The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-28
PASSAGE OF WEBB
MEASURE URGED
North Carolina Antisaloon
League Completes Business
Of Convention.
ADDRESS BY HoBsoN TO-DAY
Farmers Urged to Organize for
Curtailment of Cotton
Crop.
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Raleigh, n. c., January sI.-Thc
North Carolina Antisaloon League In
State convention hore adopted this af-
ternoon constitution and bylaws In
conformity with those in forco in other
States. elected officers for the next
year and completed tho business of
tho convention ready for the final
demonstration Sunday afternoon when
there is to be great meeting in tho
auditorium at which Congressman
Richmond Pearson Hobeon will be the
special speaker, and his theme The
Great Destroyer" Tho officers elected
were as follows: President, ]. y. Hart
ness, of Iredell; ce-Presidents for
their respective congressional dis
tricts-T. j. Jarvis. a. D. Ward, II. T.
i~-clSs- r. o. Everitt. DR.. J. w. AIc,.
Neill. John Blue, II. II. vanderford w.
c. Dowd and ", S., I,nslt; Secretary.
y. L. Bennett''of Brevard; Treasurer.
|. c. Blair. OF Raleigh.
w. f. Carter, of Mount Airy. pre-
sented resolutions which were adopt
cd appealing to Congress for the
Webb bill to keep Interstate ship
ments of whiskey out of dry territory
in the states. A telegram was read
from Washington to the effect that
the Webb bill is to have a hearing
before the subcommittee of the House
Tuesday OF next week, and final hear
Ing before tho fun committee on
March I with further delay improb-
i bile.
The convention heard O. spirited adj
dress by Solicitor j. L. Spainhour, of
Burke county, on law enforcement. in
winch he declared there Is q crying
need for more activity on the part
OF the ministers in the effort for pro-
hioition law enforcement. There was
also an address by Attorney General
that there 10 a. steady decrease In
crime through tho operation OF tho
prohibition law
United States Circuit Judge Jeter c,
Pritchard told OF benefits of prohi-
bition.' treating especially the benefits
IN western Carolina In the uplift OF
the people and the elimination of all
kinds of crimes that for years bur-
dened the court docket and were at
trlbutablc to whiskey.
The morning session closed with mn
address by Congressman E. Y. Webb
In which he discussed especially his
Dill pending In Congress and ARGUED
Its constitutionallty.
While there is no official record OF
the out of town attendance at the
convention, 1t is estimated at 100. 1t
ia an enthusiastic crowd. and the
visitors declare that the prohibftion
sentiment in the sections of the state
they represent is strong and growing
There was good audience Tonight
at the auditorium for tho address nv
hon. John G. Woolley. Chicago ma
tional lecturer for the Anti-Saloon
League OF America, who spoke elo-
quently of the nationwide prohibit
ton movement A
Farmers Urged to Organize.
commissioner of Agriculture ". A.
Graham. President H. @. Alexander
or the North Carolina Farmers Union
and President ]. NJ. Mitchell of tho
North Carolina Farmers Alliance
joined to-day in an appeal to all cot
ton growers In this State to meet nj
tho courthouses in their respectiva
counties on February II, and organize
Tor the curtailment of the crop next
year. because the present crop ex-
ceeds the requirement of the COM
merce OF tho world. entailing a conse-
quent loss to the growers through
lack OF demand. The proposed cur
tailment Is pledge by farmers that
they VIII plant an acre of food pro-
quot for every acre OF cotton planted
next season
The Raleigh Chamber OF Commerce
last nient extended a unanimous in
vitntion to Or. Len. G. Broughton. of
Atlanta, 10 come to Raleigh and de-
liver an address or sermon In the big
new auditorium before he leaves
america to take up the pastorate of
Christ Church. London, England this
being the city of his birth and vounp
manhood. High tributes woro paid
tho distinguished minister by prom
inent members of the chamber.
1t is an interesting fact that
for the year 1911 there were issued in
the Eastern North Carolina district
for internal revenue. with Raleigh as
Headquarters, 1.o06 licenses for retail
and hotel dealing in liquors compar-
ed with ia for the previous year, and
SEQ for the year 1908-1soa. In the
western district there were 1913 IL
censes issued, compared with AS for
1910 and ST. for 1909
The Raleigh Chamber OF Commerce
has Joined hands with the Raleigh
Country Club In an effort to induce
President Taft to come to Raleigh and
play golf over the fine new course