Douglas Island news., 1916-11-03
SEATTLE IS THE BATTLE GROUND

Seattle over the attempted enforcement of the Wash ington dry law, remember this:
 Seattle is the battle ground
 The rest of the state has settled down to an observ- ancc of the law and the people rcapng its benefits They putting their money into the savings banks and into better food and clothing instead of into the booze joints.
 Tacoma, Spokane and all other cities of the state re- port less of lawlcssneSs and more of prosperity than they |cnjoycd before prohibition became fact.
 At Seattle, where several million dollars in- vested in brcwcrcs and wholesale liquor houses the E uuor interests backed by the National Liquor Dealers Associaton which is also supplying thousands of dollars for the 'wct campaign in Alaska making one last desperate stand-Onc final effort O prove that prohib tion does not prohibit" They doing it parrA for argument to keep AlaSkans from voting dry."
 To help them discrcdit prohibition they imported from Oklahoma the BingsIy family and their gang of notorious law brcakcrs-a gang as notorious on the plains their evil deeds the Renders and Jesse James crowd were generation two ago, and who, by the kill ing of one policeman, have already proven that they will not stop short of murder to win their point.
 But go to Seattle, and you will find that the battle is being wagcd in very small portion of that city. and that very small per ccnagc of the people of Seattle inter- csted in making the fight against porhbiton-no more than 1900 out of 4OOO less than oncaf of one per cent
 The other 3}S500 people of that great and busy city -buscr than for or ycars-havc settled down to reap the benefits of the new order of things Merchants all the city, and especially in the suburban districts. report increased trade and less trouble about collections Many families which formerly could hardly buy enough food of the cheapest grade to keep from stavaon-coud not keep in good hcath-and always behind with their grocery bills buy the best goods and have plenty eat and pay their bills promptly and besides this are dressing better and putting money in the bank Seattle merchants unit for prohibition now.
 The following statements by Mayor Gill; Governor Lister and others evidence of these facts:
 MAYOR HIRAM GILL OF SEATTLE the largest dry n a signed statement said
 This city prosperous with conditions beeng an tho time Probably this not entirely O t s, opinion. ycy largely o liquor but only Co confirmed drinkers ana we W sS are drunards Nobody but an mbcce e@
 have not had woman n my office husband had turned W any money Tor There used Co be four or five day.
 considerable number oi liquor permits taken the but the aggregate of liquor brought
 permits WOULD NOT EQUAL ONEAlt OF ONE PER CENT OF THE CONSUMPTION THE STATE WENT DRY.
 Iortet his one l wet
 find the first engaged m Iegimatc business city which had been stringent
 on Oct the Prohibition Campaign Committee a
 the complete figures before about 5u cent o what they d year number are Tor atemp'el liquor AS all kinds of police court crimes fallen on and are continuing to show a falling "D
 J. A. REUI. MANAGER THE CEDARBuRG HOTEL. 66 senea personal letter Co his friend E GusioIeon o lTe'"e 
 Business business all report doing filled the first time two years Prohoh general better times we are having YOU may surprised prohibition credit but am in 9nynce passed Two ago worked agah
 shall against both the Hotel and Brewery bills"