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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-19
q Bonneville. Duluth. MINI.
mmended for Medal.

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, April Is. Night Lieu
tenant T. H Sweetser. of the Ameri-
can medical corps. has been recon-
mended for the British war cross be-
cause Of gallanuy and devotion to
duty near Passchendae1e March IL.
Another battalion's headquarters
was hit directly by. a gas shell and
their medical Office gassed- Sweet
ser. attended forty gas victims. al.
though himself suffering from the eff
fects of the vapor. He also assisted
in rescuing party whose dugout
was hit by gas shell.
There was active artillery fire on
this American sector today. but no
infantry action.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-19
Kansas City Live Stock.

KANSAS CITY, AprfI I3.0CattIe-
Receipts. 1000; market, steady:
steers. So. oo@17. 20; cows and heif
ers, 7.75m14. so; stockers and feed.
ers, IS. 25913. so; calves, 5000
10. 90.
Hogs-Receipts 5000; market, So
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-19

[U. s. Department of Agriculture,
Weather Bureau
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-19

Subscribe for The Gate City.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-19

The river will remain nearly sta
tionary, falling from Davenport to
.Keokuk during the next forty-eight
hours.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-19
DAILY RANGE OF PRICES.

Open. High. Low. c.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-04-12
Model Bars Fail
to Reduce Crime
Arrest Record at Bloomington Shows
Great Increase in Drunkenness
While Wet

A comparison of arrests for crime
in Bloomington during the last dry
year and the present wet year shows
the following convincing figures. Even
with the so-called model saloons,
drunkenness and crime in Blooming-
ton increased over 100 per cent.
Dry Year Ending May 1, 1916:
Arrests for Drunkenness. .... 7i3
Totals Arrests for All Crimes. 1902
Wet 10 Months Ending March 1, 1918:
Arrests for Drunkenness. .......1 1,420
Total Arrests for All Crimes. :. .3,21o
Federal records show that nine gov
ernment tax receipts are held in
Bloomington by persons not licensed
by the city to sell liquor. This is
evidence of nine blind pigs in wet ter
ritory. Again the actual records
knock out two common wet argus
ments.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-04-12
Hint That 5. Desired Action
Brings Quick Results
BAR PERMIT DANCES ARE
KJl M0LESTED
Brewers Anti Cabaret Attitude Not
Much Of a Mystery
VETS BADLY SCARED

by vote of 63 to the Chicago
City Council has voted to stop the sale
OF liquor in eabsrets, or to stop caba-
ret entertainment in places where liq-
uof is sold.
The anti-cabaret ordinance was
naseed shortly after an intima,.oa that
. United States Government would
Ike action Unless the city put an inn
fediatc stop to tie ca5arct cv.l.
The wcts make no secrcs a. e fact
hat It was only to sare - icago
liquor business from tota motion
Nat they proceeded against ,aaarets.
1t IS also we'll known that te cabaret
ordinance was passed at the request of
the brewers. After the hurried action
taken b. them Oil ti1e cabare. ques-
i ~;si,,s y "a. ! l......s,.s q iS.ef-
iacn Kenna and Coughlin OF the First
Ward voting against the ordinance, it
was charged that the threat Of govern
ment action was merely bluff Con-
siderable criticism was made OF the
Councils failure to restrict the use of
LIQUOR at bar permit dances. 1t is said
by investigators that dances at which
liquor is sold by special bar permit
are more detrimental to United States
soil:cfs and sailors than are the cab
arets. The bar permits have long been
defended by the United Societies and,
furthermore, beer is the popular bev-
erage at bar permit dances; at caba-
rets, on the other hand, beer is not
much of favorite. This makes it
somewhat easier to understand why
the brewers who control the United
Societies and the City Council discrim-
mate in favor OF bar permits while
apparently willing to accede to the
wishes of the government.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-04-12

Maple Park hung up a new dump
here" sign by an increased majority
of so votes, but practically ever other
wet place voting retained its saloons
by much narrower margin. In Au-
rora the previous majority OF 1850
was reduced to 1923, according to ear
ly returns. Later this unofficial ma
jority was cut down to about 800
Suburban Invasion Repelled
Numerous attempts by the vets TO
open way for the establishment OF
saloons and gallon houses in territory
near large dry cities were successfully
defeated.
Silver Creek Township, near Free
port stayed dry by a. votes, frustrat-
ing the liquor scheme to secure a wet
station to be used as a shipping point
for the benefit OF Freeport brcweries.
Springfield Township, which sur
rounds the city of Springfield like a
horseshoe. was the scene of a desper--
ate effort to give the alcohol forces
a foothold in the territory surrounding
the capital city. The drys realized
the Importance of holding this terri
tory and accordingly fought a Win
ming battle to keep Springfield more
secure. Not only did the vets fail to
win in Springfield Township. but they
were driven back by the voting dry of
Auburn Township, in which was To-
Gated the city OF Thayer, with seven
saloons.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-04-12

linsville verihes Senator Shefman's 5
statement that saloons were the real
cause of the lynching:
Collinsville, ILL.,, April 8.-The dec
laration in the Senate today by Sen
ator Sherman, of Illinois, that the
hanging here of Robert Prayer last
Friday was accomplished by "a
drunken mob masquerading under
the guise OF patriotism" recalls
stories told shortly after the hanging
to the effect that the participants in
the mob were recruited from saloon:
both in this city and Marysville.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-04-12
Lynchers Were
a Drunken Mob
Says Sherman
Blames Booze For Latest Disgrace
to Illinois

United States Senator Sherman
again placed the blame where it be-
longs when he told the members of
the United States Senate on April 8,
that saloons were responsible for an
other act of mob violence, the hang
ing of Robert Prayer at Co1linsville
The hanging of Prayer under the
conditions which he related in detail
Senator Sherman emphatically said
"was deliberate, wilful act of mur-
der, and the men who participated in
it ought to be hung under the laws
of Illinois"
In Saloon Town"
"Coliinsville is mining town with
big ore smelling plant" the Sena-
tor said. "a great number of miners
congregate in and about Collinsville
A small mining town, known as
Marysville, is not far distant. kind
of suburb, so to speak, of the place.
My recollection now is that mostly
these places are saloon towns.
Mob Had Been Drinking
"On the occasion of the lynching,
or short time before, the miners as
sembled in a saloon in Marysville.
Their patriotism and desire to inflict
punishment grew more jealous after
they had imbibed some of the prod
ucts over the bar of that saloon.
81 do not know that that destroys
a mans patriotism; l do know that
it removes discreetness of conduct
that ought to mark the conduct even
of loyal patriotic American citizen
! know that this mob of coal miners
that went from that saloon took the
alien Prayer when they were in a
state of drunkenness. 1t was drunk
en- mob masquerading in the garb OF
patriotism"
The following dispatch from Col
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-04-12
Indiana Is Now
a Dry State
Saloons Closed on Same Day Illinois
Voted

At midnight, April ?, $500 Indiana
saloons closed their doors under the
state Prohibition law. In Indianapolis
5H saloons and four important brew
cries closed. Throughout the state IS
breweries have ceased the manufac-
ture of alcoholic liquors. Practically
all will make soft drinks and other
products, so that little property will
be lost.
The number of owners. bartenders,
and employees who became available
for productive labor is placed at o,46O.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-04-12
HOW ABOUT IT BILL?

While our boys are in France risk
ing their lives in the attempt to build
a world democracy, suppose you and
l do our bit toward providing de-
cent city for them to return to when
their task is complete.
How about it, Bill, shall we vote
dry?-Union Labor Advocate.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-04-12
Massachusetts
On Honor Roll

On April 2, by a vote of 27 to II,
the Massachusetts, Senate voted in IA
vor of ratifying the National Prohibi-
ton Amendment. A week previously
similar endorsement was voted by the
House by vote of AS to 81. By this
action Massachusetts, becomes the first
northeastern state, the fifth wet state,
and the eleventh state to ratify the
amendment.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-04-12
INTOXICATED FIGURING

Some figure it this way: AS
long as Chicago is in the hands
of the vets the state will be safe
for democracy and perhaps it
may be able to save the nation.
-Westville, Ill, Journal.
Who figures it that way, and how
do they figure ite Democracy safe
in the hands of the wetsl Well,
maybe safe for them and the nation
saved for them
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-04-12
The Lost Territory


vets were Banner Township, includ-
ing Schumway, in Effingham County
and Manlious Township, including
Seneca and Marseilles, in La Sale
County.
A total of Is wet townships voted
dry, making a net increase of 10 town
ships gained by the drys.
The chief cities retained by the vets
were Aurora, Chillicothe, Nauvoo,
Maple Park, Alton, and Carlinville.
Women Do Their Bit
The women voters of the state once
more demonstrated their hatred of the
booze business. But for their help
Bloomington and several other places
captured by the drys would have been
retained by the saloon forces. The
great dry victory is most encouraging
in view of the fact that the places
being fought for by the Anti-Saloon
forces were among the hardest places
for the drys to capture in the state;
on the other hand, the places which
the vets were fighting to regain were
chosen by them as being the most IA
vorable to the wet side of all the dry
cities in Illinois.
Over 1,400 townships and precincts
were dry before the election. In only
21 of these was the saloon question
placed on the ballot, showing how sue
cessful the no-saloon policy has been
in the vast majority of dry places.
More Places to Vote
On Tuesday, April 16, about dozen
cities and villages, including Savanna,
Blue Island, ST. Charles, and East Mo-
line, will vote on the saloon question.
1t is expected that the proportion of
dry victories will be maintained, add
ing considerable more dry territory.
The Primaries Next
The next great battle to be fought
by the Anti-Saloon Army will be on
September 11-Primary Election Day.
The result of the local option elections
is positive proof that the people OF
Illinois prefer the no-saloon policy.
In spite of this fact, Illinois is con-
trolled through the Legislature by the
liquor interests. If the State Legisla-
ture is to express the will of the people
of Illinois, men must be nominated at
the primary election who are not sub
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-04-12
Lands Talks
to Beer Men
Federal Judge Discovers and Con-
demns Law Evasion

Rockford beer peddlers recently
made the acquaintance of the Honor
able K. M. Lands, Judge of the Fed
eral Court. Juoge Lands tod them
what he thought of their efforts to vio-
late anti-saloon laws in Rockford
This is what he said to John Petritz
president of the Rockford brewery
after Petritz explained why his beer
was peddled by bona fide" express
man and not an employee OF the COM
pany:
$50 you're determined to be law
abiding citizen! You brew beer in a
dry town, locate branch in wet
town, have patrons sign form so you
can deliver beer in a dry territory
and then you cali yourself law-abiding,
do you?"
How Law Was Evaded
Earl Blewfeld, manager of the Be
lott branch office, was given a severe
grilling by the court. Judge Lands
declared Blewheld went to Beloit ev-
cry morning, opened the brewing COM
pany's lock box, took out the orders,
deposited the money to the credit of
the Be1oit branch in a Beloit bank,
and then returned to Rockford and
turned the orders over to Frank Pet
ritz in the Rockford Office.
Commenting on the brewers meth
DDS, Judge Lands said: "This COM
pany's monkey business back and forth
between Rockford and Beloit, Wis, is
mere subterfuge, an evasion of your
dry law, which would not fool babe
in the cradle"
When Lands got through with
them the bar men had some new ideas
of proper respect for anti-saloon laws.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-04-12

servient tools of the brewery trade.
The dry victories of April ? will be OF
merely local Importance unless the
people continue the fight until the vic
tory has been won at the primaries.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-04-12

Belleville officials have been given
a hint to get busy and prevent the
continued sale of liquor to soldiers.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1918-07-27
Gance-Taki
Autoist Killed
Man At Arcola

William P. Rinckoff, Jr, SO years
old, of Monsey, N. Y, died in the
Hackensack Hospital at 2o'clock Fri
day morning as a result of injuries
sustained n. an automobile accident
on Passaic street, Arcola, at o'clock
Thursday evening.
Rinckoff was a passenger in the
machine owned and driven by Chas.
Lendeman, also of Monsey He oc-
cupied the middle rear seat and was
the only one of five passengers who
was not thrown out The other oc-
cupants besides Rinckhoff and Lende-
man were Arthur Blaufelt, William
P. Rinckhoff, Sr, and Charles Fesler,
all of Monsey. They escaped with
minor bruises.
The car in which Rinskhcf and
party were riding was travelling west
On Passaic street, when machine
driven by T. ]. Tavares, of 210 Col
lege avenue, Ithica, N. Y, attempted
to pass. Tavare's car hooked the left
rear huh of the other machine. fore
(Contir.'ed on Page G)
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1918-07-27
COLGATE CALMLY SACRIFICED

Atlantic City, July 25.-In Cover
nor Edges home town, Atlantic City,
George L. Record pictured Governor
Edge as man who is trying to
serve the Public Service Corporation
and also to retain favor with the
public. This fact, Mr.. Record con-
tended, could not be accomplished.
Mr.. Record said: Gin order to get
the proper background to appreciate
fully the depth of feeling which
aroused Thomas N. McCarter to a
denunciation of Governor Edge ard
the Public Utility Commissioners as
political horse thieves it is neces-
say to know the inside history if
McCarter's relations with Governor
Edge.
According to the best information
which | can obtain, the Public Ser
vice was seriously embarrassed be-
tween the candidates. of Senator
Edge for the gubernatorial nomipa-
ton two years ago. They finally
threw in their influence for Edge.
Ex-senator Wlkelee, q Bergen
county, one of the leaders OF the Re-
publican state machine, was on the
staff Of the Public Service as one of
their counsel. He and Edge had been
personally and politically very close.
The public Service threw in it's
powerful influence in Essex county
and Passaic county and in South
Jersey, through David Baird, fer
Edge, in the full c-,pectation that he
would take care of them when elect
Continued on page 81
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1918-07-27
Cifside Boy Victim
In Auto Tragedy At
Rdgefeld Park

Cliffside people played an unhappy
part in Ridgefield Park tragedy
this week. On Friday Of last week
nine-year old Edward Dyer, of Cliff
side took ride with Robert Muller
in an auto truck, and they were
crossing the tracks were run down
by train, Muller being killed and
the Dyer boy badly injured. Muller
was 81 years old, and was a truck
chauffeur for the Ideal Cooney Dy-
ing Co., of Ridgefeld Park He had
just driven out of the Co.'S, yard
when the train that struck his auto
came along. He either did not hear
or see it. At any rate he oculd not
get out of the way and was thrown
over 100 feet when struck The Dyer
boy was hurled upon the polot of the
engine and left there, so badly in
iured that his life was despaired of,
though reports from Hackensack
Hospital this week say he is doing
nicely.
The Dyer boy was dragged by the
cow-catcher on the engine nearly a
thousand feet.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1918-07-27
Road Rules Violated
In Fort Lee Daily
At Anderson Ave.

lie recently enacted rules of the
road in Fort Lee, making it a re-
quirement that all north ound An
derson avenue traffic turn east at
Whitman street, go one block east.
then another block north to Main
street, was one of the wisest provi-
sions ever made for the public safety
in the borough's history. Recently
however, there has been great
many violations of the rule, though
there is large sign placed right on
the ground with letters On it large
enough to be seen a block away.
directing drivers to turn east at that
point. Last Sunday afternoon about
five o'clock, there were no less than
five automobiles went north right
past Whitman street and on to Main
street in utteh disregard to the sign
that direced them to turn east on
Whitman street. 1t is said that
great many drivers who know the
road are the violaters of this very
wise rule, and it is these chaps who
should be apprehended and made to
pay penalty for their violations.
The old turn at Anderson avenue and
Main street was forever d menace to
public safety. This is why the de-
tour rule was put into effect.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1918-07-27
Army And Laundry
Cars In Smash AT
Bluff Rid Crossing

Another proof Of the fact that
Pallsade does not desire the turning
OF Bluff road into a state highway
was in evidence last Monday when
another collision took place between
two automobiles at the junction of
Anderson avenue and Bluff road.
About 2.15 p. m. when Matthew's
laundry auto was coming south in
Anderson avenue, it was going at :
pretty lively clip evidently. or i.
would have seen an oncoming auto
mobile coming west as it attempted
to turn east into Bluff road The lat
ter car was Government army tour
ing car from Camp Merritt driven by
Charles Wyrich, of the 3O9th Motor
Car Corps. Every effort was made
to avoid collision by both drivers, but
it was out of the question, so the
laundryman had the left rear wheel
yanked off by the army car smashing
into it. Policeman Rosenstengel in
vestigated the occurrence and had the
two drivers ordered to report at 20
lice headquarters Thursdy night
where hearing was had. The cor
census of opinion YVES that both
drivers were forcing their cars too
fast for crossing of that many dan
GERS. 1t requires the most careful
handling of cars to make that turn at
Anderson avenue and Bluff road, and
many accident have occurred there.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1918-07-27
Foolish Taxi Driver
Upsets On Fl. Lee Hill
-Four Woman Hurt

Another auto accident on Fort Lee
hill last Monday.
Riding at speed said to have been
forty miles an hour or better. a
Taxicab bound from Camp Merritt to
the Edgewater ferry upset It the
first turn of the Fort Lee hill at Z
o'clock last Sunday evening and in
Jured four women, one probably
seriously, besides the chauffeur.
Witnesses declare it is a mirad e all
were not killed outright.
The injured are:
Jennie Bower, of rs Kelly (street,
Bronx, N. Y, Mrs. Kerrigan, If 10.
cuust avenue, Cedarhurst, l.. l., Mad
cline Spoken, 275 East 144th Areet.
New York; Miss Mary Wood, de ATS
East 18th street, New York. and
John Nugent, of Tenafy, the chauf-
fetr.
All but Miss Wood were sent 20
their homes after treatment at the
Hospital.
Miss Wood is said to have a pos
sible fracture of the knee cap and a
severe cut on the head. 1t has not
yet been determined whether she has
a fracture of the skull or not but an
X-ray picture will be taken today,
Nugent, the chauffeur, claAnrshis
brakes did not work, but then dee-
water police say they learneS that
new brake Innings had recently bIen
on the car.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1918-07-27
Woman Auto Drive
On Wrong Side
Hurls Bicyclist [

Another chapee-t taking az
a woman lsaas lins
man last Monday in Hack
Record says:
Henry Ziniz, of 600 Ma
while riding his bicycle
Main street, in front of tt
Field Club was painfully mi
caught in the rear wheel o.
driven by Mrs.
Brocq, of Ridgefield Park.
suffered bruises of the bacl
leggs, besides a laceration
leg. He was removed to h
the car of a local physical
1t is said that both Zini
La Brocq were travelling
tween the trolley tracks an
when Mrs. La Brocq cam
lind without warning and
man on the right side I'M
the left side. Her left
and the bicycle came in
interlocked, throwing 2
roadway and demolishing
Mrs. La Brocq was 81
Policeman Breen to app
for a hearing tomorrow
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1918-07-27
L. {. Anderson Says
Anderson Ave. Ruined
By Great Auto Stream,

Speaking of the injury done by the
turning of Anderson avenue into a
great highway, the heaviest traf-
licked of any roadway in New Jer-
sey, Mr.. L. C. Anderson, who lives
on that thoroughfare in Palisade,
said this week:
81 cannot say enough in condemna-
ton of making Anderson avenue a
highway. AS a place of residence it
has been completely ruined. If |
could sell out here tomorrow even at
sacrifice, l would move away i'm
mediately. l always opposed the
of this avenue into a high
way, but the town never took any
concerted action against it presum-
ably for the reason that no one sup
posed it would ever become so OBJ
jectionable. For over a year past
automobile traffic has been increas-
ing until from nuisance it has now
become a menace. We have to keep
our children off the street as much as
possible, and so do all other people
OF this neighborhood. The danger is
always great"
"Does the traffic bother you much
at night he was asked.
eyes and all the year round. In
summer on Sundays especially, an
account of the park, and the joy
riders from the section down below
Continued on page 81
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1918-07-27
MAKING INCOMPATIBLE FIGHT

Hackensack, July 23rd.-Formsr
Senator Charles o. Conner Hennessy
issued the following statement today:
at appears from newspaper re-
ports that few gentlemen, calling
themselves leaders of the Democratic
Party in New Jersey, have already
determined upon the candidate to be
selected in the party primaries in
September for the United States
Senatorship. | desire to make very
PLAIN to these would-be leaders that
their plan cannot easily be carried
out. Their program, according to
the newspapers, seems to be to pro-
duce John R. Hardin, of Essex county
as the machine candidate for the
personality, and he is a good lawyer,
Mayor Hague to induce Mr.. Simpson
to retire, and to get the White House
to induce me TO get out
Mr.. Hardin has a very engaging
persona ity, and he is a good lawyer.
but ne is politically impossible. In
1892, the Democratic state organiza-
ton, led by James Smith, Jr., Of
Newark, forced through Democratic
Legislature, in an atmosphere that
reeked with charges of bribery. a
Continued on page 3
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1918-07-27
100000 +
This Wee|
For Sed
E. III. Ryan, Founder
Between Pal;sade a
Avenue on West 81
Lots in West PalisI
PROSPECTS

There are signs d
estate interest in
section of New Jerf
week some of the la
for many years hay
H. Ryan, the fathd
Palisade, has again
own, and though /;
of real ownership
bouts, and particq
is now at the head
the Anderson Req
this week acquire
in size from 100
property is locate
boulevard along
running seven BY
tending all the WAY
In addition toI {
company. of which
Secretary and HE ii
taken over this w
Warrington Bull as
some GOO lots in