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ready booming Wayne w. Cordell for
election as high chief ruler and Washington
| for the convention city in 1907.
History Of the Order.
The Independent Order of Recha bites.
though at one time in its history threatened
with extinction SO far the United States
was concerned, is today proba bis. the most
useful and effective movement in behalf of
temperance in North America sts
The order founded at Salford Eng
| land, in 1885. 1t grew rapidly. Spreading
| throughout the British isles. In 1912 John
Quick, a New Yorker, who was acquainted
with the order in England. having noted
| the beneficial effects of its work and infu
| ehce in the England of that day, when
every man looked upon ntemperance as
>something smart and becoming. introduced
| the order in this country, esta blishing the
| first tent in New York city.
The scheme and plan of the order as
conceived by the orginators rested al
most wholly on the thirty-fifth chapter
of jeremiah. in which the prophet, having
| invited from the nearby desert certain
| members of a small and despised tribe of
/ Arabs. the Rechabites, descendants of
Jonadab, the son of Rechab, took them
| into the temple and placed before them a
sumptuous meal. including abundance
of wine. This the simple children of the
desert refused to touch. saying that in
| the days of their forefathers Jonadab
| and Rechab the Lord had laid a COM
mand on the house OF Rechab to drink no
| wine, sow no seed. and build no houses,
| but to live all their days as nomads in
| tents. So well had they kept this COM
mand that jeremiah cited them as an eX-
ample to the stiff-necked and disobedient
Jews.
The order introduced in this country by
John Quick, whom all Rechabites speak Of
as Father John Quick grew with leaps
and bounds. 1t became particularly strong
| in New England, and among it's early
members were the late Senator Hoar and
Levi P. Morton, who, as young men, were
active and enthusiastic Rechabites. From
| the very beginning of its career to the
present day Rechabitism has differed
| from all other temperance movements in
| this country, in the respect that it does
not wage on the saloon keeper, and a
| curious feature of it all is that many
| saloon keepers wives are members of the
order.
Mr.. Cordell Talks.
! Mr.. Wayne w. >Cordell, in an Interview
on the subject. said:
| 1.-The Rechabites have always refrained
| from anti-saloon crusades nor have We
| as body ever allowed ourselves to be
| drawn into any movement which sought
| to drive the saloonist out of business. Our
| view of the drinking evil is eminently
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Quaker City, made tour of the country
in the late SOS and recognized a large
number of tents. The progress of the order
from that time forward until about 1890
was rather slow, but in 1891 revival took
place, resulting in the order entering upon
new lease of life and career of usefulness.
In 1892 the high tent session, as the annual
meeting of the Rechabite national council
is called, was held in this city.
American Branch Linked With British
To this convention the High Tent OF
Great Britain and Ireland sent three dele
gates, the first since 1S45, who, in the
course of the proceedings, proposed that
the American order reunite with that OF
Great Britain and her colonies.
This proposition from the British dele
gates was discussed at great length, re-
suting finally in an agreement being
reached whereby the American order was
allowed to retain it's title of High Tent of
North America and to work under Its own
laws, constitution and rituals, but at the
same time to confer upon each men,
Der thereafter the Stafford unity degree, by
means of which the order becomes linked
with the British branch, or parent organ
iZation.
The order is now considered by its men,
bers as world wide. exist ng as it does in
all the British colonies from Bermuda to
Tasmania, and includes among its men,
bers congressman, governors, legislators,
mayors and prominent men. as well as
seventeen members of the British house of
commons and the bishops of St Adams,
Chichester, Durham. Liverpool, LANDAU
and Newcastle, who by virtue of Their sees
are members of the British house of lords.
or peers The bishop of British Columbia.
who, being a colonial bishop. is not a peer,
is also a member of the order.
The order has membership of 100000
and a fund of ssOO0O00. 1t pays "a week
sick benefit and a death benefit of $780,
but has thus far steered clear of the en-
tanglements of the insurance feature. The
present head of the order in the United
States is High Chief Ruler John c. Moore,
who resides at Ills K street northwest.
this city, and is employed in the Treasury
Department, he having been elected at the
last high tent session held in Western
port Md. on October II, 1904. Just who
his successor will be it is hard to say.
Another feature of the work of the Rech-
abite order deserving of notice is that wo-
men and small boys are admitted as well
men.
Ritualistic Work.
The ritualistic work of Rechabtfsn is
entertaining and far from nonotonous.
The first degree is that of knight of Tenn
perance, in which the candidate sole:nnly
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RESENT THE CHARGE
LOCAL AUTHORITIES TO INvESTI-
GATE FEVER CONDITIONS.
Alleged Gross Exaggeration in Story
of Prevalence of Disease in
Washington.

washington is probably the most I'M
healthy city in the country"
This statement contained in dispatch
from Washington to southern newspaper,
has furnished the starting point of another
analysis of the local typhoid fever situation
and of health conditions generally, and it
is probable that expressions of opinion from
the District Commissioners, Capt Spencer
Cosby who has charge of the Washington
Acqueduct and the filtration plant, and
Surgeon General Walter Wyman, of the pub
lie health and marine hospital service, will
be" forthcoming.
R. H. Hommel of Vicksburg. Miss, saw
the printed story and he inclosed the
clipping in letter to the Commissioners.
In the clipping it was declared that the ex-
penditure of s., 100000 the Washington
filtration plant had been practically with
out result, in so far as the desired effect
in checking the prevalence Of typhoid fever
was concerned, and Mr. Hommel asked If it
had been shown absolutely that the out
break of typhoid fever came from the water
supply; whether or not the sewerage from
Cumberland, Md, Is the direct cause, and
whether or not there is any means in the
present system of fltering that will clear
the water of typhoid fever germs.
Beside the declaration that Washington
Is the most unhealthy city in the country,
the Commissioners regard as particularly
objectionable the correspondent 5 state
ments that few If any cities have SO large
a death rate. Few cities have spent any
thing like the money that Washington has
on it's water supply. For the past six or
eight weeks the number of typhoid fever
cases has been from fifty to one hundred
more each week than for the same period
a year ago..
Records of the health Office show that the
writer's statements concerning the ratio Of
increase in typhoid is grossly exaggerated,
and it is pointed out that the sweeping ref
erence to this city as the most unhealthy
in the country is not only untrue, but like
ly to be damaging in it's effect.
The questions asked by Mr.. Hommel con-
corning the relation of the water supply to
typhoid fever has been referred to the en-.
gineer in charge of the aqueduct.
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

FIRST ADDITION TO AMERICAN UNI
VERSITY PARK-Galen L. TAFT ct al,
trustees, to Ada F. Bush, lots Is and 16.
block %; 81, 400.
TAKOMA PARK-Sina c. Kinnear ct vir,
John B.. to Mildred C. Bryan, lot l.,
block II; $40.
WASHINGTON HEIGHTS - Oscar w.
White ct ux. to Maggie Evans, lot 80,
block Z; $40.
TWELFTH STREET SOUTHWEST be-
tween c and D streets-Joseph j. Dar-
lington to George w. and Grace D. Slair,
lot I. square 297; IS.
WooDRIDGE-Susan F. Cowland ct vir.
William NJ. to Ida w. Hunt, lot 3, block
William M. Cowland, lot 8, block 8; $40.
PARAMOUNT HEIGHTS-Robinson White
ct ux.. to Walter Carter. lot 81, block 8:
LIE DRoIT PARK-oliver C. McCardell to
William H. Johnson. lot 60, block 10; SO.
NO. 1907 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE
SOUTHEAST-Edwin NJ. Knight ct ux.
to Chris Cox Dawson, lot 81. square
1915; $40.
NO. 91o TWELFTH STREET NORTH
WEST-Emmanuel B. Shaver ct ux to
J. Heroes. part Tot c, square 2S5; SO.
NO. 1925 H STREET NORTHEAST-Fred-
lin, part lot IS, square 081; SO.
RANDLE HIGHLANDS = United States
Realty Company to Annie e. Martin, lot
II. block 4; $40.
NO. 1882 EIGHTEENTH STREET NORTH
WEST-Stewart w. Walker ct ux. to
Mollie w. yesterday, lot 12S. square
1873; SO.
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WHOLESALE MARKET REPORT.

EGGS. - Nearby fresh Virginia, "a
West Virginia and southwest Virginia,
%; Tennessee, %; North Carolina, 21a22
BUTTER. = Creamery. fancy. 25ha?6.
Western firsts, 21a22: seconds. IS. Pro-
cess, fancy, 16; fair to good, 16. Store-
packed. fresh, 12a13.
CHEESE New York state factory,
new. large, 13a13A.
POULTRY. -Chickens, per h., Is; hens,
per lb., 1914; ROSTERS per h., z; ducks,
pee lb., 10; young ducks, per h., 11a12:
keats, per H., Sac.
DRESSED POULTRY-Spring chickens.
per h., 15a16; hens. choice Der Ib.. 15al6;
ROSTERS. per h.. 8; ducks. per h., Sa1O.
! NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. bbl., No. 1,
5a2.00: No. 2. 1.00a1.25; vans, new, bpl.,
carrots, per bunch. 2a3; cucumbers, per
huehel box, 1.5O: onions, per bbl, 1.75;
lettuce, per bbl, tOOa2 90; Boston lettuce,
per crate. 15a1.25; peppers. per 100, leo;
string beans, basket, 50aS5; bbl., 2.O0a
2.:j: tomatoes, nearby, per box. 75a1.25
new beets. per bunch, 2a3; cabbage. per
bbl., 75a1.OO; cabbage, N. Y, per 100. 400
a6OO; eggplant, per bbl., 75a1.50; rad
ishes. per bunch, 1a2; cantaloupes, near .
by. per crate, 50a1.00: Colorado. per crate.
2.25a2 70; corn, per doz.. 16a20; celery, per
doz, 4Oa6O.
GREEN FRUITS.-Apples. Per bbl. 1.50
400; oranges, California navels per box.
4. 5Oa5. 90; pineapples, per crate. 2.50a3..5;
peaches, per box, 1.00s2.25; pears, per bas-
ket, 9Oa1 90; pears. Bartlett, per bbl., 3.50a
45O: per crate, 1.25a1.5O; watermelons.
each, 10a30: plums. per 49, "a:
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HOT WEATHER TO CONTINUE.
Bureau Predicts No Relief in Several
DAYS.

Washington is suffering from hot wave
of an intensity unusual at this time of the
year. The weather began to warm up last
Friday and has increased somewhat each
day since If the weather predictions are
correct the residents of this city may have
no relief for several days, as report from
the bureau this afternoon is that there will
be no material change in the weather today
or tomorrow. The nights are for the most
part comparatively cool.
The temperature yesterday increased
steadily and at o'clock in the afternoon
down town the mercury registered 50 in
the shade and in the evening at o'clock
the readings were reported at So.
The readings at Affleck's drug store, 1923
Pennsylvania avenue, for the day were: 3
O'Clock 80: II o'clock noon, o.; l o'clock
pm, 90; o'clock pm, "a.
Residents of the city who have returned
to their homes from their vacations at the
seashore and mountains in the past few
days as a result of the cool weather of the
early part of last week regret that they did
not remain away longer.
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MAKE HIGHWAYS BETTER.
Good Roads Movement Advancing in
Northern Virginia.

The goods roads movement in northern
Virginia is assuming a new life, and the
prospects are that concerted action will be
taken by the counties adjacent to this city
for the improvement of the country thor-
oughfares This movement in Virginia was
started about four years ago and its good
effect can be seen already on many OF the
highways of the state The Goods Roads
Association Is constantly keeping the ques-
ton before the public. A good roads .nee'-
ing which was held last Saturday at Lees
burg was attended by a large throng or
the farmers and business men from all SEC
tions of the county, and much interest was
taken in the proceedings. Judge r. n.
Tebbs in behalf of the town of LeesburS,
and Mr. Charles p. Janney, in -behaie or
Loudoun county. welcomed the visitors To
these addresses President William H Moore
of the National Good Roads Association
replied.
The theme of the addresses delivered by
Messrs T. p. Rixey, William Broadburn
and Wellington NJ. Loucks related TO the
advantages of having good hard ara
smooth roads the minimum cost of build
ing such highways, and the best methods
to be used in their construction. At the
close of the meeting a large number OK
names were added TO the roster of the o.
doun association.
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grapes, per crate. LIS: per basket, 1Sa25 !;
damsons, per h., 2ka 3H.

grapes. per crate. 1.75; per basket. 1sa25;
damsons, per h., 2ka38.
HAY AND STRAW. = New timothy.
choice, 1900; No. 1, 1850; No. 2, I5.Gya
1880: mixed hay. 11.50a14.5O, clover, $50
a13OO. Straw, rye, bundle, 1O.00alI 90;
rye machine thrash. 150aS.00; wheat 600
ac15: oat straw. per ton. 6.00a6.25.
LIVE STOCK.-Cattle, extra, per cwt.,
475a5.00; butcher. per cwt, i.c0a4.50: Or
binary, per cwt, 2.50a3.50; rough per
cwt.. 1.50a2O0. Hogs, per cwt.. gross. $50
a. 90; ordinary. per cwt., 5.50aG.o0. SHEEP
clipped, 3.00a3.50; lambs choice per h.
7H; medium, 6ha7. Calves. choice, per
lb., IN medium H., 6aGk grass calves
per lb., 4a5. Cows, prime. fresh, EACH
81 G0a40.00; common. each, 2000a30.00;
old and dry, each, 10.00a12O0.
WOOL AND HIDES. - Wool, washed.
free of burrs. per h., 39a40; wool. rn-
washed, per H., 27a2S. Hides. green, pes
lb. IL; dry, per h.. Is. Sheepskins. green.
each. 1.25a1.5O; dry, each. 75a1.00. Calf
skins green, each. 1.00a1.30.
Wholesale market price of BEEF CUTS.
No i ribs, per h., 10; No. 2 ribs, per Ib.,
10: No ribs, per h., g. No. ] loins, per
h.. 10; No. 2 loins. per h., 10; No. loins.
par h.. g. No. 1 chucks, per H., z: No.
chucks, per h. 8; No. 3 chucks. per h.. s.
No 1 rounds, per h.. 0; No. rounds. per
lb, z; No. rounds. per h.. o.
GRAIN = Wheat. choice, 6sa70; OF
Yellow, 5sa59; ear, 3.0Oa3.10. Oats. old.
western white. No. 2, 4Oa41; mixed, 3Sa39:
new, white 37a39: new. mixed. 36a3S.
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variably does more harm to the temper
ance cause than good, and I quickly re-
piled to him that We would join in no
such movement, pointing out that where
loonists, and even induced a large number
of them to quit the liquor business. as
well as drinking. their organization. in
the whole history of its activities, had
made only enemies out of men II might
have converted by methods less hostile
and Objectionable
For some reason after its introduction in
this country American Rechabitism drifted
apart from the parent English order. The
civil war almost annihilated it. but at the
close of the struggle George c. Thompson
of the Philadelphia mint, who before the
war had been a leading Rechabite of the
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pm, rs; II midnight, 60. September 10, 4
a M, 81; am, u: II noon, 81; pm, 9S.
Maximum. 90. at pm. September 10;
minimum. &c, at am. September 10.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 8. PM, 1880;
pm, 29.s7 u midnight, $3.50. September
10. am. 29.90; am, 1892; II noon, 1895;
pm, 29.93.
Tide Tables.
Today-Low tide. TBS a. m. and 7:4s pm.
high tide. 12:4S am. and 1:10 pm.
Temorrow-Low tide, $50 am. and SAC
pm-; high tide, LBS a. m. and 200 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose, $3.50 am; sun sets, 6:17
pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 5:37 am.
Moon rises, 11:01 pm.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset; ex-
t1nguishing begun one hour before sunrise.
All arc and incandescent lamps lighted fif-
teen minutes after sunset and extinguished
forty-five minutes before sunrise.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at
8 am: Great Falls, temperature, &c; con-
dition, 10. Dalecarlia reservoir, tempera-
ture, 76; condition at north connection, 10;
condition at south connection II. George
town distributing reservoir, temperature.
I6; condition at influent gatehouse, Is;
sohuieioh dt ciiiueHt sdteHouSe, ~ WdSn-
fngton city reservoir, temperature, 70;
condition at infiuent, 20; condition at eff
fluent, 10.
Up-River Waters.
Special Dispatch to The Star
HARPER'S FERRY, w. Va, September
o.-Potomac cloudy. Shenandoah clear.
Downtown Temperature.
Temperature recorded today by H. D.
Feast Co.'S standard thermometer was
as follows:
8 am, Is.
II M, IS.
pm, so.
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FOES OF DRINK HABIT
Annual Meeting of the High Tent
of Rechabites.
LOCAL DELEGATES THERE
Want the Next Session to Be Held in
Washington.
BUSINESS SESSION TOMORROW
Gather John Quick" introduced the
Order id This country-of
English Origin.
BUSINESS SESSION TOMORROW

special From a Stan Correspondent.
GAINESVILLE, Ohio. September 10.-The
Washington delegates to the fiftieth an
nual meeting of the High Tent of North
America, Independent Order Of Rechabites,
reached the convention city this morning.
They were taken in charge by a committee
Of GAINESVILLE Rechabites and the citizens
committee and escorted to their quarters.
The visitors spent the forenoon in sight
seeing among the manufactures for which
GAINESVILLE is noted, and in trolley riding
about the picturesque suburbs of the Ohio
city.
The town folks have arranged a number
of entertainment features for the four days
the visiting Rechabites will be here. The
Washington party was Joined by Maryland
and Ohio Recha bites at several points along
the Baltimore and Ohio between Washing
ton and GAINESVILLE.
The first business session will be held to-
morrow, and the Washingtonans are al
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THE COURT RECORD.
District Supreme Court

1
EQUITY COURT-NO. 1-Justice Gould.
| Boyd agt Boyd; alimony pendente lite aad
| counsel fees awarded; compliments solicit
tors, Thompson & Laskey.
Molloy agt. OBrien; guardian ad Item
appointed; compliments solicitor, r. A
| Curtin.
In assignment of M. w. Vance; sale
ratified and reference to audi or; petitioner $
solicitor, w. P. Plumley.
Griffith agt- Stewart; time to file tran
script on appeal extended; compliments
solicitors, Ambrose & Merilat; defendants
solicitors, ]. B. Archer jr. and E. H.
Thomas.
Griffith agt Stewart; rule as to injunc-
| ton returnable September 20; complainant s
solicitors, C. II. Merillat and G. r. Gather
Iribby agt Tribby; reference to w. H.
SIMPLIFY. examiner; compliments solicitors.
Howard Boyd and Leckie, Fulton & Cox;
de1endants solicitors, Gordon & Gordon
i and L. l.. Jeffords.
stewart agt Green; receiver discharged
complainants solicitor, C. w. Clagett; de-
Iendants solicitors. j. B. Larner, E. A.
Jones and John Ridout.
BANKRUPTCY COURT-Justice Gould
In re Thomas E. Waggaman; sales ratified
nisi
| PROBATE COURT-Justice Gould.
Estate OF Jesse c. Weir; will admitted to
probate and letters testamentary granted to
theodore F. Sargent and Ada B. Coe; bond
S1,500; attorney, Irving Williamson
In re Louise Bache ct al; order to sell
real estate: attorneys, A. G. Dubois and
E. S. Bailey.
Estate of Werner C. Motz; petition for
probate of will filed; attorney, Walter c.
Balderston.
In re Douglass H. Clemens; order dis
charging guardian and appointing Evelyn
G. Mitchell guardian; bond 500; attorneys
Coldren & Fenning
Estate of Edward D. Perkins; order of
sale; attorney, L. A. Dent.
Estate of George M. Cissel; order to sell
securities; attorney, A A. Hoebling.
Estate of Thomas Yates; petition for let
| ters of administration fled attorney, j. B.
Horrigan.
| 20. 1906, filed.
Estate of Ann M. Craig; will dated June
| 3, 1901, filed.
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abjures strong drink; the second, Knight
of Fortitude, marks the beginning of sew
eral similar degrees, in which the candi-
date is brought to realization of the
duties and responsibilities which he owes
to his family, his fellow-men, and his gov
eminent. Finally comes the Sal.ord unity
degree, by means of which the candidate is
brought to realize that, after all, men are
the same the world over.
The degrees given in the women's and
juvenile tents are for the most part illus
trative of Biblical events, with a pointed
temperance moral The requirements of
Rechabitism are quite broad enough to ad-
NIT men of all creeds and shades of be-
lief. while the Christian feature is perhaps
uppermost in the order. ]. w. M.
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fair and continued warm tonight and Tues
day; light westerly winds.
Maximum temperature past twenty-four
hours 90; a year ago, 10.
Weather conditions and general forecast
The tropical storm of last week passed
north of and near, Bermuda, moving In
a northeasterly direction on Sunday, the
9th instant. Press dispatches indicate that
the storm was quite severe.
Conditions somewhat unsettled in
the eastern and central districts. In the
ing easterly over the northern plateau.
Pressure is low in the Dakotas and the
southwest.
Scattered thunder storms have occurred
in eastern Tennessee, northwestern Georg-
la, the Ohio valley. and in western Wiscon-
sin and northeastern Iowa.
For tonight and Tuesday fair weather is
indicated for the Washington forecast dis
trict, except that showers are probable
Tuesday in the Ohio valley.
New England and eastern New York. but
elsewhere high temperatures will prevail
for the next thirty-six hours.
The winds along the New England coast
will be light to fresh northwesterly; on
the middle and south Atlantic and east
gulf coasts light and variable, and on the
lower lakes fresh southwesterly.
The following heavy precipitation Din
inches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: La Crosse. 1.56.
ports will have light northwesterly winds
and fair weather to the Grand Banks.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings Of the
thermometer and barometer at the weather
bureau for the twentyfour hours beginning
at pm. yesterday:
Thermometer September 9. 4 pm, IS;
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Cannot Locate Girl.
al Disnatcb TO The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
DANVILLE, Va. September 1O.-All eff
forts by the police and relatives to To-
cate pretty Lizzie Richardson, age thirteen
years, who mysteriously disappeared from
the home of her adopted parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. W. W. Terry. DIT night several days
ago have proved of no avail
The girl left in her night gown, and
the only probable theory is that she was
met on the outside by some man whose
identity has not been revealed.
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the calls for help. Miss Risley was so ex-
cited at the time that it is believed pos
were fired. and this is believed to explain
her statement quoted in the foregoing.
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Vice President Fairbanks returned TO
his home in indianapolis last night and
on Tuesday will leave for New Hampshire
where he is to address state fair gath
ering.
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practical. Some temperance enthusiasts
would call 1t worldly. The average sa-
loonist is very far from being bad man.
and 80 out Of every 100 of them will
frankly admit that IL there were any other
business in which they could realize the
same profits as that of whisky selling they
would most willingly close their shops at
once to engage in it.
mot long ago I received letter from
the head Of the Anti-Saloon League re-
questing that we join them in an anti
saloon crusade, which involved all the
petty spying and detective work that In