The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-28
CAPTAIN HOBSON
WORKING FOR A
BONE DRY WORLD
GREAT DELEGATION OF PROMINENT
YRoK1BrEToN MEN COMING FOR
HrG MEETING HERE ON
FRIDAY EVENING.
J, II. IArtmore, Columbus, O., News
paper Man, Arrives In the City
to Boost HIS work

Flushed with the victory OF wartime
prohibition. IS states gathered into the
prohibition column. dry areas in all
other states and national prohibition
written into the federal constitution.
what is the Anti-Saloon League TO do
That the League has declared Tor
worldwide drought and already is in 4
campaign for that end Will be declared
by Captain R T. Hobson. Merrimac hero
and former Alabama congressman who
Is to speak in Market Auditorium Eri-
day evening. This announcement was
brought to Wheeling last night by ]. FL
Larimore Columbus. o., newspaper man
who Is doing Hobson publicity.
Captain Hooson, of course, is expected
70 urge rigid enforcement OF all local.
statewide, wartime and constitutional
prohibition measures, and in addition
win insist that state legislatures and
congress further strengthen existing
laws Election Of enforcement OFFICIALS
also be q Hobson doctrine
And he will say that the world is the
8ieid OF the drys, that the Anti-Saloon
League alrady has its OFFICES IN Lonuoh.
Paris. Lausanne and elsewhere in Eu-
ROMA. and expects to open an offlce IN
every voyld capital. with the purpose
OF eo-opefattnE With temperance organ
1xationS in all lands for the ultimate
drying up OF this mundane sphere
That, said Mr.. Larimore, represents tne
I.eaxue program and the Hooson speech
But Hobson Also viii speak or Wouo Fe-
construction problems -,
: Aecomoanyinr Captain Robson will
be several men, representing temper
anes organisations in other lands. who
are In America to attend the national
convention Of the League and the world
wide prohibition conference to be helo
In waxhington June As At that con-
florence, Mr.. Larimore said. delegates
from so nations will be present Steps
toward organization Of q woridw7de
campaign win be taken and an inter
national prohibition league may be
formed
The party win be conducted by Paul
p Kelser, Of westeryille, o. Captain
-. Enhson win speak in Columbus to-
night, In GAINESVILLE tomorrow night
and 70 from Wheeling to Pittsburgh
PHILADELPHIA Wilmington and Baltimore,
(. xuecessiyely, and then to washington
for the convention and conference w.
d whaley IS locally in charge.
II is probable. said Mr.. Larimore. that
each OF the delegates accompanying
Captain Hobson will make a snort
speech. The delegates are being convey
ed about the country 10 study the opera
tton Of prohibition, make a contrast De-
tween x.et and dry areas. and learn the
unathods by which prohibition has oeen
brouxht to the United States. The Hoo-
.on tour started at New York, May -.
. II IN one of seven such tours. William
Jennings Bryan, former Governors +. d,
VILLA. Of Ohio and NJ. r. Patterson OF
tennessee, Rev. DR.. George X. stuart
birmingham. Ala, Colonel Dan Morgan
Smith, Of Chicago. and Rev. Ira Land
rith- Of Boston, are the other speakers
Each tour concludes at washington II
mS4sae for the dry meetings.
At the close OF those gatherings, ano
On the afternoon OF June s. MI Lari-
more said, Mr.. Bryan will address Dig
msss meeting in Washington and SOUND
the keynote OF world prohibition. he
then will begin q tour Of several states
in the interest Of that project. Otne'
tours also will be scheduled, covering
+ every state in the union.
Mr.. Larimore said the outlook al
MA shington is that there will be no eN-
eInption Of wine and beer from the pro-
visions Of the wartime act.
;Ohio's entrance into the dry rams
was quiet and orderly. Mr.. ,Larimore
sald Most Of the liquor on hand was
sold early. Those 1853 saloonHeepers
ont of Ohio's nearly 5000. who elected
10 ,.pay 1905 each for the privilege oil
selling on Monday. were sold out oetore
late evening OF that day. and some oil
them by noon.
The legislature is confronted with tht
lob Of making prohibition in Ohio etiec
tive. and the courts. he asserted. VII
have 70 pass on several questions az
fectinE sale OF liquors by bootlegger$.
There was a great deal Of fun goint
on In thrlast few hours OF John Barley
'1aHses4H life in Columbus" Mr.. l'arimor'
wherever il was possible 10 ge
Of bit of pleasantly or work Joke
it was done. There was great deal o.
drinking, but little disorder.
"a Columbus saloonkeeper for years
has had the sign, Cafe Firms display
"a over his front entrance. On the las
day that saloon ran soeoody paintct
ont the last n and the apostrophe an(
sunday morning passersby looked up ant
read Cafe Finis.'
aAnd almost everybody. wet or dry
balieyes it is fms for the beverage
nuuor traffic not only in ONO, ou
everywhere in the United States