The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-09-20


picket so that he would comply with
the law and as he walked along he
cried. Don't patronizc this store, it IS
unfair 10 the home Liquor is sold
here Also Mr. Reemc handed ont
cards 10 any who would stop to accept
his literature.
1t happened that this Woferman
place like other public stores sold War
Savings Stamps. \ letter was adj
dressed to Mr.. Reemc stating that
Fred Wolfcrman's Good Things 10
Eat Company, whose store was at HOS
Walnut street Kansas City, which
Mr.. Reeme was pickcting. was an au-
thorized agent Of the United States
for the sale OF War Savings Stamps
and Thrift Stamps, having been duly
appointed an agent. Mr. Reeme was
advised that by pickctng this enter
prise he was interfering with impor-
tant war work and as he carried the
national flag he was thereby misus-
ing il Mr.. Reeme was in due course
of time summoned to court to answer
and made his showing that he was
picketing this place because it was
selling booze and liquor, and as it was
unfair to the homes he was justified i'll
calling the attention of the people to
the fact as they passed the place.
Reeme was summoned before Judge
Kenneday. The report is that he was
advised that If he would discard his
paraphernalia and not attract atten-
ton by carrying the flag he would be
discharged. lie agreed to this but
later returned to the court and ad-
vised the presiding jurist that he
could not give up his flag as that was
what called the attention of passers.
by to his work. He was then as
scssed fine of twenty-five dollars.
Reemc is reported to have been
picketing this Walnut street store
whefe liquor is sold for twenty-five
days at the noon hour. Summing up
the whole enterprise, il Rceme had
been willing to conduct his picket
without a mcgaphone and without a
flag which was stated to cause too
much commotion he could have got
off without a fine and continued his
picketing. But those were his help
full instruments to attract attention
and so Mr.. Rccmc submitted himself
TO the court which cost him a fine of
twenty-five dollars.
Rceme is original He is in the
insurance business and he docs not
hesitate 10 emphasize the fact that
total abstainers should not pay extra
cost for insurance caused by the high
death rate OF those who use intoxi-
cants and that people should insure
with his company which has a special
classification for total abstaincrs.
The valueof abstinence is estimated
so highly that he carries the fight
against the institution which under
the guise of legitimate operation are
held by him as yiolators of the tenn
perance law. ---------1l-
Mr.. Reeme objects to the granting
of licenses TO grocery stores INF Kan
sas City to sell liquors. He devised
a scheme OF picketing these places
that fall under his disapproval He
marches in front of the place picketed,
in all ways complying with the law
covering the picketing work, and an.
nounces to the passing people that the
place is unfair to the home for it sells
liquor. By persistent campaign, he
has worn down the brazenry of many
places during the recent years, his
last enterprise being directed against
the Wolferman store which it is said
is likely to yield TO the force of the
pickets blows and stop the booze
game or have license withheld.