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Show t0$ Begins to Break ?H.'f,Mlc Sciilimi'iil Aroused for the I Sppprr'on of Ilc '',luor 'i'mrtlc e H, (Snltfi In Orgiiiilznitoii of American " J H -ork Hellornidit LrngiH', il T,( continued Increasing and al-f al-f I most open Infraction of the liquor B,ts that Ims given Atncrlcnti Fork , H ,n(jo3lrablP fnmo for Homo time, has I I it last resulted In tho organization of i I the better clement of tho community I Into what Is known as tho American ' Fork Betterment League. Several prc-4 prc-4 'liffllnary meetings hnvo been hold, and I H tt Motidny otenlng tho organization X'H ,; perfected at a gathering In the I B ijthlng o" ',88(,"u,y rooms. I Following are tho ofllcorH! Clifford A H Toang. president; oxccutlvo commit tee W. H. Chlpman, U. N. Christen- IH n, Ida Chlpmnn, Mra. Myrtle J. Wnl- 0I) James Martin, Aim. II. M. Ulack tor'it, Mrs. Wlllcs Ilroniloy and Irving I Pratt. Tho league starts out wltli.n mem H bershlp of over forty representative citizens. Its purpose, will bo chiefly the suppression of tho liquor trnfllc H iad the moral uplift of tho commu-H commu-H nity and betterment work In general. The organization will labor to create t I, sentiment In favor of obedience to 4 I the laws, and will actively support the I H local otnclals In their efforts to on-X on-X ' force the same. 7 H George Startup, Sheriff Henry Fast, 7 .1 District Attornoy McDonald and Pro-f Pro-f H fewor Boyle, all of Provo, wore pres-4 pres-4 H ent and mndo addrosscs along pro-I pro-I 'H hlbltlon nnil betterment lines. f . Tho following resolution was read 9 ' i; Mr. Startup and passed by the "Whereas. The people of tho United - H States arc asking of Congress that nil H the states bo permitted to pass on the H rTcat question of prohibition of the - H liquor traffic, we respectfully ask that H rou support tho resolution proposing H in amemlincnt to tho constitution In- ' troduced by Representative Hobson In H the House of Representatives and In 'H the Senate by Senator Shepherd." , The resolution will bo scut to Son H itor Sjnoot and Representatives How-H How-H ell and Johnson, Utah's representative'' -H In Congress. 9 Before adjourning all those present , H Joined tho league and pledged them- wires to work for tho advancement of ' Itt purposes. I' Next Monday thorc will be a public meeting In tho City HuUTnt whlrh H. the Provo visitors will bo present and i . make addresses. Tho general public , will bo Invited and tho City Hall, S vhore the gathering will bo held, will ,. undoubtedly bo crowdo:l to Itn capa-jByc'iir capa-jByc'iir Tl.o meeting will lo MonJny imcnlnp at H o'clockjn the City Hn$it |