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The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-02-13

Last spring when the campaign for license
opened up Mr. WATSON threw himself into 1t
and published a series of articles in the local
paper These articles were answered by Prohi-
bitionists and it was generally conceded that his
statements were completely refuted. He made
great use of the so-caled Statistics" of the So
called Scientific Station for Pure Products"
that has its headquarters and publishes its organ
from an obscure Office in tumbledown building
over a saloon on Whitehall street, New York,
and it was believed by many that he like the
pure product crowd, was under the pay of the
liquor interests. Just the eve of election, Mr.
WATSON mailed final appeal" to the voters of
the town. entreating them to vote for license but
whether it had any particular effect in determn-
ing the result it is impossible to say.
Since the election that carried our town for
license last spring Mr.. WATSON has taken every
occasion to put himself in the limelight and of
late his reputation, through his speeches at liquor
dealers gatherings and the newspaper promi-
hence he is able to secure has become national
The Brooklyn Times last week advised him to
secure the sob" of chaplain for the rumsellers of
the United States, for which position he seems
to be eminently qualified.
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-02-13
ASSAULT CAPITOL HILL
Massachusetts Men and Women Demand That
Legislature Let Them at Saloons Throat

BosToN February s-(Special correspondence.
"A very energetic movement, demanding the
submission of a prohibtory constitutional amend
ment to the people of the state of Massachusetts
has been inaugurated upon the petition Of State
Chairman Jonathan S. Lewis of the Prohibition
party A hearing was had before the committee
on constitutional amendments at the state house
on Tuesday of this week The crowd was so
large that the hearing had to be moved to larger
rooms than those at first provided, and in two
sessions, morning and afternoon representatives
of various reform organizations laid the case be-
fore the members of the committee. No remon-
strants appeared.
Among those speaking in behalf of the pro-
hibitory amendment were the Rev. Bishop William
F. Malieu, representing the Methodist Minis
ters Association of Boston, Mrs. Katherine Lent
Stephenson, state president of the w. c. I. u;
National Grand Secretary Wye of the L. q. u.
T.; the Hon. J. B. Lewis, formerly member
of the legislature; Secretary Nichols of the
Twentieth Century Crusade; Mrs. F. E. Britten
state superintendent of christian citizenship of the
W. c. T. u; John M. Fisher, the well known
manufacturer of Attleboro and some thirty other
people, men and women, including the repre-
building interests. Mr.. Jonathan S. Lewis closed
the hearing with a strong presentation OF the
case.
In spite of the fact that remonstrants ap-
peared, the attitude taken by the committee was
strongly hostile, the members expressing the opn
ion that public sentiment did not demand the
submission of the question to the people 10
bring further pressure to bear upon the conf
mittee Mrs. Stephenson and Mr.. Lewis are unit
ing in call to the people OF Massachu-
sets to sign petitions in behalf OF the
submission of the amendment. Time is given
up to the twentieth of February and all interested
are urged to communicate with Mr.. Lewis at No.
101 fremont street. Boston.
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-02-13
PROHIBITION ruins" ACCIDENTS
Atlanta Street Railroads Find Twenty Percent
Less Casualties

ATLANTA, Ga, February Especial CORE
spondence)-The report which comes from Biz
mingham to the effect that not only crime but
accidents decreased by Prohibition, finds
parallel in this city. The officials of the Georgia
Railway & Electric Company, which is the cor
poration operating the street cars in Atlanta,
have just made an investigation of their records
for January of 1908 as compared with the same
month in previous years. AS result Mr. c.
H. Matthews, claim agent of the road, gives out
the statement that January, 1908, shows twenty
percent less accidents than preceding Januaries
He also makes the statement that the officials
of the company are unanimous in attributing the
decrease to the prohibition of the liquor bust
ness
This decrease is explained in the fact that very
many of the accidents in the past have happened
from slightly intoxicated persons trying to get
off cars under motion; from drunken drivers ex-
posing vehicles to moving cars, and sometimes
have been caused by the partial intoxication of
motormen.
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-02-13
THE FIGHT IN CHICAGO
How the Battle MetropoGea Liquor Demon
straton Flat-Saloon Anarchy in Eclipse
February 10, 1908

In fulfllment of these promises, on the most
beautiful Sunday of the winter, perhaps eight
hundred men actually marched IN parade, while
some fve thousand people were present in the
Armory when the meeting opened and possibly
third of that number when it closed, and fe7V
hundred more stood for little time outside and
listened to the overflow" speakers, although there
was ample room from the first in the unoccupied
galleries to have accommodated all of them.
The meeting demonstrated that the liquor in
terests of Chicago, with all the money of the dis
tillers and the brewers and with more than seven
thousand saloons, can muster to rally in behalf
of the violation of the Sunday closing law some
thing less than one woman for each sa-
loon in the city.
The audience which went to the Armory found
upon each chair copy of four stanzas of the
hymn america and a colored circular containing
frantic and indecent appeal for subscriptions
to the liquor paper, Bar 6 Buffet. The speakers
of the occasion had decidedly toned down" from
the recent utterances of the beer anarchists who
have threatened bloodshed and bullets. They sang
America" the band played Onward Christian
Soldiers" and the procession carried American
flags Most of the speeches were in foreign Ian
guages, but the leaders seemed to desire to avoid
an appearance of foreign demonstration. They
praised Mayor Busse, who will not enforce the
Sunday closing law, said many things about lib
erty and personal rights, denounced the states
attorney, who is attempting to enforce the law
and threatened political death to any one who
should attempt to stand between them and Sunday
beer, but from the man who presided down to-
the drunken janitor all were under cloud of
disappointment.
The Sunday closing fight in Chicago goes on
and will go until the saloon anarchists are
brought to obedience to the law. The Prohbi-
tonsts of Chicago will still carry on their battle
and close the saloon, not one day. but seven days
of every week. and the Prohibition workers of
Chicago are more enthusiastic than ever in their
hope of victory
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-02-13
Amen, Say We
[Fyom the Patriot Phalanx.1

1t makes us tired to read big headline,
"Drys Win in -" and then read that all
that is meant is that law-enforcement ticket
has been elected. The idea that forcing saloons
to close at II or 12 o'clock at night and on Sun
day makes town dry is too ridiculous for any
use.
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-02-13

interest IN lineage III the CI(lSS VI lhOoS WHY
oppose and of those who defend the saloon
The effort to secure the $4,000 signatures of
qualified voters necessary to bring the saloon
question squarely before the people of Chicago
at the coming municipal election failed. This
failure was hardly remarkable, owing to the fact
that, when the enterprise was undertaken, very
short time remained for the securing of names,
and the further fact that certain professed anti
saloon interests, from which much help might
have been expected, were bitterly hostile to the
project and offered it all possible opposition That
in the little more than thirty days available
era scores of thousands of names were secured
to the petition, without adequate organization and
without considerable funds speaks volumes for
the industry and courage of the men and women
who did this work.
The agitation was highly valuable, in that it
brought out fact of which many have been
hitherto wholly ignorant-that an enormous num-
Der of men in the city of Chicago who have never
been known to be enemies of the saloon, stand
ready to vote against it and need only rallying,
leadership and organization to make them po-
tent factor in the liquor traffc's overthrow
The liquor interests, acting in the name of the
so-called United Societies, succeeded in filing an
election petition, having, it is said somewhere in
the neighborhood of $4,000 names attached, call
ing for vote upon the Sunday closing PROPOSE
ton The legality of such vote, even under the
broad terms of the public policy act, which pro-
vdes for what is known the little ballot in
this state, is open to serious question. If the
time has when in the state of Illinois a
municipality may vote upon the enforcement of a
statute of the state condition of anarchy is not
very far away. 1t remains as yet to be seen
whether the petition will be recognized and the
question put upon the ballot.
Concerning the liquor dealers petition, surprise
has been expressed by some at the great number
of signatures. When the situation is analysed
no ground for surprise exists. In the first place,
there more than seven thousand saloons in
the city of Chicago, each of which was made
center for securing signatures A little more than
two hundred signatures secured at each saloon
would account for the full number But another
important fact in the case is that the law which
would have made it a felony for the Prohibi-
tionists to have placed upon their list the name
of single who had not himself personally
signed the petition did not apply in the case of
the saloon interests operating under the public
policy act, and it was perfectly possible for a
few dozen hired men of the brewers, in the back
rooms of gin mills with the registration lists of
the city before them, to fill endless pages of legal
cap with the names of pretended signers. There
is every reason to believe that large majority of
the names which appear upon the petition are, to
all intents and purposes, forgeries.
For weeks past the papers have told how, on
Sunday, February g. the liquor interests would
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-06-26
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ri. MfaSts ana Children. 81
III Kind YSu Have Ahsys Bought
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Ora .aed Haun Ward and Ed King
arrivet from Pierceville apd will hal
st across thesriyer.
The people in the south side OF
town and south of the river will get to
dig their own potatoes and pull their
onions this year The.gang that US
ually comes here and camp out south
Of the river this time Of the year are
absent.
The difference between 1879 and
1908. Then we drove IS miles 10
get a JOB for ourselves and team at
one dollar a day. Now they hunt
you up and are glad to pay you 50.
: It takes little to satisfy or else a
c whole lot.
The lady in the fourth ward that
set the pies out Oh the north side Of
the house to cool will be first in the
prayers Of the hungry man that Dor
rowed two Of them. She should be
thankful that the thief only took the
cherry pies. A tramp rarely gets q
chance at areal cherry pie and SHOULD
be forgiven.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-06-26
POWDER EXPLOSION.
One Man is Killed and Several 9th.
ers Are Missing.

Denver, June 20:-0ne man was
killed and many more reported in
jured in an explosion which blew
up the Dupont Powder Company's
neutralizing plant at Louis Loivere
twenty miles south Of Denver at ten
thirty-five today. Several persons ar
reported missing.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-06-26
EXPLOSION ON A STEAMER.
Several Killed and Score More
Get Serious Injuries.

Philadelphia, June 20:-Seyeral per
sons were killed and a score more in
iured in an explosion today aboard
the German steamship Arcadia, which
arrived here yesterday from Ham
burg. The nature of the explosion
is not yet known, but it occurred
in the boiler. The steamship is Oh
fire.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-06-26

Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup
is the one that children like so we'll to
take as it tastes nearly as good as
maple sugar. 1t is different from
the others as it does not constipate,
but on the other hand it acts gently
yet freely on the bowels and thereby
it drives the cold out of the system.
It is sold by Hooper Drug Co.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-06-26
Indians Killed In Mexico.

Mexico City, June 2O:-At a battle
at Buena Vista, In the state Of Chi
huahua, four Yacqui Indians we're kill
ed yesterday by American and Mexi'
can troops. One soldier was woundet
The citizens aided the soldiers.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-06-26

Cheyenne bottoms ana curing tne
late aood the water came up and
around his house so that it was not
only inconvenience, but annoying.
The fish that had been carried in
from the various streams continually
annoyed him by humping their nose
against the house. Finally he and
family moved out to the edge Of the
bottom and will occupy the ClaAiu
gun club residence until the water
subsidies to such an extent that be
can find the picket ropes and pickle
pins.
sc. seamans, Of Claflin, called her
today.
Harry Duncan is reported sick witt
appendicitis.
C. N. Booth of Hutchinson, visitet
friends here Friday.
Ed Brooks, Of Wichita. visited wit
e. ". Seward, Friday.
Miss Libbie Case was a visitor fro
0lmitz this afternoon
4 W. G. Merritt went to Spearfll'
this morning on business.
John Jolly, Of Seward, was here las
night looking for harvest hands.
Jake thinner and George Scovill
are in the city today from Heller.
D. 4. Banta returned Wedneda
It evening from a business trip to Kin
ley.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-06-26

Mr.. and Mrs. Mike eKenan are
visitors from Seward this afternoon.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Nate Neal are here 10
visit with W. C. Stanley and family
Mrs. 1T. Morrison returned from
visit at Wichita, Friday evening.
Mrs. U. s. Harden and Mrs. Root
were here from Claflin this afternoon
Fred C. Witte, Of Albert, made this
office a call today that is appre-
ciated.
E. c. Cole attended court at Kins-
icy Friday, returning home In the
evening.
Miss Amy Mathewson returned this
morning from a visit with relatives
at Topeka.
Mrs. Butler Is home from Wichita
for visit with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lobdell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Smed wilkinson. of
Hoisington, were visitors in this city
Friday afternoon. - -
Miss Nellie Zimmeht returned Fri.
day from an extended visit with re.
points In Missouri.
Grant Lippincott of the Pawne<
Rock Herald was a caller at this
office this afternoon.
Miss Della Joseph left for her HON
in Kansas City, Friday evening aftet
visit here with Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
Johnson and family. .
Mr.. and Mrs. John Grant left this
morning for Hudson, Seward and
Pawnee Rock. That is certainly a
long drive for a warm day.
We understand that Ed vollmer
has resigned his position as foreman
with the Tribune, and will soon go
to Chicago. Mr.. Campbell will be EN-
ployed by the Tribune. So.
The town will be nice and quitt
for some time, and still we might
spare a few more men for harvest.
We know Of several young men who
have been looking for work for -four
or five years.
Miss Lois Sans entertained a mum
Der Of her young friends at her
home in the first ward, Friday even
ing. A very pleasant evenings enter
guests departed at a late hour,
satisfied with having spent an enjoy
able evening. Refreshments were
served.
Two Jim crow shows unloaded here
the first Of the week, and the sec
ond one in made up their minds
to leave after a rag chewing at the
depot between several members tina
was enjoyed by all those present as
usual. The other company, thinking
that two was too many. also left
and both companies billed for the
same town again. Well, what is oul
loss is the other towns gain, and the
are welcome to them. The main at
traction of one show was a box OF
snakes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Fish are hav
ing a regular family reunion at thei
home northeast Of town this week
Mrs. NJ. e. Fish, Arthur's mother,
lives with him, and she is enjoy
ing visit from her sister. Mrs. Stin
SON Hanna, Of Chicago. and Mrs.
Jacob Lott of Rockport ILL.,, and a
brother, John Ramsey, Of GrinnelI
Iowa. This is the first time Mrs
Fish has met her sisters in thirty
years, and she has not seen her
brother for eighteen years. TN,
pleasure Of their meeting is bette
imagined than described. The Wis
itors will leave next week for Ne
braska where they will visit before
turning home.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-06-26
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Manila. +. l.. Dec THE Fillipi.
ma woman Is unique among the wom-
en- Of the Orient. A careful obser-
yer will notice her peculiar position
at once. She is equaliu every re
spect with the Filipino man, and Der
sex does not exclude her from all the
aims and opportunities for advance.
ment that are open to her brothers.
This is in such marked contrast with
the women of China and Japan that
one cannodhelp remarking it. In
many parts Of the country it is GUS
tomary for the husbands to turn over
all bis earnings to bis wife, for she is
the industrious and thrifty help mate.
Often.,she not only manages her own
household but directs the activities
of her husband. / had a peculiar
instancesof thisiwhen l asked my
washer woman where l could obtain
a reliable man for some work | desir.
ed done. She said she would bring
her husband to me and be would do
as l desired.
Next morning there appeared at my
door my washerwoman with man t.
whom she began giving minute di.
rectionS as to conduct and behavior,
and then she turned him over to mt
with the request that if be did not do
exactly as l said in all things, l should
report all bis delinquencies to her
and she then gave him additional
warning and left him with me-
must confess that he made an excel
lent servant, but l am sure that j
was because he was more afraid o
his wife than Of auything might hav'
been able to do to him.
Travelling through the Philippine,
one reallyge is the only idea Of how
the people live. on one of my trips
to the interior | came upon a littl
settlement, about four hundred mile
from Manila. The tropic night ha,
just closed in, and from the nativ,
huts along the streets came sounds Q
the mandolin and guitar, and the vel
low glimmer of light from the cocoa
oil lamp made the outer darkness
more impenetrable. We had gon
scarce half way down the street whe
we were addressed by an elderly Fl
ipina woman who said:
Good evening, excellencies. Hav
you had your suppersl Will you ne
honor me by feasting and remaining
in my poor dwelling over night"
She explained that she was tn
wife Of the president Of the settlemer
but that be had gone away on lon
Journey 10 miles to attend to a la
suit. She then introduced US to ov,
twenty other VILLAGERS who had gail
cred to bid the strangers WELDON,
This is simply the custom If Il
country, and any stranger would ha'
met the same welcome. The usu
salution to stranger is, "my house
yours" The natives will scun
around among the neighbors for foc
dishes, chairs or anything else tn
'r may be lacking to make the strang
! ! perfectly comfortable. and the who
= village will do its utmost to ma
4. your stay pleasant. But do not off
n to pay for this courtesy. It will
taken as deadly insult. OF cour
- you may give present to the chill
rem or''wite, but do not offer it as p
for what you have received uni
you desire to be put down as one ,
h used to courtesy.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-06-26

For sale-Duroc Jersey hogs, eleg-
ible for registration. Both male and
female Inquire Of DR.. F. W Long
acre, Bison, aKnsas.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-06-26

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| N. B. Walker is iafrom Seward
township. 49,.
DR.. Rsfington is home, for few
dsi S visl;. ~
Santa Fe agent Smith Of Heller
was in town today.
Mrs. Charles Morrison visited at
Elhnwood today.
Mrs. H. L. Shore vas here from
west Seward today.
Al Mays was among the farmers
from Lincoln today.
Miss Hermie Lee assisted at tie
New York Store today.
John Holt, Of Hutchinson, visited
here Friday afternoon.
Mrs. E. S. Bishop returned from q
visit east Friday evening.
Miss Pearl Powell is the new cash.
Ter at the New York Store.
Frank Porter came in from Excel.
sior Springs this morning.
B.F. Gould and Frank Case of
Heller were here today.
Miss Lula Moore left for Jetmore
this morning for a brief visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Morgan were
In from Heller this morning.
Paul Pascoe vas here from Wal.
nut this morning on business.
Il G. N. Daniels left this morning for
Hutchinson for a business trip.
Henry and Tobias Schultz were
, down from the Rock this afternoonl
| C. NJ, Weber was, in from Lincoln,
this morning and took out a load Of
hands.
John and Geo. Skolaut are here
from Olmltz looking for harvest
, hands.
Don't neglect the corn field during
harvest. Corn is certainley King
now.
Chas. Howell is in from Walnut
visiting and taking out harvest sup
plies,
Will and Bob Anschutz were in 10
das from Lincoln buying supplies fol
harvest.
The man that was going to cult
vate and borrow the park had better
get busy.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Cheney were
in from the Lake Cheyenn hotel thi!
afternoon.
|. J. Mcdonald came in this morn
ing from Kansas City after business
trip there
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Fish and sew
eral relatives from the east were call
ers here today.
Uncle Tom Garnet is here as usua
from Rich6eld for the harvest ant
threshing season.
Miss Agnes Wood returned Frida.
evening from visit with her parents
near Excelsior Springs.
Mrs. Robert Ewalt went to Ellin
wood this morning for visit wit
Mrs. Jack Morrison and family.
RID. Kincaid of Horace is here vi
iting his uncle, Sam Gwinn and fan
! lily and will help in the harvest.
Miss Beulah Brown left for he
home at Sterling this morning after
visit here with Mrs. George Kline.
Ed Disney and Ray Boiselle wei
over here from Hoisington toda
The boys are frequent and Welcon
visitors.
Ray Chapman, express messeng
on the branch, is laying off on az
count of dropping a heavy packal
Is on his foot
ID Charles Parton and Homer Ma
shall are here from Garden City wi
several teams which they have hir,
out, man and team, for S. per day.
Don't forget the ball games here
Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, 10
NJ VS., Great BEND. lola has a suol
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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-11-03
EMPEROR'S
BIRTHDAY
THE JAPANESE RESIDENTS ARE
CELEBRATING THEIR GREAT
HOLIDAY OF THE YEAR.

From an early hour this morning
the Japanese schools were pouring out
their gaily dressed youngsters into the
street cars. They were bound for
parks in various sections to celebrate
the birthday of their Emperor in glad
some holiday fashion. Here and there
also a school was to be seen on the
march, some of them prettily uniform
ed, carrying the sunburst flag of their
country and gay bannerettes.
Until ten o'clock the Japanese con-
sui held a reception for subjects of his
Imperial Majesty, and one from ten to
twelve for people of other rationale
ties. Japanese business houses and
homes are gay with flags and national
forms of decoration.
In the evening the consul will enter
tain his countrymen and countrywO-