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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-11-19
PHILA.'S POLICE CHIEF
LOOKS FOR DRUNKEN ORGY
Fears Dry Officials Anticipating
Early Decapitation, May Slack En-
forcement

Chfef OF Police Mills OF Philadelphia
is quoted in the press of that city as
expressing fear that there will be an
orgy OF booze violations during the
next few months. He explains that
Federal Prohibition officers in the
expectation that their heads will come
off about the middle OF March may
not be as vigilant i'll experimenting
criminals as they have been hitherto
1T is to be hoped that the chief is
mistaken III his forecast.
The fact is, the federal officers are
not showing any evidences of relax
ing their efforts to apprehend boot
leggers. They are making good al
one of the hardest jobs that was ever
tackled by any government.
Chief Mills promises to use his de-
partment to the utmost in suppressing
bootlegging and this announcement
is encouraging That there was be-
lief among the bootleggers that there
would be relaxing of effort on the
part of federal officers is seen by the
fact that the day after election Pro-
hibition Commissioner Humans Of
fee was crowded with people seeking
permits to withdraw liquor from
bond An order had been in effect
since September ! prohibiting with
drawals. The number of applicants
is said to have run beyond the 10C
mark but they departed from Mr.
Humans Office in disgust without
their permits.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-11-19
OREGON A. S. |. GETS new
STATE SUPERINTENDENT
Herwig, of Kansas, Now Holds
Wheel; Crabbe of Wyoming
Succeeds Herwig
HERWIG BEGINS FIGHT
Law Enforcement Department
Has Been Established for Big
Dry Roundup

w. ]. Herwig has entered upon his
duties as superintendent of the Anti
Saloon League OF Oregon. Mr. Her
wig at the time of his election to the
SUPPLEMENTARY of the Anti-Saloon
League of Oregon was superintend-
ent of the Kansas League.
Fred L. Crabbe, formerly superin-
tendent OF Wyoming, succeeds Mr..
Herwig to the SUPPLEMENTARY OF
Kansas
Mr.. Herwig has begun'a vigorous
campaign for law enforcement in Ore
gon and to that end law and order
department has been established with
Mr.. +. w. Snyder iii charge
For the last year Mr.. Snyder was
in the employ of the state as chief
special agent under the direction of
the governor. From fifteen to twenty
agents were employed in this depart
ment, whose duty it was to secure
evidence of violation of the law and
to cooperate with law enforcement
officers. At its last session the Leg
islature appropriated for this purpose
fund OF $4,000. On account of
several special Investigations and the
heavy demand for help from over the
state the entire fund has been ex-
hausted and the force of agents dis
missed 1t is the purpose of the Anti
Saloon League of Oregon now with
the help of Mr. Snyder to carry on
this work until the Legislature shall
meet and again make an appropria-
ton.
The League has inaugurated a cam
paign of agitation and education for
law enforcement throughout the
state. A law enforcement conference
will be held in Portland on November
Is, at which conference every phase
of law enforcement will be discussed.
All district attorneys, sheriffs, con-
Staples, Justices Vi the peace, CHleis
of police, judges, and all who are in
terested in law and order will be in
vited to participate in the conference.
Captain Frank Gilbert of Washing
ton, D. c. of the legal department OF
the Anti-Saloop League OF America
will deliver several addresses and take
part in the conference.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-11-19
BoWERY MISSION
Will Change It's Work Due to the
Effects of Prohibition

Announcement is made that the old
Bowery Mission in New York City,
which for more than 40 years cared
for the victims of drink, will now
change its activities to another field.
With the passing away of the sa-
looms" says the announcement, "and
with the ultimate total destruction Of
the liquor traffic clearly in sight this
notorious thoroughfare has taken on
changed conditions"
The old Mission intends to take up
work OF Americanization, primarily
through the children of foreigners
This change in the old Bowery dis
trict within a year after Constitution
al Prohibition became effective is an
outstanding bit of evidence of the
good wrought under the dry law. The
saving of men appeals to every man
and woman with heart and conscience,
and Prohibition is proving every day
that it does save men.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-11-19
MISSOURI VETS overwhelmed
Dry Law Enforcement Measure Car
ries by $4,000 Majority; Thirteen
Congressman Dry

Missouri dry voters overwhelmingly
defeated the liquor interests at the
polls November ,.
The hardest fought battle was over
the dry law enforcement measure
which had been passed by the Legis-
lature and referred by the vets to
the voters, The indications are that
this measure has carried by over 80,
600 majority This estimate is based
on the returns from 100 counties and
ST. Louis city. Returns are not COM
plete from the five dry counties OF
Barton, Mcdonald. Ozark, Cedar and
Reynolds at this writing.
This victory is the more remark
able when it is remembered that only
one referred law prior to this election
had ever been approved by the people
of the state since the initiative and
referendum became operative. The
state had been thoroughly schooled
to vote mo- on all propositions sub
mitted. 1t was the task of the
League to direct the voters other
wise with reference TO this measure.
and teach them how to scratch their
ballots.
A notable victory was also achieved
in the Congressional districts. Thir-
teen OF the Congressman elected are
pledged to sustain the Volstead Code
and according to records published
prior to election. can be dependend
upon to vote to keep the one-half of
per cent definition OF intoxicants in
the federal law.
The Anti-Saloon League of the
state in commenting upon the re-
markable victory achieved, pays high
tribute to the Womans Christian
Temperance Union. The League
agreed to furnish free all the literature
the women would distribute and un
der this agreement the local Unions
put over 100000 pieces of literature
directly into the hands of the voters.
The hearty cooperation of the
churches of the state is also attrib-
uted by the League to be one of the
big contributing factors to the vic
tory.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-11-19
RECORD FINE ASSESSED

You remember that last spring a
caravan OF trucks. carrying liquor
from Kentucky to Pennsylvania was
stopped by dry officers at Delaware
and diverted TO Columbus where the
whisky was held for some time by
government officials. and was finally
permitted TO be taken 10 its destna-
ton. as the permits seemed to be reg
ular. 1t developed later that the per-
NIT was not regular
This whisky was routed to John
Zerbey, Summit Hill, Pennsylvania.
1t seems this man Zerbey was the king
pin in securing whisky from ware
houses on permits, and selling it for
use as beverage.
THE REVENUE DEPARTMENT
TRAILED zERBEY AND HAS
IMPOSED A FINE ON HIM OF
$50S.000 THE LARGEST FINE
EVER ASSESSED UNDER PRO
HIBITION.
1t seems the local courts also have
a settlement with Zerbey, and when
that gentleman gets through with the
government and the courts, he will
resemble a shock OF corn after it has
been interviewed by the shredder.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-11-19
BUTTERMILK SALOONS NOW
CLEVELAND, OHIO, VOGUE

According to the Cleveland press,
buttermilll is more popular in that
city than ever before and town gossip
which can no longer be discussed in
the saloon because of Prohibition is
now discussed over buttermiIk coun-
ters In many of these buttermilN
shops the old habit of treating is still
in vogue. Buttermilk fountains in the
market, aroades and creameries sell
hundreds of glasses day at FIVE and
ten cents a glass. One buttermilk
fountain in an arcade building in the
shopping district of Cleveland sells
from thirty to forty gallons of butter
milk daily.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-11-19
PHILA. JUDGE SETS NEW
PRECEDENT IN FAKE CASES

Judge Dickinson of the United
States District Court of Philadelphia
in refusing a new trial to a saloon
keeper and his bartender convicted
of selling whisky. set a precedent for
eases involving the sale of fake liz
uor. Attorneys for the convicted
men pleaded that they had sold an
alcoholic product colored with burned
sugar and other ingredients and
therefore could not be legally con-
victed for selling whisky. Judge
Dickinson was not impressed by the
argument and gave this hot shot from
the bench:
A man who sells that rotten
stuff should be indicted not only
for selling Intoxicating liquors
but also as prohteer, for COM
hitting fraud on the people,
for selling poison, and also for at
tempted murder.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-11-19
FED. GRAND JURY REPORTS
ON VOLSTEAD VIOLATIONS
Permits for Removal of 500, 900
Gallons Whisky Issued in
Nine Months
REPORT sUsTAINs A. S. L.
Jury Finds Permits Issued to Per
sons Without Standing
In Community

In report by the Federal grand
jury made to Judge John Rellsab,
Trenton, New Jersey, November l it
was shown that permits for the sale
of 100000 gallons of liquor were is
sued in the last nine months. The
wholesale and indiscrminate issu-
ance OF these permits under the Vol
stead Prohibition enforcement act
was held responsible for much of the
complaint in New Jersey about non
enforcement OF the Prohibition laws.
This report verifies the report issued
some weeks ago by the Ant-Saloon
League in which il was shown that
permits had been issued in most in
stances to irresponsible parties and
that there were more wholesalers in
the state under Prohibition than there
were in the old license days, not
withstanding the fact that these
wholesalers could legally supply only
druggists and those manufacturers
permitted to use alcohol for manufac
turing purposes.
1t was the Anti-Saloon Leagues ex-
pose that was perhaps one of the
chief factors in bringing about the
order from Prohibition Commissioner
Kramer prohibiting the issuance OF
any further wholesale liquor permits
The report of the grand jury declares
that the administration of the Prohi-
bition law has not been adequate and
has failed in its purpose and the ju-
rors feel il it were not for public opin-
ion they would also despair of effec-
tive work being done by the Federal
enforcement agents.
Legislation similar, to the Nolstead
act in the state is recommended as an
aid to cooperation in the enforce
ment between Federal and state Of
iicials. Wholesale issuance of these
permits is branded by the grand jury
report as "a primary mistake in con-
nection with the administration OF
the Yolstead act The report says:
Our Investigation satisfies us that
either proper examination was not
made or else it was wilful negligence
in the issuance OF many OF these per-
mits and we in our inquiry learned
that some OF the permit holders were
men not only without standing in the
community in which they lived but
possessing such regulations as would
justify one in a conclusion that they
are not the proper parties to enjoy
either the privilege or responsibility
OF being connected with the sale and
distribution OF liquors.
Nearly ali of these permits were
issued before the present Federal Di-
rector assumed office and our inform
alton is that no more will be issued
during the current year"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-11-19
PENNA. CONGRESSIONAL
DELEGATION DRIES UP

The Pennsylvania congress
sional delegation consisting of
80 members will contain eight
new members. But one of the
eight, James ]. Connolly, de-
clared himself in favor of the
return OF beer and wines. The
rest of the newly elected mem
bers are considered to be free
from the control of liquor in
fluence. T he Anti-Saloon
League estimates that the min
imum dry vote will be p, with
a strong probability that there
may be additional votes when
important tests shall come. The
present delegation is evenly
divided on the question. Thus
it will be seen a substantial
gain has been made by the drys
in Pennsylvania.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-11-19

Alfred Amer, President of fhe
Southern Interstate Hotel Associa-
ton and proprietor of the St. Charles
Hotel OF New Orleans, one of the
most famous hotels in the country,
believes that Prohibition has been of
tremendous benefit to hotel proprie-
tors. Commenting on the changes
under Prohibition and the manage
ment of his hotel, Mr. Amer said
that the dry regime has made the
operation of hotels easier, both as to
the handling of guests and theNman-
agement of the employees.
Guests are less querulous, less like
ly to make trouble over trifles and
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-11-19
ELECTORS JUNK
1o1 SALOONS ON NOV. 2

Later returns from Scotland's first
Prohibition election show 40 voting
areas continuing wet, II dry, and %
voting for limited Prohibition. In
Glasgow, according tc these later re-
turns which are still incomplete. 10l
out of 1873 saloons will be forced to
close. Drys are elated over the re-
suit of the first election on the liquor
question, says a Glasgow dispatch.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-11-19
RING
OPERATORS SURRENDER

Mike de Pike" Heitler Chicago
roadhouse and saloonkeeper, and
Robert Pcarlman, Chicago saloon
keeper, surrendered to federal author
tiles ON November 10 and were held in
bonds of $4,000 each under indict-
ments for violation OF the Nolstead
Act. Heitler's name has figured
prominently in the investigation of
Chicago's so-called million dollar
whisky ring The whisky ring cases
are before Judge Lands. Heitler is
accused by other saloonkeepers Of
selling 100000 worth of whisky to
them and then sending men to steal
it back
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-11-19
SECRETARY HOUSTON DECLARES
PROHIBITION WINNING FRIENDS

The other David Secretary the Treasury
asked about of the administrative problems The Secretary
said that of the difficulties the longer Prohibition force,
the firmly established public favor irrespective
sonal prejudice
AS indicative OF the growth OF public approval of Prohibition Mr.
Houston recalled that he South Carolina years
initial Prohibition made with the the
dpensay law and laws regarding q
The first unpopular that violent
opposition and instruction followed And Secretary Houston
pointed today there probably Is the people
of South Carolina that would be willing the Prohibition law
repealed.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-11-19
PENNA. JUDGE AMERCES BIG
BOOZE DEALER S5os, 900
Defendant Charged With Diverting
Non-beverage Alcohol to Beverage
Use

According to a Philadelphia North
American dispatch carrying Scran-
ton, Pa. date-line of November S,
penalty of $508,000 has been imposed
upon John +. Zerbey, a wholesale
liquor dealer of Summit Hill, Camden
county, Pa, because it is charged by
the internal revenue department that
he used liquor for beverage purposes
which he had procured on the asser-
ton that it was to be used for non
beverage purposes.
The fine is a double tax on the
amount of whisky said to have been
used by Zerbey for beverage pur-
poses. He has been known for
long time as the king pin of the
whisky traffic. at Summit Hill. High
on the mountain tops he established
himself in the medicinal" whisky
business. Townspeople say he is
worth a million"
Last spring a carload of a thousand
cases of liquor valued at 100000 and
billed to Zerbey was held up at Co
lumbus, Ohio, by suspicious Prohi-
bition agents because they had not
received word to Cooperate with
Pennsylvania agents"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-11-19
MARY GARDEN FAvORs PROHIBITION
Oeriding Prohibition As a Cheap
Mirtl-provohsr, Rapidly Losing
Out

Despite the fact that theatre man
ayers and play producers testify that
the closing of saloons has brought
prosperity to the theatre, Prohibi-
ton continued to be the subject OF
rdicule before the footlights. There
is evidence, however, that as mirtll
provoker ii is losing its popularity. A
number of footlight stars have not
been afraid to admit Prohibition
great benefit The latest Of these to
fearlcssly declare in favor of Prohibi-
ton is Mary Garden. She is quoted
in the Chicago Tribune of October
% as saying
Did you know when you study
the story of crime and disease
you always find the same answer
mother alcoholic, or father al
coholic? Whisky is the root of
all evil Prohibition is the great
est thing that has ever happened
in this country. What amazes
me most is that they were able to
do il in such an emotional coun-
try. Soon there will be world
Prohibition; am for it.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-11-19
ECUADOR PRESIDENT is
MOVING FOR PROHIBITION

The Congress OF Ecuador is dis
cussing proposed Prohibition law
Counsel General Cooling says that
while direct legislation may no~ be
enacted in the present session it will
be introduced each successive Com
gross until majority approves it
Continuing, Mr.. Cooling says AS the
effect of alcohol on the natives is dis
astrous, any restriction placed upon
its sale will be of lasting benefit to
that class while their efficiency will
be greatly increased"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-11-19
OF SOUTHERN BONFACES
STRONGLY IN FAVOR OF PROHIBITION
Mr. Amer Prohibition Employees Are More Depend
able Guests Querulous, Less Likely Make Trouble
Over Trfes Much Easier to Care For

much more easily cared for in every
way. Noticeable decrease in break
age of equipment since Prohibition
became effective is seen and one of
the greatest Improvements is the in
crease in reliability and efficiency of
employees.
Mr.. Amer, when Prohibition be-
came effective gave special attention
to his candy stand and the sale of
souvenirs, magazines and news
papers, the taxi service. the turkish
baths, and he announces these side
issues properly conducted have re-
turned twice as much net profit to
his hotel as was produced by the beer
and wine trade.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-11-19
FEDERAL SLEUTHS COP
LOO CASES OF LIQUOR

Federal Prohibition agents on No
vember 9 seized 200 cases of Hay
ncr whisky i'll Pittsburgh This
whisky is said to have been distilled
in Ohio but was shipped to Pitts
burgh from Atlantic City. On the
same day another load of 500 cases
neatly hidden under lumber was
seized in Pittsburgh. This consign
ment had come from Ottawa. Can
ada. Bootleg value of the LOO cases
of whisky confscated was placed at
$4,000
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-11-19
PEN COMMITMENTS
SLUMP 70 PER CENT

The official report submitted
by superintendent Craig to the
Board of Supervisors, shows
that during the spring and sum-
mer months of the present year
the number of prisoners in the
Monroe county IN. " peni-
tertiary average SIS. In former
years, the report states, the
average has been about 200.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-11-19
First. look at tic arrests for
intoxication from 1914 to 1918.

"In the last eighteen months of that
period it was, of course, illegal to sell
intoxicants to men i'll uniform. Com
pare these figures with those of 1919
which was dry from July on, and of
this year.
l9l9 .................. 5,657
1920 (three- quartcrs). =. 1904
Then compare the last two years
by quarters.
First quarter. 1914 (weD o14(dry)
Second quarter 1868 (weD 1916 (dry)
Third quarter. 94+ dry 1,o94 dry
Fourth quarter $50 dry
How do | analyze the increase in
the last two quarters? Well, in the
first place, the Acknowledgements
seem to be learning the geography OF
a new world of illegal liquor distribu-
ton, and the law-breakers who sell
the stuff arc developing a system of
hnger-prints, SO to speak, for identify
ing customers who will open their
mouths now but keep them closed
later on.
. Furthermore, the police are max
ing more arrests for public intoxica.
ton than they did under the wet
regime. The liquor now sold is us
ualy crude, of high alcoholic strength
and produces frequent cases of VIC
lence. In the old days the police
would often see drunk without ar
resting him, or when in court would
say of an arrested drunk, He didn't
give me any trouble but now they
almost always add charge of violence
and dsorderly conduct to that of in
toxication."
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-11-19

The Jones-Works excise law be-
came effective November /, 1914. 1t
contained many restrictive provisions
and under it not more than three
hundred barrooms could be licensed.
The Sheppard Prohibition law became
effective November /, 1917, and Ma
tional Prohibition January 10, 1920
Persons convicted of crime in this
district aad sentenced for a period of
one year or less are sent to the work
house. The commitments to that in
stitution from lola to date will indi-
cate whether restrictive and Prohibi-
ton laws have had any effect. The
figures given in the following tables
are official for the number of prison
ers committed for the fiscal years
ended June 30:
1914 1915 1910 1917 1918 1919 1920
$500 6,472 6,45S 1852 1892 ISL 1888
The decrease from 1914 to 1920 is
$3.50 per cent. In that period the
population of the District of Columbia
increased approximately rs per cent,
which would make the ratio of de-
crease about 90 per cent.
The number OF husbands commit
ted for non-support were:
1914 1915 1910 1918 1919 1920
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-11-19

In the former class the decrease is
1873 per cent and in the latter 81 per
cent. Considering the increase in
population the ratio OF decrease is
approximately 90 per cent and 90 per
cent respectively.
The official figures from the reports
of the Associated Charities for the
years ended September so are as fol-
lows:
Pet
1910 1920 Der.
Families befriended. .2,767 998 "a
Alcoholic problem in
families befriended 527 IS o33
These results have been accom-
plished Notwithstanding the proXim
ity of Baltimore, which was very wet
most of the time, and notwithstsand-
ing the propaganda and extraordinary
efforts of the west to discredit Prohi-
bition in the capital of the United
States.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-11-19

A thousand cases OF whisky said to
have a value of $l500o0 were seized
in a Baltimore and Ohio express car
just out OF Pittsburgh the other day.
The whisky was shipped from At
lantic City.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-11-19

Paul Stable, an Italian at Niles,
violated the liquor law and is now in
Jail. where he will remain until he
furnishes a deposit sufficient to cover
a fine of $500 and costs.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-11-19

Prohibition has closed the city Jail
at Rockport, Missouri and the prison
has been turned over to one of the
other city departments.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-11-19

The Herald and Presbyter is au-
thority for the statement that the
Secretary of State for the CAMERON
Colonies of Africa has announced
that trade spirits" will no longer be
permitted to be imported into Africa.