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SOUTH, STRONGHOLD OF PROHIBITION, AGAIN CALLED ON AS TORCH BEARER IN FINAL FIGHT WITH LIQUOR TRAFFIC Seven-Day Campaign (or Funds to Begin January, 16, When the National Amendment Goes Into Effect—Anti-Saloon League Marshals Forces for Great Movement to Finish the Job—World Dry by 1930, is .Mm. rtf the early stages of the fight for national prohibition the states of the south took the lead and have main tained it in all the trying years in which the dry forces have been locked in a death struggle with the forces behind the liquor traffic in this coun try. Asa section the south was the first to clear Itself of the stain of the liquor traffic and has been no small factor in giving its moral and financial sup port in the successful battles which other sections of the country have waged against this traffic and which definitely becomes outlawed in Amer ica with the constitutional amendment that becomes operative January 16. And now the south is called upon to take the lead in the Prohibition En forcement Campaign under the direc tion of E. Y. Clarke, of Atlanta, which comes as a logical and absolutely nec essary result of the enactment of pro hibition laws, both state and national, and the companion measures which aim at their proper enforcement. “Finish the Job" l ‘*Let's enforce prohibition and fin ish the Job," has become the slogan and the watchword of those in charge of the campaign to enforce prohibition In this country. The speed and ef fectiveness with which this work is done depends almost entirely upon the spirit and the extent of the co -operation of those who have made possible the results already achieved. 1 The placing of the prohibition laws and measures for their enforcement ■upon the statute books by no means finished the job. There is still a vast amount of -work to be done before' the liquor forces confess defeat and retire from the field, > While the saloon has been legislat ed out of business, it is making a de termined effort to come back, and it is the purpose of the Prohibition En forcement Campaign to see that it doesn’t come back. The Liquor Propagcnda When the Eighteenth amendment to the constitution was passed well , meaning friends of Prohibition said: i “Our nation now is legally dry; the I cause of prohibition has triumphed ; the fight is won and we are through with it” The intensive campaign of the liquor Interests to nullify Prohibition Is the an iwer. Their propaganda organiza tio t has been equalled only by that of the German government. NO BEER,—NO WORK! Even the most casual reader of the news of the day realizes that Prohibi tion has Its hardest fight ahead. The liquor traffic is waging at the polls, in the courts and in the public press the most desperate and determined tight in its history. To those who think America now is “dry,” all that is necessary is a glance around you. Reports are com ing dally of the death of one or more persons from drinking wood alcohol and other dangerous concoctions sold under the guise of com whisky, and the activities of the so-called “blind tigers” were never so pronounced in the history of the country as at the present time. Ellhu Root Leads Wets And this is the very condition that is sought and is being encouraged by the liquor interests. They are being advised by learned and highly paid counsel, led by Elihu Root, to use ev ery means in their power to make Pro hibition a by-word and to make con ditions under Prohibition so intolera ble and the violations of the law so flagrant and the lack of law enforce ment so notorious that the people will become disgusted with the situation and demand a return to the licensed saloon. It is the plan and purpose of the Prohibition Enforcement campaign, in so far as America is concerned, to ac quaint the people of this country with this situation and to open their eyes and keep them open to the subtle propaganda campaign which is being waged by the liquor Interests. They-are spreading the report and encouraging the belief that the Pro hibition forces now will turn their at tention to legislation against tobacco, tea and coffee. No War On Tobacco In this connection Judge Nosh It Broyles, cbief Justice of the Georgia Court of Appeals, says: "The agitation as to prohibition of tobacco is camouflage to handicap the enforcement of the liquor prohibition lawe. The persistent propaganda by the National Tobacco League to the ef fect that the Anti-Saloon League la backing an anti-tobacco campaign is entirely unfounded." The prohibition campaign asks noth ing more nor less than enforcement of the Prohibition laws already on the statute books and the enactment of further legislation to strengthen them. The campaign does not propose to interfere with individuals. It la to tended largely aa a campaign of edu cation. Literature to counteract the propaganda of fee wets, who are seek ing to nullify the prohibition acts, is being disseminated, meetings will be held, and dry candidates will be aup ported against the candidates cl the wets tor every political office from President downward. In addition to enforcing Prohibition in this country the aim of the Anti Saloon League is World-wide Prohibi tion by 1980. To accomplish this the Prohibition forces not only have t combat the liquor forces already in trenched in Burope, Mexico, South and Central America, China, Cubs anA other countries, but must fight tbs additional Influence of the American dlatAllers who, driven from this coun try, are seeking footholds in other leads. Campaign Begins Jan. 18 This great work will require s large expenditure of funds, the active cam paign for which will Degin January If, when the National Prohibition Amend ment goes into effect, and will con tinue one week. For the purpose of carrying on this educational campaign organisations, state, county and city, are being per fected in Georgia, South Carolina, Ala bama, Florida, JMisslssippl and Tennes see. Judge Nash E. Broyles of Atlanta, chief Justice of the Georgia Court of Appeals, is state chairman of the cam paign In Georgia. In Tennessee the state chairman Is Former United States Senator W. R. Webb, one of the leading educators of the south, and bead of the Webb School at Bellbuckle. Prof. J. O. Cllnkscalee of Spar* burg is state chairman for South ollna. Prof. Cllnkscales Is promf in educational circles and is prsc of Wofford College, L. B. Musgrove of Jasper is s chairman tor Alabama. Mr. Musgi Is one of the leading men in the st and for twenty-five years has bee., forceful leader for temperance. -The state chairman tor Florida H. B. Minium of Jacksonville. Minium is one of the leading bank of the state and is president of United Trust Company. A. L. Watkins of Jackson, presld of Millsap College, is state chain* for Mississippi. Supplement Neshoba Democrat Jan. 8,1920. Be Charitable. Don’t gramble If your paper Is nol always flash up to the high standard of your ideal. Charitably remembei that the editor is capable of getttal np quite as good a paper as yon cow yourself/— New Waterford Msgnet. Paths to Happiness. It Is the most beautiful troth It morals that we have no such thlni as a distinct or divided Interest front ear race. In their welfare is onrs, and by choosing the bmndest paths to ef feet their happiness xv<- i-hoose th sorest and the shortest to our own/-* t’.ulwer Lytion. A Dutchman’s Capture. Daring the Revolutionary war a Dutchman was running from the Eng lish. In crossing a field he stepped upon a rake, the handle flew up and hit him in the back of the bead. With out looking around, he dropped to hli knees and said, ‘I kivs np, I klvs up mynheer soldiermans. Hooray fo) King Shorge J” Agriculture. It is an Interesting fact that east Of the Rocky mountains agriculture is fairly well distributed, taking into con sideration the varying areas of the states, says the Philadelphia Inquirer. California ,'jhows up well because of her Immense fruit and grain crops. New England appears to be lagging, but all New England is less in area than a great .many individual states, and this “sterile soil” produces about as much as Missouri, which has a larger area than combined New Eng land. Massachusetts produces more value per acre than any other com monwealth. A rmet uwoant of work ht n—tm to he dewe whUk the mterrmtioii of war Km neoeeeerily delayed (Ml nww. V luted, and the malt i* that • • • • • eery lerw mM I v ezpcnditurca ouaht to b* Bad* la uke up tor Oh lutof roptiooa inevitably duo ta the war, aad to prepare the rail route to eerre adequately the tarroeeed traffic throaqhaal lha caaatiy. W A LICKS D. HINES, (fcMO Oeaera/ tf JUSealh Work more — -."wM" Produce more — Save more — But we can’t continue increasing our production unless we continue increasing our railroad facilities. The farms, mines and factories cannot increase their output beyond the capacity of the railroads to haul their products. Railroads are now near the peak of their carrying capacity. Without railroad expansion—more en gines, more cars, more tracks, more ter minals —there can be little increase in production. , But this country of ours is going to keep right on growing—and the railroads must grow with it To command in the investment markets the flow of new capital to expand railroad facilities —and so increase production there must be public confidence in the future earning power of railroads. The nation's business can grow only as fast as the railroads grow. cSZddOCialjp/L/^&ajJ/iisin / map okaim ttmtan hp writing to Uu rlrrrrfr * ttoo of RaUmap Execution, il Broaiwap, Mm Took. Minister a Linguist Four languages were used last fMf In the preaching of Rev. Paul Burgee* Presbyterian missionary la the Qu* ■altenango field of Guatemala, accord lag to the Guatemala News. He spot! In Spanish, English, German and Oak chlqusL , : : "I Men of Rare Value. *I weigh my words when I say that If the nation could purchase a poteo tlal Watt, or Davy, or Faraday, at the cost of a hundred thousand ponndi down, he would be dirt-cheap at thi money. It is a mere commonplace and everyday piece of knowledge that what these men did has produced un told millions of wealth, in the narrow est economical sense of the word.”— Huxley. ——————— r 5 ABSTRACTING OF TITLES No one within Neshoba county is equipped as we are to do ab stracting. We have the Byrd & King abstracting book—there aro none better. No one within Ne shoba county is more familiar with either the records at the coart house or the history af land sold than Gordon Moore. He will do much of our work. 0 T. Raud will examine and verify all abstracts made. With each ab stract made we shall attach 9 map of the land abstracted. This map will be in part a copy of original government tOOO years from now an inte - gent surveyor can take this mu ; > and with a transit on the ground prove the accuracy of it. We guarantee our work. Our prices are reasonable. See 0 T Rand at the office of the Neshoba Land Company Rand, Russell & Morrow