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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-12-28
Dry States Attorneys Must Be Nominated April

Although people realize by this time how important the
office OF the states attorney in connection with prohibition enforce
they realize the necessity of nsung cleo
ton Of good states attorney the primaries Too many either
forget primary day decide to wait until the general
election before taking in the election OF
But when the general election around is usually late
Tn where the Republican, party for example controls
substantial majority the the do everything
power majority the primaries Republican
candidate who sympathy with prohibition enforcement At
the election the candidates the ballot the
Republican ticket and his election assured by the large normal
Republican majority the county In counties where the normal
majority is Democratic the their influence the primaries
candidate sympathy with the the Democratic
ticket for the states attorney On election day when the
dries who failed the primaries the polls determined
to elect dry officers and particularly dry states they find
themselves unable the normal Democratic aoriy
of the Accordingly in Democratic counties Democratic
attorneys elected and Republican counties Re-
publican attorneys elected the drys through failure
primaries permit be placed ticket of
the dominant party In counties where the strength of the
leading parties fairly evenly divided the attempt
candidates both tickets If the election
the candidate for attorney of party while the
candidate for the other is dry there chance for be
elected But in such will have been necessary dry
the party tickets be
Therefore clear that the election of attorneys
who will enforce the law depends the nomination of candidates
the ticket the dominant party the ticket of both parties
the primaries
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-12-28
PROHIBITION AS IS"
Monmouth Atlasy

Newspapers published Chicago Peoria
ne population public
wasting telling President Coolidge and Con-
Amend
noble liberty there less prohibition
public does and
wilb possible to make effective
Daily moved by the emotions of these brethren
shed suggestion
filled from the drainage of
and is likely they will
for
moved tearfar from it. We
lack of law but who
stand for enforcement liquor laws
body people this absn from intoxicants
prohibition The difficulty enforcing
where there
acknowledged
from prohibition
anybody old to look back and the difference be-
Drunken
children
still
probably be while We
against still
men murd but murders still committed
If reading of the bunk in the damp (the p slent city
failure prohibition discouraged down
the
We have long that the
prohibition
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-12-28
PROHIBITIONS CHRISTMAS Gift
By Wayne B. Wheeler

American people the brought by
$4,000 lives prohing the
mpanie IN policy holders $678r69O00
penbe illness equivalent 47o50 people
continuously i'll for
A drunkenness 100000
equivalent drunkenness 1923
100000 fewer in the four dry
decrease the penal ratio resulting 10000 fewer being COM
mi o these
releasing $4000O00
G charity funds for constructive work.
licensed around which huddled the
o drained by the liquor leach.
billion dollars added bill
to our life policies in 1923.
taxable wealth license by va
of former saloon
industrial accidents million annually
athletic
wholesome entertainment which replaced the saloon
Made the 100000 automobiles manufactured last
which bought by impoverished drinkers
building homes built month
tina 1919 spite of higher
5000 members the churches
youths and girls high school and college by eliminating
the liquor drain the family
thrifty Industrious country could have these things
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-12-28
City Officials Can Apply Padlocks

In Chicago the corporation counsel secured II in
against premises used for liquor law violations The city
Dixon recently filed petitions asking the circuit court
against drug In Springfield the city
filed injunction petitions based evidence secured by the
from other places indicate that the injunction
being attention by local authorities But
widespread belief that the injunction be used
authorities The truth that under the Illinois
prohibition attorney general of the the states attorney
prosecuting official institute proceed
against premises
Readers of the American Issue should help
bring local officials the injunction placed
by the Illinois prohibition 1t is
depend federal the states attorney
paddock process closing blind pigs The local officials
should their injunction under the state law
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-12-28
LIQUOR
(Ttal page Priscilla Chas B. Marble Man
aging Editor)

(Tal page Priscilla Chas Marble Man
aging Editor)
sold
Do citizen believe that the liquor bev-
family the community the nation!
IT liquor thing family, it's good thing
family II benefit community will not
If the best interests OF the
family community possibly the best interests
of the nation.
Those who prefer aye nc prohibition law enforced will
tell Do believe them Former
Whitman New speaking before the American Bar
Association August of last sad"Prohibiton can and VIII be
enforced 1t will be enforced the people OF
country make they enforced What do
want? II for enforcement the polls at election
and for those who stand for enforcement
Warren Stone president of the Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
OF the labor leaders, says lind
marked number OF who their
buying their homes decided Improvement the
life Drunkenness
workers And this spite the fact that in sections of
the liquor enforcement little short of
national disgrace.
The of this country weld tremendous influence at
the polls they WILL and the liquor question still offers opportunity
for them show the world their influence
righteousness As voter. fail do partC B. NJ
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-12-28
PRESIDENT, PINCHOT AND PROHIBITION
Denver News)

handling and violent dcanc.
of the law saloons which bany indulge liquor traffic
und the eyes of the authorities.
alarmed the disclosures from Penn
rebellion
of the republic Whatever the
prohibition forth redoubled
The order that the
the liquor
strength the law and
anything needed the public the evils the
Pnco conditions the city of Philadelphia Playing the
Raschd the chief made round
wide
Of whom
that had difficulty forcing their obtain
formerly prevailed
And these the conditions which would
modified.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-12-28
AMERICAN issue ENFORCEMENT PLATFORM

Heavier fines and Jail sentences for vioators.
Speedier trials and quicker punishment after conviction
Close blind pigs by Injunction process
Severely punish drunkards who shield volators
Investigation and dgent prosecution by attorneys.
Aggressive action against violaors by county sherifs
Appropriations for enforcement by county boards.
Cooperation OF police directed by mayors
Organization OF citizens to support officials
Teaching of loyalty to law in public schools.
Enforcement cooperation by church organizations.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-12-28
Make 1t More So

of police of Lemon discussing beer quoted
as follows by the Joliet Herald News:
other times thugs and thieves
had the old
perous the calng
they onceo followed.
chiefs good hint and
Judges Through use jail they should make
running peous other form of crime Under the
Illinois prohibition act liquor be to jail for six
months the ofene violates the law again he
be to the penitentiary for two years.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-12-28
Lawyers Association of Illinois Commends Dever

The Chicago Daily Law Bulletin prints message each day
for the Lawyers Association of Illinois The following that
appeared in recent number
Mayor Dever is highly commended for his law enforcement
policy Prohibition Commissioner
stating that there has been development achievement
in enforcement work relation to the Eighteenth Amendment that
has had sautary nationwide effect morally and psychologist
ally what has occurred in the City of Chicago Executive
efficiency setting example officials of other cities the
letter forth, is a record to be proud off,
With the liquor and their friends undermining Mayor
simply doing his duty his oath Office crafty
ing expressions from great of awpec
ing citizens.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-12-28
The Cook County Enforcement Drive

past weeks have been marked by raids
Sheriff Hoffman various parts of Cook county
Chicago Evidence has been secured against number of
saloons The will be the proec
oaors against whom evidence has been secured The
Saloon League will cooperate with officials guard against
punishment by liquor law vioaos The League will
upon prompt trials and adequate punishment Many of the
places against which raids have been conducted should be closed
the injunction process Jail should be given
fragrant offenders against the law.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-12-28
Local Officials Should Use Their Power

prohibition agents number 1,522 Local officers
policemen number 100000 throughout the
country comparison local officials should
prohibition depending the federal forces
things that be done and should be
federal forces They should exercise supervision
the Of alcohol permitted purposes
They should proceed against major violations and wholesale
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-12-28
ENFORCING PROHIBITION


of the prohibition will be
controlling
who appointed dry enforcement officers dry themselves
-Au Beacon
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-12-28
A TWELVE MILE SEARCH AGREEMENT


unmolested awl the
washed by shorcs.--Columbus Dispatch.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-12-28

Italy 1915 denied
recently charge OF illegal
tie said.-Centaia Sentinel.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-12-28
RATHER EXPENSIVE
When bootle

upoftab1 through
against the public and morals-Spingheld Journal.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-12-28
BOOZE

you have liquor
failure
press agents of caim--DeKalb Chronicle.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-12-28
WHAT WHISKY CAN DO

Constitution WHO think drink OF whisky than
do of
treaty Chicago Journal OF Commerce.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-12-28
HITS SCORED IN our EDITORIAL SHOOTING GALLERY
NO SURRENDER BY STATES

that inclined deep their duty the liquor
setting dangerous pecedent-Eyanston News-Index.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-13
NEW YORK COTTON FUTURES
NEW ORLEANS COTTON

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 12.-W1de DulgeS
in cotton market today followed the gov
the total crop grown this season. Prices
were lifted $40 bale over the low levels
which were made just before the gov
eminent figures We're put out and the adj
vance was checked only by the rule limit
ing fluctuations in any one session to
200 points. The close was bouyant, the
first time in the history of the market
that this word has been used in officially
describing the tone at the topmost levels
of the day, $50 to 1874 points higher than
the last sales of yesterday. The last
transaction in January was at 35.25c.
Up to 1 o'clock. the time of the bureau
report. 1t was tame market. The early
80 points in sympathy with higher
Liverpool than expected, but this decline
was gradually lost and during the noon
hour prices were sent to 20 points un-
der the last sales of yesterday to S3.25c
for January. At l o'clock, just as the
crop report came in, January sold at
33.50c.
For few minutes the market wav-
rising to 33.S5c. little later the buyers
took entire control of the situation and
their operations sent prices upward 10
flooded with the buying orders that
poured in from all sections of the belt
and in the last half hour of the session
limits began to be reached. A great deal
of buying was done at the highest prices
of the day. While it was admitted that
the crop figures were somewhat above
expectations many sold out bulls ap-
peared to be waiting for chance to get
back into the market and their buying
began when the market softened few
points Immediately after the crop figures
were issued.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-13
COTTON RECEIVERS
FOLLOWING DROP

NEW YORK, Dec. 12.-Cotton
prices experienced a violent upheaval
today on publication of the govern :
ment report estimating the crop OF
the present season at 10,081,000 bales.
The first effect of the report was
downward. Many brokers had orders
to sell If the first figure of the re-
port was 10" and the execution of
these orders caused a perpendicular
drop of about 81 a bale, forcing jan
uary to $1,000 and March to 33,10c,
within Is minutes after the report
was issued at 2 o'clock.
1t soon became apparent, however,
that domestic and forign mill inter-
ests were holding basket into Which
these contracts disappeared as fast as
sold, and in a hasty effort to protect
themselves, shorts started a buying
movement. This gained rapid head
way through the final hour and re-
suited in prices closing strong at the
full trading limits of 200 points per-
mitted in any one day and from lou
to 200 points over last nights close.
Sold-out bulls and commission
houses generally joined in the scram-
BILE to buy cotton, and it was reported
that the market at the close was full
of buying orders which could not De
filled because of the trading limits.
More representatives of mills were
present in the exchange today to wit
ness the report than have been seen
in many vars. 1t was estimated that
their cou<<>hed mill capital aggre-
gated 100000, 900.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-13
COFFEE futures

NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-THE market for
coffee futures opened at an advance of
2 to Is points on covering by near month
shorts and in sympathy with higher
cables from Brazil. The demand for De-
cember appeared to be supplied at the
advance to 1925 cents and no further
business was reported in that position,
while March eased off from 9.S5 to 9.27
cents under realizing. The market closed
5 to points net higher; Sales were es-
timated at about $4,000 bags. December,
1O.lSc; March 9.33c; July. s.4sc: Sep
TENDER and October s.27c; December
G92G, S.10c.
The local spot market was quiet and
nomnally unchanged at II to 11lsc for
Cost and freight offers included part bour-
bon Is and SIS at 14@14ssc and Rio rs at
l0c for prompt shipment.
The official cables showed a decline of
l-64 pence in Rio exchange on London
with advance Of so reis in the dollar
buying rate. The Rio market was 175
refs higher and santos showed an adj
vance of 625 to 1,025 reis. Brazilian port
receipts GO, 600; Jundiahy receipts, %, 900.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-13
MAJOR ACTIVITY
In CURB UPWARD

NEW YORK, Dec. 12.-Conflicting
price movements took place in to-
days curb market but the mayor
activity was on the upward side.
Reading coal rights were actively
traded in following the announce
ment that the Reading rights held
by New York Central would be dis
tributed to it's stockholders, the clos
ing quotation of 22s showing a net
loss of 1 y points on the day. Sell
ing was influenced by the belief that
the market would be called upon
to absorb the large volume of rights
as a result of New York Centrars
action.
Considerable activity took place in
the radio shares on reports of heavy
holiday buying of radio equipment.
Radio Corporation common touched
a new high at rs but was unable
to maintain its gain. Dunhill Inter-
national recovered, part of yester-
days loss. Wrigley yielded Slightly
in it's last appearance on the curp
The new National Dairy Products no
par common was active between
33H and 555s.
Gains of / to points in Cities
Service, Standard Oil of kentucky
and South Pennsylvania Oil fea-
tured the oil group.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-13
BOND TRADING ON.
EXCHANGE ACTIVE

NEW YORK, Dec. 12.-Bond trad
ing on the New York exchange was
quite active today with price move
ments restricted to a relatively mar
row range.
The selling movement which start
ed yesterday on announcement of I'M
favorable dividend action by two
western carriers continued through
the forenoon but buyers found mod
erately higher prices during the aft
ernoon. The high grade investment
railroad mortgages closed the day
at slightly better prices, but a ma
jority of the secondary issues were
somewhat below yesterdays final
figures.
fair volume for both public utility
company bonds and domestic indus.
trial liens, with the result that firm
or better prices prevailed at tn
close Sugar company bonds found
ready buyers.
The market for new issues con-
| tinued good. Offering syndicates an
| nounced the books had been closed
on two stable offerings early in the
! $4,000 shares of National Dairy
Products corporation stock, and
$5,OO0,0O0 Virginian Railway com
pany per cent bonds.
Offering will be made tomorrow of
an issue of $4,000,000 25year 81 per
cent refunding mortgage bonds of
the Rochester Gas and Electric com
! pany.
Another offering scheduled for to-
morrow is an issue of $12.O00,000 4
| to 26-year 6i2 per cent first mort
gage bonds of the S. w. Straus &c
Companys new building in Chicago.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-13
GOOD GAINS MADE
BY ACTIVE ISSUES

y NEW YORK, Dec. 12.-Speculators
for the advance regained control of
today's stock market. staging bullish
demonstrations in the food, motor
steel, rubber and chemical shares de-
spite intermittent profit taking in
Various sections of the list. Net gains
i'm the active issues ranged from large
Fractions to nearly points with Corn
Products the individual feature.
~ Weekly sell and iron trade reviews
reported the appearance of good buy
ing for the first quarter of next year,
particularly by the motor car COM
panies. This brought fresh buying
Unto the steel stocks, although the net
gains were small. Rubbers were taken
i'm hand on the publication of reports
advancing l IS.
New York Central crossed 107 to a
new 1928 high on the announcement
of a distribution of its Reading rights
10 stockholders, but it fell back a
.point later to 106A on profit taking.
Chicago and Northwestern, which
Cropped 0 points yesterday on the re
duction of the semi-annual dividend
Recovered nearly 2 points of its loss
TO-DAY on the announcement of Vice
President Lynde that the change
meant the placing of the stock on a
per cent basis not per cent
basis as reached yesterday. "a
in sympathy, Northwestern, Northern
Pacific Union Pacific and Great
Northern perferred, each closing
about a point higher.
Motor and motor accessories shares
were heavily bought in anticipation Of
rood business and special dividend dis
tributibns next year. gains of a point
or more being recorded by Stude-
baker, Maxwell Motors A, stewart
Warner. Thinker Roller Bearing
HAYES Wheel and Willy Overland pre-
ferred. the last named jumpGing BIS
hints. Strength of Pierce Arrow Is
sues was directly traceable to the
company's announcement that IT had
reduced its bank loans S1,OO0,0oo.
some of the other strong spots in
the Industrial list included CONNER
cial Solvent A and B, the latter UP
AZ. II s Industrial Alcohol, Inter
national Nickel American snuff, iron
Products. National Lead and Kinney
= Dawson Chemical fluctuated rather
erratically opening at 1872 adVahc
ing slightly, breaking to ~ Is ana
.closing at TX for net gain of l Il
announcement was made after the
market closed that the new no-paf
capital stock of the William Wrlg
lev, Jr.. company, which mas pee
dealt in on the curb, had Deen auililt-
ted to the big board"
Cali money opened at per cent
but softened to 424 before the close;
The time money and commercial
aaner markets were only moderately
active with per cent the ruling
rate. ,,..d 10
i Foreign exchanges lost GROUND. De
mand sterling dropped more than
cent cent to s4.S7h and French francs
ware off nearly points to 5.31 cents.
other currencies showed nominal re-
eessions. ooo
= Total stock sales 965,00o shares
uwentv tndustrials averaged 94.1l;
aet gain 40. High 1923, 1898; low
SS.76 twenty railroads averaged
ga.01. net gain SO. High 1928, BOIL
low 1888.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-13
SUGAR MARKET

NEW YORK, Dec. 12.-Further ad-
vances were recorded in raw sugar to-
day with spot prices now on the basis Of
7.47 cents duty paid. The sales Included
$500 bags of perus at 2-16 cents elf,
equal to TAI cents duty paid and 20.
500 bags of other fun duties at IA cents
elf. equal to TAT cents for cen
trifugal. There also were sales of 6.60O
bags of Cubas for prompt shipment ct
SO cents cost and freight, equal to TAI
cents for centrifugal, with buyers at
Ills cents late in the day. but none
offered. Raw sugar futures, opened 2
to 4 points lower and later declined 6
TO points, under liquidation and selling
by Cuban interests. March touched 4.72
cents and May AIS cents. where the de
cline was checked by the upturn in the
spot market Active late covering was
some fresh outside buying recovered the
early loss and the close was unchanged to
4 points net higher. March. 4.s1c; May.
4.S7c; July, 4.95c.
A little better inquiry was the only
feature in refined sugar and prices were
unchanged at 9.05 to 9.15 cents for fine
graduated.
Refined futures nominal.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-13
COTTON SEED OIL

NEW YORK, Dec. 19.-Cotton seed oil
was steady; closing prices being points
sh cotton report had but little effect
as crude oil was firm and lard steady.
The south was the principal buyer, while
refiners sold. Sales 1890 barrels. Ten
ders 100 barrels Prime crude $3.50.
Prime summer yellow spot s10s5 q lib
January closed, S1126; March, s11.66;
May, $11.S7.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-13

New Orleans: Middling, "a soc; receipts
1903 exports. $500; sales, SOFT; stock
265,733. -
Galveston: Middling 35c: receipts, IT..
144; sales, 2,422; stock, S99,620
Mobile: Middling, S4c; receipts, e22
stock, 11.007.
Savannah: Middling, 34.5oc; receipts
1927 exports 50 sales, III; stock, s5,015
929
Wilmington: Receipts, 794; stock, 49,
452.
Texas City: Stock. 1920.
Norfolk Middling. s425c: receipts
1.57O exports. sos; sales. 2s5; stock
96,1S5.
Baltimore: Stock. e,6s7.
Boston: Middling, 34.5Oc; receipts, 152
stock. $500.
Philadelphia: Stock, 1874
New York: Midding, $3.50; exports
425; stock, 116,136
Minor ports: Receipts, 1876 exports
1875 stock, 1854
Houston port; Receipts. 25,162; ex-
ports 25,162.
Total today. Receipts. 56,772; exports
1867; stock. 1,os4,s22.
ports s4.316.
Total for season: Receipts 4.2O7, 59Si
exports, 2,701, $50.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-13
HUBBARD BROS. & co.

Members New York Cotton Exchange, New
Orleans Cotton Exchange, New York Pro-
duce Exchange. Associated Members Liv-
erpool Cotton Association. Orders solicited
for the purchase and sale Of Cotton and
Cotton Seed Oil for future delivery. spe-
cial attention and liberal terms given for
consignments of spot cotton for delivery.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-13

Houston; Middling, s4.65c; receipts,
1856; shipments, Ss,006; sales, 1S72;
stock. 405,979.
Memphis: Middling, sac; receipts. S0s6:
shipments, 1874; sales, LOO; stock, 1885,
334.
Augusta Middling, 34.3Sc receipts.
537; shipments 1.5SS; sales, 1858; stock.
1851.
st. Louis: Middling. S875c: receipts,
6,11S- sh ipments 6,069; stock, 5,417.
Atlanta Middling, S4.40c.
Little Rock: Middling, 34c; receipts.
GA.
Dallas: Middling s4.1oc; sales, 1899.
Montgomery: Mddling, SAC
Total today Receipts. 27,6ss; ship
ments, 54,402 stock, 644,975.