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The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-04-02
THE NATIONAL pRoH1B1r1oN1sT

| David Paulson, M. D., superintendent
of the Hinsdale Sanitarium, DIR. VIM.
S. Saddler, professor of physiologic
therapeutics, gave carefully prepared lee
lures for the symposium on Medical
Temperance. DR.. Whitehead created
quite sensation by her brave defense
of the scientific instruction law from the
standpoint of a teacher.
DR.. ]. ]. Wolf, member of the medi-
cal staff of the Frances Willard Hos
pital, gave very interesting address on
the substitutes for alcohol as Their
apeutic agent.
DR.. H. c. Newton read a paper on
"The Temperance Outlook. In speaking
of some sociological phase of the sub
tural admonition not to speak evil of
magistrates but, he added, Nowhere in
Holy Writ does it say that we may not
speak the truth about them"
There were two medal contests, one
class from the Columbia School of Ex-
preston and the other composed of
young people from different parts of the
county. Mrs. Alice O'Neal ably arranged
these two contests, which were highly
successful.
Saturday was the childrens program
with older people as very welcome spec
tators The L. T. L. exercises were
conducted by Miss Laura bring and
Miss H. Zoll, county officers. 1t was a
day full of color, songs and enthusiasm
big with promise for the coming years
Miss Lulu Miner, state secretary L. l..
L., was present, much to the pleasure of
all the workers and the Legion members.
Throughout the eventful week these
meetings were reported daily in the city
papers. Some of them set the proper
estimate on the fact that they are the
medium through which this consecrated
womanly influence may be passed on to
the great world, and transferred to their
columns the true spirit of the speeches
and discussions-an art in true journal
ism which stands as an abiding and I'M
answerable reproof to sensational write
ups" which cater to the hysterical taste
of few readers and miss the great
privilege of conveying ever interesting
and belevable truth to fair-minded
and eager public.
Mrs Emily M. Hill, president of Cook
county W. c. T. u, gave her entire
attention to the weeks meetings, being
present to preside at every session.
HARRIET ZoLL,
Cook Co. L. T. L. Organizer.
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sorEs ABOUT OUR ADVERTISERS,

If you are interested in seeds for spring
planting, now is the best time to make your
Block. Danville. N. Y. make a special an
nouncement on page 16.
Why not call the attention of NATIONAL Pro
HIBITIoNIsT readers to that real estate you
have for sale? The paper is read carefully
each week and you interest many in your
land by using its want column
'The Prohibition Information Bureau" is a
new institution of which A. r. Heath, favor
ably known to Prohibitonsts, is the manager.
Their announcement will be found in another
column.
Advertisers judge the value of a paper from
an advertising standpoint by the number of
replies they receive. DO not forget to men
ton THE NATIONAL PRoHIBITIoNIsT when an
swerng advertisements.
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-04-02

BIRMINGHAM, ALA, March 21.-When
Birmingham voted the local option law
recently enacted by the Alabama legis-
lature, the wise ones sat up and began
to take notice One of the best known
liquor dealers of the state, and a man
whose reputation, through his mixing
in politics and the great business ability
he has displayed, has given him almost
a national reputation, said: This is the
hardest blow whisky has ever received
in the United States"
And his remark is apparently being
justified The Alabama legislature al
most Immediately proceeded to make it
good by the enactment of state Pro-
hibition law, effective one year after
Prohibition by local option became
operative in Jefferson county What the
gentleman referred to meant however,
was that growing city the size of Biz
mingham and her suburbs, with the cos
mopolitan clientele of her business in
terests, and the character of labor EN-
ployed in her mines, furnaces, and mills,
and with her future yet ahead of her
in most instances, when it could afford
to vote the dry ticket, the more settled
sections of the country and the commit
mites where the so-called need of
the liquor traffic was felt less, could
ill-afford to keep it-that is, from a
business standpoint, pure and simple.
PROHIBITION IS SUCCEEDING HERE in
manner that was never dreamed of be-
fore the experiment was begun. For
the last few weeks there have been
rumors of enough new skyscrapers here
to make New York's boosted skyline
look like a fleet of cat boats against
Admiral Evans command. The early
part of this week w. H. Woodward,
who built several of the steelframe
structures already here, electrified the
city by announcing that he would erect
big 5OO-room, sixteen-story addition to
the present 3O0-room Brown-MarX
building, making a structure of 800
rooms, the largest south of Pittsburg
and Chicago The contract for this has
been let to John Griffith & Sons, of
Chicago, and work is to begin inside of
two months. And, strangest of all, the
firm of Brown Bros. & Co., ardent anti
Prohibitionists, were called upon by Mr..
Woodward to engineer the real estate
deal which resulted in the skyscraper
announcement, paying $4,000 for
piece of property not on any corner,
and fronting but ninety-six feet. Messrs.
Oliver and others recently announced
the construction of a twelve-story
structure on what is known as the Jor-
dan corner. Two other buildings of
smaller size are actually announced, al
though no contracts have been let so
far as known Still another, on what
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able to get offices, because there were
none large enough that were vacant.
PROHIBITION HAS MADE SOME VACANT
HOUSES. In "Buzzard Roost" ana in
Scratch Ankle" the slums, there are
tumble-down shacks that were formerly
saloons, and that no other business
would, or could, inhabit They are
vacant. But there is not q vacant store
with perhaps two exceptions, and these
not in structures formerly saloons), on
North Twentieth street, which may, per-
haps, be styled the axle of Birmingham.
In this space there were recently over
twenty saloons in the five blocks be-
tween Railroad avenue and Fourth ave-
nue.. Now there are restaurants, sew
eral pool rooms, three new shoe stores,
and establishments of several other diff
ferent sorts. But Twentieth street has
an air of prosperity that she has never
worn before in the city's history.
AS an instance of prosperity along
slightly different lines, the shoemakers
say that they have had nearly double
the business the last three months that
they formerly enjoyed. They don't know
the reason. Can you hazard guess
why?
THERE HAS BEEN NOTICEABLE IN
CREASE IN BANKRUPTs OF A CERTAIN
KIND. According to figures obtained
from the office of Deputy United States
Clerk c. R. Johnson, who handles all
the bankruptcy business for the federal
court there haze been more loan office
sharks bankrnbtmg in the last fe1V
months than ever before, despite the
so-called hard times, which have thrown
scores out of work for while because
of the closing of furnaces, etc. Even
the fruit dealers have noticed the in
creased demand for their line of goods,
while soda founts, which have sprung
up in multiplicity since the passing of
the saloons, have done business never
dreamed of before.
In both county and city official circles
the result of Birmingham's going dry
was instantaneous and obvious. The
police court cases for drunkenness were,
and are, so few and far between that
drunk" on the docket is a rather
marked character now Formerly it
was the usual estimate that nine-tenths
of the police arrests were either plain
DRINKS or "disorderlies" or some of the
other variations. Judge Noah B. Fea-
gin, who has won national reputation
as humanitarian and as a sociologist
is warm in his commentator of Pro-
hibition and its effects, which he COM
mends most warmly
DO you know" he queried, one day
this week of a number of newspaper
men and City Hall officials, 81 have
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April 2, 1908.
PROHIBITION IN BIRMINGHAM
of the Biz mingham Ledger.

By C. T. JONES' Jr, CITY EdHor OF the 6~mtnghdm LedgeT
1.-The article which follows written by Mr. Jones' J well known
the
Ledger published Chattanooga Star In asn
article asked him,
the
OF BrmnghamEditors Motel
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-10-14
Oppose Express Companies.

WASHINGTON, d, c.. Oct. a.
One Of the most important hearings
ever held before the interstate COM
merce commission is scheduled for
tomorrow, when the express company
committee OF the American Bankers
association will appear before the
commission and state 1t grievances.
The bankers are seeking to prevent
the express companies from going
further into the banking business.
and to compel them to give up the
money order business.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-10-14
DO THE PEOPLE RuLEY
All the Recent Publications Convince
the Voters that Trusts Control
Legislation.

After all the excitement over the
publication Of the Standard Oil letters,
showing that trusts control IegisIa-
ton, has reached the stage where the
voters sIft the wheat from the chaff Of
sensational publications, what will be
the logical conclusion In the minds
Of the voters7 II will be:
THAT the people do not rule be-
cause the national lawmakers leals-
late to suit the trusts. More trusts
exist today than ever, the people suf-
fer more from them, and they prac-
tlce more extortion.
2.-That the party In power lie the
party through which the trusts rule.
The Republican party ls now In power.
It writes all the national laws. In a
speech In the last Congress, Mr.. sher.
man Candidate for Vice-President),
declared that the Republican party
assumed all responsibility for every
thing that has been done and for what
has not been done. That ls riaht.
The trusts write the tariff laws passed
by Republican votes. If the magnates
are not punished crimlnally, It 10 be-
cause Republican officials fail in their
duties. For eleven years the Demo-
Gratis have had no power to frame
Federal laws or to execute a Federal
statute. u everything In America is all
right as to Federal laws for eleven
years, the Republican party deserves
the credit. II "eVlls have crept In"
the Republicans are responsible. The
only hope for = change lies Ia the eIee-
tlon Of Bryan.
Suppose some Individual Democrat
has been employed by a trust. He
could not get law passed, he could
not get ian immunity BATH" he could
do nothing effectively for the trusts
unless majority Of the Republican
congressman favored the trust meas
ures. The Republican orators can not
escape responsibility by trying to pick
out some Democrat who has been en-.
ployed by trust. Recent disclosures
prove that the people do not rule, but
that the trusts owe their existence and
fairness to Republican laws and Repub.
llcan officials.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-10-14
DROWNED IN bath TUB
Unable to stand Gossip Of Her
Neighbors.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 14.-Un-
able any longer to bear neighborhood
gossip, which was derogatory to her
character, Anna Johnson last night
committed suicide by drowning in a
bath tub.
The woman was a domestic in the
family of James d. Ruggles, paying
teller in the bank of California, and
for some time she had been greatly
worried over tales being circulated
about her which called in question
her character. The stories were at
tributed by her to servants of an adj
Joining household, and after en-
deavoring to put a stop to their
circulation and failing. she became
respondent, and last night she went
into the bathroom, disrobed, filled
the tub with water, and then lay with
her face downward in the water until
she drowned.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-10-14
burglary at standpoint.

STANDPOINT. Idaho. o t. 14.-For
the first time in months Standpoint
has been visited by burglars. The
hardware store Of Thomson Brothers
on Main street was broken into last
night and, as far as checked to date
three revolvers, aggregating in value
about $40, we're stolen. The thieves
gained entrance to the building by
prying back the lock of the door
with chisel. The police have sus-
poets under surveillance and expect
to land the guilty parties.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-10-14
SUPREME COURT AT LEWISTON
Fall Term Opens with Unusually
Heavy Docket.

Heavy Docket.
LEWISTON. Idaho. oct. 1.-THE
fall term OF the supreme court opened
with Justices Sullivan, Stewart and
Aylshle on the bench. With an ex-
teremly heavy docket 1t is believed
that this session will last through
out the month, as 81 cases are now
on the calender and dozen or more
will be entered during the next few
days.
During this week court convenes
at 10 a, nj. and adjourns at p. m.
In order to allow the attorneys and
judges to attend the fair in the after
noon. Arguments win be heard In
all cases docketed. but few decisions
win be rendered. except in urgent
cases. as the briefs will be submitted
and tho opinions written after the
Justices reach their Offices in Boise
The docket this fall Is exceptionally
heavy. but most of the cases are of
civil nature, the criminal calender be-
Ing light.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-10-14
BRIBERY CHARGE
FOR ROOSEVELT
Claim he Promised Daniel j..
Keefe m once to Desert
GompePs.

NEW YORK, Oct. 14.--John Cor
don, assistant acting chief OF the
democratic press bureau. at head
quarters last night made public the
following statement:
1T was stated at the national
democratic headquarters tonight that
President Roosevelt by promise OF
once has succeeded in having one
Of the big men Of the American
Federation OF Labor desert President
uompers In his advocacy OF the cleo
tion Of Mr.. Bryan for the presidency.
The labor leader In question Is
Daniel ]. Keefe OF Detroit. president
Of the International Association OF
l.cnRahoremen and one Of the vice
presidents Of the federation OF labor.
The democratic committee alleges
that Keefe and the president were
closeted for several hours in Washing
ton on Saturday. October 3, and the
offer OF being named commissioner
general Of immigration. made vacant
BY the death Of Commissioner sar-
gent, was made In consideration OF
Keefe repudiating Mr.. GOmpers and
the executive council of the ferdera-
tion.
Keefe on Saturday last issued a
statement In which he said: II am
going TO vote for william II. Taft.
at Il pointed out that September
2S last. the executive council OF the
American Federation OF Labor issued
q circular calling on organized labor
to work for the defeat OF MIR. Taft
and republican-eongresamen seeking
reelection, and Mr.. Koefe authorized
hia signature to be attached to Il.
The source OF the democratic
committees information was not d.
valged. but the information was Of
fered that II Mr.. Keefe or President
Roosevelt deny the charge another
big labor leader now In New York
viii come forward with facts TO prove
the oifer was made and Mr.. Keefe
accepted It and has commenced to
make good his part of the deal"
Deaicd By Keefe.
DETROIT. Mich, Oct. il.-Presl-
dent Keefe Of the Longshoremen's
union denied that statement issued
from democratic headquarters IN
New York that he had been offered
the position OF commissioner general
Of immigration in return for his sup
port OF Taft.
Loeb Refuses 20 Talk,
WASHINGTON. d. O.. Oct. a.
Secretary Loeb. upon being shown
tho statement issued from democratic
headquarters In New York, said moth,
lng IN the nature OF q reply would
be given out at present. but tnat
the charge would probably receive
Attention tomorrow. Daniel Keefe
was one Of the presidents callers
an October /. President Morrlsey
% Cleveland Of the railway train
men also saw the president the same
iay.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-10-14
CAPTAIN L. ROPER
RECEIVES MEDAL
(cOntinued from page Oue.)

Der diminished until only a few re-
NAMED. General Merritt who had
received word Of the massacre hur-
ried to the scene and arrived Just
in time to save the ertire command
from being massaered.
Captain Roper was a member Of
the Fourth United States infantry.
and retired ave years ago, since which
time he has made Occur d'Alene his
home.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-10-14
RECORD FOR STANDPOINT
Spokane Man Pays $125 Per Front
Foot for Business Property.

STANDPOINT, Idaho, Oct. a.
What is probably a record price for
Standpoint business property frontage
was established here yesterday when
Charles II. Krebbs Of Spokane pur-
chased from Charles Palmer, through
the Lakeside Realty company, 80
feet on First avenue at $125 per
front foot, ss75O in all. The pur-
chaser will next spring erect a two
story brick business block on the
property. This is the first big
sale of First avenue property that
has been made in many months.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-10-14
FIRE ON SOUND STEAMER
Beached the Boat to Save the Pas
sengers.

SEATTLE, Wash, Oct. 14.-The
steamer Utopia, belonging to the
Island Navigation company, while en-
route from Bellingham to this place,
caught on fire early this morning.
The cause Of the fire is unknown, but
when first discovered 1t was in the
galley, and II spread so rapidly that
the passengers sitting near the galley
barely escaped. Captain Hansen, as
soon as he observed the fire. realized
the danger Of the situation, and in
order to save the passengers beached
the boat.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-10-14
TAFT IN SECOND WRECK
Engine OF special Train Leaves
Track.

STUBFIELD, Ohio. Oct. 1.-THE
William II. Taft special was wrecked
again today when two wheels OF the
tender of the second engine left the
track. The special was at the time
going from cadiz Junction to cadlz.
ohio, and the train was running at
the rate of ten miles per hour. No
one was injured.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-10-14
PUBLISH List TOMORROW

Democratic Campaign Contributions
to BE Given Out.
NEW YORK, Oct. 1.-THE list
of the subscribers to the demo-
cratic national campaign fund will
be published tomorrow by Treasur-
er Ridder, Save for six or seven
contributions all are small donations.
Charles Murphy Of Tammany hall
contributed $4,000.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-10-14
CITY IN BRIEF.

d. Burgess OF Seattle. wash, win
lecture Al the Park pavilion tonight
on the principles of socialism. All In
vitsd. T:so o'clock sharp.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-10-14

The Press Publishing Co, the
Print shop ~ the Lake. prints for
particular people.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-10-14
wHATOOai COUNTY CONTRIBUTES
swells Republican Campaign Fund

BELLINGHAM. Wash. Oct. ia
The contributions OF whatcom eoun-
" republicans to the national cam.
paign fund this year amounts TO
t10s0, and vas forwarded to Chica-
50 this morning. The entire amount
vas raised from the canvass Of the
county BY the voluntary committees.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-10-14
TWO KILLED IN WRECK
Two Freight Trains In Head.On
Collision.

Collision.
SALT LAKE CITY. Utah, Oct. Ia.
Two men were killed and several
are seriously injured by reason Of
wreck Of two freight trains near
Jorden Narrows ON the Denver Rio
Grande road today. The wreck was
caused by head collision of the two
trains at dangerous curve on the
road. Both engineers. w. NJ. Nc
Aleer and n ]. LOTUS. are dead.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-10-14
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISER
MIsCELLANEOUs

FOR RENT>rTwo room house. aEass n
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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-05-28

Attor ney August Friebsrg OF Beres-
ford is In the city today on legal bust
ness.
Gene Frank. the Akron photogra-
pher, will be here Friday, May ~. He
will be here also on Tuesday, June ,
and every Tuesday hereafter.
e. b. Frank will be at Elk Point on
Tuesday OF each week to make first
class photographs. Latest styles will
be finished to suit and work guaran-
teed. More days OF the week will be
used as business increases.
e. B. FRANK.
The Minneapolis Symphony Orches-
ira, now making their Spring Festival
Tour Ia Canada, South Dakota and
Iowa, passed through Elk Point this
morning on the G. NJ. & st. F. Ry.,
enroute to Omaha where they will
give performance Thursday afternoon
and evening.
Senator Gamble was on the train
yesterday morning on his way home
from Washington. He said he thought
congress would ad journ in q few days.
Also that he expected to take very
little part in the canvass preliminary
to the primaries OF June 9, his own
affairs demanding q good deal OF at
tention.
The memorial service appointed for
last Sunday was postponed on account
of the rain. It will be held at the M /.
e. church next Sunday at 3p. M,
Rev. ". X. Brown preaching the SER
mon. The u. A. r.. and w. r. g.
will attend in q body and all other
arrangements remain the same a.
announced for last Sunday.
Miss Ida Authier received letter
from her father yesterday. saying
that in the severe wind storm that
visited the vicinity OF their home,
Lake Andes, Tuesday night, the roof
and upper story of their 40 by 40 barn
was blown of, the lower part split In
two, the smaller barns, corn cribs,
windmill and onthouses blown down
and blown away so rods. The house
was uninjured except that 8 half WIN
dove we're blown ia. Miss Ida ex-