The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-03-12
BY THOMAS F. KisAR.

city become anti-saloon territory?
For the first time IN history a great
world-city must answer this question.
The 41l.000 voters of this city OF =.
COO, 600 people will find IL on their bal.
lots at the councilmanic election April
s. Chicago is split into two warning
camps.
Nearly 1000 workers OF the $1,000
voters who signed the 47-pound petit
tion for this liquor referendum are
perfecting an organization in the 35
wards and 922 precincts to get men 10
vote dry" The United societies, the
vets organization, is marshaling
those interested in the LIQUOR trade,
the people who drink and don't want
to stop, and the so-called liberal ele-
ment
Chicago which eats. drinks and is
merry, drops its glass in amazed won
der as 1t hears hundred speakers as
sail the liquor traffic in its halls and
theaters. Just as II Chicago were a
little country town." they say.
The women, led by Mrs. Emily Hill,
president OF the county w. c. 7. L,
are very busy. Mr., Cityman, rushing
to catch the elevated, finds the ladies'
of the white ribbon swarming the
stations TO tell him not 10 forget 10
register They buttonhole him next
day. too. 10 ask him II he's done as he
promised.
The women, bundles OF literature
under their arms. walk III on nelga
bors they didn't even nod 10 al othei
times. and break into the homes OF Ut
ter strangers 10 ask them TO vote dry
Mrs Hill has asked sympathizers
especially women. TO donate their car
riages and automobiles TO take voters
TO the polls. They're going TO ask the
school board 10 declare holiday sc
that children can parade from polling
place to polling place, bearing nag
and banners reading. Vote TOT Me
The women are even talking OF serV
ing coffee at the polls. "sociable-ilke.
All this in Chicago, where people
don't look at each other In passing
and where neighbors are "a FAR away
as II they were in China.
The prohibition forces have com
bined in a Joint local option commit
tee. Ii has opened headquarters a
Fifth-ave. and Madison-st. just
block from the wet headquarters
The drys expect to spend SlO0,ooo'
the vets, S259,000.
Meetings are held daily In tht
shops. Churches by the dozen TORN
groups To hold joint anti-saloon meet
ings. Dry speakers nave mac
speeches In the heart OF the lodginl
district where ioaters live.
The tours of all prominent dry
a m
uel Dickie, Billy Sunday and Eugene
w. Chain will whoop 1t up Tor the
drys.
Secretary VIM. a Brubaker OF she
Prohibition party says mat as the
campaign grows hotter dry speakers
will mount soap boxes on street cor
ners. right I'm front OF saloons lohs
of literature will be distributed.
The vets are using the advertising
columns OF the newspapers freely
The drvs expect TO use posters ana
street car ads.
The vets say that II the 7l02 sa
looms are voted out, Chicago VIII go
broke" May !. when half OF the N'
0O0. GOO annual license money fails TO
come In,
They saw mat 25.0o0 saloon en-
ployes and 10000 brewery workers
will be thrown out OF employment
The drys reply thar the city gets only
81 600 600 for the S7000A 900 81 spends
annually for booze, and that the So
600 600 could be easily made ny by
bringing the tax.dodging rich 20 time
II Is possible that the drys DO not
expect TO win this time JAS X
shields. president OF the Illinois Anti
Saloon league. said;
This campaign will be educational
for the people OF the country. " moth
ing else. The correspondents of the
countrys biggest newspapers viii
carry 10 millions OF readers The arsu
ments of both sides That's what Va,
want. This agitation will help on
cause. Elections will be held, IN a.
cities of Illinois on the same day. TIE
election here will keep Chicago
uonor men busy at home. They won
send their money or foaters iutC
these cities and Wen have v better
chance at winning.
This fight will crystalize our force.
I'm Chicago and help us in our hgh
for county local option law We
would have better chance 20 SCI
Chicago under the county unit law.
A French commission has declared
In favor OF the inclined system of pen
, manship as less fatiguing and les,
likely to injure the spines OF children
practicing Il than the vertical.