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The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-02-20
DAGGETT AT PITTSBURG
Honored Soldier to Deliver Series of Addresses
in West Pennsylvania City

P1TrsBURG, Pa, February 15-(Special CORE
spondence) General Aaron S. Daggett, of the
United States army, will address series of meet
ings in and about this city, beginning with
lecture at on February % in the MONDAY
meeting of the Y. NJ C. A.. at the corner of
Pennsylvania avenue and Seventh street. On the
following morning General Daggett will address
the congregation of the Oakland Methodist Epis-
copal church; at 3 o'clock he will speak in the
Emory Methodist Episcopal church and at z: AS
in the Christ Methodist Episcopal church On
Monday evening he will speak at union meet
ing at Mt. Washington; on Tuesday evening at
mass meeting in the Philadelphia Avenue Meth
odist church and Wednesday evening in Dr.
McCurkins church at the corner of Center and
Cypress streets. Thursday he will speak in
Coraopolis and Friday in Williamsburg
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-02-20
February 20, 1908
LIQUOR ANARCHY IN MAINE
How the Outlaw Traffic with Aid of Appeals
of Both Old Parties Laughs at
the Law

PORTLAND, Me, February 15-(Special CORE
saloon it actually appears in this city and is
allowed to exist, in spite of a Republican mayor
a Democratic sheriff and the far-famed Sturgis
Commission which is supposed to act under the
direction of the governor, is entertaining and
valuable. 1t is statement made today for publ
cation by one of the best known Prohbitonists
in the state:
GAS regards the open saloons in Maine: From
where | am sitting | can the open door of
what is called a saloon here. 1t is probably
doing the second or third largest business of it's
kind in the city; yet unless you had guide and
especially looking for that sort of thing,
you might pass it a number of times without
knowing that liquor is being sold. Curtains
drawn about three feet back of the windows and
there is nothing displayed but few bottles of
appears from here to be box of crackers and
large poster advertising boxing match. This is
just after the noon hour and in ten minutes [
have seen five men come out
"This place is running with the permission of
Pencil, Democratic sheriff, and with the full
knowledge of the Republican city government.
The law lays the duty of enforcement first.
the mayor city marshal ct cetera and then
upon the sheriff and lastly upon the Sturgls Com
mission, so it can easily be seen that Democratic
Pencil is no whit worse than Republican Mayor
Leighton. The present chief of police (title
changed from city marshaD was few years ago
sheriff and stated in the public prints that he
would vigorously enforce the prohibitory law.
He has the opportunity, but we see no en-
forcement
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-02-20
NOT YET IN WEST VIRGINIA
Prohibition Measure by Narrow Margin Fails
of Passage in Upper Housewife
Got the Money

CHARLESTON, w. VA, February 14-(A press
dispatch) The proposed constitutional amend
ment to prevent the manufacture and sale of
liquor in this state, except for scientific and
medicinal purposes, which passed the house by
sxty-seven to twelve votes, was defeated today in
the senate The vote stood nineteen to eleven
for the bill, but two-thirds majority was neces-
sary. One member was absent because of illness.
The senate committee appointed to investigate,
who received the $15O,OOO fund alleged to have
been raised by the liquor interests to defeat the
Prohibition amendment, held meeting yesterday
behind closed doors to hear what President Al
word of the Anti-Saloon League had to divulge
Senator Campbell introduced a resolution, which
was adopted unanimously, providing for an in
vestigation of the rumor
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-02-20
THE CHICAGO CONTEST
Protest Filed Against the United Societies
Anarchy Petition

A protest has been filed with the board of cleo
ton commissioners of the city of Chicago against
the placing of the so-called Sunday closing ques-
ton upon the ballot at the coming election. The
protestants are the Illinois Prohibition state
mittee the Anti Saloon League of Illinois, the
Chicago Law and Order League, the Prohibition
central committee of Cook county, the Cook
county w. c. T. u, the Chicago Good Templars
and William A. Brubaker, citizen and taxpayer
of the city of Chicago.
The grounds of the protest are that the cleo
ton is not one at which such action is contem-
plated by the revised statutes of the state of
Illinois, that the question is not such question
as the law authorizes to be submitted to the
electors of the city of Chicago that the ques-
ton is illegal and improper and that there is no
power in the state of Illinois nor in the city of
Chicago to permit or allow saloons to remain
open on Sunday; that the intent of the question
is to nullify the existing laws of the state of
Illinois, that the petition is illegal in form and
substance and improperly and insuficently signed.
The eighth reason with which the protest con-
cludes reads as follows:
Because the foregoing objections to said petit
ton and the submission of said question are con-
nected with and accumulated by many recent oc-
currences in this city, which are OF common
knowledge, and which have their origin in a
Widely disseminated propagandism, having for its
object direct violation and notification of the
law Under the influence of this program OF law
resistance and violation and in furherance of it,
we have witnessed wanton claim by the brew
cry interests that the Sunday closing law IS not
in force in Chicago (over-rued by Judges Chy-
traus, Fake and Heap and then a studied effort
to prevent the supreme court from passing on this
claim, and we have seen open, notorious and bold
violations of the law, for which jures have re-
fused to convict under positive instructions from
the court, and which have been sanctioned and
encouraged by public parades and speeches in the
public streets and halls of this city"
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$4,000 bushels, while the farmers of Illinois
raised more than one million one hundred
thousand bushels.
There is another side of the case which
needs to be studied in much detail and will find
presentation in another article, but may be
briefly presented here. In order to obtain for
the public whatever advantages accrue, or are
supposed to accrue, from the manufacturing of
liquor in the state of Illinois, the people of
the state are obliged to consent to the liquor
system, all the way from the brewery and the
distillery down to the gin mill and on through
to the penitentiary, the poorhouse the asylum
and the gallows.
One phase of that may be suggested here.
Assuming the annual drink bill of the Amer
lean people to be substantially two and quar-
ter billion dollars ($2,25OOO O0O), which it is
probably easily possible to demonstrate as
conservative figure, the total population of the
United States, about eghty-four million, and
the population of Illinois, five and half mil
lion, we have a per capita drink bill of the
whole country in excess of $26.50 per annum,
or total drink bill for the state of Illinois in
excess of one hundred and forty million dol
lars ($140,OOO,O00).
In other words in order to keep this paltry
four thousand wage-earners earning their liv
ing" in the manufacture of alcoholic poisons,
and in order to keep these brewers and dis
tilers buying their pitiful little driblets of
grain, the people of Illinois pour the bars
of the saloons and hotels every year, we'll to-
ward three times the total capitalization of all
the business of manufacturing liquor, and in
ten years. time would spend sum almost
double the capitalization of all the manu-
featuring establishments of the state
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-02-20
Will Not Contest

TAUNTON, MASSACHUSETTS, December 10
Especial correspondence)-The no-lcense COM
mittee of the city of Taunton has decided to
accept the result of the recount which showed
majority of one in favor of license in this city,
and concentrate their efforts upon carrying the
city with an assured majority for no-lcense
next year.
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-02-20
HOWARD FOR THE COAST
Rochester Orator Goes to Cheer the Battle in
Washington and Oregon

SEATTLE WASH, February 14-(Special cor
respondence). The Washington Prohibition COM
mittee have secured Clinton N. Howard for the
month of May for campaign in this state. 1t
is probable that part of the time will be given
to the Oregon committee for work in that state.
1t is the intention to call the state convention for
Seattle at the time of Mr. Towards visit, and
plan for rousing time.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-12-12
WEALTH is UNAvAILINe.
Declared PoWerIess to Afford Security
to the Wrongdoer.

There is a very widespread impress
sion especially among the cynical"
said Rev. DR.. Thomas R. Slicer, that
wealth gives security to the wrong
doer and goes far to give immunity
from punishment.
TT was openly boosted, in the case
of the policy king, AL Adams, that his
accumulated stealings from the poor
would guarantee immunity, even if in
dicted. And this impression gains
force when the criminal is not of low
origin and mean practice, but has sur
roundings of elegance and associations
of refinement. 1t is a relief to those
who believe in the essential right
mindednesS of the majority of our cit
liens to have distinct proof in such
cases that wealth is no defense against
justice and cannot always be made the
reserve force in a conspiracy against
honesty.
when the poor man pays the PEN
atty of wrong-doing society is protected
usually by the removal of one not a
very dangerous member of it's body.
But the man of wealth and cunning
using the ordinary avenues of bust
ness represents more than the individ-
ual. He represents power and pride
and the infatuation which envy to-
ward the well-to-do is sure to engen-
Ter. His conviction, therefore, is in
| far greater degree a rebuke to evil
Influences and a defense of the COM
lon veal.
1--WE hope to reach the point after
awhile where the mere facts of wealth
md poverty will be not so interesting
- they now appear. The really inter
sting consideration is this:
rs a man so poor that he hasn't
he means of growth or hasn't the
leans of development? Or, on the
>ther hand is he so rich as to be
;rippled and encumbered2
Whatever removes the supersti-
| ious awe which surrounds the wealthy
| criminal and gives ample justice to
| each man, as simply a man, must re
| enforce the morals of the community
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-12-12

LEGATION. Snyder was accused of brib-
ing Councilman Uthoff to vote for the
Central Traction bill. Uthof was to
receive 100000, but failed to collect
more than $4,000. He was one of the
states witnesses in the trial
LOUIS GLASS of San Francisco,
vice-president of the Pacific States
Telephone & Telegraph Company, was
convicted and sentenced to five years
for bribery, September A, 1907. he
was charged with bribery Glass, be
fore conviction, was one of San Fran
cisco's leading citizens and possessed
of considerable wealth
HORACE E. HAND, a prominent
lawyer in ST. Louis and a leader OF
society in the fashionable suburb
Kirkwood was arrested on January
II. 1907, at his home on the charge OF
forgery, while entertaining his pastor
and a deacon of his church He
pleaded guilty on the next day tic
forgery, and by three O'Clock in the
afternoon was on his way to prison
sentenced to five years
CHARLES T. GROTEFEND was
one of the most prominent young mer
in ST Louis Although only 80 years
old. Grotefend was teller in the Wash
ington National bank, and generally
thought to be one of the coming
financial men of the city 1t was dis
covered that he had embezzled more
than $1,000 of the banks money and
he fed to Germany. He returned
after a time, and upon pleading guilt,
was sentenced to five years at For
Leavenworth-
CHARLES n. THORNTON. nots
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-12-12

prisoner, in custody of a deputy sher-
iff and an assistant prosecuting attor-
ney of his home state. He is charged
with the theft of $4,000 which it is
alleged he received from laborers I'M
der the pretext that he would forward
it to their relatives in Italy. The two
state officers travelled all the way to
Santos, Brazil, to get their man-and
got him.
SAMUEL SEELEY was a promi-
nent, respected and influential resi-
dent of Brooklyn. His position as
cashier of the National Shoe and
Leather bank in New York gave him
prestige in financial circles. He, was
accused and found guilty of having
funds and served five years and four
tiary.
CAPT. OBERLIN M. CARTER,
CAPT. B. d. GREENE AND E. H
GAYNOR have all felt the iron hand
of the law for having attempted to
disobey it's commands. Capt. Garter
was one of the leading young officers
in the engineering department of the
United States army. When it was de
cided to make extensive improvements
in the harbor at Havana Capt Car
ter was appointed to take charge OF
the work. Certain revelations made
started an Investigation and Capt. Car
ter was found guilty of having con
spired with Gaynor and Greene to de
fraud the government. After fruit
less appeals Capt. Carter was taker
to Leavenworth. where he served his
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-12-12
cIoc5EPH z. .6URTOH

sentence of three years and seven
months. Gaynor and Greene, after
their conviction, fed to Canada. They
were brought back to this country
however, and are now serving out
their four-year terms.
WILLIAM H BELCHER was mayor
of Paterson. He was an honored
member of the bar of the state of
New Jersey. He was intrusted with
scores of estates, and friends had no
hesitancy in placing limitless sums in
his hands While occupying the posi-
ton of mayor he suddenly fed from
the city. His flight disclosed embez-
Elements of thousands of dollars
Search for him was unavailing, but
he finally returned, surrendered to the
authorities and pleaded guilty to en-
bezzlement- Judge Scott, one of his
closest friends and associates in form
er days, sentenced him to II years
Imprisonment
EUGENE A SCHMITz was mayor
of the city of San Francisco. Abra-
ham Ruef was one of the city's inf1u-
entail men and an acknowledged pow
er in politics. Disclosures made by
certain city aldermen starte an in
vestigation which ended in the con-
viction of both Schmitx and Ruef and
their sentence of five years imprison-
ment by the lower courts The court
of appeals of the state of California
on techuicality reversed that deci-
sion and acquitted the two men, Dur
ing their trial and part of the time
their appeal was pending, however.
both men were incarcerated in jail
ABE RUFF. convicted as a CRATER.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-12-12
MORSE CASE CITED.
Courts Fair and Efficient, Says Gen.
Charles w. Russell.


Charles w. Russell.
Gen. Charles w. Russell, assistant
attorney general of the United States,
who is in New York prosecuting a
rase of peonage in which the Florida
East Coast railway is involved, could
see no adequate cause for the popular
idea that rich men never go to jail.
THE Worlds interview with Mr..
Moxey at the time of the Morse trial.
he said. shows the absurdity of such
a notion. That man alone. and he is
only one of large force of account
cution of crooked bank officials by the
government. has put 33 wealthy and
so-called respectable gentlemen in
Jail.
THE whole matter is analogous to
the care of a sick poor man and sick
rich man. The rich invalid can hire
the best doctors; he can take all the
time that is necessary to get well: he
can avail himself of proper climate
and environment and it's matter OF
common sense that ne stands a bet
ter show of recovery than the other
fellow Just so with poor criminals
and rich criminals. The rich ones
chances of acquittal are better be
cause they can afford to fight longer
No. the courts and the prosecutors
are fair and efficient. and every year
sees a more thorough administrator
of Justice
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-12-12

was sentenced to five years in the
county Jail. After serving six months
he was released in S1,500,00O bond.
Ruef was charged with bribing mem
bers of the board of supervisors. The
bond which set him free was signed
by 20 sureties and is considered the
largest amount ever given in Cali
fornia-
John w. wOOTEN, formerly New
York lawyer and partner of August
Belmont in the banking business, was
sent to Sing Sing prison in May, 1905,
to serve nine years and six months
for footing the Wersell estate of $780,
900.
DAVID ROTHSCHILD. wrecker OF
the Federal bank, was convicted in 1905
and sent to Sing Sing to serve nine
years.
HARRY BRUNAUGH, formerly
secretary to Mayor Bookwalter of In
dianapaolis, Ind, and superintendent
of the Western Construction Company
was sent to the penitentiary last June
to serve term of from two to four
teen years for defrauding the city.
WILLIAM o. MILES, ex-district at
torney of Brooklyn, is now serving g
term in the penitentiary for present
ing fraudulent sewer claims to the
city for payment.
R. M. SNYDER, the promoter of the
Central Traction bill in St. Louis, was
convicted and sentenced to five years
in the penitentiary for bribery on DC
tober 4, 1902 This was the first con
viction in the famous Doodle scanda
of ST. Louis, following a years inves
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-12-12

1t is estimated that the planting of
between $4,000 and 10000 acres to cam
phor trees in Ceylon would develop a
production of 100000 pounds. which,
according to most authorities, is the
quantity of camphor demanded annu-
ally at present. The camphor tree
naturally grows to a height of 40 feet,
but in Ceylon it is being kept at the
more convenient height of four to five
feet.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-12-12

The number of French families, with
or without children. is estimated at
I1.315,000 OF this total 1904, 72O fam
lilies have no children, 2,966,171 have
one child, 1861. 97S have two children.
1.643.425 have three. 9S7. 1892 have four,
SEQ, 76S have five, 327, 729 have six,
1S2 .s9S have seven. 94,7 have eight,
44.72s have nine. 20,639 have ten, 8, sos
have IL. 3.50S have IL, 1,437 have Is,
554 have IA, 24S have 15, 20 have 16.
"a have II, and As families have Is
children or more.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-12-12

Canada has. once and for all time,
rejected the 12-foot canal as grossly
Incompetent, and it's canal from Geor-
gian bay to the ST Lawrence by way
Of the Ottawa and Mattawa ivers will
be 81 feet deep, making Chicago and
Milwaukee and Duluth ocean ports,
subject only to sail of several hun
bred miles through exclusively Brit
lsh soil
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-12-12

The distinguished Partisan archi,
tect, NJ. Augustin Rey, appears to be
gradually getting reconciled to New
York's skyscrapers. He now concludes
that he would have the height of
buildings limited by law to 20 or 80
stories, with a few taller buildings
here and there to pleasingly diversity
the outline. Or is NJ. Rey INDUCING
IN sarcasm at New York's expense?
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-12-12

Ninety thousand more letters than
usual were carried by the first three
steamships that left New York for
England after the two-cent rate for
letter postage to Great Britain went
into effect on October L. OF course,
many of these letters had been held
to await the reduction in postage. One
New York firm mailed 10000 advertis-
ing circulars at a saving of 5000 from
the old rate
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-12-12

The Harvard professor who asserts
that it is criminal for man TO marry
on less than $500 per year should ac-
company that positive opinion with a
schedule showing the man who wishes
to marry where and how he can secure
the needed $500 job.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-12-12

Mr. Zangwin remarks that for free
dom in literary expression in the
United States one must resort to the
publication of books and even there
there exists an censorship which is
quite remarkable in what it attempts
and succeeds in doing. Evidently Mr..
zangwill lacks adequate appreciation
Of the charm of being edited
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-12-12
Capitol Reflects Nation.

Every great nation is proud of its
capitol. Every great state in the union
has lavished millions of dollars in the
adornment of it's capitol. Every i'm
portant city, which is a miniature
commonwealth, should have a noble
capitol, or city hall. In the chief
building of a municipality is carried
on the business which concerns every
citiZen.-Troy Record.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-12-12

DR.. Story, the late principal of Glas-
gov university, taking a holiday in
the country once. was met by the min
lister of the district, who remarked:
"Hullo, principal, You here? Why,
you must come down and relieve me
for a day" The principal replied: 81
don't promise to relieve you, but
might relieve your congregation
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-12-12

1t is rumored that Pullman fares
are to be reduced. Nothing has been
said about readjustment of the scale
governing tips"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-12-12

The 10000 japanese school children
who sang America at the welcome
to the feet probably knew the words
all right, but imagine teaching 10000
American school children the words of
the Japanese national hymn, what
ever it may be-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-12-12
MALEFAcToRs OF WEALTH.

list of Prominent and Rich Offenders
Now Wearing Stripes
Here is partial list of wealthy men
convicted OF offenses against the law,
who are behind the bars
A. F. BONELLI, formerly a banker
Of Cleveland. o.. arrived in New York
on September II last from Brazil. a
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-12-12

Let's see, didn't Wilhelm II. COM
pose an opera or something of that
sort, But now nothing more nor less
than the drama can possibly appease
his universal genius. Mr.. Frederick
Thompson might ask him to write a
play. Think of the accumulated ma
teriali
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-12-12

How walls a stenographer' in
Sunday paper, "can we girls escape
the unwelome attention of our en-
ployers?" Might try climbing tree.
suggests the Cleveland Leader, and
making a noise like a suffragette.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-12-12

WAR would be a crime said the
mayor of Tokyo. War is crime, but
are all the great defenders criminals
There's the rub.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-12-12

Such persistence as that shown by
the British suffragettes seldom fails.
Within few rears we are likely to
hear theim discussing the fall styles
In ballots
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-12-12

Incarceration Adds
Another Name to q Long
List of Men of Money, of
PoUer and of Both Money
and PoUer Who Hope
Been Put Behind Jail or
Penitenfiory Bars.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-12-12
RICH MEN IN JAIL

Comments by Men of the
LauD and of the Church
on the Popular Cynicisna
That Riches Keep Men
Out of Prison While the
Poor HaUe to Suffer the
Full Rigor of the LalD.