The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-10
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or Ills auuTtSSE lJEI ------~-.s sSus.,eu nightly upon the many problems the United States has to face. declaring that the greatest of them all was the liquor problem. He said that when one dealt with snake 1t was not regulated: it was killed This, he said, must happen to the liquor traf- fife and the beginning must be at the head-the manufa cture of liquor. He said this problem was the easiest to solve because all that was necessary to solve it was to kill it.
 He said that the people of Kansas in making their fight against whisky 50 years ago had the support of the churches, the politicians, the women and the press. He said that ct the present time in Kansas there were only two papers, to his knowledge. that would accept liquor advertisements and these two were printed in foreign lan- guages and but little read There Is no law against the printing of whisky ads in Kansas.
 He closed with an appeal for ma tional prohibition and said that the purpose of the flying squadron was to fight for the prohibition of the mar ufacture of liquor.
 Dr. Sheldon offered to pay the entire expenses of any man in Birmingham who could go to his home city in Kan sas, remain there a week and prove
 
 bition laws were being violated He received an ovation when he had com pleted his address.
 Cheers for H0bson
 D. V. Polling, musical director, fa- Vored the audience with vocal solo after Dr. Sheldon's address, singing song dedicated to the flying squad ron. entitled "I Love the U. s. Az In the song he mentioned the name of Richmond Pearson Hobson and the ap- plause from the audience shook the rafters of the old Orpheum. Later in the address of D. "A. Polling. Captain Hobson's name was mentioned and the widest cheering took place. Men threw their hats in the air and beat upon the shoulders of the man in front of them and shouted. It reminded one of Rick wood Field on a Fourth of July aft ernoon just after a home-r run swat had been registered when three men were on bases and the score tied
 The paramount issue before the Amer- can people today is not the tariff, is not finance is not imperialism, is not child labor is not woman's suffrage. nor pro- hibition; it is human welfare" said MT. Poiing in bis address. "The conservation of forests and rivers and minerals is as nothing when compared to the conserva- ton of children and women and men the conservation of humans.y
 With heads sunward and truth high, are you ready? Are you ready for q mighty programme? We offer you no erupty shell of departed glory: of valor that has fled; we offer a war q war for q cause just and righteous, though un- popular; war that has tried and damned mems souls, but the smile of God is upon it and tears of women have baptized it in holy faith. We cannot fail if we arc true.
 
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 Dr. Polling completed his address and retired. He stopped for moment at the side of the presiding officer A few whispered words and he turned, his hand outstretched q have often heard of and seen southern hospitality, and l want every man and woman in this house to remain seated while l talk for five min- utes. l put it that way, because 1T you are gentlemen and have any hospitality in you, you will hear me out The audi ence smiled but not a person moved to- wards the door,
 MT. Polling then told that the campaign necessarily was expensive. He said that the total expenditures would reach the amount of $300,000 and asked the aid of the good people of Birmingham in financ- ing the campaign. Envelopes were passed by the ushers and the speaker asked those present who did not happen to have as large an amount as they wanted to give please to sign a pledge a blank of which was on the back of the envelope, to be paid within 30 days The ushers had distributed the envelopes throughout the house and now began to collect them. Probably not more than 10 failed to re- srond to the plea for financial aid, and the hats which were passed were heavy with silver when they had completed thesr rounds.
 The speakers at today's two meetings afternoon and night--are Dr. Ira Landritn, president of the Ward-Bemont college; pr. Wilbur F. Sheridan, general secretary of the Epworth League of the Methodist church, and Dr. Carolyn E. Geisel of the Battle Creek, Mich, santarium. Fred erick Butler will direct the music, assisted by Mrs. Butler.