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Bisbee daily review., 1922-08-02
STEALS $500 cANARrEs

Ell PASO, Tex. Aug. Twelve
German roller canaries, valued at
$500, were stolen from ]. B. Lake, a
hotel man, today. Mr.. Lake has 20
of the birds, said to be the largest
collection of imported canaries in the
southwest, in a screened porch of his
hotel.
Bisbee daily review., 1922-08-02

SEATTLE, Aug. l. The Vernon
and Seattle game, scheduled 70 rtoday
was postponed on account of failure
OF the Vernon team to arrive here in
time.
Bisbee daily review., 1922-08-02

There are 773 officers and 15,4OS
enlisted men in the New York State
National Guard.
Bisbee daily review., 1922-08-02
WESTERN LEAGuE

At Oklahoma City Z; Omaha 5.
AT Wicita o; Denver 1.
AT st. Joseph 6; Sioux City 8.
At Tulsa 10: Des Moines 8.
Bisbee daily review., 1922-08-02

A well known firm of London ca
terers has $4,000 pieces of crockery
broken weekly.
Bisbee daily review., 1922-08-02

Salt Lake 5; Los AnqeIes a
Bisbee daily review., 1922-08-02
Oakland s: Portland s

Batteries: Kallio. Retts and Anfin-
son; Crandall and DAILY.
Bisbee daily review., 1922-08-02
Vernon-SeattIe. Postponed

wv T TO M IIINI uIIW M
LeverenZ and Elliott.
Bisbee daily review., 1922-08-02
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION

Little Rock 6; at Atlanta 2.
Birmingham 4 at Chattanooga 2.
Memphis o; at New Orleans
(Called end 3rd, rain.)
At Mobile 10; Nashville 4.
Bisbee daily review., 1922-08-02
Coast League Scores

Frisco 8: Sacramento ID
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-02-24
VETS DO SICK-DEVIL STUNT
IN BRITISH COLUMBIA

The amusing story comes from
Vancouver, B. G., that one OF the lead
ing bootlcggers of that town proposed
to conduct a vigorous campaign in
opposition to the distribution OF drugs
in any form. The bootleggers as
serted they would do all in their
power to assist the police and secret
service men to capture the sellers OF
opium, cocaine, and all classes of drugs
that ARE undermining the manhood
of the North American continent
(Sic)! These British Columbian boot
lcggers further complain that Ameri-
cans residing in Bellingham and Sc
attic. Wash, order liquor in such
small quantities that it had to be sent
out in small boats with only one or
two men aboard. The prospective
purchaser of the liquor put out in a
boat manned by five thugs and cap
tured the little boat that was bearing
50 cases of liquor. The bootleggers
propose to break up this form of dry
law violation.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-02-24
.PUSSYFOOT JOHNSON
SAYS MOST MOONSHINE
In Wet TERRITORY
Tells of Conditions and Campaign
In India

During stopover i'll Chicago be-
tween lecture dates Pussyfoot John
son called at the office OF the Anti
Saloon League. The newspaper re-
porters discovered his presence at dry
headquarters and interviewed him
relative To his recent trip to India.
Pussyfoot told the reporters that
there was considerable "moonshining
in India and that most OF it was i'll
what might be called wet territory.
The "bootloggers' of India Pussvfoot
declared were more prevalent in those
sections i'll which the sale of liquor
is licensed. Pussyfoot reminded the
reporters that before America went
dry the situation was similar here.
More LIQUOR restrictions were violated
in wet territory than IN dry. The
American liquor people have never
obeyed except under compulsion any
of the laws relative to liquor. Pussy
foot told the spondents that the
native Intoxicating drink i'll India is
called tod" This is fermented
Juices extracted from the tops OF
palm trees. These juices arc harmless
when fresh but they fermcnt very
quickly. Tod" corresponds to beer
in this country. This Indian beer
when distilled as it is to great OK
tent in wet territory, forms the native
drink called "arrak.' Asked for a
description of this drink Pussyfoot
Johnson described it in one word,
"hcllhre."
Commenting on the movement to
restore beer and wine in this country
Pussyfoot declared that this is merely
smoke TO cover the movement tor the
restoration of whisky. As for non
Intoxicating beer and wine Pussyfoot
explained that we have these drinks
now in abundance and they are the
best i'm the world. Grape juice and
near beers have all the qualities OF the
real stuff except the alcohol. And
when it comes to Intoxicating drinks
these cap not be legalizcd unless the
Constitution OF the United States is
amended.
Pussyfoot Johnson expects TO re-
turn to England after concluding a
lecture tour in this country.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-02-24
PROHIBITION CURE FOR
THE DOWN AND OUT

The effect of Prohibition on the old
time down and outs is said to be
marked by +. (. Moore, treasurer OF
the Morgan Memorial Goodwill in
dustry. Boston, which Is the parent
society OF the Goodwill industries
established in twenty-five cities. Mr..
Moore WAS a delegate to the confer
cnoe which met yesterday at l040
West Monroe street. The conference
closes with an all day meeting today
at the Hotel La Sale.
Before Prohibition went into CT
feet said Mr.. Moore. we used to
have from fifteen to twenty-five
DRINKS every morning applying to us
for help. Now we do not have more
than one or two a week
\. F. Carlyle, ST. Paul, Mimi, con-
hrmed the statement OF Mr.. Moore.
He said the attention of the St. Paul
Goodwill industry was turned towards
the handicapped and unemployed, Civ
ing them work, and not to the rescue
of drunks.--Chicago Daily Tribune.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-02-24
COUNTY PROSECUTOR
HELPS SCHOOL FUND
Fines and Penalties Total Over
$4,000

Cassius Poust, States Attor
ney OF DeKalb county, has put
over $4,000 into the public
treasury under the Illinois Pro-
hibition act. lie has secured
q convictions. OF these IS car
ricd jail sentences. The Jail
sentences ran all the way from
a few days TO los days.
Under the Illinois law fines
and penalties collected go TO
the school fund after a certain
proportion OF the expenses of
the prosecutors office have been
paid. Accordingly aggressive
work by states attorneys adds
considerably to funds available
for carrying on the educational
work of the state.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-02-24
CHAS. D. FRANZ AN
NOUNCES CANDIDACY
FOR LEGISLATURE

| hereby announce myself as
a candidate for the legislature
for the 18th Senatorial district,
subject to the decision of the
Democratic primaries. | am a
son of the late Representative
Charles +. Franz and was born
and raised in Freeport, Illinois.
Attended public school, St. 10
seph's Paroehial school, also
took a business course al Col
lego OF Commerce.
After leaving school accepted
a position with Holland &
Aseher as bookkeeper, later &C
eepting position with the Ger
man Insurance company. Ac-
copied a position with Franz
Bros. Brewing company as
bookkeeper later engaging in
the retail business until Free
port went dry.
Accepted position as repre-
sentative with the Val Blatz
brewing company at East
Dubuque, Illinois, for two years.
During the war worked at the
government plant and then en-
gagged in present business.
AN IN FAVOR OF GOOD
ROADS AND IMMEDIATE
REPEAL OF THE SEARCH
AND SEIZURE LAW.
CHARLES d. FRANZ.
Adv.-l-50-lt
The above advertisement is
reproduced in this number of
the Issue free OF charge. 1t is
appearing i'll the newspapers of
the Twelfth Senatorial District.
Voters in this district should
carefully read this candidates
platform.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-02-24

and 80 per cent of the lower house
members of the legislatures of the
various states voted for ratification.
The drys had to gain SO states TO
make the country legally dry. They
carried Is states for the federal Pro-
hibition amendment. The tables are
now turned. The vets must first Sc
cure a Congress that is sufficiently
wet to submit the proposition by two
thirds vote in Congress, both OF the
House and Senate Then they will
be compelled to elect enough wet leg
islators to control both the House and
Senate in the state legislatures of 80
states, and they must carry each
house in each state legislature With
thirty states or Whereabouts that had
already voted dry on popular vote on
their own volton, practically all of
them doing so before the women had
a chance to vote, what possible
chance do the vets have of repeating
the federal dry amendment?
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-02-24
OUTSIDE CHARITY CASES
SLUMP UNDER DRYNESS

The problem of dealing with the de-
pendent families of drunkards has
completely been done away with, ac-
cording to J. c. Lanier, probation Off
Ger ofDuval county, Florida, as re-
suit of national Prohibition. For
more than year now not a single
case Of dependency on account of liq-
uor habit OF the father has come un-
der the observation of the juvenile
court of Duval county.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-02-24

said, and ii is we'll that these things
arc published and discussed.
Since America adopted the recent
Prohibition amendment, there has
been almost a stampede i'll different
parts OF the world looking toward the
adoption OF the Prohibition policy.
America has earned in this one act
the moral leadership OF the world. II
VIC make good, the liquor traffic
throughout the world will die in few
years. II America fails, Prohibition
throughout the world is dead for 100
years.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-02-24
PUSSYFOOT DENIES
WILD YARN PRINTED
In CHICAGO PAPER
Declares Reporter Saw Things in
"Moonshine" Dream

Recently the Chicago Herald and
Examiner printed long story to the
effect that Pussyfoot Johnson had
been thrown out of Chicago cafe
during tour OF exploration. \ spe-
cisl dispatch to the Indianapolis Star
from Wabash, Indiana, quotes Pussy
foot Johnson's version OF the affair;
Wabash, Ind, Feb. l4.-William L.
(Pussyfoot) Johnson, Prohibition
worker, in statement here tonight.
branded the report that he had been
thrown out OF a Chicago cafe. as
false Mr.. Johnson appeared at the
Christian Church here and gave an
address on the subject of Prohibition
and its enforcement before large
crowd.
Sunday night an over-enthusiastic
reporter for the Chicago Herald Ex-
aniner explained to me the horrible
conditions existing in Chicago under
Mayor Thompson" Mr.. Johnson said,
"fIc said that there were at least 200
blind tigers in Chicago. selling liquor
openly and above hoard to anybody
who asked for it, He offered to show
me a lot of these places. He took
me out in taxicab and after few
hours search was able to find only
one place where even he could buy a
drink. Under the influence of this
stin1ulant he imagined that | was
identified and thrown out of the Rex
cafe.
4 was identified all right, but was
not thrown out or interfered with in
any manner.
AT the dance hall of Ike Bloom,
was recognized by Mr.. bloom, who
gave me good cigar which | smoked
while talking to him at table. The
reporter, however, having drink of
'moonshine' under his belt, imagined
that Bloom pulled the stogey out Of
my mouth.
The places we visited presented a
clean appearance Many were closed.
The reporter appeared astonished
after our visit. He said 4 guess the
bosses tipped them off that VIC were
coming
Mr.. Johnson made an inspection OF
Chicago on the suggestion OF news
paper man.
America Must Succeed
In his address at the local church,
Mr.. Johnson said: IF America makes
a good showing with her Prohibition
law, the whole world will be dry with
in few years, and America must
justify the faith OF the people in her.
Conditions as TO enforcement OF Pro-
hibition are vastly better than year
ago.
There is whole lot of hot air in
the newspapers and elsewhere about
violations of the law" Mr.. Johnson
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-02-24
From the Editor Of the Sterling Gazette to the
Editor Of the Chicago Journal Subject:
The Journals Beer Ballot

law which prohibited selling 10 boys
and girls. The saloons kept the side
door open on election day and Sun
days and after hours. The traffic de-
nanded and secured complete sub
seryienee to its lawlessness from the
men elected to Office who take an
oath to enforce the law. That is the
character, type, history of your wine
and beer crowd which you seem SO
anxious to serve
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-02-24
THOSE AWFUL DRYS
Arthur M. corwin, M. D.. Chicago, February 10, 1922

When the Constitution sobered,
And that first day OF July
Saw the whole united nation
Resoutely going dry,
When the soaked and saturated,
Alcoholic "spifflcate ted
All those poor intoxicated
Slaves of whisky, gin and beer
Felt new and strange sensation,
As OF freedoms recreation
And a firm and fixed citation
When their heads began to clear.
And we saw those thousands waking
From their decades of disgrace,
With the high-born resolution
OF self-respecting race.
Rags and woe were disappearing,
With the drunken jests and leering,
Wives and children ceased their fearing,
Now their men no longer drank
Nassals of that hendish master;
low and smiles and hearty laughter
Have displaced "the morning alter
And there's money in the bank.
You can trust the sober judgment
Of our home, our shop, our mart
Our people speak one language,
It's the lingo Of the heart.
The dstiller and the brewer,
With their products in the sewer
OF truth are getting ever,
Though they simulate grin,
With their eye upon the dollar
Which they use, with ease to collar,
Why, of course they'll make l-olle.','
But their stuff can never wini
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-02-24
Constitution Prohibits Intoxicating
Liquors

But suppose you repeal the Vol
stead law and secure law that per
mits the sale of wines and beer, and
suppose the drys carry a case to the
United States Supreme Court, which
up to this moment has upheld the dry
laws and the dry amendment to the
last particular in every onslaught that
has been made on it by the liquor in
terests. The federal amendment pro-
hibits the sale OF Intoxicating bcXer-
ages. The minute it could be demon
strated to the United States Supreme
Court that the beverage sold under a
law passed by Congress that would
create intoxication that law certainly
would be declared Institutional
and kicked into the discard as all the
other contentious of the vets have
been treated thus far
Should Back Government, Not En-
courage Notification
There is no show whatever of win
ming even though Illinois votes wet,
and certainly it is matter Of regret
that SO able, conservative and usually
fair minded and clean newspaper as
the Chicago Daily Journal would lend
its aid TO bolster up the efforts of the
booze brigade to nullify the constitu-
ton and the laws of the United States.
What is needed is to get back of gov
ernment and stand behind law en-
forccment instead of to help along
notification. When the booze dis
pensers learn to submit to and obey
the laws OF the land, and not till then,
it may be time to consider giving
them additional privileges.
Very Truly Yours,
D. w. BRANDON,
Editor Sterling Daily Gazette.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-02-24

Unless drys vote for ENDORSED
DRY CANDIDATES their votes will
be scattered, thus permitting the
vets, who always vote together, to
win at the primaries on April II.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-02-24
Law Enforcement is Only Question
Now

At the last congressional election
the .wets clamored for wet Con-
eress to repeal the Nolstcad law. The
answer of the country was Congre
so bone dry that the booze brigade
could only muster % wet votes in a
house membership OF ASS. Why waste
time to take straw votes? The ques-
ton is settled. The only question to-
day before American citizens who
love their flag and believe in their
government is the enforcement OF the
law against booze, bootleggers and
moonshiners.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-02-24

Do you want beer and wine sold
everywhere? If not vote on April II
for candidates who will protect the
one-half of per cent limit in en-
forcement laws.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-02-24
Prohibition History Proves People
Back Law

Here is little history that city
people seem to overlook. The Prohi-
bition amendment to the constitution
was submitted to the country by 282
votes 10 12S in the national house and
by o5 to 20 votes in the Senate. Forty
five out of 48 states ratified the
amendment in the only way it could
be ratified by the legislatures of the
various states. The federal constitu-
ton docs not provide for a popular
vote on constitutional amendments.
Eighty-six per cent of the Senators
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-02-24
CHICAGO DOCTOR
DEFENDS DRY LAW
Answers Liberty Argument of Wet
Association

Answers Liberty Argument OF wet
Association
Recently the Association Against
the Prohibition Amendment sent let
ter TO all physicians in Chicago ask
ing them to join the movement against
Prohibition. DIR. Clara P. Seippel,
one OF the most prominent physicians
in the city sent the following reply;
Jan. p, 1922.
"Mr w. II. Stsyton,
Managing NicePrcsident
The Association Against
the Prohibition Amendment,
Washington d. {.
Dear Sir:
at is beyond my comprehcns,~--
how any man or woman who has
maturing son or daughter can endorses
any movement that will rcecstablsh
the saloon-to sell light wines and
beer will require headquarters OF some
sort, under some guisc.
"Thc argument about restricting
mans food, etc, by legislation IS not
logical, what man cats may inJure
himself but no ono else; the man who
drinks beer, wine or whisky often in
lures others more than himself, and
does it repeatedly; he blights his chill
drcn; he has grown TO regard drunk
cnncss" as ample and sufficient excuse
for all sorts of overt acts, even when
they result in loss of life and property.
Other Prohibitions
"On the day when VIC celebrate DIR
LIBERTY VIC are PROHIBITED
(by federal law, | bclicve) from us
ing fire crackers and other dangerous
explosives for the reason that ono or
two hundred people every year were
injured or killed through their use or
the recklessness OF others in firing
them. No one has protested against
a sane Fourth. The number of per-
sons manned or destroyed is insignif-
cant compared 10 those crippled. in
jured OF killed as direct result OF the
Use of alcohol.
"Thcre is no Association Against
| tho Prohibition OF Dangerous Fire
works, yet there are many violations
OF the law
There is law (fcdcraD PROHIB-
ITING the preparation or nanufac-
ture of adulterated foods. However,
every now and then school children
arc taken violently i'll or die from
poisoned candy; groups of people like
wise suffer from preserved or canned
goods. ice cream, etc, that is inlprop-
crly made.
There is no Association Against
tho Prohibition OF Adulteratcd Foods,
yet there are many violators of the
law.
'Thcre is a law PROHIBITING
the running OF automobiles beyond
certain speed It is unpopular with
great majority OF the voters
There is no Association Against
the Prohibition OF Speeding, vet there
arc hundreds of thousands OF violators
OF the law who MAIN and kill daily.
THE Ten Commandments arc
largely PROHIBITIONS. They are
intended for the good and protection
OF the people, like the other prohibi-
tons
"Your safety and mine depend
largely upon these PROHIBITIONS,
There arc thousands of people who
will not observe them, yet We believe
they arc beneficial; VIC certainly would
not abolish them.
'Yours very truly.
CLARA r. Scippel NJ. D.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-02-24

the ground we now occupy. We
must not only hold our present posi-
ton but must advance 10 safer
ground. The real tight IS now on.
and the battle ground more than any
other just now is the state Legisla-
ture and the United States Congress.
This is shown from the fact that they
arc petitioning Congress ior the re
turn of the liquor traffic.
Last Vote was Close
Do not forget that the last Legisla-
ture was close. The outlook for the
coming Legislature is that it may be
closer vet. We stand a chance of
losing number OF votes in the Sen
ate this time. Should we lose ii would
bring the Senate vote 10 a margin
of one or two drys. This is SO close
that it is dangerous. The last time
in the House the results hung upon a
margin of two votes. II took seventy
seven. There were but seyenty-nlne
zone hundred per cent good dry votes
in the Illinois House the last time.
Churches Must Arouse Voters
With this legislative survey and out
look il is time that the churches of Il
linois. led by their ministers and Off
GERS, were arousing from their apathy
and coming mp to the help of TIL Lord
against the chief foe OF Gods church.
It is time that the citizen who believes
in the Constitution OF the United
States and the laws OF the nation and
state WAS arousing from his position
of indifference and realizing that VIC
are in the most critical legislative pri-
mary fight of the movement. Defeat
this time would put the Prohibition
cause back quarter of a century al
most in Illinois. Sacrifices and sery-
ices on behalf OF this cause right now
will save greater sacrifices and the
necessity for rendering greater serv-
ices for the quarter OF century yet
10 come and in addition TO that it will
save the return OF the liquor traffic.
Vets Must Not Come Back
The liquor traffic has been outlawcd.
This traffic must not come back again.
The liquor laws arc not enforced as
they could be, but the only way to
get rid of the moonshinc liquor now
outlawed is to enforce the law and
not permit its modification The re-
suits OF the next primary election
nominating Congressman. members OF
the state Legislature and local Off
Gals, whose duties include the en-
forcement of the law, will determine
largely the results of Prohibition
Can we count on you?
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-02-24

IAN. Il, -
Mr.. Richard ]. Finnegan,
Managing Editor, Chicago Daily
Journal,
Chicago, Illinois.
Dear Sir:
Replying to your request that The
Daily Gazette take a poll in this sec
ton of the state on proposition to
permit the manufacture of light wine
and beer. would say that we sec no
reason whatever for wasting time and
effort on such proposition. SO long
As the liquor interests arc openly,
boldly, traitorously, anarol1istically
running riot in disobcying eyciy law
of the land, the question is not
whether we should have light wines
and beer or whether we should have
Prohibition. but whether or not we
| should have any respect whatever for
the law OF the land and the enforce
mcnt of the same. The liquor i'll
terests are i'll bold, open and defiant
rebellion against the government
They have never willingly obeycd any
law, either the license law, the local
option law, or the Prohibition law
The traffic violated every law rcgu-
latng The liquor business just the
same undsr regulation or license as
it is violating the Prohibition law to-
day. II we allow these saloonkeepers,
brewers, wine manufacturers, boot
leggers and moonshiners to ride
roughshod over the laws of our
country, why should we make any
effort to enforce any law? Why
should they defy government and
others be made TO obey? Why arrest
any individual for ono or two or half
a dozen attractions OF the law when
the anarchistic liquor traffic has been
making a business of rebellion against
government for thirty years and get
ting away with it?