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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-05-18
a Good Suggestion

at would be good thing says
DR.. Melbourne p. Boynton in his ser
mon prelude at the Woodlawn Baptist
Church last Sunday, ito have War
Department in every church with a
War Correspondent whose duty it
would be to keep in close touch with
all the men at the front by sending
the church printed matter each week,
remembering the birthdays and keep
ing letters going to them from the
friends in the church. This would
keep the church life alive in the hearts
of the soldiers and the letters from
the boys in arms would quicken the
church in all of its activity in relation
to the war"
To which we would add, send the
boys occasionally some good tempep-
ance literature. Don't forget thai
they will be tremendously tempted.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-05-18
THE FRONTIER IN ILLINOIS

for the most part, of miners, gold
hunters, cow-punchers, gamblers, In
dams and Cinnamon. The town boast
ed 81 saloons, which ran wide open
day and night, seven days in the week.
To Offset the influence of these, there
were three churches, a Mormon
Church, Catholic Church and a lit
tie Methodist Mission Church whose
pastor was styled "The Sky Pilot"
The Sky Pilot took me one Sum-
day afternoon to visit Sunday
School held in one of the frame
school houses of the town. As we
passed the open doors of saloons we
could see women standing at the bar
drinking, and men and women at ia
bles gambling. just before we
reached the school house we saw a
little four-year-o1d tot pulling at the
coat of gray-haired man, her grand
father, begging him to take her into
nearby saloon and treat her. AS
We SdliC Out, lHIec-qudTtefS OF an
hour later, we saw this same little
girl supported by an older brother
on one side and sister on the other
too drunk to walk alone.
The experience of this child illus
trated patent truth about all front
Ter towns, namely, that in them all
Booze is King. Every gunman who
ever Jared forth In such a town to
get his man" took "a shot O. whis-
ky to nerve him to the deadly feat.
The most surprising thing about the
West today is that the reign of the
bad-man ceased with the rule of rum.
The West is now orderly, law-abiding,
sober and progressive. The vigi-
lantes went out when Prohibition
came in.
The Saloon Town the Real Frontier
But the frontier still exists. Two
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-05-18
DIVORCE MILL CRINDS
STEADILY ON

Almost every day one of the Chi
cago papers prints several items like
the following from a recent number
of the Tribune:
Mrs. Evelyn w. Crawford, 54sl
Kenmore avenue, told Judge Thom-
son that Andrew H. Crawford during
the last two years was intoxicated for
months at time. Divorce and $500
a month alimony.
John Kauer, head of the Kauer Ice
company, sued for divorce by Mrs.
Julia Kauer, who charges cruelty and
excessive use of intoxicants.
Drink and divorce continue to wxIls
hand in hand through the Court q
Domestic Relations.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-05-18
VETS For Prohibition,

Would you believe the of Illinois strong
for Prohibition.
Not Prohibition of BOOZE however prohibition the free
lunch in saloons
Senator Roderick last week introduced bill
Senate prohibit dramsop keepers their
tree food in saloons The minimum price per
must be charged if the bill becomes wv.
The object of the bill obvious will enable the aoonkeeper
the of the free lunch without mourning dpeasre
OF his patrons He thm You I've
favor of the lunch let me furnish it any
more"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-05-18
Peoria Sees the Handwriting

Mayor Woodruff of Peoria, elected on Gree and
easy PLATFORM radical change policy Hereafter
he all state laws and city ordinances regulation dram
shops to be rgidly enforced.
For Peoria had
it has been standing The Mavor
had listened its and
OF attention The council has received its petitions
them Its leaders have
editorial rdcule They have been business
ces and made to feel that they regarded towns
webeing 1t has always been the town
But Peoria has sened something Recent Springfield
and Danvie have caused its officials has
occurred to them that what the of cities
local option elections duplicated Wood
apparently convinced that it will unless he
changes his policy with reference the of
Whether the decision time
matter of doubt It alay the local tempest will re-
qure radical reformation of thousands check
yelling demand for national suppression shop
Springfield Journal
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-05-18

A weekly crime record in one Illi-
nois city of three murders, II hold
ups and $40 burglaries and larcenies,
one of the murders last week being
that of a girl of 49, reported to have
been slain by girl chum, Header of
band of youthful deSperadoes
known as "The Black Followers"
shows that the wild, passionate, prim-
tive forces of the frontierl are still
active in Illinois.
There was time when thk frontier
in the United States consisted of a
dim line stretching irregul%rly from
the Dakotas down through Kansas,
Indian Territory and Texas to the
Mexican border. 1t was the mecca
of fortune seekers, stage robbers, gun
fighters and other bad men," made
familiar to the more civilized world
by Jesse James of the border chron-
icles and by William Hart, popular
gun fighter" of the moviesl
A Typical Wide Open Weste n
Town
AS civilization advanced the 'front.'
ier moved westward into Wyoming,
Nevada and New Mexico. The bor-
der spirit centralized itself fn certain
wide-open towns, where neither the
civil law nor the ten commandments
were allowed to interfere with the
liberties of leading citizensi One of
these was Kemmerer, Wyoming, a
town whose Mayor was THO proprie-
tor of the leading saloon 3nd IS of
whose most honored residents boast
ed that they had "got their IMAM" 1t
was here that the Virginianj in Owen
Wister's classic of western fife, killed
Trampas
Fourteen years ago, when the
writer visited Kemmercr, lit was a
town OF 5000 inhabitants, lmade up,
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-05-18
The End of All Political Struoo1e

THE end of all political struggle says his Amer
lean Civilization rs establish morality the leg
tion 1t is not free institutions, it a republic, not de-
mocacy that is the end-no, but only the Morality
object of government We things in which crime
shall pay"
What commentary upon the action of the Illinois
Representatives in defeating the dance hail. the
the booegging bills last week. Instead voting for state
things which crime shall pay the Legislature
voted soidly for of things which certainly does paw
and prohta part of these profits hned going
directly into the pockets of certain legislators form
brides Morality the object which farthes the
minds of these
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-05-18
Dry States Furnish
Most Men to Army

The western states which, with few
exceptions, have voted out the liquor
traffic. have already furnished 80 per
cent of their quota of volunteers for
the army. The middle states which
are largely dry, have sent about 10
per cent, and the eastern states, which
are mostly wet, have sent only 10
per cent.
Draw your own conclusions.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-05-18
Only One Saloon
To,un No1U Bet,Ueen
Kankakee and Cairo

Buckley is the only saloon town
between Kankakee and Cairo on the
Illinois Central railroad, and the sa-
loonkeepers of Buckley have to pay
$500 a year license fee.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-05-18
weeks ago the school board of Belle

weeks ago the school board of Belle
vile, ILL.,, voted to sanction the sale
of liquor at the annual school picnic,
although such sale is a direct viola
ton of the state law and an offense
to Christian civilization everywhere.
Belleville is still frontier town.
The frontier town of today, in fact,
as in the past, is the town where the
saloon interests rule. In Illinois the
frontier is in Chicago, Peoria, Rock
Island and the other booze-ridden
cities of the state. Here the gun-man
and the yeggman still find safe
field of operation, and always their
rendezvous is in the saloon. JUST
in proportion as the saloon interests
rule, civilization recedes, society low
ers its ideals and there is resur-
gence of the wild, ungoverned forces
of the jungle.
Paramount Worse Than Kemmerer
You have only to visit one of the
wide-open saloon towns of Illinois to
appreciate the truth of these words.
Take, for example, Paramount City,
down in St. Clair county, which, next
to Monroe, is the wettest county in
Illinois. Paramount enjoys the unen-
viable distinction of having II saloons
and not single church. Recently,
the Sheriff joined the Mayor of the
city in closing the saloons of the
town on Sunday. In rounding up the
criminal element, the officers of the
law found that many of the most no.
torious characters of the West had
congregated there--gamblers, burglars
and bad-men generally were found
in the saloons and road-houses.
In fact, Paramount at this time was
as bad as Kemmerer in its palmiest
days.
Punishment of Saloon Means Higher
Civilization
1t is the invariable experience of
dry Illinois cities that as the saloon
went out, moral conditions greatly
improved. Rockford's redlight E dis
trict disappeared with her dramshops.
Freeport police found in the rooming
houses adjoining her saloons when
the city was wet, characters booked
by the police all over the United
States. All these bad-men sought
more congenial surroundings when
the city voted dry.
The same thing is happening in
Danville. Already, according to the
Danville Commercial News, there is
an exodus of undesirable citizens to
Chicago, Joliet, Peoria and the other
cities which still acknowledge the su-
premacy of booze.
"The next step in evolution" says
John Fisk, us the perfection of the
social organism" Who doubts that
such perfection will be greatly hast
ened by the suppression of the saloon
with its unhallowed influences. AL
ready the dry cities of Illinois are be-
coming tia home cities of the state,
the cities sought out by mothers and
fathers as safe places in which to
live and rear their children.
Prohibition is the demand of the
higher civilization. The frontier in
Illinois will 90 when booze goes. NOT
before.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-05-18
Martin Luther Condemned
BY o. G. Cristgau

Martin Luther long called attention wrong of vast
Ing grain by mssng for liquor He said Il have prayed
God that He would destroy the whole brewing industry
Germany could live the barley that spoiled
by the brewer This the 4ooth the
Reformation the world at last awake the spelling
to make drink and Luthes may year
ends.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-05-18
Urbann Objected

When Danvlle voted dry Greasy" Gillespie another en-
tepng liquor dealer loaded truck with eight gunny
full of bottled wines whisky beer undertook to unload it
the citizens of dry Urbana They city
line by Deputy Sheriff Harry Bruno however, and promptly
rested Urbana does intend become the dumping ground
Danviles castoff booze.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-05-18
THREE SOLDIERS
]. A. McCroskey, Chicago

]. A. McCroskey, Chicago
Three soldiers, down the street,
Went Keeling to and fro;
Twas perilous them to meet,
For they did wabble so.
A German, should they spy,
While in this drunken plight;
Would smite them hip and thigh
They are not fit to fight.
Let us ban the liquor,
Ere they meet the foe,
And do it all the quicker,
Because they soon must go.
With millions more to sell,
Wed save from famine's pail,
And add mighty swell
To the victor's bugle call.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-05-18
ITO BE CARNALLY MINDED IS DEATH


book Sponsors Faey Queen and entitled "he Legend
sions in undermining health and destroying manhood
Praises of the sober thus set forth:
all Gods works, which adorn,
There fair and excellent
Than is both for power and
Whilst it is kept in sober
But than foul and indecent,
Dstenpred through msrue passions base
1t and nconinen
Doth lose his dignity and native
Behold who list, both and other in this place.
The show how intenranc inevitably allies itself
with of
First, he for
ample the lewd enacted public and houses of me
Second he those things which dbae
1ustful the which abound in
Third he recalls the things which the of smell which
the puryeyos of vice know we'll how their advantage
Fourth
things which injurc the body and abuse of
This allied the fifth which
of lust These the body out poison
the soul, which vice and immortality
But the fifth rrible of hue
And fierce of I'd
For some like 81 like spiders shew,
And some like ug and Short
Cruelty they
Armed
With of effort
OF feeling Psu Iy
Against that they continued fight"
In stanza he unken the image
of his Maker and is transfo Evil gove1ng
"Said Sc |bf bealy man
That hath he excellence
OF his creation, life
That he cho ID with
To beast, and lack intelligence
To whom the palmer thus: The dunghll
Delights in filth and foul incontinence:
Let Gryl be Gy1, and have his hoggish mi
But let us hence depart whilst weather
Thus Spen his poetic genius
temporary, Shakespeare solemn
its allies
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-05-18

A resolution was adopted by the
P. o. s. of A. of York, Pa, urging
Prohibition during the war period.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-05-18

The brewers of Illinois have already boosted the
ST. barrel in anticipation of the increased federal thus shifting
the burden to the And
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-05-18

M you have evidence of illegal selling liquor anywhere
in the county says the Danve Commercially afraid
give the Sheriff States Attorney, officials
will be pleased receive any information the subject"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-05-18

Whatl you havef" in the former saloons of Springfield
brings such replies "Coca-co Grape juice" Ginger ae
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-05-18

Thus Spnse his genius at
drink
its allies.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-05-18

To be a beast, al
To whom the pal
Delights in filth :
Let Gryll be Cry
But let US hence
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-05-18

ASTERS-Aii change of address disconnuanc
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Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1917-04-20
BRIEF STATE NEWS

Stamford.-The 41st annual couven-
ton of the Fairfield County Teachers
association will be held in Stamford
Saturday, May ).
West Hartford.-TWenty pupils in
the high school have been exempted
from all studies in the four classes, 13
from three, 10 from two and IL from
one study because of rank of scholar
ship and nearly perfect attendance.
Derby. - Charged with employing
boys of school age at the bowling al
leys on Main street, the proprietor, &
J. G. Buteau, pleaded guilty and Judge
Kelly imposed a fine of SO and costs
The total was S19-25, which was paid
Danbury.-A fine spirit has been
shown by the Taylor opera house in
issuing an invitation to the soldier boys
of Company a. on guard duty in Dan
bury. to attend either the afternoon or
evening performances of moving pic
lures
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. to officials of
the Highland division, it is expected
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1917-04-20
coRoNER's INQUEST THURSDAY
IN RussEk SHOOTING
zsnzel to Answer to Charge of MUIR
der in First Degree in City Court
Today-6uIlets Located.

At the police station Thursday
morning, Coroner Arthur G. Bill of
Danielson held an inquest into the
shooting affair which took place on
Wednesday noon and in which Wyo-
TEX Rnssek lost his life. At the con-
clusion of the examination OF about
twelve witnesses the coroner stated
that he would turn the matter over to
Prosecuting Attorney E. F. BuGbee,
who may dispose of the case az he
wishes. The latter will have the ac-
eused before the court this morning
to answer the charge of murder in
the FIRST degree. Coroner Bill will
hand down his finding in the case soon.
Zenzei who did the Shooting re-
fuses to say anything in regard to the
affair and remains the way he has
acted for some time. The prisoner
has retained Attorney p. j. Dannahey
to have charge of his interests in the
case and he will represent the man
at this mornings session of the police
court.
DR.. L. L. Mason performed an autop-
sy on Russel<s body Thursday after
noon and located the bullets that were
fred into the man. The bullet that, is
believed to have caused death passed
through the heart, making death in
Simultaneous
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1917-04-20
Lemons Beauty!
Strain lemon juice well before
mixing and massage face,
reek, arms, hands.


Here is told how to prepare an. mex
pensive lemon lotion which can be used
to bring back to any skin the sweet
freshness, softness, wilderness and
beauty.
The juice of two fresh lemons strain
ed into a bottle containing three ounces
of orchard white makes a whole quar-
ter pint Of the most remarkable lemon
skin beautlf1er at about the cost one
must pay for a small jar OF the ordi-
nary cold creams Care should be
taken to strain the lemon juice through
q fine cloth so no lemon pulp gets in,
then this lotion will keep fresh for
months. Every woman knows that
lemon juice is used to bleach and re-
move such blemishes as freckles, sal
lowness and tan, and is the ideal skin
softener, smoothener and beautifier.
Just try it! Get three ounces of
orchard white at any pharmacy and
two lemons from the grocer and make
up a quarter pint of this sweetly
fragrant lemon lotion and massage it
daily into the face, neck, arms and
hands, and see for yourself
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1917-04-20

for he stepped up with the first three
or four when enlistment papers Were
handed out .ast week by +. Hart FenF
during a meeting of the ~WetHersheld
business Mems Association and signed
his paper and turned It IN with glad
to do this' to boot.
PortIand.-Sunday was the 25th an
adversary of the opening OF the Mid
dletcwn-Portiand highway bridge
Stratford.-Twenty- new recruits
were sworn in as members II the
Home guard at a meeting held at the
town hall. The total numb now
registered in the Home guard is 109.
New HaVen.-FedeEal agents We'd
nesday arrested August GalbrinsIzi, a
seaman of the tug Neptune. when the
latter put in at this port from Boston.
and held him after a hearing before
United States Commissioner Wright.
GalbrinsISi was sailor on the North
German Lloyd steamship Kronprinzes-
sen. CeciIie, which was recently seized
by The United States government and
Is held in the county jail on a charge
of falling to report back to that snip
as he was required to do after the
terms of his parole. He viii probably
be ordered TO Ellis Island pending fur
Their investigation.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1917-04-20
speeders Have Close Call.

Two men had a narrow escape when
the car in which they were riding skid
ded and struck a tree in South Wind
ham. The accident happened shortly
after o'clock on the first turn in
the village coming north. A witness
of the affair stated that the car was
going at very fast rate and as the
corner was approached the car did
not slow down, consequently Skidded,
and first struck a culvert which threw
it against a tree across the road. AS
the car struck the tree one of the men
was thrown out and the other was
badly cut on the back of the head by
the flying glass of the windshield. The
front end of the car was damaged and
one of the rear tires was blown out.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1917-04-20

that the New Haven railroad will have
to pay out about SO. 900 in back pay
under the provisions of the Adamson
act to those men who are employed on
this division.
Meriden.-Mayor Cooke has appoint
ed n cleanup committee of five mem
bers of the city council in conformity
with the resolution passed at the a priI
meeting of the council. The cleanup
season is usually held the first or sec
ond week in May.
Hartford.-Former declarations of
allegiance and loyalty to the United
States were emphasized by the mem
berS Of the Polish Independent Falcons
at their meeting in Conways hall
Several speakers addressed the meet
ing and explained the action OF the
United States in entering the war.
South Observation-Disclosures John Hum
phrey of Wells street underwent the
Caesarean operation at St. Francis
hospital Hartford. Tuesday. and "A
seven pound boy was born. The oper-
alton was performed by DIR. John
Boucher of Hartford. assisted by Dr.
J. A Higgins of this place. Mother
and child are both doing well
MISUNDERSTANDING - years old,
E. Newton Lcveland of WethersfieIc
Goes not believe he is too, old to fight,
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1917-04-20
Brief Mention.

Clarence SEWN of Norwich. was in
this city Thursday.
S. c. Hooker is in North Brookf1eld
Mass, attending the funeral of a rel
alive.
The Woman's Auxiliary to the Y.
NJ. c. A. will have its meeting in the
association building this afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence FIske are at
their home in Coventry. after two
weeks wedding trip through the south.
Miss McClosl1y, R N. has returned
to her home in New Haven. after do
ing special duty in one of the local
hospitals.
The annual banquet of the medical
society of this city will be held May
.. This was decided at a special meet
ing of the society Wednesday even
ing.
Captain Charles Fenton and Jerome
b. Baldwin have returned. after at
tending the state encampment of the
G. A. r. in Bridgeport. At the en-
campment Commander Baldwin was
elected to act as delegate to the ma
tional convention to be held in Boston
next September.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1917-04-20
THREAD CITY cYcLERs HELD
ANNUAL MEETING
Roy w. Downer Reelected President
of the Organization.

The annual meeting of the Thread
City Cyclers was held in the new
rooms of the organization at 752 Main
street. Thursday evening at s o'clock.
President Roy w. Downer presided at
the meeting which was attended by
many members of the club. The re-
ports of the officers and various COM
mittees were read and showed the club
to have had a prosperous year in spite
of the fact that they were burned out
in the Jordan building fire The board
of directors were authorized to revise
the by laws of the club and report at
the next qcarterly meeting.
The following officers were elected
for the coming year: Roy w. Downer,
president: Dwight NJ. Jordan, vice
president; Henry Costello, recording
secretary; Lester Blish, financial sec
rotary: A. V. Anderson, treasurer;
Clinton L. Wood and Raymond A. Par
ker were chosen to act as directors.
The membership committee consists
of P. Gilbert Flynn, chairman: r. W.
Potter, George Parker, W. z. Collin
and Donald E. Crane
The meeting was adjourned about
$50 O'Clock.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1917-04-20
'WILIIMA.NTTC

heart disease. Mr.. Clark was
born in Mansfield in 1884. the son OF
AmaSa and Aura Hartshorn Clark In
his early life he learned the trade OF
silk making and for some time was
superintendent of a silk mill in Con-
ton, Mass. About twelve years ago
he retired and since that time has re-
sided in Atwoodville. He leaves one
daughter, Leila Clark of Atwoodvi1le.
Samuel L. Dresser.
Samuel l. Dresser, 73, died at his
home in North Coventry Wednesday
evening afterra long illness. death re-
sultfng from a shock stlffered by Mr..
a farmer and was born in North Cow
entry, the son Of sJosephus and Aman-
da F. Bromley Dresser. He is sur
vived by one daughter, Mrs. Rose d.
johnson OF South Coventry and three
grandchildren, Raymond and Roy
Johnson and Mrs. c. L Loomis OF Cow
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