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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-10

AACGI3W mas DGGn IetliNg us all
along that the series is q toss-up.
He says the team that gets the
breaks win win. From my left.
handed seat In the smoking car,
always thought that the guy
who got the breaks might go broke.
Pipp got q break ia his ankle
when he got off q train. They
had to put his touchy dog In a
harness and now when he comes
to bat the boys viii yell whoa
and it will stop him like horse.
The Giants give out intimations
that they may be up against II
for pitchers. That's what the wise
birds all cracked last year, and
McGraw's so-calIed crippled flippers
went out and stood the Yanks on
their million-dollar brows.
Nehf, who "a supposed to be In
the box at this moment, II he is
mot taking 9 matinee bath by
weak this year. You know Nc.
Grsw has had much to say about
the InOundsmen he has got, like
Scott and McQuillan, Nehf and
one or two others, but let me tell
you the bird the YanIks will have
the most trouble with: Jack Bent
ley!
Watch him. Not that he is likely
to need watching because he might
try to pick the pockets OF Umpires
William G.. Evans, Nallin or O'Day-
because they haven't anything left
since played hearts with them last
night-but watch him.
In the first place he is liable Ia
slow-ball those heavy maces Of Ruth
Meusel and the rest.
In the second place, II he is
against speederS like Bush or Shaw
key, Bentley will ram out some long
hits that will decide at least one
game and probably two.
McGraw can't overlook Bentley
even If. he did fail to sign AltrOck
for mascot.
If Ruth plays first base instead of
Pipp, why expect Higgins to shift
Catcher Schang to the pitching slab.
and from there to the slab in the
city mOrgue. To accommodate Ruth,
Whitley Witt can be brought in to
the right field foul line to back UP
the grounders, and Commissioner
Lands can be asked to stand in the
coacher's box at first to hold a
clothes hamper.
For the last few hours have been
talking to Heine Groh, who tells me
that he is In good shape and has no
more torn ligaments around with
him. I think he said this, however,
thinking might be wanting to Dor.
row some ngaments that are torn.
But have plenty Of those torn liga.
ments, as was practicing some new
funny tricks to entertain the fans
with and I almost laughed myself 10
death and made my side ache.
With q shifted infield and a re-
ViSed OutfieId, the YanIxs may be
defensively more weak than the
Giants, as it In revealed here for
the first time that Higgins has
made his men go without break.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-10
Florida Is Good,

The Gators, as Florida Univer-
sity is known. looked good against
West Point Saturday, holding the
powerful Army eleven to no score
for the first half.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-10
Memo Makes Good.

Most Washington fans think
Memo LeiboId has made good with
the Griffs this year, fielding capa-
bly, and hitting close to 800.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-10

With q shifted infield and a re-
Vised OutfieId, the YanIxs may be
defensively more weak than the
Giants, as il In revealed here for
the first time that Higgins has
made his men go without break.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-10

fast for = week 80 as to be able
to pay tho hospital bills for In
jured players. Today in the
Yankees big strategy meeting he
told them: "If you have got to
eat, why, 90 In there and eat
up some hard work."
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-09-07
GEORGIA LEGISLATORS
KILL new YORK REPEALER
Senate in Signed Resolution of
~ to 81, Laid the Repeater
on the Slab
BOOZE LOSES OUT IN GA.
Peoplo Convinced Gnly One Solu-
ton of Liquor Problem
Prohibition

A special copyright cable to the New
York Herald carrying Paris dateline
of August 20 announces that an at
tempt is to be made to food the
United States and other dry countries
with apple and pear cider from
France. This is contingent upon the
passage of laws permitting the inn
portation of beverages containing a
maximum of two and onehalf per cent
alcohol.
Representatives of French wine
houses who have been investigating
the situation in the United States re-
port that there is little hope of amend
ing the Nolstead act so as to allow
the shipment of the best French wines
containing ii to p per cent alcohol
but they believe that drinks just a
little stronger than near beer still have
a chance of American approval. Ac-
eordingly cider manufacturers in
France are advocating an increased
production of sparkling elders of two
and half per cent or even four per
cent alcoholic content with view to
storing a huge reserve for shipment
to the United States as soon as the
barrier is lifted.
There has been strong suspicion
that the beer and wine campaign in
this country is being partly financed
by European wine interests and the
above news items seems to substantiatc
that suspicion.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-09-07
U. S. RAIL WAY Freight
TONNAGE UNPRECEDENTED
Statement Based on Data Given
Out by Bureau of Railway
Economics
HARD NUT FOR THE VETS
Report Won't Square With Wet
Claim That Saloons Make
Good Business

Railroads OF the United States dur
ing the first six months of this year
carried a greater amount of freight
than during any cores sponding period
in their history, according TO tabua-
tions made by the Bureau of Railway
Economics based on the reports filed
by the carriers.
No doubt it will be difficult for wets
to believe this in view of the fact that
distilleries and breweries are not op-
Grating. The trains OF refrigerator
beer cars arc no longer seem But
without the business of the distiller
and brewer the railroads worried
along and actually show an increase
of seven per cent over the correspond
ing period of 1920 which was also dry
but which had marked the previous
record.
The traffic for the first six months of
this year amounted to 225,435 ,o0S, 900
net ton miles. The average movement
of freight cars during June was 28.3
miles per day, the highest average for
any June since 1917 Every increase
of one mile in the average car move
ment, it was explained, is equivalent
to the addition of 100000 freight cars.
For June freight traffic amounted to
more than 3S000,000,000 net ton miles,
an increase of more than 81 per cent
over that of June, 1922.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-09-07
TWO ILLINOIS BREWERIES
DECORATED WITH PADLOCKS

Lawrence J. Crowley, Joliet, ILL.,,
brewer whose sudden affluence since
the prohibition act has led to an in
vcstigat;on by the department OF in
ternal revenue and subsequent placing
of lien OF $500 on his mansion in
Joliet, surrendered to United States
Marshal Levy OF Chicago on August
p. a federal warrant charges him
with conspiracy TO bribe prohibition
agent. AZ the time Crowley sur
rendered Federal Judge George II.
Paige was issuing an injunction putting
a paddock Oh Crowlcys brewery for
one year. On the same day the gov
crnment padlockcd the White Eagle
Brewing Company of Chicago agains,
which an injunction for one year was
issued by Judge Paige.
United States District Attorney
Grossman is quoted in the Chicago
Tribune as saying that the govern-
mcnt intends to resort TO the paddock
as the best means of curbing tie
manufacture of prohibited beer. He
added that moro than 500 hotels, cafes.
coffee shops, brcwc:ics and other
manufacturers and dispensers OF alco-
holic beverages. have been closed by
injunction i'll the Chicago area.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-09-07
BOOTLEGGERS STILL INFEST
open" CITY OF GARY, IND.

Gary, Ind, is again in the limelight
because OF the war waged on the blind
piggers of the city Last winter a
number of city and county officials
were convicted on charge of conspir-
ing to violate the prohibition law.
The evidence brought out i'll the trial
of these officials showed that Gary
had been one of the widc-open cities
of the United States.
Conditions greatly improved after
the general cleanup of dcrelict Off
cials, both city and county, and this
second mopping-up process is said to
leave the city as dry as the Sahara.
The drive up to the night of august
u against liquor law violators had
netted 10 alleged dispensers of booze.
Among he defendants are several
bootleggers who were included in the
cleanup of last winter.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-09-07
HUDSON BEVERAGE co.
LIBELLED IN u. S. COURT

a libel against the entire equipment
and property of the Hudson Beverage
Company OF Troy. n y. represent
ing a value of between $4,000 and
$4,000 was filed r the United states
district court August Is by Special
Assistant United States Attorney
Follett.
1t is announced that this is the first
action of its KIND in this section of the
country and is one OF the most im-
portant since the enactment OF the
Volstead act. In his petition Mr.. Fol-
lett asked for an order declaring the
property of the brewing firm which
was raided August 3 confscated by the
court ito be disposed of By destruc-
ton or in such manner as the court
may direct"
If such an order is issued a dozen
other breweries operating in the
vicinity of Troy will be subject TO
the same treatment, having been con-
victed of violating the Nolstead act.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-09-07
POLITICAL INFLUENCE INVOKED IN Behalf
OF BOOTLEGGERS, CHICAGO JUDGE CHARGES
The urist Political
Court; All Defendants and Their Friends Warned
Courts Probable Course

Federal Judge Clihe of Chicago,
says the Chicago Daily Journal of Au-
gust p, caused considerable conster-
nation in court by outspokcn criticism
OF use of political influence in behalf
OF defendants in booze cases now be-
fore him. why is it." Judge Cliffe
asked, that such all effort is made to
bring political pressure TO bear on me
to get these men Off" No one in the
court room volunteered to answer the
question which came like bolt out of
clear sky.
81 want t TO be clearly understood"
the jurist continued, that the greater
the political effort made to secure light
penalties for violators of the law the
longer will be their sentences and the
heavier will be their fines.
Il want distinctly TO warr all de-
PENDANTS and their friends that politi-
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-09-07
MIKE MINNICK, PHILA., PA,
PLACED UNDER $4,000 BOND

Michael J. Minnick, wealthy real es-
tate operator living at Merrion, sub
urb of Philadelphia, has been arrested
and is under bond for $4,000 on the
charge of being the chief conspirator
in the withdrawal illegally of 4,200
barrels of whisky from the two distil-
leries at Linheld, Montgomery county,
Pa.
1t is the theory of the government
that this whisky has found its way into
bootleg channels and that it probably
produced something like S4,2000O0,
based on the ability of bootleggcrs TO
doctor il and sell it at current bootleg
prices. 1t is charged that Minnick
and his eonfederates were able to with
draw this liquor by usilg forged per-
miis and brbing an old revenue
gauger.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-09-07
BEER BY TRUCKLOAD AND
BARREL SEIZED, STATEN IL.

Staten Island police under orders
from Commissioner Enright in clean
ing up booze selling joints, seized beer
by the truckload on August p, says
the New York Herald. At ten, O'Clock
on the evening OF that day the score
stood at three trucks, 1903 barrels and
l40 cases. Two of the trucks were of
hve-ton capacity OF the type reported
to have been coming over the. Perth
Amboy- -Tottenvillc ferry from Phil
adelphia bound for New York at the
rate of eight to ten night for the
past nine months. These are the first
seizures OF this kind since the Mulan-
Gage law was repealed by Governor
Smith.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-09-07
I'LL LEGAIzNG THE BEER DODTEGG:RS STOP THE WHISKY PEI
Efforts of Brewers Clumsy Attempt Prove A for Amer
ican People Have Not Forgotten Great Damage Wrought
by Beer in the Saloon Days

Issue last reported
officers had seed large
o the week
A raids
recorded
the whisky booteggers
board beginning that beer almost
in the bootleg market dstiled liquors.
IS o this Of the of
the bootegging
the hands OF those who make and distribute distilled
business
to regardless OF the Eighteenth
violations
OF the
prohibition What
would that
always principal law
of
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-09-07

cal favors are not going to be handed
out in this court" Judge C1iffe added.
The immediate occasion Of this out
burst from the federal judge was the
application of William Reinhardt, a
bartender, for the reduction of a jail
sentence of ninety days. After con-
viction on a charge of'violation of the
liquor laws Reinhardt was sent to
prison by Judge Cliffe on May 20.
Deputy United States Attorney
Loopey vigorously opposed any mo-
ton to commute Reinhardt's sentence
TO imprisonment and after lengthy ar
gument by counsel OH both sides the
petition was denied.
Judge Clffe's attitude in this matter
meets with the hearty approval of law
abiding citizens who stand with the
government in its fight against the
booze criminals
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-09-07
REAL BEER SAID TO BE
ON TAP IN NEW JERSEY

The Jersey Journal q. = on Aug.
IS in an editorial said: !.
while the prohibition enforcement
agents have beer devct;ng large poi-
ton of their time 10 rounding rp
dealers in bootleg whisky /. seems tlis.t
business in contraband beer has been
booming in the metropolitan district
and the real stuff appears 10 be very
plentiful. Indication of how the hccf
business in this vicinity has developed
comes in reports CT feud in the beer
rings in North Hudson because OF
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-09-07
UNDIVIDED ALLEGIANCE TO
CONSTITUTION Is ANSWER
Also Unhesitating Obedience to
Legislative Action Made in
Accord with Its Provisions
MAKE AUTHORITY OF LAW SUPREME
Constructive Criticisism Invited
Not Merely Pointing Out Evil
but Suggesting Remedy

In letter to A. g. Mewmyer. presi-
dent OF the Southern Newspapers
Publishers Association. President
Coolidge urged upon the press un-
divided allegiance to the Constitution
and unhesitating obedience to legis-
lative action made in accordance with
its provisions. The letter was made
public August % and was in reply to
one written by Mr.. Mewmyer who
asked the chief executive to send him
terse. exclusive message for the
southern publishers broadly answering
the question as to how the newspapers
can best serve the federal government
at this time Mr.. Mewmeyer stated
that he was personally anxious to have
the members OF the Association CO.
operate with the administration in
every manner consistent with their in
dividual policies. The letter TO Mr.
Mewmyer who also is an official of
the New Orleans Item. follows.
"Mey dear Mr.. Mewmyer: Your
very kind message and the general as
surances which it contains of support
on the part of the newspapers OF your
Association, has been received.
Every newspaper can be very helpful
in its support Of the government
whether II be state or national
Fundamentally this means alway max
ing TIE authority OF the law supreme.
1t means undivided allegiance to the
Constitution and nnhestating obedi-
ence to legislative action made in ac
oordance with its provisions.
Constructive criticism is always
helpful. II keeps institutions from be-
corning fossilized and falling into de-
cay. But constructive criticism does
not accomplish its purpose merely by
pointing out what is evil. 1t must not
fail to direct attention with more
emphasis TO what is good. Our in
stitutons, our social organizations,
our economic condition, are all of
quality and quantity which are worthy
our highest admiration. | believe that
it will be exceedingly helpful to public
sentiment if these principles and
time. joined with a reverence for
religion and an aspiration for better
things. Very truly yours.
Calvin Coolidge"
Here is something for newspapers
to think about which arc encouraging
the bootleggers and rum smugglers
in their activities and criticising the
Eighteenth Article of the Constitution
and the Nolstead law.
Certainly a fine spirit of patriotism
is shown by the Southern press in
its offer of cooperation with the ad-
ministration.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-09-07
DRYS MAKE BIG HAUL
AT PITTSBURGH, PENNA.

Federal enforcement officials of
Pittsburgh, together with the state po-
lice, recently rounded up seven freight
car loads of beer and alcohol at Pitts
burgh and vicinity They captured
three carloads at Aliquippa. These
cars contained All barrels OF beer.
Two freight cars on the Pennsyl-
vania road were seized and 240 gallons
of beer removed from them. In two
B. & o. freight cars the agents secured
90 barrels of alcohol and LISP cases
OF beer
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-09-07
LOCAL OFFICIALS
COULD DO 1T

II city. county and state officials
treated the law OF Illinois with the
same respect which federal officials are
now giving to the enforcement OF the
Volsiead act. the scandal of the boot
logger. the liquor dispensing .soft
drink parlor and all the other oheaters
and lsw-breakers could be ended in
Chicago.-The Chicago Evening Post
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-09-07
LINCOLN HIGHWAY YIELDS
FIVE BEER TRUCKS IN N. J.

Federal prohibition agents working
along the Lincoln Highway between
Perth Amboy and Metuchen, N. j.,
last week seized five trucks containing
barrels of beer. They arrested five
drivers on charges of transporting liq-
uor without a license.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-09-07
SURPRISING BOOTLEGGING
AT HIGH BRIDGE, N. 7.

Raids on a hotel OF High Bridge,
N. J., last week resulted i'll the seizure
of 20 barrels and As cases of beer, 10
bottles of assorted liquors, 20 bottles
of wine, two fvc-gallon jugs OF black
berry brandy, one two-gallon jug of
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-09-07
DETROIT ROADHOUSES ADD
10 AMBER MELANGE

In raids, on two roadhouses near
Detroit last week, Constable Lewis
Schmidt, accompanied by Sergeant
William Eaton, State Trooper Richard
Tubbs and four officers of Dearborn
township, conhscated van load of
beer.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-09-07

In announcing the recent changes in
Anti Saloon League state superin
tendencies, American Issue inadver-
tently overlooked Alabama. !. Bibb
Mills assumed the superntendency OF
this state August 81 1922. succeeding
Brooks Lawrence. Mr.. Mills comes
from the Anti Saloon League OF
Maryland and in the short time that
he has directed the fight against the
liquor traffic in Alabama on behalf of
the Anti Saloon League forces he has
demonstrated ability as leader and
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-09-07
FORTY EIGHT HUMID. BEERS"
SEIZED AFLOAT AT DETROIT

Two more motor boats were cap
tured Saturday, August 25, by
Detroit's dry navy, and 4,SOO bottles
of beer were taken from one of these
boats, the Emma S. The other boat
yielded "a cartons and seven half
barrels of beer.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-09-07
CHIEF COLLINS RE-
PORTS LESS CRIME
IN CHICAGO

Life and property are becom
ing increasingly safer in Chi
cago, Chief of Police Morgan A.
Collins reported yesterday to
Mayor Devcr.
There have been 992 less
criminal complaints during the
four months he has been in office
as compared with the same
period last year, his figures
showed.
A comparison OF conditions
follows:
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-09-07

fully justified the judgment of the
board in selecting him for this I'M
portant place. incidentally it is
worthy of note that the Alabama
Anti Saloon League will entertain the
convention OF the Anti Saloon
League OF America to be held in
Birmingham December l7-20. Super
intendent Mills is arranging for League
speakers OF national prominence to oc-
cnpy the pulp's of Birmingham and
orher Alabama cities the Sunday of
the week Of the convention.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-09-07

The mayor announced he
would submit a message to the
council in October recommend
ing Chief Collins be authorized
to spend $500000 remaining in
an old bond issue for a police
headquarters and criminal
branch OF the municipal court
building.
The city owns property in
State near Roosevelt and in
Randolph near Market, he
pointed out.-The Chicago
Herald and Examiner, August
81, 1923.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-09-07
A LIE T TER FROM
BISHOP NICHOLSON,
President of the Anti
Saloon League of
America
Edinburgh,
June p, 1923.
Edinburgh,
Ittnc D 1923

June p, 1923.
My Dear DR.. Mcbride:
have had a wonderful time at
the Irish Conference. / was in
Belfast fer tho first day of Sun
day closing OF saloons. prohibi-
ton of sale by groccrs, drug
gists, etc, under the new Ulster
Prohibition Act. We had a
great demonstration and / was
the speaker. had 5000 people
in Grosvenor Hall, Belfast.
Spoke for al hour on as Pro-
hibition in the L. s. Successful
and Permanent
The next day J spent most OF
the afternoon in consultation
with a group OF temperance
leaders. also met group
from Australia in Dublin After
an hours conference they urged
me to come to Australia.
have also had several confer
ences with D. Pinford from New
Zealand. My prohibition work
alone has amply justified my
trip. The Irish conference
greatly impressed me. was
over a large part of Ireland and
come away with new ap-
praisement of its people and its
future.
We are now having fine time
in Scotland. Pussyfoot has
done wonderful work over here.
Best regards to all.
Cordially.
(Signed) Thomas Nicholson.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-09-07
LARGE SEIZURE OF BEEF
AT ROSELLE, NEW JERSEY

On August lS police of Roselle, N
J., seized hve-ton Packard truck
loaded with 1900 bottles OF beer.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-09-07
beer BY LAND AND SEA; ROAD HOUSES AND
Dives SUPPLIED WITH HIGH POWERED STUFF

Brewers Pencous Booteggc Peddlers of Poisonous Wh
kies, Shown by Numerous Reported
in the Press of the Past Week.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-09-07

wine and three one gallon jugs Of
whisky. 1t will be observed the major
portion OF contraband liquor in this
raid was beer.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-09-07
AMERICAN BREWERS ATTEMPT To
OvERWHELM PROHIBITION LAW
WITH NOACHIC DELUGE OF BEER

With Evident Determination Rush the Through
Nation This Effort Has Manifested Itself; Beer by
Truckloads and Trainloads
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1923-11-30
Pry byl pfepaden.

Udavaje. Re byl ranou omracen a
okraden, Philip Dannefelser. hlasil
pondeli policii pfepadenl zadni
ulicce "a skladist6m firmy Fl. Gam
se & Bros 4l9 E. Lombard ulice.
Dannefelser udal. ze okraden byl @
ST, SOC. jez patfily zamesthancnm
firmy skladajiclmi 81 ma Vanocni
fond, jehoz Dannefelser byl poklad-
nikem. Podle liceni Dannefelser
odesel kratce pred hodinou vecel
2 tovarny mesa trochu dfivi bali
ku. ktere 81 odvezti chtel v auto.
mobilu cekaJicim ma neho v ulicce,
Kdyz vessel d. automobilu. udefer
byl do hlavy okraden.