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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-12-03

country and would not stand for such
blasphemy. Thereafter Wndle, by
repeated scandals and libelous state
ments about Prohibition in America,
created some impression. Mrs. Jones
did not make much Roadway. Her
extraordinarily ornate display of jew
elery did not appeal very strongly to
the Scottish women, who are not adj
dicted to the vice of wearing dia-
monds.
American Dry Campaigners
During the last months of the cam
paign the speaking was participated
in by DR.. George A. Henry, of Ohio,
and Miss Ida 4. Green. of California,
both loaned by the Anti-Saloon
League of America. George Bell,
NJ. P, of British Columbia, was
loaned by the Dominion Alliance.
Other speakers from Canada, New
Zealand and America, England and
Ireland, also figured in the campaign.
Pussyfoot in Thick of Fight
A dramatic feature of the cam
paign at the close was sixteen-day
tour of Pussyfoot Johnson, who made
in that time 80 addresses in the larger
cities. The largest halls in Scotland
everywhere were secured, but in
nearly every case as many people
failed to secure admission as those
who did get into the hall. In most
of the places overflow meetings were
held in other halls, but the combined
halls were never large enough to &C
commodate the crowds. At Aber-
deem the newspapers reported that
5000 people were fighting for admis-
sion to the two halls. The principal
London newspapers sent special rep
resentati1es to Scotland to report the
Johnson meetings, and the police
everywhere took extraordinary pre-
cautions against trouble.
Five or six OF the Johnson meet
ings were exceedingly stormy, and
three of them were broken up. In.
each case, however, where there was
trouble it was caused by gangs OF
roughs organized by the Trade. In
some cases organized trouble was at
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-12-03
IMPENDING DROUTH HAS
SWELLED REVENUES

The rush to stock up in
whisky and other liquors be-
fore the great drouth' brought
into the treasury Sl20,000,000 in
taxes this year, or about one
fourth of the governments to-
tai revenue in pre-war days, the
Internal Revenue Bureau an
nouneed on November "a. With
the lid on tight since the advent
OF the dry era, such revenues
are all but vanishing, officials
said, and future taxes upon dis
titled spirits withdrawn from
bonded warehouse for non-bev-
erage purposes probably will
not reach twentieth of the
present years receipts.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-12-03
N. Y. CITY ADMINISTRATION
GETS TIMELY DRY KUNcn
Situation at Albany After Winter
Solstice Big With Dire
Possibilities
HYLAN ON ANXIOUS SEAT
Ere Phoebus' Cart Thirty Circuits
Makes, J. B. Will be Dead
in Gotham

The election of Judge Miller as
governor of New York seems to have
put the New York City administra-
ton into the mood to get busy in an
effort to rid the city of illicit liquor
selling establishments. Judge Miller
was elected on a law enforcement
platform and has made it plain that
he shall insist upon local authorities
doing their duty in the enforcement
of the national Prohibition law.
Mayor Hylan's administration has
not shown any disposition up to the
present time to cooperate with the
federal officers. The New York
World of November lo reports the
changed attitude of the city admins
tration. The World story reads i'll
part:
"A final blow is to be dealt within
thirty days to John Barleycorn and
his friends in this city by the local
police and other municipal law of
fcers as we'll as state officials who for
the first time since Prohibition be-
came law, are to cooperate actively
with federal enforcement agents.
"This information obtained by the
World yesterday was confirmed last
night by high city official. He adj
mitted that plans are now being
formulated which will employ every
police agency of New York and have
as their end the extinction of illicit
buying, selling, carrying or drinking
of anything stronger than one-half
of | per cent anywhere any time or
any place The tentative
plans that have been drawn up will be
whipped into final shape in confer
ence with federal authorities before
being put into execution. 1t will
make every one of the 900 cops a
Prohibition agent
soon after the national Prohibition
law went into effect nine months ago
a force of 200 men were scattered
throughout the state of New York
under a federal Prohibition enforce
ment chief with headquarters in this
city, who reports directly to the ma
tional Prohibition commissioner in
Washington.
Gases of violations have swamped
the calendars of the federal courts in
this district and now there are more
.atlfas, 1000 cases pending which will
take six months to dispose of. 1t is
estimated that at the present time
there are between 5000 and 5000
places in the city more or less openly
violating the law. Up to a short time
ago many fruitless appeals were
made by the Prohibition officials in
Washington and in this city to the
local authorities, asking the aid of the
police in making raids and collecting
evidence. 1t was frequently stated
by the local authorities that the mat
ter of enforcement was up to the fed
eral government, and furthermore the
uniformed force, as we'll as the detec-
tive squads, were always kept busy
by regular duties
Attaches Of the federal district at
torney's office in Brooklyn and Man
haitian and local enforcement officers
said last night that they had every
reason to hope that the pleas of as
sistance had at last been answered by
the local administration"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-12-03
QUEEN CITY HELPED
BY DRY CLEANING

Cincinnati, Ohio, is getting
out a new city directory and it
will have something to say
about the Punishment of the
saloon. What it will say will
be in the way of encourage
ment to the men and women
who made that city dry against
the will of its citizens. Here is
a paragraph.
Practically all saloon
buildings vacated because
of the advent of Prohibi-
ton are now occupied by
mercantile establishments
paying higher rentals than
cases handled by the mu-
nicipal court during 1919
icipal count during 1919
were 2,718 less than dur
ing the preceding year.
The workhouse has been
abandoned as an unneces-
sary expense and the city
inhrmary which in 1918
cared for OH persons now
has but ALB inmates.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-12-03
B0NNY SCOTLAND MAKES FINE SHOWING
IN INITIAL LOCAL OPTION ELECTIONS
As Result of Elections Far Held 2o2 Saloons Will
Miners go Strong for Prohibition; Glasgow with Million
Population Makes Record Prohibition Vote
Especial Glasgow Correspondence

Up to November Il Scotland has
been holding various polls under the
Scotland Temperance Act, and the
votes taken involved three PROPOSE
tons: No Change, Reduction by Is
per cent, and No-License. These
votes will continue each week until
we'll into December, when they will
cease for the year. So far there have
been elections in 229 different areas
resulting al follows:
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-12-03
NEW CHILEAN, PRESIDENT
OPPOSES WINE AT BANQUET

Prior to his departure on a tour of
northern Chile, Arturo Alessandri,
President-elect, sent kilograms to re-
ception committees asking that the
use of wines and liquors be suppress
ed at banquets arranged in his honor,
says Valparaiso dispatch of Novem-
Der II. The messages particularly
specified champagne and other for
eign wines, and asked that "the sum
set aside for the purchase of these be
devoted to aiding the families OF
workmen."
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-12-03
A CORRECTION

American Issue some weeks
ago reported that at the time
National Prohibition went into
effect there were go distiller-
les and 1902 breweries opera
ting in the United States. This
was mistake. The above
figures were the figures for the
fiscal year ended June 80, 1918,
as given in the Internal Rev.
enue Report. For the year
ended June 80, 1919, the Inter
nal Revenue Report shows 6o9
operating breweries and "a dis
tilleries.
Wartime Prohibition be-
came effective July /, 1919.
Therefore, when National Pro-
hibition became operative there
were go breweries and "a dis
tilleries doing business in the
United States.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-12-03

One hundred and sixty persons, in
Guiding several prominent residents
OF Franklin and Oil City, Pa, were
summoned to appear before the Ven
ango county November grand jury to
testify in an investigation of the lille.
gal liquor traffic in the county. 1t is
said the Investigation is the result of
six months work by detectives who
have mingled freely with the persons
summoned as witnesses.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-12-03
WARNS AGAINST ATTEMPT
TO SMUGGLE INTOXICANTS

In an appeal to the Italian mer-
chant marine issued November "a by
Deputy Giueleppi, president of the
Seamen's Federation, says Rome
dispatch of November "a, any pretext
for smuggling alcoholic drinks into
America should be discountenanced.
He asserted the United States gov
ernment has adopted most severe
measures, including the black list,
against those guilty of this offense,
and declared that ships breaking the
American laws must not be allowed
to land in that country.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-12-03

heads destroyed whatever advantage
they might have obtained from this
by importing a couple OF American
speakers themselves-Chas. A. Win
die, and Mrs. Jones, of Chicago,
who told in very lurid language the
horrible mess that Prohibition had
made OF things in America, and espe-
cially in Chicago. According to them,
life and property were scarcely safe
in Chicago, and America was fast 60
ing to the dogs,
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-12-03
BUCKEYE STATE TOTALS
IN NOVEMBER ELECTIONS

The total vote for presidential can
didates. in Ohio was 2,017,S8o. The
total vote for and against the dry en-
forcement law was 1,834,79o. There
were $4,000 men and women who did
not vote on the law enforcement
amendment. The total dry majority
on the amendment referendum was
2o0,14o.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-12-03
DRY REGIME IN FALLS CITY
SLUMPS CRIME SO PER CENT

The Louisville Courier Journal of
September 20 reports figures showing
arrests in that city for all offenses
the last license year, from July, 1918,
to July, 1919, and figures for the pc
Rod covering the first dry year, from
July, 1919 to July, 1920.
Col. L. F. Petty is authority for the
figures and is quoted as saying: cal
lowing for the large army populations
of the city during the wet period the
decrease from police standpoint is
gratifying"
A comparison of arrests for certain
offenses was as follows:
July, 1918 July, 1919
to to
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-12-03

be closed by Reduction votes. 1t is
quite satisfactory to note that by the
will of Scottish voters approximately
300 public houses have been con-
demned as public nuisances.
Mining Communities Go Dry :.
There were some very significant
features. In Kilsyth, purely mining
village, No-License carried by ma
jority of 492 out of a 1900 poll. In
Kirkintilloch, another mining center,
o5 per cent of the electorate voted,
and No-License carried by majority
of nearly 700. Both of these places,
however, while purely mining centcrs,
are also Methodist strongholds.
The Glasgow Vote
In Glasgow itself the voting was
most significant. Glasgow is an in
dustrial city with. a population of
more than a million, and with about
1000 drinking shops. Being a city of
more than $4,000, Glasgow voted by
wards. The returns show that four
wards voted for No-License, nine
voted for Limitation, and "a voted for
No Change. The effect of these polls
is to close up 80 public houses next
May in that city. 1t is quite signfi-
cant that of these nine wards that
voted for Limitation eight actually
had a majority in favor of No-License,
but failed by few votes of having the
necessary SIS per cent majority for
No-License, and under the act where
No-License failed the votes for No
License were to be counted for Re-
duction.
The following is summary of the
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-12-03
Windle Make Rsne-Head Play

Mr.. Windle started out on his own
tactics by trying to prove that the
Bible was the original authority for
the liquor business, and that Jesus
Christ was the original saloonkeeper,
but the wet campaign managers COM
PEELED him to quit that sort of talk
because Scotland was a religious
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-12-03
2o2 Saloons Closed

In the matter OF closing public
houses the returns are quite satisfac-
tory. By these votes 2o2 public
houses in Scotland will be closed in
May. OF these los will be closed by
No-License votes, and 81 houses will
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-12-03
Narrow Escape for Public House


A remarkable fact is that in the vote
for Glasgow taken as whole, nearly
as many voters voted against the pub
lie house as for it, and the public
house generally escaped by very mar
row najorities. The outcome is hail
ed by the vets as great victory. AS
matter of fact the. vets gained No
ground whatsoever but actually lost
292 licenses. If the vets keep on
winning victories of this sort, sooner
or later they will find themselves
without any licenses whatever. The
victory is the victory of murderer
who escaped the gallows and was
sentenced to so years in the peni-
tertiary.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-12-03
The Campaign

The campaign itself partook quite
strongly of the fervor and the enthu-
siasm of American campaigns of sim
liar character. There were parades,
street meetings, demonstrations in
halls, pageants and tableaux, and all
that sort of thing The women took
very conspicuous part.
In the early stages of the campaign
the vets sought to stir up a lot of
prejudice against American speakers
and American literature, but the bone
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-12-03
.Not dry page in this book
sPussyfoot" johnson
Crusader 80 Reforn1er - A Man Among Men
By F. A. MCKENZIE

Let Johnson alone more power to his
elbow. "-Theodore Roosevelt.
IT have come to love Mr. Johnson, just as,
when boy, loved Mr.. Greatheart. DR.. Will
fred T. Grenfell.
1--WE commend this volume to any liquor
dealers who are still wondering what hit them.
We commend it to Mr.. Rolln Kirby, of the New
York World, who delights to portray all Prohi-
hitinnists a uru-faced and Gloomy We COM
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-12-03

mend any citizen who is interested in reading record of
devoted himself with singehearted
the realization of ideal 1t is impossible understand
the temperance which resulted in the passage of the
Eighteenth without knowledge of
Mr.. Johnson."-The Outlook
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1920-08-04

casos curiosos Sc ha hecho uso de esta
fuerza, para calentar casas mover una
pequefia maquina en- los alredores de las
montaflas cerca del volcan ''El Vesu-
bio'', en- Italia. Esta fuente de fue-za
Sc usara en- no lejano dia en- gran es-
Gala. La fuerza electrical disponible del
globo en- que viviInos no la podemos nj
siquiera adivinar. La doctrina de Ia con
servacion de energia nos dice que nos
otros no ''hacemos fuerza'': solamente
cambiamos su forma. 81 sacamos cleo
lamen,e cambiamos la forB:a de una
fuerza que existe. iQue cantidad ha-
bra de esta fuente de fuerza, y como
Sc podra disponer de ella algiin dia!
Las futuras generaciones quiza empie-
cen a usarla.
Deciinos que "controlamos' el rayo.
NADIA de ESQ. Y 10 aseveramos cuando
las grandes descargas electricas juegan
en- nuestro ambiente. Sabemos que la
electricidad Ell magnetismo son dife-
rentes manifestations de estas FUR
zas, que la terra es un gran magne O..
Sabemos que hay grandes y poderosos
disturbios electricos constantemente EN-
la TERRA y en- La atmosfera, aun esta
poderosa fuerza esta nsenos que en- pa
fiales, usandose para el compass de los
marinos, y alguho que otro pararra-
yes, para que la estatica no afecte a
nuestro sistema inalambrico.
Tenemos la fuerza de gravedad, que
en- lugar de ayudarnos va en- contra. La
peleamos cuando fabricamos edificios al
tcs. Los aviadores reniegan de ella cuan
do suben muy alto Tenemos que consi-
derar esta fuerza, cuando construimos
ferrocarriles, no pudiendonos pasar mu
cho mas de dos por ciento en- declive o
pendiente. La fuerza de gravedad nmi-
ia los aeroplanos en- sus vuelos, y GUAM
do queremos .correr mucho en- autom6-
vii, esta fuerza nos dice: NO.
Ahora bien; La fuerza de gravedad es
una de las fuerzas naturales que, junto
con ell calor del sol, podemos usar. Po-
demos usarla cuando Sc desliza una CO.
rriente de aqua desde un alto nivel a
otro mas bajo, y esta fuerza, asi jun
tas, Sc llama FUERzA MoTRIz HI
DRAULICA.
WI D. NOBLE.
San Juan, Puerto Rico
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1920-08-04
UN POMn VArE SU PESO
EN- ORC

FL Vermffugo "TIRO SEGTIRO",
del DIR. H. F. Peerv, no es confeccion
nj iarabe. es simplemente un remedio
nurannente vegetal, una dosis medica
de prinera. v bien probada. No con-
tiene Santonina, ese ingrediente pc
ligroso ore tan comunnente Sc usa
en- otros llamados Vermffugos Y que
ocasiona envenenamientos, ceguera
corrnle+a hasta la n,uerte.
Con la salud no Sc debe jugar.
Cuando haya necesidad de admins
trsr m Varrifngo. use siempre el
"TIRO SEGTTRO", el linico legftimo,
ell que ha dado resultados satisfacto-
rios rmlehas eficientes de su eficacia
v seguridad.
Un pomo del Vermffugo "TIRO Sc
GURO''. del Dr. H. F. Peery. el inico
legftino fabricado exclusivamente
nor Wrirlat's Indian Vegetable Pill
Co. de 372 Pearl ST.. New York, N.
Y, es una necesidad imperiosa en- ca
da casa de familia, para el nifio 0 pa
ra eI adulto. Sus resultados son ver-
daderamente maravillosos Y su efica-
cia indiscutible. No hay necesidad de
otros purgantes para completar su
acci6n. Advt.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1920-08-04
Ell GANADO

miseria de nuestros campesinos de
nuestras classes trabajadoras, deben ob1i
garnoG trabajar por mejorar nuestro
sistema econ6mico social; suprimiendo
Ell sistema mercantil, la tarifa alta;
Ell acaparamiento de las tierras por las
grandes corporaciones; el acaparamien
to de los recursos naturales su explo
tacion inconsciente; el gobierno de ella
ses; todos los otros males que tie
men su origen en- la politica de par
lido, tan perjudicial los intereses ge
nerales do los pueblos.
Tenemos hombres de imagination y
buena meomoria acostumbrados leer
y repetir 10 que leen; pero muy pocos
hombres acostumbrados a pensar por
su cuenta. sin buscar en- un hbro 10
que piensan otros averiguar como
piensa su vecino. ESQ no solo pasa
aqui, en- todas parties Ell ndmero de
hombres que piensa por su cuenta Y
busca en- Ia lectura solo ell combustible
de su m&quina de pensar es muy re-
ducido. La mayor parte de los hombres
enruentra mas c6modo dejar que otros
piensen por ellos: y tomar sin digerir
10 que les dicen. Asi Sc exphcan las
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1920-08-04

Continuando las nianif f5staciones con
tenidas en- mi primer articulo, tratare
de poner de relieve 10 que llama nos
FUERZA, de donde podemos derivar-
la.
:. "FUERzA :-Muchos lectores di-
cen: "Fuerza'' es vAPoR, ELEC-
TRIcIDAD. o GAsOLINA. :. o..
o. .sf?-perfectamente bien 5Y que
viene despues de o.. y los puntos sus
pensivos?
No hay muchas fuentes de FUERZA
disponibles cuando queremos tubular
las-ni electricidad nj vapor, como los
produciinos comercialH.snte, pueden la
marse 'fuentes' de FUERZA, pues.o
que Sc derivan del calor producido por
carbon, aceite crudo lena. Desde lue-
go, la fuente grande de producer FUER
IA Sc encuentra en- nuestros combusti-
bles, Y, bien usamos esta fuerza en-
un movimiento mecanico en- una ma qui-
ma de vapcr, como impulse electrico
por medic de un generator y maquina,
como impulse electrico por medic de
un generator y maquina de vapor por
lI.edio de las maquinas de combustion
interna- a-quegnando aceite gasolina;-
siempre estamos usando CALOR, depo-
sitado largo tempo, por Natura, en- epo
cas- pre-historicas, cuando los depositos
carboniferos estaban en- formation Y
el petr6leo escondido en- arenas rocas
en- q seno de la TERRA por miles de amos
hasta que ell hombre pensador vino en-
su busca.
Tenemos otras fuerzas constantemen-
te de manifesto en- nuestro derredor, y
apenas hemos hecho fac>ible3 prove
chosas las fuerzas de nuestros rios. No
hay hombre que haya estado en- una tor
menta que niegue la fuerza de esta.
Hemos usado la fuerza del viento, que
Is una combination de la fuerza de gra-
vedad y la fuerza del calor del sol, y
Ia fuerza de la revoluci6n del globo tie
rraqueo, para navegar nuestros barcos
sobre los mares. Tambien usamos la fuer-
"a del viento en- los pequeiios molinos
de viento. Aqui paramos con una frac-
cion ininita decimal de 10 que repre-
senta la fuerza del viento disponible
con fuente de fuerza.
Tenemos la FUERzA del sol STEM
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1920-08-04

supersticiones; tantas creencias falsas
que tiene en- ell mundo millones de
proselitos; como en- pleno Siglo Xxx
palmistas nigromantes cuentan con
numerosa clientela obtienen de sus
consultorios pingiies entradas. Asi Sc
explica como personals que tenemos por
ilustradas preferen ell curandero al me
dico, ell pica-pleitos al abogado. ell So
brestante al ingenier5.
Esto Sc dice con ell prop6sito de
hacer comprender las gentes que es
tas cuestiones solo pueden Y deben ser
tratadas por gentes que saben de es-
taG cosas y que los argumentos de
personas ilustradas en- otras materias
no tienen valor ninguno cuando ira
tan de asuntos que no son de su com
petencia.
FL hecho de que aqui no existan esas
industrias y que nuestros abuelos
nuestros padres no las fomentaron, no
es argumento que prueba NADIA, porque
igual argumento podriamos emplear pa
ra justifcar ell uso del arado do palo,
de la carreta tirada por bueyes.
Hay razones que a cualquiera ocu
rren para justifcar nuestros padres
y abuelos; pero no las hay para justi-
ficarnos por la indiferencia con que
miramos estas cuestiones y la inconcien
cia con que en- la prensa diaria repe-
timos con tonos de autoridad Y aire
de suiciencia que este es un pals agri
cola Y no industrial, que solo podemos
en- agriculture limitarnos al cafe, ca
ma, tabaco Y frutos y que ell tnico re
medic para ell exceso de brazos es La
exportaci6n de obreros, que es ell sis
tema de resolver los problemas borran
dolos de la pizarra.
u ~ ~
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1920-08-04
Sc vENDEN

Dos carros de A ruedas de la fa-
mosa marca Stakeholder para cargar
hasta go quintales.
Estan completamente nuevos sin
haber sufrido deterioro nj aun en- la
pintura
Tiene cada uno un trabajo de he
rreria adicional que permite hacer
mas c6modo la carga, ademas un ar
mes para pareja nuevo y otro usado.
Un motor dc liz H. P. Fairbanks
con su bomba centrifugal para llevar
aqua dos mil pies de distancia
tambien nuevo de seis meses de uso.
Sc toma ganado en- cambio.
Informara,
f. J. de Soils.
Advt. Rio Piedras.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1920-08-04
UNO DE LOS MAS
GRAVES PROFILE
MAS ACTUALES
10 QUE VALE HOY LA VIDA DE
UN NINo

Los millares de seres que perecieron
durante la guerra Y Ell aniquiiamiento
fisico que sufren hoy la mayor parte de
los nifios nacidos en- esta epoca tragica
han hecho que todos los paises pres en-
atenci6n especialisima Ia hygiene i'm
fantil Las investigaciones efcetuadas
ahora confrman que del cuidado que Sc
presto al est6mago de un nifio dependen
su salud y su vida. FL aparato digestive
Sc halla EN- tai edad dispuesto con-
traer ''vicios'' "malos habitos''. 81
no Sc le educa debidamense 81 Sc le
trata con violencia. Asi, por ejemplo. en-
los casos de indigestion estrehimiento
temporal que tienen por ssntomas carac-