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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-01-23
NitAt ~ COSTS IN NM
4, iOM 90 nilI VI

liom ieo poanaa " fioar 4 bsksf
ean make at least isa laases " bfead
81 frpm a 20 - sslusss. saa tew wlll
welkh ~ uanses n yoa aoaht y.
eelNh ygug .e@ses aal us ssasiaera
The seat agaas % lleuf nos eeata lhe
aAsf q 40 the 100 ps.sals A
cheaper Hvsde II flpag. Auo~s a.
bakers flouf ean b. bou1At af ss6a
= barrel u lps poands risaglna lha
labor Aaa tthsr shlaaA that ~ lntp
iasklas brad loaf saa bs pro.
auera fpf llslln lsss ghan fea'A
sAt avesf tadaY fhen ~hg
shosli gaopls aa iaeeea % paY "a
eslfs per lpaf iaf bfsaaf
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-01-23
ooiscs At uAerlsr
caUWca fnls waak

soapei cams ~ ths itahliat ehafeh
eti us~.f tonight a. th~ fhafsh -
plan oofk to- he aaatf affse rhs
wemsss Mlsaianasy HOflsY " tAs
baptist eaafeA al hold - ~ LAY
laFsr service fof fogsign mlssbas
Tuesday A israauii Fesvptissa ioF
RsT aad NJ w44s ~lll follos ou
Wednesday Re- wade slli pfssea
biz fsf~xsll sermee
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-01-23
rst cenis purrlre ON
CLASSY SHOWS

The aem fhsatsf i fnFtlns "a seas
feAi essssg Thate plafs nps fhs
sest i aoas 2 good Cor ny pstfess
said lack 1l0fnef. Afiahls manaGes ~
TIE poealsf piesafs aouss to-day The
e.sm i clean. narm and Y0'i sFe nssfs
% feel a home n i
Tonixht Bafu tsm 10 liaFne =
III atlfaetlon powaiaf prices 70 aas
- cents prevail
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-01-23
kUNTz FRgEs
McNEAL CAST NEXT

Lambert ~ kunt4 former assist
ant cashier 81 ne Security Sif.e
bank ~ Tulsa caarTed wi.h impllca.
tion IN the alteration aud sale o.
war Savings stamps stolen from tae
Ramona State bank VAS acquitted
by a jury in federal court az Mus.
koyee kantx aas eiyen sefosc
lee are by Judge Williams
The case ~ raui a MtNeai Ta.s
|alockhrokcr and formeg Cuihriaa
charged with HAVING te,Nes 'ts'
stolen secarl ies viii come uu foi
trial AprA S a. Tulsa
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-01-23
ACTUAL TIME OF
DEATH Of POTt

Rome, Jan. e3-The certificates Of
Pope BenedIci's death was register
ed az The clty's bureau Of deaths to-
day II reads.
The undersigned physician here
states that at six o'clock a m. Jan.
uary p. His Holiness. Pope Benediei
XIV Csacomo della Chiesa. expired
following an attack q brone1o Pneu-
mcnia. hrough ON by Influenza.
tslgned) DIR. Rafacle Bau,stlni
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-01-23

Man Stays
N. ,,Chid

iaYment Aaa fsr lhese fessaas nat
saami,tsa iAs erlmes
A snoft taue hefsfs rlsfaer's
ARREST ne ralise hsa uegaiaaa IA
as~eflpI iau aad al l.st seas ogt
a. ar.for - asresy Aim AAsu be eAma
a eai n tas .aei aai Atasd foF
laAsies fhs safiee seftrant kisns.
~ un ~ be mAa sad aahil
atsas. ..,sst. r.sfa.a flsfnss
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-01-23

Although orpotca ~ the thsor fsi'
road members ~ ihr tnited stat 3
rallioad labor board prov sinns iut
time and a half fag afisf uiue hoa 3
work we're retained iA fales so.etn
ire railway cltrhs issued bY ift
hoard. which aisu safhnf teG an elsft
'toar day within a spread - i~rhr
hours Tho ness fulet heeame efie'
tirc February
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-01-23
AeAlnsr se1elAl 1leerlon

Expressions received by Gov
Robertson fron citizens oi the ssle
regarding tse calling ~ special
election 20 pass cn the propose J
consti utlensi ame'ilaeui permiitiny
an increase In school taaes. iadicste
that sentiment j. rs.her equally
divided against the election
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-01-23
NuII sIAIs\ DiAOittt
IN tittiiIN tiiAiss.i

CA efounde ol extreme sfaeltf tNs
iie iloasehuidcf Nas kfauiea = ilsatfH
to-day ffom Charles Householder fhl
,ourle hay, tao children ludHv iial
Johnston. district judge q the fos
n~atom'e caua'Y district ls pre.'dlaf
'lot Iadfc smith pho e hoidlnF 'ua'l
la oklahoma Ciit The neat feeuA"f
tsfm 81 court elll bt in Nareh jpeF
IohnsOn eil. flush th' docket be-"
10 moffoa
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-01-23
HUacker Spoiis
Sunday Ride
For This Couple

osmulaes. osia. Jsn.. 21.-see-
ert We,mer. while autcmoosir rts.ea
with q ,osns lady north o. osesl
Gee lsst night ~as held 40 - .
negro hllaeker. roboed, ara Mr.
welmer shot thressh ths isn -
seeosdlrs 20 the story seis tAe -
ice. Mlss crossrlfs ~soea N ths
sro~ a nile 20 a rargn hcuse. sno
telephones police whe ~ens 70 ;fs
rescue.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-01-23

Hors. Ian - -~fhs meeting - 80
nssrsa colisss - ssaslsss - slssi .
susssssss 70 ths lsss eops nsasalat.
~lli epse Fsb. - Fsb. = a ~ss
ststsd tessr
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-01-23
Aged Man Is
Slain By
Son -in-Iau

rsnisapss. okisNesns. is~ si~A
sifissay tsst sfislnsssa ., at
vfusy elaht asaas. sna ~hlse 49,
fslle~sa ~ tflskira tess. A.
eefeins q tAs sNsfsfFs etfxs -
sslssa ~ tAs Aiuee Ssstefaer
-ef~i~a 81 JsN~ csfsen. sass 81
D. his sar = 80 1ssss Owes. =
tas isttsfs hews essf tltse. -
rslss ffosn rssisavaa. o~sn . =
AL u, osfsfs slss = pssseres
n sennseusn ~ssh tNs ssss aNeftH
Gseras 0assa 'esss o@se - -
heess - ffisea sbesi wils frvfe
,hs sesns - shs s'llles usfsFs ~ss
arrested a. ossses he~,e
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-01-23
oumocRAras 70 oaosslSE
HgHg saxr SATURDAY

u-mosfats etli perfect ,hsif eFs4s
ltetl0n "a lossA ee4niy nest sasmesE
afternoon 81 peiess fhs saasea
Non wlli to held ~ ths etY 4sN
chsifnan aad aesfaiaff sna other -
rtsfs ~fli 81 eheasn a that ilEis
Ids. slias uuolsf 4 slaisd laf soaatf
sAAlrmaa a eemaa elil Be- srls )
fg Secretary
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-01-23
smlrH ~ MURDER cAsr

Sam Crad.nnon. hersei sNh ths
murder q G'ofse Nuntan Oklahoma
CITY taxi driver aHls convicted ot
Granddaughter ia disiriei cuari af o.
lahoma CtY Satufds evening
judge Chas sni b. uf ihia dlslris
heard the case Hs Ni.i esss sen
fence this TeeA
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-01-23
TWO rowns SUSTAINING
HEAvY FlRr LosaGa

Oklahoma glty and Nusk9sre tne
tslnrl heavy fire losses. Sunday
The new eounify club a. Oklahoma
CITY was des roycd hy fire enlallinl
loss Of $4,000
a. Nuskosee ne oli r1raer hpte
8al1inT ass s8iipd hf nsnes eaua
iug $4,000 loss The Melton hotel
Max Dasltsons store The Nush1Ec'
hardware comlAny and several poo
halis banhof shogs werr also con
.omea
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-01-23
REV. DANIEL WADE
GOES To TtLSA

"Wednesday evening Rev Wade
viii preach his last sermon before
leaving for Tulsa. where h has been
called ty the Emmanuel Baptist
church After the sermon the church
will eall a new pastor
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-01-23
SMALLPOX At SHAWNEE

Twenty -four cases of nmailpos n
poiicd Al Shasnee l'hYsielaas saN
the situation q improving There
have been several deatas ~ Poiesa
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-01-23

Thse maffisss ilsenses wefe -
'aasd since Satusday George " srat
q. 1loes Tssn anJ kisa Ioaes ts
of Duthue Hlehsfs williams q tei
Eihsi Morton - both q Guthrie
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-01-23
ns USED A RECIPE

Henry Nickiand. Of Hominy. learn
ed 10 make the stuff from well q
vertised recipe. The announcement
OF his success with his first batch
saws the funeral viii be held from his
house.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-01-23
WEATHER

Tonight and Tuesday cloudy. rain
or sncw tonight southern Oklahoma;
colder tonight. excep, extreme nor;h-
eru Oklahoma: temperature zero 10
sixteen in northern Oklahoma and
fourteen to twenty six in southern
oklahoma
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-01-23
TWO CHILDREN BURNED
TO DEATH IN FIRE

hu Washington. y y. Jan - r.
Two children were burned 70 death
today in fire viii h des rosed rive
buildings
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-01-23

Hlsh school boy sook his glri ia
,As lone Tor dlnneF. sanday. and ash
ed her 70 eat whatever shs wanted
and be would Jay for Il
"Did she estf h wss asked
=" satsaie.~ be rseslsd
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-01-23

Tho sleamcl tsniIa. STAT. rfpa
81 radio that ihe nre Nof~ tsisa
tfelehler Mod had sanA % nldfoesaf
The msssaRn said ihe saritofs v'.e
uA beard the stvauff Aslmore heai.
eu, did not indlgatr whether aus
msmbsta of M f1e~ eeff m~i
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-01-23
roLp mFn or
LyNcrlno CHARGE

oklahoma City police have jaiis 4
ia mea Dors ~ thr Bugehpfs anioa
at ratAaxto~a on ihs sharse ~
roapneuy u nina Jshss bafarH.
non union man ralen men say Il f.
4 frame
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-01-23

Church propsri, IA tag tao ''tiof
u stelllns ard Ho,kiai' lnlao.s.
valued AZ more thaa 500 oui was ,u
tall, DESTROYED hs simultaneous tH,s
when the First Presbyterian "a usA
ia sterling ana iha Firsi Nrihed''f
church 10 RotAialls harmed 60 lhs
ground
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-01-23
To Bid
For Better
Markets


Washington. jar. 23.--Atisnees -
apcrcs irnzteiy 800 ssrlcolsursi oeie
gates In all ss phases ard the Be-.
oustrles related to farming. the MT.
olrsl Agricultural con.erenee ~
eonvsned here to-day ~ Secretary
Wallace and immediately heard tr,r'
President harding . declaration o ~
erest and sympathy b. the aor'sn :
is,rs,ion IN the present plieh, o. me
nations FARMERS, together with a SCI
les Of suggestions fe< remedyine e..
istlnp eondltlons
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-01-23
sAv1s wnaAr Aho Favlr

lais cold 90 snor xases iaio
wheat and irsit aid a 5imaFrp'
to~nshlp farrer 10 thc olsy Nouda
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-01-23

An inch q sno~ bad fallen ~
Logan ~ tao o'colek today Norr
.now j. promised for ioEisht
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-01-23

NeI p.lixo - the Pollard ~ao
has been ssrionslN 90 is feyortei
improved iOaas
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-01-23

rfeA'ienl nAt1ina eenanlene.s as
the death 81 pop, neaedi't = n'fe lN
patched ~ se,rias Nafhet "a st
ainai Cassarfi iarsl sestfiap 'i
state
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-01-23
WIRE FLASHES
LIN i A ALI.lA

Alssount nnN ambassador
Wash h.ng,ou frem legi io 1913 3
saddeaN a. nlduoalh
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-01-23

The Gem theatre uses RezlArt and
The Pollard Psssnesas rIns
Great Falls tribune., 1922-04-26
CONF PAVEe, UNITE
TOMAKE DEEP TEST
IN CAT CREEkAREA
Will Sink Well to Ascertain if
Productive Sand Exists
.5 Below.
Special to The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune.
Lewistown, April 25.--In the matter
Of the deep test for the Cat Creek
field, proposed by 81. Fl. Schwartz, Jr.,
who has united the independent con-
Germs in the project, it is announced
that the preparations are going along
satisfactorily. Mr.. Schwartz has head
ed the subscription list with LOCO and
the other subscriptions are coming in
oil in this field with deeper drilling,
advocate of the plan, said Monday
night:
1.-THE existence of deeper produc
tive sand than the first sand in the Cat
Greek field has for a long time been
considered almost a certainty. That
this shall prove to be the case is rea-
soned from the fact that the great
majority Of fields producing oil today
get the major part Of their production
from a sand lower than the one in
which first production was found. This
is especially true Of the Wyoming
fields, in which the same general geo.
logical conditions are found as In Cat
Greek and other Montana fields.
''There is evidence also in the field
that such deeper production awaits the
drill: such as the Ten Spot well which,
drilled outside the productive area In
the first sand, and below the first and
second sand, has continuously produced
small quantity of oil Of an entirely
different character than the first sand
oil--in fact, just such an oil as would
be expected from the lower sands. This
well was undoubtedly finished up in a
fault which is to be seen on the surface
of the ground to the north of the we'll,
and which is inclined in a southerly
direction toward the well SO that it
would in passing downward intersect
that WELL This oil evidently is being
forced up through the fault from the
lower sands, the same as oil from the
first sand has been found to have been
forced up several hundred feet in the
shale above the first sand"
Great Falls tribune., 1922-04-26
Hayre School Board
to Reorganize Budget

Special to The Tribune.
Havre, April 25.--Chairman c.. B.
Wilson appointed committees for the
ensuing year at special meeting Of
the school board here Monday night,
and work on budget for the district
was taken up.
The committees appointed are as fol-
lows: Building and grounds.
Brendgord, Leon Fl. Sweetland and DR..
Charles Houtz; teachers and discipline
DR.. Charles Houtz. H. S. Kline and
]. Brendgord; supplies and provisions
Leon III. Sweetland; finance and bills
Il. II. Sweetland and II. s. Kline.
Work on the budget will be con-
tinued at a special meeting next Fri
day at which the board expects to
reorganize the budget so that re-
sources will equal expenditures.
Great Falls tribune., 1922-04-26
STABBED IN THROAT
BY WIFE, WH|TEF|SH
NAN STILL LIVING
Woman Attempts Suicide by
Lysol but It Only Makes
Her iii.
Special to The Tribune.

Kaispell, April 25.-Fred Knauss
Of Whitefish was stabbed in the throat
BY his wife, Lottie Knauss as he Law
asleep at o'clock Sunday morning.
according to stories by the two, but
he is still living to tell the tale. IN
fact, severed windpipe is his only
serious injury, although the juglar was
narrowly missed, but despite his in
jury, Knauss bound up his wound.
took motor bus to Kalispell and re.
ported the affair to Sheriff Martin at
tho county Jail at 4 pm.
Charges Wife With Insanity
Knauss swore out complaint
charging his wife with insanity and
she was taken into custody by the
sheriff.
Mrs. Knauss does not deny the stab
bing, and says she intended to kill her
husband and commit suicide as he had
threatened to leave her and her four
children and 90 to Canada this morn
ing. She says that Knauss is indolent
and has failed to provide them the
necessities of life, and the officers say
family is in destitute circumstances.
After the stabbing the woman is said
to have swallowed the contents of
bottle OF lysol in an attempt to end
her own life, but the only effect it had
was to make her extremely sick.
Boy Warns Father
The four children, two boys and
two girls, range in age from eight to
IL years. Mrs. Knauss said she was
sleeping in one room with the girls
and her husband in another room with
the boys. Early Sunday morning she
said she decided to end it ali by kill
ing her husband and committing sui
eide. She got his hunting knife and
went to his room and stabbed him.
knauss says one of the boys warned
him just as she struck, which possibly
saved his life.
The woman will be given an exami-
nation as to her mental condition at
3 o'clock this afternoon.
Great Falls tribune., 1922-04-26
Methods of Modern
Hospitals Will Be
Demonstrated May IL
Special to The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune.
Havre. April 25.-sacred Heart
hospital will observe National Hospital
day here May II and everybody will
be invited to attend the open house
which will be held to give the public
an opportunity to inspect the building
and to see how the sick are cared for.
This will be the second open house
given by the local hospital in accord
ance with the national custom recently
established The movement was first
started two years ago on May II,
which was the centenary of the birth
of Florence Nightingale, honoring her
as a pioneer in modern hospital meth
DDS as well as in nursing. Ince the
movement was started in the United
States two years ago, it has spread to
Canada, England and Australia.
Great Falls tribune., 1922-04-26
Flathead Lake Ice
Clears This Year on
Latest Date Known
Special to The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune.
Kalispell, April 25.-Flathead lake
will be clear Of ice within day or
two, probably the latest date to be
known since the settlement of the
country. A week ago the whole sur
face was practically an unbroken
sheet of ice, with only narrow strips
of open water along the shore, and
in few places areas of small extent
farther out. By the end of the week
the lower portion of the lake was
clear for the most part, but the upper
portion held firmly until Saturday eve
ming, when the big field from the
Somers bay to the mouth of the river
broke loose and drifted to sea. The
south wind Sunday drove this back
for some distance but it had broken
in many places, and is rapidly dis
appearing.
The ice was of unusual thickness.
more than 20 inches in the sheltered
bays along the west shore. though
probably mush less than that in the
main body of the lake, where the
freezing took place later in the winter.
Great Falls tribune., 1922-04-26

ity forming the groundwork Of gen
ius seemed to create quietness il
the room. I did not forget to pre-
sent my autograph book.
ct shall be glad if you will write
something besides your signature.
"'With pleasure, but it is diff
cult to get an inspiration at once.
Saying this he smiled and, moving
round, wrote: All educated men are
citizens Of one state-the Republic
Of Mankind. H. G. Wells, Septem.
Der is, 1e2o,' in beautiful writing
ct wonder I said, how could
we retain the aristocracy, which.
believe is indispensable to make hu-
man life noble. In this respect
am with Matthew Arnold and
want to hear your valuable opin-
ions on this
"'IIave you read my Research
Magnificent?"'
emo, I have not l replied. Then
Mr.. Wells wrote the title of the
book on slip of paper and turning
again to me said: The age of great
men is past These words i'm
pressed me very deeply; | repeated
it in my mind. He continued:
"Generally men have been look
ing on human greatness with exag-
gerated respect. Shakespeare was
thought to possess $50 times as
much brain as ordinary men only
because his literary works were so
grand. But I think people are mis-
taken in this. The difference Of
human ability is not so great.
Shakespeare may have had perhaps
a so per cent better brain than the
average. The idea that a grea,
man Is necessary to lead and guide
the world is a conception found
only among uneducated people; it
has no significance today. As his
tory shows the ancient times and
the Middle Ages were the times Of
emperors, great statesmen and pow
erful soldiers. But the history of
modern times should be one of the
people,
Then what will control soci-
ety7'
The people themselves
Great Falls tribune., 1922-04-26
Sorners Lumber Mill
Begins Operations
With Crew of ESQ

Kalispell, April 25.-The big mill Of
tn Somers Lumber company at Som
ers, after having been compelled to
postpone the resumption Of work on
account Of the unusual amount of ice
in the lake, started It's seasons run
Monday morning.
Two shifts will be employed from
the start, as there are sufficient logs
to insure a steady run until the lake
Great Falls tribune., 1922-04-26
No Summons Served
Says Defendant in
Judgment for Default
Special to The Tribune.

Lewistown, April 25.-Judge Will
liam Ford, sitting for Judge Ayers,
Monday heard extended arguments
upon motion to reopen the default
and judgment in the case Of Hastings
against e. G. Lewis, the plaintiff hav-
ing obtained judgment against the
defendant and attached the latter's
drilling equipment at the Hoyt well.
1t Is claimed by the defendant that no
summons was ever served or notice of
the action given. The court took the
matter under advisement.
Great Falls tribune., 1922-04-26

Washington, D. G., April 23.-A
period Of business depression does not
confine its efforts to individuals and
private business corporations. Hard
times for the people also means hard
times for the government. This has
become increasingly evident since the
treasury has come to place depend
ence for 80 large proportion Of It's
revenue upon income taxes.
In earlier days, the governments
revenue sprang chiefly from excise
taxes and customs duties. While de-
preston in the United States affected
these revenues, they were not affect
ed so directly as the income tax. Even
in hard times people bought tobacco,
wines, liquors and such taxed commod-
tiles. Imports continued and the GUS
toms duties went into the federal cof
fers.
With so large q dependence placed
on income and profit taxes, year Of
depression is quickly reflected in re-
turns to the government. Such de-
velopment is felt with especial keen
ness when the large volume Of taxes
from beer, wine and whisky has disap-
peared as the result Of national pro-
hibition. When peoples incomes sink,
income taxes fall off; when business
enterprises pass through year Of
low profits or none at all, profits taxes
dwindle.
Income taxes are paid in one year
on the income and profits Of the pre-
ceding year. Thus, the March 18th in
stallment of taxes in 1922 reflects the
condition Of business in 1921. That
was a bad year for business. Farm
prices sank to lower levels than had
been reached in years. Wages and
salaries were out all over the country
and many people laid off. Thousands
of people who the previous year drew
salaries high enough to make them
subject to the income tax, in 1921
Great Falls tribune., 1922-04-26
THE VOLSTEAD ACT

THE signs Of the times indicate
: that the Volstead enforcement
act is going to be political issue
! Of some importance in the coming
congressional election. It cannot
very well be made an issue between
the two political parties because
some republicans are strongly op-
posed to the Volstead enforcement
act and some democrats have been
strong supporters of it. For in
stance, William ]. Bryan, whose
democracy no one can well i'm
peach, is strong supporter Of the
Volstead act, and Senator Wads-
worth Of New York, a republican
of the strongest kind, is as strongly
opposed to that act. The other day
in open session Of the senate he de-
nounced it in the strongest possible
words as vile thing and breeder
of all sorts of social evils.
This opposition to the Volstead
enforcement act is generally iden-
titled by supporters Of the law with
opposition to the enforcement of
the eighteenth amendment to the
constitution, which DEGREES prohi-
bition against the manufacture, sale
or transportation of intoxicating
liquors in any state of the Union.
But while no doubt most of the
anti-prohibition sentiment is lined
up against the Volstead enforce
ment act, it is only fair to point out
that along with them are many citi-
zens who voted for the abolition of
the saloons and who do not want
them back again. Their objection
is not against the eighteenth amend
ment, but against the Volstead
statute enforcing the amendment.
Their main objection to the Vol.
stead act, but by no means their
only one, is that it states as fact
what is not a fact, and every one
knows is not a fact, and that is
that any beverage which contains
more than half of one per cent al
coholic content is Intoxicating"
That is the basis of the Volstead
enforcement bill and even the rea-
sonable supporters Of the bill ad-
nit that it rests on a false basis and
a drink containing slightly more
than half Of one per cent is not in
toxicating in any fair sense Of the
word, The per cent Of alcohol in
liquors that is sufficient to pro-
duce intoxication varies a great
deal with the individual and also
with conditions in the same indi-
vidual, but we think that few per.
sons would contend that it would
be possible for any normal person
to absorb enough liquid containing
one or two or even three per cent
alcohol to produce drunkenness or
intoxication in the. usual sense Of
that word.
Basing their opposition to the
Volstead act primarily on the allie
CATION that it is founded on a false
statement Of fact the opponents Of
that statute hope to SO liberalize it,