Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1915-03-18

A Few Short Chapters on Liquor.

General Manager J B. Yohe, of the
Pittsburg and Lake Erie Railroad, in an
address to railroad employees on Safety
First" at ConnellsvilIe, said that there
was a general tendency of railroad COM
panies 10 prohibit the use OF intoxicating
liquors by employees at all times. "The
time is not far distant" he said, when
if will be impossible for a drinking man
to find employment with any railroad"
Drinking quart Of whiskey on dare
William Pfeil, II years old, OF Philadel-
phia, died in patrol wagon while being
taken to a hospital According to the
police, PfeiI and five young men were
walking on Broad street when one OF
the youths found a quart bottle OF whiS-
key on a doorstep. John Lotus dared
Pfeil to drink the whiskey. Pfeil drank
the whole quart while the crowd looked
on.
When we read recently how young
girls from the High School had front seats
at the trial OF a shameless oman for muir
der; how an intoxicated man was mar
ried 10 a woman just out Of tuberculosis
sanatorium how liquor was sold to a
boy who went ou. on ioy-ride and
smashed up borrowed" taXicab, we
cannot help but conclude HagerStown
needs little Biederwolting .-HagerSt0WH
Builder.
Forbidding officials of its mines and
offices TO drink intoxicants, either on or
of duty, the Pennsylvania Coal Company
and Hillside Coal and Iron Company is
sued orders from its offices in Dunmore,
Pa, few days ago, fixing dismissal as
the penalty for violation. The purpose,
il was explained, is 10 make better men
of the officials. The order is one OF the
most drastic issued by any corporation.
The experience has been, it was said at
the offices, that drinking detracts from
the efficiency Of employees and the COM
pany hopes 10 stop the habit.
an the past dozen years Washington
county has had something like twelve or
fifteen murders, and if | recall Alright, all
but one or two OF them were due directly
to the use Of liquor" said citizen, who
was in court to hear a portion OF the
testimony in the case Of Mrs. Minnie
Leggett, who was convicted OF the MUIR
der OF her husband. This man said that
it was plainly proven to him that liquor
was the cause of the tragedy at the Leg
gett home, on the night that Clifton Leg
gett met his death, and he stated that a
perusal OF the murder trials OF Washing
ton county tor some years would show
that with possibly one or two exceptions
the persons who did the numbering were
under the influence OF liquor, and in some
cases the person murdered was also in
toxicated. ed.-HagerStOWH Globe.
A great deal is being said and written
about young men drifting" into saloons
with their attendant evils. The truth IS,
more men are being drawn in than are
drifting there. Many OF the saloons OF
today are said TO employ the bar boost
ing system of getting customers, that IS,
men who are on the lookout for young
men, strangers, etc. The victim is ap-
preached quite casually, taken in tow and
told where he can meet the boys" and
have a good social time. He is intro
duced, treats the crowd, and leaves with
the impression that he has made a great
chit" and become zone OF the boys"
Could he but remain and see the check
given in rebate to this same booster"
by the bartender or saloonkeeper he
would quickly learn what dupe he has
been and just how much he had contri-
buled TO the daily income OF the bar
booster