The St. Johns herald. [volume], September 20, 1917, Image 3

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STATE CAMPAIGN FOR
NATIONALPROHIBITION
Anti-Saloon League Orators
Campaign Arizona
TO HELP MAKE NATION DRY
Phoenix, Ariz. Ambitious to have
Arizona in line in a concerted move
ment to promote national Prohibition,
the Anti-Saloon League of America is
opening a campaign that involves a
national Prohibition rally in every
town and city in the State during the
next two months.
To open this campaign, one of the
strongest workers in the League, Mr.
Edward H. Dailey, has just arrived
in Phoenix to negotiate the necessary
arrangements and make the dates.
The opening gun will be fired in
Phoenix on September 9, Dr. Louis
Albert Banks being the speaker. For
some years, Dr. Banks has been one
of the strongest advocates on the
League's big roll of spellbinders and
he will speak, following the Phoenix
date, with an address in every largo
city in the State, speaking continually
until October. Following the Banks
rallies, Mr. Dailey will continue speak
ing in the State for two months to
come.
The speakers expect to reach every
citizen of the State, presenting the
project of national Prohibition, for
which the 26 dry States have banded
themselves together to promote. The
remaining wet States are having trou
bles of their own and, for this reason,
the nation-wide campaign is being
pushed in the States that have out
lawed the saloons and so know the
benefits of the dry policy.
AN ORGANIZED CAMPAIGN
By a vote of approximately two to
one, the United States Senate recently
voted to submit to the States an
amendment to the Federal constitution
forever prohibiting the liquor traffic,
which amendment must bq ratified by
the States within six years to be ef
fective. The tame measure is now
pending in the House of Representa
tives, which must pass the -measure
by a two-thirds vote in order to make
it effective. Because of the demo
cratic caucus action in the House bar
ring everything except war measures,
EDWAED H. DAILEY
Manager Anti-Saloon League's Arizona
Campaign.
the proposed amendment will not be
pressed until the regular session of
Congress which meets in December.
The proposal will be then pushed with
every influence that the League organ
ization can command.
To promote the idea, the Anti-Saloon
organizations have an elaborate suite
of offices in "Washington covering near
ly the whole third floor of a prominent
office building, equipped with an effi
cient staff of workers and from there
pressure is being brought on Congress
men all over the country.
Supplementing the work of the Wash
ington bureau of the League, the na
tional headquarters of that body, lo
cated at Westerville, Ohio, is sending
out teams of the strongest speakers ob
tainable to promote the plan through
out the country, to raise funds for the
operations and to concentrate sentiment
in behalf of the proposal.
Among these speakers of nation-wide
repute are such men as Hon. John G.
TVoolley, Dr. Louis Albert "Banks, ex
'CongressmanllichmondT.earson Hobson,
-ex-Governor Malcolm B. Patterson of
Tennessee, Dr, Sam Small, ana a score
of others of the same calibre. Under
S restem. an advanco agent, who is
fllSO a speiiumucr, gue3 imu a feivca
State in advance and makes the local
arrangements for the halls, advertis
ing, etc., in true circus fashion. In this
way, large meetings are assured and
the maximum of interest and results
are obtainable.
The League is now fully organized
in practically every State in the Union
and maintains more than one hundred
fully equipped offices in all of the large
tip and political centers. It is rep
resented by agents in practically every
State capital during sessions of the
Legislature and in Washington the
year around. Nearly a thousand men
give all of their time to the work, be
sides thousands of volunteer speakers
who give part of their time with no
compensation except expenses.
LITERATURE BY THE TON
As a part of this propaganda, there
is maintained at Westerville a publish
ing house employing nearly 200 men
and women and which puts out an aver
age of about seven tons of literature
dailly. The publishing interests are
in charge of Ernest H. Cherrington,
who is responsible for all of the pub
licity operations of the organization
throughout the country.
So as to not interfere more than nec
essary with the campaign efforts in
the States that are now more or less
DR. LOUIS ALBERT BANKS
National Anti-Saloon League Orator to
Stump Arizona.
wet, this campaign for national Pro
hibition is being conducted chiefly in
States that have already adopted the
State-wide Prohibition policy and who
can thus devote their energies to this
movement without neglecting the work
in their own States.
CAMPAIGNS THIS YEAR
This year, there are three State-wide
campaigns in progress. In October,
Iowa will vote at a special election on
a constitutional amendment making
the State dry. Some years ago, the
State Legislature enacted a Prohibi
tion law for the State and a succeed
ing Legislature enacted what is called
a "mulct law," providing that the
Prohibition law was not to be enforced
in counties that got up a statutory pe
tition to that effect, securing thereto
the signatures of a majority of the vot
ers of the county.
The last Legislature repealed the
"mulct law," thus leaving in full force
and effect the original Prohibitory
statute. At the same time," the Legis
lature submitted to the people a con
stitutional amendment forever prohib
iting the traffic, which is to be voted
on in October.
At the general elections to be held in
November, two more wet States, New
Mexico and Ohio, will vote on the State
wide dry project. In -each of these
States, the campaign is now being
waged with the utmost fury. In each,
the drys are confident of winning but
are taking no chances and bending ev
ery" possible effort to rolling up as large
a majority as possible. Ohio has voted
on the measure twice before, but lost
each time by small majorities. Each
time, the drys were defeated by ab
normal wet majorities in Cincinnati
and Cleveland. Last year, the wets
won by a very narrow margin and have
little hopes of success again this year.
BOOSTED BY THE WAR
The war has given a great impetus
to the national dry game. The lesson
so well learned in European aations,
that alcohol not only makes for inef
ficiency in the military operations but
also involved an enormouB wastage in
foodstuffs has made a serious impres
sion in America. This idea has been
diligently promoted by the Anti-Saloon
League organizations with the result
that Congress tacked a provision onto
the Food Control bill, enacting that
afjer thirty days, the use of foodstuffs
in the manufacture of distilled spirits
for beverage purposes should cease. It
is estimated that this will save to the
people over 30,000,000 bushels of grain
that formerly has been destroyed annu
ally in the manufacture of beverage
spirits.
At the same time, Congress, in the
same Act, authorized the President to
take the same action toward malt
liquors should he, at any time, deem
such an act necessary. If the Presi
dent should use his powers in this di
rection, there would be a further sav
ing of nearly 70,000,000 bushels of
grain annually as there is more than
twice as much grain used up in the
manufacture of malt liquors as in the
manufacture of spirits.
It is to further arouse the people of
Arizona to getting in behind these na
tional movements that the national or
ganization of drys is now conducting
these extensive operations in Arizona
which has adopted the dry policy and
whose aid is now coveted in putting
the balance of the nation dry.
A SAFE TEST.
For those who are in need of a
remedy for kidney troubles and
backache, it is a good plan to try
Doan's Kidney Pills. They are
strongly recommended by Pres
cott people.
Mrs. F. S. Kelley, 336 N. Pleas
ant St., Prescott, Ariz., says:
"For six months, my kidneys
were in such a bad condition I
could hardly keep at my house
work. After sitting down for
any length of time, my ba ck be
came so lame 1 could hardly get
up again. My back ached about
every minute of the day. My
kidrieys acted irregularly and my
hands and feet became swollen.
Sometimes sacs of water hung
beneath my eyes. I would be
come dizzy and seemed to see
spots in front of my eyes. Noth
ing would help me and I contin
ued to suffer until a friend told
me about Doan's Kidney Pills. I
used Doan's as directed and seven
boxes cured me'
60c, at all dealers. Foster-Mil-burn
Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y.
SALARIES REDUCED.
Resulting from a suit brot
by C. W. Hicks, ex-county
treasurer of Cochise county
who set up a claim in the Su
perior Court that he had re
ceived less salary than was
due him, Judge McAlisterof
Graham county, before whom
the case was tried at Tomb
stone, rendered a judgement
September 1st, to the effect
that all county salaries in the
State are now fixed by the old
salary law of 1901.
This decison has materially
reduced the salaries of sever
al of the principal officers in
the county, notably that of
county treasurer, assessor,
county school superintendent
and others.
In this weeks issue of the Her
ald you will see the report of the
condition of the St. Johns State
Bank, at the iclose of business
Sept. 11, 1917. It looks good to us.
From reports some one the
other day had nerve enough to
speak his mind. We were not
there and only having hearsay
for it, so we will not repeat what
we heard .
James Bannon of Vernon is in
the city attending to some busi
ness matters and to also be pres
ent at the departure of some of
the Vernon boys who left today.
E. J. Whiting and Eugene
Waite were down from the saw
mill and remained over Sunday.
Arizona is the biggest state in
the union for its size. Most of
it can be seen at the State Fair.
LOCAL MENTION
Work on Apache county's new
court house is progressing rapidly
Wm, W. Sherwood, of Hunt, is
at the county seat.
Dr. Bouldin has returned from
his visit to railroad points.
John B. Jolly is seriously ill at
his home in this city.
Lloyd and Paul Greer are in
the city for a few days visit with
friends.
Fred W. Nelson has returned
from Phoenix, where he attended
business for a few days.
Mrs. Fred Nielson of Richville
is in the city for a week's visit
among friends.
W- O. Speck of the Springer
ville Mercantile Co. was attend
ing to business in our city Tues
day. Mr. and Mrs. W- B. Parks re
turned Saturday from a cattle
buying trip.
Mr?. Jennie Palmer presented
her husband a fine big girl last
Sunday morning, Mother and
baby doing fine.
FOR SALE 300 steers, mostly
yearlings, some twos. For fur
ther particulars write to Tiofilo
Duran, Zuni, N. M.
C. C, Naegle is in town from
his ranch in the White Mountains
near Vernon, spending a few days
wit his family.
Hyrum Jones and son Laurance
went to Holbrook Saturday even
ing and returned Sunday with
some new Ford cars.
W. P. Love, cashier of the St.
Johns State Bank returned Sat
urday from Holbrook where he
spent a few days attending to
business.
S Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Cherry
I are happy over the arrival of a
big baby at their home. They
are quite proud about it, but as
this is their first they are excus
able. Judge George H. Crosby Jr. re
turned from Flagstaff last Fri
day evening, where he acted as
judge in some cases in which
Judge Perkins was disqualified.
Frank Christensen is home on a
few days furlough, visiting his
parents and friends. Frank says
that soldiering is a fine thing.
He will return to Naco Wednes
day. The elders quorum will give a
farewell party at the academy,
Suriday evening in honor of some
of our town boys who will shortly
leave for a mission for the L. D.
S. Church.
Edgar Mineer and Dewey Farr
will leave October 1st for Salt
Lake City and from there will go
on a mission in the interest of the
L. D. S. Church. A big dance
was given for them in the Over
son hall Monday night.
'Are you taking care of that
fruit or have you more than you
can take care of? If so are you
giying it to those who could take
care of it, or are you letting it
rot on the ground? Surely St.
Johns has no people who would
let fruit rot on the ground before
they would give it to Some one
who has none.
Dr. Junius Gibbons who was
summoned to appear at Los An
geles August 31st for examina
tion for a dentist in the U. S.
army, but on account of not re
ceiving the telegram until Sept.
1st, was unable to reach Los An
geles until September 3rd, this
being too late for examination,
he was assigned to Arizona and
is subject to call for examination
at Phoenix at any time.
Henry Plumb and wife of Eden
are here visiting Henry's parents
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Plumb.
Luther Hulsey of Springerville
has been in the city for the past
two weeks taking treatment from
Drs. Bouldin and Brown.
The reproduction of "The
Clarion" Tuesday night was a
success. We guess our county
newspapers could also raise a mob
if they told all the truth.
Allie Mineer returned Tuesday
evening from Hot Springs, N.N,
Mrs. Mineer remained at the
Springs to take treatment for
rheumatism. Allie says that he
had a nice visit with our friend
and former Judge of Apache Co.,
Reamer Ling. He says that the
Judge is looking and feeling fine
and is coming home soon.
B. L. Gibbons has bought him
a 'bran' new Overland. While
coming up the black ridge ont of
Concho, he came very near hav
ing an accident which might have
proved serious. When nearing
the top he tried to throw the gear
into intermediate, but, not being
used to an Overland, reversed in
stead, the car plunged backward
off the grade. The occupants,
Thos. Carraway and B. L. quit
the car. The only damage done
was a broken tire.
"The proof of the pudding is
in the eating'', so they say, and
we believe it for we put it to test
yesterday morning when Wm. H.
Gibbons brought us some grapes
from his vineyard. These grapes
were as beautiful in bunch as any
we ever beheld, and as for taste,
"Ye gods and little fishes", they
were delicious. Mr. Gibbons
says that be has not given them
any attention except to water
them. To our way of looking at
them they were as fine as any we
ever saw under thorough cultiva
tion. Mr. Gibbons thinks that
there is no reason why St. Johns
should not have large vineyards,
on our bench land, that will yield
an abundance of fruit for the
community and others. We
agree with him.
E. I. Whiting, Lynn Whiting,
Max Montoya and Luiz Lucero
left for Navajo Monday. They
will drive back about 400 head of
cattle which the Whiting brothers
bought in Texas a few days ago.
FOR HUMANITY
The second contingent of
Apache county's quota of sol
diers left St. Johns today for
Fort Riley, Kansas. Twenty
two young men comprise the
number ir the second call.
Last riight a party was held
at the Overson hall in honor
of the boys. Speeches, Sing
ing and Instrumental music
comprised the program.
This morning the town peo
ple gathered on Main street
to bid them goodbye .The
studentbody and faculty, the
teachers and pupils of districts
number one and eleven were
all present to do honor to the
occasion.
Judge Crosby made a few
fitting remarks after which
goodbyes were said and the
band rendered sweet strains
of music.
The scene was sad and tears
coursed down the cheeks of
male and female alike.
When the goodbyes were
said a parade was formed and
escorted the soldier lads to
the city limits and bid them
God's speed.