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The Benson signal., 1920-03-20

The supreme council of the allies.
the world in general, has issued a
memorandum on economic conditions
that is welcomed by all serious mind
ed persons. For the preservation Of
civilization it urges, as might be ex-
pected, the early and complete res
tOration of peace conditions, with nor
NAL economic relations, reduction of
armies to a peace footing and limita
tiOn Of armaments; the encourage
ment Of larger and better output by
workers everywhere; the suppression
OF extravaganza, and def1ation OF
credit and currency; and assistance
for countries that are now unprOduc-
tive for lack Of raw materials. With
out any suggestion of mitigating the
treaty terms it is stated that Germany
and especially Austria must be en-
abled to obtain fOodstuffs and raw
materials in order that they may re-
cover enough to pay the indemnity
demanded of them, and it is declared
that the total of the reparation must
be fixed at the earliest possible time.
There is even a suggestion that Ger
many should be allowed to raise an
International loan to meet her imme-
diate needs. In this proposed line of
conduct toward the vanQuished ma
tions the supreme council is facing the
facts with business calculation, not
with sentimental feelings.
The Monte Vista journal., 1920-01-03

We need the following on our
lists. We have buyers for the same
Three improved five aero tracts.
Two improved ten aero tracts.
Three five to seven room houses
close In.
One Cafe with rooms in connec-
tion.
One variety store.
One blacksmith shop.
Two general merch andise stores.
Two garagoe.
One butcher shop.
One business building for tea and
coffee store.
One business building for variety
store.
One business building for general
store.
Three real large stock and hay
ranches.
Four real small ranches close in.
Five fairly improved 50 aero
tracts.
Two Yooming houses.
G. =. FovQuET INvrsrAENr co.
The Monte Vista journal., 1920-01-03
1,o27 Sluels ARE
GWEN EMPLOYMENT
ooloaAoo eivI4oMo Aas ov,ex
- AoopoMo 70 CALL 70 Aio
n0M o0GkiMe pooiTioNe.
heeel es,slss, es~e,teas Psv~s In os~'
vss s~1 evse's: ovep'vs Jsss ~.
osrssa ~ Many cew~slse.

Joho vses isvad f"s La, sssm
bsoSed e1sssvics 1sa u tks state vids
sa0petsn of tks Cossoitiss for RELIEF
% k.sssvies Nss ssA wowss. -
ese1,as - lie report sSbss.ttsd ~ Gov
sssos Oliver n. AAove This figure
~iM - ceasidsrabiy incrvasssi Who"
esaes Aata y ss~vrsd from s"ns 81
~ Iecsliiiss which rep"r,sd ln ssssrsl
toeOA
ulSA psaiss for the success nj the
rsaoaiss y siVes by ns~mb~rs 1t The
cOoasittes 10 The presA the Awssicas
LA0sea. ves sssvics sad other organi'
setisaa s0p,eysss. smpsoymset agss'
cisA officials and puhlie- -Gplrttsd csti
sses vhs co.openied Hearty ssesssr'
~as given hy citissns ID sll parto - the
state. without which the results ~
ths campaisn eoulA aot have bssH -
sursd.
TAs canvalsn d'sroserssi "siy "s~
nssaploysa sx.sssviee w00as u the
state. Work ives fsnnd for her ~ the
sso0ittss.
Cassnployed conditions wer-
fesal nost critical II Denver and
rus6so. Rsforv the campaign u W..
cuoessvstivs,y estimated that thsr~
vsss 800 unemployed sx.service metz
In Dsaves. Aftss the eampaisn. the
Deavse psmsbiiiRastea Bureau sstI-
'sats1 i00 uas0plsysd. with lei un'
f'llsA johs nsssd.
II Puss,e - unemployed ss.sss
vSes ~ wsre fouad. IN DecsMhsv
NJ ~ asobss II unemployed wsi
eee1aaesa tsVo - . 100. Ths STATE
cs0aittee lisss1 WITH the Pushao cam
DeiG. vsstsss S00 joes - sshsr psr,'
ot he slate. 70 take eafs 0f th~es.
TAs srsatest diflseulty at prsssat Is
- M jsbs which 1T tAs asalifieatiea,
VI sAs rsnaiains spsap'eyeA. MANY
ssel3eeo rsturned fro0 ssrvies incapa
ritaeed eps their fornss liass ct work
fAs sffect Of the public Interest
asOooe4 hy ~ eanpaig1 end tie wide
Or1a1 DsAlleity givsa u - illustrates
~ ~ Seoslts II Dsnver. TIE wesl
hsfore ~ eampaiSn started ~ ,0e,
wsrs plaesd at work through the D.n
YER Dsasoeiliaatioa Bursaw. The firs
week oe he canVaiga us msn wers
SivGo WORT. Ths second week job,
wses found for ~.
4 splspdid patriotic spiri, WIS show,
~ many cosaties which found surp,u,
joos for uasMplOyed il other ssction'
altsr wesk had bssu found for all thei
own s1.se9vics pen out Of work.
Oae q The most important results o
~ campaiO was the improvement I,
0orals Of ~ msu Who had been un
ab1s 70 fiad Won. Many of these. he
eoeo The campaign started. felt thsI
ae0at3so alnost hepslees. A. the cam
DaiO Ost undss way. and jo,,s besa'
= Dous b, hops was revived and th'
~ sa0sey sssssA the opportunities
Dsssaote4
~ vl1te committee. after rsportinl
- results of ths campaisn, aud on u
sonditioa Of fesisr1l bursaus create,
70 aid sx-servics men. snd nsakia,
Recommendation to the governor
ssksd to b dlschasesd
Aembsrs Of The coamittss are kar
@. Schuyler. Denver. chairman Haro,'
Hsaly. Dsavsr. sscrstary: W. H. SsnitI
aud Lancie Ford. Deavsr: Mals0ls
Erieksoo. Trinidad: II. 4 Saidy, Col0
RADIO Spring.: Homer Graham, Mont
=; Spery Packard, Pueblo an
+ Kemp. Boulder.
Or. .nrisht OF La lara spent tn
holldsva in Anntn Viata
The Monte Vista journal., 1920-01-03

DR.. .nright OF La lara spent th,
holidays Ia Monte Vista.
The Monte Vista journal., 1920-01-03

L. b. Sylvester was . visitor to
Creeds last Tuesday.
The Monte Vista journal., 1920-01-03

Mrs. Roy Fisher and Mrs. Steve
Pollock came down from Creede last
wednesday for . few days.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-04-09

would come from the drunken man.
Il could not begin to tell all have
seen during my twelve years as col
stable and first eight month, OF the
sixteen months have been sheriff.
With our jails practically without
inmates Prohibition has surely come
to stay. Those who were in favor OF
the liquor traffic when they see wives
and children better dressed, families
more happy and brighter and bet
ter look on the faces OF fathers will
surely be for Prohibition.
Now is the time for all OF US to
work and vote for men for Congress
who favor Prohibition.
"Yours truly.
John ". Wilson,
SHERIFF
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-04-09
-Four in Lee County Iail

In addition to reporting the effect
of Prohibition on the number of pris-
oncrs in his care the sheriff of Lee
county tells OF how the dry law has
benefited former drinkers. His COM
ment, There are good many others
the same way" can doubtless be
truthfully applied to the entire state
"In reply to your letter of the 29th
in regard to the inmates in the Lee
county jail before Prohibition went
into effect and since, will say that the
number has been cut down very much
since July /, 1910. | have but four
inmates at this time and none OF them
are in on account Of liquor. Before
July /, 1919, the number ran up as
high as 10, of this number there was
probably tNo-thirds OF them in Jail
on account Of liquor We have a
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-04-09
FEDERAL PRESCRIPTION
BLANKS NECESSARY NOW

Captain Hubert Howard, Illinois
Prohibition commissioner, has ruled
that beginning March % drugstore
whisky can be procured only on gov
ernmental prescription blanks. These
blanks were sent to physicians and a
supply will be on hand in Commits
sioner Howards office for any who
may have been overlooked. One hun
dred gallons OF whisky per month is
to be allotted to old established drug
stores, whereas only one hundred
gallons per three months will be al
lotted to drugstores established since
the dry law became effective.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-04-09
Other Sheriffs Report

Sheriff OF Macon county writes;
when our town went dry six years
ago there were several in jail serving
time for bootlegging, but We have
none OF that now
The sheriff of Stephenson county
reports that his jail population during
1917 totalled 12o. During 1919 the
total number OF inmates was only H.
The sheriff writes Il have had only
two cases of men and one woman that
have been confined in Jail on account
OF drunkenness in the last year and
four months
The sheriff of Pulaski county
writes: 81 have Only one in Jail now
where prior to Prohibition ! usually
had an average OF about five
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-04-09
Not One Criminal Case On Docket
"Tolill ". Wilson.
Sheriff. .

There has been great change in
Galatin county since July lst. Be
sides reporting a decreased attendance
at the county Jail the sheriff tells OF
how Prohibition, affected the County
Fair and the work OF the county
court in the following letter;
"ln reply to your letter in regard
to our prisoners since and before the
dry law went into effect, will say
before the dry law went into effect,
we always had from four TO ten in
our Jail. Since the dry law went into
effect we have only had two in jail,
one for larceny, and the other for wife
abandonment
In 1918 at our County Fair on Fri
day morning we had in our Jail 30
drunks. In 1919 at our County Fair
we had not single arrest. Our Cir
cult Court sits April s, 1920. We
have not single criminal case on our
docket.
ours.
"A. Barnett, Sheriff"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-04-09
M0ONSHINEaS TURN
10 fHE STRAWBERRY
Aurora Beacon Tewss
Illicit Whiskey No Longer Chief
Product of Tennessee
MountsinseFs.
Raising berries saA T0Aaeo Has
Drought Prosperity to Fsrm-r
Makers OF Liquor.

rhs Elua Ridge mountains Of Ten
nessee. once noted an tho souroe OF
a large part Of the nations supply OF
Bourbon whislsay. are today fannss
mostly for Strawberries and tobacco.
and the corn growers of oldeh days
have become wealthy IA the mean
while.
This was tho condition found In the
mountain around Portland. . prosper
Gus town about twenty miles porth OF
SaGhviils by William and FSaorge
l1eNelll. of Seattle. when they return
ed last Christmas 70 their old home
for thu first time In fifteen years.
They ara back today in Seattle. where
they for years have been in the en-
pioy Of the Stinson Mil COMPANY.
when / left my old homo In Ten
nesses mora than twhnty years ago"
haii George Mcneil. who Ia az the
New Aretis hotel. "monnahlne" whisky
w.s oaa CT the chief pi oducts az that
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-04-09
COURT BUsINESS
IS MUCH LIGHTER
Mattoon Judge Attributes
1t to Ishibition.

Msttoon Journf i-Gasetts. suit,
in the Msttoon sEy court this term
are few In num,sr Reports from
circuit and city courts In this part
Of the state ars 70 the effect that
other places ar experiencing the
game dearth Of t4w business.
Judge John nckult OF the ma,toon
city court. when zsks5 this mornins
concerning the sitattion. said he had
heard that all sloprts vera having
much less legal tnriness % late than
In former years.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-04-09
Sheriff Relates "Wet-Times' Expert

John W. Wilson, sheriff OF Bond
county in addition to reporting a re-
narkable decrease in the number OF
jail inmates relates some OF his expo
renee, as constable and sheriff No
doubt Il similar story could be told by
practically every sheriff in the county
This is Sheriff Wilson's letter.
In answer to yours Of March 10Th
we have not had a single inmate in
our county jail since last November,
1919, and before Prohibition went
into effect we always had city inmates
convicted of drunkenness or disor-
derry conduct.
~ year ago today VIC had four in
mates i'll jail, and five out on bond to
appear at May term OF court, 1919.
One OF these received Jail sentence,
three were parolcd for one year and
three inmates were sent to the institu-
tions at Chester, Illinois. for term
OF from one to fourteen years. Each
said booze was the cause of it all, and
while | was at Chester talked to
several inmates. fine looking young
men, and they all said booze or whisky
vas their downfall, that when unio
the influence Of whisky they didn't
care what they did, always looking
for trouble, but now they were off it
for life.
when the saloons were open in
our county, was called many times
at midnight, found wives and chill
drcn crying from fright, excitement,
and sometimes the wife had to run
from her home with her babe in her
arms or take bruises from the drunken
husband. Sometimes tables would be
turned over, dishes broken, also fur
niture broken, and some of the worst
vulgar language that man ever heard
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-04-09
Peoria WDrkhouse
Thing Il Past if
Plan is Approved
Peox5t.-Tran scrir

Peoria's most faynous CT hostelrics
IS doomed.
II a Recommendation received by
the city council isst night Is passed
the House OF Correction. more
familisrly known 80 the workhouse,
Will cease 10 exisn
But six priaonfrs occupy the in
stitutiou at the rsesent time. while
IN the days of sts flors under the
liquor regime neafly 2aV pieces Of
human driftwood were crowded be-
meath it5 roof.
Only forty-foucFcity prisoners have
beeG admitted within is walls since
January 1. 1890. Sees use OF the
lack OF prisoners Sipe intendert joe
Brodmsn Is not able To keep the
pisnt in oreratidp
BY the terms ~ ths resolution
preae nted 70 the ify council. MAYOR
Woodruff and fit4 Giiance COMMITTEES
are authorized 4 confer with the
county sutnoritiel on ihe proposition
to confine srrl ,rls -uers in the
county iail ss y heretofore heen
NO 's--. ss'-s'-- 'stss
hoard OF supaTsisors viii be called
into conference IN considering ihf
proposed change.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-04-09
Mclean County Jail Has Few
Inmates

\ wonderful change has taken place
in Mclean county which contains the
large city OF Bloomington Since the
Federal law has been directed against
the liquor business the number OF
prisoners greatly decreased and the
sheriff expects that there will be even
less use for the county Jail in the fu-
ture. He writes as follows:
Dear Sir:
In answer to your inquiry OF
March %, 1920, with reference to the
number OF inmates in the county Jail
at the present time and before Pro-
hibition went into effect.
In looking over the Jail record, |
find that on the first day OF April,
1910, we had 81 inmates in the county
Jail and probably about 80 of the 81
were committed to Jail for violating
city ordinance, in other words drunk
enncss.
"At the present time We have in
Jail 10 inmates, 9 OF whom were COM
mitted to this Jail by the District
Court at Springfield and serving sem
tenccs for the illegal manufacture OF
liquor We have two persons serving
sentences for violating city ordinance,
five others serving sentences for mis-
demeanors.
'In looking over the Jail record /
find that since Prohibition went into
effect the number of inmates in our
county Jail has been greatly dimin-
ished and fully expect as time goes
on under National Prohibition we will
have even less use for county jails.
yours very truly,
Ralph Spafford
"Sheriff OF Mclean County"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-04-09

One Hundred Per Cent Improvement
The sheriff of Pope county testihes
1--WE only have one in Jail and he is in
for larceny. We haven't had any
drunks in for over twelve months.
The effect of Prohibition has made
one hundred per cent difference in our
county as to number of criminals.
yours truly,
"H. S. Mccormick, Sheriff"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-04-09
Bliinc Huffman

Attorney at Law; States Attorney
Lawrencevillc. Ill.
Your letter asking how Prohibition
has affected this county and the work
of the states attorneys office re-
ceived;
National Prohibition has had won
derful effect in reducing crime and
lawlessness in this county. l say this
from personal observation.
After few years everyone will see
its benefits in decreasing the number
of crimes; especially will this be so
i'll counties where there are no large
cities.
Yours very truly,
Blaine Huffman.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-04-09
Emery Andrews
States Attorney of Coles County
Mattoon, Illinois


Mattoon, Illinois
As to the work in my office I have
to say that the absence of saloons
and their attendant evils has reduced
the criminal court work in my office
materially I think the greatest re-
duction and saving to the people is
the grand jury Investigations. Here
tofore, when we had saloons and their
attendant evils, the sessions of the
grand jury would have to be pro-
longed sometimes from one to two
or three days or a week, to bring in
the numerous witnesses that were
necessary to obtain indictments in the
violations of these laws.
The trial work in the criminal court
is not reduced so materially because
the history of those cases in this
county has been that in most cases
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-04-09
FROM Twenty-Five to Three

The sheriff oi Fulton county who
frankly admits that he has never been
considered dry gives the following
remarkable report on the effect OF the
National Prohibition law:
Dear Sir:
Your inquiry received today rcla-
tive to the effect OF Prohibition as 10
Increase or decrease OF inmates in
county Jail. In view Of my following
remarks, wish to say first HAT am
not and never hayt been considered
a radical dry, Ny average number oi
prisoners for the year 1919 was TWEEN
ty-flve-this year, 1920, the average IS
three. and to my best knowledge and
belief it is entirely due to Prohibition.
! am basng my opinion OH my eXpe-
rience as an officer OF the law for the
past twelve years, in dealing with
crime in all its phases.
"The past year there was not a case
of murder in Fulton county. neither
was there any large burglaries or any
serious disturbances, the first time in
my twelve years as an officer.
II coulG write yon numerous indi-
vidual cases OF booze-hghters who
now own their own homes, whose
families go to public gatherings look
ing clean and wholesome.
"At ST. David in this county, a for
NOR saloon and blind pig town, there
has been one arrest for drunkenness
since January 1st--prcyiously there
were several every day. The same is
true of Canton another city situated
as was ST. David. ! state this freely
and will furnish proof OF same to any
one who may doubt any statement
have made, and will be glad to do 50.
/ also am not narro w-minded and per-
sonally care not if 4 is wet or dry, but
for the good of mankind, it is the
greatest thing that ever happened in
this county.
Guy r. Williams,
Sheriff"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-04-09
BARlEYCORN'S END
TAKES JUSTICE JOB
No Need for Police Magistrate
or uonEtab,s Nov, Is Opinion
II Con Con Members.
AuTora Bacon News

snrin-.eld. III. March 3.-fvngted
Presnb-Then JOHN Barleycorn died
last January the need OF justices of
the peace, bolice magistrates and con-
stables perished also.
Ieastways this is the opinion OF
afifa.h.ar ef4mHulbarA..es * lthea eo ~
tlonat convention and they have IN
trodneed proposals 20 eliminate these
positions from the l.st = elective
officers OF the state.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-04-09
Many Downstae Jails Have Lost Last Tenants Since Booze
Was Banshed on July
OFFICERS CREDIT PROHIBITION LAWS FOR MARVELLOUS
DECLINE IN MISDENiEANORs, DRUNKS AND GRIMES
Leers 10 The American Issue Report Great Improvement In tie General
Conditions Under Dry Law
SHALL JAlS EE REPLIED? ANSWER AT PRIMARIES SEPTEM

Prohibition. Since the number
remarkable Prohibition Illinois
to
incing proof Eighteenth Amendment
in then fail
primaries September Is endorsed dry candidates
.or the legislature
asking number the jail
present with the number before Prohibition
81 innate wa auscdb by Prohibition.
o practically all
report population permit
publication printed full
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-04-09

good many in our town that before
last July would spend al the money
they could earn for booze and would
neglect their family very much. but
now there is great difference in
these men and :heir families. They
are wearing better clothes, paying
their bills and getting along much
better in their home.
Il was standing on the street the
other day talking with a friend and
one Of these men came out OF a store
with sack OF -four and some other
things and my friend calling my at
tention to this man remarked, there
goes - with sack of -four and
l will bet he has not a drop of liquor
in the house, This is something we
did not use to see of this man, and
there are a good many others the
same way.
Hoping you can gather a little in
formation from this. | remain,
VERY truly yours,
IF. y Shoenholz,
Sheriff OF Lee County
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-04-09
ONLY THREE MEN IN
COUNTY JAIL. TODAY,

To-day. for the first time in the his.
tory OF La Sale county. there are
only three prisoners in the county
Jail One of the trio, has only four
days more of his sentence to serve
lie is Sam Mccormick. = vag. who
was picked up In La salle, two weeks
ago aud given q twenty day prison
sentence. The ether two ara Thomas
'fiahdii' 'Tsud Jbhn .witey, = SsesseS
check fOrgeTs. who we're arrested In
Mendoza on Feb 7th. charged with
passing bogus checks. and bound over
10 the grand jury.
Until this morning eight prisoners
used In the County ja,l as their local
.addreaA .The nartv broke IN when.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-04-09
Booze ana 30
Meet at Craze
Mike Walsh, PreyTuant of the
Hobo College, Says Search
for students" Is Futile
nhicapa-AailY Journa

John Barleyeorn's chief mournsr has fol-
lowed him to the grave. The hobo IS no
Jungle buzzard" gay cat" bar hy'
and "ganty dancer have deserted ihe west
side "nope" that we're oncs their me
nsgsrle. They have osta abllshed themselves
in lodgings more saitas4s to their improved
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-04-09
Give Expert Testimony on Dry
Law Results
BLIND PIGCING Less
UNDER new DRY LAW
Value of Illinois Enforcement Act
Shown
PROTECT THE LAW AT PRIMARIES

On March 10Th. the editor OF the
American Issue sent the following
letter to all states attorneys in llli-
nois:
IN the next number OF our paper
I am planning TO give report ON the
results OF Prohibition in Illinois
q believe that you can give nc III
tercstins and authoritative data from
your county on this subject.
viii you therefore, please send me
airy facts and figures yon may have
showing how Prohibition has affected
the work Of your Office
"In addition to facts from your rec-
ords SHOULD like your personal judg-
ment based ON your observation and
experience before and after July on
the question OF how much Prohibition
.-MilL-eSeptu2il1 dsereassa tbs lpllaber
OF cases requiring the states attor-
ney's attention in your county"
Because OF their opportunities TO
observe the workings OF the Proliibi-
ten law and their experience in study
/ ing the causes OF crime the answers to
! the above letter by states attorneys
arc expert testimony ON the effect of
the Federal Prohibition law and the
Illinois Prohibition Enforcement Act,
The following are a lew OF the let
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-04-09
Crawford County Sheriff Has No Prisoners
OF FIIE OF SHE
Harlem E. Parker, Sheriff
Ed. Plunkett, Deputy

Harlem E. Parker, Sheriff
Ed Plunkett Deputy
Robinson III, March 80, 1920
Editor The American Security Building Chicago
Dear Mr. Edior:In reply letter received will
endeavor
interested about time. haven't
the Jail and haven't had than half the OF
the Prohibition effect before the Pro-
hbion of all by
drunkenness
Enforced Prohibition all the difference the world
and l am hoping that conditions will remain WE'LL
Yours truly,
H. f. PARKER, Sheriff
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-04-09
TUNLY SEVEN CASES To
COME UP BEFORE JURY
LR Sal la-lri nuOa

Very little work Is in store for the
March grand jury. which will conf
yens next Monday afternoon. Thus
lar there are Gully seven cases sched.l
uled to receive the attention of the
jury, oah. unless fkere is a rush Of
srines withsa thu next few days. the
grand jury will find the quarterly
criminal list the smallest in years
and probably the smallest In ths
history of the eodrtry.
Three Of the cases ON the statrs
Attorney Z Isl at IRON .1erdotr, /,
two OF the defendants being accus.
ed Of forgery and one OF larceny.