El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-15
STORE IS
PROS. QUARTERS
DRY" Campaigners Take
Old Southwestern Store
for Central Office.

In a storeroom that has been de-
voted for years to the wholesale and
retail sale Of liquor. the quarters re-
Gently vacated by the Southwestern
Liquor company at los East San An
tonic street, prohibition headquarters
will be opened this afternoon or We'd
nesday morning, it was stated Tues
day morning by Gunther Leasing, who
will be in charge Of the office.
It had been intended to open in
room Il on the second floor Of the
Coles building. but it was decided
Tuesday to devote this room to the
use Of the women's committee which
will be organized by Mrs. Charles B.
Stevens. The staff Of workers and
display features viii be at the San
Antonio office,
Women Organize Wednesday.
An organization meeting for the
women's committee will be held We'd
nesday morning at the headquarters
in the Coles building, according to
Mrs. Stevens, but she SAID tnat IN hs
exact time could not be announced
yet She said that she had secured
about ten members OF her committee
but expected to secure the remainder
Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday
morning. No woman VIII be put on
the committee without her consent
having been obtained. Telephones at
women's headquarters Will be 5OSV
and 5031.
It is probable that speakers will be
obtained from Arizona and New Mex
leo by the prohibition committee, Mr..
Leasing said Tuesday. Speakers can
be secured by precinct workers Tor
meetings by communicating with the
committee on speakers, consisting OF
G. P. Putnam, J. R Campbell and h
3. Stevens.
should Guard Children.
Drink Is a great menace to the
health and vigor of children, and we
should guard against the menace
particularly in view of the great NOR
tality in this war, when our race Is
threatened" said Mr.. Leasing Tues
day morning. "a comparison Of chill
dren in so abstaining and so drink
ing families made in Finland by re
search workers shows that the drink
ing OF parents weakens children
greatly Weakly children were 10
percent in abstaining families and
So percent in drinking families. Chill
dren who died were 1S-5 percent IN
abstaining families and 24-S percent I
in drinking families"
The educational feature OF the cam
paign will be emphasized, said Mr.
are asked to submit them to prohlDi-
ton headquarters for answering. The
main idea in the campaign viii be,
Mr.. Leasing said, that alcohol does no
one any good
Sweeney Managing sWets.s
VETS thronged their headquar-
tiers. 424 East San Antonio street. /
night at the organization
meeting in such large numbers that
the comparatively small building I
could not hold them all. A good part 1
Of the crowd OF enthusiasts who would 4
keep King Booze on its FL PaSo
throne had to remain on the OUTSIDE
a part of the time
The business Of the meeting was ef-
fectsd promptly, with the election OF j
J. L. Sweeney as campaign manager
and E. V. Brake as secretary A cam
paign committee was to be named
later to assist these officers.
No GMudslinEingS Is Agreement.
and abuse OF all kinds
Vas the opening statement OF man
iger Sw eeney. Mr. Sweeney urged
everyone to see that their correct ad-
iresses were put on their 1918 poll
axes. in cases where the holders have
moved since paying the tax.
It was a announced that a thorough
campaign Of the city would be made
4 printed list Of all the money paid
~ Esaloonmen for taxes and other
,ublic revenue, and Of all the money
laid out by them and their employees
or food, clothing. shoes, fuel and the
Ike would be made up, and presented
% business men Of the city, who viii
,e asked II they desire this revenue
% leave the city, according TO one
statement made.