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The New York herald., 1922-01-13

|cepted. and the program contained the
names OF many Of the citys leading
citizens. -tf
Speakers declared the organization
was to be composed "of men who have
no tolerance for the autocracy and
hypocrisy fostcred by tho prohibition
laws"
Senator A. o. Stanley of Kentucky.
the chief speaker OF the evening. de-
nounced what he termed the tendency TO
centralize authority In the Federal Gov
ernment at the expense OF State ana
individual liberty.
Attacking recent statements on per-
sonal liberty attributed to Roy A
Haynes, Federal Prohibition Commits
sioner, and Attorney General Daugh-
erty. Mr.. Stanley said the desire to
mind other peoples business has "as-
sumed the ominous proportions of a
pestilence. destructive of the finest thin
in the life OF the republic. the indiviA.
uality and the independence of this
citizen"
Strange to say" he added. "the ad-
vocates of o sumptuary regime are both
conscious of and Indifferent to the ad-
mitted ravages of this national malady."
The New York herald., 1922-01-13

soldier run toward the rear In disobedi-
ence of orders.''
James r. Hewlett of Hemstead. N. T..
who succeeded Col Ham in command at
Is-Sur-Tille. said there were no execu-
tions. legal or otherwise. while he was at
the post
John w. Hall. Boston. who was ad-
jutant at Is-Sur-Tille. declared he was
positive there were only two executions.
None took place there in August. 1915.
he said. as alleged by soldier witnesses.
Similar testimony was given by How cI
M. Baker of Richmond, Va. formerly an
officer at the camp.
Another officer stationed at Is-Sur-
Tille--Frank A. Mckenry OF Pittsburgh
testified that two executions took place
while he was there. and that his COM
pany attended by orders from headquar-
ters. AS commander of labor battalion
at Is-Sur-Tille, Frank X. A. EbIe of
Washington said he witnessed the two
executions described by Col Ham ana
other witnesses. He had heard of no
others.
This cleaned UP the list of witnesses
already summoned, and the hearing was
adjourned until next Tuesday.
The New York herald., 1922-01-13
500 BUSINESS MEN
TOAST BEER WINE
Chicagoans Join the National
Body Opposed to Pro-
hibition.

CHICAGO, Jan. 12.--Lifting glasses
filled with plain water 500 OF Chicago's
business men drank Ito beer and wine
for all who want IT. and pledged them
selves to oppose the provisions of the
Volstead act which prohibit the lighter
drinks. The occasion was banquet at
which the Illinois division OF the Ma
tional Association Opposed to Prohibition
was formed.
Invitations to the banquet were sent
to 1000 Chicagoans. Five hundred ac-
The New York herald., 1922-01-13

ton cases pending represented per
cent. OF the total. A year later tho
total number of cases was 57.112, and
was 10 per cent.
The clogging of the courts is most
serious in New York. Ohio. Illinois and
California. In the southern district
of New York alone the courts began
the current fiscal year with a total OF
$50 cases pending under the prohibit
Sion law. Criminal prohibition cases
begun in the fiscal year totaled 1898
and constituted more than 10 per cent.
of the criminal cases Of all kinds filed
in these courts in the district. Con-
victions of prohibition offenders In the
same courts totaled 1923, compared
of criminal actions.
Attorney General Daugherty has ex-
pressed the hope that attempted viola
tions of the prohibition law will de-
crease gradually, affording relief to
the courts. To effect temporary re-
lief he has recommended to Congress
the creation of eighteen new judge
ships at large. the Judges to be avail
able for assignment to one district
after another as the business in the
courts in the districts makes the pres
ence Of additional Judges imperative.
Courts Give Assistance.
According to official statements
made by the prohibition unit in Wash
ington, the courts in the main are CO.
operating with the officials in making
effective the prohibition law through
the proper handling of cases before
them. The reports quoted are from
the directors of the Federal prohibition
organization in the States mentioned:
Oregon-Judges and juries take
cases just as seriously as other crimi-
nal matters.
Connecticut--Courts encourage and
cooperate with our men.
Georgia--Courts are becoming more
severe and enforcement officers are
not experiencing difficulty in securing
convictions.
Indiana-Federal courts very strong
for enforcement.
North Carolina-Courts very con-
scientious in verdicts in all cases.
Montana-No difficulty in securing
convictions.
virginia-Most courts are favorable
to endorsements.
Wisconsin--Federal courts more
favorable than State courts.
This Is the sixth Of THE NEW YORK
HERAID'S series Of articles on two
years of prohibition. The next article,
to be published tomorrow, will deal with
two years of prohibition in New York
state.
The New York herald., 1922-01-13

consin correspondent acknowledges
that there is some illicit traffic, con-
tinuing:
THE Illicit traffic cannot long sur
vive in this State the offensive cam
paign being waged with increased
vigor by Federal, State and local off,
GERS. The amount of spirituous liquor
now being consumed is only a small
fraction of the amount consumed two
years ago"
In comparison there is this from
Missouri:
Prohibition in Missouri has failed
to prohibit, according to advices from
all sections of the State, because Of
the widespread manufacture of Illicit
corn whisky. Attorney-G Jesse
w. Barrett declares that 250.000 men
would be required to enforce the law.
In St Louis and Kansas City liquor
is openly sold in violation of the law,
while in other sections it is handled
by bootleggers who do thriving busi-
ness"
The record of Federal arrests for
the fiscal year in Missouri vas 1,1S6.
Rhode Island Most Wet.
Rhode Island. smallest of States and
'the cesspool of the country" accord
ing to some dry advocates, is soak
ing wet and getting wetter every day"
according to the Providence CORE
spondent. And he has this to say:
"Rhode Island, it is freely admitted
by both the vets and the drys. is
freer from continued drastic enforce
ment of the Volstead act than any
other State. Three causes are said to
contribute to this condition: The
small force of Federal agents assigned
to the district, the fact that there Is
now no State law under which the
various police departments may work
in conjunction with the Federal Off
cials, and the requirements necessary
to obtain a warrant under which the
prohibition agents may go about their
task"
In Rhode Island in the fiscal year
1921 Federal agents made 446 ar
rests.
From Maryland, in which COS ar
rests were made by Federal agents,
the Baltimore correspondent sends
this:
"a state enforcement law will be
enacted by the Legislature in January.
but doubt is entertained that il will
be more effective than in other States.
Quantities of liquor are coming in
on vessels, distribution being made in
small lots, and the Federal officers are
powerless to stop the traffic. Very
little of that in the warehouses comes
out, the lid being on tight. But home
brew, home made wines and other
alcoholic beverages are being made
in many homes"
"state Authority Bcst.''
The New York herald., 1922-01-13
WHISKY WINS, BEER LOSES,
IN BALLOT OF PHYSICIANS
Hard Liquor Favored by Narrow Margin in Canvass Of
Thirty-three States, While Wine Shares Malt
Beverage Ban--New York Vote Turns Scale.

calIy 2 to 1 in favor of whisky. and
these figures, with those of Louisiana
Maryland, Missouri. New Hampshire
and the District OF Columbia. resulted
in the majority favoring whisky.
More than 1000 physicians in the
foregoing States reported they could
cite instances I'm their own practice
where unnecessary suffering had re-
suited from enforcement of the pro-
hibition law, while 7.732 stated that no
such cases had occurred In their COM
munities. The vote in detail follows:
The New York herald., 1922-01-13

IN OnlO, Wnere the situation has
changed quickly on the enactment of
p State law. An Ohio correspondent
writes:
''The State prohibition department
admits that the scarcity of good liquor
IS not due to the breaking up of for
mer whisky running from Pennsly-
vania and Kentucky so much as to the
clamping down of the lid on the
bonded warehouses by Federal au-
thorties. Don V. Parker, State pro-
hibition commissioner, asserts that the
traffic in grain alcohol will be SIM
1larly controlled in sixty days, adding
that after that Federal, State, county
and city officers can devote nearly all
of their time to the eradication of
local stills.
Most Arrests Made I'm Ohio.
Although national prohibition is
two years DID, Ohio did not have a
State enforcement department until
last March. It's inspectors have raided
1000 places and made 1900 arrests.
They have indicted fifteen city and
county officials, mostly for bribery,
and have forced the resignation of
many Others"
Ohio happens to be the State in
which the Federal officers made the
highest number of arrests in the fiscal
year 1921. The total was 3,334-more
than in New York. 1t would seem that
for a new department the Ohio State
organization. enforcing the State law,
oh
The correspondent in Harrisburg.
Pa. wires that Ray Mcnamara. Fed
eral prohibition agent there. contends
that the district is fairly well cleared
of bootleggers and the liquor traffic
Is low. but the correspondent also
makes note of the following:
Having but a small force of agents.
the State prohibition headquarters
has been badly handicapped in this
section fighting the Illicit whisky traf-
fc, with the result that corn whisky
and the product of the still is being
bought in this city and surrounding
towns for $3.50 quart. Steelton, a
neighboring town. the population of
which is mostly foreign, had 24S ar
rests in 1921, compared to 1873 in 1920,
tinu nearly luTee-queiTltIS VI lHeih
were for misdemeanors committed
while the defendant was under the in
fiuence of liquor"
wisconsin Being Cleared.
In San Francisco the total of arrests
FOR drunkenness increased greatly In
the last year, 1t may be recalled. The
correspondent there wires:
"The San Francisco police. who
have no special prohibition enforce
ment squad. attribute the increase in
drunkenness during the last year to
laxity on the part of the Federal
agents"
The relation of the degree Of wet
ness in State to the degree of en-
forcement is clearly shown by two
dispatches, one from Wisconsin and
The New York herald., 1922-01-13

For the sake Of comparison It may
be stated that the total of criminal
cases pending June 80, 1920, was
1924. of which 2s,os7 were cases un-
der the selective draft law Prohibi-
The New York herald., 1922-01-13
"state Authority Bcst.v

There are innumerable other in
stances of correspondents calling at
tention to the fact that enforcement
is not widely effective unless there is
both state statute and intensive ac-
The New York herald., 1922-01-13

TIC DaITOtB OF 55VcTdr 0r trc N5ttteco
await final tabulatiop.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-03-08
CURES WROUGHT BY PICTURE
Virgin Of Pompeii Credited by Devout
Catholics in Italy With Miracu-
ious Powers.

The Virgin of Pompeii, to whose
protection Pope Benedict asked to be
commended by Cardinal Sill, Is the
patron of a modern shrine which has
become one of the most famous in
Italy. About 1875 Bartolo Longo, a
wealthy Catholic layman living IN the
region Of the buried city Of Pompeii,
near Naples, found in an ancient cas-
tie. among a number Of other articles
of antique furniture, painting Of the
Madonna. The painting did not show,
its authorship, but its beauty attracted
LongO, and he placed it on display In
his home. An infirm woman, visiting
the house, knelt before the picture and
prayed for relief and she at once de
clared that she was cured Of her sick
ness. The news Of this cure caused
others to seek healing, and after more
cures were reported. Longo placed the
picture In small chapel. The mum
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-03-08
Honor Belongs to Portuguese.

Quiros, the Portuguese navigator, in
1906, was the first white man to see
the rugged outline of the coast of the
New Hebrides, which rises abruptly
out Of the deep sea in the hurricane
zone of the tropics. Believing he had
discovered the great southern contin-
ent which was at that time the dream
Of navigators, Quiros may be COM
pared to Columbus, who thought he
had found a route to India when he
sighted the palm-fringed shores of the
West Indies.
He called his discovery Australia
del Espiritu Santo, which has been
shortened by traders to Santo, and
is applied to the largest island Of the
group Some of the other large noun
famous and partly volcanic islands are
Ambrym, Annatam, Aurora, Api, Pen
tecost, Eromanga, Mallicolo, and Tan
ma, the home Of the "great lighthouse
of the southern isles" Tanna volcano,
which burst forth brilliantly every
three or four minutes.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-03-08
His Faxorite Brand.


In the two years the Business Girl has
been working in the Office with the
bookkeeper she has never seen him
smoke more than two or three times.
On the last occasion that she found
him smoking she pretended to scold
him. Haven't I told you that it's
wrong to smoke? You won't grow If
you smoke so many cigarettes" The
bookkeeper grinned, being only five
feet ten inches in height. II know"
he answered with a smile, "but l
don't smoke very often. You see, /
only smoke O. P.'s." "What are O.
PSF" queried the B. G. "Some spe-
cial imported brand that are very hard
to- getT "Well, not exactly" he
grinned, "but they're the only kind I
can afford-they're Other Peoples"
Chicago Journal.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-03-08
PRETTY SHRUB ALMOST GONE
Mountain Laurel, Once Plentiful Every
where, Has Been Destroyed Through
Public Carelessness.

Many years ago, when the American
Indians were the only Inhabitants Of
the United States, the mountainsides
In springtime were almost white with
the blossoms of claymoun. the Indian
name for mountain laurel
Nowadays the laurel is not so plen-
tiful. People have broken down too
many plants and pulled up too many
others by the roots. Still you may
find some of these low, scraggIy bush
es if you are familiar with the coun-
tryside. For in nearly every hilly part
of the states, from Maine to Ohio,
from Florida to Canada, few at least
of these attractive shrubs are grow
ing.
The roots of these particular plants
reach out for surprisingly long dis
tances, seeming to enjoy prowling
about in the loose soil of the noun
tainsides. Yet, with all the rowing
tendencies of the roots, the patches
Of plants do not spread, but remain
about the same size from year to year.
Calico-bush is an old-fashioned name
for mountain laurel, a name that some
country people think is the only name.
Spoonwood is another queer name by
which you may hear this same plant
called.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-03-08
WAS DEITY OF ANCIENT EGYPT
Amen One OF the Chief Gods-In He
brew Word Signifies, Strength
or Trustworthiness.

A wealth of significance Is stored up
in the word Amen"
Amen was one of the oldest deities
of the Ancient Egyptians, and one of
their chief gods. His emblem was
man wearing a red crown, surmount-
ed by the disk Of the sun, in token
of his dominion over both the earth
and the heavens.
His name meant hidden or "con-
cealed," while one CT his titles was
"Amen-ka-mut-f," the husband of his
mother, thus signifying that the de-
fty in question was at the time the
oldest and the youngest of created
beings.
In the Hebrew language amen"
signifies strength or trustworthiness-
the GOD of Truth" referred to in
Isaiah being literally the "God of
Amen" In using the word at the end
of our creeds and prayers, therefore,
we not only exclaim $50 be it!'-
which is the generally accepted mean
ing of the term-but affirm the truth
of what has been recited.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-03-08
Sunbeams Destroy Bacteria.

Experiments in various quarters
have shown that sunbeams are able
to destroy bacteria in water at a
depth Of at least twenty inches be-
meath the surface. One might almost
liken the rays of light in such a case
to javelins and arrows piercing an
enemy, for it has been found that the
destructive action is greatly dilnln-
ished If only the perpendicular SUM-
beams fall upon the water.
The slaughter of the bacteria is by
far the greatest when both perpen-
dicular and obIique rays enter. the
water uninterrupted. Like a ship in
action, the sun is most powerful when
1t can rake the enemy with a cross
fire. And it has to shoot it's tiny ar
rows OF. light long way-almost 3d.
100000 miles. But, fortunately for us,
they get here and they are effective.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-03-08

tive and negative poles. or north and
south poles, just like the earth. The
needle and its lines of force align
themselves with the earth's lines OF
force. In the northern hemisphere the
north magnetic pole exerts the domi-
mating influence on the needle, so it
points to that pole. The south end
Of the needle is disregarded. In the
southern hemisphere the south mag
netic pole exerts the dominating influ-
ence on the needle and it points to that
pole, the north end Of the needle in
this case being disregarded.
The needle does not reverse in going
from one hemisphere to another. The
south end Of 1t becomes the guide in
the southern hemisphere, as the north
end is the guide in the northern hemi-
sphere.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-03-08
How Could He Foruet7

Two men touring remote part Of
Scotland put up for night at the
chief hosiery. At loss for any
other entertainment to while away the
evening, they asked their host if he
had a billiard table. He had. After
a long search rusty key was found,
and in remote part of the building
this unlocked door which revealed a
dust-covered table and solitary cue.
Several months later one of the
guests returned to the hotel and found
that the landlords welcome was some
what lacking in warmth. His attempt
to improve the occasion by recalling
his earlier visit was received with
this reproachful remark: ave, mon,
/ remember your game o. billiards.
only found last week We forgot to turn
tn licht OOt.'
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-03-08
CHANGE CLOTHES IN WINTER
Animals and Birds Make Seasonal
Shifts, Very Much as Does the
Human Family.

Some animals and birds change
their dress in winter just as we do.
The ptarmigan, a bird belonging to the
same family as the grouse, and who
lives high up in the Scottish noun
tains, is one of the birds who wear
completely different dress In winter.
In the summer he is pretty yellow
ish-brOwn all over, with white wings,
but in winter he is almost all white.
This is because there is SO much snow
on the high hills that if he remained
brown he would be easily seen against
the snow
A neighbor Of the ptarmigan in the
Scottish mountains is the blue or
mountain hare. In summer he is
grayish brown, but when winter comes
he sheds his hair and grows new
coat Of pale gray and white fur. Ptar-
migan even sleep on the snow when
there is ground free of snow quite
near, and one finds the little hollows
made in the snow by their warm
bodies. Some people say that white
fur and white feathers are warmer
than darker colors. So perhaps that
Is partly why some animals and birds
in cold places have white winter
clothes. Far north. in the arctic re-
gions, where there is always snow and
ice all the year round, most of the
animals are white For instance, the
polar bear and the arctic fox.-Chris-
tfan Science Monitor.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-03-08
Independence.

"Should a physician give his wealthy
patients harmless powders when they
insist on being treated, although he
knows they are quite well, or should
he tell them frankly there is nothing
the matter with them?" asked the
young doctor.
'"That depends on the financial
status Of the physician" said the ell
derby doctor. IF he has an income
sufficient for his needs and is not de-
pendent on his practice for a living
he should not only tell such patients
there is nothing the matter with them,
but If he feels in racetious mood he
can even afford to pooh-pooh their
most cherished symptoms. "-Birming
ham Age-Herald.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-03-08
Mice as Travellers.

When Robert Burns called a mouse
"wee, sleekit, cow'rin', tim'rous
beastie," he was probably not aware
that mouse isn't the frail, helpless
little creature it looks to be. Accord
ing to the discovery Of the late David
Hutton, Of Dumfermline, Scotland, the
average mouse travels about ten miles
day. Some mice make real speed
records, and cover even more ground
than this in "a hours, Mr.. Hutton
found. There was one mouse in partic-
ular, In his collection, that smashed
all the long-distance records in mouse
dom by running 365 miles in 35 days.
And all this marathon mouse required
to keep him going was half-penny
worth of oatmeal during the entire
period.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-03-08

The famous redwood trees of Cali
fornia have many uses. From them
come hair dyes. insecticide and also
the usual number of wood products
These trees attain their great age
because they are non-resinous. They
grow SO feet before they branch, and
their root growth is enormous, cover
ing great expanse of earth.
In manufacturing redwood products
there has always been a great waste
until recently when machine was
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-03-08
Difficulties Of Observing Venus.

The scientific onslaught on the
planet Venus, to try to determine
whether there was life upon it, has
resulted in nothing Of satisfactory
nature. There have been many inter-
esting observations and some new the
cries, but no conclusion as to the pres
ence of life. Although it is the nearest
planet to the earth, nearer at times
than Mars, Venus has thoroughly baf-
fled investigation heretofore because it
is in darkness, being between the
earth and the sun, when it is nearest
to, the earth. Such markings as char
acterize Mars are lacking. This is
supposed to be due to an envelope of
cloud covering evenly the surface of
Venus.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-03-08
Too Much Travel.

Two rival western towns, each
boasted of the prowess Of their foot
ball teams and game was arranged.
One town bet heavily ON it's team, and
to make the result fairly certain, hired
a celebrated professional player.
Early in the game he made a sensa-
tional run of 20 yards to a touch
down-and to the surprise of the spec
tators was Immediately removed from
the game. The manager gave this ex-
planation:
'Why, we guarantee to pay that guy
the rate Of dollar yard! Do you
think 1 wanted to see the town go
busted?"