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About Coquille herald. (Coquille, Coos County, Or.) 1905-1917 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 3, 1914)
WAKE UP! Tempus is Fugiting It will soon be Christmas and the contest will be over. Don’t wait till the last week to do your best work. Do It Now HOOD RIVER DRUG STOKES FIND “ BUSINESS IS FINE.” ; GO TO ROSEBURG C l AND SEE WRECK DRYS HAVE MADE Grand Jury in Dry Town Says lo o Much Liquor Sold— Raps Doctors. Hood River is one of the “ dry” towns that the Committee of One Hundred hasn’ t said anything about. But “ business is fine” there too, es pecially in the drug stores. The Oc tober grand jury spent some days looking into the matter, and reported on it. In fact about all the grand jury did was to probe the liquor sit uation in "dry” Hood River, thus spending the taxpayers’ money to discover if prohibition prohibited. This is what they found out, as set forth in their formal report to the Circuit Court on October d, 1914: “ Nearly all of the time of the grand jufy has been taken up with consideration of alleged violations of the local option law within this juris diction. We have received the report o f tlie sheriff of the county as to the quantity of intoxicating liquor shipped into this county during the last three months. By this report it appears that a large amount of liquor has been shipped to private individuals during the period, and presumably procured »nd used legally. It fur ther appears that the quantity re ceived by the drug stores during the period was considerably more than during the preceding three months, and too large to be disposed of in accordance with the section of the lo cal option law regulating the writing of prescriptions by physicians, and in this connection we call the attention of physicians of Hood River County to Section 4921 o f Lord’s Oregon Laws. “ We recommend that the physi cians confine themselves more close ly to the letter of this section of the local option law.” The report is signed by Joseph Frazier, Jr., as foreman. Bank Deposits Fall Off Half Mil lion Dollars in Dry Town ASSESSMENTS MICH HIGHER Real Estate Offered for Sale at Less Than Valuation But No Bidders The says: Committee of One Hundred “ I f you want to find out what dry Oregon w ill do for Oregon, go to Roseburg and see what dry Roseburg: has accomplished. ” Here’s what it has done. De Luxe Range $ 50.00 :Also See Our: Toledo Range $35.00 1000 E x tra V o te s On R anges ' 3 0 0 0 Extra on Aluminum 1 00 0 Extra on Fruit Jars (Just a Few Dozen Left) Heating Stoves, Wood and Coal $ 1,75 to $ 16.50 Double Votes on all Heaters AT ANDERSON’S DO YOU NEED VOTES? ARE YOU OUT TO WIN? 500 Extra Votes This W eek Only ENAMEL WARE IT’S UP TO YOU To make a showing and get up with the live ones. If you are out to win this is your opportunity, we have a new, complete line of enameled ware and our prices will suit the most conservative buyers. IN EVERY HOME There is always something needed in the enameled ware line, even if it is only a water dipper, so get busy. Let your rriends know that yon can get 600 votes for every dollar they spend with us on enamel ed ware this week. Call on us yourself, so you can see what we have, so you can tell them about it. you will be the gainer. A little energy along with staying qualities (don’t be a quitter) will make you the winner. ATP.E.DRA/NE’S It has cut down the bank deposits by over $500,000, in spite of the fact that there are now four banks to the two in existence when Rose burg had licensed saloons, and that the population ha, increased in pro portion to the settling up of South ern Oregon by new settlers and im migration. When Roseburg had licensed sa loons the tax levy, on one-third of the valuation was two mills. Since Roseburg has gone dry the tax levy has varied from eight to ten mills on a lull valuation; and in addition occupation taxes have been steadily increased. The Committee of O nl Hundred boasts that dry Roseburg has erected a $115,000 hotel. The hotel was erected in 1913, stood idle and ten antless for four months, and was rescued from the bankruptcy court by liberal business men of the city, among whom were E. L. Parrot, C. W. Parks, Joseph Micelli, A. N. Or- cott and Henry Hart, all of whom are radically opposed to a dry town. The Committee of One Hundred also boasts of the armory as an achievement. The armory was built by state, county and city funds com bined, and is not yet completed. Over 140 leading business men have signed a petition calling for a local option election in Roseburg this year, and such an election will be held. Many empty store buildings are to be found on the leading business streets—a condition that never ex isted when Roseburg had licensed saloons. Scores of dwelling houses are vacant for the first time in the history of the city. John Hunter, a leading contractor and formerly a supporter of the drys, is now advertising in Roseburg pa pers: Business block for sale for $500 lets than present as sessed valuation. Another property owner has o f fered four parcels of inside prop erty for sale at less than the as sessed valuation, and l as not even received a tender. One of the leaders of the dry forces in Roseburg is a man who as a former agent of the Albany brew ery made his fortune, and who to day is the owner of a drug store. He was at one time prominent in politics, was repudiated by the vot ers of Douglas County, and is now said to be seeking to place lieuten ants in office through tie dry move ment. Beggars are common on the streets, and many poor families are appeal ing to the local bankers for aid. And yet the Committee of One Hundred says. “ If you want to find cut what Ore gon dry will do for Oregon go to Roseburg and see what dry Roseburg has accomplished." C o q u ille H era ld Southern Pacific Shipments Indicate How Normal Demand is Still Met. Jokers in “Dry” A m e n d m e n t Admitted by “ Drys” Big blunder in misleading “ prohibition” campaign is made J. E. Wheeler, Chairman The Committee of One Hundred Admits in Public Print That Prohibition is an infringment o f Personal Liberty. EUGENE, Lane County’s “ model" prohibi tion city, and the scat of the state university, is NOT A “ UKÏ” TOWN. From January I to October I of this year there were shipped into Eugene 102.457 QUARTS OF BEER. From January 1 ta Octcber 1 of this year there were shipped into Eugene 3,490 QUARTS OF LIQUOR. Of this amount there went to one drug store 524 QUARTS OF LIQUOR. Express company records show these figures. IS EUGENE “ DKY"? VOTE 333 X NO. That the word “ DISTRIBUTION” was DELIBERATELY LEFT O U T of the proposed “ prohibition” amendment. That “A N Y CITIZEN” may ship liquor “ direct from some other state” into “ HIS O W N H O M E ” E V E R Y CLAIM M ADE B Y THE AN TI-PR O H IB I TION FORCES A G A IN ST TH E PROPOSED PRO HIBIT A M E N D M EN T IN OREGON IS CONFESSED IN THE TH REE A B O V E ADMISSIONS EUGENE.—The Committee of One Hundred, together with other prohibi tion organizations, boasts that Eugene, the seat of the University of Oregon, is ono of their “ model” dry towns. And they say “ business is fine” there. Investigation proves that in the uni versity city at least one form o f busi ness is good — the mail order liquor business. From January 1 to October 1 this year, the Southern Pacific alone has shipped into dry Eugene from outside points: 3,342 barrels of beer, 85 cases of liquor, 69 kegs of liquor 21 barrels of liquor. This is enough liquor to stock one busy saloon for a year. Doubtless similar amounts have been sent in by the Oregon Electric Rail way, and by the several express coni panies operating within the city. The records do not show the amounts in each keg, ease or barrel, but the fig ures in any event indicate that there has been a vast amount o f liquor con sumed in “ d ry” Eugene from which the city lias received no license re turns at all. The Committee of One Hundred says “ business is fine in dry towns,” but it has failed to specify the kind of business. Official records at Eugene, the home o f the state university, where hundreds of young men and women go from all parts of the state, speak for themselves. Eugene Matron Finds Liquor. EUGENE.— Though one the po licemen had failed to find liquor upon the person of a drunk picked up on the streets here, Mrs. J. R. Cox, police ma tron, succeeded in discovering three quarts of whisky concealed in the pris oner’s clothes, and confiscated the li quor. Albany Bootlegger Guilty. ALBANY.— A. J. Miller, charged with violating the local option laws, has been convicted of “ bootlegging” bv a jury in Judge K elly’s court. Evi dence against the prisoner was strong, and the jury reached a verdict witk Vut little delay. Albany Has Twelve Oases. ALBANY.— Thomas Irving Terrill, a local restaurant man, has been fined $200 for selling beer in his place of business in violation of the local op tion statutes. His trial is the first of twelve to follow a dozen indictments handed down by the September grand jury, each one relating to liquor law violations in Linn county. The Anti-Prohibition forces have steadfastly claimed, That “prohibition is an infringement of personal liberty.” Mr. Wheeler admits it, word for word, in public print. That “prohibition will not prohibit.,, Mr. Wheeler’s admission proves that his Committee of One Hundred is not trying to prohibit That “prohibition does not mean Dry Oregon.” That “prohibition would be a death blow to the present healthy growth of TRUE TEMPERANCE SENTIMENT in the land.” Wheeler’s admission proves it. Mr That “prohibition would let down the bars to BLIND PIGGERS and BOOT-LEGGERS, who would deal in deadly decoctions.” Tha same law would allow any blind pigger with a HOME to ship liquor “direct from some other state” to HIS own home, for the BLIND PIGGER is as much of a “CITIZEN” as any other man or woman in Oregon. And the blind pigger because he is NOT UNDER INSPECTION by federal, state or city officials, will make one barrel of PURE WINE, BEER or LIQUOR into a DOZEN BAR BELS OF POISONOUS BEVERAGES that will make a new generation of imbeciles, idiots and criminals in Oregon. Mr. Wheeler’s three blundering admissions are the best three reason why his, misnamed ‘ Prohibition Amendment” is an alarming menace to the State. , V o te s G iven on Subscription Paym ents Either N e w or Old b y the LIQUOR BUSINESS FINE SINUE EXT (SENE IS “DRY” Can any intelligent voter fail to see the “ Jokers?” VOTE 333 X NO And put an end to this “ Prohibition” agitation. Fail) Advertisement, Taxpayers «V Wage Karners League of Oregon, Portland, Oregon. ,