Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-09-25
What the World
k.Doing in Aid /
Of Prohibition
The Eur Versus the Bar.

The Err versus the Gar.
The high regard in which the pro-
hlbiticn law OF North Dakota is held
by the lawyers Of that state Is shown
by the fact that at the recent annual
meeting Of the state bar association
II went IN record in favor Of nation.
wide prohititicu. ,.
A Promotion Asset. -.
Long Bta&h. Calf, widely known
sa-s~ar-~-~eert has ensv good words
for prohibition and its financial effect
on the city. In ~ years under prohi.
bition II grew from village of 2.ea0
people to a city of $4,000, Its mayor,
In a letter dated some months ago.
says. Apart from our climate and
unique location We have no greater
asset than that Of dry town. be.
Heye 80 per cent Of our population
came here because no liquor Is allow.
ed to be sold" =, s..
Liquor Ads Rarred. - @
Liquor advertisements were barred
from publication in all college papers
In the United States by the unanimous
vote. of delegates of the Associated
College Newspaper Publishers at q
meeting at Columbia University last
duly. The purpose OF the meeting
was to standardize the work OF the
80 college newspapers represented and
several imbpTtant regulations. includ.
ing bylaw making compulsory the
Inaintenanee of advertising rates, were
adopted.
Archbisf,op HJohn ]. keane.
In an dress delivered before the
Roman Catholic Temperance Union.
his 'lordship Archbishop John J.
Kears stated:
Unfortunately for the liquor sa-
looms and for the saloon people. Il II
not In our power as Americans to con-
slider their business as one.promotlve
of public morality and religion, but
the very contrary; not as business
tending to the greatest good Of the
greatest number, but the very con-
trary; not as a business that should
be fostered and favored by legislation,
but the very contrary; not as one
that should be granted special priv.
leges on Sunday. but the very con-
tray; not - public work Of neces.
sity or chatity, but as public curse
and scourg9 and menace.
Russia 10 Happy. ts -
Jacob q. Conner, former American
consul at Petrngrad, made statement
about prohibitions In Russia upon his
recent arrival in New York.
= prohibition In Russia Is popular.
Nobody can get strong drink any
where, except, perhaps, in the homes
Of resident Americans. A soft drink
called -kfass' has been substituted for
vodka and the people are taking kind.
III to Il. -
Italy and Alcohol.
A recent Associated Press report
from Milan, Italy, says: The authori-
ties withdrew 1900 licenses to sell al
coholic drinks Many bars, inns, sa-
looms and refreshment' houses have
been closed. +
Arti-Trestina.
= According TO a press despatch from
Liverpool, England, dated Sept. 10,
1915, Treating has been made illegal
In new and drastic order regulating
the sale OF liquor in saloons and clubs
here. Credit also has been abolished
The period In which liquor may be
sold is limited to five and half hours
per day"
Farmers and Women. .
The National Grange has unqualf
fiedIya and emphatically indorsed wo-
man suffrage. Among the state oranges
which have done the same are Cali
fornia, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois,
Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland,
Minnesota, Michigan, New York, New
Jersey, Oregon, Ohio, Pennsylvania,
Virginia, Vermont and Washington.