Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-03-23

things he had seen in the police
courts, stories he had heard in
houses Of death and in the divorce
courts.
81 found two such fathers in
New York-great men, powers in
the world. You know, Waller, you
may talk about ambition and sue
cess and achievement, but, when
an's said and done, when a man
looks for happiness, he's got to
find it within the four walls of his
own home. If he doesn't, he finds
it nowhere. Those two fathers,
robbed of their happiness, de-
spoiled of their sons, have given
me the money to finance this
march to Washington, this colos-
sal demonstration that must make
congress do the right thing"
How much have they given
you?"
Zone = million - dollars. One
million! Think of that!' His eyes
took on a new splendor.
Waller stopped dead still, his
eyes bullying.
"A million dollars!" he echoed.
1.-The things impossible"
II tell you the moneys in the
bank, $500, 900 from each of them
100000 for each ones ven
geance against the thing that has
made all their millions ashes in
their mouths. 1t is not so incredi-
BILE after ALL"
"Then explain to me what your
plan is"
He did it in a few words: The
railroad presidents were willing to
cooperate with him.
"The railroads." he said, in
passing, "don't like drunkenness
any more than / do. Drunken men
have killed more people and
caused more wrecks than all tic Tic
rotten bridges, defective signals,
and mistaken train orders in the
world. You know, more than 40
big railroad companies in this
country today have it as a rule
that whenever an employee is seen
taking a drink he is at once dis
charged. Efficiency doesn't come
out of the BOTTLE"
The railway expert had made
the calculations. For a few thous-
and dollars over 81, 100000 he
could bring to Washington a
crowd of 1880 men and women,
each state having it's delegation
and representation. That was what
he would do, securing the cooper
alton of all the prohibition organi-
cations to get the delegations to-
gether, to distribute the tickets.
and to make the scheme work
smoothly.
eve pay for the transportation
of $4,000" he concluded, waving
both his arms as he always did
when excited; "and the power of
the cause, the fever Of excitement,
the righteousness of the thing, will
bring as many more. They will
come from everywhere, from
Maine to the Pacific coast, from
Chicago to New Orleans. The
whole nation will knock on the
capitol's doors. The thing, 1 tell
you, is irresistible!"
What day will this bet"
Thursday, the 10th of Deem
|ber."
why that dayi"
"That will be the regular meet
ing day of the committee on
amendments to the constitution.
What part of all this can I
publish"
"All of it, except the story
about the donors of the money.
Just say that the 100000 has
been given by men interested in
the movement. They made that
condition"
Waller thought moment. They
had crossed the plaza and were
turning down the street to the
north Of the capitol grounds on
the way to Smith: Office.
Its unprecedented, the biggest
thing Of its kind ia history" the
newspaper mans SEM !, Of the dra-
matte gave the verdict. "Wlsy, it
viii be better than On inaugura-
ton crowd. The effect OF Il will