Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1903-08-01
Vertebrae.

the WORLDS w. y. i. y. COHVeHIloH.
Rev. N. D. Creamer, Prohibition candi-
date for governor of Ohio Is proving him.
self a splendid campa1gner.
A vigorous campaign is being put up
in the interest of John Mckee, Prohibition
candidate for mayor Of New York.
Minneapolis, indianapolis, Columbus,
Springfield Cl) Kansas City and Los An
geles want our next national convention.
Burlington, VT. is obliged to build a
larger Jail to accommodate the criminals
that are accommodating under the license
policy.
The new North Dakota law which pro-
vides for a reward of $50 for the arrest
to effect July l.
Prof Scanlon, having filled some en-
gagements in Maryland and Delaware, is
speaking twenty nights in southwestern
Minnesota this month.
The Illinois Supreme Court has decided
that prohibition laws cannot be avoided
by organizing social clubs, even though
the liquors are sold without profit.
The War Department is seeking more
information upon which to base a re-
commendation for the repeal of the anti
canteen law at the approaching session OF
Congress.
Rev. Stanley B. Roberts Of Minneapolis
has been speaking at various points in
New York, his old stamping ground. He
is very popular with our workers there
as here. s
Nebraska nominated a full ticket on the
18th inst. The platform favors, besides
prohibition, the initiative and referendum
and proportional representation and wo-
man suffrage. ---sr. g..
T. w. Glover of New Zealand has been
speaking in the Twin Cities this month.
He says that the result of giving the bal
lot to women in that country has been to
purify politics.
About 1000 people attended the Old
Settlers Meeting at Walhalla, N. D. The
gathering lasted all day and well into the
night. Yet there was no evidence of the
use of Intoxicating liquors.
The Prohibitionists of Pennsylvania, in
their recent convention, put a new plank
in their platform. The plank calls for
the repeal of every saloon license revenue
statute now in force. Correct
The judges Of the Maine Supreme Court
have given notice that the possession of
the United States internal revenue stamp
will subject the possessor to a Jail SEN
tence instead of the usual fine. ..,s.ase.-sss
Mrs. E. P. Anderson, state president,
Tas in at of he 1 Of thf h W e
tauqua. Mrs Callie Howe, national or
ganizer, was the speaker on w. G. T. U.
day.
The Butte (Mont.) Newsboys' club has
100 members and meets weekly. The
boys take part in the program of which
temperance subjects always form a part.
A great improvement is already notice.
able.
The London Daily News, paper OF
great circulation and influence has decid-
ed to exclude liquor advertisements from
it's columns. 1t is thought that it's pc
cuniary loss will amount to $4,000 per
annum.
Backbone goes regularly to every tenn
perance and Prohibition paper in the
land. We ask an exchange with only a
part of these. We would be glad to re-
ceive a sample copy of the next issue of
each of them.
The st. Paul carnival was largely a
vaudeville show, a boozery and a lottery:
Shame. The receipts were about $35, O0C
and the profits $4,000. This is a fair il
lustration Of the workings of the whole
license system.
The Presbyterian general assembly re-
solved that all our membership be urged
to abstain from all completely with the
liquor traffic in any and every manner and
form. thus abstaining from even the ap-
pearance of evil.
The Tacoma superior court has upheld
Secretary of the Navy Moody, together
with the mayor and council of Bremerton
Wash, in their fight to close every sa,
sound navy yard.
Alfred Gabrielson, who has done splen-
did work for our state committee, has
resigned in order to take the business
management Of Reform, Our Norwegian
paper. This step was made necessary by
the lamented death of Mr.. Olson.
Midas Criterion, liquor, Chicago, pub
fishes a map of Texas showing 1872 dry
&c semi-dry, and only "a wholly wet coun.
ties and adds mournfully: "The whole
speaks for itself as to the alarming pro.
gress being made by the Prohibition ele
ment."
The Worlds Fair Grounds at St. Louis
will be graced by beautiful $4,000 bronze
fountain, the gift of the w. G. T.. U. O
the Louisiana Purchase states. 1t will
be eight feet six inches high and will rep
resent woman holding lily, emblemati
of purity.
With a view to making the naval ser
vice as attractive as possible to enlisted
men, and lessening assertions and visits
to dives, the navigation bureau is nov
working on a scheme for the establish
ment of recreation halls and grounds il
navy yards ard stations.
The recent medical Governmental sta