The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-05
STIR UP
1''H|.E: PE0PL|..,.E|:.
virginians' Urged to Try to se-
cure Passage Of Hepburn
.Dollivcr. Bill.
WRITE TO CONGRESSMAN
Anti-Saloon League Purposes to
Sweep the State During the
Summer and Autumn.


rho temperance etsment In the state
has been directly and officially called
upon to exert its best endeavors in the 4
way Of influencing tho Virginia repre-
sentativcs and senators In Congress to A
secure tho 10 ssage OF tho Hepburn Dol
liver bill, now pending
rho bia contcmplates an Interstate
liquor law that will give to each State
the control Of the liquor traffic untram.
melted by illegal vendors from the out
side, under guise Of interstate commerce..
The next hearings on the proposed meas
bure Will be given on March I'd, I'd and
4th. rhe brewers have urged delay, and,
1t is charged, have done so hoping that
the bill may 10 crowded out by being
reported late III the session. A caI TO-
arms has been issued by the anti-saloon
forces. and every effort is being made
10 stir up the people of Virginia on the
subject.
There has been sent out from the head
quarters OF the American Anti-SaloonE
League, in washington, a letter advising
Immediate action by the temperance peo-
pie In all4the states. The Anti Saloon
League OF Virginia. in response to this
request. and also OF It's own motion, has
caled upon our friends in Virginia to
send personal letters at once to their
representat in Congress, asking them
to support the bill.ni Other appeals have
/ been made, and the president Of the.
league. the Rev. James Cannon, j r.
editor Of the Christian Advocate comes
/ out this weais with the statement that
FRIENDS of law and order must use this
delay to bring pressure to bear upon
senators ana representatives in Con-
gress.' He advises that personal letters
BIO written at once. a!qs 81;
Sweep the State. #
I The Anti,sa.oon League of Virginia
purposes. to sweep the State during tho
spring II summer apdisautumn, and start
the temperance fires burning in every
direction. It contemplates big move
ments in several directions. A new plan
has been formed aid will be put into
opera ton. Heretofore the league has,
visited many OF the counties. 1t will now
20 at it with a fine tooth comb and hold
rallies Tin every magisterial district lin
every county. Organization viii be the
cry everywhere, and then the guns VIII
be turned on the Legislature Tor more
drastic whlshey laws. a provisional pro-
| gramme Of these rallies has been formed
and issued II is as foHows: II
8FEcdford-Conyen on, y january 30, 81
| * AZ coma CO Convent ion,t 4 pril.
.Ncrthamp Co by Eet, & 1s ethlI q a prtl.
4s5 Isle or WI gh t2Ii isterla ra /
| lies and picnlcs, June ~ q con sentloli'
! mpton-Mag isterial district raj
lies and picnics June a. g. "a: q, Is: Is;
Charles city-Magisteria district rallies
ana picnlcs, June 30. July !: convention,
| July 2. e r
Chesterfield co alI ' mpora q
pittsyiyania-M district rallies
and plcntcs July 6. rs, 9, Il, ~; conyen-
lIatlax-Ma gisterials district rallies and
picrics. July 2. s. . L, L, u, Il; con Ir'
ariotteNA1a gisterlal district rallies
and plcnics July IL, rs, 10; convention
| July 70.
Page-Magisterial district rallies and
| plcpics, July % o. 3D. %; convention. July %.
/ OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES sterlal district rail-
lies and plcnics. July s9, y %; convention
Warren-AIagisteria district rallies and
Rockbrld ge-Mag sterialE district rallies
ana pcnics August 6. 5, g. convention,
sLee-Magistcrla district rallies and pic
MICS. August y, 49, Is; ton, August
| IL.
Wise-A gisterial district rallies and
punics. August H. IS, 10; convention,
seott-Magisterial district rallies and
pcn1cs, August %. 23; convention, August
Washington gsterial district rallies
and picnics. August 20, 27,29, 81, September
+ IgSa: convention, September 8.
terlnl district rallies and
picnlcs. September 8. 6, convention
/ September s.
b PuiasKi- Convention September 9.
Montgomery Magisterlul4 district rallies
ana picnics, September 10, y; convention
September 10. ,i.. s.
i and spicnics, September Il. 5.g16; conven-
tiou, September H..
/ Russell-Convention September 10.
Giles-Maglsteria district rallies and
/ picntus September =, q, 81; convention.
Se craigpMa 81 district rally and pic.
!, mic. September 90; convention. september
Aleghany-M gsterIal district rally
| September IS; convention, 20.
4 5otetourt-A gsterial district rally.
| September 80: conventions October ],
! Middlesex-Masls terinl district rally and
1 picnic, October l, 81; convention, October
Observation-Disclosures district rallies
! arl plcnics October 8, 6, ~ convention,
| October 8.
Observation-Disclosures district rally, DC.
! tober TO-; convention October II.
.Rlchmond-Nagls terinl rallies and pic
MICS October II. IL, II; convention. Octo-
Der IS, t..5.
Northumberland agisterlal district
rallies and picnics. October 10, 20, 81; con.
! yention, October q,
4 lioncas ter-M agistcrlal district rallies
and .picncs, October 25 20; convention
1 October q. tr
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DR.. George Cooper's Intimate
Friends Hardly Know Him Now.
Dr. George Cooper's most intimate
| friends are guessing who he Is.
/ Dr.. Cooper has had his mu stache cut