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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-11-07
LIQUOR LADEN VESSEL
BURNS TO WATERS EDGE
Passengers and Crew Lose All Their
Belongings, but Escape .Unscatched;
Booze Dangerous on Land or Sea

Two hundred passengers and l55
officers and men of the crew with
neither burn nor a scratch to show
for their experience on the lost Fabre
liner Venezia which burned to the
waters edge on the Atlantic October
Is, arrived in New York port on the
steamship Chicago on October IS.
The skipper lost his ship and cargo
and the crew and passengers their
baggage and belongings, but not a
person was injured.
Two hundred and fifty tons of liq-
uor stored in casks in hold Number
Two was responsible for the loss of
the ship, the fire starting in this in
fammable cargo. The ship was ADAM
doned after FIVE hours struggle with
the flames. Repeated calls for help
by wireless were finally responded to
by the liner Chicago whose captain
informed the captain of the burning
vessel that his ship was so miles south
and would reach them in about FIVE
hours. The Chicago arrived on time
and picked up the passengers and
crew who had taken to the life boats.
1t is to be regretted that the captain
lost his ship, but if those $50 tons of
booze had reached port and had been
distributed in the usual way the
chances are there would have been
more shipwrecks resulting Jthan
merely one. ms
Booze holds the championship in
making shipwreck of human life.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-11-07
BALTIMORE WET LEAGUE
ASKS FOR $4,000, GETS SOS
Bemoans the Fact That Prohibition
lists Continue to Get Money From
Churches"

The AUTHORIZATION League Of
Baltimore, Nd, organized for the
purpose OF saving the liquor traffic,
launched a campaign for money to
prosecute their work. They asked
for the very modest sum of $4,000.
To show the utter failure of their
drive, instead of getting $4,000 they
have published to the world that the
drive has Melted them exactly $205.
In addition to this they say that
because they have tried to save the
liquor traffic. in doing so they have
been insulted by the Anti-Saloon
League who have gone so far out of
the bounds of propriety as to call
them rummies, booze holsters, spigot
twisters and poison guzzlers. The
wet League leaders say that in max
ing their drive they were appealing
to the consciences of men and men
ton the fact that their drive has
failed while the Anti-Saloon League
is still receiving money from the
churches
The League should reflect upon the
past years of this fight and should
realize how utterly hopeless is their
task. Prohibition is here to stay. 1t
is part of the organic law of the ma
ton, and only enemies of the nation
countenance and advise disobedience
of that law.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-11-07
OHIO DRYS VICTORS
IN TUESDAYS CONTEST
Only One of the Vets Four Pro-
posals in Doubt; Others Deci-
sively Defeated

Ohio, designated as the last battle
ground in the Prohibition fight in the
United States, retained the state con-
stitutional dry amendment and de-
feated the vets on three other pro-
posals in Tuesdays election.
At this writing Thursday morn
ing) one of these proposals, known
as the Crabbe act, dry law enforce
ment measure, is in doubt. Superin-
tendent White of the Anti-Saloon
League does not concede victory to
the vets on this measure, however.
The liquor interests submitted four
proposals--two referendums and two
amendments to the Constitution.
The referendums were: Rejection of
the enforcement measure known as
the Crabbe act, passed by the recent
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-11-07
LIQUOR INTERESTS FOR
INITIATIVE AND REF
ERENDUM

Prohibition is fact in this land.
Congress has made enforcement Of
both wartime and permanent Prohi-
bition fact by passage of the en-
forcement act over the veto of the
Presidents and aeing it in both houses
within "a hours after the issuance Of
the veto. e1ni 80 3tss Is1f3a DIS a4s
Nothing can now kill Prohibition in
this country, unless its enforcement
does it. The drys are willing to put
it up to that test. To let it go up
against that test is the only hope of
the vets, however slender that
hope is.
But the liquor interests are un-
willing to put it to the test. In Illi-
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-11-07
What Prohibition Does

The Salvation Army tambourine
is to be discarded. A story telling
about il declares, Prohibition does
away with place where the tam
BOURNE found its chief patrons"
Rented dress suits last longer now
The manager of Chicago house
which rents evening clothes is quoted
as saying, Time was when a good
many of our suits came back thick
with mud-but it seems there amt so
many falling down any more"
The mineral water business, accord
ing to Tribune news item has been
hard hit as a result of the passing of
the highball.
Edward S. Jordan, president of the
Jordan Motor Company, traces part
of the present demand for passenger
cars to Prohibition. Scores of men
who used to spend their spare time at
their clubs or favorite cafes are now
spending an extra hour or so in their
automobiles. | do not pretend to
say how much of the present demand
for automobiles results from Prohibit
ton But / do believe that Prohibi-
ton plays real part in causing this
demand.
The Camden. New Jersey work
house has been closed because of
Prohibition. 1t was operated by
habitual drunkards. There are not
enough now to operate the plant.
The Bloomington, Illinois, Bulletin
quotes the manager of the banquet
department of one of the leading
Broadway hotels as saying that de-
spite the absence of champagne and
liquor, more applications for reser-
vations have been received than at
any time in the hotels history.
"This, he says, "is surprising to hotel
men as they anticipated great de-
crease in the number of banquets."
The manager of Chicago's largest
dance hall says that Prohibition has
resulted in a great improvement of
the demeanor of dancers. Objection
able actions by intoxicated persons
have been practically eliminated.
A Chicago banker says, Liquor
owners have taken vault space in
number of banks. Our vault clerks
have. seen many suspicious looking
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-11-07
PROHIBITION HERE TO
STAY

Protests galore are being
made against Prohibition under
the new constitutional amend
ment The metropolitan press
of the East has been generally
disposed to denounce what il
calls minority rule, and to say
that Prohibition is coming next
January against the wishes of
the people generally.
None of the opponents of
Prohibition has made the pre-
diction that the dry amendment
will be repealed. This is sig
nifcant. Even the most dis
consulate owe a great part of
their gloom to certainty OF
belief that Prohibition is COM
ing to stay-that there will be
no escape from it.
Does this support the charge
that the majority OF the people
are against Prohibition? 1t
does not appear that this is the
case. Even the most disap-
pointed probably believe, deep
inside of them, that public SEN
timent will never favor return
of the saloon. We have been
more or less dry since July /,
and nothing terrible has hap
pened. Men are managing to
get along without liquor and
they are finding other ways to
use the old drink money, with
out having to try very hard,
either.
We hear talk of cases where
violent and unusual stimulants
based on mixtures of wood al
cohol have done deadly execu-
ton, but such cases are not nu-
merous. Neither do we believe
we are to become a nation of
drug addicts. In fact, we are
getting along quite we'll, and
even the irreconcilable will in
time become reconciled. They
are saving money. - Danville
Commercial-News.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-11-07
SUNFLOWER VENDORS OF
LEMON EXTRACTS WARNED

Grocers and other merchants who
retail lemon extract in Newton, Kan
sas, have been warned by the chief of
police to use discretion in meeting
the demands for "suspiciously large
quantities" of the extract by any one
person. The police report that a
number of extreme cases of intoxica-
ton which they have encountered
have been plain lemon extract jags."
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-11-07

nois they are fighting tooth and nail
for the election of delegates to the
constitutional convention who will
put the initiative and referendum into
the new constitution of the state.
The liquor interests are the main in
terests that are backing the initiative
and referendum. They are soliciting
and welcoming the vote of the radi-
cal element to help them. but they
know that they, the liquor interests,
will be the ones to make the most
use of it for the purpose of nullify-
ing all dry laws, or at least to hold
them baok.-Molin Daily Dispatch.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-11-07
4. 0. N. P. IS IN RARD STRAITS
N. ]. Candidates Are Called on
Carpet
Liquor Men Seek Debate With
League
Would Explicate Villainy of
Prohibition
"Threshing Straw" View of N. ].
Fighters

With flourish of trumpets through
the press the latest liquor dealers
camoufage organization, the Asso-
citation Opposed to National Prohibi-
tons, has opened an office in the city
of Newark and has sent out question
naires to candidates for Governor
and the Legislature.
James Arthur Seavey is stated by
the press to have issued challenge
to the Anti Saloon League for a joint
debate in all the centers of popula-
ton in the state, and in response to
press inquiries the Anti : Saloon
League gave out the following state
ment: Z
When we receive challenge
in proper form we shall give it
respectful consideration. But we
are not such novices as to permit
our opponent to dictate the reso-
luton and conditions of debate.
The question, Resolved that
Prohibition is unconstitutional
and un-Christian in character"
would be threshing old straw.
Forty five states representing
millions of population by iegisla-
tive votes of four to one have
settled that question in the mega
tive. Prohibition is now a fun
damental law and we certainly
have no time to waste defending
the ethics and Christian charac-
ter of the constitution of the
United States.
The question now before the
public is, shall the Eighteenth
Amendment to the Constitution
and the laws of Congress be re-
spected and enforced in New
Jersey. The Anti-SalSon League
stands ready to champion this
question against any respectable
and respectful opponent.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-11-07
FINS

The blind pig" is roofing
here and there to dig out a few
ill-gotten dollars, but the new
federal legislation to reinforce
wartime Prohibition reads like
the final chapter in manufacture
and sale of liquor in America.
When that legislation is eff
fective the old game of Seven
sen," or three and COSTS" or
subtle police fixing" or thirty
days and COSTS" and of official
protection" for a consideration
will be history.
When facing a modest little
fine something like $4,000 and
possibly of two years in the
penitentiary, the bootlegger will
be almost afraid to give him
self a drink.-Springheld Reg
lister.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-11-07
THE ELECTION TUESDAY

The initiative and referendum and
gateway" amendments are intricate
and involved devices proposed by
William Randolph Hearst. Analysis
of them indicates entangling and dis
tressing situations affecting the whole
state. They are not intelligent and
should be defeated.-Chicago Tri-
bune.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-11-07

Optimistic vets, while still hoping
for another drink before the world is
consumed by fire, agree that, when
the governor of North Carolina made
his celebrated remark to the governor
of South Carolina, he said something.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-11-07
Government Needs Help Of Anti-Saloon
League

Commissioner Roper chief of the Internal Revenue Department
which directly responsible
Immediately after the law became effective said I'VE
unreseed from the churches and other
throughout the nation interested the administration of the
law He also said that and municipal officers
pected do full share stopping and furnishing violations Any
failure by local officers their full responsibility will be
brought the attention the lawabdng citizens of the community
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-11-07

Filling the Office Of Secretary of
State at Washington was child's play
for Elihu Root compared with the
job he now has of leading the brew
ers of the country out of the wilder
ness.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-11-07

After drinking a pint of wood alco-
hol which is believed to have been
sold to him by bootleggers for corn
whisky, ]. Hurley, an Atlanta, Ca,
man of so years of age, died last
week. His companion, Hinton Lewis,
% years of age, who was drinking
with him is thought to be dying.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-11-07
WHAT THE NEWSPAPERS SAID ON
The INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM

and
endum made by leading Aside from the Hearst
initiative and referendum
ballot Tuesday for the good OF
the state.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-11-07

So far as the Prohibition law is
concerned, it is easy to know who's
who in Washington. ~
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-11-07

packages deposited recently and
clerks in other banks can tell of sim
liar things" Lock boxes may soon
be at a premium.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1919-12-12
GLEANINGS

Sheriff Woody was IN town the
first of the week looking after bust
ness matters.
The Kendrick High School basket
ball team will leave this afternoon
tor Kamiah, where they will play
the Kamiah High School basketball
team tonight. Saturday night the
team will go to Peck to play the
high school team there. The local
boys are playing a fast game this
season and will give good account
of themselves on this trip.
On account of leak in the water
main in the lower end of town
Tuesday and Wednesday the water
in the reservoir became so low that
a number of the residences on the
hill were without water for J a
while. 1t was thought best not to
keep fire IN the furnace at the
school house as it was believed
there was not enough water to sup
ply the hot water heating system.
School was dismissed Wednesday
and Thursday. Commissioner
Chandler was busy repairing the
leakiin theswater main. .a.s... .-..;ss..
1.-The merchants are offering you
some good suggestions for Christ
mas shopping in their advertise
ments in this issue of the paper.
Do your Christmas shopping early.
N. b. Long & Son started toFput
up ice Tuesday. This is much earlier
than usual for the ice harvest but
as it was eleven inches thick the
first Of the week, it was believed to
be the proper time to start filling
the ice house. ...,-- $50 -.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-12
The Groups

Isnsashea by Bils ssadaS at C.sy. Auditorium.
ssSS s Morning oi Eesrsieztz4sse}
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-07-06

hnnsaa ,.g flar
Ih, refusal or HHr American FED.
GRAFTON Ol Labor .u iuipraa Huwnu
uH'. government WA. tp htyr been
tNrr ted OF n body ~ Americans
Whatever tho convention W labor
delegates uf Atlantic cry may regard
bs unequal ur unjust IN government
or Industry Boo America ~ realizes that
mo reform ut those rOudiiiona is not
10 D." brought about by murder and
robbery
Thoao weapons ~ tho soviets have
had mo fullest trial lu Russia. and
whilo nil classes ~ the population
have been mad" Victims " them
probably no clues has suffered moro
iroW their u4r than labor Itself Ia
hur iu Russia ls now reduced 90 the
lowest plane. All standards hy which
llN FuIty cam ur established have
been swept away 4 uuN'H wages ~
/ any number uf fuhlys that may he
mentioned but the rublr .H not
worth thr paper i' ls printed on The
prlUu uf food Is anything tho dealer
puts upon &c. Security ~ pruprri,
{ ihrru ls mono. and the working man g
7 homo belongs tu tho soviet nuy. time
/ DO chooses tu take possession OF it
| \H % result tho death rate from d.s-
. Hi..'." h.|.NN' l'"flI.A' Nv MAI 10 l'Ahll
/ haas hrru enormous
| lt may ho possible FOR demagogucs
/ Ike 1ru'shy to make Russian work
| men and peasants, Just escaped from
| carbon, believe such conditions are
/ the working our uf new political
land industrial system. nut no Amer.
/ Jean could thus ho imposed upon
| American working men know that
! democracy BE- the exact uppu a'e OF
/ everything that soviet government
. 100 Russia has brought about and
/ that 10 can never exist Side boy sid,
with violence. curfisguilUu, acts of
/ tyranny against individuals and
property rights and the tanning OF
I class httr,lH and warfare That II
what the suylyts have produced IN
Russia. that is their whole system
and n 30 should continue to it. lugi.
cal cni IL would destroy all classes
including the class M whose name
10 was instiiutcd
American labor. through tho cN
yrrlso of l'A rights and through th'
channels provided hy democracy. ha'
steadily improved ne conditions o
working and living aud gained an in
ICrcusinE share uf tho products of M
lAdustry There is everything &,
show that this process ls oonlinu
Irr TN American labor could be
brought io abandon these American
me thuds for the flash experiments %
Russian adventures and aEltaturs u
Cluas war was not tu hc believed, ant
tho American Federation has showi
ny l's action that that coufidrnc'
was well founded
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-07-06
Article y

Eausas tIfy Journal
Az discussion ON the league ~ mn.
tiuua runs ift cHurt. Il is mad. owl
dent that whatever ola, the enemies
~ th, league find FOO cr,t,lHr Iu the
cu,.ntri. pli. q f,lp1, Init, and meet.
of r.mmun ground wlrn 10 COMES tO
AfI.Ia y This arlfu seems tu hs
the center ~ r.ufroycrs,. tho rruE
pf thc whole situation The article
provides.
That members ~ the League un-
dprIuIt fu f,.ppu' nul preserve. as
ara.ua, external arrr..s.uu inr f,r-
r..ur.ll integrity auI existing puI.'.
DaI independence of aI members Of
The LEAGUE. I'm rasc ~ any such pe.
81, gsiuu. or iu case uf amy threat ur
danger NJ such AGGRESSION. the ruun.
rlI shall advise upon the means uy
winch this obligation shall un full
/ flied
while the covenant .s long and
| involved IuCum'u. pertaining .u
many things .uud covering almost
every conceivable phase uf lutFrul-
| tiural relationship. there s not the
/ least doubt lu tho world as 90 Tho
meaning NJ Article y Even tho
most jealous uiyurai.y of rur ,0N,-
nnnt do not attempt 90 dcuy 'hIf by
] thIH Iftlt|r InN IlftN r.t''. |H com.
mIttcd TO further participation Iu lu
/ endless scrl,. NJ international con-
truvrr.lrg. our share ln ,urh instance
/ drpcuHIug ug1u tht decision Of %
| gralu Of mon sitting n G,u,,t and
4 among whom fhI4 nation shall have
/ "a very inconspiruuus representation.
/ Iy the treaty sru,d al Versailles.
/ tho whole map uf Europe Boz rDIrawu,
with every nation either forced to
make serious sacrifices ur territory 10
~. urIrhhnr ur placed iu economic
straits Ia which u believes 10 suffers
decided IIs,lylurarrs I'm tho field N
natural o,plusl8n.
sine, 1872 there have been 90
wars I'm Lurupr. into each one uf
which the unitrH states would have
! bren drawn had thIs league Of ma
tlnus covenant existed. n uII these
y,,r. ,,uo thouf under normal
condition.. what may be expected as
/ .,...,, .,. ,l,. ,.,T.,Tl. t.uruuY,u ma tons
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-07-06

~ Louis GIobo Democrat
For over month Winnipeg has
been tho victim ~ revolutionary
general strike II began May with
q t'rlk" Dy the workers iu the metal
'rad"s for recognition of their couu.
ril ana hy The members OF the build
Ing trades FOR higher wages An
uuuuDuuDut thdt a general sy ympdiny
strike hal been voted az a second
tr.r,l meeting Of tho trades and
labor council Nay lJ was made tu,
following day, thc carry slogan h,.
irE collective bargaining and 'lly-
IuE wages. Opponents ~ the strike
denied thAf either subject WIS really
lnNuNuI uud they assert that only
5000 votes il told. FOR ana against
were east fur tho strike. although
$4,000 workers responded TO the call
after all efforts at admiration, con-
,raHlOu ana mediation fuIed within
~ hours the general strike began.
Tho Winnipeg CIiizou, circulated
outside hy citizens. after AL papers
except n publication hy the strike 90
were suppressed. Says that tisr street
.lr system Wa ,lusri down iu"
water supply shut OF except fur a
ration pf pressure '#ufflCIcui iuI tl
nnn.sfurE hua4aa.' flour mills and
/ bakeries closed. paslrurElng ana de-
+ livery NJ milk stopped. delivery uf
. 4ur prohibited while tho mercury was
Ht % degrees. downtown rcsIaurduIs
/ closed, all newspapers except mo
/ Labor NcWg shut down and tho
postal. telegraph and telephone serN-
.nn suspended The situation that fol
lowed lcfios description. Tho strike
rumIhittco rcurucd the municipal and
provincial governments ana what.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-07-06

Houston Post
attention 10 "a strange situation 'n
discussing the item or tho ruudry
civu hW approprurnC 81 100000 to
cuahlo the department OF justice 90
detect and prosecute crimes agnin'.
the United States and to duport ar-
archists
The Texan wanted 10 know why
ono department should devote th"
public funds fp prosecuting urar.
chiafs while another Department. was
cNpcudug public funds '' secure
evidence 10 enable a convicted an
archist TO escape justice and pun
fshmeul- alludIuE TO the case of
Thomas j Mosu,y.
Happily tho question raised hy
Nr HAn.vn has NOT iutcrfrrul with
! this most Important appropriations.
| for the senate Increased the hnus"
appropriations from flAuO.UnU lu
] $4,000 600 "a sum chat viii Doe non
| too much N The conditions reported
/ hy Francis y Gur,ou OF rho de-.
| partmpul Uf Justice cN.af lu reality
! And happily Mr. EHu'ou's rrsoIu-
/ ton calling for a. report ut the
| activities .n detail az 'hr department
OF labor ln M0nnoy.s behalf hls r"-
/ ccivcd "a unanimous favorable report
! from the house labor committee Iu
/ view ot the many statements BOO cir.
| cuIaUou with respect tn 'ho depart
/ mcuIs efforts tn uuNtB the aouons
/ and operations OF Cll'uruI1as lud
/ cIal authorities. THE facts ought To- Doe
] made known
The ecultr also added $500 600
/ 'u the house biE lo enforce Tho l1N
/ against allen anarchists thJOuEn u.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-07-06
DEATH OF LADY PAGET
BRINGS OUT ENC0NlUNS

LONDON. July THE death ~
Lady paEc'. wife ~ Genera sr
Arthur plrNt. evoked culorl's ~ h"'
.u many British papers, which n.'.-
Is regret 'he passing ~ th" AH... ..I1
woman who Claddcuol $50 many E'.s
by her ph.lnnthropic work
For nearly 80 years Lady I1r"i
was leader of London society
She made the organizing of ,".r.-
taIumcnfg for charitable p1ru'
almost the main business of h,n no..
raising enormous sums. Her noe
tiviues along that lire were rnHAa-
ucd throughout the war.
LADY PaEct was the dauEh''- 2
'Paran stevens. an American hotel
man She. Lady Randolph Church,
hin and the Duchess of Manch". '..
the Manchester guardian r'r1. 81
"wcro a trio OF American beauties
who shook the cyclusivcuoHs of f.s-
lIsh society I'm the early tns. when
they msde their aristoCraNe mare
riages and established th"WS'.t.s -
social leaders and friends uf h.rt
and Queen Alexandra Lady FACET
was then described as "a dark. l'.'
Uaht young beauty with r,Wa.NA-
BILE hue-bllck eyes"
Twenty years ago she was crippled
ny an accident IN an elevator nn' D..
made no difference 10 her soCin. ana
charitable work She had '.r
children. "a son. who dIcd dur.nc mo
war. two who were wounded 1n' .
daughter. Lady Ralph pagcl VINO
made a name for herself i'm hospital
work for the Scrhians.