Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-01-28
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George W. .Crabbe.
DR.. George ~. Crabbe, Superintend-
ont of the Anti-Saloon League 81
/ Maryland. made a briel address in
which he said it mad been stated upon
authority that this v ar had been pre-
longed IN France and England be-
cause Of the liquor haaic
I II this be true. to SaiIow this liquor
/ traffic 10 prolong His war. is lit
Tie short CT treas0ns Illustrating in
Ia personal way CONCERNING the leg
islatuFe. DR. Crabbe said a man high
in authority said lie Feared Tor young
men coming 70 theE legislature. and
gave a case in point OF two young
men, members OF the present Gen
eraI Assembly from krohibiuon towns
and prohibition homks One said he
had never in his lie had SO many
invitations to drink Is since ne came
to Annapolis but ie had resisted
temptation; the othsr had fallen by
the wayside becausef he got into bad
company II you aeople in Annap-
oils don't get into tais fight for pro-
hibition," said Mr. C.abbe. we've got
to fight for you. Ths liquor bunch is
working, taking big bds in Baltimore
papers. It's safe BET when you see
those big ads you can turn TO the edit
torial page and read an editorial IA
vorable to them One of these ads
is reasonable, it speaks OF a North
and South. There is no North, no
South, we are all America
IN closing, Dr. Crabbe urged ali
present to stand out for prohibition
and TO say next week that Maryland
stands for deeency and clean citizen
ship"
Or. c. 4. Wilson.
DR. Clarence Trueman Wilson,
clergymen Of Portland, Ore, and
years ago a student Of St Johns, has
pleasing personality, a good voice
and spoke with deep earnestness. He
told OF dry Kansas, where every
man, woman and child owns 81 1855
per capita; where The high school
graduated more boys and girls last
spring than any high school in the
country lie told of Kansas banks
coming to the relief Of the country
during the great financial crisis some
years ago, when they said to Wall
street, draw on us for $50,O00,00, ana
a week from today a similar amount
If you need It.
There isn't city or hamlet that
has ever been ruined By getting RID
Of IFS liquor traffic, said DR. Wilson.
and by way of iIiG5tiati0n he cited
several western cities, including Den
yer. He said, "close up saloons is
misnomer, they do not close up but
go into other business, cleaner and
more profitable as well as more re
spectacle. OF the 490 saloons in
Portland. Ore, none closed up when
the city went dry" but ali engaged
in other business.
The government, Dr. Wilson said,
had seen fit TO confer upon Annap-
oils, the capital Of the State, the hon
or Of being the seat OF the great
United States Naval Academy, where
the flower of the young manhood OF
the land come TO train to become mas
val officers What viii Annapolis do
to rid herself Of the danger that con
fronts these young men with the open
saloon here? Josephus Daniels saw
ahead and The navy was ready for
war lie closed the wine mess on
battleships, and has sent word down
here to Annapolis what he most de
sires is to see the saloons closed.
Let Maryland drop into line by offer
ing the amendment that viii close the
saloons, make Annapolis dry and will
not debauch the boys whose parents
send them here
DR. Burgan closed the meeting by
telling from personal knowledge of
finding empty liquor bottles labeled
with an Annapolis firms name in the
soldiers and sailors recreation rooms,
and Of seeing a service man pawn his
wrist watch to get liquor The Doc
tor challenged the Liquor Dealers
Association to ask him the name Of
the saloon keeper who sold liquor to
this man in uniform