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The American issue., 1917-02-16

Among the documents published
bv the Chicago Council Liquor Com
mission and disseminated at the city S
expense, is a costly booklet OF IL
large printed pages containing the
answers of the Chicago Brewers
Protective Association to the COM
MISSIONS QUESTIONABLE.
Part one of this remarkable docu-
ment relates to municipal revenue.
There are questions regarding the
gross revenue of the city, the per-
centage paid by the liquor interests
and the probable effect of the aboli-
ton of this source of revenue upon
the city's finances. By way OF ans
wer. the brewers assert that liquor
pays about Is per cent of the city's
expense account, and that If this
revenue were eliminated the city
would find it extremely difficult, II
not impossible, to finance its affairs.
In order to do so, grocers, druggists,
department stores and other similar
lines of business would, they assume,
have to pay a license fee, and the
burden of taxation, in general, would
be greatly increased.
Parts two and three relate to the
effect of Prohibition on real estate
values and upon employment and
wages. And the brewers answers
assume equally disastrous effects OF
banishing the saloon.
As an example of the questions
asked, take this one:
"25. Now, in order to get at the
final financial condition of the ecity,
we will ask several questions as to
the effects that might possibly or
probably be produced by eliminating
liquor; the first OF these being as TO
The American issue., 1917-02-16
Illinois Can Have a Referendum
If the People Would Demand 1t

House Bill No. 73, providing for statewide vote
the question: pending and will the
pie demand it.
Speaking of the probable fate of this BILL the Chicago
Tribune last week said:
illinois is close referendum vote statewide Pro-
hbiton with the and voting even terms The
reading without amendment and undoubtedly will it
Tuesday special order for Tuesday morning. and
record roll calls this morning the drys rallied
votes-seven than sufficient.
House. established by close poll made today is
short of the necessary II votes required the bill
The vets claim they have eight majority. Two of their
supporters into the dry during the day.
The dismissed four contests this after
noon these from the Gaesburg district where
Representative Basel dry seemed to have every
Since this appeared other have inmated their in
tention of voting for the bill.
WHAT HAPPENED IN INDIANA
Twenty-Five dry with the Florida Legis-
aure pledged Prohibition. Indiana and Utah have gone
dry while Illinois bill has been pending The Indiana
House for statutory Prohibition January by
majority of 10 The Senate supposed to be tie
But letters petitions flowed by of thousands ask
ing members for the and February the
Indiana voted for the bill by majority of 3s to
Many lifelong voted for the measure.
CITIZENS OF ILLINOIS, YOU NOW HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO BRING ABOUT A LIKE RESULT
IN THIS STATE WRITE YOUR REPRESENTATIVES
WITHOUT A MOMENTS DELAY THEY WILL BE
GLAD TO HEAR FROM YOU. TELL THEM YOU
THINK THIS BILL SHOULD PASS
The American issue., 1917-02-16
Beer Drinking in Dance Halls

The drink problem after ALL chiefly question Of saving the
boys and girls from incorporate and immoral habits The cond
existing in the brewery dance halls of Chicago
reported this Issue by Mrs Bowen president the Juvenile Pro
tecve Association show the gravity of this problem Nor
these conditions confined Chicago The people of Danve Au
ra Toilet Louis Rock Island practically othe
city where liquor sold in dance halls tell the
story
unquesonaby the morals of American
youth the welfare of the nation comparable this
other justification for Prohibition thar
this it would be amply sufficient.
The American issue., 1917-02-16
Wineless Banquets
Editorial from the Billboard

The fact that the recent Christmas
banquet of the Outdoor Showmen
of the World at the Hotel Astor,
New York city, was wineless--devoid
even of cocktails highly signif-
cant.
But year or two ago and the idea
of banquet without wine would
have been laughed to scorn.
The caterers would have declared
with emphasis that it could not be-
that banquet wholly without alco-
holic beverages would not, in fact,
be banquet at all, but dinner, and
a more or less cheap and cheesy one
at that.
They could pull the scornful stuff
then because the only advocates of
temperance were those nosy old hens
in the w. c. T. u, bunch of almost
as effeminate clergymen, and few
anaemic mothers boys scattered over
the country.
But when science got busy and
proved that the boozer was boob
proved it beyond all doubt-then a
change began to take place.
First the life insurance companies
began to decline to take risks on
steady drinkers.
Then the railroads began to refuse
them work.
And when football coaches began
to ban them and college or even
high school boys who only took an
occasional glass of beer failed ia
make the team, a, sweeping and radi-
cal change set in
Bankers, brokers, railroad presi.
dents and men of large affairs in.
augurated the wineless banquet-not
as an example, but as a sound and
sensible proceeding-and it was all off.
You may cease to wonder at the
states rapidly going dry when some
500 showmen sit down to a dry
Christmas dinner in as complacent
and matter-of-fact manner as If they
were members of bar association or
college alumni
The American issue., 1917-02-16

or its allies in the City CounciD
might possibly do. But we can
truthfully state that in the hands of
its friends, it has immensely helped
the cities that have given it fair
trial. The best proof of this is to be
found in the fact that ,when-the brew.
ers of Seattle, Denver and Portland
sought to overthrow Prohibition in
those cities, every one of them voted
dry by decisive majority. They
had tried it and were satisfied with
the beneficial results. So are the
cities of Illinois which have tried it.
So will Chicago be, when it tries it.
The American issue., 1917-02-16
The American Beer Saloon

who would make the continued of the Amer
question of the alcoholic of the liquor dispensed
in it. can neither practical experience scientific opinion
Justify their position
All reputable scientists that alcohol moderate
quantities. poison Practical observation corroboates this SCI
ent6c Alcohol is alcohol whether beer whisky Let
anyone rough estimate OF the relative of alcohol
glass so per whisky and in bottle OF beer
and will easily convince himself that the beer dner
The American issue., 1917-02-16
Number of Dry Newspapers Gro,u;nq Fast

Board of Temperance of the Methodist Church has been
conducting investigation for several ascertain the
Der of daily papers declining liquor advertisements When the
first investigation conducted the number Of such
52o The second year So The last investigation be-
gun January of this shows that there least 1880
pers that have taken this stand against liquor.
The American issue., 1917-02-16
liquor" when the actual results are
available?

We suspect that the answer to
these questions is suggested by Mark
Twain's STORY of the Jumping
Frog" When the stranger in the
story, eying a peculiar-looking box
in the hand Of the Californian, asked:
what might that be in your box?"
the answer came back: "It might be
an elephant or giraffe, but it amt
it's only just a jumpin' frog"
We cannot pretend to say what
Prohibition administered by the Chi
cago Brewers Protective Association
The American issue., 1917-02-16
Sterling Bone-Dry

Down in Sterling the dys the conclusion that the Pro-
hon law being strictly enforced might be- and
they elected entirely OF officials pledged to mo wink
Violations The effect indicated by remark made by
travelling recently: Sterling the driest in
When travelling calls town dry it must be dry
with
The American issue., 1917-02-16
The Only Real Difference

At the Bremen AniAlcohol Congress number OF the
famous physicians Europe who in conference concluded that
while liquor makes brutal adequate of beer makes
him slow-witted" Which may for
tween whisky and beer made in certain editorial
The American issue., 1917-02-16
AS TO COMPENSATION

make restitution for what he has
taken in the past? Mol He is not
even willing to protect society from
the evils which daily flow from his
business"
The American issue., 1917-02-16

GOOD CITIZENSHIP DEMANDS AND REQUIRES
THAT WHAT is RIGHT SHOULD NOT ONLY BE
MADE KNOWN BUT BE MADE PREVALENT; THAT
WHAT is EVIL SHOULD NOT ONLY BE DETECTED
AND DEFEATED BUT BE DESTROYED THE SA-
LOON HAS PROVED ITSELF TO BE THE GREATEST
FOE THE MOST BLIGHTING CURSE, OF OUR MOD
ERN CIVILIZATION, AND THIS IS THE REASON
WHY AM A PRACTICAL PROHIBITIONIST-Abra-
ham Lincoln.
DOES ANYONE DOUBT THAT IF THE MAN WHO
UTTERED THESE WORDS WERE A MEMBER OF
THE PRESENT LEGISLATURE OF ILLINOIS HE
WOULD VOTE FOR THE SALOON REFERENDUM
BILL NOW PENDING IN THE HOUSE?
The American issue., 1917-02-16

Says the Northwestern Christian Advocate Politicians
today walking the inquire after the health of the
Prohbiionst and that of his family
The American issue., 1917-02-16

By OF 73 2s the South Carolina House of Represent
tivc approved the Rchey bill prohibiting the importation of
alcoholic liquors for beverage purposes
The American issue., 1917-02-16

U. S District Attorney Cyne filed petition last week in tn
Court Chicago asking that $50 saoonkeeper of that city
violated the Sunday closing law be deprived OF their citizenship
The American issue., 1917-02-16
at was a glorious victory

annual booze bill of the United States amounts to
than the aggregate wages of all members of labor in the
country.
The American issue., 1917-02-16

In the Senate fight the referendum BILL Senator Wood
he both xud and could Senator Barbour bsled with
pointed arguments Senator Buck showed he knew how buck the
line Senator Swift gave evidence that the battle sometimes
the swift and Senator Jewell proved to be jewel of price
to the dys
The American issue., 1917-02-16

While 23I per of the population of Illinois live in II
dry countless only 1913 per of the paupers the poor
counties The only counties without any paupers
without saloons.
The American issue., 1917-02-16

In Tennessee Arkansas Oregon Idaho and Arizona bo
bills have been passed and signed South Dakota Iowa. w
Washington Oklahoma Kansas and New Mexico WILL withor
ton pass such laws in the future
The American issue., 1917-02-16

The bill establishing vemle around the Naval Training
Station North Chicago passed the Senate last week by
"a to 3.
The American issue., 1917-02-16

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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-03-22

they be living or dead; that if they
be dead their heirs, Or ii they died
leaving a will, their d%evisees are
interested in the subject matter of
this petition; that the names of
such heirs or devisees, or both,
cannot be inserted herein because
they are unknown to plaintiff;
that the said William l.. Long,
Charles S. Hutton, Samuel w.
Hutton and John n. Moore were
the record owners of the land de-
scribed therein, but plaintiff has
no information except as herein
stated of the nature OF the interest
and estate in said land owned by
said William l.. Long, Charles S.
Hutton, Samuel w. Hutton and
John n. Moore and therefore is
unable to particularly describe the
same, and that in the event of the
death OF the said William l.. Long,
Charles S. Hutton, Samuel w.
Hutton and John n. Moore, their
said heirs and devisecs have. by
NlNs1SHl VI hINISts ~EuIIISlINl w
the said interest and estate OF the
said William l.. Long, Charles S.
Hutton. Samuel W. Hutton and
John n. Moore from whom their
interest in the property herein de-
scribed is derived.
1t is therefore, ordered by the
clerk OF the circuit court OF Iron
county, Missouri, in vacation, that
publication be made notifying
said defendants that an action has
been commenced against them in
the circuit court OF said county.
the object and general nature OF
which is TO enforce the lien of the
state OF Missouri on the following
real estate, belonging to said de-
PENDANTS for back taxes for the
year 1915, to wit:
The east half OF section 10, town
ship "a, north, range 1 west, 800
acres, said real estate being in
Iron county, Missouri.
IAN itemized statement in the
nature OF a tax bill showing the
amount OF taxes, interest and costs
now due on said real estate for the
year aforesaid, amounting in the
aggregate to the sum of eleven
and 23-lO0 dollars. is filed with
said petition rs provided by law.)
And unless they be and appear
at the next term of said court to
be holden for the county of Iron,
and state O. Missouri, at the court
house in said county on the fourth
Monday in April next, 1917, and
on or before the third day thereof
(if the term shall so long continue;
and, if not, then before the end of
the term), and plead, answer or
demur to said plaintiffs petition,
the same will be taken as con-
fcssed. judgment rendered in ac-
:. cordance with the prayer of said
i. petition, and said real estate, or SO
much thereof as may be necessary
4
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-03-22

The west half of section Is, town
ship %, north, range 3 east, $50
acres-said real estate being in
Iron county, Missouri.
IAN itemized statement in the
nature of a tax bill showing the
amount OF taxes, interest and costs
now due on said real estate for the
years aforesaid, amounting in the
aggregate to the sum of twenty
three and I4-i00 dollars. is filed
with said petition as provided by
law
And unless they be and appear
at the next term of said court to
be holden for the county of Iron,
and state of Missouri, at the court
house in said county on the fourth
Monday in April next, 1917, and
on or be'ore the third day thereof
iii the term shall SO long continue:
and, if not, then before the end Of
the term), and plead, answer or
demur to said plaintiffs petition,
the same will be taken as COM
fesscd, Judgment rendered in ac-
cordance with the prayer of said
petition, and said real estate. or
SO much thereof as may be neces-
sary to satisfy said Judgment, in
terest and costs, be sold under a
special iieri facias to be issued
thereon.
1t is further ordered that a copy
hereof be published according to
law in the Iron County Register. a
weekly newspaper published in
said county OF Iron, and state Of
Missouri.
JESSE NJ. HAWKINS,
Circuit Clerk.
4 true copy from the record.
l>EALl Witness my hand and
Official seal. this 9TH
day OF February, 1871.
JESSE ". HAWKINS. Clerk
Circuit Court, Iron county, Mo.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-03-22
IRON COUNTY REGISTER SUPPLEMENT-.
Vol. l.. NUMBER AZ
IRONTON, MISSOURI.
THURSDAY MARCH ~, 1917.
Order of Publication.

Missouri, in vacation, February
9TH, 1917.
The state of Missouri, at the e
lation and t. the use OF b. p.
Rurnham, collector OF the rev.
cnue OF Iron county, Missouri,
against
NJ. NJ. Patterson, Giles Russell,
Mary Mcneil and Ira c. Terry,
if living, or the unknown con-
sorts, heirs and devisees of NJ.
NJ. Patterson, Giles Russell,
Mary Mcneil and Ira c. Terry,
if they, or either OF them, be
dead. defendants.
fA2tion to Enforce Lien for TaXesl
Now at this day comes the plain
till. B. 2. Burnham, collector OF
the revenue OF Iron county, Mis-
souri,. and files his petition and
affidavit, setting forth among other
things, that the defendants, NJ. NJ.
Patterson, Giles Russell. Mary
Mcneil and Ira G. Terry, ii liv-
ing. or the unknown %consorts, heirs
and dcvisees. OF NJ. NJ. Patterson,
Giles Russell, Mary Mcneil and
Ira C.. Terry, ii they or either Of
them. be dead,
are non-residents of the state OF
Missouri, and that they cannot be
served with summons In said state.
Plaintiff states that that the de-
PENDANTS. NJ. NJ. Patterson, Giles
Russell, Mary Mcneil and Ira c.
Terry, have not been heard Of for
many years; that the plaintilI is
not informed whether they be liv-
ing or dead; that if they be dead
their heirs, il they died leaving
will, their devisees, are interested
in the subject matter If this petit
ton; that the names OF such heirs
or devisces, or both, cannot be in
serted herein because they are
unknown to plaintiff: that the said
Nj. Nj. Patterson. Giles Russell,
Mary McNiel and Ira c. Terry,
were the record owners OF the land
described herein, but plaintiff mas
no information except as herein
stated of the nature OF the interest
and estate in said land owned by
said Nj. NJ. Patterson, Giles Russell,
Mary Mcneil and Ira { Terry,
and therefore is unable to partic-
ularly describe the same, and that
in the event of the death Of the
said NJ. NJ. Patterson, Giles Rus
sell, Mary Mcneil and Ira C.. Terry,
their said heirs and deyisees have
by descent or devise, succeeded tc
the said interest and estate OF the
said NJ. NJ. Patters H., Giles Rus.
sell, Mary Mcneil and Ira c
Terry, from whom. their interes'
in the property herein described II
derived.
1t is therefore ordered by thu
clerk of the circuit court of Iron
county. Missouri, in vacation, tina
publication be made notifying
said defendants that an action ha'
t.n, ,cn,nopoaI annipSt Thorn in
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-03-22
Order of Publication.

Order of Publication.
In the circuit court OF iron county,
Missouri, in vacation, February
9Th, 1917.
The state OF Missouri, at the re-
lation and to the use of b. p.
Burnham. collector OF the rev
enue of Iron county, Missouri,
against
William l.. Long, Charles S.
Hutton, Samuel w. Hutton and
John n. Moore, if living, or the
unknown consorts, heirs and dew
isees OF William l.. Long, Charles
S. Hutton, Samuel w. Hutton and
John N. Moore, if they or either
OF them be dead. and Il. l.. Barn.
house, defendants.
faction to Enforce Lien for Taxes)
Now at this day comes the plain
till, b. p. Burnham, collector OF
the revenue of Iron county. Mis-
souri,, and files his petition and
AFFIDAVIT, setting forth among other
things, that the defendants, Will
liam l.. Long, Charles $. Hutton,
Samuel w. Hutton and John N.
Moore, if living, or the unknown
consorts, heir. and devisees OF
William L.. Long, Charles S.
Hutton, Samuel W. Hutton and
John n. Moore, if they or either
Of them be dead, are non-resi-
dents of the state OF Missouri, and
that they cannot be served with
summons in said state;
Plaintiff states that the defend
ants, William l.. Long, Charles S.
Hutton. Samuel w. Hutton and
John N. Moore have not been
heard of for many years; thai
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-03-22

and deVlsees Of Elliott B. Sawyer and
Z. Sawyer. If they or either of them
ad, are non-residenis of the State of
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-03-22

-he defendants are each and every one non
residents of the State of Missouri. and that
they cannot he served with summons in sold
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-03-22

ty o: Iron. and State of Missouri, AT the Court
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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-03-22

County, Missouri. and files his petition and at
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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-03-22

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Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-03-16
Cornelius Griffin Wins.

In the spelling contest held in Oro-
fno Saturday afternoon, March 10,
Cornelius Griffin of the Wiskey creek
school ranked highest with score of
100. The Fords creek school carried
off second and third honors, Verne
Bonner making grade of 97.5 and
Ella Vaughn 95.5. The final contest
of the county spelling contest will be
held in Orotino SATURDAY forenoon,
March "a. The pupils eligable to
enter this contest are those who won
first, second or third place at either
of the section contests which We're
held at Weippe, Gilbert, Greer, Cav
endish, Ahsahka, Elk River and Oro-
fino. First prize is IS; second prize
So; third prize 81. Arrangements
may be made for an inter-county
spelling contest.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-03-16
BETTER GET BUSY.

Forget about that $500, 600 bond is
sue. Wait till you get that far be-
fore you throw fit. Better wake up
and create the Clearwater Highway
District and talk about bonds later.
The Republican cannot do more than
sound the warning. If the people sit
still and let the creation of this dis
trict go by default it would be bet
ter to disband the county and be
annexed to Latah or Nez Perez
county. Failure of the people to
create the proposed highway means
the end of roads. You may be OPP
posed to bonds. That is another
matter. There can be no possible
excuse for any difference over the
creation of the proposed highway dis
trict, since to fail means the creation
of the Elk Highway District, which
will take in over S., 900, 600 of the
total valuation of our county. Nor
can the people stop it, since only
those living in the Elk River section
can vote. Elk River proposes to
form district including everything
from Montana to Latah county, from
Pierce to Dent and almost up to
Teakean, including all timber com
pany holdings, and exempt this vast
county asset from road and bridge
taxation. If such plan carries,
and it will if the first highway dis
rrict fails, the people are forever tied,
hand and foot, nd our county might
better be disbanded. A serious stu
alton confronts the people There is
no time to waste. Arouse YOU
neighbors and see that they realize
the issue.
Act today. Delay is fatal.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-03-16
THE OATH OF ALLEGIANCE.

The oath taken by the naturalzed
citizens is as follows:
II hereby declare on oath that |
absolutely ard entirely renounce and
abjure all allegiance and fidelity to
any foreign prince, potentate, state,
or sovereignty, and particularly to
------------ of which !
have heretofore been subject, or
citizen, and that | further renounce
the itle----------, and order of
nobility, which | have heretofore
held; tn It | shall support and defend
the constitution and laws of the
United States of America against all
enemies foreign and domestic and that
| will bear true faith and allegiance
to the same.
At the time of making declaration
of intention to become citizen, the
applicant makes an oath practically
similar. Within not less than two
years, and not more than seven years
after making declaration of intention,
as to place of birth, time of arrival
in the United States, and like infor-
nation, this being preliminary to is
suance of final papers. In this petit
tion he sets forth that he is not a dis
Deliver in or opposed to organized
government. In granting final papers,
a hearing is held in open court with
witnesses who are also placed under
oath. and the court has authority to
make any pertinent inquiry into the
mind of the applicant as to his views
and particularly as to whether he
feels he would support this govern
ment against any other, the object of
the scurtinizing being to give the APP
plicant full understanding of the
obligations he assumes and the duties
imposed upon him Hereunder.