Washington sentinel., 1901-03-30

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miles Of the Soldiers Home at Danville
Such bills IN some States make th'
distance as much as five miles, whicl
makes dry area OF over eighty SQUARE
miles.
Having dealt terribly with the
trusts. the Arkansas Legislature now
has leisure to squelch other evils There
is before the Senate Committee or
Temperance bill prohibiting any
person from drinking alcoholic stuff
unless he has paid the County Clerk IS
| for a license The resulting revenue
would be enormous, but will Arkansans
bend their neck TO this yoke Of despot-
ISM? Will they not be hkely to hold
that the right to drink is as indlspenss.
BILE and should be as free as the right
to breathe7 vS
The Anheuser Busch Brewing AS.
sociation will change their motive power
in the entire immense establishment,
from steam TO electric power. AT pres
ent iortY-three separate steam engines
generate the necessary power. Very
powerful engines will be built to produce
the necessary electric power. This will
be the largest establishme Mt run by
electricity.
"A movement is going on in Indiana
which is likely to give a decided set
back to the operations ofthe Anti Saloon
League, which is now rawpant IN that
State. The saloons in the larger towns
are being bought up by the big brewery
companies, which will. in a short time.
practically control the saloon interests
OF that State. In New Albany more
than half of the 96 saloons are controlled
by breweries. 1t is very nearly the same
way in Evansville and other OF the larger
cities. In Bloomington two OF the saloon
buildings have been leased Ly breweries.
The point TO all this is, the big brewery
corporations have a powerful influence
politically which will enable them 10
have things largely their own way when
an attempt is made to disturb the retail
liquor business
Pure liquor is the aim OF a bill
offered by Senator Dougherty in the
Minnesota Senate. Ingredients which
are now normally found in certain
liquors or which will affect their purity
must not be mixed into liquors under
penalty OF heavy fine or imprisonment |
lnjail. Among drugs and ingredients
specially placed under the ban are
cocculus IndlCus, chloride OF sodium, |
cOpperas, opium, cayenne pepper, pIcric
acid Indian hemp, strychnine, arsenic,
darneI seed extract of logwood, |
salts Of zinc copper and lead, alum,
methYl alcohol and its derivatives, amyI
alcohol and any extract or compound OF
any Of the above drugs, substances or
ingredients, The first violation on
will cost the offender fine
rom S2s to Sroo, or Imprisonment OF
rom ter to ninety days. On a second
,hsnce the fac cannot be less than $50
Tor the term Of imprisonment less than
hirty days,
The New Toics summarizes the
work of Prohbltionists before the last
in the following:
I. On December 3 President McKin
ey urged, in his message, the ratification
# the International Treaty OF Brussels
the Introduction ofintoxicants
nto certain parts of Africa.
2 On December S, the Senate Com
nittee on Foreign Affairs reported
avorable regarding the above nam d
reaty
3. On December s, the House OF
voted to abolish the
rmy beer canteen by a vote ofIse to ST.
4. On December ID, the Senate rati.
ed the International Convention OF
.russels mentioned above.
s On January q, the Senate Com
littee on Foreign Affairs unanimously
eported the L Lodge resolution, declaring
Dr the principle OF protection OF all
ative aboriginal races aga inst the sale
intoxicants.
6. Ga the same date, the Senate
adopted this resolution.
7. On January 9. the Senate voted to
oncur in the House amendment to the
rmy bill forbiddIng the sale OF Intoxi-
ants in the military canteens.
On February I. the President
gned the army bill with its anti canteeu
mendment.
9. On February II, the State Depart
lent endorsed the New Hebiides bill
Introduced by Mr. Gillet,
10. On the same date, the State
department gave its endorsement to
he same measures.
II. On February II, the House Com
littee approved OF the New Hebrldes
ill.
Il On the same date the Sena.e
Committee on Military Affairs approved
{ the same measure.
The only important measure lost to
lie temperance people, which was seri'
usly fought for, was the New Hebridts
i'll, which was defeated in the House
lrough the Iscariot curves OF Speaker
Teuderson