The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-06

trict Of Virginia, read his annual re
port His district IS composed o
Ill twenty Eve counties, ten OF which hav
gone dry. and OF the 100 ncorporate,
awns II the . state Tb so, seTsnisa
$sssoo. and contains is6 bars, or on,
to every 1882 lnhahitants. MI. R.eh
III the brightest prospects OF the ultimate
success or the league. and that N. ;
short time other counties. will be addet
to those already with the Temperance
From the southwest District Of th,
State, which also comprises twenty
y five counties, the field secretary, thu
Rev. J. d. McAllister. read his re
nnaa sasnton ea Tie ony ses oSG
have saloons, and Abingdon and Pu
lnski the only towns with .dispensaries
Temperance Victories for the last yea
notable OF these being at pocahontas
Roanoke, II was thought, will be TIL:
next to fall In line.
Urged National .antI-Jug Law.
The supreme need in national legl5.
lation SAID i the Rev. A. s ssis,a
!, ton Needed and Why" is the pnsshge
s OF an interstate commerce liquor bill
which will give to the States the full
power. he said tits law would pro-
hibit the shipment OF liquid damna-
ton" in plain scaled packages. e Q. D..
into prohibtton terri tory Indieation rs,
after a strong fight. The main OBJ
sticle in the way Is Joseph q. Cannon.
Speaker of the House. who was de-
posed to all refortn." He also made
a plea for the District of Columbia.
and thinks great good can be done
& af temperance advocates will write to
their congressman. asking that they
use their influence in Kidding the Dis
trict of saloons, especially the one In
the new union station. The Speaker
begged the temperance people of the I
State TO ask tor these three reforms:.l
ID The passage OF the interstate COM
merce LIQUOR bill. % Relief for the
pSsr,e Of colpmpa absSate nroh
of the bar from the Union Station.
Questioned concerning the. canteen
agitation, Mr.. Hare said that there
IS little prospect Of Its coming up be.
barrass Mr.. Taft.
A resolution was offered and adopt.
ed that each member of the league
ing for these reforms. each pedging
himself to get ten OF his friends to do
the same. Amending this, II was de-
papers throughout the State With tfn
MINES of the local temperance people
appended.
Attack On Dispcnsnrics.
THE Dispensary; Why II Should Not
Be Favored as so-Called Lesser
EVIL" paper read BY the Rev. j. a.
great deal or applause, so much so.
that 1t was ordered printed and added
to the literature of the league. He,
OF saloons and outwitters Of the law
Those who support the institution. il
said belong to the ring" and munich
pal officers must be favorable. 'rhe pco-
men with liquor" and the dispensary-E
advocates reply: Damn your men, we /
must have the money" Concluding,
he said that municipal "money mili,'l
mill - go -
The afternoon session was closed
With short speeches by the Rev. r, Fl.
Richardson. The former spoke on the
kind of temperance literature needed.
and advocated especially n stronger
stand for the cause by the daily and
weekly newspapers. This, with the +
cooperation Of the religious journals.
he said. would be one of the ablest
factors for prohibition.
NE Richardson explained that thels
State League is in the nature of a I
specialist onsthe subject OF legislation, /
and went on 10 show the advantages
of consulting with it before holIing /
toSdi opt@oN teiceIloRSst 3-- t
To-Dny's. Program.
follows: -
AIorning-o:so, report of committee
on nominations and committee on Gre
denIals; 9:45. why is d Union of I
Christian and Moral Forces Necessary /
IN This Conflict:r Rev. Thos. Semmes:
10. Field Day. What 1t Means.n Rev |
y. w. West; 10.l5, discussions; SHOULD |
Anti saloon League Field Day BE Held /
IN the Churches" Rev. w M Vines
p B. p; lo4,; discussion, Methods Of
Liquor Men In Local Option Con
tests. led by Rev. Fl. P. Hamill, Rev
". W. Lear, 2. D., and W. ]. Kendrick
Esq; 11I5, "The Corrupting influence
OF the saloon, On Our Civic Life" Rev. l
5Gilpy c. Kelley, D. D.; 11:I5, "Properj
Attitude Of the Christian and Good I
Citizen Toward the License system ;,
Afternoon--s:S0, report of commit
tees; S:45. The Relation OF the Anti
Saloon League to Politics." the Rev.
James Cannon Jr. D. p. 4:l5. "The
economic Side of the Saloon Problem, :, !
the Rev. j. D.. McAlliste,..
Eyening-745, address, the Rev. z
n. Baker. q, D.. OF Columbus, Ohio.
snatIonal .superintendent; S:45, parting
words, ned hs" the Rev. e. r. Dadmun. !