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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-17
PERMIT FOR NEW
FIRE ENGINE HOUSE

A permit for the new fire engine
house, now under course of erection on
Decatur street, was taken out Wednes-
day by ]. f. Wright, contractor The
building will cost, complete, exclusive
Of heating, something like $14, 600. Re-
gan &1 Weller are the architects The
structure will cover a space 74x46 feet
and will have six rooms.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-17

will fulfill many particular holiday
requirements.
The new ostrich feather fans, in
large range of pretty colors and de-
signs; each, $500 to $4,000.
Women's silver-plated mesh bags, usu-
ally $500. special, each. S2ss.
Mems soft cuff links, pair, Toe.
Gold-front lingerie pins, set, 75c.
Oriental pearl earrings special, pair
SOC.
Oriental pearl neck chains; each, 75c
to $3.50.
Coral neck chains; each, $3.50 to
$3.50.
Real coral neck chains, all white; each
$3.50.
Jet neck chains, 54-inch EACH $3.50
TO $3.50.
Real cameo rings. set in 10-karat gold;
each, $3.50 to $3.50.
Real cameo brooches each, $3.50 to
$500.
Rhinestone shoe buckles; pair, $3.50
to $3.50.
Jewelry section--main floor.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-17
Exquisite gift ideas
HAND BAGS

highly commended for gifts because
they are pleasing combination OF use
funess and beauty
Women's handsome velvet shopping
bags, in black, brown. navy and taupe;
silk lined finished with purse and mir
ror; large range Of handsome styles;
each, S3.75 to S30.75.
Women's imported beaded bags, rich
colorings, pretty shapes; finished with
drawstring top or metal top; each,
S10.85 to $3.50.
Women's leather handbags handsome
line In various feathers, lined and
fitted; each, $500 to 1875.
Children's handbags in leather, velvet
and silk; pretty colors; each, 80c to
$500.
Leather goods store-main floor.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-17
NOTED ORGANISE DEAD.

CHARLESTON, S. c., Dec. 17.-Mme.
Blanche Hermine Barbot widely known
organist and music teacher, died here
today in her 18th year. she was or
ganist at the cathedral of St. John the
Baptist here 81 years.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-17
Groves TasteIess chill Tonic

restores vitality and energy by purify
ing and enriching the blood, You can
soon feel its Strengthening, Invigorating
Effect. Price, soc adv.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-08-01
PROHIBITION
REFLECTED IN
POLICE COURT
Blotter Shows Only Three
Cases for Month Only
tsnc Fos' DfnE itsa,ess =
Cops Say Dry Wave
Takes All Profit 0ut OF
business

taste from the bottles of spirits.
But the hardest blow to the onlook
ers, many Of whom were men promi-
nent in local business circles, but who
nevertheless have been known to inn
bibe little, came when Chief Deputy
O. Z. Davenport began the destruc-
tion of barrel of genuine 1 per cent
beer of highest quality. One colored
man pleaded with Deputy Davenport
for just one swig.' When the last
bottle was almost empty, Mr.. Daven-
port held it in his hands while the
colored citizen gave the bottle last
fond, farewell kiss.
The destruction consumed about
fifteen minutes time Within hall an
hour after the courts order had been
given to the sheriff's force, every bot
tie of the whisky, wine, gin, brandy
and beer conhscated in the raid had
been emptied into the sewers.
"All containers of the liquor will
also be destroyed"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-08-01
Springfield Booze
Is Dumped Under
New Enforcement Aci
Citizens Watch Officers Pour Liquor
in Sewer

The following is the Springfield
Journals account of how the first
batch of liquor was destroyed in the
capital city under the search and
seizure law
While nearly five hundred thirsty
and sorrowing citizens of the capital
city looked on mournfully, a new
epoch in Sangamon county's history
was enacted when several hundred
dollars worth of liquor was poured
into the sewer at Sixth and Jefferson
streets by force of deputy sheriffs
in compliance with orders OF Justice
James Reilly, that all liquor confs-
Gated in the raid on Clarence w
Francis place last Saturday night
might be destroyed forthwith The
booze was emptied into the sewer at
AIS O'Clock, exactly fifteen minutes
after Justice Reilly's orders had been
issued. Local officials say that the
wholesale destruction is the first to
be carried out in the state of Illinois
since the search and seizure act went
into effect, July l.
"A deaf ear was turned by deputies
to scores of pathetic pleas for final
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-08-01
General Helmick
Says Army Men
Favor Prohibition

Following is part of speech made
on July 9Th by Major General Hell
mick, commander of Base No. to
Y. NJ. c. A. Personnel at Brest.
"The regular army in the past has
not had reputation of being prohi-
bitionist but venture to say that to-
day SO per cent of the older officers
of the regular army, men who have
had experience in the past, men who
are responsible and will continue to
be responsible for the success of the
regular army, and upon that success
is largely going to depend the sue
cess of our government, that SO per
cent of these men are strongly in
favor OF Prohibition. You know and
know, that we could never have
done what we did in the training of
our army for France had it not been
for Prohibition. / do not believe for
minute the story that has come
back to France to the effect that the
two million men in France have been
buncoed into Prohibition while they
were over here. l believe that in the
future the success of our govern
ment is going to rest with the men
who were over here and that those
men and our splendid women who
are going to take an equal part, will
see that Prohibition stays and that
by staying it will mean something
And if it does stay in the United
States it is going to be wonderful
thing"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-08-01
How Dry Law Affects
City on Border Line
Traffic From Iowa Made Lively
Place

Place
Prohibition meant wonderful
change to all towns in which saloons
were open before July /. Some were
affected differently than others. The
following press dispatch tells the in
.tsrestinge sto4, -wilat the pa s.sifrs
of the saloons meant to an historic
Illinois city on the Mississippi river:
Nauvoo, made famous in the early
days by the coming Of the Mormons,
has been famous Tor the past two
years as the center OF numerous sa-
looms. and which have been a great
attraction for the thirst stricken pop
ulace OF Iowa, just across the river.
The river bridge has been thronged
at all hours OF the day and night with
automobiles carrying the Iowa Ii
cense plates. Coming to Nauvoo
empty, they have returned with a
load of thirst assuagers OF all kinds.
Those who did not come i'll motor
cars patronized the ferry which ran
frequently and which has experienced
the most prosperous period i'll its his
tory.
Thousands of dollars in perfectly
good Iowa money has poured into
the Golfers of the Nauvoo saloonists,
and the harvest has been a rich one.
Nauvoo has long ranked as the wet
test city of its size in Illinois. The
first saloons were opened seventy
years ago and whisky was sold dur
ing the ante-bellum period for fifteen
to twenty cents per gallon. The Ii
cense fee was SIS per annum and
there were fourteen saloons here
during the ten years preceding the
Civil War. In later years with the
gradual increase of the license fee,
the number has been reduced. OF
late years six were found sufficient to
take care of the followers of Bacchus
in Nauvoo and adjoining territory.
The city is surrounded by vineyards
and wine making has kept large
number of persons employed. No
body knows what will become of the
grape crop in the future.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-08-01
DRY LAW REDUCES DRUNKENNESS
PROHIBITION ENFORCEMENT LAW PASSES The HOUSE
WHAT THE CORNER
POLICEMAN THINKS
OF WAR PROHIBITION

1t was Saturday night in
Dixon. The streets were crowd
ed with automobiles and the
sidewalks swarmed with we'll
dressed, prosperous, contented
people. A stranger asked the
policeman on the corner, How
does this compare with the old
wet days?' He laughed and
replied. There is no COMPARE
son. We have no trouble now
to handle the crowd. We have
had only one arrest since July
/. In the old days we had lots
of work to do, and 90 per cent
of the trouble was caused by
booze. Many OF the fellows
who used to be good-for-noth-
ing, drunken buns are now
earning good money and spend
ing it for useful things. Prohi-
bition is the best thing that
ever happened to this city.
War Prohibition has helped. 1t
would be a great mistake to let
the saloons open up again in
this country"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-08-01

wartime Prohibition has reduced our
arrests record so per cent.
VIM. J. MULCONNERY,
Chief of Police.
GRANITE CITY-It has made
the work of this department 90 per
cent lighter, as outside OF arrests for
drunks alone approximately Is per
cent of our police court cases are
traced directly TO indirectly to liquor
ROY p. CLARK.
Chief of Police
JOLIET-It is my personal opin-
ion that since July lst, 1919, crime
has decreased about rs per cent Con-
ditons are SO good that | hope Ii
quor will never come back.
WIN. HENNESSEY.
Chief of Police.
KANKAKEE-The figures given
are copied from the police records so
are absolutely correct and can be say
that the work of the police depart
ment has been reduced fully so per
cent since July l, 1910.
S. 2. KERSHAW,
Chief of Police.
OLGESBY-I might state that
since July /, 1919, we are not troub-
led with any drunks and that every
thing is going along nice and quiet
JOHN McCANN,
Chief of Police.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-08-01
No Booze, Less
Crime in Chicago,
Chief Mooney Saw.

tHaiaaf5o-Inurn2lIQlIls
ohiosgos erims. situation is much iu
,reved since the prohibition ..rt ini
Meet July, I. aees'dink to Jsm,s
iccns,. chief OF dstsetiver
II formerly wts a comnisn oeeurTent
, have seven or eight reports OF holau,
lurtns tbs night. This number, ne sai
Jas been reduced to an sssfsks Of one {
eo . night
''Chirsto's crime record h.l o,e,.,s,
hoft than 60 per cent sins. July /.
soonty said Besides thai, The patrol
pen nov don't have 10 pass ~ their tim
boxing after the drunts, Il give, ,h.r
hore time 10 ttke care sf jhsir regul.
cork. I'm 10 favor OF prohibition II th.
seepfd ttsps uns
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-08-01

Peoria and Aurora Figures
The actual figures are the most
convincing and eloquent testimony
in favor of Prohibition. In Aurora,
for example, there were only five ar
rests for drunkenness during the first
three weeks of July, 1919, as COM
pared to 80 arrests for drunkenness
during the corresponding three weeks
last year.
During the first three weeks Of
July with saloons open last year the
Peoria police arrested l3o for drunk
enness. During the corresponding
three weeks with Prohibition they
picked up only Is drunks.
The Alton police record shows
only IA arrested for drunkenness dur
ing the first three weeks of July last
year and only one during the same
period this year This one, it is eX-
planned, was really not drunk but
deaf and failed to hear the police
mans order to move on.
All Crimes Show Decrease
The record of arrests for all
causes shows a decrease not quite as
great as the decrease in drunkenness.
This can be explained in part by ar
rests for violation OF traffic rules.
Such arrests have increased in num-
Der quite generally since last year. In
the following table the figures under
the heading "wet" show the number
OF arrests during the first three
weeks of July, 1918 and the figures
under dry" the number OF arrests
during the first three weeks of July
Of this wear.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-08-01
Morals Court
Killing Time,
Business Core

CHI caF0 ] J0ufhIl i . ulTb
tear Tor TIE poor alt6eb<s. q The
Morals court
They ar, fairly plnlns for somethlnE
to 90.
Al week. ever since old John Barleyoorr
thut up shop, and, Judging frcm the record
sheet. took bis most intinsis friend, In
morality, With him. business In tbs Morals
court hat dropped OF at 40 slarfrlng rate.
on July ! the nrst dry day. sne Iona
woman Nas brought before the tsr OF lus-
tlce The nsst day brought bne msn and
one woman, wednesday, THURSDAY AMI Fri
day also ware slack days. netting t-o p,E.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-08-01
VANISH
AS BIC DROUGHT
GRIPS CHICAGO
Chicago Posi- July e4
Barrel Houses and ffops Near
y Deserted and ReiOImers
Face New Problems.

vseabondia Is passing with II. pass
linz Of King Alcohol.
Many Of the hiris Of rassase that In
lother days congroga,cd on South State
lstrest. South Clark street and West
Madison street. across tho river, had
vanished To-Day, flown NOBODY snoes
phert.
"fIinky Dink's"- wortinsmsns az
change. Tor years tho Crossroads OF
Iof the long bar ''Horhing1rnn" was
|sippirs tingsrly a, a nesr.bssr,-hepifsv-
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-08-01

On July 1st there were 16 dodgers
in the Washingtonian Home, a Chi
cago liquor cure. On July 10th there
was none "and none expected" ex-
planned Superintendent L. K. Barton,
who declared other cure homes were
as bankrupted OF patrons.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-08-01
'CR|NE DHOPS %
PER CENT S|NCE:
,.., ,,,[yg[r' [yg
'l'm DRY II This castinuss,"
Says Mooney, Decrease Totals
iol Cases 10 Eigh, psys.

with the passipg % old J. Barley
corn. chio<ko's crime rs1ord has
fallen Oft morp than se PER cent
This dls7overyvsnazinE to soma
but not to the prohibition leaders,
was anneun esd todxy By c4lisf o..
Detectives Jamsa L. aooAsT.
1T this record keeps ~ I'm iu
fsvor Of prohibition ch's' Hoouey
.srseiy remarked. WI are only
averaging. lone or. tro faid1ps a
niEht vhsre fernsfiy II vss com.
mon thing 10 have seven or eight
reported.
CAN LOOK sy1Tst CpooHs.
-Dssldes that ths patrsImen den't
hays to pess alt their tine locking e
after the drunks. They get more
TINA to take care Of their regular
wort"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-08-01
CRIMESDECREAsE
0NE-FOURTH IN
FIRST DRY week
Chicago sfr&eune
poIics5 57tlSN 7tSNcl1bo Il Drop to
July 4 Safeguards as
Well as Prohibition.

Crimes IN Chicago decreased ~ per
.<snt IN the hrst seven days Of profit
eition. according 10 flsures given o-t
yesterday by First Deputy Chief Of
Poiics Alcock.
He said hs dousfsi tho decreases va
attributable solely to the fact Chicago
vss dry. he thought the precautions
Of tho department. asains, radical ssfn'
snsusuons July {, and s, when the
entire department. remAined on duty,
had markedly Influenced the criminal
element.
On July Z oniy ono crime was 70
rorted--a rscord-but the following
'sy there was a slight increase.
All phases VI crime reflected tie drJ
ave decrease except rurdsrs, which
cns!ned stationary at !. ssssniss.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-08-01

Judge E. T. Trimble of Seattle
says: "The saloons once ousted can
never return" The saloon itself is a
political rallying point and when it
disappears the central system of or
ganizatiou for the wet vote disap-
pears with it.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-08-01
PROHIBITIONS EFFECT IN CHICAGO AS RE-
CORDED BY CHICAGO DAILIES
DRY SPELL CUTS
DOWN ARRESTS;
=, , DRINKS WILDER
iChinanoprtA.,aaQ

"7oiz,- once scrawied 20 often oh
the police serfeant's huge ledger. isn't
90 frequent now. For 2o17" is that
sectIon Of chioagos oodA-an drunk
and disorderly."
The wagon" the curious crowd
about the inert fgura at the corners
all preceded 70i2. Now The number
of arrests Is diminishing. "but thu
drunk. are getting wilder" according
10 serst. o'Nnil OF Chicago avenue sta
tion. The sergeant held chionso's rec
ord on booking drunks." The stun
blers down once abounded just north
OF the river.
p.spiaines and South Clark street
stations furnished lodging for most OF
tho other drnnks--thoss who found the
barrel houses OF South Clark and West
Madison streets TOO Inviting. There.
=. 3nt1 i- bsr0rntuK ohanieta
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-08-01
REPORTS FROM ILLINOIS CITIES
FORMERLY WET SHOW AMAZING
DECREASE In ARRESTS FOR DRUNK
Figures Compiled From Reports in Eleven Cities Show
80 Per Cent Falling OF in Arrests for lntoMcation
ARRESTS FOR ALL CAUSES ALSO GREATLY REDUCED
SINCE WAR PROHIBITION LAW CLOSED SALOONS
Police Chiefs Praise Effect Of Prohibition Making Lighter Work Fer
Their Departments
PROHIBITION SUCCESS INDICATES THAT The LAW WILL STAY
PROHIBITION SUCCESS INDICATES THAT THE LAW WILL STAY

large Illinois
dry This
Police chiefs familiar
brought about by the closing of saloons
Joliet Conditions good that
liquor neverc come back
chief OF police 81 find that wartime Prohibition
hasr ed oura records
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-08-01
Records of IL Cities

The above figures covering /
cities represent an average decrease
in arrests for drunkenness of over 90
per cent. A table showing the COM
paratice record of the arrests in the
above II cities for drunkenness and
for all causes appears elsewhere in
this paper.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-08-01
NO DARK BROWN :
TASTE-IN MOUTH
or CITY TODAY
. ChicaEU- -pUst JulT 5
Rational Fete Celebrated Wltll-
out Accompaniment Of Head
she-GiyIna Liquids.

For tss1srs, tim. ip~i,s historJ. chi.
nasc TO-DAY enjoyed = July without q
dark bre-s .ftsr.tasis' The traditional
clutter OF the daJ sf,or the Fourth I,
missing. for thu anniversary OF inde-
pcnsenee was celebrated with few tz-
niasirss. LIQUID or paYdtr
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-08-01
What Police Chiefs Say

The following are expressions of
opinion by police chiefs on the gen
eral effect of wartime Prohibition
on conditions requiring attention by
their departments.
BELLEVILLE-Up to July 1st
76 saloons were paying licenses in
this city. At the present time we have
none. You will note that we have but
two arrests for drunkenness since
July lst and for same period in
1918. SAM. T. STOOKEY,
Chief of Police.
EAST ST. LOUIS-I find that
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-08-01
FOLLOWING FIGURES TELL The STORY OF PROHIBITION SUCCESS IN ILL.,
ARRESTS FOR
DRUNKENNESS

Last First First
weeks 3 weeks 3 weeks
June, 1919 July, 1919 July, 1918
WET DRY WET
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-10-13
DEFENSE OF THE Y. NJ. c. A.

Jacksonville, Oct. 10.-Howard H.
Keister, who enlisted from Dunnellon,
Fla, as a "Y" worker overseas and
who is now engaged in the permanent
work in Virginia, has received let
ter from one of the soldiers in his dl-
vision which throws some light on the
work of the "Y" over there. A copy
of this letter has just been received
by the state office of the Y. M. c. A,
and because Mr.. Keister is so well
known in Florida, no doubt many
friends will be interested to know
about the work in which he was en-
gagged. The following is a copy of the
letter:
My dear Mr.. Keister: l received
your letter of Sept. 9th and am glad
that you are planning such an exten-
sive statewide program for the Y.
NJ. G. A. l imagine in your work you
are meeting with criticisms originat-
ing in the army, but do not allow
them to discourage you. for after
this whirl of excitement is over and
the boys get down to normal, they will
give the Y. NJ. G. A. it's just consid-
Grafton. AS you know, was mem
Der of the 28th Division, Battery Z
1G7th Field Artillery, served in
France over a year, was on the lines
from July until November 18th, and
in that time l had ample opportu.
nifty to observe the activities of the
Y. M. G. A. | never knew of them tC
fail to do their part of the work. YET
there were some fellows who seemed
to want to find cause for criticism.
know one time, just after we haC
crossed the Vesle. when it was i'm
possible for the army to even get
ilrations and ammunition up to us, ont
of the boys remarked: "Why doesn'
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-10-13
RESUME THE WAR
AROUND RIGA
Esthonians and Let's Join Forces in
an Effort to Drive Out the
TeutOn Enemy
ASSOCIATED Pressl

Paris, Oct. 13.-Important troop
movements are occurring In the Riga
direction, according to a Basel tele-
gram. Esthonian troops are said to
have left Segewold for Riga and Let
tish troops and other Esthonian de-
tachments are reported en- route from
Ligau aboard transport to join the
Lettish forces landed there from Brit
ish vessels.
LET'S HAVE ANOTHER CAPITAL
Stockholm, Oct. 12.-Authorities of
the Lettish government left Riga be-
fore the German-Russian forces took
the place, being now at Rodenpois
station and Esthonian troops are en-
gagged in the fighting east of the Duna
river, according to an official state
ment issued by Esthonian headquar-
ters yesterday. Riga has been bonn
barded by the attacking forces. The
bridgeheads east of the river are still
being held by Lettish troops, it is
said. The statement follows:
"The Lettlsh government has left
Riga and is now established at Roden-
pois station. Lettish troops, acting
or orders crossed the Duna, blew up
the bridges and took up positions on
the bridgehads. with their artillery,
leaving guards at the bridges. The
Germans are bombarding Riga with
artillery and airplanes. Our armored
trains are replying to the fire."
PUSHING TOWARD PETROGRAD
London, Oct. 13.-The capture OF
hamburg marks the beginning of q
push by the Russian northwestern
army towards Petrograd, according tc
Daily Mail dispatch from Libau.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-10-13

the Y. NJ C. A. get a load of Gig
arettes and chocolates up here; our
people gave them the money!"
To be plain about the matter, be-
lieev some of the criticism was plan
ned.
When the government was making
an investigation of the "Y" COM
plants, about thirty fellows from our
regiment we're summoned before the
board to make oath to their criti-
cisms. 1t was surprising to note the
difference in what they had to say
about the Y. NJ. c. A.
am satisfied that when the peo-
pic once get the government report of
the Y. M. c. A. they will be satisfied,
and will give cooperation to the "Y''
advancement in peace times.
Most sincerely yours,
Cecil o. Snyder.