The Monticellonian., 1918-03-01
.BR0UGR MAY GALL
 AN EXTRA SESSION
PRoHlBITIoNIsTs SAY SPECIAL SESSION NECESSARY TO AMEND
 BONE DRY LAW.
SAYS CRIME IS INCREASING
Claims Young Men Whose Habits Are Not Permanently Fixed Will Become. So DemoraIized as To Render
 Them Useless To Society.

The following petition is being cir culated throughout Phillips county, and copies sent to every other county in the state for eirculation
 ITO His Excelleney, Charles H.
 Brough, Governor of Arkansas:
 "The undersigned, your petitioners. would respectfully represent and show that they are citizens and residents of
 - County in the state of Ark ansas. That since the enactment of what is commonly known as the Bone Dry Law by the General Assembly of this state, drunkenness and it's kin Idred crimes, owing to the vigilance and untiring efforts of the courts and its officers, had almost ceased until such law was construed by the Su preme Court in a recent opinion hand ed down by that tribunal. That rm- mediately thereafter the bootleggeTs and their travelling messengers began to flood the community with whisky brought in in suitcases and divers oth- CD reeeptacles until now the condi- tions have become almost intolerable. That unless some remedy is applied and that speedily, your petitioners are of the opinion that the demoralization resulting from this traffic will cause great and irreparable loss to the com munity both financially and morally. young men whose habits are not per manently fixed will become so demor. 'alized as to render them useless mem .bers of society, when at this particu- lar time the best efforts of all classes Of people should be directed along some line of usefulness conducive and in aid of the military establishment and the feeding and clothing of our soldiers engaged in the war.
 They therefore respectfully pcti. General Assembly in extraordinary session at the earliest moment possi- 'ble, to the end that such a law may be enacted as will cover all defects pointed out by the courts in the pres Ient act known as the Bone Dry Law and for such other relief as may be necessary and proper"
 Accompanying the petition is the following letter prepared by the com mittee having the matter in charge:
 we are taking the liberty of send ing to you form of petition to Gov Brough, requesting him to convene the General Assembly in extraordi- nary session for the purpose of amend ing the bone dry law to the end that the defects in the present law pointed out by the recent decision of the Su- preme Court may be cured. The peti- tion is self-explanatory. No doubt you realize the importance of this, and we respectfully urge that you have a similar petition circulated in your county at once, and after the sigma lures of the citizens have been secur- ed. that the petition be sent to Green field Quarles of Helena, Ark, to the end that the same, together with oth- CT petitions, may be presented to the governor. We respectfully ask that all the petitions be in the hands of Greenfield Quarles on or before the 18th day of March, 1918.
 "All of the law-abiding citizens of this county are signing the petition when presented to them, and We be- nieve that every good citizen in this state will sign if given an opportun- iity. Hundreds of people are going each day to Louisiana and other wet states, and are returning with large quantities of whisky. We are told that one man brought in 30 suit cases packed full. We are sure that you can readily see the importance of this matter, and in the event you are not able to give the same your personal attention. we have to ask that you place the same in charge of some re. liable person who will give it his time and attention"