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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-02-01
AN APPRECIATION OF DR.. CANNON
E. ]. Richardson

When one is taking stock of Anti
Saloon League assets he must not
overlook Rev. James Cannon, JrY
DID, of Virginia. No man in this
country has been more valuable to the
cause of Prohibition than he.
DR.. Cannon was present at the old
Second Baptist Church, at Main and
Sixth streets, Richmond, when the
work in Virginia was organized March
II, 1901. With the exception of the
brief terms of three other men he
has been superintendent of the Vir-
ginia League, and was twice elected
its president He has served abso-
lutely without salary or any other me-
terial consideration. Moreover, he has
been one of the most liberal contribu-
tors to its funds.
The Executive Committee had the
utmost confidence in his judgment
and leadership, and their judgment has
been fully justified by the steady ad-
vance of Prohibition until dry Vir-
ginia stands second in the list of
states for the ratification of the Ma
tional Prohibition Amendment.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-02-01
WHO IS UNpATRIOTIC 3?
Does Gompers Really Represent
American Labor in His Recent
Pronouncement Against
Prohibition

In his official capacity as the head
OF the American Federation of Labor,
Samuel Gompers has issued an appeal
to the workingmen of the country to
oppose Prohibition. He declares that
"The projectors of this scheme arc
neither wise, practical, nor patriotic
They are eaten up with egotism and
fanaticism. Their project is not cal
culated to unite our people"
Quite aside from the question of
Mr.. Gompers' assumption of the right
to speak for the whole federation of
labor-a usurpation of authority and
an insult to the thousands of members
of the federation who are not in bond
age to the saloon power-is the gross
mistake of denouncing as unpatriotic
those citizens who object to the en-
forced closing of schools and church
es and needless suffering in homes
and places of business while brewerics
were we'll supplied with fuel.
1t is a fearful price to pay for the
needed lesson, but innumerable hosts
of shivcring people are now blazing
with wrath against the miserable pol
icy which has so long tolerated this
worse than criminal waste of fuel.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-02-01

ment OF DR.. Cannon was the orgaui-
cation and promotion OF the Rich
mond Nirginian, daily established in
Richmond about eight years ago. The
three daily papers of that city, the
home of the state Legislature, and a
sort of clearing house for affairs in
Virginia, were on the liquor side OF
the question from start to finish. He
denominated them as wet, wetter,
wettest. These papers never failed to
make the most bitter attacks upon
the things for which he stood and
when his brain proved so much big
ger than theirs they resorted to the
most heartless and slanderous attacks
upon him personally. But he would
not be diverted from the one purpose
Of driving liquor out of Virginia.
Early it was seen that there must
be at Richmond a daily paper stand
ing for great moral questions and
especially to fight the "boozc bullies"
in every nook and corner of the state.
Hence Dr. Cannon organized the
Richmond Nirginian Company and
took very substantial block OF
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-02-01

A man of answering fidelity to the
fundamental principles of life he gave
no quarter to the things he believed
wrong, nor did he expect anything but
the fullest and most bitter opposition
from the defenders of evil. He drew
the line of demarkation so clear that
a flying machine 5000 feet high could
discover it, and the head that ventured
on his side never forgot the sledge
hammer blow which greeted it. There
was no camouhage in his fighting, and
the hotter the "other fellow" became
the cooler was DR.. Cannon. One OF
his own brethren in church con-
troversy once declared that he was a
methodist block Of ice," so impertur-
able was he in the midst of battle.
Any one who can conceive of ice of
the Methodist variety can have some
appreciation of the rare compliment
bestowed upon him.
While an exceedingly strong man
upon the platform, and was for years
in the regular itinerancy, he abounded
in print and many and powerful were
the polemics he hurled through the
types of John Barley corn and his
defenders. He was perfectly at home
with the gentlemen of the Legisla-
ture," and his unfaiing fund of in
formation and merciless logic steadily
drove wedges into the lines of the
enemy and sector after sector was
taken by the League.
Most of the salutary temperance
legislation of Virginia-from the
Mann law to the Mapp law and ratifi-
cation of the Eighteenth Amendment
has been adopted largely under his
leadership and giving of valuable
time in its shaping and consideration
by the General Assembly And this
he did while serving other interests,
for DIR. Cannon has been president
for years of growing Girls School,
which now numbers hundreds of stu
dents, the editor of the Baltimore
and Richmond Christian Advocate,
Superintendent of the Southern As
sembly at Lake Junaluska, N. c., and
member of numerous church bodies
and other organizations of national
character.
Possibly the largest single achieve
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-02-01
MANY MEETINGS ARE
ON STATE SCHEDULE
Leading Speakers Will Be in
Minnesota During Next Four
Months in Interest of Dry
State Campaign
Will Use Their Efforts in Lining
Up People for Statewide Pro-
hibition and Ratification of
National Amendment

Approximately $40 meetings in the
interest OF statewide and nation
wide Prohibition shortly are to be
held in Minnesota, under the aus
pices OF the Anti-Saloon League.
The campaign in Minnesota in
Wolves not only the issue of the adop-
ton of the Prohibition amendment
10 the state constitution, but also the
ratification by the Legislature next
winter OF the nationwide Prohibition
amendment. To accomplish this lat
ter much attention must be paid to
the election of friendly men in both
House and Senate. The primaries will
'4be held in June and the election in
November The new Legislature will
open in January, 1919
D The meetings to be held will cover
:, all sections of the state and prac-
tically every town of any consequence
will be visited.
The men who are to make the
speeches are, for the greater part,
known from coast to coast for their
oratorical ability. They are as fol-
lows:
Captain Richmond p. Hobson, dat
id from May 70 to June 5, inclusive.
Malcolm r. Patterson, former Gov
ernor of Tennessee, from May 20 to
Tune 81 inclusive
Sam w. Small, Georgia preacher,
editor and lecturer, from April IA to
May II and from May 20 to June 10.
Lewis Albert Banks. preacher, au-
thor, reformer, April 3 to May 5, and
May 10 to June 10.
Madison Swadener of indianapolis,
veteran League worker, from May 20
to June 10.
DR.. A. C. Banc, Financial Secretary
of the Anti-Saloon League of Amer
lea, from March 81 to April 20, and
from May % to June 10.
w. ]. Herwig, Superintendent Of
the Anti-Saloon League of Kansas,
from May IA to June 16.
DIR. George w. Young, Louisville,
KY, from April IA to May II, and
from May p to June 10.
Edward H. Daley, secretary of the
Young Peoples COOPERATIVE TEN
, perance Bureau, from March II to
April %, and from May II to June 10.
/. ( r L. Davis, Superintendent of.the
: Anti-Saloon League OF North Caro-
lima, from May 10 to June TO-
Lewis r. Horton, Assistant Super
intendent OF the Anti-Saloon League
of Washington, on March II, "a
and 81.
John G. Woolley, Madison, Wis.,
from May S to June 10.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-02-01

stock in the enterprise, putting into it
more than any other one man. He
withdrew from quite profitable invest
ments neat number of thousands OF
dollars and for the good of HUI
mainly put the money where he
knew that it might be lost. A gun
was thereby set up which has been
the chief agency in winning Virginia
for Prohibition and for ratification.
If one word indicates better than
any other the individual who bears
the very expressive name of Cannon
it is work" From the going down
of the sun unto the rising thereof and
again to the darkening of the western
sllies-a1l hours are alike to him. He
is built on the lines of steam-hovel,
considering capacity for work and
clearing away that which stands be-
tween him and the attainment of his
objects which are invariably thought
out in advance. Unlike many people
he thinks first. His speciality is a first
class stenographcr, desk or table in
his Office, corner in station waiting
room, seat or two on train, type
writers at his terminals, and that Won
derful continuance known as the tele-
phone. He's the rest of the outfit.
AS chairman of the National Legis-
lative Committee his ability has been
further recognized and those who have
watched the progress of events in
Congress in the most recent months
have observed that he has measured
up to the expectations of those who
have looked to him for his part in the
results sought for by the Committee.
Upon one occasion Congressional
committee had agreed to give him a
few moments to present a PROPOSE
ton; the result was that his argument
was so sound, his information so COM
plete, that by special request of the
committee he remained before them
for more than an hour. He has a fam
lily consisting of wife and seven chill
dren, his eledest son being in the Y.
NJ. C. A. work in France, and he has
imbued all with the principles for
which he stands.
However, the subject of this sketch
can be summed up as man who sees
farther ahead than his day, one who
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-02-01
JOHNS PLACE CLOSED
Noted Saloon Formerly Used as Pc
litical Rendezvous, Has Passed
Out of Existence

With the closing of the doors OF
John Mays Place" in Kansas City
Mo, there passed out of existence a
saloon that once played a prominent
part in the political history of the
city.
John May was recognized in his
day as leader in the political forces
of the North End and his saloon was
the habitat of politicians great and
small At that time Fourth street,
where the saloon was located, was in
the heart of Kansas City's white light
district.
Since then, however, the city has
tended southwark, and the old land
mark has become sandwiched with
warehouses. Also, saloons are not
longer noted as political centers
Times have changed.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-02-01
CAMOUFLAGE SLEDS
TO TRANSFER BOOZE

Sleighs, treated with camouhage so
as to look like conveyances of junk
dealers, did not deceive Agents Hess
and Johnson of the Indian service in
the red mans country near Hibbing,
MINI.
These lynx-eyed sleuths were sus-
picious that the sacks in the sleighs
did not contain junk, but did contain
booze.
They investigated and found 600
quarts of whisky and beer The
sleighs were on an out of the way
road, travelling between Bull and
Hibbing and headed for Hibbing.
The federal authorities arrested Eli
Dnobsch, Giago Stipick and Boede
Barach, charging them with conveying
liquor into Indian territory.
According to law the two horses
and two sleighs will be sold at auction.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-02-01
ROCHESTER IN
DRY CAMPAIGN

A committee of 100 has been Gre
ated in Rochester, N. Y, to lead the
movement to make Rocheste- dry
The committee has voted to defer the
campaign until next year, meanwhile
devoting itself to earnest preparation
for a campaign in case national or state
Prohibition does not intervene before,
but also in the meantime to lend every
possible aid in the campaign for both
state and national war emergency Pro
hibtion.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-02-01
BLIND PIG WHISKY
TO HELP WIN WAR

Whisky, beer and other intoxicat-
ing liquors which are conhscated by
the authorities in raids on blind tigers
are to play small part in helping the
United States win the war with the
Germanic allies.
This is part of the plan of Judge
James A. Collins, of the Criminal
Court of indianapolis, who took steps
to have all such confscatcd liquors
turned over to H. E. Barnard, fed
eral food director. The alcohol which
can be extracted from the liquor,
Judge Collins said, may be a valu-
able asset to the government or the
health authorities.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-02-01
PLOT TO SELL BOOZE
IN OREGON FAILS

Eight persons, one of them a wom-
an, are under arrest in San Francisco
charged with being connected with an
alleged plot to sell large quantities OF
liquor in Oregon. The arrests were
made by the Department of Justice.
The federal authorities claim they
have seized four barrels, six trunks
and three suitcases containing liquor
All the defendants, it was said, will
be taken to Oregon for trial
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-02-01
YORK REPUBLICAN CLUB TO
ENDORSE DRY MEN ONLY
Pennsylvania Club Adopts Resolu.
tons Favoring Ratification and Rec
ommending Endorsement of Dry
Candidates Only

The York County Republican Club,
of York, Pa, has gone on record fav-
oring the candidacy of only those
aspirants for Republican nominations
for the State Senate and House of
Representatives who favor the pas
sage of local option law and the
adoption by the State Legislature of
the Prohibition amendment to the
constitution of the United States.
This was indicated in a resolution
presented at a meeting of the club
last week. The resolution is as fol-
lows:
Whereas, the York County Re
publican Club is DESTROYS of see
ing nominated for these positions
by the Republican party only
such candidates as will reflect the
real feeling of the community on
the important legislation dealing
with the liquor interests that is
certain to come before the next
session of the Legislature for
consideration, and
Whereas, we confidently be-
lieve that the best interests of all
the people demand the passage of
a local option measure and the
adoption by the Legislature of
Pennsylvania of the dry amend
ment to the constitution of the
United States, therefore, be it
Resolved, That this club en-
dorse the candidacy of only those
aspirants for the Republican nom
nations for the State Senate and
General Assembly who favor the
passage of local option law and
the adoption by the State Legisla-
ture of the dry amendment to the
constitution OF the United States.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-02-01
G. E. BERTCH CHOSEN
LEAGUES LEADER

Rev. G. E. Bcrtch, District Super
intendcnt of the Kansas City District
of the Anti-Saloon League, has been
elected Superintendent of the South
Dakota Anti-Saloon League. Mr.
Bertch succeeds r. n. Holsaple, who
has been Superintendent since August
l, 1911. Mr.. Bertch has for several
years been in charge of the work in
Kansas City and under his leadership
that city gave dry majority in the
statewide campaign for Prohibition
last year.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-02-01
"a TO l

In Waco, Texas, a dry city.
there was only one drunk in
JAN on Christmas Eve, as
against "a the year before when
Waco was wet. Prohibition
went into effect in Waco De-
cember l, 1917. In November
there were $40 arrests for
drunkenness; in December only
SO. Waco has a population of
10000 civilians and 10000 SOL
diers.
On the other hand, in San
Antonio conditions on account
of liquor selling are so deplor-
able, it is said, that the city
may be put under martial law.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-02-01
SALOONS NOT PLACES OF
PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION

New York Court of Appeals Rules
That Saloons Are Not Operated
for Common Advantage and as
Benefit of the People
The Court of Appeals of the state
OF New York on January Is handed
down decision To the effect that ne
eroes cannot demand service a sa-
loon in New York unless the proprie-
tor is willing to serve them. This de-
cision overrules the decision Of a
lower court allowing negro dam
ages for being refused service in a
saloon, which decision was based on
the classification of saloon as "a
place Of public accommodated" 1t
is on this basis that the saloon has
made much of its appeal fol- con-
tinued existence. Now comes the de-
cision OF the Court of Appeals stating
thai saloon does not come under
this classification. Places of public
accommodation" were designated I'M
Ader the law to be each of those utili-
ties, facilities and agencies created
and operated for the common advant-
age, aid and benefit of the people"
The saloon, therefore, according to
the decision of the Court, offers no
common advantage, aid or benefit"
to the people.
Having no reason for continued
Existence, the time has come to put
an end to it.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-02-01
TWO CANDIDATES
ANNOUNCE IN PENNA.

At large gathering of Republican
leaders in Pittsburgh during the sec
ond week in January, Hon. William
c. Sproul, of Chester, announced that
he would seek the Republican nomi-
nation for Governor. One week later
Hon. J. Denny O'Neil, of McKees-
Aort, announced his candidacy for
that high office.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-02-01
CHICAGO BREWERS
AGREE TO OBEY

At special meeting Of the Chicago
Brewers Protective Association an
agreement was entered into that no
beer deliveries will be made on Sun
days and Mondays,
q Quite a concession in view of the
fact that the state law prohibits the
sale of liquor on Sunday and Fuel
administrator Garfield has ordered
saloons closed on Monday.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-02-01
GOMPER'S STATEMENT
OPPOSES PROHIBITION

In a manifesto Issued to the public,
Samuel Gompers, in his capacity as
president of the American Federation
of Labor speaks against Prohibition.
"Thc projectors of this scheme are
neither wise, practical nor patriotic"
--lA says, "They are eaten up with
eeotism and fanaticism., Their project
is not calculated to unite our people.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-02-01
BIG BOOZE CAR
FOR ARMY CAMP

A seven-passenger Cadillac auto
mobile, Which was ordered wrecked
because it was used for the illegal
transportation OF booze, may be kept
intact and turned over to the soldiers
at Camp Dodge, Des Moines, Iowa.
District Judge Hutchinson, OF Des
Moines, who ordered the destruction
OF the car, announced that he would
probably modify his previous order
and give the machine to Uncle Sam.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-02-01

1t required mob of 500 soldiers
and sailors to influence the leader of
the orchestra in the Hof Brau-a
San Francisco cafe la Bcrlin--to
play a patriotic selection. But the
army boys got the patriotic music out
of the German cafe, even if the po-
lice did arrest four of them when =
riot call was sent in.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-02-01
CORKS AND BULLETS
BY Harry P. Rising

Recent heavy expectations OF bar
ley from California to Eastern brew
cries resulted in the Food Admins
tration prohibiting further shipments
of the grain from that state. 1t is
needed in California for bread Then,
too, California breweries need it, Tor
the brewcries there must live, too,
you know.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-02-01

REV. JAMES CANNON, JR, DID, LID, OF VIRGINIA
Virginia AnSoon League and member of its Execu
Chairman National Anti
Legislative Committee member National AniSaloon
the Board Of Directors President Black
College Girls Superintendent Southern Assembly He also Of
with the Federated Churches of Christ
the United States.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-02-01

The breweries continue to use bar
ley and rice, Mr.. Hoover. The brew
cries continue to use coal and oil, Mr..
Garfield. The breweries continue to
use freight, cars and terminal ware
houses, Mr.. McAdoo. The breweries
continue to obstruct prosecution of
the war, Mr.. Wilson. What are you
going to do with these aids of tho
Kaiser, gentlemen?
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-02-01

Mr.. McAdoo, think of the extra
freight cars you would have for use
for hauling army supplies if the brew
cries were forced to stop using them
for their booze. Every case and key
means two shipments, for the emp
ties" have to go back to the brewery.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-02-01

Army officials have started vica
crusade in San Francisco. What they
ought to do is to close the saloons of
that city There are over $4,000 SOL
diers and sailors stationed about San
Francisco and the saloons are daily
menace to the morals of the enlisted
men.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-02-01

WANTED-YoUR IDEA. rs,ent your In.
,entionI'll help market IT Send for Ffea
Books with list of Patent Buyers, hundreds 4
Ideas Wanted. etc. Patents Advertised FRI.
Advice Free. Trade marks registered. R,-h,
ard 3. Owen, Patent Lawyer. 1903 Owen Bldg..
Wash D. c.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-02-01

Just think of the freight cars, en-
gincs and fuel it takes to haul the
worthless rotgut made by the brewer
les in the u. s. and of the power, fuel,
gas, electricity, oil barley, rice and
other precious things used when the
nation is fighting for its life. No
wonder the brewers pass resolutions
of patriotism every time a bunch of
them have a convention!
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-02-01

The churches Of Santa Rosa, Calf,
recognized liquor as their worst
enemy, and January 20 was "anti-sa-
loon Sunday" in that city when ap-
propriate sermons and special SER
vices were held in the various church,
es. There ought to be an "and-sa-
loon Sunday" observed in every city,
village and hamlet-wet or dry-in
America until the nation is dry.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-02-01

iAveHtisn startIes worla--agents amazed rSsa
inexp srienced men divide $4,000. Korstaa.
. farmer. did $4,000 in Il days Sehlelcher.
cash made, paid banked by Stonemsn in 50
days; 900 to date. A hot or cold running
water bath equipment for any home at only
$3.50. Sef-hesting No plumbing or water
works required. Investigate. Exclusive sale.
Credit given Send no money. Write letter
or postal today. ALLEN MFG. CO, 43s
Anen Bldg, Toledo. Ohis
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-22
Social and Personal

Lynch, Opal Murphy, Cora Little
and Gilmore Murphy.
Reading, ",Santa's Cake"-Mary
Marjorie Mclean.
Reading, "Old Santa Claus
Gladys Allen.
Song, Fathers Christmas
Hope Gregory, Virginia Rawlns,
Jennie Henry Murphy, James Hunt,
John Carpenter, Dottic Pearl Hill,
Eloise Straud, Gustell Wicker, Mel
lie Morehead, Violet Cross, Eliza
beth Ball, Edith Scott, Lucille Scott,
Opal Murphy and Mary Ethel
Chapman.
Reading, selectcd-Roy Allen.
Reading, Somebody is Coming"
Lucille Straud.
Reading, The Birthday Of
Christ"-Jennic Henry Murphy.
Tableaux, Holy Night'-Mrs. O..
A. Shumate.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-22
CURRANTS, FIGS, DATES. w
]. LANE.
TWO LITTLE GIRLS
WOULD SEE WORLD

There is mystery surrounding the
disappearance OF two girls, one nine
and the other twelve years OF age,
from two homes on b street, south
west, near Fifth avenue. Friday
night. John CHM, deputy sheriff,
was called and he found that the
mother Of one OF the girls had a
woman locked in a room, claiming
that she had something to do with
the disappearance OF her daughter,
The officer advised her that she
could not keep the woman a pris-
oner without due warrant Of law.
but she insisted that she was going