El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-21
Pro. MEETINGS
ARE BEING SET
Places Are Orchard Park,
Odd Fellows Temple and
Several Churches.

Dallas had saloons. He then read
trial in which a bootlegger in Ell PasO
was sentenced The reasons were
/ given why there can be and is more
bootlegging in saloon towns than in
dry towns.
Refers to Imported Labor.
As TO the labor question. Mr.. Copass
showed that the United States gov
eminent is now preparing TO import
labOrers from Porto Rico and else
where, so, 600 at a time, and said now
is the time for the liquor business
TO be stopped, so that native labor
may supply this demand If We are
compelled 10 import labor now, il will
be left on our hands when the pres
ent war is over" he said The benefit
cial results Of prohibition in Dallas
were referred to- He showed how
and why that the dry goods, grocery,
shoe and real estate business was
better. He declared it was simply
liquor money going into useful chan
nels.
Sing Prohibition Songs.
At the Calvary Houston Square
Baptist church Sunday night there
was a good crowd. COMPOSED mostly
of young men and young women A
number of soldiers were present. The
crowd sang prohibition songs, and
also many Of the oldtime melodies
The pastor Of the church, Rev. o. J.
~ aAAEs anu A. AODaES. spoke DIAEIlX-
The church viii continue its meetings
in the interest Of the local option
campaign until the polls close jan
uary 80 It viii have a special meet
ing next Sunday morning.
''Wets'' Say They're Quiet.
It was said at antiprohibition head I
quarters Monday that no meetings or
rallies were planned for the near fu- I
ture and that the campaign was ajust I
going on in quiet way"
Among various speeches given at I
the different churches Sunday in IA !
vor of prohibition were the follow I
ing Rev. p p Knickerboc Trim |
ity Methodist; Rev. Dwight J. Brad (
ley, First Congregational; Rev. Perry /
!. Rice, First Christian; Rev. J. T. {
Williams, First Baptist: Rev. c. /. I
Overstreet, First Presbyterian.
A lesson was drawn from the his
tory Of Rome by Rev. Mr.. Overstreet.
who declared that at the founding of
Rome by Romulus, prohibition had
been declared, but that when Roman
soldiers started drinking Rome fell.
TOnight's Speakers Announced.
Speakers for the prohibition meet
ng at Orchard Park this evening
we're not announced up to noon Non
lay. The meeting will be held at the
orchard Park Methodist church of
which Rev. Rufus c. Baker is the
1astor The meeting VIII be held at
go o'clock.
4 meeting Will be held Tuesday
evening at 1909 Alameda avenue at
80 o'clock. Speakers will be AMI
bounced Tuesday. A band will play.
Starting Monday morning prohibit
ion advertising was carried on street,
.ars and it was said it would be car
led until the end Of the campaign.
Series of Meetings.
A series Of public meetings IS being
.rranged for the coming week by the !
workers. This evening
mere viii be meeting held at the
lrcnard Park church Tuesday eve
ling a mass meeting has been ar
anged at the Odd Fellows temple l
rev. Percy r Knickerbocker will be
he chief speaker.
Wednesday meetings viii be held IN
he following churches:
Asbury Methodist, Highland Park !
BAPTIST. Trinity Methodist. First
lethodist, Calvary Houston Baptist
.irst Christian. and First Presbyte-
ian I
VIII Combat BOOtIesging.
= decision TO begin plans for COM
atting the activities Of bootleggers
nd Illicit sellers Of liquors was made
[ meeting of the executive commit =
&c OF the prOhibiuonists, held Satur-
ay evening The action of the COM
lttee was taken in view Of charges
hat in case the city voted dry there :
'ould be large number Of bootleg.
ers plying their business.
To carry out the plans of the COM !,
itttee a vigilance committee will be
rganized Of prominent business men
nd other representative citizens to {
)operate with the authorities.
Add Executive Members.
New members added to the eXecu-
We committee Saturday were: z. NJ "
lhitaker, who viii have charge of n
he volunteer workers, with headquar- {;
rs at room 500, First National bank n
Charles NJ. Newman. who +,
as added to the finance committee, N
no O. Z. Putnam, J. n Dudley and J u
. Campbell r.
Refute SWets- knock.
WITH reference to statements of the b.
vets that no cantonment is 10 be L
scured by E Paso, members of the Ia
,ohloition committee pointed out, I
onday, that when mayor Charles n;
avis and senator Claude 3. Hudspeth
ere at Washington to discuss this D
after with the secretary OF war, that
ticlal referred them to RAYMOND
osdlck, OF the training camp activi-
ss committee Mr.. Fosdick told the -
/ Pasoans that il this city cleans uD. ~
getting rid Of undesirable women II,
Id booleggers. he would recommend Il,
the secretary Of war that one divi- ~
On, and possibly two divisions, of -
oops be located here. When asked y,
hat effect this recommendation n
1uld have, Mr.. Fosdick said the sec
tary Of war had always followed W
s suggestions the purpose of the