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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1915-01-15
Congressman Mann a Discredited Leader


The communication which follows from pen Hon.
James K Shields, former superintendent Of the An-Saloon
League Illinois and for twenty-five years honored citizen
Of should be read by every citizen of Illinois, for
presents telling language the truth about Congress
Nanns leadership of the opposition to the Hobson
resolution in Congress.-F. Scott McBridel
On Saturday morning December nineteenth, at
eleven o'clock Mr. Mcbride and I called upon Mr.
Mann at his office in the Capitol He received us
courteously and had pleasant conference CON
corning the coming battle for the Constitutional Pro
hibton amendment resolution. Mr. Mann did not
commit himself in any way, and though we had heard
what seemed to be well-grounded that he
to be Of the strong opponents of the Hobson res
ouon, he said to us as we left him, tapping himself
on the breast meanwhile: Il say to you that no
one knows this time how this man is going to vote,
but himself When the time comes | will vote on
that resolution according to my conscience
Remember that this was at eleven o'clock on Sat
urday morning just two legislative days before the
great battle We do not charge Congressman Mann
spoke falsely when he said that us, but do say
that it is passing strange and unprecedented IN our
experience that the organized liquor traffic of Amer1-
ca, on the of the greatest and most desperate
battle ever fought for its life American soil, should
have had no knowledge of who going to be their
main leader on the floor of Congress when the debate
opened on Tuesday morning. But the facts remain
that on Monday it was definitely announced that Mr..
Underwood and Mr.. Mann respectively majority and
minority leaders of the House. both accredited presi-
Dental candidates would divide the time and lead the
battle for the vets Mr.. Mann was the solar center
around which all the satellites of the liquor interests,
great and small, revolved He peculiarly their
Commander-in-Chef their counselor and adviser, and
at the time their chief mouthpece, and to quote
from Of the great daily papers of the East "he
was the wasp that constantly buzzed about Hobson's
ears throughout the entire day"
Mr.. Underwood, the maj ority leader of the House,
contented himself with making a speech which, SO far
as we could hear was adjudged to be about the weak
est deiverance of the day and then he practically
tired from the field and left Mann in full control He
MANN apportoned the time, introducing various
speakers many of them the most brazen advocates
and defenders of the American saloon such Barth
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1915-01-15
The Pope Against Alcohol

200 o and the
Their o promo o
ed t. o
ndhid ne hrnsh enf
lilies II whose bom eng the O sey greatest
est imenacs he he
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1915-01-15

Paris, Jan. 7.-Absinthe has been banned forever
from France by decree which President Poincare
signed today.-Chicago Examiner.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1915-01-15

oltd of st. Louis Stafford of Wisconsin; Moore Of =.
Philadelphia; and lined up along with Congressman
Folmer, OF Iowa, who spoke of Washington the
distiller, Thomas Jefferson the brewer Abraham Lin
cOn the barkeeper and Jesus Christ, the wine maker,
and tried make appear that there these per-
sonages present they would be standing for the
American saloon and the liquor traffic In his speech
he (Mann) openly defended the license system
against Prohibition and declared that nothing pre-
vented blind pigs in the Prohibition district of Hyde
Park effectively the saloonkeepers that lived
the borders of Hyde Park
This will doubtless be information OF great value
the veteran law enforcer Of that Prohibition =
munity Arthur Burrage Farwel If this be true then s~
every dry city and village should find the greatest
protection for its laws by surrounding itself with
looms. We could hardly believe when such
utterances from the lips of whom we had
been guilty OF thinking of a salesman, and some
folks even 81 presidential timber. But man. after
the day over, remarked: Seldom is it given
the people to see two presidential booms wrecked on
the day" His whole pretense of being the
friend Of temperance in his various utterances
throughout the day manifested when the close
he offered amendment changing the method of rati-
hcaton Of the constitution from the legislatures to
conventions, and when Hobson objected and Mr..
Mann inquired of him if he objected because the
method proposed illegal and received in return
the reply from Mr. Hobson: "Oh MOI But do say,
beware of Greeks when they bearing gifts
which greeted with applause from all parts of the
house and gallery
The statement of Congressman Fess, Republican,
of Ohio, of the eloquent speeches of the
day. referring to Mr. Mann said: "The leader of my
party is trying to lead in direction that his party
will not follow" abundantly borne out by the roll
CALL which must have been somewhat of humia-
ton to an old and experienced leader who after
twelve hours battle could only persuade forty-6ve
out of one hundred and sixteen Republicans to vote
with him for the perpetuaion of the liquor traffic in
America
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-05-15
GAS ON TO CURE TOOTHACHE
Wife Finds George Hilderbrand
With Tube In Mouth

Baltimore, May l5-F'rightened at
finding her husband, George Hide
brand, had disappeared from their
bedroom, Mrs Christina Hildebrand
94l North Washington street hurric,
to the kitchen before > o'colck yes
terday morning and found him with
his mouth closed around one of the
gas jets. The stop was turned on.
She pulled him away ami trc. ;eie-
phoned to the Northeastern Polio
Station. The pulmotor of the Con,
solidated Gas Electric Light and
Power Company was dispatched to
the home and in short time Hide
bra was out Of danger.
Mrs. Hildebrand explained to the
police that her husband had been Suf-
fering from toothache and adopted
the gas means to ease his pam.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-05-15
.B[AMES. GERMANY
. FOR 0UTRAGES
Should Proclaim Personal
Responsibility Of En-
peror and Advisers
KAISER IS ARRAIGNED
Nation Stands at Bar of World. 4
Naked and Unashamed Monster
Returned to Barbarism."

! London, May 15-Riots which oc-
Cured earlier in the week have given
place to condemnation by public men
Of the German Emperor and his adj
visers, who are charged with respon
sibility for actions which have aroused
public anger. The demand is made
that Great Britain publicly proclaim
the personal responsibility of members
Of the German government for "the
outrageS perpetrated by German Of
fcers or their agents during the pres
ent war.
! A resolution in this sense offered
! at a public meeting in Chelsea last
night by Lord Charles Beresford was
unanimously passed.
Lord Beresford urged that all Ger
man property in the British empire
be confscated and that all rich Ger
mans, whether naturalized or not, be
interned until British prisoners in
Germany are treated as honorable
prisoners Of war"
Lord Robert Cecil said he had been
told that Emperor William did not
approve of what had been done, but
the speaker declared that IF the
German Emperor disapproved and al
lowed these things to go on, he was
ten times more guilty, and must be
punished; this must be one condl-
i'm Of any peace"
Lewis Harcourt, British Secretary
OF State for the Colonies, speaking
at meeting on the water front last
night, said that Germany stood at
the bar of the world naked and un-
ashamed monster, Stimulating huma-
nifty but in fact, revension to pre-
historic barbarism."
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-05-15
RIOT AT ARMS PLANT
Rush Order of Ammunition to Take
Place of That Lost in LuSitania
Causes Serious Clash

Bridgeport, Conn. May l5-Whlle
4 rush order for 1000 cases of am
munition to replace that lost when
the Lusitania was torpedoed was be-
ing packed at the plant of the Rem
ington Arms U. NJ. G.. Company, in
this city, feeling over the sinking OF
the liner and the war in general pre-
cipitate a riot that nearly cost seve-
raj lives.
Crowbars, shovels and ammunition
boyes were used when English speak
ing workmen were attacked by giant
Hungarian speaking laborers.
The foreman Of the gang, Frank
Dewitt. was being beaten with Il crow
bar when he was rescued by Mayor
Louis Herman. He was taken to
the emergency hospital with deer
dent in his skull and bruises.
He will recover.
Nicholas Neary, another workman
was beaten murderously with shovel
but was rescued. The foreign born,
fighters were repulsed after many
minutes terrific fighting and fled from
the plant. Ks
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-05-15
SMALL SUPPLIES IN MARKET.
Comparatively Few Country People or
Buyers Present This, Morning.

While the::rains of this week-are re-
ported to have animated truck gar
dcns in this section, there were small
offerings Of country produce in mar
ket ,this%morning:.>
Butter sold at 35 cents pound,
eggs % cents dozen, and poultry
was held at former prices. Although
the supply Of vegetables was small,
it met the limited demand. Home
grown strawberries sold at from 10
to II cents box, rhubarb j cents a
bunch, lettuce 5 cents a head, onions
= cents, new potatoes Is cents Il quar-
ter peck, radishes 3 cents bunch,
kale 8 cents Il quarter peck, cabbage
cuttings s cents.
Meats and fish showed no material
variations in prices.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-05-15
a TlCkLISH TUATION
Speaker Clark. However. Confident
That Wilson Will Preserve
Peace With Honor

Bowling Green, Mo-, May ID
Speaker Champ Clark has prepared
the following statement on the Amer
lean note to Germany:
THE american note on the awful
tragedy. Of the Lusitaaia will at
uact worldwide attention, not only
ny reason of the gravity Of the stu
alton and the Importance of the sub
iect matter but also by reason Of
the! clear from and dgnifed state
in all human probability it will
rank as Il great state paper. 1t goes
without saying that the situation is
exceedingly ticklish, and while many
of our people are prone to look upon
diplomacy of little value, neverthe-
less the fact remains that diplomacy
has hitherto ironed out several
Guarrels and entang lements which
seemed to presage out entrance into
war. We have no doubt that Presl-
cent Wilson will succeed in preServ
ing peace with honor.
"The last sentence in the note as
sertine the right of the administration
to maintain the rights of Amer
lea and Americans will be most
generously applauded. One thing IS
certain--the American people will
sustain the President in this crisis
for they doubt not his ability or his
patriotism
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-05-15
APPROVES WILSON'S STAND
Westminster Gazette Discharges
Advice or Comment

London, May l5- Referring to the
note of President Wilson to the Gov
ernment of Germany, the WeStmin-
ster Gozette says:
"The central fact is that in the
name of humanity and international
law the United States demands Il
guarantee that the right Of neutrals
10 travel over any portion of the seas,
in neutral or belligerent vessels shall
be respected. This is of profound
Importance not only to the present
war but for the future peace and
security of the world, and by dispatch
ing this note the greatest of the neu-
tral powers definitely takes stand
on maintaining the limits hitherto
set down for warfare at sea.
president Wilson is acting for tho
honor and the safety of the American
people, and all of US who have the
bias of belligerents will do well to
spare him advice or comment in deaf
ing with the situation which may
arise out of the dispatch of this note.
1T is more than our cause which
is at stake and more than our in
terest that have to be considered.
We will merely take note of the fact
that one of the greatest issues OF the
war is sharply defined in this note,
and that the answer. whatever 1t may
be must make clear to the whole
world whether or not Germany defl-
nitely abjures legal sanction to the
limitations of that which hitherto
has been interchangeable between ma
tons
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-05-15
SUBMARINES REPORT

Berlin. May l4-From the report
received from the submarine which
sank the unard Line steamer Lusi-
tania, last Friday, the following Of
fetal version of the incident is pub
lishcd by the admiralty staff under
the signature of Admiral Behnckc:
THE submarine sighted the steamer
which showed no flag. May 7, at 2:20
o'clock central European time, af
ternoon. on the southeast coast of
Ireland in fine, clear weather.
AT $40 o'clock one torpedo was
fred at the Lusitania. which hit her
starboard side below the captain :
bridge. The detonation Of the torpe-
10 was followed Immediately by a fur
ther explosion of extremely strong
effect. The ship quickly listed to
<starboard and began to sink. I
"The second explosion must be
traced back to the ignition of quanti,
ties of ammunition inside the ship
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-05-15

DOWN WITH GERMANY
King Victor Emmanuel Orders Con.
vocation of Chamber of Deputies
Early Next Week.

Milan, May 15-Mobs paraded the
streets today, shouting "Down with
the Kaiser" The police made no seri-
Gus effort to- restrain the crowds.
Rome, May 15-To head off posi-
BILE civil war, King Victor Emmanuel
today signed decree convoking the
chamber of deputies early next week.
according to reports from authori-
tative sources.
The King acted on advice of leaders
of both interventionist and neutral
factions. Serious rioting by mobs
favoring war broke out afresh to-
day and the King was told the situa-
tion was rapidly getting beyond con-
troll of the military.
According to Giornale dItalia, the
final act of the Salandra cabinet was
the dcnunciation of part of the triple
alliance treaty binding Italy to Ger
many and Austria. This step, the
newspaper said was taken to leave
Italy free to declare war without de-
lay.
Parliament was not scheduled to
meet until next Thursday. Because Of
the crisis precipatted by the unex-
pected resignation of the salandsa
cabinet, the King, according to au-
thentic reports, has determined to
call the deputies together Monday
Tuesday. The derree has not been
made public.
Whole sections of Rome were un-
der mob control today, the military
and police being apparently unable
to suppress the demonstrations. The
entire city was seething with war
excitement. Business was suspended
stores were closed and despite the
activity of cavalry patrols crowds
marched through the streets shout
ing s'Down with Germany" "Down
with the Kaiser" 'Down with Franz
Josef.
For the second time within twenty
-four hours mob of intervention
lists invaded the parliament building,
smashed windows: and wrcckinG fur
niture.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-05-15
THE TRANSYLVANlA
No Word Received From Cunardcr
Now Entering War Zone

New York, May l5--lt was an
nornceI at the Cunard offices last
NIGHT that no word had been recelv-
cd from the Pennsylvania, now ap-
rroach;np the war zone. Officials said
thev did not expect to hear from her
until late today, when she should be
in communication with the Offices IN
London. ..1-...,.. e.. .,a-..
The PENNSYLVANIA best record Is
days and Q hours, her maximum
sneed being only Is l-2 knots. She
nassed Sandy Hook at $40 +. NJ :
Friday, AMY 7. Going at best spee'
she should arrive in the VICINITY
where the Lusitania was torpedoe"
about 6lP. NJ. today.
The Anchor Line officials ahtlc'-
mated however that the ship prooa-
NV would be late as only with the
most favorable weather conditions
could she maintain her maximum
speed. :: oos-
There is anxiety here over the pos
sibility that the Transy!lvanla may :
meet fate similar to the. Lus'ta",a
When She left here Liverpool was her
destination but it is possible that
her commander, Captain Iohh D'",e =.
may have received warning from the
| Admiralty to proceed instead to
Glasgow.
The Pennsylvania carries a src'''
cargo of which much is contraoah"
, German news agency has announc'
ed she is subject to attack oE '"o
marines. There are thirteen Amer'
cans among her first class paSSe"
gers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-05-15
POPULARITY CONTEST.
Miss Marion Wood Leads With ol3'
Votes.

Miss Marion Wood Leads With ol3'
Votes.
The count today of the firemen's
popularity contest places:
Miss Marion Wood, 5l35.
Miss Emerita Warnock, 360s.
Miss Grace Wiley, 35O5.
Miss Hilda Wolf, 2766.
Miss Katherine Newton, 2l2S.
Miss Louise !Abott, 1859.
Miss Gertrude Collum, 1918.
Miss Z. Mumford, S02.
Miss Ada Y. Allison, 503.
Miss Louise Griffith, %.
The contest terminates tonight at
10 y. n. on the show grounds. M
count will be made between now and
the close of the contest. Each candi-
date is requested to have u represen-
tative when the ballots are counted
tonight. Just as soon as the winning
is announced, the ring will be pre-
sented.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-05-15
ENDORSE PRESIDENT
no Emergency to Need Special Ses-
sion of Congress

The consensus Of opinion among
statesmen now in Washington is that
there is no such emergency as VIII
REQUIRE the summoning Of Congress
IN special session.
"The Presidents note meets with
my cordial APPROVAL" said Senator
Martin, chairman of the Committee
On Appropriations. 81 DO not see
what good it would do for Congress
to be here. for there is no emergency
that the President cannot deal with.
! do not anticipate war, for: be-
lieye the President has left the way
omen for a reply on the part OF Ger
MANY that will obviate such SIT
uation.
Should Germany refuse to COM
nly with the suggestions Of the Pres'
dent and accompany her refusal with
some overt act of hostility against
this country, the President without
the previous sanction Of Congress
has ample authority to defend the
integrity of the Union. He is COM
mander-in-chief and could take such
! steps by way of defense as ne saw
fl If it became necessary all the
money appropriated for the manufac,
ture of army and navy supplies m
tended for the nextifscal year coulc
! he used at once in: anticipation OF
nossihlc need and Congress would be
here in ample time to Appropriate
whatever additional sums might o'
necessary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-05-15
FORD AUTO TALKS

Commencing next Mon
day night, from 7::3O to 9
o'clock we will resume our
Monday night talks on the
mechanism Of the Ford car
which will give those who
attend a full insight into the
handling and repair of their
own cars. All Ford users
and prospective purchasers
are cordially invited to at.
tend these talks.
Remshell Auto Sales Go
! III North Fairfax Street
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-05-15
POTOMAC & CHESAPEAKE
STEAMBOAT COMPANY
E. II. ST. JOHN
Eice-Pres. 4 Gent Mgr.

NOTICE to the creditors of Virginia
Glass Company
You are hreby notified that on
Saturday. May %, 1915 at 10 o'clock
A. NJ. motion will be made in the
United States Court for the Eastern
District of Virginia, sitting at Alex
andria. Virginia, to dismiss the bank
1uptcy proceedings heretofore insti-
tudsed against the Virginia Glass
Company.
Joseph P. Brady, Clerk
l. By Louis n. Duffey, Deputy
! Clerk U. S. District Court.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-05-15
AT THE CHURCHES

The Rev. john Lee Allison, D. d.,
pastor Of the Second Presbyterian
Church will preach tomorrow morn
ing at his former charge, Gun
ton Temple Memorial Church, in
Washington, and his pulpit in this
city will be filled by the Rev. DR.. c.
Everest Granger. pastor Of Gunton
Church. DR.. Allison viii occupy his
own pulpit tomorrow night.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-05-15

VIOLATED HUMANITY.
Nation Would Have Gained Much
More Had Ii Omitted Opportunity
to Destroy Vessel.

Richmond. May Whatever
military advantage, if any, Germany
gained as IA result of the sinking OF
the LuSltanla was immeas,,iabty
overbalanced by the loss of prestige
and esteem that it has experienced
in the eyes of the civilized wtrld
This is the view of Dr.. Edward \.
Callsch as expressed in sermon last
night at the Beth Ahabah Synago-
que. Il am not saying this" ne said
because it was Germany. would
say the same thing had it been Eng
Land or France or any other of the
oellIgerent nations responsible for the
sinking of the ship"
The scriptural basis for the SER
mon was the incident in Exodus where
The lsraelites, on leaving Egypt, found
The sea in front, high hills on both
sides and Pharaoh and his army in
their rear, this leading them to com
plain that they might as well have
been left to serve the Egyptians as to
die in the wilderness.
In the case OF botn individuals and
OF nations, said DR.. Caisch. there is
duty to humanity that cannot be
thrusted aside. He said that if Ger.
many had devoted its splendid ener-
gies and abilities to the good of hu-
manlty instead of in the manner in
which it has applied those energies
and abilities, it would not today be
.hntting for its very existence.
"rhe sinking Of the Lusitania,"
said DR.. Calisch. was something
that gave a shock to the moral sense
Of the world. This was. he said, be-
cause that feeling of duty to hu-
manity which should prevail among
nations as with individuals was moi
recognized by Germany, or, ii recos'-
niZed was not needed,
DR.. Calisch said he wanted TO re-
call sentence that he used in ser
mon IL week previous. He said thar
in that address he was discussing edu-
cation and tuoched the thought that
education should be placed on a NOR
al basis He recalled that he remark
ed that Germany was in some res
poets the most learned and the best
educated nation in the world; that
il waa nation of scholars and that
industrialIy and commercially, it had
made wonderful use Of it's resources
But j added" said DR.. CaGsch,
that its education, as thorough:as it.
is, had not saved it from hatred, from
violence and from war. That sentence
was written before the LuSitania was
tOrpedoed.
DR.. Calisch added that the incident
IF the sinking Of the big liner juSti
fed the observations he had made
touching the nature of the education
that characterizes Germany.
II would have been a far greater
victory for Germany, said DR.. Cali
sch. to have let the opportunity go
hv to destroy the Lusitania than to
have taken advantage Of that op-
portunity. The duty we owe to hu-
mantv is one that cannot be lost,
that cannot be put aside. that cam
not be pressed under foot without Il
retribuptive penalty, DR.. Calisch IN
sisted.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-05-15
WORK TO GUARD MtMEHlAH''
ro;,o An il Can. State Department
Tells Petitioners.

ellis
Washington, May l3.-keplieS are
being prepared at the State Depart
ment to a flood Of communications
from various parts of the country u &ur-
pinp that steps be taken to protect
native Christians in Armenia ana IN
roo;ons under Turkish control. AS
s,rances will be given that the de-
oartment is doing and viii! do all in
it's power to aid the Armenlans re-
ported to have been attacked,
No recent report from Ambassador
Mornanthau. who was directed re-
Gently to take the matter up with the
Turiskh government, has been re-
ceived. 1t was on his request, how
ever, that Turkish regular troops
were sent to U,'umiah, Persia, to keep
order. Officials assume that the Ot-
toman Government will be equally
ready to afford protection in other
quarters where outbreaks are report
ed.
1t was pointed out that the feud
between the native Christians in
Persia and Armenians and the kurds
had endured for centuries and the
present disturbed situation created by
the European war wa salmost certain
to be reflected in new outbreaks
The State Department has not beer
advised officially of the extent of the
disturbances.