Evening star., 1939-01-20
Renewed Fight
ForProhibition
Sheppard, Copper,
Pinchot Address
Reform Body

Reform Body
A battery Of nationally and inter.
nationally known. speakers today
urged continuing fight for the re-
introduction of national prohibi-
t1on in the United States as the
&1nternational Reform Federation
celebrated its 44th anniversary with
a breakfast at the Methodist Build
ing, 100 Maryland avenue NE,
Both Senator Morris Sheppard Of
Iexas. father of the Eighteenth
Amendment, and former Gov. Gif-
ford P1nchot of PENNSYLVANIA conf
dently predicted the return of pro-
hibition and lashed out at "the crime
OF 1888" repeal.
At the same time Senator Ar
thur Capper of Kansas urged sup-
port of his bill to prevent LIQUOR
advertising in newspapers, maya
zines and over the radio. He fore
saw a fair chance" of passage of
the bill If the Senate could be con-
vinced that this was the sentiment
OF the public. He urged church
groups and others to take action on
the subject and notify their Senators
OF their resolution.
King Sees Need for Reform.
Senator William H. King, chair
ma nof the Senate District Commit.
zee, was forced by committee meet
Ing to leave the breakfast early but
not before declaring that TODAY
there "is greater need for reform
than ever before"
other speakers included Mrs.
Linda Littlejohn of Australia a
champion OF women's rights; Mrs.
Ella A. Boole, world president of the
Women's Christian Temperance
Union: and Mrs. D. Leigh Colvin.
New York, president and national
wee president of the w. C,T.U
DR.. Clinton N. Howard, superin-
tendent of the federation, and D.
Leigh Colvin, president, presided
Jointly and shared the introduction
OF the speakers.
Inc celebration was in honor of
the founding of the federation here
III 1879 as the first Christian legis-
latlve bureau in Washington.
rounded by DR.. Wilbur F. Crafts
tne organization has been originat-
ing and supporting what it deemed
gooo legislation and opposing what
lts leaders considered bad laws. Its
campaigns have included "opposi-
t!on 10 CRIME, social impurity, gam
oilng' saiaclous literature, objection
aole motion pictures, Sabbath
breaking, Intoxicating LIQUOR and
the alliance of organized crime with
politics" "-'-A
Sees Conditions Worse.
Guests present included Mrs. Rich
mond Pearson Hobson, widow of
I the Spanish-American War hero:
Eona Fuller, former member of the
Florlda Legislature; Miss Laura M.
6errien, president of the National
association of Women LAWYERS:
DR.. Peter Marshall of the New York
Avenue Presbyterian Church. and
the Rev. Frederick Brown Harris,
pastor of the Foundry Methodist
Church.
The crime of 1888 marches on"
senator Sheppard declared. Eve
nave put aside the rule of reason /"
Condltlons since repeal are worse
IMAM those in the days before pro-
hlbltion, the Texan asserted and de.
scrlbed as "anti-social features of
the return of liquor the financing
OF !lquor in some Jurisdictions bv
puoLc funds, denial of local option.
permission of licenses near Churches
ana schools and failure to provide
modern and adequate information
IN the schools on the nature and
effects of alcohol.
DR.. Howard, who also edits the
Federatlon's publication. Progress
commended Senator Sheppard's an
nual custom of speaking in the
Senate on the anniversary of the
eighteenth amendment. The Sen
atorS speech of January 16 was
oetter than ever, he declared.
1here Is no reason why dry goods
should not improve with age" he
said with smile, "as well as wet
goods"
senator Sheppard concluded bv
predicting that America, like the
prodlgal son, will "forsake the husks
and return to the house of the
Father"
Urges Advertising Ban.
Senator Capper told the 12o per-
sons present, with smile, that as
a member of the minority party on
the hill their applause was new and
sweet music to him. After urging
support for his bill to regulate LIQUOR
advertising he pointed out that none
OF the three papers he owns runs
liquor ads.
Former Gov. Pichot briefly told
the group L am completely satisfied
that the people of the United States
are on the way to drive out LIQUOR
again.
Mrs. Littlejohn said the men must
take the responsibility for the con-
dltlon OF the world today until thev
snare the administrative positions
with women. Women think in
humanitarian terms, she said, while
men usually see things in their
economic light.
Bringing the greetings of the
w. c. T. u, Mrs. Boole said the
organization is developing women
leaders.
Mrs. Colvin said the liquor busi-
ness is trying to make itself re-
spectacle by teaching women to
drink and devising such bait as the