The sun., 1898-03-12
THE "roIoE" TACK1Bs CORNELL,
University Doeaut MIND. but Towp Me,
Threaten $500. 900 worth OF I.iboI Suite.

Threaten $500, 600 worth OF Libel Suite
ITHACA. N. ", March 1.-THE edition Of IN.
New York Voice the organ of tho Prohibition.
lists, arrived by the morning mail In Ithaca
The few persons who are subscribers TO the
paper were startled to ind an assault upon
Cornell University, and incidentally upon Ithaca
and several OF its citizens similar TO that recently
made by the poicc upon Yale and Now Haven.
Tho article was under flaring head, which said,
cornell nearly as bad as Yale-How the no.
Jurisdiction attitude OF the Cornell faculty and
the example of beer guzzlng Cornell professors.
who vote that saloons be licensed. havo fastened
drinking customs upon the undergraduates in
spite of the manly attitude Of q minority OF tho
faculty-Dlsgrncoful orgies attendant upon
class and club functons-How the Raines law
has multiplied the number Of student saloons
Social evil rampant-President schurman habit.
ually antagonizes temperance measures-An OK.
keeper of a blind pig opening $4,000
students bar. and President Schurman e1.
presses great glee at tho outlook"
The article gives the sentiment and position Of
the Cornell faculty exactly by thus quoting
Prof. Jones:
Tho position of the faculty may be summed
up in this: As q body they do not consider tho
drinking habits OF students except in cascs
whore a boy commits some drunken excess thai
demands attention. Then the faculty act and
With this as its text the poice begins a TRADE
versity, the citizens OF Ithaca and it's public
places. President Schurman," It says,
enks ks gh sn
President Sc seharman is also taken to task for
Temperance Legion that he did not want his
children to be informed OF the evils of intem.
q no.license fight was on. that It was an i'm.
practicable movement
in which he said that moderate drinking .i does
not lead to intemperance." The faculty Of the
Tniyersy as whole is 81 also atnoksd and tho
carousols. Tho innocent annual cider raid is
exaggerated into yearly drunk" Reference
and Gown" Club whose membership is made
eral of the professors and their wives, is termed
THE Famous Cornell Drunkary, and the
orFes tore WIGS are TbSs
Relative to the attempt upon the university,
the Voice is safe from reprisals. When inter
viewed by The SUN reporter, President schu.
"Ths purpose of the article is so apparent
that l do not deem 1t worth any particular
notice or answer
differently. According to the most prominenv
lawyers in the city, the poice has subjected itself
to suits for libel and sander that must be defend
sion to call the Ithaca Hotel. which is just being
remodelled, "a new students drunkary." and
makes q venomous personal attack upon tho
proprietors: 1t refers to them notorious
characters" and in other uncomplimentary
gambler cheat" and accuses him OF breaking
up family. D.. Connolly, lessee of the Al.
hambra. owned by Mr.. Casey. is also attacked.
would begin three separate actions against tho
Voice tomorrow morning. one for slander. an.
other for statements damaging to the New
Ithaca Hotel. and the third for damages
because of the attack on the Alhambra.
Mt. Simpson, Mr. Casey's partner. will also sue
for damages for defamation of character, and
Mr.. Connolly. lessee of the Alhambra. will
bring an action for damages for deteriOrating tho
value OF his investment. Slocum & Faber.
grocers. who were also attacked. will also sue.
Ex-Dstrict Attorney Jesse II. Jennings, who
was also attacked, will begin suit tomorrow.
The suits aggregate over $500, 900.