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THEY LOVE THEIR LIQUOR Bread, wine and tobacco are indispensable to the ferocious French fighters. Their prowess is the surprise of the war, for the Prohibitionists were sure that, because the French are not prohibitionists, they had "gone back." But, as we go to press, the French are still drinking—and fighting. The soldiers in this picture are French-African troops in Macedonia. A TOAST TO VICTORY Here are French artillery men in camp, clinking their wine glasses in honor of their past and future successes in battling German defense works. between Muskogee & Tulsa, Okla. Between Muskogee, & Ft. Smith EASTBOUND No. 4 [Motor Train] For Ft. Smith and points beyond 7:15 a.m No. 2 For Ft. Smith and points beyond 4:20 p. m No. 6 From Pswhuska and Tulsa 10; 40 a. m No.2 Wichita, Ark City and Tulsa 6:15 p. m WESTBOUND Phone 1308 or 495 Muskogee, Okla. Vol.18 NO.28 THEY LOVE T Bread, wine and tobacco are indi- ors. Their prowess is the surprise of were sure that, because the French a back." But, as we go to press, the F The soldiers in this picture are Fren ARE STILL GETTING DRUNK Oregon is a dry state, but listen to this from the Portland (Ore.) Journal: It was the biggest day for drunks in many months. Eleven in all were arrested. They became intoxicated on whisky, alcohol and bay rum, whisky being the favorite beverage. Most of them were picked up in the north end, where alcoholic concoctions may be still obtained. Abe Lawrence, who came to Portland last week to celebrate, had been allowed to go by Judge Langguth Wednesday morning, but yesterday bay rum proved to be his undoing. Abe was present at the reunion roll call this morning, but bogged to be excused before the addresses of the day began. He said that the bay rum had sorely taxed his stomach. He was excused to go to bed for a while before attending the afternoon session. He was sleeping soundly on a bench in jail when the morning session adjourned. James Hickey got drunk on whisky and alcohol. James wanted to make a speech at the reunion this morning, but Judge Langguth told him he ought to have 10 days to prepare his speech. James didn't stop to argue, but went back to fail. A TOAST The Muskogee Cimeter. MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA. SATURDAY DEC. 2 1916. WIFE BEATERS OF DRY OLD KANSAS A Kansas town is setting up a pillory for wife-beaters. What are the statistics concerning wife-beating in the Prohibition states, anyhow? Is there any connection between the habit of not drinking, and the habit of wife-beating? We know of no other state in which wife-beating is so prevalent that resort must be held to the pillory to discourage it. Is prohibition worth the price if it leads to wife-beating? And just why when the psychic stimulant induced by alcohol is removed, should a man turn to wife-beating? Is there also a psychic stimulation in wife-beating? We don't know anything about it, we only inquire. It seems to us to be one of those cases calling for a thorough investigation by psychologists, physical scientists, sociological experts, and a book containing two hundred tables and a thousand pages. Such a book is a terrible thing to contemplate, but something must be done to save Kansas.—New York Sun. HOUSTON (TEX.) POST DESCRIBES IT, THEN GRINS DENVER IS "WET" So Is Rest of State for That Matter—Majority of Liquor Shipments at Capital Are to Fair Sex—One Woman Gets Six Barrels for Herself The Houston Post editorially makes fun of the Colorado brand of prohibition, saying: Colorado is a prohibition state. Presumably it is the one and only dyed in the wool prohibition state of them all. For in Colorado, when the autis found that prohibition was going to carry in spite of all their efforts they decided to make the prohibitory laws so stringent and to enforce them so thoroughly that Colorado would be glad to re-enter the wet column at the next election. So Colorado has the stringent laws. Colorado has the thorough enforcement. Or at least Colorado people thought the laws were enforced. Maybe they are, but—judge for yourself. In prohibition Denver the majority of liquor shipments are to women. They drive up to the freight depots in drays and load in the beer and whiskey cases by the wholesale. One woman received six barrels of beer in this manner—and she said she was going to drink it herself. Another woman received ten gallons of whiskey and still another got ninety-six pints of whiskey. All of them must drink this stuff themselves or violate the law. The freight people estimate the amount of beer received in Denver at 100 barrels each day. Whiskey goes there in quantities equally imposing. One shipment of a solid carload of liquors went to Leadville last month—to be used by one individual, and neither to be sold or given away. The law is strict on these points—and the law is being enforced. So say the people of Colorado. One curious thing about these liquors is—they go to a dry state, and many of them go from a dry state. Kansas is dry. In fact it is very dry. It is so dry that it is the pride of every prohibition orator in the country. But a good many of the liquor shipments into Colorado are from Kansas. There is a good deal of food for reflection in all this. There is much for the prohibitionists to explain. And then again, these conditions in Colorado explain some things. To a certain extent they explain why, with a larger per cent of territory dry than in any other year, the United States used 10,000,000 gallons of whisky more in 1915 than in any preceding year. LIQUOR RAID IN SOUTH CAROLINA Revenue Officer Finds Six Thousand Gallons of Outlawed Beer South Carolina is "drier than ever," according to the prohibition orators, but the Greenville (S. C.) News says: The destruction of 6,000 gallons of beer and the arrest of one man was the results obtained by the revenue officers in an extensive raid last week. Deputy collector R. Q. Merrick reported the destruction of a big copper distillery on Brasstown creek, in Oconee county, on Tuesday, and in the afternoon another large plant was destroyed in Pickens county. Coming into Greenville county the officers destroyed on Thursday a plant in full operation, near the Buncombe road. Jeff Allen was arrested on a charge of illicit distilling and has been bound over to court for trial. On the same day a still was found under Ceasar's Head. Now is the time for your Xmas shopping and this store is an ideal place to make your selection A few suggestions Keep this list it will paoxe useful. DIAMONDS T. Millers Train No. 5 leaves for Henryetta at 8;00 a.m. instead of 9;30 a.m. arriving at Henryetta at 9;55 a.m. Train No. 1 new train for Dewar, Henryetta and Denison, leaves at 12;45 p.m., arriving at Dewar, the first stop, at 2;10 p.m.; Henryetta, 2;20 p.m.; Denison, 8;00 p.m. Train No. 2 will arrive from Denison at 2:05 p.m., and depart for Joplin at 2;15 p.m. instead of 2.45 p.m. arriving Joplin, 7;00 p.m. 45 minutes earlier. Train No. 6 from Henryetta and Dustin will arrive at 6;00 p.m. instead of 8;50 p.m. Note that toains 1 and 2 operate to and from Denison, instead of trains 5 and 6, and do not stop between Muskogee and Dewer. Passengers for intermediate points will use trin No. 5, leaving Muskogee at 8;90 a.m and No. 6 arrive 6;00 p.m. Service! In every respect the M. K. and T. Ry. tries to live up to this motto: "GIVE THE PUBLIC THE VERY BEST SERVICE WE CAN". 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Three Weeks Free Three Weeks Free The Companion is $2.00 a year, but to those who do not know the paper we shall be glad to send three current issues free of charge, so that they may test its quality, read its wholesome, diverting fiction, its contributions by famous men and women, its various departments, etc. THE YOUTH'S COMPANION 114 Berkeley Street, Boston, Mass. SUBSCRIPTIONS RECEIVED AT THIS OFFICE ti ” f | Hk ORR Guus INVALID WOMAN CHARGES _ SHE WAS SWINDLED , CUT OF $200 HE. STOCK SOLO MIRE STOCi Claims Hames of Colorado Min- isters Were Used to fiduce Her to Buy Sharos tn In- vestment Company Launched By Anti-Salooi Loague Mon Ag invalid woman of Denver hat filed suit against two officials of the AntiSaloon League whom she charces @old her worthless mining stock. ‘Tho Denver (Col.) Post reports tho case as follows: Im a complaint fied in the district @ourt today by BE. M. Sabin, attorney for Mrs, Emma Showers, an tavalid who has for many years boon confined to her hore, Arthur J. Finch, super fntendent of the Coloraio branch of the Anti-Saloon League, and G. Arthur Holloway, secretary of the seme or- ganization, are cheeged with weing tha name of the league, that of its organ fzer and of Denver ministers of the @oepel to induce her to buy stock in a qaining company they Lal organized and which has proved worthless. Mrs. Showers ta her complaint ebarges Finch and Holloway with wil ful and malicious fraud ond asks for ody judgment against both of them and that they be confined in the coun: ty Jail until Judgment avainet them fs pald. The suit ts for the recovery of $200 which Mrs, Showers paid for 6,000 shares of stock in the A. 3. L Mines Investment Company. The complaint states that Much and Hollowey are what is kiowa as pro moters and that afler thoy had organ. fazed two mining companies tat bad failed they staried the A. 9. 1. fines Tavesinngat Company with a capital of $6,000,000, in which company both of them were officers and directors. “Had a Short Life.” “The A. 8. L. Mines Invostment Company—meaning the Anti<aloon League Mines Investment Company— fad @ short lease of life,” the com. plaint states. “The incorporators and promoters, eccording to thelr state ent, cold several thousands dollars ‘worth of stock but bad not and never eoquired any property and allowed the eharter to be cancelled. Tho com pany, itself, today bas no lesal cxlst ence.” ‘They represented also that the com pany was holding under losse ent bond the Wer Dance mine; that it had control of the Clay County min 4m Gilpin county and that there were geveral hundred thousand tors o: ore in the War Dance end Clay Coun ty mines already blocked out for ship ment and that (his ore was wort! from $35 to several thousand dollar: @ ton. RELATES EUIL OF MAINE'S DAY LA ‘The Chicago Tribune contalas an article of Mr, William ‘Tinton, whlch we quote in full as being briet and to the point: “J, M. Burley writes Tho Tribune that Lewiston, Me. has very little drunkenness. I wish Mr. Burley could make & personal investigation of con Gitions in Lewiston and as a result thereof he would find very little about conditions in Lowiston to indorse. “1 moved my family from Lewistoa four years ago. For twenty years I resided in central Maine, aud if there fe a whisky question anywhere on earth ft will be found in that state. “Governor Cobb of Maize, who dur- fag his term of office endeavored to give the people of Maine what they voted for (prohibition), siguificantly aid after bis experieuco, with proliibl tion; ‘If J, for the moral, social, and economic welfare of the young poopie ef my state, had to choose between prohibition—such prohibition as 1 found It possible to enforce—and free Fam, I would s‘and firmly for handling fmalaky over the counters of my stores GERMANS AT BREAKFAST f Oty Wo a oc decemenpaes te a | Pa LNT Baw dot i ge we as sy oes et waa Va gall te RBs ae ual ie aS Hal sige tht “ees * ya Re RAE a. A ee ee BA Paar Bid CoS Oe ey Be ae NG 4 eit 12 Sole teil oon a os eR ee ERRNO ee eae ct Samay ae OE ae. a PRR ere Lk SEE a2 OR Pye SAL IR Be cee ee ate he hae Be aga dee RS ee BRE Syren SIRES Be: eke cal 5p BE nS . 5 Bey es Ate Fe et \Se eae Set | Bw det Rares: ae meee fst eee oh Oca omens § rakes ‘Chia ina part of the German gencra! etalf, the mon who: © nly ore gonized brains ere largaly responsiyic for the remarkable efiici ef thelr toldlers. If iquere used modceately, Injures tho brain, ao the Prohibition. ists cay, why has Wt not put a kink in the German officsre’ gre master? HROYNUIRnIT aay) OVA ARE POROITIOH PUT A Gis LT i A Ui my rn CTATLO 1) FUE SOUNERD ST the be Qu: i Li il Vine ALATATIA, ARKANSAS, MISSISSIP?I, GEORGIA AND TENNES- SEE FORCED TO SHOULIZR $25,020,0C0 IN DEBTS BECAUSE OF “Dav” LAW Uae nny neincee t NE IT THREE CONDUCT BUSTESS CH maT Joria3 G. Ries, After a Persona! Investigatton, Writes Article for hicmphis Herald, Daptoting tia Cad Eifcets of Ant-Liquor Gtalulos Wh2n Nat Supported By Public Southnent Janes G. Rice, of Chattanooss, aticr a virit and perapnal investigation of five Couderna Gtates, declares ta tho Biewvbls Morald that prohivicen has nearly bookruped them. In @ letter to A. L. Rowe, edlior of the Herald, Rice ceys he has the ofc jal records: to tack him up. The erticie says: ‘The poiley prevailing in a number of Southern States of enacting lawa iimt destroy revenue-bearing property end initera or refusal on the part of the legiclatuces to provide ways and means for coverlag the loss back Into tho public treasuries, through othe { 2 of taxa:ion, Is causing publis on mn nud a creat deal of worry on the part of public oMeials, Pesort to bord issues and other forms of borrowing hea become more troutieut of recent yeara to pay doficita ja public reveaves, and many co: ent In come of the states havo sulleret thelr warrants to depreciate Iu vstua until the dircouat on them is as high as 20 per cent. Thia deprectation cavses much lors to the taxps)crs, tor the reason taat wien contractors rash: Lids o8 public work they faclude the discount ov the warvants in thelr bids, Conducting Business On Grovit. Turee Southern States are tow con- Qucting their buuiness ou a ere Ut basis in the absence of sufficient revenue ta tholy treasuries to meet the current ex- P es of government, fil five are un. Ger prolibition laws that coprived the public trevsaries of revenues approx. mating $590,000, a year each, without iseking any improvement, so far as records show, ' public morals. For example Alabama has had trouble with its finances ever eince the gtato began experimenting with pro biviton, The defelt In the revenues ci the state at present ts about §3,009, 020, and it ts being increased. The stzte has a bended cebt already ap proginsating $11,090,000, and if the | footing deflelt is added, the total ee! of the state ts about $14,900,009, larly In the present year, Governor Henderson went to New York an mate erranroments with a large finan lol inotituttoa to pay the current war vente of the state that could mot b pald out of the tressury. luterost | paid on these warrants from the da of L ° til they ave (akea up by th % m procesds of futur issues, ‘Tho next legisls wire of Alabama will be ask ) to gutborize @ bond lasue fi vat emount to cover the defei in state revenues, and the amount wi) ba scout $2,009,009, Teally, Governo Henderson recommended a bond issu | iu that amount to the last legislature | bot $1,590,009 was as far as tho legis loture woald go in that direction. 4 proviien was Imecorporated in th enabliag ect, submitting the bond i rue to @ voto of the people. fn th referendum the Issue was defeate: end the administration was left wit i @ big debt on ite hands with nothin | to rauet ft, Arvansas In Chaotic Condition, Tho fiacel affairs of tho state ¢ Arkansas are in auch chaotls conditio that It is diivult to say with certain: how much that state owes. It ts di | fleult te determine how much of the t obtedaesa 1s due to prollbition law However, it ts @ rocorted fact th when the prohibition law of that ete | Coprived the treasury of near @ ha million dolara a year that 9 collap | of public eredit resulted @ oy | swes to arpreprigtions because they come got be met by the treasury. He evea ve toed appropriations for biennial re- ports of state ollclals and some appro- prinions to ebariiable fustitutloas of the siate, Tho state is now runuiag ita avaire oa what soine of the oficlals cgil "a ruinous credit system.” When a depertment Lesucs a voucher no de- finiie information can hg glyea as to whan that particular voucher ¢au be paid Gooryla was forced to sell bonds to the amount ef $2,600,000 a year azo to pay codcits in her revenues. ‘ihe te se Was taken by a wealiby eftizen of Ailsnta aller (Lo governor had tried to poi! the bonds ia New York. The re- ‘cent log'slature of Georgia made ap- peopriationa of $500,999 In excess of the escdinated revenus for tho year Georgia bas rau belind, therefore, te rocout years aboxt $4,000,000, Miacioalppt ia a Gep'eradle Condition. ‘tha ciate of Missisolppl haa a doftett Mn {te revenues of about $1,350,900 to be coveredsome way at theend of the pros- ent bleantel pertod, The auditor com plains thot @ credit system upon whic! the state {9 foreed to conduct tts bust nasa, 18 casting Uae people a great deal }ofimoney. He aleo says that “many of tho uitios suflered Urey warrants to depreciate In value” will they are ata discount of from 15 to 20 per cent. | Public school teachers in many coun |Uea ere forced to stand a tosa o! | $20.00 out of @ warrant for $109, ac |cording to the etate auditor, Ther |has been a depreciation of taxabl | property in Misaicatppl in the pant tw |yoara of $21,000,009. This doprecte |tion, says the stote auditor, take | stout $125,000 a year out ef the treas jury. ‘The last loxislature in Mins!» sippl mage appropriaiions cf abou | $490,000 in oxcess of revenue. Stat {oficlals aro asking that bonds be ta Jeued ia sufficient amount t> pay al Jaccumutated obligetions of tho state but the legislature dovs not respon ;to the sppeal, Improvements tn publi pschools {3 very much handicapped b these conditions, aud a number of th haritable {nstitutious of the state ar ,| suffering for money. ¢ Tennezses'a Bonded Debt Inoreazed | ‘The last leglatature of the state ¢ | Tonnesses found a deficlt ta revenue s| of $1,022,000, ‘This has been conver oa into bonds and 1a now a part of th -| bonded debt of state. It was caused! a Jorge mousure, If not entirely, by th || operations of a prohibition law, It | i} a part of the fiscal history of Tense | v0@ that before proiibition was adop »} od the state was reducing its bonde .| debt by $250,000, or more, a yea | Practically nothing kas been paid ¢ \ | the debt under prolilbition admintstr e| tions, ‘The larger cliles of the stat {and many of the countles, have Bt ¢|Zored locses alzacst beyond comput {tion by this policy, 1| How much the same polley of d g | struction has increased the bonded at Moating debts cf the cities of the Sou can not be definitely given until tl «| governmont takes another census; b y | it ta sate to assume that the Increa y|in the citles bas besa as much as { | he states. Hatimating upon tds bas: , | the-five Southern Staies under diac g.| ston, together with thelr cities a: si | counties, have been forced to should e|debta to the amount of $25,000,000 It] tho patt six years. These are det «| chat could Pat Bary sarees vad wa = sensible, constructive and edu NOW OTOH Seb pba ee PAOh 10 FRUURE t 1 ‘ big FRWUR CANKER AND MERCHANT CALL “DRY” LAWS A FARCE AND FALLACY THAME DECLINES Buciness Maen, Farmers and vaxpayers Suiler From Evil Liects of Sumptuary Legis- toon While Much Liquor Is ConsumedatEnormous Prices ‘The dotrimontal ecect of prohibl- tlon vyon the business mau, the tax payer und tho farmer {a shown to Loweparcr intorviows with two busl- hess mon of (he "dry" etales of Wash- fagton and Maho, Tho Butto (Mont.) Miner, wideh peiuted the interviews, saya: Frol M. Hinkley, a banker of Clarkston, Wash, who has been ‘n Butte on bevineos, saya that probthi- tlon in Weshington fs not only 4 farce, but that ft has hurt busters to a remarkable degree. Property values have dopreciated, while (acre how beon a burdes of taxos te sea from the citizens, and (io working of the law recently voto! by the people of the stato 1a turning out in fut the eomae faokion na elses hare In yocalled “ury" torritory, he ent “Can you got a drink in Washing: ton?" Mr. Hinkley was aokod, “Get a drink?” Uh, you can get @ barrel of the rottenest atuff in the world and a littio bit of good liquor It you want to pey-tripte the price (ust ordinarily prevails, and the price ts belng paid, ® Beotlegging Galere. “The working of the proulbition law in Weshinston is the aame as in other atates, not enly in the west, bat in tho eaat es well, ‘Thore ta bootlessing galore and the eltuation has become vile," continued Mr, Hinkley. ‘For -fastanco, ihe maa who would never stink of taking @me with him a ; Quart of liquor, 9%t who would be ,patislod with ® drink or two at an J open bar, now iust get a let of , ‘rot gut’ in quarts aug pinta, ‘The man with money cau, of course, suoure y all ho wants ond ata fair price, but J tke working man, the laborer with s family, who wants a little stimulant paiier a hard day's work, has to dig ) down deep to secure a personal privd . loge. . . “Not only thet, in respect to, drink fing, but the communtiy ta nufferiag directly from the effects of the law. , A burden of taxation will havo to be placed to meet the running expenses of overy city, county and the aiaie, t Idaho tan Vatks. » PW. Green, a wellknown business rian of Taho, who makes his kead “quarters In Lewlston,'Ida,, was rlsc ria tho city yesterday aud bad about - the wame siory to tell, 1 He ropa that it fs getting atmos f Linpossible to rocure farm and orchark glutor in hile locality, for the simple a reason that men woa't work ta "dry" territory, yet Maho is far from being 1 dry. { ‘Tho farmer {s gufering, the or y-chardixt {3 susering and the busines 9 centers ave suttering,” sey9 Mr, Green 0 “People who vote for prohibition o don't stop to consider uli the anglos The farmer and hts help, who used t s visit at periods kome Lusiness conte find It unnecessary, They go ther souly to get what they actually neo ito return hone with most of th omoney they brought with them. ‘ Hoa About Cusiness Mant? 1 “The targer elties of Idaho are abso o,lutely < ad. Heretofore, when a mal d would “nake a trip to the elty from ht icfarm, with his money to spend, h yy Would algo take along with it a. litt xe relaxation, He would take a drink 0 retwo, £0 to a show, vielt his favorlt merckante and spend his money freol but Jadictourly, and return home wit Spa Witle bit of tho small amount ¢ Sr bappiness doled out fa this wort “LNow {t's ll changed. ‘The maa wh 4, has to go to town does hia 66 per cer i, loss business, returns to hts farm ¢ sseountry home as quickly as he cc jane Ieaves the business man or me eekent standing sadly In the doorway nt. “Prohibition ts the greatest fallae a the world kas ever seen among mai “tt never bas worked and never will PROHIBITING THE PRONIES, Under a Baton Rouge date tina, the Crowley (La.) Signal carrica this story: Pa Gopresentative Zaunbrecher of Acadia parieh, announged last night that he will Introduce a bill romutr Ing ail prohititionists In the state to reglater with the ctorke of the dlatrict ceurte end with the regle teer ef voters In the pariah of Or leauas ‘The BIE will prohibit a pro- hiLilentet from buylag, reostving oF crinking Intoxteating Hquore, and liquer dealer or ratoonkeepera will be prohibited trem setting Intoxt cating drinks to a prottbitionist, Violation of the act will be mace @ misdemeanor, punishable by fine or “Imprisonment in the parish jail. CANADIANS PROHIBIT PLUM PUDDING AND MINCE PIES FRENCH SAILORS AT DINNER re Maceainei tater! Vai digi e Oe fa teen aian gd ee Rate Se ea: Oe pt a AE AE Reseed cat, san OMS geagscat tee tek EP a a CO ei nee. 0G as PO Ae ei Fite A «ag : 2 oS tia Oe aaa th: AR SLC a > es ee are So es ie Ree Lae hy eM anger ee em ate Segre aes Aepainacete os 3 . ie =a 4 ty, ee) aD Rarer " ae Fae Roma 0 2 Ree ie eee 7 Bit ee Var ck. 8 Ae (yr DAR SA Ooh tees Soar A ee This war has proven conelusively that the ta/k we have Jeen hearing for years, to the effect that the French as a nation have degenerated, le all bunk. The marvelous ablilty of the French warriors, who are fit rivate for tho Teuton wonders, has not been dimmed by thelr generous Indulgence ia wine. aera ‘That the enforcement of prohibition laws {8 a direct fufringement upon one's porsonal liberty haa oft been con tended. So, Canada's “dry” law seems destined to curtail the jovial spirit with whteh the Enoliehman observes the Yule-Tide. Th tory is from tha Detroit Free Pres As @ resull of a rating of the Onta. flo Liconte Bows! plum puddings, mince plea and other Christmas dell- encles of Windsor e'tsens wil be minus brandy sauce tle year. Windsor bakers and confectioners have been noted by License In epoctor N. M. Mousseau, of tho North Kosex Vcenslag district, that the Board consi¢ers the nee of brandy or GEORGINS BREAK SLUNG EN \\ TPC AT EWES! DRY LAW tLey Show Contompt for Statute Cre- aicd By Logislature and Not the People Teveral roo hs ago, Georgta’s sec: ond prohiiiton law went Into effect. Tho fret In Fr a trial of elght years, proved a fallure, as eltizenn in: Siulod on exerting thelr right to drink. Georgia, It tuat be remembered, wax vor “dry? by the Legislatere and nat tho people, Concerning the new- vet law, tho Savannoh News saya: Be- tween fly and sixty alleged violators of (he prohibition lawa, some of whom are defendents in several cases, will be tried during a jury erlminal term of the City Court to be conveued by Judge Rourke, Juage Rourke announced in court that trials will go on continuously, hearing of another being bogua ae soon ne one cave Is aubinitted to a jury, Ii {a expected tho court will continue in cession until Noveuber, ‘Tho docket ts declared to be of rec ord size. ne JAS—RACE SUICIDE STATE | J. C. Mohler, secretary of the state beard of agriculture, recently gave cut a otatement showing that Kaneas has become a “race sul- cide” ctets, or ct any rate a state of cmall femilies. His report on the census returns of 1915 showed only 4.1 pervons in the averago Kansas family. Uncle Sam has decided that there should be five persons to the family. Gut the complete figures by coun- ties, on Kansao population, makes the showing even worse, Copies of the decenn'a! census report aro just cfi the press. These show that in enly two counties in the state do the families average more than five persons, In Ellie county there are 5.51 persons to the family; In Trego county the average is 6.01. Only three counties In the etate report families averaging more than 4.5 persons to the family— Rush, Russel! and Scott counties, Merten county Is the home of the tmolicst sizsd familloe, averaging only 34 persons to each, In thirty of the 105 counties in the state the average family consists of fewer than four persons, Shawnes families are smaller then those In Sedgwick and Wyen- dotte countiee, the two larger coun- tien of the state. In Wyandotte and Sz'gwick counties the average fam- ily is 9.94 persone; in Shawnee “county It is only 3.79, oihor Hauora tn puddings and ples a vislation of the now temperance aet, and that prosecutions will follow any Kind of tiquor in ured in bakertes, The Ontario Hcense act atlowa Me vor to be kept for manufasturiag pur poses, but the cla ny vut the different articles Injo whlch {t may be placed does not {ncledn pantry. ‘There will ho no relist for the be kera, the board statos, by keeping tq wor in their own homes aud taking 1 to thelr bakertos, for corrying it trom one place to anotlos .+ ua offense, | “The safest way fo, iovera of Bram dy sauce with prddings and plea will bo to make then at home this Christ muna,” said the 1! board offtewl. —— { A WIFE'S PLEA The entire stato of Tennessee le Mdry"=—that Is, unadulterated liquor ean not be sold openiy, But bad whisky and other injurious substl tutes may be obtained in “blind tigers.” The following [pa Lotter from @ bh cicbroven wife, t9 the Memphle Presa Ke tor The Press: Way don’t the adminiateation clecs the dives In the elty? Why don't they ctop tho cales of whise ky? You ean got it in revtaurante alt you vant. Gambling is going en In every carnes, and the police know It, The chlef knows it. Ny horse is wrecked, and my life Je ruined. My husband has drunk Until he has lost hie mind and Loft his home and wife without one bite to art, or cne cont to buy anything with—running after those gamb- “fag hetis and rotten whicky. WII the good poole of this town stand for it? MY HUSSAND WAB ONE OF THE BEST MEN IN THE WORLD UNTIL THIS BLIND Th GER BUSINESS, STARTED, FOR GOD'S’ SAKE, cone THESE GAMBLING: HELLS AN! BLIND TIGERS. From a wife who has suffered and is teday without a dollar. MORE ASOUT VERMONT, I {Oleon (N.Y) ‘Timend | Vermont recently rejected state pre hibition by 13,000 votes, In rural distict, in townshfp and tm Village, tie Vermouter marched to the polls aud voted against state-wide pre hibition whether hia towa was ab ready “dry” or not. There was a sort of tacit understanding that ove com munily had no right to toll another community what was good for that other community, ‘The president of the Vermont Local Option League was James M. Tyler, foracr Justice of the Supreme Court. Juutice Tylor, now pasued olghty years of ago, 18 a total adsteiner, On the other hand, he does not believe that it {9 a crime for another to have wine on tho table, but he Is not an advocate of even moderate drinking. He be Heves that each man must decide for Aimsolf whother he shail drink and to what extent, Aud wist applies to the individual must also apply to the com. munity, pander Si | CAN NOW CRAWL INTO HIS HOLE, [Anaconda Standard), Dilly Sulzer {9 one man whose abt ity (o fool any more of the people any more of the Ume seems to be em hausted. I Land values have decreased in the last five years; 5,000 people have moved away, having gone to some other place. A number of one, two and three-story brick buildings in the little city are unoccupied; sidewalks in front of most of them are in bad repair; windows are broken, and the people who own them face the condition of not being able to rent or sell, but must pay heavy taxes all the time. All over the city there are empty residences. Bootleggers Vote Dry. The bootleggers all vote the dry ticket. They pay about 27 or 28 cents a pint for whiskey—express charges and all—and sell it for $1 a pint. They get beer in barrel lots, express paid, for 16 cents a quart, and they retail it at 50 cents per quart. So, you see, they are doing a big business in a dry state. The bootleggers of every city in Oklahoma are organized. Some one of them is raided nearly every day, and as soon as the raid is made the others are notified by telephone to get the stuff in the clear. As soon as the raiding is over, they start up in business again. I know of an instance where a place was raided and a barrel of beer and a case of whisky taken. Inside of thirty minutes after the raid the place was open again and doing business as if nothing had happened. Some of the members of the organization had supplied the liquor to make up for the loss in the raid. I have known quite a number of men who died from drinking whisky which they had purchased from unlicensed bootleggers. They sell the most poisonous of drugs for whisky. Knowing these things, I would rather have a wide-open saloon than the infernal bootleggers. At one time the state of Oklahoma was prosperous, but it is practically bankrupt today. Missouri, Arkansas and Texas get all of Oklahoma's surplus money for liquor. That puts the money out of circulation at home, where it should stay. This condition makes hard times. RELATES EVIL OF MAINE'S DRY LAW The Chicago Tribune contains an article of Mr. William Tinton, which we quote in full as being brief and to the point: "J. M. Burley writes The Tribune that Lewiston, Me., has very little drunkenness. I wish Mr. Burley could make a personal investigation of conditions in Lewiston and as a result thereof he would find very little about conditions in Lewiston to indorse. "I moved my family from Lewiston four years ago. For twenty years I resided in central Maine, and if there is a whisky question anywhere on earth it will be found in that state. "Governor Cobb of Malne, who during his term of office endeavored to give the people of Malne what they voted for (prohibition), significantly said after his experience, with prohibition: 'If I, for the moral, social, and economic welfare of the young people of my state, had to choose between prohibition—such prohibition as I found it possible to enforce—and free rum, I would stand firmly for handling whisky over the counters of my stores as freely as I do sugar.'" ```markdown ``` We have lost the National election on account of the treacheay of some Col. politicians and the stupedity of the Rep. in not cutting down the Representation in the Southern States when they had the power to do so. The Negro in the South should come into the West and Northeast and the next four years will be bearable at least. Attoney G. W. Parker and Mrs. Mattie Ceasar, found something to be thankful for in spite of the Democratic leadership and were united in holy wedlock on Wed evening at 8:30 p. m. at the beautiful home of the bride. Rev.E. Arlington Wilson officiating. Mr. Parker is one of Muskogee's successful Lawyers and the bride one of the most lovable and progressive women of the race. we wish them a pleasant sail over the matrimonial sea. Pictures cf Booker Washington Sell like hot cakes; our special scheme of giving his book with picture sells every body; we have the big book, both sell for $1.25; we pay express; all agents should write us; anybody can sell; two outfits, fifteen cents. AUSTIN JENKINS CO., 7th St., Washington, D. C. WHEN THE FRENCH REST THE BARBERS The canteen and the bottle are conspicuous in the valliant French army. Wine helps the deadly French fighting machine to get into action, the same as caroline furnishes the motive power for an automobile. The canteen and the bottle are conspicuous in the valliant French army. Wine helps the deadly French fighting machine to get into action, the same as caroline furnishes the motive power for an automobile. DRYS FEAR IOWA CITIZENS WILL PUT STATE WET AGAIN PEOPLE WILL HAVE THEIR FIRST CHANCE NEXT NOVEMBER TO VOTE ON MADE-BY-LEGISLATURE PROHIBITION AMENDMENT LAW IS BEING BROKEN CONTINUALLY Newspapers Are Titled With Stories Illustrating Public Disregard For This Measure-Man Accused of Giving Liquor to Small Boy-Many Other Violations According to politicians, Iowa is so disgusted with the prohibition law that was passed by the legislature and not by the people that the state will probably go "wet" next November when citizens get their first chance to vote on the question. The "Drys" admit they are in danger of losing the state. Persons who have fondly believed that prohibition prohibits were given a severe jolt when they read the following article in the Mason City (la.) Globe-Gavette. A triple alliance to fight liquor in Iowa has been formed by the Business Men's Temperance Association, the Iowa Prohibition Amendment and the Anti-Saloon League. Four Campaigns Planned Four great campaigns are planned by the organizers of the new association, which will probably be known as the Consolidated Temperance Association of Iowa. They are: To prevent the reenactment of the Mullet law or any similar law by the legislature. To prevent registration providing for a special election on the prohibitory amendment in case it is passed by the legislature. To combat bootlegging. To insure the passage of the prohibitory amendment in two years at the general election. The organization plans to operate on the funds now being given to the three organizations. The Business Men's Association, which has paid its way through sale of stock will notify its members that the assessments hereafter will be paid to the amalgamated association, and the other two organizations will notify their financial supporters to give their support to the new organization. "The Association feels that now is the most critical time in the history of prohibition in Iowa," one of the organizations said: "It will fight any movement to re enact the Mullet law or any similar law or the passage of liquor laws to go into effect in case of the re enactment of the prohibitory amendment." The Association also feels that provision for a special election on the prohibitory amendment would well-night insure its defeat. The officers declare the wet states near Iowa, Illinois, Missouri and Minnesota will "colonize" the state with voters previous to the election, and these, together with the light vote the single issue will bring out in some of the "dry" farming districts will prove disastrous to the cause. "Save the Boy." A story from Ethan, Isa., to the Sloux City Tribune shows how a prohibition state "Saves the Boy." The story follows: Elmer Torbett, living near this city, was arrested on the charge of furnishing liquor to minors, in violation of the law. It was charged that he gave a quantity of beer to Marion Tifft, a 16-year-old youth of this place. After hearing the evidence in the case, Judge Herbert discharged Torbett after giving him a warning against his use of intoxicating liquors. Here's another, sent from Dubuque to the Ottumwa Courier: The local authorities have raided many blind pigs since the first of this year, but the one they broke into recently took the prize. The business of Fred Glesler, a tailor, took a big loaf during the last few weeks. Apparently he was getting some very "high class" business. High-powered cars stopped in front of his store and remained there for as long as an hour at a time. Police investigated and discovered that the tailor was pouring beer and other drinks into glasses instead of sewing on buttons. His place was raided last night and a large quantity of liquor was confiscated. Bootlegging Cases. William Kennedy, indicted for boot legging, has furnished $500.00 appear ance bonds. O. H. Bohanan, indicted on the same charge is still in jail Miley Cunningham, also indicted, has furnished bond. Dea Molnes Capital: Fifteen hundred quarts of beer and 150 pints of whiskey were poured into the Des Moines river today by Deputy Sheriff's Henderson, Griffin and Bonham. The stuff was confiscated in raids. Burlington (Ia.) Hawkeye: Chief Jerry Despain, Officers Bohn and Harrison recently arrested Geo. Sisson at the northwest corner of Central avenue and Jefferson street for bootlegging. A barrel of bottled beer was found on the premises and seized by the police. One plain drunk spent the night at the police station. He was arrested twice in one day for drunkenness. What, a Joy Ride? Two men, two women and a gallon of booze were "incarcerated" by the police at 3:30 a.m., following a raid at the house of 407 Fourth street, S. W., made after the officers had noted the quartet riding around town in a taxi cab, all they allege, intoxicated. All will have hearing before Judge Hayes at 5 p. m. At the same hour Henry Redeker, the taxi driver, has been summoned to come and explain to the mayor why he was hauling a party of persons alleged to have been drunk, and carrying a gallon jug of booze around town in the small hours of the night. The Ottumwa (la.) Courier, in a dispatch from Ft. Madison, adds: Special counsel F. M. Steer and six operatives in the employ of the state department of justice came here today to present to a Lee county grand jury evidence against twelve restaurant and soft drink parlor proprietors, against whom permanent injunctions have been asked under the state liquor laws. This also is from the Courier, under a Hampton (la.) date line: The diligence of peace officers here results in frequent raids on booze joints and in most cases the arrest of one or more bootleggers. One of the most recent was a pickup of one W. C. Allent, alias H. White, N. White, M. White, etc., who was arrested, pleaded guilty and given the usual sentence. PROHIBITION BIG FAiLURE BANKER AND MERCHANT CALL "DRY" LAWS A FARCE AND FALLACY TRADE DECLINES Business, Men, Farmers and Taxpayers Suffer From Evil Effects of Sumptuary Legislation While Much Liquor Is Consumed at Enormous Prices The detrimental effect of prohibition upon the business man, the taxpayer and the farmer is shown in newspaper interviews with two business men of the "dry" states of Washington and Idaho. The Butte (Mont.) Miner, which printed the interviews, says: Fred M. Hinkley, a banker of Clarcketon, Wash., who has been in Butte on business, says that prohibition in Washington is not only a farce, but that it has hurt business to a remarkable degree. Property values have depreciated, while there has been a burden of taxes taken from the citizens, and the working of the law recently voted by the people of the state is turning out in just the same fashion as elsewhere in socialied "dry" territory, he said. "Can you get a drink in Washington?" Mr. Hinkley was asked. "Get a drink?" Un, you can get a barrel of the rotten stuff in the world and a little bit of good liquor if you want to pay triple the price that ordinarily prevails, and the price is being paid. Bootlegging Galore. BOOTHING GALORE. "The working of the prohibition law in Washington is the same as in other states, not only in the west, but in the east as well. There is bootlegging galore and the situation has become vile," continued Mr. Hinkley. "For instance, the man who would never think of taking some with him a quart of liquor, but who would be satisfied with a drink or two at an open bar, now must get a lot of 'rot gut' in quarts and pints. The man with money can, of course, secure all he wants and at a fair price, but the working man, the laborer with a family, who wants a little stimulation after a hard day's work, has to dig down deep to secure a personal privilege. "Not only that, in respect to drinking, but the community is suffering directly from the effects of the law. A burden of taxation will have to be placed to meet the running expenses of every city, county and the state. Idaho Man Talks. P. W. Green, a well-known business man of Idaho, who makes his headquarters in Lewiston, Ida., was also in the city yesterday and had about the same story to tell. He says that it is getting almost impossible to secure farm and orchard labor in his locality, for the simple reason that men won't work in "dry" territory, yet Idaho is far from being dry. "The farmer is suffering, the orchardist is suffering and the business centers are suffering," says Mr. Green. "People who vote for prohibition don't stop to consider all the angles. The farmer and his help, who used to visit at periods some business center find it unnecessary. They go there only to get what they actually need to return home with most of the money they brought with them." H. About Business Man? "The larger cities of Idaho are absolutely ad. Heretofore, when a man would make a trip to the city from his farm, with his money to spend, he would also take along with it a little relaxation. He would take a drink or two, go to a show, visit his favorite merchants and spend his money freely but judiciously, and return home with a little bit of the small amount of happiness doled out in this world. Now it's all changed. The man who has to go to town does his 56 per cent less business, returns to his farm or country home as quickly as he can and leaves the business man or merchant standing sadly in the doorway. "Prohibition is the greatest fallacy the world has ever seen among many. It never has worked and never will." PROHIBITING THE PROHIDS. Under a Baton Rouge date line, the Crowley (La.) Signal carrrics this story: Representative Zaunbrother of Acadia parish, announced last night that he will introduce a bill requiring all prohibitionists in the state to register with the clerks of the district courts and with the registrar of voters in the parish of Orieans. The bill will prohibit a prohibitionist from buying, receiving or drinking intoxicating liquore, and liquor dealers or saleonkeepers will be prohibited from selling intoxicating drinks to a prohibitionist. Violation of the act will be made a midemeaner, punishable by fine or imprisonment in the parish jail. CANADIANS PROHIBIT PLUM PUDDING AND MINCE PIES One May Eat the Pastry Up There If It Doesn't Contain Brandy Thus Passes Into Sweet Oblivion the Old-Fashioned English Christmas Dinner THE BAR This war has proven conclusively that the talk we have been hearing for years, to the effect that the French as a nation have degenerated, is all bunk. The marvelous ability of the French warriors, who are fit rivals for the Teuton wonders, has not been dimmed by their generous indulgence in wine. That the enforcement of prohibition laws is a direct infringement upon one's personal liberty has oft been contended. So, Canada's "dry" law seems destined to curtail the jovial spirit with which the Englishman observes the Yule-Tide. This story is from the Detroit Free Press: As a result of a ruling of the Ontario License Board, plum puddings, mince pies and other Christmas delicacies of Windsor citizens will be minus brandy sauce this year. Windsor bakers and confectioners have been notified by License Inspector N. M. Moussouen, of the North Essex licensing district, that the board considers the use of brandy or GEORGIANS BREAK NEWEST DRY LAW Show Contempt for Statute Created By Legislature and Not the People Several months ago, Georgia's second prohibition law went into effect. The first law, after a trial of eight years, proved a failure, as citizens insisted on exerting their right to drink. Georgia, it must be remembered, was vowed "dry" by the Legislature and not the people. Concerning the newest law, the Savannah News says: Between fifty and sixty alleged violators of the prohibition laws, some of whom are defendants in several cases, will be tried during a jury criminal team of the City Court to be convened by Judge Rourke. Judge Rourke announced in court that trials will go on continuously, hearing of another being begun as soon as one case is submitted to a jury. It is expected the court will continue in session until November. The docket is declared to be of record size. K JAS—RACE SUICIDE STATE J. C. Mohlen, secretary of the state board of agriculture, recently gave out a statement showing that Kansas has become a "race suicide" state, or at any rate a state of small families. His report on the census returns of 1915 showed only 4.1 persons in the average Kansas family. Uncle Sam has decided that there should be five persons to the family. But the complete figures by counties, on Kansas population, makes the showing even worse. Copies of the decennial census report are just off the press. These show that in only two counties in the state do the families average more than five persons. In Ellis county there are 5.51 persons to the family; in Trogo county the average is 6.01. Only three counties in the state report families averaging more than 4.5 persons to the family—Rush, Russell and Scott counties. Morton county is the home of the smallest sized families, averaging only 3.4 persons to each. In thirty of the 105 counties in the state the average family consists of fewer than four persons. Shawnee families are smaller than those in Sedgwick and Wyandotte counties, the two larger counties of the state. In Wyandotte and Sedgwick counties the average family is 3.94 person; in Shawnee county it is only 3.79. other liquors in puddings and pies a violation of the new temperance act, and that prosecutions will follow if any kind of liquor is used in bakeries. The Ontario license act allows liquor to be kept for manufacturing purposes, but the clause setting out the different articles into which it may be placed does not include pastry. There will be no relief for the bakers, the board states, by keeping liquor in their own homes and taking it to their bakeries, for carrying it from one place to another is an offense. "The safest way for lovers of brandy sauce with puddings and pies will be to make them at home this Christmas," said the license board official. A WIFE'S PLEA The entire state of Tennessee is "dry"-that is, in unadulterated liquor can not be sold openly. But bad whisky and other injurious substitutes may be obtained in "blind tigers." The following is a letter from a heart-broken wife, to the Memphis Press: Editor The Press: Why don't the administration close the dives in the city? Why don't they stop the sales of whisky? You can get it in restaurants all you want. Gambling is going on every corner, and the police know it. The chief knows it. My home is wrooked, and my life is ruined. My husband has drunk until he has lost his mind and left his home and wife without one bite to eat, or one cent to buy anything with—running after those gambling halls and rotten whisky. Will the good people of this town stand for it? MY HUSBAND WAS ONE OF THE BEST MEN IN THE WORLD UNTIL THIS BLIND TIGER BUSINESS STARTED. FOR GODS SAKE, CLOSE THESE CAMBELLS HELLS AND BLIND TIGERS. From a wife who has suffered and is today without a dollar. MORE ABOUT VERMONT [Oleon (N. Y.) Times.] Vermont recently rejected state prohibition by 13,000 votes. In rural district, in township and in village, the Vermonter marched to the polls and voted against state-wide prohibition whether his town was already "dry" or not. There was a sort of tacit understanding that one community had no right to tell another community what was good for that other community. The president of the Vermont Local Option League was James M. Tyler, former Justice of the Supreme Court. Justice Tyler, now passed eighty years of age, is a total abstainer. On the other hand, he does not believe that it is a crime for another to have wine on the table, but he is not an advocate of even moderate drinking. He believes that each man must decide for himself whether he shall drink and to what extent. And what applies to the individual must also apply to the community. CAN NOW CRAWL INTO HOLE. [Anaconda Standard.] Billy Sulzer is one man whose ability to feel any more of the people any more of the time seems to be exhausted.