Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-02-15
PRO CAMPAIGN
IN THE VALLEY
ON FULL BLAST
Mrs. Mamie w. Curtis. President WOmen's
Christian Temperance Union of Texas.
Opens Ten Days Campaign With Ad-
dresses in Brownsville.

\ ten day campaign TN ihe Women
Christian Temperance Union. IN behalf ut
the pure ballot. IN opposition % the liquor
traffic, and against the office holder who M
~ oiiisr hy reason uf the support ut mn,
lIqunr traffic. was started M Brownsville
sunday by Mr.. Mamie NJ. Curtis. prr-i-
dent ~ the Women Christian Temperance
mon 81 Texas. and one Of the most far
famed wonicn orator in The United ~faic-.
Mr~. curtis made two addrc~~e- IL Brown
vile. both ~ the Methodist church. one in
The morning and one w thc evening
Mr.. Curtis visit Nv the lower border III
m fact the opening w thc prohibition cam
paIen un the lower border. y section W.T.
Texas that I- charged I'M tho prohibition
i~t~ a- being thr cause ot the defeat nf
prohibition IN Texas in the summer ul 1911
when until thc South Texas returns hr-
gan to come 40 thc pro- had been conceded
victory hy even thc -taunchc~t champion
.of the ANTS.
Except lightly Mr.. Curtis AID not touch
IA local conditions Ia Cameron rourt,
stating only thui m North Tcxa,. asd u
fact a~ tur north wy w uhiu. vhcr, ~
made some u%incty-oud C~hautaupua Icrturc-
last summer NV had found that Browns
WILLIE name WAS known ANA known we'll.
and that thr name WI thi- WITT, uu- th-
'biggr-t bad name
Buti Mr.. Curtis %lccturc- vp-trrla,
tu.ty4 fr. fN.. r..FUrr. .4 Yvr Ht ~ r.
evening address -hr took ON three rlu-r-
~ thc liquor traffic namely, u- u mruurr
politically. a- q mcnHrr tu business and a-
2 menace tu thr home. Each nf th,-,
mcnacc- -hc explained thoroughly. placing
her areuamcnt before her h~earrr-. whom
~hc termed her Jury. -o clearly wv W. lca,,
absolutely no room for doubt.
Mr.. Curtis mad, thr prediction that tL,
present great European ua> means Arm..
-rdon. aud sand that when w Wy over There
viii NV urw buuudurir~. new conditions. ana
new probIem- WV by dyaltl with. Thy
uuurial ana political conditions wv tl,
world. -ho said. viii have undergone wv ral
ira' change. uud m fuyt thc world would
hc \ rrW ONE. She called attention MN tfr
recent cdIct in Russia whom thu r1rr dr
creed that thr government mould nu lut--.
make and -cli vudka. fhr rcvcnu. from
which had brought thc Russian government
two billion dollar annually. md thc lat.r
cdlct bringing about nationwide urnhih,-
tiuu. The ear ~hc regards u- thr world
greatest and most courageous man. iur hI-
act ~ using hi- power tu pnn. about fh
greatly improved conditions amur- tH
pca-uutry wv Russia. which -hc described.
Mr.. turti- also called .uc attention WITT hcr
audience wv thc general movement iu thr
European armies uguiu-t thc drinking ut
mtoNirint- and thc orders trrm thc wan
lord ter absolute abstinence.
Following her uddrr--. tho audience hv IN
standing vote adopted thc following r,-u
luton:
Whereas. X ha- been proven chat thc
liquor traffic ~ thc state has violated thc
election law hy thr u~c ~ money: ala
Whereas. our attorney general. ~. r..
Looucy. has instituted proceeding a-.iu~
the h%u~iur~~ because WI thi~: therefore.
"Bc " resolved. WV thr people W.T. INV
'i"A'H'- W.T. blhMN-AIlt lI iusl-- iUtDitfr
assembled do hereby commend Dim AND
urge ham ON never Irl un th, fahl uutll ht
hH~ dri,rn them from the state aul MAN
hereby pledge HIM our PRAYERS and our
moral support"
Judge \. Il George nf Brownsville intro
duccd Mr.. Curtis mi thc mniaiue lecture.
IN hl~ Introduction Judge George paid hi-
RESPECTS t. conditions politically on ih,
Mexican border. declaring that the city
Brownsville was Y factory" that Mas iu
operation day and night. every duy ot thc
week. This factory" hp described u~ con
%timuully turning out buns. tsitnruai-. mur
derrr- ana thicvr-. uud tu .-pruuut u.li
tlcinn~ hc gave much W.T. the -rrdit tur rc-
"rctablc conditions.
The church Wa- packed ~ it- capurit,
I'M both - morning and evening services
r. hear Mr.. Curtis.
Mr.. Curtis lett this morning for NI-