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HOW CAN WOMEN HELJ FORCE THE LAW? (From an address by J Kramer, Federal Commission Prohibition, before the Natioi C. T. U. Executive Committe It was suggested that I say thing about how the women cz us in our work. There are a many people these days who that the only thing needed is ti arrests and that will settle ?the tioh; that if we make enoug them in any city or community a while .everybody will obey th Arresting a law violator certain a good effect. It not only pu him, after he has been tried an victed, but he serve's as a goc ample to others. But the mat making arrests is not all there this problem'. What we need m the different communities o state and nation, as a whole, create sentiment which will in< to the officials that the people . the law enforced, and will shov .lators that .the law must be ob I know that it is always diffici enforce a law at first. The Ame people will sit around and rest . until they are driven to do s thing. But when they see it hi be done, they will wake up arid i That is the. thing we need than anything else. We do ni much need help to make arrests do not so much need informa we have more of that than we handle. The thing needed todaj stead of information-though course, we need that-is an or ized effort in every community will take hold of th? situation say that the thing has to be don certain city has a mayor who is a dry man, but^a pretty respect fellow. An ordinance enables hir fine law violators up to $500 selling liquor, and yet there is h; ly a man in the city who is doing ? thing toward-Jetting the mayor ki he, as an individual, would like have him enforce the law. If I can say one thing more t another it is that you women as; yourselves on this question. You ; "have to be like Deborah and go ah with the Baraks to fight the bat of the Lord. I know a great d about men. Most of them are ci ards. They think about their busin< they think about politics they th about one hundred other things t stand between them and the thii they ought to do. I have had men .come to me and say, "Kramer, I \ tell you something, but don't t "where you got it." If we had o thousand men who were not afn to tell where they got the eviden and would stand by the law, it woi help greatly to hold up our hands. Now if a thousand women wc organized for that very purpose, t law violators would take notice a: there would cease to be violation. Another thing you can do is to ; steady in the boat until we get iv ther along with this thing. I krfow is working out all right; it is boui to because of the way things fit in each other so well. For instance, tl arrival on the scene of the wome with the ballot is going to he .mightily. The thing we must do is 1 keep steady for the next two < .three years, so that we shall not su: ser a reaction. What bothers me more than anj thing else is this talk about wine an lieer-just as if this were a light ms ter, something that didn't mean muc after all. .Let me tell you that I loo ? somewhat with suspicion upon th man who will advocate that kind o temperance when he knows it mean pure nullification. The constitution says that intoxicating liquors shal ?n t be sold, bought, manufactured transported, imported or exported Right in the face of this provisioi there are many statesmen and poli ticians who say if they get to con gress they will make it legal to sell buy, manufacture, transport, import and export light wines and beers, You know what light wines are. The lightest of them contain from twelve to fifteen per cent alcohol, and you can make a man crazy on that amount. . Then another thing you must keep in mind: K we get light wines and beer, the whole cause is lost. There are not enough men in the govern ment service to enforce the law in New York City alone with light wines and beers being legally sold. Our trouble today is largely with the soft drink establishments slipping hard liquor over with the soft drinks, but we can take care of all that in time. That will not worry us very long, but open up 11,000 saloons in New York City, the number prior to the time prohibition went into effect, and no force on earth can carry out the provisions of the law relating to wines and beer. It would be light wines and beer the first week, and in a mdnth it would be the hardest kind of liquors, and every time a man was arrested you would have to show that thelman was intoxicated on al coholic beverages containing more than the .stipulated alcoholic content, and we would not have enough chem ists in the country to do the analyti cal work to keep this thing within hounds. .Another thing: If light wines and beer are sold over soft drink bars, every saloon will be supposedly de cent and respectable, and your boys and girls and my boys and girls will go right into those places where li quor is being sold to get. their ice cream and soda waters and ginger ale. The latter end will be worse than the former. Give me back the old time saloon rather than the saloon that peddles light wines and beer. Now the only hope for prohibition is by the process of elimination and substitution, gradually eliminating the man who drank by crowding him off the stage of action and bringing' on those who do not know the crav ing for alcohol. How do girls and boys, and young men and women, form an appetite for ?trong drink? By starting with whiskey? No, they start with light wines and beer, and when it is once started, we know that since the days of Solomon there has been nothing that will stop that ap petite. And the appetite that will be satisfied one day with light wines and beer will the next day demand something stronger. We have a big job on hand-a joh so big it ought to appeal to all of us, a job worthy of our best and biggest effort. Let's carry it through to vic tory. VICTORY DAY First Anniversary of National Con stitutional Prohibition, January 16. On January 16, we celebrate the first anniversary of national consti tutional prohibition. Never before has such a d?y dawned in the history of any people. The adoption of the eighteenth amendment to the Feder al Constitution marks the consum mation of a movement for which mil sons of loyal men and women have worked and prayed and sacrificed, and for whose triumph not only these but other millions have longed with an unspeakable longing. It is fitting that on this occasion not only dis tinctively temperance organizations but religious bodies, missionary so cieties, women's clubs, commercial associations and all in whose souls the appeal for public welfare finds response should unite in honoring the day and nurturing a public sentiment that will forever hold secure to our people and the world the immeasur able benefits to be derived from the complete extinction of the alcoholic liquor traffic. . .That" we ,may aid in obtainig a universal observance of the day, the National W. C. T. U. presents the following program suggestions that may be adopted to suit any locality, or be used in individual churches, Sabbath schools, community services, social centers or rural districts, or as the basis anywhere of such cele bration as may seem best fitted by those in charge.-Palmetto White Ribbon. Strictly 50 cents Percales, 36 inch wide, heavy quality reduced to 25 cents. SMITH-MARSH CO. Arriva South Departures: 6:55 a. ni. _____.__ 8:40 a. m_._ 10:40 a. m.._. 8:05 p. m._ For additional i G. W. CARTER, Dist. Pass. . A t..... fy?spr??s farming ^?/? ? O A season s toil wasted on a soil deficient YV OIGO ? ?a plant focd- or a ?ittle money invested , in Planters Fertilizer? Make your choice now. Planters Fertilizer doubles your yield and pays for itself. Progressive Southern farmers long ago realized the necessity of supplying ex-' h?usted soils with Phoiphor'c Acid. Ammonia and Potash, which every crop needs. PUNTERS FERTILIZER DOUBLES YOUR YIELD because it contains available Phosphoric Acid, Ammonia and Potash ia the right proportions. . Better place your order for Planters right now, and avoid delayed delivery. Ask any agent in your town (pr information, free'advice, on prices, or write us direct. Every bag is stamped with our Giant Lizard "Trade Mark., Look for it-It's for your protection,' Planters Fertilizer & Phosphate Co. MANUFACTURERS CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA 0) sn Ni) Large Stock of Jewelry to Select From We invite our ?cTgefield friends to visit our store when in Augusta. . We have the largest stock of DIAMONDS WATCHES CLOCKS ' JEWELRY I * CUT GLASS AND SILVERWARE of all kinds that we have ever shown. -It will be a pleasure to show you through our stock. Every department is constantly replenished with the newest designs. . We call especial attention to our repairing department, which has every improvement Your watch or clock made as good as new. Work ready for delivery in a short time. A. J. Renkl SSO Broad St. Augusta, Ga. mm ailroad Schedules Eastern Time J and Departure of Passenger Trains Edgefield, South Carolina Lem Railway System t Arrivals: * .Trenton and Columbia._-9:45 a. m. .Trenton and Augusta.:.-.7:50 a. m. .Trenton, Aiken, Augusta, Columbia, Wash ington and New York-2:00 p. m. .Trenton, Columbia and Augusta-9:00 p. m. information communicate with Ticket Agents Agent, ugusta, Ga. J. A. TOWNSEND, Agent, Edgefield, S. C. +44^+4^4 *44'4444^444-*44^**H'+') t * * THE ti A .ti iti iti -t, if i A J> * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * f * * ? 4 + + * .? AUGUSTA BEE HIVE is showing Fashions Latest in Millinery LADIE ? READY-TO-WEAR that fit both purse and figure SHOES for the entire family at pre-war prices. One of the best assortment of MEN'S SUITS to be found in the city. CLOTHING for the conservative as well as for those who demand fashion's latest. WE CAN SAVE YOU MONEY ON EVERY DOLLAR SPENT WITH US The Augusta Bee Hive 972 Broad Street Augusta, Georgia % * % 4> ?** 4r 4* 4> * 4 *? 4> t 4 4> * 4 * 4 4~ 4* 4? 4~ 4r ?% 4> ? 4* * <*? 4 4 +. * .H?44444*444444444444'44444444?44444?444'*444^44*fr4444'44V^^ ARRINGTON BROS. & CO. Wholesale Grocers and Dealers in Corn, Oats, Hay and all Kinds of Seeds Corner Cumming and Fenwick Streets On Georgia R. R. Tracks Augusta, .Ga. Distributors of Marathon Tires and Tubes. None better, but our price i is less. - ^ YOUR PATRONAGE SOLICITED %j?Mt~ See our representative, C. E. May. I Get Our Drag Saw. Prices We have a high power, fast-cutting outfit, forced feed-a complete power plant in itself for sawing logs to any length. Does the work of 6V to 10 men. Lever control of blade while engine is running. Send for Engine Catalog Showing Gasoline Engines 2 to 12 H." P., Power Saw Rigs and Drag Saws, all equipped with: Bosch High Tension Magneto. Columbia Supply Co. 823 Gervais Street COLUMBIA, S. C. 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