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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-07-04
Many Liquor Dealers Believed Bars Would Be Saved by
Presidential Action
NOT SIGNING OF PEACE BUT TERMINATION
OF LIBERALIZATION WILL LIFT WAR ban
War Department Informs President Million Men Still in the Service
CONGRESS WILL NOT REPEAL, SO NATION GOES DRY

The bold predictions, which gradu-
ally became faint hopes, on the part
: of the vets that war Prohibition
would not go into effect on July !
faded entirely on the night Of Satur-
day. June 2S. A cablegram from the
president, made public by his secre-
tary, Immediately after its receipt, an
nounceG tha. the chief executive
would take no action TO save booze
from the operation OF the war Pro-
hibtior law.
The following is the cablegram that
crushed the hopes of the liquor deal
ers for a reprievc:
81 am convinced that the attorney
general is right in advising me that |
have no legal power at this time III
the matter OF the ban on liquor. I'm
der the act oil November, 1918, my
power to take action is restricted. The
act provides that after June 80, 1919,
until the conclusion of the present
war, and Trereafter until the termina-
ton of demobilzation. the date OF
which shall be determined and pro-
claimed by the President, it shall be
unlawful, etc.
Demobilzation Not Ended
This law does not specify that the
ban shall be lifted with the signing
of peace. but with the termination OF
the Rehabilitation of the troops, and
| cannot say that that has been ac-
complished.
my information from the war de-
partment is that there are still mil
lion men in the service under the
emergency call. 1t is clear, therefore,
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-07-04

The Prohibition law enforcement
bill was signed by Governor Lowden
on June D. 1t went into effect on
July ]. The signing OF tic bill was
the last act in the long fight to give
Illinois the legal power needed to car
ry out the purposes OF wartime and
constitutional Prohibition Between
the time of the bills passage and its
signing by the governor, wet interests
used every influence they could mus
ter to prevent the bill from becoming
law.
At the time he signed the bill the
governor issued statement explain
ing his reasons for this action With
this statement he also gave out an
opinion from the attorney general on
the bill
These clearly and conclusively an
swer the attacks made against the bill
by the wet forces. The governors
statement is given herewith in part as
follows:
This is a bill the purpose of which
is to suppress, in dry territory, the un-
lawful sale OF alcoholic beverages,
popu1arly known as bootlegging. The
entire state OF Illinois will become
Prohibition territory July /, next, uu-
der the present law of Congress,
which was enacted as a war measure.
AN amendment to the federalcon-
stitution has been adopted which pro-
hibits the manufacture, sale or trans
portation OF alcoholic liquors.
Though that amendment does not
take effect until January, no one,
think, would say that If this bill is a
proper measure for enforcing the
amendment, it should be vetoed be-
cause the amendment does not take
effect for six months.
Give Away" in Dispute
The bill before me prohibits the
manufacture, sale or transportation of
alcoholic liquors N dry territory in
Illinois. 1t is also claimed by the
opponents OF the bill that it prohibits
the giving away OF such liquors. even
to guests or members of the giver's
family in his own home.
"This is stoutly denied by the pro-
rt-t
was not the intent of the trainers of
the bill to prevent anyone i'll his own
home doing whatever he would with
alcoholic beverages rightfuly his, so
long as he does not sell them Or offer
them for sale.
"a reference to the debates upon
the bill in the general assembly clear
ily reveals the fact that the legislature
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-07-04
Attorney General
Is Voted a Fund
TO Enforce Laws

On June Is an appropriation bill
providing for fund OF $50,o00 to be
used by the attorney general for the
enforcement OF the Prohibition law
was passed in the House by vote OF
81 to o5. The bill had previously been
passed in the Senate. This appropri-
alton will enable the attorney general
to maintain force of experts for the
purpose of prosecuting violators OF
the Prohibition law.
With this special fund available for
use by its law enforcement depart
ment, Illinois is in excellent position
10 secure obedience of the war Pro-
hibition law now and stitutional
Prohibition when it goes into effect.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-07-04

that the failure OF Congress to act up
ON the suggestion contained in my
message of the 20th of May, 1919. ask
ing for a repeal OF the act of Novem-
Der 2l, 1918, so far as it applies 10
wines and beer, makes it impossible
to act i'll this matter at this time.
''When rehabilitation is terminated
my power to act without congression-
al action will be exercised.
"Woodrow Wilson"
The question of when demobiliza-
ton may be terminated is discussed
by a special Washington correspond
ent for the Chicago Tribune, on June
28. as follows:
How long it will take to complete
Rehabilitation war department Off
cials do not undertake to say definite
ly. The forces in Europe number
497 495 officers and men; in the Unit
ed States, 405,225, and en- route to the
United States, 99,065 The forces in
l4lG lsAillLei sDldlt-S 1liii III iiit " III (
can be demobilized within the next
two or three weeks.
"The effect of executive termination
OF the act would be to lift the ban on
The sale Of whisky as we'll as wine and
beer. The President is not authorized
to exercise any discrimination.
"It is still within the province OF
Congress to repeal the act, insofar as
it relates to wine and beer, but both
houses have disclosed overwhelming
opposition to the course recommend
ed by the President. Leaders in Con-
gress said ton ght that the Presidents
refusal to declare the act imperative
does not change the situation
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-07-04

against an executive recommendation
Mr.. Wilson's plea in his message last
month for repeal OF wartime Prohi-
bition insofar as it pertains to wine
and beer did not even command the
support OF his party. Democratic
senators, who ordinarily vote for Mr..
Wilson's recommendation with their
eyes shut. deserted the President and
only five Democrats stood with him. "
With no chance of being saved from
war Prohibition by Congress, the vets
based their final hope on action by the
President.
Accordingly, rehabilitation not
having been completed by July l, the
war law went into effect and the liq-
uor business was brought to an end
throughout the United Etatcs.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-07-04

did not understand the words give
away to mean anything more than to
give away where such giving away
was employed as a device to cover
sale.
The attorney general has given an
opinion in which he sustains the posi-
tion of the proponents of the bill.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-07-04

enlarged program:
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-07-04
War Dry Law Repeal
Voted Down in Both
Senate and House
Congress Will Take No Backward
Steps

Efforts of the vets to repeal war
time Prohibition were given little sup
port by Congress. On June II by a
vote of 10 to the House judiciary
committee refused to adopt motion
recommending the repeal of wartime
Prohibition insofar as it affects light
wines and beer.
On June IS the Senate by vote OF
S. to II refused to sanction change
in the law to permit the manufacture
and sale of beer and wine after July l..
A Washington correspondent TO the
Chicago Tribune, referring TO this
vote, said Seldom has there been so
overwhelming a vote in either house
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-07-04

The city council of Baltimore re-
Gently passed resolution asking the
President to rescind the wartime
Prohibition act and calling on Con-
grcss to repeal the law prohibiting
the manufacture and sale Of beer.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-07-04
SALOONS CLOSE
SIGNS DRY ENFORCEMENT Bill L
The ANTI-SALOON LEAGUES ENLARGED
PROGRAM
By Mcbride Superintendent League

Apsa1oon League
asked whether the AnSoon
The that the real fight before The whether
the has been worth hi depend what is done
within the years.
The following few things that should be the AnSaloon Leagues
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-07-04
Protect Dry Legislators

First must stand by the who have put the antsaoon g
Legislature Prohibition
have unfahu legislator did make good the
will help The that
imposed who did
sentiments OF their constituents not have repetition OF such
OF the AnSaloon League the last time whose legislative records
100 good Fortunately practically all of the drys faithful but
unreliable bills The
the
by stood
should be observed,
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-07-04

SENATOR CHARLES L. WOOD
of Keens (46th District), Chairman of
the License Committee, who led the
fight for ratification in the Senate.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-07-04
Diligent in Enforcement

Second be and igent the enforcement Prohibition
laws Prohibition will be will commend itself the people
booegg blind the opportunity their
If the law observed people will believe that
Prohibition prohibit and will the licensed saloon
Therefore law following the Leagues unda
should
machinery the We awbreakers by
local officials This that the League forth
efforts than before along these lines
political This
will under Prohibition
oerwhem
when the saloons ouawed and will continue be
Proh6 These
saloons"
6rml
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-07-04
Elect a Dry Legislature

Third we must elect dry Legislature for the session Having
dry Legislature time than the last time 1t will
difficult the last The
danger that the dry will think before the victory has been
completely that will fail the fight We have
that For example, 1907 passed
the local option law In 1909 had the Jack pot Legislature The
Legislature in 1907 voted 81 to o5 for local option The Legislature OF 9
repealed the local option law the House only alter close fight
the able The 1907 Legislature
but that OF 99 was probably the most corrupt that ever sat the Illinois
Assembly Hall The accumulatve
danger the fight legislative be repetition
of the Jack pot Legislature of 1909 Furthermore elect dry
Legislature the its value dry Addi
ha enforcement legislation will needed Any weaknesses of the
will be by that
will code adjust
then be made make legislation conform that of the
legislation the
books The doing
marsad by them The corrupt interests will never cease to work against
dry and for wet legislation until they compelled do
The Biggest Victory
The voters over the state not appreciate that probably the most
effective work done throughout by the Saloon League
this ratification the complete law
measures but was the defeat OF efforts on the part OF the
cunnngly devised that would nufy weaken
dry legislation If the legislature Illinois will lose
the good legislation gained the twenty-five year hight against the saloon
That there be mistake made along these lines the Legislature
should be organized the Ann League from all OF the
dangers of an organization in the hands Of the
Whatever might be said the the session
teresd AnSaloon that the Legislature took risks because of
election speaker the probabilities Illinois would have ratified
with trty-s
the also probable that the law
enforcement back constitutional Prohibition would have
been passed
The should be impossible for speaker
be chosen the Illinois Legislature who friend OF the outawed liquor
and will his hands
controlled
Legislation pered for these this last
of all the
able This might not be
possible at another time 1t to take chances
readily program, which
carried
direction OF the World Alcoholism eceny organized by
from most OF the leading nations OF the world that the Anti
Saloon League letting activities but must
the enlarged world AntSaoon League workers
saoonkeepers who
another job
Our headquarters remoded and enlarged field force
loyalty
of faithful without which could
Illinois the
next few the history of the Ani-Saoon League
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-04-11
WAYNE COUNTY
LOAN WORKERS
ARE APPOINTED
Chairman Rey nolds An
nounces His Selection of
Aids for Victory Drive.

Chairman Lewis G. Reynolds Of the
Wayne County Victory Liberty Loan
committee completed his organization
Friday and gave out the complete list
Of his assistants.
Joseph H. Mills, who was compelled
to resign the Craftsmanship because of
his health, is the vice chairman, Will
w. Keller is chairman of the speak
ers' committee, and Demas S. Coe
heads the publicity division.
Mrs. A. w. Roach is chairman of
the woman's section of the organiza
ton and Mrs. Charles Druitt is vice.
chairman. The Richmond city COM
mittee for the loan is made up OF
Charles e. Thomson, Lewis E. Iliff
Leslie E. Hart and Harry c. Doan.
Rudolph T. Price will be commander
Of the army section of the returned
veterans, and Paul Beckett the com
mander of the navy section. Both OF
these sections are expected to take a
big part in the drive.
A special pep" committee was ap-
pointed by Reynolds, consisting Of
Joseph H. Hill, John M. Lontz and T
B. Jenkins.
No plans are yet announced for the
campaign except that Richmond is to
be visited by a baby tank, Saturday,
April 10, in charge Of Lieutenant Log.
ston, and a crew, all Of whom have
seen active service.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-04-11
Four Members of G. A. r.
Passed Away During Year

The 1O5 members of Sol Meredith
post, G. A. r., are looking forward
to the annual public appearance on
Decoration Day this year. The vet
erans probably will march at the head
of hundreds Of bronzed young soldiers
of the world war, and for this and
other reasons the Memorial day exer.
cises may be unique this year.
Sol Meredith post is one OF the
three active posts in the county, &C
cording to its members. The posts
at Cambridge City and Centerville
still hold their charters, but that at
Dublin surrendered to Time some
years ago. The thirteen men at Dub.
lin came to Richmond and joined the
Sol Meredith post Nine of them are
now dead.
The local post has lost four mem.
bers by death this year, William Mid.
dleton, john Markley. George Petty
and Frank Glass, and its present
membership has decreased very fast
for several years. Four years ago
the membership was $50.
The Centerville post has not met
for some time, said William Mathews,
county assessor, who is member.
The Richmond post meets at 2 o'clock
every Saturday in the post rooms in
the courthouse.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-04-11
REPEAL OF ROAD
LAW CONSIDERED
BY LEGISLATORS
Highway Administration May
be Returned to Township
and County Officers.
(By Associated Press)

INDIANAPOLIS, April 11.-Repeal
of the county unit road law and plac-
ing administration Of township and
county roads, which are not main mar
ket highways, back into the hands OF
township and county officers, is a
probability, If the Indiana general as
sembly is called into special session
by Governor James P. Goodrich.
eve can repeal the law in days
time," said Representative Jesse Esch-
bach, of Warsaw, speaker Of the house
of Representatives today, who is here
with other Republican leaders holding
conferences with the governor. "It
would cost about $1,000 to repeal the
law, but believe" he added. that the
people would be we'll satisfied"
The speaker also is of the opinion
that the person or persons responsible
for the errors in enrolling the act,
should become known and made to
suffer for the mistake. Attention was
called to the fact that some of the
amendments, adopted by the house
and senate after the conference COM
mittee of the two houses had reported,
were enrolled in the act and others
were not, among them the most objec-
tionable, which provides for transfer
of supervision of the roads from town.
ship to county officials.
Wait Stansbury's Decision.
The prospect for repeal Of the law,
if the legislature is convened, is more
than a possibility. While the measure
was under consideration at the regular
session, leaders did not in all in
stances approve of it, and Charles
Mendenhall, Republican floor leader.
told members after the house passed
the measure, that it should have been
killed. Support Of those members,
who were not entirely in sympathy
with the bill was won over by amend
ments which increased the number of
petitioners required before an i'm
provement could be considered under
a petition by the board of county COM
missioners of any county. Even those
amendments did not entirely remove
the objections that some members
had, who described the measure as
"a contractors bill"
The decision relative to calling a
special session Of the legislature will
be reached by Governor Goodrich af.
ter Ele Stansbury, the attorney gen.
eral, gives an opinion whether section
2 of the county unit law was repealed
by the Beardsley law, signed by the
governor the same day as he approved
the county unit measure. Section q
of the latter bill concerns transfer Of
duties of township trustees In road
matters to the county commissioners,
and was to have been stricken out Of
the measure by the adoption of con-
ference committee report bu: was en-
when the governor attached his sig.
nature
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-04-11
WILSON'S SHIP
TO BRING BACK
1900 FIGHTERS
George Washington Sails for
Brest Today - Pershings S
Band on Way Home.
(By Associated Press)

NEW YORK. April 1.-THE trans.
port George Washington will sail at
four-thirty this afternoon from Ho.
boken for Brest. The vessel will
bring back more than four thousand
troops.
Among the passengers booked to
sail on the transport are DR.. Chalmers
DaCosta, chief surgeon of the Jeffer.
son hospital, Philadelphia. who will
serve as navy medical officer on
the George Washington during the
trip; l.. ]. Kenna, American consul
general at Zurich; Vice Corsul Wal
ter S. Ruffner; Adjutant General Pc
ter C. Harris; sixteen Y. M. G. A.
workers; four Y. w c. A. workers
and the Jewish Welfare Board work.
ers.
"Pershing's own band" organized
by order of the American commander
in chief to improve the standard of
military music in the expeditionary
force has sailed for home on the Le-
viathan to aid in the Victory loan,
according to cable message received
by the Liberty loan committee for
the New York federal reserve district.
This band, comprising 104 of the best
musicians in the American army, and
a drum corps Of forty members, COM
manded by Captain l.. H. Fisher and
Lieutenant Phillip James, will take
part in all the Victorl loan parades
throughout the country and in addi-
ton will give concerts in various cit
les. 1t probably will reach home
next Thursday
The tentative date of April II, set
for the parade here of the 332nd in
fantry, the only American doughboy
regiment to take it's place on the
Italian front, was today postponed un-
til April 81, when the mayors COM
mittee on welcome to home coming
troops was informed that the trans
ports Canopic and Duca D'Aosta,
bearing the organization to this port,
had ben delayed at sea.
The regiment comprises chiefly sol
diers from Ohio and Pennsylvania.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE War
department has instructed embarka-
ton officials in France to return in
one convoy as large part Of the 77th
division as possible.
A cablegram from American expe-
dictionary headquarters to the war de.
partment today announced that all or.
ganizations of the 29th (New Jersey.
Virginia, Maryland, Delaware and Dis
trict of Columba) and 33d Qllinois)
divisions have been assigned to early
convoy as well as the 158th field artil
lery brigade (S3d division) and base
hoepital No u.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-04-11
HIGH MEAT PRICES
TO REMAIN, STATE
AMERICAN PACKERS
PREMIER REPORTS PROGRESS
(By Associated Press)

CHICAGO, April 1.-The American
Meat Packers association in state
ment issued today declares that low
er prices for meat may not be expect
ed until the war stricken countries OF
Europe are enabled to resume their
quota of production.
The statement reads in part:
1.-THE situation today in the meat
industry is Just about what Herbert
Hoover and other food administration
officials said it would be, as far back
as the first of the year.
""That high prices are caused large
ly by heavy demands rather than any
control aimed to stimulate production
has recently been illustrated very
clearly in the case of hogs. When the
minimum price fixed for hogs was re-
moved the food administration pre-
dicted that the prices might go still
higher. The prediction is now being
verified.
High prices will continue for a
long time. Each day that brings final
peace nearer means a greater call on
this country for meat.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-04-11
new YORK SENATOR
MAKES BRIBE CHARGE

ALBANY, N. Y, April 11.-Testify-
ing before the judiciary committee of
the senate today, Senator George F.
Thompson of Niagara, said that Rich
ard H. Burke Of New York, told him
that If he would assist in the passage
OF the Carson-Martin increase trolley
fare bill he conld become governor Of
the state and that the traction inter
ests would raise in his behalf a cam
paign fund amounting to 100000.
Senator Thompson also told of din
ing subsequently with former Governor
Charles Whitman at Mr.. Whitman s
Invitation. He said that the former
governor told him he had been re-
quested to talk with him by Theodore
P. Shonts OF the Interborough com.
pany. Mr.. Whitman, he estified, told
him he thought he was making a
mistake in not supporting the Carson
Martin bill as it might give him a
chance to be governor.