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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-12
Livestock
Chicago Livestock.

Chicago. Sept. 12.-Cattle, re-
ceipts, 21,0oe; slow; strictly good
and choice yearlings. handy weight
steers and choice kosher cows,
steady; bidding weak to lower on
other grades; beef steers and she
stock; bulls. steady; calves weak
to Csc lower; early top yearlings,
1000; some held higher; bulk beef
steers, 6.50@950; butcher cows
largely 100000; few heavy above
a.25; bologna bulls, 4Oo@4-35;
good and choice light yealers,
mostly 1200@1250
Hogs, receipts, $4,000; generally
steady with Saturdays average;
spots 10c to 15c lower on packing
and heavy butcher grades; top,
s.25; bulk lights and light butch
ers, S.75@9.10; bulk packing sows,
6-75@7.25; pigs, scarce, generally
steady.
Sheep. receipts, $4,000; lambs,
strong to 25c higher; native lambs.
top early, 9.25 to packers, CTS to
outsiders; top westerns, early, 9.75;
top feeder lambs, early, 1926.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-12
TELLS where
HE Got BOOZE
Rare Drunk Gives Evidence That
Causes Arrest of Gus Falks
for Boctiegging.

Only one man out Of a hundred
Will tell where he gets his "hootch, .
according to Magistrate Gustafson.
The hundredth turned up today.
however, and Gust Falk was fined
5000 for selling liquor as re-
suit.
Within 80 minutes after the con-
fession was made liz. the police sta
ton, Falk's place at 1922 Third ave-
rue, Moline, had been raided, four
gallons of liquor confiscated and
Falk arrested.
The hundredth man was the first
of FIVE to face Magistrate Gustaf-
son on a charge of having been in
toxicated.
where did you get it?'' asked the
MAGISTRATE.
AT Gus Falk's" answered the in
ebriste.
Call the chief" said the magis-
trate.
Chief DeJaeger appeared and aft
er questioning the prisoner swore
out a warrant for Falk's arrest and
made the raid.
why don't you get the rest of
them?" was Falk's comment to the
chief and Policeman Larson as they
read the warrant.
Everybody was doing it and l
was hard up" said the bootlegger
to Magistrate Gustafson as he
pleaded for mercy.
The other four prisoners refused
10 tell where they obtained their
liquor, so the police will have TO
arrest Sc more before a blind pig
can be raided-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-12
NOON LETTER

Chicago, Sept. 12-Grain mar
kets again affected by poor United
States export sales. Slow domes-
tic cas- hdemand. Weakness of Ger
man marks. Forecast of rains for
Argentina and liberal receipts.
Southwest -four mills may reduce
their output. Cash wheat general
ly is reported unchanged to &c
lower. The visible changes viii
likely rule the closing markets.
Otherwise the trade seems dis
posed to await buying spots over
night. The &c wheat reaction Is
liberal but many wheat bulls have
sold out today on belief the mar
ket is not exactly right for an i'm
mediate upturn.
E. w. WAGNER & CO.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-12
START DRIVE TO
ENFORCE WEIGHT
LAW IN MOLINE

Levin Lindblad, Moline health
inspector, has started drive for
enforcement of the city ordinance
regulating weights and measures,
and he asks cooperation of all citi-
zens in the campaign.
Charles Chapman, a Peoria ped
-dier, was fined $25 Saturday after
noon and was ordered to leave the
city after he had pleaded guilty to
peddling without license. Chap
man is alleged to have used bush
ell measure which was IA pounds
short OF the required weight
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-12
Police News

Word has been received from the
Rockford police that Bernice
Buysse, who is out on bail, on
charges of shoplifting, is in Rock
ford. Her father, Henry Buysse,
of Silvis. who put up the girls
bonds, has left for Rockford TO
bring her home. Bernice and three
other young Silvis girls were
bound over to the grand jury by
the Moline city court several weeks
ago after they had confessed to
taking d large quantity of mer-
cbandise from tri-city department
stores.
Fred Page of East Moline was
arrested last night on a state war
rant sworn out by Earle Latin.
Latin declares that Page was
drunk and disorderly and that
Page threatened to kill him. The
trial was set for this afternoon.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-12
MISSIONARIES ON
TOUR OF COUNTRY
TELL OF BURMA

r A Beckner and wife, mission
aries just returned from Burma,
spoke on the country In which they
work. its people, religion and in
dustrtes, at the Seventh Day Ad-
ventist church, Moline, last night
Burma, politically a part of In
Ola, but more Chinese in its sym
pathies, lies across the Bay of
Bengal from India proper. To the
north is China; to the, south and
east is Siam and at the extreme
south are the Malay states. The
country has an area of 1905
square miles and a population of
$4,000, 600. There are eight Ian
guages used within its boundaries
and 40 dialects. In addition to true
Burmese. about 5000, 900 in number,
principal peoples in the country
are Chins, living to the west, Kar-
ems, in the lower part OF the coun-
try, and Shans in the east. Each
of these races numbers about 1,000,-
600.
Burma exports more rice than
any other country in the world
From 20 to so per cent of the crop
is shipped abroad every year.
Total production in a year is well
over 100000 tons. In 10 months
III 1900, Mr.. Beckner stated, exports
amounted to 1867 tons.
Next to rice culture oil produc-
ton occupies the people Out of
six or seven companies the Burma
Oil company is the most important.
II owns 1,500 wells, most of which
are from three to four hundred
years old with a record of continu-
Gus production. In the oil fields
the wells are placed surprisingly
close together, sometimes being no
more than 20 feet apart.
Other industries are weaving, to-
bacco culture, umbrella making aud
production of lacquer ware.
Among the stereopticon views
with which Mr.. Beckner illustrat-
ed his talk were those of the Shwe
Dhun at Rangoon, the Mingon bell,
near Mandalay, the lying pagoda at
Petu, and the biggest Bible in the
world in Mandalay.
The Shwe Dhun, the largest
Buddhist shrine in the world,
stands 365 feet high on a hill 100
feet high in Rangoon. 1t is solid
masonry and is covered with gold
leaf. Around its base cluster small
er pagodas.
The Mingon bell, nnear MandaIay,
is the largest whole bell in the
world. 1t stands II feet high and
weighs 80 tons. The great bell at
Moscow is larger, but broken. The
Mlngon bell stands by a ruined
Bhuddist temple, in the midst of
group of deserted pagodas.
The lying pagoda at Petu was
discovered only a few years ago.
completely buried. 1t is a shrine
more than 300 feet long, contain
ing the largest image of Buddha in
existence. The statue is in a re-
Ginning posture, thus giving the
old temple its name
The largest bible in the world is
in Mandalay. 1t is composed of
100 small shrines, each containing
a slab of marble, 3x415 feet and six
inches thick. On each side is carved
a page from the Buddhist scrip
lures. The buildings were erected
and the carving done at the expense
OF a former rich man of the COM
nunity who wished that there might
be permanent record of the Budd-
hist holy writings.
MIR. and Mrs. Beckner appeared
in native costumes and had with
them a collection of native bags
and scarces which they showed 10
the audience after the service.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-12
Weather Forecast

Illinois: Increasing cloudiness
tonight and Tuesday with probably
showers in south and west portions
Tuesday; not much change in tenn
perature-
Missouri: Unsettled weather to-
night and Tuesday with probably
showers; not much change in
temperature.
Wisconsin: Fair tonight and
Tuesday except somewhat unset
tied in west portion; slightly warm
er in extreme west portion tonight.
Iowa: Unsettled weather tonight
and Tuesday with possibly show
ers; not much change in tenn
perature.
Indiana: Fair and slightly cooler
tonight; Tuesday probably fair.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-12
Money and Exchange.

New York, Sept. 12-Prime mer-
camille paper: 6G6A percent.
Exchange: irregular. Sterling:
demand, 1918; cables, 3.73R.
Francs: demand, 1901; cables,
721. Belgian francs: demand,
7.09h; cables, 7.21. Belgian
francs: demand, 1891; cables,
40. Guilders: demand, 31.66;
cables, 31.72. Lire: demand, 1851 /;
cables, APT. Marks: demand,
9215; cables, 92A. Greece: demand,
$50. Sweden; demand, 21.62. Nor
way: demand, 1900. Argentine:
demand, $500. Brazilian: demand
1857
Montreal: 1895 per cent discount.
Government bonds. irregular /;
Railroad bonds. firm.
Time loans: steady; so days, ; y
@5A percent; 80 days and six
months, 81 06 per cent.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-12
SCHOOL NURSE rs
APPOINTED IN E. M

Miss Frances Cant, 719 Twenty
hrst avenue, was appointed assist
ant health commissioner in East
Moline by Mayor Johnson this
morning. Miss Can't is a graduate
of the Mercy hospital training
school, Davenport, and has been
nursing in East Moline for the last
two years. She will also fulfill the
duties of school nurse and started
TO make an examination of the stu
dents this morning. Half of her
salary is paid by the school board,
the other half by the city.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-12
ESCAPED CONVICT,
COLD AND HUNGRY,
RETURNS TO JAIL

Omaha, Neb-, Sept. 12.-Freedom
with nothing to eat, with the mer-
curry uncomfortably low and chill
rain falling as he lay concealed
IN q cornfield. proved unattractIve
10 z. G. Clayton. convict at the Ne
oraska penitentiary, who escaped
from a road gang. After three
hours he returned to the road gang,
announcing that warm blankets and
tnree squares a day" were not SO
bad. even with freedom a minus
quantity Clayton, who was ellglole
10 a pardon in a short time, Wa
nave TO serve a year longer at least
Il EaA said.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-12
MORE MOLINE PAVING.

One of Moline's worst railroad
crossings, Twenty-third street, will
be paved in the near future If
plans approved today by the board
of local improvements are con-
frmed in city court. The board
adopted the plans over the objec-
tions of a number of property-own-
ers, contending that the improve
ment is essential and objections
not worthy of delaying the project.
A fight is expected when the assess
ment rolls are considered in court.
Estimated cost of the pavement,
which runs from Third avenue to
Fifth avenue, is $13 ,230. The plans
call for brick Two other projects.
costing a total of about $4,000,
were approved today. One provides
for asphalt paving on Eleventh
street south of Twenty-third ave
nue., for a distance of block and a
half. The other provides paving
for Twelfth avenue between Twen-
ty-ninth and Thirty-first streets.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-12
STOCKS ARE HIT
BY REACTIONS
IN FIRST HOUR

New York. Sept. fz-Reaetfons
among oils. steels. equipments and
motors were extended In the active
first hour of the stock exchange to-
day Mexican Petroleum lost AZ
points. Crucible "a. and Baldwin
and Studebaker 2%. Westinghouse.
Pullman. American Locomotive,
Chandler. United States Rubber
and Pierce-Arrow preferred declin-
ed one to two points. Sumatra To-
bacco continued to weaken and tex
tiles and chemicals embraced the
other heavy specialties- The re-
versal was ignored by rails and
metals. Reading Norfolk & West
ern. Baltimore & Ohio. Canadian
Pacific. Western Pacific, Chicago &
Northwestern and Atlantic Coast
Line were firm with National Lead,
American Smelling and American
Zinc preferred
Call money~-opened at 81 per
cent
Quotations were mainly higher at
the opening of today's stock mar
ket. but heaviness soon developed
among oils, equipments. steels and
other strong features of last week
Mexican Petroleum's first sale
showed a decline OF l y points, and
this almost Immediately doubled.
General Asphalt, Crucible and Unit
ed States Steels. Baldwin Locomo-
tive, Studebaker, Kelly-Springaeld,
Harvester. American International,
Cuha Cane SMEAR Corn Products
and Sumatra Tobacco reacted 1 TO
zig points Reading, at a point
advance. was the only important
issue to show pronounced strength.
Further unsettlement in foreign ex-
change was indicated by new low
record for marks.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-12
CASE NEARS END.

Heated argument between Roy
Whiteside and Harry McCaskrin
furnished the only excitement in
Moline city court today, where the
case of Edward B. Reynolds VS..
II. A Turner is being tried
Reynolds is asking $1,000 dam
ages, claiming he was struck and
injured by an automobile driven by
the defendant. The argument be-
tween attorneys was due largely to
minor legal questions. The case is
expected to reach the jury late this
afternoon. All jurors will be dis
missed when this case ends and it
is unlikely that there will be more
trials during the balance of the
month
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-12
fire DESTROYS
PLANT IN OMAHA
Eckman Chemical Works Wiped
Out-S100.090 Damage to StOrz
Brewery Building.

Omaha. Neb., Sept II. - Fire
which started from undetermined
origin did more than 800, 900 dam
age to the Storz Brewery building
and the Eckman Chemical plant
One fireman may die. The latter
building was entirely destroyed.
The first started late last night in
the store house OF the brewery
building, destroying $4,000 cases
of near beer. The fire was brought
under control early this morning.
Al. the News-AIl the Time
The Ar
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-12
FREIGHT CARS ARE
DAMAGED OVER $500

Damage exceeding $500 was done
to four empty freight cars derail-
ed Saturday afternoon Just east of
the Milwaukee station in Moline.
The cars are damaged much less
than was originally supposed. All
can be repaired and put back into
service. The track has been clear
ed and dislocated ties and rails re-
paired.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-12
Chicago Potatoes.

Chicago, Sept. 12.-Potatoes,
dull; receipts, So cars; total United
States shipments, S65 cars; Idaho
whites, sacked, 3.00@5.15 per hun
dredweight; Minnesota Red River
Ohios, 3.00@315 per hundred
weight, Wisconsin whites, 2.90G
500 per hundredweight; bulk. 800
Q3,10 per hundredweight.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-12
Peoria Livestock.

Peoria, Ill, Sept. 12.-Cattle: re-
ceipts 200; market steady; best
calf prices, 1900.
Hogs: market strong; receipts
1000; top 800, demand good; trad
ing active; light and medium, $500
800; heavies, S.000S.50: packing,
6.G0@6.75; pigs. 7.50@S.25.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-12
Liberty Bonds.

New York, Sept. 12.-Liberty
bonds: prices at noon today. were:
31ks, 1874; first As, 87.S4; second
AS. $3.50: first AIS, $3.50; second
AIS, 1896; third AIS, 92.OS; fourth
AIS, SS.0S; Victory 3As, 1904; Vic
tory ANS, 99.0S.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-12
Peoria Cash Grain

Peoria. ILL.,, Sept 12.-Corn: Re
ceipts 81 cars; &c lower; demand
fair; No. l yellow. 5265315; No. 2
yellow, 52@ 5Z12; No. 5 yellow,
5112; sample, ~
Oats: Il &C lower; demand fair;
25 cars; No. 5 white, 35A.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-12
EXCHANGE

Equity for city property. IS acres,
IL miles west of Buffalo, Iowa.
New barn, hog house, granary,
large orchard. grapes. Unoerlaid
with coal. 5000 per acre.
IS acres near Annawan. Seven
room house. harm, poultry house,
machine shed. shop, garage, good
fences. 40 acres hog-tight- s12 500.
For sale: 10 acres at Thirty-sec-
ond avenue Moline. Just outside
city limits. about Is level Bal
ance timber. pasture. Six room
semi Apples, grapes,
asparagus, rhubarb. two good wells.
good barn, garage, poultry house
Seven blocks from car line. $7,70o.
Five room house Bath. Two
years old. All modern Fourteenth
avenue. $3.50.
]. NJ. BENSON,
6O2 10th st. r. |. 1922
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-12
ARREST SEVEN DRINKS.

Nine DRINKS were arraIgned be-
fore Police Magistrate A A. Niles
IN East Moline today as a result
OF weekend sprees. Four were
merely common DRINKS, as they
are called at the station, while the
other five composed gay auto
party. Ben VerDonck, Frank Carl
son, Sadie VerMilIeon and Herman
Johnson, all of East Moline. were
arrested Saturday night and Sun
day.
Those arrested in the auto at 1
o'clock last night were Fred Nell
son. Earnest Johnson and julius
Feys of Moline and Mrs. Emma
Cr1swell and Florence Brown, East
Moline
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-12
Moline and East Moline
Moline Obituary
Bernard e. Johnson.

Bernard Z. Johnson was buried
in Paramount cemetery, Davenport,
Sunday morning, after funeral
services held at the home. An elo-
quent tribute paid TO Mr.. Johnson
was the number of friends who
gathered for the services. Some
two hundred men from all ranks of
life in Moline attended
Moline Elks had charge of the
services, and the Elk quartet
Dean Jacques, Mauritz Johnson,
Oscar T. Bohman and Albia Ander-
son-sang two numbers at the
home and one at the grave. PalK
bearers were Reynold Johnson, Eli
DeReu. S. F. Larson, George John
son, Axel Lundeen and August
Hanson.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-12
IN SPEEDERS' COURT

Five motorists were arrested
yesterday in Moline on charges of
speeding. Rufus Cole of East Mo-
line pleaded guilty today and was
fined So. Glen Wescott, Rock Is
land; William Halligan, Daven-
port; G. S. Johnson. East Moline,
and Albert Harris, Moline, were to
be arraigned today.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-12
Horses and Mules.

East st. Louis, Ill. Sept. 12--
Horses: eastern chunks. s754 100;
choice southern horses, S6GQ l0o; ;
extra heavy drafts, sI55G 1S5-
Mules: 16 to II hands, $1,000
275: 151a TO 16 hands, $1l0Q 230'
IA to 141z hands, $50@10O.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-12
st. Louis Futures.

ST Louis, Mo-, Sept. Flu
lures: wheat Sept. 1.2S; December,
1.26A @1.29.
Corn: Sept. Sig; asked; Deem
Der, 52A c bid.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-12
Flour.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Sept. H.
Flour: unchanged to 20 cents low
or. Family patents, $4,000 per
barrel in 50 pound cotton sacks.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-12
Florence MurieI Williams

Florence Muriel Williams, Agar
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Williams of Fond du Lac, Wis, for
merly OF Moline. passed at the home
of her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Michael Nitzel, 1900 Sixteenth
street, at o'clock Sunday morn
ing. Florence had been visiting her
grandparents for five weeks. She
was taken i'll Thursday. Besides
the parents and grandparents, one
sister, Lois, and a brother, Donald,
survive
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-12

kohat, India.-Abnormal rain
fall has caused considerable dam
age in many districts of India.
Roads, bridges and railways will
require several months work to
make repairs.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-12
s1,5o9,eos.53

Total liabilities Isl, 500, o66.0S
L G. o. Huckstaedt, cashier OF the
american Trust and Savings bank,
90 solemnly swear that the above
statement is true TO the best of my
knowledge and belief.
G. o. HUCKSTAEDT,
Cashier.
State of Illinois, County Of Rock
Island, SIS.
Subscribed and sworn to before
me this 18th day of September,
1921.
II. z. McROBERTS,
(SEAIA Notary Public.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-12
Silver.

New York. Sept. 12-Foreign bar
silver, 641e; Mexican dollars 49%
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-12
OPTICAL PUBLICATI0N.)
Report of the condition of
AM ERICAN TRUST 1
SAVINGS BANK

located at Rock Island, State OF
Illinois, at the close of business on
the eth day of September, 1921. as
made to the Auditor of Public Ac-
counts of the State of Illinois. pur-
suant 10 law.
The Washington times., 1921-12-02
JAPS MARVELS !
Of M0DESTYON
FARLEY TOPICS
Will Talk About Anything Ex-
cept the Past, Present.
and Future.
By International News Service.


The adroitness with which japanese
diplomats parry the thrusIts of oppo.
nents Is never more strikingly illus
trated than in the newspaper confer
ences."
There are three classes of questions
which. on occasion, the Japanese de-
cline to discuss publicly. They are
questions relating to the past. present
and future.
In the category of the past falls the
famous twenty-one demands. That
is history" suavely explained Japa
nese statesman. I'VE cannot go back
into history. else we never would get
anywhere"
In the category Of the present falls
the equally famous case Of Shantung.
THAT matter" smoothly explains the
Japanese statesmen, "is now before
the conference. II would be improper
for US to discuss that at the moment
that the conference is taking 1t up"
In the category of the future falls
questions relating TO Japanese policy
in Siberia. "Oh. that" says your
adroit Japanese. sis not yet before the
conference. 1t would obviously be ira
proper for us to indicate a pre-con-
ceived policy with REGARD to something
that is yet to come before the confer
ence."
Otherwise, the Tokyo diplomats are
rs open as one could wish.
The Washington times., 1921-12-02
MISSOURI BREWERS OPEN
AN1I-BEER BILL ATTACKS

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Dec. "A suit
attacking the Anti-Beer law as I'M
constitutional has been filed In Fed
eral Court by the Falstaff Corpora
ton, a local brewery. Attorneys for
the brewery say in their petition
that II was not the purpose OF Con-
gresJ TO prohibit the use OF liquor for
non beverage purposes as is evidenced
by the wording Of the title Of the Ma
tional Prohibition act" They also
quoted the opinion rendered by former
Attorney General Palmer permitting
beer for medical purposes.
The brewery was granted a permit
to manufacture medical beer on No
vember 8 and manufacture was start
ed soon afterward, the petition states,
with orders from a large number OF
druggists and physicians. On No.
yember % the Anti-Beer bill was pass
ed by Congress and two days later the
brewery was ordered to stop making
the beer.
The Washington times., 1921-12-02
CATHOL|CSANO
JEWS BLAMED
FOR WET CITIES
Labor Unions Also Played by
Anti-Saloon Lacquer
At Meeting.


School teachers. school children.
pastors and leaders in local COM
munities would be enlisted in drive
to put over" new propaganda to
make the eighteenth amendment
popular. according to the program
outlined by Purley A. Baker, general
superintendent of the Anti-Saloon
League; r. p. Hutton, superintendent
for Wisconsin. and several other
speakers at a conference of Anti
Saloon League workers here.
'The Pacific Coast has two great
cities and both are wet" was the
statement the convention heard from
another speaker, A III. Briggs, super
visor Of the leagues work at Sai
Francisco. San Francisco and LoS
Angeles were the wet" cities he re-
ferred to.
Three big groups, the Catholics.
the Jews and the labor unions. are
responsible for keeping San Francisco
q wet city," said Briggs. There are
only three Catholic priests In Califor-
MIA that are dry" he added.
ut is the Constitution of America
that must be taught to the ignorant
Of the country" said Superintendent
Baker, In quitting his plan to defeat
any possible counter drive of popular
sentiment against the dry amendment.