The Green Forest tribune., 1916-10-27
TEMPERANCE RALLY
 SUNDAY NIGHT
Large and Enthusiastic Crowd Present. Speech-Making and Act No.
 Bitterly Assailed.

| After singing several temperance and other songs, invocation was made by Rev. Robertson, visiting Baptist preacher from Harrison.
 A recitation, "The College Oil Can, delivered by Os Fry, one of the county's young teachers, was very good.
 Eld J. B. Rose made an extensive address telling what Act No. 2 to be voted on at the coming November election, meant He told in the most emphatic lanquage at his command. that it meant wide open saloons in al most every town in our state large enough to wear name and that reign of lawlessness would follow it's adoption Under the benign inf1u- ence of statewide prohibition, our jails are becoming empty, he said, and criminal courts little or nothing to do and plead with the voter to cast his ballot against the infamous Act.
 Prof. Perrill made good talk telling his experience in Kansas before and after the state went dry. He told how dead towns under the rule of rum had been made to flourish like the proverbial green bay tree after whiskey had been abolished from their confines. He said under prohibition the people were bet ter able to pay cash for the necessaries of life and if they did contract debt tha,y ,hl., to fhnir nhli,ra- tions promptly His vote and his in- fuence, he said. would always be hard against anything resembling the liquor traffic.
 Rev. Edwards very briefly told where he classed whiskey and the element that followed it. He is from Missouri and he had first to be shown any sem blance of good coming from it's sale or use.
 D. J. Smith followed and made quite an interesting talk along temperance lines. The gentleman is from Ken lucky, but has been a citizen of our community for about two years. He is temperance man right.
 Rev. Rrassfield was eager to tell his experience with whiskey-how he and his wife when engaged in active work for the orphans home, had res cued starving and emaciated children from parents who failed to provide them with food and raiment because they squandered their earnings buying whisky. Some of the sad experiences caused by the drink habit were truly and indeed pathetic. His arraignment of Act No. and states which licenses grog shops left no uncertainty ss to how he stood on the question and de- clared his intention of leaving Arkan- . sas. it her people were again cursed with the saloon
 Hon. John Stafford, our present rep resentative, responded to a call and himself as being delighted to see the people taking such strong stand against Act No. 2. It afforded him great pleasure, he stated, that his vote was recorded for statewide pro- 1 and was gratitied that the people recognized and appreciated what had been done along this line.
 Dr. Elsie Schmitz took advantage of | the first opportunity for lady to speak and told some of her sad expe- riences with people addicted to drink. | She expressed strong desire to vote on this question,
 Mrs. Brassfeld took occasion to tell that it had been her privilege and pleasure to help put saloons out of Kansas. She was famiir with many of the experiences related by Prof. Perrill, and was eager for the time to come in Arkansas when women would be given the right to vote,
 Mrs. Skinkle emphasized the wished to vote, not to rescue any of her own family from the curse of drink, but to remove it from her neighbor's boys and girls who may be led astray by its sale and use.
 W. E. Lamb told how he opposed everything connected with wniskey and placed himself on record as against Act No. ?.
 The hour was growing late when Mayor Tabor came forward and de- spite the fact the crowd had become restless, he had not proceeded far in his address before he commanded at- tention. The mayor said he is aware of the fact that bootlegging and many other infractions of the law were go- ing on in Green Forest and that since he had become mayor of the town twelve out of the fifteen cases tried be- fore him had been for drunks Itis not in his power alone, he said to over throw and rid the community of the baneful and degrading influences, that affiict us. He further said it was all foolishness to vote law and place it in the hands of men who will not en- deavor to enforce it.
 This closed the program and The Tribune adds its might by begging every voter to go to the polls on the Seventh day of November and cast his ballot against the insidious Act No, 2.
 All voters of the county are asked to remember that the stock law is to be voted on in the coming election. The law, if it receives majority of votes,