El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-16
NING0, M'NARY. WHITAKER, RICE
AMONG Pro. SPEAKERS THURSDAY
First Big Meeting Called for Bath Courtroom Headquar
tiers Handing Out Replies to Liquor Mems Talks;
Paul Barnhart, Antisaloon Worker, Joins the
Local Forces "Wets" Start Paper.

THE big opening meeting IN the
prohibition campaign will be
= held Thursday evening at s
o'clock at the s4th district court room,
with T. NJ Wingo. chairman Of the
executive committee, as one Of the
principal speakers.
The liquor question from the stand
point Of q business man. viii be the
subject Of Mr.. Wingo's address. Other
speakers viii be James G. McNary. E.
IL whitaker and Rev. Perry J. Rice.
The general public is being urged to
attend the meeting.
There will be meeting this even
ing al the First Christian church to
be addressed by Judge S. J. Lsaacks
The time Is 7:45 o'clock
Advocates Of a dry city viii be
heard tonight at the meeting Of the
Mems club OF the First Presbyterian
church. Paul Baruhart- who has come
to help close the saloons, and judge
Dan N Jackson. one Of the local
workers. Will speak. Henry 7. Bowie.
president, has announced that the
meeting will begin at 7:45 o'clock and
viii have a buffet lunch. as well as
social features
Pro. Quarters Busy Place.
Headquarters OF the prohibitionists
az Lla Est ZaA 444AlAA0 GAAEIAH
present a busy aspect The window
and inside displays Of the dry" head
Quarters furnish the main feature OF
the opening OF the offices. The front
window is covered with posters
bristIing with dry" arguments.
Inside, the walls are pasted with
coIored posters and arguments, while
On the tables are piles OF literature for
BarnhHrf, aDrys Worker. Here.
Paul Barnhart, noted prohibition
worker, who helped in the campaigns
in New Mexico and Porto Rico for the
abolition Of the saloon, Is the latest
recruit for the staff at the prohibit
ton headquarters, starting work
Wednesday morning.
The following statement in regard
70 holders Of poll tax receipts who
have moved since their receipts wers
Issued was given out at prohibition
headquarters Tuesday afternoon:
Warn Voters Regarding Transfers
All voters who have moved since
paying their 1915 poll tax should go
10 the county tax collector at the
court house and secure transfer and
report the precinct in which they are
now residing, otherwise they cannot
vote at the election January 30"
Persons who wisE to volunteer as
workers are being asked to report AZ
Headquarters at los East san Antonio
street
Employees Of the city Of FL Paso are
absolutely free 20 cast their votes In
the prohibition election as their con-
science dictates, according to mayor
Charles Davis.
Ants Issue a Paper.
II was announced Wednesday morn
ing at the anti prohibition headqu7r-
tiers that daily piper. championing
their cause. would appear on the
streets this afternoon. and would he
a permsn ent publication. even otter
the election II was TO be called the
FL paso American
Wnuen'E Headquarters Abandoned.
Women prohibition workers will not
occupy the downtown headquarters on
the Second floor OF the Coles building,
Mrs. Charles B. Stevens said Wednes-
day morning. This decision was ar
rived at BY Mrs. Stevens after con-