San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-13
+ Speaker Says Country
BIT Consuming Near as
uch Liquor Other Says
~ Zealots Try to Leave
OPPRESSION 1t Is Immoral
Drink.

We find that the argument of
affirmative was forcible but in
rent and that of the negative
her fair nor convincing. So we
sure that the audience will agree
us that there has been no de-
Rch was the decision of the judges
e debate before the Conopus Club
be luncheon Friday on the Ques-
~Resolyed. That Bonedry Pro-
ion Does Not Promote Intemper-
]" as announced by Judge j. II.
IS. Members of the club went
with perfect satisfaction at the
t of the judges decision but un.
conviction that they had listened
wo strong debaters in Chaplain
tuart Pearce and DR.. w. b.
lch pleasantary was mixed with
serious aspects of the question
the very start of the program.
e policemen appeared on the
} and announced that they had
sent there to search the speak
An empty bottle was found ex-
Ely close to Chaplain Pearce, who
he affirmative of the question.
Il band then introduced Chaplain
&c By playing "How Dry l Am"
Float the u. s. Navy.
order to prove that bonedry pro-
ion promotes intemperance, Chap
Pearce stated, his opponent would
to show that the United States is
Incorporate now than a few
ago. To show that fact, he
d have to prove that there is pro-
at the present time more than
eS6, 0S5, 1853 gallons of whiskey
were being made annually by 5OI
leries.
would also have to show, Chap
Pearce continued. that there are
hds of bootleggers who are pro-
hg more than the 1850, S04, 63O
hs of beer that were being made
e17 breweries before national pro-
ion went into effect. in ten years
mount sufficient to float every
eship in the United States navy.
must sbe shown also, he stated,
bonedry prohibition will do away
what has been done under par
prohibition such as the annual in
e of S2.0O0,0OO.O00 in savings
tnts. an increase of rs per cent
fe insurance. a 16 per cent in
e in the efficiency of laboring
an increase of IS per cent in
bases of the necessities of life and
Increase of 22 per cent in the
base Of homes.
claim is made, he said. that
nate enforcement PREVAILS but
tie the disrepute in which the law
I'D and the slurs cast at it. a
number of convictions are being
ed in the federal courts in prohi-
! cases. The attack being made
st the law was characterized as
fort on the part OF certain peo-
% undermine the government.
: are aided by citizens who do not
rsatnd the influences that are
ting the campaign, he con-
ID.
Dominated by Fanatics.
Russ was also accorded n
eal introduction. The orchestra
d "There'll Be a Hot Time in
I'D Town Tonight" when it came
urn to speak.
began by stating that he was
gly against the saloon and the
traffic and had never felt the
of taking a drink of intoxicat-
iquor and that he shared with
onedry prohibitonist a feeling of
r and disgust for the intemper-
Sc of bootleg whiskey by so many
good citizens of the country. es-
lily the young men and young
N.
he federal and state laws based
he eighteenth amendment" he
@are to be given credit for de-
ing the saloon and for outlawing
LIQUOR traffic as it formerly ex-
thus removing temptation from
DOR and weak who accept. with
protest, any law that is passed.
people who have been forced to
Drinking BIZ the governments eff
o enforce bonedrv prohibition are
beople who would obey without
81 law to stop the use of cof-
tobacco.
Is not the intent of the bone
brohibitionists but their extreme