The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-10-23
Temperance Notes.

Temperance Notes.
Hanson, KY, has voted no IL
cense. Credit for the victory is
given to the w. C. I. o., accord
ing to press dispatches.
To each ten thousand of popu-
lation, Chicago has 50 saloons, St.
Louis 81, Baltimore Al, San Fran
cisco 80, New York 81, Philadel-
phia IS.
The trustees of the hamlet of
North Bend, O., have passed an
ordinance making the carrying of
beer home through the streets in a
pail subject to $50 fine, without
privilege of jury trial.
Mrs. Isabelle Wing Lake was
instrumental in organizing a local
union of thirty Indian women at
Birch Coulie Indian Agency, dur
ing her visit to the Minnesota
State convention. Mrs. Crooks
was elected president and Mrs.
Good Thunder, widow of Chief
Good Thunder, vice president.
San Francisco is credited with
having one saloon for every
twenty-five adult male inhabitants.
A new Catholic temperance
society has been organized at Stan
ford, Conn. Miss Margaret H.
Smith is the first president.
At the opening of the supreme
court of New Foundland at Har-
Dor Grace both the justice and the
grand jury congratulated the peo-
pie on the utter absence of crime
in that large judicial district,
which creditable state they at.
tribute to the wise temperance
legislation so we'll enforced.-
Examination of the records of
the coroner's Office of Chicago
shows that the number Of deaths
due to alcoholism and the saloon
evil is steadily diminishing since
the enforcement of the midnight
closing law in January, 1901.
Coroner Traeger gave out the
figures which disclose the fact that
in similar periods of time before
and after the issuance of the order
to close at midnight the number of
cases traced to this source has de-
creased almost 80 per cent.
1t is said that the German minis
ter of education has issued an in
struction to the national school
authorities throughout the father
land, urging the necessity of the
popular enlightenment of children
as to the deleterious effects of the
excessive consumption of alcoholic
liquors. He insists that every
school ought to take part in the
struggle against the pernicious
evil of drunkenness.
A decision of the United States
court of appeals recently sitting at
St. Louis has created great con-
sternation among saloon-keepers,
and they are asking, "What
next?" The decision Of that court
is to the effect that a saloon keeper
may be held responsible for the
death of patron Of his place in
the event that death occurs from
an accident resulting from the in
ebriated condition of the patron.
Three African monarchs, En-
perer Menelik, King Lewanika
and King Khama, have barred the
entrance of drink into their terri
tories. Thus the war against al
cohol is being waged, and sober
and enlightened heathens are teach
ing civilized Europeans valuable
lessons in wise government The
Temperance Record.
''The Home Defender" is a re-
cent addition to the forces that
work for prohibition and home
protection in Chicago. 1t is pub
lished at 1874 La Sale St., by two
bright young lads with Christian
principles and journalistic ambi-
tons, who have succeeded in max
ing very creditable paper out of
a small and inauspicjous begin
ming.
The board of aldermen of Eliza
beth City, n. c., a town of 5000
inhabitants, recently passed an Or
dinance making it an offense sub
iect to a fine for a minor to smoke