Arizona republican., 1921-06-14

One little 11-lineI | ad In a New York
 paper-and prcsto, within a week heI h received sol many replies thatI he's swampcd un-
 der mall and tele- phone calls
 Drske's sd called for 100000 men to march with him July in a parade Of protest against .'voisteadLsm-- He got his 100000 and more. including thousands of women
 The result of that little ad. Drake now figures. win be that af least soo.ooo persons win be In the line of march
 His $3s Messsse
 This is the ad that ran double column and cost him y7s:
 want 100000 men who are op- posed 10 the tyranny of Noisteadisrn to march with me on the Fourth of July in parade Of protest. and to take part in a massmeetfng for the restoration of personal liberty as originally guaranteed in the constltu- ton of the United States. The Idea originated with Don Marquis of Sun Dial fame I am a private cfti- zen of scant means and limited leis- ure. and I urge the cooperation of others less handicapped and more ex- pericnced in organization than I am to make this demonstration inpres- sive enough 10 be felt throughout the nation But I want 10 hear from everybcdy-clubs. organizations and individuals This "a no press agent stunt Please communicate with Frank C. Drake. No. ls21 East i5rf street. Brooklyn. between II an. and 1 pm Tel. Coney Island rS1l.- The idea for the parade. as Drake says in hls ad. came from an item in Don. Marquir' humorous column in the Sun The Idea originated. say, Marquis. with an ananymous con. tributor. Drake is srr director ol The World but neither paper wa, behind the movement. It was inl. tiafed by Drake. vno collected tn. cost of the ad from few friendz-
 csins Publicity
 Now every newspaper in New Yorl lx giving much space to the parade From tiny paid sd It has erowr into thirg of tremendous news In | tercst
 This parade is no joke.- sal, Drake I'll isn't a movement to brinI back the saloon. The saloon Is deal and if deserved its death But iri a movement of real protest agains the total loss of personal liberty. I'm one American who Is don with mcekiy permitting his govern ment to treat him Ike an inmate O reform school I'm only one of mil Hons who feel that way. I'm call ing for concerted. determined an hostile action against the principal O government embodied In the volstea, law The parade win De a law re specting protest against the whor preposterous voisteadlan theory
 Drake himself win DC unable tc march because he ix crippled and 1 able to walk only with the aid of cane So he's going in an automo bile.
 Women's Brigade
 So are hundreds of women. for on Brooklyn woman senr word that sh had already listed 50 women automc bile owners who have promised [ have their cars gayly decorated the parade
 Women volunteers are coming 6 fast that a woman's brigade is be Ing formed. with Mss Belle Norto as leader. She is receiving sppiica tions at her business address. whil the general work of organizing th parade has grown out Of Drake hands and Is being handled fror downtown headquarters. A permit for the parade has bee promised by Police Commissioner En right. and Drake and his aids are ar , ranging for obtaining a man of ma . tional prominence to be grand mar shal of the parade.