The Mena weekly star., 1909-05-13
A NEW-OLD REMEDY FOR
 REMEMBRANCE.

General R. c. Shaver, though a lawyer by profession. was, before 8 lawyer soldier leader of soldiers, and in this earlier experience, per- haps, learned that the practice of following established ideas and precedent is hot always necessary or best-and no one who knows the old warhorse will ever accuse him of being a mere imitator. He evident ly began early to think for himself, and this brings out this article.
 Years ago-a great many to most of us-General Shaver ran for the legislature from Howard county, this state. As he ran just 14 votes too slow to be elected, Arkansas missed some original and perhaps novel laws.
 General Shaver, in the Literary Digest of May 8,this year. found an article, portion of which follows:
 POSTING THE DRUNKARD. Drunkards, near-drunkards, and prospective drunkards will find small comfort in New Jerseys latest stab at the drink evil, remarks one New York paper in it's review of the novel law recently put upon New Jerseys statute books. This law, which is in reality system Of posting the drunkards of neighborhood, is thus explained by tho Newark News:
 "The law directs the governing body
 of every municipality in the state to designate three reputable citizens to be known as a board of protectors for the protection of drunkenness. The board is given power to prescribe the sale of liquors to habitual drunkards or persons llk sly to become drul k ards, after notice has been given to dealers to that effect The first offense subjects the dealer to a penalty of $50, the second to penalty of $l00, and the third to q penalty of S200, upon reporting which to the licensing body the licens SC may be revoked perpetually or for stated period. No action may be maintained. however, unless notice shall have been given to the alleged violator to appear before the board of protectors. n
 The new statute "apparently seeks to establish islands of sobriety where on people with weakness for strong drink may be legally marooned, ? re- marks the Springfield Republican, which goes on to draw second simile thus
 ssTf d,u,lxa,,ooee h., ,..,s...a~, - = disease. the effect of such action in any indiy d lal's case might be compared to qnarantining or placing one in an isolation camp. But the process of quarantining involves more of an in- vasion Of man personal freedom than is contemplated, apparently, by this New Jersey law. The near drunkard would be placed under cer- tam restraint, to be sure; thatis, would | find himself posted at every saloon bar or club restaurant as an impossi- ble patron. But that would be equiva- lent to placing him gently but firmly on the island of sobriety in the midst of the social whirlpool.'
 General Shaver asserts that this same New Jersey law embodies the identical idea that he advocated when he ran for representative, and that he was told that the advocacy of this law lost him 300 or 400 votes, many times che number needed to elect him. But his idea has been so long in going into effect that copy right would not have done him any good, even had he had one, so he doesn't care.
 But, nevertheless, General Shaver still is firm believer in the efficacy and value of his early-day idea, and is interested in watching it's applica- ton in New Jersey.