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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-10-27
. ENLARGE THE HOME
FOR DlEBRIATES If
DEMI- VETS WIN
Fear the Number of Patients Will
Increase
Chicago Daily Tribune, Oct. 49,

Chicago Daily Tribune, Oct. 49,
If the Volstead Act is amended to
permit of light, wines and beers the
Washingtonianhome,C hicago's historic re-
treat for inebriate, is to be enlarged.
There will be a demand for it, accord
ing to DR.. William P. Goldsmith, who
for many years was medical director of
the institution.
my personal experience" said DIR.
Goldsmith, "and the records of the in
stitution, containing thousands of cases
treated during the nearly sixty years
of its existence, show that practically
every patient commenced with the use
of intoxicants of a low alcoholic con-
tent, and if the Volstead Act is amended
so as to allow light wines and beer it
will be necessary for the association to
build at once"
To Continue Home
Based on the report of DIR. Good
smith, of which the foregoing is part,
the directors of the Washingtonian
home voted yesterday to continue the
institution in existence and refrain from
entering upon another form of charitable
work.
The boards action was occasioned by
a number of offers seeking the purchase
of the Washingtonian associations
property at Western avenue and Irving
Park boulevard. At one time the asso.
citation maintained two establishments.
one for men at Madison street and og.
den avenue, and one for women at the
Irving Park boulevard place.
Closed After Dry Law Came
The home for men was closed soon
after the adoption of the Eighteenth
Amendment for lack of patients. The
other home was used for patients of
both sexes.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-10-27
EDITOR TURNS DOWN
BEER ADVERTISING

D. W. GyRndon, editor of the Sterling
Gazette, recently received an advertis-
ing order through Chicago agency
from the National Association Opposed
TO Prohibition. Mr.. Brandon refused
TO accept the order, and these are the
reasons he gave to the agency:
"Our paper is privately, openly,
ayowedly, all the time for Prohibition.
We have no sympathy whatever with
the efforts made TO try aud nullify the
Constitution. We consider the liquor
business demoralizing and destructive.
We have never carried any advertising
in 80 years of newspaper work for the
liquor business. The business is now
outlawed by law, It is no more lawless
now than 1t was before Prohibition be-
cause it has never been anything but
a traitor to the country and an outlaw
10 our laws.
"0ur columns have never been open
10 the liquor business neither is our
paper open to any organization which
is trying TO rehabilitatc the liquor bust
ness by restoring the so.called heavy
wines and heavier beer"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-10-27
MORE Big READLlNERS
FOR TORONTO PROGRAM

Doctor Ernest H. Cherrington, general
secretary of the World League Against
Alcoholism has received word that the
following additional speakers viii be on
the program of the World League con
vention at Toronto November 24-29:
Sir Francis Lemieux, Chief Justice of
Quebec Rev. Father Lancelot Mime
baum, Toronto; Sir George Fostor, Rep
resentatiye OF Dominion of Canada; W.
i. Raney, X. c., Attorney General of
Ontario; n. w. Roll, X. c., President
priyy council of Canada.
George B. Wilson of the United King
dom Alliance of Great Britain; DR.. Clar-
enc True Wilson, secretary Temperance
Board NJ. L. church; w. j. Allison of
the Scottish Permissive Bill and Tenn
perance Associations; DR.. David 0stlund,
who has represented the World League
in Sweden; DR.. L. j. Moore, Westervillc
Ohio, assistant general superintendent
Anti-Saioon League.
r. A. Munro, chairman of the Scottish
Permissiye Bill and Temperance Asso
citation, and Messrs. Law and Gellispie,
prominent temperance workers of Scot
land, have written that they are ex-
pecting to attend the convention as dele
gates.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-10-27
HEAVIE R SENTENCES
NOW BEING IMPOSED
AGAINST VIOLATORS

Statistics which, have just been re-
ceived by Director of Prohibition Charles
A. Gregory from the office of Commits
sioner Haynes, show that indictments
and criminal informations for liquor
violations filed in the federal courts
during past year totaled 1914.
The report further SLOWS that through
active cooperation between the Prohi-
bton unit and the Department of JUS
tice, 2S,273 convictions have been Sc
cured in the federal courts in different
parts of the country. 1t shows that
judges are becoming more inclined to
impose heavy Jail sentences in addition
to fines, these Jail sentences having n
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-10-27
A DUBIOUS ENDORSEMENT

From the Association Against
The Prohibition Amendment comes
Il list OF POI candidates for con.
gress whom IL indorses. In Iii
nois eleven gentlemen qualify for
this dubious approval, Of whom
four are Republicans and seven
Democrats
II is to be understood, we as
sumo, that those who acquiesce in
the Endorsement of this associa-
ton are frankly committing them
selves to an effort for the repeal Of
Prohibition. They are net mere
Volstead law modifiers; but root
and branch opponents of the dry
provision in the Constitution. As
such we have the greater respect
for their honesty and courage.
They make no pretense TO support
ing the amendment while seek
ing TO sitiato or nullify the en-
forcing statute. They have clear
right TO seek votes ON this issue
if they SO desire. If they are
elected, all they have to do is to
get repeating resolution through
Congress and then obtain the af-
firmative concurrence of thirty-six
states. Thirteen states standing
by the amendment can prevent
its repeal, as thirteen state op-
posed to it could have prevented
its enactment.
Again we say respect the homes
ty and courage of candidates who
commit themselves to such an IN
dertaking. Our estimate of their
judgment is another matter.-Chi-
cago Evening Post.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-10-27
by THEIR FRUITS YE
SHALL KNOW THEM'-BIBLE

1t is the opinion Of Rev. Charles
Henry Brent, Bishop OF western New
York that if Prohibition were put to
d National vote in the United States
today, the present dry law would be
upheld by the American people.
Bishop Brent recalled that toward the
close of the last century he and his
associates opened a Rescue Mission
in Boston and that it had grown to
a good size. However, since Prohibi-
ton, the institution has been closed
because its usefulness had passed out
with the coming of the dry law.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-10-27
fines WON'T HOLD EN-
DRY DETROlTER ANNOUNCES
Enormous Bootleg Profits Make
1t Easy for Dealer to Pay
Big Fines
DEALER INSURANCE SEEN
Dry Director Will Include Com
plants Against Premises in
Future Prosecutions

James K. DAVIS. Prohibition Director
of Detroit, says the Detroit Free Press
of October l., has begun to realize the
futiiity OF trying to stop beotlegging by
merely Selling liquor wherever it is
found and fining the owner from $500
to $1,000. The director has announced
that experience shows that the profits
OF the trade arc SO great that the boot
logger merely writes off the value of
his liquor and the amount of his fine as
profit and loss and resumes operations
as soon as he can get a supply of wet
goods. a
1t is even suspected by the govern
ment officers that the bootleggers have
a mutual insurance company that UNI
derwrites their losses. In any case the
fine is such trivial matter as COM
pared with their enormous profits that
it makes no impression upon the vio-
lators.
Director Davis has accordingly de-
cidede to change tactics and will COM
pei landlords to cooperate with him SO
far as they are able to the end that he
will include in future prosecutions a
complaint against the premises in which
liquor has been sold, and should the
court declare such place to be pub
lie nuisance it will be closed up for
year.
The prospect OF the loss of a years
rental will probably make landlords
more particular as TO the character of
their tenants.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-10-27
FOUR BOLD GUN MEN LOOT
CHICAGO BOOZE WAREHOUSE

Four gunner with a roustabout
party of 20, oyerpowered the staff Of
the Grommes and Ullrich liquor
warehouse, Chicago, on October IL
and then looted the four-story build
ing of choice liquors worth at least
$l5,500 retail. They got away with
three truckloads carrying 100 cases.
This is the amount as checked up by
government agents.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-10-27

that it is the brewers who are putting
up the money. Below is facsimile of
the heading of letter that has recent.
ly come into the possession Of the
American lssue Note the date: :.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-10-27

most salutary effect upon violators of
the Volstead Act. Fines alone during
the year, have approximateed $3,oS2,.
liza, or nearly enough to meet half of
the yearly expense of operating the
Prohibition unit.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-10-27
MEXICO WILL TAX
SALOONS TO DEATH

A bill aimed to produce a
bone dry Mexico through pro-
hibitive taxes on liquor sales is
being prepared by group OF
deputies for early presentation
to the Chamber, according 10
newspaper report, says an AS
ISOLATED Press dispatch carry
ing a Mexico City date-line OF
October 10. Taxes of 1000
pesos or more monthly are pro-
posed.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-10-27

that no action be taken until the policy
of federal and state governments toward
light wines and beer should be deter
mined.
MY personal experience of over TWEEN
ty-fiye years as physician of the home
and the records of the institution con-
tanning the history of the thousands of
cases treated during its existence, show
that practically every patient received
commenced with use of intoxicants of
low alcoholic content DIR. Goldsmith
said "If the Volstead Act is amended so
as to allow light wines and beer, it will
be necessary for the association to build
at once, for the specific purpose of again
taking care of these men. But the pres
ent building with some alterations to
make it more modern and comfortable,
can accommodate the patients that have
been coming to the home in the last two
years
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-10-27
PROHIBITION is HERE
TO STAY, SAYS HARDING
BY Universal Service.)
Washington, Oct. ]

Washington, Oct. ID.
The dry act is on the statute
books to stay and America will
never depart from it, President
Harding told delegation of the
Allied Christian Agencies here to-
day. Some features of the law are
difficult of enforcement, but the
spirit of Prohibition will be car
ried out and there will never be
a return to the open saloon or
manufacture of liquor. he asserted
Chicago Herald Examiner.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-10-27

For months the National Association
Opposed to Prohibition has posed as an
organization of disinterested citizens so
far as the future traffic in intoxicating
liquors is concerned. The publicity of
this Association presents long lists of
PHONE CENTRAL 6s7l
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-10-27

citizens carefully chosen for their re
spectability. Great stress has been laid
on the claim that the men back of the
beer and wine move are interested mere
ly as citizens. Now proof has appeared
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-10-27
~ ILLINOIS DIVISION
of the
National Association Opposed to Prohibition, INC
1908 Monroe Building


The letter addressed to a Chicago
citizen, whose name is being withheld,
calls attention to the beer and wine bal
lot. Then this paragraph:
You arc directly interested in our
success by past utilization and FU-
TURE BUSINESS PROSPECTS.
We ask for your help NOW We
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-10-27
Board Limits Homes Work

Following the reading of the report of
DR.. Goldsmith, the Board of Directors
passed resolution limiting the activi-
ties of the association to the care, cure
and recreation of iflebriates and request
ing the executive officers of the Washing
tonian Home association to refuse all Of
fers to purchase the grounds and build
ings until the position of the federal and
state governments toward light wines
and beer has been determined.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-10-27
ILLINOIS DIVISION
October II, 1922

only have three weeks left before
you, 50 send us at once as generous
a contribution as possible to insure
our victory at the polls.
The concluding paragraph of the letter
with the signatures is shown in facsimile
below:
Make your check payable to A. D.
Plamondon, president of the Illionis Di-
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-10-27
Many Offers to Purchase

During the last months several offers
ave been made to the board of directors
purchase the building and grounds of
NE association at Irving Park boulevard
Pand North Western avenue. There have
also been several offers to increase the
endowment funds OF the institution pro-
vided charitable work in other lines than
caring for inebriates is taken up.
All of these propositions were placed
before the board of directors for con-
slderation, following which the entire
matter was referred to DR.. Goldsmith.
In the old days, and during most of
the associations sixty years existence,
as many as 10000 patients year en-
tered to receive treatment. Since Pro-
hibition, however, this number has
dwindled until at present not more than
Twelve persons month are received for
Treatment With the need for the "liquor
cure home becoming less, the institu.
ZION faced the proposition of changing
It's policy or of accepting an offer of
purchase.
DR.. Goldsmith, however, after investi-
eating the question for several months,
ADVISED against either Of these moves,
IN spite of the fact that few patients
nave been received, and recommended
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-10-27
HAVEN OF INEBR'ATES
AWAITS BEER RULING
Damp" Victory Would Create New
Need for Washingtonian Home
Chicago Daily News, Oct. 20.

Chicago Daily News, Oct. 20.)
Whether the Washingtonian home the
haven of chronic inebriates for decades
past--shall continue as an institution or
pass into other hands and be transformed
into an Office building or other CONNER
cial edifice depends upon the attitude
federal and state governments take to-
ward the admission of beer and light
wines as legal beverages.
This announcement was made to-day
by officials of the institution after re-
ceiving a report of DR.. William P. Good
smith, physician of the home recon-
mending that the organizations policy
remain undetermined pending IA decision
on the proposed modification of the dry
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-10-27

Make check payable D. Plamondon,
pe Of the National association Opposed
in of fighting time
Using
ate cooperation, remain
Yours sincerely
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-10-27

vision of the National Association OPP
posed to Prohibition. Mail at once. Our
fighting strength is measured in hours
of fighting time, and dollars worth of
advertising and publicity space. Expect.
ing your willing and immediate coop.
GRAFTON, we remain,
Yours very sincerely,
Allied Trades Committee
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-10-27

PHONE CENTRAL 6s7l
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-10-27
PROHIBITION HAS MADE
LABOR ON THE BIC JOB ABOUT
20 PER CENT MORE EFFICIENT.

There are six thousand men now
working on the big power project most
ly Americans, and are highly paid labor
, 1922-06-06
FAIRGROUNDS IN
CASPER OPENED
FOR CHILDREN
Supervised Recreation for Lit
tie Folk Divided Between
Morning and After
noon Hours.

caspers Fairgrounds opened for
the summer this msrninE. rhe..
grounds arc located 1t West cs.per.
park. North Casper and East csspc
schools n arc under the superrf-
sion Of Dean c. Morgan. J.. w. Ne
Intyre. Miss Marian Bryant, ana Rox
Robertson. all capable leaders az
young people.
The grounds are opened from .
o'clock until II o'clock In the mo,n.
ing n from 5 until I O'Clock n the
evening. These hours are Thought
best because children would not car,
to play during the warmer periods a
the day.
About $500 worth OF additional an
paratus hss been ordered Tor the East
md West Casper schools.
The children who are taken care 81
oy the play grounds are those extend.
Ing from the kindergarten to the
eighth grade.
, 1922-06-06
RAILROAD SHOP LABOR WAGE 81 AASHEDBYB
Cents Is Cut
From Hour Scale
of Mechanics in
Decision Today

June 6.-By
The Associated Press.)-
Over the strong protest of the
three labor representatives of
the United States railroad Ia
Dor board, a new wage cut of
cSuts an hour for railway shop
'mechanio and nine cents for freight
car men eating 900 900 shopren ap-
proxiynatefy $50. 900 900 a year, was or
dered by h board today.
The new waEe educzion bought an
estimated added saving OF $685. <7
annually to the railroads, following on
the heel of a $50 900 900 cut in the
last week. The shop crafts decision
becomes effective July 1. the same
date as last weeks order.
The minority repor 81 the labor
leaders pointedly stated that the ma.
1ority decision becomes effective July
/, the same date as last weeks order.
The minority report of the labor
leaders pointedly stated that the ma.
3ority decirion was made with nc
Consideration OF human necds' and
charges that It fails to carry out the
function of the board to set a s.just
and reasonable" wage.
The tendency OF this decision is to
vindicate the propaganda OF the rail.
roads and consequently condemn such
statements as the employees have been
able to bring to public attention.
tho minority opinion said. 1t was
signed by Albert o. Wharton. W. l..
McMenimen and Albert Phillips. the
three labor representatives.
Supervisory forces OF the railway
shops were not decreased. After due
consideration. the decision said, II was
felt that the duties and responsibilities
Of such forces warranted maintenance
Of h present rates.
The reduction for mechanics aver.
aged n little more than eight per cent,
all machinists. boiler-makers. black.
smiths. sheet metal workers, electrical
workers. car men Except freight car
men), moulders. cupola tenders and
core and the regular and help
er apprentices receiving n cur or sever
cents an hour Freight car men. com
monty known as "car Knockers" and
the object OF some OF the heaviest as
saults by the roads. in their battle for
lower wages. were cut Q cents. The
larger cut was ordered for the cay
knockers" because. the board said !,
believed their work did not REQUIRE
the same skilled service as other
branches Of car mems work. This
Continued on Page u
, 1922-06-06

IilC uOiIlC.
Mr.. Sinclair said that he was i'm
pressed by he beauty of Casper and
that 1t was always his policy to place
the business organization of his COM
pa1ies in a congeniai atmosphere SO
that the personnel would be able to
put forth their best efforts in behalf
OF the company. w. J.. Connolly, who
is to have charge of the Wyoming
operations of the Mammoth company,
as we'll as Thomas White. chief en-
gineer IL charge Of construction, and
other officials of the company, are al
ready in Casper and will remain here
permanently.
In discussing the possibility OF build
ing a Sinclair refinery in Casper in
order to refine the oil from the Teapot
Dome, Mr.. Sinclair said hat he made
it a rule never to cross bridges until
he came to them. but that whenever
ne deemed a refinery in Wyoming to
be an advantage to his corporation he
would not hesitate about building It.
When he vas informed that the
lease under which his company will
operate was decidedly unpopular in
certain quarters and reminded that
the united Suates senate was contem-
plating an investigation of the entire
matter Mr. Sinclair expressed himself
as believing firmly that the develop
ment of the Teapot at once and by
one company under a direct contract
with the government would be the best
thing for the oil industry as a whole
and for the state of Wyoming.
The policy of the department OF
the interior is for the development OF
the natural u of the country
and h secretary of the navy was
heartily in favor OF the contract
which was secured" said Mr.. Sinclair.
As provided in the terms of the con.
tract which the Mammoth people
have with tho government. a pipeline
will be buift IN the very near future
connecting the Teapot dome with the
transcontinentai trunk pipelines In
Kansas city. Engineers of the com.
pany have been over the proposed
route Of this pipeline in automobiles
and were able to render a report to
Mr.. Sinclair in this city. This gives
every indication thai developments
have progressed further than the ten
tattve stage.
, 1922-06-06

casper ana wyoming VIII receive
their greatest benefit by the immedA
ate exploitation Of the Teapot dome
and the piping the oil produced there
to the ~seacoast. where better market-
ing facilities prevail" said Mr.. Sim
clair.
Under the terms of the contract
with the government the Mammoth
Oil company is required to build a
pipeline to connect the Teapot dome
with h eastern markets. This will
be done by building a line from Tea
pot to Kansas City.
This pipeline is specified Under the
terms Of the government contract to
be of a capacity not less thar rs 900
impression that a line Of this size
would not be adequate and that n
larger line would be necessary before
the lease secured by his company was
fully developed
Wyoming is big enough for all OF
u.s." said Mr.. Sinclair ant we like
competition. but that does not mean
that our competitors cannot be our
friends. Casper is to be the home OF
u organization and the people here
win find hat the Sinclair outfit are
square shooters Through the devel-
opment of our interests here Casper
will benefit as wen as ourselves and
we are glad to assist Casper and Wyo-
ming in any way we can. Don't for
get that our homo is to be hero and
that the heart Is where ones home
Is"
In regard to the rumored railroad
to Teapot and Salt Creek. Mr.. Sin
clair said that he understood that a
survey of the right of way was being
considered by ono OF the local railway
companies. but that he knew nothing
definite regarding the project.
However. It seems to mo that a
railroad would be an advantage to both
Casper and tho oil fields and that
there should be one. II I discover
that the building of a railroad to Tea
pot viii further my interests, ] assure
you that l will not hesitate to build
one. provided no N else does. 1 have
already authorized the expenditure OF
$40. 900 for the building OF a road from
what is 10 be my main camp at Tea
pot 10 the highway. This work is al,
ready under way"