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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-06-18
Justice Department
Rulings Explained
By W. B. Wheeler
Refer 70 Horne Made Drinks ana
Warrants

The ruling OF the Justice Depart
ment and Revenue Departments on
the construction of and procedure
under the federal Prohibition code
sets forth clearly the purpose of the
law" said Wayne B. Wheeler. Cen
eral Counsel OF the AntiSaloon
League OF America.
Congress differentiated between
cider and fruit juices used in the
home and those made for commercial
purposes. Liquors which may not be
Intoxicating in fact are prohibited for
commercial use because it is neccs-
sary in order to prevent the schemes
and devices used by the liquor dealers
to cvade the law. This is why the
standard was fixed of one-half of per
cent. When cider and fruit juices are
made for home use exclusively, the
standard was fixed at actual intoxi-
cation. If the cider or other fruit
juice were not Intoxicating in fact,
it could be made and used in the
home. If any person attempts to
sell such liquor that is Intoxicating
or distribute it illegally i'll the home,
they may be prosecuted under the
law. The Constitution prohibits the
manufacture of Intoxicating liquor for
beverage purposes anywhere. The
Volstead Act for exclusive home use
permits mountaineering liquors to
be made and used in the home. AT
this point, the law is as liberal as it
can be under the Constitution.
The ruling of the Justice Depart
ment that federal officers may arrest
violators OF the federal law without
first getting the o. X. of the United
States District Attorney, will greatly
help law enforcement work through
out the nation. The law is clear on
this point that both federal inspectors
and private citizens may file these
affidavits before the United States
Commissioner or local state judges
and magistrates and have the defend
ent bound over to the federal court
In a few places, district attorneys
are failing to do their duty and this
ruling will be great help to law en-
forcement.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-06-18
LAW AND ORDER

The will of the people, ex-
pressed in lawful manner
through the government OF the
United States, must be su-
preme. for the government OF
the United States can neither
suffer revolt nor submit to any
question OF its authority on the
part of any man or any group
of men or any minority of the
people.
"When free government fails,
autocracy and revolution and
the downfall OF civilization as
we have known it are at hand.
Progress will cease and the de
cline to lower stages OF develop
mcnt will have begun. True
progress must rest upon and
proceed from the sound prin-
ciples which sustain all free
government, and to such pro-
gress the Republican party al
ways has been committed. 10y
atty to the United States and
obedience to the peoples laws
are the corncrstones of the re
public. and should be sustained
and upheld by every man and
woman in every corner of our
great land
Law and order, the supports
OF true liberty, the firm founda-
tions of prosperity and pro-
gress, have always ruled in the
United States and have been
very dear to the hearts OF the
American people. They must
never be weakened or impaired
unless we are ready to see all
that VIC have carefully built up
go down in ruin and men forced
once more into the struggle
against chaos, followed by the
slow and toilsome climb out of
the darkness of anarchy to the
height of freedom and accom-
plishment. - From Keynote
speech by Henry Cabot Lodge.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-06-18
United Societies
Annual Meeting
Hears Wet Speak


The 18th Annual Convention of the
United Societies was held in Chicago
on June g. The organization was
continued and officers elected. Among
the various resolutions passed was
one to the effect that this organiza-
ton would not support any party
or candidate for president if he was
for Prohibition. Congressman Brit
ten addressed the organization. He
is reported as saying, Il believe that
there is but one predominant issue
in the coming election. The ques-
ton of personal liberty-or light
wines and beer-is the one big thing
before the American people. The
party that inserts wet plank in its
platform will win the election
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-06-18
John Barleycorn Not a
Delegate to Convention
Abseno2 Of Booze Made Some Differ
encc

At 1910 p. m. on Saturday night
preceding the Republican National
Convention the editor OF the Issue
walked into the barroom OF the Con-
gress totcl. As is we'll known the
lobby oi the Congress is center of
actiyiti during Republican National
Convea lions. A large crowd consist
ing OF ne bartender, one cashier, and
the edjtor was in the barroom at this
particuilr time. is it any different
in herc row compared with four years
ago?" vas the editors question. The
bartend,r confessed this was his first
conveut on but the cashier said mo,
eeerythag just the same" what, y
exclaimed the editor. DO you mean
to tell ne that there were no more
peoriSss4Ssah ibis IN tlqe- Goasrees .har-
room OIL. the Saturday night before
the last Republican Convention. "Oh,
that's what you mean" replied the
cashier Il thought you meant the
way our barroom is arranged. That
is just the same, but customers! Well
there is some difference. Last time
we had to lock the doors every five
minutes and wait until some of our
customers were ready to go before
letting others in. We took in over a
thousand dollars a day over the bar
and a great deal more through the
side door for orders sent up to the
rooms" what made the difference
was it the onc-half OF per cent law?
yes" answered the lonesome and
languid cashier as he glanced about
the room left empty by the departing
editor, "They don't like the stuff with
out kick"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-06-18
Supreme Court Decision Makes Repeal Of Voltead Act
Chief Hope Of Wet Forces
EFFORTS TO SECURE WET PLANK IN PLATFORM
INCREASED AFTER SUPREME COURTS DECISION
Election Legislatures to Change State Enforcement Acts Part Of the
Wet Program
SEPTEMBER Is PRIMARY ELECTION WILL BE DECISIVE

beer
declare Noed invalid
that Supreme decisions involving
Prohibition would definitely finally make the
before The Eighteenth Amendment valid The
Nostead Act passed by enforce the Eighteenth Amendment
onea OF In its decision the Supreme Court
within
to
Having the onehal of fol
may changed
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-06-18
Primaries VIII Be Decisive

In Illinois the wet program includes
not only the nomination and cleo
ton OF beer and wine. congressman
but also the nomination and election
of state legislature in favor OF re-
pelling the Illnos Enforcement Act
which sets one-half oil per cent
as the legal limit OF alcohol in bev-
erages. There are many states in
which the vets do not hope to over
throw state Prohibition laws even
though they succeed in winning a wet
Congress. In Illinois, however, with
Chicago and its other large cities the
wets see a chance to repeal the state
Prohibition Enforcement Act thus per-
mitging the sale OF liquors contain
ing alcohol I'D whatever. percent-
age Congress may permit under an
amendment to the Nolstead Act. The
Illinois legislature will be chosen on
primary election day. September Is.
Editors Note-In another part oil
this number of the Issue there is an
article on the beer and wine activities
OF the vets from the time of the Su-
preme Court decision declaring that
Congress has the power to set the
legal content of alcohol in beverages
up to the time of the decision of the
Supreme Court on June 7 upholding
Prohibition.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-06-18
Other Wet Agitation

On June II an effort was made by
Samuel Gompers to have the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor demand a
beer and wine plank as a part of its
program. His proposal was defeated
in the executive council, but the fact
that the proposal was made clearly
indicates that whatever force the vets
can develop through organized labor
will be brought to bear for the cleo
ton OF wet Congress. The Chi
cago Tribune on June Is in an editor
ial relative to the coming Democratic
National Convention discusses the
beer and wine issue. 1t says, "A
Congress which agreed that 5, 4, or
5 per cent was not Intoxicating would
not gain Mr.. Bryans benediction, but
it would get the workingman'
While this editorial opinion does not
coincide with the action of the exec
utive council above referred to it
does indicate that the beer and wine
fight will continue unabated.
The Chicago Daily News OF June
Is printed a news article containing
the following:
illinois democrats in the national
convention will undoubtedly voice a
strong demand for the restoration of
beer and light wines under proper
safeguard" declared Dennis j. Egan,
bailiff of the Municipal court and a
delegate to the convention. "Just what
form our demand will take has not
yet been definitely determined. 1t is
quite probable the Illinois delegation
will push the proposal which was
adopted almost unanimously several
weeks ago by the county convention
and which will come up for action
before the state convention when it
reconvenes at Springfield on Sept
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Would Amend Volstead Law
The county conventions plan for
restoring mild alcoholic drinks de-
clares "in favor of demanding the
Volstead regulation act be amended
to the end that the various states may
have the right of the concurrent
power which they hold with the ma
tional Congress to prescribe the alco-
holic content of beverages"
Dunno for Beer and Wine
The friends of beer and wine are
not confined to the regulars among
the local democrats. Former Gov
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-06-18
Wet Activities Continue

Whatever doubt there may have
been that the wets intend to fight
for The notification of Prohibition
through the election of a wet Con-
gress and wet state legislatures was
removed by the indications of con-
tinued wet activity since the final de-
cision on Prohibition by the Supreme
Court on Monday, June 7. The de-
Republican National Convention con-
vened. Despite the decision the wet
forces continued their efforts to get
a beer and wine plank into the Re
publican platform. Plans to force
such plank into the platform of the
Democratic party at the San Fran
cisco convention were not given up
but the efforts in this direction were
increased, after the Supreme Court
decision had been rendered
Writer Outlines Wet Program
A staff correspondent of the Chi
cago Tribune reporting the Supreme
Court decision from Washington said,
"The only form of attack now left
for the vets is through the amend
ment of the Volstead Act permitting
a greater amount of alcoholic con-
tent than one half of l per cent as
provided in the present law. The
vets refuse to give UP hope that a
revulsion of feeling on the part of the
voters of the country may sweep a
wet Congress into power. Nothing
in the Supreme Court decisions will
prevent amendment permitting the
manufacture of light wines and beers
Editor Tell of Future Fight
The Chicago Journal commenting
cditorially on the Supreme Court de-
cision said:
"But the controversy shifts now to
the amount OF alcohol needed to make
a given liquor Intoxicating, and on
that, there is room for wide range of
d
present limit of one-half of per cent
is bitterly resented in many quarters
where no tears are shed over the
passing of distilled liquors. Con-
gress is sure to be asked to raise this
limit, and may grant the request"
"Will Fight On"-Edwards
On June 10, three days after the
Supreme Court Decision, Governor
Edwards of New Jersey issued the
following statement:
1.-The Supreme Court has declared
the Eighteenth Amendment to be a
part of the Constitution and the Vol
stead Act to be its statutory inter
pretation,' read the statement That
act is open to such amendment as
the duly elected representatives of the
people may enact
"No power exists which is para
mount to the power of the people ex-
pressed at the polls. There alone
is sovereignty. Every candidate for
Congress, every state and legislative
official and the candidates for the
presidency itself, will be called upon
this coming November to declare
their position unmistakably on the
sane and reasonable Interpretation of
the Constitutional amendment, in favor
of the permissive use of light wines
and beers, each state to determine its
regulations under the liberal limita-
tions of general federal statute"
Chicago Delegates Want Wet Plank
VIM. H. Stuart, political writer in
the Chicago American, on June IA,
wrote:
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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-06-18

crnor Edward +. Dunno today added
his voice 10 the chorus which is
shouting for the ioaming beer say
ing:
81 consider that the sentiment in
favor OF light wines and beer is
strong in Illinois and believe the Iii
nois delegation will urge a platform
declaration in favor of their restora-
ton"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-06-18
Those Directly Affected

The court dismissed petitions filed
by the states OF Rhode Island and
New Jersey, to have federal officials
enjoined from enforcing Prohibition
in those states.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-06-18

Chicago delegates arc practically
a unit on wet plank, and the dele
cations from New York City and
other great municipalities are report
ed as favoring an amendment to the
Volstead Act to permit, with the
sanction of the states, the sale OF beer
and Eight wines.
William l.. O'Connell, Dunno
Lewis leader today promulgated an
interesting suggestion.
~ favor he said, the adoption
of plank declaring for the manu-
faclure and sale of beers and wines,
the maximum alcoholic content of
beers to be per. cent and wines 10
per cent; each state to have the
right Of determining the alcoholic
content up to the maximum fixed by
the Federal government.
Under the O'Connell plan dry
states could hold to one-haf of / per
cent, while wet states could let in the
beer and light wines, with the re-
striction that per cent would be the
limit for beers and 10 per cent for
wines"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-06-18

Vote for indorsed dry legislative
candidates at the Primary election on
September IS.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-06-18

Vote for indorsed dry legislative
candidates at the Primary election on
September Is.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-06-18
No Disorder at Convention

General Ryan in charge OF door
keepers and ushers at the Coliseum
granted an interview to the editor
near the close of the fourth day OF
the convention. He declared that up
to that time there had been absolutely
no disputes or cases of disorderly
conduct. No scraps, no fights, no
trouble of any kind. A police officer
in command at the Coliseum reported
only one arrest for drunkenness. The
boisterousness, rowdyism, and dis
order more or less inseparable from
occasions bringing together great
crowds in. the past were conspicuous
for their absence during the recent
convention. 1t was a great object
lesson of the benefits of the Prohlbi-
ton law.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-06-18
The Fight, However, Is Not Yet Over

The decision of the United States Supreme Court the cumna-
twenseven years conflict by the AntSaloon League
branding liquor
traffic the social economical and moral order
The fight however, An attempt being made
nufy the Eighteenth by the election of Congress
committed beer exemption the Federal Code
by notification scheme and by the
election of officers who will enforce the law.
The has always refused respect obey laws
The fight carry of the Eighteenth Amendment and
the full fruits of this must be vigorously prosecuted
this defiant been completely overthown
RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE ANTISALOON
LEAGUE OF AMERICA JUNE Z 1920
The Cordova daily times., 1920-03-25
Palm
 Sunday

'"Tell ye the daughter of Zion (Je- rusalem), behold, thy King cometh unto thee.-And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way; others cut down branches from the trees and strew them in the way. And the multitude that went before and that followed cried, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest. And when he was come in Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, who is this? And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee."
 We invite you to our Palm Sunday service, Sunday evening, March 28, at FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
 "The Church with Message"
 Il a. m. s p. m.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-03-25
FUEL SHORTAGE AND FLU CAUSE
 OF HARDSHlPS

NANTUCKET, Mass, March 25 (by Associated Press) Short of fuel, and having waged a grim battle with sick ness and death from influenza while isolated by thirty miles of impossible ice, the people of Nantucket are emerging from what they call the hard est winter they ever experienced.
 They are used to isolation by ice, but this year the shortage of fuel, coupled with the influenza, caused hardship and suffering. A fleet of schooners chartered to bring to the island it's winter supplies was storm bound in Long Island Sound ports in December, and by the middle of Feb ruary the coal in the hands of dealers on the island was exhausted. There after coal was loaned by the hodful from one family to another and sup plies of it in summer cottages were taken by permission of the owners Thus the people kept from freezing until, early in March, a coast guard cutter broke a passage through the ice and lowed a coalladen schooner to Nantucket
 The fishing fleet was frozen in the harbor for two months
The Cordova daily times., 1920-03-25

any part of the territory-except pos sibly at the new town of I1yder where the employment of a Chinese cook somewhat tended to retard in- dustrial pursuits. On the whole, 1t IS confidently expected that 1920 Will he banner year for Alaska.
 Ignorance That Is Agonizing
 From many business houses in both Southeastern and Southwestern Alas ka come complaints that both post offices and express companies in many places in the states refuse to receive consignments for these dis tricts on the ground that Boats have quit running to Alaska until the ice breaks in the spring." The do not appear to be able to grasp the fact that the waters of both South eastern and Southwestern Alaska are open at all times of the year the same as are those of San Francisco bay and Puget Sound
The Cordova daily times., 1920-03-25
MORE ENLIGHTENMENT
 AT EMPRESS TONIGHT

Did you miss seeing "Enlighten Thy Daughter" last night at the Empress |? Well, that's a shame, for you missed something we'll worth while. You have one more chance-the last one tonight. If you didn't see it you have certainly heard about it from those who went, and if you aren't 70, deaf, dumb, blind and crippled, you will be there tonight, just to see what it is all about. You may think it won't inteest you, but that is where you are wrong. Or at any rate, if it doesn't interest you there is something wrong with you.
 And tomorrow night, by way of va riety, we have pretty Enid Bennett in Naughty, Naughty" And Enid was oh! so very naughty. She even went to that bad, wicked city of Moo Yawk, and she came back with scads of new clothes, and all sorts of new tangled dancing steps that just made the natives sit up and howl And if you don't think Enid could wear those stunning clothes, and do those fancy steps, come over tomorrow night and watch her.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-03-25
SOUTHERN FACTORIES ARE UNABLE TO SUPPLY
 FURNITURE DEMAND

GREENSBORO, N. C., March 25 (by Associated Press) The demand for furniture throughout the country is of immense proportions, and it is impossible to make the supply keep up with the demand, according to man. ufacturers who attended the meetings of the National Council of Furniture Associations held here. There is every reason to believe, these manu- lecturers say, that the demand will be increasingly great in the future. At the same time it was agreed that the lumber shortage was the most se- rious difficulty confronting furniture makers, and no material relief is in sight at present.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-03-25

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The Washington times., 1920-01-10

MOT all Washington truck owners conhne their
y hauling to Washington alone To some an
out-of-toWn tire service is even more important
than city service.
True enough we maintain-the very best service
we can give right here in Washington. You are
assured of this city service at any time But after
glance at the map above the obvious fact is that
you can't go any direction out of Washington
without being near Goodyear Truck Service
Station.
The Washington times., 1920-01-10
Distance Hauling g-And Goodyear Service

your truck over, fill the tread cuts in your tires,
check wheel alignment and guard against all
those numerous mechanical difficulties so waste
full of truck tire life when neglected.
Let us talk over the long distance hauling
proposition with you. From experience we
can undoubtedly give you some helpful informa-
ton We will be glad to make free analysis of
your carriage conditions and to advise you as to
methods of reducing your ton mileage expense,
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Truck operators who do long distance hauling
will appreciate what this means. No matter where
you go-New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh,
Baltimore, Trenton, Wilmington Richmond,
there is Goodyear Service Station to give you
the same kind of truck tire service that you can
get here in Washington.
They all have adequate stocks of tires and all
equipment necessary to press on and off your solid
tires. You will find tire experts who will look
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1920-09-03

considerable family, winter was COM
ing on and the family had NJ other
man to look to for support; and add
ded that beside all that it was my OBJ
servation that the fellow with money
generally managed to go scott free,
while the poor devil" was most fire.
quently caught and punished. John /.
gave me an instant answer and said:
Dear Barry, / had not more than
half read your letter before | had de-
cided to let your poor devil loose"
The next lawyer who asked me to
write a letter to the governor in be-
half of a convicted bootlegger, | said:
am be darned if | do it; it might do
him some good"
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1920-09-03
TO OFFICIAL VIRUS PERMIT
HOLDERS IN WEST TENN.

There will be a meeting of all Virus
Permit Holders Of West Tennessee on
the Experiment Station farm at Jack
son at 1890 p. M, Thursday, Septem-
Der 9, 1920.
This meeting will be held in con-
%juntion with and during the meeting
of the West Tennessee Farmers In
stitute on September 9Th, 9th, 10th.
The program of the Virus Permit
Holders meeting will include an adj
dress by DR.. Robert Jay, subject, RE
cent Observations in the Control of
Hog Cholera"
We hope that all Virus Permit
Holders will make every effort to
be at this meeting.
NJ. JACOB,
State Veterinarian.