfs is attributed in a large measure
to toe numerous blind tigers, which
the police believe are being operated in
the city, but which so far have pioven
smooth enough to keep their lairs hidden
from the eagle-eyed sleuths. During the
rH. * 29
month of December alcne 437 cases of
irunkenness were tried before the recorder.
Even this extraordinary number,
however, shows a big decrease when compared
with December, 1907, which month
shows a record of 812 "drunks."
Unfair List Discontinued: Notwithstanding
the unanimous protest against
the jail sentences imposed on Samuel
Gompers, John Mitchell and Frank Morrison,
the Central Federated Union at
New York has received from Mr. Gom
pers a letter in which he notified the
unions that he had discontinued on the
advice of counsel, the "We Don't Patronize"
list in the future issues of th? Federationist,
the labcr organ. Upon hearing
this, the Central Federated union also
decided upon the advice of the chairman
to suspend its unfair list for a while.
This was agreed upon at the same gathering
where a resolution protesting
against Judge Wright's decision was
adopted. The Chicago Typographical
union has taken action on the jail sentence
imposed on President Gompers and
others of the American Federation of
Labor. The paper indorsed by the prin
ters calls cn congress to "frame a law
that will curb the 'power hunger' of the
judges."
That African Trip: President Roosevelt
is not one-half so enthusiastic over
his contemplated African trip as he was
when he first conceived the idea of going
there for lions and other big maneating
game. He has expressed his fears
of the climate to intimate friends. The
heat of summer, the existence of so many
poisonous insects, the foulness of the
-drinking water, the inability to secure
fruits and fresh vegetables in the wilds
of his prospective hunting grounds, all
of which he has read about recently, tend
to discourage him. "I wish I were ten
years younger," he said to a caller.
"Then I would not care. My health was
never better, my muscles never stronger,
but a man of fifty is not one of forty.
However," he concluded, "I am going to
take the best care of myself, and if I
should be attacked with the African fevers,
I will take the shortest cut for civilization."
The Postal Savings Bank: It is reported
that pressure is being brought to bear
upon senators and representatives in favor
of the passage of the postal savings
bank bill. Most of this pressure comes
from the Mississippi valley, where public
opinion in favor of the postal bank is
very strong. Senator Aldrich and the
othpr lftntlprs nf thn unnpr hranoh hsivp
already decided that the pending bill cannot
pass at this session and it is probable
they will have their way. The plan is to
hold up the postal bank bill till the comprehensive
financial plan, the reorganization
of our whole banking and currency
system, which the national monetary commission
is now preparing, may be ready
for the consideration of congress. This
does not suit the western progressive
Republicans. They do not want to wait
and see no reason why there should be
so much delay. They take the view held
by Judge Taft, that the Republican party
having pledged itself to the passage of
f/voiai aanugs |uati, nu VUIIU I't'itSUIl Uilll
be brought forward in defense of indefinite
postponement of ehrrying out the
promise.
To Visit the Canal Zone: To familiarize
themselves with conditons under the
present form of government of the Pan