Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-11-08
WOMEN WAGI WAR
ON RUM DEMON

sh!so ribbon OF temperance is much
IN evidence On the streets of Nash
villo today. hundreds of delegates
and visitors having arrived from all
over tina United States and Canada
20 participate in the national con-
'en,ion of the women's Christian
Temperance Union. In tho face OF
he uncompromising hosts OF pro-
hibitionists the saloons Of Nashville.
now one of the four remaining "wee
'it!es in Tennessee. are draped in
black. II Is expected that the con-
yention. which will remain In aes-
sion FIVE days. will result In greatly
.nlarging the prohibition wave now
weeping over the south. Many
speakers OF national reputation are
on the program. including former
United States Senator Edward w.
carmack. Of Tennessee The conven-
tton will undertake TO arrange
movement to bring such pressur, TO
bear upon congress "a viii absolutely
insure the passage of the Littleheld
Sill. prohibiting interstate shipments
II liquor.
1t has been Just twenty years since
be National woman's Christian
temperance Union has met In Nash
lille II was in 1887 that the last
convention was held here. Frances F..
Willard. being at that time the head
II tho organization.
Prominent delegates and officers
pf the union declare that the last
rear has been the most successful
N the history OF the organization.
IN all of the states and territories
of the union the propa ganda has
been carried on with unprecedented
zeal.
A compilation of the present lla-
uor laws of the various states shows
that, with the admission OF Oklaho-
ma, there will soon be five common
wealths where statutory prohibition
rules. with prospects of several more
IN the near future. Maine North
Dakota and Kan<as al1sady have
prohibition laws, which. il is de-
clared. are being more strictly ems
b'lar vote OF the people of the two
u!a vote of the people of the two
territories. Oklahoma will enter the
Union a dry" state. Georgia has
passed a prohibition law which will
become effective on January 1. next.
i More OF than flf OF the nation,
according to w. c. T. Z. statistics.
IS under prohibition laws. The con
ditions existing in the various states
are described as follows:
Alabama--Majority of the coun-
ties dry, with prospects that state,
wide prohibition will soon be ADOPT
ed; birmingham the metropolis of
the state. recently voted dry"
Arkansa-Sixty of the seventy.
eight counties dry and much other
dry territory in other counties.
California--Four dry counties AMI
much ether dry territory.
Colorado--Local option law this
year.
Connecticut-Ninety-six dry 20 -
wet towns, under local option.
Delaware--Half dozen dry towns
and prospects of state wide orohi
bition. my
District of Colum mbia--Campaig
TO be made by w. c. r. T.. and other
temperance organizations before the
next congress. with object of drlv-
ing saloons from Washington and the
entira district
FloTNda-Two-thilds OF counties
dry. and movement for state arohi-
billion now being pushed.
IdahO--Wct in It's entirety six
days out of seven.
tlllinois--l1ocal option law is cx-
peeted TO be extended widely over
The state.
indiana--Half of population re-
ported TO be in dry territory.
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