The Mena weekly star., 1916-08-24
". c. T. U. COLUMN
Bertha Kelly, Press Supt.
 Mrs. c. P. Michaels, Pres.

The w. C. T. U. met in the NJ. E. church, South. Tuesday, August i5. Various committees reported their work. Much literature has been or dered and is being distributed especially posters. We hope the public will read all that is being said in regard to statewide and worldwide prohibition. We were ast0nished when we read Mir. Ih0rnburg's review of six months of prohibition in Arkansas. Mir. Ihornburg Is president of the Anti saloon League. We imagined We had been misinformed and that the report came from Kansas. It had the same kind of tidings peace and good will to all people. Listen Go a part of this review; Excellent business conditions prevail in Fed eral Bank Reserve district No. s, in which Little Rock Is located ae- eOrdine to a report issued by the board for this district. This pros perlty IS shown by the increase in shipments and in collections Busi- ness and agricultural conditions are as good as we have ever had Ill this state. In District No 8 the total liabilities of business failures dur ing the first quarter of 1916 amount cd to s9,io2, i64, as compared with S35, iS5.615 in 1915. In Arkansas during this period there were sixty failures, compared with i33 in i9i5 The total deposits in the banks of Little Rock June 23. 1915, were Sil, ,- l626,616,2i, and the deposits on June 30, 1916, were Si5,294, 45S.3i. These were the dates of the call made by the state bank commissioner and the figures are taken from his re- port. The electric light company lost nothing. but increased more than four per cent during the first five months. as compared with the same period in 1915 Merchants accounts show increase of sales of food and clothing. During five months of 1915 3,7f0 arrests were made. BIO being for drunkenness For five months of 1916 there were 2,656 arrests. ii3 being for drunk enness One year ago there were eighty prisoners on the county farm and now only forty-flve. During June. 1915. there were i67 prisoners in the county jail, during June, 1916, there were only sixty-iiye It was said in Argenta that unless business picked up in police circles there would be little or no use for tue iail Since the prohibition law went into effect the number of arrests has decreased nearly 90 per cent. He surely is a heartless man who desires Co repeal this law wheh has increased business and encouraged prosperity. closes the jails and en- larges the schools and increases the teachers wages.
 Hear what our governor -to~be has to say and then give him three cheers as an expression of joy that We have before Us an honest stand ard hearer-one who is Co be a leader in this beautiful land
 Fayetteville. Ark, Aug. 10. w. c. T. U.. Mena. Ark.
 My Dear Ladies Responding to your letter of the 5th inst. I will say that it affords me genuine pleasure Co say that l am heartily in sympathy with your great fight against the liquor traffic of the state and nation. and that favor the present state wide prohibition law remaining on the statute books of Arkansas. In practically every address l have delivered this sum- mer have stated my position clearly on this question and YOU may depend on me to keep up the fight in behalf Of clean and moral state. I would sacrifice the gov ern0rship of Arkansas before 1 would sacrifice my position on a great moral question.
 Very sincerely,
 Charles H Brongh