The Sentinel=record., 1913-11-13
PREDICT FEDERAL
 ANII-SALOON AID
ANTl-SALOON LEAGUE PREDICTS FEDERAL STATUTE PROAtB.
 TYING SHIPMENT.
Former Governor Patterson Addresses the League and Climsxes a Big Days Session.

Columbus, Ohio, Nov. 12.-Predict- ing that a resolution prohibiting ;1e traffic in intoXicants as beverages in the United States and all territories under it's jurisdiction soon would be adopted by congress, and declaring that If l then am governor of Kan 'sas l will immediately convene the legislature in special session if nee. essary for the purpose of ratifying the amendment Governor George Ii. Hodges of Kansas tonight threw the fifteenth biennial convention of the American Anti-Saloon league into an upToar of applause.
 Governor l.. B. Hanna of North Da. kota, another speaker gave statistics
 o show the prosperity of his state under prohibition" reign and said
 he brewers year book showed no consumption in his state of then manufacture in 1911, Governor Han na said, however, that some intoxi- cants were used in North Dakota, but that the consumption was so small
 hat there was practically no profit for distillers or brewers.
 The day session was brought to a climax with stirring address by for mer Governor M R. Patterson of Tsn- nessee. in which he gave reasons fol his enlisting with the antl-saloon movement and reviewed his former life and activities, which, according to his statements, had been with the forces opposed to suppression of the liquor traffic.
 The program of the convention calls for three sessions tomorrow, the con vention concluding its work tomorrow night.
 On Friday, the counsel of one hun dred, wlhicn will formulate the de- mands upon congress for submission 1f the federal amendment to the con- stitution providing for nationwide prohibition, will meet and it is ex- Dected that 1000 signatures will be attached to the petition, including governors, former governors and members of congress
 "ln some states the throne of DO
 itical power is in tine saloon,' said Governor Hodges in his address to night Kansas people, he said be- lieye that the morality that guides us individually must guide us as a state and nation
 Prohibition has demonstrated, he continued, that the most expensive revenue any state can collect is the saloon license
 With reference to federal aid in the anti-saloon movement and equal sui frage, Governor Hodges said
 "The quickest road to effective pro hibition is through congress. Tn time is opportune for federal prohi bition and nation wide equal suffrage He said he could give assurances that all Kansas congressman would uss their efforts for federal prohibition and universal suffrage.
 Rev. Father !. J. Curran, Of Wilkes barre, Pa. known as a close personal rriend of former President Roosevelt said in his address that the Catho3C church, through individual eNpres sions of it's clergy eventually will i've hearty endorsement to the work of the ant-saloon league. This convention will tend 10 elimt nate the hostility that has existed bc tween the national prohibition party and the auttsaloon league, Roy. Jos Leaycriug. Baltimore, former pSohlb. ton candidate for president, declared today.
 Many prohibitiouist leaders are a. tending the convention and a confer ence Of them has been called for Sat urday
 Election of national officers VII take place tomorrow and resolutions representing the sentiment of the convention regarding national prohi bition will be adopted
 HORTICULTuRlST DEAD,