The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-01-11
NEWS NOTES
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Another big victory against the Il
auor interests of the country has been
won. The supreme court has render
ed an opinion to the effect that no cit
izen has a constitutional right to pos
sess liquor for his own personal use Il
the state wishes to forbid it. The law
in North Carolina requiring common
carriers to keep a record of people to
whom liquor was shipped was declared
constitutional.
H. C. Neubrand, a salesman from
Connecticut, entered restaurant IN
Fremont. Neb, and demanded meal
of ham and eggs. The day happened
70 be q meatless one in the town and
he was teld that he would have to
substitute something else. Neubrand
objected and loudly upbraided the man
agement. He went suceessiyely to
three other eating places, but in each
one he met with the same refusal. he
created so much disturbance that one
proprietor summoned the police. BY
the time the officers arrived Neubrand
had taken a train for another town,
but he was followed and brought back.
He was fined $25.
The superintendent of the Washing
ton police force reports a great de-
crease in all kinds of crime since the
capital went dry. In November, 1916
there were over 800 arrests for drunk
enness; during last November there
were less than 200 taken into custody
on this charge, and many of these
were arrested just as they arrived from
other towns. Even former saloon
keepers are admitting that prohibition
is benefit to the city,
Tin plate throughout the country is
exceedingly scarce. And so urgent is
the need of it that the war department
has appointed officers to see that all
the tin cans at the various training
camps are saved. Economy must be
practiced everywhere if the nations
needs are to be supplied, it is declared.
The war department at Washington
is collecting the discarded linen trac-
ing cloth used in drafting rooms of
the various bureaus and offices and
turning it over to-the Red Cross which
is using it for making certain kinds
surgical dressings. The cloth Of
course is thoroughly washed and ster-
ilized before it is used.
A pound of butter sold at Red
Cross fair for 1857, was sent to Pres
ident Wilson as a Christmas gift. The
butter was made by an Iowa woman.
At a sale of antique books in New
York, one entitled "Des Sauvages,
written by Samuel de Champlain on
his explorations in Canada, was sold
for $4,000. A few years ago the same
volume was sold at a book store in
Paris for 80 cents. Another book
"The Wonders of the Invisible world,
printed in 1893, brought $3,450.
An announcement recently made by
the warf council states that appropri.
atoms for relief work aggregating
over 40,000,00O have been made by
the Red Cross. OF this amount oveI
100000 was used in the United
States, principally for soldiers sup.
plies, hospital work, sanitary service
about environments, etc. Foreign APP,
preparations are listed as follows
France, $19,581, 900; Belgium, $780,.
600; Russia, OF, 428,0OO; Serbia, $685..
200; Rumania, $1,518,000; italy
O214,OO0; Great Britain, s1,O66,O0O
foreign miscellaneous, S113,999; Ar.
menian and Syrian relief, $1,S00,000
The food administration has been in
vestigating the meat packing indus.
try with the object Of protecting the
Of meat to the retailer. 1t is the policy
small packers and lessening the cost
Of the administration, it is announced
to abolish speculation and unfair rates
Profits must not exceed 25 per cent
and the annual earnings Of big pack
ing concerns must not go over 8 pei
cent of the average capital necessary
to run their business.