Arizona republican., 1908-04-19

1 every ten thousand of her people, and more teachers in proportion to her school population than any other of the forty-six states of the union. Of the s350 murders and homicides in the United States in 1906, Maine fur nished but three,
 Hon. F. L. Dingley, editor of the | Lewiston Journal, in a letter written this year Q9O7) to the Georgian of Att lanta said:
 There is but one city in Maine where the saloon is tolerated and there the saloon is not an open bar in the sense In which bars prevail in license states"
 Congressman Llewellyn Powers. who admits that he Is personally so con- servatiye on the prohibition issue that he has frequently been opposed by strong clements in his own party, writes, Qs0D:
 "The law has prevented absolutely any selling in more than four-fifths of the towns of Maine and 1t has taken away very much of the temptation for young men to indulge in alcoholic drinks. l do not believe that the peo- pie of the state of Maine will ever per init the licensing of the saloon fin their midst again.
 NORTH DAKOTA.
 Governor Burke in a recent interview (July 6. 1907) said: We have had pro- hlbition so long In North Dakota that in some counties there are no jails. There Is not much crime in the state"
 Judge Charles A. Pollock of the third district of North Dakota thus reports the results of prohibition in that state. as summarized in the statements of of ficials of 35 out of g counties in the state. This represents the exact status In September. 1906. Since that time the law has been strengthened and enforce ment sentiment has intensified
 The replies to these questions show that up to September. 1906, the law has been generally well enforced in 25 out of g counties, the twenty-five includ- ing nearly three-fourths of the states population; there has been a tendency toward better enforcement in 29 coun- ties -four not reporting); twenty three counties report that prohibition has de- creased crime. five thought it increas- ed, eight gave no opinion, and three reported unable to say
 Judge Pollock, in a personal letter written to Hon. I. c. Wade. of Cornelia. Georgia. just prior to the legislative enactment of state prohibition there, August ,. 1907. says:
 Speaking from personal experience I will say that from 1885 to 1899 was states attorney. At that time Fargo had some 5000 inhabitants and over forty licensed saloons. Now we have some 1000 people and no saloons. I may also add that practically we are free from blind pigs
 Our business men in Fargo do not want the saloon to return. They at first feared prohibition would hurt the city. The contrary has been shown We do not have any vacant stores. Notwithstanding the fact that We have excellent hotel accommodations. there will be built this year a new hotel to cost s150.0OO Our hotels are run with out bars. and they make no money out of the sale of liquor
 United States Senator from North Dakota. Henry C. Hansborough. fin a letter written just before the Oklaho- ma election (September r. 1s07). says:
 The prohibition law in North Dako- ta has been 90 thoroughly enforced that there is no such thing as an open saloon in this state, and as fast as the blind tigers pr blind pigs are found the sponsors for them are arrested and many of them find their way to jail. In large part of the state even the blind pig is thing of the past.
 The moral effect of the law here is good. and where once the open saloon was regarded with favor, now it is so thoroughly under the ban that it would not be tolerated for a moment. The cause of temperance ns a result of our laws and the successful efforts made to enforce them has been greatly ad- Vanced."