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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-09-09
GOTHAM ENFORcES DRY
LAW BETTER

In answer to the charge by
rhe liquor interests that Prohi-
bition law is not being enforced
in New York City, the Anti
Saloon League of that state
cites the fact that there have
been more convictions by juries
in the first three months under
the MullanGage law, an abso-
lutte Prohibition law. than there
Mere convictions of violators of
the old license law in the pre-
ceding 10 years.
The total convictions in the
preceding 10 years i'll New
York county under the old law
were: selling on Sundays. q;
selling during unlawful hours,
2; selling without tax certifi-
Gates. !; grand total of 9.
These were the figures covering
Sie years 1902 to 1920 when no
saloonkeeper made any pre-
tense OF closing on Sundays or
refraining from selling during
unlawful hours. The courts
are giving better returns under
Prohibition than tho gave un-
der laws passed to regulate the
liquor traffic.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-09-09
WHAT THE DISTILLERIES ARE DOING
(National Enquirer)

over and these notable Improvements
made, it was announced that they had
thirty million dollars to spend and
would continue until the plants. were
in the finest condition. Recently the
United States Food Products Com
pany has suffered relapse, perhaps
due to the general industrial condi
ton. and they are now operating at
the minimum
1.-THE breweries-three in number
are utilized for general manufactur-
ing. For example, the Leisy Brewing
Company is now malt extracting
plant and an ice factory. The Gipps
Brewing plant makes syrups for soda
fountains. yeast, and other food prod
uets. The Union Brewing Company
is occupied by the Automatic Carbonic
Machine Company. which manufac-
lures ice plants for homes and hotels.
Other buildings formerly occupied by
the Union Brewing Company are used
Tor similar purposes.
at is also notable that Peoria has
not suffered since this marvellous
change in industry. The concerns
occupying the old distilling and
brewing plants employ more men and
more money is involved than in the
old days. Our bank clearings have
increased at the rate OF fifteen mil
lion dollars each year since that July
l enactment.
"All OF the saloon property i'll Pc
oria is used for drink parlors. resi-
dences, Offices, etc.
"Oftentimes we receive letters from
those who think that Peoria received
an awful jolt and that Our business is
stagnant. The opposite is true. I
don't think there is an empty building
in Peoria. and we need 500 to 1000
residences.
81 am glad to send these facts to
you and they are just as | have found
them.
Every truly yours.
willis Evans.
Executive Sec'y Peoria
Assn of Commerce"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-09-09
BOOZE FLEET EVADES OFFICERS
Flotilla With Fifty Armed Bootleg.
gers and S25oooo in Grog, Escapes
in Night Race

Fifty armed bootleggers aboard five
fast motor schooners carrying $3.50
900 worth OF Scotch whisky headed
toward Baltimore, evaded revenue oil
fcers who gave them chase on the
night OF August %. They were pur-
sued by the revenue cutter Manning
and scores OF small craft. This is an
nounced as the biggest bootlegeers
coup on record.
The five schooners sailed from Mas
san, Bahamas. on August II and All
gust j.. Advance knowledge of the
coming OF the liquor fleet was OBJ
tanned by dry agents in Nashua
Elaborate preparations were made to
seize the schooners as soon as they
ventured inside the three-mile limit
The "adnpiral' of the liquor squadron
evidently became aware that he was
being watched on his cruise up the
coast. He out-maneuyered the block
ade party. Like the blockade rim
ners OF Civil War days, the bootleg
craft spread out and between mid
night and dawn they slipped past the
vessels guarding the coast and got
into the Chesapeake Bay.
a Norfolk dispatch OF August p
says that one OF the five boats that
slipped in through the Capes the night
OF August p, tied up at a Norfolk
dock on August "a while dry enforce
ment agents and federal officers were
searching for it. After taking on sup
plies it went out. 1t is reported that
the ship has painted out its name and
replaced it with another When it
locked in Norfolk it had disposed of
its load OF liquor.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-09-09
WOMEN OF CUMBERLAND
MTS. STILL HUNT STILLS
Posted Warning of Gun Play
Fails Utterly to Check Latest
Woman's Crusade
WOMEN FLING OUT Def
Complete Destruction Of Every
Mountain Still, Goal of
Movement

A Lexington, Ky, dispatch OF Au
gust q to the Washington Post says
that women of the Cumberland
Mountains are conducting a campaign
of raids on moonshiners. They have
captured to date six stills. The
moonshiners i'll retaliation have posted
this warning: Every woman i'll the
mountains will hear the crack OF a
rifle" But the women. undaunted,
have announced that they shall con-
tinue their war on moonshiners until
the mountains are cleared OF these
criminals.
One mother was threatened with
the death Of her son if the raids con-
tinued. Her retort was. 81 would
rather have him dead than drinking
moonshine."
The activities OF the women are be-
ing directed by the Smith Community
Life School Company operated by the
Home Mission Board OF the Presby-
terrain Church. The raids are said to
have been led by Miss Helen II. Ding
ham of New York. principal OF the
school. who has posted the following
formal notice: 1--WE will continue the
raids until every moonshine still has
been driven out of the mountains
School children have searched the
mountains for stills. Through their
efforts the federal officials have been
advised OF the location OF more than
score of whisky plants. 1t is also
said that the wives of moonshners
are cooperating with the women
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-09-09
NIFTY BREWERS PUT OVER
SLICK GAME ON PATRONS
Market Unlabelled ottles,
Deceiving Consumers as to
Kick Content
MANY BREWERS IN GAME
Bartenders Carefully Coached in
Gentle Art of Deceiving the
Dear Peepul"

Federal Prohibition officials OF Phil
adelphia say that breweries in the city
as we'll as in other parts of the state
are violating a federal law and prac-
ticing deception on their customers by
selling beer i'll unlabelled- bottles.
They stated that the proprietors OF
a well-known Philadelphia brewery
cited for hearing on charge OF sell
ing beer containing more than one
half of l per cent alcohol, admitted
that they sold beer-in bottles without
labels because the consumer believes
he is actually buying beer of pre-war
alcoholic content when in fact in most
cases it conforms to the Volstead Act
The incident affords an illustration
of the high regard the brewer has for
the beer drinkers welfare. The brew
ers just now are pretending to be
very much concerned for the happi-
ness and comfort of their former pa
irons. The brewers would have the
public believe that their plea for the
legalization OF the manufacture and
sale of beer is prompted by unselfish
motives; that they care nothing about
their own welfare. Their efforts are
all for the dear peepul.'
The Philadelphia brewery incident
fittngly illustrates the quality OF the
anxiety the brewers have for the hap
piness and prosperity OF their patrons.
Their policy always has been and al
ways will be. Get the money. No
matter how you get it, but get it."
Further light OH this method OF
deception practiced by the Philadel-
phia brewery is given in the story
carried by the Philadelphia North
American. The North American
says:
After admitting that the decep-
ton practiced by the brewery was
used solely to deceive the con-
sumer, the management went on
to explain how bartenders were
instructed, to carry out the plan
TO stimulate demand for their par
ticular product.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-09-09
DRY OFFICER SLAIN IN
CANADIAN BORDER BATTLE

An unidentified federal Prohibition
agent OF Minnesota, and another I'M
identified man were killed in pistol
battle between a band of alleged rum
runners and government agents, &C
cording to report received by Duluth
authorities on August % The bat
tie is said to have taken place near In
ternatiopal Falls on the Canadian Dor
der The federal agent is said to have
been killed by bootlegger who an
instant later was slain by another
federal agent.
Federal Prohibition enforcement Of
hcers have been unusually alert re-
Gently along the Minnesota-C Canadian
boundary following disclosure of
plot to smuggle 100000 worth of liz
uor now stored at Rainey River,
Mimi. across the line into Canada.
The liquor comprises 5000 cases and
was seized at War Road, Mimi, while
enroute from Saskatchewan to Fort
Francis. 1t was placed in storage at
Rainey River pending final DISPOSE.
ton
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-09-09

Hon. Dan X. Sheen. vice-president
of the Flying Squadron Foundation.
is one Of the veterans of the Prohi-
bition fight in Illinois and for that
matter in the nation. For forty years
or more he has practiced law in the
city of Peoria, which once was the
greatest whisky center on the face OF
the earth. At what seemed to be the
very height OF the power OF the liquor
traffic in that state, he was elected to
the Legislature on the Prohibition
ticket. He has lived TO see the legal
lied saloon disappear and the brew
cries and distilleries close.
Recently he received letter from
Mr.. Willis Evans, executive secretary
of the Peoria Association OF Com
merce. 1t makes interesting reading
One can fancy the satisfaction with
which Dan X. Sheen read it. 1t was
as follows:
Dear Mr.. Sheen
II know that you rejoice with us
that the Peoria distilleries--thirteen
in number-located in Peoria and
Pekin, are now used for other pur-
poses than the grinding OF corn for
alcohol or whisky and similar bev-
erages, which you fought to the death
for so many years, and finally saw
the browning OF your fight in the
Eighteenth Amendment.
"Some OF your friends may Inquire
some day what these distilleries are
now used for. One OF the big Pekin
distilleries is now the big Liberty
Yeast Factory; the other distillery at
Pelin is used for the manufacture of
food products.
an Peoria the distilleries were
taken over by the United States Food
Products Company, and they spent
about five million dollars in rejuve-
mating the plants and now produce
all kinds OF food for man and beast
This includes sugar and corn syrup
and corn oils. preserves of all kinds.
yeast, white vinegar, wheat flour, etc
When the distilleries were taken
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-09-09

usefully applied elsewhere. The
choice OF men eligible for the position
will be widely enlarged when they
are to be selected from a circuit as
distinguished from a district The
services OF 1S judges will be fully
needed in addition TO the existing
judiciary, even though that may be
better organized in attacking arrears.
"The adoption OF the~present bill
will do much to satisfy any reason
able demand for additional Judges OH
economical bases. This executive
principle of using all the judicial
force economically and at the points
where most needed, should be adopt
ed in every state. and when adopted,
will offer a remedy to a great deal of
the injustice BY delay, that now ex-
lists. State judges, as well as Federal
judges. should be interested in the
adoption of this judicial measure as
a model for the states"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-09-09
Acknowledgement For
Enforcement of Laws

In an address al Cincinnati, Ohio.
Attorney-General Daugherty made
the following strong appeal for law
enforcement:
From the standpoint OF the gov
eminent, the only sound view is that
OF law enforcement. Whatever diff
ferences Of opinion exist in the views
as 10 tie wisdom OF some of those
laws can be OF no concern to the agen-
cies for law enforcement. II any
citizen dislilSes the law under which
he Is living his relief isNhrough the
legislative department OF government
and not through those who. under the
Constitution. have the sworn duty OF
enforcing the law.
All Must Obey Laws
1T Is the duty of the minority as
we'll as the majority to obey the law.
Ii laws arc obnoxious TO the people it
is their province to repeal them I'm
til they arc repealed they must be OBJ
,served and enforced without fear or
favor.
"Those who do not believe iii our
government and the enforcement OF
cur laws should go to a~country which
gives them their peculiar liberty.
ITO those who come to our shores
to take advantage OF American op-
portunities it is becoming to wave
the hand OF welcome. But it is our
duty to warn them to stay away I'M
less they intend TO observe our GUS
toms and obey our laws.
MY duty is clear. As long as l
am the responsible head OF the de-
partment OF justice the law will be
enforced with all the power pos
sessed by the government which ]
am at liberty to call TO my command"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-09-09
HELP MAKE 1T EFFEC-
TIVE

The issue reduces itself to
one of the comparative strength
OF the federal and state govern
ments and that OF the bootleg
ging trust.
The majority~ef people both
in referendums and through
their chosen representatives
have expressed desire for
Prohibition. Visitors from Tor
eign countries where the traffic
still has the sanction of law de-
fend almost without exception
the Prohibition Amendment,
poorly enforced as it is. 1t is
the clear duty of the forward
looking, law-abiding citizen TO
cooperate with enforcement
officials to the end that law vio-
lators may be punished and the
provisions OF the law rigidly adj
hered to.-Cleveland. O., Plain
Dealer.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-09-09
Missouri Governor
Defends Prohibition

Joplin, No. Aug. 25.-Branding po-
litical Office holders. who persist in
denouncing law enforcement, and who
attempt to stand in the way Of the
enactment of legislation for the good
OF the people, as 'jokcsters who cater
to hand clapping rather than defend
the government in its efforts in the
interest OF the people Gov Arthur
NJ. Hyde in an address here last
night, defended the Prohibition laws
and urged their enforcement.
at has not been so very long ago.
he said. since ] heard a man stand
up and nobly defend the Constitu-
ion OF the United States. And only
the other day this man stood up and
branded those who would enforce the
Eighteenth Amendment which is a
part OF the Constitution, as burners OF
witches and fanatics.
al am speaking for myself when
! denounce such action and say that
the Eighteenth Amendment is one OF
the greatest pieces OF law enacted in
the history OF the country. 1t has
been and will be a most important
factor in doing away with one OF the
greatest wastes the world has ever
had
The governor did not mention the
name OF the man he had in mind,
but before he began speaking he in
formed newspaper men that he ex-
pectcd to make reference to United
States Seuator James A. Reed in his
address.-Aurora Beacon News.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-09-09
Few Evanston Doctors
: will Allow Liquor
viii Issue Prescriptions Only in
Cases of Legitimate Medical
Need

Announcements that all physicians
In the Illinois district will be "inves-
tigated" TO ascertain how they are
making use of Internal Revenue pre-
scription blanks. for the Use of liq-
,uor, will have no effect in Evanston.
While several Evanston physicians
admitted that they are licensed TO
give prescriptions for liquor, and at
least two Evanston drug stores carry
whisky and other liquors in stock to
fill such prescriptions. no liquor is
dispensed save in bona hde cases Of
illness.
The law limits the number of pre-
soriptions a physician may use to 100
every three months. This means that
every doctor having license may au-
thorize 50 quarts OF liquor to be dis
pcnsed by the druggists every quarter,
200 quarts year for each licensed
physician.
None of the Evanston doctors
use up anywhere near their quota,
though" said ont OF the druggists
who stocks liquors. Some OF them
issue only one or two prescriptions a
month and in those cases they are
either for pneumonia. and tuberculosis
patients, or very old people, I've no.
ticed"
A majority OF Evanston physicians,
however. have not asked the govern
ment for licenses TO prescribe liquor.
Evanston News Index
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-09-09
AFTER THE SMUGGLERS

According to dispatches r. m
Washington squads of expert Prohi-
bition officers arc being sent from
that city to vario us Atlantic coast
cities to assist in combating efforts
to smuggle liquor into the country.
This statement is made by Mr.. Blair,
Commissioner OF Internal Revenue.
Mr.. Blair says that the illicit distilling
in the port cities IS minor problem
compared to smuggling, particularly
between New y ork and Florida. AS
sistance from Washington, he said,
would be extended to the Prohibition
officials of the port cities and also
along the Mexican border.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-09-09
CINCINNATI BOOZERS SHY
AT RUNS REPUTATION

Cincinnati vets who are busy or
ganizing branches OF the Association
Opposed to the Prohibition Amend
ment, have solemnly adopted resolu-
tons declaring that these organiza-
tons are not wet organizations. 1t is
not likely, however, that they really
expect anybody to believe that they
are working in the interest OF the dry
cause.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-09-09

Speakers at the last days session
OF the 4Sth annual convention of the
National Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union in San Francisco ON Au-
gust 8 announced that the high light
in the program OF the Union for
lo21-22 is enforcement of the Eight
zenith Amendment Law enforce
ment is regarded as the paramount
issue.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-09-09

Reports OF extensive bootlegging
operations on the Delaware Bay and
AROUND the Delaware Capes are
greatly exaggerated, according TO
Delaware Prohibition Director Rob
ert B. Elliott. In the opinion OF Mr..
Elliott most OF these stories are Gre
atoms OF enterprising newspaper re-
porters.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-09-09
Chief JUSTICE TAFT URGES APPOINTMENT
OF EIGHTEEN MORE FEDERAL JUDGES
Bill Proposed by Attorney General Daugey Commended
geston of Federal Courts Must be Relieved Justice
be Melted Out to Those Overriding 18th Amendment

GRAFTON oil small economy, without a
full under standing OF the importance
OF the need for an adequate judicial
machine, shall prevent its creation by
law, then certainly the Judges who
find it impossible to do the work
which crowd into the Court are not to
be blamed.
Two Additional Judges for Each
Circuit
"The bill which the Attorney Cen
eral has presented 70 Congress. and
which has now been introduced by
the Chairman of the Judiciary Com
mittee of the Senate, adds to the ju-
dicial force OF the United States, two
District Judges at large in each cir
cult, or l8 in ALL They arc to have
and exercise all the powers of Dis
trict Judges except that they may not
make appointments of clerks and
other officers which obviously should
be made by Judges knowing the
vicinage. They are, as all Judges
must be, appointed or created, under
the judicial power of the United
States, granted by the third article
of the Constitution, Judges for life,
but the provision of the new bill is
that when they die or resign, the
successors shall not be appointed I'M
less Congress shall affirmatively so
decide. This is as temporary a pro-
vision for a Federal Judge as the Con
stitution will permit These Judges
at large are to be. assigned by the
Senior Circuit Judge of their. circuit
to any district in their circuit when
needed, and by the Chief Justice to
any district in any other circuit.
To Confer with Chief Justice and
Attorney General
''ln the bill is another important
feature that in sense contains the
kernal of the whole progress intended
by the bill. 1t provides for all annual
meeting of the Chief Justice and the
senior Circuit Judges from the nine
circuits and the Attorney-G General, to
consider the required reports from
district judges and clerks as to the
business in their respective districts
with view to making yearly plan
for the massing OF the new and old
judicial force Of the United States IN
those districts all over the country
where the arrears arc threatening to
interfere with the usefulness of the
Courts.
at is the introduction into our ju-
dicial system OF an executive principle
to secure effective team work. Here
tofore each judge has padded his
own canoe and has done the best he
could with his district. (He has beer
subject to little supervision, if any
Judges are men and some are not SC
keenly charged with the duty OF con-
slant labor that the stimulus OF al
annual inquiry into what they are do
ing may not be helpful.)
With such mild visitation, a judge
is likely 10 cooperate much moro
readily in an organized effort to gel
rid OF business and do justice thar
under the -you-please) system
which has left unemployed in easy
districts a good deal Of the Judicial
energy that may be under this plan
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-09-09

William Howard TAFT, Chief Jus
tice of the United States Supreme
Court, speaking before members OF
the Judicial Committee of the Amer
lean Bar Association on August 81,
urged the adoption OF bill recently
recommended by Attorney General
Daugherty which provides for the APP
pointment OF lS new federal judges,
two for each circuit in the United
States, to relieve increased congestion
in the courts.
One OF the arguments advanced by
the liquor interests against the eight
zenith amendment is that attempt TO
enforce it has clogged our federal
courts. They do not seem to realize
that this condition is commentary
upon the character of the liquor traffic
which is not likely to increase respect
for the traffic. They rather advance
the theory that the solution of the
problem is repeal of the law. This is
not the governments way. however,
of dealing with criminals. A way will
be devised to relieve the court con-
gestion and mete out justice to all
those who are attempting to override
the Eighteenth Amendment to the
Constitution. Those interested i'll law
enforcement will be interested in this
proposed law Endorsed by the Attor-
ney General and the Chief Justice of
the Supreme Court of the United
States.
Mr.. Taft in urging the support OF
the Bar Association OF the proposed
law, said;
"The congestion which exists in
many OF the districts of the United
States-and ii has been growing be-
cause OF the gradual enlargement of
the jurisdiction OF the Courts under
the enactment by Congress of laws
which are the exercise of its hereto
has been greatly added to by the
adoption OF the Eighteenth Amend
ment and the passage of the Volstead
law" Judge Taft declared. Some
thing must be done, therefore. to give
the Federal Courts judicial force
that can graphic with these arrears
and end them.
1T is pathetic to one who has an
intimate knowledge OF the difficulties
of the administration OF justice, and
the real reason for its Judges to do
more work than they possibly can do
in order that the arrears in the dock
ct may not grow.
Delay Works Tor Man With Largest
Purse
81 could point to instance after in
stance in which Judges have worn
themselves down in an effort to neu-
traize the negligence OF Legislatures
in this regard | know OF one in Ten
nessee. 1t is very long state and a
very big state, and a state with a
great deal of law business in the
three parts, especially in the noun