The herald., 1898-12-07

|PRoHIBITIoNIsTs A0ITATIN0
FOR OBSERVANCE OF LAW
The Ordinance Flagrantly Disregarded
and the Offenders Are Generally
Immune From Consequences

REDLANDS, Dec. 6.-The Prohibition
lists have again opened up the fight against
the liquor traffic in this city. The present
board of city trustees was elected upon the
proposition of no saloon and a rigid enforce
ment of the prohibition ordinance. Never,
however, since there has been a prohibition
ordinance in Redlands have liquors been
sold so openly as since the present board
came into office. There was one arrest last
summer and the fellow jumped his bond and
skipped out. There are three under arrest
now and under bond to appear for trial, but
the complaining witness has skipped in this
case. In each instance when the time for
trial arrived the case was postponed. But
the trustees want to feel the citizens are
behind them in the move to crush the Illicit
traffic in liquor in this city, SO several meet
ings have been designed for the purpose.
The first of these was held last night, in
which the churches joined in union service
at the Baptist church and DR. &. w. White
of Los Angeles was here to deliver an ad-
dress. He spoke of the enviable reputation
Redlands now has all over the coast and was
glad that she could lead in the way of mo-
ralty. He said that it is now the time to
act in the line taken by Redlands and no
longer depend upon agitation to bring about
the needed reform. Prohibition of the
traffic and compelling the observance of pro-
hibitory measures is the way to remedy the
evil.
After his eloquent talk was concluded a
re solution was offered by S. j. Hays and
adopted by rising vote, nearly all present
voting in favor of a rigid observance of the
law.
When the resolution was before the meet
ing remarks were called for and several re-
sponded. A. Fl. Smiley spoke in favor of
enforcing the prohibition ordinance. Judge
Crossman stated that there are many who
are surprised that the city has not made
arrests and prosecuted the violators of the
prohibition law. Secretary Speares of the
Y. NJ. C. A. spoke in the same vein. John
7. Fish, jr., one of the prohibition leaders,
of trustees, and Rev. l. G. Sprague, another
member, spoke to the question, urging the
people to come to the assistance of the
board in getting rid of Illicit liquor selling.
Meetings for agitating this question are to
be held nearly every evening this week.
NOTES
The annual meeting and election Of offic-
ers Of the Redlands Golf club, held at the
club house east of the city on Saturday even
ing, resulted in A. S. Auchincloss, j. II.
Fisher, A f. Sterling, George f. Otis and
L. d. Schaffer being chosen as the executive
committee for the ensuing year. The offc-
ers subsequently elected are A. s. Auchin-
Gloss, president; L. d. Schaffer. vice presi-
dent j. H. Fisher, secretary.
A. p. Yerrington and bride are back from
the north and Mr.. Warrington is at his ac-
customed place in the Southern Pacific
freight house
The trial OF Robert Henderson, proprietor
of the California restaurant, the third man
arrested for selling liquors, was postponed
from today to Thursday evening.
Bishop George Montgomery Of Los Ange-
les preached in the Catholic church last
evening Several of the fathers were here
from neighboring towns.