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THE PUBLIC FORUM DRY CHICAGO DAY. Seven hun dred churches of Chicago have been asked to co-operate in Dry Chicago day, Sunday, March 18. It is expect ed that most of the churches will respond to the invitation, although there are some Chicago churches which absolutely refuse to have any thing to do with the dry movement. Workers' cards for enlistment will be circulated in all of the churches participating in Dry Chicago day. Opportunity will be given for work ers to become captains of precincts, overseers of blocks, to give address es, furnish automobiles, contribute musical talent or volunteer for office work. It is expected that at least 10,000 workers will enlist on Dry Chicago day. The liquor forces are alive to their danger; they are trying in every way possible to offset the work of the Dry Chicago Federation. A bill has been voted out of the judiciary committee of the city coun cil which will commit, if passed, the city council to an endorsement of a proposed state law, giving the city power to license, regulate, control and prohibit on all days of the week, including Sunday, the manufacture and sale of all liquors. This bill, if passed, would take the saloon out of the control of the state legislature and put it entirely in the hands of a city, village or incoroporated town. The evident purpose is to open up the saloons of Chicago on Sunday. The Dry Chicago Federation will op pose the passage of this bill because of its iniquitous provisions. The question is often asked, "What will become of the Dry Chicago Fed eration if the state referendum bill is passed?" The referendum bill will provide for a state-wide vote on the saloon question in the fall of 1918. If the bill passes the Dry Chicago Federation will use all of its influence and organization in the state-wide fight Local organizations will be necessary in every village, town and city of the state and the Dry Chi cago Federation, with its unusually strong backing of all the various forces working for a clean Chicago, will be in a position to exert a tre mendous power for a state victory. Philip Yarrow, Sup't Dry Chicago Federation. WHAT'S THE USE? Our friend, Alfred Beirly, says we should petition Wlison to stop the commission men from holding up foodstuffs; also rail roads for keeping them in their box cars too long. I think we should pe tition the supreme judges; then we would get to the right power. It seems to me that when congress puts a bill through, the high money powers will find a loophole, where upon they will take it before the su preme court and wait 12 months be fore action is taken. Then it is 10 to 1 the decision will be against the workers. Look at the railway workers' 8 hour bilL It has been pending since last summer and nobody knows when they will give a decision. As the railroad brotherhood executives say, they are waiting for a panic or war. I say, come out all in a bunch, like they did in England, war or no war, and let's have the thing settled one way or the other. I hope they will be victorious. J. Thompson. THANKS, DR. A. A. GOUR. I want to express my appreciation or Dr. A. A. Gour's article in answer to "Health Department" Would that we had more doctors like him! This profession should be the noblest and most humanitarian, but, alas, money is often its only object Dr. Gour will do untold good to a f great number of people if he will write a few more such articles on prevention of disease. Dr. G. Swarz' suggestion that we need "real doctors" and "real serv ice" for school children should be en dorsed by all parents. I have two 1, al'r'ffl