The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1922-01-26
ILLICIT LIQUOR
CLUB TARGET
MUNICIPAL ROCKPILE is PROPOSED
Boycott for BOOtlegger and His Customers
Recommended Exposition En-
dOrSed Road Signs Tabu

II The Commercial club in session Mon
III day night started a precedent in tn
III activities of such organizations, whe
II it adopted by unanimous action a reso
II luton that calls for social ostracsm
II in other words the boycott, Of bootleg
II gers or citizens found guilty of pur
II chasing wildcat liquor. Following tn,
II adoption of the drastic resolution tn,
| commercial body adopted a motion
calling for committee to be appointed
for conference with the city council
whose members will be asked to adopt
an ordinance that will establish a rock
Il pile, not only for traffiekers in The
product of the illicit distillery but the
patrons of the bootlegger as well.
The resolution was presented to the
club by E. o. Blanchar 1t follows:
''lnasmuch as our officers have shown
unusual courage and persistence in the
enforcement of the prohibition law,
going to any length of personal peril
in the performance of their duties, be
it resolved
That we commend heartily the
work of the county sheritf's office, the
prosecuting attorney and the municipal
officers of Hood River, and that we as
sure them that the support of the Hood
River Commercial club is behind them
in their efforts to uphold their part of
our fundamental law, known as the
18th Amendment to the Federal Con
stitution. Be it resolved also,
That we deplore the demand for it,.
licit liquor on the part of a small mi
norty of the people. that makes it
necessary that the taxpayers shall
maintain extra police officers for the
enforcement of law, and that we warn
all who are directly or Indirectly en-.
gagged in this traffic that we shall use
every means in our power to support
the laws and bring offenders to
justice. :"
The resolutions strongest proponent
was Rev. w. Fl. Boldly, who empha-
sized the need for social ostracism, as
he termed it, of individuals who by
their masquerading behind blase
mask of Bohemianism laid the ground
work, through their own disrespect of
the law, for the worst radicalsm the
world has ever known. He declared
that disrespect for the 18th amendment
would lead ultimately to the disrespect
Of other laws, that some citizen who
refused to obey the dictates of the pro-
hibition act on the point of its inter
ference with his personal liberties and
privileges might just as logically de-
cline to observe the Mann white slave
act on similar grounds.
cit has reached the point where we
must apply social disapproval in high
places and in low," declared Mr.. Bod
dy. "If | found that a butcher,
baker, a banker, a lawyer or preacher
were guilty of the act of patronage of
one of these purveyors of Illicit liquor,
then | would withdraw my trade from
him. If were banker and found
that one of my patrons were involved
in the sale or purchase of bootleg
whiskey | would call that person il
and tell him that he had impaired his
credit"
1--WE want Hood River to maintain |
its name and reputation as a commun- |
ity of refinement" said Mr.. Boldly, |
land not to degenerate to the point of
gaining the name of "a tough little
burg.
The rockpile appendage to the reso- |
luton was introduced by Hugh G. |
Ball
While the club took no steps toward |
making any recommendations as to the |
financing of the 1926 Portland exposi- |
tion the body unanimously adopted |
resolution of general endorsement of |
the fair, and Truman Butler, who is on |
the general state executive committee, |
which met in Portland Tuesday. was
instructed to carry the resolution with /
him for presentation at the conference.
Mr. Butler, in reporting to the club
progress that had been made in prep
arations for the fair, announced that
the slate had been wiped clean at the
failure of the recent special legislature
to initiate some act TO be referred TO
the people, for financing the fair by
tax, direct or on gasoline.
''lt was decided at recent meeting
in Portland" said Mr.. Butler. Ito
start la all over agian and TO build up
our plans anew. AS yet no scheme of
financing has been worked out and as
far as that part of plans are concerned
we have nothing tangible on which 10
base a discussion. At our recent meet
ing | told my fellows Of the statewide
that 1t was my belief, judg-
ing from my observation of Hood River
county sentiment. that my county
would be in favor Of an exposition, if
i were to be a statewide exposition Of
Oregon as a whole, an exhibit 10 the
world Of the scenic and agricultural as
sets. But that my people did not be-
ieve in an exposition Of the old type,
With its stereotyped pike or midway
md formal sunken gardens and huge
temporary buildings.
The full text of Mr.. Buffers resolu- {
ion was as follows: :
Whereas. The state Of Oregon has
~ legislative enactment invited the
tates of the Union TO participate in a
exposition, and
Whereas. Congress has, by Joint J
given authority to the Pres
dent Of the United States 70 invite !,
Oreign nations, and
Whereas, We are now advised bv
he exposition committee, through their
rinted matter and public utterances
bat IL is their definite purpose 60 hold
statewide exposition in fact IS we'll
6 in name, and
Whereas, Oregon is today the slst q
tate in the Union in point Of develoD- u
lent California has p people to the d
guare mile. Washington - and Ore .
on only eight, and a
Whereas, The greatest need Of The &
tate OF Oregon today is a million more 4
oDulation. and c
Whereas. We believe a statewide 4
Kposition will do much to bring a sub n
-antlal increase m population, now p
leFefOre.
"Be Il Resolved. That the Hood p
iyer Commercial Club endorses and 81
lodges its support to the 1925 exposi- "
on. Al