The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-11-12
Hobson, Patterson, Sam Small
and Others to Conduct Series
Of Meetings, Beginning
Sunday
TO URGE ADOPTION OF
'.PROHlB." AMENDMENT
Hope to Create Sentiment That
Will Line Up Congressman
On Right Side

Az a part of the gigantic. national
state-to-state campaign oi the anti
Saloon league TO force the Sheppard'
tAopson prohibition amenumenl
lnLough the next session OF cone. CSC,
80 pronibItion rallies will be neid
1ext week In Wayne, Oakland, Ma'
.omb and Monroe counties, wltn
Richmond p. Hobson. congressman
from Alabama, aud nero OF MeIrLmac
lame. Malcolm X. Patterson, ex-goy'
ernor OF Tennessee; Sam small. Ia
nous southern evangelist. anu otaer
weilknown pronibilon Leaders As
speakers.
The Michigan campaign Will start
Sunday, Nov. Is, when Congressman
HoDson, who is the author oil the ma
tional prohibition amendment now
pending before congress, will speak
at q big rally In the First PresDyte-
rian church In the afternoon, ana at
another big meeting in the North
woodward Congregational church.
Sunday night
Ex-Governor Patterson will address
meeting In the Fort-st. Presbyterian
church, Monday evening. and on
ruesday evening will speak in the
Church OF the Covenant de speaks
Wednesday night in the Brewster
Congregational church; THURSDAY
night In the First Congregauohai
church, along with A. G. Bane. maj
cial. secretary OF the National Anu
Saloon league, and Friday nignt IA
the Jefferson-ave. presbyterian
church. The Rev. Sam small u pooh,
cd for the Fort-st. Consresauonai
church for wednesday evening. !.
Simultaneous with these Detroit
meetings the Rev. Sam Small, the
Rev. Louis A. Banks, Dr. Ed"im m ili
Simpson and Edwin c. Dinwiddie VIII
he addressing rallies In wayne, Wy.
nndotte, Trenton. Dearborn, flat
Rock, Dundee. Worthwhile, Carleton
Monroe, Royal Oak, Pontiac, Armada
Rochester, Romeo. Plymouth, MT
Clemens and other nearby towns
During this same week 300 other
meetings will be held throughout
Michigan.
The National Anti-Saloon league
has determined that the Sheppard
Robson amendment shall pass the
next session OF congress. The oplect
OF the one week national campaign Is
fo educate the people on the meaning
~ the amendment and TO show them
how they can prevail upon their con-
pressmen to vote In favor OF II. Inc
pmendment. which absolutely prohiD-
its the manufacture and sale OF and
irr portation OF alcoholic beverages In
the United States forever, reads as
follows:
Section L. The sale. manufac-
ture for sale, transportation Tor
sale. Importation for sale nnd ex-
-o-.ation for sale OF intoxicating
iiauors for beverage purposes In
the United States and all terri
tory subject to the jurisdiction
thereof are forever prohibited.
Sec. 2. Congress shall have
power to provide for the manu-
facture, sale, importation and
transportation Of intoxicating
LIQUORS for sacramental, medici-
nal mechanical, pharmaceutical
or scientific purposes. or for use
in the arts. and shall have power
to enforce this article by all need
full legislation.
When the amendment has been
PASSED by q two-thirds vote OF both
the house of representatives and the
senate OF the United States. and has
been ratified by 36 states. II will be
IN force, and the liquor traffic will
then be abolished In the United States
and It's possessions.