Evening star., 1912-01-30
History of Maine Struggle.

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History of Maine Struggle.
She gave a lively history OF the wet and
dry struggle in her native state Of Maine.
We've been dry there for many a
year." she said. land the greatest COM
plant against the dry law is that 1t is
violated and the reason is that Maine
doesn't have the power to enforce the
traffic laws. We have no distilleries. yet
liquor is sold there in violation of the
spirit of the law. No Maine man can
manufacture liquor in the state-now, Is
II right that Massachusetts can break our
laws and manufacture whisky and ship
it into q state which has declared against
1t?
I'm here to plead for the enactment
of law to stop this meddiing with
prohibition state by a lack of protection
and this Kenyon bill will give the home
the protection it ought to have"
Following her came the Georgia Cy-
Clone" introduced as such. and glad to
be called SO. Mrs. Armor started out
with rapid-fire resume of Georgia
politics which brought a loud cheer from
the seventy-five Georgians present.
Wants State Law Upheld.
"All we ask you." she said, at the rate of
about three hundred words a minute, 'is
that you won't let the United States come
into Georgia and violate the laws OF the
state. That gentleman there asked about
wheat and I'm glad he did. Suppose a
set of rascals were selling a lot OF rotten
wheat in a state. Do you suppose the
United States would allow them to keep
ii up, and II whisky isn't te ntimes worse
than rotten wheat miss my guess. I'm
going to speak at the First Congrega-
tional Church tonight and you senator's
ought to come to hear me. II the United
States Senate can protect dogs and terra
pin then ! want to know why II can't
protect people from alcohol"
The stenographers were sweating.
IF a lawyer stands up in front OF me
and tries TO argue that this sort of legis-
latiOn Is unconstitutional then l say he S
a poor excuse of q lawyer
Several lawyers on the liquor side OF
the question were present and grinned.
Gentlemen" she said. after ten min
utes of the most rapid talking ever
heard in the United States Capitol.
my speech for the present is finished.
I'm going to continue 1t at the First
Congregational Church this evening"
Rev. DR.. Horace N. Du Bost OF Au
gusta. Ga. made an appeal
THE Congress OF the United States
has the power to regulate traffic with
foreign nations. states and Indian
tribes" he said. Congress already
has prohibited the sale OF ardent spirits
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sovereign states entitled to the same
protection as the red men OF the
plains?"
Well Known Women Present.
Among the we'll known W. c. T. u.
women in the committee room this morn
ing were Mrs. Emma Sanford Shelton.
president of the w. e. T. L. of the Dis
trict: Mrs. L. s. Henry. correspon ling
secretary of the District of Columbia or-
ganization: Miss Ellen NJ. Stone. the mis-
sionary captured by, Macedonians ten
years ago: Mrs: Y. T. Mohler Of West
ton, ID. c., and Mrs. W. II. Howsell Of
Illinois. Some Of the Georgia delegation
were Rev. w. 4. Huckabee. Douglas
Ca; Rev. Stanley r. Grubb, Athens, Ga. !;
Holmes. Tallapoosa, Ga; c. L. Greaves.
Hawkinsville, Ca; Judge Evans. Sand
ersville, Ga. r. L. Harris, Augusta, Ga. ;
Mrs. Irwin and W. A. Chastain. Monroe,
Ga.
Music for the big convocation tonight
at First Congregational Church will be
in charge of Mrs. Don p. Blaine and
Mrs. Flora Kays Hanson. Mrs. Blaine
will present a portion OF her famous Co
lumbia's Congress" q musical stage pic
ture in the interests Of prohibition. which
has been seen In the theaters OF nearly
every large city in the country.
chorus Of fifty voices will be led by
Miss Annie Grigsby Of the Fifth Baptist
Church. Miss Mabel Ramsey. organist OF
Epworth NJ. E. Church, will accompany
the singers.
The Prohibition Wave" from "Colum-
bias Congress- will be rendered by thirty
voices The soloists will be Miss E. Pearle
Grigsby, representing the state OF Maine;
Miss Esther M. Ilrichson. representing
Georgia; Miss Nellie Barber as Kentucky:
Mrs. Flora Kays Hanson as Indiana;
Miss Marion Dyer as Maryland