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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-11-18

the Constitution prevail against the
assaults made on the organic law?
Shall a provision OF the Constitution,
properly submitted and ratified, be
nullifed in the interest of COM
mercialized greed and vice? Shall the
organized liquor interests be per-
mitted to open the way for other
organized outlaws to invalidate other
provisions of that document on which
rests the government itself?
The convention next month will be
meeting of patriots from North,
| South, East and West to confer with
representatives of the legislative and
executive branches of the govern
ment to discuss methods to preserve
the fundamental law of the land from
those who would destroy it for selfish
and vicious purposes.
Up to this time the greatest history
making convention held by the Anti
Saloon League was the one which
met in Columbus in 1918. AT that
convention the forces were formed
for the forward march to Constitu
tional Prohibition. That convention
marked an epoch in the Prohibition
movement. From that gathering, in
which every state was represented,
the men and women went back home
and kindled the Prohibition fires on
every hill side and in every valley.
| From the time OF that 1918 conven-
| ton until little more than four years
later when Congress submitted the
Eighteenth Amendment, the battle
waged with increasing severity, and
to ocean and from the Canadian
border to the Gulf.
To Preserve Dry Victory
The Washington convention which
meets next month is called to plan for
! the preservation of the victory result
ing from the Columbus convention of
eight years ago.
OF course the seeds of that victory
were planted lorg time ago The
pioneers, many of them gone, attend
ed to that 1t was nurtured through
the local option struggles and its
strength became manifest when dry
towns. townships, and counties made
possible dry states. Then at the OPP
perfume time, the Columbus conven-
ton was held, the forces marshalled,
and the order given to advance all
along the line.
Victory was inevitable.
Now, with National Prohibition
less than two years old, and before
the machinery OF the federal govern
ment is functioning as it should, and
as it will, the outlawed traffic is
4, gathering itself for desperate effort
to overturn the dry victory and make
meaningless the long years of work
on the part of the drys.
1t is not merely an assault on the
Constitution and the laws as they re-
late to Prohibition, but it is aimed at
the very life of the government itself.
Ohioans Should Attend
The Washington convention will be
a gathering of the nations defenders,
a meeting of the patriotic men and
women as ready to make sacrifices
for law and constituted authority as
through the years they made sacrifice
for principle.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-11-18

and various miscellaneous articles.
Property levied under distraint pro
ceedings not included Distilling
apparatus and other property were
destroyed by agents in many in
stances.
In addition up to September 30,
Sl00o,9l0o0 has been paid into the
United States treasury by brewers as
a result of violations"
Figures for Illinois District
A report covering three months
shows that in the Eastern Federal lu-
dicial District of Illinois the fines col
lected from violators far exceeded the
expense of enforcement. In this dis
trict the estimated expense for the
three months including Office expenses,
clerical help, field investigators ex-
penses and all salaries was less than
10000. The following is a summary
of the financial results OF enforcement
in this district:
Persons arrested ....... 203
Persons convicted . 242
IMPRISONMENT sentences 155
Fines imposed ........ S S4,o75.90
Fines collected ...... 2s,44o.00
Taxes and penalties as
sessed .............. 23o,12219
Taxes and penalties col
lected ............. S,06501
From the actual figures as shown by
the records covering state and federal
enforcement it is positively proven
that instead of being burden on the
taxpayers enforcement not only pays
for itself but brings great sums into
the niih1ic Ire - st1rN
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-11-18

The big failure in Prohibition was
the failure to enforce Prohibition inn
mediately upon the passage of the en-
forcement act.-Peoria CID Journal.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-11-18
This is the Wet Program

The three-page membership appli
cation blank sets forth the purpose
of this particular notification grouI
in the following language:
|. When the voters now op-
posed to the Nolstead Act are or
ganized for action they will hold
more than a balance Of power and
will prevail
II. The Association Against
the Prohibition Amendment is
trying to supply the necessary
organization for this purpose.
1t will work for the following
objects, viz:
A. To get the Volstead Act out
of the law and keep it out.
B. To oppose the passage of
similar tyrannical laws, and to en-
deavor to have the enforcement of
the Eighteenth Amendment ESQ
long as it remains in force) left
to the people of the several states
under the concurrent" clause.
c. To work patiently, lawfully,
fairly and periodically for the re-
peal of the Prohibition Amend
ment, and in the hope that the
Constitution of the United States
will hereafter be preserved from
mutilation by an organized fanat-
ical minority.
Other Organizations Busy, Too
The wet notification organizers in
volved in the above correspondence
and literature is only one of abou
three dozen with an identical pro
gram. The first great test of the re
suits of this organized effort agains
Prohibition so far as legislation il
concerned will come in Illinois OF
April II. On this day candidates 70
Congress and the state Legislator,
will be nominated.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-11-18

Illinois, however, will not be sub
merged in suds.-Springheld Qll.)
Register.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-11-18
Inviting Lawlessness

The ruling of the United States
treasury department that beer and
wines may I've dispensed, in limited
quantities, by druggists upon pre-
scriptions issued by physicians, is SIM
ply another invitation to further law
lessness on the part of the people
Rock Island (Ili) Argus.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-11-18

together with his reply was sent in
by leading Chicago lawyer. Both
letters follow:
The Call for Help
NATIONA HEADQUARTERS
THE ASSOCIATION AGAINST
THE PROHIBITION AMEND
MENT (lncorporated)
511 Eleventh Street, n. W.
Washington, d. {.
Sept. Is, 1921.
Henry r. Baldwin, Esq,
Care OF Union League Club
OF Chicago, Chicago, ILL.,
Dear Sir:
We are writing you as an American
citizen and voter.
Your position in the community has
undoubtedly given you an unusual op-
portunity to note the i'll effects of Pro
hibition upon our citizens. 1t is I'M
necessary to point out TO you that
Prohibition is bad, morally and eco
nomcaly; that morality and right
living can not be "legislated into our
citizens, and that laws which are I'M
popular with a majority of the peo-
pie dixie the Volstead law merely
tend to increase crime and lessen the
public's respect for ALL law.
Relief can only come, we feel,
through an organization of voters sim
liar to, but stronger than the one
which brought about Prohibition.
We are endeavoring to build such an
organization.
Our campaign has the support of
women and men prominent in TIE pull
pit. in business and the professions. in
society, in political and labor circles,
and in the army and navy. (The in
closed literature gives the names of
some of our nationally prominent
members.)
We sincerely trust that after read
ing the literature you will join with
us, as a matter of good citizenship,
and help us in our effort to restore
American liberties and principles of
government.
Very truly yours,
w II. Stayton,
Managing Vice President.
A Loyal Citizens Reply
November II, 1921.
w. H. Stayton, Esq,
Managing Vice-President,
Assn Against the Prohibition
Amendment
511 18th ST., N. w,
Washington, d. c.
Referring to your No. 10
Dear Sir:
! am in receipt through you of lit
erature relating to the Prohibition
Amendment. Personally | consider
that you might be engaged in better
business, for / am heartily in favor of
the amendment and of its vigorous en-
forcement. | feel that you and others
like you are engaged in weakening the
law, in lowering public morals, in let
ting down the bars for vice and crime.
In my opinion relief will come
through vigorous and impartial en-
forcement of the law. While there
are some good people who believe that
mans habits should not be legis-
lated against. yet it is commonly be-
leved that legislation looking toward
the prevention of crime is wise legis-
lation. Such deem to be the present
legislation. 1t is needless to say that
] am entirely out of sympathy with
your views and with your efforts, and
] wish for you complete and absolute
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-11-18
HAYNES HOUSE CLEANING IN
PENSY ENCOURAGES DRYS
Situation under Mcconnell so
Bad 1t Smelled to Washington;
"Bootleggers' Paradise"
AGENTS HELD IN BOND
Conditions Rapidly Improving;
Nation Understands Haynes
Means Business

The following is a summary by the
Pennsylvania American Issue of the
activities OF the dry law enforcement
federal officers in that state dating
from July |. There is a nationwide
interest in the Pennsylvania situation
because undoubtedly Pennsylvania up
till the time Prohibition Commits
sioner Haynes took charge of the
directors office was deserving OF the
name "bootleggers' paradise The
disclosures of graft and malfeasance
in office OF certain agents i'll Pennsyl-
vania came as distinct shock to law
respecting citizens throughout the ma
ton but the mastery way in which
Commissioner Haynes has handled the
case and the marvellous improvement
in the law enforcement work in that
state impresses the citizens of the ma
ton with the fact that the government
means business i'll suppressing boot
Logging.
The Pennsylvania Issue says:
1t Smelled to Washington
Senator Mcconnell was appointed
federal director about the first of July.
He promptly gathered about him
lot of assistants who were either
grossly incompetent or horribly
crooked. As a result conditions rap
idly grew worse until law enforcement
in Pennsylvania smelled clear to
Washington city. House-cleaning be-
came an absolute necessity in order to
prevent wholesale contempt for the
law.
Haynes Took a Hand
an that critical hour Commissioner
Haynes sent number OF experienced
and proven men into the state to take
charge of affairs. He selected as their
chief F. c. Rutter who has been con-
nected with the Internal Revenue De-
partment of the state for fifteen Years.
As special assistants he sent Harvey
L. Duncan and John Exnicios, two of
the ablest and most trusted men in
the governments service. These
three men have already demonstrated
to the satisfaction of the people of
Pennsylvania that they are not only
competent but that they are honest
and fearless.
House Cleaning Begins
"As result of their work a large num-
Der of unworthy employees have been
dismissed. Mr.. McConnell's chief as
sistant, Slater, and an agent named
Bremen have been held for court in
bonds of $4,000 each.
Powerful Conspiracy
"Only those who are on the inside
of affairs can possibly have any con-
ception of the intricate and powerful
bootleg conspiracy which had devel-
oped during the three months that
Senator Mcconnell was in charge of
the Office. 1t is a surprising thing
tiidl Hc IlSiotS Oll leldllllilS Ills positiOH
after confessing his utter incompe-
tcnce and being shorn of all his power.
How long this situation will continue
remains to be seen. AT the present
time the whole control of the affair is
in the hands of Messrs. Rutter and
Duncan SO far as eastern Pennsyl-
vania is concerned, and Mr. Exnicios
in Pittsburg
These three men have as the big
word of their vocabulary duty The
result is a very marked tightening up
on the lines of enforcement and in
creasing difficulty for the bootleg
gang"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-11-18
SELF-RESPECTING PHYSICIANS WILL RESENT
ATTEMPTS TO PROSTITUTE THEIR PROFESSION
Journal American Medical Association Calls Beer Prescriptions
"Travesy" Says American People Will not Long Tolerate

The Journal American Association
editorial subject
regulations issued by Secretary Mellon and
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-11-18

failure so far as your present propa-
ganda is concerned
Sincerely yours,
Henry X. Baldwin.
Sending Vast Numbers
An indication of the extent to which
the campaign of the Association
Against the Prohibition Amendment
is being carried on is seen in the fol
lowing explanation accompanying the
letter:
YOU MAY ALREADY BE A
MEMBER OF THE ASSO-
CATION
We are sending out such vast
number of these letters that it is
impossible to avoid some dupli-
cations, II you are now enrolled,
will you be good enough to pass
the enclosed literature along to
one of your friends or associates
who might be interested? Thank
you.
Very truly yours.
The Association Against the
Prohibition Amendment,
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-11-18

That the sentiment OF the nation is
for Prohibition will not be questioned
by any observer. - Decatur (Ill)
Herald.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-11-18

The topper who has Away had his
drink can still get it, but it is not
pushed under the noses of the younger
generations as it used to be.-Minne-
apolis (Minn., News.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-11-18
WET ASSOCIATION SEEKING
MEMBERS IN CHICAGO CLUB
Liquor Leaders Letter Given Hot
Reply

An attempt is being made to enlist
members of one of Chicago's most
influential clubs under the banner OF
the nullihcationists. Apparently the
entire club membership roll is being
addressed by the Association Against
the Prohibition Amendment. Several
of the circular letters addressed in
care OF the club have been forwarded
to the American Issue One of these
together with his reply was sent in
by a leading Chicago lawyer. Both
letters follow:
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-11-18
House Cleaning Begins

"As result of their work large num-
Der of unworthy employees have been
dismissed Mr.. McConnells chief as
sistant, Slater and an agent named
Bremen have been held for court in
bonds of $4,000 each.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-11-18

The Washington convention will be
gathering of the nations defenders,
meeting OF the patriotic men and
women as ready to make sacrifices
for law and constituted authority as
through the years they made sacrifice
for principle.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-22
Useless Noise Held
Cause of Profanity

CHICAGO, Dec. Unnecessary noises
are responsible for the terrible nervous
ness of citizens in the great American
cities, for the loss Of countless hours Of
sleep and the swearing INDUCED in by
even the most highly respected persons.
DR.. Willis 0. Nance of Chicago told the
American Civic Association, in convention
here.
Unnecessary city noises," declared DR..
Nance, "are the bane of metropolitan ex-
istence. They murder sleep, assassinate
mental rest. shatter our nerves, develop
profanity and indirectly shorten our
lives.
These noises are not the din but the
knell of civilization"
DIR. Nance said there is little doubt but
that many nervous wrecks are created
each year by the incessant din and clamor
to which the average city resident is con-
tinually subjected. He said that in Chi
cago, New York and Philadelphia there
are more kinds of useless noises than in
all the cities of Europe combined. He
advocated campaign Of education to
arouse public sentiment against the con-
tinuance of noise nuisanceS.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-22
PLANTERS CUT WAGES.

HONOLULU, Dec 22-Announcing
substantial cuts In the salaries of
every plantation employee from pres
ident to office boy, the Hawaiian
Sugar Planters Association has given
the first official recognition of the fact
that the nation wide depression has at
last hit Hawaii.
The salary cut, which became effective
Dec. 1, followed closely the announce
ment by the association of decreases in
field labor wages to base pay of 500 per
working month of twenty-six days, eff
fective on all plantations which are mem
bers of the association. Both wages and
salaries on the plantations have been far
above normal during the entire war pc
Rod, sugar officials say and now that
Accent sugar" is a fact, pay schedules
must conform.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-22
Aged French Woman
Kills Self and Horse

PARIS, Dec, 22.-"My only friend in
the world must die and 1 have decided
to die also" Such was a missive found
by the police commissioner at Recon
vaux, in Central France, when called in
to inquire as to the disappearance Of
Madame Octavia Rrochard. one of the old
est inhabitants of the village. Mystifed
as to the meaning of this message, he
began questioning surrounding inhabit-
ants and discovered that Madame Bro
chard's friend was an old horse she
possessed. Following an accident the
horse had been condemned by veterinarIes
and the same day horse and owner dis
appeared. Later the bodies of both were
found in a canal The old woman had
tied a heavy stone round the horses neck
and one round ner own and had dived off
little bridge, taking the horse with her.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-22
monograph in Maids
Room Solves Problem

NEW YORK, Dec. ga I'd
alumna who is now keeping house for
a commuter husband in Larchmont has
discovered that if there is more than
one way to skin cat, then the servant
problem can be solved by recourse to tbe
me Li stratagems Of psychology, rather
tnan the crude method of Offering more
money. ---0As
RMS wise young matron, when a year
ana a half ago, she brought Gertrude tha
household treasure, up from New York
ADDED monograph and a small supply
OF records to the furnishing of the maids
room; Every month since then She has
Dougnt -FOUR new records; and Gertrude
Is still on the job.
Which proves that college aducat;or =.
not always fruitless
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-22
PASTORS WIFE TOOK PLACE.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 22.-The wife
Of a local clergyman occupied his pulpit
while he was i'll.
The Sunday congregations at Trinity
Methodist Episcopal Church plainly dis
played surprise when the wife Of their
pastor, Rev c. B. Ketcham, took his
place In the pulpit.
Apparently at ease in and acting as
though she had been accustomed TO occu-
plying the pulpit, Mrs. Ketcham directed
The service. She did not preach, however.
In place of the sermon she gave a read
ing.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-22
PERSONALS.

NOTICEDinner Will be served to needy
families free at noon Saturday at $50 e.
Washington street
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-22
SALESMAN-WANTED,

AUTO OWNER statesmen.
Big money selling Kant Slip" Clutch
compound; stops slipping Of clutch
doubles life Of brakes; 1909 profit; sell
dealers or retail. Nationally advertised
through Motor Life" magazine Full
line Of other accessories. Stop light sig
mails; wind shield cleaners. Blue Jay
Auto Polish, etc. Write US your needs.
KEYSTONE SUPPLY CO. 61s Duquesne
Way Pittsburgh. Pennsylvania.
SALESMAN-To sell higE-grade guaran-
teed nursery stock; pay every week.
Part or FULL time. Men can work every
day in the year. Nothing but married men
considered. Territory open outside of
Indianapolis. Write L. l.. Holman, 26-2
Central avenue, indianapolis Ind.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-22
IN MEMORIAM.


~ NfENrORIAM-In loving remembrance
Of owen 4. Skomp, who departed TINS
life Dec. p, 1914
As we walk among the llSlhs $500
scarcely knowing where we us@u,
Wa may laugh with those around US
F2,1t our hearts are with the dead;
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-22
LEGAL MOTTO ES
Copyright. 1921, by
New Era Featuresl


S%~N~~~N~~N~~~NS~>~~
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT.
Notice is hereby given, that the under
signed has duly qualified as executrix OF
estate OF Edward Mcconnell. deceased, late
of Marion County, Indiana. Said estate
is supposed to be solvent.
No. 1867. IDA MCCONNELL
THOS. w. PERKINS, Attorney.
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT
Notice is hereby given. that the under
signed has duly qualified as administrator
with the will annexed of estate of Mary
Schultz. deceased, late Of Marion County
Indiana. Said estate is supposed to be
solvent. MAX SCHULTZ.
No. 1908.
CLARKE & CLARKE. Attorneys.
NOTICE-Election Of trustees First Bap-
list Church. North Indiana polls Friday
Dec. 2S. p. m. L. W. GREEN, c. A.
UTTERBACH V. c. JONES. w. F.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-22
JAu-BREAKER APOLOGIES.

Mt. STERLING, H., Dec 22-ApOlo-
giving for deserving. the only prisoner
who was in the Brown County jail es-
capped, leaving the following note to the
jailer:
I'm leaving; III be back in february
in time for my trial"
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-22
MALE HELP-WANTED.
WantS-BOvS

who wish to carry Times routes or
TO start up new Times routes IN CEN
tral part of city, call and Mr.. Moore
head any afternoon at Times ONCE after
2 O'Clock.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-22
FARMS -FOR SALE.
FARMS-To LET.

400 ACRES Jennings County, ESQ under
cultivation balance good timber. pas
ture good roads and buildings. Rent ~ "
pcr acre payable in three payments Act
quick 20 w. Michigan. Circle $3.50.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-22
COAL AND WooD-FoR SALE.
New Prices

THE BEST is THE CHEAPEST.
BEST IND. OR LINTON 4, CLEAN
F0RKED ....:............ $3.50
BEST ILLINOIS LUMP, LARGE
;, Gil CLEAN FoRKEp; -. $500
BEST BRAZIL BLOCK CLEAN
F0RKED .:.;-:;... ............ $500
BEST ILLINOIS EGG. CLEAN
FoR8ED :...,.... ss.75
BEST BRAZIL EGG. CLEAN
II OtNtNEO ............ $500
BEST W VIRGINIA LUMP, CLEAN
FoRKED ....:.::....:.... -. $3.50
BEST KENTUCKY LUMP, CLEAN
FoRKED ..................... $3.50
BEST ky. OR VA EGG, CLEAN
FORKED Observation-Disclosures. 1926
DELIV Erred ANYWHERE IN THE CITY
KINDLING.
WITH EACH TON OR MORE ORDER.
DREXEL $3.50. STEWART 2225.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-22
ROOMS-TO LET.

ONE two large modern. we'll furnished
sleeping rooms IN apt. Of owners home.
Close in; hot and cold running water in
rooms separate entrance: no other room
ers, special to parties taking both. Eef-
erences required Circle 1929.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-12
CONCERT BY Topeka BOY
Percy Hemus VIII Be Here Next
Wednesday,

Percy Hemus, who spent his boy
hood here and as he laughingly says
did everything around a theater from
selling peanuts, to giving out pro-
grams AMI ushering, will be in Topeka
next Wednesday, He has the leading
part in THE Impresario' to be given
a the city auditorium next Wednes-
day evening under the auspices of the
WOman's club.
The story of Mozart's comic opera
1.-THE Impresario" or 'Hoodwinking
the Manager" is based upon a historical
episode, the scenes being represented
are authentic and thcs characters
played are from real life. The story
is that of a prina donna who is tenn
peramental, and feeling that because
she is Mozart's sister-in-law she can
make life miserable for the director of
the opera company of which she is
the soprano, proceeds to do so. He is
compelled to engage another prima
donna, who bears an assumed identity
ard secures the position, she and the
first singer singing numerous songs
in trying out.
The musical people have treat in
store for them at this Homecoming
concert of a former Topeka boy.
Percy Hemus has achieved a place in
the front rank of things artistic in
New York and he has done it thru
nerve and grit. The admission price
has been made very low by the COM
rlittee of the WOman'S club