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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-11-09

Der but industrious and patriotic
Such are not the men who are making
the trouble.
But, on The other hand, there is an
other considerable percentage who
are no more able to stand prosperity
than arc the sons of some mill:onaires.
The drinking miner finds he can make
as much in one day Under present
conditions as he did in three days a
few years ago. He feels very strong
ly the temptation TO go to the saloon
to enjoy drink with his cronies and
discuss the affairs of the Government
Having plenty of money to spend, he
linger, at the greg shop until he has
soaked SO much alcohol into his hide
that he.is untitled for work the next
day.
Let rs suppose that an operator has
200 men in his employ and that one
half of them are given to the Excess
sivc use of liquor. 1t is easy TO sec
how the production of that mine may
be anywhere from Is per cent to SO
per cent below its possibilities. Drink
is the great curse of the coal miners
throughout Western Pennsylvania. 1t
Is SO recognized by the operators.
1t Is not within our province to say
anything about the price which the
Government should allow the opera
tors TO get for their coal, nor what
the Government should do in compell-
ing the railroads to take care of it.
When, however, the coal operators
unanim ously ask FOR protection against
the brewery, in order that they may
be able to produce sufficient fuel to
keep the people warm, to manufac-
turc ammunition, foodstuffs and cloth
ing it is only reasonable that the Gov
eminent should grant them that re-
quest. When the food legislation
was before Congress during the sum-
mcr, the proposition was embodied in
the bill (which passed the House to
close up the brcwcrics for the preser-
walton of food stuffs. At that time
President Wilson requested the Anti
Saloon League to cease its propaganda
to secure the enactment of that bill
by the Senate in so far as it pcrtained
to beer. He asked that the matter be
left in the hands of the President.
1t is undoubtedly within the prov
ince of the Government to close up
the saloons wherever they are in any
way hindering the Government from
achieving those results which will tend
to bring victory in the war against
Germany. 1t is also undoubtedly
within the province of the Govern
ment to stop the use of coal in the
manufacture of unnecessary luxuries.
1t requires approximately one car
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-11-09
RAINBOW DIVISION AND BOOZE

Writing in the Chicago Tribune
about the effect of the presence o
the Rainbow division on the peopl
Of Long Island, special correspond
emit says:
Now as to booze. The health
and conduct of the soldiers of the
Rainbow division after leaving
camp on pass is regarded as a sal
utary argument for Prohibition.
When soldiers could purchase liq-
uor many of them were in no
condition on a Monday morning
to take up the routine of the week
as they should.
"How do they look on Monday
morning." is the best indicator of
the results of the bone dry rule.
Here at Camp Mills the majority
look as fresh as daisies. At time
when time means everything there
is no waste due to liquor.
OF course, when liquor is to be
had anywhere a certain number
of soldiers will get it. The fact
that New York is only an hours
ride from camp makes it just bit
easier, for soldiers with money
can register at number of hotels
there, take off their uniforms, and
have the bell hops bring them
drinks.
But the difficulties of getting
any on Long Island are too num-
erous TO mention, principal among
them being the efficiency of the
military police. who are to be
found stationed all over the island
at places visited by soldiers on
their night rambles.
Here is another indicator. in
addition to Monday morning
freshness of what the bone dry
rule brings about: Unescorted
women can go anywhere in the
vicinity of Camp Mills after dark
without fear of insult. The mag
istrstes of surrounding towns
and villages have yet TO report the
case of a single soldier of the
Rainbow division against whom a
woman has complained.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-11-09
LEAGUE CONVENTION
WILL Be A JUBILEE
Gathering Comes Not Too Far Dis
tant From Twenty Fifth Anniver-
sary of Founding of Organi-
zation at Oberlin
DR.. Russell, Called From Armour
Mission, Took Up Struggling New
Enterprise, Which Has
Since Made Good

The eighteenth convention of the
Anti-Saloon League of America, to
be held in Washington, D. C., Decem-
Der 1918, will be sort of silver
jubilee gathering. The League is not
quite Is years old, but this conven-
ton will be the nearest to its 18th
anniversary. At least, it is Is years
since DIR. Howard H. Russell, founder
of the League, got his inspiration to
organize this great institution.
The League was organized at
Oberlin, Ohio, May rs, 1898. Spear
library, of Oberlin College, was the
first place of meeting. On June d,
succeeding May Is, a public rally was
held in Oberlin, at which the citizens
subscribed $1,000 a year for three
years, to make Ohio dry.
DR.. Russell was celled from the
passionate of the Armour Mission III
Chicago, where he had salary of
$1,000 year, to take charge OF the
new League which he had organized.
The promoters promised him a salary
of $1,000 year. They actually paid
him $1,000 His Office was in his
yalise.
Today the League is splendidly or
ganized in all the states, with national
headquarters at Westervillc, Ohio,
where also its publishing plant is To-
Gated.
When the League began its opera
tons nearly quarter of century
ago, there was mighty little dry ter
ritory in the United States. Today
the nation is almost dry, and one
house of Congress has adopted the
nationwide Prohibition resolution,
while the other house probably will
do the same thing in December.
So the League very naturally will
turn its convention into silver
jubilee.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-11-09

load of soft coal, containing on an
average of as tons, to make 300 bar
rels of beer. II the breweries of this
country are today manufacturing beer
at the rate they have maintained for
the last few years, it requires 1850
carloads of coal year to keep them
running. Counting 800 working days
to a year, this means that 24l car
loads of coal are daily consumed in
the manufacture of this, not only use
less but harmful poison. Two hun
dred and forty-one carloads of coal
each day in the year would manufac-
ture considerable ammunition for our
selves and our allies.
Some of the sugar refneries of this
city have been obliged to shut down
for two or more days at time, owing
to lack of fuel. We have not heard
of any brewery having to shut down
for the same reason. In spite of the
prevailing high wages and demand
for labor, millions of women and
children in the land will suffer during
the coming winter from the cold be-
cause there is no money with which
to buy fuel for the family needs. This
will be brought about because the
head of the family puts his money
into the booze channel instead of the
coal chute. On the part of the FAM
lily the result is, lessened efficiency,
more disease and all the dire train of
ills that accompany poverty.
The brcweries consume enough coal
in years time to heat the homes of
652, 500 families, allowing to each fam
lily one ton for each of the five coolest
months of the year.
During the summer we heard much
about booze and Bread" with winter
upon us we are confronted with the
new problem of "booze and fuel"
At untold expense we arc building
a war machine with which we hope
to help smash the juggernaut of the
Kaiser. But Our war machine halts
and creaks, because we have refused
to suppress the kaiser's most effect
i've ally on American soil, the brewery.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-11-09
PERSONAL LIBERTY AND
GUN

Misses Norah Hays and Gladys
Hall, teachers in the Caseyville, In
diana, public schools, were returning
to their homes in Mitchell when they
met drunken young man on the pub
lie road. He INDUCED his personal
liberty to the extent of drawing re-
yolver and firing regular fusilade of
shots at them, apparently for his own
amusement.
Frightened almost out of their wits,
they commenced rapid zigzag run,
and in this way succeeded in escaping
injury. The man was placed under
arrest.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-11-09
MINNEAPOLIS HOTEL
MANAGER DEFIANT
Is Alleged to Have Declared Inten-
ton TO Disregard City License
Committee Ban on Serving
Liquor in Hotel Rooms

The Minneapolis city council COM
nnittec on licenses recently instructed
Inspector Carl Lewis to arrest the
management of any hotel permitting
the serving of liquor, except in regu-
lar dining rooms.
This new rule is obnoxious &c
some of the hotel proprietors. As
sistant Manager Charles A. BuciSner
OF the Radisson Hotel is alleged to
have said that his hotel will not
change its practice to conform with
this requirement. The law under
which the city council acted is as
follows:
Intoxicating liquors to be
served only in regular dining
room. No Intoxicating liquors
shall be. served In any hotel, as
herein provided, except in regu-
lar dining room thereof. No
liquors shall be stored or kept in
stock in any room in which such
liquor is served, nor shall there
be any sign or notice of any kind
upon. in, or about the hotel in
dicating in any manner that liq-
uor is dispensed therein, except
upon the bills of fare. provided
by the management of the said
hotel.
Other hotel proprietors express
themselves as relieved and gratified
at the action of the council commit
tee. Manager Henry Wiley of the
Dyckman declared himself as pleased
with the new ruling, since it will as
sist him in stamping out the evil of
guests taking liquor to their rooms.
1t has not been a practice of this
hotel to serve guests with liquor in
their rooms.
The manager of the Rogers hotel
said that very little liquor had been
served to people in their rooms and
that, in accordance with the councils
order, all such service would be
stopped.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-11-09
SENTENCED TO BUY BONDS

Federal Judge A. I. Ssnbcrn. oil
Ereeport, Ill, imposed novel sen
fences on the Germanis Club and
Owls Nest. of Rockford, ILL.,, when
the organizations pleaded guilty to
selling liquor without paying \ fed
eral tax. In addition 10 fning the
Owls Nest 500 Judge Sanborn or
dered It to purchase $500 in liberty
bonds. The Germania Club must
buy $500 worth of liberty bonds and
pay 500 fne.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-11-09
CLOSED ON ELECTION DAY

On Tuesday, November 6, which
was election day in number of
states, the saloons of all such states
were closed, according to law long
obtaining. With the booze business
already badly crippled, this additional
day of no business puts a further
financial crimp into it.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-11-09

The Louisville. KY, license board
last week cancelled the liquor license
of seven saloonkecpers of that city,
all convicted Of violating the federal
law with reference to liquor sales to
soldiers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-25
GUESTS At RECEPTION.
Delegates and Local Club Women En-
ioy Social Affair and Musical.

DeIea ates and Local Club Women En-
ioy Social Affair and Musical.
Eighty delegates and members OF
local federated clubs were guests
Wednesday evening at a pleasant social
affair in the shape Of q reception ana
musical at the home of Mrs. Fl. g.
Mueller, 1908 West Main street. The
guests were received by Mrs, Mueller
and the officers Of the City Federation
Of Women's Clubs-Mesdames Eta
Agnew, David Lennox, G. w. Oar
ling, F. d. B. ingalls,, E. M. Singleton,
c. C. st. Clair, and Charles Thompson.
The program for the evening was
in charge of the Tuesday Musical CLUB,
and included piano number, a scher-
20, by SAVING, played by Miss May Dell
AXE: three songs, The Star" by Rog-
ers, "a Pearl For Every Tear" diddle)
and "You, Dear. and r.. by Clarke,
sung by Mrs. e. E. Gildner, who was
accompanied by Miss Naomi Fletcher;
a reading, "Ca the Isoa; &c -IsHdaisy I,
given by Mrs. G. r. Overturf, with a
piano accompaniment by Miss AXE;
two songs, '-The Story OF the Rose"
by Won .Felitz and "A Folk Song" by
Hildoch, sung by Miss Irene Mason.
accompanied by Miss AXE. "scherzo
Fantasticque" (militaire) by GODDARD,
and Silhouette, by Schutt piano
numbers played by, Miss Emily Per-
kins, closed the program.
Refreshments were served at the
close Of the evening by the members
Of the Hawthorne Club. Yellow and
white was the predominating color
scheme carried out in the decorations
of the reception rooms, with baskets
Of yellow chrysanthemums, and in the
dining room with light red candles.
The colors were also used in the menu.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-25

The funeral Of George w. Bousum,
who died Monday, was held at $3.50
o'clock "Wednesday afternoon at the
family home, SIG South Fourth street,
in charge Of Rev. w. G. Crowder. The
flower bearers were Mesdames Harry
Stoddart, Thomas Fuller, and Anna c.
Roadhouse and Miss Nina Weaver. The
pail bearers were NJ. A. Wallish. Mar
tin Lee. Albert Zuercher, William Mold.
and e. A. Crandall Of the M. w. land
L. Thorp. Burial was in Riverside.
Those at the funeral from a distance
were Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Twohig and
oaushter Catheline OF Jackson Neo.'
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Besco, Of Eddy
Vile, and Mrs. W. A. Allen, Of Gales
burg, Ill.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-25
LOCAL SOLDIER BOYS TELL OF LIFE IN
FRENCH TRAINING CAMPS AND ON THE SEA

Marshalltown soldier boys In France
have written home telling Of their lives
in camp and OF the experiences they
are having.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. G. Goodale are In
receipt Of a letter from their son Ben,
who Is assigned to Battalion 3, section
%, American ambulance service, and
in France, and who writes Interestingly
Of scenes In the war zone.
Young Goodale refers to one having
told in a previous letter about the sub
marine attack on the vessel on which
he sailed, but this letter never reached
his parents. The attack was described,
however, In a letter from Vernon
Koontx, who was on board the same
vessel.
Goodale says that in France wounded
French soldiers and German prisoners
are to be seen everywhere. The prison.
ers do most Of the manual labor about
the docks, in camp, and on the roads
They are cheerful, for they fare far
better than in the German trenches.
'"They seemed surprised to see u.s." the
young man writes. ,"for the German
people do not realize what the United
States is to do In this war. The mill
tary authorities have kept 1t from
them. or made them believe that it Is
impossible for American troops to cross
the ocean because Of the submarine
warfare.
'.Bully beef" and tea seems to be
the main diet Of the English army.
"Tsully beef" Is common American
canned beef. '"rhe British are crazy
over their tea, and they know how to
mostly"
Five Months and Hasn't Flown Vet.
Harry Gabelman has written his
mother, Mrs. D. W. Marston, from
Somewhere in France" and Is chatting
because the recruiting officer told him
he would learn to fly in three months
and he has been five months in the
service and has never been up alone.
'aEwerything is cheaper here than In
the United States excepting eatables,'
Gabelman writes. The young aviator
is situated at a camp eight hours out
of Paris. "It Is the biggest flying
school in the world and the dirtiest,'
he writes. There are no facilities for
bathing. and the food is rotten. We
have two meals a day. 1850 a. m. and
$50 p. m. At s a. m. we have coffee
We now are occupied only by one or
two different breeds, but have hopes
Of getting full collection before we
get bath. We have Hindoos, Chinese,
Japanese. sengalese. and >all the other
'oos' and ESQ., but are In hopes that
conditions will be better when we ge,
under United States rule instead OF
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-25

French or British Gabelman has been
assigned to the Lafayette escadrille.
Wants, Chewing Gum and Candy.
Wayne Cumming SON OF Mr.. and Mrs,
+. o. Cumming who is In the same as
signment as Gabelman has written his
parents to tell them that II they want
to do a real favor send chewing gum
and candy. The boys in France can
not buy these luxurles Cumming says.
Chocolate sells at so cents bar and
cigars at 25 cents each. Cumming says
he buys sandwiches at the Y. NJ. c. A.,
where they do not cost as much as IN
the French eating places.
Has Made Three Trips to France.
Mrs. Jessie Bixby, 212 South First
avenue, is in receipt Of letter from
her son Charles, who Is gunner on
tho u. S. s. r. Mallory. now in the
transport service. The letter was writ
ten from an American port. conse-
quently is not censored. Under volun-
tary censorship, however, the Times
Republican does not make public the
news Of the troops which have been
landed by the Mallory. further than to
say that Bixby has made three success
full trips to France.
"On the last trip over" Bixby writes,
I'VE brought a civilian crew Of sailing
vessel which was torpedoed 600 miles
off the coast of Spain. The skipper
was taken on board the submarine and
searched for papers. The U-boat COM
mander spoke good English. Where
are you from" asked the submarine
commander. Cleveland, Ohio an
swered the skipper I'm from Toledo
laughed the German commander, as he
completed the search. Bixby says the
U-boat commander placed the Grew in
q boat, gave the skipper directions as to
where to find land. then submerged his
vessel.
Bixby also writes his mother about
the Hazel Garter incident reported by
the Associated Press several weeks
ago. Mrs. Carter struggled herself
aboard the Mallory dressed as man,
and was discovered only when the ship
physicians made a physical inspection
OF the crew. The young woman was
sent back to this country. Her hus-
band Is corporal, serving in France,
and Mrs. Garter hoped to get to France
in order to be near her husband.
Bixby speaks highly Of his comran-
der, and says that he teaches the men
French while they are at sea- ''He
wouldn't let US land on French soil be-
fore we had learned to sing the Star
Spangled Banner and "Marseillaise' in
French. The French cheered us as we
sang the 'Marseillaise.'
Bixby hopes soon to~be promoted to
be a gunner's mate.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-25
Bible Study Clubs Formed.

One hundred seventy-f1ve boys at
tended the banquet given for the bible
study classes Of the Y. NJ. c., A. held
Wednesday evening in the association
building and all signed up as mem
bers OF the classes which were divided
in ten clubs, one for each grade school
except John Childs which has two
clubs and club Of younger high
school boys. These clubs will meet
every Wednesday evening during the
winter at the Y. M. c. A. for supper
with the studywclass afterward. The
teachers Of the 'classes will be Nelson
Whltehill,, Mansel Darner, Waldo Gel
vim, Pence and Glen Miller Dick Ellis,
Lyle Crinklaw, Kenneth Brintna1l,
Glen Cray, and James Van Law.
The supper was served last evening
by the Ladies' Auxiliary Of the Y.
NJ. c. A. after which Superintendent
Aaron Palmer acted as POSTMASTER.
Talks were made by Waldo Gelvin,
Glen Miller, James Van Law, Rev.
Frank H. Camel, and e. e. MCKEE
wright. Following the talks Rev. I. N
Rich, Of the boys work committee,
presented twenty-five diplomas won
last year by the boys in bible study
work.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-25
CHANDLER HOME HAS FIRE.
Evening Blaze Does Serious Damage 4
Park Street Residence.

Evening Blaze Does Serious Damage to
Park Street Residence.
Fire at s:25 Wednesday night was
discovered in the A. s.. Chandler home,
40s Park street, and did damage to the
house and contents estimated at $1,000.
The blaze is believed by Fire Chief
Anderson to have originated from the
short circuiting of an electric light
wire in the attic, where poorly In
suIated drop cord had been hung over
a nail. The entire roof over the rear
portion Of the house was ablaxe before
the fire was discovered by neighbors,
no one being home at the time.
Neighbors worked in removing the
furniture from the lower part OF the
house, and most Of 1t was saved prac-
ticaliy without damage. Upstairs the
loss by water and smoke will be heav-
Ter The house, which is Uwned by
Mrs. Chambers father A. Sholstrom.
30s West Linn street. was damaged
to an estimated extent OF about $1,000.
The loss on contents probably win be
800. The. house was insured for
$1,000 and the contents for $1,000.
The fire department was called out
at $3.50 this morning to the home OF
Louis Olson, I'll West Boone street.
when the family became frightened as
the chimney Was burned out. = 8.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-25
OVER ONE HUNDRED CLUB WON
EN- OF FIFTH CONGRESSIONAL
DISTRICT At CONVENTION.
STATE OFFICERS ARE ALSO
NATTENDANCE At MEETING
Reports Of Committees Take Up Much Of
Forenoon Session, and Afternoon. 10
Passed With Interesting Addressss-
Pleasing Social Affair Wednesday
Evening Enjoyed by Eighty Guests.

About 1875 delegates and visitors are
in attendance at the Fifth district con-
|vention Of, Iowa Federation Of Wom-
ems Clubs, which was in session today
at the Congregational church. The
following officers, who are also COM
mitteemen were, present: Mrs. John w
Watzek, Davenport, president I. F. w
c.; Mrs. H. w. Spaulding, Grinnell
vice president 4. B. w. c.; and Mrs. +
E. Whitley, Webster City. general fed
Grafton secretary. Mrs. Elmer e. Tay.
lor, OF Tama, is district chairman.
The program for the morning session
which began at 9 o'clock, included
vocal solo by Mrs. F. w. Mayer, city
followed by the invocation by Rev. b
F. Martin, pastor of the church. The
address OF welcome was given by Mrs
Eta e. Agnew with response by Mrs
F. w. Wood, of Traer.
Reports Of the state committees
which followed, included civil service
reform, by Mrs. Ella McKim, city;
home economics, Mrs Eta E. Agnew
city; scholarship and loan funds, Mrs
Jennie T. Berry, Cedar Rapids; health
by Mrs. E. H. Schilling, State Centeri
rural life, by Mrs. Fred Brownell, Of
winterset. substituting for Mrs. r. w
Frank, Of Renwick, who was unable tt
be present; conservation, by Mrs. A. L
Ames. Of buckingham: federation
greetings, by Mrs. H. W. Spaulding, Of
Grinnell This was followed by roll
CALL the reports Of delegates and
questionable.
Afternoon Session.
| After lunch the delegates and visi.
tors were taken on an automobile. ride
about the city. which included trip tt
the soldiers home.
The afternoon session which begai
at 1880 o'clock was opened with an or.
gan prelude by Mrs. o. C. Fox, Of thu
city. This was followed by the presi
dents address, 'fHow Can the FEEDER
ated Club Women Help Win the War
by Mrs. John w. Watzek, Davenport
president !. r. W. c., after which al
address, 1.-THE Federation and tn
Women's Committee of National De
Tense" was given by Mrs. P. e. Whit
ley, Webster City, chairman women'i
committee Iowa division. committee o
national defense A vocal solo by Mrs
Charles A. Myers was followed by
report Of home demonstration agents
by Miss Neale s. Knowles, Of the stat
college at Ames, which was held ovel
from the morning session, after which
talk was given by Mrs. Homer A
Miller. Des Moines, director for Iowa
G. F. W. C., followed by an address o,
library extension by Miss Julia Robin
80, ro.s HFntrne ~ the iowa ,1fbraSV
| commission.
| The afternoon program, whHs
| brought the session to a close, was con
cluded by the reports Of various com
mittees and the singing Of America