Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-01-19
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JUDGES ROASTED FOR STAND
ON PROHIBITION
Wayne Wheeler Saws BOotleggers Are
Instead of Going After Them
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(From Toledo Union LEADER

(From Toledo Union LEADER
On pages 342 and 343 December II
issue of the Congressional Record
Mr.. Wayne B. Wheeler is authorita-
lively quoted as saying:
"The average prohibition agent is
patriotic and loyal and the percent
age of prohibition agents slain on
duty is higher than the percentage of
soldiers slain during the World war.
1t is a shame that when these honor
ed and hard working men are shot
down. federal judges often condone
the bootleggers instead Of going after
them"
DR.. Purley A. Baker, general sup
erintendent of the Anti-Saloon
League of America, is authoritatively
quoted as stating at the opening OF
the second day of the Law Enforce
ment Conference at the Gruenwald
hotel, (see page 343 Congressional
Record, Dec. 12.)
Twenty per cent of the nations
federal judges ought to be in the pen
itentiary at hard labor, or impeach-
ed" He further stated:
"These scoundrels who sit on the
bench, and / use the term advisedly,
said DR.. Baker, referring to the 20
per cent of the federal judges who he
said We're obstructing enforcement
of prohibition law are drunkards
themselves.
81 hold them responsible for the
shooting down of 800 splendid law
enforcement officers during the last
year."
Wayne B. Wheeler is quoted as de-
claring (see page 343 Congressional
Record Dec. 12).
owe have no fear Of congress null
flying the dry legislation. The Anti
Saloon League controls congress-"
1t is difficult to believe that the
United States congressman are
spineless poltroons.
Crash, Goes Bottle of Whiskey
While Senator Curtis, chairman of
the Senate Rulees Committee, was
issuing strict orders to the sergeant
alarms to arrest any person solicit
ing orders for whiskey in the capi-
tol, or office building, one of the
walters in the senate dining room
dropped a bottle of whiskey on the
floor and by a concerted effort on
the part of the walters the whiskey
was speedily mopped.
Will This Burlesque Continue?
December 25 issue Toledo Times
reported 460 rum suspects arrested
in Toledo during the year. The
same paper and date reported:
"All holiday records for the num-
Der of arrests no charges in intoxi-
cation appeared yesterday in dan
ger. Some are paralyzed while
another is barely able to breathe. "-~
DR.. James Whitney Hall, chairman
of the Medical Commission on Insan-
ity for Cook county, Illinois, declared
in The Chicago Tribune, December 18
issue that: "Alcoholic death rate in
creased over 100 per cent under dry
laws"
zone hundred and fifty persons
going insane weekly in Chicago
against 60 to 70 before prohibition.
Federal prison records printed on
page 375 of the Congressional Rec
ord of Dec. II show that federal
prisons located at Atlanta, Leaven-
worth and Mcneil Island show big
increase of "leggers" for 1922 over
1921, while the institutions at Colum-
bus, Sing Sing, and Joliet prisons are
gorged with victims and the drys are
trying to convince us that crime in
our country is decreasing.
The people will not long endure the
present high taxes and an expense of
nine million dollars ann11al1U to f1lr-
nish soft jobs for pussy footers, and
gimlet hole peppers to carry on the
present farce.
1t is time to modify the present
Nunwise and unenforceable laws to a
sensible degree and let all the dry
barnacles secure a job at useful and
beneficial labor.
Mine Agents Prosper