Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-06
Their influence Effective and
Wholesome in Idaho.
SPREAD OF PROHIBITION
Boise City Saloons Fearful Of Ex-
tinction.
HOMES HEATED By HOT SPRING
University Of Idaho Located ct
Moscow-Free Tuition to Stu.
dents Of the State.
BIZ WILLIAM E. CURTIS.

By WILLIAM E. CURTIS.
Special Correspondence Of The Star and the
Chicago Record Herald.
BOISE CITY. Idaho, August .. 1909.
Gov. James H. Brady Of Idaho is in
favor Of woman suffrage and prohibi-
ton. He says that both promote the
material prosperity as well as the good
order Of the state.
"All Of the best women in Idaho take an
active part in our political campaigns"
said Gov. Brady, land their influence Is
effective and wholesome for the purity OF
politics and the good OF the community.
The women do not often appear at the
primaries, and their activity is not felt
as much In making up the tickets az
after the nominations are announced, and
then they work through their clubs rather
than the regular organization. At ma
tional elections they usually vote with
their husbands. In state and local cleo
lions they pick their men among the nom.
inees on the various tickets, and, without
regard to political organizations. vote for
those whom they consider best quahhed
for the office They are very critical
much more critical than man voters-and
are remarkably accurate in their judg-
ment of men. UNFIT candidates. especial
ly immoral men, receive their united OPP
votes to defeat such candidates. They
will not vote for any man who Is sus-
pected of bribery or dishonesty. and IN
that way woman suffrage has been very
effective In purifying the politics OF Idaho.
II recall an instance not long ago where
politician with a rather spotted record
insisted upon having the nomination for
certain office. He was told that the
confident that he could win out. After
the nominations were made he received
notice from every direction that the
women were lining up against him ana
ne could BLUM his way through and did
his best, but the way that man ran be-
hind his ticket Is warning. to future
aspirants Of his class. The women not
only cast their own votes against him.
but compelled their husbands and sons to
do SO. He did not poll halt the party
strength. When the women of Idaho
make up their minds on . political issue
or on the fitness OF . candidate they can
THE women of our state devote es-
pecial attention to educational matters;
they usually control the schools. The
state superintendent OF education, and
believe all OF the county superintend-
and more than half the county treasur-
ers throughout Idaho are women. 1t
is becoming a rule to give them those
Offices. They seldom aspire to other
islature, and she Is intelligent, indus
trious and efficient In committee work
and In legislation. No member Of the
assembly was more active or influential
usual elect woman clerks, but they
seldom hold other offices. The women
of the state are ably represented on the
boards Of trustees of the university and
the charitable and reformatory institu-
tons. and are usually very eficient."
Prohibition Sentiment Growing.
Gov Brady thinks that the prohibition
continent is growing rapidly in this
state, and 1t is already dry" except In
six or eight counties in the mining dis
tricts, where the officials will not sub
NIT the question to the people. There
has been q local option law on the
is practically prohibition. because every
where that vote has been taken the
anti-saloon people have Won.
Boise city. with population OF about
., now has twenty-nine saloons:
they are required to close at midnight
and all day Sunday. This law has been
enforced for eight or ten years. and
September. 8 the people are to vote wheth-
er they will abolish those saloons and
have prohibition altogether. In antici-
patton Of dry victory the saloon peo-
pie are trying to prevent an election.
The other day an attorney for the liquor
interests filed a bill asking a mandamus
to prohibit the commissioners from hold
ing the election appointed for September
8 to determine the question whether the
sale OF intoxicating liquors shall be pro-
hibited In Ada county.
stitutional and that the proceedings OF
the board are irregular. 1t Is expected
that the local courts will sustain the
commissioners without delay, SO that the
Loo 1o c,,hyr, ffaN IN hn Cun "a
court of the state at the opening OF the |
fall term at Lewiston, September 8. That
will give only two days for argument and
decision. but 1t is expected that an agree |
ment will be reached under which the
date of the election may be postponed by
a temporary Injunction until a thorough |
hearing of all the points In the case can
be had before the court Of last resort.
The representatives OF the liquor inter- |
est are confident that the decision will be |
in their favor, but the prohibition leaders |
do not feel any concern on the subject.
for even IL mandamus Is granted and
the election postponed because of any |
defect in the statute, they have q majority |
in the legislature which can make any re- |
pairs that may be necessary with prompt |
ness and dispatch.
has always been one of the most orderly |
communities in the west. and, while there |
have been a SUFFICIENT number Of saloons. |
dance houses and gambling bells to ac-
which patronizes such places. within the |
last few years Boise has been as free |
from such plaques as any city Of it's size |
In the Union. Just now the principal
club. composed Of the most reputable |
business MEN, Is a defendant in the courts |
for selling liquor in violation OF the law. |
The chief of police sent two spoilers |
into the clubrOoms one day, and they |
were served with drinks as guests of |
members. Then they cleared out and |
made affidavits to the fact which were |
used as a basis for the prosecution.
There are two breweries which have |
been doing a good business for many /
years. shipping beer all over the state. |
One Of them was recently burned, and
sarcastic people have suggested that the
fire was very opportune.
Homes Heated by Hot Springs.
Boise City is the only place l know
where residences and business blocks are
heated and supplied with natural hot
water. although there does not seem to
oe any reason why this should not be
done in several other places where there
are hot springs. It is good suggestion
for the hotels in Yellowstone Park, where
there is an unlimited supply Of hot water
enough to heat all the rest of the coun-
try II the necessary pipe lines could be
laid. About half a mile firm the limits
of Boise, on the slope OF the mountain
that protects it from adverse winds. Is q
very hot spring, where the temperature
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