El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-25
SEES MEN DRINK
BOOZE At "a. NJ.
Dr.'Lewis, the Prohibition
Speaker, Says Saloon VIC
lates the Closing Law.

Sensational charges that Ell Paso
saloon keepers were violating the
statutory laws by selling intoxicants
after $3.50 o'clock at night and by SELL
ing to minors were features Of the
prohibition address Of DR.. J. Andrews
Lewis. chautauqua lecturer, at a large
and enthusiastic dry meeting held at
odd Fellows temple Thursday eve
ming
''As I passed a saloon in FL Paso at
2 o'clock in the morning I saw men
inside drinking, and il hasn't been a
century ago, either" he declared. He
added that in certain hotel of the
city he had seen seven boys, appar-
emily not over H. high school boys
evidently, who were under the influ-
ence Of liquor.
"A prominent automobile man Of the
city. who did not know who I was
told me that he was for prohibition
because his own son. II years Of age.
came home the other night under the
influence Of intoxicants," DR.. Lewis
said.
Can't Make 1t Respectable.
The saloon keepers of El Paso
can't make living If they observe the
statutory laws. There has been an
effort to reform the saloon. to make
II clean and respectable. but it can't
be done. Bishop Potter tried the ex-
pertinent Of opening a decent saloon
and it was a horrible failure"
The sign For Rent" hanging on a
make II easy for drinking man to
pass IL. was the statement made by
DR.. Lewis in opening.
Should Remove Temptation.
1T is for the weak men who can
not withstand temptation that we
NJ III ~ -
loon keeper who has sold liquor for
IS years and in that time he has never
tasted drop Of beer or whisky" DR..
Lewis said IF he can have that
strength to resist temptation, should
he not refuse TO sell liquor TO the
weak man who does not have the same
strength of character
The subject Of his lecture. Bottles,
Bones and Booze" was suggested. he
said, by the sight of an old rag pick
er, who bought old bottles. old rags
and old bones The bottles made the
other two" said DR.. Lewis.
Is Beer KeE Tether.
Personal liberty was next touched
on by the speaker, who compared the
advocate of personal liberty to Josh
calf which had 100 foot rope
for tether. THE personal liberty ad-
vocate viii find himself tied with 100
foot rope to \ beer key" DR.. Lewis
said IF it is right TO license a man
to get drunk. is it not right to license
a man to steal
says Germans Greatest Boxers. i
Booze" was charged by DR.. Lewis
as being the cause Of the world war.
The German people have been the
greatest booze fighters in the world.
They have consumed more beer and
more wine per capita than any other
people of the world" he said.
This debasing influence Of liquor
had resulted in the atrocities and
crimes committed by Germans in the
war, he pointed out. saying that drink
had exalted the EGO" making the
Germans think that they We're lead
srs in education, science and in mill
tary matters.
Says LiquOs Does Strange Things.
Liquor would make a poor, hen
oecked husband fight his motherin- {
law, or make a jack rabbit sit up and !
spit in a bull dogs eye, he said He /
told Of the terrible crimes Of the feud- /
lists in Pike county, Kentucky. where /
he was pastor Of a s35,000 church at