El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-21
SHEPPARD FOR
A Dry CITY
Senator Endorses FL Paso
Prohibition Movement;
Meetings Arranged.


An emphatic statement that he was
IN favor Of ali local battles against
the liquor traffic, as well as fighting
for the national prohibition amend
ment, was contained in a telegram
received Monday morning at prohibi-
fion headquarters from senator Nor
ris Sheppard at Washington d. C.
The telegram was sent in answer to
wire from headquarters stating that
a local proh1Ditlon ught was on and
asking his opinion in regard to local
option elections at the present time,
IN view Of the national issue. His re-
ply was a complete Endorsement OF
the position Of the local prohibition
workers, IL was given out.
Refu1es ~ ets7 Statistics.
At 2 meeting OF the executive COM
mittee Of the prOhibitionists Monday
morning. Paul Baruhart called at
tention 10 a reported interview in
v which II was cOnrended that statistics
or murders committed throughout the
United States in cities the size of Ell
PaEO show that the percentage of
murders in dry territory exceeds
the murders in wet territory. The
speaker called attention 10 an article
IN this week s Literary Digest enti-
tied. DO Drunkards Deserve Deathg"
This article refuted the argument
contained in the interview, which ap-
peared in an Ell Paso paper Mr.. Barn
hart said There can be no doubt but
that most murders can be traced to
the saloon, he said. He said that
during the past year over 100 iueb-
rates had been tried and punished by
death FOR capital crime.
Insists On Action Now.
lIr. Barnhart said that in the inter
view referred TO there appeared an
a. gument suggesting that the voters
Of FL Paso should oppose the present
movement because there viii be
~ D. De HaamH- d
short time. The vet workers every
where contend that the state OF Texas
viii have an election on the question
within six months. This is not true"
said the speaker Every body knows
that the legislature OF Texas would /
have 10 call such an election for sub /
mission to the voters. The house and I
senate will not meet until next year, /
and in order for the legislature to /
submit this question at q special SeS-
sion. the question OF prohibition z
would have 10 be included in the gov
ernor's call The governor Of Texas /
has not called for the legislature TO /
meet this year. and we would have to j
20 into the realm Of surmises to even
suggest that the prohibition question |
viii be submitted before the next reg
ular session. over a year from now.
Even then there viii be a hard fight |
before the voters VIII have a chance
20 express their desires and opinions
at the polls. 1 again say that II FL /
Paso refuses TO go dry at this time,
II viii be at least two years before
the voters viii have an opportunity TO /
cast their ballots in favor Of prOhibi-
ton"
Another meeting OF the executive
committee viii be held this afternoon
AZ 4 o'clock at headquarters.
WOmen's Chairmen Announced.
The chairmen Of committees work
ing under the direction of Mrs. J E.
Quad were announced Monday morn
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committee, and the women appointed
will have a number OF women work
ing with them who will be announced
later The names follow: Mesdames
Hal Christie, J. NJ. Goggin, J. H Har-
per. ! J. Ayers, Charles Bryan, G. p.
Putnam, d. II Smith, Ross Bryan, r
- Homan. J. D. McMurtrey, J. A.
Rawlings, Paul Heermsns, C. B. COT
in. Burleson Staten Ernest Young
PresbyterIan Women Organize.
Women Of the First Presbyterian
church have been organized into q
committee under Mrs S. L. Crockett,
chairman. The following are mem I
bers- Aesdames c. L OVerstreet- J. ] Z
A Buckler. James G. AIcNary, James :
A Dick " L Tooley, H. T. Bowie, I
Hell Hale, J L. Campbell, E. A Shell Z
ton Mary r. Hamilton, ". Y. Long, ?
L L Robins J. Fielding, jr.; J. 6. I
Barada. o. A Crichett. George CrOm- !
bic. J. w. Eubank, - ". Foster, J. ]. !
AuoAs george LebarOu. j. IL Nc
Broom, +. ". Norton, E ". Parker. g,
Joe Spence, p Z. Thomson, Miss So !
phie Gilchrist. Miss Kate Fink. !
The prohibition OF liquor was ad- :
Eocated at nearly all FL Paso churches
Sunday but the netting ~ Clint had
10 be postponed on account OF bad 4.
weather
saloon Has No Defenders.
Sunday morning 2. a Copass, of :
Dallas, spoke at the First Baptist !
church 70 good sized audience. He
called upon the people IN this critical y
hour Of the worlds history 10 help q
destroy the force Of evil by standing
for righteousness It was shown by
The speaker that in all that was being d,
said in the present campaign by the
liquor forces, not one word was being :
aid about the saloon itself That the y
ialoon itself had no defenders. The \
speaker then showed that the United /
states supreme court had decided that v
ne liquor business has no rights. y
That II operates under a privilege Q
merely which may be Withdrawn az T.
my time That when a man goes into q
ne liquor business he knows this and 4
las no right 70 complain when the b
leopAe see fit TO withdraw the privf- a
ege- As 10 the question OF bootleg Z
sing, the speaker read from the re- 81
'enL report OF the Dallas grand Jury. II
fnich said that the bootlegging now "
'Ais1lng n Dallas is being carried on W
y people who were bootleggers when re