Washington sentinel., 1901-04-06

the licensing of the sale OF liquor were
dispelled last week by the opinion Of
Attorney General Ward, who informed
the Governor that there was some doubt
about the legality of the bill passed by
the Legislature dividing the revenues.
The bill was passed Dy a majority vote
and the Addicks Republicans claimed
that a three, ,fourths vote was necessary,
as it was an appropriation measure, 1t
was declared to be lost by the acting
Speaker ofthe Senate, but it was passed
over him aud sent to the Governor for
approval. The Governor will not ap
prove the bill.
--Ph & VIM. Ebling Brewing Co OF
New York, have increased their capital
stock from $3.50. 600 to $I,7So,Ooo.
Municipal saloons conducted to
discourage the sale OF Intoxicating drink.
are about to be established throughout
the United Kingdom. "The Public
House Trust Company, Limited, " under
the direction OF Earl Grey. Lord Lieu
tenant of the county of Northumberland,
purposes to lease or purchase the
existing saloons, acquire all the new
licenses and manage the properties so
obtained for the benefit of the local
communities. The company expects to
return per cent interest on its capital
and to devote it's surplus earnings to
the coustruc ction and maintenance Of
churches, schools, parks, hospitals,
theatres, libraries and baths.
In an interview Lord Grey said: mo
modern temperance advocate willing to
take practical view of the liquor prob
lem any longer believes in prohibition.
1t has proved a failure in the United
States as we'll as in Great Britain.
Regulation is the only weapon with
which we here in England, at any rate,
can successfully fight the trade in
trenched behind ( 40 900, 600 (SGoo ,ooO,-
ooo) of annual net profits"
Lady Henry Somerset, president Of
the Women's Christian Temperance
Union, said; "I know Lord Grey to be
a most enthusiastic and devoted philan-
tnropist, but if his methods were to
succeed he ought to have begun them
zoo years ago. 1t is impossible now for
art or beauty to change the hereditary
tendencies acquired by the Anglo Saxon
race. Alcohol has too long possessed
the races brain for them to kill these
tendencies in any other way than by the
total abstinence ofseYeral generations"
George Wiedemaa, a successful
brewer of greater Cincinnati Cby which
appeliation we include the transriver
cities) and thoroughly amiable man
besides, departed this life last week at
the early age of IS years. George was
born in Cincinnati OF German parents,
who removed to Newport, KY, while
George was a boy. After attending the
Newport schools he entered the Chick.
ering Institute OF Cincinnati, from which
institution he graduted with high honors.
He then left for Munich, the capital city
academy Of brewing during the years
1887 and 1888, and obtained a thorough
practical and theoretical knowledge OF
the art of brewing. Returning to his
native country, he with his brother
Charles assumed control Of the great
brewery in Newport, which was left to
them by their father In September,
1880, he married Miss Mona Bohl. One
boy, Stanhope, now eight years old, is
LETT to deplore the irremediable loss
The deceased was ga Mason, Knight
Templar, a ShrineF, a member Of the
Scottish Rite, prominent member of
the Inverness Country Club, and also of
st. Paurs P. E. Church He also was
member OF the Board of Public Library
Trustees Of Cincinnati - Cincinnati,
South HeSL
"A bill to prohibit the maintenance
OF saloons where Intoxicating liquors
are kept for sale at retail, within FIVE
hundred feet OF any church or school
house, up for passage in the Michigan
Legislature. was temporarily laid aside
last week AT the same time a bill to
regulate the sale OF liquors In drugs ores
was rushed to an early death. II passed
it would haye had a tendency to curb
whisky selling drug stores Ii was
opposed by the Michigan Druggists
Association.
The Lansing correspondent of
ZTath writes. concerning the Atwood
beer bill: 1--WE submitted ten letters
from Michigan brewers protesting
against the passage OF the Atwood beer
inspection bill to Senator Atwood and
the committee in charge of the bill.
The Senator asked me il only 10 OF the
SO brewers in .he State were interested
enough in the bill to express an opinion
regarding it, and was forced to admit
that such seemed TO be the case. He
said that several Michigan brewers
whose names he refused to give, had
informed him that they we're 10 favor Of
the measure and he should take it for
granted that those who remained silent
in regard to it we're also in favor of it.
He stated that the bill would be reported
out Tor passage within the next ten days.
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