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Newspaper
Coatesville Herald
Location
Coatesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1915
Page
4
A Coatesville Indiana post office notice contains ads rules and commentary. The text critiques Prohibition issues Gov. Ralston and Bryan opinions, religious sermons, and changes in Sunday funeral and church service practices. It notes Sunday worship conflicts with special services and urges prudent scheduling.
A temperance column notes Bryan hosted a wine free diplomatic dinner in Washington provoking laughter abroad. The King of England vows abstinence from alcohol for the war and bans wine in royal households. Nine American states adopt Prohibition in eight months as France bans absinthe and Russia trends toward dryness.
A legislative commission in Minnesota found 72 of 814 saloons in St Paul and Minneapolis were owned or controlled by brewers. Forty percent of Minneapolis licenses and 78 percent in St Paul were paid by brewery checks. Four hundred twenty eight saloon buildings were owned by breweries. The report notes many cities show similar conditions and warns against relying on brewers for saloon reform.
The Missouri Supreme Court on June 1 upheld the Missouri State Board of Health rights to revoke licenses of physicians who issue excessive liquor prescriptions in dry counties. A Columbia physician faced a ten year license revocation for alleged improper conduct, and the board's action was sustained by the court.
Governor Lister told Seattle listeners that despite the legislature's failure to appropriate 50,000 for enforcement he will personally ensure strict enforcement. He proposed forming a committee to study the post saloon closure era and recommend substitutes for social features formerly offered by saloons.
Charles Sefrit and other wet politicians fear a dry candidate sweep as Republicans and Democrats run on Prohibition platforms. The Progressive party debates grooming W. A. Pierson of New Albany as a dry candidate. Serrit would be embarrassed if all parties nominate dry men.
The essay argues that cigarettes ruin youths and families, labeling them a deadly curse alongside whisky. It calls on every women’s and moral reform organization to act against the tobacco lure and the profit grind that consumes men’s lives.
The Lodiana annual health officers conference adopted a resolution in June directing physicians and health authorities to unite in the liquor campaign. The measure passed unanimously after a single pro resolution speech, indicating unit support among Indiana physicians under the board of health.
The Anti-Saloon League plans to be ready at the switch to influence every state legislative and congressional candidate in Indiana next year. Each candidate will choose their designation as Prohibitionist squorite or dodger on the question.
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