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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1920-10-27

WAS 'DRY!' 1T WAS QUITE DRY
AND THE LAW HAD TO BE FRAN
ED TO CARRY OUT THE SPIRIT
OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL AM
ENDMENT AND THE WISHES OF
THE MAJORITY OF CONGRESS-"
"Were you as Dry as your bill?'
inquired the interviewer.
81 would not say so" says Mr.. Vol.
stead. II think l am entitled to say
that was responsible for one or two
Of the concessions that went into the
law. There were some prohibitionists
who would have prohibited the man.
lfacture of drinks containing even
one-half Of one per cent Somebody
suggested to me that something ought
to be done to take care of the near
beer situation, that it was going too
far to forbid even a drop of alcohol.
put in the one-half OF one per cent,
which was about AS MUCH AS CON-
GRESS WOULD STAND FOR.
Il also assisted in the draft of the
provision making legal the home
manufacture OF Misunderstanding fruit
juices and cider We agreed that
when this amendment was offered in
the house l would accept it. did
SO but it went out on the point of or.
der made by some ardent prohibition.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1920-10-27
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

Leo. Mehr left for Richmond on
Tuesday.
Miss Anna Storms left Tuesday
noon tor stay at Richmond
Julius Anderson was Kerkho-
ven visitor last Monday evening.
liver Lindquist left Tuesday for
Raymond where he will be employed
A cup of real hot chocolate at
the Magnet Inn.
Miss Elma Olson spent a couple
of days the first Of the week in Min
neapolis.
Oscar Lundquist returned Satur-
day evening from a business trip to
Minneapolis.
Arthur Swenson left Friday even
ing for Fargo, N. D., where he will
be employed
Miss Olive Nelson of Cokato ar
rived Monday for visit with Miss
Olive Johnson
Get our prices on furnace work be-
fore closing deal. Hoaeund Hard.
ware.-Adv. If.
Otto Odlund of New London left
Monday for Minneapolis where he
seeks medical aid.
DIR. H. C. Abrahamson left Mon.
day for Candy, after visit at his
parental home here.
Mrs. Peter Norstedt left Monday
for couple of days visit with rela.
tlves at New London.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Toilette and
Il. w. Nelson of Atwater were Will.
mar callers on Monday.
Miss Ruth Swanstrom of Mime.
apolis arrived Monday for short Wis.
it with Mrs. Alfred Bergeson.
Miss Ruby Johnson returned to
her home at Paynesville Monday af
ter visiting cousins in this CITY.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Bergeson mo-
tored to Appleton Sunday where thew
visited at the J. A. Thorne home.
The Mesdames ]. w. Kent, and
James Sanderson left Monday for a
couple of days visit with Miss Ruth
Sanderson who teaches at Alexandria
Mr.. and Mrs. M. M. Bailey were
here the first Of the week shipping
their furniture to Breckenridge where
they will reside.
Miss Dorah Moline has accepted
a position at the Strong Motor Com
pany at Atwater. She commenced he1
duties Wednesday morning.
Mrs. Elmer Johnson and children
and Dora Johnson of Atwater visited
| the first of the week at the August
Johnson home in this city.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1920-10-27

Theodore Rosby spent Sunday
with his family. He is employed at
Morris.
Miss Lillian Palm went to Spi-
Ger Tuesday where she teaches school
this year.
Mr.. and Mrs. \. J. Slaman of Nor
ris visited at the home OF Carl Scott
at Willmar
Miss Evelyn Roach left Tuesday
for a short visit at Nandivohi and at
Minneapolis.
Miss Alice Thompson spent the
week end at her parental home in
Minneapolis.
The Misses Lillian. Pearl and
Florence Palm We're Twin City visit
Ors Monday.
Miss Esther Nobcrg Of Murdock
arrived Tuesday for a visit with her
sister here.
Mrs. Elizabeth Johnson and her
daughter left Tuesday for a visit at
GerretsOn. S. D.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1920-10-27
VOLSTEAD PUT in AS MUCH
BOOZE AS CONGRESS WOULD
STAND F0R," HE ADMITS


the Sunday editions Of the Minneap-
oils Journal published Mar. p, 1920,
at top Of columns and 6, page 8, of
General News Section:
VOLSTEAD DECLARES HOWL
AGAINST HIM UNWARRANTED:
ONLY DID DUTY, HE SAYS
Author of Prohibition Law Declares
That Someone Had To Do 1t,
New York, March 20.-The New
York Tribune today published the fol
lowing story from it's Washington cor
respondent.
How does it feel to be cussed from
coast to coast as a rabid and fan
atical Dry when you really are
Half Wet and it was merely the
fortunes of politics that caused your
name to go on prohibition law? An
drew J. Volstead, Member of Con-
gress from Minnesota and chairman
OF the house judiciary committee was
the one person in the country to an
swer such question and so it was
put to him. He answered it and be-
low will be found his sad story. AS
author of the Volstead Prohibition
Enforcement Law it was unnecessary
to inform Representative VOlstead
that gentlemen of moist proclivities
are cussing him daily, Mr.. Volstead
already knew it.
MIR. Volstead is not DRY after
Bryan's heart. He has never .endeav-
| ored to make grape juice the national
| drink nor to make the nut sundae or
! the plain lemonade the piece de re-
| sistance Of state banQuets and family
sideboards.
Has Visited Barroom
The mild hammered Representative
! Vostead, who isn't nearly as Zero
! cious as the "Wets' picture him, has
actually been in barrOOm in the past
He walked right up to the bar and
ordered his glass Of beer, or today
according to the spirit moving him
at the moment. Mr.. Volstead has
even spoken pleasantly to the bal
keepers Of other days, his greeting
having more warmth and sincerity ii
them than one-half Of one per cent
BY that it must not be inferred that
Volstead has ever been a bar-tiy or a
heavy drinker. He was an average
|
wanted one and could not be per
it.
stead was asked.
His blue eyes tWinkled and he stro
ked a dropping mustache before re
plying,
If | am never knew it," said Vol
stead.
But some of the boys are abusing
you because Of the drastic provision!
Of the Volstead Act,' it was suggest
ed.
I. II knew it, but is was not comins
to me-" he said
"Somebody had to write the pro
hibition law to carry out the consti
tutional amendment and the Job fel
to me-"
you were the Legislative goat
then?'
Maybe, if you want to put it tina
way" replied Mr.. Volstead smiling
'"It is the Volstead Law, because a.
chairman Of the Judiciary committe,
it came to me to put it through tn
House and write it.
Representative Volstead scratche,
his chin a bit and seemed inclined tt
proceed.
Il will tell you," he continued, "
am not as dry as hundred or NOR,
other members who voted for thi
bill. l never hesitated to take a lit
tie drink when l wanted it, I neve
drank much but l have walked up t.
the bar and ordered beer or some
thing on a number of occasions. Blu:
| THE SENTIMENT IN CONGRESS!
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1920-10-27

New York-Use of light wines and
liquors is recommended by the Perth
Amboy, N. j., Medical society in re-
solution. The resolution suggests the
modification of the Volstead act so as
to permit their use. The explanation
given is that "intoxication has become
alarmingly more prevalent than before
the enactment Of tho Volstead act'
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1920-10-27
Mrs. Peter johnson

Mrs. Peter johnson died at the
home of her daughter. Mrs. Nels An
derson. RI 3, Willmar, at 9:25 p. m.
Oct 18th. Funeral at l o'clock at the
Bethel Lutheran church and at three
o'clock from the Svea Lutheran church
next Sunday. oct. 81. Rev. ]. Holm
quist and J. B. SorensOn, the pastors.
will Officiate
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1920-10-27
Halloween PROGRAM

A Halloween program and basket
social will be given in District No. 50,
Svea, on Saturday, October 3Oth. La
dies please bring baskets. Everybo-
dy welcome.
Florence Bjuga, teacher.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1920-10-27
Underwent an Operation

Miss Minna Rathert, formerly of
Harrison but now of Brainard, under
went an operation at the St. Johns
German Lutheran Hospital at St.
Paul, last Tuesday. She was accom-
panied from Brainard by her father,
Rev. F. c.. Rathert.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1920-10-27

Mrs. Axel Nelson visited her dau-
ghter, Mrs. Ed. Carlin, the past week.
and left on Monday for a visit with
Mrs. Stenbakken and the Elmer
ThOrne family of New London were
among the guests at a dinner party
at the Alfred Bergeson home Tues
day evening.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1920-10-27

Parcel Shower
The Mesdames O. T. 0. Lee and
Robert Anderson delightfully."- enter.
tanned at the latter's home last Mon
day evening at parcel shower. The
guest Of honor was Miss Ida Hoglund
a bride of next month The house
was nicely decorated in red hearts
and yellow chrysanthemums. The
evening was spent socially, after
which the hostesses served dainty
lunch. Miss Hoglund received many
beautiful gifts. The guests numbered
twenty
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1920-10-27
Miss Anderson Showered

Miss Florence Anderson was the
guest OF honor at a shower Tuesday
afternoon, given by number of the
ladies Of Kandiyohi. The afternoon
was spent in the usual social way.
Miss Anderson was the recipient of
many useful gifts. A delicious lunch
was served by the hostess. The guests
numbered thirty
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1920-10-27

Miss Agnes Parson, brother Lat.
inner and Lewis and Harry Ekdahl
autoed to Staples last Friday where
they visited relatives returning Mon.
day.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1920-10-27
OUR WASf1INGTONLE LETTER

WASHINGTON. D. c. After
three days of debate, committee dis
cussion, reports, visits of appeal and
protest to the treasury and federal
reserve board and fruitless attempts
to get in touch with the president,
the so delegates from % farm organ
izations who met here October II to
deal with the collapse of prices Of
farm crops have gone home.
They have gone with empty hands,
and with bleak despair in their
hearts They know. now. that Wall
street is squeezing them, as it did in
the panic Of 1873 and in 1898, and
that the federal reserve board and the
secretary of the treasury are going
to stand by and refuse to offer any
help
This was no make -believe protest
The delegates represented hundreds
Of thousands Of southern farmers,
whose children must be taken from
high school and college if cotton
prices DO not go up within a few
weeks Mortgage foreclosures will be
plentiful in the South next spring. Ole
planter from Texas stated that he had
been unable to get a bid at 7 c"nts
a pound for his cotton. which had
been grown for a market between 30
and 10 ceuts.
With the Kansas and Miss uri
wheat and livestock growers the story
was almost as desperate. There are
10 hogs today on 40 per cent of the
farms in Kansas Cattle are being
sold at loss CT $50 per head. Wheat
brings $3.50 at the farm, when S277
is required to pay the fair G st Of its
production More women w-.re EN-
ployed on western farms this year
than ever before. due to lack Of male
help. These women are now going to
lose even the wages Of their hard Ill.
But Secretary Houston talked of the
sin Of "encoul aging the former to
hold his crops Tor speculative price"
and the federal reserve hoard said
thnt it was unable t. create farm cred
it except in proportion to the gid re-
serve. The farmer must accept the
market!
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1920-10-27

Try some wafles at the Magnet
Inn.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1920-10-27

that railroads and street lighting sys.
ope will soon be needing coal. Brt
tain supplies them until q strike
comes; then she shuts down the gate,
and they use up their slender stocks
and rush madly to America or some
other possible source of fuel for an
emergency supply.
Now, America has shortage in
coal production at present. This is
due, not to lack of mines or miners
but to paralysis of our railroad sys.
tenn. so far as the supplying of coal
cars is concerned We are just two
weeks supply ahead of the mines, and
if anything should take place which
would cut off the production Of bituu.
nous coal by even per cent, some OF
our industries would have to close
down. Two years ago, when indus,
try was said to be in chaotic condi.
ton due to the war, our supply of coal
above ground was three times what
it is now
Add to our shortage of cars and CT
mined coal the fact that Tonnage for
the ocean voyage is not now to be had
in any large amount, and the added
fact that British lockers would re.
fuse to unload "unfah" coal. and you
have the picture. John Bull will have
to settle with his coal miners without
the help Of coal from America
NO CANADIAN AMBASSADOR.
Canada is not to have her resident
high commissioner in Washington, af
ter all, according to confidential ad
vices from British officialdom. TIL
Lloyd George cabinet has made an
other somersault, when Canada hlG
for months been engaged in planning
the achievements of her first ambassa
dor here, and London cables the wore
that the scheme is dead
Mystery surrounds the motive fo1
the withdrawal of consent. Those
who watched the Canadian plan m s1
hopefully believe that imperial policy
has again been changed, under fea1
that any division of British represen
tation here would soon lead to a null
lifying of the influence of the ambas
sador from the United Kingdom. II
is offered as an excuse for the cabi
nets new position, that It can no,
face the certainty that Australia and
New Zealand, with their LOUD anti Jap
anese propaganda would make trouble
here when they, too, sent their OWL
ENJOYS. And after them would come
South Africa, with it's own racial pre-
JUDGES embarrassing to imperial pol
icy in the Orient.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1920-10-27
SEE BIPARTISAN LEAGUE
NEED

After Marion Butler former POpu-
list senator from North Carolina. had
told the conference that The proposed
"strike' against PLANTING cotton or to-
bacco or any other st1ple next season
would he tizzla. the delegates set
tied down to considering more seri-
Gus measures. They agreed that tn
trouble lay in the propaganda carried
on by tle federal reserve board and
Secretary Houston. in their insinu.>t
ing way. to dypress farm prices, and
their combination to shut off farm
credit
They found th:t the trouble was due
TO the control Of the government by
a.ti-farmar ard pro-Wall street ele-
:n;nts. Their only real remedy would
De political actiOntO capture the
government at the ballot box for tn
wealth producers and thereby get rid
of proeteer government
It is safe bet that this protest
meeting in Washington has broken
down MANY mental dead wall that
has resisted the idea Of the Nonpnr-
t;:'H!l league movement in the West
and South. These men, WHO have fol-
lowed the old party prcc s::o:os in
blissful innocence for so long, ;:;e now
picking themselves out Of the dit III as
best they can and are looking around!
Tor the big motor trucks of the farm
ers movement of the Northwest
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1920-10-27
POLAND'S GENTLEMAN
FARMER.

Our latest gentleman farmer In pol
tiles is General Pilsudski, military
chief as we'll as president of Poland
Some say Poland lisa republic. Others,
especially those who have non-Polish
rclotjves over there, say that Poland
is crime Which soon will become a
monarchy. In any case, Pilsudski
controls Poland, and one of his mill
tary forces has just violated a peace
armistice and grabbed the capital of
the neighboring republic Of Lithuania
Now comes the Lithuanian envoy in
the United States-whose plea for rec
ogn1tion Secretary Colby has frigidly
rejected-and shows that Pilsudski is
the owner of the big landed estates
near Wilma, and that in order to hold
those estates Pilsudski secretly pro.
posed to this Lithuanian statesman in
the spring of 1919 that they agree on
revolt and a "cantonal state" with
Wilma as it's center, to be under con-
troll of Pilsudski, who promised to re-
sign as president of Poland
The offer was refused and Pilsud-
ski promptly carried out a threat con-
tanned in his ofIer-that he would taxi.
Wilma with the Polish army Since
then he has been driven out by the.
Russians, and only recently lis troops
after an arm1stice, "revolted" and cap
tured the city and got possession of
his lands. Now Pilsudsh resigns
again.
Will he take chance on keeping
Russia, Lithuania and all other coun.
tries at bay while he settles down on
his Vino farm?
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1920-10-27
Parcel Shower

ist We got it back in the Bill in con.
ference and it is in the law"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1920-10-27
PLUMB PLAN VICTORIES.


The Plumb Plan league announces
that at least 40 members Of the house
and senate who supported the Esch-
Cummins act have been beaten. It
predicts the defeat In November Of
half as many more making that
measure the real political test in this
campaign.
Reports from Iowa and Wisconsin
show that Cummins and Lenroot are
now getting barrels" from the Re-
publican national committee to help
their defense against organized farm
ers and labor. In Indiana Jim Watson
has conducted the most expensive
campaign in the history Of GOLDEN
broidered politics in that state. All
three men are now in danger.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1920-10-27
BANK ERS MAKE" PUBLIC
OPINION.

oFllSlON.
Do you think the American Bank
ers' association has no influence on
public opinion in America?
The report of it's public relatio IS
committee. made public at it's conven-
ton here. discloses that NEARLY a hui
dred financial papers and writer's have
received a weekly news service from
it. this year. while more than $50 Of
the leading newspapers of the country
have been supplied every two weeks
with bulletins containing news of
banks and the association The edi-
tors have been exceptionally .'espoD
Sivo'
And not merely the editors-con-
gress and the administration and all
the long line of mc-too officials and
"exDeTts' and leading business men
Of every small community have like
wise hocn exceptionally resp neive y
In lis annual report. Tresid mt
Richard 5. Halves tells the bankers
that the passage of the Esch- Cummins
transportation act was great victory
| 10. the investors. and that while farm
| prices are falling, yet Increased pro
Guction is not nearly so much a cause
| tor concern as is more economical
| corsumlti0n. The orgy of foolish
-Xtrav2gan and speculative con sumo
ticn which has prevailed in the Uni
| ted States, and is yet too largely evi
dent. must cease if we are t. obtain a
permanently strong position in world
| trade'
That is to say we farmers are liv
ing too well. and Unless we get bach
| to the standards of 1894 we will spoi
| the foreign trade game.
BRITISH COAL STRIKE.
The British coal miners strike has
| stirred even the sleepy embassies and
1o1ati0ns in Waahin ptnn fo, If mann
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1920-10-27

BRITISH COAL STRIKE.
The British coal miners strike has
stirred even the sleepy embassies and
legations in Washington, for it means
Missouri Valley times., 1920-07-29
FED HIS CHILDREN GARBAGE
New York Father Is Charged With
Gross Negligence of His
Family.

New York.-John Peraldo, Swiss,
residing near Inwood, suburb of this
city, has been adjudged guilty in the
court of special sessions. sitting in
New York city, of what was called
most horrible neglect of the duties of
husband and father
Peraldo, thirty-five years old. had
been in the United States - years.
His accusers in court were his wife,
several neighborS and agents of the
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Children. During the testimony it
was shown that his wife and three
children. Linda, six years old; Edith,
three. and Joseph, eleven months,
We're housed in a tumbledown shack
which they shared With chickens, dogs
and a pig.
1t was found llat Peraldo does odd
jobs for apartment house tenants In
New York, and that each day he Sc
lected from garbage he brought home
the food for his wife and children be-
fore feeding the pig, dogs and chick
ems. Peraldo himself lived in coop
in the back yard.
Missouri Valley times., 1920-07-29
A DAY OF DATES.

Dates are SO generally well liked {;
so nutritious and wholesome that q
Missouri Valley times., 1920-07-29
No. Altogether Aged.

There is woman in our neighbor-
.ood who is eighty years of age. but
sho walks with an erectness and
pringiness that is the envy of women
uany years younger than she. The
ether day my young daughter saw her
,ass, and. turning to me, she said:
Mother, her face is much older than
er legs, don't you think k?"-Exchange.
Missouri Valley times., 1920-07-29

sether until the mixture becomes thick
and light.
Date custard Pie.-Add one and one
half cupfuls of dates which have been
washed in hot water, stoned and press
ed through coarse sieve to custard
pie filling and bake with one crust.
This makes large pie.
Date Whip-Cook one cupful Of
chopped stoned dates in boiling wa
ter until smooth; press through a
sieve. Beat the whites of three eggs
until stiff; add one-third of a cupful
of sugar, one-half teaspoonful of salt
and Il tablespoonful Of lemon Juice
Fold in the date pulp, pile lightly in
a buttered baking dish and bake in q
slow oven so minutes. Serve with q
custard or with whipped cream.
Date and Apple Pie.-Line pie
plate with lieh pastry and fill with a
mixture of chopped dates and apples,
sprinlled With cinnamon and sugar !;
cover With crust and bake in mod
crate oven an hour. Serve hot or cold
with whipped cream.
Date andWich.-This Is especially
good for the children's lunch. Spread
buttered bread with layer of cottage
cheese. which has been moistened
with cream; over this layer Of
chopped dates. Cover with a slice Of
buttered bread.
Jewel Biscuit-Make a good rich
biscuit dough, Roll out rather thin
and cut with small biscuit cutter.
Dot with bits of butter and lay tea
spoonful of chopped dates on each and
lap over as one would Parkerhouse
rolls. Bake in quick oven.
Add chopped dates with nuts to a
boiled frosting for a cake filling. Add
a Tablespoonful of cream to the FROST
ing used between the layers us that
should be softer.
Missouri Valley times., 1920-07-29
WHALING STATION is PLANNED
One Of Oldest Towns in Northwest
Restored to Life by Sea Food
Company.

Eureka, Cal.-Trinidad. one Of the
Oldest towns in the northern part of
this country is taking on new life from
the fact that sea food company is
establishing whaling station there
for the catching and reducing to fer
tilizer, chicken feed and other prod
ucts, Of the whale, this summer
Contracts have been let for erecting
q wharf and number of buildings.
Missouri Valley times., 1920-07-29

when the man Ruiz attempteSUto again
fire the weapon Alter fired, the bullet
going through the body of Ruiz. Mar
tinez. who was with him, escaped and
has not been apprehended.
According to the officers, Ruiz, Mar
tinez and two other Mexicans had
been drinking and had gone through
the camp shouting and discharging re-
volvers The watchmen had met the
four men, disarmed Ruiz and told
them to go home. Ruiz is reported to
have said: you've got my gun now
but I'll see you later and We'll see
who's boss" About one o'clock in the
morning Ruiz and Martinez stopped
the officers in front of the mine office,
where Ruiz drew revolver, which
failing to be discharged, saved the
life of the watchman and precipitated
the killing of Ruiz.
Missouri Valley times., 1920-07-29
MEXICAN KILLED
WHEN GUN FAILS
Night Watchman Stays Miner
After Latter Snaps Trigger
in Gun Play.

Trinidad. Colo.-Lucas Ruiz, twen-
ty-two, a coal miner, was shot dead
by Night Watchman Joe Alter at De
lagua at an early hour in the morning
after Ruiz and one Ficundo Martinez
had attempted to hold up the watch
man and Deputy Sheriff T. J. Little
john. Ruiz, who had earlier been dis
armed by the night watchman, is said
to have secured another gun and with
Martinez encountered the two officers
making their rounds in camp.
According to Alter. Ruiz drew his
gun and holding it at the body of At
Ter pulled the trigger. The gun
snapped but failed to discharge, and