Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-09-28
RAMSAY GIVES STARTLING
FACTS IN BOOZE TRAFFIC

? DGlNGCn seventeen anu tWCHAI kIOEE
per week OF beer bottle shoppers and
is unable to get more to supply the
demand.
Dried fruit, figs and raisins are
now used for fermentitive liquors.
One wholesale house doing a large
business in this vicinity had an
average sale of 100000 worth of
this stuff per year before the Vol
stead Act was put in force, and this
year between January /. 1920, and
September 20, has sold s72.s5o.24
worth. These r the actual figures
taken from their books.
There are three manufacturers
OF essence of Jamaica Ginger and
allied products. One has sold $4,000
worth running ninety-three per cent.
alcohol since January / this year.
In previous years the limit of the
sales was about 5000 per year.
zone of the largest plants here
has not been able to make copper
tubing enough to supply.the demand
for he manufacturing OF water
stills.
"A Judge in one of the higher
courts in this state says 1t Is easy
to make home brew when all you
need Is a plain kitchen kettle and
a piece of hose.
AL act 6AAllAAdI W tile NOlStCdo
act was tried in Central Europe some
years ago and is still in force. The
farmers stills and wine presses be-
came so many that the government
places a farmers wine press license
on them to keep them under control.
The license still holds, said DR.. Ram
say.
"A prominent judge said. no
moral law has aver been enforced
which did not find its origin in the
ten commandments.
Prohibition Commissioner Kramer
said, HE told congress he was doing
his level best to enforce the laws
and explained that his force number
ed only 1000. adding, think of that
number policing ITO, 1000 people,
for that is what It is.
"One OF h most learned clergy
men / nave met said, II fear that
the enforcement of the Volstead act
may lead TO militarism."
Liquor agents are so common in
this town today that they should
wear badges to keep from trying to
sell booze to each other" said the
doctor, while the audience applaud
ed.
DR.. Ramsay stated that he is Just
as strong as any of the Republican
candidates against booze. but he
wants it not only to protect the
home but to preserve the home. He
pointed to the fact hat nearly every
one carries a flask of home brew
and that drinking is more common
today than ever because the govern
ment has lost control of it. He said
that he did not var to see booze
come back in the form 1t was, and
was not advocating booze. but the
control of ii.
On the subject of transportation,
DR.. Ramsay pointed out why this
state should have Federal aid for
its state roads. The state is sit
uated between the north and the
south and some of the main high
ways to the southern states and also
western states lead through New
Jersey. In view of the fact that
these roads are used by all traffic
going from these states continually,
it is not more than right that the
state should have Federal aid for
it's roads.
Waterways received considerable
consideration by the Doctor. He told
how the deeper waterway had ben
cited Newark and said he was for
a deeper waterway in this section
of the state, and is also for the ship
canal from Morgan to the Delaware
river. He pointed out how the
building of the canal would reduce
the cost of transportation and this
would have its effect on the price
of the necessities of life.
He advocated pay for postal
employees and claimed that much of
the delay in mail at the present time
Is due to the fact that the postal
employees are not getting a living
wage and for this reason many have
taken other positions and green
hands have entered the government
service.
Due to the fact that Congressman
FINS Jarrett of Tennessee who was
scheduled to speak on National
issues did not arrive at the meeting
the only national speaker was Mrs.
Therese Bergen, of New York. May
or Dorsey who vas chairman of the
meeting, introduced Mrs. Bergen as
the first speaker following the sing
ing of the Star Spangled Banner"
by the audience. Mrs. Bergen spoke
things of interest to the m
She advocated the placing of wo-
men on the board of education, cleo
ton boards and in the state assemb-
ly.
She told how the league had been
born in the Republican party and
gave a section of a speech made by
Theodore Roosevelt in 1909 in which
he advocated such a league. THE
only thing the matter with the e
que is the Republicans won't let a
Democrat put it over"
In relation to article ten, in the
league covenant she compared this
with the Monroe Doctrine. The only
difference between the Monroe Doc
trine and the League of Nations is
that the Monroe Doctrine has kept
peace in the United States for the
past 100 years and the League OF
Nations will keep peace in the world
for the next 100 years.
She claimed that England doesn't
know what to do with Ireland and
would only be to glad to turn the
matter over to the League OF Ma
tons to decide. The Irish-Amer-
leans are going to vote for Harding
and the American-Irish for Cox,
said Mrs. Bergen.
THE Republican party is job hun
Cry" continued Mrs. Bergen lit has
had eight years of starvation and the
wolf is al the door. The party will
sacrifice the honor of the United
States to regain their power"
In closing she pointed out the
countries which have not joined the
League. such as Turkey, Germany,
ETC., and asked if they desired to line
up the United States with these"
The next speaker was James
Henderson. candidate for alderman
in the first ward. Mr.. Henderson
said, IF you think l am worthy of
the office l ask you to vote for me.
Jacob NJ. Klein, candidate for re-
corder, spoke briefly on what he
would do if elected. He pledged
| himself TO give everyone a square