The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-03-09

which passed the house Feb. 2, by a
vote of 1877 to as. The measure is now
| in the senate.
They are now asking senators and
representatives to vote for the Dis
trict of Columbia prohibition bill as
introduced in the house by A. w.
Barley of Kentucky, and in the SEN
ate by Senator Morris Sheppard,
which would close the saloons of the
District after Nov. 1, 1916. The bill
has been reported to the senate with
out recommendation. This places the
bill on the calendar for consideration
at any time. The w. C. T. U. desires
everyone who would like the District
of Columbia, the seat of the Nations
capitol, to be free from the saloon, to
write your senators at once asking
them to vote for the District of
Columbia prohibition bill.
Early in February Samuel Woolmer
Jr., president Of the National Whole
sale Liquor Dealers Association sent
out call to liquor dealers, urging
them in the interest of self preserva-
ton to close their desks, let business
take care of itself and devote them
selves to getting their friends and
neighbOrs to communicate with sena-
tors and representatives in congress,
instructing them to work and vote
against the District bill. Senators
and representatives will receive hun
dreds and thousands of letters and
kilograms from the liquor advocates.
We must send two or three letters ito
every one they send if we would rid
our national capitol of the degrading
influences of the saloon.
The one big measure before con-
gress in which the w. C. T. U. is
most interested is the bill for Nation
al constitutional prohibition. Peti-
tons and resolutions are being sent
and they desire every church, every
Christian Endeavor, Epworth League,
Missionary Society, Woman's Club,
and by public meetings generally to
send the following resolution to your
senators and representatives:
"Resolved, that we are in hearty
favor of National constitutional pro-
hibition and will do all within our
power to secure the adoption of an
amendment to the constitution forever
prohibiting the sale, manufacture for
sale, transportation for sale, impOrta-
ton for sale, and expectation for sale
of intoxicating liquors for beverage
purposes in the United States, in ac-
cordance with the joint resolution in
troduced in the United States senate
by Senators Morris Sheppard and
Jacob H. Gallener, and in the house
by Representatives Edwin Y. Webb
and Addison Smith," This should be
signed by the chairman or president
and tell how many people represented
in Their adoption of the resolution.
These resolutions should be sent the
National w. c. T. U. headquarters,
Evanston, Ill. This measure has been
favorably reported by the sub-com-
mittee of the senate judiciary to the
full committee. Send letters and tel
egrams, everyone to your senators
and representatives.
The National w. C. T. U. general
officers have arranged two mid-con-
tinent w C. T. U. campaign confer
ences, one of these to be held in Sioux
Falls, S. D., March 11-13, and the 9TH
er to meet in Lincoln, Neb., March g.
9. Miss Anna Gordon, National w. C.
T. U. president will preside at these
conferences assisted by the presidents
of the states in which they are held.
Miss Rosette Hendrix, president, and
Mrs. Eva Waterman, Elk River, vice
president of Minnesota w. C. T. u,
are delegates from this state.-Com~
municated by Bessie Lathe Scovil.