Evening journal., 1914-01-19
REFORM WAVE
In CRISFIELD
Eastern Shore Crusaders Are
hot After the Town
"SpeakeaSieS"
WARM DISCUSSION
AT MASS MEETING

/ CRISFIELD, Md, Jan. 19.-Cfis-
[ fields vice crusade Is on in earnest.
with new developments coming thick
and fast. Arrests are being made,
citizens meetings to break up law
lessness are being held and the whole
town is stirred up over the incidents
of the past few days.
Backed up by the citizens OF the
town, who have Joined the officials
in the attempt to improve moral con-
ditions, the Mayor and City Council
called a public mass-meeting. TO be
held in tho Lyric Theatre yesterday
afternoon. The meeting was largely
attended and interest did not lag a
minute. One of the plans was for the
passage of q bill limiting the ship
ping of whisky into Somerset county
70 one gallon for any one person in
"A hours.
The meeting was called to order by
DR.. Gordon y. Atkinson Addresses
we're made by Mayor Quinn, City So
licitor Clarence +. Lankford, DR.. r. r.
Norris, l. s. Lawson and others. The
bill which the officials desire the leg
islature to pass is similar to the law
which Queen Anne county people
have asked for. its purpose being to
make it impossible for those engaged
in the Illicit sale of whisky to receive
enough liquor to permit them to con-
tinue IN the business.
DR.. J. +. Somers offered an amend
ment TO this bill. his amendment be-
ing 10 reduce the amount that any
one person could receive in "a hours
IHF. - A
heated discussion followed. the pro-
posed change being strongly opposed
by many pioneers in the movement
They pointed out that it was not the
intention of the movement to deprive
any representative citizen from re-
oeiving as much liuor as he needed
for home purposes, but merely 10 cut
off the supply of whisky sellers, who
have been purchasing their goods in
barrel lots heretofore.
The Rev. q. II. Dashell offered his
second to DR.. Somers, amendment.
and it was put to a vote and carried
This means that the bill which the
Somerset delegates will be requested
TO pass through the General Assembly
Will make it unlawful for any one
person to receive more than one quart
of whisky during any "a hours. II is
feared by those who inaugurated the
movement that this change in the bill
makes its passage improbable. as in
that form the bill takes on the ap-
pearance more of an attempt at pro-
hibition than an effort to put the
"speakeasies" out of business.
The reports of gambling. Sunday
selling, illegal pool games and whis-
ky selling have been so numerous
that the city officials placed a number
of additional officers on the police
force some days ago. This weeks
meeting of the city council also re-
suited in the passage of several ordi-
nanees aimed at these violations. The
lid was on tight yesterday, no viola
tons of the Sunday selling ordinance
being reported.
Many Arrests Expected.
A delegation Of citizens have plac-
ed the police in possessions of informa-
ton which, it is said. will result in
the arrest OF more than thirty per
sons, charged with conducting gam
bling houses and selling whisky The
first move by the police after receiv-
ing the information was ma1le when
the Palm Hotel was raided on the
charge OF conducting gambling
house. The police found game Of
cards in progress in one Of the rooms
of the hotel. The men claimed that
they were only engaged in a game of
high five.' and the case against the
proprietors of the hotel was dismiss
ed. Other arrests on similar charges
are expected today.