The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-10-02
II 81 JOIN D
BARTENDER UNION


IF%5 hxANSASSlslIY, Sept SU.--beCauSo
he Is opposed to prohibition ana de-
sires to add the study ot the liu,tor
question from the inside Of hls many
other underta kings. Rev. Wallace NJ.
Short. OF Kansas city, known a. one
OF the busiest ministers In the United
States, has Joined the bar.enders
union. DR.. Short, 40 far 90 any
authorities here show. Is the only
minister III the United Slater rho be-
longs to the Organization Dy. Short
is 20 be initiated into the order this
month. His application has been
accepted by the local union i ana ~
soon as the ceremonies OF fnitiat ton
are over he will be fitted to tend any
bar--if he cares to. IL & s z II II h
& But the minister will not spend
much Zine behind any of the bars
Of the city. There are too many other
things to attend to-. For instance.
there's his model Sunday school, the
principle OF which Is being copied all
over the country. Then there ts g
pile Of daily correspond nce thu. takes
from three to five hours to answer.
After that comes his office hoursan
afternoon which the minister spends
in an office he maintains in a down
town building = -" Il .,, 57 ~ Il =: sy
:@ Interested in Politics. !
When office hours are over, there
is politics to BE discussed with poll
:tical leaders OF the city, and by that
time night has. come. The evening
is devoted to visiting members OF
the congregation, if 1T Is l. week;
night, or to preaching, II :he day Is
Sunday H. El lss ; +, .G5. :
I DR.. Wallace M. Short is the pastor
Of the Beacon Hill Congregational
church, one OF the fashionable church.
tebi OF the city. He worked his way
through college and by chpppinE wood
earned money to- pay for his tuition
at Be1oi., Wis, and at Yale. Several
years were spent in a. country charge
and then he came to Kansas City.
When President Taft was here on his
last visit. he selected DR.. Short, as his
pastor. sSssI s. :. ssss.
Besides his other duties, Dr. Short ID
a member Of the Industrial Council Of
the city, q member Of tho Industrial
committees selected by Gov. HALEY to
represent Z, Missouri in the convention
this; wear and "a member t,f me Ma
tiorais 'f@ongrerattonal committee with
Graham 7Tavlor. \. " III .t:&, S. ,,.E . q
4; IA q IL His office down town that
Dr. Short. does most sc ,i1ia work
There MARRIAGES ara performed ard
souls saved. & TIusbands md wives tell
az marital troubles. while others fol-
low 5in& the line that ~ coming and
going from tlie Office dill fday, to tAll
Of sins 10 talk politics. 5sto consult
ttlere..4A.then election times come IA
a,npsas city, aiwaysfa he 3iss One MI,
who carti-at,e counted OH ;tos 70 to- The
worst @pollinp places In the civ and
act m clerk s ci1a1len xer 81 1udvA OF
q anx, Ar 81 Al iYa,c,t ~ sevarar- fir,Aa
yvnila' acting "a 81 challenger III Mr.
1s,,naa the arrest ana nrnaec,,f,on 5ni
ilIesa1 svoterssg H.. .14 !. !, ! I'D
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F. ,veats frn,n the tina The chtld IN.
tars nc sunday. .cl1oo1 ~ ~ ha1,v
,,nti, st il ready Is f,econ,a .. mre,nbe,
a. tha chnrch There ara fan, ter.
hooks other Than those which tai
+eashers aisltrt ana the nhild q ta,,ah,