BLEHEN ON
PROHIBITION
Editor of Seattle Times and Leader
of the Fight Against the Dry Law ie
Convinced by Hard Facts, and Admits
it.
" -My paper fought its dainnedness
igalnst prohibition. We fought it on
economic grounds alone. We believed
that in a great seaport city with a
population of upwards of 330,000,
prohibition would be destructive; it
would bring on economic disaster. We
believed that under our system of
licensing saloons we had the liquor
[raffle about as well controlled as
it could be, and wo wanted to let it
alone, and so wo fought as hard as we
could light. But in spite of all wo
could do against it, prohibition carried
and it went into effect in Washington
January 1. Wo have had a month of
it now.’
•' 'And how has it worked out?’
“Business Expanded Quickly.”
" 'We already know that it is a
great benefit morally and from an eco
nomic standpoint. Its moral benefit
has been tremendous. Seattle had 336
Huloons, and we had about 1,600 arrests
a month for crimes and misdemeanors
growing out of liquor drinking, in
January we had only 766 arrests and
sixty of those were made January 1,
and were the result of "hang-overs"
from the old year. Tho year previous
there were 2,600 arrests in the same
month. That in itself is enough to
convince any man with a conscience
that prohibition is necessary. There
can be no true economy in anything
that is immoral.
“ 'And on lop of that great result,
we have these economic facts: In the
first three weeks of January the sav
ings accounts in tho banks of Seattle
increased greatly in numbers. There
was not a grocery store in Seattle that
did not show an increase of business
in January greater than ever known
in any month before in all the history
of the city, except in holiday time. In
all the large grocery stores the increase
was immense. In addition to this
every dry goods store in Seattle, ex
cept one, and that one I have no fig
ures from, had a wonderful increase
in business. Kaeh store reported the
largest business ever done in one
month except in holiday time.
“The Woman and Children Profit.”
" ‘I wished to know in what class of
goods the sales increased so groat,
and so I sent to all the grocery and dry
goods stores to find that out. And to
me it is a pitiful thing, and it makes
me sorry that wo did not have prohibi
tion long ago—that tho increase in
sales In all the dry goods stores was
in wearing apparel of women and
children, and in the grocery stores
ine Increase was made up chiefly of
fruits and fancy groceries. This
proves that it is the women and child
ren who suffer most from the liquor
business, and it is the women and
children who benefit greatest from pro
! ibition. Money that went formerly I
o/er the bar for whiskey Is now being '
spt nt for clothing for the women and
children, and in betor food for the
household.
"'ll is just like this: When you
close the saloons the rnonoy that for
merly was spent there remains in the
family of the wage earner, and his
wife and children buy shoes and cloth
ing and better food with it. Yes, sir,
we have found in Seattle that i* is
bent, to buy shoes than booze. The
families . of wage earners in Sea'tlo
ire going to have more food and
clothes and everything else than Lbey
had ''cfore.'
C. B. BLETHEN
FEDERATED CHURCH.
Al the Congregational church Sunday
the following services will be held Rev.
John [‘arsons, pastor.
11 a. ni.—Bible school and children’s
service. H. B. Julian, superintendent.
Adult Bible Class will study, “Paul’s
defense before Agrippa.”
8 p. in. Worship and sermon by Dr.
John Parsons. Subject, "The Poor
Man's Club."
7 p. m. Christian Endeavor.
Special music will be given by the
choir.
1.1 b ■; iy meets Tues
day afternoon ’ut 2:30 p. in.
The public is invited to all the ser
vices of the church.
WE CAN DO IT.
For first class work and prompt deliv
ery phone Main 151 and the People's
Laundry will send and gel your laundry.
V.. J. WILLIAMSON. Prop.
Snake river harbor improvement and
he necessity for same—pictures show
ing wrecks of schooners and barges at
mouth of river—Pictorial edition of
Nu.Tget published In October. 1
JUST ARRIVED AT HOLT'S.
Now rugs.$2.50 to $35.00
New Linoleums, yard .50c to $1.50
New mattresses .$4.00 to $20.00
New winter caps.$1.25
New tents and tarpolins $1.50 to $15.00
New rubber boots, best....$4 to $6.75
Quilts and Blankets.$2 to $8
New sleds for boys and girls $1 to $5
New crockery and glassware.
! New hardware and notions.
New Granite ware, largest stock.
Still sell gents furnishing and rub
ber goods at cost.
Furniture full line.
Everything the cheapest and best at
HOLT'S.
j PREPARE
| Commenco by securing your room at
| tho
ME HOTEL AND MS
Where there is always an abund
ance of hot and cold water on band.
Best accommodation in town.
Always kept comfortable.
I Steam heat.
Cor. Front and B streets.
Coming Oct. 28th.
AIL STARS BEAUTIFUL WOMEN
EVERY BODY IS GOING
ADM. 0 ADM.
Curtain Rises 8:30 P. M. Sharp
! Watch for Program
When Ordering
Insist on
Dtainkr
fltak Seer
DON’T GO ON THE
UMITILLA OR VICTORIA
Until you have left you rorilcr for a
dozen or more copies of the Fictorial
edition of the Nugget Mining and
Dredging Journal to distribute among
your friends on the outside. Full de
tails concerning the mining operations
of the district and the need for good
road, a harbor at the mouth of Snake
river and an improved mall service.
Fifty cents the copy, five dollars per
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dozen. Copies mailed to any address I
for 5c additional. Send in your sub
scription now.
NOTICE.
As the Nome Brewery is going to close
indefinetely, the Northern and Head- '
quarters Saloons wish to notify thoir j
customers that from October 1st ,1916
only Rainier Draft Beer will be sold in
their place^ at 12'/£ cents per glass.
Subscribe Now for the Nugget j
This Style at
$5.00
is one of the classy boots
we are showing for Fall
wear.
$3.50 to $7.00 1
P. A. Peterson Shoe Co. I j
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• England Boiled Dinners Friday ' 1
[ and Sunday, ; '
; MODINI & MILO, Prosps. ;;
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I MILO’S CAFE |
Reopens Saturday !j
June 10th,
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT
Next door to PACIFIC COED
STORAGE MARKET ] I
LAST SAILING FROM
NOME
For Season 1916 I
S.S. VICTORIA
NOVEMBER
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Date to be Announced Later j
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Alaska S. S. Co.
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