The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-06-02

persons, making twenty-five persons Civ
ing their whole time to the work last
year. From six 10 ten other persons
have been employed on Sundays in addi-
tioa TO large force OF ministers. lawyers
and others who have given time without
compensation upon the mere payment o.
their actual expenses. THIS rallying o.
men and means has made 1t possible e.
push the various departments Of the wcrl
with great a-eressiYuess. aud the results
already achieved arr guaranty thar tn
methods are wise aud should be persist
emily cont'uned
These results may b. enumerated a.
follows: in The legislative de1srlmen
The Auii-S,i s1n league has secured th
enactment Of four bills which are exceed
ingly helpful to She progress Of the r.
form. and this Was d5ne despite the O.,
position Of tn. liquor dealers. Ia The en-
forcement department, the Anti-Saloo
League has secured better enforcement
Of the laws upon this question IA The lar
sel part OF geographical territory Of tn,
State than has ever been accomplished
The league has an attorney who give.
his lime TO the drafting of laws and or
dinances and taking charge Of the case.
in the conris where it is needed.
The saloons had been increased in OH.
during the five yeacs prior To the origin
ization Of this league at an average rat
Of 46S year. an aggregate increace fos
the five years ending july l. lS9S. Of ..
40. The first year OF its work. the Anti
Saloon League stopped this increase
Concerning the reduction made during
the next three years, tie secretary of the
Ohio State Liquor League said in his an
nual report to the Toledo convention il
1897
you are scarcely aware OF the active
I ty of the Anti-Salo1n League. Il is but
little over three years old. and vet in
that brief time it has accomplished more
than sny other organization ever formed
in n similar time. The first year it held
1000 meetings. the second ye.r it held
5000 meetings and the third year it held
/ p 900 meetings. In all the members aud
officers OF the league have slandered your
business and my busi ness in the presence
Of 800. 600 people in the three wears, OF at
the rate Of 100000 every year. Tn,
highest number of lloons in this state "a,
one time was over 1900; now the total
number has been reduced to less than ..
600. The Anti-Saloun League has re-
dueed the number within the last year
and half, 500.
OF this reduction. about l,5OO were
taxed saloons on the state alditor's rec
Ords, and the rest uutsxed places OF
which there was no legal record
During the last year the league ha'
maintained the same aetiveity and is con
tinueing with the same success. During
the year il has published and circulated
l. .sOO, 600 temperance documents.
The drinking places has been cleare,
cut Of forty four townships, cilie
and towns OF the state during the year
and in hundred OF Instances saloons hav'
been made 70 keep Within the law tina
were heretofore violating it. Ia ,h,
Clevland district, under Superintendent
W. b. Wheeler. there have been over III
tS successful prosecutions ot illega
liquor dealers since last July. viii delea
in ouly one case; wmlo in SUpt. Callend
ar's Toledo district. nearly as many case
have been successfully prosecuted, with
out "a single failure, in the same liuie, te
gether with numerous eases in other part
of the state. enough 10 bring The numbe
up 10 perhaps 200