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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-13

k 1HIE YEARS ago today Stanley " KetcheI knocked out Porky Flynn in the third round at Boston. This was the first time Porky gained per sonal knowledge of how it feels to be knocked out and he didn't have an other such experience until 1912, when he was put to sleep by Sam Langford at Melbourne. Sam, repeat ed the trick at Boston in 1913, when he stretched Dan out for the count in. the fourth chapter. POrky had been fighting for ten years. and, while the sturdy Irish-Anericau scrapper never loomed up as championship possibility, he proved a great stumb- ling block in the way of many white hopes who were his contemporaries.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-08-29
PROHIBITION AND THE RACE RIOTS
art by Congressman Mclaughlin
Representatives August 4, 1919

this
members of this judgment wholly unwnted the
of evidenced the With indulgence
briefly statements that both the members OF this
House the people general entitled have verified
possible vercaon be made
The which refer made by the distinguished
eman California Mr. Khnl July % and widely circulated
The
substance Washington
o Prohibition legislation.
creditng the gentleman California
believe
confirms the 1t be regretted
who has thought
this body should have forgotten hint
to unqualified such
critical Since When ask has it been
povokes o Very instances
this
their have bn not directly
liquor consumption greatly augmented and naed by the product
the that
of Prohibition, the
liquor possible whenever the
OF riot began to show in community
This in have either read heard
sobern underlying OF
disorder 1t is thing Under the and certainly demands
an by author
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-08-29

OF the lessee or tenant, and render
void the lease or contract OF rent
upon such building or premises, and
shall cause the right of possession to
forthwith revert to the owner or
lessor, who may make immediate
entry upon the premises or may avail
himself OF any and all remedies,
either at law or in equity.
Landlords May Be Punished
Sec. p. Whoever knowingly per-
mits any building or premises, or any
part thereof, owned or leased by him,
or under his control, to be used to
keep or maintain common nuisance,
as defined in this Act, or after being
notified of such use, omits to take
all reasonable measures TO eject there
from the person so using the same,
shall be deemed guilty of keeping and
maintaining such common nuisance
and shall be punished accordingly.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-08-29

for not less than thirty 800 days nor
more than six (6) months, or both,
in the discretion of the court, and 1t
shall be part of the judgment, upon
conviction of the keeper, that the
place so kept shall be shut up and
abated until the keeper shall give
bond with sufficient surety to be APP
proved by the court in the penal sum
of five thousand dollars ($5,oo0), pay
able to the People of the State OF
Illinois, conditioned that he will not
violate any of the provisions OF this
Act. and in case of violation of the
condition of such bond, suit may be
brought and recovery had thereon for
the amount of said bond for the use
OF the county.
Search and Secure
Sec. 1o. All Intoxicating liquor
manufactured, kept for sale, used,
disposed of, or transported within
Prohibition territory, in violation OF
any law of this State, with all vessels
containing the same, and all imple-
ments. furniture and vehicles kept or
used for any such purposes, are here
by declared to be common nuisances,
and shall be subjected to seizure, con-
fiscation and destruction in the man.
ner hereinafter provided. Whenever
complaint is made in writing, verified
by affidavit, to any judge having
cognizance of criminal offenses within
such Prohibition territory, that COM
plainant has just and reasonable
grounds to believe and does believe
that Intoxicating liquor is manufact-
ured, kept for sale, used, disposed of,
or transported in violation of any law
of this State in any house, building,
premises, boat, vehicle, receptacle, or
any other place whatsoever (partic-
ularly describing and designating the
same) in Prohibition territory, with
tic IdCtS upOll WiiiSh Sa>h b~.i>A 49,
based, the judge may issue search
warrant as hereinafter provided: Pro-
vided, however, no warrant shall be
issued to search private dwelling
occupied as such unless such warrant
is signed by two judges, and unless
such residence is place of public
resort, or Intoxicating liquor is sold
or kept for sale in violation of the
law.
(Section 10 further sets forth the
form of complaint for search war
rant.)
Tenement's Lease May Be Cancelled
Section 81. II any lessee or tenant
OF any building or premises uses such
building or premises, or any part
thereof in maintaining common
nuisance, as defined in this Act or
permits such use by another, such use
shall work a forfeiture ca all right
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-08-29

The Constitution is unconstitu-
tonal. This is apparently the opinion
OF a very successful lawyer. The fact
that he is the attorney for the liquor
interests might lead one to think
that the statement was made while he
vas under the influence OF his own
delectablc beverage. However that
may be, Mr.. Levy Mayer proposes
TO contest the constitutionality OF the
Eighteenth Amendment to the Con-
stitution.
Our understanding OF the Prohibi-
ton Amendment is that 1t is now a
part of the Constitution. Just how the
Constitution itself can be unconstitu-
tional is beyond US. However, whisky
can work wonders. 1t appears Tor one
thing to have made the referendum
respectable When whisky was king
il fought the referendum bribed Leg
islatures. fought common councils,
and stuffed the ballot box. 1t fought
ANYTHING that savored OF self-govern-
ment. 1t was largely because OF the
corrupt influence of the brewers and
distillers that the Prohibition Amend
ment became a part of the Constitu-
ton. Now these same liquor interests
who fought the initiative and retercn-
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-08-29
AN OHIO CITY HAS
QUITE A SHOWING

The comparative polio records OF
the city of Springfield, Ohio, for the
months OF June and July this year and
the corresponding months of last year
show a change for the better result
ing from Prohibition.
In the two months with saloons
closed the total arrests were 437,
while for the same months this year
the number dwindled to 242. DRINKS
for the two wet months were 123, and
for the two dry months II.
The city served 2,9l5 meals to pris-
oners in the two wet months and 489
in the two dry months At twenty
cents a meal the city saved $484S0 for
the two dry months on this one item
alone.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-08-29
WHISKY AND THE CONSTITUTION
(Tne PUBLIC

dunn are about to use it i'll an attempt
to nullify the Prohibition Amend
ment.
Their theory of law in this case is
as childish as it was i'll the other.
Their reasoning is as follows. Forty
five states have ratified the amend
ment. Thirty-six are necessary. If ten
can be changed there will be only
thirty-fve left, less than three
fourths. The amendment will then be
nullifed. This is a very plausible
theory. 1t overlooks just one thing.
The amendment is no longer pending.
Il is a part OF the Constitution. Any
change in the amendment is a change
in the Constitution.
II any state desired to change its
vote prior to the proclamation OF
ratification by the said state, it could
have done so. But with that procla-
nation the amendment ceased TO be
mere motion. and became part OF
the basic law Like the Constitution
itself, il can be changed only by 4
three-fourths vote. However, as we
have remarked before, whisky can
do wonders. Maybe it can convince
the courts. = The devil has
teen sick before. This is nor the first
time he has turned monk
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-08-29
PASSIVE AIDS TO
THE LAWLESS
lThe Cllicago Dailv ~

(The Chicago Daily News
IN Omaha woman. the
keeper OF the lodging house to
which was taken a l2-year old
girl who had been abducted III
Chicago. protected her from
harm and secured her safe re-
turn to her parents. Suspecting
something wrong. she notified
the police. Doubtless almost
any conscientious woman
would have done the same
thing under the special eircum-
stances, but the act neverthe-
less shows the iaw-abiding per-
son in a role that often is
shirked.
The individual citizen too
commonly acts. on tho theory
that upon the police or other
public officers who arc paid TO
enforce the law rests the sole
duty OF restraining the lawless.
So he regards himself as all in
nocent bystander in any con-
flicts which may arise between
law and lawbreabers. The truth
is that upon him rests an obli-
cation as plain as that OF the
public officer. II is his duty to
help restrain the eriminaily dis
posed, Without a good deal of
public spirited cooperation
from him and his fellows the
problem of public protection is
made especially difficult.
There can be no such thing
as an innocent bystander in
conflicts between the law and
its yiolators. The individual cit
izen who is not willing to go out
OF his way to aid i'll the enforce
ment OF law passiycly lends aid
to lawbreakers. This, of course,
does not mean that he is in
duty bound TO thrust himself
unarmed into riots and other
ARRAYS. Certainly, however, he
should not hesitate to supply
evidence that he happens to
possess il it may aid in the en-
forcement OF the law. Keeping
silent in the face of evil is an
evil act.
There is always a certain
amount OF inconvenience in
meeting this as we'll as every
other obligation OF citizenship.
The obligation, however, re-
mains and is second i'll impor-
lance to none OF the others
which are more readily adj
mitted and met.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-08-29
A BARTENDER
ON BOOZE

The following is part OF an article
written Tor the Dearborn Independ-
ent by New York ex-bartcnder:
have heard lot about what booze
does to men. Get one thing straight.
There is one reason, and only one,
why men drink. l have seen them de-
mand of me certain brand OF whisky
and show pettishness when we were
cut of it.
have seen them call for a par
ticular make of gin. have seen wine
drinkers-who, in America. are rare
hold up a glass to the light and go
into delights about its color and odor.
have heard men speculate upon
the shading of color and cream
mess" OF beer. I have heard the vir-
tues of "juleps' argued against those
OF "rickeys."
But don't fool yourself that man
drank whisky or gin because a GER
tain brand offered some mysterious
piquancy of flavor. Don't fool your
self that men drank wine because of
the color or the bouquet; that men
drank beer for its color or cream
mess; that men drank "juleps" for the
mint, or "rickeys" for the lime-juicc.
Men drank for the alcohol in the
drink and for no other reason. Be-
lieve me, l know. The sole reason for
the existence of these various drinks
was TO induce the body TO accept
them. We're man to mix alcohol
with water and drink, the palate and
the stomach, would rebel. So il be-
came profession for the makers OF
booze and for US bartcnders 10 dis
guise alcohol with odors and fayors
so that men could more readily ac-
ccpt it. Also different drinks pro-
vided men with different quantities
OF alcohol, as they wanted. It was for
the alcohol alone, what it did to
them, that men drank.
About inducing the stomach 10 ae-
cept drink. Rare indeed is the man
whose first drink was strong in alco-
hol. The average person taking
whisky for the first time gagged. His
body resented il. More easy was it to
down, the first time. beer or wine or
cocktail, with the alcohol taste care
fully camouflaged by fruit.
have seen these first drinkers"
Most of them began on beer and then
came day when they wanted more
alcohol and they went to whisky, to
distilled spirits, gin or rum, with their
higher percentages of alcohol. But
they began on beer. Their body would
not stand for them beginning on
whisky. Nature had to be "eased ill.,"
First, it accepted drink with about
per cent alcohol; then it wanted 80
per cent.
| 1t always amused me to hear beer
spoken of as harmless drink" In the
! cafe where ] worked we did not have
many heavy beer-drinkers. ] was glad.
Ii is my experience that heavy beer
drinkers make, as much trouble as
whisky drinkers. You doubt this? |
have seen at the bar how countless
glasses of beer so affected men that
they would do anything. =. There
was no such thing as moderate
drinker." Month by month, year by
year. a man took more and more. The
small amount of alcohol which first
satisfied him no longer came 10 sat-
isfy him, and SO he drank more
heavily.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-08-29
EXCURSION BUSINESS BIGGER
SINCE SALE BOOZE STOPPED
lPltts held Rcgister

Prohibition has caused a noticeable
increase in the river excursion bust
ness, according to officers in charge
of the excursion Steamer G.. w. Hill
of the Wisherd Line OF Quincy, which
was tied up in the Hannibal port all
day Monday.
"Since July l." said one OF the boat
attaches, we have not had a single
argument take place aboard Our boat
and we could not say this before the
country went dry. We have also no.
ticed that since the death of John
Barleycorn there have been people
aboard our boat who never attended
such events unless there was Sun
day school excursion. Why? Because
there are lot OF people who were
afraid OF the trouble which might
arise between drunken people. OF
course we sold beer on Our boats as
all other boats did, and we could not
keep a man from getting drunk.
Neither could we keep them from
bringing all the whisky they 'ould
carry on the boat.
Con our Sunday excursions, we
have noticed big increase in bust
ness and the other excursion boats i'll
the business ON the upper Mississippi
river have the same reports to make
with regard TO increased business.
We have found that We can get along
without the sale OF intoXicants."
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-08-29
BREWERS TO HOLD
GREAT CONVENTION

Have the liquor forces ceased
to fight? Read the answer in
the following Associated Press
dispatch sent from Atlantic
City, N. j., on August IS,
1919 believing that revul-
sion of feeling against Prohi-
bitiont can be concentrated for
a repeal OF the liquor statutes
the brewers of the nation have
called a big conference here
for September 18th. The meet
ing will last week. Arrange
ments for the sessions, which
promise to be the largest and
most important in the history OF
the industry, were completed
by Hugh F. Fox of New
York, Secretary Of the United
States Brewers Association"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-08-29
ZION CITY beer NEMESIS
Milwaukee Brew Apprehended
Near Chicago
Capture Nine Truck Loads of
Strong Beer
Chicago Brewers Make Their
Complaint
Results in Beer and Trucks Being
Captured

Chicago brewers are credited with
feeling that it is unfair to them to be
restricted to the brewing of innocuous
near beers while Milwaukee brewers
are permitted to ship beer which runs
as high as six and even seven per cent
to be sold over Chicago bars. Chi
cago brewers whose names are not
reported are said to have given evil
dence which led to the apprehension
and seizure of twenty tons OF beer at
Zion City, August 10 The cargo of
brew was being carried upon nine
trucks averaging in value five thou
sand dollars each.
Attorney General Brundage is
quoted as stating that the law is clear.
1t means confscation not merely OF
the beer itself, but OF the nine trucks
upon which it was conveyed. The
case as yet has not reached the at
torney generals hands, but according
to him rests with the mayor of Zion
City,
Assistant Prosecutor Col. A. 3.
Smith of Waukegan is in charge of the
case for the attorney generals Office.
Zion City's prison facilities were taxed
to more than their limit when the ar
rests were made. 1t became neces-
sary to send number of those appre-
hended to the Jail at Waukegan. The
lack of fraternity between Chicago
brewers and the Milwaukee brewers
cannot we'll be excused by the neigh
boring beer makers.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-08-29
EAST ST. LOUIS HAS BUT
TWO ARRESTS IN WEEK

East St. Louis, ILL.,, the city made
notorious on account of the race riots
which were proved to have been di-
rectly caused by booze, has made the
remarkable record OF having but two
arrests for drunkenness in an entire
week. This city is located across the
river from St. Louis, Mo-, and has
been known as one of the wettest cit
les in the United. States.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-08-29
KANSAS CITY BREWERY
BECOMES ICE FACTORY

The Rochester Brewery of Kansas
City, Mo-, which once had capacity
OF $4,000 barrels of beer, soon will
house from $4,000 to 10000 tons of
ice. On August 3 officials of the City
Ice and Storage Company announced
the purchase of the former brewing
plant to add to its producing system.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-08-29
ILLINOIS PROHIBITION ENFORCEMENT Law

EVERY CITIZEN SHOULD BE FAMILIAR WITH THE
ANTILIQUOR LAWS OF THE STATE; THE FOLLOW
ING SECTIONS OF THE ILLINOIS LAW RELATING
TO THE MANUFACTURE, POSSESSION AND USE
OF INTOXICATING LIQUOR SET FORTH WHAT
rs FORBIDDEN AND PENALTIES FOR VIOLA
TIONS MAKE CAREFUL STUDY OF THE
LAW AND BE PREPARED TO HELP EN-
FORCE IT IN YOUR COMMUNITY
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-08-29

Henry D. Lindsey. executive chair
man of the American Legion, has de-
clared that this organization OF sol
diers will take no part in any future
Prohibition fights.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-08-29

The second drunk was arraigned
before the local police court this
morning since the country went dry.
This is falling off about 400 per cent.
Carbonate Free Press, August Is,
1919.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-08-29

For further information complete copies of the law
methods of procedure report blanks etc. write to Law En-
Department AntiSaloon League of Illinois, 1900
Security Building, Chicago, Ill.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-08-29
Sale by Druggists

Sec. 10. Any druggist who shall, by
himself or another, within Prohibition
territory, sell, give away, or in any
manner dispose of any Intoxicating
liquor, or in any manner aid any per-
son in procuring any Intoxicating liq-
uor, in any quantity whatsoever,
Without strictly complying with Sec
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-08-29
FEW DRINKS

Canton, ILL.,, Register, August
6, 1919
Only two DRINKS have been
fined in Canton since National
Prohibition went into effect,
one in July and one SO far this
month.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1919-11-20
X PAID BY MINING.
(The Manufacturer

1t Is estimated that the combined
taxes paid by the mining industry in
all its branches during 1917 amount
ed to the enormous total Of 70,OOO,-
900, or about IS per cent OF total Cor
poration taxes Of the nation. in ad-
dition the excess profits and war
taxes are expected to extract nearly
W hundred million more-when the
department is able to inter-
pref its w laws.
These figures will tell, in language
ineligible to all, the true value OF
the mining industry to the nation and
particularly to the west where metal
mining is n of the greatest employ
ers OF labor. And vet this industry
Is allowed to languish in uncertainty
while politicians argue over the in
depreciation Of complicated laws.
What these fellows can not under
stand from the point Of vantage in a
swivel chair, is that a mine Is a vast
Ing asset and that It wastes In direct
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1919-11-20
DANGER TO OUR COUNTRY
~. GREATER THAN WAR.

When our country became involved
in the great war with Germany,
every loyal citizen realized that his
first duty was to support the govern
ment, mo matter what the cost might
be; that it was his duty to be ever on
the alert against enemies of the
country at home and to cooperate with
those in authority in bringing them to
justice. On this point there was no
difference of opinion among good cit
liens. The situation in our country
today is even more grave han ii
WAS during the war, ana the condition
calls fof the same spirit of loyalty
that prevailed at that time. The in
sidious doctrine OF bolshevism is be-
ing spread throughout the country by
means of the |. w. w. and other or
CARNATIONS, not always under that
NAME, but having practically the same
purpose in view. That it has gained
a footing in this country that is
alarming is evidenced by the Centralia
infamy, which is now known to have
been the carrying out of a wide
spread conspiracy to revolt against
the government on armistice day. The
government authorities have now un-
dertaken in earnest to free the coun-
try from this dangerous element either
by deportation or by prosecution of
all who are in any manner connected
with the reasonable propaganda, this
murder of ex-soldiers, and the at
tempt to substitute the soviet for our
system of government. With a unan-
unity Of action fully to be expected,
the American Legion has promptly
placed the services of its members at
the disposal of state and federal au-
thorities and has also taken the ini-
tiative in a movement to clean up the
traitorous villains that infest the
country. In this work every citizen
has a patriotic duty to perform no less
binding than that which commanded
his services during the In every
community the enemies of the govern
ment are at work, the poisonous pro-
paganda of revolution Is being spread.
II must and can be suppressed n
forever stamped out. but to do so re-
quires the constant vigilance of all
good citizens and the active cooper
alton with state and federal author
tiles.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1919-11-20
LABOR AND EFFICIENCY.
Chicago News)

CIlICdSO INoWoJ
That there has been a decided
slowing down in productive processes
is frequently remarked in abstract
terms. Specific instances, outside of
the lack of production due to num-
berless strikes and similar manifes-
tations, are not SC commonly set
forth. The Kansas City Times does,
however, mention some that perhaps
may be regarded as typical. For one
thing, although there were 100000
more employees of the country's rail-
roads in December, 1918, than there
were in the same month of 1917, the
amount of freight handled fell off
materially. The head of a large cor
poration offered figures which show
ed that the product of his mills had
decreased 40 per cent for each en-
ploye. A mill operated by Kansas
City people produced 10000 feet Of
lumber daily five years ago; now,
with the same number Of employees,
it produces only $4,000 feet a day.
Similar decreased production was
reported by the owner of a cement
mill. A factory producing overalls
had been obliged to reduce the num-
Der of working hours weekly from AZ
to "A, and was unable to fill orders.
Production had fallen off because
each of the 700 employees worked
four hours less each week, a total Of
$500 workings hours thus having been
lost every six days. A company in
the east that makes suits has had a
similar experience because its tailors
now work only five days a week.
Steel companies report a large loss in
tonnage production per mar in the
last five years. Assuredly not a great
deal can he expected in the way of
reduction in prices so long as work.
ers' productive efforts are thus re-
stricted.