The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-11-12

evolved about the use Of the beverage
even when taken In small doses.
In furtherance Of this plan Mrs
Edith Smith Davis of Milwaukee, Wis
superintendent of the Worlds and Ma
tional Christian Temperance Union,
and one OF the American delegates
urged the necessity of getting to the
root OF the matter by compelling the
eurricula of normal schools and uni
verslties to include such education.
IN this way, Mrs Davis contends, the
younger generation would be assured
Of proper instructions on the subject.
Miss Cora +. stoddard, of Boston,
another American delegate and sec
retary of the Scientific Temperance
Federation, also devoted to the same
subject, her address which was the
first paper of the congress. In it she
dwelt upon the important relations at
such instruction ia the schools to ma
tional progress. She put forward the
benefits derived by a number Of coun-
tries through the adoption of such a
plan as proof that It should become
universal
The United States, according to the
report, made an unusually good show
ing in its exhibits Germany also
was to the ore with a particularly fine
collection of colored charts showing
the effect Of alcohol on the body, the
family and upon society, Especially
effective it is said. were the stereopti-
con slides of the National Temperance
League of Great Britain
These stereoptieon pictures, the re-
port goes on to show were largely re-
productions of municipal posters that
are being issued by the city councils
of about 100 British borroughs The
posters deal in a popular way with
the deletorious effects of alcohol on
the human system. and are posted by
order Of the regular officials of towns
IN which the sale of intoxieants is
licensed. This fact. however, does
not prevent the officials from warning
the public against the use of alcohol
Following the example of Great
Britain, the city and district officials
Of bo'h France and Australia likewise
have adopted the public warning
method of advising the people against
indulgence. The report deplores the
fact that the same method has not
yet found a foothold Ia the United
States. although such a plan has been
noted in certain cities, where posters
inveighing against the use OF alcohol
have been issued by authority Of the
mayors
THE relations of drunkenness 20
crime was subject that received
much attention at the congress. The
chief justice Of England. Lord Alyer-
stone, announced that In his belief
30 per cent of the crimes passing un-
der his observation were due TO drink.
Judge w f. Pollard. of st. Louis.
Mo, who presides at the second dis
triot police court in that city. declar-
ed that Of the cases passed upon by
him fully So per cent Of those con-
victed couid charge their degradation
to the use Of alcohol Lieut. Col Me-
Hardy, Of Edinburgh, Scotland, coin.
eided with Judge Pollard as to the
percentage Of crimes aecruing in the
former Scotch capital
Judge Pollard won the support Of
the delegates from twenty.three coun
tries for the adoption of bis plan to
suspend sentence in the case Of ev-
cry first offender who Is brought into
court charged with drunkenness This |
involves such first offenders signing |
a pledge to sustain for one year If |
the probationers fail to live up to
their pledge they may be arrested and
summarily sentenced The knowledge