Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-12
CITIZENS SERVICE
GROUP TO EXTEND
SCOPE OF APPEALS
Resolution Opposing Repeal
Will Be Sent to Major
Political Parties.
ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE
CAMPAIGN ENDORSED
Executive Secretary Reports 1888
Liquor Cases Turned In"
in Three Years.

The Citizens Service Association for
Law and Order, known locally for the
past four years for its work in in
forming" on liquor law violations, last
night voted to extend the scope of its
appeals to the Republican and Demo-
cratic parties.
At its mass meeting in New York
Avenue Presbyterian Church, attended
by some 500 persons, 1t voted TO SEND
copies Of a resolution, unanimously
adopted. opposing the repeal OF the
eighteenth amendment 10 the chaFmen
of the National Committees Of the two
political parties, and to the Executive
Committees of both the Republicans
and Democrats.
The association went on record IA
voring rigid enforcement of prohibition
and adopted another resolution indors-
ing the campaign Of the Anti-Saloon
League of the District of Columbia for
temperance education among the youth
of the National Capital.
Turn In" 1888 Liquor Cases.
Thomas B. Jarvis, executive secretary
of the association. reported a total
333 LIQUOR cases turned in" by the
association during the past three years,
with results secured in more than
! 600 of these. Mr.. Jarvis urged those
at the meeting to give him the names
OF any bootleggerS they knew and an
nounced that the names of two boot
leggers had been given him during the
meeting.
Announcement was made that the
"oficial investigator for the aSsocla-
ton was at the meeting, but his name
was not given and DR.. E. M Ellison.
president of the association, declared
This morning 1t was preferred to keep
the identification Of the investigator
in the background. No reference was
made at the session to Harry N. Dout-
hit. former investigator for the associa-
ton. who yesterday was cited Tor con-
tempt for failure to appear before the
grand Jury to testify regarding what
he knows" about Washington police.
Bishop Cannon Praised.
Mr.. Jarvis was introduced by DR..
Ellison, the associations president. VINO
praised the executive secretary as "a
man who gets results without making
a lot of noise" In the course OF his
address DIR. Ellison praised Bishop
James Cannon, jr., for his fight against
the vets, and declared:
1T is my belief that histories OF the
next generation will record him as one
of the greatest Christian statesman OF
the twentieth century"
DR.. Ellison and other speakers joined
in denying the Citizens Service As
ISOLATION Is a Shoppers organization,
and criticized those who so term it as
Ignorant or malicious or both"
Urging the members q the aSsocia-
ton to make Washington safe morally
for the young people and the old ones
too" Rev. DR.. william S. Abernethy,
pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, the
associations first president, declared he
had been informed there are 5000
speakeasies in this city and that per-
son can get drink anywhere.
BIames Church Members.
This condition, DR.. Abernethy de-
clared, exists because church people al
low it. Four-fifths of the church men,
bers, he added, don't care whether this
town is cleaned up or not" He also
criticized the indifference on the part
of many preachers toward the issue.
Rev. Harvey Baker Smith. pastor OF
Columbia Heights Christian Church
criticized the motion pictures and radio
declaring they are being exploited fol
private gain, and declared bootleggers
and gunner are shown in pictures with
out protest from citizens.
To combat this influence, DR.. Smith
urged the prohibition forces to use the
radio in making appeals for their cause
and to Offset the work of their oppo-
nentS or those who are Indifferent tc
prohibition enforcement.
The press and editors were criticized
| by Rev. DR.. A. A. Stockdale for theil
| failure to recognize news values" HI
suggested that foundations be estab'
lished with view to endowing inSti
| buttons to train cartoonists Ito reduce
TO the ridiculous" arguments for The
| vets.
$4,000, 100000 to Business.
; William Knowles Cooper, former Sec
rotary of the Young Mems Christian
| Association, declared that $4,000 900 .00(
Is diverted into various business chan
nels as a direct result of prohibition
| He developed the thought that drinking
of today is more general among the
weather. classes. Asserting the, large
majority of business men believe thai
prohibition means good business" Mr.
Cooper declared those so believing d.
| not constitute ''vociferous majority
other speakers included Miss Ethe
Bagley, representing women's temper
ance groups. who declared "miSinfor-
nation Is being Sprad against pronlpl-
ton" and urged educational campaigns
| for enforcement. Rev. DR.. Joseph r
Sizoo, pastor Of New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church. who made plea
for confidence in modern youth; Page
NICK. Etchison, a secretary of the Y
w c. A., who declared liquor is not
being sold to youth in the Capital, anc
Rev. DR.. Carl C. Rasmussen. pastor Of
| Luther Place Memorial Church, who
! asserted the eighteenth amendment will
never be repeated because there is moth
ing to put in its place. DR.. Rasmussen
presented arguments to show thai
Modification Of the amendment woulc
be unsatisfactory.
The association will hold its annua
meeting for the election OF ofhcers II
tbs University Club Thursday after
noon at 1890 o'clock.