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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-06-01

either inherited, or acquired, his faith
er's weakness for strong drink. His
more temperate brother wins the
heart of the girl, and the other boy, a
despicable character, betrays him
into the habit of drink by inducing
him to take a medicine containing
whisky. He soon forms the habit
and becomes a drunkard and in fit
of anger kills his treacherous brother.
He is acquitted by the jury and after
wards leads a clean life.
Plot True to Life
That the plot is not fanciful is
shown by news story which recently
appeared in the Chicago Tribune.
A man and wife invited friend to
their home. This friend was in love
with the wife, and bringing with him
drugged whisky, induced the husband
to drink. His visits were repeated
several times. On these occasions
while the husband sat and slept, the
treacherous friend made love to his
wife and succeeded in alternating her
affections. When the husband dis
covered the treachery he got. re-
volver. The next time his false friend
came he shot and killed him.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-06-01
Presbyterians FAVOR
National Prohibition

Resolutions favoring national Pro-
hibition of the liquor traffic and re-
union with the southern branch of
the Presbyterian Church were adopt
ed by the general assembly of the
Presbyterian Church, L. S. A., gath
cred at Dallas, Texas, last week.
Copies the resolution relative to
Prohibition were sent to President
Wilson, Vice President Marshall and
Speaker Clark.
After appealing to the President to
use his influence and authority to get
national Prohibition of the beverage
liquor traffic, the President is assured
that enlightened public sentiment will
sustain you in thus honoring the peo-
pie by safeguarding the manhood of
the nation"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-06-01

the Springbrook Company and many
more will undoubtedly sign up within
the next few weeks. The company
is making a thorough canvass OF the
county to contract for the milk sup
ply. The farmers feel that a plant
such as the one that is being estab-
lished by the Springbrook Company
is essential to the proper develop
ment of the dairying business in this
county and they all seem willing to
cooperate with the company i'll es
tablishing the condensory in this city.
Many of the farmers also feel that a
Milk Producers Association should
be organized to cooperate with the
Springbrook Company to improve in
every way possible the dairy farms OF
the county and to make Stephenson
county the banner dairy county of the
state. The establishment of the con-
densory in Freeport is undoubtedly a
big thing for the city and every one
should cooperate with the officials of
the company in every manner posi-
bic. The company will give employ
ment to large force of men at all
times and the consumers may rest
assured that the products turned out
by the concern will be of the best and
highest grade possible. Special pre-
cautions will be taken to have the
plant up to standard in regards to
sanitary conditions and in this feature
it will rank with any other plant of
the kind now operated in the Middle
West"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-06-01
A WAR MEASURE

Our country went into the liquor
business at the beginning of the re-
belion TO raise revenue, FOR revenue
only" and though over half century
has passed we find ourselves still in
partnership with old King Alcohol
making drunkards of our own boys
and sending our girls straight to per-
dition, to tighten the tax burden to
the average citizen
Russia has seen the error of per-
hitting booze to run riot and has
eliminated it from her confines, and
in less than 80 months she finds her
people shouting for a democracy.
France cut out the booze and is fast
climbing the steep to national great
ness; England, who has been mistress
OF the seas, found things going
against her until she banished rum
from her soldiery, and since then
things look brighter But America is
still in the tolls of the octopus and
fails to sever the tentacles that bind
her to certain death and damnation.
NOW is the time for us to cut
loose from the curse, and as we began
the partnership as a war measure, it
Is fitting that we should admit the
mistake and sever the partnership as
a war measure. Conservation of food
stuff, OF boyhood. girlhood and honor
demand that we do this, and do it
now.--Granville Echo.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-06-01
SALOONS Enjoy TAXES

Some newspapers are predicting
that the increased taxes on liquors
that are to be provided for in the war
tax bill will cause big reduction in
the number of saloons in the country.
But it's mistake. The saloons thrive
on taxes. enjoy them and know that
they really help. The more they pay
in to government, the bigger hold
they have on that government. No, it
will take not taxes but votes to kill
the saloon. And majority of the
people of Illinois are ready to kill it
as soon as the Legislature withdraws
its support from the saloon and lets
the people vote on its fate.-Moline
Dispatch.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-06-01
Liquor Dealers
Plan Dry Picnic
No Drinks or Drupks to Be Permitted

The biggest dry picnic OF the year
will be given by the Alton Retail
Liquor Dealers Protective Associa-
ton at Washington Garden, June IL.
No, it is no mistake. The picnic
will be given by the liquor dealers
and will be for the enjoyment of their
families and employees and their
families and friends. No, it is no
mistake; the picnic will be dry az
fair. 1t will be dry enough to suit
the most rabid dry. The Anti-Saloon
League will not be able to find sim
gle fault with it.. None of the paid
hirelings of the Anti-Saloon League
will be given the slightest chance to
cook up some cock and bull story
about it. Not only will no liquor be
sold, but the drinking of liquor will
not be permitted.
1t is realized that some might de-
sire to lay in supply the night be-
fore and consume it at the picnic.
This will not be permitted. No one
will be allowed to remain on the
grounds with the slightest appear
ance of jag.
All the other characteristics of a
picnic will prevail The White Hus-
sar band will Be engaged and will fur
nish music. There will be a merry
go-round. Soft drinks and refresh
ments will be on sale. There will be
various concessions and the conces-
sionaries may press the sale OF their
wares. There will be stands selling
sandwiches and food and cigars and
so forth There will be speeches
Mrs. Sweeney of ST. Louis will be the
chief speaker and J. B. Carroll OF
East ST. Louis has promised to come
and will probably speak.
1t will be real picnic i'll all re-
spects. But it will be as dry and
orderly as Sunday school picnic.
Liquor dealers from other cities in
the county will be invited. Saloons
in Alton and generally all over the
county are now closed on Sunday
This makes it possible for those en-.
gagged in that business to have day
of leisure on that day. which will
make it possible for them to attend
| the picnic. That is the reason Sun.
day was decided upon.
1t is probably the first time in tht
history of Madison county that the
Liquor Dealers ever gave a dry pic
nic.-Alton Times.
Well, we'll; even the sa1oonkeepers
now realize the advantages of Pro
hibition. This picnic, "given for the
enjoyment of their families" Ger,
tainly will be "a real picnic in all re,
spects" if booze and DRINKS are miss
ing. When these liquor dealers fine
out how much fun folks can have
without booze, they will boost for {
dry Illinois.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-06-01
TRUE TO ITS REPUTATION

True to its reputation the Illinois
House killed a number of dry meas
ures. Not one of these measures was
wrong in principle, but all were in
the interest of public morals. One
OF them would have enabled the Of
ficers to fight bootlegging more eff
fectively, and surely this was needed.
Another prohibited the sale of intox-
icants in connection with dance halls
and regard for decency suggests that
such a law would be for the public
good. Pub &c dance iralfs as often
conducted are bad enough in them
selves, but when liquors are freely
allowed in them, they are low and
often vile. How any self-respecting
member of the House could vote
against such measures is a mystery.
1t is, however, one of the signs of the
nature of the saloon business that its
henchmen will permit no regulation
of it, such as is bound properly to
conhne it. This is also one of the
things that is Fastening the ends OF
the business. Every licensed saloon
keeper in the state should have given
his support to both these measures
instead of fighting them, but it is be-
lieved that the records of the state
association would disclose that these
measures were marked for defeat.
They would not have been beaten had
not the trade wished it.-Galesburg
Register.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-06-01
ARE THEY PATRIOTS?

Pending the proposed increase in
tax upon booze, news item from
Washington carries the information
that a rush to withdraw liquors
from bond is on" What for? To
escape the increased tax? Far be it
from US to insinuate that the liquor
dealers of the country who arc even
now posing as the underwriters of
the government would even consider
taking such an unfair and unpatriotis
advantage of the country
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-06-01
League Secures
New Dry Film
To Be Shown Throughout State

The great new film play entitled
Prohibition" has been secured by the
Illinois Anti-Saloon League for exhi-
bition throughout the state. This is
probably the most impressive moving
picture play relating to the drink
problem that has yet been produced.
In the statewide Prohibition fight
in Michigan the play was exhibited in
most of the larger cities, and unques-
tionably helped bring about the dry
victory in that state. In Chicago this
great temperance movie was shown at
the Studebaker, the leading moving
picture theater of the city, and it
attracted large crowds.
Churches, civic clubs and w. c. I.
US and other similar organizations
can now secure this film for local ex-
hibition by applying to Mr.. E. H.
Wade, 1900 Security Bldg. Chicago
the headquarters of the Anti-Saloon
League.
Has Interesting Plot
Prohibition has plot which is
genuinely interesting. II tells OF a
father who drank heavily. He had
two sons, both of whom loved the
same girl. One of the boys has
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-06-01
NO REST FOR THE VETS


resentative American city, the public
schools hold a picnic. Strange as it
may be little cloud appeared on the
horizon this spring in the shape of a
Ministerial Alliance which opposed
the common practice of conducting a
beer dispensing booth in connection
with the picnic. The Board of Edu-
cation, in truly imperialistic style, de-
cided that the bar would be conduct
ed as heretofore. Belleville has al
ways gone on the theory that sa-
looms come first, homes and schools
and children being merely secondary
matters, which must adjust them
selves to orders from brewery head
quarters.-Greenheld Argus.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-06-01
THE DRY ZONE

The course of the vets in the Hi
nois Legislature in refusing the call
OF the American government for a
iive-mile dry zone around the naval
training station is not unlikely to play
its part in making the entire nation
dry. Public sentiment in the country
is not appealed to by the determine
ton of the vets to set their interest
above those of efficient service for
the war.-Rockford Gazette.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-06-01
First Blind Pigger
Gets Jail Sentence
Springfield Officials Catch Lawless
Liquor Seller

The first man to test the operation
of the local option law at Springfield
found out that it really works. He
got 80 days in Jail.
That Springfield will positively not
be a clover field for blind pigs is in
dicated by the Springfield Registers
account of the case.
THAT persons who violate the To-
cal option law in Springfield may ex-
pect no mercy at the hands OF the
County Court or States Attorney {.
Fred Mortimer says the Register
was indicated recently when County
Judge John B. Weaver gave 30-day
Jail sentence to Hilton Ehrisman, the
first man to be arrested on charge
of violation of the anti-saloon law
since this city entered the dry col
umn.
"The jail sentence was given to
to Ehrsman in spite of the fact that
he went before the court and pleaded
guilty to an information filed against
him by the States Attorney. A 80
day sentence and a fine of $40 and
costs were also given to James Bog
alto, who was charged with violating
the anti-saloon law at Pawnee, which
is also in dry territory. Evidence
against Bogatto was secured by men,
bers of Sheriff John A. Wheeler's
staff.
"The evidence against Ehrsman
was obtained by the police depart
ment, members of which raided the
accused mans rooms at 7272 East
Adams street few days after the
local option law became effective.
while States Attorney Mortimer
frankly admitted following the wet
and dry fight last April that he had
voted with the minority, it is under
stood from reliable authority that he
plans to do everything within his
power to prevent violations of the
anti-saloon law. That he will insist
that violators be given Jail sentences
| instead of fines on the ground that
| imprisonment in the county prison IS.
! the only effective means of preventing
| violations, is understood to be in the
States Attorneys program while
Springfield is cassed as a saloonless
| city.
IF violators were permitted to go
free following arrest simply by the
payment of fines imposed by the
| court, there would be repeated viola
tons of the law, according to the be-
| lief which Mr.. Mortimer is said to
entertain on this subject. For this
reason it is likely he will repeatedly
insist on sentences in the county jail"
That Springfield may expect very
successful Prohibition regime is fur
Their indicated by the Springfield Jour-
nails editorial comment on the same
subject:
Initial proceedings in the cam
paign for enforcement of the local
option law are reassuring. States
| Attorney Mortimer meant just what
he said when he announced his pur-
pose of making effective the public
decree. Springfield is to be dry.
practically all OF the men formerly
engaged in the liquor business have
accepted the word of the States At
tornsy. They have discontinued the
sale OF intoxicants and are showing no
disposition to violate the law. 1t will
be we'll for others to follow their ex-
ample Bootlegging in Springfield
does not offer promising outlook.
The county Jail is not healthy place
of abode, but its population will be
increased if the law is dehed."
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-06-01
Key to Dry Nation
Held BY Illinois

illinois is the enemy's salient"
said Captain Richmond p Hobson
to a great crowd at Moline recently.
1.-THE liquor traffic is centcring its eff
forts on the problem of keeping Illi-
nois wet, for this state is the key to
the nation. They know and we know
that if Illinois is made dry the prob
lem of national Prohibition is solved.
When Illinois is won the battle of
the nation is won. Illinois is the key
to America, America the KEY 10 the
world Y
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-06-01

"The conditions surrounding free
lunch in a saloon are usually not very
clean" so said the Mayor in dis
cussing the proposition of doing
away with free lunches in Joliet sa-
looms.
The saloonkeepers present at the
Council meeting, according to the re-
port in the Joliet Herald, admitted
the conditions were very unsanitary
and ought to be abolished by the
Council"
The only way to abolish the con-
ditions surrounding the free lunch is
to abolish the saloon.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-06-01
THEN AND'NOW

We are not afraid Of the whole
truth. Brewers and distillers of Peo-
ria alone consume the entire surplus
corn crop of Iowa and Illinois after
feeding and seeding. = National
Wholesale Liquor Dealers Associa-
ton of America, 1916 Manual
Any argument that is advanced
along the lines of conservation Of. food
value and that takes as its foundation
the necessity of Prohibition to save
the use of grain now being wasted in
distillation, is an unfounded argument.
Midas Criterion of the Liquor and
Wine Interests, May, 1917.
They have changed their tune since
the corn" pinches on the other foot.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-06-01
THINKS HOOVER IS RIGHT.
Bishop Brent Says Country Should
Follow Directions; Woods De-
clares There's no Doubt What
Intelligent Public Will Do

Robert A. Woods, writing in the
Boston Evening Transcript of May
II, says:
"The food issue seems to narrow
down to the question as to whether
we shall anticipate an inevitable issue
or wait until we are starved into &C
ton. Bishop Brent came over on
the same ship with Mr.. Hoover. The
bishop said:
Whatever Hoover tells the
country to do the country should
do without question or delay.
He knows the food
problem as no one else knows it
and he is, besides, a man of rare
gifts and rare consecration-a
wonderful man. He told me that
if the present rate of consump-
ton misunderstanding waste
along with the consumption-with
a normal crop and some increase
OF pfouuStiOi, yeai iioii NJ"
there would not be an ounce of
breadstuffs in the world.
when it comes to question oil
statistics between Professors Carver
Day, Ripley and Gay on the one
hand and the officers of the Brewers
Association of Massachusetts,. ever
though the brewers results are
printed in larger type, there is moi
much doubt as to what the intelligent
public judgment will be-"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-06-01
A TEMPORARY VICTORY

Our Legislature has in its charac-
teristic way, by wave OF the hand
defeated all of the reform liquor bills
Thus Demon Rum has won tempo
rary victory. but it will be only tenn
porary aad it will only the more dras-
tically encompass its ultimate ruin
East St Louis Journal.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-06-01

Dodgers to the number OF 10000
were distributed in churches of Cleve-
land, Ohio, calling attention to the
fact that the navy is bone dry. Com
mander T. B. Bolton, naval recruiting
officer in Cleveland, was father of the
idea which took recruiting right into
the pews-
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-06-01
THE WET PICNIC

Every year down at Belleville, ILL.,.
which by the way is not truly rep
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1917-06-15
TEACHERS EXAMINATIONS

Notice is hereby given that the
Co. Superintendent of Lincoln
County, Oregon, will hold the
regular examination of appli-
cants for State Certificates at
The Court House, Toledo, Ore
gon, as follows:
Commencing Wednesday,
June 27, 1917, at 900 o'clock
A. NJ, and continuing until
Saturday, June 80, 1917, at 400
O'Clock p. M.
Wednesday Forenoon
U. S. History, Writing (Pen-
manship), Music, Drawing.
Wednesday Afternoon
Physiology, Reading, Manual
Training, Composition, Domes-
tic Science, Methods in Reading,
Course of Study for Drawing.
Methods in Arithmetic.
Thursday Forenoon
Arithmetic, History of Educa-
tlon, Phychology. Methods Il.
Geography, Mechanical Draw
ing, Domestic Art, Course of
Study for Domestic Art.
Thursday Afternoon
Grammar, Geography, STEM
ography, American Literature.
Physics, Typewriting, Methods
in Language, Thesis for Primary
Certificate.
Friday Afternoon
Theory and Practice. Orthog
,raphy (Spelling, Physical Geog-
raphy, English Literature.
Chemistry, Physical Culture.
Friday Afternoon
School Law, Geology, Algebra.
Civil Government.
Saturday Forenoon
Geometry, Botany.
Saturday Afternoon
General History, Bookkeeping.
Very truly yours.
R. p. Coin,
Co. School Stunt.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1917-06-15

Chas, Hyde is up from Siletz
Bay this week.
Watch your Door knob-You
will find Sc. hanging on it one
of these days.
Born, Saturday, June 9th, to
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. F. Cruson, Of
Eugene, boy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Williams,
and Gene Williams autoed up
from Newport yesterday.
Little Miss Betty Hawkins has
been quite sick the past week
but at present is improving.
Misses Corinne Pennington
and Annie Hawkins arrived over
from Monmouth last evening.
G. B. McCluskey purchased a
new Ford car from A. T. Peter
son, local dealer, this morning.
A. j. Mcmillan returned from
Newport this morning where he
has been doing some surveying.
G.. H. Hemstreet returned to
Portland yesterday after a weeks
visit in this county. He visited
his old home on Siletz Bay while
here.
Mrs. Russell arrived down
from Roseburg Wednesday
evening for a visit with friends
here, and to look after property
interests.
Subscriptions received this
week are: Monroe Nelson, To-
ledo, Or; ]. e. Davis, Bawdle,
S. D.; B. d. Leathers, Bremen
ton, Wash; Delbert Hodges, Sa-
lem, Or; Fred G. Buchtel, Salem,
Or; Arthur Nye, Toledo, Or.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gildersleeve re-
ceived word this week from their
son, Charles, that he has sue
cessfully passed the examination
and has entered the U. S. Wire-
less Service. He has been or
dered East to the Harvard Radio
School for. training.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1917-06-15
RED CROSS WEEK

Until the Red Cross Week,
June 1928 is past and the $40O,-
600 asked of Oregon, outside
Multnomah County, for the
$1O0,OO0,0OO emergency Red
Cross fund, has been secured, it
Is asked that large social affairs
be discontinued in order that all
energy may be given the big pa
triotic task assigned to this
state.
Arrangements have been
made for reports from all Ore.
gon communities which will be
summarized and sent out as bull
letins of progress. The state at
large is asked for $4OO, 900; the
city of Portland for 100000.
There will be keen competition
between State and Portland
Committees to De first in report
ing success.
There are those who want to
know why the Red Cros is so i'm
portant to the nation in it's war
emergency that President Will
son issued a proclamation ap.
peahng for $100,000,000 fund
and setting aside Red Cross
Week in which to raise it.
At the front line trenches
stretcher bearers wearing the in
sigma of the Red Cross will be
found carrying the wounded to
the rear. Red Cross ambulances
are carrying the wounded to REQ
Cross base hospitals where Red
Cross Physicians and nurses
faithfully nurse the wounded
soldiers back to health, in order
that they may return to the
world war for liberty, or be
able to come back to those who
wait for them at home.
The bandages used in Red
Cross hospitals are made by de.
voted women, working for the
Red Cross in many communities
The vocational training given
soldiers incapaciated for former
employment will be organized by
the Red Cross. The mother who
has given up her boy, her sup.
port, to the service of his coun.
try, will find her necessities
cared for by the Red Cross and
he can march away with no anx.
ious thought as to her welfare
The Training Of Red Cross
Nurses is under Ied Cross direc.
tioi. Thus all along the line
the Universal Service Of Mercy
helps to lessen the horrors anC
rigors of war and to strengthen
the nation. The United States
cannot do its part without tn,
Red Cross and the Red Cross
Is dependent on the contribu
tions of those who want to hell
win the war but cannot serve a
the front.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1917-06-15
NOTICE OF ANNUAL
SCHOOL MEETING

Notice is hereby given to the
legal voters of School District
NO. 2, of Lincoln County, State
OF Oregon, that the Annual
School meeting of said Dist. will
be held at Grammar School bldg.
to begin at the hour of l O'clock
+, M. on the third Monday of
June, being the IS day Of June.
A. ID. 1917.
This meeting Is called for the
purpose of electing one Director
o year term and one Clerk one
year term and the transaction of
business usual at such meeting.
Dated this 4th day of June.
1917.
R. S. Van cleve.
Attest: Chairman of Board
! +. N. Hayden, Dist. Clerk.