The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-10-01
Wet. U. CONCLUDES
FORY'Y-R|FTH annual
CONVENTION monday
Professor Cox Sees Increase in
Law Violation Il VETS
Arc Winners at Polls

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convention OF the Womans Christian
Temperance Union, executives Of the
state organization met In a commit
tee meeting here Monday morning.
Prot. James E. Cox Of the Univer-
sity Of North Dakota wound up the
Sunday program with q talk on the
repeal Of state prohibition in the
evening.
In his address Professor Cox said
that q vote on the liquor laws has
been forced on people Of North Da-
kota by vets" five times In the last
two years. The repeal of the consti-
tutional prohibition clause has made
US liable to all other campaigns. he
said.
A period Of law violation in the
event the law was passed, as with
the beer law, was foreseen by Pro-
lessor Cox, because Of the probable
delay by the legislature in enacting
control laws. II the law Is vetoed,
referred or otherwise delayed, the
question might not be decided until
1886 and meanwhile the state will be
wide open, Cox asserted.
Plan Public Dry Meetingy
Convention delegates voted to hold
public meetings in every local union,
Of which there are II in North Da-
kota, and to cooperate with the Con-
solidated Drys in getting out litera-
ture that will aid in the defeat Of
the liquor measure. Plans were out
lined to work through, the Sunday
schools and churches wherever pos
sible.
Rev. Opie 8. Rindahl. pastor Of the
Trinity Lutheran church, delivered
the convention sermon Sunday morn
ing. The subject Of his talk was "A
Young Man Makes His Choice" The
bt-choral union furnished music for
the services In the evening.
Resolutions Of thanks were voted
to the Bismarck and district unions,
to the trustees Of the Trinity Luz
theran church, to those who opened
their homes to the delegates, to Rev.
Rindahl for his convention sermon
and to other ministers for their kind
cooperation, to those who produced
the musical features, to Mrs. Ralph
Truman and assistants for their play,
to J. w. Riley for his talk on motion
pictures, to Mrs. Harriet q. North
field Of Minneapolis and Professor
James Cox for their talks, to the press
for publicity. capitol officials for
lighting up the new structure Friday
night and to. citizens who furnished
cars for the tour about the city.
Adopt Resolutions
Claims that sale Of beer in North
Dakota has failed to check bootleg
ging are advanced In resolutions
adopted by the convention.
The resolution states sale Of beer
has resulted in the diversion Of large
EEssin1S o. neney from the purchase of
necessities and comforts, thereby
working hardship upon both the fam
lily Of the drinker and the legitimate
merchant. We continue to oppose
such SALE"
Adopted as q platform, the resolu-
tions call for total abstinence, setting
forth that science and experience
demonstrate that the moderate use Of
alcoholic liquor as beverage is con-
ducive to its abuse; therefore we APP
peal to all who desire to lessen the
evils Of drunkenness to become total
ah6tainers and to refrain from offer
ing alcoholic liquor to others"
Other resolutions called on ply
sicians to limit prescription Of habit
forming drugs to cases Of necessity;
and sounded . warming against self
prescription Of such drugs; for great
er efforts to get the dry voters to the
polls, particularly at the coming Nov
ember election: and for solution Of
the liquor problem by eradication. not
restriction.
Repeal Has Not Corrected
The convention declared that re-
peal Of prohibition has not resulted
In the removal Of the evils complained
Of under prohibition: has increased
consumption Of beverage alcohol: and