Willmar tribune., 1919-06-11
PERSONAL MENTION IN
LOCAL EXCHANGES
Tempest in a Teapot.


In recent issue, the Columbus
(Ohio) Evening Dispatch, speaking
editorially, acquits itself admirably
concerning the coming of prohibition
both state and national. The Dis
patch comes from a. town heretofore
numbered among the very "wet," and
from a state which long fought prohi
bition. In the light of these facts, and
coming just at this time, the state
ments made are exceedingly relevant
Of the changing attitude Of both peo
pie and press, who have the breadth
of vision to see the coming of better
days. 1t may we'll speak for the coun'
try as whole
The editorial is as follows:
"A good deal of this talk about what
is going to happen after May q, when
the state becomes dry" by constitu.
tional amendment, amounts to only a
tempest in teapot. The saloons are
going out of business at that time,
and that is the main thing; indeed, it
is the thing that caused the adoption
Of the amendment The people de-
sired to get rid Of the saloon and they
did so by voting for an amendment to
the constitution that prohibits the
licensing Of saloons and the sale Of
liquors after May a.
1T is is folly to suppose that when
the saloons close we shall allow the
illegitimate sale of intoxicating liq
uors. That there will be some "boot.
logging" goes without saying. But to
suppose that we shall have such fla
grant violations Of the spirit of the
constitution, with never a court or a
peace officer to take note of the vio-
lations-that is ridiculous
''Then, after July l, the federal
amendment will be in effect, making
it all the harder to have liquor trans
ported from one state to another. The
government is likely to look after VIC.
lations of the federal law pretty close
ly The proclamation of the president
prohibiting the traffic in liquors after
July l, was just as much law as If
it had been a regular statute; con.
gress gave the president power to is-
sue the proclamation, and he did so
under the law.
Further, in January Of next year
the amendment to the federal consti-
tuition goes into effect making it
crime to manufacture or sell or to
transport intoxicating liquors in the
United States thus slamming the
lid down over the entire nation. So
there is certainly no cause for worry;
prohibition is coming to the state
and nation and at most the law VIC.
lators have but little while to run,
even If they should cause a good deal
of trouble locally for the time being.
But they will not cause as much tr0u-
BILE locally as some people think. With |
the saloon closed, the liquor question
will settle itself in brief space OF
time"
(Kerkhoven Banner.)
The J. F. Millard family, of Willmar.
visited at the o. G. Hough home here |
Friday. ..~ = r.@.e~.-:z-
The o. G. Kambestad family spent
Friday afternoon at Wfllmar, attend
ing the Memorial Day exercises.
Miss Myrtle Steen, who has taught
The past year at Minneapolis, return
ed to her home here Friday afternoon.
Her sister, Miss Pearl, met her at
Willmar.
Oficials of the First National Bank
of Kerkhoven inform us that all ar
have been completed Tor
business in temporary /
quarters on June 16.
Word was received here by rela.
ives on Monday to effect that Oliver
Westgaard was back In the q. s.
again after several months Of service
overseas part Of which was spent in
he front line trenches.
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