New-York tribune., 1922-02-12
Ztons Mon7enfous Wor
Against the Weed

The trouble lasted for long time but
eventually the police authorities triumphed.
They arrested some Of the yioators and fined
them. The defendants appealed and lost. the
court holding that the city could prohibit
smoking in crowds nat broke up the prac-
tice except for few isolated cases-stuhborn
persons. who wanted to know what constituted
a crowd, but the police magistrates and the
Judges Of Zion City soon settled that little
point.
To-day it is legal for person to smoke in
Zion City as long as he isn't in crowd The
smoker is walking along the street unacconl-
panied. The policeman spies him smoking and
walks up and arrests him. and he is guilty of
violating the city ordinance which prohibit
smoking in crowds-the crowd in this instance
being made up of the smoker and the police
man. There very few arrests any more
for violating the ordinance against smoking
Following the crusade against tobs ,co came
Noliva's onslaught against the wearing By
women OF Georgette crepe or other transparent
waists, low-necked. short-sleeved dresses or
abbreviated SKIRTS. The results here were iusr
as pleasing to the Zionites as the tobacco cru
sade, but trife more expensive to the city
Young women wearing the prevailing STYLES
didn't relish the idce Of disagreeable police
cells and brought suits for damages. and MANY
of them collected but the wearing OF what The
Iionites termed "jndecent and vulgar" cloth
ing was discouraged.
Voliva's campaign against opposing relig-
ions, however, was much moro picturesque than
either of the others This took the form of a
signboard The independents opened up
i church and built themselves signhoard de-
nouncng Voliva in particular and all Zionites
in general Voliva retaliated. The signs were
Surned or chopped down by opposing warriors
and others took their places, and then, across
the street from the rival institution Voliva
erected the following masterpiece:
This is not Indifferent That wretched look
ing old dlapidated thing across the street
look at twas placed there BY a little bunch
Of idiots and lunatics. They have pimples
where they ought to have heads. They vainly
imagine that they can destroy Zion. God and
all of the Zion people are laughing at them
Some of their same bunch broke open the
vault in the brick building across the street
mutilated the election tally sheets, attempted
to steal The election and were kicked out into
the street by mandamus of the Supreme
statements are absolute lies, Their invita-
ton is sufficient warning to all persons.
except The loyal Zion people. to keep away
from this city place of business and resi-
dence' This city is the private home Of legal
Zion people, and outsiders who had any sense
would not live in d 'barbarous' town-a town
years behind the times "a town ruled by
Noliva" "a town where redhot war is raging
and viii continue to rage day and night until
Zion people win final and complete victory.
In conclusion, pay no attention to this bunch
OF tratcrs. They eXactl like their old
board-badly cracked ". G. NOLlVA.
This campaign died out. things in Zion City
quieted down little and then it all broke
out in new place. Noliva discovered that
some Of The restaurants were selling the flesh
Of swine and independent opened up 4
drug stcre in the city Bat bon ~ent the way
Of the short dresses and tobacco