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Cleveland County herald., 1919-01-02
MANY GAIN FAME
 IN SALOON FIGHT
Activities of Various Kinds Win
 Wide Attention.
FRANCES E. WILLARD LEADER
Known All Over World as Head or w. c. T. U.-Picturesque Career of Carrie Nation Is
 Recalled.

The final adoption of nationwide prohibition calls to memory numoer of men and women who have acnleVeo not only national but worldwide fame through their connection with the pro- hibition, or, as it once was known, the temperance movement.
 Some of these persons who have been most prominent in the movement were active so long ago that their names mean little to those who have not been closely connected with the prohibition movement, but others are well remembered by the present gen. eration. Among those who have won the widest fame at various times through their activity in this work may be mentioned Gen. Neal Dow, who is credited with bringing prohi- bition to Maine, the first state to be- come dry; John B. Cough, who be- came a world-famous Temperance" lecturer after having been a drink ad- dict at twenty-five; Frances B. Will lard, who personifes. the W. c. T. O., and Carrie Nation, the eccentric sa- loon smasher, who died only short time ago after a tempestuous career.
 Gen. Neal Dow.
 Neal Dow was born in Portland, Me, of Quaker parentage. He was twice mayor of Portland and a mem- Der of the state legislature. He en- tered the Civil war as colonel of the Thirteenth Maine volunteers. He was wounded and was prisoner in Libby prison and was made brigadier gen eral for gallant service. Yet the coun- try knows Neal Dow simply as "Fa- ther of the Maine Law" and as tenn perance reformer. Maine passed the law of which he was the author in 1851 and was the first state to estab- fish prohibition. General Dow trav- eled widely in foreign countries work ing for temperance, and on his nine tieth birthday memorial meetings were held in many parts of the world He died in 1897.
 John E. Cough, who was the first temperance advocate to attract more than local fame, was native of Eng land, where he was born in 1917, but he came to the United States when he was twelve years old. He learned the bookbinding trade, but early became addicted to liquor and could not hold a position. He made such a living as he could by singing in saloons. Later he made a new start and married, but when he lost his wife and child he again took to drink and sank to new depths.
 The turning-point in his life came when he was induced by a Massachu setts Quaker to sign a total abstinence pledge He became temperance lec- turer, and after making many tours in the United States he visited Eng land, where he conducted two cam paigns. His fame spread throughout the English speaking nations and his books have been translated into many other languages.
 Frances WiIIard's Fame Worldwide.
 Frances E. Willard's fame is world wide. She was born in Churchville, N. r., in 1889. A graduate of the Northwestern Female college at Ev- anston, H., in 1859, she taught and travelled and from 1871 to 1874 she was professor of estheticS in North western university and dean of the
Cleveland County herald., 1919-01-02

woman's college, where she developed the system of self-government that has been widely copied.
 In 1874 the National Woman's Chris tian Temperance Union was formed at Cleveland, O., and Frances Willard found her life work. She served for five years as corresponding secretary and then became president. In 1858 she founded the Worlds w. c. T. U., which grew to have branches in 50 countries, and in 1888 she became it's president. She wrote many temper ance pamphlets and was the author of four books. la the minds of women and of most men-the world over Frances Willard and W. c. T. U. are synonymous
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 and then released. She broke up an- other saloon and was not even arrest ed. She went to Topeka and made an appeal to Governor Stanley. He told her he did not approve of her methods. She also addressed both houses of the state legislature. She visited Chicago and other cities, between times contiD-- uing the work of smashing saloon fix lures.
 States Enact Dry Laws. The activities of these early leaders of the prohibition movement gradually brought about the enactment of state legislation prohibiting or regulating the sale of liquor. Some of the early state laws provided for local option, which made possible local prohibition, as in Connecticut in 1889.
 In 1887 Neal Dow, alarmed by the vast quantities of rum entering Maine through the West Indian trade, began his agitation for prohibition in that state. Stringent regulation of the liquor traffic was established in sever- al states, but the passage of the Maine prohibitory law in 1851 afforded the first real test of prohibition. Massa- chusetts and Rhode Island in 1852 passed laws forbidding the sale of liquor; these laws were subsequently, repealed. Massachusetts adopted local option by towns. Iowa passed a con- StitutiOnal amendment in 1882; it was declared void and was superseded by statute (18S4). This in turn was done away with by the famous Mulct law, which itself was modified. Several states rejected prohibition sought to be secured either through statute or by constitutional amendment. Kan sas adopted prohibition in 1890 and little later openly violated the law. So there was spasmodic activity in most parts of the country toward pro- hibition, but it was without plan or cohesion. When the ratification of the eighteenth amendment began the situa- tion by states as to prohibition was as indicated by the following table:
 Prohibition States and Date Of Going
 Into Effect.
 Maine (ConstitutionaD D........... 1851 Kansas (Con) ........... .lSSV North Dakota (Con.) 1889 Oklahoma (Con.) ................190 1907 Georgia Statutory ...190S North Carolina (Stat.) ..........19 1909 Mississippi (Stat.) ..............19 1909 Tennessee (Stat) ...............19 1909 West Virginia (Con.) ............f .f914 Alabama (Stat.) .).................19 1915 Arizona (Con.) ...................19 .1915 Virginia (Stat.) )..................1 1916 Colorado (Con.) .................19 1916 Oregon (Con.) ..................19 1916 Washington (Stat). 1916 Arkansas (Stat.). ).................19 1916 Iowa (Stat.) ...1G1G Idaho (Con.) 1916 South Carolina (Stat.) 1916 Nebraska (Con) ................19 1917 South Dakota (Con.) 1918 District of Columbia (Stat). 1917 Indiana (Stat) .................191 1913 Michigan (Con) 1918 New Hampshire (Stat) ..191S Montana (Con.) ......... Dec. 31, 1918 New Mexico (Con.) ............ 1913 Texas (Stat) 1918 Florida (Con.) )........... Jan. l, 1913 Utah (Con.) ....................l .l9l9 Ohio (Con.) .................... .l9l9 Wyoming (Con.) .................1 1920 l Nevada (Con.) .........-........i ioiS
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Before Conqress 40 Years.


 Bills providing for nationwide prohi- bition by legislation and resolutions proposing constitutional amendments for the same purpose have been before congress almost continually for more than 40 years. Senator Fl. w. Blair of New Hampshire proposed the first amendment in 1876. This provided only for the prohibition of the manufacture and sale of spirituous distilled liquors for beverage purposes. He introduced a similar measure nine times, chang ing it in 1886 to include all alcoholic liquors.
 Congressman Hobson of Alabama in- troduced the famous "Hobson resolu- ton" in the house December 19, 1913. The amendment was amended many times by HobSon himself, finally pro- viding for q division of responsibility for the enforcement of the law be- tween state and federal governments. This was done to secure the support of certain advocates of "state rights" The resolution came to vote Decem- Der %, 1914, but received only 197 votes, while 25S were necessary for it's adoption.
 In 1914 Senator Works of California introduced a bill providing for the pro- hibition of spirituous liquors, including wine and beer, but it received little support from prohibition leaders and did not come to vote.
 May Go to Courts.
 There is a probability that antiprOhi- bition forces will attempt to secure an annulment of the ratification vote in several states and will attack the le- gality of the action of congress. In San Francisco a court order has been secured restraining Governor Stephens temporarily from signing the ratifica- ton of the amendment. It has been stated that similar action may be taken in other states, including Arkansas, Colorado, Maine, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Missouri and Nebraska. In these states, it is declared, all action taken by the state legislatures may be sub- mitted to the people under a referen- dunn.
 The Anti-Saloon league contends that this is impossible, outlining it's position in the following statement:
 Article V of the federal Constitu- ton provides that the legislature or a state convention is the only body which can ratify an amendment to the Constitution. Congress is given the power to say which one shall have the authority. Congress had chosen the state legislatures as the bodies to rati- fy the federal prohibition amendment. A state referendum therefore would be illegal and void..'
 Attorneys for the liquor interests claim that there are many points on which the amendment may be attacked in the courts and plans have been made, it is declared, for action along these lines.
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stitution by the legislatures of the sev- eral states as provided in the CoEsti- tuition within seven years from the date of the submission hereof to the states by the congress.
 CHAMP CLARK, Speaker of the House of Representa- tives.
 THOMAS R. MARSHALL, Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.
 I certify that this joint resolution originated in the senate.
 JAMES M. BAKER, Secretary. This resolution was adopted by the senate on August l, 1917, by a vote of 65 to 20, and by the house of repre- sentatives on December IT by a vote of 2S2 to 12S. House amendments were adopted by the senate December IS.
 Mississippi First to Ratify.
 Mississippi was the first state to ratify the amendment, both senate and house acting on January 8, 1918. Vir- ginia, Kentucky and South Carolina took similar action during the same month and North Dakota soon fol- lowed, but in most states action was delayed until this year, when the vari- ous state legislatures convened. Then the states took action on the amend ment in rapid succession. Following North Dakota the states acted in the following order until Nebraska, the thirtysixth to act, completed the rati- finatiou.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-06-02
HIGHWAY CONGESTION

The awful congestion of automobile traffic through this city yes
terday is only another warning of what the future has in store for us.
1t is a problem that has got to be met" Not only does it involve the
upkeep of the highways and a permanent paving material, but the
question of room for the vehicles and safety of travel is seriously in
yolved.
Everyone agrees that roads will have to be made wider. But
that is not sufficient. They must be wide enough to have really two
roads, running parallel, one for the slow moving vehicles and the other
for the machines that travel faster. On a day like yesterday a slow
moving vehicle, whether it be a truck or a pleasure party sauntering
along merely for the sake of riding, is almost as dangerous as the speed
fend. The slow traveller causes a blockade, especially when travel in
the opposite direction is heavy, thereby preventing the cars that
comes up from behind from turning out. A string of cars forms and
ihen some reckless fellow pulls out in an effort to get by lodging
IN and out of the string imperling the Ives of all.
Something must be done to regulate this traffic. Yesterday
there was a continuous string of cars reaching from this city all
the way to Asbury Park. Passing through the various towns there
was some sort of regulation, but in the open country the chauffeurs
were left to do IS they pleased. Here is where a state constabulary
would come IN. These troopers stationed at intervals along the
main arteries of travel on a day like yesterday could do much to-
ward making the roads safe.
Incidentally, the old, antquated ferry between this city and
ToHenyile was again coming money with the poorest kind of SER
vice. 1t is time something was done to compel the Staten Island
Rapid Transit to put decent boats on this route.
the authorities are not beginning to keep up with the increase.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-06-02

WELL MERITED REWARD

The EVENING NEWS offers its congratulations to Traffic Off
Ger John F. Murray upon whom was bestowed the Garretson medal
for the most heroic deed performed by a member of the police depart
ment while on duty during the year.
Murray well merits the honor he has received. His popularity
with the public is manifested many times every day as he stands at
the five corners and directs traffic, with special protection to the hun
dreds of school children crossing there daily, to the women with baby
carriages and the feeble and infrm. The blind newsdealer who comes
every afternoon to the EVENING NEWS building never fails OF a
guiding hand across the busy thoroughfare with Murray on the job.
But all this is a part of the everyday work. The big test is when
a team of horses come rushing madly down the street absolutely D e
von control tt reouires a stout heart and nerves Of steel to face
them. But it is all in the line of duty and that is something that a
raan like Murray never lodges.
Murray met his test and he never faltered. Clinging to the morse
br;a, hall IF the time under the animals feet Murray held fast. he
stonped the runaway, but not until his uniform had been nearly torn
off Of him. -
Yes, Murray deserved the medal and the whole Guy Is ga "a
he cot it. With a police force made up entirely of men like Murray
there wouldnt be much ground for finding fault in that particular
direction
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-06-02

WASHINGTON, D. c., June a.
contrary to general impression the
peace treaty, as summarized in the
preliminary statement, does not cede
70 Japan the whole province of Shan
Jung, nor the bay of Kiaochau, nor the
noly places of Shantung which include
the home and grave of Confucns.
Ine geographical limits of the por-
uon ceded are outlined in a bulletin
OF the National Geographic Society,
Dased on a communication from Miss
ELIZA Scidmore, traveller and au-
NOR OF many books on travel, which
I'm 1896 a German expert reported
to the German government that a
oeep-water harbor could be dredged
ana constructed in the northeast cor
ner OF kiaochau Bay. Overtures were
made to the Chinese to lease the bay
to Germany for a long term of years
and were refused.
October 1897 the opportunity
eame 70 Germany to claim the desired
coaIng and repair station for its feet
IN kiaochau Bay by the murder of
Two missionaries in another part of
province. Apologies andin-
were demanded. A German
entered the bay and raised
the German flag. In March 1898 the
hlaochau Convention was signed at
Feking, which gave a n~inety-nine year
lease of hundred Ii of land com
Plising n rocky point at the entrance
hiaochau Bay to Germany, with sup1,
pIementary railway and mining con-
lessons in the province which pro
vided o a railway line from this
leased territory on the sea coast to
sinan-f the capital of Shantung.
M Ine right to develop coal mines
Mi.nin thirty ii of me line, and to
build two branch lines
Chinese had not occupied their
immediate ~eacoast since the ravages
Oh hoxinga, the Japanese pirate some
centuries ago, to foil whom the En-
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his subjects 70
- thirtv inland and leave toon-
uIe mans-Iand' to the Duec""-
.sTb iaochau city was not car-
c,uded in the territory leased Y .'the
many and therefore is not VIII com
area now ceded TO Japan. :, the
fusion has arisen on TINS POM of the
n~hraseology of the summary .cer.
pnaae ,raatv witch states that Se..
reanv cedes to Japan all rights I;no'
and privileges, notably as 70 tbe
oheu The entire territory ABOUT tnv ~
80 og Kjaochau formerly Known ~
shst name which still is preserved ~
diniomatic correspondence. m as
German concession was hno"N
Tsingtau. rnrtau a lit
tie corner of Germany IN rt the
=. vas irst declared a free port, tne
Ch;nese Maritime Customs iuncuo
inc there as at HongKong deahns omS
Nth cargo to and from the Cntneo
binterIand. Later 20 per cent VI a.
cuefoms collections were assisheu W
the maintenance of the port
"Tbe railway line of 255 miles iron,
Ts,ngfau to Tsinan-fu, he capitai -
shantuvfg, was completed IN i9Vs. =.
does not pass through any Iarse
rich cities-Tsinan-fu, with onIs.
aoo inhabitants hardly counts in teem-
ing China-and the line .
rather poor part of the 80
Ter the hills around Tsingtau. were
are intending levels of bean ana kao-
lang fields. nrse three
miles from the line, and tne fosn n
mines. fifty Ii from the line, 40 M
a superior coal, and botn
coal fields have been worked by tne
for centuries. behring's have
been made to depths OF Sooo any
q feet through many tnick Scans
of coal at Poshan, but the rune'"e
mines are nearly
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-06-02
Luke McImke Says.


The woman who is so homely that
she has never been tempted
forgives an erring sister.
A defeated candidate doesn't feel
much tickled when he discovers that
the voters thought he needed scratch
ing.
One source of great happiness in
this world is the fact that every man
thinks his automobile is better than
the othersfellows.
Reformers and Oculists believe that
newspapers should be compelled to
print scandal in 81 point type.
A smart man can often make his
wife happy by pretending to be jealous
of her.
One good thing about a s2o-a-
week income is that it knocks the stuff
fing out of an ambition to run two
fats on one salary.
The reason that so many farmers
! have clean-shaven faces nowadays is
because thier whiskers got tangled up
in the steering wheel of their automo-
bile.
And what has become OF the old
fashioned grocery man who sold 8
and 10 cent seegars out of the same
box?
The man who owns a smart dog
does a whole lot more barking than
the dog.
About a month from now a lot of
fellows will get all overheated run
ming to watch the thermometer tell
how hot it is. .
/ Unless he is the lawyer you are
paying for a consultation. don't buffalo
yourself into the belief hat another
man is really interested in your trou-
bles.
We like to laugh atthe women folks
for being so rain. But the fact of the
matter is that no man is al hand
some as he thinks he is.
A sob sister tells us that the besi
policy is to tell your wife the truth
about everything. Huh The only rea-
son why some old married couples are
still living together is because the
male end of the sketch makes Ana
MAS look like a piker.
The reason why Fathers back hurt.
him too much to help Mother INK III
the garden is because he has a date t.
heave II pounds OF composition dowr
a maple runway for -four hours.
| And some men would be better cfti
s4oos IIsq1 s5ueqo pInoM ksul II susi
as often as they change their minds
Ever notice that a smart girl VIII
Is wearing an ankie-length skirt ca
handle II SO as to show you NOR,
than is displayed by the girl who
wearing . knee-length skirt7
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-06-02
UNSATISFACTORY OUTCOME

Disagreement of the jury in the trial Of Bev, Francis Gross,
charged with melting his congregation to riot, while giving the priess
his freedom does not vindicate him by any means, especially as 1t is
understood that in both the trial just ended and in the previous trial
on the same charge a majority of the jury were for conviction.
Z The trial of Father Gross On this charge of melting a riot, brings
to mind the other charge that, as far as the public knows, is pending
against him in the federal courts in which he is accused of having OBJ
tanned his citizenship papers under false pretenses, not having really
renowned his loyalty to the AustroHungarian government.
1t will be remembered that after a great deal of delay which
caused no little criticism, a date was finally fixed for the trial, but at
the last moment it was postponed, the reason given being that certain
important witnesses were absent in Europe and the trial could not
be held until they returned. 1t has not been announced, as far as we
know, who these important witnesses are, but as so many of the boys
who were in Europe at the time the trial was to be held have returned
tits possible the. the persons referred to re now on hand ready to
testify ~ S"" T"ss--Nz M esnecialIv
These charges against Father Gross are so mportaHeasSAA-
fe one welding az much influence as he does in this community, they
should not be ignored. 1t is known that some very serious affidavts
are in the possession of the government as to the priests loyalty to
the United States government during the war and these have never
been refuted.
With the charge of melting a riot still undisposed Of and with the
question of.loyaity still left open, the priests usefulness to the COM
munfty as a whole is nil no matter how he may be regarded by his con-
gregaton. He can never fill the place in the city that such a position
as he holds warrants as long as these grave questions are still pending.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-06-02
DIR. STEELE SAYS:

King David nc wrote a letter to his commanding general ordering
him to place Urah-whose wife he coveted-"in the forefront Of the hot
Test battle"
of Solomon, the wise king. s -. ~ -
ut David suffered the torments of hen because Of his contemplate
conduct n in great anguish he pleaded for forgiveness. 4
He paid a terrible price,, but h was forgiven.
There have been mn who neve forgave David, hey evend declined
to forgive God for forGving David. , .@3
This is juta another evidence IF the infinite mercyo Of God. It's a lucky
They'd lever let u p until w e had paid the lastf arhng"
If w e confess u sir, God is faithful and jstto or forgive us our sn,
N to cleanse is from all unrghteousness. .@g.
There's a lot II comfort here for tn la whose soul is beng torn b y
|remorse.
|by David fife he realized h snfulness of destroying Uriah. Read tits
! a wonderful confession and a passionate plea for forgiveness
Have mercy O me. o God, according to Thy loving kindness; accord
ing mt the multitude of Thy tender merces blot tut my transgressions"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-06-02
Walt Mason's Ripping Rhymes

MOTORING
I leave the city's noise behind, its stone and brick built sectors,
forsake a while the beasly grind, and all the bill collectors I
climb o high the verdant hills, the azure heavens DER me, forgetting
baiifs and their bills and all the things that bore me. 1t is a pleas
ant thing to go away from. toll and knitting; my "a is working like
a jo, it's cylinders all hitting oh, Scott may sing of Lochinvar, whose
charger was a hummer; but give to m the modern car, and long,
long days of summer l chug along by wood and glade and by the
babbling waters, salute the farmer with his spade, and gossip with
his daughters. At intervals my a 1 stop, some quaint old signboard
reading; and o and then a rural cop would u m in for speeding.
/ Wf along. eight miles an hour, the motor working nifty, and then.
to show / have the power, I shove her up to fifty. Through dale and
dell, N dune and down. I throw the dust behind me; and tired col
iectors scoIr the town with bills. and cannot find m e Hook around
tree and bust a wheel and fender. Then I go lmpng back to town.
m ~ kind Of luck berating; and find the baiin4 ali camped down in
stern and watchful waiting.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-06-02
Dissertations

There will be an end of war when the people of all nations de-
eide to request diplomats and statesmen to do their own fighting.
1t might be as well to explain here that when Wilson spoke of
q healing peace, he had no intention of making peace with the disease
germ itself. .t
The next time we have a war job on hand, let's keep at it until
the party of the second part learns to talk in a gentle and plaintive
tone. 1A~A
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-06-02
Mercy!

We hate to keep anybody out of the
Club. But where the HEX are we
gonna put Billy Smoothbox, of Joplin
MOT