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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-09-22
SPAIN SWINGS BLUDGEON
over PROHIBITION NORWAY
Uses Commercial Pressure Com
pelling Norway to Buy Mil
ion Gallons Wine
TRADE FEARS THE PEOPLE
Vets Always Fight Any Method
Giving People Voice on the
Drink Question

The liquor traffic figh,s local option
III England because no principle
OF democracy, or self-rule, or gov
eminent by the people, for the people
IN any given community has any right
compared to its privilege to make
money out of degrading, debauehing
and enfeebling men, women and chill
dren.
In the same way the liquor traffic
gives no country the right OF self
government when it has the power to
block such rule.
Spain, for instance, has recently de-
manded that Norway shall take one
million liters of heavy wine from her
wine merchants. Norway at first re-
fused, but offered to compromise by
taking 100000 liters year. Spain in
sisted upon the one million liters and
Norway's prime minister resigned,
seeing no way out of the crisis.
The latest report, however, which
comes to US by the way of Harper's
Wine & Spirit Gazette (London) is
that the Norwegian government finally
acceded to SPANS. demand and the
Storthing by vote of l0s4to "a bound
itself to buy one MILTON liters OF heavy
wine every year from Spain.
The next step, of course, was to plan
some way to get the people to use this
wine, and SO the Storthing has granted
a monopoly of the wine trade to a COM
pany, which will start in the retail
business OH January |, 1928. The con-
cession to exploit this monopoly car
ries with it a guarantee by the state of
a minimum dividend OF 5 per cent of
the capital
Imagine Spain telling the United
States how much wine her people
should drink in year-the big bullyl
Little Iceland and Norway she can
coerce. And then with blood on her
hands she comes to the United States
and asks for loan to help out her
poverty.
We have come to a pretty pass when
one government can tell another ex-
actly how much wine they shall drink
in a year The people who pay inter-
est on capital invested in business
which wastes and debauchcs and de-
teriorates their children-have they
nothing to say about it2
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-09-22
NATIONAL c. OF c. REFUSES
VOTE ON WINE AND BEER

The report of the directors OF the
y. ). Chamber of Commerce CON
talns this paragraph:
With reference to a resolution
from constituent member re-
questing that the Chamber sub
nit to a referendum vote of its
members the question of amend
ing present legislation so that there
shall be legalized under certain
conditions the manufacture and
sale OF light wines and beer now
prohibited by law, the board de-
cided that the subject matter
does not fall within the legitimate
functions OF the National
Chamber.
The meeting referred to above took
place in Washington, D. c. The
Chamber of Commerce of the United
States has an underlying membership
of 760,243 corporations, firms and
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-09-22
LADY ASTOR'S DRINK
REFORM BILL ATTACKED

Lady Astor's drink reform bill
which contemplates regulation OF the
liquor traffic by means of boards of
management in local divisions was
severely attacked by the Morning
Post in an editorial, says a
special London dispatch to
the New York Tribune September
9Th. According to the newspaper the
plan is AN unholy combination of
local option and local bureaucracy"
The editorial concludes:
Having some knowledge of the
methods employed in the United
States to achieve Prohibition we
regard the prospect with dismal
apprehension,
The Evening Standard, drawing a
gloomy picture of closed public
houses and cobwebbed bars, remarks
No, no, my Lady Aston, it
won't do. This old England is
not New England
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-09-22
ST. LOUIS, MO, NEEDS NEW
PROSECUTING ATTORNEY

Earnest +. Oakley, Prosecuting At
torney of st. Louis, according to the
Kansas City Star OF September 0 de-
clared that the dry laws could not be
enforced and consequently should be
modified or repealed
If this Prosecuting Attorney is cor
rectly quoted he should be retired from
office at once. He represents Govern
ment that has never hoisted the white
flag to an enemy, and Government that
will not now surrender to gang Of
booze criminals. If this Prosecuting
Attorney is correctly quoted he admits
his inability to do the work for which
he is elected. He should surrender his
post to man who can perform the
duties of the office.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-09-22
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY,
WET AND DRY CONTRASTED

On August 9 the Louisville Evening
Post editorially made the following
statement;
The cost of the liquor traffic in
the old days was something APP
palling. When Louisville was
much smaller and much less
wealthy city than it is now, cal
culation was made that nearly
$l0,000,000 year was spent over
the bars of the one thousands sa-
looms.
No one who knew Louisville in the
former years will raise question as
to these figures. Yet there are those
who thoughtlessly and ignorantly and
others who maliciously suggest that
there is more liquor sold now in Louis
vile than there was sold in license
days.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-09-22

ton OF the meeting was given by
Chairman 5. Z. Nicholson, who de-
clared that much of the responsibility
for lack of enforcement lay with wet
newspapers. Resolutions were pre-
scented re-aflirming the former prohi-
bition policy and protesting against
any weakening OF the law and deelar-
ing for firm stand for its enforce
ment and administration. Resolutions
further declared that candidates for
Congress favoring any relaxation on
the Prohibition enforcement should
be opposed.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-09-22
ENGLAND LOOKS TO u. S.
TO MAINTAIN PROHIBITION

John Henry Barlow Of England told
the Five-Year Meeting of Friends in
session in Richmond, Indiana. that
England is looking to America to
maintain the Prohibition principle.
He declared that no greater disaster
could befall England than that the
United States should go back on her
Prohibition stand Mr. Barlow urged
that vigilance in dry law enforcement
never be relaxed.
The report of the board of Prohibi-
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-09-22
REV. BROOKS LAWRENCE
D0FFS ALA. A. S. |. TOGA
After Years of Faithful Service
Superintendent Lawrence
Yields Place
ENT Err. BIBB MILLS
New Superintendent Has Had
Large, Successful Experience
in League Affairs

]. Bib Mills was installed Superin-
tendent of the Alabama Anti-Saloon
League of Alabama, August 81 sue
ceeding Rev. Brooks Lawrence. Mr..
Mills Is an experienced Anti-Saloon
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-09-22
W0OLLEY'S FACILE PEN DESCRIBES GREAT
TRANSFORMATIONS IN CENTRAL EUROPE
Rivers Crowded With Economy of Materials Every
where Intensive Farming; Joy Of Railway Compart-
ment Travel in Germany
By John G. Woolley

vital processes of eivilzation-th
widening OF the range OF feeling and
the attainment of world consciousness
to fit US for the great role of leading
mankind to union, to peace and to
Christ. To be the melting pot of
the racial ores. from the placer beds
and the deep veins of humanity,
actually and wholesomely, would be
glory enough for any nation.
1t is an enormous undertaking and
time is not in the essence of it. But
it has TO be done and we have to do
it. Fortune has given us the advan
tages of position, dimensions and
riches. The next thing--the present
things to. get and to deserve the
good will of the world, and the yeast
for that loaf is working now. The
first practical accomplishment toward
SO great an end is that we govern our
selves well. and that means COM
plete overhauling of our politics,
especially i'll the cities where the
smelling fires are greatest and hot
test, and ruthless cleaning out of
our criminal courts, and then an ever
lasting propaganda of generosity and
justice.
Arrival at Berlin
| arrived at Berlin at six in the
evening and took long walk through
the famous Brandenburg gate and
along the Inter den Linden. 1t is
gorgeous city-too gorgeous would be
my criticism if | were an artist,
which | am not,-Thank Cod 1t is
famboyant and ultra-military. | see
no proof of the distress one reads
about. Great gangs OF men are re-
storing the railway tracks, new rails
are going down OH the street car
lines, the streets are crowded with
trucks hauling two or three tralers
filled with merchandise, the streets
are kept clean, the theatres are filled,
the beer halls are ubiquitous and
rushed with business.
The impact of personalities is
curious thing. took to" the Swiss,
Austrians and Czechs by first inten-
ton, but the Germans jar me little.
I think it is the bullying eeotism which
seems strongly characteristic of the
people. But they are very admirable
in very many ways, honest, efficient,
intelligent and a safe investment for
world good will if they can get rid of,
or rise above, the politician-the old,
bad politicians-which will not be
easy, Tor the people are stiff with
discipline, and automatically salute
authority.
peer and Wine
As for Prohibition news, it is like
the boys apple core: There amt
goin' to be none
But tell you this, look out for
the beer proposition in Americal
Wfiskey has no friends. | don't be-
lieve they sell it here except in tourist
hotels, But beer and wine are plaus-
ible poisons. They battle even an
enemy of them; they do their poison
ing SO inoffensively, men sink in them
so silently and women and children
go down in them without a cry, for
they are crime, as they have proved
themselves and crime like poverty is
always with us.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-09-22
A. A. P. A. TO RECHRISTEN
SALOONS COFFEE SHOPS"
Beer Boosters Finally Explain
How Beer Will be Distrib-
uted Without Saloons
SODA w ATERAS BAIT
Places Called Coffee Shops VIII
Sell Soda Water for the Girls,
8 Pet. Beer for Escorts

At last the Association Opposed to
the Prohibition Amendment diseloses
the method whereby beer is to be
dispensed without re-opening saloons.
This organization that is working
for the re-opening OF the breweries
and the return OF the beer traffic has
been emphatic in its declaration that
saloons must never come back. On
the letterhead OF the organization APP
pears the words, Beer and light wines
NOW but no saloon EVER"
The public has not forgotten that
the breweries owned at least ninety
per cent OF the saloons in old license
days and that the saloon was an abso-
lutte necessity TO the brewer for the
distribution OF his product. Neither
have the people forgotten that the
saloon was made what it was, hang
out for criminals and headquarters for
vice, by the brewers; that it was the
most corrupting influence in the
politics of our cities. In short that it
was a thing OF such i'll repute that
even the present-day booze advocates
have turned against il. Naturally the
people are curious to Sow how these
same brewers will manage to distrib-
ute beer without the aid of their old
time saloons should the nulltica-
tionists succeed in repeating the Vol
stead Law. Some of the leaders i'll
the Association Opposed to the Pro-
hibition Amendment makes known the
plan 1t is this:
Coffee Shops to Replace Saloons
A chain of coffee shops" stretching
from coast to coast is to be established
He explains that in these coffee
shops" "a girl could order ice cream
soda and her escort could obtain SO
beer"
This seems to be going the old
saloon one better, in that girls and
Others who are not addicted to al
coholic drinks are to be lured into
these establishments ostensibly to buy
ice cream soda. Undoubtedly thou
sands of young people would be
caught by this trap. How long would
it be before the brewer secured abso-
lutte control of all these so-called
coffee shops?
The scheme is too nefarous to meet
with the approval of at least one Of
fetal of the association opposed to the
Prohibition Amendment Mrs. Harry
Chester Arthur, chairman of the Bronx
Woman's Committee of that organiza-
ton. Mrs. Arthur is quoted in the
Christian Science Monitor as saying
OF the plan,
at is absolutely infamous, such
shops would result in worse condi-
tons than existed under the saloon
system
She is right and until the associa-
ton against the Prohibition Amend
ment can offer a better suggestion for
the distribution OF beer than this,
should they succeed i'll repeating the
Volstead Law, the public will still be
persuaded that the return of beer will
mean the inevitable return of the
saloon.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-09-22
DRY AGENTS SEIZE LIQUOR
ENROUTE TO BAY STATE

One hundred and thirty quarts of
whisky enroute from Florida to Mas
sachusetts were discovered packed in
harmless wooden box which accord
ing to enforcement agents who made
the discovery. was big enough to serve
as coffin for a giant. The box was
picked out from mass of freight on
a wharf at Tampa, Fla.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-09-22

Grant NJ. Hudson, formerly Superin-
tendent of the Anti-Saloon League of
Michigan, has won the nomination for
Congress in the 9th Michigan district.
Mr.. Hudson made his campaign on "a
dry law enforcement ISSUE His ma
iority will be at least 6,000. His nomi-
nation is a great victory for the cause
OF Prohibition and of dry law enforce
ment.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-09-22

Arthur Tombes State Superintendent of the Queensland Prohibition
His with the International
Good Templars His position he has filed 1913 He
S also editor of the "Prohbtionist" ve84.s
Gordon Melbourne the
Victorian Anquor League He the United States with Mrs Gordon
conditions Prohibition They travelled
thousand miles Doctor Gordon will the speakers
the World League Against Alcoholism Toronto November 243
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-23

lOtalS sof .Bstted for oeschger in eighth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-23
Auburn Track Men to Meet Georgians
 on Monday
By EMMETT sIzEMoRE

Auburn, April Special )-The Tiger track squad will stage its ini- tial meet on the campus here Mon day afternoon when they Plainsmen meet University of Georgia.
 The Plainsmen outfit. under rhe direction of Coach Hutsen, mas been hard at work for the past several weeks in preparation for their sea son which starts Monday. The meet will be staged on the new track re- gently constructed around Drake field which has a very good fifth mile cir cular track, with sufficient straight away for the sprints and hurdles.
 The Red and Black outfit, after winning triangular affair over North Carolina and South Carolina, will come to Auburn, a strong con tender for premier honors in Mon days meet.
 Georgia with Captain Sheldon Fitts doing the half mile. and Cleck- ly. former Princeton sprinter, in the sprint department, is rather well fixed in the speed events.
 The Tiger aggregation suffered a severe blow during mid-semester ex- aminations when three of the strong ccntenders for berths on this sea. sons squad were made ineligible on account of scholastic records
 Those showing the most promise .n the afternoon practices lately are Sprints-Martin and Goodwin; dis tances--Stockelbe and Jenkins lurdles-Captain Rose and Cook; polo vault--Locke; high jump-Marquls shot --Grisham-javelin throw Stallings.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-23
SELMA HIGH BEATEN
 BY PERRY COUNTY

Selma, April 2e.-(speciaD-In a game which proved to be intensely interesting from start to finish, the Perry county high school baseball team defeated that of the Selma High Saturday afternoon by the close score of 3 to s. The game was one of the most interesting to be played this season by the local aggregation. be- ing tied 0-0. until the fourth inning. when the Perry county boys connect- ed with the ball with clockwork reg ularity, they piled up six scores on the heads of the Selma boys in this frame. Batteries: Schwartz, Adams and Rowell; Perry county. Buchanan and Woodfin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-23

f In close ana almost smother lnelT opT ponents with rights and lefts, getting away before serious damage occurs. When Herring stuck to McMahon, he rarely met with disaster. It was when McMahon would back him on the ropes that Herring absorbed the most punishment.
 McMahon is as hardy a scrapper as Birmingham has seen in a long time. He soaked in some terrific blows from Herring, but only few seemed to bother him any. Mac displayed genuine, clean sportsmanship in his bout at the B. A. C., never taking ad- vantage of the many small opportuni- ties to sneak in 3 blow that might have even a tinge of darkness con nected with it. At one time Herring and McMahon bumped heads, and Patsy proveg the harder headed of the two. Herring was knocked bit dizzy, but McMahon stepped in ana supported Red until his head cleared and he was able to resume his de- fense.
 Herring and McMahon were in superb condition in their last en- connter, and local fandom no doubt was as favorably impressed with this pair of Irishmen as any who have fought here within the last couple of years. By the way, there's no faklnE aOOuI these ScrappeIS udHiSs' They are Irish from name to na- tionality.
 Harrington to Fight
 Dummy Harrington, famous old war horse of the B. A. c. rings, will make his "come-b back" bow to local fans Thursday night It will be his first ring engagement since an acct dent which befell him some time ago. and Dummy's many friends in Br mingham will no doubt watch with interest the outcome of his scrap.
 Burlington will meet John Mc- Ginty in the six-round semi final Mc- Ginty has improved a lit during inc past Is months, and ought to prove a good trial horse for the old time mauIer, Dummy Burlington. /Dave Evans. who has been handling B. A. (. matchmaking since Tommy Tomp- kins left for the Boston tournament. states that these two boys will fight, too, and that there will he no ex- hibition work or stalling in this bout.
 An interesting bill of preliminaries has been arranged, including a six round scrap between two colorel lightweights. featuring Oliver Lee, Birmingham darktowns favorlte scrapper.
 Tickets are now on sale at the sec retary's office at the B. A. C.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-23
Jack Couldn't Make
 Elm Understand Hin,
By Associated Press

Paris, April 22.-Jack Dempsey, the champion heavyweight pugilist. was given a warm welcome on the stage here tonight. He had intended to re- main indoors after his arrival from London this afternoon, but decided to attend the opening night of the review at the Casino De Paris, in which Pearl White made her initial appearance on the European stage
 When Dempsey entered the theatre he was recognized by the crowd which cheered and applauded him. Miss White invited the fighter to come upon the stage. where he joined her in doing her turn" Afterwards Dempsey made little speech in En- glish, thanking the Parisian public for the reception accorded him. American, who formed a large part of the audience, loudly applanded Defpsey The pugilist then spoke a few words in French. but seemingly those who were listening were puzzl- ed over what he was attempting to say.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-23
AUBURN EVENS UP
 THE SERIES WITH MERCER NINE, GA
Mercer's .InfieId Fails to Back Pitcher, and
 Tigers Win

Macon, April 22.-(speciaD-Au- burn defeated Mercer this afternoon, to {. making the series even. Tile playing of Griffin at first base for the visitors was a big feature of the contest. He made several phenom- enal catches and accepted thirteen chances without pebble.
 For Mercer the catch by Hender- sons line smash in the fifth inning was one of the prettiest plays of the kind ever seen here. but most of the way the Mercer infild playd ragged ball. As it has ben won't to do throughout this season, in fact five or Auburns hits were: infield rollers that should have been easy out.
 Mercer hit the ball hard but not very timely. Slick Moulton was re- lieved in the box in the seventh by Grant, who lost a sixteen inning Gruelling contest the day before, and the latter finished in great style
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-23
COTTON STATES LEAGUI

At Clarksdale- Jackson wet grounds. At Greenwood 4, Meridian ?. At Greenville [, Vicksburg l.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-23
Coden Hunting and
 Fishing Club Opens

Mobile. April 2.-(Special. )--From five states sportsmen gathered st Coden Saturday for the formal open ing of the Golden Hunting and Fish ing club. which was formed recently of men from all parts of the south The formal opening was celebrated by a seafood dinner. a dance and q boating party in the clubs new fleet. The club is completely equipped for the members to enjoy every sport offered by Mobile county.
 fleet of power boats has jus, been completed for the club, and these were at Golden Saturday. The old bathing pier of the Rclston hotel has been extended for a boat laud- ing and bathing pier. and bath hous. \ have been repaired and enlarged. Tn, old dancing pavilion of the Rolston hotel served for largely attended dance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-23
Panther Freshmen Win
 Trach Meet at Munger
Red Richardson Is Individual Star of Meet-sophomores Trail Freshmen in Class Scoring
BY HORACE nENEGAR

The freshmen class field team won the annual class field day meet held in Munger Bowl. Birmingham Southern college yesterday after noon. scoring 67 points to the sophs' Al. The sophomore team finished sec ond. and the senior class trailed third with 31 points.
 Red Richardson was the indi- vidual star of the meet, leading indi- vidual scireds by totaling 201s points, Floss" Candy was runner-up in the individual scoring. making f5 points.
 The stars of the meet were Red Richardsin, Steep" Churchill, Iron Head" Mabry and "Hoss" Candy Richardson, Steep Churchill. Iron although he was run close race by tured first place in the javelin throw and broad jump. He threw the javelin 125 feet 2 inches.
 DeYampert Wins Races
 "Buddie" Deampert was in the meet with all of his old time style taking first place in the one half and one mile runs. He was unable to en- ter in the two miller because of an injured foot.
 The freshmen uncovered two req field day men n Mabry and Churchill Both of the men should make out standing college stars with continued training.
 The rat" relay team won an easy victory over the upper classmen.
 Individual Scorers
 Tho men Srorin0 mora than fl points were. Richardson, 20ha Candy Is; Churchill, 121a Mabry. 121s; Flor, ence, 12:; DeYampert, 10iz Levie, 10 The winners and first three men 1T the events were: One Hundred Yard Dash-Mabry Florence, Akin and Cooper; time. 1t seconds.
 Shot Put-Gandy Rollo.s Richard son and Churchill; distance, 34 feet
 Four Hundred Forty Yard Dash Churchill, Richardson, Florence an, Clark.
 Javelin-Aichardso Levie, Roro and Candy, distance. 125 feet. , inches.
 Broad Jump-Richardson Flor. ence, Churchill and Cooper; distance 10 feet. 3la inches. High Hurdles-Gandy. Scrivner ! Florence and LevIe.
 Two Hundred Twenty Low Hur I dles-Levie, Candy and Townsend. | Two Hundred Twenty Dash-Ma i bry, Richardson, Churchill and Flor ] epce.
 : On-half Mile Run-DeYampert McBee, Scribner. i Two Mile Run-Webb. Barrow i Thompson and Sparks. Relay Race-Freshmen
 Class Points-Freshmen 67 Sopho more Al, senior 31, junior O.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-23
Roush Automatically Suspended for Failure to Report to Owners

Cincinnati, April 22-Eddie Roush. holdout fielder of the Cincinnati Nationals, telegraphed from his home in Oakland City, Ind, that he would be in Cincinnati on Monday or Tues day of next week for a final confer ence with the management of the Reds. He said that if he failed to reach an agreement he would open negotiations with a semi-professional team of this city.
 Roush is now automatically sus- pended for failure to report within ten days after the opening of the sea- son. If he signs he will have to be re- instated by Commissioner Landis be- fore he can play again.