Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-04-17
PROHIBITION
Will PREVAIL
"MosCoW DESTINED TO BE DRY
TOWN." SAYS UNIVERSITY
REGISTRAR, WHO COMMENTS
ON CHANGING CONDITIONS.


moscow Is destined to become
dry town." said Francis Jenkins, reg
istrar of the University of Idaho,
who is business visitor in the city
today.
1.-THE movement has gained such
strength and the advocates are so
enthusiastic that the only danger is
they will endeavor to do something
that the law does not justify. have
not attended the meetings, but un-
derstand they expect to revoke the
licenses now effective, and I do not
believe these licenses can be revoked
unless the holder Is guilty of .vio-
lating some Of the state laws.
81 have been in the West for
many years." continued Mr.. Jen
kins "and in the Western mining
camps when the saloon was one OF
the most important institutions of
the towns. In the early days the
greater percent of the mining deals
and important real estate transfers
found their beginning in the sa-
looms. 1t is also true that both po-
1itical parties looked to the saloons
and gamblers for many of their can
didates, and when candidate was
suggested the first question was
whether he could carry the saloon
vote. But conditions hs<e changed.
The men who now make the impor-
tant mining and real estate deals
are not frequenters of the saloons,
and the meetings are now held at
clubs, hotels or odlces. The grant
ing of the ballot to the women of
the state of Idaho has changed the
political conditions. When q candi-
date is now suggested, it Is a ques-
tion of whether the women will vote
for him.
These changes have placed the
saloon question In a different light,
and now believe the time has come
when the liquor trafic should be
controlled. The council of Moscow
Is not a unit on the matter. but
Mayor r. s. Matthews has declared
himself against the saloon. The
question will probably be for the
council to refuse to issue any new
licenses, and after the ones now eff.
fective have expired the town will
be dry.
"The saloons of Moscow are re-
ported to be more orderly than ir
many places. We have no slot ma
chimes, no gambling, no sunda,
back doors. and all places are CLOSED
at midnight every night. The move
ment, however, to vine out the sa
loon is general. and expect to SCI
both political parties adopt meas
ures into their platforms lookinf
toward the control of the liquo'
traffic and the next session of th'
legislature pass either local optiol
law or outright prohibition.
brewery men have forseen thl
condition, and have perfected organ
izations for the purpose OF eliminat
ing the disorderly saloon and dive
but it is believed the general wav
of reform Is too strong to be stayed
The advocates contend that Will
they will lose some citizens by clos
Ing the saloons, they will gal
more and peter ones"
Mr.. Jenkins reports work on tn
new university buildings progress
Ing most satisfactorily. During tn
month of March the work was de
layed both on account Of bad weatf
er and the delay in delivering ma
terial, but all features OF the cor
struction are now being carried o
with large forces.
He believes Lewiston Is to becon
an important commercial center an
In discussing conditions said:
while matters have perhal
been moving slow for Lewiston.
is destined to become one of tn
points of great commercial impor
ance.
The timber resources and the
future development are most impo
tant. 1t matters not whether IL
timber is manufactured In Lewistc
or some point above or below,
cannot head on the channels
trade from coming to the logic
center and that center is Lewiston