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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-12-17
GOV. SPROUL FAVORS STATE LAW
Keystone Governor Says State Law
and National Law Should Har-
monize

Governor Sproul of Pennsylvania
in an address at a banquet of the
League of Women Voters, Pittsburg
last week urged the enactment of {
dry law enforcement code Tor Penn
sylvana. He said;
1--WE have another situation il
Pennsylvania which is intolerable
The state is licensing people to do =
thing in violation OF the laws of the
Republic. Rather strange state
We will have to change that.
I'VE will have TO make our liquor
enforcement laws i'll this state mex
year to conform to the national law
because every state official from q
constable up to the Governor takes
an oath of office when he assumes
his duties to support, not only th(
Constitution and laws of the state Of
Pennsylvania, but the Constitution
and laws of the United States, ant
nobody can hold that it is right to
have different scale and different
code in the state and in the nation ii
matters of that kind.
you will be able to help wonder
fully now in way that you could
not have done in the past although
your assistance has always been most
valuable. You can help now in dif-
ferent way and | am looking forward
to better things especially through
your aid in each community. And
if you have good communities you
will have good state, and if you
have good state you will have a
good nation"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-12-17
RESOLUTIONS OF THE FEDERAL COUNCIL OF THE CHURCHES
OF CHRIST IN AMERICA

Report of the Commission on
Temperance and recommend the adoption of the following
Prohibition of the liquor traffic should be by
the law hagrany violated
has been efficiently enforced In order that the will OF the people in the
adoption OF the Eighteenth Amendment
that may
o
nasmuch the outlawed traffic endeaorng
establish itself in China people
those countries and OF missionary Congress
law prohibit American citizens from beverage liquor
traffic in American consular districts foreign
We endorse prohibit peyote drug principally
the Indians a substitute liquor.
We recommend that the Federal Prohibition
applicable the Philippine Islands all territory
eenth Amendment jurisdiction United
States
We Federal Department greater
issuing preparations
beverage but which actually beverage purposes
believe that such permits should be granted
well in theory, for
The Withdrawals liquor nonbevge
advent of Prohibition from 100000 4ooOO0 Gallons
administration the permit
More regulations laws liquor being
noneverage beverage purposes should
be
The distilled United States is depos-
warehouses; many of which have no adequate
lection theft and the distribution
We hereby the liquors
Limited number of bonded warehouses;
action be taken such liquors from being
The political ISSUE but
plain patriotic duty We appeal to the incoming administration
the efficiency of the Federal Law Enforcement Department retaining
those officers and agents whose records have shown high degree
cy IN the service and by replacing with higher public
those who inefficient We
Federal and who refuse
pec suggest that Congress enact law to define misconduct Office
by Federal and office
we reoce OF temperance
world and hereby hearty sympathy
all lands and
Danish
narcotic
TO- We would emphasize continuance of the edu
which
lied liquor The effects of
individual and society the benehcent efficient
viii violation
should clearly taught
book,
of Church
of
Eighteenth effectively enforced throughout the
United
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-12-17
PROHIBITIONS REDUCES
EMPIRE COUNTY EXPENSES

Prohibition will save Onondaga
county, N. Y, between $4,000 and
$4,000 a year in the operating ex-
penses of Onondaga penitentiary, &C
cording to superintendent Charles H.
Livingston in his report to the board
of supervisors, says the Syracuse
Post Standard of November Is.
The cost of running the prison the
coming year will be under 100000,
the superintendent says. Last year he
asked for $4,000 and received $1O2,-
900. A 40 per cent reduction in oper-
ating expenses is impossible because
of the increased cost of coal The
number of keepers has been reduced
considerably. At present there are
rs prisoners while four years ago
there was an average population of
nearly five times that number. Prison
officials declared the greater percent
age of prisoners parolled is contri-
buting factor to lessened expenses.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-12-17
MEXICAN GOV'T'S EFFORTS
TO LIMIT SALOONS FAIL

Under the direction of the Mexican
government the Saloons were closed
on Saturday nights and Sundays.
These government orders stipulated
that places where liquors were sold
had to close at 600 o'clock Saturday
night and remain closed until ZOO
o'clock Monday morning. This edct
quite naturally had depressing Ell
feet on Saturday night revelry and
debauchery. The more than two
thousand vendors of liquor in the city
OF Mexico signed request that the
government be restrained from en-
forcing the dry decree. The question
was agitated in the newspapers and
the Supreme Court has handed down
a decision which virtually grants the
request of the vets. All the saloons
of Mexico arc open over the week
end as formerly.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-12-17
CELESTIALS TO SUPPRESS
SHANGHAI VICE RESORTS
Graduated Scale of Reduction With
Lottery Attachments to be EN-
ployed

Shanghai, China, for many years
has been one OF the "wide-open" spots
of the earth. 1t has been long known
to globe trotters as the sink-hole OF
iniquity. A special correspondent to
the New York Tribune says that now
there is to be a cleaning up in that
city i'll that number of the licensed
resorts are to be closed-by means
of lottery. By an ordinance passed
some years ago and approved by the
consular body, all Chinese resorts had
to be licensed 1t has been deter
mined now to reduce vice gradually
by cancelling the licenses at stated
intervals-hrst one-ffth, then one
fourth, and so on. On December p
there will be public drawing at the
town hall. The numbers of the licenses
held by the resorts will be put into
a huge receptacle and one by one a
fifth of them will be shaken out.
Those will be the ones to be closed.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-12-17
AMERICAN SHIPS UNDER PROHIBITION
ON HIGH SEAS OR IN foreign PORTS
Commissioner Williams Ruling Based Opinion by Acting
neyGenera Frierson All Collectors of Internal Revenue
and Federal Prohibition Agents for Information

Internal Revenue. Commissioner
Williams on December z ruled that
provisions of the national Prohibit
ton act extend to American ships
whether they be in American waters,
on the high seas or in foreign waters.
Commissioner Williams ruling, based
on all opinion by acting Attorney
General Frierson, was sent TO all col
lectors of internal revenue and fed
eral Prohibition agents for their 'in-
formation and guidance" The acting
attorney generals opinion was sub
mitted to the Secretary OF the Treas
ury, November |. in response to a re-
quest from the Secretary July 10 as
to whether the national Prohibition
act applied to Intoxicating liquors on
American ships outside American
waters as we'll as within the three
mile limit. Mr.. Frierson in reply
said:
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-12-17

Under the law a vessel registered
under the American flag is in mum,
Der of respects considered to be Z
portion of the territory of the United
States, and persons on board are
governed by its lays 1t follows
therefore, that persons on board ar
American vessel wherever that yes.
sci may be, arc governed by the laws
of the United States to which they
would be subject if within the United
States.
Indeed, the jurisdiction of the fed
eral government over them is much
broader than when they are within
the United States"
The acting attorney general also
ruled in the same opinion that the
provisions of the revenue act impos-
ing floor taxes on distilled spirits for
sale on American ships applied
wherever the ship may be.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-12-17
EER-DRINKERS' HOMES
GET GREATEST BENEFIT
Massachusetts, Probation Officers AS
sert Banning Booze Great Gain

Herbert Parsons, deputy commits
sioner of probation OF Massachusetts,,
declares that probation officers in
Boston are practically unanimous in
saying that the greatest benefits from
Prohibition are to be found in homes
where beer instead of stronger liq-
uors was drunk.
Mr. Parsons further said that nc
person i'll any way connected with So
cial work could help realizing the
enormous benefits that have come
from Prohibition. He cited the clos
ing of one of the state hospitals for
inebriates, the decrease in the popua-
ton of the state farm from 500 to
400, and the falling off from 347 to II
of the number of cases in which al
cohol was responsible, handled by the
Associated Charities, as three of the
many manifestations that come daily
to those in official position and those
engaged in welfare work.
Mr.. Parsons declared that the pro-
baton officers of Boston are agreed
that under no consideration should
attempts be made to modify the Pro-
hibition law TO legalize the manufac-
ture and sale of beer.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-12-17
CANADIAN DISTILLERS
WANT NEW CARD SYSTEM

After witnessing four provinces go
bone dry in Canada, the -distillers of
the Dominion are attempting to in
troduce in Ontario a card system of
distributing liquors. Under this sys-
TEN, every citizen over twenty-one
years of age would be entitled to a
liquor card On presenting this card
TO local dispensary stating the
amount of liquor desired, record
would be made of this sale, the card
would then be sent to a wholesale
warehouse from which the liquor in
quantity and quality designated
would be shipped directly to the CON
sumner. No liquors under this scheme
are to be sold over the counter.
1t is evident that the liquor inter-
ests, sensing certain defeat at the
hands of the electorate of Ontario
next April, are making tremendous
effort to save from the wreck as
much of the liquor traffic as possible.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-12-17
MASSACHUSETTS CITIES
VOTE FOR PROHIBITION
Last Years 10000 Wet Majority
Has Been Changed This Year tc
5000 Dry


Twenty-one Massachusetts, cities
on December ! voted on the old IL
cense question and .-the additional
question OF granting beer licenses.
Last year all of these cities voted for
license but at the election on the 9TH,
II voted dry, changing the total wet
majority of last year of 30,460 to a
dry majority OF nearly 5000. At the
state election Is of these cities voted
for the beer act, giving a total ma
jority for the act of 1890. This ma
jority on the 9TH was reduced to 1916
This change in vote on the part Of
more than 5000 voters within a little
more than months time may indi-
cate that they were misled by the
wording OF the beer proposal at the
November election.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-12-17
INTOXICATED CHAUFFEUR
CONVICTED, MANSLAUGHTEF

About six months ago a wealthy
citizen OF Montgomery county, Pa,
and one who has been prominent So
cially, was responsible for the death
of one person and the injury OF an
other by striking them with his car
while they were walking along the
road. He has just been tried in
criminal court charged with invol-
untary manslaughter, aggravated as
sault and battery, and operating a
motor vehicle while intoxicated He
was found guilty and sentenced to
pay fine of $1,000 and serve six
months in Montgomery county Jail.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-12-17
NEW YORK EATS" PROSPER
UNDER PROHIBITION LAW

After noting that the members o.
the Hotel Mems Association which
held its annual convention in New
York City, have reported this as being
the most successful one ever held by
this Association, the New York Morn
ing Telegraph continued:
Thousands of eating places
have been opened in this city
since Prohibition went into effect
-doughnut places, French pastry
parlors and Boston bean joints.
Now to cap the climax, an enter
prisng man from out of town has
opened waffle show half-block
off Broadway.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-12-17
PITTSBURG, Pa. PREACHERS
GO AFTER DRY OFFICERS

Allegheny county "a. ministers
are reported by the Philadelphia
North American as having obtained
the goods against bootlcggers in
Pittsburg and as having shown Ma
tional Prohibition Commissioners
Kramer that they have the said
goods. State Prohibition Enforce
ment Officer Hindman has resigned
and it is said the ministers are de-
handing an overhauling of some of
the law enforcement machinery. In
fact, they ask complete shake-up of
the personnel of both the permit and
enforcement divisions of the local
Prohibition bureau in the fight to eli
inmate bootleggers completely in tho
Pittsburg district.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-12-17
DONE IN KEYSTONE STATE
Booze Seizures 875; Amount 1875
Gallons; 10 Automobiles Seized;
i64 Convicted

Commissioner Kramer has made
PUBLIC his report relative to law en-
forcement work done by the Federal
government Ill Pennsylvania since
National Prohibition became opera
tive and ending October l. The fol-
lowing figures are given:
Number of seizures, 49, guam
tity seized, 1875 gallons spirit
uous liquors; number of automo-
biles seized, 20; number of con-
victions, 164; number of acquit-
tails, a.
The report covers the work OF the
three states of Pennsylvania, New
Jersey and Delaware, and shows that
during the period covered by the re-
port the number of arrests was some
thing over $500.
The Commissioner says that his de-
partment is receiving support from
the state constabulary of Pennsyl-
vania and in the main excellent sup
port from many of the state officers
in New Jersey. However, the de-
partment gets very little cooperation
from the city police although he says
there is an indication now that the
police of the larger cities will join the
Federal officers in drive against the
illicit liquor dealers.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-12-17
BRITISH GOVT To SCRAP
LIQUOR CONTROL BILL
Governments Withdrawal Leaves
Liquor Control Board
Effective
BOOZERS ARE JUBILANT
Government Announces Introduce
ton Next Year of Perma-
nent Measure

a copyright London cable to the
New York Herald of December 1,
says that the government announced
in the House of Commons its deci-
sion to scrap the liquor control bill
This bill makes no claims to being
anything more than an interim or
temporary proposal effective to De-
cember 81, 1921. The memorandum
prefixed to the bill states expressly
that legislation on permanent lines
will be introduced next year. Tha
measure vests powers heretofore held
by the Liquor Control Board in tbs
Home Office and extends its applica.
ton to the whole country instead Of
points where war materials arc mans
ufacturcd, loaded or transferred.
The trade was jubilant over thu
governments withdrawal of this
measure. 1t has vigorously fought
the proposal from the beginning. taxi
ing especial exception to the provi-
sion that extends the wartime res
strictions to all parts of Great
Britain.
Notwithstanding the withdrawal OF
the government" bill the country is
still left with series of restrictions.
Saloons are open only from midday
until two-thrty, and from six until
ten in the evening. The vets have
long been clamoring that there is no
excuse of this so-called infringement
of the peoples rights.
The Liquor Control Board now 10
headed by Lord D'Abernon, who is
British Ambassador in Berlin, and
the control is really under a vivil SER
vice assistant. The new control bill
advanced by the government con-
tanned the promise of the same re-
strctions and met with opposition
from the beginning until it finally
was abandoned. 1t is now proposed
to introduce another bill at the next
session which will have the same re-
strictive character but minus some
OF the more drastic features.
When questioned in the House OF
Commons, Andrew Bonar Law said
the government hoped the bill would
be non-controvcrsia and give longer
time in which to deal with the whole
question. He said that since the op-
position was firm the government
would withdraw the present measure
and present comprehensive biilSas
soon as possible. He said the gov
eminent intended il. possible to get
some advantage from the experiences
in this matter gained during the war
and that it is believed there is no de-
sire on the part of anyone to return
to exactly pre-war conditions. While
nothing was gained by the liquor in
terests the drys also were prevented
from gaining and therefore the VETS
look upon the governments with
drawal of its bill as victory.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-12-17
HEADS OF HOMESTEAD'S
FINEST LIKELY TO FLY

The Homestead, Pa, borough
council on December 6, acting upon
the recommendation of the police
board, adopted a resolution favorng
reorganization of the entire police
force. This, it was officially stated,
carries with it the dismissal of all Of
ficers and men, including the chief
and fourteen patrolmen. Some of the
men may be re-employed, it is an
nounced, when a new chief is appoint
ed. The action grew out of complaints
involving liquor law violations.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-12-17
BAY STATE INSTITUTIONS
SHOW SALOON HAS GONE
1nfirn1ary Inmates Reduced More
Than 40 Per Cent; Boston
Dittos Slump
COUNTY JAIL CLOSE D
Attendance at All Massachusetts,
Public Institutions
Decreases

The following interesting facts con
corning Prohibitions effect upor
various Massachusetts public institu
tons are presented by T. A. Frissel
in the Springfield, Mass, Republican
The number of inmates at the
state inhrmary at Tewksbury on
March 3, 1915, was 3,l07. The
number on October % this year
was 1903, a falling off of Liz.
The city of Boston sent to Deer
Island during the last year of Ii
cense 5000 and during the year
Of war Prohibition the number
had fallen off about two-thirds
and $250,000 was returned to the
city treasury.
The Jail in Fitchburg has 10
cells. The number of prisoners
on September |, 1918, was 104.
On September /, 1919, it was a..
On September /, 1920, there were
none. The county commissioners
closed the Jail on january /, 1920,
and transferred the few prisoners
to the jail in Worcester, which
has 324 cells. On September /,
1919, there were 100 prisoners in
that Jail. On September |, 1920,
there were III including those
transferred from Fitchburg.
The Hampden county Jail in
Springfield has over 200 cells. On
September |, 1920, it had 81
prisoners. There are three cities
and three large towns in the
county = Springfield, Holyoke,
Chicopee, Westfeld, West Spring
field and Palmer.
The Hampshire county Jail has
so cells. On September |, 1919,
there were Is prisoners in it. On
September /, 1920, there were 10
prisoners.
The Berkshire county jail has
ll8 cells. On September |, 1919,
there were "a prisoners in this
Jail. On September |, 1920 the
number was Is. The Berkshire
Evening Eagle some weeks ago
suggested that the county sell its
jail property and build a new Jail
i'll connection with the Pittsheld
police station.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-12-17
A CORRECTION

American Issue scandinavian cor.
respondent corrects a mistake relative
to the value of an Esthonian mark as
set forth in an article on Finland in
last weeks Issue, under the caption
Efforts to Break Down Dry Laws in
Finland" The figures as given were
i 900 Esthonian marks, value 81
cents This should read, 1882.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-12-17
GALLAGHER GETS GIDDY IN
NEWTON, MASS, ADDRESS
District Attorney, Afflicted With
Mental Obliquity, Can't
See Facts
voLSTEAD CODE, TARGET
Hon. Wayne B. Wheeler Interest
ingly Comments on Attorneys
Frowsy Speech

The Volstead act has undoubt-
edly brought some good results
as seen III the small population in
our jails and in the freedom of
money. But from the standpoint
of law the Volstead act is un-
popular, and from the viewpoint
of the people it is still more I'M
popular.
1t is unpopular to the law be-
cause it is the outgrowth OF
hypocrisy and because it brings
unwholesome conditions that are
bound to breed trouble. 1t is not
looked upon as constitutional
either. The average citizen would
not raise a hand to enforce it.
1t simply means that now the
rich may have their liquor and
the poor must go without it.
The cure for drunkenness is
not found in the law but in the
good sense of the man who does
the drinking.-Un;ted States Dis
trict Attorney Daniel Gallagher
in an address before the. Newton
Board OF Trade, held at the New
ton Club, as quoted in the Bos-
ton Globe Of December |, 1920.
A Boston Globe reporter inter
viewed Wayne B. Wheeler, Counse
for the Anti-Saloon League of Amer
lea, relative to the above statemen
credited United States District AT
torney Gallagher. The Globe pre-
faced Mr. Wheeler's remarks will
the statement that Mr.. Gallagher OF
December 2 admitted to the Globe
reporter the substantial accuracy" o
the account and Federated his belle
that there is hypocrisy behind tht
Volstead act and its enforcement,
and that Legislation OF this sort viii
tend inevitably to hostility toward al
law and government" Mr.. Wheeler
is quoted by the Globe as saying:
Ii this reported interview is
correct it is sufficient to show
that the United States District
Attorney is misinformed as to his
duties and utterly disregards his
oath of office to enforce the law
and support the Constitution of
the United States. Such officers
OF the law bring disrespect for
all law. The difficulty in Boston
r IS not with the law but with GER
tain officers who do not enforce
1t and then try to excuse them
selves on the false claim that the
law is hypocritical.
The sooner that such men are
removed and superseded by faith
full officials the better it will be
for all concerned
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-12-17
M. ELS TO HANDLE SUNDAY
OBSERVANCE IN OWN WAY

Bishop Joseph Berry on Novem-
Der % declared that the House of
Bishops of the Methodist Episcopal
Church in session in Atlantic City
would not deal with the program out
lined by the Lords Day Alliance for
strict enforcement of Sunday blue
laws.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-12-17

NJ c. Payne and Sam Magic, both
of Toledo, O., arrested at Marblehead
for bootlegging, were each fined $500
and costs and are now in jail at Port
Clinton, unable to pay their fine.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-12-17

Federal Judge Safer, of Dayton,
fined Joe Moekowutz $500 and costs
and sent him to Jail for Is days for
violating the Prohibition law.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-12-17
Not dry page in this book.
"Pussyfoot" johnson
Crusader Reforrner So A Man Among Men
BY r. A. MCKENZIE

Let Johnson alone e more power to his
elbow. Theodore Roosevelt.
Il have come to love Mr.. Johnson, just as,
when boy, Ploved Mr. Greatheart'"- DR. Will
fred T. Grenfe
I'VE commend this volume to any liquor
dealers. who still wondering what hit them.
We commend it to Mr.. Rollin Kirby, OF the New
York Morld who delights to portray all Prohi-
bitionists as wry-faced and gloomy We COM
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-12-17

mend it any citizen interested reading
the life who himself single
the realization OF IDEAL 1t is impossible
the which resulted the of
Eighteenth Amendment without knowledge the
Mr.. johnson" The Outlook.
Nustrated--Clott, S so Net
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