Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-01-17
DRY LAW SUCCESS,
LEAGUE HEAD SAYS
Bishop Nicholson, Retiring,
Hits Vets at Convention.
Board to Back Cannon.

The idea that prohibition is econom-
ically failure lis simply a pipe
dream" Bishop Thomas Nicholson of
Detroit, retiring president of the Anti
Saloon League, declared last night, at
the leagues twenty-fffth biennial con-
vention, being held In the Mayf1ower
Hotel
Modern industry would be destroyed
by the return of LIQUOR" Bishop NicholT
son asserted. Alcohol makes a few
millionaires, but only at the expense of
the vast majority OF the people"
Says VETS Back Program.
The speaker said the weakness OF
the vets" Is In their lack Of definite
program.
They don't want the return of the
saloon, but they refuse to say what
they do want" the bishop continued
IF you would have modification. to
what extent would you modify? Where
are you going to quit?"
Urging the league to renewed actlV-
ity, Bishop Nicholson secuted the idea
there was any possibility Of the return
of liquor and said sentiment in favor
Of prohibition has grown amazingly"
in the last Is months
Preceding the general session of the
convention, the Board of Directors held
an executive meeting and IS under
stood to have adopted resolution In
defense of Bishop James Cannon, jr.,
who was indicted recently on charge
IL. 81 h. Enln mt
practices act. o. S. Poland, secretary
pro tempore, said the text of the reSo-
| luton would not be made public until
tomorrow. 1t Is understood no opposi-
ton to it developed A declaration OF
policy also was formulated by the board
| last evening" but will not be released
until the annual banquet Tuesday.
Named Vice Presidents.
Six new vice presidents were elected
by the board. They are: Bishop Nichol-
SON. Bishop Arthur Moore, San Fran
cisco; S. M Jackson, Jackson, Miss;
| c. A Norwood, Boston; Bishop Howell,
Omaha, Neb., and DR.. John r. Sampey,
| Louisville.
The following new members of the
/ Executive Committee also were elected:
Frank A. Thomas, Charlestown, w.
Va; Bishop William N. AinsWorth,
Birmingham, Ala; oscar Maurer Bos-
ton: Fred A. Victor, New York; R. A.
Hutchinson, Pittsburgh; S. P. Nc
Naught, Columbus, Ohio, L. E. York
| Indianapolis, and G. H. Wilson Quincy
III
! After the regular convention session
! last night, the Executive Committee
! met and reelected DR.. A. j. Barton
! ~ at,1r, oh trs11o an ~ he
| committee, and Ernest H. Cherrington
| of Washington, secretary,
Attempts to secure legalization Of
| beer by opponents of prohibition were
| assailed by Mrs. Ella A. Boole, presi-
J dent of the Womans Christian Tenn
| perance Union.
Jobs, not beer, are what men need
| and want, and bread, not beer, is what
women want and must have for their
children" Mrs Boole said.
! Warns Wet Candidates.
She predicted the w. c. T. u. not
/ only would oppose any presidential
J candidate who is politically wet, but
| also any man who takes a drink.
we will agitate, educate and con-
! tinue to legislate until enforcement will
increase in efficiency and willing obed-
! fence be the rule" she asserted. TO
this end we must elect q dry pre5i-
dent on dry platform. We must sup
port dry United States Representatives
and Senators. We need dry governors
and legislatures. We need judges who
obey the law themselves, and deal out
adequate penalties to convict the vio-
lators of the prohibition law, as OF
every other law. Thus will We give
prohibition its chance"
Rev. DR.. Howard Hyde Russell, Wes-
terville, Ohio, founder Of the Anti
Saloon League, reviewed the campaign
of the dry forces which resulted in
enactment Of the eighteenth amend
ment
Speak in Churches Today.
I'VE are now in q second campaign
to secure obedience and enforcement tt
the mandate of the law" he said. I'VE
used to say The saloon must 60 To
day the slogan is the bootlegger mus
CO."
Addresses by delegates will be heare
today In approximately 40 churches
throughout Washington and nesrb.
| Maryland ana Virginia. Among thos,
{ who are to speak are Dr. F. Scott Nc,
T Bride, general superintendent Of tn,
league. and 1tshep Nicholson.