Forbidding Sale of Liquor Endangered Morals and Temperance Wave
Notwithstanding a rising temperance mood, officials warn that banning liquor sales will harm business and moral standards as distillers and brewers report gains in activity.
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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1907
Page
11
Notwithstanding a rising temperance mood, officials warn that banning liquor sales will harm business and moral standards as distillers and brewers report gains in activity.
Washington dispatch outlines a fierce clash between prohibition forces and anti prohibition critics. It notes the Anti Intolerance League arguing prohibition fails to curb drinking and warns Congress will shape a capital battleground with 521 Washington saloons targeted for elimination.
Estimate of liquor industry finances shows 612 million dollars invested in brewing and distilling in the United States. Internal revenue receipts from liquor taxes last fiscal year compare with prior year, with 60.9 million, 207.1 million, and 16.4 million in various revenue streams to federal, city, and state governments. Total malt liquor production last year reached 54.65 million barrels.
Washington reports Senator Joseph B. Foraker of Ohio declares his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination and will accept committee support. He rejects entanglements with Roosevelt and Taft and calls for a direct vote prime in Ohio primaries.
Springfield reports Supt. H G Russell of Greenfield presented experiments from Greenfield high school using picture cards of courtship to Sangamon County Teachers. He found literature depicting love scenes did not justify studying love and courtship in public schools despite prior authorities' recommendations.
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