The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-09-30
Citizens Get Together
For Prohibition in
Michigan
STAND OF TIMES
RECEIVES PRAISE
Joseph w. Smith Com
mends Newspaper
For It's Courage

EiI'S HiNulp'IS Oi 'ns tOuH'H OF
North Woodward Churches met in
the WoOdward-avc. Pres byterian
church, Tuesday night, to organize
the circulation OF petitions in the
north end for dry state
IL the course of discussion it was
suggested that a law forbidding the
adve rtising OF liquors in newspapers
was a necessary accompaniment OF
statewide prohibition.
Joseph W. Smith, of the Wolverine
Manufacturing Co, called the atten-
ton of the meeting to the voluntary
exclusion OF beer. whisky and cigar.
etc advertisements by The Detroit
Tines several years age. and ey-
pressed hearty commentator fCI
the courageous course of The Times
in taking this stand long before the
dry sentiment of the state reached
its present popular intensity.
I'VE owe much TO The Times" de.
clared Mr.. Smith. for giving us a
clean paper uncontrolled by the vets
and unafraid of their power.
This sentiment was heartily APP
proved by the Rev. Edwin Simpson.
district superintendent OF the Anti
Saloon league, and others. A com
mittee will meet in the Office of DR..
Louis J. Goux. No. 545 Whitney
building, Wednesday afternoon. TO
complete arrangements for enrolling
the north end in the statewide dry
campaign.
J. c. Austin is chairman of the
council. and will preside over the
committee session. The committee
is composed of representatives OF
the eight churches included in the
council.
Monday evening. 90 men met in
the Fort st. Congregational church,
ana organized the western part of
the city for the anti-saloon cam
paign John w. Matthews. profes-
sor OF chemistry in the Western
High school, was made chairman of
the district. Representatives were
named from each of the IA cooper
ating churches.
Thursday evening, meeting will
De held In the Woodward-ave. Bap-
list church. TO organize the district
bounded by Woodward-ave., Forest
ave. Mt. Elliott-ave. and the river
FRIDAY evening. in the Central
Christian church. the districted
bounded by Woodward-ave. Warren
ave, Trumbull-ave. and the river
VII be organized.
Next Monday evening. in the
Grand River-ave Evangelical
church, the district north of War
rcn.ave and west Of Woodward-ave.
will he organized Tuesday evening,
il the First United Presbyterian
church the district south of War
reu-ave. west of Trumbull-ave and
north of the Michigan Central
tracks will be organized. This will
complete the organization of the
city.
This organization is not for cam
paign purposes. That will come lat
or. II IS formed TO secure sigma
lures TO the petitions for prohibit
ton amendment To the constitution.
The Rev. Edwin Simpson took ex-
ception. Wednesday. to remarks of
John j. Cannon, president of the De
troit Federation Of Labor. who was
Iuoted In a morning paper as saying
that prohibition developed blind
p.gs." and that the passage OF pro
hibition amendment would injurc
lg hor
Former Congressman Hobson has
made the statement" said Mr. Simp-
son, that in high-license districts,
the saloon men have not combined
to put the blind pig out OF bust.
ness. On the contrary, they have
encouraged II. because they have
found that the bird pig and the
bootlegger make business for the
saloons. Evidently. if the blind
pig ilourishes under prohibition, II