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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-07-18
Ottawa Enjoys
a Sane Fourth
One Man Arrested Compared With
Hundreds in Wet Times 49,

Never, never, in the history OF 4th
OF July celebrations OF Ottawa could
any one be compared with that OF
yesterday in extreme quietness in po-
lice circles. Turning back into the
archives at police headquarters nary
celebration similar to yesterdays in
honor OF the country's natal day
could be found that came within a
mile in comparison for the soreness
and inactivity the augmented police
force experienced yesterday.
The veterans OF the police depart
ment just shook their heads. Its
an awful strange Fourth said one
who had been through the turmoil
of other like celebrations in this city
when the entire police force was busy
morning, noon and night trying to
preserve order.
The quietness of the day only went
to prove what detriment old John
Barleycorn and his near relatives
were. The extremely good order of
the day can be chiefly attributed to
the passing of Charley Booze and the
restof the alcoholic beverages. In
other years a hundred drunks were
generally rounded up by the police
during such celebration. And nine
tenths of the other trouble of such a
day could be laid at the door of liq-
uor, too.
All day long the desk sergeant had
soft pickin's yesterday. He just sat
and watched the OF telephone. In
the past the bell would be kept ring
ing continually. But not SO yester-
day. During the day one solitary call
came into the desk sergeant. And
the case was of a trivial nature and
didn't require bluecoat at all.-Ot-
tawa Republican-Times.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-07-18

the acts of the great American
We earnestly appeal to our be-
loved and peerless president, Wood
row Wilson, who has done so much
to alleviate the sorrows and assauge
the sufferings of humanity the world
over not to interfere in any manner
to prolong the manufacture or sale
of Intoxicating liquors after July /,
1919.
We extend our hearty congrtu-
lations to the noble men and women,
Catholic and Protestant, whose zeal
and devotion in the sublime cause of
total abstinence brought about the
greatest reform in the life of our
nation, by enacting into law the
Eighteenth Amendment to our Ma
tional Constitution providing for a
clean, moral and dry America.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-07-18

closed at II o'clock. Then buns by
the Hundreds poured out Of the lower
class saloons on West Madison street,
South Clark street and other parts of
the City Many of them were very
drunk and by their dirty, reeling, curs-
ing, Drawing presence on the streets
they gave the greatest Prohibition ar
gument ever given in Chicago.
Farther down town fights were
started every few minutes soon after
the saloons closed. The streets were
full .of drunken men and women.
young and old. Many sailors and sol
diers in uniform were staggering.
shouting and brawlng along the
streets. All together it was such an
example Of the finished product of
the saloon business that no sane, So
Der person observing it could ever
wisl,for the return of these outlawed
institutions.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-07-18
Last Wet Day
Great Argument
for Prohibition
Chicago is Scene of Much Buying,
Selling and Drinking

Midnight of July 1st was preceded
in Chicago by lo hours of liquor SELL
ing and drinking unprecedented during
the long career of the liquor traffic of
America. The quantity of liquor sold,
however, both for future use and inn
mediate consumption fell below ex-
pectations. 1t is estimated that Chi
cago wholesalers disposed OF two and
one-half million dollars worth of liq-
uor during the final wet day. In
spite of these extraordinary sales
much stock was left on the shelves of
the dealers when the midnight hour
came. 1t is estimated that about six
million dollars worth OF wines, whis-
kys, cordials and other liquors re-
mained unsold on the morning OF July
1st. The light demand for liquors on
the final day was great disappoint-
ment to the dealers who confidently
expected their stocks to be exhausted
by buyers preparing for the long dry
spell. Although much liquor re-
manned, vast quantities were disposed
OF OH the final day. All day long all
forms OF transportation were utilized
in CARRYING intoxicants by the bottle
and by the case from the liquor stores
to the homes OF purchasers.
Chicago hotels and restaurants in
which liquors were sold prepared for
great celebration on the last night.
Their expectations also were not fully
filled Few wet restaurants did as
much business as they prepared for,
In the saloons the crows were much
smaller than was expected consider
ing the fact that ii was their last day.
Some of the more famous down town
bars were crowded but in many Chi
cago saloons only the ordinary crowds
were present. 1t was noticeable that
the drinkers, patronizing saloons were
mostly young men.
The greatest excitement of the last
wet night came after the saloons
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-07-18
June IS July 2
A Remarkable Change

Only one arrest was recorded at the
South Clark street station the night
of July !, the close of Chicago's first
dry day, as against an average of 200
night.
Police Captain Mcmahon. in COM
mand of the district, which had a
large number of saloons before the
war Prohibition went into effect, said
that "in the old days" the station had
housed as many as 800 prisoners a
night. Cleaning up the district"
which is the southern half of the busi-
ness section, used to mean picking up
persons from doorways and alleys. A
detail was sent out each night, he
added, and the night of July this de-
tail had reported district is clean"
after having made but one arrest.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-07-18
Not Interested

Like the mo beer, no work" slogan
it does not appeal to Decatur any
longer as an issue worth discussing
or getting heated over If the coun-
try goes wholly dry, Decatur will be
mildly interested If President Will
son comes rushing over the seas in
the transport George Washington
with final reprieve for Mr.. Barley
corn at the last moment, Decatur will
stretch her arms, say "Ho hum" and
go on about her regular job of grow
ing and building for the future.-The
Recatur Review.
Many othe: cities feel the same way
about it, and yet the vets thought
there would be revolution.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-07-18
Doughboys Dry
Says A. J. Finch

A. ]. Finch, superintendent of the
Colorado Anti-Saloon League writes
Il have just returned from eight
months work with the soldier boys.
The last four months were spent in
lecturing every night in France to the
American 'Doughboy' on the sub
ject of Prohibition. 1t was my privi-
lege to address over 10000 of these
men, and to meet and talk with
thousands of others; and from my
observations | am convinced in spite
OF all that has been said by the liquor
papers, that 90 per cent of the
'Doughboys,' even while on the
other side, would vote in favor of
Prohibition. A much larger number
will so vote after returning home and
getting in touch with home associa-
tions and local conditions
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-07-18
June July

Comments by Chicago papers on
the effect OF Prohibition give some
Iintimation OF the Improvement to be
expected when stocks of liquors be-
come exhausted and the country re-
ally becomes dry On July 3rd the
Chicago Tribune reported:
with the passing of the 1ikker'
the police are having a hard time
keeping busy.
AT the Desplains street station the
usual long catalogue of disorderly cit
liens was supplanted by a list of four,
none of whom was arrested on a
charge growing out of intoxication.
West Madison street and the melt
ing pot district presided over by the
Maxwell street police rapidly is losing
its horde of loafers."
A Quiet Fourth
On July 5th, according to the Chi
cago Journal, in the East Chicago
Avenue Court there were only three
cases OF drunkenness, compared with
q record of three or four times that
number on the fifth OF July of other
years, and Judge Samuel H. Trude di-
rected attention to the fact that there
was not single "2012" (drunk and
disorderly) case in his court on the
day before the Fourth.
A comparison of arrests at FIVE Chi
cago police stations ON the second
dry day with the same day on the
preceding week gives the following
results:
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-07-18
YATES DEFENDS
CONSTITUTION

The Honorable r ard
Yates, congressman at large
from Illinois, speaking of the
printed postal cards he had re-
oeived from vets asking him
not to vote for law enforcement
measures said on the floor OF
the House:
What is it these conspirators.
who sent these cards broadcast
TO be signed and mailed by
their dupes, what is it they
make their deluded followers do
and demand3 What is it they
would punish you and me and
every member of the Sixty
Sixth Congress for? They pro-
pose to punish US for enforcing
the Constitution.
We have such a thing as the
Constitution of the United
States. We have this eight
eenth amendment, proposed to
the Legislatures of the several
states by the Sixty-Fifth Con-
gress on the 18th of December,
1918, and declared in a procla-
nation by the secretary of
state, dated January 20, 1919, to
have been ratified by the Legis-
latures of Sc OF the I8 states.
This amendment is now part
and parcel of the organic. fun
damental law of the land.
higher than any statutes or all
statutes. ! insist that this
eighteenth amendment to the
American Constitution is as
much a part of the Constitution
as any other part of that i'm
mortal instrument. And when
any man, rich or poor. big or
little, strong or weak, asks you
and me not to enforce this
amendment, he asks you and
me to ignore and defy and null
lily the Constitution. When
he does that he is the public
enemy (applause), the enemy of
all the Constitution stands for,
of all the great Washington
warred for, of all the great Lin
coin died for.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-07-18
Help Enforce the Law

I Pubhc:--
There few things that the citizen effectively
bring about the suppression violations the prohbtoy
TO report these violations ohiee.4
Every policeman has taken oath to
and the ordinances the These Violations without
the police being Of it.
We with the city officials
lection which official
If the will report violations frequently
check the results and advise this Office will within comparatively
rid Chicago the law
We will the OF citizens
F. ]. Davis SupL Chicago District,
1900 Security Building, Chicago, Illinois
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-07-18

feet, and they have all without ex-
ception defined the meaning of this
phrase Intoxicating liquors" as all
spirituous, vinous, malt, and fer
mented liquors, or all such liquors
that contain one-half OF per cent or
more of alcohol The phraseology
may differ somewhat, but that is the
effect of all of them. This clearly ar
gucs that as this phrase is understood
in these amendments it includes all
liquor that contains any alcohol in
excess OF one-half of per cent
Every state in the Union has in deal
ing with alcoholic liquors treated all
beverages containing more than one
half of per cent of alcohol as intox-
icating, and has either prohibited
their use or subjected them TO a
heavy tax. The National Government
has for years imposed tax upon all
alcoholic liquors containing one-half
oil per cent or more of alcohol, aud
thus recognized this distinction be-
tween Intoxicating and non-intoxicat-
ing liquor. This policy has put a leg
islative construction on the phrase
that has become popularly known
and thoroughly understood every
where. No one who supported this
amendment had in mind that there
could be any question as to the mean
ing of the term. 1t meant to them as
it meant to all the people, that all the
liquor that has been treated and taxed
as Intoxicating should forever be
banished, and they are asking Con-
gress to carry out in good faith what
everybody understood was the man
date written into the Constitution.
No Experimental Features
Title 2 for the enforcement of the
Eighteenth Amendment has in it no
new or experimental features. Every
provision in it has precedents in state
or federal legislation. Many states
have provisions in their laws that are
much more drastic than any contained
in this bill The aim of the committee
has been to present a measure that
would If enacted into law carry into
effect in. good faith the purpose of
this amendment, and would not pre-
sent any feature TO which any law
abiding citizen could reasonably OBJ
ject.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-07-18
Amendment Offered by Vets to Permit 275 Per Cent Beer
Is Killed by Vote Of Isl to 80
FIRST TEST VOTE ON QUESTION OF CONSIDERING BILL
INDICATED VETS WERE HOPELESSLY OUTNUMBERED
Congressman Voead Statement Accompanying Bill Gives Arguments
in Support Of Same
DEBATE ON AMENDMENT BITTER WITH THE VETS FIGHTING HARD

Representatives consideration of the
national Prohibition BILL by the Judiciary Commit
with the
The Rules Committee special making the bill in order
this
SO with This the
Debate bill nnledi
ately the remainder OF the week.
bill for
separately The battle
define containing
alcohol instead of than oneh
asp videdi in the
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-07-18
NOW UP TO US

The dry regime, or enforce
ment OF the laws against liquor
is now in the hands of its
friends. IF the advocates OF
temperance realize that they
have won tremendous victory,
and will go forward to its full
fruition and reap its benefits
by enforcing the laws kindly.
faithfully and vigorously, all
will be we'll and comeout right
for all mankind, but, if we lay
down on the job and let law
lessness prevail we shall be
worse off than under former
regulation, poor as that was
Granville Echo.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-07-18

Two Kansas City bartenders were
arrested on July on orders of Fran
els M. Wilson, United States attor-
ney. charged with selling beer They
were arraigned before United States
Commissioner Arnold and entered
pleas of guilty. Bonds were fixed at
$500.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-07-18

Nothing is more promising than
strong federal Prohibition law enact
ments.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-07-18
Chicago Arrests Cut Down by
lOl First Dry Week
DETECTIVE CHIEF
CREDITS DRY LAW
City Spends Most Orderly Fourth
in Its History
The BUNS ARE DISAPPEARING

Almost Immediately after July 1st
"a wonderful improvement in condi-
tons was apparent at the various
courts and police stations i'll Chicago.
After the first week of Prohibition,
Chief OF Detectives Jas. L. Mooney of
Chicago, said, "If this record keeps
up, | am in favor OF Prohibition. We
only average one or two hold-ups a
night where formerly it was a COM
mon thing to have seven or eight re-
ported. besides that the patrolmen
don't have to pass all their time look
ing after the DRINKS. They have go.
more time to take care of their reg
ular work
Figures Show Decrease
A decrease of 50 per cent in crime
is shown by comparison of the last
wet week with the first dry week in
Chicago. The following table gives
the figures:
Evening star., 1919-08-26
CHARGES MONOPOLY
or STATION APPROACHES
Representative Treadway Urges In
vestigation Of Terminal Condi.
tions at Union Depot.

Charges that the approaches to
Union station are monopolized by the
Terminal Taxicab Company were made
on the floor of the House yesterday
by Representative Treadway of
Massachusetts,. He urged that under
the resolution introduced by Chair
man Mapes Of, the House District
committee this condition at Union
station should be Investigated. Rep
resentative Treadway said. in part:
! 'eWe hear a. great deal at the pres
ent time about monopoly. If there
ever was an exhibition Of monopoly
it is in the manner in which the
space is set apart at the Union sta
ton. I do not know the exact rela-
ton between the so-called Terminal
Company. which. believe construct
ed the station, and the Terminal Tax
icab Company. but il the Terminal
Company. the owners of the station.
control the approaches to the sta
ton, certainly the Terminal Taxicab
Company is owned by the same party.
''I am very glad, indeed, that the
chairman of the District committee
has introduced a resolution inves-
tigating the various things in the
District of Columbia, and including
Evening star., 1919-08-26

in the resolution the conditions as
set forth that have to do with the
Terminal Company.
Let me tell the committee the con-
EDITIONS. Every man in this room and
every citizen Of the District who has
to patroniXe the station will readily
see the situation. At the front of the
station, where the main entrance is
you cannot get in. There are three
roadways there and two car tracks,
one line of cars going up and the
other down, or east and west, which
ever way you wish to call it. but the
public cannot get to the front of the
station by conveyance. because it Is
roped off on both sides of the en-
trance. At the further end. I should
call it the north, but perhaps my
geography is wrong-at any rate. at
Evening star., 1919-08-26

one end of the station-you cannot
drive in without having staring you
in the face a sign making you feel
almost like a criminal because you
do not patronize the taxicabs OF the
Terminal Taxicab Company.
''On both sides of the entrance at
this section of the station there is a
sign stating that the space there is
reserved for the Terminal Taxicab
Company, and when you get In under
the roadway. the one approach to the
station itself, there is sign which
says that that line is reserved for the
taxicabs of the Terminal ,Taxicab
Company and the public can take
anything that is left You can walk
across the greasy walk that is left by
the taxicabs and get along the best
you know how.
Evening star., 1919-08-26
Feel at Disadvantage.
Urges Rumania to Reply.

The supreme council at this after
moons meeting discussed Rumania's at
titude in the Hungarian situation and
sent Runania another note. saying that
the council impatiently awaited reply
to the note sent on Saturday concerning
reparationS.
Evening star., 1919-08-26
Changes in Austrian Treaty.

Some changes are being made in the
Austrian treaty in compliance with the
Austrians' request. Austria will be
treated simply as an enemy country, de-
spite the fact the government is new.
II will be required to bear reparations
alone. but the pre-war debt and the
var expensesswill be apportioned among
the new countries which have grown out
of Austrian territory In accordance with
:he income Of their territory before the
war. '
Evening star., 1919-08-26

at Austin. Tex. August -. 1906. and
have two children. whose custody the
father asks.
Justice Hitx cited the wife TO show
cause Friday why she should not b
enjoined from interfering with the
custody of the children. whom the
father has placed in the Bruen Home.
Evening star., 1919-08-26
Approves Report as to Fiume.

The council approved the report of
the interallied commission relative to
receEt incidents at Fiume. 1t Is under
stood the document fixes responsibility
for clashes between Italians and allied
soldiers and recommends methods for
a repetition.
Evening star., 1919-08-26
austrian TREATY
STILL UNFINISHED
Chickering'S of Council Having
Serious Effect-American
Delegates Impatient.

| By the Associated Press.
! PARIS, August 26-Discussion Of
! the Austrian peace treaty was con-
tinued by the supreme council this
morning. The response to the Aus
trians to be made by the allied pow
ers was discussed at yesterdays ses
sion. but was not completed. There
was no session of the council this
afternoon, because Premier Clemen-
ceau had to attend the meeting OF
the chamber Of deputies.
Americans as Arbiters.
| PARIS, August 25.-The endless
chickering's in the supreme council are
having a serious effect The revival
Of many questions in which the
United States is not directly inter
| ested is making the American dele
cation extremely impatient. The
| Americans are constantly called upon
to act as arbiters in Balkan and other
questions. with the result that Sec
tions of the European press. especi-
ally the French press. are assailing
the American position. on questions
in which the Americans acted wholly
without self-consideration.
! Herbert Hoover's denunciation of
ing out the Hungarian tangle and
protecting the rights of all the en-
| tente nations in the matter of Hun
| garian reparations is reflected in the
| attitude of the entire American dele
cation. While some members OF the
supreme council appear to take the
| same position, the feeling is growing
in American circles that several rep
| resentatives Of the great powers are
| not inclined at the present time to
| bring Rumania to account on the
armistice terms.
Feel at Disadvantage.
The American delegates feel at q
great disadvantage in the present ar
| rangement; the representatives Of the
other powers being near home are able
| to confer directly with their govern
| mcnts, thus making the council in gen.
cral a clearing house for European dis
putes MT directly related to peace.
| 1t is tile belief that after the signature
of the Austrian treaty the conference
| will have long vacation, thus forcing
| the various foreign Offices to handle
| matters heretofore loaded upon the con-
ference.
Urges Rumania to Reply.
The supreme council at this after
Moons meeting discussed Rumania's at
titude in the Hungarian situation and
sent Runania another note. saying that
the council impatiently awaited . reply
to the note sent on Saturday concerning
reparations. tr-
Evening star., 1919-08-26
HUSBAND ALLEGES CRUELTY
George B. Hedges Sues for Limited
Divorce and Wants Children.

Alleging cruelty, George B. Hedges
has filed suit in the DistrfS: sspreme
Court for a limited divorce from Mar
garet L. Hedges. They were married
Evening star., 1919-08-26
Wednesday Store News of Lansburgh &Bro:

4 Editorial
q A friend of the store
stepped up to Miss Elise
Sour of the leather, goods
depar, ment and said, See
what a wonderful purse l
got at IS in a sale. Only
cost me $3.50"
Miss Elise took the bag
Z admiringly. then reached up
and took one from a near
by rack. The two looked
alike-in fact they were
! EXACTLY the same to the
) most nainute detail. Evil
: IDENTIFY came from the same
maker.
How much is yours?"
asked the young lady.
"24S," replied Miss Elise,
"and that is our REGU-
LAR price"
Unfortunately the other
store had not been able to
purchase the bags at so ad-
vantageous price as had
we. or else their cost of
doing business is such that
they must charge more for
the things they sell.
Daily occurrences of this
kind prove our statement
that L. & B. prices are the
most reasonable in town.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1919-04-17

Colds Cause Grip and Influenza
LAXATIVE BRoMo oUININE Tablets remove tn.
cause. There is only one ''Bromo ouinine.
E. w. GROVES SIGNATURE on box. SOC.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1919-04-17
DIES AT END OF ROPE
Governor OF Diarkebr Hanged IN
Stamboul.

Constantinople, Saturday, April IL
l-Kempel Bey, governor OF Diarbeka.
has lceu publicity hanged in Bays-
zid Sqdarc in Stamboul in the, pres
ence cf The military governor of Con
stant,nuple and other high offica:s.
kcH.;l Pay was sentenced to death
as enc Of those responsible for the
Armenian deportations and massac-
res in the Yozghad district. The for
mer commander of the gendarmerie
in Yozghad was sentenced to 1 years
imprisonment in the fortress.
These sentences were confirmed by
an imperial trade.
The trial of those responsible for
the Armenian massacres by the Tur-
Ikish government began early in Feb
ruary at Constantinople. The prose-
cutor declared that 1t was necessary
to punish the authors of the inassa-
cres which had filled the whole world
with feeling Of horror.
Kennel Bey was former Turk h
minister of food.