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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-07-10

There are several exceptionally in
those of the university and the sub
stations Of the college of agriculture.
Every farmer in the state should en-
deavor to find an opportunity to visit
and study the one of these farms
nearest him, for there are expert
ments under way there that might
easily save him many dollars and
much hard work.-The Idaho Farmer.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-07-10
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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-07-10

FOR SALE-5-YEAR-OLD COW FOR
500. A. M. Haynes, Route a.. 23tf
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-02-27
CHANCELLOR EXCHEQUER
SEES WILL 'WlSPS
Mr.. Austin Chamberlain Extracts
Needed Carbohydrates From
Booze He Consumes
GROG, 4 MISERY CHASERi
Booze Manufacture Converts Su-
gar Into Alcohol and Car
bon-dioxide
GROG, A MISERY CHASER!

Mr.. Austen Chamberlain, Chancel-
lof of the Exchequer, in addressing
the House of Commons on February
Is, is reported to have declared that
the worlds shortage of sugar is due
to the United States going dry. In
the course of his remarks he declared
that he secured all the sugar he need
ed out Of the alcoholic drinks he con-
sumed, explaining that he was but a
moderate drinker at that.
In the course of his remarks Mr..
Chamberlain said: ITO add to the
miseries of the world the United
States goes dry" A labor member
interrupted with, "For the benefit OF
the world" to which Lady Astor ad-
ded, "And humanity as a whole"
These interruptions caused laughter
and cheers. Then the Chancellor
sought TO justify his remarks by say
ing, 81 would not say that the United
States should not have gone dry, but
the effect was distinctly unfortunate,
and he thought that moderate
drinker like himself who seldom
touched sugar but got his sugar out
OF the alcohol he drank was a good
citizen.
The idea OF getting sugar out OF
alcohol is something new in science.
Alcohol is a by-product obtained by
the fermentation of sugar, in which
process of decay the sugar is con
verified into alcohol and carbon di
oxide. The learned Chancellor ought
to review his chemistry.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-02-27
WET PUBLICITY GOING STRONG
Americans Abroad Learn From Wet
Agents Many Facts" About United
States Hitherto Unknown to Them

The publicity agents OF the old
booze interests of America arc put i'll
the piker class by the publicity agents
OF Britains liquor interests. The
agents on this side of the water used
to be pretty good at juggling figures
and spinning wild yarns about Kan
sas and Maine, but they Will have to
yield the palm to their British col
leagues. Here's sample of British
wet publicity as reported in the Pitts
burgh Gazette-Times of February 10
under a London dateline:
"Americans here are learning many
unknown facts about the United
States, it is said, from the British Ii
quor interests. The distillers are
using billboard and newspaper adver-
tisements to point out facts of Pro-
hibition' in America.
Listing Louisiana, Texas, Florida
and Minnesota as wet states the dis
tillers display large statistical table
showing the rate of pauperism per
100000 OF population is much less in
those states than in the dry states OF
Kansas, Carolina, Tennessee and
Maine.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-02-27
ASKS FOR GOVERNMENT
WHISKY DISPENSARY
District Attorney of Brooklyn Thinks
Government Should Fill Prescrip-
tons for Whisky

Leroy ". Ross, United States dis
trict att ably ne,f Brooklyn, urges
that govern1r.vn, WI Ky Il ,ns be
established where liquor prescrip-
tons may be dispensed. This is the
remedy Mr. Ross proposes for whis-
ky prohteering. He says the idea
was submitted to him by a COM
mittee OF Brooklyn physicians. He is
quoted in the New York Tribune of
February u as saying:
| have during the last few
weeks received many complaints
from the public, from newspa-
pcrs, and from physicians OF the
manner in which a large number
OF the druggists in the eastern
district OF New York and pre-
sunably in other sections have
been dispensing whisky for me-
dicnal purposes.
The complaints are OF two
classes--those which charge that
eNorbitant prices are asked and
those which speak OF all inferior
quality OF whisky sold. | believe
that the establishment OF govern
ment distributing stations would
prevent this prohteering. | have
taken the matter up with the
Commissioner OF Internal Reve-
nue. and I hope that it may be
found possible to take some such
action.
Inspectors from the Food Admin
istration's Office report that some
druggists are retailing whisky bought
at eight dollars gallon, at profits
ranging from 100 to 200 per cent
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-02-27

The New York Tribune of Febru-
arv II remembered that February 10
marked the close Of the first month
of Prohibition i'll the metropolis and
assigned a reporter to discover what
effect, If any, the first months oper-
alton OF the bone-dry law had had
upon business.
The Tribune sleuth preiaced his re-
port with the cautious statement that
the feeling seemed to prevail that the
law had not been i'll effect long
enough to arrive al conclusions. He
also SAYS that the blizzard which Wis
tied the city and tied up traffic, there
by appreciably cutting receipts in res
taurants, theaters and stores, would
have to be considered in estimating
the months business. However, he
found some business men who held
decided opinions and who were OF
reluctant to express them.
Tom Healy, well-known proprietor
OF a famous jazz place, is reported
as saying:
My restaurant trade has fallen
off bit, but it would have done
that anyway in this kind of
weather. The street cars have
gone out of business and most of
the taxicabs are in dry dock, and
while many of my patrons don't
mind dancing 40 or SO miles an
evening they kick at having to
walk. | don't think there is as
much money in circulation as
there was before we had Prohibi-
ton, particularly in Wall Street,
and this fact may be expected to
affect all lines of business.
However, James Churchill, proprie-
tor of Churchills restaurant and
whom the reporter designates as a
student of life in the white light belt
is positive that he can't say Prohibi-
ton has tended to dim the brilliancy
of Broadway. He confesses that the
liquor receipts have been obliterated
but says people are eating more now
and that the revenue from the restau-
rant is greater than in the old license
days. He is quoted as saying:
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-02-27
METROPOLIS TAKES INVENTORY OF FIRST
MONTHS OPERATION OF B0NE.DRY LAW
Despite Blizzard Business Restaurant Trade Booming
Wine Lose; Department Stores Report Boom in
Trade Nonstop Trip of Pay Envelope
Between Cashiers Window and Home

My food sales have increased
greatly since Prohibition became
a law, and | figure | am doing
Just about the same amount of
business | did in l9l6-7, when
we were able to sell liquor. In
1918 we did a recordbreaking
business and our receipts now are
lust about so per cent less than
they were that year, which is
pretty near normal.
The reporter found one class of res
taurants, however, that he says vii
probably have TO go out OF business
on account OF Prohibition. These
were the places which specialized il
dollar dinners with wine thrown in
literally and hguratively. These place:
were patronized by foreigners to q
large extent, and the reporter say:
they have been hard hit by the dry
law. However, he finds that the de-
partment stores are enjoying boom
On this point he says:
Proprietofs of department stores
say their business is booming i'll
spite of the weather and attribute
this to the fact that the average
pay envelope now makes non
stop trip between the cashiers
window and the home, while in
the pre-dry days the route was
circuitous and involved many de-
lays at popular coaling stations.
Sure, the effect of Prohibition will
be the same in New York as it ha:
been in other cities. The millions O.
dollars that have been squanderet
over the bar will now go to the pur
chase of necessities and the large
portion of this money will find its wa,
into the savings departments OF thu
banks. The time will soon come
when business men will wonder why
they ever had any doubt as to thu
effect on business of closing the sa
looms.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-02-27
SUFFRAGETTE DELEGATE
FAVORS ENFORCEMENT
Mrs. O'Sullivan Would Not Permit
Saloons to Open Even One Little
Crack

Introduction OF a Prohibition en-
forcement plank into the national
platform OF the League OF Women
Voters at the convention to be held
in Chicago will DE attempted by Mrs.
Mary Kenney O'Sullivan, who goes
to the convention not only as a dele
gate OF the Massachusetts Woman's
Suffrage Association but also as the
representative of Massachusetts OF
the Woman's Law Enforcement
Committee OF the Massachusetts
Anti-Saloon League. Mrs. O'Sulli-
van gave the following interview to
he newspapers of Boston:
| am absolutely in favor OF the
strict enforcement OF Prohibi-
ton. Open the doors of the sa-
loon one crack and the whole
thing will be ruined. No beer or
wine should be allowed in the sa-
looms or hotels. am a practical
woman and in my work as state
industrial inspector of the Labor
Board, l know that to let any
form of drink come back either
to the saloons or hotels means a
great increase in vice among the
young girls of the country. /
shall go to the convention to
urge the women of the country
about to become voters to stand
for the election next fall of dry
Congressman who will keep in
tact the present enforcement
code that we have, a code that
shuts the doors of the saloons
and hotels tight on John Barley
corn. This will be my message.
| feel it is worth taking a journey
to Chicago to do this one thing
for the youth of the nation.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-02-27
BIG BOOZE REVENUE
FOR BAHAMA ISLANDS
Haven for Outlawed American Lid
uor Wipes Out Deficit With Reve-
nue. From Spirits

Newspapers carry dispatches to
the effect that Prohibition in this
country has resulted in wiping out a
deficit in revenues in the Bahama
Islands and giving the Bahamas a
neat surplus besides.
According to the stories. the orig
inal estimate of the colony's reve-
nues was $4,000 for the year, and
expenditures $4,000, leaving de-
felt of S154,000 to be made up
through increased taxes and duties.
Then the Bahamas became one OF
the Ravens OF refuge for booze from
America, being one OF the nearest
ports outside of Cuba and Mexico.
Hall dozen vessels brought full
cargoes, and duties from these wines
and liquors have turned the deficit
into a surplus. The Islands are now
said to be about a half million dol
lars to the good.
But the Bahamas will find liquor
revenues will prove curse instead
of a blessing. The booze from which
this revenue was received will do far
more injury to the people of the
islands than the revenue will do
good. This fact has been demon
strated TO the full satisfaction of the
people OF this nation and other peo-
plies will also discover it to be truth
in due time.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-02-27

1t will be seen that the only place
where there has been an increase is
in the Northern Territory, where
state control is in operation.
Another comparison will illustrate
the fact that'we are making progress.
Let 100 be the index number repre-
senting arrests for drunkenness in
proportion to population. Then for
the period 1862 the number would
be 100 But for 1918 it would be %
only, which represents a reduction of
over y per cent. Similar progress
can be reported from other states.
Make no mistake-"Booze is on the
run in Australia"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-02-27
ECONOMIC APPEAL IS
STRONG IN ENGLAND

A London dispatch says that Brit
ish dry leaders are now making their
appeal for a dry England on the
ground that England must go on the
water wagon if she is to compete
with America in the contest for eco
nomic supremacy. They are elated
over reports from Italy, where Pre-
inier Nitti in a speech to the Cham
Der of Deputies recommended that
for economic reasons Italy should
follow the example of the United
States in establishing Prohibition.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-02-27
QUEBEC PROHIBITION LAW
TO STAND FOR PRESENT

The present legislature will not
change the Quebec Prohibition law
which allows the sale OF light wines
and beers, according to a statement
by Walter Mitchell, provincial treas
urer. Both liquor interests and Pro-
hibitionists have sought amendments
but the treasurer said that the law
which has been in force nine months
has not had a fair trial. He said:
The people voted for the law
by an overwhelming majority
and every effort should be made
to give it a fair trial.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-02-27
ST. LOUIS NEWS SLEUTH
SENSES DRY RESULTS
Mound City, Once Home of the
Worlds Largest Brewery,
Benefited by Prohibition
LIBRARIES THRONE ED
Increased Withdrawal of Books
by Men for Home
Reading

A reporter of the St. Louis Times
in the issue of February records
some of his observations of the eff
fects of Prohibition in st. Louis, the
home of the former worlds largest
brewery. He says that patronage at
The movies has greatly increased, that
more men are among the patrons of
The public libraries, and that because
Of the lack of men at the Saturday
night dances at some of the clubs
since the removal of liquor from the
clubhouses, suspension OF the dances
is contemplated. There were but six
teen persons at the ST. Louis Coun-
try Club dance on Saturday night,
January 81. The following are ex-
cerpts from his story:
"Thc head of the circulation de-
partment Of the Central Public Lii
brary at 18th and Olive streets, said
many more men are taking books
from the library and its branches
than ever before. She said that they
favor business books such as treatises
on accounting, craftsmanship, business
methods and bookkeeping, and that
the supply of such books in the IL
brary does not nearly fill the more
recent increased demand.
1t was believed that books on the
making OF soft drinks would be TAX
<tn from the library when the consti-
tutional amendment went into effect
) the department head said. From the
failure of the library patrons to take
such books to any extent, | deduce
that people have accepted Prohib-
ton and are not seeking any alterna-
tives.
Neither is there any demand for
books on the manufacture OF drinks
with kick in them.
MANY OF the men who come to
the library are business men and they
seem to think the best way to spend
their leisure time in the evenings,
now that there does not seem to be
much incentive to go to clubs or
other places, is to end up on bust
ness affairs.
wv. D. Shaffer, manager OF mo-
ton picture in the Grand-Olive dis
trict, said there has been a gradual
increase in the number of movie fans
at his theater He says that the in
crease had been noted at movie
houses throughout the city, particu-
larly in residence districts.
1T formerly was that wives with
!. two or three children attended the
shows, but now the husband appears
on the scene more frequently Shat
fer said. Sometimes the husband
comes without the wife and children
and frequently he brings the children
without his wife. Some OF them look
rather languid when they arrive for
the show, but they are becoming
more used 10 it.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-02-27
DRAGON RUM" EXECUTED
BY UNCLE SANS JACKIES
Marines of Legation Guard in China
Celebrate Advent of u. S. Profi-

Sldl lllSS Vi hSSdtioll Ndai III Siiiio
Celebrate Advent of U. S. Prohi-
hibition
A Picking, China, Press dispatch of
February IA reads:
The Dragon Rum was officially
executed here today at ceremony
organized by the United States Ma
rines OF the legation guard. AS there
was no demon Rum available the
Marines borrowed one of the drag
ons used by the Chinese in their pa
rades. With the band playing a fun
eral drge the dragon was marched
three times around the parade
grounds, ten Marines furnishing the
motive power from inside the beast
The dragon was then decapitated in
Chinese fashion.
All American legations in China
are officially dry. The rest of the re-
public is not, but the Marines in
augurated the celebration in honor of
the passing OF the rum demon" in
their home land.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-02-27
CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR
TAKES OATH SERIOUSLY
Gov. Stephens Tells Wine Inter-
ests' Lawyer That He Is Bound
to Uphold the Constitution
VETS TACTICS SCORED
Says Vets Course Encourages
Disrespect for Law and Merits
Good Citizens Condemnation

Theodore Bell, San Francisco at
torney for the wine interests, sent
protest to Governor Stephens OF Call
ilornia against action by the state of
California to resist the attempt Of
Rhode Island to nulliiy the National
Prohibition Amendment through suit
in the United States Supreme Court.
According to a Sacramento dispatch
OF February II, Governor Stephens
will disregard the protest. His reply
to Bell indicates that the Governor
takes his oath OF Office to uphold the
Constitution OF the United States
seriously. On this point the reply
reads:
A solemn obligation rests on
me to uphold the Constitution
and the law and to exert myself
to the utmost to defeat the efforts
of shrewd lawyers who are earn
ing rich fees in a contest they
must know is hopeless to break
down the Constitution and its es-
tablished processes.
The principle of whether or
not this shall be a government
OF respect for law is involved and
you will at all times find me reso-
lutely upholding the Constitution
and its provisions. Your course
in trying to evade and nullify the
National Constitution is one that
encourages disrespect for the law
and must be regarded as being of
the spirit of lawlessness which
today invites the condemnation of
all good citizens.
1t will be recalled that Governor
Miliken of Maine sent all invitation
to the ratifying states Of the Union
to join in a suit contesting Rhode
Islands attack and it was Governor
Stephens promised cooperation that
brought forth Bells protest although
Stephens added in his reply that he
was not authorized TO incur expense
for the state OF California in this
action.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-02-27
WOULD PENALIZE COP
WHO ENFORCES DRY LAW

A bill providing penalty of a
years imprisonment or a fine of a
thousand dollars for any policeman,
sheriff or other state official who at
tempts to make any arrest or do
anything to help the enforcement of
the Volstead enactment, was intro
duced into the House OF Delegates
of Maryland by Delegate Collins OF
Talbot county.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-02-27

A Paris dispatch OF January % says
that the French newspapers have been
poking fun at America for its rigid
enforcement OF the Prohibition meas
ures. But nevertheless some of them
are advocating temporary total absti-
nence from wine drinking TO bring
down the price to within reasonable
limits.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-02-27

The Chicago Evening Post in COM
menting upon the fact that Massa-
chusetts jails are being closed for
lack of prisoners as result of Prohi-
bition, concludes: "If John Barley
corn were on hand to collect his
usual tax from the wage earners,
Massachusetts would be charging
her old jails and building new ones"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-02-27

"No date is given for these figures.
In the same advertisement this argu-
mcnt is given great prominence:
"If, as the prohibitionists affirm,
drink leads to poverty, and total abb
stinence to wealth, then the United
States, Great Britain and France
would be the poorest countries in the
world, while Turkey, India and Persia
would be the richest. The exact con-
trary is the case.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-02-27
NIPPONESE TAKE TO
CANADIAN FIREWATER

Japan has near.y doubled her I'M
portation OF Canadian whisky since
1917. There has been an alarming
increase in the use OF alcoholic liq-
uors by Japanese young people.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-02-27

The New South Wales Alliance is
backing the new liquor bill notwith-
standing it contains some objection
able features such as a comprehen-
sive scheme for compensation.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-02-27

Experiments conducted in Great
Britain disclose the fact that restrict
ed hours of liquor sales do not result
in lessened consumption of alcoholic
beverages.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-02-27

Eventually patent medicines con-
tanning kick will clinch the nails in
Prohibition.-Robert CULLEN in Sat-
urday Evening Post.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-02-27
LIQUOR QUESTION LIVE
ISSUE IN PARLIAMENT

The liquor question is being dis
cussed in both Houses of Parliament.
In the House of Commons the sub
ject was alluded to by Sir Donald
MacLean, who said; "The fact that
America has gone dry is an economic
fact of the gravest importance to
Great Britain" In the House of
Lords, Lord Curzon said the bill to
be introduced would contain pro-
visions for shorter hours of sale.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-02-27
PROHIBITION SENTIMENT IN THE EMERALD ISLE

A cablegram carrying Dublin daene reads:
Ireland likely European country
hbion the municipal
scarcely single connected with the liquor trade
the council similar results reported all the country
This brought largely by the
electors.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-02-27

The amount of taxes paid by the
British liquor consumers through the
liquor trade, fell off a per cent in
1918 as compared with 1915.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-02-27

The population of the Summit
county (Ohio) infrmary has de-
creased from 27S to Us. This de-
crease has taken place within the
past few months. Prohibition and
plenty of work are the reasons given
by the management,
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-02-27

Without doubt the Licensing Re-
duction Board has done and is doing
effective work Many are so inn
pressed with its work that they are
advocating its continuance as more
effective instrument for dealing with
the liquor traffic than local option.
But its aim is the regulation, not cx-
tinction, of the traffic. 1t is good as
far as it goes, but it does not go far
enough.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-02-27

Six o'clock closing OF liquor bars,
which was originally passed as a war
measure, has just been made perma-
nent by act of our state legislature.
Accompanying conditions and re-
strictions have added greatly to the
effectiveness OF the measure. The
hours OF trading before the war were
from a. III. to II p. nj. They are
now from 9 a. m, TO p. NJ, a reduc-
ton OF eight hours per day. The
same, as regards the closing hours,
is true OF South Australia and Tas-
mania. In New South Wales o'clock
closing is to remain in operation till
June, 1921, when it will be submitted
to vote of the people along with
the question OF Prohibition. In West
ern Australia the hours are from Q
to 9. Queensland is the only state
where no reduction OF hours has
taken place.
y
Naturally this reduction in the
hours OF trade is resulting in a reduc-
ton in arrests for drunkenness. The
following table will give the details
of this reduction:
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-02-27

In Victoria the battle against
booze continues and there is no pros
pect of "let up" until the despoiler
goes down in defeat Slowly but
surely public sentiment is turning
against liquor. In 1885 there were
1880 victualers' licenses in Victoria
today there are but 2.204. The chief
factor in reducing the number of Ii
censed premises has been the Licens-
ing Reduction Board, which has
been in operation since 1907 1t has
de-licensed 1882 hotels, all of the
worst type.