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Patriotism IN THE NEGRO The Big Negro Fair will open September 3rd Even the voice of the Negro has been raised in patriotic speech and it indicates that there will be patriotic action in case of war. At Louisville, Ky., there is a Negro named Roscoe Ronkilling Simmons, a nephew of Booker T. Washington, and looked upon by many to be the equal of that illustrious scholar in education and leadership. In a recent speech this Negro patrol said: "We have a record to defend, but no treason, thank God, to atone or explain. While in chains we bought to free white men—from Lexington to Carrizal—and returned again to our chains. No Negro has ever insulted the flag. No Negro ever struck down a president of these United States. No negro ever sold a military map or secret to a foreign government. No negro ever ran under fire or lost an opportunity to serve, to fight, to bleed and die in the republic's cause. Accuse us of what you will—justly and wrongly—no man can point to a single instance of our disloyalty. "We have but one country and one flag, the flag that set us free. Its language is only only tongue, and no hyphen bridges or qualifies our loyalty. Today the nation faces danger from a foreign foe, treason stalks and skuks up and down our land, in dark councils intrigue is being hatched. I am a republican, but a NATIONAL NEWS NOTES. Brief Bits of News and Comments on Men and Women. Socialist Assails Race Prejudices. Philadelphia, Pa.—Charles Edward Russell, author and Socialist, praises France because "the narrow, blind hatred." Mr. Russell spoke on known there." Mr. Russell spoke on "Race Prejudices" in the Board Street Theatre under the auspices of the Socialist Literary Society. The speaker declared race prejudices were rampant in this country and decried the tendency of the white race to consider itself superior to other races of the world. This country, he said, was constantly bungling the negro problem. He denounced the lynchings in the southern states, and added: "Unless race prejudices are eliminated in this country the crust of the volcano on which we are sitting will give way very soon." "France," continued Mr. Russell, "has given the negro true citizenship. In France liberty, equality and fraternity are not hollow mockeries and empty dreams. In the Chamber of Deputies black men sit side by side with whites. France has never designed to draw a color line. "The negroes rallied to France's colors when she was threatened. But what if we had a war here and needed our negro citizens? What if, when we called for them, they answered truthfully enough: 'You have oppressed us; you have killed our men and women and children; you have shown us no justice in your courts; you have trampled us down. We will not fight for you!' Would not the negro be justified? But we know the negro in his loyalty will fight for us despite our great injustice to him. There is no national safety for this country except in strict adherence to 'liberty, equality and fraternity.'" Rev. U. S. Mingo, is a great revivalist and is now making a tour of the state of Louisiana and other southern states representing the Muskogee Gimeter the best newspaper in the Southwest. Whatever information is desired about Oklahoma and her Negro towns can be gained by interview with Rev. Mingo. He will be through your town and community and he will tell you the truth about Oklahoma, about farms and city property. See him if you are interested in Oklahoma. We want to warn our people to pay no attention to worthless white men who come among them and attempt to stir up opposition to our Govern- The Muskogee Cimeter. MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA. SATURDAY MARCH 31 1917. Wilson republican. What he commands me to do I should go. Where he commands me to go I shall go. If he calls me to the colors I shall not ask whether my colonel is black or white. I shall be there to pick out no color except the white of the enemy's eye. Grievances I have against this people and against this government. Injustice to me there is, bad laws there are upon the statute books, but in this hour of peril I forget—and you must forget—all thoughts of self or race or creed or politics or color. That, boys, is loyalty." Henry Watterson said of this Negro in Louisville Courier-Journal: "His works, spoken the other day before a gathering of his own race, should spread the blush of shame upon the Caucasian skins of some who are conspicuous in the eyes of the nation just now. When men of superior learning and vaunted super-race connections, intrusted with the solemn duty of serving and protecting their country's destiny, join with foreign tyrant cut-throats to heap contumely upon the nation's head and tie the hands stretched out to protect the lives and rights of Americans—when sniveling white pacificists join with the traitor-slacker crew to invite national disgrace and ruin, well may this member of an "inferior race" rebuke the traitors not worthy of the name of Americans."—Tulsa Democrat. Negro Fair september 3rd ment. We understand that there are some white men preaching rank treason to our people and we are glad to say that none of them are paying much attention to these traitors. Some of our people do not know that to give aid and encouragement to enemies of our country is rank treason and a fellow who is guilty of such can be taken out and shot as a traitor and should we enter the war many of these scoundrels who are now talking against the flag they keep it up will be shot as traitors and they deserve it. The Negro has never been a traitor to his country and in the crisis will prove that they are worthy sons of noble sires who in the past have fought, bled, and died for the old flag. When men are needed to defend the country's honor our boys will be found doing their duty and their whole duty as they did at San Juan Hill and at Carrizal. We are proud of the record our boys have made in the history of this country from the Revolutionary war to the present time. In every war this country ever had the Black Battalions of the Republic have been in the front rank on the firing line and have always made good. Just watch the first Colored regiment organize in Oklahoma. --- W. H. TAFT POINTS OUT FAILURE OF PROHIBITION In an address at the annual commemoration day exercises of Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, former President of the United States, William M. Taft, observed, in part, according to the Cincinnati Times-Star: Referring to national prohibition the former President said he did not want to put himself in opposition to prohibition in states where a majority of the people favored it. He thought it fair, however, "to cite the instances of failures in this regard in some parts of such states as an a fortiori argument to show the failure and the demoralizing failure that must attend an attempt by the national government to enforce prohibition in what are new non-prohibition states. Mr. Taft said he fully approved the local option system. --- THE FUNNY SIDE OF PROHIBITION [Luke McLuke, Cinchinati Enquiler.] This would be a better world if a reformer was as anxious to reform him self as he is to reform others. [New York Telegraph.] Maybe Mr. Bryan thinks Germany could square the Lusitania incident by firing a chautauqua salute in honor of the American navy. [Knoxville Journal and Tribune.] If congress white trying to muzzle the press could muzzle some of its own members it would be doing a good thing. We Give Is Up. [Morning Telegraph, N. Y. City.] An inspired reformer declares that "nobody can stop the liquor traffic ex- cept those who drink liquor.' But if they do, how can they? GROW YOUR OWN LIQUOR IT'S SIMPLE; JUST BUY YOUR- SELF AN ILEX PLANT HOME DISTILLERY Put In Parlor Window—When Thirsty Take a Few Leaves and Make Paraguay Tea Which Kicks Like a Cherus Lady—Fine for "Dry" States Now that a number of states have passed "bone dry" laws, it is expected that farmers of the country and city varieties will raise a new crop. The following is from the Washington (D. C.) Times: Let the nation go dry, if it will, you can meet the problem with the South American ilex plant, commonly known as "Paraguay tea," the only and original parlor window distillery. Within a short time Amalgamated Ilex stock, which has not yet been listed on any stock exchange, probably will be offered the American people. Ilex samples are now on exhibition, under United States government patronage, in the grounds of the Botanic Garden. First street and Pennsylvania avenue northwest. Despair of the "Drva." The ilex plant is the thing which has made Paraguay the despair of the prohibitionists. With an ilex plant growing in your front window, any old time is cocktail time and your "afternoon tea" is growing right on the bush. The ilex looks somewhat like a laurel plant. When the tired business man of South America sends his wife to the country and decides to go on a regular bender, he pulls off a beautiful of ilex leaves, makes himself a pot of good, strong tea and telephones the boys to drop in. The quality of the jag producer, however, is rather tropical. Its consumption is something of a cross between eating elephant-ear and inhaling volcano smoke. Its effects are such that one is inclined to defy the janitor, hold out on the rent man, and declare war on Japan. It's a little sultry. Plant Lacks a Guard. Owing to popular ignorance of the qualities of the flex plant, the specimen now grown in the Botanic Garden has been permitted to reach maturity without protection of a squad of police guards. If Washington goes dry the garden officials may get a change of venue for it. It is reported that Thomas Coffey of Boston U. S. A. is among the missing Americans who were on the Laconi when she was sunk by a German submarine. American Negro plays his part in every crisis of our government. Some day America will give her dark loyal citizens equal rights as is given in France to all of her citizens who willingly give their lives for the protection of their country in time of need. America should profit by the example made by France. Loyalty will win out in the end. When you have Backache the liver or kidneys are sure to be out of gear. Try Sanol, it does wonders for the liver, kidneys and bladder. A trial 35c bottle will convince you. Get it at the drug store. In the Superior Court of and for Muskogee County, Oklahoma. Allie Hughes, Plaintiff. vs. No. 6666 B. J. Hughes, Defendant. B. J. Hughes, said Defendant, will take notice that he has been sued in the above named court upon the petition of Allie Hughes, Plaintiff, asking for an absolute divorce from said Defendant on the ground of gross neglect of duty, and must answer the petition on or before the 27th day of April, 1917, or said petition will be taken as true and a judgment will be rendered for plaintiff according to the petition thereafter filed. Attest: C. H. SHAFFER, (Seal) Court Clerk By G. M. LOINBERGER, Deputy H. R. EDWARDS, Attorney for the Plaintiff. MARQUESS COSE DISMISSED. Charges Again Negro School Head Not Satisfied by the Evidence. Special to The World. Oklahoma City, Feb. 26. After an all-day hearing today on charges that had been filed against J. M. Marques, president of the Colored A. & M. college at Lengston, that he had misused the funds of the school and lack of discipline, the state board of education unanimously dismissed the charges as not being sustained by the evidence. The board immediately ordered an audit made of the financial and other records of the institution by the state examiner and inspector and a system of accounting established in the institution. A rule that the state board had invoked in the school, that each student should be required to work a certain portion of a day, was revoked and vocational study will be supplied as soon as he school can be equipped for it. A number of the students of the school were at the hearing as witnesses for or against the president. Marques, testifying for himself, convinced the board that everything mentioned in the charges had been accounted for.—Tulsa World. In the case above referred to the people were represented by Hon. J. Coody Johnson, of Wewoka, Mr. Johnson handled the case in splendid style and brought out all the facts and in our opinion proved every allegation made in the charges. We make no criticism of the Board of Education, because we believe that after taking all things into consideration that they thought best to be le bings sand for a while. The ordering of an audit by the Board is sufficient to show that all is not well at Langton and the revoking of a rule as above shown proves that the position of the people was well taken. We are proud of the young men who testified in this case without fear or favor and told the whole truth and who stood like adamant against the severe cross examination by-William Harrison, attorney for Marquess. Marquess had a chance to defend himself but he gives those who heads he chops off no opportunity for defense and we are informed that he is using the ax vigorously. Judge Vernor, after a strenuous session of court lasting several days, has appointed Attorney Ed. K. Brook, as guardian for Luther Manuel, the rich Creek freedman, who is said to be worth one-half million. The judge ignored all the nominations and went to the body of the citizenship of our citizenship of our county and made the appointment. He did the best he could under the circumstances. There were so many conflicting interests among the colored people who used their influence upon the minor and his mother that it was impossible for the court to satisfy all these interests and the court proceeded along lines that he thought best. The main thing is to protect the minor and we hope and believe this will be done. The Government, we understand, is satisfied with the appointment and we presume this ends the contest. COMING TO MUSKOGEE, OKLA. United Doctors' Specialist will Be at the Torson Hotel, Saturday, March 17, 1917, One Day Only. Hours 9 a. m. to 6 p. m. 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A Dudly's Polish makes old harness look NEW Wanted at once 500 agents to sell Dudly's High Class Fair Leather Polish for Auto. Buggies Pianos, guaranteed to do the work or money refunded. BIGGER HIP POCKETS The people residing in the District of Columbia, Washington, where the National Capitol is located, have nothing whatever to say regarding the laws under which they live. These laws are made by members of Congress, men who come from all points of the Union and who have no personal interest whatever in the city or the people for whom they legislate. An instance of this was shown when the Sheppard bill prohibiting the sale of liquor within the District of Columbit, but allowing purchase of all the intoxicants one might desire for personal use, came up in the Senate. A resolution to send the proposal to a referendum of the people was defeated. The people most affected were to have no voice in the matter and Washington will be without thirst parlors after November 1st next if the House concurs in the bill which the Senate passed. The measure looks like a sop to the prohibition propagandists. It is not a prohibition measure by any means. It simply cuts out the public drinking places and makes every man who wants to drink his own saloon. Anyone who has the price can get all the intoxicants he wants under the measure, the only difference being that he will have to get it in large instead of small quantities. What an impetus this law will give to the moonshiners who are doing business in the hills and woods just outside Washington. Back in 1898 when the soldiers were mobilized at Camp Alger, Fairfax county, then under prohibition, was alive with illicit whisky venders, who had their headquarters in the out of the way places, of which there are many. A measure such as the Sheppard bill is not one for temperance. It will simply give the tailors work enlarging the size of hip pockets.—Oswego (N. Y.) Palladium. Coal Miners Refuse To Drink Kansas Water Resenting interference with the personal liberty, residents of Pitburg, Kan., according to the Kansas City Star, are threatening a strike as a result of the "Bone Dry" Law. The Star says: The "Bone Dry" Law threatens to bring about a serious situation in several camps in the Kansas coal field. The supply of water is so bad the residents have depended on beer and wine for drinking. They have obtained their liquor by the case and kept it in their homes. Report to Pittsburg tonight said these residents, now denied the right to keep intoxicating liquor in their homes, are threatening a strike. DID THEY BREAK "BONE DRY" LAW According to the police even "bone dry" law is being broken Iowa. This is from the Sioux Journal: Sam Goldstein, 923 Iowa street, driver for I. Miller & Co., of Jackson Neb., was arrested yesterday after noon at the corner of Sixth and We streets. On a truck which he was driving ninety-six bottles of beer, two-half-gallon jugs of whisky and two quart bottle of whisky were fount. He was charged with the illegal transportation of liquor under the stai law. Goldstein's arrest is the second under statute 2419 of the code of Iowa. This is the law resurrected by Attorney General Havner a few days ago and which prohibits the shipment of liquor to anyone in the state of Iowa except druggists or pharmacists if use in medicine or for commercial purposes. A violation is punishable by a fine of $100. The first arrest in connection with the enforcement of this law was the arrest Monday of John Muskellie 119 South Chambers street, who booked on a charge of illegal transportation of intoxicating liquors. HAVE SOME Photo Copyrighted by American Press Association, N. Y. City, No, dear reader, this is not Purley Baker, Superintendent of the National Anti-Saloon League. You are gazing at the picture of a French soldier, about to quench a drought.. The French soldier receives his daily portion of wine and could not do without it. Photo Copyrighted by American Press Association, N. Y. City, No, dear reader, this is not Purley Baker, Superintendent of the National Anti-Saloon League. You are gazing at the picture of a French soldier, about to quench a drought.. The French soldier receives his daily portion of wine and could not do without it. WHY NOT PROHIBIT MEAT, MILK, BEANS, SHOES, ETC.? Ea h of These Articles and Many Others In Daily Use Is Harmful To Some One—Lawmakers and Refo mers Overlook Lot of "Bets" A POPULAR EVENT This shows the arrival of wagons containing casks of wine for the French troops at the front. Wine is the favorite beverage of the French and no meal is complete without it. MEMBER NATIONAL NEGRO PRESS ASSOCIATION The Cimeter is the only Republican paper in the City of Muskogee. The daily Phoenix is sometimes Republican and sometimes independent but at the present time it claims to be independent, such a changing is not worth three whoops in h——l to any political party and yet Bixby, its editor, got rich at the Republican pie counter. What base ingratitude. The Quinine That Does Not Affect The Need Because of its tonic and taxative effect, LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE is better than ordinary Quinine and does not cause nervousness nor ringing in head. Remember the full name and look for the signature of E. W. GROVE 250 RAP ANTI- SALOONERS REAL "DRYS" DECLARE THE LEAGUE HAS FAILED JUST RESTING These Italian troops, en route to the front, are resting by the wayside, and partaking of solid and liquid refreshments. In Italy, where every one drinks wine, there is less drunkenness than in any other nation. DRAIN ON CHURCHES Presbyterian Minister Complains That "Paid Reformers" Deplete Treasury of Congregations Without Bringing Results—Cites Defeat in Ohio—Kick Over Traces Churchmen in Pennsylvania are denouncing the Anti-Saloon League, which obtains its "pork barrel" from church collections. Religious people are now awake to the fact that the Anti-Saloon League does not stand for real prohibition. This is from the Pittsburg Dispatch: Ruthless submarinning of the Anti-Saloon League after that body had threatened a break in diplomatic relations with other temperance bodies, with uproar and dissension claiming the big part of the program, featured the meeting of the representatives of various prohibition bodies, held in the Northside Carnegie Music Hall yesterday. The Ohio Situation. The climax of the gathering was reached late in the afternoon after a debate lasting for two hours, when Rev. Dr. Charles R. Scanlon, superintendent of the board of temperance of the Presbyterian Church, debating the move to organize all the temperance bodies into one federation, after that proposition had been attacked by Rev. Dr. C. F. Swift, State Superintendent of the Anti-Saloon League, and Rev. B. S. Scott, local superintendent of the organization, stated that the league had failed in two campaigns in Ohio and had accepted the leadership of the dry federations in Michigan, Nebraska and Montana. CENSORSHIP TOM BRAN The first speech attacking the proposal of federation was delivered by Dr. Swift, who complained of the drain on the church resources and the lack of authority of the league to join the movement. The endorsement of the trustees of the league would be necessary to allow the league to join the federation. Dr. Swift said. More Hot Shot. Dr. Swift had pointed out that the right channel to obtain dry legislation was through the league and that therefore the purposes of the convention went for nothing. William P. F. Ferguson, Prohibition candidate for United States Senator from Pennsylvania last November, then mounted the platform. "The Anti-Saloon League, has not been doing effective work in every county of the State," thundered Mr. Ferguson," as was intimated by Dr. Swift. I am not willing that it shall dictate to us and say we must work in its organization. The Anti-Saloon League can not marshal its forces to win the State for prohibition." Mr. Scott then arose and stated the league was prepared to do the work of the temperance forces. He told of the work in the various States and argued that it could be carried on in Pennsylvania. By Comparison. "A prohibition orator makes the statement that people in 'dry' towns live longer than the residents of 'wet' centers. How about that?" "Is the Freedom of the Press Safe Against Legislation of This Kind?" asks the New York Times, Referring to the Recent Passage of the Reed Amendment in Congress. "Is the Freedom of the Press Safe Against Legislation of This Kind?" asks the New York Times, Referring to the Recent Passage of the Reed Amendment in Congress. Scientists have discovered that alcohol is injurious to the human body and as a result, "bone dry" prohibition laws are the fad. Tobacco will be the next on the list of things tailed, for does not the physiology say that its use is very harmful? Meat also has a very bad effect on the system, the vegetarians say—which will necessitate a law prohibiting cattle raising and the sale of meat. Likewise, some people cannot eat potatoes without suffering after-effects, so we must also have a law prohibiting the farmer from growing and selling potatoes. Beans have a particularly disquieting effect upon the digestive organs of some persons, and no doubt they would welcome the passage of a measure prohibiting the raising and sale of beans! Sure! Prohibit Cheese! Welch-rare-bit—even the kind in which milk is substituted for beer—causes the eater to have no end of nightmare A law prohibiting the manufacture and sale of cheese must be the inevitable result. Milk is known to be full of germs—millions of them to the gallon, and no amount of pasteurizing will kill them all. Let us tie a can to the milkman and pass a law compelling him to go MONTANA FACES INCREASED TAX Governor Calls Attention To Loss of Liquor Montana citizens, who recently voted in favor of prohibition, face the prospect of paying more taxes as a result of their action. The Butte Daily Post, in a dispatch from Helena, says: Governor Stewart's message to the legislature was read before the joint session of house and senate at noon today. It contains recommendations, most important of which are: The need of greater revenue. It issues warning against over-appropriations. Says revenue from liquor licenses has decreased $40,000 a year, and points out that it will cease two years hence, urging some provision to compensate the general fund for this loss. Recommends non-partisan commission to investigate subject of taxation and report constitutional amendment and statutory laws to bring about reform for submission to the next legislature. out and kill his herd, not forgetting to include a section prohibiting the sale of milk! Some persons cannot eat bread because it clogs their intestines and bowels; let the lawmaker crack down on the farmer, the miller and the baker, prohibiting the growing of wheat, manufacture of flour and baking of bread! Shoes sometimes cause corns and bunlons. Down with the nefarious shoe manufacturers and sellers! Pass a law to put them out of business! Railway trains kill scores of persons annually. Why not finish up the job of regulating them by passing laws to stop their operation? Electricity is extremely dangerous; heavily charged wire are apt to break and fall into the streets and cause deaths. Let us prohibit the manufacture and sale of electricity and revert to coal oil lamps and steam power! But no—that wouldn't do—coal oil lamps are liable to explode and steam boilers might blow us, so we must arrange for their prohibition also! Gracious, but the lawmakers and would-be reformers are overlooking a lot of "prohibition" bets!—Manitou Springs (Col.) Journal. EPIDEMIC OF MEDICINE "JAGS" IN "DRY" TOWN Although Virginia has only been "dry" since last November, already that state is suffering from evils resulting from prohibition. From Danville, Va., comes this story to the Baltimore Sun: So great has become the demand here for a certain proprietary medicine which contains 25 per cent alcohol, that the city police department has laid the condition before the prohibition commissioner. An investigation has just led to the discovery that during Saturday and Sunday more than 100 bottles were sold in Danville. Schoffield. The police have to deal with more drunkards this week than during the entire month of January and each man admitted that he became intoxicated on the medicine. A local druggist has written to the commissioner asking if the sale of the medicine is legitimate and the Rev. J. Sidney Peters has said there was no proviso in the dry law preventing the sale of medicines of this kind. Lemon extract, with 90 per cent alcohol, is running a close second to the medicine and a number of "lemon drunks" have been arrested. DRY LEADER BARRED OUT NOT WANTED AT SESSIONS OF LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE HIS FALSE CHARGES William Anderson, Superintendent of New York Anti-Saloon League Intimated Liquor Interests Raised Fund to Corrupt Lawmakers and When His Bluff Was "Called" He Failed to Prove it Making charges that they cannot prove is a penchant of Anti-Saloon League officials. Read this, from the New York Morning Telegraph: William H. Anderson, head of the Anti-Saloon League, has been barred from hearings before the committee considered liquor bills at Albany. The reason given is that Mr. Anderson failed to make good his charges of bribery or attempted bribery. Recently Mr. Anderson, as head of the anti-liquor forces, sent out an adroitly-worded circular, offering $10,000 reward for evidences of bribery. It made no specific charge against any particular person interested in the industry, or against any member of the state legislature, by name. At the same time, the implication was strong that any member opposing the "reforms" advocated by the Anti-Saloon League would be under suspicion. When the committee met he was asked to divulge facts justifying him in drawing a blanket indictment against the representatives of the people, and he either could not or would not do so. Senator Mills and Assemblyman McCue threatened to withdraw from the committee if Anderson were permitted to testify, and he was excluded. It is a remarkable fact that "formers" of a certain type consider themselves privileged to draw fantastic conclusions based upon nothing more than a super-heated imagination, and to present these conclusions in such a way as to discredit those who differ from them, and who may be arrayed against them at election time. Professional politicians do not do this. They play the game in the open and in every way show themselves to be better sportsmen and better men than some crusaders. Why is it? Is it impossible for the professional moralist to lay his cards on the top of the table? Going Too Far. Under the caption, "Besmirching by Insinuation," the New York Evening Sun remarks: By going a trifle too far, for once, the Anti-Saloon League has caught a well-deserved reprimand. In connection with the proceedings over the Optional Prohibition bill at Albany, Mr. William H. Anderson, superintendent of the league, intimated that liquor "interests" had raised a roll of money to be applied to the work of corrupting the legislature. It is upon such bitter insinuations no doubt that the hatred of thousands of sincere but misinformed people has to be fed. In this case, however, the words that should have opened the pocket-books of righteous wrath had an unexpected effect. Senator Mills, a man of unassailed standing, thought proper to perform the necessary task of dealing with Mr. Anderson, who on appearing yesterday at the committee hearing on the bill, was asked to produce facts in support of the charge that there existed a fund to bribe the servants of the state or to defeat the measure in question. This, as it happened, Mr. Anderson was unprepared to do. He had probably not reckoned on the possibility that some one would read his assertion as a bluff. He fell back on bluster, which, however, would not work when applied to a respectable and vigorous castigator such as Mr. Mills by a smarting and squirming castigatee. It resulted in the abject and forced refusal of Anderson to supply facts in the face of a characterization which was about everything that an attempt to influence votes through groundless defamation of legislators would deserve. The earnest and virtuous supporters of the Anti-Saloon League should open their eyes to this affair. Even were the drinking of alcoholic stimulants the evil they think it, which we firmly believe it is not, there are still worse things. One of them is the persecution and ruining of one's neighbor by ill founded stories. Another is the corruption of legislators, whether by appeal to their capidity with money or to their timidity with threats to their good repute. When an institution supported by the dollars as well as the approval of the church element goes too far it is running great risks of a fall. GIVE US PROHIBITION PROFESSIONAL DRY SENATOR ALL RIGHT, SIGN HERE. BONE DRY LAW. BUT NOT TOO MUCH PROHIBITION By opposing the "bone-dry" law, paid reformers of the Anti-Saloon League are demonstrating that to protect their jobs, they are against real prohibition. The "bone-dry" law will make people vote as they drink. "HE SHOULD WORRY!" QUESTION WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO 1,600,000 AMERICAN WAGE EARNERS WHO WOULD BE THROWN OUT OF WORK BY PROHIBITION? WELL, LETS SEE - LET THEM LOOK FOR OTHER JOBS ANTI- SALOON LEAGUE PRESS GIVES AHOWL IT LOSES LIQUOR ADS Many Papers. Through Fear, Surrendered News Columns To Prohibition, But Now the Business Office is Being Hit, and—It Hurts The bowl going up from the press all over the country because of the move to deprive them of "wet" advertising is both amusing and instructive. The proposed Russianizing of the press is merely the coming home to cost of that fine large fowl of fanatism which the press at the dictation of the Anti-Saloon League has helped to raise. take charge of the advertising columns of the press, and this is only a beginning. The worst is yet to come and the press of the country may as well prepare for it. The abject surrender of the news columns of the press to these propagandists led as naturally as night follows day to the assumption that with that surrender went a kind of proprietary interest in This chicken of magnificent proportions seems to be crowding the cash register on the press home roost, hence the frantic looms from the business office. The press of the country has been and still is subsidized through fear, and added to this lack of courage, this cowardice, has been the base and ignoble idea that hypocritical pandering to this element would be profitable. Censorship Is Coming. The press has catered to that campaign. to that spirit which has made possible and inevitable this move to take charge of the advertising columns of the press, and this is only a beginning. The worst is yet to come and the press of the country may as well prepare for it. The abject surrender of the news columns of the press to these propagandists led as naturally as night follows day to the assumption that with that surrender went a kind of proprietary interest in the advertising columns also. The surrender in the first instance had been so extremely abject, the spirit of toadyism so servile, that it is not strange if the regulators presumed that no demand they might make would be refused. Under all the circumstances this presumption was both natural and justified. New that the hand out of which the great American press has been feeding its news and editorial columns takes a vigorous slap at the business office, there is "wailing and gnashing of tooth" throughout all the land.—Ohio Valley Times. OUR CONGRESSIONAL FAL STAFFS. The day may yet arrive when any actor daring to appear as Falstaff or any other bibulous character on an American stage will be hailed to court in short order and incarcerated in a Federal prison on the charge of corrupting the public morals. As Congress has passed a law prohibiting circulation through the mails of any publication containing an advertisement of alcoholic liquore the next step, logically, will be for it to pin the white ribbon on the theater. And of course Demon Rum will be chased off the movie screen. No more will the comedians, so-called, in baggy breeches and slapstick shoes beamsear each other with the wedding cake after having drained the nuptial wine straight from the bottle. Those thrilling scenes from the Wild West films in which Red Nose Pete and Boozy Billy shoot up the Palace Dance Hall after imbibing freely of its warres will be deleted carefully by the censors. And views of the mountain moonshiner in his romantic habitat will be barred absolutely. But while all this revising of the morals of the country is going on will the black bottles in the Congressional anterooms be drained "bone dry"? That's the important question—New York Evening Sun. MAYOR TOOK $4,000 BRIBE, "BOOTLEGGER" TELLS COURT ILLICIT LIQUOR DEALER TESTIFIES BEFORE FEDERAL JUDGE THAT H RECEIVED PROTECTION FROM OFFICERS OF "DRY" SEATTLE MINISTER IS INVOLVED IN THE CASE MINISTER IS INVOLVED IN THE CASE Witness Says Clergyman Threatened Him With Indictments By Grand Jury Unless He Made Full Confession of Illeged Transactions Involving Seventeen Persons was named Sullivan, was called in and told to get the papers. "He reported later that Sergeant Putnam had them and refused to surrender them. He was sent back and finally came with them." Selling whiskey to "the best people" in town and to leading drug stores and hotels, in wholesale lots was the quick turn his bootlegging business took after his "compromise" with Mayor Gill August 50, Logan Killingsley testified. Mayor "Hi" Gill, of Seattle, Wash. and sixteen other officials, including the chief of police and sheriff are being tried in Federal Court on the charge of receiving bribes and protecting a bootlegging concern. The government "star" witness is Logan Billingsley, alleged head of the bootleggers. The following dispatch to the Los Angeles Times, describes the national court scene in which Billings Prominent Minister Involved. The name of Dr. Mark Matthews, prominent minister, was brought into the testimony when Billingley stated that Dr. Matthews knew of the Gill bribe, and threatened him with indictments by the Federal grand jury if he didn't "come through" with a confession. This explains the subpoena of the local minister earlier in the week. Billingley testified that he warned Gill that the clergyman was "double-crossing" him, and repeated to Gill the threat that Matthews had made. Gill, according to the witness, told him not to worry about the county grand jury because it never indicted any offenders except little ones. He was asked why he had telegraphed to San Francisco, asking for shipment of fifty-gallon barrels instead of forty gallon barrels, and explained that as he was obliged to pay $10 for each barrel to the water-front detective squad, he saved money by getting the larger barrels. Billingesley swore that when he proposed payment to Mayor Gill of a sum of money monthly for protection the mayor did not care to do business in that way. "I want mine in a lump sum," Billingesley swore the mayor said. HARK, FROM THE TOMB! Recalling the table of the frogs who were dissatisfied with King Log and were punished by having King Stork set over them, are whining cries from West Virginia, where a revolt is being organized against the imposition of the harsh terms of the "bone-dry" prohibition amendment voted by congress. After two short years' experience with the prohibition that is attended by bootleggers, blind tigers and other forms of illicit sale of intoxicants, the general assembly voted to legalize what is widely known as "quart-a-month" prohibition. In other words, the bibulous West Virginian, whose heart panthet for strong waters, was to be permitted to import one full quart of distilled spirits each lunar and calendar month. This act, gratefully received and lustily cheered, be comes effective on May 2. But, alas, on July 1 will come the legal enlivening of the federal law now dormant, and it will become a crime to ship usquebaugh, spirits, corn brandy or any other form of upsetting beverages into the Mountain State. The harassed citizen thereof as will be seen through simple calculation, will get but two quarts when the federal desiccating simmoon will be begin to blow, drying up the land and shriveling up the soul of the merry makers. It is not to be wondered at that there is a turning to minds trained in the law to ask whether a mere amendment to a postoffice bill at Washington strides paramount to a regular statute passed in due form in the Statehouse at Charleston. Determined men there have highly resolved that they will fight for the quart-a-month enactment until the Supreme Court of the United States has been reached and appeal made unto it.—Cincinnati Enquirer. LIQUOR RAIDS NECESSITATE MORE COTS IN W. VA. JAIL A dispatch from Wheeling, W. Va., to the Pittsburg Times, says: Sheriff Howard Hastings placed several cots in the county jail to accommodate prisoners who have not been assigned to cells because of the present crowded condition as a result of the numerous raids by prohibition forces yesterday and Saturday. There are 105 prisoners in jail, the largest in the history of the county. The jail contains but 79 cells. Mayor "Hi" Gill, of Seattle, Wash. and sixteen other officials, including the chief of police and sheriff are being tried in Federal Court on the charge of receiving bribes and protecting a bootlegging concern. The government "star" witness is Logan Billingsley, alleged head of the boot leggers. The following dispatch to the Los Angeles Times, describes the sensational court scene in which Billingsley testified he gave Seattle's prohibition mayor $4,000 to dismiss cases pending against him: The chief of police left his office I reached into my pocket; took out $4,000 in currency and laid it on the desk where the mayor was sitting. He picked it up and put it into his pocket." Thus did Logan Billingley tell the jury and a breathless, straining crowd in Federal Court today that he bribed Mayor H. C. Gill on August 30, 1916, to dismiss city cases pending against him and his brothers and surrender incriminating evidence which had been seized July 26 in a police raid on the Night and Day Drug Store. It was the big moment in the story of the government's chief witness in the booze-graft conspiracy trial of Gill, Chief Deskingham, Sheriff Hodge and City Detectives Peyser, Poolman, Doom and McLennan. Rolling that for a time threatened to reach serious proportions started in the corridors this afternoon when deputy United States marshals, reinforced by a large squad of police, attempted to force back a crowd of several hundred persons eager to hear the case. Two women swoooned and were carried into the marshal's office. Police and deputy marshals forcibly ejected many persons who resisted their efforts to press them back. Order was not restored until the court ordered the doors closed. Teils Straight Story. Fillingley told the circumstances of his alleged bribery in the matter-of-fact manner and voice he has used since his indictment and arrear shortly before Christmas. He leaned forward and talked directly to the jury. He used the index finger of his right hand to motion in euphasis as he talked. "I felt sure since the 7th of August that my cases with the city would be compromised," he testified. "My attorney, George Vanderveer, had discussed compromise with the mayor and told me that they could be compromised. "I went to San Francisco to arrange for carload shipments of liquor as soon as I got the cases dismissed. I returned to Seattle August 27. Before that I had discussed with my attorney the probable cost of getting the cases dropped. In fact I had agreed to pay $7,500. "I even tried to get him to attend to the details, only bothering me to pay the cost. He refused and said that any such personal expense I would have to attend to. "Finally, when he had assured me that the chances of settling the case were good I went to the Washington Annex and got $4,000 from the safe there and returned alone between 2 and 3 o'clock to the police station. The mayor was there. We all had a visit. The mayor treated me mighty decent. He didn't show any of the feeling toward me that he had shown after the Weedin shooting. "Paid Wrong Conductor." "Finally, the chief left the office. The mayor told me that he knew I had been paying Detective Peyser. 'You have been paying the wrong conductor,' he told me. "I can't remember the exact words I used, but I gave him to understand that I wanted to know who the right conductor was. I took $4,000 in currency out of my pocket, laid it on the desk where the mayor sat and he put it in his pocket." Nelther Mayor Gill nor Chief Bicklingham changed expression or position at this stage of Billingsley's recital. "The chief returned and the mayor told him that they were going to be my friends and for him to get my papers. The chief told him that there was a subpoena for the papers 'To hell with that," the mayor said. "The chief said Prosecutor Lundis had asked for them in a state case. "To hell with Lundin,' the mayor said. Then an officer, I. think