Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-08-20

csmosien hcrc last fall; "Rilly' Of the
pleasant chutklc and winning smile,
Billy" full Of pep. perpcr'0o, rrtat'
tobasco sauce and hJhcd Wrc, the
same remarkable Billy.
For all hour and 4 quarter he poured
his rapid-hre luvcttiNC INTO the dirty,
rotten bunch" quoted statistics from
Russia and Kansas and Oregon to
show the great prosperity that fol
lows prohihit,on. and he drclarcd, IN
the grace oi God will live to preach
the funeral sermon OF the liquor traffic
IN this country.
Greeted With Applause.
He carried his audience with HIM
from the start. When he and Ma
Sunday appeared OIL the platform lhc
applause and cheering lasted i"r near
ly a minute,
Billy" wore light suit white
shoes, silk shirt and soft collar lite
removed his coat and before he had
been speaking ten strenuous minutes
his shirt was wrinSng wet Once he
cooled his brow with handiuls of
water from the pitcher. Once he
smote the press table mighty blow
within a hairs breadth OF one OF the
reporters glasses.
The meeting began at o'clock be-
cause the Sundays had to catch the
Overland Limited at 9 O'Clock for
Chicago Small booklets OF dry"
campaign songs had been distributed
and Dean Smith led the singing OF
DE Brewers Big Hoses" Dry
Clean Nebraska" and other songs.
Thomas Hollstcr. one of the trail
hitters at the meetings last fall, IN
PRODUCED Elmer Thomas, who pre-
sented the financial side Of the dry
campaign.
What His Services Cost.
Though Mr. Sunday has donated
his services in Nebraska, the two
days speaking tour has cost about
$780," he said, this including spc-
cial train from North Platte to Grand
Island rent OF tents and auditoriums,
etc"
Collections were taken up in taber-
nacle tin pans together with Suhscrip-
ton cards for the campaign.
Mr.. HOLSTER introduced Mr.. Sun
day in about two sentences and
Billy jumped right into favor by
declaring:
Its about as incongruous to intro
duce ME TO an Omaha audience as II
would be to sell lawn mower to an
Esquimo or horse blanket to a
Hottentot or to wear a bathing suit
10 a funeral, ,,..
ne asNea inc men IN 'ne oa9N seats
wn ,. ihey eon'd neaf nm. -
ms kino o, oui.9lnes set my
goat, nc ehuekiec' ihSy e'ho 50
mats why always buiid my "wi'
taoernacleS TO hold meetings H.
In Favor Of Omaha.
~ am glad to help vou in YOUR Gch,
against the liquor trafic," he said u
wouldn't do this for any other Mace
No cities in this country have ary.
thing on Omaha and Kansas CITY for
nrosner;tv and for DrosDcc,s of crea,
growth and DEVELOPMENT"
Then he launched into a great mass
of figures, He declared that the
rnnay snent annually in fms rountr,
for LIQUOR would build six Panama
canals would make nile of so gold
pierrs l36 miles high. a row Of s;Iye,
dollars from New York to San Fran.
cisco and back to Salt Lake, H,
scored the ministers who do not hph,
the traffic. The church has been q
mighty weak sister Ill TINS hght, III
SAID.
He began speaking at 20 ant
brought his address to sudden clost
at S:35 with a prayer OF only two
sentences. This was the only praye>
offered during the meeting.
Two minutes later the Sunday:
were in the limousine and few MN
u,es more brought them TO thei
drawing room in the train with Their
two sons, Billy" Jr. and Paul, til,
latter of whom had his tonSilS ant
adenoids removed at the Methods
hospital earlier in the day but va
able to journey on with his parents
There was no crowd at the station
only few of the dry leaders ant
workers.
Only half dozen ministers wer
at the meeting last night for tn
reason that the ministers as we'll a
other "drys" had been asked TO re
main away so as to leave seats for a
many as possible who might be con
verted to the dry" side.
All Will Vote Dry.
At the end of his address Billy
asked every man in the audience VIII
would vote dry to rise. And wit
ek4vt raavly man rncn