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Arizona republican., 1922-03-05
LIQUOR AND THE LAW


il the fact that the United States
has such an enormous stretch OF
coast line and two great land bor-
ders stretching for thousands Of miles
Every effort is made to head off the
Smuggling. but 1t is, OF course. i'm
possible TO watch the thousands and
thousands Of little harbors where
small boats may put in under cover
OF darkness without much chance
of detection. A veritable army Of men
would be needed on the Canadian and
Mexican borders tofmake ii possible
: to say truly that no liquor icomes
into the country over the border.
Attracted by the huge profits, con-
scienceless men have put together
| poisonous substances which pass as
| liquor. Wood alcohol and variety
OF other poisons enter into the make
up OF these death dealing potions.
After nearly every holiday celebration
in the larger cities the newspapers
will publish reports of the hospital
cases due TO bad liquor. Blindness
and death are the inevitable results
Of wood alcohol consumption IN any
considerable quantities.
Mr.. Haynes ls Confident
] Prohibition Commissioner Haynes
/ is optimistic of eventual thorough en-
forcemert of the dry amendment. 1t
Is no secret that for a long time the
legalized Withdrawals Of whisky from
bonded warehouses were in some
cases put on the market. The COM
pIete figures up to the end OF the last
fiscal year, June 80, 1921. show that
| since the prohibition amendment be-
came effective a little less than is
months before, 31,000,000 gallons OF
liquor were withdrawn on permits,
Commissioners Haynes said recently
that this situation was looked into
and that the rate Of Withdrawals has
been reduced considerably
Charges of violations or the Vol
stead law are many, ana there have
been numerous convictions, The fig
ures show that in the last fiscal year
1852 convictions were secured, ane
acquittai resulted in only 755 OF the
cases tried. In many courts, however
the cases have piled up tremendous.
ly, and very many cases have not yel
, come to trial.
This tremendous percentage or con
victions does not seem to deter the
bootlegging fraternity much. In this
, city recently one man was ARRESTED
three times within the space OF Z
, month, showing that he continued Z
operate right after being caught
, They have the mental attitude typica
, of the criminal class. Every old-tim
] safe blower and yegg has, TUCKED
| away somewhere, a sum OF none.
J which he will not lay a finger on evel
J IL down and out This is fall money
! the fee for a good lawyer to defen'
. him in court II he is caught. Tn
) average bootlegger, after gettini
/ caught. apparently figures that tn
! worst that can happen. to him is t
1 have a fine assessed against him, ant
4 that 1t behooves him to keep at nj
/ trade and pile up all the money h
r can pending his trial.
I Many of the bootleggers are no
: playing fair with their patrons Find
9 ing that they can command such hig
! prices, they. are, not satisfied eve
e with these. but doctor their produc
d so that the actual return is sti
Arizona republican., 1922-03-05
THE ONCE OVER
By H. /. PHILLIPS

vests and have the property man take
them up into the flies and shake en-
to give the proper effect In all snow
scenes. or course, dunno how true
that is II all the cigar ashes that
fell off cigars smoked by Joe Cannon
could be placed end to end they
would reach FROM
How can you placs cigar ashes
end to end?" demanded Dummer.
II dunno, but Arthur Brisbane
could find way" replied DUNN.
But, anyhow, Joe sure flicked a
wicked ash. He was the main sup
port of the American cigar industry
during many hard season"
"IIow long did Joe serve in con-
gress?" asked Dummer.
Nearly so years. He was electeo
to % terms.''
almost life sentence, unused
Dummer. do you suppose the cigars
had any bearing on the fact his peo-
Pile sent him to Washington so many
4 don't quite get you" remarked
DUNN. :.
II was lust thinking." remarked
Dummer "that maybe Uncle Joe
smoked such bum cigars that his con-
stituents kept sending him away an
matter of self defense"
when he first went to congress q
scent cigar was a good smoke with
pleasing aroma" argued DUNN.
"Them was the days when the cigar
makers did not stuff their stogies
with horse hair, barber shop sweep
mgs. Chinese incense and hairpinS.
For 25 or 80 years Joe smoked them
without bringing protests -" provok-
ing any personal assaults. Some
wears ago, however, the cigar manu-
| facturer sold out to the mattress
makers and tho quality Of the stogiess
began to deteriorate. l understand
Mr.. Cannon hasn't done much indoor
| smoking at Washington since"
"IIow old Is Joe, anyhow asked
/ Dummer.
"Eighty- returned DUNN.
THAT proves what the reforiners
have always claimed, said DunlmeE'
whats that?" asked DUNN.
THAT smoking causes 2 man 70 lose
J his efficiency at an early age co@~
cluded Dummcr
Arizona republican., 1922-03-05

character. and not only who have been success
full in business
'%rhoss who remain behind are not as rule
people of any wide outlook and perhaps never VIII
be- small town is a small town, and where It is
many hours journey from the nearest city it Is
bound to impose a certain narrowness But the
potentialities for wider outlook than at present
obtain there.
"People do read-more widely, think than the
corresponding class in England. They welcome lee.
turers from ChautauQuas and other organizations
which provide them. II these do not carry them
very far the demand for them shows that there is
fruitful soil to work upon"
Arizona republican., 1922-03-05

ing to the marked increase in the
number OF murders the cantons re-
covered the right to re-estabIish 1t
individually. Seven cantons re-intro-
duced it.
q. lsnH the rope that ropswalkers
use across Niagara made Of steelg
). s. r.
A. Blondin, noted for his tight
ropewalking feats across Niagara.
did not use a steel cable. but a well
and evenly twisted rope about ?
inches in diameter.
@. Why Is Il Unnecessary to be quiet
when fishing? Can fish hear1 n. Il.
Al. The bureau Of fisheries says
fish have no sense Of hearing. They
have a sense OF feeling, however,
which warns them OF an unusual mo-
ton or the water.
@. When will the American graves
registration complete its work n
France7 r. g. n.
A. The war department says that
the work OF returning soldiers re-
mains and the concentration Of those
to be left abroad into American cem-
eteries will probably be completed
late this spring or in the early sum
mer.
q. How long has the word garau.
been in the English language? v. 7
Arizona republican., 1922-03-05
.MaIn s.ressn

American critics having exhausted Sinclair
Lewis Main Street" F1nglishman. Archibald
Marshall takes it up in the current number Of the
North American Review and finds, In the first place.
that so far as he has observed the inhabitants OF
small towns in America are not fairly represented
by those Of Gopher Prairie.
He had been told. though by Americans that
hey themselves recognized the trutn' tna' Is some
truth in the picture. II So says Mr. Maf0nAi' 70
hose who recognize II az true IN any respeo' tue
.a /, ne hools on their future may be beneficial.
pnt whether true or false, Mr.. Marshall finds
u. chief fault of Main Street" to be that 1t takes
he pettness of life for granted and makes one teei
nat the only possible thing is to escape from IT,
BUT" says the critic, that is NOT the way
fas, about it, Many Of the people who 1--we IN 'nese
towns are Of good education and have met not
sv men Of mark In the cities whose early lfe was
snept ii orc OF them. mean men OF culture anu
Arizona republican., 1922-03-05
By Ripley

greater. A dispatch from one of the
West Indian islands was published
recently, describing how Scotch
whisky is mixed with other ingre-
dents so that the taste is not inn
paired very much, but the cost of the
product to the bootlegger is very
much less This synthetic Scotch is
made up with some OF the real whis-
ky, some creosote, some alcohol and
lot of water. The bottling is done, ac-
cording to the dispatch, before this
mixture is brought into the United
States by way Of some of the obscure
little natural harbors on the South
Atlantic or Gulf coasts.
Big Money for Violators
The amazing profits made by some
Of the Illicit operators were shown
here in Washington not long ago
when q negro was captured by rev.
enue officials and the police and was
charged with bootlegging. The police
say that this man, who had been at
the business but short time, owned
six high powered cars, had a armed
bodyguard who accompanied him
nearly everywhere. had built up q
regular organization, including an OF
flee force which required two adding
machines to keep tab on collections
Inc UDl1IC cdlQ t1ieAt NAAAo 4AA@AA Aa-~NA 49,
his person in cash at the time OF his
arrest about $4,000.
All OF the officials OF Mr.. Haynes
depar tment are not as certain as
their chief that real enforcement is
possible in the, near future. Some or
them who have had experience with
the enforcement of the laws for the
suppression of the drug trade nave
| that valuable experience upon which
| TO base their predictions. In the
early days it was found that many Of
| the courts were not in sympathy with
| the narcotic laws, and that when
convictions were secured the courts
would impose the minimum penalties,
| sometimes q fine of 81. The blame
| for this the officials did not put upon
the courts. Public opinion was apa-
| thetic, they say. Once this was
aroused and the courts responded &c
! il by heavy penalties, the business OF
| breaking up the drug peddling busi-
ness went ahead by leaps and bounds
These men think that public opinion
must demand a really dry country n
order to make strict enforcement oi
the liquor laws possible. ChaunceS
Depew on his last birthday summed
up the mental attitude OF many
Americans when he said that II was
the one law of which he knew, the
violation of which was regarded bS
respectable citizens as an achieve
ment.
Arizona republican., 1922-03-05
RY Frederie ]. HaskIn

WASHINGTON, ID. c., March p
The question of liquor remains the
liveliest topic Of the day in the gem
eral conversation of the man on the
street, on the train or in his club.
Judging from what anyone may hear
IL he listens it would be thought that
the public sentiment OF the country
were strongly opposed to prohibition
yet when the matter comes to vote
in this locality or that the dry vote
seems to come out on top.
There are many explanations Of
fered but none of them is fully sat
isfactory. Ardent prohibitionists say
that it is a clear indication that the
peonle OF the country are against
LIQUOR. Yet no impartial judge con-
tends that there is not tremend-
Gus quantity of ooze consumed every
day in all parts of the country. Ma
ture seems to be on the side OF the
wets. as alcoholic drinks can be made
from so many things and In 50 many
ways.
The explanation which appears TO
come the nearest to the truth Is the
American people are against the sa-
loon. Any modification OF the Volstead
law which would permit the saloon
to again flourish comes in for oppo-
sition from the prohibitionists. from
the apparent antipathy OF the PUBIC
to the restoration of the old sys-
tenn. and from the bootleggers. OF
course. Probably the most ardent
supporters of the eighteenth amend
ment are the Illicit distillers and the
peddlers of liquor. The fortunes they
gather would be impossible under any
system where liquor could be legally
dispensed.
Corn ikker," once confined TO the
mountain regions. where the natives
distilled their own stuff party De.
cause of an obsession that they hao
a God given right to put the produce
of their little corn patches to any use
they chose without consulting tn
federal or state authorities or payint
taxes. is made practically everywher'
now. Prohibition Commissions
HAYNES admits that even in the bis
cities this distiling Of corn occurs
but he says chat this is "temporar,
problem and not one of the great
outstanding, fundamental problems"
South Used to Prohibition
In parts of the South the makin'
of corn liquor Is an old custom. ant
the LIQUOR has been brought into man.
OF the cities there for years. for mos
of the Southern states were legal.
"dry" long before the elgnteentl
amendment to the constitution becam
effective. In one Southern city. no
many miles from the mountains wher
corn distilling has gone on since tn
days Of the colonies, the. product !
brought to the city in speeding auto
mobiles. If pursued by the police tn
rum runners will throw their carg
overheard If they find it impossibl
to escape, and the worst that ca
happen to them then is a convicuo
for fast driving. Sometimes the spo
at which the LIQUOR is thrown owe
is carefully marked and some Of
NAV be retrieved and brought in a
ter This may be and probably is tru
of many other cities.
A great difficulty with which tn
T. enforcement officials have TO conten
Arizona republican., 1922-03-05
DUNN AND pUMMER ON JOE
CANNON

$50 Joe Cannon is to retire from
congress-" remarked Senator DUNN,
as he looked over the treaty govern
ing the Island of Zap and tried to
determine whether it read from left
to right or from right to left.
You don't mean it,. exclaimed
Representative Dummer,
Il mean it, but don't know
whether Cannon does replied Sen
ator DUNN. anyhow, he has so
stated"
whats he quitting for?7 asked
Dummer.
"The high cost Of washington ci-
gars has forced him to-" informed
senator DUNN. "Uncle Joe came
into public life in that period when
the good scent cigar was becoming
established. and he made it an insti-
tuition. What the electric sign does
for the cigarette today, Uncle Joe did
FOR. the cigar trade in the old days.
In fact he blazed more effectively"
"r always had g. sneaking sus-
picion that the leaf tobacco interests
were behind Cannon" said Dummer.
IF he hadn't arrived before their
time l would have suspected the
United Cigar Stores people"
''Iie did more TO popularize the do
mestic cigar than any other states
man in the history of, the country
declared DUNN. ''You never saw
picture of him in the newspapers
without a cigar firmly clutched be-
tween his teeth, except at rare inter-
walls and then you knew he was sick
or sumpin. l knew a city editor
once who needed rush picture OF
Cannon one day, found one without a
cigar in his mouth, and ordered the
staff artist to paint one in before he
would use the picture. Cannon with
out a stogie was like Bryan without
boiled shirt or j. Ham Lewis with
out spats."
He was the only statesman I ever
! knew who could smoke a cigar unit
| II grew two inches OF ashes and never
drop the aches on the floor sale
Dummer. "Joe always dropped then
on his vest"
II was told once that q Snowman
! in Joe's home town OF Danville, ill.
| used to take all OF Joe's discarded
Arizona republican., 1922-03-05
EASIER THINGS

To heed handbook OF etiquette than to observe
- TO sit down and rest in front OF an obstacle than
to surrnount it.
To build castle IN the air than bungalow on
TO discover the faults Of your neghbors than
their virtues.
To utter the foolish word you think Of than to
throttle 1t.
To go with others though you know they walk
In an unwise way, than to follow a lonely path.
But do you really think 1t pays 50 wen III the
long run n?-Boston Transcript
Arizona republican., 1922-03-05
uE,lrEs or cHlNEsE CHILDREN

That the sun walks 50 fast across the SKY unat
hA wears out three pairs Of straw sandals a day
That when it rains softly. "the dragon is playing
with his pearls"
That the lightning runs ahead TO show the thun-
That an eclipse is caused by dragon trying to
swallow the
That the rainbow is alive and will eat children
ur il he catches them
THAT beautiful flowers the homes Of wicked
little spirits II the flowers are pucked the spirits
win revenge themselves on those who gathered tne
Sunday at Home
Arizona republican., 1922-03-05
BertonB BraleYs. Daily Poem
Let's Play

Come let's be frivolous: Fate shall not shrivel us,
We're not afraid OF her glare;
Down all our fretfulness deep in forgetfulness,
Let make faces at Care.
What has it signified when you've been dignifed?
1t was a bluff that you threw
You needn't bluff with cut out that stuff with AS
Come on. be frivolous, dol
Chuck all the serious problems that weary us
Give all your troubles the razz
Laugh unabatedly. dance syncopatedly
Here's the spirit Of jazz.
1t is beautiful thing to be dutful
But-lets break loose and then,
Life will be breezier kinder and easier
When we start working again.
Come on, be gay with u.s. Join In and play with u.s.
Though Mrs. Grundy protests,
Let bedam rule awhile, be just fool awhile
Full Of nonsenscal jests;
Join us in rollckng singing and frocking, ~
Give us no "maybes" butts"
Healthy frivolitys tonic is quality
Come on, be OF the nuts.
Arizona republican., 1922-03-05

The dome OF the gigantic assem-
bly, hall In the national Victory Me-
mortal Building, which IS in process
OF erection in Washington. ID. g.
will be covered with exactly 6,0l6.S S52
service stars. OF which 129,979 win
be an American service flag. bespan-
gled with stars in geographical
groups.
Arizona republican., 1922-03-05
AN IRISH GESTURE

"You didn't undertake to convince Michael Gala
han that Ireland is really free?"
"No. He made gesture OF dissent and left"
"You permitted yourself to be routed by mere
gesture?"
1T was a compound gesture. He took off his
coat and began to ron up his steves Birmingham
Age-Herald
Arizona republican., 1922-03-05

II was said In the case OF Church ene murderer
who was hanged in Chicago on Friday 'nae ne nau
already committed mental suicide. Inen " was
r.,r,v the duty OF the state SO dispose Of his
hoa. !. ~ put n IN conformity to his dead mind.
Arizona republican., 1922-03-05
Questions And
AnsGUers

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q. Which service is quicker, RAJ
diotelephone or radioteIearaphg c.
w. q.
A. The Department OF Agriculture
says that in the sending out of
weather reports and forecasts, it has
! been found that radiotelephone gives
more rapid service than radiotele-
q. How do Lake Winnipeg and
Great Bear Lake in Canada compare
with Erie and Ontario in size2 r.
A. v.
A. Great Bear Lake is larger than
Lake Erie or Lake Ontario. but is
very irregular in shape. Lake VIM
pdpeg is larger than Ontario but
/ smaller than Erie.
/ @. What is the rock that is claimed
to give out a sound like bell when
struck, and where is Il found? L. B,
! A.
A. The Geological Survey saws the
! rock which gives oat a bell-like
sound is a phonolitic volcanic rock
! a kind of lava of dense and compact
structure. 1t is effusive and occurs
| In large areas of the earth.
q. What is the lowest temperature
ever recorded in the United States?
A. The lowest official temperature
record in the United States is --65
degrees, at Fort Keogh, Mont, Jan
uary, 1883.
@. Is it true that Washington has
moro telephones in proportion to its
population than any other city? r. s
A. San Francisco leads the list IT
this respect. Washington is fifth, az
Minneapolis. Los Angeles and Chi
cago also have more telephones II
proportion TO their population
@. In what countries Of Europe
has capital punishment been abol'
ished7 J. A. 8.
A. In Europe capital punishment
has been abolished in Holland Rou'
mania, Italy and Portugal Since lS6'
it has been practically abandoned II
Belgium. 1t was totally abolished u
J Switzerland in 1874, but in 1879, ow
Arizona republican., 1922-03-05
A MYSTERY

Lawyers" said Uncle Eben, "mosly acks so un-
pleasant cross -e2aminin' folks dat can't see how
SO many OF EN- gifts popular enough to be elected
to offices."-Wa ashington Star
Arizona republican., 1922-03-05

Former Governor Hunt is said to look ten years
younger and stronger than whan he left for Siam
His rejuvenation is not good sign Of Democratic
harmony.
Arizona republican., 1922-03-05

OF the 1900 former service men
registered at the Employment Bur-
eau in New York City who are still
out OF work 10 OF the men were
commissioned as majors In the
United States army during the
World War. five were naval COM
nnanders. "a were captains. and near
ly 100 were lieutcnants.
Arizona republican., 1922-03-05

Anyhow. the election demonstrated that y vas
no.sb,. 10 stir up even Phoenix citizens to inter-
est in public affairs.
Arizona republican., 1922-03-05

Each citizen OF the United States
will pay less than So a year for the
support of the regular army. The
total amount set aside for the army
for 1928 is s305. S22,OS4. The amount
set aside for the use Of the navy ID
$4z3. .O52, 1886. or about 81 a person.
Arizona republican., 1922-03-05

when a mans been pat upon shelf, why car
he stay put7
Arizona republican., 1922-03-05
THE pRoeLEM

Knicker-There would be fighting II people
get together TO talk things over.
Bocker-Huh! That's just what starts it.--New
York Herald.
Arizona republican., 1922-03-05

A. The earliest record Of the use
OF garage" in the English language
seems to be in 1903.
Arizona republican., 1922-03-05
SUNDAY MORNING. MARCH 5, 1929

If naankind aUere only Just aUhdt
they pretend to be, the problem Of the
millennium sVoMJd be quickly soLved.
H. w. Shaw.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1922-01-27
THAT DULL ACHING

e.
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Many day had to give up my work
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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1922-01-27
CHARLEY

We are having lots of cold weather
at this writing.
Mrs. w. NJ. Chapman is on the sick
list this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Monroe Swami were
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe Hays re-
Gently.
Basil Hays spent Friday night with
Julius Swami.
Miss Louise Chapman spent Sun
day with Alafair Bowling.
Miss Tina Nickel who is attending
school at Louisa, paid home folks a
visit Saturday and Sunday.
Basil and Ida Hays attended the
party at Ledocio Saturday night.
Miss Ella Spencer spent Friday af-
ternoon with Laura B. Hays.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Berry paid home
folks a visit recently.
Mr.. and Mrs Walter Hays and Mrs.
Dora Moore were shopping at Matte
Thursday.
Willie Hays paid home folks a visit
one day last week.
Misses Maude and Ina Hays enter
tanned a large crowd Of young folks
Sunday night.
Willie and Bascom Moore passed up
our creek Friday
Graydon Chapman was calling on
his best girl at Mead's Branch last
week.
Let us hear from Van Lear, KY,
soon. JOHNNY ON THE SPOT.