The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-01-17
DENIES enforcement
OF PROHIBITION LAW
HAS Been A FAILURE

Optimism over postwar conditions
in the United States formed the key
note of the address by Mrs Elizabeth
Stanley, of Liberty, state w. c. T. o..
president, before the w. C. T. U. fed
Grafton of the city at its meeting in
the South Eighth Street Friends
church Monday afternoon.
ut is true that there is crime
wave surging across the country, said
Mrs. Stanley, "but that is an after
math of the war, which is inevitable
after any war
Speaking of prohibition, which is
one of the great principals on which
the W. G. T. U. stands and on which
it was founded. she said: I'VE hear
a great deal about the 18th amend
ment being violated. There never was
law that was not violated. She
added: There never was license
law better enforced than the Volstead
act.
when people know the facts they
are not alarmed about the prohib1tlon
law being defeated. Wet forces draw
their conclusions and figures from
votes taken in wet territories and
present them as evidence that the law
is generally disregarded. The wet
forces are constantly forming organ
izations to combat and defeat the sue
cess of national prohibition.
Refutas Statements
Refuting statements that prohibition
is too costly to enforce, the speaker
oh
from the books Of Bert Morgan, 1ndi-
ana prohibition officer, showing bal
ance of 100000 on hand above the
cost of enforcement. Judge Anderson
was named as ore of the outstanding
figures in the state TO whom all VIC
lators look alike.
The speaker sketched briefly the
work of other departments of the
w. C. T. U. uniors, notably the anu
gambling department, which was add
ed last year to the state department,
and the antinarcotics department She
commented on the number of viola
tons of Indiana laws Oh narcotics,
which existed as result OF Ignorance
Of the laws.
Turns to Nicotine.
Urging strong support OF this move
the etynoloey department OF Purdue
university as a result OF scientific re,
search had shown tn at one-half a tea
spoonful of nicotine 10 gallon OF wa.
ter would destroy any insect or pest
that nothing else would kill Like
wise. she asserted it had been found
that the nicotine in one cigarette
would kill a turtle in 80 minutes. In
closing she urged the fedefation to dc
all in its power TO protect boys and
girls from this poison
Preceding the address by Mrs. Stan
lev a business discussion was held
Mrs. George G. Burbanck. president OF
the federation, who is also member
Of the committee on Russian relief
told of conditions existing in Russia
and urged the federation to help II
the relief work In less than 10 min
utes subscriptions had been pledged
and given sufficient to purchase 49,:
barrels of flour at S. a barrel.
Other Business
Other business taken up included
the motion TO endorse steps taken by
the mayor in law enforcement.
Five new members were taken into
the federation. and its thanks were ex
tended to the board of the Soutf
Eighth street Friends church for the
use of the church for the meeting.
Mrs. Mary Mayhem. a pioneer il
the temperance movement, and mem
Der of the Crusaders. forerunners o
the w. C. T. u. was a guest of homo
at the assembly. Nearly $50 persons
were present
The third meeting of the federation
is to be held the third Monday il
April, the place to be announced later