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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-12-28
JOLIET BREWERY
OFFICIALS ARE
CLOSE TO JAIL
(Aurora Beacon News)


President Coolidge is the only per-
son who can save former officials Of
the Citizens Brewing Company OF
Joliet from going to prison since their
appeal to the United States Supreme
Court for a hearing of the case has
been denied
Whether an appeal will be made to
the president is not knqwn- Oscar
Weinbfod, former president Of the
brewery and one OF the three former
officers sentenced to year in Jail and
fined $1,000, had nothing to say today
and his lawyers were engaged. in court
and could not be reached
1t is genctally believed, however.
that the defendants will fight no
longer to keep out OF jail. Joseph G..
Heintz, former secretary and treas
urer OF the company, and Max Smith
berger, former brewmaster, are the
other defendants,
As soon as the Supreme Court issues
mandate ordering the trio TO Jail the
former officers OF the brewery must
begin, their sentences unless they OBJ
tain pardon from the president.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-12-28

the influence. of United States Sena-
tors. More men in sympathy with the
law and fewer men in sympathy with
the liquor traffic was named to rep
resent the federal government in the
enforcement fight. Another impor-
tant development during the year was
the cooperation of county boards, par
ticularly by appropriating enforcement
funds for states attorneys and sher-
ifs. Thus from the White House at
Washington to the local county super
visors, more effective enforcement
was guaranteed during 1923.
Wet Legal Fights Fail
In the judicial department of gov
ernment prohibition was victorious in
contests during 1923. With few ex-
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-12-28

achieved and the fight of the drys is
now chiefly on the defensive. During
the year the vets made no progress
towards repeating the Eighteenth
Amendment and failed to secure any
weakening of either the Illinois pro-
hibition act or the Volstead act.
Springfield Attack Fails
A desperate effort to repeal the Illi-
nois prohibition act was defeated in
the Illinois legislature, as were four
teen 'other wet bills and resolutions.
In New York the vets succeeded in
repeating the state enforcement law
An important and significant devel-
opment in the legislative field in Hi
nois during 1923 was the adoption Of
city and village enforcement ordi-
nances, Approximately twenty-five
cities and villages passed local laws
for the enforcement of prohibition.
During the past year the activities
of the VETS were directed against pro-
hbition in the three fields, reviewed
above as follows:
The Wet Campaign
l. Efforts to secure the repeal of en-
forcement legislation were carried on
through numerous organizations work
ing to nominate and elect vets TO state
legislatures and to Congress.
2. A constant attack against pro-
hbition laws was carried on in the
various courts
g. Efforts were made to prevent the
election of executive officials favor
able TO enforcement and to prevent
action by executives in Office,
Drys Awakening to Defense
The chief advance OF wet forces
during the earlier part OF the year
was their propaganda campaign car
ried on more extensively than during
any other time since the prohibition
fight began During the latter part Of
the year the propaganda OF the vets
was counteracted quite generally
through increased activity in the field
of organizations favorable TO enforce
ment.
Nineteen twenty-three will go down
in history as the year during which
the nation squarely faced the ques-
ton OF law or laW1essness and def
nitely determined that the law must
prevail.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-12-28

o National
Washington and the State Convention Held
CONVENTION SPECIAL TO WASHINGTON

The railroads have granted special of and oneha
round trip the Washington Convention The
the Convention will Saturday,
will close January Preceding tie
which AnSaloon
friends invited The Illinois delegation will leave Chicago the
B. O. at loo Tuesday January This will give the dele
attend the
and also visit OF Washington before the
begins Saturday, January r. Returning from
delegates leave after the night session Wednesday,
January 10 and arrive in Chicago Thursday evening" JANUARY IL
This will be especially enabling
the following Sundays after Dele
should send possible
all be made for the Convention
AnSaloon League Washington Convention Department 1900 Sc
cunty Building Chicago.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-12-28
THE BEER DIFFICULTY

Judge Wilkerson, learning that real
beer had to be produced before near
beer could be manufactured, said:
BY allowing the manufacture of
near beer the government throws the
door wide open for the sale of real
beer, and the entire question of pro-
hibition enforcement so far as beer
is concerned hinges on this point. y
Joliet Herald-News.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-12-28
SHERIFF HOFFMAN'S
BOOZE RAIDS
Chicago News)

Moral conditions in Cook
county outside of Chicago have
smelled to heaven. Bootleggers
and beer runners, driven out of
the city, found sanctuary and
profitable cash customers in
country towns. That they paid
blackmail literally is commonly
believed. Sheriff Hoffman can
demonstrate that he is opposed
to corruption in public Office by
making unremitting warfare
upon these evil-doers.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-12-28
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS
AT PROHIBITION RALLY
Citizens in Church Meeting Hear
State and National Officers


The auditorium of the Deerheld Pres
byterian church, Rev. Martin Luther
Thomas, pastor, was filled to capacity
last Sunday evening December l6)
to hear Attorney General Brundage,
Prohibition Director Percy w. Owens,
Charles w. Schick, past commander
of tht American Legion in Illinois and
Col. A. V. Smith, states attorney of
Lake county speak upon Law En-
forcement."
Commander Schick declared that
the AmericanLegion was solidly back
OF law enforcement irrespective OF
what the laws may be. He declared
that every legionnaire in the state
woule be found fighting upon the side
of law and order in the same way that
he willingly volunteered for war.
MAJOR Owen declared that he was
placed in the Office OF director Of pro-
hibitiSn not by politicians but squarely
upogsis record in the late war aud
that ghe was going to enforce the
Eighteenth Amendment TO the letter
where he was able to get bona fide evi-
dence that the law was being violated
He appealed to the citizens TO aid
him by turning in reliable evidence Of
such violations and they would be
promptly investigated. He further
stated that all of the law enforcing
agencies in Illinois were now func-
tioning together and that it was but
a matter of time and education before
the government would throttle the
liquor traffic.
Col. Smith declared that he took
the oath to enforce the laws of the
nation, state and county as they were
written upon the statute books and he
proposed to continue his program Of
law enforcement regardless of the an
archists who sought to wreck the ma
ton by wrecking the foundation upon
which civilization rests. During his
term of office one hundred and twenty
five thousand dollars in fines have been
collected and turned into the treasury
of the county and one hundred fifteen
criminals have been convicted He
further stated that the future OF our
democratic form OF government de-
pended upon the race between law
enforcement and anarchy.
Attorney-General Brundage said the
laws of America are but the expanded
laws of God as contained in the Ten
Commandments The Ten Command
ments are the basis for our common
law and the moment we remove the
foundation our government will cease
to exist He said that the perpetfia-
ton of American democracy depends
upon three things. First, the willing
ness of the youth OF the nation to vol
unteer and if need be give their lives
for it in time of war-and in this, the
youth of America had never failed to
respond. Second, democratic govern
ment depends upon the men and wo-
men caring enough about their gov
ernment to go to the polls and vote,
exercising their vote for those who
stand for the highest type of living.
Third, it depends upon the men and
women who compose the better type
of citizen willing to serve upon the
jury service when called upon and not
evade by subterfuge.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-12-28

It required years of unceasing ef-
fort on the part of drys TO write pro-
hibition into the Constitution, and
vets are beginning to realize it is
there to stay.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-12-28

One day recently prohibition agents
in New York seized about 100000
worth of liquor in raid on ware
house.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-12-28
DON'T FORGET

to send your pastor to the Thirty-year
Jubilee Anti-Saloon League Conven-
ton at Washington, D. c., January
1916, 1924.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-12-28

ceptions sections OF state and national
enforcement laws attacked by the
vets were upheld by the courts. In a
recent decision by the Illinois Su-
preme Court the constitutionality of
a penitentiary sentence for prohibi-
tion law violation was upheld. The
Appellate Court in a recent case up
held the part of the law making pos
session of liquor illegal. The search
and seizure sections of the law have
been upheld in the state courts. An
important decision by the United
States Supreme Court held that for
eign ships must obey the prohibition
laws of the United States within the
three-mile limit.
Injunctions More Numerous
One of the most important marks
of progress in the judicial field during
1923 was the increased use OF the IN
junction process under both federal
and state laws. Federal judges in
Chicago lead the nation in the appli-
cation of injunction orders against
lawless premises. A notable instance
of Injunction action was the closing
of the De Jonghe Hotel in Chicago for
period of one year. During the
closing weeks of the year a number
of breweries in Chicago and northern
Illinois were closed under the injunc-
ton process by the federal govern
ment.
Legislative Ground Held
In the legislative field few changes
took place during the past year. In
the Illinois legislature bill provid-
ing enforcement funds from fines, and
bill defining death from poison liq-
uor as murder and punishable as such
were passed by the legislature. The
former bill was vetoed by Governor
Small leaving the poison liquor bill as
the only legislative advance. 1t must
be remembered, however, that i'll the
Legislative department of government
the drys' main objective has been
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-06-04

The pressure continues moderately
high over the southeastern portion ~
the United States and off the south At
lantic coast and is rising over the far
Northwest, while u trough-lke depres-
sion extends diagonally across the
country from New Mexico to the upper
Lake region. This pressure distribution
has been attended by fairly general
rains within the last q hours over the
upper Mississippi Valley and in Flori-
da, and by scattered showers at wide
~ separated places along the Atlantic
coast, in the western portion Of the cot
ton belt, and over the Canadian North
west
Temperatures have been rather high
for several days over the northern half
Of the country east of the Plains states
and over the region Of the Great Lakes
and Canada adjacent thereto. over the
balance Of the country the readings
were about scasonahlc
The highest temperature yesterday at
Texas stations ranged from 92 ~ San
Antonio TO 81 at Galveston.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-06-04
PRES. BIZZELL
GIVES ADDRESS
AT Az M. TODAY

tOLLEGE STATION. Texas, June (.
The cause OF education is at the
crossroads and the time has como when
the friends of education must get be-
hind the educational program. and po-
litical leadership must be developed 10
secure the adoption Of such q program.
Dr.. W. y. Bizzell. president of The 4.
NJ. College, told former students as
scmbled here for the commencement cx-
ercses. If the legislature reduces the
estimates in the educational bill, which
Governor Neff has just vetoed. IL will
mean the arrestng OF educational prog
ress in Texas he said. lie urged re-
vision Of the tav laws and an equitable
distribution of the burden Of taxation.
Conflicting intcrets throughout the
state have created counter currents in
legislation that "thrcatens the course
and cause Of all our schools" President
Bzzell declared. lie said that the source
OF revenue for the common schools
must be separated from those Of insti-
tutions Of higher learning as a means of
preventing the politicians from attcmp-
ting TO set the interest cf one group of
schools over or against those Of another.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-06-04
'INVESTICATETHE
DISAPPEARANCE
OF IMMIGRANTS
Member Italian Diplomatic
Corps Says Approximately
l20 Italian Nationals Can
not be Located

AZ least 10 Italians who have left
their homes in Italy 10 enter the United
States by way Of Mexico have never
been heard from since they left their
home ports. according 10 Adclfo vnri.
counsel advisor to the Italian ambas-
sador Mt Washington. who was here
Saturday investigating the condition OF
the - Italian nationals now in Mata-
moros. who have been denied admission
to the United States. vind was ac-
companicd by two attaches Of the
Italian diplomatic service. one from
Mexico City and the other from Wash
ington.
In conference with Louis Cobolini.
who has acted as interpreter for the
Italian immigrants now in Matamoros
and the American officials in Browns
vile. Mr. Vinci expressed his appre
citation ~ the courtcsicS the local i'm
migration officers have rendered the
Italian nationals. The Italians have
been in Matamoros several weeks. and
local immigration men have assisted
them in their correspondence. the trans
action of their financial affairs through
the local banks. and have also assisted
in interesting the Italian government IA
their case. Mr.. vinci stated that his
government greatly appreciated these
courtesies.
Mr. Vinci had no comments 10 make
on the Laredo affair. the murder Of six
Italian nationals by alleged alien
smugglcrS. stating that other represen-
atives Of the Italian government were
making an investigation of that case.
lie stated. however. that the affair has
awakened the Italian government 10 in
vestsgate the disappearance Of those
immigrants who have sailed 10 Mexican
ports with the intention OF entering the
United States through that country
Letters from scores Of families In Italy
have been received AZ the embassy In
Washington. requesting that efforts be
made to 10. aic he mirsinr men. and the
Italian embassies in both Washington
and Mexico City are now reported to be
in an effort to locate many Italian ma
tionais who are believed 10 have landed
at the Mexican ports. In this invesfSr
CATION they have the full cooperation ok
the Mexican government. il Is stated.
From Brownsville the party went 10
Mexico City aud the later part Of this
week will again return to the border.
visiting Nuevo Laredo. Juarez. and
Mcxicali. and will investigate the con-
dition Of u large number Of Italian mn
tionaIs who are reported to be stranded
M those ports. Most of these immi-
grants declare that they merely wish 10
cross the United States to enter Canada.
having been informed by steamship
company agents that the most econom-
ical way Of reaching Canada would be
10 take ship I oa Mexican port, and thrn
make the trip to Canada overland
through the United States. II Il un-
dcrstood that one Of the objects of Mr..
vinci'S visit to the border IL 10 ascer-
tain the extent Of the deception which
steamship agents ere alleged 10 have
practiced on Italian immigrants.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-06-04
POISON LIQUOR FOR
SAN ANTONIO TRADE

More poison liquor than ever before
is now being sold in San Antonio, ac-
cording to X. q. Pfieffer. prohibition
enforcement officer. who was in
Brownsville today on one Of his period
ic investigation trips along the border.
Mr.. Pfeiffer left this afternoon by
auto for upper Valley points. and will
then 20 on toSanAntonio.
There has been marked decrease in
the volume Of liquor smuggled across
the Rio Grande for San Antonio con-
sumption. and marked increase in the
volume OF poisonous connections offered
for sale. he stated. Many hauls made
recently consisted almost wholly Of con
coctions of wood or denatured alcohol,
highly pisonous. which are vcnded by
the bootlergers as high quality goods.
Conditions on the lower border were
found very satisfactory by Mr.. Pfieffer.
who complimented the work Of federal
state, county and city officers in this
part OF the border.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-06-04
ADMITS "ERRORS" APPEARED
IN ADVERTISING OF GENERAL
LEE OIL co. PROMOTION

FORT WORTH. Texas. June =
Charles Shcrwin. defendant IN the Gen
eral Lee interests oil promotion triai'
admitted ~ The stand today that sew
crsl statements in the literature sent
out by the companies with which he was
connected vera not true. lie said there
had been al error" and an oversight
in one pamphlet. and declared thai ~
had been negligent IN scanning the copy
the advertising men had written fer ~
companies. but that he had always IN
tended 10 tell the truth in his advertise
montS. These statements were made III
answer to questions by Judge Eeds"e
Sherwin said that he had termed
Robert 4. Lee IA miracle gcol"giN
from his own process Of discovering oil
well which was said % be generally
scientifically known.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-06-04
KINGSVILLE OIL
WELL LOOKS GOOD
IS LATEST REPORT

Tho Humble well. No. I. near Kings
Vile. which few weeks ago blew in
and sprinklcd quantities Of oil over 4
large area, promises to be a good pro-
duccr. according to reports received
from Kinrsville this morning. Tho com
pany is now bailing out the well, which
IL 5000 feet in depth, and the 81 foot
bailcr comes up regularly half filled
with oil The oil ~ of high quality
gravity. the report states-which indi-
Gates that the production Of the well
will rank with the best in the state in
quality.
Casing will be set the entire depth,
according Il the REPORT. and the owners
are dailv becoming more confident tina.
the well will prove profitable one.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-06-04
STARTS ACTION
ON SCHOOL BOOK
CONTRACT Case
American Book Company Fill
es Petition for Writ OF
Mandamus to Test Action
on Book Contracts
tBy The Associated Press,

AUSTIN, Texas. June Am ap-
pIication for leave to file manda-
mus petition to compel State Super
intendent Marrs TO recognize and
carry out the contracts alleged to
have been made by the state text
book commission last December, was
filed in the supreme court today by
the American Book Company. This
IL test case on the contracts which
have been in controversy before the
legislature since January.
The American Book Company
sold contracts for realers and geo
graphies. The petition recites that
the superintendent Informed the
company's representative that he
does not intend to provide the
books alleged TO have been included
in the contracts awarded last Dec
ember. Requisitions for the old
books have already been sent to
school officials.
The petition also states that the
company has executed the proper
bond and met the other require
ments OF the state law 10 carry ont
it, contracts. Lengthy exhibits. in
rluding copies Of the contracts. bond
and other documents, were includr
cd with the petition.
State Superintendent Mars. on in
structions from the Legislature declined
10 recognize the contracts. and the con
trovcrsy resulted from claims that the
text book commission selected the new
texts when they could have saved the
state approximately s20Oo,0O0 by con
tinuing the old contracts.
After the legislative investigation the
committee recommended that steps be
taken to annul the contracts. Attorney
general Keeling informed the icgisla-
ture that he would not defend the su-
pcrintcndcnt and the legislative com
mittee has been empowered TO employ
attorneys for this purpose. The bill
seeking to annul the contracts is now
~ the governors desk. having been
passed at the last special session. 4
similar bin at the regular session was
vetoed BY the governor.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-06-04
One DEAD four
WOUNDED AFTER
Bale BATTLE
Fight Early Sunday Morning
at Mexican Dance Has Fa-
tai Ending. Ten Placed
Under Arrest by Sheriff

One man was killed and three others
wounded, perhaps seriously. in free
for all fight at n Mexican "bailc" held
on the San Pedro ranch about nine
miles from Brownsville. The shooting
accurred about I o'clock Sunday morn
ing.
Tho slain man was Pancho Garcia.
and Anitilio Nunez and his brother,
Guadalupe have been arrested in con
nection with the shooting. are in the
hospital wounded. Juan Castillo, a boy.
about eight years old was also struck
by bullet. and is in the hospital in n
serious condition. Another Mexican,
whose namo is withheld. escaped across
the river into Mexico. in wounded con-
dition. Eight other Mexicans arc in the
county Jail. charged with being aeccs-
sorics to the crime.
According TO the story told officers,
the affair grew out of quarrel over a
girl. who was dancing with one of the
men. although a fcud Of long standing
also played part in the fight. Officers
state that there is evidence that liquor
had been flowing freely previous to the
fight. but this is denied by the Mcxi-
cans
According to the story told officers,
the argument which resulted in the
melee began when one Mexican accused
another Of giving more than the usual
present to the girl he was dancing with.
II is one Of the customs Of the Mexi-
cans in connection with their bales
that the man pays the girl to dance
with him, either in money or in gifts.
In this case man was charged with
giving two boxes of candy instead of
one as was customary to get the girl
TO dance with him. In these dances the
girl who receives the most presents is
the belle of the evening. hence he was
monopolizing the girl An cnmty al
ready in cxistance added fuel to the
flame, and the free for all fight result
ed.
Physicians state that the boy, Juan
Castillo had very narrow escape. as
the bullet missed the intestines by in
ches only His condition is serious, but
IL is thougha that he will recover. The
Nunez brothers, who are alleged TO have
killed Garcia. were wounded with small
calibre bullets, and as the shots have
not been extracted. IL is not known how
seriously they are hurt.
Officers did not get to the scene un.
ill seveal hours after tho fight. as they
were not informed of the affair until
after a physician had been carried out
to the ranch and had returned 20
Brownsville.
They were unable 10 learn jusf who
was responsible for the fight. as 80
many conflicting stories were told. II
Was stated this morning, that the Off
GERS reached the scene before Garcia
died they could have got the story
from him, as he lived some time after
the shooting and was conscious. As soon
as tie fight was reported Sheriff Rob-
ertson and deputies Manahan and Brown
hurried to the place and arrested all
those that could he apprehcndcd.
Those now in Jail in connection with
the affair are Librada dc Gunado
Rodrigues. woman, Felemon Rod
riguez, Emalo Rodriguez, Guadalupe
Rodriguez, Juan Francisco Villas, Qua
dalupc Cantu, Miguel Longoria and
Juan Granada.