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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-06-21
Borland Bill in Congress is
Requested
Will Stop Issuance of Liquor Tax
Receipts
Unless Liquor Sale Conforms to
Laws
PROTECT DRY TERRITORY
War Department Asked Measure
Enactment
BY July I, Liquor Tax Renewal
Date
Issuing Liquor Tax Receipts Only
Where Selling Authorized by
Laws of State; Will Aid Law
Enforcement

Early action is expected from Con-
gress on the bill introduced by Rep
resentative Borland of Kansas to pre-
vent the collection of government tax
and issuance of tax receipt to per-
sons not authorized to sell liquor I'M
der the laws of the states where they
expect to operate. The bill was intro
duced at the request of the War De-
partment and its passage is desired
as an aid in curbing bootleggers
around the army environments. The
bill is requested for passage before
July /, which is the time for the fed
eral liquor tax receipt renewals.
at is stated that in Kansas City
there are 1,277 holders of federal liq-
uor tax receipts" says Mr.. Borland.
Fewer than half that number arc le-
gally authorized to sell liquor under
the laws of the state of Missouri"
The enactment of such a measure
will put the federal government in
operation with the state government
in the enforcement of the liquor regu-
lations and state prohibitions, giving
strength to the work in suppressing
bootleggers. 1t is especially desired
as an aid in the suppression of boot
leggers. 1t is deemed so important,
according to report, as to have sup
port from those officials of the War
Department connected with the train
ing camps.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-06-21
MAJORITY OF PRISONERS
Are Such Because of Drink, Declares
Noted Authority

In reply to an inquiry as to his OBJ
servation on the relation OF drink t.
crime, f. Emory Lyons, superintend
ent of the Central Howard association
of Chicago, a well-known prisoners
aid society Of the Middle West, writes
as follows:
While our observations have led
us to see the undoubted connec
ton, ] am doubtful whether we
have accurate or conclusive sta
tistics on the subject.
AS you will notice from the last
Year Book of the Central Howard
Association, 400 out of 948 appli-
cants gave drink or evil associates
as the chief cause of their trouble.
This, therefore, was about so per
cent, and our records would show
about that percentage from year
to year. Some times it has run
lower, but at other times consid-
erably higher. AS a matter of
fact, | think no definite figures
are obtainablc on this subject, but
the general impression on the
part of prison officials seems to be
that fully Is per cent of prisoners
have committed offenses either di-
rectly or indirectly as result of
drink.
| remember reading one state
ment to the effect that 90 per cent
of the inmates of our prisons have
been users of Intoxicating liquors,
and 50 per cent of their fathers
and 20 per cent of their mothers.
am inclined to think that that
statement nearly accords with the
facts.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-06-21
Washington Farmers Raise Much
Wheat
Want Grain Used for Food, Not
Beer
Want Fuel and Food for Booze
Stopped
Farmers Making Strong Patriotic
Efforts
To Supply Maximum Amount of
Food

The Sprague, Washington, Patri-
otto League, does not want food
waste by using grain for beer manu-
facture. Sprague, located west from
the city of Spokane in the Inland
Empire and one of the large primary
wheat shipping points of the north
west, is thriving town supported by
a wonderfully rich farming country.
The protest from the town of
Sprague was sent as the result of the
introduction of resolution at the
Patriotic League meeting requesting
Fuel Administrator Garfield and
Food Administrator Hoover to stop
the use of fuel and foodstuffs in the
manufacture of beer. Rev. E. o.
Faulkner introduced the resolution,
which was unanimously adopted.
The country tributary to Sprague
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-06-21
A CRIME REDUcER

Chief OF Police Coffin of In
dianapolis, Ind, has tabulated
the arrests for drunkenness for
the months of May for several
years back, and the result Of
fers a remarkable testimony of
the efficacy OF Prohibition as a
crime reducer. Here is the
table in part:
In May, 1908 wet, men ar
rested for drunkenness, 1877;
women, Fl.
In May, 1912, wet, men ar
rested for drunkenness, 179;
women, 20.
In May, 1914, wet, men ar
rested for drunkenness, 2o9;
women, 20.
In May, 1918, dry, men ar
rested for drunkenness, 20;
women, 5.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-06-21
WANTS APPROPRIATION
BILLS WITHOUT BONE
DRY AMENDMENTS

President Wilson last week
let it be known that he is OPP
posed to attaching any Prohi-
bition amendment TO pending
appropriation bills. This brings
the bone-dry Prohibition provi-
sion introduced in the Senate by
Senator Jones under the disap-
proval of the President. Sena-
tor Smith of the Agricultural
Committee has been asked to
use his influence for the elimi-
nation of all Prohibition amend
ments. President Wilson has
not indicated that he is opposed
to the introduction of Prohibi-
ton as a separate measure to be
fought out in both Houses on
its merits.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-06-21
Indiana Town is Reported Wide
Open
Liquor Sales Continue Despite
the Law
With Little Interference from the
Police
WANT COURT DECISION
Mayor Awaits Supreme Court
Ruling
Let's Liquor Men Run Without
Interference

Good Citizens are Indignant at
Wide Open Conditions Toler-
ated by Executive Under AL
legged Flimsy Excuse; Mayor
Fails in Duty 20
The state Prohibition law of In
diana is being we'll enforced in pfac-
tically every place except Evansville.
1t will be recalled that Judge Hostel
ter enjoined the Prosecuting Attor-
ney and Chief of Police of Evansville
against the enforcement of the Pro-
hibition law as to the F. w. Cook
Brewing Co. This injunction, how
ever, does not restrain officers from
enforcing the law against the other
brewing company in the city, nor
against the saloons. However, it is
said that Evansville is wide-open. At
the time the state law became opera
tive, practically every saloon was
closed. However, little by little they
began reopening, and since the Mayor
did not interfere, the saloons now
are very largely engaged in violation
of the law without hindrance of the
police. Good citizens are indignant.
1t is not sufficient for the Mayor to
hold that he is waiting until the ST.
preme Court has passed upon the
constitutionality of the law. This law,
so far as every saloon in Evansville
is concerned and so far as every blind
tiger in the city is concerned and so
far as every bootlcgging person is
concerned, is in full operation in
Evansville, and it is the Mayors
sworn duty to enforce this law with
out waiting for decision from the
State Supreme Court.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-06-21

of more than 100000 men from the
ranks of the national army This
means. the destruction, SO far as ex-
amined, of that many soldiers-that
much of American manhood-render-
ed unfit for war and for peace.
Significant, too, is it, as reported,
that great proportions of these rejec-
tons were men from cities, with a
large number of licensed-legally au-
horized-saloons in the United States
From Prohibition states four out OF
every five are ready and are fit for
military service, while from states
with saloons and bars three out OF
every five are said to be unready and
unfit.
Thus the saloons weaken our mill
tary strength.
1t is estimated that if the war con-
tinues a year longer some eight hun
dred thousand (900000) men whom
we might have used would be found
unfit for military service from the use
of alcohol, the selling of which for
drink society has legalizcd and au-
thorized.
America has recently known sugar
famine. Brewers used last year more
than $4,000 tons OF sugar, and distl-
leries more than $4,000 gallons OF
molasses.
Verify. nations worst enemy is oil
its own household.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-06-21

is responding to the call for heavy
production with one of the best wheat
crop prospects noted there for years.
The farmers are making every effort
to supply their share of the food de-
mands and the record is now that
while they extend to their full ability
in food production, they neither want
the food wasted nor the fuel con-
sumed in beer production.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-06-21
War Prohibition Would Close
Troy and Give Relief to Wide
Territory in Northwest Dry
States from Bootleggers

1t becomes matter OF protest from
those who suffer from the few re
naming wet spots in the great north
west when the dry territory is so ex
tensive and yet the difficulties of Law
enforcement are so augmented b,
these liquor depots which seattle
their influence and have such far
reaching and baneful effects. Writing
in the Spokesman Review, A. H. Nor
gan comments upon the costs. tn
evils and possible remedies for Mon
tana saloon institutions:
Never in all my travels about
the country have I seen anything
so to the point, SO complete as
petition which was shown me at
the little city of Troy, Mont, re-
Gently and which contains nearly
800 names. 1t is addressed to the
Mayor and city councilmen, is to
be presented June 5 and then for
warded to Washington, d. c. 1t
says, among other things, that
the signers believe that the work
should begin at home, and they
ask the city council to take such
action as may be necessary to
stop the sale of alcoholic and
malt liquors on or before July |,
1918.
These citizens of Troy should
be highly commended. Troy is
the first wet town on this line in
Montana, and if the people OF
Troy but knew what this fact
means to the city of Spokane in
costs to detect and punish boot
leggers that get their supplies at
Troy they would have taken this
action long ago. | venture to
say that this cost the the city of
Spokane alone is in excess of $500
month.
Boomers Ferry and Standpoint
suffer from the same disease, not
only because of the bootleggers,
but because of many idlers,
mostly from Washington and
Idaho, saloon hangers-on, who
should be employed in the har-
vest fields or other places where
their help is badly needed.
Montana has constitutional Prohi
bition, to become effective January
1919, and therefore the saloons hav
the possibility Of life until the first c
the year unless there is some inter
vening power to grant the relief de
sired for the elimination of the saloo
conditions as are here compliance
about in the town of Troy.
The big hope of the northwest TO
relief from these last resorts of tn
liquor crowd lies with Congress 70
the passage of war Prohibition
measure. Such a measure would no
only put quietus on a few points i
Montana where liquor is still sane
toned by the powers that be, bu
would give relief to the vast terri
tory of the northwest which wants t
be dry and free from the menace o
the liquor game and which suffer
from il now immeasurab1y in its ei
forts to meet the demands of the ma
ton for foodstuffs and lumber an
metals in the maximum of production
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-06-21
GERMAN-AMERIcAN ALLIANCE

The investigation of the German
American Alliance by the United
States Senate committee revealed the
hand of the enemy in this institution.
A copy of the proceedings may be
had by anyone desiring to know the
complete treachery of the German
American Alliance by addressing
Wayne B. Wheeler, 80 Bliss Building,
Washington, D. c., enclosing so cents.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-06-21

The act of the federal government
in going after vice and drunkenness
by military police in Richmond has
aroused some of the decent elements
of that city to action whereby the
local police force shall take care of
policing duties and not leave it as a
matter of necessity for the govern
ment.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-06-21
YE TOWNE GOSSIPE
By M. R. s., With Apologies K c. B. Somewhere in
Michigan. June I, 1918.

IN THIS country this year.
AND THAT would make a train.
OVER THREE thousand miles long.
LONG ENOUGH to reach.
FROM SAN FRANCISCO.
TO NEW YORK CITY.
FROM THE Golden Gate.
TO HE'LL GATEi
TO HE'LL GATE, thot 1.
AND ALTHO the caboosc.
HAD NOW bumped by.
HAD forgotten my hurry.
FOR WAS thinking.
WHAT FOOLS we be.
TO PERMIT our German brewers.
THE KAISER'S allies in America.
TO BURDEN our railroads.
WITH ALL that freight.
WHEN McADoo says.
THAT TRANSPORTATION.
WILL WIN the war.
+
1 THANK YOU.
p. S.
FORGOT to say.
/
THAT ONE engine.
COULD NOT pull.
THAT LONG train.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-06-21

The enemy within our gates-the
German-American Alliance-was ex-
posed at the committee hearing in
the United States Senate. A complete
copy of the proceedings of these hear
ings may be had by sending so cents
to Wayne B. Wheeler, 80 Bliss Bldg,
Washington, D. c.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-06-21

Kansas side, as Kansas City papers
refer to the SunAower state, simply
puts on the screws when the city
folks get gay. They just refuse to
patronize Kansas City when condi-
tions are not right and good business
dictates clean-ups then.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-06-21
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.

YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.
I WAS coming home.
AND | was in a hurry.
BUT A freight train.
WAS CROSSING the street.
AND l waited.
AND l waited.
AND WHILE I waited.
WHILE THOSE big cars.
BUMPED ALONG.
l READ the signs.
ON THE cars.
AND ONE of them said.
CAPACITY 10000 pounds.
LENGTH INSIDE SO feet"
AND THEN I reached.
IN MY POCKET.
FOR MY pencil.
AND MY notebook.
AND I FIGURED a bit.
AND FOUND out.
THAT 1T would take.
X
OVER 100000.
4
OF THOSE big cars.
X
TO TRANSPORT.
4
THE THIRTEEN million tons.
OF BREWERY freight.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-06-21
SOIOURNER STATES
TROY CAUSES GRIEF

Montana Town Big Booze Supply
Point
Causes Trouble Over Northwest
States
By Being Haven for Lawless
Bootleggers
VIOLATE LIQUOR LAW S
Expense is Astounding in Dry
Territory
Fighting the Bootleg Violators of
Dry Law
New Britain herald., 1918-08-16
FARM LABOR MAY
 BE SCARCER IN 'I9
Many Employers Find Room for
 Women and Patriotic Boys

Hartford, Aug. 16.-At a special meeting called at the food depart ment's office in Hartford yesterday, Elijah Rogers, farm help specialist for the United States Department of Agriculture said that in view of pro- posed changes in the age limits for the draft, farm labor could not be ex- pected to be any more plentiful next year and that certain classes of help might in fact be harder to get.
 Senator Rogers added it was grat- flying to note that farmers in many sections of the state had already ac- commodated themselves to the use of woman labor under the direction of the Woman's Land Army and to boy labor that has been supplied through the United States Boys Working Re serve. He thought perhaps farmers would find it necessary to employ more of this kind to help another year.
 Professor w. l.. Slate, in reporting for the Agricultural College at Storrs, said the college had subsequently, hired a number of the boys sent to Storrs for farm training and that the institution was entirely satisfied with it's bargain. County Agent Ellis re- ported that so far as he knew, every one of the twenty boys placed in Windham County had made good
 Allen w. Manchester, county agent for Litchfeld, made the significant statement that by proper planning, 8 farmer could keep up production in spite of any expected labor shortage. MT. Manchester then told about a Litchfield farmer who has usually cropped fifty acres. Next year only eight acres will be planted to hood crops, the balance being put in rye, wheat and other crops that require no cultivation. Corn land can be soWn to rye to be plowed under next spring if the supply of labor is sufficient, if not, the rye will produce q crop that needs no attention until harvesting time. The labor problem can be at least partly solved by intelligent plan ming and better methods of farm management.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-16
KEEP ON BAKING
Substitutes For Sugar May Be Used in Making Bread, Muffins and Cake, Food Administration Advises

Hartford, Aug. 16.-Because there is something of sugar shortage in Connecticut, as well as elsewhere, and the consumption of sugar is therefore sharply restricted for the benefit of our soldiers overseas and their com radeS, there need be no decrease in home baking, in the opinion of the Food Administration
 On the other hand, it was pointed out today by an official in the Food Administration office that the use of syrups and other substitute sweeten- CTS in place of sugar was certainly to be cncOurag ged. One of the oldest and best known baking powder con- cerns recently advised the food of flee that letters from their salesmen in home baking and that houSekeep- CTS were getting the notion that they could not continue making bread, mullins and cakes without sugar.
 All breads, biscuits and mullins may be made without sugar accord inc to the Food Administration and even pastries have been successfully made with the use of syrup in place of part or all of the sugar called for b,, the recipe. The Food Administra- +ion,s laboratories at WaShingtOn have been for months tt work on formulae which require no sugar and from time to time household recipes, eo,nlovine little or no sugar, are printed in the neyspapers under the auspices, of the Food Administration.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-16

Over 40 bargain tables the main floor, con- taining dependable seasonabe merchandise, marked at such low prices only the store afford to adopt The tables changed daily and it sometimes happen swhen the mercha ndise is sold out quicker than blink that two different departments are represented table in a day. These are happy bargain grounds for customers to play n the main flor like eveory other floor is cool and airy.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-16
LARGE CROWD AT CONCERT.

The second of the municipal band concerts was held last evening at Walnut Hill park in conjunction with q program of community songs. There was a large attendance and the pub lie seemed pleased with the selections rendered by the Philharmonic band under the direction of Conductor Lynch. The attendance was unusually large
New Britain herald., 1918-08-16
HELP WANTED-FEMALE.

WANTED - Mattresses, also dish
 washer, Asia Restaurant, 73 Church
 street S-16-5dX
New Britain herald., 1918-08-16

WANTED-A woman to do washing for family of three at their home.
 Would prefer party living on Greenwood street, Locust street or South end of Glen street. Address H, Herald. 8-13-16
New Britain herald., 1918-08-16
TO gENx;.

TO RENT--4 rooms 3rd floor. Adults, middle-aged couple preferred. In qure 542 West Main after D. m.
 S-16-6dX
New Britain herald., 1918-08-16

FOR sALE-Latest model Victrod nearly new, with lot of good rel
 ords. Owner gone away and li with me to sell. Cheap for ca
 748 Arch st., 1st floor. 8-14-9X
New Britain herald., 1918-08-16

Have you lost a sum of money? Glasses, Pins and Rings are found in surprising quantities and turned in at the Herald. Your money will surely remain in the finders S hands if he does nct knoj who lost it.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-16
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New Britain herald., 1918-08-16
FOR SAIE.

FOR SALE-Few more bargains traded-in talking machines. FoS Edison Monographs with 40 re! ords, each $6 Three Grafonolas $1O, $2O. S35. One Victrola, $5 Every instrument in fine conditid Records included. On easy terms
 you wish. Brodrib & Wheeler, T. Main st. S-14-3C
New Britain herald., 1918-08-16

make ~Rhent with one or our halrore99el' for a A I'd scalp treatment; this department is also sHperbly equipped doing every branch or hairdressng n upto date and scientlhc
New Britain herald., 1918-08-16

J. HOCHMAN Pays Best Prices For JUNK and SECOND HAND FURNITURE
 TEL. 468-4.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-11-13
Flag. Raising POSTPONED.

On account of the action of the
beard Of health prohibiting the hold
ing of gatherings until the, danger
from influenza has passed, the rails
ing Of the County Service Flag can
not be held Friday, November 10, as
announced last week. Everything
was ready, the pole placed in po-
sition, lumber engaged for the plat
form, band and speakers engaged,
Cen. Oliver Edwards of Camp Han
cock having agreed to come, but it
had to be postponed until later
date. Due notice will be given in the
papers and everybody in the county is
invited and expected to attend: It
will be great occasion. The date
will be announced so everybody will
be informed of the flag raising.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-11-13
Casualty List of the 30th Divi-
sion to Be Published.

Senator Benet has just returned
to Columbia from Washington and
the following taken from The State
of this morning probably accounts
for the failure of Hezzie Grifiis'
name to appear on the casualty lists
heretofore published:
Senator Benet has been making
strenuous effort to procure the cas-
ualty lists from the Thirtieth Divi-
sion. This division has been fighting
with the British troops in Flanders
and the casualties were reported to
the British army headquarters, with
which the division is merged. The
lists were then telegraphed to Gen
eral Pershing, but the names were so
garbled in transmission that General
Pershing refused to accept them,
which caused the transfer by courier.
The rechecking was thus much de-
layed. Senator Benet, however, was
assured that the lists would be pro-
cured with utmost dispatch. This div
ision is comprised Of former National
Guard units from North Carolina,
South Carolina and Tennessee and
was trained at Camp Sewer, Green
vile, before the Eighty-frst Division
was transferred from Camp Jackson.
Thus thousands of people in this sec
ton of the country are vitally con-
cerned in the publication of the lists.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-11-13
South Carolina Should Do Her
Full DUTY.

Columbia, S. c., Nov. O. Will
South Carolina do her full duty by
the victorious American troops in Eu-
rope, guaranteeing to them all pos
sible cheer and comfort until the last
brave boy is home again?
This question is being answered
vigorously in the affirmative at the
State Headquarters of the United
War Work Campaign, where optimis-
tic kilograms and promises of hard
work are coming in from all over the
state.
"The S1,25O,OOO quota of South
Carolina simply must be raised" said
State Chairman W. D. Melton Satur-
day, "and 1 am confident that there
will be no slackening anywhere in the
state from Monday morning until the
last necessary dollar is subscribed.
"With the statewide influenza
quarantine lifted, there is nothing
standing in the way of the drives
complete success and there could be
no excuse for failure
"Every one of the eleven campaign
districts in South Carolina stands a.
chance to win a trophy. The first dis
trict over the top and the first county
in that district will win a handsome
flag trophy.
1.-The State has two chances to win
everlasting honor in this drive. The
first state in the southeast which sub
scribes its quota will receive state
flag for so doing, and the first ten
states in the nation will have welfare
huts in Europe NAMED after them,
"But, more important than troph-
les, more important at this time than
anything else, is our great, pressing
duty to see that the gallant boys
across the seas are properly cared for
during the period when they will be
policing parts of Germany and re-
building northern France and Bel
gium. When the heroes come home,
God pity the shamed state or county
or school district or person who shall
be numbered among the slackers in
this drive"
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