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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-10-10
lands GIVEN A KNOCKOUT
BLOW

Under the above heading the Cham
pion OF Fair Play, official organ of
the liquor dealers, says:
"The unique Judge Kenesaw Noun
tain Lands received an uppercut at
the hands of Brewer George Hoffman
on Thursday last. For days his hon
or had been bluffing and bulldozing
lot Of unfortunate dealers into con-
Tossing to all kinds of doings, and
when standing on their constitutional
rights casting them into dungeons
vile and throwing their Directing law
yers out of court At last when
George Hoffman, the brewer, was
called, the judge found his match and
man he couldn't bluff"
The Champion then relates how
Brewer Hoffman claimed that his fed
eral tax receipt was government lii
cense. and concludes:
THE judge said that it was merely
tax receipt and that the laws do
not license business that is contrary
to state or federal law. Thank good
ness there is higher tribunal than
that of the eccentric Judge, who may
think otherwise"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-10-10
Home Brewers Have
Trouble With Recipes
They Get Results Not as Advertised

One OF our exchanges gives the
following account OF what happens to
some who endeavor to make good the
prediction of the vets that home
brewing would follow Prohibition:
"Obtaining recipe that calls Tor
quantity OF water. hops, malt, sugar
and yeast, they set about putting a
hop in the mixture. But after the
entire mess is boiled for about an
hour. strained into a large container,
skinned and fumed over for two or
three days, preparation results that
looks like varnish. 1t has the odor,
too, of a rendering plant, and when
taken into the human system is apt
to produce anything from ingrown
toenails to calamitous results. For
instance if it sets too long the CON
glomeration turns to vinegar; II IT IS
improperly boiled you get perfectly
good aggregate of Stacked lime and
filth that can't even be disposed OF
via the sink without leaving its smell
ing mark for a week; or if it is stirred
too strenuously while bottling and
the bottle caps are not securely APP
Piled you wake up during the night
to the tuueful melody of barrage
sounding racket. Investigation proves
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-10-10
A WORD TO WOMEN OF LEGAL AGE
Good Housekeeping

If the Constitution did not cover
the land New York city need never
be thirsty. TO the north it is but a
step into Connecticut; to the west a
five minute ride by ferry or a two
minute ride by tube brings the trav-
eler into New Jersey. These two
states were among the three that re-
fused to ratify the Prohibition amend
ment. That is perfectly understand
able and their right. but il and when
they assume that they are immune
from the provisions OF the amend
ment they are wrong and foolish. In
New Jersey one candidate for Gov
ernor is running on platform in
which opposition TO Prohibition is
one of the leading pianks. The acting
Governor a candidate for the regular
election, in announcing the principles
for which he stands. made a state
ment that should be read and pom
0ercQ over III eNSly NotihS u'ot' - ~
the nation, for the fact that Prohibi-
ton is a part OF the law OF the land
is everywhere being juggled with by
those who see in the unsettled senti-
ment concerning the rightness or
wrongness OF Prohibition chance
for political preferment for them
selves. Said Governor Runyon:
NO act of mine as Governor, nor
any act OF the Legislature during my
term. can write out of the United
States Constitution what has been
written in it before the next Gov
ernor Of New Jersey takes his oath OF
office. That oath will be, among
other things, to support the Constr
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-10-10
What America Can Glue the King of Belgium

America gladly welcomes kings Americans proud OF their
country They proud their mountains and their plains OF
their schools their farms their factories
poudest of their people and their I'm
welcome visitors great small who visit
the United States
The King OF Belgium is here to study America He will find
much admire America has things that the king would
gladly take back with him his people il he could But most OF
things Belgium could big to be moved
precious to be spared
There great and valuable thing however that America
give sacrifice and'tha the king take without diff
Guilty 1t is the idea OF Prohibition.
The great American plan suppresng alcoholism by national
Jaw adopted Begiuawoud benefit the people OF that country
NOR an thing else America could give.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-10-10
Are They Patriotic?

By their the Lands hearing various wet
papers question their patriotism OPP
the repeal that by orderly
process provided OF government without being
open charge doyay But when newspaper
awessness by sympazng with awbakers scarcely be
called patriotic.
At point the hearing before him Judge Lands exclaimed
You see the thing that made this country go dry
disregard for law
By their attitude toward law enforcement newspapers i'll
did great deal give the American public its impression
lawlessness of the liquor traffic By their present attitude
newspapers helping increase the severity penalties by
giving impression that voaors breaking Prohibition laws
with deliberate criminal intent
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-10-10

tuition Of the United States. No am
bition, no lure OF Office, however
great, can cause me to take that oath
with mental reservation not to
keep il.
THE problem is one. not Of Pro
hibton or on-Prohibition. but OF
respect for the fundamental law o!
the land Our American government
can not permanently endure If those
seeking power and authority can ac
quirc it through promise, direct or
implied, not TO enforce the laws. 1t is
certain that Federal agencies will
take supervision and control OF the
enforcement OF the constitutional
amendment; but If there be any issue
involved, and that issue be enforce
ment of law, will respect my oath
Of office in this, as in all other mat
ters."
The issue is clear cut The man or
party that seeks votes on platform
declaring opposition to prohibition is
offering to help tear down the Con-
stitution. We have, as union of
states. agreed to abide by the will
of the majority. By the will of the
majority the public sale of alcoholic
beverages is crime. To promise not
to punish violations of this law is to
pledge oneself to disregard ones oath
of office, to break the law of the
whole land, which, in matters that
have been declared, supersedes the
law of the state. We commend this
thought to the women of America,
those who are soon to be voters as
we'll as those who now exercise that
right.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-10-10
What the Matter With Near" Beer?

Judge Lands asked dozens OF saoonkeepers why they went
the trouble the and assumed the extra providing
"real" beer for their customers.
The given by practically all who answered
up their explanation simply this Selling near beer
did Drinkers did want near beer but willing
well for real beer They did not drink enough near
beer to pay profit to the seller.
This expert testimony by Chicago saoonkeepe OF them
Is years comedies with the theory advanced
BY The American Issue months that beer drinkers want
beer for the alcohol there is and or nothing else This tes
mony vndca the Legislature and the national Congress
in fixing the legal limit alcohol in beverages at onehaf OF per
This testimony explains the desperate fight of the brewers
exempt us per alcoholic strength from the Proh
bition law
the alcohol in real beer that leads to abnormal craving
The abnormal craving leads to excessive
sumption This excessive consumption profitable to the brewer
bar But this excessive consumption the evils
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-10-10
JUDGE lands IN ACTION

National Edition, American Issue)
The manner i'll which Federal
Judge Kenesaw Mountain Lands is
going to the bottom of the Illinois
beer smuggling case is cause for re-
joicing on the part of every law-abid-
ing citizen in the nation.
The thorough manner in which he
is conducting the investigation has
thrown the booze ring OF Chicago
and the brewers of Milwaukee into a
panic.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-10-10
THEIR FINISH
Waukegan SUM

1t looks as though the beer run
ners, encouraged before in the
thought that they could get away
with their loads, ought now to sit up
and take notice and realize that the
end has arrived. With Judge Lands
SO determined to go after these fell
lows it is very apparent that their
finish has been spelled. Judge Lands
is one OF those kind OF jurists who
gives out severe punishment and
goes to the bottom of the thing. This
is illustrated in the fact that he called.
the brewers themselves before him 70
show why they have been selling
beer. This in our way of thinking is
the proper course.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-10-10
Makes
Many Homes Happy
Complaints of Drunkenness Decrease
in Chicago

According to recent report by the
Juvenile Protective Association of
Chicago, war Prohibition has had an
Enthusiastically salutary effect on fam
lily life. There was a marked diminn-
ton in complaints of drunkenness
from wives, and complaints of illegal
sale to minors decreased Sc per cent.
1t is admitted that crime during the
last months has been widespread,
but this is believed the result of So
cial and economic unrest rather than
the dry legislation.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-10-10
MILK VS.. LIQUOR
(The Milk Magazine)

Ring the old; the new Milk is Older
1t the Creator who ordained that milk
health
who drinks have been
the bar.
said
of Prohibition will bring riot revolution and ruin Just because
been appealed by
alcoholic provide, there is why its dis
should lead national destruction Catering the brute
before halt
and the ideals which the world
5 supposed to be working
To
replace quorbut and has
Milk liquor
of nourhed thinking
wha result will be.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-10-10
They Don't Like Lands

The Belevle News Democrat commenting the beer hear
recalls OF the law
breaking Judge Lands 1t The brought
Mountain Landis the Daniel who played
smash St few Lands be depended upon
that lnoans get that seductive high power
and high life Milwaukee beer
Several Judge Lands held court at East St Louis
great deal OF the crime brought his attention
by open saloons Sunday The and chief
asked his courtroom and explain why the
Illinois law Sunday closing not being enforced Soon alter
the Sunday lid in East St. Louis.
Somehow the don't like who believe that the laws
should be obyed and have the
to back up their convictions
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-10-10

the caps on the bottles couldn't stand
the hops in the mixture and that
your garage, barn, kitchen, club room
or cellar or wherever it is that you
have the stuff looks like movie
scene in pie fracas with 'near-becr'
spattered all over the place"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-10-10
WHEN LANDS LANDS
(Springfeld State Register)

(Spring6eld State Register)
Judge Lands has started after the
booze peddlers in Chicago. 1t goes
without saying hell put lot of them
behind bars that never have foot
rails; which are not horizontal but
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-10-10

The Cook county, ILL.,. Woman's
Christian Temperance Union held its
eighteenth annual convention Septem-'
Der 25-2o in the First Methodist Epis-
cop..l church OF Englewood, Chicago.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-10-10

OF insobe which the National Prohibition law intended to
All arguments the effect that us cent beer harmless
temperance beverage knocked by the saoonkeeer who
testified that real beer affected their customers and their cash regis
good old fashioned way while beer failure
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-10-10
Newspaper Comments on the Lands Hearing
Editorial Opinion Predicts Dark Days
for voators-"Champion" Dsapproves Landis Finding

perpendicular, and which are so close
together that the men behind them
can hardly get their noses through.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-10-10

Now poetry the scientific truth that children
drinking parents physical
and shed for the rich instead Of the poor
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-10-10
THE TIDE IS SURE To WIN

Tor the liquor Chicago considered themselves
local sentiment beat in
OF ev this great city
tide Prohibition expressed and national laws tumphd
The the Federal Court Chicago when law liquor for
mery above the compelled recognize the
nation behind brought mind
the following from the Outlook:
On the far reef the breakers
Rceol in shattered FOAM
While the behind them
Urges S home
Its song OF triumph urges
Der all the thunderous din.
The may break failure,
But the is
The reef is and cruel
Upon its jagged wall
hundred
Broken beaten fall
Yet in defeat they
The sea comes flooding
Wave upon routed,
But the tide IS
0 mighty seal Thy
In changing spray
hin Gods of
1t matters last
How wide the shores of evil
How strongt the OF
The be defeated,
But the tide to
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-10-10
What Doth the po,r Mans Son Inherit?

beeH -re, mehng OF late the lot OF the
afford purchase lifetime OF alcoholic
beverages The usually the who have liquor
price that prohbtve the Nevertheless,
the who buy enough to last him
celarlli OF hard Any
permitted this situation their sympa Tor
the poor will the following lines by James Russell
Lowell:
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-10-10

What doth the poor man son Inherit
A hardy frame and a harder spirit;
King of two hands he does his part,
In every useful toll and art
\ heritage it seems to me,
y king might wish to hold i'll fee.
Williams news., 1919-01-03

/! was how were the men to reach these boxes, but to Ikey this was a mere de- | tail.
 He got long ropes and tied one end around each rafter and then tied a lot of knots in the ropes. These ropes would take the place of stairways.
 We figured out that the rafters would seat about forty men and sold that number of tickets accordingly.
 When the ticketholders for the boxes got glimpse of the rafters and were informed that they had to use the rope stairway, there was a howl of indigna- tion, but we had their money and told them that if they did not like it they could write to the management later and their money would be refunded i; but under these conditions they would not be allowed to witness the perform ance that night.
 After little grousing they accepted the situation with the promise that If the show was rotten they certainly would let us know about it during the performance.
 Everything went lovely and it was a bowling success, until A1kaI Ike ap- peared on the scene with his Revolver loaded with blank cartridges. Behind the bar on shelf was long line of bottles. AlkaI Ike was supposed to start on the left of this line and break six of the bottles by firing at them with his revolver. Behind these bottles a piece of painted canvas was supposed to represent the back of the bar at each shot >from Alkalis pistol a man behind the scenes would hit one of the bottles with his entrenching tool handle and smash it, to give the i'm pression that Alkali was a good shot.
 Alkali Ike started in and aimed at the right of the line of bottles instead of the left, and the poor boob behind the scenes started breaking the bottles on the left, and then the boxholders turned loose; but outside of this little iasco the performance was a huge sue cess. and we decided to run it for 8 week.
 New troops were constantly coming through, and for six performances we had the "S. R. O." sign suspended out. | side.
Williams news., 1919-01-03
1 NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
(To be continued)
Department of the Interior, U.

Department of the Interior, U.
 s. Land Office at Phoenix,
 Arizona. Dec. IA, 1918.
 NOTICE is hereby given that Mabel Downs, widow of George O. Downs, deceased, of Parks, Arizona, who, on June g, 1915, made Homestead En- try No. O27622, for SWNSEA, , SEASW 4, Section 5, Town ship 23 N., Range 4 E., G. & s. R. B. and Meridian, has filed notice of intention to make three year Proof, to establish claim to the land above describ- ed, before Charles H. Adams, Clerk of the Superior Court, at Flagstaff, Arizona, on the 21st day of January, 1919.
 Claimant names as witnesses: Jack O'Brien, Jim Patton, Mike O'Brien, Dennis O'Brien, all of Parks, Arizona. a4. =
 JOHN L. IRWIN,
 ~ Register. Dee. 20, '18-Jan. IT, '19.
Williams news., 1919-01-03

name for them is ''dog robbers" From a controversy in the English papers, Winston Churchill made the state ment, as far as I can remember, that the officers servants in the British forces totaled nearly two hundred thousand. He claimed that this re- tionally good and we1Itrained fighters from the actual firing line, claiming that the officers, when selecting a man for servants duty, generally picked ths7 man who had been out the longest and knew the ropes.
 But from my observation find that large percentage of the servants do go over the top, but behind the lines they very seldom engage in digging parties, fatigues, parades or drills. This work is as necessary as actually engaging in an attack, therefore think it would be safe to say that the all- round work of the two hundred thou sand is about equal to fifty thousand men who are on straight military du- ties. In numerous instances, officers servants hold the rank of lance-corpo- ralS and they assume the same duties and authority of a butler, the one stripe giving him precedence over the other servants.
 There are lots of amusing stories told of 70. s.
 One day one of our maj ajors went into the servants billet and commenced ''blinding" at them, saying that his horse had no straw and that he per sonally knew that straw had been is- sued for this purpose. He called the lance-corpOral to account. The COT poral answered, 'Blime me, sir, the straw was issued, but there wasn't enough left over from the servants beds; in fact, we had to use some of the Fay to 'elp cut, sir"
 It is needless to say that the serv ants dispensed with their soft beds that particular night.
 Nevertheless it is not the fault of the individual officer. 1t is just the sur vival of a quaint old English custom You know an Englishman cannot b. changed in day.
 But the average English officer is good sport. He will sit on fire steE and listen respectfully to Private Jones' theory of the way the war
 (To be continued)
Williams news., 1919-01-03

If the count is right he shouts, "House correct, pay the lucky gentleman, and sell him card for the next school The lucky gentleman" generally buys one unless he has q miser trace in his veins.
 Then another collection is made, a school formed, and they carry on with the game.
 The caller-Out has many nicknames for the numbers such as "Kelly's Eye'' for one. Legs Eleven" for eleven, "CIfckety-click" for sixty-six, or "Top of the house. meaning ninety.
 The game is honest and quite en- joyable. Sometimes you have fourteen numbers on your card covered and you are waiting for the fifteenth to be called. In an implorfng voice you call out. Come on, Watkins, chum, I'm sweating on 'Kelly's Eye"
 Watkins generally replies, "Well. keep out of draft, you'll catch cold"
 Another game is '.Pentoon," played with cards; it is the same as our ''Black Jack" or 'Twenty-one."
 A card game called "Brag" Is also
 
 dealer deals each player three cards It is similar to our poker, except for the fact that you only use three cards and cannot draw. The deck is never shuffied until man shows three of a kind or "prile" as it is called. The value of the hands are, high card, a pair, a run, flush or three of a kind or 'prile." The limit is generally a penny, so it is hard to win a fortune
 The next in popularity is a card game called Nap" It is well named Every time played it went to sleep.
 Whist and solo whist are played by the highbrows of the company.
 When the gamblers tire of all other games they try Banker and Broker"
 I spent a week trying to teach some of the Tommies how to play poker, but because I won thirty-five francs they declared that they didn't ''fawncy" the game.
 Tommy plays few card games; the general run never heard of poker, eu- chre, seven up, or pinochle. They have a game similar to pinochle called Royal Bezique," but few know how to play it.
 Generally there are two decks of cards in section, and in a short time they are so dOg-eared and greasy, you can hardly tell the ace of spades from the ace of hearts. The owners of these decks sometimes condescend to lend them after much coaxing.
 So you see, Mir. Atkins has his fun mixed in with his hardships and, con- fo T file of the British army in the trenches is one big happy family. Now in Vir- gfnia. at school, was fed on old Nc 1 Guffy's primary reader, which gave me an opinion of an Englishman about 1 equal to '76 Minute Mans backed up by Sim Feiner'S. But I found Tom my to be the best of mates and a gen. tleman through and through. He never thinks of knocking his officers. If one makes costly mistake and Tommy pays with his blood, there is no gen. eral condemnation of the officer. He is just pitied. It is exactly the same as it was with the Light Brigade at to say nothing of Gallipoh, Neuve Chapelle and Loos. Personally remember a little incident where twenty of us were sent on a trench raid, only two of us returning, but I will tell this story later on.
 l said 1t was big happy family, and SO it is, bat as in all happy families. -here are servants, so in the British army there are also servants officers or 70. s." as they are termed. ln the American army the common
Williams news., 1919-01-03
PERSONAL AND LOCAL

Mrs. w. A. Ravens, of Grand Canyon, visited Mrs. Alderson
 on New Years.
 MT. J. D. Tannehill was in from Garland Prairie Thurs day.
 Rock Gabaldon serving with | Uncle Sam's navy and stationed at San Diego, is spending his furlough in Williams.
 T. A. Moore is recovering from a bad cold which kept him confined to his home this week.
 Claude Thomasson, one of the popular deliverymen for Rabbits, was on the sick list this week.
 MT. Jas. Kennedy may make an excellent bachelor, but no prophet is needed to tell that he will be glad when Mrs. Kenne- dy returns.
 Miss Mildred Finney is visit ing friends in Seiigman.
 Mrs. H. l.. Benham and young CT children are visiting relatives in Gallup, New Mexico. Forty Victims of Influenza
 Our local undertaken reports that during the epidemic of in- f1uenza, he prepared forty bod ies for burial. A few of these were buried elsewhere.
 Sam Diamond of Springer vile, spent Christmas with his family here. He reports the return trip a cold one and that the thermometer registered 16 | below zero.
 Mrs. Betty Murphy, of Red Lake, has rented the Rounse- vile house and will remain here this winter. She has ac- cepted a position in Babbitt's store.
 Mrs. G. w. Mitchell came in from the ranch Thursday, ind. ing the roads very difficult be- cause of the heavy snow. She reports everything favorable for a good year, out her way. To Cedar Glade
 Miss Kathryn Morehead left this week, for Cedar where she will spend the remainder of the winter with Mrs. Kennerdell.
 Mrs. Luther Stover who has been the efficient secretary of the committee for Relief in Bel gium, has resigned account of leaving Williams and Mrs. Bet ty Murphy has consented to fill the vacancy.
 MT. Francisco, local Santa Fe agent, returned this week from San Francisco where he went last week with his wife to visit their daughter, Mrs. Train. Mrs. Francisco is continuing her visit with her daughter.
 Mrs. James Kennedy who has gone to Phoenix to visit her son James, and incidentally her sisters and other relatives there that all are we'll having been fortunate in ecaping the Flu