Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-03-25
PROHIBITION PRESS BULLETIN
By John A. Shields, Minneapolis.

Since January l. a period of 81
days, in Minnesota the liquor traffic
has been responsible for the follow
ing: 6 insane, 81 injured, 50 dead.
The same clipping service covering
the state of Kansas. under prohibi-
tion, reports for Kansas from March
l to Fl, one injured, one suicide,
one hold-up mot injured). For
Minnesota, same period, 10 injured,
% dead, 2 insane. The liquor bust
ness means race suicide; it kills a
hundred thousand annually.
Prohibition Kansas has 8, 1872 dis
trict schools, employing 1924
teachers and accommodating 800, 787
pupils. The population of the state
is 1.544,968. Male teachers are
paid $51 and female teachers $42
per month. License Minnesota has
1907 district schools. employing
8,8H teachers and accommodating
4O9, 584 pupils. The population of
the state is 1877 ,4G1. Male teach
ers are paid $48. 03 and female teach
ers $$38.83 monthly. Prohibition
spells prosperity.
The Hennepin County Prohibi-
tionists will hold their annual BAN
quet in McElroy Hall, Minneapo-
lis, Tuesday evening March 81.
Among the speakers will be w. P.
F. Ferguson, editor of the National
Prohibitionist of Chicago, C. w.
Purple, Rev. T. w. Stout and John
A. Shields, all of Minneapolis.
John A. McDermott, Ex-Oil In
spetcor of Minnesota, now at the
head of the Educational Campaign
of the Brewers of the country, is
wanted in St. Paul to explain a
$4,000 or $1,000 shortage. He is
reported to have "gone east. -
Yet, many people believe the stuff
sent out by this protective asso-
ciation.''
the Mercantile Club, an organi-
zation composed of 200 of Kansas
City's leading business men, has
issued a pamphlet refuting the cir
cular now being scattered broadcast
by the liquor interests. The Club
declares that not only are the state
ments made by the liquor interests
absolutely false, but that Kansas
City, Kansas, is the most prosper
Gus city in the world. The state
ment of the Mercantile Club in ref
erence to the increase of taxes,
brought forward by the liqour in
terests, is: 1.-The city tax levy in
1907 was lower than in 1906" This
is a very comprehensive and valu-
able statement of facts concerning
prohibition, and it may be had at
one cent a copy by addressing the
Club at Kansas City, Kansas.
Now some of the liquor interests
denying that John Maddox, with
whom w. G. Calderwood recently
debated the liquor question is an
accredited representative of the
liquor interests. 1t would appear
that said interests are very migrate
full to the only man who has so far
been found with courage enough
back of his convictions to stand be-
fore an audience in defense of the
liquor business. We are right
sure, too, that the prohibitionists
did not blister their fingers cheer
ing Mr.. Maddox, yet he received
much applause. Neither did we
back him up for the Opera House
rent, nor did the prohibitionists
advertise the meeting in the saloons.
Mr.. Maddox has for years been a
defender of the traffic and prom
inent writer in both Sides" the
Minneapolis liquor journal. So
Mr.. Calderwood has asked the Re-
tailers to trot out their white hor-
ses. He has challenged them to fur
nish speaker from Minnesota, or
outside, who will discuss this ques-
ton. There is a demand for a rep
etition of the debate, since thous-
ands who wanted to hear it could
not get into the building. Thru
the Minneapolis Tribune the liquor
dealers say there is not much hope
of the discussion being repeated so
far as they are concerned.
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