Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1920-12-10
REPORT OF THE w. C. T. u.
INSTITUTE HELD DEC.3RD


offered a short prayer. This wss
followed by a solo by Miss Dorothy
Flanner The Tollman orchestra then
PLAYED a selection. DR.. Emma F. A
Drake was then introduced by Mrs
Ida NJ. Withrow, chairman of the
Institute. Her subject was THE Rob-
bers Of Youth" which was very in
teresting throughout and held the
audience at rapt attention during the
entire address. She opened with
short plea that the mothers and
fathers Of Shoshone would assist in
creating a place of recreation for the
growing boys. This was followed by
her main topic She hoped that some
thought she might drop would reach
the hearts of some, which would in
and in that way felt that she was not
only talking to the audience but TO
the entire community and would con-
inue to bear fruit for many years to
come She pictured the great inter-
national Congress which met at Wash
ington in September of this year and
was composed of delegates of IS ma
tions Of the world who were there to
discuss the liquor problem and to find
how the United States had abolished
the legitimate saloons in such a uiet
and thorough manner insuch a short
time. She told how all the other ma
tions looked to the United States as
their great leader. She gave a short
snopsis of several of the foreign COM
tries representatives speeches. The
one from Mexico who was full blood
Aztec Indian. He told of Brewers
who, after prohibition had become a
national law here tried to move into
Mexico, and offered several of the com
munities $4,000 per day if they would
be allowed to operate in the severar
villages. This offer he said had been
refused
The Chinese representative said
number Of American Brewers had
moved into China to continue the sale
of intoxicants, and that the Chinese
nation as well as all the others looked
to the United States to protect them
by passing Il law which would make
it unlawful to move n business from
the United States to foreign countries
which had been outlawed in the United
states. There is such bill now before
which will be passed or re-
jected when Congress convenes this
month.
she told of q speech by Dr. Rose
water Of New Jersey. sent no doubt
by the Governor of that state to sow
seeds Of dissention among the dele
gates. lie spoke in favor Of a , to
per cent liquor law and said tha- it
was impossible to entirely abolish the
liquor. His speech was replied to by
,ym. J. Bryan who. she said. showed
lim under so badly that it is doubtful
I he is out yet. He left and was never
leard Of or seen since at the conven-
ion.
The English delegate told of great
sent from there to the United
states. to find out what affect prohi-
lition had on the Industrial and fnan-
,ial situation of this country. He
anne here a wet man and returned
o England convinced that they could
iot expect to compete with the in
Industries of the United States with
Ter present liquor law.
The secretary of the navy Mr DAN
els in short speech said that alcohol
ad been abolished from their medi-
inc chest.
She enumerated many other incl
ents that took place at the Inter
ational Convention.
She then followed with talk on Gig
rettes, what robbers OF youth they
-ere. She told of a number of Boise
Ugh school pupils that were traced TO
n opium den there and attributed
lis in a measure to cigarettes, saying
lat no doubt manufacturers Of GER
lin brands of cigarettes put narcotics
ito the cigarettes, In order that the
noker would become more addicted
the use OF cigarettes. which would
lturally lead to the opium den.
In connection with this she told OF
w but short time ago Federal
rents discovered a trunk Of opium
hotel at San Francisco, which was
signed to Boise.
From this her subject was the Moral
youth. How the youth of this
untry had been taught that there
re two standard Of morality one
: the girls and one for boys. This
that boy can do immoral things
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