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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-03-25
WOMEN COMMITMENTS DECREASE
Prohibition Works Big Change in
Domestic Conditions in the Bay
State

At the Massachusetts, state reform
atory for women commitments have
fallen off from 271 to 118, OF the lat
ter very few for intemperance. In
discussing the beneficial effects OF
Prohibition as seen by official reports
the Boston Transcript for February
20 says that where hundred drunken
men were once seen on the streets
only one is seen now.
The Transcript quotes from the re-
port by the League fer Preventive
Work in Boston which says:
The homes even more than the
streets show the result The man
who once lost seven days work
each month from drink has not
only an increased but steady
inc ONE. Formerly unreliable
workmen are being promoted to
positions of skill and responsible
ity. Women have stopped work
ing in factories and are keeping
house. Some have moved into
better tenements, bought furni-
ture, monographs and clothing.
The change is first shown in the
use of the wet wash then better
clothing, then savings and better
food.
The Transcript continues:
IF the advocates of Prohibition
can continue to show decrease
in these old consequences of Pro-
hibition their cases may be re-
garded as won.
The economic saving is un-
doubtedly enormous Up to 1918
it was demonstrated that 50 per =
cent of the policing in this state
went for drunkenness cases and
results; 20 per cent of the Grim
ifsl prosecutions were for the
same cause and 65 per cent of
the work of the county jails and
houses of correction, while at
least one-third of the 1000 chill
dren in state institutions were
there because of the drink evil
In 1918 the commonwealth ex-
penditure for alcoholic intemper-
ance was $6,235, 8o8.o0 and one
fourth of the 1,183,50l expendi-
ture of private charities was
charged to drink.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-03-25
NEW IMMIGRATION LAW
CUTS INFLOW HEAVILY

y new immigration law as agreed
upon by Congress reduces the num-
Der OF immigrants to three per cent
each year of the aliens from the vari-
Gus countries in this country in 1910.
1t is anticipated this will reduce the
annual influx from 100000 to prob
ably $4,000 or 100000 The law is
expected to be temporary pending a
careful investigation OF the whole
question.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-03-25

Twenty-seven men and women ar
rested several days ago in the Wash
ington hotel bootleggers raids were
released on March under bonds of
a thousand dollars each for arraign-
ment March "a.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-03-25

Federal officers and agents en-
ployed to enforce National Prohib-
ton would be placed under the Civil
Service regulations by resolution in
troduced December 30 by Senator
Thomas Sterling, South Dakota, Re-
publican
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-03-25
Q. Has Norway's Halfway Prohibi-
ton Caused Decrease in Drunk
enness?

Let the official statistics OF Norway
answer.
The Prohibition tina. Norway now
mas was enacted during tie war, in
the beginning OF 1917, and after the
war approved by the people of Nor
way, October ) and 6, 1919, in a
plebiscite, where it received major
ity of $4,000 votes in its favor. Hence
it is now four years since it was first
enacted.
The last year before Prohibition,
was 1916 The statistics of the gov
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-03-25

DR.. Frank /, Christian, superin-
tendent of the reformatory at Elmira,
said that owing to abnormal condi-
tons during tho last few years it was
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-03-25
MISSIONARY conference At CLIFTON
SPRINGS, new YORK, O.k'S. PROHIBITION
Gratitude Expressed Almighty God for Signal Triumph of Cause
for Favorable Supreme Court Decisions; All Welfare
Bodies Urged to Aid Dry Law Enforcement

At the thysevnh annual conference of the Missionary
Union held Springs " following were adopted:
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-03-25
mot dry page in this book - Cleveland Christian Advocate
''Pussyfoot" johnson
Crusader Reformer - A Man Among Men
BY r. A. MCKENZIE

Let Johnson alone = more power to his
elbow '-Theodore Roosevelt.
Il have come to love Mr. Johnson, just as,
when boy, loved Mr.. Greatheart. DR. Will
fred I. Grenfe
I'VE commend this volume to any liquor
dealers who are still wondering what hit them.
We commend it to Mr.. Rollin Kirby, of the New
York World, who delights to portray all Prohi-
bitionsts as Mry-faced and gloomy We COM
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-03-25
FACTS prove LONDON TElEGRAPH'S STORY
OF PROHIBITION failure IN NORWAY FALSE
This Story Was Literally Quoted in Literary Digest Clearly
Wet Propaganda Norway Has But Partial Prohibitions Yet
Drunkenness Has Been Reduced Half Under Its Operation

Special Correspondent Scandnav
and Fnand)
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-03-25
Ofenses

ernment OF Norway for drunkenness
offenses, 100000, are as follows:
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-03-25
/. What Kind of Prohibition Ha
Norway?

Drinks that contain less than Il
per cent alcohol are allowed; only
such drinks that contain more than
II per cent alcohol (by volume) are
prohibited 1t is evident that such
Prohibition can hardly justify the
name 1t is very easy to get legally
drunk i'll Norway without using any
thing that is forbidden. All kinds of
beers are allowed in the Norwegian
Act and French white wines, Rhine
wines, some brands OF champagne.
some Italian wines. etc. And Nor
way has great supply of such.
In the article referred to, no single
word is used to explain to the public
this very important fact. On the
other hand, the article gives the reader
the idea that Norway has total Prohi-
bition, and that this system is a ire
nendous failure.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-03-25

any citizen who is interested reading
the life has devoted himself with
the realization ideal 1t impossible
the movement which resulted in the of
Eighteenth Amendment without knowledge of the
Mr.. Johnson Outlook.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-03-25

A Norwegian correspondent" OF
the London Daily Telegraph in an
article some months ago enumerates
number of alleged results OF Prohi-
bition in Norway. This article was
literally quoted in the Literary Digest
of December II and has been the
cause of much comment. 1t has
come to my attention and | can not
let some of the statements set forth
in the Daily Telegraph article go I'M
challenged. In the first place, let us
consider the kind OF Prohibition law
that is in effect in Norway.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-04-29
TABERNACLE NOTICES

Services each evening, except
Monday at 7:3O; Neighborhood Pray
err Meetings in various homes
throughout the city from $50 to lo
A. M, on Tuesdays, Wednesdays ana
Fridays; On Wednesday, THURSDAY
and Friday afternoons Eyangenst
Johnson will speak at the Tabernacle
from 2 TO 4. these are vital messages.
Immediately following them from
to 4:3O on the same afternoons, Miss
Nora L. Killian Bible teacher for
the Party, will conduct class on
Glow To Do Personal Work" All
are not only welcome but urged 10
attend this class, bring Bible, pen
Gil and notebook with them. On
Thursday evening it is expected that
the Benevolent Protective Order OF
Elks will attend the Tabernacle SER
vices in a body. A special seat re-
served for them.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-04-29
CHURCH LOCALS

Tonight at 1880 Inspiring song
service by the big Tabernacle chorus
Choir under the direction or Pro1.
Carr, followed by an unusually I'M
portant sermon by Evangelist John-
son on Backbone" It's red not
Don't miss it.
The pastor of the First Interna-
tional Holiness Church of Cambridge
requests that as many of his people
as can, to meet him at the church
this evening at Z o'clock for a short
prayer service in behalf of the great
revival campaign which is in our
midst, after which he desires that ne
and his people go and hear the evan
gelist, Bob Johnson and his party at
the Tabernacle.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-04-29
Mrs. George ". Marvel

Mrs. George w. Marvel, died al
her home algonquin Manor" last
night at 1890 o'clock, as the result
of stroke of paralysis with which
she was stricken on Wednesday. Sne
was sixty-nine years of age.
She is survived by her HUSBAND
and six children who are, Mr.. Danlel
H. Marvel, Miss Ida Marvel and airs
Gilbert Cantwell all of this city, MRS
R. T. Berby of near Cambridge, Mrs
William Moore Of Raleigh, N. e., ano
Mrs. Ruth Allison of Baltimore.
The funeral arrangements nave
not been completed at this time.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-04-29
EVANGELIST LIKENS
LIFE TO The OCEAN

Lays Plain Facts Before Large And
Interesting Audience Last Night
While 1t May Be Rough Sailing
On The Ocean During A Storm 1t
Is Smooth and Calm A Few Feet
Below Sea Level. Thus Is Life.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-29

none too gently bat mighty effec-
lively by one George Stephenson
For q consideration George has
promised milk-fed chicken ana ev-
erytning That goes with it. After
the banquet there will be a pro-
grxm OF entertainment, each club
putting on a. stunt"
Those who attended the Kiwanis
outing last year remember the en-
tertainment provided by visitors
from Freeport and Clinton Local
Kiwanians promise that this year
they are not to be SO sadly outdone
by the visitors. J. L. Vernon, chair
man of the reception COMMITTEES,
leaves this message for all Kiwan-
ians:
"A fellows heart can be in two
places, but his hat can't. All XII
wants hats will be checked at the
Watch Tower next Wednesday"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-29
CAMP GRANT, WHERE MAJORITY
OF ISLANDERS TRAINED. WILL
BE PERMANENTLY ABANDONED

Camp Grant, Rockford, one of the
largest military training stations
OF this country during the war,
where more than 60 per cent of
Rock Island soldiers received their
training, will be abandoned. the war
department has announced.
With the closing of the camp.
memories of the first days of train
ing during the World war will be
Drought back to the minds of hun
dreos OF Rock Islanders who visited
lne station during the period that
the majority of the local boys In
training were stationed there.
The camp buildings and ground,
cost the government approximately
$15,O0O,000. The money that has
passed through it's various channels
in subsistence, pay and other ex-
peDses, would. amount to many mil
lions additional, for at one time the
camp housed $4,000 soldiers. not
counting its civilian population.
: Rockford had to make a fight to
obtain Camp Grant In May, 1917,
VIII H Barnes head of a chamber
of commerce COMMITTEES, started to
obtain options on the land, the gov
eminent having indicated on May
II that it wanted to place n train
ing camp in northern Illinois. In
June of that year an army board
inspected the property and recon-
mended that it be taken over for the
cantonment- Rival cities, notably
Springfield began making trouble
and the situation looked serious for
Rockford, but it was awarded the
site
The Magic City.
Soon afterward a great army of
workmen appeared in the corn and
grain fields and pasture lands and
hundreds of great wooden barracks
sprang up as if by magic. Wages
were high, workmen were at a prem
ium and Rockford felt the stimulus
of great sums of money poured into
the channels of manufacture and
trade.
The original leases called for a
total of 2,249 acres. A new rifle
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-29

Morrison. Garden Plain corners. Al
bany and then along the Missis-
sipi. The roads are all good gravel
or macadam, the club says.
Detours on the Lincoln highway
from Elburn TO Dixon have been
cleared. Other central Illinois
roads are generally good though
suffering from lack of rain.
Work is proceeding at either end
Of Zion City on Sheridan road and
in another month this bad spot will
have been eliminated.
Grant highway from Chicago to
Rockford is good, but west OF this
point to Dubuque it is rough. rutty
and billy.
Northern Illinois gravel, ma
cadam and dirt roads are crumhling
through lack OF rain, thereby be-
coming rough and rutty, otherwise
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-29

range and safety zone were later
acquired, comprising 1891 acres,
making the total area for the reser-
walton $40 acres.
In June, July and August of 1913
the government bought camp lands
which it was holding under lease
until it had acquired about 1000
acres The remainder were turned
back to the original owners. The
highest price paid was $500 an acre,
which was for desirable property
around headquarters, and the lowest
was little under 5000 an acre.
Net All Titles Secured.
The government has been unable
to come to an agreement relative to
the purchase price of several farms,
including the properties of the Bald
win estate, J. August Johnson and
Charles Samuelson- Condemnation
proceedings were started, but have
not been pushed. Other acreage also
is under condemnation procedure to
settle title.
Camp Grant was ordered remod-
eled in September, 1917, to adapt II
to the army as reorganized- The
infantry company strength WIS in
creased from 200 to $50 men and
other branches of the service in
creased On Sept 10, 1917, 96 ad-
ditional barracks each to accommo-
date Sc men were authorized. The
assignment of troops approved by
the war college provided for a total
personnel of IL, 1859 to be assembled
at Camp Grant. This did not include
the personnel of the base hospital,
quartermaster, detachment, remount
station, bakery, ordnance detach-
ments and truck company.
Besides the barracks and similar
army buildings many large struc-
lures were erected, including seven
Y. M. c. A buildings, one Y. NJ. C.
A auditorium, three Knights OF Co
lumbus buildings, welfare houses,
Liberty theatre and the like.
Rehabilitation Center.
The late Gen. Thomas II. Barry
was the first commander of Camp
Grant and leader of the Seth divis-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-29

fair to good
Iowa-WhfIe there are some de
tours. the River-to- River road from
Davenport 20 Des Moines In report
ed in good condition and properl.
marked
The Red Ball route from low;
City north to st. Paul and south u
st. Louis is good. Il is reported
good with the. exception of IS mile;
OF paving under construction u
Clinton, Iowa. which. however. ha.
a good detour.
Road conditions in and about De-
Moines are reported good with tbs
exception OF detours on primary
route No. and these are wei
marked.
The White Pole road west o.
Omaha has been muddy In. the vicin,
1t yof Atlantic but is drying.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-29
IIWANIS ASKS
Riot To
ATTEND PICNIC
:. e,tr Gibbs, at Least. WIN Send
NJ Crowds TO Outing at
watch Tower. \

- q cat for the annual Kiwanis
v : a Black Hawks Watch
Wis wednesday. Plans are in
l5ss,s ,as of a general committee
Dc ls arftng the Rock Island, Mo-
nd davenport clubs, with
VI = General chairman. Invita-
" n participate have gone out
ipn = cIubs at Peoria, Rockford.
2 W Geneseo, Galesburg, Free
s ~ Clinton and Maquoketa-
r.,ee delegations are expected
L-s saeh of these cities and a
. .sral welcome is to be accorded
re, v,sitors. Moline and Daven-
's ", members will leave their re-
~ Tive club quarters at lis
- - in the afternoon. going by
e " 10 the Rock Island Chamber
~ !. connerce. At 1870 O'Clock XII
= of the three cities and all
~si,ors will start by auto for the
s . headed by the band from
\. as' oruhans' home at Davenport.
no program Of sports will start
...mntly at 2 o'clock and it is
rp,s sad that there will be no dull
T-e~snts Illinois members will
. .assge Iowans on the baseball dia-
-. -. there will be tug OF war
sstEesn teams drawn from oppo-
sIfs sides of the Mississippi river;
s mat and horseshoe pitching con-
,ssis are included on'the program;
ian frog races are scheduled; in
s VI, -all men and short men and
Mn men and fat men are going to
,srn the pages back TO the days of
real sport.
Ats o'clock the grand rush will
h to, the pavilion presided over
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-29

ion. but It went overseas under the
command Of Major General Charles
II. Martin With the return of the
soldiers the camp became a great
generalization center. II has since
been under the command of Major
General George ]. Ben. Jr.. who led
the Prairie division (22rd) overseas,
and present commander of the 9Th
division.
ID. H Sawyer was the major
quartermaster in charge of building
Camp Grant
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-29
ROADS
IN NEED OF RAIN
Sterling Tri- City Route Suffering
From Too Much Travel; All
Roads Are Fair.

The highway from the tri-cities
to Sterling by Lynden and Erie is
in bad condition, according TO the
Chicago Motor club weekly report,
due to excessive travel. The travel
bulletin recommends a route to
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-29
PREFERSFALL
FOR CONTRACTS
Secretary Hoover Wants Agree
ments fgf Read Construction
Made I'm Autumn.

Washington, July 29.-Governors
of the various states have been
urged by Secretary Hoover to let
their contracts for road construc-
tion in the fall rather than in the
spring. as a means of relieving the
unemployment situation.
Mr.. Hoover said today that he
had sent letters to the governors
suggesting this step as the letting
of contracts in the fall would ne
cessitate employment of men dur
ing the winter to handle the nee
essary supplies and road building
materials. This procedure was al
ready in effect in some states, he
said, and committee of engineers
who investigated the results for
him had recommended its adoption
generally.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-29
KIDS WILL BE KIDS.

Macon, France.--Madame Calan-
DIRE led the grand march at a cele-
bration here in honor OF her Tooth
birthday. Madame Piffaut, 81, and
Monsieur Cuepot, 81, were among
the fox trotters.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-29

More than 100 different sweet po-
tato products have been developed
in the United States.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-29

Selection may be made
from splendid assert
ments of regular and stout
sizes. Gowns, teddies,
drawers, petticoats, corset
covers -
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-11-18
N9~cOOHe1S AOTEl

Judging by the hotel registers OF
Vancouver, the whole wide world is
contributing to the tide of tourist
travel which flows through that
western Canadian port One page
of such register recently had been
signed by travellers from Manila
Up. ID, London, Boston. Dallas.
New York City. Winnipeg, Shang,,
hal. Washington. Yokohama and
Ycnkers.
The uninitiated who witness one
of these daily inf1uxes Of tourists,
Jump TO the conclusion that Gun
vcntion or exhibition mus. be OF
tapis. But they conclude wrongly
The steady stream of travel has q
tide controlled by the arrivals and
sailings of trans-Pacific and Aus
tralasian liners. Just after the ar
rival or before the departure of
one of these ships, Vancouver pre-
sents a truly cosmopolitan atmos
phere. Strange tongues are heard
on every hand and the not infre-
uuent Oriental garb lends a dis
tinctly romantic touch to the
busting crowds that throng the
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-11-18

Uriah had come to inform me.
writes a Labrador Mission worker in
lie Petit Nord, that he could not
"cleaye the splits" for his stomach
had capsized" | felt it incumbent on
me to administer castor oil, thinking
that that might be sufficient punish
ment for what had reason to believe
was only ruse to escape work. IL
was hard for me to give the oil, but
harder still to have the boy look up
afterwards with a cherubic smile and
ask If 1t we're the same oil that Elisha
gave the widow woman YOUTHS
Companion.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-11-18

Like horses. there are football
teams which can go we'll on a wet
field. There are coaches who would
select weather for their important
games, according TO whether their
teams are or are not good mudders.
High school teams are not the only
place to find good material for college
football development. Interested in
looking up an Independent club back
for a friendly college coach, we found
that this player was twenty-one years
old. weighs 1875, is six feet one inch
tall and does 100 yards in less than
eleven seconds. A rare bird, accord
Ing to freshmen standard, especially
when this fellow hits the line like a
veteran and has the accomplishment
of the triple threat, ability to run
with the ball. throw It with deadly
accuracy or kick punts sixty yards.
We found his fact also-that he
had already received four offers to
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-11-18
WHEAT

strength developed in the wheat mar
ket late in the day and prices scared
adirpyund & .'s4r etaoin a ar ar arar
rapidly under improved and influential
buying power The close was strong.
The strength in corn that has been an
outstanding feature OF the week ex-
erted ttseif forcibiy today on a repo7N
from Washing that corn growers in
the leading corn belt states are to be
financially assisted IN holding their
grain al this low level
Wheat closed Sc higher, corn q SIS
cents up and oats $50 ic higher.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-11-18
ting gossip

play on college teams, none of which
he could accept, beeuse he is the sole
support of his mother and sister.
Harvard. losing to Princeton. has
never beaten Yale. points out Yale
grad, anticipating a little the result
OF Saturday at Cambridge.
It seems familiar. though not IN
November. to see the name Of Ty
cobb again at the top Of the batting
averages The old boy heads the
California Winter League with an aY-
erage Of .443, far ahead of Harry
Heilman, who topped him in the
American League, with .3s4- Then
comes Roger Hornsby with 1897, and
George Sisler with .361.
Meanwhile Babe Ruth makes his
debut In vaudeville with the smile OF
George Conan and the stage presence
Of George Arliss.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-11-18
@TOC!K&l MAzAlR!| AZ;
~ REpCU'rS

weight. se.7oae.s5: medium. ss.75@
6 s..
CATTLE Receipts, 1000 market.
steady 10 strong, calves slow TO lo~
err Beef Stcers-Choice and prime.
IS SO oil IS. medium and good. $S.7s
~ 80: good and choice. IS rs q II 10:
common and medium. 81 75etS.55.
SHEEP Receipts, 5000; market.
eeenralyl steady 20 strong. Lambs:
ts4 lbs DOWN. IS 25R9. 90; lambs:
culls and common, s5.506s 90.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-11-18
CALL MONEY

today ruled ~ low and 2 high on
the stock exchange. Time money was
quiet at rates OF IL per cent. Prime
Mercantile Paper was steady. Cali
Money in London today was 1-2 per
cent Sterling Exchange was steady
with Bankers Bills at s5.99 for de2
mand.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-11-18
Youthful Author Of Famous Hymn.

The hymn, Come Thou Fount OF
Every Blessing" was written by one
of the most interesting and eccentric
figures of early Methodism, Robert
Robinson. Robinson, a London hair
dresser's apprentice, early fell under
the influence of the mighty Whitefield;
became converted at twenty, and IS
credited with being the author or
sCome. Thou Fount," at twenty-five.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-11-18
Crabs walk of With Clocks.

Christmas Island, In Oceanica, is IN
tested with iandcrabs two feet across
which swarm over the camps OF
travellers In such large numbers as 70
be dangerous. A party Of astronomers
led by Admiral Wharton. were unaple
TO protect their supplies, and inc
crabs even carried away two large
chronometers.-P opular Scfen e
Monthly.