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New-York tribune., 1918-05-18
Michael Monahan Declares
No Other Argument Against
1t Is Necessary
Henry ]. Kaltenbach
Replies to His Critics
President of State Liquor
Dealers Says Drys Fail
to Prove Case

One of the stanchest opponents
# prohibition, who has stated his
views previously in The Tribune's
forum, has retreated from the ad-
,snced positions formerly held, and
now takes his stand for liquor on the
hulwark of American liberty. Read
his ultimatum from New Canaan,
Conn.,:
TO the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: In taking the mind Of the
community on the prohibition ques-
tion The Tribune has rendered nota-
bic public service. | have read at
tentiyely all the arguments pro and
con presented in your columns, and
row rest on the solid, rock-bed conclu-
ment against prohibition, namely:
Il limits the franchise of American
liberty!
You may hate liquor with q truce
less hate, believing it to be responsible
for the lions share of crime, poverty,
disease, insanity, untimely death, and
still YOU cannot-dare not as an Amer
can citizen--turn a deaf ear to this
objection.
You may ridicule the economic argu-
ment--that liquor has anything to do
With creating real wealth-but this is
IN argument you shall not scorn.
You may utterly repudiate the idea
that liquor can be used with temper
snee or that it is ever anything but
foe to health, to peace, order, morality,
and yet defy you to ignore this one
unanswerable argument against prohi-
hifinn.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-18
Says Prohibition Holds
Menace Of Old Slaveries

Yes, prohibition limits the spirit OF
American liberty 1t holds the menace
OF old slaveries, cast-off prejudices,
mental and physical, that we in this
country have long outgrown. 1t is
warming back into pestilent life and
activity those old snakes-scotched
not killed!-of hatred, prescription.
bigotry, fear For in the simplest
terms what is prohibition? A giving
play to that ineradicable passion for
regulating and controlling and tyran-
nizing over the lives of others which
50 many men cherish in the name of
godliness. 1t was this spirit-and no
other!-which framed the dungeons
and devised the tortures of the Inquisi-
ton.
This is the danger which neutralizes
an the Arguments in favor of prohibit
mg liquor by statute. 1t is mega
uon OF the very principle of liberty,
stand for endless abuses.
might be willing to DESTROY every
drop OF liquor in the world, but never.
never would l subscribe to prohibi-
ton.
Right here where 1 am living-and
not SO many years ago, as history is
made-the spirit of prohibition fully
prevailed and was expressed in such
laws as these:
mo one shall be free man or
have vote unless he is converted
ana member of one of the churches
allowed in the dominion"
No food or lodging shall be Of
fered to a hereto"
NO one shall cross river on the
oaooath but an authorized clergy
NO one shall personally cook
meals, make beds, sweep house, cut
mar or shave on the Sabbath day"
NO one shall kiss his or her chill
eren on the Sabbath or feasting
History, says a great writer, is but
,.snlosoophy ,s teaching by example. Can
,asfe me be any real fear that the Ameri-
can people will ever forget the lesson
apd the example thus given?
MICHAEL MONAHAN.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-18
Henry ]. Kaltenbach
Replies to His Critics

That he offered $4,000 in perfect
y good faith and that his offer
meant just what it said is the an
sWer of the president of the New
iork State Liquor Dealers to those
VINO have attempted to disprove his
cnalienge to the financial advantage
Of the Red Cross.
% the Editor of The Tribune.
or: MIR. William Parsons, of the
,resnyterian Board of Temperance, at
e. sMrmpts to discredit my offer to paw
so,oVV to the Red Gross on the produc
non OF official records, such as would
y considered evidence in court of
,aw, to prove that the use of alcoholic
averages is the chief factor in causing
Insanity, insanity, crime, poverty and disease, by
'ufgestlng that l was "bluffing."
90 not know what the gentleman
fsTs;m fhrsns by beer bluffing," not being
Mssns to imply that / will not make
AVG my offer | may say that he is the
.sss one that has ever intimated that
-. ~ oner made by me would not be
es, ana being citizen of New York
x o'lth, and having lived here more
sasn half century, any one with a
ssssssonable turn of mind would con-
i'uer that as sufficient guarantee that
am not buffer.
made perfectly clear proposition,
cus Saa the prohibitionists, or Anti
saloon Leaguers, or whatever they may
. .slm themselves, wish to prove that
tner Propaganda rests upon anything
oas naseless statements they should
sss.ainly avail themselves of this op-
rsssanity to produce proofs. My state
msnt was very plain, namely, that their
Insertions were deliberate untruths.
! nave the greatest respect for the
spfeme Court of the United States,
us statement by a member of that
sooy is not an official record; neither
9; e one by Mr.. Prince G. Morrow nor by
S;:. Sii Victor Horsclcy nor by Mr.. Jacob
nals an official record; nor would the
petstion by the Supreme Court of
Asnsas Of statements in support of
anseh no facts are given be considered
g \. onicial record. II this is the kind
proofs to be submitted in reply to
challenge your. readers will see
s.esfiy why Mr.. Parsons tries to get
10y from the simple question at issue
= msinuations against my good faith.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-18
Frederick T. Chandler

PHILADELPHIA, May 17.-Frederick
T. Chandler, senior member of the
banking house of Chandler Brothers 6
Co. and widely known in financial
circles, died at his home here to-day.
He was fifty-four years old.
Mr.. Chandler was formerly president
of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange.
He was vice-president of the Philadel-
phia National League baseball club.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-18
Lieutenant Gouldrto Wed

Mr.. and Mrs. John M. Laughlin, Of
Pittsburgh, announce the engagement
of their daughter, Miss Katharine
Laughlin, to Lieutenant Earl C. B..
Gould, son of Mrs. Elgn R. l.. Gould
Gould was a member of the class of
1918, Yale, but left the university to
join the Naval Reserves. He is now
director of flying at the United States
Aviation School at Key West, Fla.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-18
Miss Gilroy To Be a Bride

Miss Dorothy Ruth Gilroy, daughter
Of the late Thomas F. Gilroy, who was
Mayor of New York from 1888 to 1898.
will be married to Thomas Frederick
Allon Bibby. of Liverpool, England. and
this city, on June 10, at the Hotel
Plaza Monsignor Brann, rector of St.
Agnes's Church, will officate.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-18
Martin ConIin

GREENWICH, Conn.,, May 17.-Mar-
tin Conlin, for thirty years chief en-
gineer for the Consolidated Gas Com
pany of New York, died at Ms home, ON
Lake Avenue here, early to-day He
was stricken with apoplexy on Tues
day: He was .sixty.-seven years old.
Besides his widow, he : survived by
one daughter.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-18
ne Positive Declaration
y the Supreme Court

me statement made by the Supreme
4 Jsaft OF the United States which is
ssA sssu!saatted by Mr.. Parsons II carefully
8 g Riil not bear out his assertions,
sns court did not make q positive
{ ~ ttpn. but said:
50. - public safety and the public
mAx - endangered hy thA
New-York tribune., 1918-05-18

Owing to the great number of let
ters received in the eleventh hour.
one more instalment of the pros and
cons of prohibition will be printed
IN to-morrow's Sunday Tribune.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-18
Would Let Dealers
Liquidate Business

The following discussion Of pro.
hibition is from Louis C. Balsam, 8
Brooklyn liquor dealer, who writes
"The mere fact that / am inter.
ested in the business should be oh.
waited, for the reason that l am
broadminded enough to discuss the
issue from an impartial standpoint
To the Editor of The Tribune:
Sir: The question whether liquor
is good, bad or Indifferent is imma,
terial so far as l am concerned. The
questions that desire to discuss are
those from a commercial standpoint
we know the industry on the 4th day
OF october. 1917, was taxed at the rate
OF $210 per gallon extra on the entire
amount of merchandise on our prem
ises and in our warehouses. Whether
the goods had been sold or not or
whether. the goods would be salable or
not made no difference to the Federal
government.
You no doubt are aware that the
distillation of liquor for drinking pur-
poses and the importation as we'll
ceased on the 7th day of September
1917, consequently we can only sell the
amount of product that is on hand and
was on hand at that time. On the list
day Of March, 1918, the entire holding
Of liquors in the United States bonded d
warehouses amounted to 100000 900
gallons, and as the comparison Of tax
payment or Withdrawals for the wear
OF lSl7 was approximately $4,000, 900
gallons, consequently the product on
hand is sufficient to last about a vear
or little bit more. Now, whv mot
permit ths people in this industry to
dispose Of their stock on hand. which
cannot be replaced, and eventually
liquidate their business, as a rood
many have already done, and in that
cord? From then on and until s;r
months after the present war shall
cease will be sufficient time for nmr
representatives, our officials and onr
Eag1tatoxs to observe the conditions that
New-York tribune., 1918-05-18

Laura Hope Crews has been engaged
for the leading role in "The Saving
Grace" to be produced by Frohman
next fall.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-13
CELEBRATE BIRTH
 HERO 0F REVOLUTION General Israel Putnam's Birthday Observed in New England
 This Week.
(By Associated Press.)

Boston, Mass, Jan. 12.-The bien- tenary of the birth of Gen. Israel Putnam, one of the most picturesque patriots of the American revolution and soldier renowned for his extra ordinary exploits of courage and en- durance, was celebrated this week by patriotic. historical and educational societies throughout New England. More especially was the day ob- served at Salem, Mass, where General Putnam was born 200 years ago to- day, and in Connecticut, where the greater part of his life was spent.
 In the career of Israel Putnam, '"Old Put" as lie was familiarly known to his contemporaries, the imagination of Young America has found more stimulating food than in the achieve ments of most of the leading generals of the American war of independence.
 Putnam as youth and man was eel ebrated for his physical strength, his courage and his daring ingenuity in time of sudden peril or emergency. Many stories have been told and pie tured time without number as illus trations of this last-named quality.
 Putnam's father died when he was quite young, and his mother marry ing Capt, Thomas Perley. he was brought up on the farm of his step f2lhel, receiving a portion of his fath-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-13

colony, with the rank of brigadier gen cral
 At Bunker Hill he was the oldest general, and after General Warren had expressly declined the command on the field, Putnam was ranking. of. ficer, but the work of Stark and of Prescott was done independently, and Gen. Artemas Ward of Massachusetts exercised practically the command over all the forces.
 Putnam was one of the four major generals whom congress appointed after Washington had been chosen for the chief command of the American army. Putnams' activity and efficiency were not abated during the earlier years of the war. but he was stricken with apoplexy and forced to retire from the service.
 General Putnam was stricken at Hartford while on his return to Wash ington's headquarters at Morristown after a visit to Pomfret. He was re- moved to his home at Brooklyn, Conn.,, where he died May 29, 1790. In 1888 a magnificent equestrian statue of the famous soldier by J. Q. A. Ward was unveiled in his home town.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-13

IHo matter what ais your cnlld, a gentle, thorough laxative should al- ways be the first treatment given.
 If your little one is out-of-sorts, half sick, isn't resting, eating and acting naturally-look, Mother! see if tongue is coated. This is a sure sign that the little stomach, liver and bowels are clogged with waste. When cross, ir- ritable, feverish, stomach sour, breath bad or has ston1ach-ache. diarrhoea, sore throat, full of cold, give a tea spoonful Of California Syrup of Figs" and in few hours all the con- stipated poison, undigested food and sour bile gently moves out of the lit tie bowels without griping, and you have well, playful child again.
 Mothers can rest easy after giving this harmless fruit laxative" because it never fails to cleanse the little ones liver and bowels and sweeten the stomach and they dearly love it's pleasant taste. Full directions for ba- bies, children of all ages and for grown-ups printed on each bottle.
 Beware of counterfeit fig syrups. Ask your druggist for a bottle of California Syrup of Figs" then see that it is made by the California Fig Syrup Company."-Advt.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-13

CTS farm near Salem, on reaching his majority. After his marriage he re- moved to Mortlake, Conn.,, and settled on farm purchased from Governor Belcher.
 He was approaching 40 years of age when he first engaged in military ad- ventures. It was when Connecticut was called on for 1000 men to defend the northern approaches to New York against the anticipated French inva- sion.
 He became captain of a company, and one of the leading members of the famous band of rangers that did so much to annoy and embarrass the en- emy during the next two years. In his service against the French and In- dians in this war he had two experi- ences which are often quoted to show his remarkable courage and endur- ance.
 To escape from band of Indians on one occasion he deliberately steered a batteau in which he was accompanied by party of soldiers down the dan gerous rapids of the Hudson near Fort Miller. On another occasion, having been captured by the Indians, he was stripped and tied to a tree, and the flames that were intended to consume him were soaring his flesh when he was rescued by a French officer.
 After nearly ten years of rough campaigning he returned home with the rank of colonel and subsequently he engaged in period of inaction.
 The outbreak of the war of the rev. olution found Putnam a veteran ap- preaching his sixtieth year, but he was eager as any youth for the patriotic cause. The news of the battle of Lex ington and Concord found the old sol dier blowing field. Putnam left the blow standing in furrow, and, with out waiting to put on his uniform, set off on horseback and galloped into Cambridge on the morning of April 21. at sunrise.
 He received from Connecticut the chief command of the forces of that
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-13

Has this war taken the sugar out of your coffee? We'll, if you knew that one teaspoonful less each time you use sugar would mean just that much morei for American soldiers and other fighting our battles, what would you do?
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-13

Do you know those little shops in the country towns and villages that are called Emporiums. That is a kind of fancy name for department store where you can buy almost everything you want. We'll, COW is a kind of emporium animal. Just think what we get from it! Meat, leather, milk, butter, cheese, glue. bone, buttons, fertilizer. Re good to your COW.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-13

The food supply of the world is short and getting shorter. You can not take eighteen million men out of production and put them into des- truction of human products and ex- pect things to go on as before.-U. s. Food Administration.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-11-07
FLU QUARANTINE
HAS been LIFTED
-. Authorities Decided Danger
' From Epidemic Was About Over
and Permitted Schools and
Churches to Open

poo;nnine Sunday, Mena cele-
"a her emancipation from the
,aonoce Of Spanish "flu," which has
hovered over the city the past four
vesks Mayor Smith and President
NJ e yandiver of the board of
health on Friday decided that the
nn.rantine could be safely lifted and
= evil after effects feared.
Repinning Sunday, churches held
..,.,,iees as usual and on Monday all
sehols were permitted to open. All
otber public gatherings on which the
ain ban had been put are now freed
.ror, this restriction. This will per-
NIT the moving picture fans to visit
the Lyric again.
The Mena Commercial College and
e. .Ioseph's academy also resumed
session.
while the quarantine against the
soaral influenza has been on, Nena
hos been an unusually quiet and sub
anod town. and social gatherings
hove .' been exceedingly few in num-
bsr with the official restrictions
removed number of social events
Manned can be held as originally
Mena has been specially fortunate
,,,r;np he epidemic. While there
have been few deaths and a SEEM
inolv large number of cases Of FLU"
conditions here have been nothing
compared to what was endured u
other places. While the quarantine
Sas bssn irksonae Mena has had none
~ the narrowing experiences that
wore the lot of other cities.
One explanation Of this immunity
from the plague is that Mena's al
tjtude its location in the heart OF
= Great pine forest, its splendid pure
bill waters, combined to make the
eitv almost proof against the cpl
demic One thing is noticeable
many of the deaths recorded here are
AZ those who died elsewhere ano
we're brought to Mena for burial.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-11-07
Clover Grows in. Concrete.

There are some folks who say that
clover won't grow in Polk county, but
they're wrong Just to prove it let's
call affection to the fact that on the
north side Of the New Find Compa-
nys office, DeQueen street and Port
Arthur avenue, a stalk of red clover
can be seen. The remarkable fact
Is that it is growing apparently in
the concrete sidewalk, but a closer
inspection will show that it has its
roots in a narrow crevice between
tne sidewalk and the brick walls of
the building. And another fact the
knockers Of clover should notice is
tnls the clover is in bloom and here
y IS November 8, 1918. Col.
. r Little of the New Find Com
pany IS authority on clover and man
sahese and he attributes the hardy
growth Of the legume to the fact the
manganese so prevalent in Polk
county has made the soil of great
The Mena weekly star., 1918-11-07

Heartburn, heaviness in the stom-
ach, bloated feeling, coated tongue,
bad breath, dizziness and vertigo
(blind staggers), quickly relieved by
Prickly Ash Bitters. People who
have used it say they can eat hearth
ly without misery, where before they
tried it the most healthful food SEEM
ed to get them out of fix. Price SIPS
per bottle. Gunnels Drug Store
Special Agents.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-11-07

]. D. Molter, who with his family
came from Wilhemnia, Mo-, a year
or so ago, buying the Mailman
property east of Mena. writes the
Star from Orange, Tex. where he is
employed in the shipbuiIding yard.
He says that two complete ships
were launched at Orange last week
and fifteen more are in process of
construction at the three yards To-
Gated near Orange. He adds if 9TH
er yards are doing as well, bill"
Hohenzcllefn will be taking to the
tall timber when he sees the fleet
coming.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-11-07
N. r. Church. South, Conference

The fourth quarterly conference OF
The First M. L. church, South was
held Wednesday night by the Key.
j. A, Biggs, presiding elder OF the
Texarkana District, and officers for
the new conference year were elected
as follows: w. E. Anderson, M. r.
Olney ]. E. Disheroon, H. "; Fin
ger IL W. Roberts, C. R. Shields,
Phil T. Stevenson, DIR. j. t. Bogard,
DR.. B. H. Hawkins, Doyle Rowe, g. L.
Rector and w. P. Mount, Stewards;
NJ. p olney Sunday School Super
intendent and Lay Leader; W: r.
Mount, Recording Steward and J.: u.
Disheroon, District Steward. rms
year closes the four years work OF
the Rev. Mr.. Biggs as presiding eider
of the district, and in recognition OF
the faithful service rendered a res
olution was adopted commendatory
of his work.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-11-07

MISS Irene Nelson. teacher Of do
I Mes'le science in the Coalgate, Ok,
a a,sn school, arrived in Mena Mon
way % spend vacation of a week,
psaulng the opening of the Coal
s s"'e schools, which have been closed
80 oSr sne last three weeks on account
-, me flu." Miss Nelson and the
n rsner teachers have been using the
n uyIestie Science Department as
r ruuuc kitchen during the epidemic,
p plhep,aring food for the homes where
s ssO,e families were afflicted with the
al !, and between times they assist
y we local exemption board.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-11-07

Lloyd T. Little has been under the
weather for the past few days and on
Monday left for his home at Rogers
where he can get the services of the
best kind of a nurse, his mother.
His father J. F. Little accompanied
him on the trip and returned to
Mena Wednesday.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-11-07
NOTICE.

After November 2, we win only
gin 3 days each week: Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays. Ira e.
Eddleman, Ink, Ark. WITH
The Mena weekly star., 1918-11-07
Park Greenhouse Completed

The green house at Jansen park
is ready, and all the tender plants are
now safely housed and away from
danger from Jack Frost. Judge j. 8.
Kelly reports a small sum Of money
Is still needed TO complete payment
Of the house, and he will appreciate
volunteer contributions from all ma
ture lovers to meet the deficit.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-11-07

Mrs. Mary G. Meadow and four
daughters of ConnelI, Wash, arrived
in Mena Saturday and will make the
Hotel Mena headquarters while
awaiting the arrival of Mr.. Meadow
and carload of goods. They will
locate in the south part of the coun-
tv
The Mena weekly star., 1918-11-07

The Qulnine That Does Not Affect The Head
Because OF its tonic and laxative effect. LAxA-
TIVE BROMO QUININE CTablets) csn be taken
BY anyone without causing nervousness or ringing
In the head E.W. GROVES signature on box. SOC.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-11-07

w. T. Crawford, s. L. Looney, F.
S. Stanley, G. Parker, M. Parker and
e. NJ. Moody were among the Board
The Mena weekly star., 1918-11-07

Tom Stevenson, a nephew of Phil
Stevenson of Mena, was the military
escort that accompanied the remains
of Herbert Woodell from New Jersey
to Cove.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-11-07

Ray A. Worthington OF Oklahoma
City was in Mena Monday on bust
ness with the Commonwealth compa-
The Mena weekly star., 1918-11-07

H. L. Holland and R. F. Wear, both
from Ink neighborhood, marketed
cotton Monday in Mena.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-11-07

S. w. Meyer of the United States
navy arrived in Mena Wednesday af-
ternoon for a few days visit with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Tony
Meyer. He has been serving in for
eign waters for the past seventeen
months on a torpedo boat destroyer,
on which he ranks as chief machin-
ist.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-11-07

Herman Stevenson of Red Oak, Ok,
who has been visiting his wife's rela-
tives at Potter, stopped IN Mena
Thursday enroute to his home. Mrs.
Stevenson and baby accompanied
him to Mena for a visit with Mr..
Stevenson's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Phil Stevenson.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-11-07

Henry Hauert, now in the naval
service and stationed at San Diego,
Calf, is in Mena to visit his sister,
Mrs. Phil Stevenson and other rela-
tives.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-11-07

What is probably the largest tur-
nip Of the season was shown by Guy
Beavers Friday. 1t weighed g.
pounds and was grown by Beavers at
his home southeast of Mena. The
turnip was presented to Dudley
Lindsay of The Star force and he
sent it to his father Old Lindsay at
Shreveport. AS gentle reminder the
mamoth turnip was labeled in large
black letters. "Arkansaw."
The Mena weekly star., 1918-11-07

J. c. Brooks of Little Rock arrived
in Mena Sunday and plans to
spend the winter here.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-11-07

Mrs. John Mershon of Meyer, Ok,
came to Mena Wednesday to attend
the funeral Of w. E. Mershon.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-11-07

W. S. Standridge, living near Opal,
received word Friday that the re-
mains Of his son, Ross L. Standridge,
who died while enroute to France, ON
October %, win be sent to Mena for
The Mena weekly star., 1918-11-07

John Hicks of Waters brought cot
ton to Mena Thursday and sold on
the local market.