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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-08-16

the confederation OF churches of
America bears any resemblance to
that makeup. any more than does
Billy Sheehan or any other business
man.
ut is true that this Confederation
of the membership and pastors of the
churches are camped on the trail OF
John Barleycorn and have him cor
rallied, past escape, in the Dismal
Swamp of Despair where he is max
ing his last fight in the ditch, en-
couraged by those opposing ratihca-
ton by the election of the candidates
for the Legislature of which the An
nual Manual of the Liquor Publicity
House speaks of as their hired men
in its direction and coaching of cam
paign managers, speakers and writers
against Prohibition.
1T is we'll to bear in mind that these
insulting cartoons, not fit to enter
any home, are aimed at those who
stand for the patriotic amendment
that will save two billion of wicked
waste this year, hundred thousand
lives, the appalling toll of death de-
scribed by Gov. Henderson, with the
Debauchery of Citizenship, impairing
our nations defense and absorbing the
coal transportation and labor needed
in the great battle for worldwide de-
inocracy and permanent international
peace.
Compare Thomas Jeff erson
mounted, as the Advertiser has him,
on case of blind tiger red liquor,
with the fair and courteous analysis
of States Rights and the historic atti-
tude of Calhoun and Jefferson as
given by Sidney Bowie and other
speakers and writers for ratification.
How otherwise good men, clear
headed, patriotic, who love their
home and possibly their church, can
give their time and influence to the
crowd the strongest factor of which
are the German beer millionares,
who have amassed great fortunes, a
part of which has been invested in
German bonds and no doubt largely
given to assist the German propa-
ganda in America and Mexico is be-
yond us.
The national organization against
the amendment with headquarters at
Cincinnati, Louisville, St. Louis, Pc
oria and Milwaukee, kills two birds
with one stone, helps the kaiser in his
failing fight for autocracy and John
Barleycorn in his fight for a lease OF
life in America
"And farmers of Alabama are being
buttonholed and buzzed every day
with an appeal to old time prejudice
to induce them to stand with the liq-
uor interests against the home, help
less children and defenseless wo-
manhood of America.
What interest has Butler county
farmer in the brewer, rich enough
to stable his horses in a palace and
maintain an army of foreign funkies
IN his magnificent mansion, whose
heart and sympathy is naturally with
the Faderland, fighting for autocracy
with its back to the wall?"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-08-16

1.-THE more radical Prohibitionists
probably will exult over the Federal
Railroad Administration order that
brewers advertisements must be elm
mated from railroad cars. Others,
though they have not the slightest
sympathy with the liquor business,
will grieve at this fresh evidence of
Inconsistency on the part of the
powers that be- So long as brew
ing is legitimate industry it is en-
titled to be conducted without restric-
lions that are simply annoying. So
long as beer is regarded officially as
necessary, unusual restraints should
not be placed upon its marketing.
Vinegar and hams, coal and fruits, oil
and various other commodities are
advertised on railroad cars. Why
Should producers of them be accorded
superior advantages if beer also is a
necessity? We make no plea for beer
We submit, however, that it is the
duty of the administration to adopt
a policy with regard to it and pre-
scribe a consistent course of action
that shall be followed by every gov
eminent agency. 1t is dishonest to
pretend that a necessity shall be
supplied to the men who need it and
then to harry and prosecute those
who manufacture it until they are
forced out of business. The liquor
question should be disposed of above
board"
The Richmond Virginian pro-
nounces the order as master bit of
camouhaging and puts the transporta-
ton of liquor in these cars as the
highest achievement of aid to boot
leggers and those who would get in
surreptious supplies of liquor with
cut having the whole country know
about it. A news item under a Wash
ington date line appearing in the
Richmond Virginian has this to say
regarding this recent order of no beer
signs upon railroad cars:
"The railroad administration has
ordered all beer cars camouhaged.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-08-16

thereafter it will be impossible to
tell from outward pearance
whether a car backed up on a siding
is filled with kegs of the brew eager
to spring from the spigot under a
mantle of froth, or whether it con-
tains matted milk or wax candles.
This will make it very fine for the
modest gentleman who, the law per-
hitting, desires to lay in a carload
of beer for strictly family use, with
out making a circus out of it, and
also may prevent the bone-dryers
from keeping cases on the number
of carloads of beer that come into
town, and hurting abuse at the rail-
read administration for daring to use
up good coal to transport the stuff.
These reasons, however, are not
believed to have inspired the railroad
administration to action. Rather it
was to remove the temptation-the
suggestion that leaps so readily to the
mind when a carload of beer rests
on the siding filled with kegs and
made attractive with paint, letters. and
trade marks familiar to the ultimate
consumer.
Whatever the inspiration or the
reason, here is the order issued to-
day by w. c. Kendall manager of the
car service section:
"'To the railroads.:
at is desirable that railroad re-
frigerators bearing the advertisements
of brewing companies be reprinted in
accordance with the standards of in
dividual railroads and such adver-
tisements eliminated. This work
should be done at the earliest posi-
bic date.
"'Advise how many such cars you
have. Also please advise of any
other railroad refriegerators or other
class cars you may have that bear
similar advertisements so consdera-
ton can be given to repainting them
in accordance with standards
"P. S.--The citizens of Washington
have not the slightest interest in the
above matter. The sight of beer
car would undoubtedly have weird
and startling effect upon the popu-
lation OF Washington"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-08-16

The American Issue is read each
week by 100000 persons. If each
would write a letter to their repre-
sentative and their two United States
senator's in Congress, urging nation
wide Prohibition for the duration of
the war, what an influence it would
have in determining the votes of the
members on August 20! Write brief
letter to each today and thus aid the
youth of America, and also help in
winning the war.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-08-16
OMAHA CASH COUNTERS
ARE NOT RUSTY

Omaha, the dry metropolis OF
dry Nebraska. is not suffering
commercially because of Prohi-
bition, as clearly shown by the
bank clearings of that city. For
July, 1918, these clearings were
$224,722,177, compared with only
$13l,357,130 in July. 1917. This
great increase, indicative of the
prosperity of the city and the
surrounding country, is greater
than it has been in any previous
month this year, though each
month has registered a large in
crease over the same month of
last year.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-08-16
NOW OFFICIALLY DEAD

The German-American ALI
lance is now officially dead as
the result of the measure, passed
by both branches of Congress
and signed by President Wilson,
which revokcs the charter of
this enemy organization.
Investigation revealed that
the German-American Alliance
was an agency of the German
emperor in this country work
ing to spread propaganda and
fight temperance legislation.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-08-16

FOLLOWING the lead Of the National
Wholesale Liquor Dealers Publicity
headquarters at Cincinnati, that sends
out sheet to the press and others
weekly, filled with revolving cartoons
and a brutal burlesque of those bat
ting unselfshly for. the eradication
ate and INSCRIPTIONS efforts to defeat
of the 'Bane of Civilization the Ad-
vertiser that is making such desper-
ratification of the amendment, passed
by the House and Senate, resented
a cartoon that is a striking illustra-
ton of the Ants conception of the
\ Constitution and the danger to States
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-08-16
C0RKS and BULLETS
By Harry P. Rising

Six years from today the United
States will be in far greater need of
manpower than at present. The lives
OF the children should be conserved.
Nationwide Prohibition will help to
do this, and no time should be lost in
bringing it about
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-08-16

One thousand Italian wine grape
growers in California have petitioned
President Wilson to remain firm in OPP
posing the Prohibition amendment to
the food conservation bill which comes
up for consideration on the 10Th. The
President also has another petition
that of 100000 women who have ask
ed for Prohibition of the manufacture
of malt liquors for the sake of food
conservation. The 100000 ought to
have their petition granted
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-08-16

America is following in the steps
of France and England in forcing chill
dren into war labor. This has resulted
in increased delinquency, overtaxed
nerves, weakened bodies and prema-
ture deaths in the European countries.
We must not throw too heavy a bur-
den on the backs of our children, even
if wartime conditions appear to make
it necessary.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-08-16


of Nebraska among the Democrats on
the proposition of woman's suffrage
and the National Prohibition Amend
ment ratification is especially inter
esting to the people of the nation at
this time, for in the state of Nebraska
the "Hindenburg Line" held up the
matter of ratification in that state and
it was then uncovered that the Ger
man-American Alliance was both
against temperance reform and
against the success of America in arms
against the treachery and kulturc of
the Hun.
The Nebraska state Democratic
convention revealed strong attempt
among the pro-liquorites to defeat the
endorsement of ratification in the
state platform. The fight was wagcd
with severity and the old-line vets
made desperate effort to continue
their control against any step to-
wards redemption OF the state from
of the "Hindenburg Line" in control
of state policies. The "Hindenburg
Line" rests in Ele Nebraska State
Senate and SO the efforts of the de-
cent forces of the state are now being
marshalled to meet the situation by
cleaning up this branch of the state
legislative body. The state conven-
ton was the first trench and here in
spite of a well-organized plan by the
wet crowd, the matter of ratification
came up finally for some favorable
attention.
From the opening of the conven-
ton, the old Hindenburg goosestep-
pcrs were on the job to prevent any
favorable mention being made on the
ratification issue. On the first test
vote for the selection of the resolu-
tons committee, through the unswerv-
ing loyalty of Dahlman and his dele
gates from Omaha, the vets won.
Charles w. Bryan, |. ]. Dunn, Lieu-
tenant Governor Howard and w. H.
Thompson kept a consistent line of
offense directed against the pro-liquor-
ties.
The end of the struggle marked by
the adoption OF a state platform en-
braced this endorsement of woman's
suffrage and Prohibition.
We favor the proposed calling
OF constitutional convention,
equal political rights for women
and legislative action consistent
with the peoples will on the pro-
posed prohibitory amendment to
the federal constitution.
The report of the committee on
resolutions was adopted without op
position from any faction. Chairman
P. L. Hall of the committee was
cheered as he closed reading the plat
form.
While the Hindenburg soldiers were
fighting loyalty for booze, and the pa
triots among the Democrats were
leading a glorious charge against the
enemy for the adoption of resolu
ton endorsing ratification of National
Prohibition, the Republicans without
dissenting voice adopted ratification
plank in their state platform as fol-
lows:
Thirteenth. We favor the rati-
fcation of the proposed amend
ment to the federal constitution
prohibiting the manufacture and
sale of Intoxicating liquors in the
United States, and we condemn
the present Democratic Governor
of Nebraska for failing and refus-
ing to include in the proclamation
for the recent special session of
the Legislature the question of
the ratification of this amendment
Fourteenth. We are in favor of
equal suffrage in the state and
nation.
Nineteenth. We favor the call
ing of constitutional convention.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-08-16

Everybody is all wrong accord
ing to the liquor interests, judg-
ing by the way they are praising
and defending their favorite child,
the California wine industry"
They remind one of the song.
"They Were All Out of Step But
Jimmie"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-08-16

continued advertising of beer through
variety
regarding policy dealing with prob
lem these latter days
There Psbug
recognized
industry why beer advertise
railroad well the signs of the
meatpa packers, products The Times
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-08-16

1t cost the state of California $50
OO0,000 to care for its criminals and
detectives the past year. 1t would be
interesting could it be ascertained just
what portion of this huge sum should
be charged up to the liquor traffic!
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-08-16

protect the dry communities as well
as to give moral Strengthening to
those communities still under the con-
troll of liquor political manipulations,
urge Congress to pass the war Pro-
hibition measure while the people are
ratifying through their state legisla-
lures.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-08-16

The liquor traffic in America is
mourning the death of its papa.
The charter of the National Ger
man-American Alliance has been
revoked.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-08-16
Brewer George Ehret, who made his

Brewer George Ehret, who made his
$40 100000 in the United States, but
who resides in Germany, is coming
over to try to get his property from
the alien property custodian. Hard
luck, George, but if the United States
is good enough for you to make your
fortune in it ought to be good enough
for your citizenship.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-08-16

Permitted be Manufactured and Recognized
Having Demand with Other Institutions Food Stufs Man
Facilities Should be Given Same Right of Pub
icty Cars Packing Plant Products and Other Items
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-08-16

Again Cincinnati the position
for the whisky and also headquarters
ratification of the National Prohibition which
the Southern having ratified The Alabama
the where the hardest fight ratification
The hand of the liquor crowd still prompting
the public of Alabama the fact that
traffic beh the The
spred and directed of nvectve and
representation One unwholesome publicity Alabama
identify himself with gang
Immediately branded whisky whisky
rights.
Thomas Jefferson also linked this
The whisky
Free Lance of Gnve brutal vicious busqe What
has regarding this by whisky
interesting
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-08-16

Order Also Pronounes Supenduous Canouhage Which Will
Transportation Without So Much Public Knowl
Therefore Public Protest Against Using Cars for
Purposes While Bootleggng Will be Made Easier in
Non-Designated Freight Cars
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-08-16

Rights through the National Prohibit
ton.
at has Thomas Jefferson mounted
on a box as a pedestal, that appears
Booze, probably with fancy label,
The Constitution or States Rights.
An insulting burlesque intended to
represent a long-nosed, sharp faced
preacher, long tailed coat and tall hat,
is prying the end from the box of
liquor on which the Advertiser has
placed Thomas Jefferson with the
constitution under his arm.
"As matter of fact no preacher of
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-08-16

The Lincoln Lee Legion de-
sires to hang up a large
ICATION
MAP -CHART
(24x36) printed in colors,
in every Church in America
Has your Church secured its Chart? The
coupon below, filled out and mailed to-day, will
bring to you by return mail the plan on which
he chart is icing furnished FREE and PREPAID
Date.................
Date.
To the Lncoln-Lee Legion,
National Headquarters,
Westerville, Ohio.

National headquarters
Westerville, Ohio.
Please sen. me FULL INFoRMA.
lion in regard to the lincoln.Lee
hang up FREE OF CHARGE in
every Sunday School room or church
in America, large RATIFICATION
MAP CHART (24x36), printed in the
National &C orr red, blue and white,
beautifully decorated. with complete
rosie. OF the states, and spaces for
wrtino IN the record OF the dates OF
ratification a rapidly as the states fall
j.. line. $50 red stars accompany each
map, to be pasted on the states that
ratify)
Also complete information regarding
the Lineoln-Lee Legion's plan TO help
tn. Sunday Schools OF the y. S. TO
SAFEGUARD the soldier boys that
have gone forth from their respective
communities, by enrolling them on the
Wartime Total Abstinence Pledge.
sample OF the Maritime Pledg card
(artistically designed in colors)
printed in TRIPLICATE form, ES-
PECIALLY for use by Uncle Sans
hundreds of thousands of soldiers an.
sailors at home and abroad.
Yours for Dry America.
igned OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-08-16
TIGER And BOOSTER
MUST PAY THE PRICE

Those Who Violate Prohibition
Regulations
Must Pay Final Cost of Evil
Actions
Which Will Prove To Be Very
High
RESULTS SLOW BUT SURE
Final Elimination of Booze and
Trafickers
Because of Heavy Toll On Those
Involved
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-08-16
CINCINNATI BOTH GERMAN. AMERICAN ALLIANCE
AND WHISKY TRUST STRONGHOLD

Ohio City Comes Into Lmelgt Campaign Directing
ProLquor Forces South Against Ratification of National
Prohibition Amendment Provides Syndicate
Cartoons for Use Which Pronounced Brutal Vicious
Burlesque
Desire of the Decent Element of Alabama Raty
Prohibition Amendment Aid in the Complete Ena-
ton of the Beverage Liquor Traffic the Nation Protection
to Alabaas Own State Policy Sought be Msconsted
Attack States Rights
PoLquor Elements Raise Cry That Prohibition is Settled Ala
Should Considered State Merely as
Argument Mislead Country Voters Who Strongly Favor
hibiton Have Minds Legislature
Fight Against Ratification Pronounced by Alabama Paper
Light of Being Just Part of the Campaign Organized
Directed by Whisky Trust Nationwide Basis and Tied
Up With Treacherous Policies and Tactics Uncsrupulous
Politicians
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-08-16

Wet Democrats Fought Hard
Against Resolutions But Finally
Yielded to Force of Temperance
Offensive; Republicans Do Not
Hesitate
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-08-16
WOULD invoke CONSISTENT POLICY AND STOP
CAMOUFLAGE

Recent Order Requiring Elimination of Brewery Signs from Rail
Refrigeration Cars Gives Rise Varied Expressions From
Newspapers Regarding Policy Involved
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-08-16
RINDENBURG LOSES
ANOTHER BIG BATTLE

Pro-Liquor Forces Outgeneraled
In Nebraska
Would Ratify in Spite of Wet
Democrats
Who Put Up Stubborn Fight in
Convention
REPUBLICANS EMPHATIC
Give Strong Resolution for
Ratification
Also Want Equal Suffrage for the
Nation
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-08-16
By
WAYNE B. WHEELER, IL. D.
ATTORNEY ANTI-SAL00N LEAGUE
OF AMERICA

Every Judge, Attorney
or Other Person
Interested in Liquor Leg
islation Should Have
This Great Book.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-07-30
WILL INIMplIlY CnlD
PACK AT VAN kfrrrlfN

f'hs work at tha War gssehea -
Fht IA ie he aons by the sialhfla la-
Sees exemplisYlag ihe epia pAeA
method 81 nuis csaa!nx rhla vafk
"a retiew * IN maihod tp fFsrafe
toe ladies to ai5 IN lhe work * eAn
ans tor no tsd cfoss lhe sall
pearhea which base been offered 70
that 0rssnlaallon
Clio ashaol Districts ara now oFKan.
.std o. the voFt buf somehow aa
leader to take charge GO lhe eaunius
abd volunteers wiil haFs ihls asiil lo-
riFlt
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work are aslsssps
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-07-30
JEWS DISAPPEAR ~
~ ~ MAGIC

stockholm. Jaly 20 a Kreat ssn,a
ilon has been caused among the
Jewish workmen IN wafsaw BY the
sudden dlssppeaTanco of - mamhsfr
OF the executive eommlgie" % Tie
Jewish trades union according 20
Is~lrh newspapers of Warsaw, says
'he Jewiah press bureau here. The
u'en had been worklnf wllh the Zion
a. and Socialist organizations. Their
'isappearsnce, h f. safed y atpar
.n'y dur to tlaa mystsfious arrests
1ounccted With me psHsccuiiou %
,s~s now Foins on throughout po-
aud. Germany aud Austria
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-07-30
rrNAs A,isT0R TflmI GIT
LOST. TURNS ~ SAFE

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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-07-30
PRICE Ot SUGAR To
CONSUMER ADVANCED

Nov York. July 30~An increase 10
,re consumer ~ one cent pound
IN the price of sugar b Indicated IA q
statement iasur1 here today by Geo
~ Rolyh, chairman ot The mseraa
,Ional sugar committee, after a cons
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