Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-08

and organization dry voters in the
! first and fourth wards OF Indianapolis
/ won in the contest to GUST the saloon
from these wards; IS saloons, So IN
tie first and SO In the fourth, doomed
to extinction. In the first ward the
remonstrance carried the names OF
1913 persons, which Is q legal major,
ity Of J29 votes; in the fourth ward
a total Of 1872 signatures was Sc
cured. which Is majority Of BAL On
the two. remonstTances is a total OF
s7S5 names, which were secured in
three days time.
Michigan. --....
One year ago last April Iron coun-
~. one Of the ''wettest" counties in
the state, went dry by majority of
over 600 in vote of 3000 A news
paper correspondent has sent out the
following story from Crystal Falls,
he county seat:
When prohibition was inaugurated
IN Iron county, this city was heavily
debt There were $4,000 worth Of
outstanding unpaid warrants. and only
1000 in the city treasury to meet
hem. Maj. Munns. who was treas
urer under the old saloon regime,
turned over the $1,000 to his successor,
ity Treasurer Miller. NotWith-
standing the fact that the saloon IL
censes under the old rule amounted
to $12,500 per year, and that the
treasury was deprived of that amount,
the city has grown and prospered so
that these old warrants, accumulated
in saloon times, has been paid off, and
there is now $4,000 surplus money
In the city treasury. Besides this the
city has spent $4,000 for. new fire
truck and has not a dollar in out
standing unpaid warrants"
Oregon. ....
The Progressive Businessmen 8
Club Of Portland, with 500 members,
has gone on record declaring that the
statements relating to the effect Of
prohibition in Portland being circul-
ated by the .wets" are false, and has
appointed committee of five mem
bers TO prepare a booklet issued in
the name of the club setting forth the
real facts, which facts will show pos
itively that prohibition has not in
jured the city. The committee ap-
DO nted consists Of Hon. Frank n.
Hilton, attorney and chairman of the
clubs program committee; Hon. H.
R. Albee, mayor Of Portland; John Fl.
Dundore, who was selected by the
chamber of commerce to manage the
1916 Rose Festival; c. C.. Chapman.
editorial writer and lecturer, and
Ralph H. Mitchell of the Morning
0regonian. s..=...
Turns Down Liquor Interests.
The liquor interests of California at
a recent meeting OF the California
State Bankers Association attempted
to put that organization on record
against prohibition. They failed ut
terly. although they succeeded In lin
ing up the resolutions committee. This
committee reported resolution plac-
ing the Bankers Association on record
as "unalterably opposed to any legisla-
tion that might iniure the viticulturaI
industry or anv similar industry"
Changes His Mind. .s.@.t...-
The experience of the Hotel Daven-
port, Spokane, Wash, is respectfully
submitted for the consideration Of
those hotel managers throughout the
nation who imagine that a hotel with
out bar is doomed to bankruptcy
The manager of the Davenport
thought so and naturally vigorously
opposed prohibition. But the law was
ratified by the people at the polls,
and the Davenport was compelled to
go dry. But it did not close nor go
into the hands of receivers The re-
port of the manager for the first
three months of this year with the
bar closed shows the gross receipts
nearly 81 per cent greater than for
the corresponding period last year,
with the bar doing business.
Chicago Council Alert. i. ..
The city council of Chicago is con-
sidering an ordinance prohibiting dis.
reputable persons from entering sa-
looms. The liquor men are fighting
the ordinance. T. =
EottIes Scarce In Dry Territory.
A chemist in Chicago who is ex.
perimenting with a formula for max.
ing catchnp and other preparations
In tablet form explained to friend
that this change was all because OF
prohibition" secondhand bottles are
used to a great extent by manufac.
turers of many of these products, I"
said the chemist, "and the spread Of
prohibition is making it almost i'm
possible to secure bottles for this pur-
pose"
Submit Prohibition Question.
The Yukon legislature (Canadianl
has voted to submit the question OF
prohibition TO the electors not later
than September /. This action was
taken in response to petition sub
! mitted by the Yukon peoples prehibi-
ton organization and represents two
thirds of the qualified voters Of the
territory The bill to be submitted is
very stringent and provides for no
importation save for medical and me.
chanical purposes. It also provides
for the abolition OF all manufacture