The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-12-08
Prohibition Fails In
West Virginia City
Minister Declares Youth
Are Ruined by Dives

West Virginia became officially
"dry" on July /, 1914. This IS what
the Fair7nont CIV. Va.) Free Press ]
has to say of Prohibition in that state:
Yesterday afternoons meeting at
the M. p. Temple, to consider the
boot-legging situation in Fairmont
and lay the foundation for move
ment which, it is hoped, viii wipe out
violations Of the Prohih lion law,
drew one of the largest and most
representative audiences that ha-
gathered to consider public question
in this city in years.
Men and women prominent in all
walks of life and from all sections,
city and county officials, ministers OF
practically all the Protestant churches,
Sunday school superintendents, Bible
class leaders, women prominent IN
club and social life, were present, ana
all were intensely in earnest.
The feature of the meeting was the
frst-hand testimony of women and
men that boot-legging and it, 3ttend-
ant evils have flourished to an alarm
ing extent during the past four
months. The actual work done con-
sisted of the selection Of two COM
mittees: one to draw up resolutions
to be presented at another meeting
which will be held next Sunday stter-
noon at the same place; the other TO
communicate with State Prom5idon
Commissioner Fred o. Blue and get
his assistance in the enforcement CT
the Yost law in this section.
The stories told by eye-witnesses of
LIQUOR selling were news to most OF
those present, and they produced q
perceptible sensation; but the one big
thrill Of the meeting was an address
by Rev. IL. c.. Hayling, TIE & lens
young pastor of the coiored Nctas1lss
church, who made 2n impassioned pea
for the people of his race who, he sad,
are being enslaved anew, this time b =
vice, with the full knc Wedge OF t. ?
city and county officials and the c3h-
nivance of white men,
The picture presented by Mr.. Lay
ling was startling. lie said chat con-
ditions are worse now than they were
when there were saloons. Then boys
and girls could not get liquor until
they were of age, while now even
children can get it, and sex makes no
difference. Colored mothers OF the
city have bleeding hearts because
their daughters are being led into vice
and their sons into drunkenness
through the open trnffi In liquor ano
the dives which are maintained with,
out any attempt to conceal them iron Q,
the police and the peace Officers OF the
county.
Mayor Bowen and County Prosocu
tor Haggerty we're both present. Th'
mayor, who SAT in a seat IN the rea
Of the auditori an, spoke from tn9
place during tie meeting, deei-nln'
the invitation tn 90 to the rlatforu
where the others had stood. lie ad
mitted that he knew whisky is beinI
sold In the city, and said that he ha
done all he could to stop it. He pro
tested against the criticism of M
failure to suppress the traffic, al
said that any one of his critics, ate
three months in his place, would sc
the matter in a different light tha
tbev do now. He admitted that he di
not hope to be able to stop boot
Logging as long as there are men VIII
are willing to buy liquor.
It was at this juncture that tn
Rev. Mr.. Hayling gave his testimon,
and he, too, said that the open Sal
of liquor and the debauchery OF n
people began only last spring. :.
Rev. Mr.. BroomfelG followed wit
a report of a visit he and son
friends made Saturday night to IL
vicinity of Quincy street on Hu
alley, where they saw many peopl
white and black, some Of them viii
women, GO into one of the houses, u
doubtedly to purchase liquor.
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