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Greisen Brothers FROM KANSAS BUSINESS IN Itoy Eipbii Wky FroMbitioiii tilt State Is a Disnal Failire IT IS 0MU6HI6 TO BUSINESS fwkf to (fee Bight if PrikikitiM, Ira- mizntm hU Kusas hi 24 Years lis lea Less Nmericallj thai He Nrth Kate. The Anti-Saloon League in state con vention at Hastings laid plans for con ducting: a campaign in Nebraska. Res olutions were adopted declaring the league tobe in favor of every meas ure looking to state-wide prohibition. The agents of the league were in structed to work for what they call "county option" (county prohibition) as the most practical means of attain ing state prohibition. A publication said to be the official organ of the Anti-Saloon League, in its issue of Jnb, 1908, said: "We must have the county law to demonstrate the value of prohibition in its larger division before we can hope to win the state." Superintendent Palmer of the Anti-Saloon 'League in Minnesota, recently said: "We favor ultimate pro hibition by the state, but county op Son Is the natneal step thereto." D. P. A. Baker, aeponnl superintendent ot the Anti-SaledK Wgue, said: "State and national prohjwtion is the ulti mate object ot tie league' The only aettoe work being done In Nebraska today to attain state pro hibition Is that performed by the active, pafd agents of the Anti-Saloon League. They are traveling the state Setting signers to petitions to the next legislature praying for a law pro viding lor what they term "county op tion," hut which, in fact, is county prohibition there being no element f option in it "" These facts are not disputed. The .action of the league is forcing the sup porters .of the Slocumb local license law to take steps in its defense. This law has been on the books since 1687, and is regarded as the best law for the control of the liquor traffic ever svrittea. Many states have copied it Since the sole aim of the Anti Saloon League is to attain state-wide prohibition, it is necessary for the sup porters ot the Nebraska license law to ascertain the facts attending the operation of prohibition laws in other states. This is why the Merchants' 4UML. Maaufacturers' association of Omaha has collected much informa tion on this point from so-called pro hibition states. Incident to this showing, the asso ciation has collected evidence from members of commercial clubs of Kansas, to which the following letter was sent, with request for opinions on the subject: "Today we received the following letter from an editor of the Kimball, Nebraska Observer: Gentlemen: I came here over a year ago from Kansas, where I lived fifteen years. I had ample opportuni ty to observe the workings, or rather, the non-working qualities of the pro hibitory law. I am sick and tired of drug-store saloons and joints which pay no license and which cause more drunkenness than open saloons. The Slocumb law in Nebraska is all right as it now stands, and needs no chang ing. A saloon run strictly in accord ance with this law is a great deal more to be desired than a 'dry town with its drug stores, Its bootleggers, and its numerous shipments of mail order booze and consequent drunken ness." The following replies were received: L. H. PHILLIPS, ATTORNEY. Girard, Kan., July 13, 1908. Mer chants' and Manufacturers' associa tion. Gentlemen Replying to your favor of June 3d relative to the work ings of the Prohibitory Liquor Law, I will say that the way the matter is now handled, it amounts to almost a farce. This is laregly due to the way the county and city officials handle the matter. In this county, I presume there are at least one hundred saloons. They run night and day, Sundays included. There has never been a time since the liquor law was enacted that it hasn't been sold in this county. It is worse now than it was some years ago. Very truly yours, L. H. Phillips. SOUTHERN KANSAS MILLERS COMMERCIAL CLUB. ' Wichita, Kan., July 6, 1908. Mer chants' and Manufacturers' associa tion. Gentlemen Replying to your favor of the 29 th as to the effect of the prohibition law in the state of Kansas and the city of Wichita, will say that there is no question but the law as it has been enforced in this city and other towns in Kansas has hurt the material and business interests of the state; however, If prohibition pro hibited as it is intended by the law, results might be different, yet we have never had an opportunity to judge, as there seems to be just as much whis key and beer sold at this time as ever there was, yet it Is supposed the "lid is on" in Wichita. While we have no open saloons in this city at this time, a large number of parties who for merly operated saloons opened up drug stores, and the only diffrence that I can see is that they are not paying any revenue into the city, whereas when they were running open saloons they were paying the city quite a revenue. From a business standpoint I have nodoubt batwhatthecltZ-J More prosperous with, open' saloons; yet tt the law should be enforced and prohi bition actually prohibited, .we no doubt would be able to go ahead and build up the business interests' of our city to some extent The trouble with prohibition in. this state is that it does not prohibit The town is full of drug stores, joints and dives, and the quality of the liquor is very inferior. Some day they may be able to make the law effective, yet af ter over twenty years' trial, I must say that it Is a failure as far as the cities and towns where the sentiment is largely in favor of open saloons. Of eeurse in towns where the majority are in favor of prohibition, the traf fic has been restricted to a large ex teat but I do not know ot any town of any size in the state where,, whis key and beer cannot be bought in violation of the law, either through drug stores, joints, or bootleggers. I have always been in favor of local option and high license. Yours truly, F. D. Stevens, Secretary. KANSAS STATE RETAIL MER CHANTS' ASSOCIATION. Leavenworth, Kan., June 1, 1908. Merchants' and Manufacturers' asso ciation. Gentlemen Answering your circqlar letter of May 29th with re ference to the Slocumb law and the experience of Kansas with prohibi tion, will say that the quotation from the letter of your Nebraska editor is concise, explanatory and eloquent as voicing the opinion of every impartial citizen of Kansas that I have ever met I think that it is safe to say that none but fanatics of the worst sort can find any virtue in the Kansas prohibition law. Personally I desire to give your association and its purpose the stamp of my commendation, believing that there .is no other interest quite so sensible that could be conserved. The enforcement of the prohibition laws in Kansas is like the pretended purifica tion of politics according to Ingalls, "an iridescent dream." If intoxicants are to be manufactured and sold, for heaven's sake make the traffic pay its share of the public expense in actual cash rather than by penalizing the violation of the law and adding per petually to the cost of government I think that were it not for the distaste ful notoriety which would attach, there are several clergymen in this city who would conscientiously sign this letter. Very truly yours, H. A. Rose, Secretary. starting up and securing HquoT pei mits under which liquors' were dis pensed under the provision of the Druggists' Permit Law, the violations bf which law became so numerous that it resulted in all druggists' permits being revoked. The result of this con dition is, that the police court records show a very large per cent of drunk enness, and this is only attributable to one source that of bootlegging. These conditions cause the writer to express an opinion that the prohibitory law is not effective in the cities; how ever, there has been no appreciable decrease in the rentals of business buildings. Not being familiar with the Slocumb law. I would be at a loss to venture an opinion regarding it However, I believe the consensus of opinion among the business fraternity here would favor the adoption of a local option law. Very respectfully, J. P. Casey. HUTCHINSON COMMERCIAL CLUB. Hutchinson, Kan., June 2, 1908. Gen tlemen I will reply to your circular letter of the 29th ultimo by giving you my personal views only. The writer was traveling over northern Kansas and southern Nebraska at the time those states adopted the present law .applying to the liquor traffic, and he had a good chance to observe the workings of the two plans. In Lin coln, Nebraska, high license closed all but three places, and by requiring-advance payment of the high license and the prohibition of screens at doors and windows, it did away with subterfuges and sneaking. In Kansas, on the oth er hand, the effects of the law en couraged perjury and sneaking, and a general disregard of law. In my opinion, which has been confirmed by the test of time, tfie 'Nebraska plan is the best, both as a true temperance mensure and for its effects upon the morals of the people. Yours truly, L. A. Beebe. FORT SCOTT COMMERCIAL CLUB. Fort Scott, Kan., May 30. 1908. Gentlemen In answer to your letter of May 20th regarding the effect of prohibition, will say that your editorial Informant at Kimball, Nebraska, is en tirely correct The writer has studied and seen the effects of the prohibitory law in Kansas since its inauguration over twenty-five years ago. At no time the present Included has It been impossible to procure liquor, and that, generally speaking, of the very worst quality. The drunkards of ten years ago, if still alive, are the drunkards of today. If not alive, their places have been taken by an army of new recruits. Kansas, with its natural re sources, is the most productive state in the Union, and yet we have gained less in population than almost any other state the increase of immigrant population in this state being less than the birth rate. The writer has seen more blackmailers? more perjur ers, and more dissension caused among good people by this same prohibitory law than from any other cause that may be named. The majority of our people in this locality feel that it is an unjust law and that it has greatly hampered our progress and well-being. I sincerely hope that the merchants and solid business men of Nebraska will not burden themselves with such a law. You may rest assured that if they do you may say good-bye to progress; at least, our experience is that way. About the only benefit the law has proven to us is to give a good advertising medium for sensational preachers, evangelists, and grafting politicians Furthermore, any rep resentative business man of any town in Kansas, if he speaks the truth, is bound to tell you the same thing. Should you find that I am able to as sist you in any way to further informa tion, please command me, and I will be only too wjlling to do all I can. Yours truly, W. B. Sellgrave, Secretary. WINFIELD COMMERCIAL CLUB. Winfield, Kan., June 8, 1908. Gentle men We acknowledge receipt of yours of the 29th. The ex-Kansan gives you about the correct informa tion as to the working of the prohibi tory law, yet we believe the drug stores and the joint proposition are better than the open saloons in Kan sas. The objection we had with open saloons in our town was that they occupied the -mqst prominent loca tions we had. While we believe that the rent values were higher here when they were running than they are at the present time, as a whole we do not believe the change affects the value of real estate. Yours truly, Business Men's association, O. H. Bevis. President. A NEBRASKA OBSERVER. Kimball, Neb., May 29, 1908. Gen tlemen The little town In which I lived in Kansas was what was termed a "wet" town. For many years we had two joints, operated under the fine levy system. Every month the marshal arrested the joint keepers for selling liquor illegally, and they paid a fine of $50 and costs per month. A preach er came along and put them out of business. After that there was more drunkenness, and the formerly good town became dead. The large number of farmers who formerly came to town went to other places. With the open saloon the "city dads," of whom I was one, could control the sale of liquor, close the places on Sunday and at 11 o'clock p. m., and at any time regulate them and say who should not get liquor. After they were closed, the bootleggers got busy, and we never could in any case lay our finger on the culprit. More than that, our streets soon showed the effects of cut ting off the license1 revenue $1,200 a year. The city went in debt, and s in debt today, although the same amount of liquor is consumed. I live in a "dry" town now and am not a user of liquor, but I would much rather see a saloon run under proper control than a drug store or bootlegger under no control at all. In Topeka, the capital city of Kansas, there is more liquor sold by drug stores than one would imagine. I -was a delegate in the Republican state convention which nominated Governor Hoch (I'm ashamed of it) and in nearly every block on Kansas avenue there were from one to six drug stores, all of which sold liquor and paid no license, and many of them had bars In the back room. The worst hell-hole in Topeka was in the ( ) Hotel, the headquarters of both parties and I actually saw men fighting to get stand ing room at a dirty bar where stale beer was dished up in shiny glasses as fast as four men could draw it These things make one sick of prohibition which does not now, nor never did, prohibit I worked on the State Regis ter in Des Moines, Iowa, when that state had prohibition, and saw the same conditions. I know these things from personal observation, as I used to drink some myself. Very respect fully, R. D. Wilson, Editor. P. S. The fact simmered down is this: Whether we shall have the Slo cumb law as it now stands and the license money in our treasuries, or whether the same amount of liquor is used and the money all go to the seller. The drinking man will drink, ae matter what the law. Isn't it bet ter that a part of hjs spendings do some good to the public, and isn't ft better that the fellow who sells it to him be refused the right to give him more than he should have? IN NORTH DAKOTA. where there would be a saloon under license, the business being outlawed, the licensed saloon has been succeed ed by a bunoh of worthless bllndpig gers or boot-leggers, who are satisfied to sell vile stuff for a profit of a coupie of dollars a day, with an occasional rest in the county jail if necessary to their business. Drug-Stere Saloons. "Another cause of tte preponder ance of federal liquor licenses in this state over South Dakota Is the multi plicity of one-horse drug stores, there being at least three times as many drug stores in this state as there is a legitimate business for. Still, I think it will be a long time before prohibi tion will be taken from our organic law, for the reason that the drinkers, being able to get their booze shipped in from across the state line in either of four directions, do not bother1 them selves as to whether or not so-called prohibition prevails in this state. "Going about the state and talking with the people, you would think that a majority of them were for it: but it is a sort of standing joke among the drinkers here to laud prohibition. I have published a paper in this (Em mons) county since 1884, part of the time under license and part under pro hibition, and I Ind little difference as to the amount of liquor drunk. Those who were drunkards under license are drunkards under prohibition. I can see no change. But if Nebraska wants to put a premium on hypocrisy and 'violation of law. she should at once follow in the footsteps of North Dakota. In this state, were there a federal law preventing the Inter state carriage of whisky, wine and beer to all but druggists, and the druggists' permit to sell were taken away by the legislature, we would be tumbling over one another to get un der the license banner. "You are at liberty to use my let ter, l nave never been disposed o hide my light under a bushel in the matter of opposition to the prohibi tion law. I have published a paper in this county twenty-four years, and I am firmer in the belief each suc ceeding, year that prohibition by stat ute or in the organic law is one of the most costly and useless make shifts that could be put into the code or constitution. I opposed it when in this state it was adopted by a minority vote that is, by 1100 odd votes, with 2,800 failing to find the paragraph on the big Australian bal lot, most of such voters being Ger mans and Russians who would have voted against prohibition. "Iu the last two sessions of the lower house of the North Dakota General Assembly I introduced resub mission bills only to have them beaten by a two-thirds vote the prohibition vote coming chiefly from the eastern part of the state la the Red River Val ley, where alcohol is the chief bever age." Figures From Official Record. Up to February 1, 1807. 1.648 fed eral liquor licenses had been Issued iu North Dakota, compared with 1,329 in South Dakota. There were 319 more federal liquor licenses issued n this state than in South Dakota. When it is remembered that North Dakota is a prohibition state, while South Dakota is a high license state, the showing is apparently a very bad one- for North Dakota. North Dakota, with a population of 437,070 souls, consumes annually about $3,000,000 worth of intoxicating liquors In utter defiance of law. way to drink- which is the result ot a dry town, and the express company is doing a thriving business in pack ages which bear the outward appear ance of the desired liquid." A further incentive for such organ zatioa was the development ot the fact that the mail-order trafte tor wet goods and merchandise shipped into Blair has increased enormously since that town adopted the dry policy last spring. On reliable authority it is stated that the number of post office money orders going to points outside of Nebraska has increased since April first at a ratio of twenty five to one, and the express money orders issued in Blair have increased in about the same proportion. All this, of course, is apart from the large num ber of orders sent by the farmers of Washington county to catalogue houses the greater number of these farmers declining to go to Blair to trade except when it is absolutely necessary. The net result is the out put of a large amount of money every month which hitherto was spent among the merchants of Blair, who of course must pay the same amount of taxes and rental rates as formerly. In addition to this state of things is the forfeiture of 6,0o0 per annum in li cense money which must be made up by additional taxation the burden falling upon the responsible property owners and business men of Blair. This comes at an inopportune time to Blair, which is now in debt several thous ands of dollars for current expenses, there being registered municipal war rants in the sum of $3,000. which, by the wav.is the first batch of registered warrants known to the municipal his tory of that town, since all claims against the city were previously paid promptly without the necessity of is suing the city's I. O. U's in the shape of warrants. In view of these untoward facts, the merchants of Blair found it necessary to organize for concerted action in support of a movement the object of which is to secure relief from hurtful conditions which have never before obtained in that city. North Opera House TUESDAY, AUGUST 4th.! The Kliint & Gazzolo Amusement Co. 4 Offer the new Melodrama of Httilroad and Mountain Lire in the Far West THE MONTANA LIMITED A strong hnmne story full of fasctnat. ihg pictures of Western Life. campaign. The upshot of the wnole movement mrougnouc me soutn is that thP , llghtenment which comes froru actaii experience Is educating the voters lC a Knowledge or me ract that the onlj practical means for controlling th liquor traffic is through the enactment ui laws similar to me siocumfo lieen ,. ..... vn iuinsnu, said t0 I be the best law for the control of the i liquor traffic ever written. COFFEYVILLE CHAMBER OF COM MERCE. Coffeyville, Kan., June 1, 1908. Gen tlemen This will acknowledge receipt ,of your favor of the 29th, addressed to the secretary of the Citizens' Commer cial club, containing quotation re ceived from the editor of a paper at Kimball, Nebraska, relative to the effectiveness of the Kansas prohibi tory law. The letter as quoted, as a general proposition, about covers the .ground, and any opinion on this sub ject will naturally be of a personal character. So far as the strict enforce ment in the. state of Kansas in the larger towns is concerned, I believe 1t is conceded to be an absolute fail ure; while in the rural towns it is said to be effective. As a matter of fact, in this city some six years ago there were a number of first-class saloons running wide open, paying a revenue to the city of from $50 to $100 per month. This had the effect of raising the rentals of business property to an abnormally high point, hut had very little, if any, effect upon residence .property. During the past two years there have been no saloons I in this city, but thev were reslaced to I llcens law i - - ww aaajs ass wuocv iv Usw a, coasidsraJMo extent by drag stares ' fact thai in span, towns sad villages Veteran Editor Says Prohibition Puts Premium on Hypocrisy. Hon. D. R. Streeter, editor of the Emmons County Record, published at Linton, North Dakota, was requested to describe the effect of the policy of prohibition upon the people of that state, wherein he has published a paper for twenty-four years. Under date of April 20, 1908, Mr. Streeter writes as follows: "Replying to your circular, permit me to say that we have had constitu tional prohibition In the state for eighteen years. In some parts of the state the law is reasonably well en forced as to saloons. "South Dakota, settled by the same class of people as North Dakota that is, the same class of native-born and foreign-born, German-Russians and Scandinavians being the bulk of these frem across the sea had statu tory prohibition several years, and then, after giving it a fair trial, threw it aside seme years ago through the medium of the referendum, returning to license by a majority of several thousand. I had occasion in the win ter of 1905 and again in the winter of 1907 to obtain the figures as to retail liquor dealers' licenses Issued in the two states. , "Strange as it may seem, prohibi tion in North Dakota, with less popu lation than her southern sister, had and has every year for that matter more retail liquor dealers' licenses from the federal government than the southern twin, working under hlgh- This is caused by the SITUATION IN RUSHVILLE. Editor C. L. Mayes of the Rushville Standard writes of the local situation as follows: Rushville has voted out the saloons for the past two years and it has in. no way lessened the liquor traffic here. There is not a train reaches this place but what jugs and barrels of whiskey or beer is brought in on it and a class of people who did not drink very much when we had the open saloon now keep it by them for fear they might want a drink and not be able to get It. and as a consequence, are drinking much more than they did when we had the open saloon. Hardly a train goes through to Chadron but what people go there from here and Gordon, also Hay Springs, and spend the time until the midnight train comes, having a jolly time, all because they are de prived of the privilege at home. There Is a vast sum of money spent in this ' way which bad just as well be kept tt home if the business men and other citizens of our town would take a broad view of the situation. It is also hurting the trade of the merchants as many farmers now send to the depart ment stores for goods, because they have it in for the business men here who have deprived them of a chance to drink a social glass of beer when they come to town. We are certain that Rushville has not been benefitted by the change. At our school meeting in July It was shown that we are $538.35 in the hole, with many needed repairs to the school building, whereas three years ago we had $3,948.46 on band at the beginning of the school year. Our valuation has been raised, taxes in creased and the mill levy for school purposes raised in two years from a 10 mill levy to a 25 mill levy. In spite of the raise we are $500 short and there is talk of attempting to bond the school district to meet the necessary expenses or running the school. The dry policy has proved a failure here for sure. A RAID ON THE SCHOOL MONEY. Leading men of the Anti-Saloon League in Massachusetts confidently predict that the legislature will enact a law taking all revenues from li cense out of the local school districts and transferring such funds to the state treasury. A circular, issued by the league in support of its contention, quotes the decision of the Massachusetts supreme court, to-wit: "That while the question of grant ing licenses In any state or town is determined by the vote of the inhabi tants thereof, still, the license is grant ed by the state. Under this decision. the license tax is a state tax. and the license money is the state's money," etc. By the terms of this bill, license money now derived from the liquor traffic in wet towns would go into the common fund, and be apportioned on the basis of population, alike to dry and wet towns. This would mean that the license monev from wet towns would go to help maintain the schools of dry towns in Nebraska. The injustice of this scheme is so apparent that it need not be dwelt up on. The only basis for the conten tion of the league in Massachusetts is the fact that such license fees are authorized by act of the legislature, as they are in Nebraska, and ia that sense, the license tee may be regis- tered as a state tax. No doubt this movement of the Anti-Saloon League is popular in the rural districts where there are no saloons, and where schools must be maintained. If such a law could be enacted in Nebraska, it would, of course, compel the school districts in cities and towns where liquor is sold under license to divide the money among school districts in the country where saloons do not exist. This scheme would have a peculiar charm to the rural voter, but it does not take much discernment to see that it would hit the taxpayer of cities and towns squarely between the eyes. HOW IT HIT MOBILE TAXPAYERS The last session of the Alabama lej islaturs enacted a law providing fo state-wide prohibition, to take effect in January, 1909. It is too soon. oJ course, to get facts showing whether or not the new law has injured bust ness or Impaired property values; but it is not too soon to gather facts froc Alabama showing that the taxpayer a! ready feels the effect of the new poll cy. This Is shown by the following extract from a letter written by th secretary of the Mobile Chamber oj Commerce, under date of June 11th, tc the Merchants' and Manufacturers, a-r socfation at Omaha. It reads as ful laws: "By act of legislature long year ago, Mobile county was allowed to us the liquor licenses in support of h: schools in exchange for government building sites. The first act of our legislature last year gave the right oi local option, but at the extra call ol the legislature, state prohibition was forced through. This will leave the school system of the county after the first of January, 1909, with a large de ficit, and to make up this, a special vote was taken two weeks ago to paj an additional tax of one mill, but the voting returns show that the extra tax was lost; so that our school term must either be much shortened, or the sal aries of all teachers reduced below a living wage. This effect on our schools has caused more heartache than anything else so far." Note If Nebraska ever adopts pro hibltlon. the salaries of school teach ers will be reduced all over the state and the term of school will be short ened for lack of funds, thus depriving children of .needed Instruction. FOR BETTER ENFORCEMENT. Hundreds of Business Men Have Joined the Merchants' and Manufacturers' Association Unoer the Following Conditions. "As business men and tax-pavers i favor the movement to form an Asso.u tlon of Merchants and Manufacturers tjt the purpose, ct adopting measure II bring axut a better enforcement of tse Slocumb liquor license law throughout the state a law making it j.Siona! uiw the people of a town or citv id sav whether nr not liouor shall be soli U'e believe the said law lias been of gr..at benetlt to the state and that thre in lj not better means for regulating the s.ile of intoxicants. We stand for its stri ! enforcement. We join this associ ition with the understanding that no dUril.er brewer, liquor dealer or saloon keeper ii eligible to membership. Our object ii to protect property interests from the III erects of unwise legislation." PRO- BLAIR MERCHANTS AROUSED. The merchants of Blair (Nebr.) have organized an association which may be regarded as a local branch of the Merchants' and Manufacturers' as sociation of Omaha. The objects c-f the Blair organization are Identical with those of the state association. The Immediate cause of the action of the Blair merchants is explained by the following extract from a letter written by one of the leading men of that city: "Blair, June 26, 1908. Gentlemen From personal inquiry with the lead ing merchants of this city I learn they have had a very marked decrease of busiaess since the beginning of the' ary year. They notice they are not getting the trade of their old rural friend. great many of our people are Incensed, and are showing resent- umal nnrlararouad EBB TIDE OF SOUTHERN HIBITION. It would seem that the strength of the prohibition movement in southern states had begun to wane. The revolt of the business men of Georgia against the provisions of the prohibitory law which went into effect In that state last January, owing to the consequent loss of business, had its logical effect in the nomination of Joe Brown for governor. It had its effect upon the voters of Florida, also. In the" latter state, in June, the voters were forced by the Anti-Saloon League to choose between the policy of local option and that of prohibition. Returns show the local-option party won by decisive majority. So it is In Louisiana, where the is sues were identical with those in Flor ida, the legislature having voted down the bill for state-wide prohibition and reaffirmed the faith of the people of Louisiana in the policy of the license, local option system. No doubt the decisive action of the Louisiana Iegi lature was in a measure due to the fiasco in Oklahoma, where, as every body knows, the peonle last M, me oaiiot oox adopted the policy of awic-wme pronioiuoa; hut, like Georgia, Oklahoma discovered that the policy was injurious to business and failed to keep liquor from the black man as it was Intended to do This Is why Oklahoma discarded it ana auoptea we dispensary system something like that of South Carolina' .. uxsu yaruaiiy successful la keeping whiskey out of the hands of luc --. wne ai ine same Use per mitting the white men to get all theii. quor they want The auditor ef the rtorth Carolina dispensary saya In a recent letter that the dispeaagey svs! tern abojished the saloon atwunty cross roads thereby depriving the black man of easy access to forty-rod whtekey. The auditor says further! wx-c lu uKpensary does not not and -... lcoaeUeu me total amouat of Hqour consumed in North Carolina. The latest and most lmportantTaYiuw -. 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