The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1913-08-30
THE ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE
Prizes Given for Essays Three Gen.
erations to Eliminate Alcohol
Poison-Notes in General.

Prizes have been awarded by the
Anti-Saloon League for the best
essays on THE Effect of Alcohol
on the Human Body" Persons
in all parts of the state equipped
themselves with good literature
and prepared able treatises on the
subject. The essays were turned
over to committee of Z three who
did not know the names of the
parties who wrote the essays, DIR.
B. L. Gully. representing the ply
sicians; Rev. DIR. P. l. Lipsey,
representing the clergy, and Hon.
K. B. Ricketts,, representing the
lawyers, constituted the committee
on awards. Each took the essays
separately and graded them and
returned their verdicts in sealed
envelopes to the Office of the Super
intendent of the Anti-Saloon
League.
The entire committee then met,
and DR.. &. w. Eichelberger, Supt.
of the League, handed them seal
ed envelope containing names of
the contestants corresponding to
the numbers on the essays. These
the committee opened, and they
found that the committee separate
ly had individually agreed almost
entirely on all essays. There was
one prize offered for the best essay
among professional men; one prize
for the best essay AMONG university
and college graduates; and one
prize for the best essay among
high school graduates.
The $40 gold piece awarded for
the best essay by university aud
college graduates given by Maj. R.
w. Millsaps was awarded to Mr..
A. W. Mangum, of the University
of Mississippi.
The $40 gold piece for the best
essay among professional men and
women, given by Mr.. Thad B.
Hampton, was awarded to Mr.. ].
P. Alexander, Of Jackson.
The $40 gold piece given by
Enochs Lumber & Manufacturing
Co.. for the best essay among high |
school graduates, was awarded to
Miss Mabel Coleman, Montpelier,
Miss.
The SIS gold pieces awarded as
the second prize for the best ESSAY |
among college or university stud
ents, given by Mr.. W. II. Patton,
was awarded to Mr.. E. W. Chat
ham, State Normal, Hattiesburg,
M iss.
These four essays have been se-
lected and will be published by the
Anti-Saloon League. in neat
pamphlet form and many thousands
of them will be scattered over the
state.
The committee was unanimous
also. in the expression that these
essays are exceedingly fine. and
most of them are masterpieces and
will be strong factor in pulyeriz-
ing public sentiment in Mississippi.
The superintendent is in hopes
that the League will be able to
publish many thousand copies.
Among other facts disclosed is
the astounding proposition that
when alcohol once gets into the sys-
tenn it takes three generations of |
abstainers to get it out of the blood
of family. Another fact estab-
lished is that 35 per cent insane
persons are insane on account of |
drink, and II additional per cent |
are insane indirectly on account of
ancestors drinking. making So per |
cent in all. And those brought |
out about injurious effects of alco-
hol on the brain, muscles. judg-
ment, blood, liver, digestion and |
character are strong to say nothing
of alcoholic effects on politics.
finance and other important issues
in society.
The State. Chairman of the
League. Captain w. T. Ratliff. the
Supt. of the Board. gratefully ap-
preciates the work of the committee
in these decisions and feels that this
educational part of the League will
be strongly felt among all classes
of people, and the aim is to get
one in each family of the state, if
possible.
| There have been 10l4 blind
tigers convicted in Mississippi in
the last nineteen months. including
three drummers and large num-
ber of railroad porters and news
boys, express agents, railroad
agents. etc. The Leagues intiu-
ence has reached over into Louisi-
ana, and has aided the Louisiana
officials in bringing some operators
of the Island into court. One of
these Islanders was indicted two
weeks ago in Vicksburg. Is times
in one day The League has pub
Ilished and distributed over three
million pages of literature, and has
an organization in the State of over
1000 men. local committees, in
various places.
The superintendent, DR.. Eichel-
berger. says that if the League had
| the means to do it. it could close
up practically every Joint in the
state within few months. But it
is limited in It's work on account of
lack of sufficient funds. Only al
few weeks ago. he learned Of a
young fellow in Jackson. who had
been selling liquor for two years
Euncaught. While one Of the de-
tectiyes was resting here. he put