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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-03-23
Bootleggers Of
Dry Canton Try
to Fix the Jury
Plot to Control Members of Council
and Grand Jury Fails

An example of the dirty methods
employed by bootleggers to prevent
the enforcement OF the liquor laws
comes from Canton, and was told by
Alderman William Pascoe in recent
address at the Walnut Street Chris
tian church.
Not long after was elected" said
Alderman Pascoe, zone of the ward
heelers, who is willing to do the bid
ding of the men higher up, came to
me and told me how | could get my
hands creased if | would do certain
things. am too quick tempered, |
guess. but | was so indignant that |
refused instanter, though had | been
more crafty, perhaps, | might have
obtained more information.
One of the Boys, But All Right
"Finally he said that they were 60
ing to put me on the grand jury, and
that there might be more good things.
He said he had authority to pick the
grand jury members in this township,
and asked me to meet the supervisor
at the corner of the bank the next
Sunday afternoon at 3 O'Clock. ] did
so, and was met by the Supervisor
who greeted me with How are you
-omrade, arc you one of the boys?
! replied that / was a grown up boy
nd he said they knew I was all
ight,' and wanted me to be on the
rand jury. | agreed.
"When the revised dry ordinance
:ame up in the council it contained no
provisions Objectionable to me, and I
supported it. After the meeting |
was attacked by Socialist aldermen,
but | told them | would rather go
down in defeat with clean hands than
win with men living in the basement
of their existence.
Next day, one of the liquor men
met me on the street and shook his
fist under my nose and poured forth
a volley OF filth and abuse awful to
hear"
Canton is going after the bootleg
gers and after the city officials who
refuse to prosecute them as well.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-03-23
The Boozing Seventies

When Mr. Rucker (M. c. from Mis-
IsourD first knew Congress there was
la barroom in the basement of the
| Capitol: "a place much frequented."
He recalls that when some of the
members would get up to make a
speech. and were obliged to tempo
rainy Sc OUT of the bar. they rad
placed on their desks, in vessels you
could not see through, what was
called cold tea (Laughter). ] do
not know as matter OF fact what
was in these vessels. but constant
using of the contents produced a
thickness of speech and an unsteadi-
ness of legs. Now, an enlightened
public sentiment has run drink out OF
the Capitol, and | hear you can only
get liquor at a nearby institution not
owned by the government, but con-
tiguous to government property.
(Laughter). | trust we will get rid
of it altogether.
Probably there is no respect in
which the country has changed so
much in the lifetime OF the older
members of Congress. like Mr.. Ruck-
er, as in its attitude toward booze
According to the Missouri Congress
man, there are "only three institutions
that will be injured by putting liquor
where the hand of resurrection can
never reach 1.-THE poorhouse, the
penitentiary, the lunatic asylum"
Golfers.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-03-23

a, abolishing the saloons and the liquor
traffic in this state. The measure
will come up in the House some day
next week, and it is to be hoped that
the members of that body will vote
tavorably on the proposition. If the
House takes favorable action, the bill
then goes to the Governor for his ap-
proval or veto. There is no question
in the minds of the peope of Illinois
who know Governor Lowden that he
will sign the bill. The people of this
state have right to the privilege of
voting on this great question of
abolishing the liquor traffic and the
Legislature should not hesitate to
give them this right,
Only Liquor Interests Oppose
1t cannot be too plainly understood
by the people OF Illinois that il this
measure is defeated, the liquor in
terests alone will be responsible.
There is no opposition 10 it at SPRING
field excepting that which comes
from the liquor lobby, which is
known to be we'll supplied with
money.
The issue is clearly a contest be-
tween the liquor interests of Illinois
lIarssf.- .se people of 71iiiiCs;s. Il and
the question before the Legisla-
ture regarding this bill is not a ques-
ton OF whether the state should be
wet or dry, but question of whether
the people or the liquor interests
shall determine the policy of the
state upon this question.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-03-23
ILLINOIS SHOULD SPEED UP
Senator Barbour Urges State Line With Prohibition
Movement

This Prohibition wave is NOV
ing so rapidly" said Senator ]. c.
Barbour of the Sixth District to
an audience in Springfield recent
ly, that if Illinois does not hurry
we will have nationwide Prohibi-
ton before our state has a chance
to declare itself. Sixty per cent
of the people live under Prohibi-
ton laws. Twenty-six states and
the territories of Alaska and Dis
trict of Columbia are dry. OF the
2,503 counties in the United States
2,23S are dry. A gain of 80 dry
Congressman soon to assemble in
special session makes the submis-
sion Of federal amendment quite
possible.
Congress has forbidden the
importation of liquor into any
state having a Prohibition law. It
is the most tremendous stride to-
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-03-23
TIME TO STRIKE
A writer in the Chicago Her,

A writer in the Chicago Her
aid says:
The time for action on our
statewide referendum bill has
come. The anti-rum bill for the
whole state passed the Senate
by vote of 81 to 18. The Leg
islators at Springfield now de-
sire to know whether the people
of their district want the bill
passed or not. Resolutions have
been passed in both the local
Methodist and Congregational
churches favoring the passage
OF the bill known as the House
Bill No. 73. The referendum is
not a wet and dry measure but
an enabling act to permit the
people of the state to vote on
the saloon question. The writer
thinks we ought to strike while
the iron is hot and help put Illi-
nois on the anti-booze chariot
and make her one of the i'm
mortal 36 states which will write
Prohibition in the constitution
of the nation.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-03-23


The vote upon the bill will be taken
in the House on Wednesday, March
2S. It's passage through the Senate
by the decisive majority of 81 to Is
is clear indication OF the sentiment
of the state. 1t has no opposition
in the House save from the liquor in
terests who arc trying to pick off
enough men friendly to the bill to
bring about its defeat.
The House has already gone on
record i'll favor OF the referendum
principle i'll the passage OF the con-
stitutional referendum bill last week.
If referendum on the liquor ques-
tion is denied, it will be because the
liquor interests have defeated il
through underhandcd methods.
The Bill Should Pass
From every nook and corner OF
Illinois the people arc demanding
the passage OF the bill in the most
unmistakable terms. James r. Cow
ley, editor of the Freeport Journal
Standard, and one of the most in
huential men in Illinois politics, in
all editorial in his paper occupying
s .-half lf-cnlnnl,, ztoiccs---.llllisy -eeta era,
sentiment regarding the measure.
Under the caption, "The Bill Should
Pass Mr.. Cowlcy says. in part:
The Illinois Senate, by large ma
jority, has passed the bill which will
permit the people of the state of
Illinois to vote on the question OF
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-03-23
Kansas Man Dies at 100;
He Neuer Used LIQUOR

George w. Jackson, 100 years old,
is dead at his home in Cottonwood
Falls, Kansas. He was the oldest
resident in that section of the state
Mr.. Jackson was born in Greenfield,
N. Y, and often said he was 40 years
old before he saw his first steam
train. He attributed his longevity to
total abstinence of tobacco and liq-
uors.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-03-23
CHICAGO VETS
HAVE UNDUE
POWER in CITY
Many Dry Legislative Wards
and Districts Have Double
Population Of Wet Wards
and Districts
HAVE UNFAIR ADVANTAGE

In a speech before the City Club,
Chicago, last week, Z. J. Davis, with
the use of the steropticon, showed
how the city of Chicago and county
of Cook have been so districted as
to give the vets an unfair advantage.
Mr.. Davis made this very clear by
the use of two maps of the city and
county.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-03-23

Chicago Senatorial Districts
From this map, it will be seen that
the seventeenth Senatorial district,
which has solid wet delegation in
the legislature, has registered vote
of only 1885 while the Englewood
district has a vote of 47,l05, and the
Lakeview district registered vote
of 1881. Both of the last named
districts arc dry.
The district representative by Tom
Curran, wet leader of the House, and
by another wet, has only ll,l8l regis
tered voters or about 1000 voters for
each representative. while in the dry
districts mentioned above. and in the
pther dry districts, there is one repre-
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-03-23
THOUSANDS HEAR PLEAS
FOR STATE REFERENDUM BILL
Judge Sadler Senator Barbour, Alderman Hazen and
Other Chicagoans Urge Passage Of Measure
By the House
PEOPLE SHOULD DECIDE

From hundreds of Chicago platforms
in
House OF Representatives. Judge Frank Sde Alderman
Hazen Senator j. J. Barbour and other
spoke behalf OF the bill They
Importance of doing with letting
people decide the liquor for themselves.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-03-23

County Commissioners in Indian
apolis refused to renew the license of
Frank Lux's saloon, which was raided
on Christmas night, 1916.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-03-23

Bohm-Alien Company, jewelers.,
Denver, Coio.-"We voted against
Prohibition, but are now we'll salts
fed with il"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-03-23

Minnesota by heavy majority in
both houses has submitted Prohibi-
ton for a vote at the general election
in 1918.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-03-23
Trains to Springfield

AAuiaa0 w 0fA SnSau
TRAIN WILL LEAVE
CHICAGO FOR SPRING.
FIELD ON TUESDAY,
MARCH 81, AT NOON
(12:01 p. NJ THERE WILL
BE FOUR TRAINS AT VAR
IOUS HOURS FOR THE
RETURN TRIP WEDNES-i
DAY AFTER THE VOTE
ON THE REFERENDUM
BILL.
FARE FROM CHICAGO,
1870 EACH WAY.
GO AND HELP BOOST
THE REFERENDUM.
=. :. =. =. =. =.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-25
Alexandra Regenerated.

Gone are those days when the
alleged stage comedian was wont
to depend on some sighting refer
ence to Alexandria for the big
laugh in his act. Or at least the
basis for the laugh is gone even
though the laugh is still provoked.
through ignorance.
For Alexandria is going through
process Of regeneration that
promises to lift it to a plane nearly
as high as the one it once boasted
of, that OF being the second largest
seaport in the United States.
PrOgressiveness seems to be the
watchword Of the little Virginia
city and the reflection of its en-
ergetic citizens is clearly shown in
the figures of its population. While
the last census gave it a scant 1S,-
600, residents now unhesitatingly
claim that nearly $4,000 people look
to Alexandria as their home town.
And the beauty Of it all is the fact
that there is room for more.
Important factories employing
thousands of men are working con-
tinuousIy. with many others in the
process of being built. The South
ern Railroad is rapidly making the
city its most important terminal
and residences to house the many
families that ara daily ccr,,i,, ;r.o
the town, are springing up all over
the city. New streets are being
laid out and the older streets that
for years have been of the cobbIe-
stone variety are rapidly being
dressed in concrete.
The reason for the increased ac-
tiyity and its attendant prosperity
is not the war. although, Of course.
this factor is working. but Alexan-
jrians attribute it to the various
civic and business organizations of
the city.
Whatever be the reasons or the
gu tcOm m e Washington eagerly
watches the development. as Alex
andria has always been looked upon
as sort of sister city to the Ma
tional Capital and growth in Alex
andria reflects itself many fold in
this city
The Washington herald., 1917-08-25
Confidence in Russia.

The brief era of wild alarm over
Russia appears to be at an end. Sec
retary Of State Lansing says the stu
alton in the great Muscovite nation
is more favorable than it was a month
ago. which Is reassuring in view Of
the pessimism which four days of
mystery" had begotten.
Coincidental with Mr.. Lansing's re-
assurance comes Mr.. McAdoos an
nouncement Of a new $4,000, 600 loan
to the Kerensky administration, which
does not make it appear as If that
government were about to fall in a
heap.
And the new Russian Ambassador,
Boris Bakhmeteff, added to the re-
newal of confidence by adding that he
had absolutely no confirmation of the
rumors Of the fall of Riga, or of the
imminence of the fall Of Riga 1t
seems to be established that "unofn-
cial' information of a great military
disaster to the Russians-presumabl
the capture Of Riga by Hindenberg-
has reached Washington from vari-
Gus sources, but every day of failure
to confirm the news lessons the ap-
prehension here.
1t may be that the Germans are
planning a great stroke" on the
Eastern front, that a powerful drive
has been started on the Riga sector.
Mr.. Lansing remarked yesterday that
Riga had been evacuated no less than
five times since the outbreak of war,
and that it might be evacuated a sixth
time without any great damage to the
allied cause. II Riga falls, a drive on
Petrograd is in order; but the Ger
mans have 800 more miles to travel
before they reach that goal, and even
then they may find what Napoleon
found at Moscow 1O4 years ago-that
all their resplendent initiative and or
ganization has gained them nothing.
The last German peace gesture in
December was followed by the procIa-
nation Of submarine frightfulness;
the failure of Pope Benedict's over
lures may be followed by another des-
perate attempt by Berlin to gain the
coveted decision" and in that case
Russia would undoubtedly be the tar
get Of the blow. so far as the increas-
ing pressure on the French and Flan-
ders front permits them to concen-
trate on the other side.
The internal struggle going on in
Russia between the bourgeois, the
The Washington herald., 1917-08-25
A Blot on Washington.

Under the eyes of the Wash
ington police, and apparently
with their permission, in the
southwest section of this city
nightly revels are being INDUCED
in that are so far intrenched in
the evasion of the laws that their
continuance is the blackest kind
of a blot on the city.
Not only do the seances of dis
sipation break a number of old
laws of the city, but the selling
of liquor to uniformed men of
the army and navy is openly con-
Quoted. The Washington Herald
lis convinced that individuals in
the police department are aware
of the existence of the dive and
that actual operations are covered
from police eyes through pre-
viously arranged signals.
The Herald has carefully in
vestigated the conditions of the
place, which were first brought
to the attention of this paper by
4 soldier stationed at the Wash
ington Barracks. The Herald can
also produce witnesses to corrob-
crate the fact that intoxicants are
being sold to soldiers in uniform,
This is a matter which the po-
lice department should eliminate
without delay, and if Maj. Pull
man is ignorant of the conditions
The Herald will be glad to fur
nish him with names and ad-
dresses of both the proprietor
of the dive and of the policemen
on that beat.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-25
THE PATRIOT.

He didn't rave when the Banner
Was passing by in parade;
He sometimes forgot to arise
When the National Air was played.
He didn't enthuse at the bugle,
Or the speeches the Mayor read
He'd lost his love for his country,
The people around him said.
He didn't come to the town hall,
Cramfull of US patriots bold,
Who gloried long to the echo
When tales of our prowess were told,
He seemed to think we were boasting-
We growled at the things he said
We thought him poltroon and a
coward.
And that's why We cut him dead!
But now we've found that the cheering
Isn't all that the Nation needs;
That noisy tOasts to the Banner,
Had better be backed by deeds.
Misjudged him? Sure. And tell you
That some of us feel quite queer.
To think that he's in the trenches.
And all OF US loud ones here.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-25

from Argentina 70 make up the de-
fciency In the United States. The
world is short Of meat and as the
armies in Europe viii require a great
amount of It, this shortage presents
serious consideration. II means that
gradually our stock of meat animals
Will be decreased and as we cannot
look TO other parts of the world for
Imports, while the war lasts, we may
be compelled TO face a meat famine.
High prices have considerably cur
tailed the sale Of meat in the Uniteo
| States and II is a curious fact that
as the price Of choice cuts increased
there was a strong disposition to pur-
chase the cheaper cuts so that the de-
mand became so great for these cheap
cuts that the prices charged for them
were relatively greater than those
which the choice cuts had COM
manded.
It is a serious problem and Il is one
of the problems which Gov. Whitman,
George w. Perkins and others who
are seeking TO avert the peril Of food
shortage in New York State are now
trying TO solve. Fortunately. the At
lantic and Pacific coasts have sbun-
dant supplies of fish and the Depart
ment at Washington has shown re-
Gently how to utilize FISH which in
the past was thought Of too low a
grade TO serve acceptably for table
purposes.
A not entirely unexpected result OF
the prolonged war in Europe is the
Increase in the price OF bar silver,
Some are of the opinion that it Is
likely 10 be so rapidly advanced that
in the course of a few weeks it may
| command a dollar an ounce. Should
that prove to be the case then those
who in 1895 advocated free coinage OF
silver at the ratio Of IS ounces OF sIi.
yer to l ounce of gold might recall the
great campaign they then made and
say that, although twenty-five years
have passed since they made that cam
paign, nevertheless sixteen ounces OF
, silver in the market has now a value
equivalent TO an ounce Of gold.
| The experience reverses one which
| Of a sudden occurred in the Presi-
| Dental campaign Of 1895 when the ad'
vocates of free coinage Of silver a.
! the ratio OF IS to ! were making ont
| Of the great Presidential battles. Only
i a few weeks before election day ther,
came a sudden and unexpected demand
\ for wheat from Europe. For that rea
son the market quotation for wheat
| was esta ablished at 800 a bushel
whereas at the same time the msrke
| quotation for silver was deprecated
There was an object lesson which
| showed that IT was demand and not
supply and not the so-called demoniti'
zation of silver which had caused th'
| farmers TO realize prices for theil
| products that were far below the cos
| production. Now, on the other hand
| gold is plentiful. and this fact is re
! garded by the best Of authorities a.
| in part explaining the high price o
| commodities. Silver has OF late beer
in great demand, especially in Indis
and China, and it is due to this de-
mand that for the first time in thirty
seven years market quotations for sil
yer have been steadily increasing. Thi
| demand will undoubtedly lead to in
creased activity in the silver minini
sections of the United States. In tn
! fall of 1914 no one would have pre-
dicted this great appreciation in tn
| value of silver. HOLLAND.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-25

before responsibility for a great body
Of men falls on them.
The War Department authorizes the
following:
officers graduated from the training
camps are appointed to the Officers
Reserve Corps because they will thus
become available for call into service
after the present war. They will be
detailed from the reserve corps to
command units in the national army
or regular army, but at the cOnclu-
sion of hostilities will be retained in
the reserve corps and returned to the
inactive list.
Those officers appointed directly
from the training camps to the Ma
liunal army Will be mustered out af-
ter the war and SO will not be auto
matically available in the event of
any subsequent need.
The War Department has, therefore.
adopted the policy of appointment to
the Officers Reserve Corps all men
whose age permits and who are other
wise satisfactory. The maximum age
limits for appointment to the officers
Reserve Corps are: For major, Is; for
captain, 10; for first lieutenant, So; for
second lieutenant. 81. There is no age
limit for appointment of officers to the
national army.
The French government has in
formed the War Department that it
will furnish 500 saddle horses each
month for the use of officers and men
Of the American expedition in France
Gen. Pershing has advised the War
Department that under these circum-
stances it will not be necessary to
ship officers mounts abroad, thereby
achieving a great saving of much
needed space for other cargo on army
transports.
Army officers who are ordered
abroad can have their authorized al
lowanCe of mounts maintained at gov
ernment expense at the nearest re-
The Washington herald., 1917-08-25

mount depot, provided they pay cost
of transportation from their personal
funds. In view of the fact that the
Court Of Claims in an opinion rendered
January IL, held that officers ordered
to duty over the seas are not en-
titled to transport at public expense,
to their homes or elsewhere. their au-
thorized private mounts because
specific appropriation for that purpose
has not been made by Congress.
legislation has been requested to pro-
vide that herea fter. under such regu-
lations as the Secretary of War may
direct, the authorized horses OF
mounted officers ordered for duty
overseas or to Alaska, be transported
at public expenses to remOunt de-
pots or elsewhere in the United States
for safe-kecping during the absence OF
such officers.
Pending passage OF the foregoing
legislation an officer of the army will
be permitted TO have his authorized
private mounts. (stallions eXcepted).
for which forage is allowed. cared for
at remount depot during his absence
on foreign service. or while on duty
in Alaska, provided he ships the
animal at his own expense.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-25
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Afternoon course available to en-
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Optional morning classes 7:5O-S:4o
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The Washington herald., 1917-08-25

Many Washington women are al
ready answering the national question
What can I do?'' by carrying their
purchases and enabling the patriotic
merchants of the city to curtail de-
livery costs. To the individual this
means but slight discomfort, but to
the merchant who is serving thousands
it is a vital expense item. And as de-
livery costs 90 down prices will travel
the same road. Carry your packages.
1t is one Of the easiest patriotic serv-
ices that you can render.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-25

substantial middle class, and the rad
iCal elements which are now in con-
troll. unquestionably will hamper the
military regeneration of the nation,
and may even give Germany an op-
portunity to smash through to Petro-
grad. But it becomes increasingly
clear that only a great military deba-
Gle will bring Russia to its senses and
arouse it to a sense of its danger. So
that the capture Of Riga, If it hap
pens. may have exactly the reverse
effect of that which Berlin figures
upon. The psychology Of the Rus
slams battles the Germans no less than
it does other acute observers who
have tried to fathom them in vain.