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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-15

ShyN ~ flbeh MOI brOnlnlts
You may quote me as saying, most ems
phaticailv," said Governor Cooke, that
prohibition does not now prohibit, never
did prohibit and in my firm opinion never
viii prohibit drinking in this home and
vicinity
Many Of these old soldiers are men who
lave all their lives been accustomed TO
drinking in moderation, mostly beer" said
Governor Cooke.
when we had a beer halI here" said
Governor Cooke, I'VE found It an i'm
portant aid to discipline, and it greatly re-
duced the evils OF lntemperance; in fact, T
considered 1t an Indispensable agent in pre-
venting intoXicatlon and maintaining or
derby conditions In the home. The men are
o'd men-almost every one of them infirm
to whom glass of beer would be as a
ionic; whisky they cannot stand, and
cheap whisky is the chief stock in trade
uf the Joints beer cannot be so easily
handled nor does il offer the immense
profits OF the whisky.
Whatever may be the opinion of theo-
rists and philanthropists generally as to
the desirability OF repressing the use OF
ntoXicants, 1t is the part of wisdom IL
would seem to me, to recognize unchanR-
ing conditions I'm the great work of caring
Tor these aged soldiers, and to me It seems
the height of folly TO apply to them the
rule Of statutory prohibition, which has in
large degree failed and been discredited In
its application to ordinary communities
These men will not change their life habits.
This must be taken as fact which cam
not be worn away by the false claims and
sophistries of prohibition and reform
'As class" concluded Governor Cooke
the veterans are temperate men, drunk
enness being the fault of the minority.
Since the closing of the beer canteen the
arrests due to drinking have largely in
creased, the increase due principally to the
drinking Of bad whisky instead OF mild
beer, The records are here to prove this
ana since the canteen has been abolished
and prohibition made the law Of the state
the men are compelled to patronize the
whisky joints TO their individual damage
and to the subversion of orderly conduct
in the home"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-15

load lots. by freight and by express; the
liauor houses of adjoining states not only
send advertising literature into the state
but many have travelling men constantly
on the road. One house in Kansas City
Mo, has an arrangement with a local dry
goods house whereby the family orders
are shipped in packing boxes as dry goods
and II is safe to say that the publication
OF the list of customers of that firm would
show many people in Kansas heartily in
favor of prohibition-for the other fellow
Saturday night "chip-in" parties are com
mon in Kansas, those not able to order
liquor in barrel or packing case lots patron
izlng the weekend "chip-in" parties.
Whiskey is the favorite drink of these
revels, being the more easily handled 1t
Is by no means an uncommon sight to see
the young lads who are raised away from
the temptations Of the saloon" hopelessly
drunk as a result of these weekend sprees
the official organ Of the prohibiuonists re-
peatedly reporting such scenes from the
smell burgs OF the state
There are federal licenses away up in the
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-15

with an average grade of ~ sis the name
of w. J. O'Hara in the place Of honor.
Il was a bit surprised myself" admitted
the honoree. Yes, / thought l would get
through, but / never thought / would be
first in that class"
Congratulations from members of the
legal fraternity from all over the state
have been showered on the new lawyer
Able judges ana jurists with years Of eX-
perience in the profession, have declared
that O'Iara's achievement remains without
parallel in the history OF the Oklahoma bar
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-15

/ sou rule. and the number is constantly in.
treasing
\ 90 know Of one dive now running IN fun
/ hlsst where In order TO enter, Il Is ncces-
s8ry TO pass through two or three doors
,tNld as many guards Men stand in line
i'm that dive and await their turn to buy
the vilest kind Of whisky. a condition that
would be impossible, as well as intolerable.
under high license and proper regulation"
.
what Captain AIcCIure showed.
Captain r. J. Mcclure In charge OF police
headquarters az Leavenworth, when asked
II prohibition prohibited In that city, said;
just come this way and let me show
YOU our saloon" lie unlocked a door In
the rear Of the place, showing a room piled
high with liquor taken In the raids.
we call this our saloon or our poison
room" said the captain. "and most Of the
stuff is colorcd alcohol The only wonder
is that 1t does not kill instead Of rendering
senseless. It is a crime to put such stuff
into the hands OF a human being. but the
profit is what the Joint keeper is after,
and he gets IL, all right.
While we may not have SO many DRINKS
under prohibition rule" said Captain Nc
Cluro, those we have make up in quality
Nl'AA Atl'F AVN III NhdANAANs lucy ara
bowling idiots, crazed with the poison OF
the dives. We call them crazy drunks,'
because where one policeman could handle
an ordinary drunk under present conditions
two and sometimes three men are now
needed to land an individual drunk In the
patrol wagon. IL looks as though we may
yet need trained nurses and padded cells
to care for cases once considered within
the province OF a policeman"
Captain Taylor, chief OF police of Leaven-
worth. concurred in all that Captain Mo-
Clure had said.
The Catholic priest chaplain of the mili-
tary prison at Fort Leavenworth, rankina
as Major Doherty, declares that the ins
crease Of cocaine and morphine habits IN
the army Is little short of alarming, and
that IL follows in the wake Of prohibition.
Colonel Sidney @. Cooke, governor OF the
National Home for Disabled Volunteer
Soldiers, near Leavenworth is an army
officer who has seen many years OF serv-
ice. He knows the soldier as the student
knows his books. He has observed condl-
tons before and after the days Of the can
teen before ana during the dry" wave OF
Kansas.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-15

prisoners had been reduced to 776. From
that date the publicity agents of the pro
hibition movement have maintained dis,
Greet silence with regard to the population
of the penitentiary, content to refer to the
empty jails of the wild and barren cattle
ranges as proof of the unprecedented
diminution Of crime" following in the wake
of prohibition.
The record of the Kansas state peniten-
tiary has grown, however since the date
of that last official report until S52 prs-
Orers were enrolled there-a larger number
than was enrolled during the previous
banner year. The record is still growing
J. *. Codding, warden of the penitentary
within the last few weeks making a pub,
Tic statement to the effect that "the records
show that we have l25 more convicts nov
than two years ago which brings the
population of the Kansas pententiary up
TO 9Ol inmates with the chances that il is
is still growing
Warden Codding has made every possible
effort to keep down the prison record, even
to the extent of making a public appeal to
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-15
nI.hon 1. NitnIIr Intcre.ted.

'''IWT II FIN"IIF IWI'TFHIVW'
Right Rev. Thomas II. Lilhs, bishop Of
Leavenworth, who resides in Kansas city,
Kan, a deep thinker and an earnest stu
dent Of the problems of the day, being
vitality interested in every movement for
good, can see nothing in prohibition but an
unrealized ideal
Absolute prohibition has proven i'm
practicable, if not indeed a dismal failure
said Bishop Lillis land there is probably
as much violation Of the law in those
states where prohibition is widespread as
there is in those other states where the
authorities have hestated to enforce the
present existing laws for the regulation of
The LIQUOR traffic
In scattered districts, in the hamlets
ana in the small towns, prohibition may be
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-15

The last biennial report Of the Kansas
state penitentiary shows SlS Kansas pris-
oners in the place on June 30, 1906 the
largest number of Kansas prisoners ever
confined in the institution" The same re-
port points with pride" to the fact that
on June 30 1908, the number of Kansas
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-15

tons, not always be it said. to over
whelming pleasure Of her mother, who
naturally regarded herself as the feminine
representative Of the mission, and entitled
to reception AS suchg
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-15

praises of his wife and extolling her charm
OF face, form and manner. He became a
perfect nuisance on the subject, and when
he recently produced the womans latest
photograph in a golden frame-his birth
day gift to madam-the younger sports
jibbed.
What do think of that, my boy?" he
asked over and over again as ne pro-
duced the picture. One practical joker
carried the photograph to the window and
artfully took from the frame the picture OF
his fellow members wife and inserted that
of a woman with a name of international
notoriety. Carefully wrapping the frame
up again. ne and others persuaded his vic
tim to hasten home, and the wife's sur
prise may be better imagined than de-
scrbed
King Has Many Uniforms.
by no means inconsiderable expense
which King George had to incur on his
accession was the oIdering of the immense
number OF uniforms which it is necessary
for the SOVEREIGN 70 have in the royal
wardrobes King George, on the death
OF the late king had at once 20 order over
100 uniforms, an order that has only just
been completed. The price OF them varies
considerable. some being very much more
expensive than others, but at the loves,
estimate their average cost may be reck-
oned at 100 guineas apiece, which would
work out 20 a total OF $4,000
The late king's uniforms have ali been
transferred 10 the wardrobe room at Mari
borough house, where several extra ward
robes had TO be put up
Pudding Packed in Cnmahor.
Miss Ellen Terry is very fond OF relat
.Og 20 her intimate friends the story %.
how she spent a Christmas IN PN,sburg,
the great American steel town. She ar
rived there one Christmas day with the
lste Sir Henry Irving and his company.
Sir Henry arranged for the party TO have
a big dinner at their hotel At the ap-
pointed hour they an sat down. The first
course was soup, ana il was UNBEATABLE,
and the following courses were as bad.
Then came Miss Ellen TeTrys Christmas
pudding. which had been sent out to her
from England Very strange" remarked
Henry, when II was brought in; but
think this must be a camphor pudding"
II had ben packed ir a trunk with furs
ana Quantity OF oamphor.
Princess 'Pat" Has Good Time.
Princess Patricia OF Connaught has had
the time OF her life IN South Africa. 1he
loyal colonists were carried off their feet
by the beauty OF the princess. and every
where the royal party went IL was she
who received the lion share . the acclama-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-15


tured stock back OF police neadquar-
ters in Kansas City, Kan.
Governor Stubs to exercise his power OF
parole in order to prevent an overflow at
the prison, to say nothing of the damaging
effect of an over-crowded prison on the
prosperity statistics of the prohibition
state.
Late in September Warden Codding let
in another flood of light ON Kansas pros
perity, by making a public appeal to Gov
ernor Stubs for an additional appropria-
ton Of 1 cent per day, per man, for the
the penitentiary, declaring that at present
the prisoners were not sufficiently fed To
quote verbatim the picturesque language
of Warden Codding:
The Kansas prisoners go hungry to
bed"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-15
NORFOLK HAS A HEAVY TASK
Earl Marshal Must Straighten Out
Many Tangles.
GETTING READY FOR CORONATION
Divorced wives of Peers Cannot Get
in, But Their Husbands VIII he
Present-ISinE George spends
Much for Uniforms.
BY LADY MARY MANNER1NG.

LONDON, Jan. A.-(Special to The Beef
All aristooratic England is aflutter and
win continue to be so for some weeks, at
least until all the many questions of pre-
cedenee or rights and privileges and the
like concerning the coronation of King Ed
ward and Qusnn Mary have been settled
by the earl marshal. There are many
such questions and the duke of Norfolk
who is earl marshal, will have his hands
fun from now on until the coronation has
passed into history.
For instance, there IL much confusion as
10 who and who win not be entitled to re
eeive commands" to be present at the
coronation. As a matter OF fact, every
peer and his wife has a right TO attend
the browning OF the king; but, as a mat
ter OF convenience, the earl mArshsl has
asked all the peers who desire 70 be pres
ent viii notify him. Peers. who are MI
nors, and Irish peers holding seats in the
House OF Commons are entitled to attend
Il may. perhaps, be added that peeresses
who have been divorced cannot be present
under any circumstances. though peers
similarly situated are not likewise de-
barred.
when the peers have been provided for
and only then-can other claims be at
tended 70. Principal among these come
the positions to be occupied By the for
eign royalty and other distinguished guests
who win be present, together with the
Indian native princes and colonial repre-
sentatives, 30 that there Is small hope that
commoners viii receive commands" to be
present IN the abbey. though room win
have 20 be found for several distinguished
individuals In various walks OF life.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-15

hose wagon We're discontinued, the fire de-
partment funds being unable to meet ex-
penses On. April "a the lighting fund was
Ac4lO short and the company furnishing
the light was notified that the city would
not be responsible for the debt.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-15
bore Cruelty Trieked.

There is quite an amusing discussion
among society women as TO whether or
not the members OF one OF the most swsg
ser clubs in Mayfair were justified or not
IN certain action they took last week.
member was constantly singing the
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-15

Kansas has three penal institutions for
men ana boys, the penitenuary. the re-
formatory, and the Boys Industrial school
AZ the close of the year 1907, the year fol.
lowing the closing of the open saloons, the
records Of these three institutions showed
that thirty-two prisoners had been sent
from WyandUtte county, in which Kansas
City kan, is situated: for a lille less than
the first three months of the present year
the records of the same institutions showed
that Wyandotte county had sent eighteen
prisoners to these penal institutions and
there We're at that time several men under
sentence not yet received at either of the
institutions. BY the ratio thus established
The prison record FOR Wyundotte county for
the current year will just about double tho
record Of 1907
Kansas mamains various homes for
wayward girls, Wyandotte county having
established in Kansas city Kan. the
Wyandotto Juvenile Institute, Tor delu-
quOnt youth of both sexes some two years
after the closing of the saloons Although
the place is nothing but a shack on the
outskirts Of the city, as If in hiding from
civilization the county spent nearly
$500 for its maintenance for the year
ending June l. 1908. Although the institute
was established after the last saloon had
been closed. and started out with one
building, two are now necessary to house
the Inmates the county having rented an
additional building about the first of the
present year in order to accommodate the
delinquent and dependent children of the
largest city in Kansas. where waiting
world is told there is AN unprecedented
diminution Of crime and poverty"
Further proof of that unprecedented di-
intuition of crime" is shown by the fact
that where one probation officer handled
the cases of the juvenile court of Wyan-
dotte county, there are now two such Of
ucers, and an application has been put in
for the appointment Of a third, whose as
sistance is badly needed.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-15
Pay tor CARE Of DrunIs..

Pay for Care OF Drunru.
The latest legislation in Kansas makes
the prohibitory law n screaming farce
whereas OF yore II was merely a Joke. The
law allows a fee Of IS a day for the care
of an intoxicated person, permitting also
a few extra charges; the fee, however. TO
be collected by civil suit The law also
fo-bids a candidate from giving away or
allowing others to give away for. him, CT
gGrs' or liquor on election day-and that
very clause proves that prohibition does
not prohibit in Kansas
Whisky or alcohol cannot legally be sold
in tho stnte, even for medicinal or scienti
fio purposes. The physicians Of the hospI
tails may not legally buy II in the state 10
use in connection with the admlnistra tior
of antitoxin, nor for baths in fever cases
The topper however, may buy whiskey ant
gum oamphor. or diluted alcohol, WORTHLESS
for medicinal or scientific purposes, but ex
cellent Rs intoxioants. Tnctures Of var
ious kinds, noted for the preponderance o
alcohol have ready sale in the dru
stores OF the ntRte, and the monthly bulls
tins issued by the 15Rr sas fitats Board 0
Health. reporting on various samples Of
tnctures whore the percentage OF alcohol
iS not up to tho standard, shows that the
thirsty Kansan demands the full per-
oentagO OF alcohol IN his medicines
One preparation OF ''bitters," famous
throughout the length and breadth Of Kan
sas, contains nothing more than q trace of
a certain drug, mixed with a quantity Of
cheap whlskey, and IL reputed to be PUT
up expressly Tor the Kansas trade One of
the popular home remedies" OF Kansas
famous az a nsrvs-soothsr and put up by
an snterpriuina Kansas firm, contains
statement on every bottle announcing that
each nuld ounce contains two grains of
opium. eight grains of another drug and
70 per cont OF grain alcohol
A chemist, who analyses the various
remedies" and Temperance" drinks for
tho prohibitionists of Kansas recently re-
ported on certain brands OF Peruvian bark
and Eentian bitters, declaring them TO be
about tho Same as whiskey" and CON
tanning from 81 TO 20 per cent Of alcohol
Tho story IL going tho rounds Of a good
Kansas deacon who asked for ginger tea in
a drug store In a particularly arid spot An
athletic dlaeipie OF Carrie Nation promptly
thr " hirl into the street before he was
Civ, n dose OF tho preparedness per cent
alcohol in that part OF Kansas
spree on Lemon Extract.
Press reports recently told OF the death
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-15

'sPat'' Has GOOD Time.

Princess Patricia OF Connsught has had
the time OF her life IN South Africa. 1he
loyal colonists were carried off their feet
by the beauty OF the princess. and every
where the royal party went IL was she
who received the lion share D the acclama-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-15

Different Views on Increase.
The chief probation officer of Kansas
City KAN attributes the increase of tn,
dependent children in the city and county
TO the present high cost Of living; while q
state Official addressing a Topeka official
gathering a few months ago. attributed the
Increase to the Society Mothers of th
Sunflower state
Kansas maintains a reforma cory. Of
which the secretary OF its board of mana
gers said, in an address delivered in TO.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-15


keAt4,a following IN its wake, indicate
- that In prohibition mankind viii
ina panacea for every evil. But when
The unvarnished facts are known concern
ing real conditions In Kansas, the com
ment Of Horace Greeley, written years ago
TO his friend Charles A. Dana Of the New
York Sun, seems stil 20 strike the keynote
Of the situation:
'Rain-most profound-fIooded rivers and
streams glorious soil - worthless politi-
clans Such is Kansas in a nutshenr'
The rain and the mud and the ice are
omnipresent in Kansas today. Just as in
the DAYS Of Horace Greeley, the ice gorRes
stll tear away the bridges and twist steel
spans as though they were go much tindor
The soil is still glorious. and the politicians
well, they are a class indigenous to Kan
soil
The political prohibitionist OF Kansas
seems to believe that the end justifies the
means, and oversteps the bounds OF truth
without a quaver; growing holder. he per
verts facts and figures in order to bolster
up his cause, leaving himself dangerously
close to the charge Of hypocrisy
For Instance, the state law provides no
salary for an assistant attorney general
his remuneration depending entirely upon
the fees he may be able TO collect. There
are innumerable cases on record in Kansas
where violaters OF the prohibltory law have
been fined $40, with 500 attorney fees, the
latter amount payable TO the assistant at
torney general, or to whoever represented
the state in the prosecution. 1t is also a
matter OF record that at least in one
county OF the state, no man charged with
unlawfully selling liquor has ever served
cut a complete Jail sentence, II he could
raise. not the money 70 pay the fine but
the money TO pay the attorney fees awarded
TO an assistant attorney general. The
records OF the same county show that
within a period of two years an assistant
attorney general collected more than $50
O0O dollars in such fees
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-15
Some Facts About Condition of Kansas Unde

iE fulsome letters Of the state
officials OK Kansas, recouutlny
the glories Of the prohibitory
law and the manifold blessings
following IN its wake, indicate
that in prohihlttoy, v,,anNtra ,.,ttl
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-15

Liquor In Carload Lots.
Liquor is shipped into Kansas in car
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-15

Spree on Lemon Extract.
Press reports recently told OF the death
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-06-19

Bubbles has bought two new ma
chines-one for himself and one for
his wife"
That's generous"
"well. you see. her machine keeps
his going"
"How's thatg'
Hers is sewing machine. Balti-
more American.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-06-19

The annual meeting Of ths Holstein-
Friesian Association OF America was
held in Syracuse, n Y, June Z The
officers for the ensuing year were
elected and debate lasting several
hours was caused by a motion to APP
propriate 100000 for permanent
home for the association in Syracuse
or some other New York city. Mem
bers in the West and those of New
England are opposed TO this measure
and the central western members are
in favor Of it After a long discussion
il was decided the matter be settled
by a letter vote to be carried on be-
fore the next annual meeting The
president win appoint FIVE members to
have charge Of the matter and il viii
report at the meeting next year At
~ esent there are so young women
employed by the association in its
in the American building
in Brattlehoro and If the vote results in
deciding to move the home OF the asso-
citation to New York state the posi-
ton of these employees win be in jeop-
srdy although some Of them might be
to work in the new quarters.