The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-02-21

session of the eighteenth annual con-
v~ention of the North Dakota Enforce,
ment league was held in the Presby-
terrain church in this city.
The afternoon meeting was carried
out as announced and the reports of
the various officers were read and &C
copied. Report of the treasurer show
ed that there was a small balance
in h treasury and that approximate
ly $4,000 had been collected and dis
bursed. One of the interesting adj
dresses Of the afternoon was that
delivered by Miss Candis Neson on
Woman's Right to the Ballot as a
Defense of Her Home. The subject
was handled in a mastery manner
and showed that the speaker had
given a great deal Of thought to the
work. The address that was scheduled
to have been given by Rev. Thos. A.
McCurdy was not delivered, but Rev.
G. B. NeWcomb, secretary of the
Society For the Friendless, gave an
interesting talk on the work of the
organization with which he is con-
nected and the session Of the after
noon was closed with a business meet
ing.
The attraction of the evening ses-
sion vas al address delivered by Rev.
Marion d. Shutter, chairman of the
| M1KlkISdpOlkS VICE SOIIIIIlSSlOl, anu IS
took for his subject, Regulation and
Segregation or Prohibition of Vice.
The gentleman took the stand that
segregation vas not the solution Of
the social evil problem and that pro-
hibition was the only solution.
There was a quartette to furnish
music during the evening and the fol-
lowing resolution was adopted regard
ing woman's suffrage:
GTO nnNIyAl ALa4 .vH F1rv1- -.A4zA PAe
women the same as for men and that
we petition the legislative assembly
to take such action at the present
session as will most speedily extend
the right Of suffrage to all adult citi-
zens without regard to u"
Resolutions of the convention were
adopted as follows:
Report of Committee on Resolutions.
Your committee on resolutions beg
leave to repeat as follows:
I'VE thank the people of the city OF
Bismarck for their cordial welcome
and the press of the capital city for
the extensive advertising of this con
Vention.
eve appreciate the aid that the
press Of the state, both American and
Scandinavian, has given to the North
Dakota Enforcement league, in pub
fishing articles, giving announcements
and making reports of meetings held
and the frequent editorial support on
prohibition and law enforcement in
the state. We hope and pray that
those yet not interested, may come
into the same ranks for the better
ment of moral and law-abiding condi-
tons throughout the state.
I'VE han the speakers who have
delivered at this convention the able
and earnest addresses, all of which
have been interesting and instructive.
1--WE rejoice at the action recently
taken in our national congress
regulating interstate as to
shipment of intoxicating liquor into
dry territory, and we most heartily
commend III senators n repre-
sentatives for their able and efficient
work in this behalf.
1--WE recognize that the present leg
islative assembly is largely made up
Of members who are willing to pass
laws looking to the strengthening and
better enforcement of constitution
al prohibition of manufacture and sale
of intoxicating liquor, and We be-
speak the earnest and united effort of
such members to the end that the
best resultss may be attained; and we
ask similar favorable action on all
measures looking to moral better
ment.
" e col AAC0LAS~ uCSA10 IuS pdSSdS0 Oh
the liquor inspection house bill No.
2S4, and representing thousands OF
constituents, We respectfully petition
favorable action thereon on the part
of the members o fthe legislative as
sembly.
|, I'VE congratulate, ourselves and all
citizens of the state who favor the en-
forcement of law, that in the good
providence of God We nave been favor
ed with such q state superintendent
as we have in the person of Rev
Frank Lincoln Watkins. Through
} years of experience he has developed
a special wisdom and skill in bringing
actual results to pass along the parti-
cuIar line for which our organization
, stands, the enforcement of the laws
against liquor and other associated
vices. He is not given to much talk
! but he is characterized by peculiar
efficiency in action. He is patient
tactful, ~resourceful, firm, uncomprom-
Using and absolutely fearless. Years
ago he and his devoted wife counted
the cost on their knees of entering
upon this holy war, so hat now they
do not need to stop in each crisis tC
consider results to themselves. They
have determined their course and they
follow it without swerving. In plans
} he is f~ar-sighted, in detective work he
> is skillfuI, in execution he is swift anG
effective, and under the severest stress
; and excitement he is always calm an6
perfectly self-controlled. Even wher
: deserted by the entire police force