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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-01-12


Chicago was Mr.. farwell's opinion.
But it was bad enough, he said, and
the police in particular as well as
citizens i'll general snould-and could
prevent the customary debauch on
New Years Eve.
The Federal agents made only IS
arrests for the entire city on the night
of New Years Eve. Reservation
lists at various hotels were, however,
called for on the Following day by
government men. f'hc purpose of
this move is supposed to be a grand
jury examination of persons presumed
to have knowledge OF law violations.
This is from the Herald and Ex-
aminer's account of the celebration"
THE celebrations, for the most part,
were damp, but not sloppy. The man.
ayers OF the seven loop hotels were
unanimous i'll saying their crowds
were very merry, but also extremely
orderly.
1--WE had the besr crowd we ever
had said Manager Paul Cores OF the
Congress Hotel. We had more
than 1000 guests, and | should es-
innate they must have spent an
average of SIS each after reaching
the hotel There seemed to be very
little drinking, but all had a good
time. ..ats
Il. J. Tompkins Of the Blackstone
said the hotel entertained about 1000
persons, and that each one probably
spent from eight to fifteen dollars
Frank Boring, manager of the
Hotel Sherman, said the people do not
spend as much on New Years Eve
as they did before 1918. People
don't need strong drink to have a
good time he said. We had the best
party we ever had last night, and there
was very little drihxing
1--WE had 2,400 guests said B.. ].
Bowman of the Morrison Hotel
They spent freely and seemed to have
great time, but I must say that it
was the most orderly New Years we
ever had
pretty Dry Party
Eighteen hundred guests were
recorded at the Drake by Manager T.
B. Horner.
at was pretty party and pretty
dry, said Mr.. Horner.
Less drinking than any other year
I remember said J. J. Calvey of the
Auditorium. we had many here after
a. m
"The managers of the Marigold,
Green Mill and Rainbo Gardens and
of the Rendezvous, Coloshno's and
Blooms Midnight Frolic reported
large crowds from early to late.
More people than we could take
care Of was the verdict.
AT the new Trianon, Sixty-second
st. and Cottage Grove av., the dance
crowd was just double the capacity of
the dance floor. The limit is 5000
people at one time. At ten minutes
to the doors were closed. Between
that time and 3 in the morning 5000
more paid admissions entered, replac-
ing other couples as they left. Only
three patrons were found to be carry
ing liquor and that was conhscated by
detectives at the door before the car
riers got inside"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-01-12
WRIGHT ACT SHUTS
DOORS OF SALOONS
IN San FRANCISCO
Cooperation of Police and Dry Agents
in California Demoralzes
Bootlesgers

san Francisco, January 81 Specia)
in California has been demonstrated.
One week of stringent law enforce
meut by the local police cooperating
with the Federal agents resulting in
scores OF arrests has caused a large
number OF San Francisco's dic-hard
corner saloons to cluse up voluntarily
and practically all 10 close ont their
stocks OF liquor.
II has reduced arrests ior drunken
ness 50 per cent ana arrests of boot
1eggers have increased Swift sum-
mary convictions, with only two dis
missals thus far, have emphasized the
true significance of Prohibition to the
most reealcitrant bootleggers. Such
in brief is the first weeks review OF
law enforcement in CALIFORNIA; wettest
town, as given by Daniel J. O'Brien,
chief of police in San Francisco, to a
representative OF The Christian
Science Monitor.
Police Chief Optimistic
"The corner saloon will be out of
business in 90 days" said Chief
O'Brien. Voluntary closures come as
a pleasant surprise to us, but are
warranted by two facts. The patrons
fear of arrest has deprived the boot
logger of proht-bearing trade, and, the
liquor dealer knows that the thorough
canvass OF the city during the past
week has probably posted him for
early arrest. The police department
has listed 1892 supposedly secret
places suspected of booteggng. Many
alert bootleggers and liquor vendors
are simply forcstalling trouble by
quitting.
"One week OF complete law enforce
ment in San Francisco has demon
strsted that the enforcement of Prohi-
bition in any community requires
local police aid; that participation of
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-01-12

takes the place OF Michael Hcnne-
berry, 100 per cent wet, who repre-
sented Outage and Will counties at
Springfield for many years. Mrs.
O'Ncill's entrance into the legislative
arena was made the occasion of a
great demonstration by Illinois women
at Springfield.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-01-12

According to the annual report of
Mss Grace Abbott, chief of the
ohildren's bureau of the department of
labor, made public January 2, infant
mortality has decreased during the
past year in the United States, j.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-01-12

In continuation of policy of>naming
subordinates in his department who are
"a hundred per centers on Prohibition, -
Attorney General-elect c. c. Crabbe has
named Judge Don V. Parker, State Pro-
hibition Commissioner for Ohio, to be
special counsel in his office.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-01-12
and ability TO worthily administer the
great Office of Speaker.
Citizens Urged to Organize

Citizens Urged to Organize.
We are assured that our superin-
tcndcnt will continue TO represent the
League in the organization of the COM
ing Legislature in a way worthy of the
churches and temperance organizations of
the state.
:. Whereas, The great task now be.
fore the American people is law enforce
ment. therefore we commend to our peo-
pie throughout the state the necessity
OF strong organization and full voting
of our forces in the election of local
officials. who are at heart in sympathy
with the Prohibition Laws. We urge up
on all friends of Prohibition generous
support of our League in cooperating
through the county organizations of the
state. with view to defeating all wet
candidates for office. We have good law,
national, state and municipal. Our task
now Is to elect honest men and women
who will enforce the laws.
Protest Against Appointment of Vets.
Another vitality important element in
this law enforcement situation is the
sort of appointees made by elected of.
ficials to enforce the Prohibition laws.
We urge our people to carefully watch
these appointments and to protest Wig
orously against the appointment to these
important posts of men who are wet
in personal habits and in sympathy. In
the past there have been many appoint
ments made that were little less than
open scandals. We recognize that the
United States Senators from Illinois are
in the last instance responsible for the
appointment of Prohibition enforcing Of
ficials in this state. We demand that
from now on we have the Prohibition
laws entrusted to officials who are at
heart loyal to these laws. +.
Democracy Is on Trial
The people of the United States are
now face to face with question of
even greater moment than that of the
or a wine and beer referendum 1t is
the question of the ability of democ
racy to enforce its deliberate and legal
determination. There is a growing dis
position to evade laws which the indi-
vidusl does not like; to consider it
mark OF smartness and shrewdness to so
evade the law as to dodge the penalties.
This disposition is being capitalized by
the vets. particularly against the Vol
stead Act.
Churches Urged to Greater Activity.
We urge the churches and the tenn
perance people everywhere TO appreciate
this situation: to use all their influ-
ence in favor of the ma jesty of law; to
show a renewed and enthusiastic loyal
ty to a government of the people, by
the people, and for the people. Democ
racy must show its power TO enforce
the will of the majority. The people
who seek by indirecton or by nullifi.
cation methods TO break down pro
vision of the Constitution or law
which has been deliberately adopted after
months and years of discussion and con.
sideration should be branded as I'M
American and should be shown in their
true light as disloyal TO the fundamental
principles of republican government The
Prohibition question, has, by the action
of the vets themselves become one of the
greatest tests yet made OF the vitality
of democracy. Let us everywhere pro-
mote true Amereanism.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-01-12
ILLINOIS WOMEN WANT
PROHIBITION ENFORCED

At the legislative dinner honor Of Mrs. Loie Holman
ONei Springfield the Of Illinois
the This what they about
Prohibition
(Tune Ruben, Ruben, I've Been Thinking")
thinking, Over there they have a
What world They dollars,
you'd Prohibition him. do
AS know "orer" be-
So he looked the place all
There who do Fined offenders small
IN a
That the rich and man fund
"coune' thousand dollars ALL
Attorney General States Attorneys,
Sheriff. Policemen
Listen little
Help please do all
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-15
SEEK TO CUT OFF. REDS IN U. 5. FROM SOVIET RUSSI A
Government Asked To "Cut Line Of Criminal Commit
 nication And Supply"

WASHINGTON. Oct. 14.-Enforce- ment of section five of the criminal code of 1910, so as to "cut the line of criminal communication and supply between the soviet government and Reds in America" was asked by of- ficials representing various organ izations in joint letter submitted to President Coolidge and made public today Signatories to the letter in- cluded officials of the American Con- stitutional league, American Defense society, Women's Constitutional league of Maryland and Virginia and the Woman Patriotic Publishing com- pany.
 The letter explained that the code cited prohibited any unauthorized cor respondence between any citizen or the United States States and any or ficer or citizen of foreign govern ment which has for it's purposes the treasures of the United States"
 Cutting lines of communication be- tween Russia and the United states, the letter asserted, is entirely fed eral matter as no state can deal in any case of correspondence with for eien governments. Without section D.. it was added, the public opinion and institutions of this country, "are at the mercy of any revolutionary for eign government desiring to corrupt or overthrow them by the use of paid propaganda and the maintenance or criminal agents and factories In the United States.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-15
PASTOR DECLARES SUNDAY BLUE LAWS ARE UN-AME ER|CAN
pr. McLennan Scores Sunday idienesS As Source
 Of Crime

Sunday laws are un-Ameriean They are contrary to the funda1 mental principles upon which our Pastor W. P. McLennan, of the Sev- enth Day Adventists church said In lecture Sunday night at the Prin- cess theatre. If there ever was a time when the principles of Ameri- canism needed to be re-stated, 1t is today"
 The speaker traced in detail the history of the blue law movement in America and said it should be op- posed by every good citizen. Refer ence was made to a statement by one of the leaders for blue law reform. being exerted upon members of Con gress and other government offi- cials to have all concert halls, base ball parks, theatres and other places of amusement closed on Sunday. Even the sale of gasoline for pleas ure cars will be restricted, if the plans of the blue law reformers are carried out, according to Pastor Me- Lennan.
 Sunday laws are wrong because they are religious laws" the speaker said. "Why is it wrong to work on Sunday or to play golf? The only reason you can give Is religious one, and you thereby admit that all such laws are religious. Sunday laws stand condemned by the pre- mium they put upon idleness. Enr forced idleness only makes a person restless and weary and leads to crime This is proved by the fact that 400 per cent more crime is com mitted on Sunday than on any other day of the week"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-15
OFFICIALS ID UNDERGO QU|z
 IN OKL. AHO MA
Fight On KIan This Week To Take New Turn When Num- Der Of impeachment Pro- ceedings Come Up.
 OTHER INVESTIGATIONS ARE ALSO TO BE HEARD With Converting Of LegisIa- ture Stage Set For Busy Week Among Committees. Meetings May Be Public

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. Oct. It. (By Associated Press .)-At least a full week of investigation, with pos sibly every member assigned to some committee, faced the lower house of the Oklahoma legislature tonight.
 Preliminary details virtually com plete, the house was ready to begin tomorrow the real work of it's inn peachment program looking to the trial before the senate Gf all elee- tive state officials, who may be found delinquent.
 It is expected that special commit tees will be named, probably tomor- row to investigate the state peniten- tfary, the state reformatory and other institutions.
 Thus far committee sessions have been private, but a movement has appeared in the house to make all hearings public. Political fees of Gov. J. C. Walton have charged this attempt as coming from his follow : CTS, they seek information as to the investigation of his office in order to prepare defense should a bill of impeachment be drawn against him.
 Observers tonight were watching for indications as tC the information of {. new administration family, fol- lowing Governor Walton's action Fri day night in removing Blake and Bynum. Governor Walton has signi- fled his wish to have c. W. King, as- sistant state attorney general, who prosecuted the flogging cases in Tulsa, succeed Blake. The governor has not revealed whom he may have in mind for Bynum's place.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-15
WOMENS CLUB HEADS
 TO BE LEAGUE GUESTS
Mrs. Leonard Beecher To Speak On Spiritual Aspects Of Politics"

Presidents of women's clubs and other womens organizations will be guests of the Jefferson County League of Women Voters at lunch con MonSay at 1 o'clock in the pri- vate dining room of the Tutwiler ho- tel. Mrs Leonard T. Beecher will speak. spiritual Aspects of Poli- tics and the Function of the League of Women Voters" There. will be songs by Mrs. J. J. Strickland and Mir J. Phil Mcguire, accompanied py Mrs Francs Hunt.
 Mrs. Dora c. Fell is general chair man of the luncheon. The music Is in charge of Mrs. W. J. Adams.
 An address of welcome will be de- liyered by Mrs. ]. M. Hankins, pres ident of the Jefferson county branch of the League of Women Voters. Ad- dresses will also be made by Mrs. Palmer Bougette. chairman Of the membership committed, and Miss Katherine Norris, representing the national organization.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-15
SUNDAY QUIET IN RUHR AFTER DAY FULL OF TERROR
Police Given Orders To Be On Alert, But Find Nothing
 Exciting

DUEsSELDoRF, Oct. 14.-(By As- sociated Press.) Sunday passed quietly in the Ruhr in vivid contrast to Saturdays carnival of plundering. Whether the pillagers merely took a day off to go to church, or whether the primitive method of provisioning the family larder has definitely sub sided nobody is willing to say In almost every town in the Ruhr. the police have been given special alert orders and there is general anxiety lest plundering break out anew with the beginning of the work day week.
 Gelsenk irschen, known colloquillay as the "hard boiled town of the RGhr," was subjected to promiscuous footing yesterday and last night when a dozen shops were cleaned out of their supplies. The German police interfered and wounded about a dozen of the rioters and arrested several of them, but today the resi- dents were strolling about the streets leading their dachshunds as if noth- ing had happened.
 The contrast between yesterday and today at Dusseldorf was even more striking.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-15
SEAMEN DROWN ON NINE MEET DEATH RAFT AFTER THEY WHEN AUTOMOBILE
 ARE SH|PWRECKED Is HIT BY TRAIN
Nearly All Victims Killed ln- stantly In Crash At Cross
 ing In Indiana

FARMLAND, Ind, Oct. 14.-Nine persons were killed and one seriously injured when Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis passenger train struck an automobile at a cross- ing near here at II o'clock this morning. The train was bound from Cincinnati to Chicago.
 The dead are: J. W. Means, 70; Mrs. J. w. Means. 65: Mrs. Roy Brit ton. 30; Bryan Means, 9; Mrs. Jessie Mcclure, 35; May Britton, Il; Jessie Gather, 35 Malda Gather, 30, and Marjorie Pearl Mcclure, 7, all of Lon don, Ind. The only person in the car to escape was Roy Britton, who jumped before the train struck the machine.
 Britton suffered severe injuries when he leaped from the car. Ac- cording to reports to railroad off, cials, the occupants of the machine apparently failed to hear the train approaching and were driving slowly across the tracks when the car was hit. Nearly all the victims were in- stantly killed. Marjorie Pearl Me Guire was taken to an Indianapolis hospital badly injured, and died this afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-15
BANKERS HOLD OFF
 ON LOANS TO GERMANY
Ambassador Says Preparations Cues
 tion Must Be Fixed First

BERLIN, Oct. 14.-The separations question must be settled before American bankers will lend money to Germany.
 This was the declaration of Am bassador Wiedfeldt, German repre- sentative at Washington, who re- ceived newspaper correspondents be- fore sailing for America to resume their duties. ....
 Discussing reports that American bankers mad offered to assist in the establishment of the new Stable bank, and to give the project finan- cial backing, Wiedfeldt pointed out that J. P. Morgan had told him months ago that it was impossible to aid Germany until her house was i'll order.
 q am assured that this situation continues" Wiedfeldt said, adding 'I do not blame them
 | He declared that until the Morgan interests were prepared to lend money or advance credits, all Wall street would remain reluctant. and that when Morgan agreed to loans, all would agree.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-15
REPORT OF M'CRAY'S
 SUICIDE IS SC0UTED
Son-in-Law Says He Will Be At
 Desk As Usual

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Oct. l4.- Governor McCray will be at his of flee at the state house tomorrow morning as usual to take up his du- ties as the states chief executive, William P Evans, Madison county prosecutor and son-in-law of.the gov ernor, said here tonight when in- formed of attempts being made to locate the executive after circula- tion of rumors that he may have committed suicide.
 Mrs. Evans branded the rumor as "rediculous" and said MT. McCray had gone into seclusion over the weekend for a much needed rest.
 Members of the governors family here said tonight they were in touch with the executive, but declined to reveal his whereabouts, claiming they did not want him to be bothered by newspaper men," as he was in need of a rest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-15
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-15
LLOYD GEORGE ENDS
 HIS CANADIAN TOUR
Comes Back Into States And Will
 Speak At Minneapolis

WINNIPEG, Oct. 14.-(By Associ- ated Press Concluding his visit to Canada, David Lloyd George, former British premier, left today for Min neapolis, Minn., for tour of the mid western and eastern United States before sailing for England in November. After delivering his for mal farewell address to the dominion last night, the former premier re- mained quietly at government house today until train time except for at tending a Welsh service at a Meth odist church in the morning.
 Arriving at Minneapolis at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning, he will make one address at & noon luncheon and de- part in the evening.
 Leaving Minneapolis at S:10 to- morroCJ night MT. Lloyd George will arrivg at Mooseheart, H., at 8 o'clock Tuesfay morning for a visit of two and one-half hours. He will reach Chicago at noon Tuesday and re- main until 10 a. m. Thursdx
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-15
SAYS ISRAEL MUST
 MOBILIZE AGAINST WARS IN FUTURE
Will Forego Political Hopes In Palestine, Declares Jewish
 PubIicist In Address

NEW YORK, Oct. 1.-The forces of Israel must mobilize against an other war, and rather than throw 0 match into such powder factory as the globe has become" forego their political hopes Tn Palestine, 1t was declared tonight by Israel zang- will. Jewish author and publicist, who spoke before the American Jewish congress here. He arrived from Eng land recently.
 "There was a moment when Jew ish state mi ght have arisen in Pales- tine." he said, but the hour of des- tiny has passed"
 Arragning what he termed "the political mishandling of Palestine" by England, MT. Zangwin asserted that the recent Carlsbad congress had been too late with its protests against the fact that not even state lands and waste lands" had been allotted to the Zionsts. and that the Jews were not to be given the right to control their own migration in Palestine.
 ssPoIitIcs The Realm Of Might"
 "Politics is the realm of might, he said, but Zlonism can only rely upon as much of England's might as Esaits the policy of England, and since the Zionists nre ready to accept any conditions, however humiliating, how ever impractical, it is clear that only q minimum of might will be at the disposal of the Jewish national home, and that mainly in the British inter- est"
 Mir. ZangwiI declared he believed Lord Balfour was sincere when he proposed that Palestine be given over to the Jews, "even though his dec- laration had been reduced to d scrap of white paper
 After stressing the need for a world congress for all Jewish affairs, including ionism. MT. Zangwill turned to American Jewish affairs. American Jews, he said, by saving America from inffdelity to her mis- sion to salvation for Europe, have the opportunity to be legitlmately more than Americans"
 Instead of lighting the way for the vision of world peace, America now appears to be veering back to the old malarious swamp of European na- tionalism, he said.
 O O O
 Declares klan Is Menace.
 -In this backward course." he continued, your Ku Klux Klan has not yet arrived at fatal European bloodthirstiness, but it's Justification of American history and its bigoted campaign, menace the America of Washington and Lincoln, with a re- version to the medievalism which Europe has never really shaken off You must fight this grotesque klan, not because it is a menace to Jews, but because it is menace to America. You must fight by all moral weapons, not so much because of impugned Judasim, but because of its insults to the Catholic church, which, when all is said has to its credit more noble and beautiful achievements of the human spirit than anything the klan can boast of
 MT. Zangwill also deplored Ameri- ca's limitation of immigration. espe- i ciary the method through which it works, declaring there lis harden ing to a sort of Nordic nationalism based on pseudo scientific theories theories that utterly ignore that saw age up-north has always gone to the sunny south"