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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-10-08
PROHIBITION OFFICERS FACE
A new BOOZE OUTBREAK
Suppression of Lawless Booze
Gang Much Greater Than
Anticipated
S. o. S. CALLS FLASHED
Dry Forces Everywhere Must
Lend Aid in Clean-Up Fight
With Liquor

Much Is beng sad III the. ilewspa-
pers these days about increased
drunkenness in the larger cities. In
variably the explanation is offered in
connection with such stories that IL
legal liquor sellers are plying their
trade with very little interference
from enforcement officers.
It is undoubtedly true that there
has been an increase in illegal liquor
sales during the LASH few months, but
on the other hand, it is probably true
that wet metropolitan newspapers
have exaggerated these sales. Such
exaggeration is in harmony with the
plan of the liquor interests to create
sentiment against the Prohibition
policy by demonstrating" that such
policy can't be enforced
No Need for Encouragement
There is no need for discourage
ment on the part OF good citizens
over the law enforcement situation
1t would have oeen nothing short Of
miraculous had a law enforcement
machine been devised working per-
fectly in every detail the first year Of
its operation.
Dry law enforcement on a national
scale is in the experimental stage.
A little more than years expert
cnce has disclosed some weaknesses
in the operations and rulings OF the
Internal Revenue Department under
which Prohibition enforcement Off
GERS act. Many of these weaknesses
are admitted by the government and
already steps have been taken TO cor
rect them. The admission by the
government of the mistakes indicates
that the department will remedy the
defects in the enforcement machinery
whenever found. The situation calls
for patience on the part Of good citi-
zens. The beneficial results of Pro-
hlbition have been so pronounced,
under enforcement conditions no one
claims to have been perfect, as to
leave no doubt that the dry policy
means increased prosperity and hap
piness TO the nation.
Tens of Thousands OF Permits
One OF the greatest hindrances to
law enforcement was found to lie in
the abuse of the permit provision of
the Volstead Code. Commissioner
Kramer's Office has recognized this
defect and has fixed much more
stringent regulations governing per-
mits. According TO an official from
his office, up to the first of Septem-
Der, no fewer than 70,7l4 permits,
authorizing the holders to sell or pre-
scribe liquor in one form or the other,
had been granted by the government.
> This is one permit for every l,57O
persons in the country. On the first
of September, $40 individuals or
firms had permits to sell liquor whole
sale In New York state alone. 1870
wholesale liquor firms are operating
under permits. At the same time,
$4,000 doctors had permits which ad-
mitted dispensing mot more than
one pint of whisky at time" and yet
reputable physicians everywhere as
sert that whisky is not necessary as
a medicine These tens OF thousands
OF permit, provided, of course. that
whisky withdrawn was to be used for
non-beverage purposes. The fact is,
however, that much of it was put to
no other use.
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VI TIC Jaw enforcement plank given
above. Some others spoke in favor OF
dry plank, The writer also spoke
for five minutes, and in view of the
fact that in some press reports he has
been referred to as "onc of Mr..
Bryans supporters" and as "advo-
eating a dry plank and fui shermore
in view Of the fact that Senator
Glass, in the closing speech on the
adoption Of the platform on the floor
OF the convention referred to the
writer by name and emphasized very
strongly the statement made by him
before the platform committee as a
strong argument against the adop-
ton OF any plank OH Prohibition, the
kernel Of that statement IS given So
that there May be no question as to
the position taken by the writer at
the public committee hearing;
Opposed Wet Plank
I have been fighting the liquor
traffic since boyhood, and have
spoken before Sunday schools.
temperance organizations, church
meetings, town and city councils,
legislative and congressional com
mittecs; but never until today
have | appeared before COM
mittec Of a political convention
on the subject OF Prohibition.
And / should not be here today
but for the fact that it has been
reported that certain state con-
ventions had voted to urge the
adoption OF a wet plank in the
National Democratic platform.
am not here today in the capacity
OF chairman OF the Legislative
Committee OF the Anti-Saloon
League, but as chairman OF the
Commission on Temperance and
Social Service OF the NJ. L.
Church South, which church has
the third largest membership OF
the Protestant denominations OF
our country, and larger proper
ton of Democratic voters than
any other Protestant denomina-
tion unless il be the Southern Bap-
fists. AS the representative of
hundreds OF thousands OF Demo-
Gratis | protest to this Demo-
cratic committee against any
action by this convention which
will put wet label on the DEM
ocratic party, or brand it as the
wet party OF the country. The
Prohibition OF the manufacture
and sale of Intoxicating liquors
for beverage purposes is a great
economic, social and moral issue.
It has not been dealt with here
tofore as partisan political
question. I have personally for
thirty-hve years Participated in
contests for local. state and ma
tional legislation, and in those
contests l have never known any
difference between Democrats
and Republicans, Party lines
have been absolutely ignored.
The Eighteenth Amendment and
the Volstead act both received
the vote OF more than two-thirds of
the members OF both political
parties in Congress. As chairman
Of the commission OF great
church, including in its member
ship both Republicans and DEM
ocrats, l insist that it is unwise
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-10-08
JOHN B. COUGH ASKS FOR INFORMATION

Letter Written in 1857 Applies to Present Conditions
The following letter Charles Bowers Concord Mass illus
the Prohibition America Today
drinking traffic
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-10-08
PROHIBITION nut A PARTISAN POLITICAL ISSUE
By Bishop James Cannon j.

Chairman Legislative Committee
Of America; Chairman Commission Temperance Social
Service, NJ L. Church, South
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Bonded Warehouses Filled with
Contraband

This permit abuse has had much
70 do with general lawlessness, and
it is not surprising to learn that in
the bonded warehouses of New York
some $4,000 gallons of conhscated
liquor are stored. This liquor has
been seized by the Prohibition en-
forcement agents in raids on places
in New York City. 1t shows that the
enforcement agents have been on the
job, but supports the statement made
by one of Mr.. Kramer's aids that "the
United States is trying to stop the
sale of liquor at the spigot but is
allowing it to flow with perfect ease
at the bung-hole." A step was taken
in the right direction when Mr.. Kra-
men ordered no more permits be is
sued, and that the permits of those
convicted of abusing the privileges be
rescinded.
It is undoubtedly true also that the
presidential campaign, with politics
running high, is hampering the work
of law enforcement. This work
+ should not be influenced by politics,
but in some places it is.
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Need of States Cooperation

On the whole, the federal officers
are faithfully performing their duty
and deserve the support and encour-
sgeu1cnt of good citizens. In some
of the cities there is no cooperation
with the federal authorities on the
part of the local police, and this has
made enforcement difficult This is
the situation that can be remedied
through the force of public sentiment.
There should be insistent demand on
the part of good citizens that their
local officials cooperate with the fed
Evening star., 1920-06-24
First Maryland State Build Nu Athletic
N. L. URGES PACT WITH MINORS;
WANTS N. {. CHAIRMAN NAMED

NEW YORK, June 24.-Club own
ers Of the National League, in ses-
sion yesterday at the office of Presi
dent John Heydler. went on record as
favoring restoration of working
agreement with the minor leagues.
President Heydler was instructed TO
notify the American League. as we'll
as the committee from the minors
!; that the National League is ready to
enter a conference. The National
League committee consists of the
PRESIDENT and Messrs. Hermann,
Dreyfuss and Ebbets
The league also went on record a.
indorsng the action of the national
commission in barring contract Jump
ers from the major leagues. Amend
ment of worlds series rules was sue-
gested to define more clearly the di-
vision of players receipts of clubs
finishing second and third in the two
leagues. as distinguished from a club
which may play city series A plan
to have the umpires share in the
series the same as players was dis
cussed and voted down. the majority
declaring for a liberal but stipulated
allowance for the umpires.
President Heydier was instructed to
make another effort to reach an
agreement with President Ban John
son of the American League in regard
to a chairman of the national COM
mission. The failure of the league
presidents to reach an agreement up
to this time was deemed unfortunate,
it being the impression of the club
owners that "the best interests of
base ball are being seriously handi-
capped because of the lack of a
strong and independent form of gov
ernment."
Evening star., 1920-06-24
T|LDEN HAND|LY
CONQUERSPARKE
Wins in Straight Sets Over
British Star-King and
PrincesSes at Match.

WIMBLEDON, England. June "a
William T. Tilden of Philadelphia de-
feated J. c. Parke, the British tennis
star. in straight sets, in their match
here today in the British championship
tournament. The score was 6-3, 60,
|6-4
King George. Princess Mary, the Duke
of York. Princess Victoria, Prince
Henry and the Hon. Capt James Stuart,
equerry to the king, witnessed the
match.
Hardy Defaults to Doust.
Samuel Hardy. captain-manager Of
the United States Davis cup team. was
the only American player to be elm
mated yesterday. He stood two sets, all
with Stanley Doust, 2-6, 6-1, 6--3,
6-S when he decided to retire in favor
of the Australian. c. S. Garland de-
feated Winslow a South African player
captain showing more power than in any
the Californian, beat Eric Tegher of
Denmark by brilliant rally after los
ing the first two sets, ST, @6, 6-3,
6-4, Is
In the doubles William NJ. Johnston
and William T. Tilden won easily, de-
feating M. Bytman and p. Harrison,
Englishmen. 6-4. 81, 81, 81. Til
den previously had scored in the singles.
The French contingent was given
rude jolt when Colbert, Decugis and
Laurentz. the No l. and players of
Frances Davis cup team. were beaten.
France is left with only one contender
of note. J. Rrughon, who put out
LaurentZ.
Evening star., 1920-06-24
RUTH GETS 10th HOMER
Helps Yanks Beat Browns
dians Down Boston in Overtime.
Macks Lose 18th in Row.

The east and west broke even in
the American League in the final
games of fasteners invasion yester-
day. the Indians being the only win
ming team to be hard pressed They
finally subdued the Red Sox on a
run in the fourteenth, the count be-
ing to g. Each team scored three
in the ninth. Singles by Chapman.
Speaker and Smith sent in the decid
ing tally.
Ruth, first Yank up in the sixth,
hit the ball into the centerfield
bleachers at St Louis while the YAM
KEGS were taking the odd game of
three from the Browns, to 3. 1t
was Ruth's twentieth circuit clout of
the season. Babe also got two sin
giles.
The Athletics. who were beaten by
the White Sox, to 0. hold one sea
sons record even if it is not an en-
viable one. Their defeat yesterday
was the fifteenth in a row. eclipsing
the Tigers string of reverses by two.
The Macks failed to win a single
game on their swing through the
west.
Evening star., 1920-06-24
DEAN PICKED FOR TITLE
Star of Princeton Team Which
Won College Golf Championship
Is Favorite.

GLEN COVE. N. Y. June al.
Simpson Dean, who led the Princeton
golf team in retaining its intercol-
legiate championship over the Mas
sau Club course, is favorite to win the
individual title in match play which
opened today. He won the qualifying
medal yesterday with a 149 held in
connection with the playing of the
final s6 holes of the 72-hole team
title event, in which the Tigers set a
new mark with a total of 1859 points.
Yale was second with 1903. while
Dartmouth. with 1885, led Harvard by
a single stroke. The other colleges
returned totals as follows: Williams.
1876; Cornell, LAT; Pennsylvania,
1,419, and Columbia, 1921.
Thirty-two are competing for the
individual honors. all of the colleges
figuring in the team match having
three or more representatives. James
Ward of Williams was next best to
Dean yesterday. with 1853, and ]. w.
Sweetser of Yale was third, with 156.
Evening star., 1920-06-24
Scott in $40 Straight
Games, Setting Record

BOSTON. June "a. Everett
Scott, shortstOp of the Red SOx,
holds the record for participa-
ton in consecutive base ball
games. When he took the field
against Cleveland yesterday
Scott extended to $40 the num-
ber of games in which he has
played without Interruption.
Several weeks ngO Scott sur
passed the modern record OF
S33 games, held by Luderus Of
the Philadelphia Nationals.
Then base ball historians dug
into the musty archives of the
sport TO hnd that George Pinck-
Key, shOrtstOp of the Brooklyn
club of 1SS5-'9O, had taken part
I'm SIS games in six seasons
without n break.
Scott, having played consist-
emily since 1915. has made his
record in hve playing seasons.
including hfty-hve games this
year. with no lay-on in pros.
pect.
Evening star., 1920-06-24
PIGEON FANC|ERS FEAST
National Capital Concourse Asso'
citation Members Celebrate
Success of Races.

Ninety-two pigeon fanciers, members
of the National Capital Concourse As
sociation, last night celebrated the sue
cess of its series of old bird races with
a banquet
A silver cup, offered by E. ]. Kelly.
president of the Aero Club, to the loft
making the best average speed. was
awarded to Cab Pennington. who out
distanced his rivals, especially on the
800, 400 and 500 mile races. William
F. Dismer was second and the bureau
Of animal industry, United States De-
partment of Agriculture, third.
Dismer's pigeon Prophecy" was
awarded the single nomination medal in
the 500-mile race. thus winning this
honor three successive times. F. H.
Crown won tho novice prize.
The Agricultural Department loft
came in for special mention. because Of
its success gained with loft composed
exclusively of yearlings.
Tho association voted to open the
young bird races September 10. and ex-
tended invitations to fanciers of Balti-
more, Philadelphia and York. Pa, for
an intercity match.
Pennington and Dismer have shipped
six pigeons to Chicago in a special race
in an effort to break the record flight
from that city to Washington.
Evening star., 1920-06-24
BREAK EVEN IN WEST
By TAKING FINAL, 81;
OPENHERETOlNORROW
BY n. II. FRY.

~ DTTSBURGH June Afer remarkable showing in winning as
r end of the circuit the
enconced the first DIVISION today are
with the Athletics tomorrow afternoon
we'll oiled machine Every on the
chockul OF confidence and pay1nga wondr1 game
check their offensive tactics
will to show
in
webbing
Bill Snyder ready brace the de-
fenve line.
work second but rlH
much the last tour stalgh
Evening star., 1920-06-24
RACE TRACK GROUP CLEANS UP
WITHPAINTED RINGER AND FLEES

OTTAWA, June 24.-Little Boy. the
mystery horse,' which won the fourth
race at the Connaught Park racing
course last Monday, was ringer. ac-
cording to a ruling of the park stew
ards. made public today. e. S. Moore,
Frank harrington and George F. Rich
ings have been denied the privileges OF
the park for Misrepresentation and de-
ception in connection with the owner
ship OF the horse.'
The police took charge of Little Boy, y
colt, today. His alleged owners and
trainers have disappeared, and it was
Evening star., 1920-06-24
Modification in Styrnie
Rule Is Agreed Upon

NEW YORK, June A.-The
rule which the Royal and An
cient Golf Club committee will
recommend on stymies was re-
ceived here yesterday In a cnble
messaEe from Howard F. Whit
ney, vice president of the Unit
ed States Golf Association and
member of the committee sent
to England to discuss the rules
Of the game. The messaEe, re-
ceived by w. ID. Vanderp00l,
secretary Of the association,
fOll0wss
"The Royal and Ancient COM
mittee will recommend sanction
Of stymie Modification for the
United States, which Is, In
match play, when both balls are
ON the putting green the play
er whose ball IL nearer the hole
may play Arst IL he 50 elects.
Failing to play, the player
whose ball IL farthest from the
hole may lift his opponents
ball, thereby c0ncedinE his putt.
Evening star., 1920-06-24
SEMl-FlNALS IN TENNIS.
Woman Stars Meet Today in Ma
tional Clay Court Event.

DETROIT, June 24.-Play in the
singles of the woman's national clay
court tennis tournament reached the
semi-finaIs today, with. Miss Corrine
Gould Of ST Louis. the titleholder, op-
posed to Miss Tenant of Los Angeles,
and Miss Zinderstein of Boston sched-
uled to play Miss Ballin of New York.
In the doubles Miss Zinderstein was
paired with Miss Godfrey of Chicago.
against Miss Tennant and Miss Ballin
and Mrs. McNeill of Chicago and Miss
Waldo of Cleveland were to oppose Miss
Esch. Cleveland. and Miss Gould.
Several men stars were expected here
today to compete in the mixed doubles
They include Ralph Burdick and Eugene
Parsall of Chicago.
Evening star., 1920-06-24
FAST FIELD OF HORSES.
Exterminator One of Seven in
BROOKLYN Handicap Today.

NEW YORK, June 24.-The thirty
seventh running of the historic Brook
lyn handicap on the Aqueduct course
today brought out a fast field of
seven horses. The race is for one
mile and a furlong.
Among the entrants was Willis
Sharpe Kilmer's Exterminator, the
five-year-old gelding which won the
Kentucky derby two years ago. The
only three-year-old named to start
was Harry Payne Whitney's Wild Air.
Edward. McLean's The Porter will
carry top weight. He has been as
signed 126 pounds.
The probable starters, their weights
and riders follow: The Porter. 126,
Hummer; Exterminator. 124, Davies:
Boniface, 122, Sande; Wild Air, 10S.
Ambrose: Lanius, ia, Rice; Mad Hat
ter, 115, Fator; Cirrus. 10S, Ensor.
Evening star., 1920-06-24
NET TITLE AT STAKE.
Semi-Fina1 Round Reached
Southern Championship.

NEW ORLEANS, June 24.-Atlanta
and New Orleans will fight it out for
the southern lawn tennis champion
ship title. In the semi final round to-
day Henry Brunse. New Orleans.
meets Carlton Y. Smith of Atlanta in
one bracket, while Frank Payne will
oppose Quillian.
Play in the consolation tournament
started today. nearly all of the visit
ing players being eligible for the
match.
Evening star., 1920-06-24
Brooklyn Again Climbs.

Brooklyn jumped from third place
to within game and a half of the
National League lead yesterday by
defeating Pittsburgh, to 2, while
the Reds were bowling to the Phillies
by a to count. Marquard was too
much for the Pirates and Meadows
held the Reds to five scattered hits.
In the other games Toney of the
Giants won over Alexander of the
Cubs in pitchers battle, 2 to 1, and
the Braves handily disposed of the
Cardinals. Oeschger outpitching four
ST. Louis slabmen.
Wheat and Miller of the Dodgers
were the days star hitters. each get
ting three.
Evening star., 1920-06-24
LEDOUX BOXES BURMAN
DRAW IN EIGHT ROUNDS

PHILADELPHIA, June 24.-Cha rles
Ledoux of France and Joe Burman.
Chicago, fought a fast eight-round
draw here last night. Burman was
the aggressor most of the way. but
the Frenchman excelled at long dis
tance fighting and never clinchcd.
Carl Tremaine, Cleveland, defeated
Carl Puryear, Baltimore. and Joe
yelling. Chicago, won from h. o.
George Chaney. Baltimore, in other
eight-round bouts
Evening star., 1920-06-24
Ouimet Picks Cuilford
For Vardon-Ray Match

BELMONT, Mass, June a.
Francis Ouimet, former nation
al amateur and open golf
champion, has chosen Jesse
GuflfOrd. former state open
champion. az his partner In the
match to be played with Harry
VardOn and Edward Ray, the
British professionals, July 80.
The match will be a 36-hole
affair Mt the Belmont Spring
Country Club. Ouimet defeated
VardOn and Ray in 1913 In the
play-Off of n triple tie for the
national open championship.
Evening star., 1920-06-24
GOOD QUALIFYING SCORES
BY HAGEN AND BARNES

WEYBRIDGE, England, June a.
Walter Hagen and Jim Barnes, the
American professionals competed
yesterday in the first half of the
qualifying rounds of thirty-six holes
for the golf championship OF Deal on
the st. Georges Hill course Hagen
did fairly well. with a score of rs,
being tied with seven other players.
including the present champion,
Harry Vardon. Barnes had an 81.
His game was better coming in than
going out
The lowest score of the day, 6S,
was made by Abe Mitchell
Evening star., 1920-06-24

said by officials of the park that if no
one came forward to claim the horse
it would probably become the property
of the Connaught Park Jockey Club.
The stewards announced that Little
Boy was entered as owned by E. S.
Moore, but that the owner in reality is
Mr. Farrington, Detroit, Mich, con-
tractor. Richings, the stewards allege,
is a 'color changer" The horse ran as
a dark bay. but is fading to a chestnut
the stewards assert
The men who engineered the coup
made good their winnings in the mu-
tuals and outside books. according to
mark officials.
Evening star., 1920-06-24
JACK BENTLEY DOES 1T.
Pitches Baltimore Into Lead in In
ternational League.

Jack Bentley. former National,
pitched the Baltimore team into first
place in the International League yes
terday when he beat Akron, to 2,
for his fourth successive victory.
Baltimore lost the second game. in
which Ed Flaherty, another former
National was the winning pitcher.
but Buffalo. with which the Orioles
were tied for the lead yesterday, also
was defeated.
Evening star., 1920-06-24
CRACK NETMEN PLAYING.
and Others in Metropoli-
tan Championship Event.

NEW YORK. June 24.-Ichiya Kum-
agae. Watson Washburn, Seiichiro
Kashio. Howard Voshen. Paul Mar
tin. NJ. T. Ackerland and William
Botsford are among the racketers
who are playing in the round before
the semi finals in the metropolitan
tennis championship tourney today.
Washburn and Kashio were the
only players of this group to be hard
pressed yesterday. Washburn defeat
ed w. M. Fischer. 81, ST, 60,
and Kashio sprung surprise by
eliminating Robert s. Stoddar rd,
6-3, IS.
Evening star., 1920-06-24
THIRD GAME NECESSARY.
Yale and Harvard Mines Play Sat
urday to Decide SUPREMACY.

BOSTON. Mass, June 24.-YaIe and
Harvard mines will meet at Fenway
Fark Saturday in third game to de-
eide supremacy between them. the
Blue having evened up the series by
defeating the Crimson in the stadium
yesterday. 4 to 2.
Holmes three timely hits gave the
Blue the victory in a game that was
a pitchers battle between Coke and
Goode. Yale got the winning run in
the ninth. five of the six tallies of the
contest coming in the last two in
nings.
Evening star., 1920-06-24
Walker Heads College Golfers.

NEW YORK. June pa. L. Walker
of Columbia was elected president Of
the intercollegiate Golf Association at
the annual NEE ting here last night. A.
T. Burlington Of Yale was named Sec
retary and C. w. Baker. jr.. of Har-
ward, treasurer. The Greenwich Coun-
try Club links were chosen for the
1921 championship. which will be
held June % to July 2.
Evening star., 1920-06-24

Washington. ...... o o 0 > O-5
Detroit. ........ o o o q > 0 o o.
Runs batted in-Erickson. Judge. Roth. Ain
smith and Shorten. Two-base hts-Roth and
Bush. Three base hits-Shannon and Calvo.
Home run-Ainsmith. Sacrifces-Bush t2)
Shanks and Judge. Double plays-O'NeilI and
Shannon: Young, Bush and Ellison. Left on
bases-Washington. I; Detroit. 3. Bases on
balls-By Ayers >; by Erickson, .. Hits-Of
Erickson. , in six innings; of johnson. l in
three innings: of Ayers, in eight innings
of Okrie. in one inning. Hit by pitcher
By Ayers tMilan); by Okrie (Milan). Struck
out-By Ayers, 3; by Erickson. g. by Johnson
=. Wild ptch-Johnson. Winning pitcher
Erickson. Losing pitcher-Ayers. Umpires-
Messrs. Hildebrand and Evans. Time of game
Il hour and 80 minutes