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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-06-16
By J. H. Larimore

1.-THE Anti-Saloon League has en-
tered upon its thirtieth year" says
DR.. H. H. Russell, its founder. ut
has made full proof of its ministry.
The League was my conception of the
solution of the saloon evil. 1t was
translated into action and results by
those who were persuaded as | was.
Back in the carly days of 1898
saw that the big bunker over which
we must knock the ball was the two
thirds in Congress. That was the
thing to which we worked.
The world war did not bring pro-
hbition. 1t was coming anyhow.
But the war fastened prohibition by
ten years. That was both good and
bad thing; good, of course, that any
thing should hasten an ultimate tri-
umph of righteousness, but had Pro-
hibition been longer delayed the
country would have been more ready
for it, and enforcement would have
been less difficult.
1--WE have entered our th;rtieth
year as an organization. This will be
a year of intense activity for law en-
forcement, but it also will be year
of preparing, through the World
League Against Alcoholism, to carry
out the world policy of the Anti
Saloon League. That is the new
work of the League. Will work world
Prohibition take the next thirty
years? If so, it were thirty years well
invested. But am persuaded that
world Prohibition will come more
readily than American Prohibition,
perhaps in twenty years"
"World Prohibition, without neg
Letting American enforcement is the
immediate and important task of the
World League Against Alcoholism,
and is policy to which the Anti
Saloon League has committed itself"
"Twenty-nine years ago DR.. Russell
had vision of saloonless nation.
That vision is now realized" says DIR.
Ernest Fl. Cherrington, general Sec
rotary of the World League Against
Alcoholism.
AS he says, we are entering our
thirtieth year. 1t should be year
of tightening up loose places; of
strengthening weak situations; of
strict law enforcement; of remedial
efforts wherever they are needed; of
watching and holding that which has
been gained since 1898.
But it is also year of initial work
for world Prohibition. The World
League Against Alcoholism was or
ganized in 1919, just as American Pro-
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-06-16

Judge Gemmil, whose hobby for
years has been the compilation of
crime statistics, in elaborate tables
shows that the prison population of
today in the United States is from 20
to rs per cent less than it was in
pre-prohibition days. He estimates
from figures covering large area of
the country that there are 100000
fewer arrests for drunkenness annu-
ally than there were before the dry
era began. He asserts that every big
city in the Union shows a reduction
in all forms of crime, altho there was
some increase in 1921 over 1920
In an attempt to controvert these
facts Mr.. Stuyvesant Fish, writing in
Current History for June, prints a
table of statistics for thirty American
cities, whereby he shows an increase
of Is per cent in arrests in 1921 over
1920, but he does not carry the COM
parison back to pre-prohibition days,
which is the fair test The 1921 sta
tistics are swollen by l02 per cent
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-06-16
DRY GAINS IN
THE PRIMARIES

A survey made by the board
OF temperance of the Methodist
Episcopal Church on the pri-
mary elections and Prohibition
says:
THE primary elections so lar
have been exceedingly favor
able to Prohibition. 1t was ex-
pected that the peculiar political
situation would make certain
cry losses inevitable, but, on the
contrary, slight gains have been
registered.
"A dry defeated the wet in the
thirty-seventh district of New
York. In Indiana Ex-Governor
Ralston, running for the Demo
cratic nomination against can
didate put forward by the vets,
overwhelmed him with an inn
mense majority. Mr.. Ralston is
cry. Mr.. Beverage, on the Re-
publican ticket, is also counted
upon to support Prohibition
consistently. In Pennsylvania
Clifford Pinchot, an able and
thoroughly trusted prohibitionist
was named for governor by the
Republicans. He is opposed for
that Office by john McSparran,
a staunch and convinced dry. In
Illinois, where a slight setback
was expected, gain was reg
istered. In Minnesota the Re-
publican convention in the
seventh district unanimously
named Congressman Volstcad
for reelection.
"The senatorial election in
Pennsylvania was significant
Congressman William J. Burke
ran on beer and wine plat
form and was buried under an
avalanche of votes by Senator
Pepper, who is dry. Over
whelming defeats for the vets
occurred in the twelfth, six
teenth and thirty-third districts.
These victories, however,
somewhat unexpected. should
not lull the Prohibitionists of
the country into feeling of Sc
curity."
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-06-16
LIQUOR WITHDRAWALS IN
OHIO SHOW REDUCTION

During the month of May 5000 gal
Ions of whisky were released in Ohio,
according to Prohibition Director
John Z. Russell, as against 5000 gal
Ions for the same period year ago,
while the total Withdrawals of all
liquor exclusive of wine for sacra-
mental purposes from April |, 1921,
to September l, 1921, was approxi-
mately $4,000 gallons, an average of
$4,000 a month. During the succeed
ing five months from September |,
1921, to February |, 1922, total Of
22S,000 gallons was released, an aver
age of but $4,000 gallons a month, a
reduction of 1900 gallons month
under the first five months Director
Russell was in Office.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-06-16
FIGHTING TEMPERANCE ORGANIZATION ENTERS
UPON THIRTETH YEAR war ON SALOON
History Has Demonstrated Soundness of its Principles and
Methods. 1t Raised Cry of mo Quarter" to
Enemies of Home and Nation

hibition had been won, and at logical
time. While much in the way OF
ground work has been done in the
past three years, yet because OF all
circumstances and conditions, this be-
comes the year in which real activity
starts.
"Dr. Russell had his vision back
yonder, and we today have vision of
world sobriety. When he first
dreamed, his dream seemed wholly
impossible of realization in his day
and generation. But it came in less
than a generation
"World sobriety, because of Ameri-
can Prohibition, should come in at
least the same time it took to bring
about dry United States. Probably
it will come in less time.
"The hand is put to the plow for
the long, last furrow. Let there be
no looking back"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-06-16
TASMANIAN WILL VOTE ON
PROHIBITION PREMIER SAYS

The following is a statement just
received by American Issue from the
state director of the Tasmanian Pro-
hibtion League, H. Allen job
Temperance Hall,
Melville Street, Hobart.
End May, 1922
"In connection with the State Elec-
tions to be held on June 10, Sir
Walter Lee, the Premier, delivered his
policy speech at Longford on April
n, and made the following statement
in reference to the Prohibition Refer
endum:
The Government propose to
submit bill to Parliament for
the purpose of taking a referen-
dunn of the electors on the ques-
ton of prohibition, the issues to
be embodied in the bill being:
Continuance, Reduction, no
license without compensation no
license with compensation; no
license to be carried by nine
sixteenths majority. There must
be some provision for a substan-
tial majority before reversing that
decision at the submission OF the
question at the termination OF
each three years"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-06-16
PEOPLE WILL NOT Be STAMPEDED
(Frorn Chicago Eve. Post June ~

I'VE. fost, june ~
increase in the number of arrests for
violation of the Nolstead and state en-
forcement acts, resulting largely from
a greater efficiency In the operation oil
the Law enforcing department. More
over, 1921 was year of unemploy-
ment pEd commercial depression, due
to world conditions, and idleness al
ways increases crime. But, allowing
for the 1921 jump, the figures are still
gratifyingly lower than those which
alarmed US before we outlawed alco-
hol.
:.
The American people will not be
stampeded by the loud outcry of an
gushed vets. The facts are with Pro-
hibition, and those facts are becom-
ing known and felt in the better and
happier life of thousands of commun-
tiles. Outside of their last-ditch de-
lenses in the big cities, the vets are
in a hopeless minority, and in ten
years the cities will be against them.
Chicago Eve. Post, June 5.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-06-16
DRY LAW 100 PER CENT
EFFECTIVE IN NEW MEXICO

During the past month there were
nine jury trials of Prohibition vio-
lators in the federal court of New
Mexico, and in every case there was
verdict of guilty. Fines assessed
amounted to $4,000. The Judge also
sentenced many of the criminals to
from three to six months in prison.
Twenty-four stills were seized during
the month and six automobiles valued
at $4,000.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-06-16
INSTRUCTORS OF LAW
MUST Be PUNISHED

The Rocky Mountain News (Den-
yer, Colo.) III commenting upon the
result of the Manufacturers Record
questionable conducted among prom
inent manufacturers with a view to
determining their attitude toward
Prohibition and its enforcement, says:
Presently there is going to be a
strong reaction against those ele-
ments in the country which arc work
ing for notification whether by agi-
tation, lawlessness or betrayal OF
duty in office. The conscience of the
country is going to don its fighting
clothes and deal with these people.
1--WE have letter rom one of them
signed "A crilnnal-made so by the
eighteenth amendment" The man
who wrote that letter--his kind do not
sign their names-deserves no more
consideration than any other law
breaker. The time is coming when it
will get no more.
"And it is time to speak plainly. If
mayors and senator's and party bosses
kept their hands off the eighteenth
amendment could be enforced as we'll
as any law of the nation; and if the
decent people of America who obey
the law and rejoice in the good which
has already resulted from it, would
display the necessary courage in deal
ing with these gentlemen they would
take their hands off. They are waiting
to hear from the people"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-06-16
DRY WINS LEGISLATIVE
NOMINATION IN ALLEGHENY

Miss Helen Grimes is one of the
nominees for the Pennsylvania Legis-
lature from the twelfth district of
Allegheny county. She is in favor
of an effective law enforcement code
in harmony with the eighteenth
amendment. In a field of eleven
Republican candidates she led the
ticket and ran 800 votes ahead of As
semblyman Steedle who is one of the
old members and who hitherto voted
wet.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-06-16
DRY Law GAINING FAVOR AT YALE

The Chicago Tribune eommentiI
conducted by the Intercollegiate Pre-
college faculties, ignoring the fact tina
whelmingly in favor OF Prohibition
inent college men who the Tribune
among them Prof. Irving Fisher OF
men for plain speaking. The editorial
cation from Prof Fisher which was
THE sentence which refers to me
q. e., Prof. Fisher of Yale believes
that a majority of students are OPP
posed TO it) does not adequately rep
resent the statement | made concern
ing Prohibition and from which it
was taken.
II therefore ask your indulgence to
print the following:
1.-THE Yale students who are sons
Of city men from New York and vicin-
ity are, think, largely against Pro-
hibition, but there is large and in
creasing element for Prohibition.
Personally ] have been in favor OF
Prohibition for several years and more
so now than ever before. While 1t is
undoubtedly difficult to enforce at
present in large cities, where there is
still a strong hangover sentiment
against it, believe that President
Harding has hit the nail on the head
when he said that lin another gener-
alton | believe that liquor will have
disappeared not merely from our poll
ties but from our memories
IL base this opinion on three sets
OF facts.
First, so far as | can discover Pro-
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-06-16
SEES ICE CREAM SPREE
SINCE AMERICA IS DRY

Robert Everett, secretary of the
National Association OF ice cream
supply men, is quoted in an United
Press dispatch as saying that America
has gone on all ice cream spree since
the adoption of the national Prohibi-
tion amendment In one year Amer
lea consumed 325,o0o,0O0 gallons of
ice cream.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-06-16

g upon the Prohibition QUESTIONABLE
hibtion Association conducted among
the results showed the colleges over
nd enforcement, selected three prom
minated were opposed to Prohibition,
Yale. The Tribune commended these
brought forth the following commune
printed in the Tribune of June 2;
hibition has succeeded far more than
it has failed and is increasingly ac-
cepted. Disease, vice, crime, inefi-
cheney, povery, thriftlessness have de-
creased, according to statistics, and
the efforts to excite the public against
the law have been surprisingly small
and futile.
Second, the history of opinion in
regard to state Prohibition. Rather
uniformly the history has been after
Prohibition has been established a
conversion to it by those formerly
against it.
Third, study of the alcohol prob
lem convinces me that Prohibition is
the right and proper way of dealing
with it. Some years ago estimated
that Prohibition would add to the in
come of the people Of the United
States something like 100000
and the recent experience with saw
ings bank deposits and other induces
lead me to think that this was under
the mark.
my prediction is that Prohibition
will bring converts to it and very
rapidly.
Irving Fisher"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1922-02-23
AURORA
Mrs. Anna Woodbeck. Corresp

Mrs. Anna WoOdbeck, Correspondent
Chas. Gaukel spent Friday here be-
tween trains, renewing old time ac-
quaintances.
NJ. G. McCabe spent Thursday i n
town working in the interest of the
Sioux City Journal.
l.. Fl. Heimendinger's sale Wednesday
was well attended and a fair price was
said to have been realized.
The dance seems to be a very popu.
lar amusement this winter. The
Trentonites held a very pleasant social
affair in the hall Thursday evening
and the Fountain people had their
weekly or semi-weekly hop the fol-
lowing night.
Remember the community meet Fri
day night.
Mrs. Eugene Duprez was a Thursday
dinner guest in the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. F. w. Miller.
Mrs. Florence Searles spent a few
days last week in the home Of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Glen.
Miss Kittie Byrnes is living with
Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Messner at present
and attending school.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Webb were
evening passengers to Brookings Fri.
day and enjoyed seeing "The Mys.
terious Rider"
Mrs. Frank Glen is recovering from
her recent Illness.
The Elmer Pullman children have
been sick for the past week.
II. B. Severson is spending this
week in Minneapolis On business.
l.. c. Potratz spent Sunday 1t his
home In Canova.
Miss Gladys Glen spent the weekend
with home folks.
Miss Edna Johnson was a guest in
the home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
NJ. l.. Johnson Sunday.
Miss Lila Collins and Miss Belva
Rexford were at Brookings Saturday
evening and enjoyed the movies.
Miss Buettner, who teaches south
of here, spent the weekend at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F,
C. Buettner at Fountain.
p. Loft has been somewhat indis
posed the past week but is reported
better today.
WILDER Swenning returned from
Doone, Iowa. where he had spent a
couple of weeks visiting relatives and
friends.
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ALTON

Mrs. j. d.. Mcmillan. Correspondent
Robert Yeske was Smelling corn
Friday.
Mrs. w. F. Fricke is reported on the
sick list.
Donald Mcmillan spent a few days
with his brother, Ansel, in Minneap.
oils, Mimi, the past week.
Edna Bentz has been absent from
school a few days on account Of ill.
ness.
On Wednesday there was a large
attendance at the club dance in Bush.
nell. A great time was reported.
Otto Oleson and family are enter
tanning "a weekend guest from Rock
Rapids, Iowa.
Mrs. Earle McKeown has been hav-
ing dental work done in Brookings the
past week.
The Harry FELTON, and w. r. Mills
families were shopping in Brookings
Friday and took in the show.
The Mcmillan brothers were among
the ~Brookings visitors Friday and at.
tended the show.
VIM. Stewart and wife, Mrs. Ken
nedy and Mrs. John Winters were
shopping in Brookings Tuesday. 1t
was a cold day for the trip.
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CORRESPONDENCE
OAkWOOD-WINSOR
Mrs. Harry Nelson

Mrs. Harry Nelson, Correspondent
The Daum young folks spent Mon.
day at Olaf Amundson's.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. f. Walston and sons,
Howard and Cecil and Mr.. and Mrs.
George Erickson and children spent
Tuesday evening at Harry Nelson's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Olaf Amundson and
children were dinner guests at Her
mar Johnson's Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. l.. Walston and
family and Wyatt Doop spent Monday
evening at Gust Leite's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gust Leite and fam
lily visited at John Gruseths' Sun
day.
Little Cecil and Doris Erickson and
Lydia Baker celebrated their birthdays
of Mr.. and Mrs. George Erickson.
The little folks enjoyed themselves
immensely.
Mrs. Frank Todd came from Sioux
Falls to visit with her sister, Mrs.
w. C. Jones.
Mrs. Ole Erickson left for Rochester
Saturday evening, where she will un.
dergo an operation. Mrs. Erickson's
mother who lives in Bruce is keeping
the small children and her sister
Mrs. Kinney, Is keeping Francis.
Howard Walston, Byron Henry
Floyd and Bert Krumm, George Rum
pie, Floyd Steinhart, Erwin Leite an(
Wyatt Doop attended the baske'
social at the G. Evenson school (Mrs
Moore, teacher) Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Rumple enter
tanned some of their neighbors and
friends at a party Friday evening.
Howard Walston, Byron Henry
Floyd and Bert Krumm and Fred
Schwartz attended. the basket social
at the Martin Hanson school Saturday
evening.
Mrs. Rachel Reeves, teacher of the
Renshaw school will give a program
and basket social Friday evening.
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r BROOkINGS
Mrs. John MaCOmb. Correspondent
Dhnpo ono Pad

Phone 2O8 Red
Harland Dawson Of Sioux Falls, who
has been visiting at the Ralph Allen
home for nearly two weeks, left for
his home Monday of this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Wilcox, who have
been visiting in Sioux Falls the past
week returned Saturday and are stay.
ing with Mrs. Wilcox's parents until
they can get possession of the Pike
farm.
Frank Fox Of Des Moines, Iowa,
called at the A. Larkin home Sunday.
Mrs. William erase returned home
last week Thursday from Rochester,
Mimi, where she has been taking
treatment in the Mayo hospital for
nearly three weeks.
Harry Keelin, who has been work
ing for John Reyman the past six
months, returned t. his home in Iro-
quois, Saturday.
Ralph Allen moved last week to one
of Roy Ullman's farms, one and one
half miles south and one mile east of
WV paw "hSiO edipI IiClly llteu.
George Gle moves onto the place va
Gated by Allen. Jim Sloan expects
to move the latter part of this week
to the II. f. Kruger farm, now occu
pied by Ralph Seas.
Mrs. A. Larkin was visiting at the
James Lindsay home Wednesday after
noon, the 18th.
Charles keck and family, accom-
panied by Charles mother, Mrs. J. A.
Keck Of Brookings, visited Mrs. Mar
vim Keck at the Charles Johnson home
Friday afternoon Of last week.
Sam McCalmon returned home the
fourth after nearly four weeks visit
with relatives at Winterset, Iowa.
Mrs. Lester Sloan and son visited at
the Dwight Johnson home Monday.
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EAST M EDARY
Mrs. LOhr Dancer, Correspondent

Phone II Blue
Mr.. and Mrs. A. f.. Halstead visited
with relatives in Oslo township Wed.
nesday of last week.
Miss Grace Maher visited her cousin,
Miss Nellie Maher the first Of last
week.
Several from here attended Orlo
Halstead's sale last Friday.
Ernest Halstead was absent from
school last week on account Of sick.
ness.
Several from here were shopping in
Brookings Bargain day.
The basket social given by the
teacher, Mrs. Kruger and her pupils
in district No. 81 last Friday night was
well attended. All enjoyed the fine
program given by the pupils Of the
school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Teachout and
children of Brookings were over Sun
day visitors at j. II. Halstead's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Delbert Simmons spent
Monday evening at the Earl Fry home
Charles Ibach helped his brother
Halle do some butchering Tuesday OF
this week.
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tended a hard time party at Henry
Ksoeze's Friday evening.
Miss Sorden gave the children a
treat of ice cream and waters on st.
Valentines day.
The Helping Hand society had a
dance and box social in Elkton Friday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Peirce gave a
party Saturday evening in honor of
Miss Muriel's sixteenth birthday.
There were about As present and the
evening was spent in playing games
of all kinds.
John Evan was in Brookings Satur.
day practicing basket bali.
Merwyn PIERCE won a white ribbon
on a Duroc pig at the Little Interna.
tional show at the college Thursday.
He also won the "Aggie" scholar
ship offered by the grange.
There was a surprise party on Mr..
and Mrs. Jensen Friday evening.
Invitations are out for a surprise
shower on Mrs. Gus Knatz Thursday
afternoon.
Maxine Mills is home after spend.
ing two weeks with her aunt, Mrs
Guy Washburn of White.
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SOUTH LAKEWOOD
Ethel Krumm. Correspondent
pboua -0i1

AuOu ri
John, Will, Clara and Kate Daum
spent Monday evening at Olaf Amund-
sons.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Rumple enter
tanned their friends and neighbors at
a party last Friday evening. All re-
ported a fine time.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Wabbema and
Will spent Friday at Pete Smiths,
near Volga.
Ole Rovig and w. F. Durland of
Bruce called at Fred Krumm's Sat-
urday evening.
Ole Anderson and Olaf Amundson
spent Thursday evening at John
Daum's.
Helen Johnson spent the weekend
at her home.
Miss Oral Rumple returned Satur-
day evening from Madison, where she
has been taking medical treatment
for the past few weeks.
Misses Clara. and Kate Daum and
Lillian Krumm spent Saturday after
noon with Mrs. Joe Daum in Volga.
George Rumple and Lloyd Steinhart
spent Sunday at Fred Krumm's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Erickson left Sat-
urday evening for Rochester, where
Mrs. Erickson expects to undergo an
operation for gall stones.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Reeves and
Harold visited at the Daum home Sun.
day.
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Take Tanlac and eat three square
meals a day. Clyde Tidball.-Adver-
tisement.