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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-01-31

SALEM. Jan. ai.-Congress ~
earnestly requested to appropriate
sufficient funds for finishing the
steel and wooden ships now under
contract" In memorial rushed
thru both houses OF the Oregon leg.
! lslature yesterday.
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3rd-Painless Methods

painless dentistry n
this office able
perform practically and all kinds
hurting tho bi, This
possibly
dental work
hurt II then tell that delay
this
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SELL FISHING SCHOONER

The 35-soot gas fishing schooner
Sophia. recently attached by tho
government. was sold for $3.50 Fri
day morning BY Deputy United
States Marshal I'd williams. Tn.
sale was made at tho Third si.
entrance TO the Federal building. r.
II. chavciie. Seattle mariner. was
the purchaser.
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Second-Every Operator on Our
Staff Is a Graduate Registered
Dentist

Every
hanging
beyond shadow doubt he
his busine ~ thoroughly II shows that
Instructors
dentistry
NJ Il right
this certificate ssrrcd thar
ought to DO done give lasting
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proves sufficiently he will immedi-
ately take n trip TO a climate more
suitable to any one In his condition.
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Quinine That Docs Not Affect Head
Because OF it's tonic and laxative
effect. LAXATIVE BROMO QUI-
NINE tTahlcts) can be taken by
anyone without causing nervous
ness or ringing In the head, There
Is only one "Bromo Quininc." Il.
". GROVE ) signature on box. soc.
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Free Examination

We invite experts give
teeth thorough examina He
needed TO put teeth into perfect condition
the Will be This examination
cent win under obligations
unless
But for
matter moment longer than possibly
Don't think Il
advantage OF a good
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ny WILLIAM PHILIP sIMMs

HN WILLIAM PHILIP StNNS
/ United prrss Correspondent
PARIS. Jan. 3i.--Difficultic-
/ were plliug up ~ the peace bu-
/ reau continued Its sessions to
dsy. With national Interests
elashing ON all sides. only level
/ heads and steady hands were
preventing n spark from drop.
ping into the powder k-g ON
which the world IL sitting.
AZ least. this seemed 20 he the
general opinion here ms reports
were received OF new elements crop
ping out In the disturbances. social
or political. which are growing thru,
out the world.
The Scrbians were atm bitterly
wrangling with the Italians regard.
ing control OF tho Eastern Adriauc
ports,
The Montenegrins continued TO op-
pose forcible inclusion IN the new
Jugo-Slav nation.
Many Conflicts On
Creho-slavs and Poles were eth
fighting over Silesia. attic adjust.
ment Of this affair appeared lmrni.
nent
Austria and Rumanla were at
swords points concerning possession
OF Transylvanla.
Germany and Poland were mohil-
ixing against each other.
Tho Bolshcylki were a, war
against The rest Of Russia.
Ukrunla was fighting the poi
sheyiki.
China and Japan both wan, the
former German colony OF kiau
chau.
Despite the fact the majority OF
the delegates were proceeding on the
premise that acceptance u Presi.
/ dent Wilson's "a points had nulilficd
the secret treaties formulated BY the
allies before Americas intervention.
Some OF tbs Interested parties 10
these agreements apparently were
stu clinging 90 the hope that at
least part OF their provisions would
be carried out.
serious Ambitions
one OF these treaties comedies
I Damascus TO the new HedIAz nation
anothcr--the most serious--awards
/ italy tho eastern coast Of tho Adri'
attic. In opposition 10 Jugo siav aspl'
rations Italy further demands Ger
tain concessions In Africa. TO bal
ancc British and Belgian possessions
/ there.
Acceptance Of the American pro
gram for referring these territorial
[ disputes 10 Tho league 81 nations ap'
parcniiy should end all this bicker'
Ing. but the bitterness cnKendrTrd
stili PERSISTED
Some idea Of the aeuten~ra Of ftai'
ian feeling on the subi,ct can be
gained from the poet. Capt. GahrIrl
I d'Annunxio. until recently tho allies
sty9ngcs, advocate In italy. lie de-
ciared
THAT the Preach ar, drunk on
victory and tryinE TO get ahead Of
everybody
That this Americans are trying 60
hide. under n cloak Of ideai.rn. the
fact they have just concluded tho
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This a hobby with IN all
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attendants CARRIED a al times
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-01-24
u. S. LED MUvt
FOR TEMPERANCE
Many Societies to Fight Alcohol
Organized Early in Nations
History.
WOMEN ACTIVE AS LEADERS
John 3. Cough, Reformed Drunkard,
First Crusader to Win Fame
by Success at Home and
Abroad.

When the movement which has now
brought about prohibition began in the
United States it was called the stem
perance movement" and the phrase
temperance question" embraced all
the problems in connection with the
use and abuse of alcoholic drink. Tenn
perance, of course, primarily means
moderation, while prohibition, as used
In this connection means a form of
sumptuary legislation abolishing the
manufacture and sale of alcoholic IL
quors. In the early days Temperance"
was loosely used; sometimes 1t meant
moderation and sometimes total absti-
hence. Many of the first crusades were
against Spirits liquors as
distinguished from wines and beer.
Early temperance pledges were often
framed to draw this distinction. How
ever, the word temperance as used in
the titles and constitutions of reform
organizations soon came to mean total
abstinence.
This temperance movement, which
shows signs of bringing about prohibit
ton in many parts of the world. be-
gan in the United States. The tenn
perance pledge was in existence before
1900. Possibly the first temperance
society was organized by the farmers
of Litchfield county, Connecticut, in
1779. In 1908 society was formed in
Saratoga county, New York; the 43
members were pledged not to drink
rum, gin, whisky, wine or distilled
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plars, an order of total abstainers or
ganized in 1851 at Utica, N. T., were
also working to this end.
The call for the Chicago convention
originated May %, 1869, in the grand
lodge Of the Good Templars at Oswe-
go, N. Y. which appointed committee
to convene a national gathering to
organize a political party favorable to
prohibition legislation. This commit
tee consisted of John Russell, Detroit,
Mich; Daniel wilkins, Bloomington,
ILL.,; ]. A. Spencer, Cleveland, o.; John
N. Stearns, New York, and James
Black, Lancaster Pa. At this conven-
ton the party was organized, a plat
form was adopted and national COM
mittee was appointed, with John Rus
sell chairman.
The first national nominating con-
vention assembled in Columbus, o., on
Washington's birthday, 1872. 1t
named James Black for president and
John Russell for vice president. Black
was one of the founders of the Ma
tional Temperance Society and Pub
lication house, an organizer of the ia
nous Ocean Grove IN. J.) Camp
Meeting association and prominent
Good Templar. Upon his death in
1893 he left his Temperance library"
Of 1,200 volumes to the National Tenn
perance society. Russell, the Father
of the Prohibition party" was Meth
odiSt minister and leading Good
Templar. His newspaper, the PENN
sular Herald, was the first to advocate
the formation of separate political
party for prohibition.
Notwithstanding the worthiness of
the cause and the candidates, the pub
lie support at the election of 1872 was
not enthusiastic The total of the
votes received by Black and Russell
was but 5,607.
In 1876 Green Clay Smith of Ken
lucky and Gideon T. Stewart of Ohio
were the candidates. They polIed
9,737 votes. In 1880 Neal Dow of
Maine, with 81. A. Thompson of Ohio
as running mate, appealed to the
country. General Dow was widely
known as the author Of the Maine pro-
hibition law, but he succeeded in get
ting only 1896 votes.
Candidates and Their Vote.
The Prohibition convention of 1896
split the party over woman suffrage
and money. The "free silver" minor
ity formed Liberal party, with Bent
ley of Nebraska and Southgate Of
Illinois as its standard-bearers. They
polled about 1900 votes.
The feature of the Prohibition cam
paign of 1900 was a tour of the coun-
try by the candidates and corps of
speakers by special train. In 1912
the Prohibition convention renom-
mated the candidates Of 1908. The
candidates since 1884 and their vote
are as follows:
1888, Clinton B. Fisk, New Jersey,
and ]. A. Brooks, Missouri, 249,945
votes.
1892, John Bidwell, California, and
J. b. Cranfill, Texas, 270,71O votes.
1896, Joshua lowering, Maryland,
and Hale Johnson. Illinois, 13O,753
votes.
1900, John G. Woolley, Illinois, and
Ell. B. Metcalf, Rhode Island 209, 469
votes.
1904, S. G. Swallow, Pennsylvania,
and George B. Carroll, Texas. 25S, 205
votes.
1908, Eugene W. Chain, Illinois, and
Aaron S. Watkins. Ohio, 253,231 votes.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-01-24
UNITED STATES WILL NOW TRY
EXPERIMENT OF PROHIBITION
Astonishing Action of dduasc People With Strong Sense
of Personal Liberty Brought About by Lessons of the Great
War-Additiona Legislation Planned to Enforce New
Law-Wl "Wets" Contes Identification Details

The United States of America has
entered upon the tremendous social ex-
pertinent of national prohibition OF
the manufacture. sale and use Of alco-
holic drinks. There will be abundant
time to give the experiment fair test
since the prohibition is by constitu-
tional amendment. To all appearances
this mandate by the American people
against the use of alcohol is intended
TO be absolute and final. We have
written 1t into organic law-into mag
IA charta-in the form of the eight
eenth amendment to the Constitution
OF the United States.
The experiment is tremendous de-
parture from previous tendencies of
the American people. We are an indi-
yidualistic people, with strong sense
of personal liberty. Yet here we have
set out to regulate personal habit. not
by statute. but by constitutional
amendment.
And the manner of the passing of
this constitutional amendment is quite
as remarkable as the amendment itself.
Action on the seventeen previous
amendments to the Constitution has
taken between nine months and forty
three months, an average of about two
years. The resolution providing for
this eighteenth amendment was passed
by congress December II, 1917. On
January 16, 1919, its ratification by
the states is accomplished.
What has brought about this ratifi-
cation so quickly? Obviously the Ma
tional Prohibition party has had prac-
tically nothing to do with its accom-
plishment. The answer evidently is
that the war has brought it about. \
Prohibition is both an economic ques-
ton and moral question. The war
set the American people to looking at
prohibition from both viewpoints. We
got accustomed to the thought that
grain was better eaten as food than
swallowed as liquor, inasmuch as we
were told that food would win the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-01-24
GIVE CALIFORNIA SYRUP OF FIGS
AT ONCE If BILIOUS OR
cONSTfPATED,

Look at the tongue, motherl If
coated, it is sure sign that your lit
tie ones stomach, liver and bowels
needs gentle, thorough cleansing at
once.
When peevish, cross, listless, pale,
doesn't sleep, doesn't eat or act natu-
rally, or is feverish, stomach sour,
breath bad; has stomach-ache, sore
throat, diarrh9a, full of cold, give a
teaspoonful of California Syrup of
Figs" and in few hours all the foul,
constipated waste, undigested food
and sour bile gently moves out of the
little bowels without gripping, and you
have well, playful child again.
You needn't coax sick children to
take this harmless fruit laxative;"
they love it's delicious taste, and it
always makes them feel splendid.
Ask your druggist for a bottle of
california Syrup of Figs" which has
directions for babies, children of all
ages and for gro&Eups plainly on the
bottle. Beware of counterfeits sold
here. To be sure you get the genuine,
ask to see that it is made by the 'Cali-
fornia Fig Syrup Company" Refuse
any other kind with contempt.-Adv.
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Lives 200 Years!

For more than 200 years, HARLEM Oil,
the famous national remedy of Holland,
has been recognized as an infallible relief
from all forms of kidney and bladder dis
orders. Its very age is proof that it must
have unusual merit.
If you are troubled with pains or aches
in the. back, feel tired in the morning,
headaches, indigestion, insomnia, painful
or too frequent passage of urine, irritation
or stone in the bladder, you will almost
certainly find relief in GOLD MEDAL
HARLEM Oil Capsules. This is the good
old remedy that has stood the test for
hundreds of years, prepared in the proper
quantity and convenient form to take.
1; is imported direct from Holland lab
oratories, and you can get it at any
drug store. 1t is standard, old-time
home remedy and needs no introduction.
Each capsule contains one dose of five
drops and is pleasant and easy to take:
They will quickly relieve those stiffened
joints, that backache, rheumatism, lum-
bago, sciatica, gall stones, gravel, "brick
dust" etc. Your money promptly refund
ed if they do not relieve you: But be sure
to get the genuine GOLD MEDAL brand.
In boxes, three siZes.-Adv.
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special wartime prohibition recently
enacted by congress goes into effect.
That law prevents the manufacture
and sale of intoxicants for beverage
purposes and remains in force until
the rehabilitation of the nations war
armies is completed. Doubtless that
emergency wartime measure will be
effective over the several months that
will elapse after July l until the con-
stitutional bone dry act, now adopted,
becomes effective.
Additional Dry Legislation.
During the year following ratifica-
ton congress and the several states
will be called upon to pass legislation
to enforce the amendment and to pro-
vide penalties for violations. 1t is
probable a large force of agents I'M
der the direction of the commissioner
OF internal revenue will have to be an
pointed to enforce the law. Each state
will have to provide machinery for
the enforcement of the law in addi-
ton to the machinery provided by the
federal government.
1t is likely this additional legislation
will be pushed through as fast as the
drys can push it. In some parts of
the country at least they purpose to
take full advantage of their victory.
For example, in Illinois a forecast
of the Anti-Saloon league is this: In
addition to the search and seizure
act" an act rigidly restricting the han
ding of liquor for medicinal, manu-
featuring, sacramental and scientific
purposes; legislation covering doctors
prescriptions, which must be issued
by bona tide. physician in writing.
dated, diagnosing the illness and the
purpose of its use; all railroad rec
ords of liquor shipments must be
kept; drastic legislation regulating
sale by druggists, with heavy penalty
for violation.
The drys presumably will not con-
fine their efforts to enforcing the law.
They will doubtless take the question
into politics of all kinds and make il
an issue. They announce, for instance
in Chicago that they will ask all can
didates for mayor to declare them
selves ON the strict enforcement of
dr. legislation. They will make it an
issue in the spring campaign and will
oppose any aldermanic candidate who
does not toe the mark.
Will the Vets Contest?
Will the vets contest the legality of
the whole proceeding from the start?
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war. We saw what the enforced So
briefly of military service did physical
~. mentally and morally for young
men who had INDUCED in liquor in
peace times.
Some of our allies got into the war
In hurry because they ad<to-Bel-
gium and France to save their lives,
Great Britain to save its national hon.
or. America took its ,time-a long time
and gradually worked itself up to
the determination to fight. Doubtless
much consideration of prohibition was
q part of this slow process. So that
when the opportunity came the states
of THE Union went over the top just
about as the American marines and
doughboys did in the Argonne.
Text of Amendment.
Following is the full text of the pro-
hibition amendment on which state
legislatures are voting:
JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING
AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTR
TUITION OF THE UNITED STATES.
Resolved by the senate and house
of representatives of the United
States OF America, in congress assem-
bled, two-thirds of each house concur
ring therein, that the following amend
ment to the Constitution be, and here
by is. proposed to the states to be-
come valid as part of the Constitu:
tion when ratified by the legislatures
of the several states as provided by
the Constitution:
Section AFTER one year from the
ratification of this article the manu-
facture, sale or transportation of in
toxicating liquors within, the impor-
tation thereof into, or the expectation
thereof from the United States and
all territory subject to the jurisdiction
thereof for beverage purposes is here
by prohibited.
Section 2-The congress and the
several states have concurrent pow
er to enforce this article by appropri-
ate legislation.
Section 3-This article shall be in
operative unless it shall have been
ratified as an amendment to the Con-
stitution by the legislatures of the sew
eral states as provided in the Consti-
tuition within seven years from the
date of the submission hereof to the
states by the congress.
CHAMP CLARK, speaker of the
house of representatives.
THOMAS MARSHALL, vice pres.
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der the most favorable legal conditions
under constitutional provision that
is proof against attack. To the YER
dict of the majority as rendered under
the existing law of the hand all good
citizens will cheerfully submit. The
people rule in. the United States, and
in the course of rather short period
of time their will, expressed by the
legislatures of more than necessary
number of states to make it effective,
has prevailed in this important mat.
ter of prohibition Editorial in Chi.
cago Daily News.
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heterogeneous democracy. 1t has no
benevolent despot and wants none. The
democracy has decided to give nation
wide prohibition thorough trial. The
ratification Of the "dry" amendment
cannot be attributed by fair-minded
opponents to prohibition to accident,
hasty Judgment or minority coercion.
1t is too manifestly spontaneous to adj
NIT of such Interpretation of the re-
suit. True, there has been no actual
national plebiscite or referendum, for
our federal constitution provides no
such method OF ascertaIning public
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-01-24

on the floor, where 1t was found the
next day, much the worse for wear.
Anyway, Miss Willard took her
grievance to the Prohibition party.
The Prohibition party offered the
nomination for president to st. John,
with William Daniel of Maryland for
vice president. st. John accepted the
nomination. He was an effective
speaker and campaigner and he went
out after blood-and especially Re-
publican blood. He carried the war
into New York, considered a doubt
ful' state in the exciting struggle of
that campaign between James G.
Blaine and Grover Cleveland.
st. John jumped the Prohibition vote
from 1896 votes to 150,626 votes.
What is more, he polled enough votes
in New York to defeat the "Plumed
Knight" in that state and, as it
turned out, in the nation. The feel
ing of the time is indicated by the
fact that ST. John was burned in
effigy in more than 100 cities.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-01-24

ing. But nothing is more eloquent,
more ctnclusive, than an accomplished
fact, especially when the process of
accomplishment is morally so free
from objection as is the democratic
process of legal agitation, discussion,
voting and legislation.
AT any time in the past decade many
thoughtful, public-spirited citizen
must have said to himself something
like this: IF were benevolent
despot / should deem it my duty and
rrerogative to prohibit the manufac-
tlre, sale and consumption of intoxi-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-01-24

opinion; still, 1t would be unreason-
able to maintain that the legislatures
that have been vying with one another
for the honor Of precedence in ratifi-
cation have been acting contrary to
the wishes and sentiments of the peo-
pie or in obedience to threats or or
ders from unrepresentative, aggressive
minorities.
Prohibition as policy may or may
not be as wise and expedient as its
sincere and resolute champions assert.
Time will tell. But the people have
resolved to make the experiment UNI
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-01-24

January Is, 1920, certifcation and an
nouncement of ratification being merely
a matter of form. 1t is needless to say
that the vets do not accept this view
and that effort to delay the formal
proceedings will be made, prelimi-
nary to eontesting the legality of the
ratification.
I At any rate, it is formally an
nounced that such a contest will be
made. 1t is likely that the vets rely
more on the referendum proposition
than on the question of votes.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-01-24
FOUNDED half
A CENTURY AGO
National Prohibition Party Organ
lied in Chicago by 500
Delegates.
EARLY STANDARD BEARERS
Eighteenth Amendment Has Never
Been Favored by Leaders Because
of Odds of 10 to I Against
Its Passage.

The National Prohibition party Is
just fifty years old, its semi-centennial
falling on September 1, 1919. 1t was
born in Farwell hall, Chicago. The
convention numbered about 500 per
sons from 10 states.
The formation of the party was
probably first discussed in public at
Pennsylvania state temperance con-
vention in 1867. Temperance leaders
had failed to get much consideration
from the Republican and Democratic
parties and were feeling the need of
independent action. The Good TEN
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-01-24

eating beverages. Drink is the cause
of much misery, vice and crime, and
even the most temperate user OF alco-
holic liquors, who sees no personal
reason for prohibition, should be will
ing to subordinate his comfort and
pleasure to the welfare of the COM
munity. If prohibition means ma
terial decrease in crime, semi-criminal
vice, pauperism and restitution, then
we should all acquiesce in that policy
as lesser evil, If not an absolute
good"
The United States is great ind
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-01-24
CLEAR VERDICT OF MAJORITY
country's Decision to Abolish Liquor,
is>Thus Summed Up by Prom
inent Journal.

Ten years ago. despite the already
notable successes won by the prohibit
ton movement up to that time, few
impartial observers would have VEN
iured to predict the result which the
United States contemplates today. The
Victory of the advocates of nation
wide prohibition is little short of amaz-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-01-24
cuticura soothes itching Scalp

On retiring gently rub spots of dan.
druff and itching with Cuticura Oint-
ment. Next morning shampoo with
Cuticura Soap and hot water. Make
them your everyday toilet preparations
and have a clear skin and soft, white
handS.-Adv.