The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1921-01-02

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beach few, if any. excel it. but the
IharI, beautiful driveway of the Day
! tona Beach was surprise to me"
| DR.. Hassenmiller visited Florida
abont IA years ago and this is his first
visit since that time This is Mrs.
Hassenmiller's first Florida trip.
DR.. Hassenmiller is vice president
of the West Baden National bank, and
when asked his opinion regarding the
business unrest OF the country, he
said:
THE bank in West Baden has never
been in better condition than it is to-
day. However. we are moving eau
itiously and feeling our way carefully
! Bankers everywhere are doing this,
/ and tor this aad the great support and
aid OF the Federal Reserve is sure to
prevent any great panic along bank
! ing lines. Banks, as Erule, Were
never safer or more deserving of con-
! fidence than they are now. Bankers
were prepared for the conditions that
were bound to follow the war and are
accordingly we'll protected"
In politics DIR. Hassenmiller is a
Democrat. but speaking of the poIiti-
cal situation, he said:
81 am not a politician. My time has.
been engrossed with my profession.
but naturally | have been SO situated
/ in West Baden that ! have met and
become acquainted with many men
who are helping to shape The affairs
had a most trying administration, ana
| l believe he has always done the best
he could and had the interest of the
country and his fellowmen at heart
However, although am a Democrat
\ i'll politics, | believed a change in ad
ministration was the best thing for
1.-THE country at this time. | have great
faith in President elect Harding and
| the administration of which he will
be the head
Believes Prohibition Good Thing
Regarding prohibition DR.. Hassen-
miller said:
81 believe prohibition is the best
=
II do not believe in robbing any per-
son of their rights or liberty. but in
my profession | have seen so much of
the evil brought about by strong drink
that | cannot but be glad of any. re
form that tends to its Punishment ]
know the results in financial and
business way have been good. l.
i West Baden men who We're absolute
IN without credit before the prohibi-
ton law was enacted are now re-
jspectabie and reliable citizens, with
bank accounts and credit for any
amount they might ask These same
men before the prohibition enactment
would start for their homes Saturday
night with their pay envelopes in
their pockets, stop at a saloon expect
ing inst to meet 4 few pals and take
a glass OF beer, and usually before
leaving the saloon there would be
drinking and treating again and again
place minus their weeks wages. OF
course, We're they the only ones to
suffer il would be a different story
But this traffic brought untold suffer
ing upon helpless wives and little
t ones. and the innocent We're made to
suffer most"
Both DR. and Mrs. Hassenmiller be-
lieve in equal suffrage and that the
ballot in the hands OF the women OF
the country will mean the bettermeni
of conditions
Tom Taggart, Democratic leader
and late candidate for the United
States senate from Indiana. is per-
sonal friend of DR.. Hassenmiller and
! is one Of the owners of the big hote
at French Lick. Ind. located but a
few miles from West Baden. and like
that place famous health resort. Oh
him the doctor said;
sOf course Mr.. Taggart is a great
leader in politics and he naturally has
many friends and also enemies. the
latter fighting him every step of the
way. He made good fight for the
senate, but vas defeated by James
Watson"
DIR. Hassenmiller said that he be-
lieved that when President Woodrow
Wilson was again in private life and
with sufficient time to become rested
from the terrible burdens that his
stormy administration had put upon
him. that he would fully regain his
health. He said he did not believe
that his trouble was of such nature
that il was apt TO return.
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