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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-23

RiysC Forecast.
Only slight changes in the MIS-
sissippi will occur from below Du-
buque to Muscatipe.
JIM. SHERiEF.. Meteorologist
Washington, Oct. -. - Weather
predictions for the week beginning
Monday are:
Region Of upper Missisaippi and
lower Missouri valleys: Cool and
generally fair weather Arst hall,
and unsettled and warmer weather
sncond half Of thu week
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-23
IMPORTS INTO FRANCE.

Paris. Oct. 25.-The imports into
France for the nine months ending
Sept. 80 were 27.1s9.0oo.000 francs,
as compared with 24.567 .000, 900
francs for the same period Of 1918.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-23
RRAKEMAN FATALLY HURT. :

Dixon, ILL.,, Oct. willard
Beach, Illinois Central brakeman,
was fatally injured by an Illinois
Central switch engine at Blooming
ton last night. A special train
made up at Amboy to take his wife.
baby and wife's relatives failed to
reach Bloomington before he died.
He was a son of Mr.. and Mrs. W. D.
Beach of Rockford
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-23
LABOR ANSWERS
RESOLUTION OF
BANKERS MEET
Secretary Morrison Says
Workers are Producing
Heavily.

Washington, Oct. 23.-United
Press).-Secretary Frank Morrison
Of the American Federation Of La
Dor today replied to the American
Bankers association resolution call
ing on labor ito abandon the eco
nomic fallacy that it can attain
greater prosperity through a re-
duc.ion Of output"
"The bankers" said Morrison.
repeat photographic utterances
about labor, capital and brains and
the need for labor to produce more.
These bankers are delightful
humorists when they lecture labor
about producing more. Let them
tell their story to the automobile
workers in the middle west who are
laid OFF by thousands. Let them
preach to textile workers in the
east where mills are shut down by
one of the nations most powerful
and richest trusts. Let them tell
building craftsmen their story. Let
them tell coal miners to work more
when the records show that for the
last ~ months these miners haVe
produced more than 100000 tons
more coal than in the previous IL
months. Every bituminous mine
field in the United States but Ala
bama and Mingo county, West Vir-
ginia, is in the full operation. In
these two exceptions the miners
are striking for living wage.
Smashing All Records.
"The miners elsewhere are smash
ing all production records and yet
we find the price of coal prohibitive
and bankers lecturing on the need
for greater production.
THE governments record of ex-
ports Of manufactured goods does
not sustain the bankers position.
Let the bankers insist that the law
Of supply and demand for which
they profess such high regard be
permitted to operate. Let them call
on the trusts and combines to stop
fixing prices and to stop closing
mills and shops to maintain these
present high prices"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-23
THE WEATHER

Fair tonight and Sunday. Cooler
tonight with frost.
Highest yesterday, 70: lowest
last night, 81.
Wind velocity at Z q. m. IL miles
per hour. ts
Precipitation, 81 inch.
l2m. 7p.m. I: AIN.
yester. yester. today
Dry bulb temp. Is 81 81
Wet bulb temp. 65 81 81
Relative humid. 50 IS %
River stage. 20; NO change In
last - hours.
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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-23
PROPOSED
RAIL STRIKE
POSTPONED
Miners Accept Invitation
From Premier for Fur
ther Discussion.

London, Oct. 2S-The rail.
way men have postponed areir
proposed strike In sympathy
with the miners temporarily 1t
the request of the miners ex-
ecudve committee. It was an.
nounced this evening.
\ The miners have accepted an
Invitation from Premier Lloyd
George for further discussions.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-06-04
GOT WHAT he DIDN'T EXPECT
Pertinent Member Asked for Opin-
ion of Working Man on Welsh Bill
He Got It.
(By Albert Porter

An interesting incident occurred il
the British House of Commons re-
Gently. In discussion of the Welsh
Temperance Bill, Mr.. Billing:
threatened to resign his seat ant
leave the country which, he said, wa;
so much in favor of restricting the
liberty of the subject" He demand
ed the opinion of the working man
on the Bill, and replying to him, Mr.
James Wignall, labor member
"trounced Mr.. Billings and his friends
in the most thorough and satisfactory
manner, to the great enjoyment OF
the House" Mr. Wignall, who is a
total abstaincr OF 40 years standing
said:
am better sample of brought
up on the water bottle than the
honorable Member who spoke of
the rum | am not sup
porting this bill because it is a
3 temperance reform, but because
it gives the option to the man
who wants the drink as we'll as
to the man who does not want,
and could there be anything
fairer than that?
Mr.. Wignall mentioned that he had
lived for rs years in district in
Wales i'll which there was not a
solitary public house in the whole
of the area. The principal land
owners had agreed that before any
property should be leased for sa-
loon purposes the vote of the 10000
people of the locality should be tax
en-. A vote was taken. There was,
he said, mo pressure, no agitation
no excitement, no canvassing, but
merely a house-to-house visitation
Are you in favor of licensing prem
Uses being erected on this cstate? u
THE result was an overwhelming ma
jority ,of No" Mr.. Wignall went
Oh 10 say. we nave heard the same
old tale today that we have heard
hundreds and hundreds of times be-
fore-Do not rob the working man
of his beer What you mean to say
is, DO not deprive me of the right
of my own drink Leave the work
ing man alone, to look after himself
and to decide for himself whether
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-06-04
BILLS RELICS DIDN'T 60 STRONG
AT AUCTION

Recent auction sale OF articles for
merly belonging to Kaiser Bill, val
ued at $4,000, brought less than
$4,000. Most OF the articles were
taken in by professional buyers. The
most spirited bidding perhaps was for
the kaiser's big carved ivory beer
mugs from the Bavarian chateau at
Munich.
1t would have been appropriate if
the charter of the defunct German
American Alliance had been offered
at this sale. The kaiser's personal be-
longings and this charter of his pet
organization in America have about
the same intrinsic value to the aver
age loyal American. As curios they
might be of some interest to some
folks.
There are many evidences that there
is we'll defined movement on foot to
re-establish some such organization
as the old German-American Alliance.
This movement is getting the support
of the old booze gang in some sec
tons and calls for alert aggressive &C
ton on the part of true Americans.
No one event could so enhance the
chances of the resurrection Of such
an organization opposed to democ-
racy and American ideals as the res
toration of beer to legal status, bring
ing the brewers back into power.
Help keep that old pro-German out
fit as unpopular in America as are the
other personal belongings of Kaiser
Bill.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-06-04
Pre-. CONVENTION POLITICS
SHADED BY PROHIBITION
European Mgr. of U. P. Says
England Prefers Prohibition
News to Political Gossip
EXPECTS DRY BRITAIN
Head of Stetson Co., also Reports
That England Is Tending
Towards Prohibition

A United Press dispatch carrying
a New York dateiine of May II
quotes Ed L. Keen, European mana
ger OF the United Press, who arrived
in New York on May IL to attend
the national conventions as saying
american Prohibition is very
much more interesting problem
among British people than American
politics.
Mr.. Keen explained that British
ne Nspapers are carrying daily stories
of pre-convention politics and have
been keeping accurately and fully
informed regarding the fight over
the treaty and league of nations. But
he continues There is relatively
small interest i'll these things. How
is Prohibition working in the States,
is almost the first question addressed
to the visitor from America.
Stories of the newspapers from
America telling of the results OF Pro-
hibition and the chances of its be-
ing abandoned at some future time
attract more attention than the
presidential dispatches from Wash
ington One reason is that a great
many Englishmen believe that they
see the handwriting on the wall.
Probably about eight out of ten Eng
lishmcn interviewed at random ON
the subject will predict that England
will go dry within ten or fifteen
years, I have heard number con-
fidently predict only five years. But
here and there will be found one who
is willing to bet almost any amount
that America will go wet again be-
fore England goes dry, Among the
serious minded, statistics from Amer
lea showing decrease of crime and
increase of production-and savings
accounts--are read and analysed with
the deepest interest. There is by no
means general support of the theory
that the English workman will
never consent to go without his
beer"
In this connection it is interesting
to hear the testimony of J. Howell
Cummings, president OF the John B.
Stetson Company, an international
commercial concern, who is quoted
in the New York press as saying:
"The most noticeable thing in Eng
land now besides the shortage of
coal, butter and sugar, is the tend
ency toward Prohibition" Mr.. Cum
mings has recently returned from
abroad where he rcorganized the
London and Paris offices OF the
Stetson company.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-06-04
EDWARDS is NOT WET
!. CAMPAIGN SAYS VICkS

Walter w. Wick in testimony Civ
en- before the Senate committee in
vestigating pre-convention presiden-
tial campaign financing, declared that
the liquor interests are not financing
Governor Edwards campaign and
that his campaign is not a wet CAM
paign in any sense" He declared that
Edwards is running solely on the
platform of his personal convictions
as to personal liberty and business
efficiency, and added: "He hasn't
himself had drink of anything with
alcohol in it for thirty years"
If the brewers don't chip in a little
to help defray the expense of Ed
wards Campaign they are a mighty
ungrateful bunch. AS to Edwards
claim to total abstinence, that's moth
ing. The most successful saloon
keepers were total abstainers and they
insisted on total abstinence for their
ba-tenders.
Edwards has about as much chance
of convincing the people that he is
not candidate of the liquor interests
as he has of being elected President,
and that is no chance at all.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-06-04
AMENDMENT VOIDS TOWN
LAW OF 200 YEARS AGO

The Sun and New York Herald
says that Charles ]. Odell, trustee
of the town of Brookhaven, Long Is
land, having an odd moment to spare
dug into the bylaws of the Board
and discovered that on June 2, l719
this order was adopted.
If any one of we trustees after
notice given does not appear at
we time and place appointed he
shall forfeit one pinte of rum.
Instead of keeping the discovery
to himself Mr.. Odell drew resolu-
ton voiding the old bylaw His
brother trustees had nothing to do
but to adopt it or to appear to foster
a contrayention of national law.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-06-04
SCOTLAND DRYS ARE NOW
READY FOR FIRST TRY OUT
Local Option Elections After June !
Under Law Passed in 1918. Wide
Spread Interest.

Scotland local option law enacted
in 1913 becomes effective this June.
Prohibitionists are planning to launch
at once campaign which in inten-
sity and in the use of all varieties of
publicity will be comparable only to
the latter stages of dry fight in
the United States.
There will be a poll on local gov
ernment franchise in every town and
district in Scotland and out of that
vote will come the choice of one of
three propositions: total Prohibition,
reduction of drinking facilities by
one-fourth or continuance of pres
ent regulations.
Even the wet interests concede
that a good part of Scotland will
vote dry.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-06-04
LAKE ERIE VINEYARDS
PROSPER DESPITE DRY LAW
Prediction That Prohibition Would
Necessitate Tearing Up Vines Has
Not Matcrialized.

Prediction That Prohibition Would
Necessitate Tearing Up Vines Has
Not Materialized.
1t is announced that this seasons
activity is the most pronounced in
the history of the Lake Erie grape
industry.
This announcement comes on the
first anniversary of the passing of
the saloons.
1t was contented that Prohibition
would bring about the destruction
of the vineyards and that hundreds of
vineyardsts would suffer financially.
But the one years trial under the
dry regime has proved that the anti
Prohibition contention was not we'll
based.
No occasion for the transforma-
ton of vineyards has been found. The
only difficulty is inability to get help.
A special to the Cleveland Plain
Dealer carrying a Sandusky dateline
of May p says that the demand for
vineyard products in making soft
drinks and food stuffs has increased
since saloons were abolished in Ohio.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-06-04
AMERICAN PROHIBITION
BRINGS WINE PRICE DOWN

n special copyright dispatch to the
sun and New York Herald bearing
London date line Of May says that
American Prohibition and the Bel
shevist rule in Russia are responsible
for British wine drinkers being able
to turcl.ase sweet champagne rang
ing at from twelve to fifteen dollars
per dozen bottles. These wines were
originally intended for America ana
Russia. They are now going to Eng
land.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-06-04
MILLION DOLLAR WHISKY
RING IN WINDY CITY
Prohibition Officers On Hunt for
Whisky Removed From Bond
Under Fake Permits
VENTION RUMoRS
Whisky Thefts No Assurance
Convention Will Be Wet;
Dalryrnple On Job

Federal Prohibition agents from
Major \. V. Dalrymple's Office, Chi
cago, are busy searching for liquor
caches in the expectation of recov-
ering large quantities of liquor that
have been removed recently from
bonded warehouses under forged
medical permits.
Chicago newspapers say that il is
estimated that nearly $300,000 worth
of liquor has been taken out under
these faxed permits. Some reports
are to the effect that such whisky
represents a value of million dol
lars and consequently much is heard
of the million dollar whisky syndi-
cate"
Seven confessions by men on the
23rd resulted in the issuance of war
rants to search several saloons and
at least one private dwelling. On
the 10th Dalrymple's agents raided
the Edgewater Beach Hotel in an
exclusive north shore residential
quarter and placed the steward I'M
der arrest. After arraignment before
United States Commissioner Mason
the steward was released in $500
bond The raids were conducted on
the 10Th on evidence said to have
been obtained from truck drivers.
Predict Wet Convention
Newspaper reporters profess TO see
in the story OF the activities of this
so-called million dollar whisky ring"
an opportunity for thirst delegates
to the national Republican conven-
ton to quench their thirst. These re-
pofters are sure that much of this
contraband liquor has found its way
into north shore homes and they
point to the fact that many of these
homes are for rent during the con-
vention.
True, the rental is bit high some
of them running to $4,000 for the
week. But when you take everything
into consideration there may be some
justification for those prices"
A short time ago reports came also
from California that that state would
furnish wine for use in the Demo-
cratic convention.
People need not be disturbed over
these reports. Neither convention
will put official approval upon open
defiance of law and visitors and dele
gates will be subject to the provi-
sion of the enforcement code as are
all other citizens. These will be the
first national party conventions to
be held under national Prohibition
regime and the delegates will have
to meet the new conditions just as
other people are meeting them. If
hilarious drunken midnight parades
are held they will be participated in by
those who would break the law ir-
respective of time and place The
whisky conspiracy of Chicago is UNI
related to the coming national con-
vention and Major Dalrymple has
demonstrated that in apprehending
booze criminals he is no respector
of persons. His men are on the job
and the way of the bootlegger IN
Chicago promises to be hard road.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-06-04
BOSTON PROVIDENT ASSOCIATIONS REPORT
SHOWS Big REDUCTION IN CHARITY CASES

The following is from report by William II. Pear, genera
agent of the Boston Provden Association
At the close OF the 1917 the Boston Povidnt Asso
citation found study covering eight that 00
of total of ITS dependent families showed nemperance
factor in their trouble Eighteen of all to whom
$4,000 had be given relief In the 00 families with
intemperance, 1925 children growing under cond
tons neglect and abuse which the home
picabe Note the difference under Prohibitions: only eight
such out of 4S5 family applications since July 1919
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-06-04
ONTARIO, CANADA, SEEKS
TO GUARD HER BORDERS

Ontario, Canada, Alliance is laying
plans for an aggressive campaign to
protect her provincial borders against
liquor shipments. All the details of
organization, field workers, literature
and posters, speakers, canvassers, vot-
ers' lists and the like are being care
fully worked out. The outlook is
promising for victory.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-06-04

he will have licensed premises
and the facilities for taking beer
at his door | appeal to the
country at large not to use the old
phrase about depriving the working
man OF his beer. The working man
will take care OF himself"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-06-04
PROPOSES TAX FOR
BRITISH TEETOTALERS

Taxation of teetotalers in the
UnitedsKingdom, says London dis
patch of April rs, will be proposed in
the House of Commons by Sir Keith
K. Frazer, who on behalf of the
"worlingmen's clubs" seeks a more
equal distribution of the heavy taxa
ton borne by drinkers.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-06-04

The American
personal gift the dto explains that photograph himself
adds both The
the Royal Marines the
Greece
American Issue takes these
in job of
John Barleycorn He
engaged practically the
the the profess
time He grateful for literature forwarded him
American Issue Publishing Company and especially
reading An-Saloon
the AntSaoon League and is urging the people in his territory
need platform regardless of creed
solid front the John Barleycorn"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-06-04

1t is reported that Nitti, former
Premier of Italy, declared, Italy
should follow the example of the
United States and establish Prohibi-
ton" Statesmen everywhere are COM
ing to see that Prohibition is a good
state policy making for the elevation
of their citizenship.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-06-04
An Economic Asset


One of the promoters OF the move
ment is quoted as saying: 1--WE cx-
pect to enlist the cooperation of the
large number OF business men who
are now thoroughly convinced that
Prohibition is an economic asset to
the United States. Even under war
time Prohibition the economic value
OF Prohibition was felt and with the
change to constitutional Prohibition
and the operation of the Nolstead En-
torcement Act these benefits have been
increasingly manifested. Throughout
the industries generally there seems to
be 2 unanimous agreement that the
absence of liquor has materially inn
proved conditions and | doubt if
. there is any manufacturer who wants
to. take the chances of returning to
anything like the situation that ex-
listed before the exit of the saloon
through Endorsement of any modih-
cation of the Volstead act.
Harmony Between Employer and
Employee
"Time and again public attention
has been called to instances of eco
nomic benefit to the industrial world.
Manufacturers everywhere agree that
production has been increased ma
terially and that the general morale
of their establishments has been
raised by the absence of the saloon.
Monday morning lateless and abb
sences have been reduced to a mini
mum and accidents have been dimin-
ishing. They see too better UNDER
standing between employer and en-
ployee and a general disposition to
improve the quality of the product
Such results as these can not be
overlooked even by the most radi-
cal opponent of Prohibition"
{ 1t was announced that a secretary
would be employed at once and the
work of the carrying out the aims OF
the organization begun.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-06-04

Chicago's School for Delinquent
Boys has shrunk 20 per cent.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-06-04
REPORTS FROM THE FIRING LINE ALONG
THE NORLD AMTEALCOHOL BATTLE Front

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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-06-04
BUSINESS MEN UNITE To
FIGHT NULLIFICATIONISTS
Massachusetts, Manufacturers and
Business Men to Defend the
Eighteenth Amendment
E CON MIC REASON S
Dry Law Has Benefited EN-
ployee and Employer Alike
,.s Must Retain It

A business mems committee to
support the Eighteenth Amendment,
composed of about thirty representa-
tive Massachusetts business men and
manufacturers, was organized in Bos-
ton last week. 1t is said that this
committee forms the nucleus of what
may become great nationwide
business mems association to up
hold and promote the interests of the
Federal Prohibition Amendment.
Many of these business men and
manufacturers have never been iden-
tilted with the temperance movement
but are prompted to take the step
they are taking because of the mani
fold economic benefits which are be-
coming generally recognized in bust
ness and industrial circles.
Charles M. Cox was made temper
airy chairman. Mr.. Cox is at the
head of large feeds and gain house.
In its declaration the new organi-
cation says that: Having observed
the great social and economic benc-
fits of Prohibition in depicting jails,
almshouses and in clevating our Sc
cial and business life, we the under
signed citizens Of Massachusetts,
hereby form the business mems conf
mittee to support the Eighteenth
Amendment for the following pur-
poses:
ITO counteract the propaganda of
various organizations representing
the liquor interests designed to de-
feat the enforcement of the Eight
centh Amendment and to encourage
the spread of information with re-
gard to the benefits of National Pro-
hbition."
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-08-12
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Evening star., 1920-03-19

with meetings of Boy Scout Troops 26
and IS. the Little Friends Club, work
in the gymnasium and rhythmic dane
ing.
community dance will be given
this evening at the Birney Community
Center. The orchestra will rehearse
and there will be meeting Of the
Ideal Dramatic Club.