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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-12-05
HOLD REPUTED RABBI FOR
WOOD ALCOHOL SALES

Jacob Radowitz, who says he is
rabbi of New York city synagogue,
was arraigned last week before Mag
istrate Harris in the municipal term
of the city magistrates court charg-
ed with selling a preparation of wood
alcohol for whisky. Through drink
ing the liquor Samuel Schneider was
made totally blind. The reputed rabbi
was held in $4,000 bail for hearing.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-12-05

brewers declaration of invasion OF
China is not bluff.
Prohibitionists in this country owe
it to China to do everything that can
legitimately be done to prevent
American brewers from getting a
foothold in that empire. China has
not yet acquired the alcohol habit,
and it would be an everlasting dis
grace to America if Americas old
discarded breweries are allowed to be
the means of fixing this habit upon
her people.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-12-05
HOTEL MANAGERS SAY
PEOPLE EATING MORE

S. J. Whitmore of the Muehlbach
Hotel, and James Ketnor of the Bal
timore Hotel, two famous Kansas
City hostelries, according to the Star
of November II, declared that the
largest hotels of their city are faring
we'll without bar revenues. Mr.. Ket-
nor is quoted as saying: "The alb
sence of heavy drinking of whisky
and beer has made the dinner orders
noticeably heavier"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-12-05
THIRST pARLoRS GONE.
CITY WoRKHOUSE CLOSES

The city council of Columbus,
Ohio, has decided to rent the work
house farm for a year at a rental of
$3.50. Since the advent of Prohbi-
ton the workhouse population has
steadily declined. The closing of the
workhouse cuts salary expense for
guards and watchmen of $1,000 per
month. Score one for Prohibition.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-12-05
MEDICAL Students PRANK RESULTS IN
SERIOUS INJURY TO PUSSYFOOT Johnson
All Britain However, Agrees That Johnson Is Good Scout
and Genuine Sportsman Prohibition Cause Is Put the
by the Incident; Booze Interests Greatly Worried

flowed by all who are privileged to
know him.
His friends in this country were
not surprised to hear his comments
on the hazing affair as carried in the
London dispatches. He says: 1.-THE
boys were all right, the police han
died the situation we'll. If they had
tried to force things lot of people
might have been hurt. am sending
this message to the students You
had good time. had good time.
| have no complaints, but if you want
fun get into the game against the
greatest enemy of the human race,
drink"
King Expresses Regret
| The King has expressed regret at
the occurrence. as has also the Lord
! Chancellor, and the English press in
general has condemned the hazing,
but is a unit in declaring Pussyfoot
good sport"
The following cablegram from the
president of the United Kingdom Al
lance, Lief Jones, to American Issue,
sent on behalf OF the Alliance, is
fairly representative of the sentiment
that prevails in England:
We wish to express on behalf
of Alliance our regret and indig-
nation at the entirely unprovok-
ed attack on Johnson by mob of
stuuents and others. Johnson's
bearing in trying circumstances
most dignifed and admirable. He
is being carefully treated by we'll
known specialists in private hos
pital. We earnestly trust that his
injuries are not lasting. The King
has expressed regret at the oc-
currence and the Lord Chancel-
lor said last night: "Mr. Johnson
was invited here by an associa-
ton of English people who share
his views. He was as much en-
titled to express his opinion in
this country as the Lord Chancel-
lor would be just as freely en-
titled to do in the United States
if invited there by an American
association to express his opinion
| in that country. Assailed by
overwhelming odds, Mr.. Johnson
! If A. Ill.
himself, and, overwhelmed by
numbers which should not be
employed against man of his
age, he behaved a, sportsman,
a gentleman and a brave citizen
of the United States. His de-
meanor was such as to make it
certain that hereafter, however
unpopular his views might be,
Johnson need never fear but that
he will obtain fair hearing
here" LIEF JONES,
United Kingdom Alliance.
Unfriendly American Newspapers
Commend Johnson's Attitude
The affair has also brought forth
expressions of good will for Johnson
from newspapers in this country
which have heretofore criticized him
and the Anti-Saloon League for tenn
perance activities in England. These
papers have assumed the attitude that
Johnson and the League were "but-
ting m The fact is, as stated by the
Lord Chancellor, Johnson is there
upon invitation of the leading tenn
perance organizations of England.
One of the most pronounced anti
! Prohibition papers in America, the
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-12-05

New York World, has the following
in an editorial dealing with the situa-
ton:
The London medical students
who on Thursday dragged Pussy
foot Johnson. the temperance
strategist, from a Prohibition
meeting and bore him through
the streets on plank with ap-
probious remarks and banners of
protest against all promoters of
thirst. must have wondered next
day who had the best of it. We
can tell them. 1t was not the
students =. The British beer
age may we'll feel nervous as it
contemplates the complacent
Pussyfoot on his cheerful bed of
pain. That kind of opponent is
always to be feared.
The New York Tribune comments
upon the fact that Pussyfoot has long
been the object of jest and ridcule
by the press and cartoonists. But. SC
is Lloyd George the object of the
most "satirical pencil that drws." Il
is the British way. And the Tribune
concludes:
Will Prohibition thus become a
joke in England and be laughed
out of court? Hardly. 1t is the
way of England to jest in her
solemnest moments. There can
hardly be any handicap for Mr..
Johnson in having opened his
campaign by appealing first to
the British sense of humor
Rather we suspect is the Anti
Saloon League showing its old
acumen in propaganda that swept
this country into the desert dis
trict of the world with hardly a
tongue awake to oppose it in
time.
The New York Post believes that
Phssyfoot and Prohibition scored {
point. The Post says:
Anti Prohibitionists will con-
tend that this is most danger
Gus form of propaganda. They
will redouble their efforts to
have the invading American re-
called. If alien reformers must
be admitted let them be of a
surly type, quick to feel insult and
to get into row.
Has Captured England
The New York Times is of the be
lief that Pussyfoot has captured Eng
land. The Times says:
The so called "Pussyfoot"
Johnson has won England in
day. His dry theories are mad
dening to many Englishmen. =.
But Pussyfoot has conquered
England. He grins delightedly at
his rigging" He is a good
sport" and if anybody can make
Great Britain dry he is the man.
These expressions from New Yorl
newspapers are fairly typical of thos,
appearing in the wet and neutral pa
pers of the United States. Of course
the dry newspapers are certain tina
the Prohibition cause has been great,
advanced by the incident.
In the meantime the fight goes OF
in the British Isles. The campaign il
Scotland is creating a vast amount o
interest and Ireland is now demand
ing local option law similar to tina
granted Scotland. The fact is, Pro
hibition is one of the most talked-o
subjects in the British Isles today.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-12-05

A London press dispatch of No
vember % announces that an-opera-
ton removing the right eye of Will
liam E. Johnson (Pussyfoot) had been
successfully performed on the 9th.
Specialists in attendance explained in
bulletin issued after the operation
that the removal of the eye was neces-
sary to save his left eye and also that
the pain could not have been relieved
otherwise. A cable to American Issue
under date of November 81 limited that
such an operation would probably be
necessary.
The story of Johnson's encounter
with the medical students on the
night of November Is, in which
melee "a hazing affair." the injury to
the eye was received, has gone the
rounds of the American press, and
has furnished lead copy for English
newspapers. London correspondents
of American newspapers tell us that
Johnson has become the most talked
of man in England.
Prohibition to the Fore
This is important because it has put
the Prohibition issue to the fore. 1t
is conceded by friend and foe that
the affair has advanced the cause of
temperance in England to a position
which it could not have otherwise at
tanned in years. When those medical
students dragged Pussyfoot from the
platform from which he was speaking
on the night of November Is and
paraded him through two miles of
crowded West End streets on a.Rlank
they little dreamed that flfcy were
making "the Prohibition agitator" a
popular hero, and creating situation
such that even the most pronounced
antagonists of the Prohibition move
ment in England would change their
attitude toward him.. The students
themselves, after the episode was
over and they had discovered what a
good sport" Pussyfoot is, expressed
regret over his injury and proposed
to banquet him as soon as he recov-
cred. They stoutly affirm that the
missile which caused the injury to his
eye was not thrown by any of their
number but by some of the crowds
which followed the hazers
A Good Sport
England admires craftsmanship,
and Pussyfoot has displayed this
quality to an unusual degree and has
accordingly gained the admiration of
all true Englishmen. His keen sense
of humor, and man must have much
of this admirable quality when he can
see the funny side of prank, such as
the students perpetrated, when the
fun is all directed at himself, is also
the subject of much favorable COM
ment. His opponents express surprise
that "reformer" has any humor in
his makeup, but they all admit that
Pussyfoot has it. He is displaying
those same qualities that endeared
him to the people of our own West
when he did so much in Kidding that
country of liquor desperadoes and
where he earned the title Pussy
foot" This title was applied to him
because of the quickness and pre-
cision with which he carried on his
operations. Mild hammered, quiet
spoken, unobtrusive-Pussyfoot has
these qualities together with come
hither" in his smile that makes him
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-12-05

The six Ohio counties to return wet
majorities were Butler, Cuyahoga,
Erie, Hamilton, Lucas and Mont
gomery.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-12-05

Henry Waterson, writing in the
Chicago Evening Post, said of Lin
coins assassin, Wilkes Booth
knew. He was drunk, had been
drunk all winter He was of per-
verified mind, the inheritant of mad
blood"
Manchester Democrat., 1919-05-21
.HEIN0US CRIME COM
MITTfD AT COLESBURG
ROBBERS ENTER HOME OF AGED
LADY AND ROB HER OF
MONEY.
POSSE AND HOUNDS ON SEARCH
Entire Countryside Wrought Up Ov.
er the Affair. Believed Robbers
will Be Rounded Up Soon.

Mrs. Elizabeth Balsinger, lady 80
years of age, living about two miles
east of Colesburg, had an experience
on Tuesday evening which has stirred
the whole countryside. The day be-
fore she sold a COW for $4,000, and had
deposited the money in the Colesburg
bank. On Tusday evening, as she was
engaged in lighting lamp, two ruff
fans, whom she describes as young
fellows" burst into the room and pull
} ed her to the floor by the hair of her
head, demanding that she turn over to
them the $4,000. This she could not
do, but she gave them what money she
happened to have on hand, amounting
to SIS or $40, and with this the mis-
ereants decamped. She gave the
alarm as quickly as possible, and on
Wednesday forenoon posse with
bloodhounds were trailing the robbers
In the vicinity Of Colesburg.
This outrage, together with the
thieving that has been perpetrated in
and around Manchester. is simply part
OF that wave Of lawlessness which
seems to be sweeping over the country
in the wake Of the great war. and
which has appeared in far worse form
in many Of the eastern cities. 1t is
time that officers everywhere bestir
themselves and do their utmost to sup
press tbs wave of crime which seems
to be sweeping over the country.
Manchester Democrat., 1919-05-21

Mrs Mary Hubbell has been SER
iously i'll during the past week. Her
many friends will be pleased to learn
that she is materially improved at this
time.
Mrs W. C. Gloer of Des Moines
is expected in Manchester later in the
week for a visit with friends. While
here she will be the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs John Fardy
William Carmicale of Strawberry
Point, was in the city Monday, enroute
home from Camp Dodge, where he re-
ceived his discharge from the SER
vice last week. Mr. Carmicale enlisted
in the old Company H Of this city, and
was selected as one of the Rainbow
boys. While the division was in an
eastern camp he was transferred to the
18th Division and saw considerable
service overseas with that unit.
Manchester Democrat., 1919-05-21
RAINBOW" BOYS
Are HOME AGAIN
LEO CHAMPLIN TELLS OF WORK
OF AMRICAN SOLDIERS IN
FRANCE.
BIG CELEBRATION IS PLANNED
Fair Society and Commercial Club
Combine in Efforts TO Pnt Over
Biggest Event Ever.
COMMERCIAL CLUB MEETING.

The Commercial Club held its regu-
lar meeting on Monday evening at
Masters restaurant. AS the meeting
was to be featured by talks from sew
eral members of the Rainbow division
and some other returned soldiers, the
attendance was the largest that has
been seen for some time. After sew
eral items of business had been dis
posed of, President Gildner introduced
the speakers of the evening, Roy
Champlin, Clarence Heyler. James
Wright, WHO had been with the S9th
division, and Cyrus Yaintes, who has
assisted in operating the railroads IN
France back Of the front. The boys all
spoke highly of the valor and fight
ing qualities OF the Americans, and re-
lated numerous instances illustrative
Of the grim determination with which
our boys went in to win. Mr.. Yaints
gave an entertaining description OF
the manner in which the railroads
were operated in the war zone.
Manchester Democrat., 1919-05-21
AT THE PLAZA.

Wednesday. "a Desert Wooing,"
featuring Enid Bennett, also Pathe
News.
Thursday. Mary Pickford in How
Could You Jean"
Friday, "The Gold Cure" with Viola
Dana.
Saturday, Pathe News. Iron Test
No. II, and Billie West Comedy.
Sunday and Monday. William Rus
sell, in Some Liar" with the Topics
of the Day., on Monday.
Tuesday, Alice Brady in Her Great
Chance; also Lloyd Comedy.
Wednesday, Sandy" starring Jack
Pickford, and the Pathe News.
Thursday, "The FREELY of France"
with Wallace Reid.
Manchester Democrat., 1919-05-21
so NEAR AND YET so FAR.

Last week one day Floyd Arnold
and Ernest Lawman had an expert
ence which illustrates how the life
of those who fare forth in automopiies
is full Of the charm of the unexpect-
ed. They had spent the day In Du-
buaue. and were so taken with the
sights of the city that they could not
tear themselves away until the de-
clining sun warned them of the time
of departure. Darkness overlook
them before they had gone many
miles, but all went well until they
reached a famous mud hole short
distance west Of Dyersville, where
many another driver has met his Wa
terloo. Here their car went IN up to
hubs and refused to bulge. After try
ing all the different stunts made and
approved for such emergencies, and
finding them alike Intellectual, they re-
lieved their feelings In appropriate
language, and started westward on
foot in the hope Of picking up board
or two with which to pry their vehi-
Gle from it's cozy bed. After walk
ing about pile and a half without
discovering as much as a splinter,
they returned to their car, and phil
osophically determined to make tne
best of it. This they did by nesting
down in the seats and sleeping the
sleep of the righteous till morning
When starting out on renewed
search for timber, they discovered,
rod or so to the rear OF the car, col
lection of beams and planks which
others had used in similar predica-
ment, but which in the darkness OF
the night they had failed to see. For
once Greeley's advice, go west, young
man." proved a mistake.
Manchester Democrat., 1919-05-21
PLANNING BIG CELEBRATION.

II old Jupiter Pluvius permits there
will be the biggest Fourth Of July cell
ebration in Manchester this year that
this county has ever seen. The Com
mercial club and Delaware County
Fair society are making elaborate
plans to celebrate the Fourth with all
the time honored features and to COM
bine with it welcome home to the,
soldiers and sailors Of Delaware
County home from the Great War. All
men in uniform will be admitted free
to the grounds and the grandstand and
they will be invited to come as organi-
cations from the various centers OF the
county and march in the parade. It
will surely be an inspiring sight to
see the goodly number OF fine young
Americans who answered their coun-
try's call marching In companies from
Earlville, Hopkinton, Ryan. Delhi.
lColesburg, Masonyille, Dundee, Cree
ley, Edgewood and Manchester As
the branches of the county Red Cross
We'd with each other in the amount OF
work done, so it is hoped that each
part of the county will try to present
the best showing OF soldiers and sail
ors.
This Is intended to be county eel
ebration in the fullest sense OF the
word and several communities have
already manifested their intention to-
help in making this the best ever. The
admission charged at the gate will be-
used only for improvements Of the
county Fair Grounds, which are be-
coming matter of pride to every res
ident of the county as they are as,
knowledged to be among the best in
the state. With the improvements de-
cided upon by the executive committees
at recent meeting the comfort of vis-
itors will be much better taken care
of and merited criticism will be done
away with.
Excellent free acts, both afternoon
and evening, have been secured, ball
game between teams from neighb0ring
towns, races on the track, balloon
race between two large balloons, four
bands, dancing in the pavilion and
fine program of fireworks in the even
ing are among the features of the pro-
gram.
The merchants of Manchester are
working on floats to appear in the pa
rade which promises to surpass any
thing ever held here.
If the weather is only propitious
this should be the greatest community
gathering ever held in Delaware coun-
ty and the beginning of bigger things
in the future.
Manchester Democrat., 1919-05-21
Congregational.

Sunday school at 1000 AM. Follow
ed by the preaching services at l1:oO
A. NJ. At this service the pastor will
preach the annual Memorial sermon
to the members of the Grand Army and
the Women's Relief corps. on the
theme: Christian Patriotism" Owing
to the union baccalaureate services IN
the Methodist church in the evening,
there will be no evening services.
Manchester Democrat., 1919-05-21
COUNCILMAN CLEVELAND HAS A
CLOSE-CALL.

On Monday afternoon team belong
ing to James Sheppard broke loose on
the West Side and went tearing across
the Marion street bridge. In maxine
the turn into Franklin street, one of
the horses fell to the pavement and
slid under an automobile standing at
the east side of the street. Council
man A. H. Cleveland happened to be
under the machine making some re-
pairs, and by the impact of the horses
hoofs as they struck him he was quite
painfully injured.
Manchester Democrat., 1919-05-21
TIVE LAST OF IT'S KIND.

On, oe the most elaborate and en-
joya,1;,e social events ever given II
Manchester took place at the home o.
Mr.. Cal Martin on last Thursday even
ing, when Mr.. Martin entertained 6
company Of twenty guests at an eight
course dinner, which was followed bS
mue;cale given by some OF our bes'
local talent, assisted by three OF Mr.
Martins musical friends from Chica-
go.
The house was beautifully decorated
in tulirs and apple blossoms, the din
ing room being done exclusively IN
yellow, while the same color scheme
was carried out throughout the entire
dinner. The menu cards and pro-
grams were the handiwork OF Mr.. Mar
tin, and gave evidence OF his artistic
talents in this as well as in muslcal
way.
A pleasing feature of the evening
was the announcement OF the ap-
preaching marriage of Mr.. Martin 10
Mrs. Elizabeth Wood, OF Syracuse, N.
Y, a longtime friend of Mr.. Martin,
he having met her while touring with
the Field Minstrel company. Mrs. II.
G. Utley in very pleasing manner
gave a toast to the bride and groom 10
be, after which the company drank 70
the health of the happy pair, wishing
for them many years Of happiness.
Mr. Martin was assisted in the serv-
ing of the dinner by Messrs. Max
Dawson and Floyd Pinch. after which
the guests retired to the parlors to
listen to the following program OF mu-
sic, which proved to all hearers that
Manchester has an abundance OF mu-
sical talent Of which we may well be
proud:
piano Solo---------Caprice Venois
Mrs. Charlotte Davis.
Vocal Solo Bye
Mrs. Frank Wilson.
Tenor Solo----------Itallan oerenaae
Mr.. Rhea Dunham.
Piano Duett-------------- Welgenleiu
Mesdames Morgan and Davis.
Mrs. Melvin Richardson.
Tenor Solo,
Mr.. C. w. Howe.
Vocal Solo-------------- Happy Day
Mrs. Robt.. Harris.
violin Solo serenade
Mr.. Fred Hickman
Tenor Solo--Sunshine OF Your Smile
Mr.. Frank Wilson.
piano Solo Berceuse
Mrs. Morgan.
ranor Solo / Were a Rose
Mr.. Ned Hickman
Duet Merry Birds Of Spring
Mrs. Amsden and Cal Martin
Manchester Democrat., 1919-05-21

IOtal --$lio.U5 $al.Ai 9Aoo.'o
The above proceeds were used to
purchase Victory Bonds for the fol-
lowing crippled boys at Fort Des
Moines U. S. A. hospital:
Hopkinton. fifty dollar bond for
Merl Ingleude, Ward 10, Fort Des
Moines hospital, home address Fort
Dodge, Iowa.
Earlville and Manchester, fifty dol
lar bond for Sanford Fjelland, Ward 8,
Fort Des Moines hospital, home ad-
dress, Huxley, Iowa.
Ryan, fifty dollar bond for Henry
Luetzen, Ward 10, Fort Des Moines
hospital, home address Boone, Iowa.
The Woman's clubs of Manchester
co-operated with the Women's Victory
Loan Committee and purchased one
fifty dollar bond for Charles z. Oniger,
Ward 10, Fort Des Moines hospital.
home address Southwark, Iowa. once a
resident of Manchester.
Through the kindness of Mrs. Dora
E. Phenicie of Manchester and Mrs. D.
Carlton of Fort Des Moines. U. S. A.
hospital we were supplied with the
names of the above four boys for
whom the bonds were purchased.
The people Of Delaware county who
attended the Victory Loan plays and
made possible the purchase of these
bonds. did much to show their appre-
citation of what the boys have done for
us.
MISS VIVA BRAZELTON,
Chairman Woman's Victory Loan
Committee of Delaware County.
Manchester Democrat., 1919-05-21
MEMORIAL SERVICES.

The annual Memorial Services viii
be held in the Congregational church
next Sunday, May 25th, at II O'Clock
A. NJ. The pastor will preach the
Memorial sermon on the theme
christian Patriotism" The members
of the local G. A r. and the w. r c
will be in attendance, and all soldiers
with their families are cordially in
vited to be present.
Manchester Democrat., 1919-05-21

farm owned by ward, and his moth
er to expend one-third OF cost Of
building enterprise. Guardian au-
thorized to mortgage estate and
property of ward if necessary to pro-
cure funds for the expenditure, not
in amount to exceed $1333.33.
state of j. w. Taber. Final report
. approved.
Manchester Democrat., 1919-05-21
WOODMEN, ATTENTION.!

Next Tuesday evening, Mey 9th. a
referendum vote will be taken at the
local Woodmen lodge on the question
of increasing the rate of assessment.
All members of the order are urged to
be present as this is . matter of SER
ious importance to all of them.
Manchester Democrat., 1919-05-21
BACCALAUREATE SERVICE.

Union Baccalaureate services will he
held in the Methodist church on Sun
day evening, at 1880 o'clock. The SER
vices will be in charge of Rev. w. A,
Montgomery, of the Presbyterian
church. The following is the order of
service:
Organ Professional, "Slavonic Song
Miss Brazelton
Hymn No. GIT. tg +.
PRAYER H F. Mcdonald
Music, "The Angel. Rubenstein------
Mrs. Harris. Mrs, Amsden
Scripture Reading--Rev. w ]. Snckow
Solo. Perfect Day." Mrs. Wilson
Sermon S. r. Beatty
Hymn No. 42o.
Benediction- on------Rev. Atherton
Postlude, Forester Miss Brazelton
r. (in666c- FMusi--N cmfwyp vbvbvv