Evening star., 1927-09-28
MAIL LAWS ALTER
SLOGAN CAMPAIGN
Democratic Woman's Group
Is Second to Change Plans
Because of Lottery Rule.

Another woman's political or
Canization has changed the rules of
Il prize campaign slogan contest to
conform to the Federal lottery laws.
This time it is the National Wom-
ans Democratic Law Enforcement
League. of which Mrs. Mollie Davis
Nicholson of Chevy Chase. Nd. is
president. Earlier this month the
Woman's National Democratic Club.
whose headquarters are in this city,
discovered that 1t was innocently
violating the lottery statutes and had
to change it's plan.
Mrs. Nicholson called today at the
office of the solicitor Of the Post
Office Department and submitted a
copy Of the September issue of the
Woman Voter. organ of the league,
in which three cash prizes are Of
fered for the best 1928 slogan for
dry" Democrats. Until this month
it had been required that every slo-
gan must be accompanied by 81 for
years subscription to the periodi-
cal of which Mrs. Nicholson is edi-
tor, but with the latest issue the sub
scription Is not made obligatory. but
is merely requested of those submit
ting slogans.
Can Continue Contest.
With this change. Mrs. Nicholson
was informed, the contest can be con-
tinued without violating the lottery
laws.
II was glad to learn that our con-
test is being conducted legally" said
Mrs. Nicholson this morning, after
she had left the department. "Natu'
rally, as our orga anization stands for
law enforcement, we would not want
to do anything ourselves in violation
of law
The original plan Of the contest, as
printed in the Woman Voter, was
as follows:
1.-The first prize will be $50, the
second prize, $50. and the third prize,
$40. Those wishing to compete for
these prizes must send years sub
scription to the Woman Voter. {.
Each person can send in as many
slogans as they wish, but years
subscription must accompany each
reply. This will give the younger
voters an opportunity to try their
luck"
The original plan of the National
Womans Democratic Law Enforce
ment League was similar to that Of
the slogan contest as first proposed by
the Women's National Democratic
Club, which was found to be in viola
ton of IT, Federal lottery law until
an entranc, fee of 81 was eliminated
earlier this month. AS soon as that
organization learned that 1t was in
nocently violating the law it an
nounced that the slogans might be
submitted without the entrance fee,
which was declared to have been 'er-
roneously included" and that all
money already received in this way
would be returned to the senders.
Supreme Court Ruling Cited.
. In similar instances the Post Office
Department has based it's rulings upon
a decision of the Supreme Court in a
case involving the sale Of Austrian
bonds through the mails with the lure
of a prize offer. The court held that
If a prize was offered to purchasers of
bonds the purchasers were in fact
also buying a chance in a lottery. In
the case Of the Woman Voter, it ap-
pears that a chance to win a prize goes
with every subscription to the paper.
The cases are regarded as parallel.
The National Woman's Democratic
Law Enforcement League was or
ganized at a conference Of prominent
women from all over the country in
the Nayflower Hotel of this city May
6 and last. The avowed purpose Of
the organization Is to oppose all can
didates for the Democratic presiden-
tial nomination who are regarded as
"wet," or who have wet" leanings.
Articles criticizing Gov. Smith Of New
York, Gov. Richie of Maryland and
Senator Reed of Missouri on this
ground have been printed in the Wom.
an Voter.
officers elected at the conference
last May, besides Mrs. Nicholson, are
State Senator Belle Kearney Of Mis-
Catherine Waugh McCulloch of H.
linois. second vice president; Mrs.
Anna Dickie Oleson of Minnesota,
third vice president; Mrs. John Clay
brook Of Texas, recording secretary;
Mrs. Jennifer Broaddus of Virginia,
corresponding secretary; Mrs. Edward
Thurman Smith of Missouri, treas
urer, and Mrs. J. o. Ross Of Texas,
chaplain.
In her keynote address to the con.
ference Mrs. Nicholson said: 1--WE do
not want our party to commit suicide.
We believe that as a political issue
prohibition and law Enforcement h":e
greater vote-getting capacities In
any other"
Some of the slogans already sub
mitted in the prize contest have been
printed. They include the following:
'Nullification-Neve - No, Never!';
"The Cry Of the Women and Chill
dren," THANK God for Dry South"
Let Personal Liberty Mean Right Liv.
ing" Daughters of the Constitution,
Arise" and Trust No Democrat La.
belled Wet"
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