The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-07-08

/ Ous the receipts of unfit, currency had
I been largely in excess of the ability
of the cnuntlno force to handle.
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Tho hiooest tbof, oe orteoinc ,,le ks
occnrrod 4, Deoo,,bor 1913 when q
younc orn,y officer Ioter onnrabended
ord non,tot,d tod, ohonl,s agqraootinp
SG5 Ooo Those chacl,s of course. came
intn IN. troosurar,s accouuti3g division
and racl.p,oti,n ,vos node on the
hanks and all rho b,nI,g involved rec
ognizcd thaIr. liohilitv eyccnt one New
Yorl, hqui, which refused 10 nav. The
distances, oHicar raised many Of the
chacrs harore cushing Thorn
II HAS always heen the custom of
congress to relieve the treasurer Of the
United States and other officers OF
the government who handle money.
when it could be clearly shown thhl
the losses were not due to any tauIt OF
theirs. There have been some holaole
Instances where relief was granted III
l9Od there was loss Of Sol'oOV vi 'n'
sub-treasury at st. LOUIS IN I9o'' Il
loss OF Sl'3'VoO In the suo-'reasu "a, y
at chicago; IN l9o', loss Oh @o,oo'
IN the suOtreasury AZ boston anu l."
january Ioli' Wheh Lee McC'u"N ""'
treasurer tIlere was IoSs IL INC '7
demptloh DIVISION OF Hl,oVo,7V,
W ME the treasurer Is 'lap'e u'iue'
MS bohd tor the s''IeNeeP'ns u l,'
publlc none! III ms 'uS'ou5, II 10 ""
vlous tlat the trahSaclIohS Oh MS o''''e
are so extensive that ne cannot DC P'''
SoEaIiy coghlzaht or eacI clech pre-,
Sehted I" ms ONCE Tor p"S'neut " W
the evidence presented ~ eS'ao'''" 1''1
rlghl oI Il presenter 10 le0e''e pay
meht 'I'eTeoh'
startd Liquor Fight Years Ago
The United States army was 20
years ahead of the country as n
whole in abolishing strong drink.
II was the army that eventually
pointed the way TO nationwide pro-
hibition. These statements are made
In special report on the pass
Ing of John Barleycorn from the
army" by Colonel John S. Chambers,
CHEF of the personnel division Of the
adjutant generals office. He shows
that liquor was part of the army ra-
ton up to thc early part Of the civil
war In 1863, however, due to the re-
Stricted supply available, he says, only
one gill per man daily was allowed for
issue in cases of excessive fatigue or
severe exposure After the close of the
civil war the issue of liquor as part
of tie ration was abolished by failure
to include its provision in the appro-
pratioaS for subsistence Of the army.
Thereafter the history Of the career of
liquor in the army was intimately con-
nected with the gradual evolution Of
the post exchange. In 1862 congress
required the inspector general of the
army to prepare n list of articles to be
sold by suffers to officers ana sol
diers OF the volunteer service mat
list included all articles OF ordinary
merchandise ana showed ttat the SAFE
OF intoxicating liquors was prohlolted'
Following the civil war the army
was scattered mostly at Isolated posts
IN wat was theh the great west
ana the vicinity OF the post oecaihe
c'nl'ered win saloons, ean'ol,hs Jolnts
ana similar places designer 10 sep
arate the soldier from MS pay 10
remedy Ihat SITUATION congress III lo'o
authorized the maintenance OF oHe OF
more tradlhS establishment at lrohtler
posts by persons appointed oy tEe sec
rotary OF war II also was PROVIDED
that these traders shoulh De under the
protection ana military cohtrol OF the
commanding oHIcerS as camp follow
rrs. Iheh grew up q custom OF sell
ing light wines aad peers Whlch ID
those days We're not regarded as IN
toNcatIng,
Chief Source Of Revenue,