Imperial Valley press., 1922-01-17
SECOND ANNIVERSARY OF
PROHIBITION LAW IS
CELEBRATED

Community meeting at the Sta
Street Christian church Monday ev
ming to fittinely celebrate the secoi
anniversary OF the Eighteent
Amendment which is unquestionab
the most discussed article of Il
United States Constitution at TIL
time.
Mrs. George J.. Phelps presided
stating at the very first that not oni
is she personally strong for prohibi
ton, but that the two organization
which she represented, the Count.
Federation of Women's Clubs and th
Young Women's Christian Associa
ton stand squarely behind tn,
Eighteenth Amendment.
Mr.. Slaussen OF the high schoo
faculty led the Community singing
Rev. A. T. Worthy gave the Scriptu.e c
reading ard Rev. George Hartman
made the evening prayer.
The first address en- the program
was by District Attorney Z. L. Sjma1
or The subject: as Law to be Sover-
oign in the United States -
Mr.. Sinons recited many startlin ,
facts to prove that al this time in
the history Of the worll. law is nc
sovereign or supreme. For the Ia
tn years. there has been 4 growin2
tonden2y tc disregard law which the
speaker described as L revolt of -
c.ety in general against tradition. a.
cepted standards of conduct, author
ity OF all kind ana other things thai
heretofore nave ruled in the lives cf
nen. This has been noted in music.
art, religion and law.
Not only have people failed in tke'r
attitude toward the Temperance
amendment and enforcement acts,
but burglary, and other crimes haze
increased to an apalling extent. Eve2
the United States Postal Department
has been compelled to protect the
mails in transit because Of the fre-
qnent looting and crimes incident
thereto.
The speaker quoted from what hc
designated as "Our Real Newspaper
tie following Washington dispatch:
s'The second anniversary Of nation
al prohibition finds President Hard
ing and other high members Of II
administration much concerned over
tho widespread violations OF the dr.
law.
@Thc president. it is known, IS CO...
tenlplatine an exhaustive :rvestiga
tioa to determine why public sent;
n,cnt in many communities through
out the nation permits the law to be
flagrantly violated And then the
speaker stated that herein Is the dit-
ficulty. Until public sentiment crys-
talizes into an insistent demand tGr
law enforcement, officials are unari,
to secure convictions OF those wac
are brought to the bar Of justice. II
ccrtended tAat juries drawn from l.,
rank and file Of the people, refle I
the sentiment CT the community anl /
juries are failing to convict.
The people must demand, not {
multiplicity of lsws but laws that CO
be made operative. Ir Simons b.
lieves that the Federal government .
should set up machinery adequate
enforce the Volstead Act. 1t is .
national law and the national author
tiles should see that it is made pos;
BILE 20 enforce it as such. he said.
Mr.. Simons thinks that the peopls
have long hard battle before then.
For % wears Karsas wrestled wiz
its prohibition Law before it became
effective. To Carrie Nation with hs~
anarachistic crusade, ne attribut /
the final c~vs.2lizilg Of public sa1l;-
n.ont which led to effective prohi',i
ton enforcement. The speaker Pra-
dicted that 20 year struggle awaits
the naticn before the situation will
entirely conquered.
The main thought Of thc entire a.
dress was, that the people the n
selves must demand enforcement an3
back up their officers in every WY
possible.
Ross T. Hammond followed NJ
Simons and unquaiifiedly put him
self and the Press to back up every
organization which is working for is
enforcement.
Both he and Mr.. Simons stated
emphatically that in their opinion
prohibition is here to stay.
A vocal solo ty Rev. A. E. Schultz
was most delightfully."- rendered 1t
this time after which Mrs. E. J..
Garthwaite, Mrs. Burrett Allen ard
Mrs. A. Campbell spoke briefly on