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Show PROHITIOH- FIGHT III MAINE ATTRACTS -NOTiCEirEUROPf . BOSTON. July I. That many European Eu-ropean scientists; statesmen,' publicists and prohibition advocates are keenly interested in the contest over the proponed pro-poned repeal of legislation prohibitive of liquor traffic in the atate of Maine ia indicated by the receipt ia this city of composite petition bearing vol-umee vol-umee of aamea enrolled in Europe aad urging n popular vote for. the retention reten-tion of the prohibitory amendment ia the Maine constitution at the special election to be bald in September. The petition, which bears the head, "Aa Appeal to the Maine People," haa been widely circulated throughout Europe Eu-rope and the signatures include those of leading mea in civic and political life, aa wall aa of those of lendr and other organisationa representing memberships mem-berships running Into tbe hundreds of thousands. The appeal, originally started by the International Prohibition federation, also haa received the sig-natarea sig-natarea of well known eitiaene et the United rjtatae. The petitiona emphasise what - the signers consider the importance of retaining re-taining prohibition in Maine particularly particu-larly because it forms not merely a statute, but ia typical of oae method of dealing with lbs alcohol problem., , Socialists and other leaders in r-n-rope among the aignera include I'hilip Snowdcn, M. P.. nf Great Britain? Arthur Ar-thur Henderson, labor member of the British 'parliament; Judge Ing of Zurich; Dr. Srhiav-i, the Italian Social iat, and Dr. FreeUch, the Austrian Social So-cial iat orator. , The universities hf Madrid and Ath ens are represented In the list of signer, sign-er, together with Russian physicians. Esglisb, Danish and Swedish parliamentarians parlia-mentarians aad groupe nf students in the chief. Oerman universities. LASIZS MOO 81 TO MEET. The l-adles Moose wilt bold a meetlnn al Ihelr clitorooms, 121 Houth We.t Temple. Monday nlaht. July i. . |