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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-24
Special and Important EVENT i'm Summer Rugs

A Special and Important Eve
Involving a Sale of s3489 Colonial Rag
Rugs and Heavy Grade Grass Rugs at
am Average Saving of 1913 Per Cent.
months for future delivery orders The goods piled up and for lack of
wholesale ofashone kind sturdiy
of the
therea
at
/ rugs seHn for season
\ IS
will the center aisle central section The cpese and
The Rag Rugs
inches 45c inche feet
6inches 36x nches feet$
inches
inches
The Grass Rugs
inches feet$ 9x1 eet,
nhe,$1
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-24
CharneuSe
i'm Black and Navy

Black charmeuse, 40 inches
wide, may be had at $3.50, $2.75
and S3.25 a yard.
Navy blue charmeuse, 36 inches
wide, is S2.10; 40 inches wide,
$3.50, S2.75 and $3.50 a yard.
(CentraD
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-24

Navy blue and black serge
frocks with pleated Georgette
vestees are in sizes for women
and are special at $3.50.
A braided serge dress in navy
blue has a row of bone buttons
down the back and sash; SIS.
- Afternoon frocks, one or two
of kind, are of taffeta and en-
broidered Georgette in navy, tan,
black and taupe. Also a few blue
serges are reduced to $3.50.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-24

Simple, delightful organdies
and white nets are made in lovely,
girlish ways. A little more sophis-
ticated are the beaded Georgette
dresses and the crepes de chine.
OF course, these are also to be had
in pastel colors, if you prefer.
$40, SIS, $3.50, $25 and up to
$3.50.
(MarkeD
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-24

Rustling i'm is
Different Models
Most of them are in navy blue,
which is the color women like
best. Some are embroidered in
beads and a great many. have
over-slips of Georgette crepe be-
comingly draped. Figured Geor-
gette and plain taffeta make an
other pretty combination. Crepe
de chine dresses embroidered in
wool are a new fancy; $15, $16.5O,
$3.50 and 500.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-24

In the next installment Natalie car
ries on.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-24
\ Trio of Smart New
White Skirts
BamdeauX, soc

The material is a sturdy white cotton with
wide lace trimming in front and a narrow, lace edge
in back. They have tape shoulder straps and open
in back.
(CentraD
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-03-28
One Chicago Business Man to Another
Man Who Thinks Sends Letter in Which He Discusses
tical Patriotism

The following letter was sent by a
prominent Chicago business man to the
president OF the Chicago Elevated
Railways Co.:
esterday as was about to take
my scat at the end OF the elevated car
to return to my Office, my eye was
met by sign, occupying the entire
advertising space available just above
where | sat. I copied it (copy here
with enclosed) and feel that in some
way it must have escaped your at
tention. as the government has not
only declared against liquor, but has
acted against it.
Such an action OH the part of those
responsible for spreading this sort OF
propaganda amounts to sedition and
would without doubt have brought
about prompt and vigorous action by
the federal government during our
active participation in the war.
"As citizen who believes in your
desire to do nothing which will pro-
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-03-28

woke criticism, permit me 10 bring
this to your attention, and to protes
that immediate action on your part is
desirable and imperative.
"Our soldiers arc using your scrv.
ice extensively. You and do no.
certainly desire to educate them to 4
loose way of thinking on this vita
matter any more than you and | dc
with our sons and daughters, with oui
friends or employees.
Let's move, as individuals, in the
direction we want our nation to go
Then we'll arrive in that direction.
The following is the wording of the
advertising referred to in the above
letter:
Let your protest be heard by
Congress. Vote mo" on the Pro-
hbition question election day,
April |.
Shall this city become Anti-Sa-
loon Territory?
YES
NO "X" Mark cross here.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-03-28
Another Fake
Report Exposed

Not long ago the Chicago papers
and the liquor press gave consider
able space TO report that the Brit
ish government was demanding COM
pensation from the United States for
losses to English owners of United
States brewery stock OH account OF
Prohibition. Vim. Johnson, writing
from London, Eng. exposes this as
another fake news report put out by
the vets. The following is his state
ment OF the facts:
"The British government makes a
fiat denial of the reports published in
Great Britain to the effect that Down
ing street was bringing pressure to
bear on Washington to induce the
American treasury to reimburse Brit
ish investors for alleged losses that
they have incurred through unfortu-
nate investments in American liquor
concerns.
"These British investors petitoned
the British government for relief
asking that this course be followed
and that Uncle Sam be invited to
come across and help the British
moncybags out OF this particular hole.
Then they caused it to be published
far and wide that the British govern
mcnt had made earnest representa-
tions to the American State Depart
ment along this line.
"But it appears that nothing further
was really done than to transmit the
petition to the British Embassy in
Washington"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-03-28
FATHER ZURCHER DEFENDS CATHOLICS

Rev Zurch editor Catholics and Prohibition
bon He discusses made by editors and Catholic
fully the Cath
church Arguing Catholics should being lined
historic incident
follows:
A ministerial addressed by Blaine the 1884
elections the slandou Rum
and Rebellion, and Blaine made n
M Catholic Pibonsts silent the large Catholic
Catholic editorials
compelled
selfish shortghed chill
dren editorial chairs and Legislative halls
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-03-28
Trying to Stampede the Country
"A Demoeraey is Government by Majority

Frank Crane, in a copyrighted ar
ticlc published by the Chicago Daily
News, gives some good advice and
pertinent information to | Won't
Work without beer crowd After cx-
planning the purpose OF the no-bcer
agitation this writer says:
"The United States of America
good people, is not a Russian mob
1t is not town meeting nor side
walk crowd. 1t is an orderly democ-
racy.
THAT means that you or anybody
else can get what you want from this
government if YOU will go at it the
right way. And that way is simply to
convince the majority OF the people
that you arc right.
That is the only way.
"When you are in tie minority, and
when the majority takes some action
that does not suit you, you are help
less, just as helpless as if you were in
old Germany before the war and fret
ting under some disagreeable edict OF
the kaiser.
The only difference is that then
and there you had no redress, while
now and here YOU are at liberty to
win the majority to your side, il you
can.
"'rhe American people. in due, or
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-03-28

Iderly and constitutional manner. have
abolished the booze II you do not
like ibis the only thing you can do is
TO get them TO revoke their decision
in the same due, orderly and consti-
tutional manner.
Go to it.
But when. instead OF doing this,
you Resolve to strike, paralyze the
business OF the country, and bring
hardship upon the great mass of the
Ipnblif because you cannot have your
way, you are bad citizens. you are nm
American and you are poor sports.
"A democracy is government by
majority. You arc trying to make it
a government by nuisance.
You are not acting like intelligent
lf-governing citizens, but like spoil
ed children
And You will gain nothing. This
country is not going to submit to an
obstreperous minority. II will not
tolerate tyranny by labor unions any
more than it will tolerate tyranny by
Huns.
"fhe instinct OF law and order is
deep in the American people, and ii
You imagine tlrat a vociferous army
OF disconnected persons, even though
crying for beer, can stampede the L.
s. A., you are mistaken
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-03-28
Captain Ebbert
Condemns Vets
For Propaganda
Calls Insinuations About Soldiers
Outrageous Libel

Referring to the efforts OF the liq.
uor interests to make the people be
lieve that the soldiers oppose Prohibi-
ton, Captain Frank B. Ebbert OF Chi
cago recently made the following
statement:
when serving my country as an
officer in the United States army. il
was my privilege to be in camps
where there were tens of thousands
OF soldiers encamped. | talked the
wet and dry question over with many
OF these men representing different
elements Of camp life and it is my
conservative judgment, based on my
own experience in the army, that il
the Prohibition issue could have been
put to a direct vote of the soldiers
they would have favored Prohibition
by an enormous majority.
''T.fe insinuation OF the vets that
the great majority OF our soldiers feel
that they have been taken advantage
of on this question while away from
home, and that if they had been home
we would not have had Prohibition
in my Judgment is a deliberate and
malicious lie and is pure, unadulter-
ated wet propaganda. There has new
er been in the history of the. world a
cleaner, braver, finer army than that
OF the United States, and the charge
that this army is overwhelmingly iG
favor of liquor is an outrageous
libel"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-03-28

In New York the brewers have filed
a suit for the purpose OF cxempting
beer of 275 per cent alcoholic
strength from the provisions OF the
war Prohibition act. Brewers OF the
metropolitan district OF New York
have announced their intention to re-
sumo the brewing OF beer. They base
this action on the legal opinion OF
Elihn Root, ono OF the attorneys i'll
the aforementioned lawsuit.
In some parts of the country the
brewers are following the example set
in New York, and practically all the
brewers are waiting the outcome OF
the New York case with the intention
of resuming operations should the
courts decide i'll favor of the vets.
Rhode Island Fights Dry Law
A resolution has been presented in
the House of Representatives OF the
Rhode Island Legislature directing
tho attorney general of the state to
commence suits for the purpose OF Sc
curing determination OF the Su-
preme Court of the United States up
on the constitutionalty Of the Prohi-
bition amendment
This resolution argues that the Pro-
hibition amendment makes a change
in government so revolutionary
through the extension of federal pow
er TO enforce laws ia-the states as to
make the amendment unconsttuton-
al.
Distillers Also Very Active
At a meeting of the dstllers in
New York Levy Mayer of Chicago
was instructed to arrange for suit
to test the emergency Prohibition law
as soon as the treaty of peace has
ben signed
Mr.. Mayer is reported to have ad-
vised the dstillers that in states hay
ing referendum laws petitions calling
for vote on the amendment have
been filed or arc in circulation. These
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-03-28
A Genuine Letter

I'VE wish to make a short reply to
the letter oil Pvt John G. Pierce,
self-stylcd representative OF the ma
jority OF the A. L. F. on the question
of the bone dry amendment.
We fail to see where Pvt Pierce
obtains his statistics. stating that the
majority of the A. Z. f. are against
the bone dry amendment To make
such a broad statement as that. seems
to the writers to be absurd. We will
agree that the opponents OF the
amendment make the most noise
about it, but ask the quiet fellow.
See what he has to say.
"Pvt. Pierce's article would leave
one to believe that all the distilers
and brewers OF the United States
came over to France and went Over
the Top while the exponents of Pro-
hibition stayed at home. Is such the
case?
1--WE also fail to see where the boys
have been Stabbed in the back as
the article states. As we understand
it, the amendment was to be ratified
by the various states, The majority
of the A. f. F. had an opportunity to
vote for the state legislators who now
hold office. What more could be
asked? A popular vote? If popu-
lar vote were taken, we do not hesi-
tate to state that the victory would
have been even more wonderful than
Pvt. Pierce put it"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-03-28
THEY WILL BE
THANKFUL SOME DAY

1t may take five or ten years
10 convince some people that
the Prohibition amendment TO
the Constitution is there to
stay. When their own consti-
tutions. somewhat shattered by
drink. arc restored to normal
condition and they really begin
to enjoy life, then these same
people will be the first to thank
the sane and sober majority
tho put it there.-Progress.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-03-28
THE VITAL POINT

The Rclleville News Demo-
crat (wet) says; "We all over
looked the vital point in the
situation when we voted the
drys into Congress and the
state legislatures" Truly
enough, that was the vital
point - but the vets did not
overlook it. They tried their
best as always to elect vets,
but the majoritics were against
them. The people are against
booze.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-03-28

states are California, washington,
Oregon, Nevada, Idaho, Utah, New
Mexico, Colorado, Michigan, Ohio,
Missouri, Maine and Nebraska
Wet Bills introduced
a bill has been introduced into the
New York Assembly providing that
beer OF 325 per cent alcoholic content
shall be declared notwithstanding and
its sale permitted. Similar action has
been taken or is being contemplated
in various other states where the vets
think they have a fighting chance to
pass state laws which would place an
Interpretation on national constitu-
tional Prohibition permitting the sale
of beer.
In the Chicago Sector
In Chicago the liquor crowd is
spending great deal OF money i'll an
attempt to roll up a wet majority on
the saloon question. They are using
considerable advertising space in the
newspapers and have plastered the
billboards and filled the street cars
with wet posters. The purpose of the
vets in Chicago is not to keep the
saloons from closing under the local
option law, but to influence the en-
forccment OF national Prohibition by
means of large wet vote in Chicago.
Drys Must Defend Laws
The "No Beer, No Work" agita-
ton backed by the brewers and sa-
loonkeepers and the propaganda seek
ing to line up the soldiers against the
Prohibition amendment are also a
part OF the vets final desperate drive
to save themselves.
While the VETS will be unable to
overthrow constitutional Prohibition
it will be necessary for the drys to
be prepared to fight them in the
courts and to answer their misleading
propaganda and to secure proper law
enforcement wherever officials may
fail to do their duty.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-03-28

The saloonkecpcrs are wondering
where the money is TO come from to
run the country after they go out of
business next July. oh hum, we'll
get lot of it from people who will
try to get rich evading the Prohibition
law.-Greenheld Argus.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-03-28

The West Virginia Legislature re-
Gently passed resolution providing
for the placing OF number of bottles
of whisky in the department OF
Archives and History in order that
future generations may be able to see
evidences of the evils that were.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-03-28
Vets Propaganda
Again Exposed
Liquor Interests Behind Letters From
Soldiers

The liquor interests have been
caught again at the very same old
game. Not long ago they secretly
financed pfo-German propaganda in
America through the German-Amer-
lean Alliance. lust recently they
were found to be the influence back
OF the No Beer, No Work" program
oi anarchy. Now evidence clearly
points out that the vets arc operating
another secret propaganda scheme Il
make it appear that a great majority
OF the soldiers oppose National Pro-
hibition.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch re-
ceiyed three letters opposing Prohibi-
tion from widely separated parts OF
France signed by different soldiers.
but all three letters were idcntically
Worded. The same letter. word for
word, also appeared in the February
3rd number of the European edition
OF the New York Herald.
The first paragraph OF this letter
reads as follows:
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-03-28
"SEDITION"

Webster's Dictionary gives
the following definition:
SEDITION-Conduct tending
to treason, but without an
overt act; excitement of dis
content against the govern
ment, or of resistance to law.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-03-28
Suits Are Filed to Force Exemption Of Beer From War
Prohibition Act
BILLS INTRODUCED IN STATE ASSEMBLIES TO
PERMIT MANUFACTURE OF 3 IA PERCENT BEER
Dsers Are Active Effort Knock Out Constitutional Amendment
DRYS MUST PREPARE TO DEFEND POSITIONS WON

The idea that the fight the liquor traffic has been quite
dpled weeks While the
involving obedience
With their command with all
possible national Prohibition
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-03-28
The Fake Wet Letter

Il wish TO take this opportunity OF
expressing what | believe to be tho
opinion OF the majority OF the A. T.
+. Having discussed the subject OF
Prohibition on numerous occasions
with several hundred OF the boys OF
l,pels SAM, Gnd tlie3' are BH.el. dis.
pleased with the hone dry amend
ment.
Tho opinion prevails that while
they have been in France fighting to
make the world safe for democracy
the drys have taken advantage OF
their absence and stabbed them in the
back as it were"
There is no doubt that this letter
was supplied to members OF the \.
Z. F. by agents OF the liquor traffic
with instructions to sign it and send
it 10 newspapers in America.
The above mentioned letter in the
New York Herald which was signed
by Private John e. Pierce elected
the following from Private Geo d.
Recs:
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-07-07
LA NUERIE De NERVQ.

El cautivante director de almas
que ejercfa en- nuestra America
luminosa y turbulenta su dulce
ministerio de amor; el poeta inc
fable en- cuyo coraz6n immense
resonaBa la mdsica del Todo y Gu
20 Rspfritu era para el Continen-
te7 afebrado de anhelos, desbor-
dante y tumultuoso, ell de un
miembrO de aquella insigne fami-
LA deli POUerelIo, de Kempis, de
Federico de Hardemberg Novals,
de Ruisbroek; Amado Nervo, ha
entregado su espfritu de luz al
focos celeste del -chispa ami
mada de diyinidad consciencia
Sc desprendiera un dfa.
Desde su aparicion fue suya la
yoz unciosa que temblaba de la
grimas; su noyia Sc llamaba Sor
Melancolfa y cortaba en- los par
ques celestes las azucenas del
buen Dios; su dido recogfa la pi-
tag0rica musica; y, en- ell espeso
silencio nocturno, ofamos, escalo
frfados de emocion, su acento de
sacerdote lfrico, preguntando a la
Esfnge su milenario secreto.
I'll saba, como el poeta fnaldi-
to9duesno Sc mira qu' inJi,si par
totstes les feaetres y todo nues-
tr0 redor ell abismo pesealiano
abre sus fauces; y su alma insa-
tiGblement dUide dc y o5scur ct
de Z Uncertain Sc refugio en- el
Amor, pidio al Amor la flecha de
orc que rasga la noche insonda;
bic y definitiva, pidi6 al Amor
la c0raza de rosas que invulnera
y saliva.
Buen hijo (un hijo pr6digo que
fue a Babilonia-Pa y a Cartago
New York; del maestro Jesds de
Galilea, dijo como Ell; Amad,
Amad, Apad.
Z daba ejemplo amanda la
hermana estrella, la hermana
rosa, al hermano lirio, al hermano
ruisenor y, al frate lupus, al frate
leo, al menos digno de amor: al
frGtc homo.
SUI espiritu despojase de toda
banal pompa y su estilo, de cla-
ridad diamantina, es como una
flor seneilla, solo perfume; como
un jardfn sin hojas, sin espinas,
todo florido; y su oro espiritual
Sc fundfa en- los mas puros criso-
les.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-07-07
Hail, Holy Light fspying of
Heres,, first born.

La balbuceante inquietud, Ia
desgarradora queja, el asperoAgri
to del humane dolor, hacfanse, cn
su po6tica de los ultimos item
pos, dulzura evangelical, disimulo
de llanto con sonrisa y, como an
ticipo de los extraterrestres do
mes, Sc deificaba por el goce de la
serenidad.
Su vida fue como la espiral ar
monica de un oratorio de Haen-
del, de una plegaria de Cesar
Frank, que asciende, Ia diluirse
en- la atm6sfera azul del incienso,
confundida los coros de las vfr-
genes y a los psalmos de los of
ciantes,-hacia la combada cupu-
la de la basflica, en- que ell exta-
tico doctor de Patmos augura la
noche apocalfptica y el Estilita,
junto al leon simb6lico, graba la
verdad inspirada con clausulas
de llama.
Su transito nos ha sorprendido
a nosotros, porque, a1n estamos,
vestidos del mundane disfraz, en-
la necia mascarada; pero, El, GU
yo dido Sc sutilizaba a escuchar
la yoz que habla en- la sombra y
su pupila Sc recogia percibir la
luz misteriosa de 10 Invisible, la
habra acogido como ell niflo de la
conseja al Hada portadora del
triple don: la Riqueza, el Amor,
la PAIL.
Jean d. Agr6re.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-07-07
j. p. BOURET
mira QUE TIE ESTAN.
MIRANDA!

Vamos PALANTE y no ten
gas miedO. TOMA bien mi con-
sejo; antes de tOdas las comidas,
en- elias v despues, no dejes de
TOMAR, solo y acompanado
unas cuantas cucharadas gran
des de AMARGO DE ANGOS-
TURA SIEGERT DE TRIM
DAD, que mezcladO con hielO y
sirop al gusto es un nectar deli
ciosO para conservar bien la sa-
lud en- todos los 6rdenes. :Me
enticndes?
Sc vende en- todas las buenas
Farn:acias, surtidos COlinados,
elegantes Cafes y Restauranes
de buen gustO.
AGENTES GENERATES
PARA LAS ANTILLAS
CASA CERECEDO.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-07-07
THE INSULAR DOCK
COMPANY.
MUELLE No. 2.


RestauradO Y consolidate
en- f0rina dich0 MuelIe, Sc
Ofrece de nuevo al comerci0
en- general, con tOdo SUI prii-
mitiyO buen trat0, facilida-
des Y colnodidades, asi como
ia los azucarerOs Y eInbarca-
dores de tOda clase, para al
Tnacenar con seguridad y
embarcar con facilidad suina
sus productOs.
SECURE de mercancfas de-
positadas en- muelle, a un IL
pO sin cOlnpetencia.
Advt
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-07-07
.QUIERE listed APRENDER
, PRACTICAR LA TAQUI-
GRAFIA, POR ST SOLO?

Para todas las profesiones sc
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ell abogado, el comerciante, el
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que haya de vivir de un emplao
o de una carrefa, 81 conoce la t.
quigraf1a tiene adclantado el cir
cncnta por ciento en- la realiza
ci0n de So empeiio. Pero, We
ces, va sea porque viYimos apar
tados, en- lugares en- los que no
hay un professor de taquigrafEa,
o porque nuestras labores cotidia
mas nc nos permiten asistir q
una clase en- que tan dtil conoci
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sin aprender 10 que puede ser Is
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Para resolver esta diilcultad,
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