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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-11-30
ILLINOIS ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE STATE CONVENTION
Chicago, February 7 and 8, 1924

sessions will be held in the Convention Hall of the Nor
Hotel, Clark and Madison
Clifford Pncho of Pennsylvania will address the final
the Orchestra Hall Michigan be-
Adams and Jackson the evening OF February g.
All churches Young Peoples societies. Womens Christian Tenn
Unions law enforcement organizations and temperance soe
ties invited to send delegates
Plan attend the prohibition enforcement rally
the history of Illinois Your help needed in the fight for dry egs
latu officials who will prohibition the primary election
April 8.
requests information crden-
tials Pmchot tickets Department
Saloon of illinois, w. Madison Street Chicago
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-11-30
Springfield City Officials Use
State Iujunctions
SUITS UNDER STATE LAW
HAVE MANY ADVANTAGES
State Courts Less Congested;; More
Local Officials
CHICAGO US. COURT HAS RECORD

The federal forces operating in the
Northern District of Illinois appear
to hold the record for places closed
by the injunction process. In addi-
ton to hundreds of saloons closed in
the city of Chicago by federal injunc-
ton, breweries have been padlocked
for a year in Joliet, Elgin and Aurora.
Most OF the injunction suits have been
brought before Federal Judge Adam
Cliffe. District Attorney Olson has
directed the prosecution of the in
junction cases.
The plan OF the federal officials in
the Northern Illinois District to set
aside an entire week for the disposal
OF injunction suits has attracted the
attention of the entire nation. In
recent address this plan was highly
commended by Mrs. Mabel Willie
brandt, assistant attorney general OF
the United States.
Gradually greater use is being made
OF the injunction i'll other parts of
Illinois. Recently seventeen injunc-
ton suits directed against proprietors
of alleged bootlegging places were
fled before Judge E. Z. Bone OF tie
county court of Springfield. These
cases were brought by the city attor-
ney w. Edgar Sampson and corpora
ton counsel Edmund Burke. Tenn
porary injunctions were granted and
final hearings were scheduled for some
time in December. Evidence in the
Springfield cases was collected by the
police department under the personal
supervision of Chief OF Police John Z.
George. In East St. Louis the in
junction process is being used in the
federal court. A number of places
have been closed At Chester tenn
porary injunction has been granted to
close a soft drink place. Bills of in
junction were served recently on
eleven soft drink establishments at
Divernon. Action was brought in the
federal courts. At Ottawa Commits
sioner Harry w. Belrose asked that
writ of injunction be filed in the cir
cult clerks office against soft drink
parlor. At Peoria federal injunction
was recently issued by Judge Fitz-
henry against the proprietor OF a road
house at Prospect Heights. An in
junction has been issued by the county
court against building at Kincaid in
which the sheriff found intoxicating
liquor, held illegally, early in October.
While the use of the injunction is
increasing this feature of the law
should be used more widely through
out the state, particularly in the state
courts. State injunctions are as ef-
fcctive as federal injunctions and the
state courts are not as congested as
most of the federal courts.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-11-30
LIQUOR LAWS CAN BE EN-
FORCED SAYSA.V. SMITH
Prosecutor Says 4o8 Have Been Con-
victed of 762 Indicted in Lake
County
Chicago Daily News)

"The Illinois prohibition act can be
enforced" declared Col. A. V. Smith,
states attorney of Lake county, in an
address on "Law Enforcement in Lake
County, before the Chicago Mctho-
dist Ministers meeting in the Chicago
Temple building.
"The average juries will find viola
tors of the law guilty, and while these
laws, the Volstead act and the Illinois
prohibition act, are on the statute
books they should be enforced" Attor
ney Smith continued. "The Illinois
prohibition act makes it the duty of
the mayors, chiefs of police, police
men, sheriffs, constables and other Of
fcers to enforce the laws, and if all
these officials do their best the prohi-
bition law can be enforced as easily as
any other"
762 Indictments in Three Years
Col. Smith reported that in the three
years in which he has been states at
torney of Lake county, 762 indictments
have been returned against violators
OF the prohibition law; 498 of these
were convicted and 316 violators fined
In the three years, he said, $l2l, ,551.79
in fines had been collected from these
violators and lis violators had been
imprisoned in the county Jail for terms
of from sixty days to nine months.
Col. Smith outlined the incidents
which followed the Gov. Len Small
trial and said he believed that when
an application was made to the SUI
preme Court at its December term for
writ of mandamus to return Benja-
min Newmark and Michael Boyle to-
jail to complete their terms the court
would grant it.
Not to Decide Merits of Law
"Can politics interfere with the pow
ers and rights of the court?" Col
Smith asked ut is the duty of every
official to enforce the law as he finds
it. AS to its merits the executive Of
fee has nothing to say about it. 1t is
my firm belief that the power and
dignity of the courts must be main
tanned in all their purity"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-11-30
GOVERNOR CLIFFORD PINCHOT WILL SPEAK AT
STATE CONVENTION IN CHICAGO ON FEBRUARY 8

Governor Clifford Pinchot of
Pennsylvania will be the speaker
at the closing session of the IL
linois Anti-Saloon League state
convention on February 8.
This session will be held in Or
chestra Hall, Chicago, in order
to accommodate the great
crowds who will want to hear
Pennsylvania famous gov
ernor. Because of his work for
law enforcement in general,
Governor Pinchot is the most
prominent state executive in the
nation today.
Regular sessions of the Illi-
nois Anti-Saloon League con-
vention will be held in the Con-
vention Hall of the Morrison
Hotel commencing on February
7. Speakers of state and ma
tional fame will be on the pro-
gram. Plans will be formulated
for statewide defense Of the
Illinois prohibition act. The
vets are making a desperate
statewide fight to gain a ma
jOrity in tie next legislature for
the repeal of our prohibition en-
forcement laws. The conven-
ton will also launch a state
wide movement for more effec-
tive enforcement by local Off
cials. Delegates are invited
from all churches and all other
organizations in favor of pro-
hibition enforcement.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-11-30
PADLOCKS

According to prohibition Off
cials, Minneapolis is the clean
est city of it's size in the United
States. Nearly one hundred
places where liquor was being
sold six months ago have been
made into restaurants, stores
and confectioneries, and are now
honest business places. One
thing that brought about the
change was the use of the pad
lock law. Abatement actions
average about ten a week. AS
one of the dry officers says, 1T
does no good to work on place
once and then stop, but we
keep watching them to see that
they comply with the law"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-11-30

A countrywide rally of those op-
posed to prohibition is announced by
the Association Against the Prohi-
btiion Amendment The meeting
will be held in Washington, D. c., on
January 81 The time and the place
were undoubtedly chosen because of
the national convention of the Anti
Saloon League which will be held at
Washington January o-17.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-11-30
TWO YEARS FOR BOOTLEGGER

Cairo, ILL.,, Oct. 18.-Oscar Amos
was sentenced to two years in the
penitentiary by Federal Judge Eng
lish, following his conviction of vio-
lating the prohibition law. It was
said to be the first time the extreme
penalty was imposed in this section OF
the state.-Lincoln Courier.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-03
DAUGHERTY is TO PRESS
THE FRISCO BOYCOTT CASE
Atty. General to Appear Personally in
the Suit Against Dealers In
Building Material.

Chicago.-Attorney General Harry
M. Daugherty will be prepared upon
his arrival on the Pacific coast to
personally in criminal actions against
San Francisco building material deal
ers and trade associations charged
with conspiracy to boycott union labor
by refusal to furnish certain materials
to contractors employing organized
workers.
Announcement that he would take
over direction of the federal govern
ment's case was made by the attorney
general just before his departure for
the west.
While declining to reveal the names
Of individuals or organizations against
whom court action might be taken in
the protracted San Francisco conflict,
Mr.. Daugherty declared the facts in
the case had been before department
Of justice officials for some months,
and that legal proceedings to protect
the right Of building workers to
organize were in view.
A bad industrial situation had devel,
oped in San Francisco because Of the
long conflict between the building
workers and the unnamed forces
which seemed bent upon their des,
truction," Mr.. Daugherty said. The
building industry had been crippled
for a long period, housing needs re-
NAMED unfulfilled, and, worst Of all,
an ugly temper developed by the con.
flict was extending beyond the bounds
Of the industry itself into other fields.
"The right of the worker to organize
into trade unions for lawful purposes
Is fundamental in America as the
right to vote-and as we'll supported
in law" Mr.. Daugherty said in outlin'
ing his position. ANY attempt to
infringe that right is illegal. | shall
confer with agents OF tn. department
on the coast, and will be prepared to
go into court to defend the view ]
have expressed"
Conference with numerous inter
ested organization leaders over the
Southern Pacific-Central Pacific sep
aration decision of the federal SUI
preme court also will occupy a large
part Of Mr.. Daugherty's time in Cali
fornia, it was learned. The next move
In the litigation rests with the gov
eminent which has until August 15 to
decide whether an appeal shall be
taken to the supreme court on the
recent decision of the st. Paul federal
circuit court of appeals upholding the
interstate commerce commission de-
cision authorizing the unified opera
ton of the two systems.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-03
Canadians Saving Money.

Ottawae-Savings accounts In banks
throughout Canada showed a. in.
crease of s9,333,259 in the year ended
May /, according to figures COM
piled by the government bureau Of
statistics. On the basis of population,
savings accounts amounted to STAG
for every man, woman and child in
the Dominion. Total savings on May
I, the statistics show, amounted to
$1,317, 1855, 100 compared with $685..
612, 53l a year ago.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-03
GUARDING HOMES
AGAINST MAD N EN-
Thirteen of the Escaped illinois In
sane Convicts Are Still at
Liberty.

Chester, Ill.-Of the Al murderous
maniacs who escaped from the Illinois
hospital for the criminal insane here,
thirteen still are at liberty. Among
them are several men whose hands
are already red with blood and whose
lust for killing is their chief passion.
They are capable Of wholesale muir
ders simply for the joy of killing.
Every home in a radius OF % miles
is closely guarded and heavily armed
patrols are guarding small villages
and watching the highways. The en-
tire district hereabouts is held IN the
grip Of terror, for it is not known
where or when the maniacs will break
loose with some new crime. Inc
people Of Chester have recovered from
the fear that assailed them last night
for it is felt that the madmen stlll
at liberty have put many miles De-
tween themselves and the prison.
Undoubtedly some of the men stu
at large are insane, but they have all
the cunning Of the twisted mind. They
will require food, changes Of clothing
and Their efforts to secure
these necessities, it is hoped, will lend
to their capture before they commit
any additional murders. The public
and officials who are engaged in the
pursuit are handicapped by the fact
that the maniacs were not required to
wear distinguishing uniforms. me
same "reformers" who forced the
prison management to abandon this
"indignity" upon helpless prisoners
brought about the rule forebiddlng
any of the guards to carry weapons OK
defense. This is why the two guards
were unable to protect themselves
when the separate gangs of maniacs
set upon them with knives and CLUBS.
Under the law, guards engaged In the
pursuit of the f%ugitives are forbidden
TO carry but all the members
of the citizens posses are heavily arm
ed and will take no chances with the
crazed m%urderers.
One Of the escaping prisoners wan
dered around in circles and was easily
taken while he was playing with a
dog on q lawn. His only resistance
came because the officers separated
him from the dog. This, however, is
an exceptional case. A majority OF
those at large are naturally cruel
and would welcome a chance to COM
NIT a fresh killing.
Gene Geary, notorious Chicago gun
man, was not among those who es-
capped. He had been adjudged insane,
but he is sane enough to know that a
prison. far removed from Chicago, Is
the safest place for him.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-03
STRIKE CLUB HELD OVER
HEADS OF MINE OWNERS
The Parleys Between Hard Coal Men
and Union Chiefs Come to
Abrupt End.

Atlantic City.-Refusal Of anthra-
cite operators to grant the demand of
the United Mine Workers OF America
for installation of the check-off dues
paying system throughout the indus
try resulted in the sudden collapse
OF contract negotiations.
After a bitter argument in which
each side charged the other with re-
sponsibility for the state OF affairs
and declared It's opponent was making
an unfair bid for public support Of an
unjust cause, the joint committees OF
eight adjourned sine die. At the last
moment a resolution was passed
authorizing the secretary to econ
vene the committee II either side in
dicated IL had anything worth while
to concede.
There was no indication, however,
that miners Or operators saw any
weak spots in their own armor or
that Of their opponent which would be
apt to justify a resumption OF negotia'
tions. Since the union already had
publicly declared 1t would moi submit
to arbitration, the only possible peace
agency seer in the way OF the threat
ened strike on September !, was gov
eminent Intervention.
The final break was preceded "a
hours by the miners ultimatum de-
handing to know the operators atti'
tude toward complete recognition OF
the union" including the closed shop
and check off system, before they
would proceed with the discussion OF
the other demands for higher wages
and improved working conditions. The
operators as promptly made plain that
they would refuse to grant such
plete recognition"
Urging that the futility OF further
conference warranted immediate adj
journmeut the miners agreed TO q "a
hours truce.
Mr.. Lewis announced he and his
staff would remain at the Ambassa'
dor hotel "for important conferences
Most of the miners scale committee OF
SO members also summoned here are
ready to carry the news OF the break
to the Pennsylvania locals.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-03
Search Plant for Bodies.

New York.-Three men are known
to be dead and the rescue squad, work
ing in quick relief shifts, wearing gas
masks, are searching through the
huge Hecker-Jones-Jewell Milling
company mills for more bodies en-
ployes of the plant trapped in he
building who we're killed by fumigat-
ing gases. The section, a thickly pop
ulated one, is the scene Of a near riot.
Reserves from two stations are fight
ing to keep in check a score OF
historical women and male relatives
who are attempting to get into the
building to seek their lost ones.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-03
MAY ACT AGAINST
THE OIL REF|NERS
THREAT TO CLOSE PLANTS MAY
RESULT IN ACTION BY
UNCLE SAM.

Chicago.-Prospects OF federal
grand jury action arose to darken
the plans Of oil refiners OF
mid-continent fields, TO shut down all
their plants during August, in order
to reduce the surplus and keep up
prices.
Following the announcement that
operators at q conference here had
decided to close down, government
agencies began at once to investigate
the situation. 1t is held that such a
move would be a violation of the anti
trust laws, as it is clearly for the pur-
pose of keeping up prices and shutting
off competition.
The government will keep a watch
full eye upon the general conference of
all reflners scheduled TO be held in
Kansas City next Tuesday. The TWEEN
ty-five operators who met in confer
ence here expressed full confidence
that all the remaining refiners will
gladly join with them in the shut
down plan.
1--WE are not disposed to interfere
If ii can be clearly shown that the mo-
tive of the refiners is not to raise
prices said Assistant District Attor-
ney Weisl. "The charge is being
broadcasted, however, that a price
boost is the underlying purpose OF this
shut down plan and IL our investiga-
ton warrants such action, the facts
will be laid before a grand jury"
The refiners defend their action on
the basis that an unprecedented sur
plus of gasoline and crude oil exists,
pointing to recent enormous yields in
California fields.
Only the Independent producers and
refiners are planning the shut down.
The Standard Oil company has, so far,
taken no part in the discussion. An
nouncement OF the contemplated shut
down followed an unsuccessful at
tempt by one fraction of the Ameri-
a Petroleum Marketers' association
TO cut retail prices. The Marland and
Cosden companies bitterly fought the
price cut, saying such action would
bankrupt the operators.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-03
Evelyn Nesbit Arrested.

Atlantic City, N. Evelyn Nesbit,
former wife of Harry X. Thaw and AL
Mcdonald, manager OF the Eel Pink
ipo cafe, were arrested in a raid on
charges of violating the state pro-
hibition act. Four quarts of whisky
and several bottles of choice wines
were seized in the cafe where Evelyn
has appeared ds a dancer. Both were
lodged in the city Jail, but later gained
their release on posting $1,000 bail.
Evelyn's age is 81.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-03
Must Serve Prison Term.

New York.-The United States cir.
cult court Of appeals affirmed the
conviction Of DR.. Edward e. Rumely,
former publisher OF the New York
Evening Mail, and s. Walter Kauf.
man and Norman e. Finhem, attor'
neys, for defrauding the alien proper.
ty custodian on a report on the Mail
ownership. The three were ordered
to Atlanta prison to serve sentences OF
a year and a day each.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-03
Peasant Mob Attacks Jews.

Warsaw.-Twenty Jewish trades.
men were wounded, several Of them
fatally, and damage to Jewish proper.
ty estimated at 1000, 900 marks was
done during an attack by a mob at
Lititov, in tie wilma district, according
to reports reaching here. The at.
tack, which took place during the an
nual market fair was carried out by
visiting peasants. Afterwards the
mob broke into Jewish homes and
stripped them of valuables.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-03

Chester, Ml.-One inmate Of the
Illinois hospital for the criminal In
sane was slain by guards when 81 In.
mates battered their way through the
bars OF the institution and made .
break for freedom. The delivery
was effected after the inmates had
stabbed two guards. Four OF the
twenty-six being at large. The in
mate killed was named Jackson, who
was sentenced from Chicago for
murder. Until recently he had been
confined in the Illinois state peniten-
tiary at Joliet.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-03

Omaha, Neb.-Some Nebraska farm
ers are storing their wheat rather than
marketing It at present prices, special
dispatches received here from various
parts of the state indicated. A Glib
bon, Neb.. reporter said a farmer near
there began threshing but stopped be.
fore the work had progressed very
far as he figured the returns, at
present prices. would not be sufficient
TO pay for threshing.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-03

Montreal.-The jury which con
sidered the case OF Adelards DeLorme,
former priest accused OF numbering
his half brother. Raoul, reported a dis
agreement after celebrating since
late Saturday. The Jurors were dis
charged by Chief Justice Francois
Lemieur after they had returned for
the third time with the report that
they could not break their deadlock.
DeLorme will stand trial again at the
next session of the court OF Kings
bench. The court refused to admit the
prisoner to bail pending re-trial.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-03

Washington.-Details OF the plan
for merging the separate general con
ferences OF the Methodist Episcopal
church and the Methodist Episcopal
church. south. adopted by the joint
committee on unification conferences
this week, were learned. The Metho
dist Episcopal church and the Metho
dist Episcopal church, south, shall
under the terms Of the plan be united
into one church with two jurisdictions
under one constitution with a general
conference and two jurisdictions
conferences.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-03

Omaha.-Archie e. Page, former
private detective at Peoria, ILL.,, who
was arrested and held by Omaha
police pending instructions from
Peoria, where he is charged with
having participated in a bank robbery
at Low Point, ILL.,, last June 4, signed
q lengthy confession, according to
police; which declared he a guilty
OF the charge. Pages confession,
which police say WIS voluntary. also
told OF his employment by Rev. ID. E.
Cleveland OF Omaha. to investigate
alleged law violations here.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-03
phone Operators Strike Ends.

Boston.--The strike OF telephone
operators in New England was de-
clared off by Julia 8. O'Connor. pres
ident Of the telephone operators de-
partment, International Brotherhood
of electrical workers. The strike was
called for q seven hour day and high
er wages in all New England states
except Connecticut.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-03

Minneapolis, Minn.-Commissioners
of insurance from forty states in this
country, and from provinces Of Mani
toba and Quebec in Canada, SIS well as
representatives from virtually every
large insurance company OF the Unit.
ed States, will attend the annual con.
vention of the National Insurance
Commissioners association, here
August / to "a.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-03
Wheat Slump Delays Threshing.

Omaha.-Preliminary reports from
various counties in central Nebraska
indicate that the farmers generally
will delay threshing to a much greater
extent than ever before, owing to the
low price of wheat and the poor
harvest.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-03
Negotiating for Mexican Loan.

New neutrality-suspicious. for a new
Mexican loan Of approximately $685.
600, 900 were reported in financial
circles to be under way between
American. French, Spanish and Mex
lean bankers. 1t was said that the
money was sought for the establish
ment Of a Mexican reserve system
patterned after that of this country.