Evening star., 1931-12-15
ALLIED DRY FORCES
WILL EXTEND DRIVE
TO 57 u. s. CITIES
Itinerary of 271 Enlarged as
Capital Sessions Near
Close.
PLANS MADE FOR PLEA
TO 1000, 900 VOTERS
Leaders Prepare for 1882 Election.
Meetings to End Tonight at
Calvary Baptist.

day launched on its third and final day
OF intensive campaigning in the Dis
trict of Columbia in behalf of the
eighteenth amendment, spurred on by
the announcement that the itinerary of
the campaignerS is to include 587 cities
instead of 27l, the goal originally set.
Announcement of the decision to in
crease the scope of activities to the
other cities was made by DR.. Daniel A,
Pollng, leader Of the campaignerS for
their Nationwide activities in cham
plonlng the cause of prohibition and
upholding it as part Of the Constitution
OF the United States. DR.. Polling, man
ager OF the ]. c. Penny Foundation and
edltor Of the Christian Herald, was
I4Sted to speak at a luncheon of the
aimed forces group in the Mayfower
Hotel this afternoon and later to ad-
tist Church.
DR.. Polling in an interview with rep
resentatives of the press yesterday an
nounced 1t Is expected to reach 2,0O0,-
OUO voters by June, when the campaign
is Scheduled to end, and said more than
lOl 900 persons have already signed up
to support the eighteenth amendment
during the course of the campaign.
Gird for Party Conventions,
Polling explained that one end Of the
movement behind the campaign is to
present unified dry front to make the
prohihltionists' influence felt in next
years political conventions.
They expect also to throw their
strength into precinct fights to elect
cry delegates to the nominating con-
Ventlons. Polling said that with proper
organization they could elect a majority.
We are lining up the Jew and the
Protestant, the Al Smith Democrat who
believes in prohibition and the likewise
independent Republican" he said. we
oelleve the cause faces a crisis. We are
recognizing moral integrity and sin
cerlty on the other side"
The additional cities will be added tn
tne itinerary near centers already on
the list, SO the original schedule viii not
De disturbed Polling explained.
BESIDES hearing DR.. Polling, the meet
ing In Calvary Baptist Church this aft
ernoon was to be addressed by DR..
0nver W. Stewart president OF the
lying r. squadron Foundation. Dr. E.
M Ellison. local physician, was to pre-
SIDE and Rev Carl Rasmussen to lead
in prayer.
Drive Here to End Tonight.
The campaign in this city, the
ninety-seVenth city reached, is to be
Drought to close with a meetinr in
calvary Baptist Church tonight at
O'CLOCK, with DR.. Stewart and DR.. Polling
again speakers. Col. A. w. w. Wood
COCK, director of prohibition, will pre-
SIDE at tonights meeting.
DR.. Ira Landrith, former president Of
Ward Belmont College, Nashville, Tenn
and president Of the National Temper,
ance Council, and Miss Norma C.
BroWn, secretary Of the Allied Forces
lot prohibition, were speakers at mass
meetings in Calvary Baptist Church
yesterday, both speaking at a session
there last night. Daniel C. Roper.
chairman fer the committee for the
campaign in this city, presided at the
evening session. Miss Brown spoke at
1ne MayfoWer in the afternoon.
Dr' Lanrlth kept his audience amused
ana applaudlng with many catchy
phrases with which he took SLABS at
the "WetS" and upheld prohibition.
Inc general theme of his evening ad-
dresS was Prohibition is the law, a
good law and practically unrepealable
ana therefore must be enforced"
Challenges Wet Claims.
Referring to the proposal to permit
the manufacture of light wines and
beer as a means Of aiding the de-
preston, DR.. Landrith created laugh
Ter when ne jokingly stated IF they
made as much beer as they proposed to
make every one would be drunk and
would care about nothing" He re-
peatedly referred to revenue which
would be derived from the sale of in
toxlcants as internal revenue"
He asserted practically none of the
predictions Of the vets" had come
true. In reference to their alleged
claim the country would go into finan-
cial ruin with prohibition, he said dur
ing the flrt nine years of functioning
OF the eighteenth amendment the Ma
tlon had enjoyed its greatest prosperity.
He condemned the idea Of "enrich-
ing America by debauching its citizen
ship" through sale of intoxicants. In
his afternoon address, Dr. Landrith rep
resented himself as the upholder of the
eighteenth amendment as part of the
Constitution of the United States,
rather than just "prohibitionist."
Tells History of Dry Law.
Outlining briefly the history Of the
eighteenth amendment, including its
enactment and it's being upheld by the
Supreme Court, DR.. Landrith charac-
terized any effort to defeat it or thwart
it as IAN attempt to induce Congress-
men to perjure themselves and the
President to violate his inaugural oath"
Prohibition would be at least 90
per cent effective if prominent and in
f1uential vets had not, in bibulous arro-
gance, regarded themselves above the
law" he later said.
Miss Brown in her evening address
declared prohibition will not down"
| and related, in brief. the history of pro-
| hibition and the great interest in it.
In her afternoon address she asserted
| the battle cry of the Allied Forces for
! Prohibition is: I'VE stand for the main
tenance of the eighteenth amendment
and for liberty with law-on this issue
| we fight"
Pledge Cards Passed.
Cards were passed among the audi
ence, as at the other mas meetings,
| for pledges Of sums to the Allied Forces
| for Prohibition, with the understanding
that each person who subscribed $40 or
| more that $500 Of the same shall be
| used for one years subscription to
Allied News and five issues of the Chris
| tian Herald. Mr.. Roper of the local
committee said he would have available
later the figures on the sums subscribed,
|
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