Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-10
JUDGE WILBUR TALKS
TO PROHIBITIONISTS
RELATES EXPERIENCES OF HIS
OWN COURT
Audience Estimated at Eighteen Hum
dred Gathers at Temperance Rally
on Seventh Day Adventist
Camp Ground

II have not been talking temperance;
I have only been telling you some of
the things that have come under my
personal observation" said Judge Will
bur at the great temperance rally on
the Seventh Day Adventist camp
ground, where the ladies of the w. c.
L. U. had an audience estimated at
1900 yesterday afternoon.
Judge Wilbur had been rehearsing
most graphically the plain, unvarnished
stories told in his court by the victims
of the liquor habit, brought before him
on criminal charges and for alleged in
sanity. They were the tales that ex-
pose the dregs that lie at the bottom
of the glass and show the results of in
| temperance.
Personally believe in temperance"
continued the judge. Il signed the
pledge years ago, and 1 have kept It..
I wondered at first If a man could be
elected to office in Los Angeles who
was opposed to the liquor traffic, but 1
| found he could, and have seen 1t done
in several instances"
| spontaneously the great audience in
the tent applauded the sentiments ex-
pressed by the galaxy of temperance
workers, and the long program was
presented without evidence of weari-
ness Elder G. w. Reaser, president Of
|
the Seventh Day Adventist church,
presided, and Rev. Will w. Logan, pas
| tor of the First United Presbyterian
church, made the principal address OK
the day.
I'VE read in the Bible of law that
found place in the Mosaic code provid-
ing that If an OK gore another OK SO
that it die the offending animal should
be slain," said Mr.. Logan. 1.-THE owner
was held responsible for the loss, and
| If it should be shown that the OK was
wont to push with the horn in the past,
and that it had been told to the owner,
then the owner was slain also"
Then the speaker likened the liquor
traffic to the guilty OK, the raVages Oh
the drink habit having been so plainly
manifest as to make the owner liable
not only for the actual losses occa-
stoned by intemperance, but deserving
of punishment himself if he should not
kill the saloons that are killing the
men who patronize them. And you
are the owners" said he, "for you have
the votes that will close the saloons II
| cast where they will do the most good"
He called for the presentation OF tne
clean-cut issue to the people of call
fornia, assured that the majority OF It's
citizens are opposed to the liquor traftic
and will destroy 1t by their votes II
rallied to a united attack upon the
strongholds of intemperance.
Symposium by Women
Mrs. Julia D. Phelps, president of the
Los Angeles county w. G. T. u, con-
Quoted a symposium, in which state
and local w. C. T. u. speakers, in five
minute talks, outlined the various
phases of work in that organization.
DR.. Laura M. Locke talked on Med
| ical Temperance" Mrs. Mary G. Samp-
son on Literature" Mrs. Elizabeth IL.
Mills on Institute Work. Mrs. Mary
| p. Garbutt on Temperance and La
bor," Mrs. Sallie Ferris on "Anti-N ar
| cotics, 'Dr. Lillis Wood Starr on TO
bacco," and Mrs. Eta B. Tart on
''Work for Soldiers and Sailors" MRS
Phelps presented the claims or the
Union Signal, the national organ OF tne
w. c. T. u, published in the interests
OF temperance.
"California's Going Dry" a stirring
was sung by the ladies of the w. Z. L.
IT,. and prohibition Bells" another
vocal selection, was given as duet by
Mines. Payne and Griffith, with auto
harm accompaniment. Will d. Gould
gave a rousing temperance speech, ana
Mrs. Hester A. Griffith, state president
OF the w. C, T. u, and Mrs. Catherine
| p Wheat, president of the Los Angeles
| Federation, both were presented ana
smoke eloquently for temperance. one
or two more rallies will be held on the
campground The pledge was presented
by Prof E. ]. Hibbard OF san fran
| cisco. - 41o
| 20 nonground. where the meetings VIII
| oontine until next Sunday evening.