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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-10-10
Saloon Men Testify on Sales
Of IT'S Percent Brands
Bring Slips and Samples
Lands HEARING STOPS
ILLEGAL BEER TRAFFIC
One Brewer Quits Real Beer VIII
Help Uphold Law
The HEARING WILL CONTINUE

Federal Judge Kenesaw Mountain
Lands OF Chicago has ruled that 2.75
per cent beer is Intoxicating. Under
this ruling Charles Hasterlik presi
dent OF the Best Brewing Co, and
Rudolph Lederer, president OF the
North American Brewing Co.. were
held to the grand jury under $4,000
bonds charged with violating the war
Prohibition act. This order was en-
tered after HaSterlik and Lederer. on
Tuesday afternoon, September 80, re-
fused to state whether they were still
manufacturing beer OF more than one
half OF | per cent alcoholic content,
on the ground that by answering they
might incriminate themselves. Earlier
in the hearing Chicago saloonkeepcrs
had testified that the North Aneri-
can and Best Breweries had sold
them heorAo nirses &lassaal>i,.s. ,.,e-sia7slf
OF per cent limit Most OF the wit
nesses brought drivers delivery slips
into court and testified that these
covered deliveries OF real" beer OF
the quantities and on the dates speci-
fed.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-10-10
Saloon Owner
Sent to Jail
Must Give $4,000 Bond to Obey Law
Before Bar Can Be Reopened

Conviction of sale of liquor in vio-
lation of the search and seizure act
cost Paul ]. Buse, owner of Chi
cago saloon, fine of $500 and won
him a sentence of sixty days in the
county Jail.
He was also forbidden to reopen
the place of business until $4,000
bond conditioned on full observance
of the law and pending motion for
new trial has been postponed.
Detective Sergt. Stephen McGurn
testified he had procured the liquor
from Buse and that analysis showed
it to be whisky.
Buses conviction, with the infic-
tion of the further requirement that
bond be given by the saloonkeeper
as a guarantee that the law will not
again be broken, is believed to be the
first of its kind under the search and
seizure act.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-10-10
Another Rumor Nailed

On October ,, press dispatches
from Washington stated that Carter
Glass, Secretary of the Treasury,
went to the White House to urge
President Wilson to suspend the
operation OF wartime Prohibition so
that the treasury might not lose
$400,000,000 taxes on whisky now in
bond. The statement declared that
Secretary Glass did not see the Pres
ident on that day but that he would
be received at the first opportunity.
On October Secretary Glass nailed
this rumor in the following telegram
to the Philadelphia Public Ledger:
"My attention has been drawn to a
dispatch to your paper under Wash
ington date of October 2, stating that
| had gone to the White House on
that day to urge the President 10
suspend the operation of wartime
Prohibition in order that the treasury
might not lose the revenue involved
i'll the tax on whisky now in bond.
This statement was an indefens-
ible invention and had not one par
ticle of foundation in truth. ! have
never opened my lips to the Presi-
dent on the subject, and the only pur-
pose of my visit to the White House
was to inquire as to the state OF the
pres ident's beaffh -
Referring to the rumors that war
Prohibition would be suspended, the
Anti Saloon League of America is
sued a statement to the effect that il
the Saloons reopen before the peace
treaty is ratified and demobilization
is completed they will do so in de-
fance of the war Prohibition act"
The statement continues:
"The unrest and lawlessness which
now prevails would be aggravated
and the result would be disastrous.
Mobs inhamed by liquor destroy
property and life at wholesale.
"The whisky interests are planning
to fill the homes with whisky during
the open period. Hundreds of thou
sands of homes will be stocked with
liquor and multiplied if this wet pro-
gram is carried out"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-10-10
Baker on Demobilization

The contention OF the liquor men
that dcmobilization would be COM
pletcd when the army was reduced to
a peacc-time basis was moi supported
by Secretary Baker. He insisted that
rehabilitation will not be completed
until every man enlisted for the per-
iod OF the war is discharged ~ have
not been asked for a definition of de-
mobilization he said, but see no
reason for SO much confusion on the
subject. 1t would seem to me that
the army would be dcmobilized when
the last emergency man has left the
service"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-10-10
Trucks Ordered Returned

The original issue in the case be-
fore Judge Lands was settled when
he ordered the trucks which were
seized at Zion City, then released un-
der an injunction to federal re-
ceiver, returned to the custody of the
constable at Zion City. Before the
hearing adjourned last Tuesday to be
resumed in one week, Attorney Forby
OF Zion City reported that two trucks
were still missing. One truck. he said,
was substitute. ramshackle affair
brought in the place of one OF the
trucks captured. Judge lands or
dered that the truck actually captured
hauling beer be brought back to Zion
City without delay and gave warning
that he would not stand for any sub
stituting."
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-10-10
USE EVERY RESOURCE
Evanston News-lndex)

evanston News-lndex)
1t is too much to expect that
the sale of alcoholic beverages
can be stopped automatically
by the enactment OF law for
bidding the traffic. 1t is too
much to expect men who have
conducted a saloon business
for years without too strict
supervision of the authorities
to believe without proof that
the government means to have
the Prohibition laws obeyed.
Every energy of the police de-
partment should be directed to
the discovery and every re-
source of the courts employed
to secure the proper punish
ment OF these violators OF the
law.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-10-10
VIGILANCE AND SUPPORT
am going to the public for
facts and diligent support.

din gong 10 inc puDilC ioi
facts and diligent support.
/ am going to ask for the aid
of the entire official forces of
the United States, state, coun-
ty. municipal and local govern
ments. The public generally
will be expected to support the
entire program. The enforce
ment of the law in this way
will not depend on the number
of officers on the job, but on the
vigilance and faithfulness Of
the law-abiding public.
Daniel {. Roper. Commits
sioner OF Internal Revenue. re-
Gently made the above state
ment in speaking OF National
Prohibition enforcement.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-10-10
Will Help Enforce Law

On Tuesday, October 7, the hear
ing Before Judge Lands was resumed
just long enough 10 briefly examine
Gedrge Hoffman, the Chicago brewer
who had previously admitted brewing
US per cent beer but justified him
self on the ground that his federal
taxsreceipt was government license.
In fis former testimony Mr.. Hoffman
had, Stated that his customers were
refuFing to buy the legal product OF
his Brewery and were securing the il
legal real beer from other sources.
Recslling this testimony, Judge Ian
dis asked the witness whether to the
best of his knowledge other ANiscon-
sin and Chicago brewers were still
selling the 275 per cent brands. Hoh
manrepied that he thought not. The
judge then asked whether the witness
would come in and tell the court in
case he should find out about any IL
legal beer being sold in the future.
Judge | am no informer," replied
Mr.. Hoffman
Judge Promises Square Deal
Il want it understood that this
cours.is open to protect legitimate
trade explained Judge Lands. This
is the situation. Here is a public law
You are obeying the law. Others are
obeying. Two or three outsiders are
disobSying the law and taking away
yo.r business. 1t will not make all
'inforner of you il you come into
this court and ask that your legiti-
mate business be protected against
yiolators" Mr.. Hoffman Immediately
saw The point and told Judge Lands
that he would be willing to advise
him u any violations that should
come 10 his notice.
Beer Dumped Into Lake
On Saturday, October 4, thirty bar
rels 81 beer were poured into Lake
Mich ran by order Of Judge Lands.
This ,esr had been brought in by sa.
ifo5nkafpcrs before the court. Some
OF it came from Milwaukee,. and some
from the North American and Best
Breweries OF Chicago.
Samples Of the beer were taken and
tested to ascertain the alcoholic con
tent Referring to the chemical analy-
sis of The beer while questioning
Brewer Hoffman. Judge Lands said,
"All of this beer was examined by
competent testers and it is proved to
be 2.75 per cent and some OF it
stronger"
Hearing Suspended Two Weeks
The hearing before Judge Lands
will be resumed on Tuesday. October
III. at 10 O'Clock. Meanwhile efforts
will be made to find several witnesses
who aed from the jurisdiction of the
court when they heard that they were
wanted. One of these is Carl Wehle,
who is charged with having trans
ported beer by boat from Kenosha to
Chicago.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-10-10
BREWERS HELD TO GRAND JURY
LANDS RULES 2 3-4 PER CENT BEER is INTOXICATING

beer, they said, cost them $l2 bar
rel. Real beer cost from $lo to So a
barrel. Real beer had u. S. revenue
stamps affixed while the near beer
did not. The purchase of real beer
was cash transaction in practically
every case, while near beer was OBJ
tainable on credit.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-10-10
Hearing Suspended Two Weeks

Stewart's old place OH John street in
New York City rented for $4,000 pei
year as a saloon. This was in the
halcyon wet days of yore. This space
now commands $4,000.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-10-10
Lawyer Argues Question

The point that 2.75 per cent beer is
not intoxicating was Immediately
raised by Joseph B. Fleming, attor-
ney for the real" beer brewers, when
the judge ordered his clients held
"Iour honor knows" he said that
seven Federal judges have held that
275 per cent beer is not Intoxicating,
and that only two have held that II is
Intoxicating. You and know"
Judge Lands replied, that if man
drinks enough 2.75 per cent beer he
will get drunk am willing to state
publicly that know that is true. |
know that some of my brethren have
held that 2.75 per cent beer is non
Intoxicating, but no court that lays
down rule for my guidance has
held it. No court OF review has held
it." The brewers attorney then
raised the question of intent contend
ing that his clients could not be
charged with a criminal offense be-
cause they violated the law inno-
gently and without criminal intent.
The Question of Intent
To this Judge Lands replied that
the methods used by the brewers in
disposing of their product was suf-
fcient evidence that they knew they
were doing wrong. Evidence of the
way they got their beer to customers
shows an intent to violate" said the
nudge. "They knew they were play
ing with fire." In this connection
Judge Lands brought out the fact
that other Chicago brewers quit
making real beer after July and that
this should have been notice that 1T
was considered unlawful by most
brewers
Endeavoring to convince the court
that his clients could not be held I'M
der the war Prohibition law, the
brewery attorney declared that the
only two acts they could be charged
with violating were the food act and
the internal revenue act. Arguing
that his clients did not violate these
acts he asserted that the President
expressly exempted 2.75 per cent beer
in his proclamation and that his
clients had paid all revenue taxes.
District Attorney Reads Law
U. S. District Attorney Charles +,
Clyne was called upon by Judge
Lands at this point in the argument
to explain the attitude Of the govern
ment on the enforcement OF war
Prohibition. Mr.. Clyne explained that
his department was acting on the as
sumpt on that the nation is still at
war. and that the war Prohibition act
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-10-10
Dig Celebration Planned

With the return OF the motor trucks
to Zion City plans we're made for a
big celebration when the seized con
traband beer and the vehicles used in
transporting it are disposed OF under
the search and seizure law. The Of
icials will have in their possession
about twenty-five motor trucks. sew
eral touring cars. and motor boat.
All the beer captured is being held
carefully guarded to be destroyed
with the conveyances when the legal
technicalities are ali complied with.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-10-10

By the margin of one vote. the
bone dry Prohibition ordinance in
Los Angeles failed to carry.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-10-10
Almost One Hundred Held

Up to the time OF adjournment on
Tuesday. September SO. almost one
hundred we're held to the grand jury
for violation OF Federal Prohibition
- Fasssssts f.. tlfeae.s = scvcuty-eiglrf we're
held for violating the Webb Kenyon
law prohibiting the transportation of
liquor into dry territory. The truck
owners, truck drivers, a kenosha a
beer agent, and many Chicago sa-
loonkeepers who purchased and i'm
ported the Milwaukee brands of beer
must face this charge. Many Chicago
saloonkeepers who purchased of local
brewers were held for violating the
internal revenue law which provides
for the payment oi $1,000 tax for
the sale OF liquor i'll dry territory.
There is possibility that the two
brewers held under the war Prohibi-
ton act may also be compelled to
face the charge OF violating the food
conservation act.
Attorney General Will Prosecute
Facts revealed in the hearing be-
tore Judge Lands have been taken
under consideration by the Attorney
General and action in the state courts
will follow. Evidence disclosed be-
fore Judge Lands will be made the
basis OF suits for violation OF the IL
linois Prohibition enforcement act
which prohibits the manufacture and
sale OF beverages containing more
than one-half Of per cent alcohol.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-10-10

is still in full force and effect He
also explained that the governments
contention is that alcoholic bever-
ages containing more than onc-half
of per cent alcohol are Intoxicating
within the meaning OF the law. The
revenue department, he sad, has al
Mays held to the above definition.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-10-10
Webb-Kenyon Act
Protects Illinois

Webb Kenyon Act Protect Illinois-lc
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-14
FOUR HOUR INTERVIEW WITH
GENERAL FELIPE ANGELES

Headquarters of General Felipe An
geles. Mexico, June 1S.-General Felipe
Angeles, commander of the rebel forces
in the vicinity of JuareZ, granted a
four hour interview to a correspondent
of The Associated Press this afternoon.
General Angeles is well supplied
with funds and states he is paying for
every = lg he obtains from the ranch
folk
When asked what he intended to do
about Juarez, he said:
81 do not know whether to take the
city or not. If I told you, that would
be military information, and, of course
l have nothing further to say about
JuareZ."
in speaking of conditions in all Mex
Ico, General Angeles said:
For my part, I have no aspirations
I have no desire or wish to be the bit
man in Mexico; have no desire to hi
he1 aided as the redeemer Of my coun
| try which has been torn and bled TO
nine years The only ambition hav'
| is; TO aid and assist those other lead
ers with me in redeeming my coun
| try" z
General Angeles denied the repor
that Villa had been wounded in tn
knee after the Columbus raid.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-14

work OF the peace conference, and to
reach a decision on some important
matters, in particular with regard to
military precautions on the Cariuthian
frontier. Baron Sonnio, the foreign
minister. represented Italy at Fridays
meeting in place of the premier.
The rewriting of the peace. as an
nounced in Paris dispatches, was rem
dered necessary by the discovery of
errors and inconsistencies in the draft
as at first presented to the Germans.
Many of the changes to be made are
of a highly important nature, but
most of them are of d minor character.
The latter is particularly true of the
reparations clauses, which will be vir-
tually unchanged in the new draft. But
the financial provisions will be amend
ed so that the reparations commits
sion will be given discretion to allow
Germany to gather a working capital
for the resumption of her industries
in order that she may meet the re-
quirements of the allies.
The plebiscite in Silesia and chang
es in the Polish frontier necessitate
new clauses, while a revised draft of
the provisions on the Danish frontiers
is expected.
Unofficial advices stated that Count
Brockdorff- Rantzau, head of the Ger
man peace mission. has requested that
| a special train be placed at his dis
posal Immediately after the reply to
the German counter proposals is de-
| livered to him. 1t is understood he will
go to Cologne, and it is possible he
may proceed to Weimar, to consult the
| national assembly.
The proposal of the council of for
| Iafev ,it1Te- ox-1 Exx;v,
| the Hungarian boundaries bordering
on Rumania and Czecho Slovakia has
been approved by the council of four
Further troublous times apparently
are in store for Germany. According
to Berlin advices the Citizens Council
of Greater Berlin at a secret session
| on Wednesday, voted in favor of a cit
igens' stfi1e against the, government
which was declared to be incapable Of
redeeming the country from the
chaotic condition into which it has
| fallen.
! The strike is intended to take in al
the food producing industries and is
! TO be called with the avowed purpose
of provoking civil war in order tt
place political power in the hands O
the bourgeoisie.' The manufacturfn.
and commercial interests, it is declar
eu are advocating Lne most sever
measures, "as the only means of over
coming the laboring classes" Armin.
of the citizens is proposed and tn
minister of war. Colonel Reinhardt. i
quoted as saying that the troops vii
participate in the movement.
Holland has joined Switzerland
Norway. Sweden and Denmark in re
fusing to take part in a blockad
against Germany should the latter re
fuse to sign the peace treaty
British warships are reported in
despatch from Stockholm to be bonn
harding the base of the Bolsheviki a
Kronstadt. The despatch intimate
that the Bolsheviki are endeavoring t
evacuate the base.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-14
TO HOLD CONFERENCE
ON ANSONIA STRIKE

Ansonia, Conn, June 13.-The strike
committee of nineteen of the American
Brass company tonight received notice
from the company that officials of the
concern will meet the strike commit
tee for conference at 10 o'clock Mon
day morning. 1t is believed by persons
closely. in touch with the strikes in
this city, which have put more than
1000 persons out of employment, that
Mondays conference will result in a
sasl'ement of the labor troubles
No disorder was reported today or
tonight and the extra police and dep
uties patrolling the city found little
to do.
A statement by the committee of
nineteen of the American Brass COM
pany strikers today blamed the brass
company for prolonging the strikes,
declaring that "all other concerns in
formed their employees that whatever
conditions were granted by the Amer
lean Brass company would be granted
by all other factories" 1t was also
stated that the strike committees OF
the various plants involved in the
| walkouts had conferred and decided te
! form central union.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-14

Atlantic City. n. j.. June 13-Secre-
tary of Labor Wilson speaking before
the convention Of the American Fed
erat1on of Labor today, urged organ
lied labor to refuse to support the ma
tionwide strike which has been pro-
posed as protest against the convic-
ton of Thomas Mooney. Mr.. Wilson
told the delegates that the govern
ment was investigating the claim that
| new evidence justified a new trial and
that he himself was devoting much
| time to the case.
The secretary declared that so far
| the governments inquiry had shown
that the judge and jury before whom
Mooney was tried had conducted
themselves properly and that on the
| evidence the jury had to convict He
admitted that new evidence might de-
Velop which would alter the situation.
| But he continued. for organized
labor to participate in such a strike
as is proposed would simply mean
| that labor was trying Mooney, with
out the benefit of evidence. Very few
of us are familiar with all the evil
dence yet every workingman is ask
ed to make himself juror Justice
cannot be obtained in that way
| Secretary Wilson then turned hi:
tily cheered when he asserted that NJ
element of American labor would
stand for Bolshevism for a momen
when the true meaning of the move
!, ment was understood.
CLOSELY allied to the work of tn
Industrial Workers of the World dur
ing the past year" he said, there ha
been more or less Bolshevism agita
ton in the United States. which ha
not been to any great extent NANTES
among the real wage workers of tn
country, but which has existed prin
cipally among the parlor coal digger
!, ! of our country.
, ''They talk great deal about tn
L dictatorship of the proletariat but tn
Bols'. .avists didn't even take the die
e tatorship of the proletariat as the
guide. In his long speech before til
: Soviet at Moscow a little more tha
d d year ago, Lenine laid down I'll
principle of the dictatorship of a fe
t selected so-called advance guards. f
: held that Droletariat was not to !
a trusted because it would waver al
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-14

peace, including all its provisions
when we know what they are-is in
no sense a partisan question. 1t is an
American. question. In the same spirit
in which republicans during the recent
war measured their every act by how
they could contribute most to effective
action, so now they are determined %
meet this new phase of the war prob
lem in that revived spirit of fervent
Amer1canism which is the glorified re-
suit of our experience of fire and blood,
moving with full appreciation of this
country's duty as a responsible factor
in the world of today and tomorrow
with the earnest determination to do
all fthat can possibly be done toward
the maintenance of peace without sac
rificing our own supreme nationalism
the preservation of which in it's integ-
rity is, the greatest safeguard for the
future, not only for the citizens of
this country, but for all peoples every
where"
Among his declarations were the
! following:
with all our power we will strive
to prevent the further spread of So
cialis1n.
That criminal element, organized
| or unorganized. called l. W. W.. OF
anything else that goes about this
country seeking whom it can destroy
| that thing is a traitor to this coun-
| try, nothing else, and should be treated
as such.
The republican party will not for
| get, in the stress OF other matters. that
| its protective tariff policies have made
the wages of our laborers the highes
in the world
TN the great readjustment ahead
business must have sympathetic help
not antagonistic curtailment.
"There must be strong federal regu
Ilation, but not federal ownership
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-14
PROGRESS OF TRIAL OF
MRS. BESSIE LUNDGREN

Lawrence. Mass, June 13.-Attorney
General Harry c. Atwill told the jury
today in the trial of Mrs. Bessie
tSkeels) Lundgren, for the murder of
her patient, Miss Florence NJ. Gay,
that the commonwealth would show
that there was arsenic in the liver
and stomach of Miss Gay at the time
Of her death. He made this state
ment in an effort TO have the court
permit Medical Examiner George j.
Dow 10 answer a hypothetical ques-
ton as TO what would have caused
Miss Gays death If amounts of arsen-
ic. which he specified were in her
stomach and liver at the time.
1t would be caused by arsenic u
said the witness.
The medical examiner testified that
when he performed an autopsy upon
Miss Gays body he found irritation ir
the stomach. but had been unable tc
determine what caused it,.
He said that after he had read a re-
port OF a chemical expert who had ex-
amined the liver and stomach he was
convinced that the substance that haC
caused the irritation was arsenic.