The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-10-03
THE COMING OF The
A. P. A.
ABOLITION. PROHIBITION. ADuL-
ITERATION, WHICH, INTEREST
ING STATEMENT FROM AsToR-
IAN CORRESPONDENT.


Office and for the sake OF the real,
new issue II presents, Is offered Its
readers In the hope the new phase Of
the great problem OF temperance may
take its due place Ia public consider
alton.
"Dear Sir---fn the oregonian Of Sun.
day t3oth inst.) smart article on the
dry council appears.
"May suggest 10 the good temper
ancc people that II they win only
try 10 get in the thin edge Of the
wedge tarss) they win succeed in
reaching temperance
Nfany years ago In 1888, ! was In
London. England. The last but one OF
the awful Jack the Ripper murders
had been committed. At that time !
wan a very rabid total abstainer,' and
also member Of Justice 10 work.wo.
men articles appearing In The Lon
don Telegraph
'Mr., al that time, Walter Besant.
q. A. sala, Miss Meirs tof New York,
the contractors dauphterl and Mr..
Cochran tof the Bengal Times now)
then reporter Of the Daily Times.
were appointed as a staff to look into
the condition Of things. The one out
come IA two Of Besants novels, one Of
which touched me most Katherine Re.
gina, and the other The Industrial
Palace in Bethnal Green @. A. g.,
as he was early known, wrote the ar
ticles In the Daily Times and Figaro.
Miss Meirs was the philanthropist; !
the Nurse. Mr.. Cochran drew the plans
OF the houses.
"Aftcr the November murder Of 1888
Mr.. ----- OF the great firm Of brewers
and who sacrificed a fortune to help
in temperance work expressed his
opinion that It was adulteration, not
alcohol alone, that was the cause OF
dreadful crime. I differed
"Then II was up to me. We all
went TO Piccadilly Circus and at the
"Cafe Royal had one slx-penny worth
Of whiskey.
"Ncver had tasted II. This was at
O p. m. At II p. m, we Went INTO
White Chapel. wish ! could impress
upon your mind the dreary scene High
walls OF factories, narrow alleys, the
glimmering lights Of gas lamps over
alleys. The dark rays from little stores
and the flickering lights from the sa-
loon, where the unfortunate victim
took her last drink.
1--WE went in there and each took the
same amount Of whiskey, paid the
same price and Il was horrible; firing
the veins, simplifying the senses; tast-
inp the mouth with hell fire, This is
| my experience. Fine with imprisonment
all adulteration; this Is the edge OF
the wedge.
"Harboring minors and others-but
beg that Oregon win not go crazy
over this prohibition act.
aPoor men live and work hard. Tired
wife, weakly children. Welll He fights
for crops and home. Can he work with
out some relaxationf No. Then he
goes to seek companionship once in a
while.
"The mother love finds 1t In the ba'
bies' talk and perhaps in neighbor's
sympathy, We cannot fll dual lives
| Now that man il he does not find 9
companionship in his own home OF
state, will 90 away. Then there will
be deserted wives and mothers left in
poverty.
,'1nspect the saloons for adulteration;
fine heavily for that, and intoxication
to be paid by the saloonkeeper, and
! this will be God-speed to our state
our homes, our standing Yours truly
"E. M. LAWS"