davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-27
Cured His RUPTURE.

was badly ruptured while lifting n
trunk several years ago. Doctors said my
only hope Of cure was an operation.
Trusses did me no good Finally I got
hold of something that quickly and COM
pletely cured me. Years have passed and
the rupture has never returned, although
am doing hard work as q carpenter.
There was no operation. no lost time, no
trouble. ! have nothing to sell. but will
give full information about how you may
find complete cure without operation. "
you write to me. Eugene nj. Pullen, Car
penter. 1871 E. Marcelus Avenue, Manas-
guam. N. ]. Better cut out this notice and
show it to any others who are ruptured-
you may save a life or at least stop the
misery Of rupture and the worry and dan
ger of an operation.-Adv.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-27
Discharge Air Men.

Washington, March 26.--Dis-
charges from the army air service
to March IS totalled l09,247 officers,
cadets and enlisted men. The total
strength Of the service at the end
Of hostilities was 190,527.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-27
FHvver, Fivver, Who's
Got the FIvver; Mixup
Of Cars Follows Swap

If ]. r. Dubensky, 1881 South
Twenty-hfth street, hadn't borrowed
hve-passenger Ford car from Mafs
colin 0. Boydston, 1923 North Twen-
ty-first street, last Friday and loaned
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-27

angles Dy the
soft curved
] | n e s of
h e a | { b and
beauty, there
are evidently
thousands o +
men and wom-
en- who keenly
feel their ex-
cessive thin.
ness.
L n I n n e Q Q
and weakness
a r e usually
due to starved
nerves. Our
bodies need
more phos-
phate than is
contained in
modern foods.
Phys i c ia n s
c1a;p, fhoro ia
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-03-28
'UNPATRIOTIC AND UNIUSTIFlABLE"
Declare the Brockton, Mass,
Ministers
Union, of Vets Interpretation of
Election
Bay State Towns Did Not Vote
License
AS Protest Against Dry
Ratification

The Brockton (Mass.) Ministers
Union has issued statement that the
Interpretation placed upon the vote
for license in the towns surrounding
Brockton as a protest against national
Prohibition is unpatriotic and unJusti-
fed. The statement is signed by the
Rev. David B. Matthews, rector OF St.
Paul's Episcopal Church, the Unions
president; Rev. G. w. Mossman, pas
tor of the South Street Methodist
Church, and Rev. Allen Mckay. pas
tor OF the First Congregational
Church. In the recent elections Whit
man, Rockland Abingdon. East
Bridgewater, Easton. Weymouth,
bingham, Plymouth and DuXbury all
voted for license. overturning sub
stantial majorities for no in each
instance. Some citizens i'll these
towns have publicly stated that the
big license vote is protest against
national Prohibition without giving
the people chance to vote on the
question. The selectmen of those
towns have as yet received no appli-
cations for licenses. Practically all
boards will hold their next meeting
Monday and at that time applications
will probably come in il they are to
be filed at all The ministers state
ment in part follows;
We do not believe that there
are any facts available to prove
the unusual and insignificant
margin of votes by which these
few towns have gone license indi
Gates that sensible people who
heretofore have voted against Ii
cense have in this instance voted
for the open saloon. 1t is much
more apparent. we believe, that
the fall in these towns is rather
an indication that the voters who
always opposed the open saloon
were not alert this election be-
cause they felt the battle had been
fought and the victory won.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-03-28
THE PRESENT STATUS OF
THE LIQUOR TRAFFIC

Manufacture and sale of beer con-
tanning more than one-half of one per
cent of alcohol is prohibited by the
order of the President forbidding the
use of grain and cereals in the manu-
facture of malt liquors. The President
lifted the ban on the manufacture of
so-called near beers January 30 and
this permits the manufacture of beer
containing 2.75 per cent alcohol (the
limit fixed by the food administration
in 1910, provided that it is de-alco-
holized to meet the requirements of
the definition of Intoxicating liquor as
prescribed by the Internal Revenue
Department, namely, one-half of one
per cent.
The manufacture of distilled spirits
for beverage purposes is prohibited by
order of the President, effective Sep
TENDER, 1917.
The war Prohibition act becomes
operative as TO manufacture May /,
1919, and as to sale July 1, 1919. This
act definitely prohibits the sale of beer
and wine and therefore no definition
of what constitutes Intoxicating liquor
is required with reference to these
two beverages. 1t also prohibits
"other Intoxicating malt or vinous liq-
uor" and for these a definition will
have to be given. By the terms of
the act the Internal Revenue Depart
ment is empowered to enforce its pro-
visions and to make rules and regu-
lations governing the enforcement. 1t
remains in effect until the termination
of the period of rehabilitation, such
termination to be declared by the
President.
The 18th amendment to the consti-
tuition making the nation bone dry
becomes operative January 16, 1920.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-03-28
MICHIGAN DRUGGISTS
OBJECT TO MEASURE
Law Enforcement Bill Opposed by
Druggists Would Replace Damon
Act

The Lewis liquor bill which
amends the Wiley act so that the
state would really become dricr than
ever is before the Michigan Legisla-
ture. Objection is offered by the drug
gists to one amendment carrying the
words "or will produce intoxication, y
as they say this would make liquor
out of any medicine which would pro-
duce intoxication and thus make a
druggist answerabe to the law for
selling a lot Of home remedies.
According to the Detroit Free
Press of March II. Mr.. Lewis, the
author OF the amendment, admitted
that his measure was really intended
to take the place of the Damon law,
which was killed by the Supreme
Court, providing means for search
and seizure Of contraband liquor upon
proper warrant.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-03-28

it, therefore. deereed that the
New York police force be the nn-
olenS OF a volunteer municipal
militia under regulations to be
hereafter drawn up, 10 protect our
city until United States eonsti-
tutional convention can be called
to decide the fundamental issues
involved.
The substance OF the placards ant
circulars was reported to District At
orney X. q. Gaifey. He said no opin-
ons ever were given as TO the legal.
ty OF an action and that the matter
hadn't come officially to his office
White is quoted as saying:
know that some OF the liter
ature this Office is sending out
seems seditious. But it isn't. The
constitution grants the right of
social revolution through a con-
stitutional convention and it
grants the right OF local militia
We haven't had a constitutional
convention in $50 years and we
need one TO educate the people.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-03-28

what manner this thing shall be done.
souri, to say that no matter what laws
to enforce in the state of Missouri the
laws OF the state Of Iowa, by putting
upon those laws, whatever they may
be, whenever they may be enacted,
the imprimatur OF federal authority,
and we are stretching out the arm OF
federal power over the state OF Mis-
sour to say that no matter what laws,
she may make, if they are i'll contra
diction OF the laws of the state OF
Iowa, they are void and ineffective.
Favors National Prohibition
Mr.. Root then desired to place him
self on record in favor of National
Prohibition. 1t may be because at
that time it seemed safely remote to
the opponents of Prohibition and he
made the following statement in this
same speech:
Sir, l should be very glad if there
were some way in accordance with the
Constitution in which we could help
stop this traffic. Public opinion upon
the subject has grown very rapidly
within recent years. The time may
come, and l shall be very glad to see
it, when the people of the United
States will be ready to act as a whole
in the suppression of this traffic. But
until they are ready, until this process
of education and enlightenment which
has been going on in these past years
in regard to this kind of traffic has
come to the point where the people of
the United States, whom we represent
and who made the Constitution that
governs us, are ready to act as a
whole, we are bound to maintain the
provisions of that Constitution and to
perform the duties cit has imposed
upon us; and the people of every state
are bound, in loyalty to their country,
to do the best they can to enforce their
own laws in subordination to the di-
rections of that Constitution.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-03-28
INDIANA OFFICER MAKES
CLEANUP ON BOOTLEGGERS

T. Z. Brentz, special enforcement
officer OF the Indian Department, ac-
cordng to Bartletsville (Okla.) dis
patch OF March IA, made cleaning
among the bootleggers on that date
in South Coffeyville and the roads
leading to Nowata and Bartletsville.
They conhscated l03 half-pints of
whisky, 1872 quarts of whisky, GAO pints
of beer, and II new motor car tire
cases as the result of their activities
for the day, which began at break of
day and continued until dark.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-03-28
Saloon Revenue far More than
Offset by Great Increase in
Real Estate Values

The closing OF more than two hun
dred saloons in the city of Camden,
\. j., on July | next, has already
created million dollar increase in
real estate values on the principle
business streets and an additional
million increase is estimated for resi-
Dental sections.
For many years the saloons on
Broadway. federal and Market streets
have handicapped the merchant who
desires to make these thoroughfares
the shopping district OF the city.
With the prospect of the removal OF
the saloons, property increases for
the past sixty days exceed. say real
estate agents. the increases of the
previous ten years.
The claims OF the dry forces in
the Camden campaign last fall are
being verified by the actualities of
the present hour. One of the stock
arguments of the vets has been the
terrible burden" that would be-
placed on small property owners
when the revenue from saloons
should be lost by Prohibition. This
tremendous increase in property
values obviates at once the necessity
for any increase CT taxes upon the
home owner
The Legislature of New Jersey has
before it a measure providing for
mercantile tax which will be gladly
paid by the merchants OF the city be-,
cause they will receive more than
million and half dollars heretofore
spent in the saloons of Camden.
In the opinion of the president of
the Camden Real Estate Board the
anticipated shifting of this million
and half dollars yearly from the sa
looms to the general business of the
city has had much to do will, the un-
precedented demand for stores and
consequent increases in real estate
values.
Saloons in real estate sections have
deprecated real estate values Homes
near saloons have sold for less rent
ed for less and paid less taxes than
the same kind of property elsewhere.
With the closing of the saloons these
properties will naturally increase in
value, sell for moie money, rent for
more money and the city receive
more taxes. Scores OF properties have
recently changed owners at increased
prices running all the way from $1,000
up to as high as 100000
The average value OF these proper
ties prior to the adoption OF the con-
stitutional amendment for national
Prohibition has increased all the way
from 10 to 40 per cent, according to
location. Large operations are plan
ned for bank buildings, theaters and
department stores and work upon
these improvements will soon begin.
From these unqucstionable facts it
is apparent that the going OF the sa-
loon will bring an era of real estate
prosperity to Camden such as it has
not hitherto known. and incidentally
furnish work for months for many
hands
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-03-28
ROOT BAD PROPHET ON CONSTITUTIONAITY
OF PROHIBITION LEGISLATION, RECORD SHOWS
Brewers Counsel Who Questions Legality of Revenue Departments
Interpretation of Intoxicating Liquor Made
COnstutonaity of the Webb Kenyon Record
for National Prohibition

Mr. Ehu Root OF the employed by the brewers
aside the Interpretation Of Intoxicating liquor
Department has Prohibition great
al
He has been unfortunate his prophecies legality
OF Prohibition
Perhaps in
respect his attitude toward Webb Kenyon shipment
lie voted when before the
Senate the ground that The
the United States did Attorney
opinion but found the law throughout.
is also interesting that perhaps throws deight Mr.
attitude toward Prohibition that his address delivered
National Prohibition At that safely
The following
interstate shipment law Volume
the SiXty-Second Congress, Third Session, Page 29+:
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-03-28
TO ASK REPEAL OF
WAR PROHIBITION

Congressman Gallivan Of Boston
will reintroduce bill to repeal the
wartime Prohibition act as soon as
Congress re-assemblcs, according to a
Washington dispatch OF March ]. He
is certain, he says, that he will get a
vote whether this bill is taken up as
ali independent measure or not. He
will append it, If need be, to enforce
ment legislation when that bill is
brought up in the House, or to some
other bill as a rider.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-03-28
JUST "LEGGING" NOW
OUT IN NEBRASKA
The Boot" Not Needed Provided
One Leg is Missing; Just Make
Sack of the Empty Trousers Leg

The Nebraska State Journal says
that due to improved methods OF
smuggling booze, that art should no
longer be termed "bootlegging," but
just logging" dropping the boot"
In support of the contention it cites
the case of one O'Donnell of Lincoln,
who was taken off a freight train at
Falls City, Neb., last week with Il
pints of Missouri whisky carefully
concealed in his trouser leg. 1t is ex-
planned that the mans leg was ampu-
tated at the hip and the trouser leg
was sewed at the bottom to form a
sack. The man propelled himself by
means of erutches.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-03-28
MASSACHUSETTS BREWERS
TO RESUME ACTIVITIES

The Brewers Association OF Mas
sachusetts at special meeting held
March 10 adopted resolutions fccom-
mending that brewers begin the
manufacture OF pa per cent beer The
resolution, it was stated, was adopted
unanimously by the meeting, which
was attended by representatives OF p
breweries in Massachusetts,.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-03-28
Mr.. Roots Idea of the Webb Kenyon
Law

Mr.. Roots Idea of the Webb-Kenyon
Law
| cannot vote for it, however, be-
Cause have come TO a perfectly clear
and definite conclusion in my own mind
that the bill is not within the const-
tutional power OF Congress, and with
that opinion | cannot with self-re-
spect vote for the bill; l cannot vote
for it consistently with the obligation
that ! have taken to maintain the
Constitution.
| think they will have to say that or
stultify themselves, and when they say
that they will Concentrate upon Them
selves a measure OF unpopularity, a
public censure, and of public; inpa
tience with the judicial establishment
which we will have shifted from our
shoulders when we vote for the bill
believing it to be unconstitutional
In the second place, the provision
undertakes to invalidate the contracts
of the people of each state by reason
of the intention of someone else in re-
gard to future conduct under the laws
of other states. The laws of given
state require a common carrier to ac
cept and carry an invoice of goods.
The contract is obligatory. The CON
tract is made. But under this provis-
ion. if it is effective at all, the con-
tract is invalidated because someone
besides the carrier. and it may be
someone besides the shipper, has an
undisclosed intention to violate, after
the transaction OF transportation is
over, an unknown law in different
state. | do not think it is competent
for us to invaldate contracts III that
way. .-.-.... -.--.--.--s-.-----.s,,s-.> q
A third objection to this provision
is ahat it is simply and plainly a sur
render on the part OF the general gov
crnment OF the power of regulating
this interstate commerce and dele
CATION OF that power to the govern
mcnt of the state in which the trans
action ends. -.
What is proposed in this bill is that
the government of the United States
shall hand over to the government of
each state the right to say how and
when and under what conditions in
terstate commerce in these articles of
commerce. so treated and regarded by
all the states, shall be had
There is another objection, sir.
That is, that this bill does not merely
hand over to the state which is the
terminus adquem of this transporta-
ton and power to regulate interstate
commerce within its borders, but it
undertakes by federal law to enforce
in each state the laws of the other
states. | beg Senators to observe the
real significance of that. -.
So, sir, we are not merely delegat-
ing to the Legislature of state the
power to regulate interstate commerce
within its borders, which the Consti-
tuition prohibits to the Legislatures of
the states and vests i'll Congress, we
arc not merely advocating our author
ity and refusing the performance OF
our duty to say when and how and in
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-03-28
While Taking Count in Recent
Bout
With Camel, the Liquor Interests
Rally
Enough to Call on People for
Money
100000 FUND IS ASKED
Gang Declare All Portents Show
Prohibition
Pendulum is Merrily Swinging
Backward
Like the Morbid Dane, the VETS
Profess to See What Others
Cannot See-Temperancc Sc
cession

A letter has been mailed to the liq.
uor men OF New York state over the
signature of James Wood, vice-presi.
dent of the +. l. Bates Corporation
controlling the Hotel Belmont, asking
Tor contributions TO fund OF at least
five hundred thousand dollars to fight
Prohibition. According to the New
York Tribune, Wood says in his let
ter. The New York state Legislature
has changed its attitude, the pendulum
is swinging back, the tide is being
stemmcd.' He suggests ten thousand
dollars as a reasonable amount if the
recipient of the letter would rather
pay ten thousand dollars than see his
business closed up July l. The Trib-
unc quotes the letter as follows:
Eleven hundred men responded
to the call OF the joint conference
committee to the meeting in the
Hotel Commodore Friday (Fcb-
ruary 2S), and they departed thor
oughly convinced that there is
splendid fighting chance to save
the Constitution OF the United
States from its fanatical and hypo-
critical violators and 10 save our
business from ruin, destruction
and conhscation.
Many of our boys gave their
lives to save the world for democ-
racy. VIII you give now to save
our country from hypocrisy? In
checking off the list OF those who
turned in their pledges of hnan-
cial support to this urgent, i'm
perative and timely movement
(Which at the very least estimate
will cost half a million dollars)
our committee fails to find your
subscription.
Over three million pieces of lit
erature have already been distrib-
utued. Results are visible. But
we require 100000 pieces.
Would you take $4,000 to close
up your business on July /? No?
Well then, will you subscribe
$4,000 to keep your business and
ours going after July !?
Will you join with many others
By subscribing | per cent OF your
gross business for 1918 with our
hotels and restaurants only?
Not your entire gross business,
but only that of your hotel and
restaurant trade.
Leaves Pledges to Conscience
If more convenient to you. make
two or three payments, but tell us
the amount you pledge now.
If perchance this percentage is
not agreeable, may we have such
contribution as your conscience
dictates.
This is the most serious crisis
in your business and ours. Criti-
cism, equivocation, advice are all
virtues at times, but what we ask
now from you is a substantial
check
Already public opinion is maxi
ing itself felt against this infa-
nous attack on our Constitution.
our rights, our liberties. The
New York State Legislature has
changed its attitude. The pendu-
lum is swinging back. The tide
is being stemmed.
A return envelope bore the name
and address of John Nee. Bowman
334 Fifth avenue, the business Office
of the association.
After an all night orgy in Phila-
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-03-28
TWO HUNDRED JOINTS
DO NIFTY ARAB ACT

Garden State City Has Property
Booming
Fewer Snake Holes on Leading
Thorou3hfares
Send Property Values Soaring
Tremendously
SALOONS ARE HANDICAP
Dry Campaign Claims are Being
Verified
Loss of Saloon Revenue is Not
Felt
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-03-28

After an all night orgy in a Phila-
delphia rooming house. four men were
found dead by the police, victims of
gas.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-10-30
PANDOLFO TOOK
FIRST MONEY PAID
ON STOCK SALES
Last Half Of Purchase Price of
Stock Went TO Pan-Motor Com
pany, Says Witness Formerly
Employed in Offices.

CHICAGO. Oct. SO.--Ali expenses
incidental to the early operations Of
the Pan Motor company were paid
out OF the account OF s. c. Pandolfo.
president OF the company. according
to the testimony today OF Miss Aea
Jaiegers. n witness In the trial OF
thirteen officials Of the company
charged with using the mcils 20 de-
fraud
Mr. Pandolfo received the first half
OF the money brought in through
stock sales. said Miss Jniegers. who
was In the employ OF the company In
Chicago early In 1917. The other fifty
per cent went to the account OF the
Pan Motor company. she said.
What happened when the buyer
OF the stock failed to send In the final
pavments3' Judge lands asked.
Miss Integers said she did not re-
member. Mr.. PandolfU's transac ions
and vouchers were kept separate from
those OF the Pan Motor company, the
witness said.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-10-30
ROTARIANS ENDORSE
COMING RED CROSS
MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
Place Approval Upon Drive From
November 2 to IL - Kiwanis
Took Similar Action at Lunch
con Yesterday.

Endorsement OF the Red Cross roll
call which Is to be held between Mo-
vcmher End and iith was gwen by
the Rotary club at Its weekly lunch
con today Upon motion Of Max
Nordhnus, the club voted 10 endorse
the roll call. to get behind the move
ment and to do what Il could to pat
the drive across.
The action OF the Rotary club fol-
lows the endorsement given yesterday
by the Kiwunls club which appointed
a committee consisting OF G, a..
French. y. ". Schwentkor and CNas.
H. Twogood to help put through the
drive.
In the absence OF President Dave
Rosenwaid. Dr. A. O.. Shortle preaid-
ed. lie presented for the considera-
ton OF the club the proposed enlarge
ment OF the city boundaries In order
that the city might show Its full pop
ulntion when the next census Is taken.
The matter was discussed to some eN-
tent by the RotarianH and left To the
civic committee for recommendation.
Secretary II. B Walking OF the
Chamber Of Commerce appealed Tor
more rooms to care for the teachers
who are coming here for their annual
convention.
u. B. Hening asked the merchants
To give window space for posters ip-
pealing for eniistments In the navy
during the special Navy Week
drive. lie also requested aid In en-
listing men for this branch Of the
service.
Among the guests were Dr. II. T..
prehmer, ". l.. Enloe and Rev. \. NJ.
Knudson. Short talks were given by
each.