The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-11
LEAGUE PROGRAM
IN LEAGUE PAPER
Anti-saloon Organ Put Talley
Down as Speaker Without
Asking Him to Speak.
M'ALIsTER NAMED AS EDITOR
Tal'ey Put Down as Speaker
When He Hadn't Agreed
to Speak.
M'ALIsTER NAMED AS EDITOR

Attempts yesterday BY officers of the
Anti-Saloon League to make it anpear
that The Times Dispatch had printed
81 unauthorized program OF the meet
Ing TO be held next week in Newport
news makes II necessary for this news
paper 70 state that IL got It's copy from
an official organ Of the Anti Saloon
League OF Virginia The proof is sub.
mitted herewith In the form OF a fac
siinlic page from the publication In
question. IN that program IL was put
down that Robert II. Tallcy. of Rich
mond, would speak on "a Word From
Licensed itcs-Richmond.h' Mr.. Talley,
who is Assistant United states District
Attorney. denied that he is 10 speak. and
Rev. J. .. McAlister, Of the League.
rorroborated him. 1t seems tina, some
persons called at AIr. Talley's office
some weeks ago without seeing him
and left message about some speech
which NIr rallcy never understood
But after the publication OF the pro.
gram in The Times Dispatch yesterday
morning. Mr.. 1'alley was invited by AI.s
hicAlister TO speak on the topic adver-
Edited b,, ,IcAli.ter
The program as Printed yesterday
morning was copied from The Ameri-
can Issue-Nirginia edition in fact
and an organ OF the Virginia Anti
Saloon League. That paper, as the
accompanying photograph shows. car
rtes the names OF Rev ]. -. McAlister
US Virginia editor. THAT being the case.
and in view o the further fact that the
paper was dated February IL. 1911. ma
turaliy gave anybody to understand
that the official organ Of the league.
edited by Mr.. McAlister. would not be
guilty OF taking. So while Mr. Nc
Alistcr notified the afternoon papers
that Tho Times Dispatch had printed
en- unauthorized COPY OF the program
and neglected to state that The Times
Dispatch got that unauthorized copy
from the official organ OF the league
Of which he Is Virginia editor. it is
proper that the facts be set forth.
NO Branch There.
On the editorial page OF the Amer!-
can Issue. there Ia line stating that
the branch Office Is located q eS North
Ninth Street. Richmond Nobody AZ
that address ever heard OF the paper
II has no branch office there.
An afternoon paper. OF which this
superintendent OF the Anti-Saloon
League Is one OF the editors. stated
yesterday that the tentative program
made UP about three weeks a go was
printed BY that paper at the tame. and
that iii has Just been reprinted by
some other papers without indicating
changes made in the meantime"
Own Fiies Prove 1t Untrue.
The files OF the newspaper OF which
the superintendent Of the Anti saloon
League Is one OF the editors show that
this statement Is not true. On January
al--less than two weeks ago--it printed
an article about the meeting at New
port News. giving the II anies of about
dozen people on the speaking list.
That article was not reprinted by The
Iimcs- Dispa tch.
The American Issue. Of February II !,
which was received In this office on
Thursday, reached other newspa per Of
fees here the same day. Carrying the
name OF Rev j. y, McAlister as its