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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-05-04
Why Not Do 1t Now?

America fight this with drink traffic hang
ing to its
Anything less than the nations greatest effort for
tory will degrade the nations place and spirit There is
place the for preventabe disease prevenabe
weakness, preventable waste preventable death
Hundreds of thousands, possibly millions of Americas
premium will be concentrated in mobilization camps
Their health their spiritual morale their fighting efficiency
will be matters of heartcener every and
throughout the nation
Many thousands of these boys will be from Prohibition
territory And many of these concentration camps will be
in license territory
Unless the federal government Immediately
thorty territory contiguous military camps and de-
pots, may scandal shame loss and disaster.
AS in the past, will soldiers exploited by the
breweries and saloons There will be education in the
of drinking There will be drunkenness There will be dis
fatal than German Shells There will be
sons of disorder possibly riot dishonoring the service
There will be sackenng of the popular spirit loss of
faith in the national efficiency
And there will be mounting food prices while grain
told is rotted into poison
Criticism will develop Mothers who offer their
gladly for the safety and glory of America will brood in bit
the deng of their sacrifice The liquor trade
will marshal its forces in Congress protect it's pratica
operations. The evil will be finally only after
flaming of hate throughout the country and in legislative halls
WHY NOT DO 1T NOWa
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-05-04
Wet Leaders
Desert to Drys
Former Attorney and Former Pub
licity Director of Brewers Now
Oppose Liquor Interests

G. A. Stultz, formerly attorney for
the liquor interests of the United
States, and one of their leading speak
crs, now resident of Kansas, has re-
Gently declared himself as forever and
eternally arrayed against Demon
Rum.
Evidently Mr.. Stultz is satisfied
that Prohibition in Kansas does pro-
hibit and that it is good thing for
the state.
The conversion of Mr.. Stultz leads
the Peoria Star to recall the fact
that Nathan Cole, formerly Publicity
Director of the United States Brew
cry Association, and the man who
managed the last wet fight in Chi
cago, is now editing bone-dry pa
per, "Cole's Review" and took a
prominent part in the fight that made
Michigan dry.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-05-04
Havana Drys VIII
Contest the Election,

Drys here will contest the result of
the election at which the vets are
credited with a majority of 41 votes.
Leaders in the fight which was
made to make the city saloonless say
that they are confident of their ability
to overthrow the announced result at
the polls and state that they also ex-
pect to prove that crooked means
were used to encompass their defeat.
Hints at prosecutions after the con-
test has been decided, have bceu
dropped.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-05-04
CHICAGO TEACHER
SAYS SALOONS HURT
WORK OF SCHOOLS
Asserts Alcohol Causes I'M
measurable Waste in
Teachers Efforts
CHILDREN ABNORMAL

In letter to The Illinois Issue
which should be read by every father
and mother In the state, a Chicago
school teacher, who for obvious rea-
sons does not want her name pub
lished, enters a strong plea on behalf
OF the thousands of school children
rendered abnormal through the drink
habits of parents.
The letter follows:
II have enjoyed reading your NUM-
Der OF April IS, especially the article
entitled, Alcoholism Is Theme at Chi
cago Medical Society,"
But there is one great feature
which you editors and the doctors
and reformers overlook. That is the
immeasurable waste in teachers eff.
forts caused by alcoholism. In re.
gions where saloons have always been
abundant and conditions of living
usually because of alcoholism-are
bad, at least one-third Of the average
teachers time is required to merely
hold in check and partially develop
the children of alcoholics. Most OF
the abnormal and subnormal children
have alcoholism in their families and
the sins of the father are visited upon
the children even unto the third and
fourth generation.
Children of Alcoholics Two Years
Behind
"rhese children have one grave
fault in common. They cannot con-
eentrate the mind long on any one
subject--not long enough to follow
the thought of the lesson In some
this takes the form of irritation or
rebellion, and in others there is the
stupor, the deadness, that dehes the
most interesting lesson and the most
magnetic teacher.
Some people claim that the
school induces lethargy, but the chill
drcn of alcoholics show these quail
ties on entering school. Each of our
six first grade rooms has a third class
markedly below the others in power
to grasp ideas. at least two years be-
hind the best pupils in mental powers.
Hold Back Normal Children
"Of course this waste is a loss to
the normal pupils whose teaching
must lag while these weak ones are
given special help. If we could elm
inatc wholly the effects of alcoholism,
which would require more than one
generation, elementary education
might easily be accomplished in seven
or even six years instead of eight
years, as at present required.
"The high school and college teach
crs would probably not agree with
this statement for the simple reason
that the descendants of alcoholics
seldom get to high school or college,"
Careful, scientific tests in Germany
and elsewhere confirm this statement
and prove beyond controversy that
the children of drinking parents al
most invariably do poorer school
work than the children of abstainers.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-05-04
Cabarets Ruin
Hundreds Of Girls
SAYS Mrs. Bowen
Asserts Drink and Dance Chief
Source of Delinquency; Hits
United Societies

Girl mothers with babies on their
arms are constantly coming to US
and the story they almost universally
tell is that their downfall began in a
liquor-selling dance hall or cabaret.
Frequently they do not know the
names of the fathers of their chill
dren."
This statement, made by Mrs. Lou
Use Dekoven Bowen, president of the
Juvenile Protective Association OF
Chicago, emphasizes the extent to
which the liquor interests of the
larger cities of the state are debauch-
ing boys and girls.
According to Mrs. Bowen the great
obstacle in the way of divorcing
drink from dance is the United So
cieties. This organization has blocked
every effort on the part OF public
spirited citizens to enforce the state
law against selling liquor to minors
and to safeguard the youth OF the
city and state. 1t is the center of the
opposition at Springfield to the pas
sage of the bill to Danish liquor from
dance halls, now pending before the
Legislature.
, Cabarets Lure Respectable Young
People
Thousands of young people from
respectable homes" says Mrs. Bowen,
"are lured into paths of vice by caba-
rets The back rooms of saloons
which have been converted into
dance halls under this seductive name,
attract many young people who
would not otherwise think of going
to saloon. A vast number of re-
spectacle young women who frequent
these places have liquor pressed
upon them and take their first step in
the wrong direction. Some of them
become singers and dancers and few
of these escape"
Violate State Law
The extent of this evil in Chicago
may be seen from the following fig
ures:
Total licensed dance halls. ..,.... 437
Dance halls selling liquor 400
Saloons with dance halls con-
.
Total number of dance halls (esti-
timated) .................... 900
1t is estimated that $4,000 young
people gather in these resorts every
evening.
Some OF these dance halls are
rented to respectable clubs which
conduct decent social functions, but
as they are nearly all controlled by
the liquor interests, the majority OF
societies renting them take out spe-
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-05-04
Decatur Cheers as
Danuil1e Goes Dry

When the news that Danville had
ousted its 68 saloons reached the
members OF the Presbytery of Spring
field in session at Decatur, the 100
members rose at their seats and
cheered the news wildly. Most of
the men were ministers, but there
were quite a number of laymcn and
women, all OF whom united in a dem
onstration that would have done
honor to a college athletic association.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-05-04

Sixteen Kentucky distillers have
declared they will make no whisky
while the war lasts. believing that the
grain should be used for food. This
is patriotic action and the govern
ment should not allow less patriotic
men In the business to take advantage
of 1t. Close all distilleries and brew
cries during the war. Let us have
uniformity.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-05-04
HOYNE'S EFFORTS
TO KILL Lid CASES
ARE DEFEATED
Judge Orders Prosecutor to
Proceed Despite Political
Influences
UNITED SOCIETIES ANGRY

States Attorney Hoyne's fight to
prevent the trial of 400 lid cases in
court was defeated last week and
Judge John r. Newcomer intimatcd
that he would neither dismiss nor
nolle pros the cases.
Assistant States Attorney Charles
Case, Jr., representing Mr.. Hoyne,
made a motion to have the cases dis
missed. These cases" said he. come
in at the rate of 90 week and it
would take the entire force OF the
States Attorneys office to prosecute
them"
Judge Newcomer, however. refused
to enter such an order There have
been wholesale violations" said he,
"as is shown by the number OF cases
on the call. II they are properly
prosecuted convictions would result
as in other cases. 1t is intolerable."
Chief Justice Olson Takes a Hand
Judge Harry Olson. Chief Justice
OF the Municipal Court is said also TO
be interested. He admitted that he
has stenographic reports OF the pro-
ceedings in which $50 similar cases
were dismissed by the States Attor-
ney
Judge Olson was asked whether he
intended to start proceedings against
States Attorney Hoyne for mall
feasance in office If he continued to
refuse to prosecute.
Il do not talk about cases that are
in court he answered. d...z-gz.--z.-. ].
Judge Olson, however, added sig
nificantly, Il believe my stenographic
report of the other two proceedings
should be called to the attention of
the Supreme Court or OF the Attor-
ney General"
United Societies Back Hoyne
Back of this three-cornered con-
troversy in court is bitter political
fight between the United Societies,
on the one hand, and public spirited
citizens who are seeking to enforce
the liquor laws, on the other.
That the United Societies is the
head and front of the opposition to
the enforcement of the Sunday clos
ing law goes without saying. The big
parade in protest against Mayor
Thompson's Sunday closing order,
two years ago, was organized and led
by the United Societies. What is
more significant in the present con-
troversy is that the United Societies
are back of States Attorney Hoyne.
That this is true is proven conclus-
lively by the following paragraphs
from Home Rule official organ OF the
United Societies:
"Maclay Hoyne is broad-minded.
He believes in the principle of per-
sona1 liberty and is not afraid to
say so.
"He appeared on the platform of
the United Societies and declared
openly that the citizens of foreign
ancestry are entitled TO their GUS
toms and usages and should not be
interfered with. He lived up to this
declaration during his entire term OF
office. This is the man whose re-
election the United Societies urge
upon their members.
LET us stand by Maclay Hoyne. he
stood by u.s."
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-05-04

When the final history OF the
American Republic is written, the
names of Senator Sheppard and Rep
resentative Webb will loom large.
These men are not only two of the
ablest in Congress but are cultured
gentlemen who never hesitate to sac
rihcc their own comfort and fortunes
for the good of the country.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-05-04

By vote of % to 3 in the Senate,
and 62 to in the House, the Florida
Legislature has submitted the Prohi-
biton constitutional amendment to
be voted on in November, 1918.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-02-21
.LIF:TEY0UR C0RNS
: OFF WITH FINGERS
Tells how to loosen tender: corn
q or caIIus SO it lifts out
III without pain.


You reckless men and women who
are pestered with corns and who have
at least once week invited an awful
death from lockjaw or blood poison
are now told by a Cincinnati authority
to use a drug called freezone, which
the moment a few drops are applied
to; any corn or callus the soreness is re-
lieved and soon the entire corn or cal
lus, root and all, lifts off with the fin
gers,
Freezone dries the moment it is ap-
piled, and simply shrivels the corn or cal
lus without infaming or even irritating
the surrounding tissue or skin. A small
bottle of freezone will cost very little
at any of the drug stores, but will posi-
lively rid ones feet Of every hard or
soft corn or hardened callus. If your
druggist hasn't any freezone he can get
it at any wholesale drug house for you.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-02-21
cOURTLAND.

Herman BerbIich Of New Ulm came
to the home Of his daughter, Mrs. Fred
Bobsln, Jr., for visit. tits quite possible
that ne will decide to make this village
his home.
While returning home from saving
wood at Henry Voges' one day last week
Ed. Glnkel had the misfortune to tip over
his gasoline engine. The accident was
no doubt caused by the condition of the
road which has become very bad in some
places, because of the recent thaw. No
one was injured but we are told it was
quite task to get the engine back into
its former position.
z Rev. Strasen conducted English SER
vices at the school house on Sunday
afternoon.
Elmer and Selma Precht, Chris. Arndt
and Josephine Meyer are on the sick list.
A number of people from this village
attended the Literary Meeting at Cam
aria on Friday night. They were favor
billy impressed by the program given
and CORTLAND would be fortunate if it
could boast of like organization.
A son arrived at the home of Herman
Luepke on Wednesday of last week.
Relatives of Reinhold Hasten have re-
ceived word from him announcing their
safe return to their home in Hollywood,
Kansas. He reports that they have not
vestige of snow and that the air is
balmy and spring like. Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul Hasten returned to their home at
the same place on Monday. = 81
/ A petition asking for better: train
service from the east is being circulated
here. There is no difficulty in obtaining
signers as everyone deplores the incorl-
venience of being unable to go east even
as far as Nicollet or St. Peter and return
the same day. 49,
The Ladies Sewing Society met with
Mrs. Berbrich last Thursday.
School Notes.
Perfect attendance and spelling: Gar
net Schlottman, Edgar Fechner, Beatrice
Frederick, Emma Meyer, Laurence
Arndt, Sheridan Young, Emma Hulke,
Sylvia Fechner, Jennie Alkire.
: Language test: Frank LOOMS IS,
John Alkire go, Grace Bobsin IS, Freddie
Kruegef1 so.
" History test: Esther Hunziker. 80,
Sylvia Fechner 80, Jennie Alkire 80.
. Department: Grace Bobsin, Sylvia
Fechner, Esther Hunziker, Freddie
Kruger, Josephine Meyer, Myrtle Tim
hermann, John Drill, Luella Ginkel,
Lenora ,Schlottman, Esther Poehler.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-02-21
TURNER HALL
PROGRAM OF CLASSES IN GYM
NASTICS

Boys class ages 6 to II: Wednesday
afternoon, 4:30 to $50; Saturday fore
noon, 900 to 1915.
Boys class ages II to IA; Monday and
Thursday afternoons, 4:S0 to $50.
Youths class, ages ii to II: Monday
evening, 80 to 8:45 and Friday eve
ming, Z to $3.50.
Girls class, ages to IL: Tuesday after
noon, 4:30 to $50, and Saturday fore:
noon, 1915 to 11:30. .
Girls class, ages II to Is: Tuesday and
:, Friday afternoons, 4:3O to $780,.
Misses class, age over Is: Wednesday
and Saturday evenings, 1880 to $3.50.
Ladies' Class: Thursday evening, 500
to 900.
Mems class: Tuesday and Friday even
ings, $50 to 9:45.
Fencing class: Sunday forenoon, 1000
to 1870.
Sunday School: Sunday forenoon, 1890
to 11:45. Herman Helm
Instructo
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-02-21
CAMBRIA.

,EzEs. 80 illf.6 tkjthfciatt
DAVE Price, who submitted to- an
operation at Loretto Hospital few days
ago, is getting along as well as can be
expected. His was serious operation
as the appendix had burst.
Mrs. Evan J. Roberts is at the Union
hospital for treatment for appendicitis 4
Mr.. Glen Of Tyler, Mimi, is guest
at the home of his sister, Mrs. A. E. Hunt.
John Jones of Waukesha, Wis, called
on relatives here last week, and attended
the funeral of his Uncle David Price. u
John F. Jones made trip to Mankato
last Saturday. .. @
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Roberts of Judson,
visited with relatives here last week.
Miss Jennie Arndt and Miss Jennie
Alkire of CORTLAND, attended the
Literary meeting last Friday night.
Each seat being occupied great num-
Der were obliged to stand at the Literary
meeting last Friday evening. The sube
ject for debate was Resolved Tha-
Summer Is Better than Winter" ThOst
on the affirmative were Miss Lillian Har-
DO, Miss Florence Espenson and Bruce
Harris; on the negative side were Florence
Deopre and Alfred Espenson. The
judges decided in favor of the affirmative.
Those judging the debate were James A.
Thomas, John F. Jones and Mrs F. w.
Grifiths. There were a number of ex-
cellent recitations and songs and dia-
logue in charge of Miss Lillian Hellekson.
Following the program a lunch was
served, the proceeds of about $4,000 to
be used toward defraying the expenses
of the Literary Society. The COM
mittee having charge Of the lunch were
Miss Mile Thomas and Mrs.. Dan
Williams. - -. So.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-02-21
10 CENT "CASCARETS"
! IF BILIOUS OR COSTIVE
For Sick Headache, Sour Stomach,
Sluggish Liver and Bowels-They =
work while you Sleep.

Furred Tongue, Bad Taste, Indiges.
ton, Sallow Skin and Miserable Head
aches come from a torpid liver and
clogged bowels, which cause your
stomach to become filled with undi-
gested food, which sours and ferments
like garbage in swill barrel. That's
the lirst step to untold misery-indi-
gestion, foul gases, bad breath, yellow
skin, mental fears, everything that is
horrible and nauseating. A Cascaret
tonight will give your constipated
bowels a thorough cleansing and
stEai ghten you out by morning. They.
work while you sleep:7-a 19cent. boz
from your druggist will keep you feel.
ing good for months.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-02-21
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they
cannot reach the seat of the disease.
Catarrh is a local disease, greatly in
f1uenced by constitutional conditions,
and in order to cure it you must
tarrh Cure is taken internally and
acts thru the blood on the mucous sur
faces Of the system. Halls Catarrh
Cure was prescribed by one of the best
is composed of some of the best tonics
known, combined with some of the
best blood purifiers. The perfect COM
binatioq of the ingredients in Halls
| CatarrA Cure is what produces such
twon6 fful results in catarrhal condi-
HiorR Send for testimonials, free.
80 CHENEY & CO.. Props, Toledo, o.
All Druggists &c.
Halls Family Pills for constipation
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-02-21

Soren P. Nelson, who left unexpected
ly last week to visit with his cousin, Mr..
Christensen and family at Askov, Min
nesota, returned just as unexpectedly
Thursday evening. His cousin, for
mer buttermaker of the St. George
Creamery, is very successful in his new
location. Mr.. Nelson also visited at
Duluth. 80.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-02-21

Jacob Jensen, pioneer resident Of
! Eden der township, died few days. ago at
ms home in, that township, aged rs
years. The funeral took place at the
Eden Union church Wednesday, at
which there was large attendance.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-02-21

Mrs. Norelius has been visiting with
relatives at Luverne and from there
went to the cities where City Engineer
Norelius met her and spent few days
with friends before returning home to-
gether.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-02-21
THE chicago AND +:
northwestern
r AIlWAX,
WEST BOUND S.

Train
SIT MINI. e. Oak. Pass. Daily 1 :27 m
13 Local Pass-Daily ex.
Sundays TAI a m
Ill MINI. Special to Tracy
Daily ex. Sun. ....... .10:30 a m
% Local Pass from Mankato
via st. Peter. 1886 p m
SOB MINI. Black Hills Ex-
press Daily $3.50. 1:39 p ia
"a EAST BOUND
SIG Dakota MINI. Pass Daily 1928 a m
Fl Mankato pass via st. Peter
ex. Sun. ............. 1858 m
514 Black Hills MINI. Ex-
press Daily. ..........3:39 p m
4l2 Minnesota Special-Dai-
~@.' ly ex. Sun. .......... $3.50 p m
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-02-21

BOARD by the day or week. Meal
Tickets. Home cooking. Price very
reasonable. Ms.A ThereatI Eel.
6s5. One door north of PfeHerles
Drug Store. Adv 81
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-02-21

A few lilacs, hydranges, spireas, honey
suckles or Japanese roses add much to
the attractiveness of the home grounds.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-02-21
NJ. & St. L. Time Table

SOUTH BOUND.
No. @--Ex. Sunday $3.50 a. m.
To Estherville. Local freight.
No, Sex. Sunday. .7:45 a. m.
| :. To New Ulm only. Time freight.
No.110-Ex. Sunday. ...... .8:45 p. m.
st. Paul, Mpls. to New Ulm. Passgr.
No. 28-Ex. Sunday. 1922. 1925 p. m.
To Storm Lake.
H., NORTH BOUND.
23-Ex. Sunday. .5:15 a m.
re New Ulm to St. Paul and Mpls.
20. 29-Ex. Sunday. {. .. .1:0S p. m.
r.: To st. Paul, Mpls.
No. Sick. Sunday. .2:30 p. m.
New Ulm to Winthrop.
10. 61-Ex. Sunday ..... .3:45 p. m.
Estherville to Winthrop.
\ All passengers thru trains with no
Ehange of cars between New Ulm and
win Cities.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-03-24
scAR WHISKY.

Y (John f. TConnelley, Labor Leader.)
Ninety-four per cent of the whisky
made in the United States Is made by
the whisky trust. Whisky is made by
nonunion labor, paid only 1913 per
week according to the United States
bureau of census reports. The hours
of labor range from ten to II per day
Out Of $500 paid for whisky at man.
ufacturer's price only sos goes back
Ito the wage earners who made the
whisky.
1t costs only IL cents to make gal
Ion Of whisky.
If at some future time a distillery
would be unionized, 1t would be four
years before whisky made there could
be put on market unless it goes out
as rot-gHt whisky.
If scab whisky is put into whisky
$50 Ill Il fs1a by rnian bottle blowers
\ with words "Union Made" blown OIL
| bottle, 1t will not rake the whisky In
Inside the bottle union-made whisky.
h. It will take eight years to use W
all the scab and nonunion-made whisky
now in stock In United States.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-03-24
DRINK AND WAR COMPARED.

In a recent published statement Dr.
@. w. Saleeby, F. r. @. S., r. F. s.,
one Of the. leading physicians Of Great
Britain, says that every year alcohol
makes 45,445 widows and orphans In
England and Wales alone, or over 124
day.
1.-THE first year of the great war;" he
says, '.cost us about $4,000 lives of our
soldiers and sailors. But during every
year of peace, alcohol takes at least
10000 lives in this country. On the
most moderate reckoning it Is respOns-
ible for one-seventh, or about IA per
cent, of the whole death rate. This toll
OF over a thousand lives week, year
in and year out. is three-fourths of the
toll exacted by the greatest war in his
tory"