Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-06-15

All matter for this column Is supplied
by the Grants Pass Woman's Christian
Temperance Union.
The W. O. T. U. worked hard and
constantly for Suffrage during the
months preceding the election and
while we are disappointed because the
measure was lost, we still expect to
work, for under the Initiative we will
have another chance in two years.
We are glad that the men of our
county showed themselves 90 strongly
in favor Of extending the right of
franchise to women, as their vote was
nearly two to one for it. We have
great reason to rejoice in the fact that
the Liquor Dealers amendment was
defeated and believe that the good
women have right to some credit in
that case. At any rate we did what
we could with our influence and some
say woman's influence counts for
much and we know it does. Well, we
will keep everlastingly at it." and
after while our influence will have a
clean ballot to back it up.
According to the Rams Horn "a
few months ago, Portland, Oregon,
saloonkeeper said to friend: II tell
the saloonkeepers we can fix the laws
regarding liquor drinking any way we
choose. But the people will down the
whole business sooner or later, as
sure as the sun rises. They would do
1t at once if it were not for the fast
that they have locked arms with it
to get revenue. F" But they didn't fix
the law this time.
Mrs. cambridge, county president
of San Francisco county, California,
has tent in Golden Gate park fitted
up for reading and rest room.
Many weary ones come there and good
literature is much needed, also song
books and toys, games, etc., for the
little ones. The w. @. Il. U. state
headquarters were destroyed and with
everything gone it is uphill work to
get the women together, but the
workers are doing their best. The
officials are so well pleased with the
work that they are asking for more Of
the same kind.
Mrs. John B. Henderson became
deeply interested in the temperance
cause some time ago and the Ex-
United States senator has come to
her way Of thinking and not long ago
they Joined the Rechabites, a tenn
perance society which is strong in the
District Of Columbia. Upon his
initiation into this society his stock
of wines, for years untouched, in the
cellar, was poured into the gutter.
This stock was valued at $1,000.
The Union Signal for May 81, is a
patent medicine number and contains
many things regarding proprietry
remedies that every one should now.
How many know that Liquozone,
so highly advertised as a cure-all is
simply cheap compound of mineral
acids and water? Alcohol is a very
large factor in many nostrums and
often the taste for liquor is uncon-
sciously formed by these things.
Acetanilid is heart depressing agent,
yet is largely used in headache cures.
DIR. Harvey Wiley is reported as say
ing that more than 1000. 900 infants
have been sacrificed to the various
concoctions known as soothing syrups
and pain killers" 1t is said that
500. 900. 600 are spent annually in
America for patent medicines. The
W. G. I. L. has been busy trying to
educate the people ON this line since
1897. Their work has been done
principally by literature and lectures
as it was hard to get the newspapers
to take up the work. At the present
time however many of the best papers
aud magazines will not advertise dan
gerous nostrums and assist us in the
work and we do not by any means
undervslue their assistance.
MRS l.. W. HOOD, Press Supt