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on the floor, where 1t was found the
next day, much the worse for wear.
Anyway, Miss Willard took her
grievance to the Prohibition party.
The Prohibition party offered the
nomination for president to st. John,
with William Daniel of Maryland for
vice president. st. John accepted the
nomination. He was an effective
speaker and campaigner and he went
out after blood-and especially Re
publican blood. He carried the war
into New York. considered a doubt
full" state In the exciting struggle of
that campaign between James G.
Blaine and Grover Cleveland.
st. John jumped the Prohibition vote
from 1896 votes to 150,620 votes.
What is more, he polled enough votes
In New York to defeat the "Plumed
Knight In that state and, as II
turned out, in the nation. The feel
Ing Of the time is indicated by the
fact that st. John was burned In
etHgy in mor than 100 cities.
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special wartime prohibition recently
enacted by congress goes into effect.
That law prevents the manufacture
and sale of intoxicants for beverage
purposes. and remains in force until
the rehabilitation of the nations war
armies is completed. Doubtless that
emergency wartime will be
effective over the several months that
will elapse after July1 until the con-
stitutional bone dry act, now adopted,
becomes effective.
Additional Dry Legislation.
During the year following ratifica-
ton congress and the several states
will be called upon to pass legislation
to enforce the amendment and to pro-
vide penalties for violations. It Is
probable a large force of agents I'M
der the direction Of the commissioner
of internal revenue will have to be APP
pointed to enforce the law. Each state
will have to provide machinery for
the enforcement of the law In addi-
tion to the machinery provided by the
federal government.
1t Is likely this additional legislation
will be pushed through as fast as the
days can push it. In some parts Of
the country at least they purpose to
take full advantage of their victory.
For example, in Illinois a forecast
of the Anti-Saloon league is this: In
addition to the search and seizure
act" an act rigidly restricting the ham
ding of liquor for medicinal, manu-
featuring, sacramento and scientific
purposes legislation covering doctors
prescriptions, which must be issued
by a bona fide physician in writing,
dated, diagnosing the Illness and the
purpose of its use; all railroad rec
ords of liquor shipments must be
kept; drastic legislation regulating
sale by druggists, with heavy penalty
for violation.
The drys presumably will not con-
fine their efforts to enforcing the law.
They will doubtless take the question
Into politics Of all kinds and make 1t
an issue. They announce, for instance,
in Chicago that they will ask all can
didates for mayor to declare them
selves on the strict enforcement of
dry legislation. They will make 1t an
issue in the spring campaign and will
oppose any aldermanic candidate who
does not toe the mark.
VIII the Vets contest7 (.
WIN the vets contest the legality Of
! the WIZ 10 ,r"ce lding fro;u tina starti
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u. SLED MOVE
FOR TEMPERANCE
Many Societies to Fight Alcohol
Organized Early in Nations
History.
WOMEN ACTIVE AS LEADERS
John 3. Cough, Reformed orunkard.
First Crusader to Win Fame
by Success at Home and
Abroad.

When the movement which has now
brought about prohibition began in the
United States it was called the ITEM
perance movement" and the phrase
Temperance question" embraced all
the problems in connection with the
perance, of course, primarily means
moderation, while prohibition, as used
in this connection, means a form OF
sumptuary legislation a%bolishing tho
manufacture and sale of alcoholic liz
quors. In the early days Temperament
was loosely used; sometimes it meant
moderation and sometimes total absti-
nence. Many Of the first crusades were
against "spirits"-distilled liquors as
distinguished from wines and beer.
Early temperance pledges were often
framed to draw this distinction. How
ever, the word temperance as used in
the titles and constitutions of reform
organizations soon came to mean total
abstinence.
This temperance movement, which
shows signs of bringing about prohibi-
ton in many parts of the world, be
gan in the United States. The ten.
perance pledge was in existence before
1900. Possibly the first temperance
society was organized by the farmers
of Litchfield county, Connecticut, in
1873. In 1903 a society was formed in
Saratoga county, New York: the 43
members were pledged not to drink
rum, gin, whisky, wine or distilled
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united STATES WILL NOW TRY
EXPERIMENT OF PROHIBITION
Astonishing Action of an lndiMduafstic People With a Strong Sense
of Personal Liberty Is Brought About by Lessons of the Great
Unconstitutional Legislation Planned to Enforce New
Law-WM "Wets" Observation-Disclosures Details.

The United States of America has
entered upon the tremendous social ex-
pertinent Of national prohibition of
the manufacture, sale and use of alcO-
holic drinks. There will be abundant
time to give the experiment a fair test
since the prohibition is by constitu-
tional amendment. To all appearances
this mandate by the American people
against the use of alcohol is intended
to be absolute and fnals We have
written 1t into organic law-into mag
ma charta-in the form of the eight
zenith amendment to the Constitution
of the United States.
The experiment is a tremendous de-
parture from previous tendencies Of
the American people. We are an indi-
yidualistic pc pie, with a strong sense
of personal liberty. Yet here we have
set out to regulate pc, -onal habit, not
by statute, but by constitutional
amendment.
And the manner of the passing of
this constitutional amendment is quite
as remarkable as the amendment itself.
Action on the seventeen previous
amendments to the Constitution has
taken between nine months and forty
three months, an average of about two
years. The resolution providing for
this eighteenth amendment was passed
by congress December II, 1917. On
January 16, 1919, its ratification by
the states is accomplished.
What has brought about this ratif-
cation so quickly? Obviously the Ma
tional Prohibition party has had prac-
tically nothing to do with its accom-
plishment. The answer evidently is
that the war has brought it about.
Prohibition is both an economic ques-
ton and a moral question. The war
set the American people to looking at
prohibition from both viewpoints. We
got accustomed to the thought that
grain was better eaten as food than
swallowed as liquor, inasmuch as we
were told that food would win the
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war. We saw what the enforced so
briefly of military service did physical
~, mentally and morally for young
men who had INDUCED in liquor in
peace times.
Some of our allies got into the war
In a hurry because they had to-Bel-
GUM and France to save their lives,
Great Britain to save its national hon.
OF. America took Its time-a long time
s-and gradually worked itself up to
/ the determination to fight. Doubtless
consideration Of prohibition was
a part of this slow process. So that
when the opportunity came the states
of the Union went over the top just
about as the American marines and
doughboys did in the Argonne.
Text of Amendment.
Following is the full text Of the pro-
hibition amendment on which state
legislatures are voting:
JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING
AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTI-
TUITION OF THE UNITED STATES.
Resolved by the senate and house
of representatives Of the United
States of America, in congress assem-
bled, two-thirds of each house concur
ring therein, that the following amend
ment to the Constitution be, and here
by Is, proposed to the states to be-
come valid as d part Of the Constitu-
ton when ratified by the legislatures
of the several states as provided by
the Constitution
Section 1-After one year from the
ratification of this article the manu-
facture, sale or transportation of In
~toxicating liquors within, the impor-
tatl0n thereof into, or the expectation
thereof from the United States and
all territory subject to the jurisdiction
thereof for beverage purposes is here
by prohibited.
Section 2-The congress and the
several states have concurrent pow
er to enforce this article by approprl-
ate legislation.
Section 3-This article shall be in.
operative unless 1t shall have been
ratified as an amendment to the Con.
stitution by the legislatures of the sew
eral states as provided In the Consti.
tuition within seven years from the
date of the submission hereof to the
states by the congress.
CHAMP CLARK, speaker of the
house Of representatives.
THOMAS MARSHALL. vice pres
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FOUNDED half
A CENTURY AGO
National Prohibition Party Organ
lied in Chicago by 500
!. Delegates.
EARLY STANDARD BEARERS
Eighteenth Amendment Has Never
Been Favored by Leaders Because
of Odds of 10 to 1 Against
Its Passage.

The National Prohibition party is
just fifty years old, its semi-centennial
falling on September 1, 1919. 1t was
born in Farwell hall, Chicago. The
convention numbered about 500 per-
sons from 10 states
The formation of the party was
probably first discussed in public at
a Pennsylvania state temperance con-
vention in 1867. Temperance leaders
had failed to get much consideration
from the Republican and Democratic
parties and were feeling the need OF
independent action. The Good TEN,
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plars, an order of total abstainers or
ganized In 1851 at Utica, N. Y, were
also working to this end.
The call for the Chicago convention
originated May 20, 1859, in the grand
lodge of the Good Templars at Oswe-
go, N. Y, which appinted a committee
to " a national gathering to
organize a political party favorable to
prohibition legislation. This commit
tee consisted of John Russell, Detroit,
Mich; Daniel Wilkins, Bloomington,
Ill. (; J. A. Spencer, Cleveland, o.; John
N. Stearns, New York, and James
Black, Lancaster Pa. At this conven-
ton the party was organized, a plat
form was adopted and a national com
mittee was appointed, with John Rus
sell chairman.
The first national nominating con-
vention assembled in Columbus, o., on
Washington's birthday, 1872. 1t
named james Black for president and
John Russell for vice president. Black
was one Of the founders Of the Ma
tional Temperance Society and Pub
LEGATION house, an organizer of the ia
nous Ocean Grove IN. J.) Camp
Meeting association and a prominent
Good Templar. Upon his death in
1898 he left his Temperance library"
of 1000 volumes to the National Tenn
perance society. Russell, the "Father
of the Prohibition party" was a Meth
odist minister and a leading Good
Templar. His newspaper, sthe PENN
sular Herald, was the first to advocate
the formation of a separate political
party for prohibition.
Notwithstanding the worthiness of
the cause and the candidates, the pub
lie support at the election of 1872 vas
not enthusiastic. The total of the
votes received by Black and Russell
was but 5,607.
In 1876 Green Clay Smith of Ken
lucky and Gideon T. Stewart of Ohio
were the candidates. They polled
9,737 votes. In 1880 Neal Dow of
Maine, with FL. A. Thompson of Ohio
as running mate, appealed to the
country. General Dow was widely
known as the author of the Maine pro-
hibition law, but he succeeded in get
ting only 1896 votes.
Candidates and Their Vote.
The Prohibition convention of 1896
split the party over suffrage
and money. The Stree silver" minor.
ity formed a Liberal party, with Bent
ley Of Nebraska and Southgate of
Illinois as its standard-bearers They
polled about 10000 votes.
The feature of the Prohibition cam
paign of 1900 was a tour Of the coun-
try by the candidates and a corps of
speakers by special train. In 1912
the Prohibition convention renom-
mated the candidates of 1908. The
candidates since 1884 and their vote
are as follows:
1888. Clinton b. Fisk, New Jersey,
and J.. A. Brooks, Missouri, 249,945
votes.
1892, John Bidwell, California, and
]. b. Cranfll, Texas, 270,71O votes.
1896. Joshua lowering, Maryland,
and Hale Johnson. Illinois, 130,75s
votes.
1000, John @. Woolley, Illinois, and
Fl. B. Metcalf, Rhode Island, 200,46e
votes.
1904. s. c. Swallow, Pennsylvania
and George B. Carroll, Texas, 25s,20S
votes.
1908, Eugene w. Chain. Illinois. and
Aarsr s. Watkins otia. 2h3231 votes
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spirits except by a physicians advice,
in illness or at public dinners, under
penalty of 25 cents.
The Massachusetts Society for the
Suppression of IntemperanQe was or
ganized in 1913. The American Tenn
perance society was founded in 1929.
Thereafter organizations of various
kinds came thick and fast, many Of
them securing large memberships.
Among them were the Sons of Temper
ance of New York (1S42), Order of
Rechabites (1S35), Society of the
Washingtonians (1840) and Good Tenn
plars (1851).
In 1873 began the Woman's Tenn
perance crusade in Ohio. Women held
prayer meetings in saloons in this
campaign against alcohol. This move
ment grew so strong that in 1874 in
Cleveland the National Woman's
Christian Temperance union was form
ed. The same year Francis Murphy's
Blue Ribbon Temperance E-4islSon at.
tracted puDlc attention.
John 3. Cough.
Prohibition - or temperance - has
made many men and women famous
probably some of these foes Of liquor
and the saloon will be remembered for
al time. Among the names familiar
to most Americans in this connection
are those of John B. Cough, Neal Dow,
Frances 3. Willard and Carrie Nation.
All four made their mark in widely
differing ways and the personality of
each is interesting.
John B. Cough attracted public item
ton first. He achieved worldwide
fame and furnishes a remarkable ex-
ample of what in these days is called
a comeback" He was born In Sand
gate, England, in 1917, and died in
Frankford. Pa, in 1886.
A Quaker In Worcester, Mass, in
duced him to sign a total abstinence
pledge. This was the turning point in
his career. He set out to tramp New
England, lecturing on temperance at
IS cents a lecture. He delivered 1885
lectures the first year-and found him
self locally famous. He mingled the
pathetic and humorous SO successfully
and made his lectures so entertaining
that thousands who had no interest In
temperance went to hear him. For the
next IL years he spoke only on temper
ance and addressed more than 5000
audiences, making two long temper
ance campaigns In England. He had
the power rel an audience that
comes from experience, purpose and
natural eloQuence. Robert ]. Ingersoll
at his best could sway an audience no
more completely than this reformed
b%ookbinder. Next Cough turned his
attention to general ~lecturing and
mnde q fortune. His books have been
! translated into many languages
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January 16, 1920, c~ertiicatIon and an
nouncement of ratification being merely
a matter of form. 1t is needless to say
that the vets do not accept this view
and that effort to delay the formal
proceedings will be made, prelimi-
nary to contesting the legality of the
ratification.
AT any rate, It is formally n
nounced that such a contest will be
made. It is likely that the vets rely
more on the referendum presoNrion
than on the cuea.tnn of votA
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ident Of the United States and pres
ident of the senate.
I certify that this joint resolution
originated In the senate.
JAMES NJ. BAKER, secretary.
The amendment was passed by the
senate on August 1, 1917, and passed
by the house on December IL of the
same year. 1t was passed by the sen
ate with the house amendments on
December Is. The vote in the SEN
ate was 65 to 20 and in the house
2S2 to 12S.
Ratification by the States.
The next step was ratification of
this amendment by the states through
their legislatures. This called for af-
firmative action by thirty-six states
within seven years. Mississippi was
the first state to ratify, both senate
and house taking action January 8,
1918. Three other Southern states
followed in January-Virginia, Ken
lucky, South Carolina. Then came
North Dakota. Other states followed
in the order named, Nebraska being
the thirty-sixth and completing the
ratification.
Maryland. West Virginia
Montana. California.
Texas. Washington.
Delaware. Indiana.
South Dakota. Arkansas.
Massachusetts,. Illinois.
Arizona. North Carolina
Georgia. Kansas.
Louisiana Alabama
Florida. Iowa.
Michigan. Colorado.
Ohio. Oregon.
Oklahoma New Hampshire.
Idaho. Utah.
Tennessee. Nebraska.
Maine.
While the amendment under its pro
visions does not become effective I'm
til one year from the date Of it's rati
fication, it seems likely that the coun
try will become permanently dry July
1 next. This is the date on which the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-10-15
COLUMBIA c. { UNION
WILL meet THIS WEEK

The Columbia Christian Endeavor
Union will hold its annual convention
at Stanfieid Friday, saturday and
sunday. with delegates In attendance
from the Christian, Presbyterian and
federated churches. About 90 dele
gates expect.to attend from Pendleton.
Devotional services. business meet
ings. banquet Friday night and
'play spells" form the program for
the event. Some OF the speakers for
the program are Miss Faye Steinmetz,
state president; Miss olive .Stiaz, state
social superintendent. Miss Effie Tor
gerson, state intermediate superin-
tendent. Miss Hulda Anderson. of La
Grande. superintendent of Eastern
Oregon. Cash Wood. county Y. M. c.
"A. secretary, and w. G. wallace. of
Stanfield. Claude Myers of Stanfield'
head Of Columbia district. is making
Arrangements for the affair.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-10-15
DEGREE OF HONOR TO
MEET HERE TOMORROW

Fifty delegates are expected to at
tend the annual district convention OF
tho Degree of Honor which will be
held tomorrow in the Moose Hall.
Representatives from the Pendleton,
Athena, Pilot Rock, La Grande' Baker
The Dalles, Portland, John Day, Hep
pner and Sumpter lodges.
Mrs Margaret Becker, state deputy
is in the city for the convention. as is
Mrs. Lulu Crandall. of The Dalles,
president.
The sessions tomorrow will be larg-
ely business sessions, but in the even
ing at s o'clock the members of the
Degree and their families, and the
prospective members and families, will
reassemble for the following program
Seating of the officers of Pendleton
Magnolia Lodge No. "a.
Instrumental duet, Mr.. and Mrs
Harry Mcfarland.
Reading Miss Hope Newcomb.
Vocal Solo. 1.-THE Sunshine of You
Smile" Eugene Molitor. Mrs. Dora
| Allen. of Magnolia lodge, accompaln'
ist.
Address by Mrs. Lulu Crandall. state
president. member Of Fern lodge NO
| %. The Dalles.
Instrumental solo, Miss Edith Rlne-
4 hart member of Margaret e. lodge
l No. 81, John Day.
! Reading, Miss Margaret PROVOST
member Columbia Lodge No /, Port
| land.
instrumental solo composed by F
/ Lyons.
Reading. Mss Nadine Blakeley.
Vocal Solo, Lonesome, That's AL
nv Miss Ada Edwards, of Magnolia
ledge.
Address. Mrs. Mary F. Becker, state
deputy; member of Columpla louse
No. l., Portland.
Floor work by Degree team iroH
/ Magnolia lodge.
Refreshments and social hour'
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TEA FOR THREE" GVES
TRIANGLE NEW TWIST

The eternal Eternal Triangle"
play was given a new twist at the
Oregon theater last night in the pre-
sentation of Tea For Three" The
age-old situation of wife. husband
and family friend was refreshingly
developed by Mildred Evans as the
wife, who never forgets that her hus-
band is her husband; Norman Hack
ett as the friend, who beneath his
cynicism is deeply and unselfishly in
love with the wife, and Hayden stew
enson, as the husband. who is also
in love with the wife but who is so
engrossed in making money that he
fails to realize his own stupidity.
The lines are full of epigramatic
wisdom and sparkle with a smart au-
dacity. Miss Evans was charming in
her portrayal of the lonesome yet 10y
al woman, while Norman Hackett
showed depth and sincerity beneath
the superficial veneer of the man.
about-town. All the self-satisfied
cCmpIacence of the American hus-
raand who is quite sure of himself and
who takes the love of his wife as a
matter of course, was displayed by
Stevenson.
There was enough spice in the be-
viIdering turns of the plot to keer
the audience pleasantly guessing until
the last near tragedy cleared into a
mutual understanding and adisutment
that finally placed the play in the
class of celan American comedy.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-10-15

MINISTER ADMITS HE
KISSED HER, COURT WILL
DECIDE PUNISHMENT I

FAIRFIELD, Calf, oct. 15.-Su-
perior Judge O'Donnell is today con-
sidering briefs submitted by the coun-
sci for and against Rev. William
Phillips. The court will decide
whether or not to make permanent an
injunction which bars the preacher
from the Christian church of Vallejo.
Parishioners ousted the pastor when
Mrs. Mabel Jones, member of the
church, told them Phillips made love
to her. The preacher, in court, made
the following admissions:
He kissed Mrs. Jones. He told her
he was sorry he hadn't met her be-
fore he married his wife. Mrs. Jones'
in a statement, denied that Phillips
had kissed her.
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SOCIAL AND PERSONALS

Mrs, H. T. Lester and little daugh-
ter Ruth returned last evening from
wana walla where they spent several
days as the guests OF Mrs. c. f. Bald
win.
Mrs. NJ. J. quick. of Halsey, ore,
arrived Monday for visit ut the
homo OF Mr., and Mrs L. r. Penland.
Mrs. Quick is Mr.. Penland's mother.
II. s. Rudd returned today from
Portland where he spent the first part
of the week.
Eight little girls. each eight years
old. were hidden yesterday to the C.
r. Scholz home TO celebrate the eighth
birthday anniversary of little Miss
Catherine Scholz. Hallowe'e favors
which were later presented to the
guests formed the table decorations,
together with a birthday cake with
candles. Miss Mary Elizabeth Hopf
won the prize in a game which re-
qunred that the contestants pin tail
upon a black cat.
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OLDEST DRUGGIST IN
SOUTH DAKOTA VISITS
FORMER PARTNER HERE

The Oldest druggist in South Dako-
ia is LYMAN T. Dunning, of Sioux
Falls. who is the guest in Pendleton
of A. C. Koeppen. Mr. Koeppen start
ed in the pharmaceutical business un-
der Mr. Dunning years ago as a soda
fountain clerk, later becoming part
ner in business with him.
Mr. Dunning is on his first visit 70
the Northwest, having come out 10
visit his brother-in-law and sister FIX
Senator and Mrs. Pettigrew. who have
a large orchard near Wenatchee
Wash. He was a few days too late for
the 1919 Round-Up but promised Mr
Koeppen that he would come out fol
it in 1920.
Both gentlemen have been to Fort
land and Corvallis, at which place
they visited Alfred Koeppen, son ol
Mr. Koeppen, who is freshman al
the agricultural college. They arrN'
ed in Pendleton this morning.