Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1919-01-31
Activities OF Various Kinds Win
Wide Attention.
FRANCES E. WILLARD LEADER
Known All over World as Head Of
w. c. 7. u.-Ploturesque Career
Of Carrie Nation ls
Recalled.

prohibition calls TO memory n number
OF men and women who have achieved
not only national but worldwide fame
through their connection with the pro.
hlbitlon, or, as It oncc was known, the
temperance movement.
Neal Dow was born In Portland,
Me-, OF Quaker %parentnge. He was
twice mayor OF Portland and n mem.
her OF the state legislature. He en-.
tered the Civil war as colonel OF the
Thirteenth Maine volunteers. He was
wounded md was n prisoner In Libby
prison and was made a brlgndler gen.
ernl for gallant service. Yet the coun.
try knows Neal Dow simply rs "Fa'
ther OF the Maine Law" and ms n tenn
perance reformer. Mime passed the
law OF which he was the author In
1881 and was the first state TO estab'
llsh prohibition. General Dow trav.
eled widely In foreign countries work.
ing for temperance, and OF his nine
tleth birthday memorial meetings
were held In many parts Of the world,
He died in 1897.
John Is. Cough, who was the first
temperance advocate to attract more
than local fame, was n native Of Eng.
land, where he was born In 1917, but
he came 10 the United States when he
was twelve years old. lie learned the
bookblndlng trade, but early became
addicted to liquor and could not hold
a position. lie made such n living us
he could by singing In saloons. Later
he made n new start and married, but
when he lost his wife and child he
again took to drink and sank to new
depths.
The turnlng-polnt In his life came
when he was Induced by n Mnssachu.
sets Quaker TO sign II total abstinence
pledge. He became n temperance lee.
turer, and nfter making many tours
In the United States he visited Eng.
land, whore he conducted two cam.
palgns. His fame spread throughout
the Engllsh-spenklng nations and his
books have been translated into many
other languages.
Frances Wizards Fame Worldwide,
Frances Il. Wizards fame Is world.
Wide. She was born In Churchvllle,
N. ", In 1899.
In 1874 the National Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union was formed at
Cleveland. o., and Frances willard
found her life work. She served for
five years rs corresponding secretary
and then became president. In 1S3s
she founded the Worlds w. G. n. a..
which grew 10 have branches In 81
countries. and In 1853 she became It's
president. She wrote many temper,
ance pamphlets and was the author of
four books. In the minds of women
and OF most men--the world over
Frances Willard and W. G. n. U. are
Synonymous.
Carrie Nation broke into the lime.
Hight In the fall Of 1900 aud made her
name n household word In newspaper
offices and most American homes. She
was Mrs. David Nation of Medicine
Lodge, Kan, and II member IN good
and regular standing OF the w. &. n.
u. II Is said that her first husband
died OF deilrlum tremens. Anyway,
Carrie Nation had another aud more
apparent incentive to use her hntchet
on saloon furniture. And WELD that
Ratchet she did; It's fame temporarily
ecllpsed that OF the Father OF His
Country.
Carrie Nations Little Ratchet.
Kansas was legally n prohibition
state. As n natter OF fact prohibition
was but a name and the saloons OF the
state were wide open. The general
plan was to fine a saloon $50 n month
for brenking the law that solved the
license difficulty. In short, prohibition
In Kansas had broken down complete
ly In the ten years II had been noml.
nally In force and the state authorl.
ties had not the courage either to
modify the law or enforce II. Carrie
Nation took the situation into her own
hands.
Carrie Nation first visited Klown
and broke up two saloons with her H..
tie hntchet, Then she went IA Wichi.
Ia and broke up two mo, e. She was
put IN Jail, kept there for several days
and then released. She broke up an
other saloon and was NOT even arrest.
cd. She went to Topeka and made an
appeal 10 Governor Stanley. He told
her he did not approve of her methods.
She also addressed both houses Of the
state legislature. She visited Chicago
and other cities, between times contln
uing the work OF smashing sulooU ia
lures