The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-11-05
CAPTAIN Gilbert is
A. S. |. Associate
General Counsel
Illino:an, Seven Years Attorney for
State League, Wins High
Recognition

Recognition
Captain Frank B. Gilbert has been
appointed by the national executive
board of the Anti-Saloon League OF
America as assistant to Wayne B.
Wheeler, the general counsel and at
torney for the Anti-Saloon League.
His headquarters will be at Wash
ington, D. C. In addition TO assist
ing Mr.. Wheeler in connection with
the legal work OF the League Captain
Ebbert will also cooperate with him
in the legislative department OF which
| Mr. Wheeler is now in charge
Captain Ebbert's qualifications for
successful and efficient service in both
OF these important fields of League
activity were demonstrated during the
seven years he was general counsel,
Superintendent OF law enforcement.
and legislative superintendent OF the
Anti Saloon League OF Illinois.
Captain Gilbert drew up the Illinois
Prohibition Enforcement Act and
his legal knowledge proved invalu-
able in plotting this measure past
legal technicalites and all other OBJ
stacles through both houses OF the
legislature
Following the adoption of the bill
the vets carried on a desperate cam
paign with the object OF having the
bill vetoed This campaign culmin-
ated in a hearing on the bill before
the Governor Levy Mayer and
Clarence barrow, two OF the leading
attorneys for the liquor interests i'll
America, spoke against the bill. Cap
tain Ebbert made the only address
in defense OF the bill. 1t was signed
by the governor and became law
on July |, 1919.
| Illinois is the largest state in the
Union in which the drys were sue
ccssful in securing the adoption OF
an effective enforcement measure in
Guiding a one-half of | per cent limit
of alcohol in beverages. Previous &c
the Illinois campaign for ratification
and law enforcement under national
Prohibition Captain Gilbert did ehec.
tive work enforcing the local option
law and also won extraordinary sue
sess i'll local potion election contest
cases.
Captain B. Gilbert was born in Gin
cinnati, Ohio. In 1904 he graduated
receiving the degree of A. B. from
De PAW, University at Green Castle
Indiana. In 1911 he graduated from
the Chicago law school with the de
gree of L. L. B. Cum Laude. Fol
lowing several years OF general law
practice in Idaho, Captain Gilbert be-
came General Counsel and Legisla-
tive Superintendent for the Anti-Sa-
loon League OF Illinois in 1913. From
1913 to the time of his departure for
Washington, Captain Gilbert was on
the faculty of the Chicago law school
as a professor OF the law OF contracts
During the world war he served as
captain i'll the chemical warfare
service He is also a veteran of the
Spanish American war.
The following resolutions were
adopted by the headquarters com
mittee OF the Anti-Saloon League OF
Illinois:
Whereas: Captain Frank B. Gilbert
has served the Anti Saloon League OF
illinois for the past seven years, and
Whereas: He has now been honor
ed in the election as Associate Gen
eral Counsel of the Anti-Saloon
League of America with headquar-
tiers at the Nations Capital, therefore
Be it resolved, That we express to
Captain Ebbert Our warm apprecia-
ton of his very able and devoted
service while attorney for the Illinois
League. He has served us in high
err sphere than that of merely legal
adviser and special prosecutor. He
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superintendent in caring for our
measures in the Legislature, has most
honorably and efficiently represented
the League in the leading churches
of our state, has co-operated as a
brother in all the round of the
Leagues work at the Chicago head
quarters, at all times deporting him
self as a Christian gentleman and a
real statesman.
Resolved, That this Committee ex-
press its deep reluctance in letting
Captain Gilbert 60 but realizing how
selfish it would be to insist on his re-
naming with a state League when
he is offered opportunity to serve the
whole nation, in patriotic, sacrificial
spirit we acquiesce in this loss to our
state but great gain to our nations
work.
Resolved, That copy of this ex-
| Dression be sDread uDon our minutes