The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-06-10
Anti.SaIoon League Organ
May Change From Its
Semi-WeekIy Basis.
WOULD COMBAT BREWERS.
LEAGUE WANTS TO FOLLOW THE
PUBLICITY PACE WHICH THE
BREWERS ORGANIZATION HAS
BEEN HITTING UP.
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Indianapolis. June 1O.-The Anti-Sa-
loon League headquarters committee
is still considering the advisability of
changing their official publication, the
American Issue, from a semi-monthly
to weekly publication. The commit
tee was in session this week at head
quarters in this city and discussed this
matter, and it seemed to be the general
opinion, advanced by State Superin
tendent e. S. Shumaker, that the
change ought to be made. 1t was
pointed out that it would mean large
increase in the expenses OF the league,
but there was a feeling that the in
crease could be provided for.
1t was recognized by the members Of
the committee that much more effect
i've work could be done in a weekly
publication than with paper publish
ed every two weeks. 1t was pointed
out that the brewers are making Wig
orous campaign of publicity, and that
the temperance people must do like
wise to keep up with them. The mat
ter Of the change will be decided with
in the next few weeks.
A Hotel Organization.
Tn Indiana Hotel Mems association
was incorporated yesterday. This as
ISOLATION numbers among it's members
more than 400 of the 600 hotel keepers
OF the state, all of the larger cities
and towns being represented in the or
ganization. c. E. T. Dobbins of Sey-
mour. Is the president, and J. Edward
Krause, Of this city, is secretary. Hen
ry w. Lawrence, proprietor of the
Claypool hotel in this city, said today
that the association will not take any
active hand in politics, but that at the
same time the members of the associa-
ton favor the repeal Of the county OPP
ton law and the enactment of a city
and township local option law in it's
place. He says the hotel business in
the smaller cities where county option
is in force, has been very poor dur
ing the last two years, and that the
trouble is traceable to the fact that
the hotels cannot now maintain bar.
He says also that the association will
look after the swindlers who get the
hotels to cash checks and that they will
also try to combat the combine which
maintains high prices on hotel sup
plies. Mr.. Lawrence says the hotel
keepers are up against trust in this
line, and that 1t is necessary for the
hotel men to stand together.
Democratic Editors.
About twenty-five of the democratic
editors OF the state met here yester-
nj cfo p.fin NJ q
democratic press bureau to run during
the campaign. The attendance was
disappointment to the promoters, who
had figured on having about seventy
five or a hundred of the editors here
for the meeting. Those who did at
tend adopted resolutions favoring such
a bureau. but there is question about
where the money is to come from to
run the thing. 1t was estimated by
some of the editors that it would cost
probably 5000 to conduct a bureau
during the campaign. All of this could
not be raised by assessing the news
papers. for many OF them could not
stand the assessment. 1t was said that
the state committee stood willing to
contribute 81 900 to the fund, but some
OF the state candidates and others are
questioning the ACCESSIBILITY OF such an
expenditure. One man remarked that
a thing of this kind always costs more
than was anticipated, and that such
would be the case this time. SO the
estimate of $1,000 would probably
grow to over 5000 before the season
closed.
A number of the editors who were ex-
pected did not come to the meeting. In
fact some of the very ones that the pro-
moters wanted to attend did not come.
No definite action was taken as to the
time when the bureau should be open
cd, or who should be placed in charge
of 1t. but another meeting Of the edit
ors will be held on June % and "A at
Tom Taggart's French Lick hotel.
when it is said final decision will be
made one way or the other.