The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-19
PrOhibitiOnists would Cut OF
Grain From Wet Countries.
They viii Urge Congress To Do
So Tomorrow.
APPROVE The LEVER BILL
Delegates Tonight Will Listen
to Ex-GOvernOrs.
Missouri Will Soon Be Bone
Dry, h. c. Man Saws.
Tuesday Night Session.


GOVERNORS SESSION. s O'CLOCK.
ASvernor Arthur Capper presiding.
Hodges
Address. former Governor E. w.
Hoch.
Address, former Governor w. r.
Stubs.
Address, former Governor w. j.
Bailey.
Wednesday Morning Session.
Chancellor Frank Strong, State uni
versity, Lawrence, presiding.
9:30-DevotiOnal led by the Rev. ].
JIG. Graham, Kansas City.
1O-On the Firing Line for National
Prohibition. Thirty minute addresses
full of life by men who have seen real
service.
r) Hon. G. Arthur Holloway of
Denver. the Little Giant from the
west Subject, The Saloon Must Go
From the Nation"
90 DIR. Madison Swadener of In
diana, famous preacher, prince of ora
tors. Subject, THE Final Drive for
National Prohibition"
CD Hon. II. r. Laughbaum of Okla
homa, law enforcement attorney. Sub
ject. oklahoma and Kansas Can Do
It."
F(4) DR.. william D. Phifer of Colo
RADIO, the man who deals John Barley
corn solar-plexus blows.
Wednesday Afternoon Session.
r2:SO-Devotional led by Rev. J. w.
NcClelland, Manhattan.
2:45-Business and reports of COM
mittee.
BY w c. T. L. under the direc-
ton of Mrs. Lillian Mitchner. state
president w. c. T. L.
Address, DR.. Geo. w. Young of
Kentucky.
4:3O-Address, Henry ]. Allen, edi-
tor the Beacon, Wichita.
Wednesday Night Session.
City auditorium, Gov. Arthur Cap
per presiding.
7:45-Devotional led by DIR. Ed
mund Kulp, Topeka.
Address, Hon. Richmond Pear
son HoDson; subject, Destroying the
Great Destroyer"
Resolutions will start flying to con-
gress and to the president early to-
morrow morning from the national
prohibition convention now in session
in Topeka. At the morning session
of the national organization commit
tees were appointed to frame and rec
ommend resolutions to be sent to the
government in regard to the Lever bill
and to especially recommend the por-
tons of the bill that prohibit the use
of the grain supply of the nation for
the manufacture of liquor.
A further step will probably be TAX
en- Wednesday in recommending to
the government an act refusing grains
and products to the allied countries
in which the supplies will be used in
manufacturing intoXicants. These two
resolutions were proposed this morn
ing by Rev. p. A. Baker, general sup
erintendent of the i-Saloon League
OF America in concluding his talk on
Mobilization for Final Victory"
THE work of the prohibition or
CARNATIONS of the country will soon
be rewarded" according to the Rev
Baker. Congress in its statistical in
Vestigations will verify some of the
astounding facts that the anti-saloon
leagues have offered"
Liquor Trade Increases.
His prophecy was realized at the
mornings session of the national CON
gfess when the Lever bill was up for
discussion and it was revealed that Ii
quor consumption had been on the
increase and had reached a record
figure during the last year.
A most pleasant future was de-
scribed by the Rev. Mr.. Baker this
morning for the prohibitionists He
showed how Seattle Denver and 9th
er large cities Of the country, once
voting in favor of the liquor traffic.
have turned upon demon rum and
have deserted the ship of the booze
men and at the last elections these
were the strongest opponents to the
curse.
This will be true of the nation. -
he declared. lin years to come when
the war cloud has lifted and prohi-
bition has been in effect as a war
measure. The nation will never again
he wet. If all prohibition forces can
be united and conferred on the fight
now pending in Washington" he con-
cluded amid the loudest applause of
the convention.
Churches We're urged to do their
part. and in keeping with the gov
eminent recommendation. deliver ser
mons on food conservation Sunday,
July 1. In addition to the sermons a
plea was issued asking that churches
thru their organizations ask and
demand of the congressman of the
state that the nation be made dry
during the war.
Afternoon Program.
The afternoons program included
talks by Franklin +. Berry of Con
cordia, on THE Challenge of the
Hour" telling of the challenge of the
day given by the prohibitionists of the
nation to the booze men and of the