Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-08
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which attracted crowds all along the line
of march to the pier
BY the time the Philadelphians reached
the pier, the crowd following numbered
several thousand. Many curious persons
crowded into the Auditorium and Hippo
drome to hear the addresses, swelling the
throng past the 10000 mark.
Seats had been reserved at the morn
ing session for the visitors. They were
welcomed by the officials of the Penn
sylvania Anti-saloon League and their
friends from Philadelphia, who have been
participating in the convention.
On the way to the pier the Philadel-
phians sang brighten the Corner Where
You Are" Many of the visitors were
In the great Billy" Sunday choir while
the baseball evangelist was in Philadel-
phia and so the singing was unusually
impressive. BY the time the delegation
had been assigned to seats, the morning
musical program had not yet been COM
pleted Professor e. o. Excel, directing
the singers, seized the opportunity to call
for several familiar Billy Sunday
hymns, and the old pier and the Board
walk rocked with the stirring strains OF
"As a Volunteer" Brighten the Corner"
aud several others.
SALOON FOE OF EFFICIENCY.
'Ine saloon is DeatlnB S"llI retreat
before the new watchword of the world )
business men-'sfficiency'." declared DR..
Albert Banks, in his address today.
1T was not many years ago" said Doc
tor Banks, when the forces of big busi-
ness were solidly arrayed against the
prohibition movement. That time now
is past. Three-fourths OF the mill accl-
dents Of five years ago were traceable to
the saloon. When we began legislatins
against mill Notwithstanding the owner
pay for them-he investigated and he
found that liquor, instead of putting dol
lars In his pocket, was taking them out,
and he lined up with us. He wanted eff
cheney and he is getting it-by fighting
the saloon.
'The only good thing that has come
out OF this senseless European war Is
the great impetus given the temperance
movement" said Doctor Banks. Gen
erals want efficient men and officers, and
the first thing they did was to legislate
the alcohol school out of existence.
Russia, England, France and Germany
saw what the saloon was doing to their
morale and efficiency and they took steps
to remedy it. This fact is not going to
be overlooked by American business men
when the time comes to vote for aboli-
tion."
The Rev. A. c. Bane. financial secre-
tary of the league, told the delegates that
the United States takes better care OF
its livestock than 1t does its citizens
"The Government" he said. has been
willing TO provide experts to cure the
hog of its cholera, the COW of her tuber-
culosis, while permitting hundreds OF
human beings to die daily of neglect
that is traceable to the saloon door"
LIQUOR ARGUMENTS ANSWERED.
Judge Patterson, in his address today,
reviewed In a general way the fight for
national prohibition, taking up the argu-
ments of the liquor interests one by one
and answering them. He pointed out in
reply to the statement that many persons
would be thrown out OF work by prohibi-
tion that the Federal census of 1910
showed but 620 900 persons engaged In the
liquor business in the United States.
"Three millions OF slaves were liberated
In the South OF the average value OF $1,000
each" he said, 'and other property of
ali description was wholly destroyed, and
millions OF debt were piled up on the
States for which they received no beneht
by the saturnalia of misrule that existed
after the surrender yet the Government
never counted the loss of life and treas
ure, and the South soon rallied her physi-
cal and moral forces and now is march
ing on 10 the music of the Union to a
higher and richer destiny"
The Rev. DR., George G.. Dewey. OF
Philadelphia, will be the principal speaker
at tonights session in the auditorium.
He win talk on "Marshaling the Forces
OF a Great City" The Philadelphians
viii leave here on the 10:SO o'clock train
tonight.
This afternoon will be devoted TO recrea-
tion, and Just before the evening meeting
there will be a twilight religious service
on the beach. There also will be special
services in virtually all the Atlantic City
churches, pastors OF which have offered
the use OF the churches TO the Philadel-
phians.