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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-10-06

the votes of 937 men (total vote).
While 24,03o registered voters did not
think it worth while to vote.
James N. Kittleman, Sunday School
superintendent and chairman of the
Chicago Chartered Committee, ard one
OF the best and ablest men in the
legislature, was defeated by IA votes,
while 20,850 registered voters failed to
vote. Another Christian man was de-
feated in that same election by three
votes, while 25,992 failed to vote
though registered.
The Local Option Petition
When the local option petition was
circulated a few years ago, it was
found that fifteen of sixteen members
of one Bible class could not sign it
because not be ng registered.
1o18-General Election
Four years ago the president of the
Sanitary Board was elected by total
MISUNDERSTANDING the woman's vote
OF only 25O,424 There are approxi-
mately 10000 members of the Pro-
testant churches eligible to vote in
Cook county.
1e20-City Council
One of the best men in the City
Council was defeated in 1920. 1t was
found there were enough eligible
voters to have saved the defeat in
two of the many Churches in the
ward.
1921-Judicial Election
In the coalition election in 1921 two
groups of the finest Church people
were checked up, and out of fifty-one
eligible voters only seventeen voted
in that important election.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-10-06
A FEW VICTORIES
19lc-Legislature and General
Election

Rev. Frank Smith won for the
legislature by the largest plurality in
the state, 4,l30H. This was the dis
trict where Kittleman dry was
beaten by Schumacher (wet) in the
primaries by ~ votes. Rev. Smith
ran as an Independent, receiving TO-
7l5H votes to Schumacher's 1855
One precinct, corner Colorado and
Van Buren, with two saloons, was can
vassed Thoroughly by school
teacher. Schumacher received "a
votes and Smith 4l0.
1912-Legislature- Primary
Henry Fulton dry was nominated
for the legislature by vote of l0,20O
to $500 for non committal candi-
date.
1el2-General Election: City Office
Chief Justice Olson, with the liquor
forces fighting him, was nominated by
a plurality of 1925 votes.
1o18-General Election: County
Office
Cermak was defeated for Sheriff by
3,0S4 votes.
1o18-Legislature
Dry votes in the legislature from
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-10-06
THIS IS ALL THERE is
TO IT

Beverages intoxicating enough
to satisfy the craving for alco-
hol would be too Intoxicating
to be legal under the Constitu-
ton. Individuals and interests
desiring to either consume in
toxicants or supply consumers
with intoxicants know that Their
cause is too weak to enable
them to secure a repeal of the
Eighteenth Amendment. There
fore they are fighting to nullify
the Amendment through legis-
lation which would make the
enforcement of the law against
intoxicants impossible.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-10-06
BEER-BILL PROPOSING
DIVERSION IN CONGRESS

Last week Congressman Brennan
Republican, of Michigan, whose chief
aim i'll Congress seems to be to get
booze back on the main line again
introduced a resolution in Congress
proposing a constitutional amendment
permitting the manufacture and sale
of five per cent beer to pay soldier
bonus.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-10-06

sixteen states had defined intox;cat-
ing liquor as that having more than
one half of one per cent, eighteen
states defined it more rigid than that.
All the states but two or three had
defined it SO as to include all with
more than two per cent. The 18th
Amendment to the Constitution pro-
hibit:ng Intoxicating liquors was of
course enacted with the knowledge
OF these definitions by the different
states as to what intoxicating liquor
is. In addition to that as a scientific
fact no one can truthfully claim that
beer having I'D to four per cent alco-
hol by volume and wines referred to
above are Notwithstanding drinks.
Null.fication Not Renesl is PURPOSE
1t must be remembered that the
wets are proposing such beer and
wine without all amendment to the
Constitution. They say it is only
necessary to amend the Illinois Pro-
hibition Act and the Nolstead Act.
A number OF years ago the liquor in
terests filed petition asking the cleo
ton commissioners to submit to the
voters IN Chicago the question as to
whether the Sunday closing law
should be obeyed. The commissioners
refused to submit that to the electors
because of the fact that it was anar-
chistic in its nature and tendency,
just as it would be to submit a ques-
ton as TO whether the law against
burglary should be obeyed The
same question arises in this case. Is
not this program against the 18th
Amendment. which is now a part of
the Constitution? If beer having al
coholic contend up to four per cent
and wine of ten or up to whatever
per cent they might define as coming
under the class of light wine, is intox-
icating, then this is question that
will undermine the Constitution and
is anarchistic in its tendency. They
seek not to amend the Constitution,
but to avoid. ignore and nullify the
Eighteenth Amendment to the Con-
stitution.
Would Contribute To Lawlessness
These facts prove that their propo-
sition presented under the so-called
Public Policy Act" cannot be
legally done without first amending
the Constitution of the United States.
Their proposition therefore is illegal.
1t is not a question of public policy.
any more than it would be a question
of public policy to vote on whether
or not we should re-establish slavery
in Illinois without first changing the
Thirteenth Amendment to the Canst-
tuition of the United States, which
prohibits slavery. For a patriotic
citizen to participate either by voting
for or against the proposed question
would be to recognize it as a legiti-
mate question of public policy This
would contribute to lawlessness 1t
would be helping to undermine the
Cons nstitution of the United States. 1t
would be agreeing to vote upon a
question as to whether or not the
Constitution should rule.
Recommendation To Voters
The question as to whether or not
this absurd proposition will be placed
on the ballot will be determined
solely on the question as TO whether
or not there is any court that has
jurisdiction to decide what questions
are questions of public policy. If no
such court is found and the PROPOSE
tion is placed upon the ballot by the
Secretary of State, WE RECON-
MEND TO THE PATRIOTIC
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-10-06

The Liquor interests have circu-
lated and filed a petition asking for
the submission OF the question OF
whether the existing State and Federal
Prohibition laws shall be modified SO
as to permit the manufacture, sale
and transportation of beer Containing
less than 4 per cent by volume of al
cohoD and light wines for home con-
sumption. They arc asking for the
submission of this question under the
so-called Public Policy Act. This
law differs from any law authorizing
referendum vote in that it does not
declare that any action shall be taken
based upon the result OF the referen-
dunn. We contend that this question
is not one of public policy and should
mot be voted upon for The following
reasons
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-10-06
MANY BATTLES HAVE BEEN LOST
BY NEGLECT OF CHURCH VOTERS
The Failure to Register Responsible For Many Defeats OF
Good Causes
RECORD OF VOTES SHOWS HOW CHURCHES
COULD HAVE DEFEATED BAD CANDIDATES
Figures Show That Church Voters Hold the Balance Of Power Chicago
Elections
ALL VOTERS MUST REGISTER ON OCTOBER OR OCTOBER II
ALL VOTERS MUST REGISTER ON OCTOBER OR OCTOBER II

The Chicago Peey Monday October passed resolutions which
this the In resolutions make
the Christian churches of Chicago and they will be justly held responsible
condi-
evident the following of facts:
battle the polls Chicago
battles that the activity church would
would the day
churches.
These battles have been lost the general elections well the
Legislative judicial elections The result
conditions Chicago which brought dscredi
from one end O. o the
If the election lost this fall the all probability be
fol- n hundred churches
candidate Chicago
number of
church members eligible
have nominated by equal
less one third OF the eligible church
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-10-06

SOME SPECIFIC CASES
1907
'sss.s.S 1907 and 1903. there was a
determined effort to close Chicago's
Sunday saloon through Court acton.
John ]. Healy, States Attorney,
vigorously prosecuted these cases not
withstanding great pressure from the
vets led by Anton J. Cermak.
1o0e-States Attorney
The Primaries were held on August
9th, 1908. Mr.. Healy received 64,156
votes for denomination. The wet can
didate received 65,235 votes and was
nominated by majority of only l,07o
votes; 226,783 registered voters did
not vote. fractional politics would ac-
count for most of the votes received
by Mr.. Healy, leaving the Church
vote for him a negligible quantity.
His total vote did not equal the
eligible Protestant Church vote at that
time.
1912-States Attorney
Lewis Rinaker, candidate for States
Attorney, pledged to law enforcement,
won in the primaries, but was de-
feated at the General Election by
McClay Hoyne, backed by the wets,
by a margin of only 9,238; Rinaker
receiving 1881, Hoyne l22,4l9.
1ele-States Attorney
Honest, capable John Z. Northup
received 1924 votes il the primary
for States Attorney and was defeated
by 20774. Clarence Brown. Secretary
of the Chicago Church Federation
checked up those voting in his Church,
and reported that 80 per cent did not
vote. In legislative primaries and
elections, the indifference has been
even equally appalling. ..
1o1o-Legislature
The 1909 Legislature was known as
! the Jack Pot" legislature An in
R cident showing the corruption in this
legislature is printed elsewhere in this
number of the Issue.
Following this legislature commit
tee of distinguished citizens issued a
stirring appeal to the citizens for the
honor of Illinois to redeem at the
polls the character of the state legis-
lature.
lo10-Legislature
Notwithstanding the foregoing ap-
peal which was we'll backed up by the
Chicago daily press, eleven of the
Chicago members were nominated in
1910 by vote of less than 800 each.
One received 388 votes, one 486, one
400, ETC., while 3Ul,33l registered
voters so failed in their civic duty as
not to vote at all One of the men
nominated was Robert Wilson, known
as Bathroom Bob, cognomen
acquired by an episode in the 1909
session. He was SO prominent in that
session that he was indicted for
bribery, but Cook county jury did
not convict. WHILE UNDER IN
DICTMENT, he was nominated by
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-10-06
Not Proper Question Of Public Policy and Contrary to the
!. s. Constitution
VOTE FOR CONCRESSMEN AND LEGISLATORS
FAVORABLE TO ENF0RC CEMENT AT ELECTION
The Referendum Would be Without Effect and Contribute to Lawssness
Throughout The State
BEER BALLOT is EFFORT TO NULLIFY CONSTITUTION OF

On September Attorney opinion
holding
on the ballot for statewide referendum November This
that the the filed
lot unless nne Accordingly the
issued the following
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-10-06
Reasons For Refusal To Vote

/. 1t is not within the purpose or
spirit of the so-called Public Policy
Act" OF Illinois, under which this
referendum must be held, to include a
referendum on the proposition first
above mentioned The law does not
and could not provide for the sub
mission of an amendment to the
Federal Constitution or laws, even
though the propositions petit.oncd for
were legal.
?. An amendment OF Federal laws.
permitting the manufacture. sale and
transportation of Intoxicating liquors
containing uD to pei cent OF alcohol
by volume. as petitioned for. would be
contrary to the Eighteenth Amend
ment to the Constitutions OF the
United States. and hence unconstitu-
t;onal and void.
5. AS to the second proposition
contained in the petition-mod;hcation
of the state law to permit the manu-
facture, sale and transportation of
beers containing up ~ tour per cent
of alcohol, etc.,-the state cannot
legalze what the Federal Constitution
and laws prohibit.
4. 1t is not a right or function of
one of the states OF the United States
to hold an election on the question of
modification of the Constitution of the
United States by notification instead
of the method provided for amending
the Constitution as contained in the
Constitution itself.
Would Be Unconstitutional
5. The established law shows that
this beer and wine referendum as
proposed could not be constitutionally
carried out. even if the vote should
be in the affirmative; and that if in
the negative it could have no effect
Therefore. the attendant election ex-
pense to the taxpayers of the state
would be money wholly wasted.
Note that if such legislation were
enacted it would mean that any beer
with alcohol containing up to four
per cent scould be sold and that light
wines, so-ca1led, for nome consump-
ton would by the act be legalized.
The definition of light wines by the
liquor people themselves var.es all the
way from 10 to 100 per cent. One
California grape grower classifies
light wine as that having no more
than fifteen per cent alcohol. There
is no qustion, but that beer having
up to four per cent alcohol and wines
without any limit except the state
ment eight wines" is intoxicating
liquor.
Intoxicating" Defined by States
At the time the Eighteenth Amend
ment to the Constitution was enacted
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-12
COLCHESTER

Mir. and Mrs. Clark q Otis left MendaH for, their home in New York after e weeks visit with their daughter. MrG A T. Van .Cleve.
 S. Z. Kellogg and [ Cohen motorse to Salem Monday.
 John Mccarthy. of Bridgeport is the guest of relatives in town for a few days vacation.
 Michael Trella and party were at Hay wards lake for an afternoons outing.
 Earle Holmes and Thomas & Clark were in Norwich Tuesday.
 Tuesday was the last day of the Com, munity chautauQua- At a. m the junior ChautauQua met At 2.so p. m junior hippodrome at BIS ?. m, plantation harmonies by the Harrod Jubilee quar-, tet; at p. m, musical prelude by the jubilee singers; at S.30 D. m lecture, Lifters and Leavers. by Dr. Joseph |. Thompson.
 James L. Root was a business caller in Hartford Monday.
 George Moore of Salem was In town Tuesday.
 Mrs A T. Van cleve left Monday for, few weeks visit in New York and Binghamton. N. r.
 Rev. T. D. Martin of Hebron was call- ing, in town Monday.
 selden P. Sears was in Marlboro Mon day.
 isH Rhode of AmstOn was in town Non day.
 GriswoId chappen Of Waterford was calling on local friends Monday.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-12
MANSFIELD DEPOT

The Fourth of July celebration at the Mansefld state training school and hos pital was the best and greatest ever. A splendid program of patriotic exercises, drills and songs, interspersed with mirth- attendants and inmates on the lawn op- posite the administration building, after a grand procession at 1 p. m. The re- mainder of the afternoon was spent on fairgrounds especially provided for the day and equipped with great variety of amusements and comforts.
 Miss Irena Crane of Willimantic visit ed Mrs. Sarah Baker last week
 Miss ClaribeIle Hernberg and Harold Hansen were among the guests at the Reynolds Wilcox wedding in EaglevilIe Thursday afternoon.
 R. w Tilden and famiy of Norwich y.s- last week.
 The Cosgrove and Herpberg families entertained friends last week.
 MT. and Mrs. ,Denison and daughter of Boston are visiting at Irving Botham's.
 Mrs. LaMoure Is entertaining her niece Miss Lowrey, of Rochester. N. '.
 MT. and Mrs. Alfred Norton of the state institution have gone to New York for weeks visit with Mir. Norton's brother.
 Miss Ruth Pollard of Willimantic iE visiting at the home of her grandfather w. H. Pollard.
 Miss Ruth McCollum returned from New York last week. Saturday of this
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-12

county, met here Monday and drew jurors who will be liable for jury service for one year from September 1. Several hun dred names were selected from the num- Der submitted by the selectmen of the Is towns of the county.
 Malcolm M Wiley, student at Colum- bia university, to which he will return in the fall, has entered upon summer course of study at Clark university, .Wer- cester. Mir. Wiley is graduate of Clark.
 A number of towns in this territory were represented by teachers attending the National Education Association con yention, in Boston the past week. Mrs. Ben Hooper, who spoke here two years ago in the interest of equal sui frage, has been nominated by the demo. United States Senator
 State Officer Merrill Keith from the DO lice barracks at Danielson, was in this erators' licenses to applicants. MT. and Mrs. Charles E. Searls are al Nantucket to remain for seveal weeks.
 Tomorrow, Thursday and Friday ar, i days on which the taxpayers of the citl ! laTC CdllCQ upOll IO IHdh0 d NlSildllOIf U 1 City Tax Collector Archibald Macdonald Jr., and deliver up to him such sums al have been assessed against their prop l erty on the grand list last completed. A circus and Naby show Is schedule, to be held at Woodstock for the benef
 of the Day Kimball hospital. A silve
 spoon will be presented the baby receiv 1 Ing the largest number of votes.
 Miss Mary Barbara White of Wood
 stock Is attending the summer school a Columbia university. In the fall Mis-
 White is to teach. French in the junio
 high school at Fairfield.
 Supplies of coal in the hands of som manufacturing concerns in this territor are getting short. Heavy rains and con
 sequent high water in the rivers has help
 ed out some of the manufacturers wh use water power as well as steam.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-12

Elk activity anywhere n the country out. side of Atlantic City.
 Under the glare of lighrs that maka he fairground as bright as day Webster night developed a scene of activity that would be hard to match in tie history of the fair. It was one ot The big highs from every standpoint. This (Wadnes- day) evening brings the windup Of the fair period, thrown sonnev ha- oue of ad-i justment by untoward weather, but very successful in every way, nevertheless.
 County commissioners 1n,s;Ie one of their periodical visit to the Windham County Home for Children Tuesday About 130 children are at the home at the present time. Excellent care under good conditions is being take nof this company of little folks and ali of them seem very happy there these long summer days. Crops on the home farm are doing well and receive the attention of some of the older children at the home.
 1 Members of the executive committee of the County Farmers association met at the chamber of commerce rooms on Tuesday to plan for the annual field day l trip, which Is scheduled for a date in August. It is expected that large unm- l Der of members will take this zip, tour 1 ing through towns hereabouts to inspect demonstration work that is underway 1 this season with crops. Expert lecturers will go along to explain what is being done at each farm where a demonstration crop is growing
 William Darlington Taylor, ss, dead at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Grace T.
 Williams in this city, was for 50 years a resident on the West Side in Danielson
 He escaped from slavery to fight with the
 Union forces in the Civil war, after which 1 he came north with his commanding offic- CT and settled in Brooklyn, where he re- mained until his health began to fai following the death of his wife. He had
 been making his home in this city fol several years. Mir. Taylor was a splen. did man and possessed of noticeable dig nity He was an exceedingly interesting
 taiker and when 50 inclined could enter
 tain one by the hour with stories of hii lexperiences in the south before and dur, ing the. war. In Danieison,. where he
 had a much wider acquaintance than 1T Putnam, his death will bring many ex. Epressions of regret, as has been the case
 among his friends in this city.
 Judge E. M. Warner, Charles Brown both of this city and c. S. Hyde, Brook, l lyn, jury commissioners for Windhan
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-12
STRAND TO-DAY.

A freshman raid on the dormitory of the seniors furnishes amusing interludes in Two Minutes to Go. the Charles Ray picture, which is showing at the Strand theatre
 Two Minutes to Go Is story of c1I- lege life by Richard Andre and t is chcck full of human interest, with stu dent pranks playing prominent part La the plot
 The raid takes place while the seniors are, attending a Haiiowe en party. The freshies make>the janitor captive and dras a barber pole. a woodsn cigar store ! Indian, a carriage and> a widely assort- ei scoi.ection' of junk inso the seniors dormitory
 The toughest joke $ pernetrated m Chet Burnett. student, who is working hts way through College by peddling n,,.k in the early. mc-ning hours. Cners room is .festo9ned uigh milk bott.es calls and sarcastic slogans.
 And the w.rst of it is that Chet IT held responsible for the. raid as a re- suit of the scheming of his rival fol the affections cf prstty Ruth Turner.
 Chet Burnett is portrayed by Chariei ssd;- and he proves to be rcal hero on the gridiron. The football game T which he figures is perhaps one of ths most exciting ever seen on motion picture screen.
 Other pictures on the programme are Jim Aubrey in a very funny t,yo-reel comedy and an up-to-date news.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-12
STAFFORD

Mfr. and Mrs J. sibley are the guests Of Mrs. Jennie Sibley Nof Wlliimantic.
 Mrs Henry Miller of Brooklyn. V. Y. has been the guest of Mr. and. Mrs. IT, Kennedy.
 Oscar CoIburn Is at the Memorial hos pital where he has undergone an opera ton.
 Miss Isadore Drohan Is at ths Yale summer school
 Miss Dorothy Satteriee of Needhzn. Is the guest of the Misses Booth
 Miss Celia Parker of Monson is viEit- ing her aunt. Mrs. S. Murray.
 Mir and Mrs. 3funroe Dimmick and Mrs. Shaw have been guests of 1ir and Mrs. William Ferry.
 MT. and Mrs. Matthew Keefe celetraf- cd their 18th wedding anniversary July 2nd They entertained twenty-twp d. dinner. s-f<
 Mir. and Mrs William Park have been guests of their son-in-law and -dauesll ,r. MT. and Mrs. Raymond Patton. ct Wa ban, Mass.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-12
ANNOUNCEMENTS
DREEn THEArRE

Fate plays the silent role of avenrer m the coming Goldwyn production os Mr. Barnes of New York. which may ne seen at the Breed theatre today and toniorrow. This is the tale of a Corsicau vendetta. in which an American be- comes the instrument of fate and pre- vents cruel murder.
 Tom Moore, the star of MT. Barnes of New York; has a gratifying role in which his genial humor ane comedy senss IS given free expression. Besides, he IS called upon to reveal a deeper emotion al quality, when impending tragedy. calls it fortH.
 Those who have seen the stage vers sion of MT. Barnes of New -York-remem- Der the many thrilling incidents that made this melodrama one of the most popular plays of the nineties. The Gold wyn organization has seen to it that none of the thrills have been lost: and judg- ing from the cast. which includes. be- sides Mr. Moore, such sterling players as Naomi childers. Anna. Lehr. sydney Ainswortn and Otto Hoffman. the pro< ductioa will be notable addition to ths many excellent photoplays recently nude by the Goidwyn organization. Round five of The Leather Pushera will also be shown and Movie Chats wtIl complete the bill.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-12
vegetable Growers Meeting Wednesday s r-. Night. H

There will be the usual monthly meet ing of the Vegetable Growers he'd ID the office of the New London County Farm and Home Bureau at 7.30 ?. m- Standard time) July Eth Professor A. E Wilkinson win give an illustrated lec- ture on Celery. calling particular atten- tin to the methods used by up-to-datA men in growing and handling the crop and in the control of disease. Everyone interested is invited to attend this meet ing