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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-11-16
Results to Date

"The Eighteenth Amendment was
proclaimed and ratified Jan. 10, 1910.
By reason of the joint resolution of
submission it was not to become ef-
fective until one year after the date
Of its ratification, so that national pro-
hibition, as distinguished from war
prohibition, has been law of United
States since the 10th day of January.
1920. Almost four years have elapsed
since prohibition became effective. On
that date there were in round numbers
ninety million gallons of distilled liq-
uors in the bonded warehouses in the
United States. This liquor was the
residuum of the products of a large
mum ber of distileries scattered
throughout the entire country, while
there had been in lawful operation
prior to prohibition thousands of brew
cries, manufacturing beers of various
qualities bearing an alcoholic content
of from 3 to 8 per cent, by volume.
Today every distillery except very
few which are manufacturing CONNER
cial alcohol under special permission
granted by the treasury department
for mechanical, scientific and medici-
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-11-16
GIVE PROHIBITION A FAIR TEST in CHICAGO
BY ENFORCEMENT in NEARBY TERRITORY
Federal State County Officials Stop
Liquor Law Breaking in Cook County Outside of
Chicago City Limits

The opportunity is here make complete of prohibition
Chicago This will give the nation the chance Judge the real
effect of prohibition when enforced big city Such be
made by the cooperation of those responsible for enforcement
Cook county territory outside of the municipal limits OF the City of
Chicago where the law cannot be enforced by Mayor Dever and
Chief Collins Therefore the AntSaloon League greatly
erested having real trial of prohibition here urges all Of
fcials with jurisdiction territory just outside of Chicago
make immediate and aggressive enforcement drive Prohibition
Commissioner Haynes urged give special attention the Chi
field Immediately complete Of prohibition enforcement
Chicago and vicinity wbeo such interest and Importance from
national standpoint thatthe federal prohibition will
be justified in ceneng orce the Chicago territory Major
Percy Owen newly appointed Pon director for Illinois, should
the forces as disposal against liquor law breakers
the line and beyond each of Mayor Dever Chief
Collins The federal and United States District Attorney
Olson should give special atentd4 violations territory
outside of the Chicago city s Gases from this territory should
be pressed trial with all posbd speed Maximum jail
and nuncons closing prope should be applied the
greatest possible extent. ~
Officials of Cook afesqfged their efforts
Immediately against liquor law in territory outside of the
city, States Attorney Grove has the power under the Illinois
hbon gather evidence voaors and them
the Under the llnoc prohibition States
Grove close property involved liquor law breaking
through injunction the Under the
the sheriff and his deputies have the and is their duty
evidence against voators and complaints against
breakers Sheriff Hoffman and his deputies urged to do
thing their power help liquor law breaking throughout the
territory of Cook county outside of Chicago city limits Under
law it the duty of the Cook board cooperate
prohibition enforcement The board its annual meeting
held the future provide funds that
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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-11-16

States Attorney Grove has the fol
lowing powers under the Illinois pro-
hibition act;
1t shall be the duty OF the states at
torney of every county diligently to
prosecute any and all persons violat-
ing any of the provisions OF this act in
his county, and he shall be responsible
for the proper enforcement of this act,
and whenever he shall have any reason
to believe that any of the provisions
Of this act are being violated in his
county, he shall use every legitimate
means at his command to secure the
necessary and proper evidence of such
violation and Immediately i.
have said person arrested and shall
vigorously prosecute said complaints
on said charges to final judgment.
(Sec. 26)
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-11-16

The Illinois prohibition act gives At
torney General Brundage the follow
ing powers:
Any action to enjoin any nuisance
defined in this act may be brought in
the name of the state of Illinois by
the attorney general of the state
(Sec. 22.)
The attorney general shall
through his assistants, agents, or in
vestigators, obtain evidence of viola
ton shall make, or cause to be made
complaints against violators whenever
such evidence is secured; and he and
his assistants are hereby gwen author
ity to sign, verify and file any such
complaints, afidavits, petitions, and
papers required under this act. (Sec.
26)
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-11-16

The prohibition enforcement powers
of Sheriff Hoffman are set forth by
the Illinois prohibition act as fol
lows:
# any sheriff. deputy sheriff, chief
OF police, marshal, policeman, consta-
bic or other peace officer shall have
knowledge, information or suspicion OF
any violation of any provision of this
act. he shall diligently investigate and
secure evidence of the same and shall
before the proper officer, make and
sign complaint against the offending
person, anything in the ordinance or
bylaws of any municipality to the
contrary Notwithstanding. (Sec. 42.)
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-11-16

"The amount OF drunkenness in the
country has been reduced to such an
extent that today, even in the great
cities, the Sight OF drunken man upon
the public street is a rarity. Already boys
and girls are coming into manhood and
womanhood who can scarcely remem-
Der the American saloon. 1t seems
to me that this recital of facts ought
to be enough to satisfy anybody ex-
cept one who will not be convinced,
that prohibition does actually prohibit.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-11-16
CHICAGO DRY DRIVE
DECREASES PATIENTS
in MENTAL HOSPITALS
Mayor Also Reports Fewer Arrests
for Drunkenness
Chicago Evening American)


The present drive to put beer-sell-
ing saloons and soft-drink parlors out
of business is robbng the psyche
pathic hospital of some of its inmates,
said Mayor William E. Dever today.
From information / have received,
] understand there have been fewer
cases there in the past two months
than fog some time past"
The mayor said he was informed
Saturday night conditions in all po-
lice districts are much improved.
"In the Maxwell street district on a
recent Saturday, not one arrest for
drunkenness was made" he said.
This really is remarkable in such a
section of the city.
"In another district where there had
been an average of eight arrests for
disorderly conduct, no arrest was made
last Saturday night"
Mayor Dever added that while the
improvement was very satisfactory,
there would be no let-up in the cam
paign to make Chicago dry.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-11-16

Homes for alcoholic victims are
closing their doors. Cures for the
drink habit are no longer in demand.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-11-16
Will be Greatest Illinois Gath
ering for Support of Dry Law
NATIONS MOST NOTED MEN
WILL SPEAK ON PROGRAM
Morrison Hotel VIII be Convention
Headquarters
BIG RALLY AT ORCHESTRA HALL

A state convention of the Anti
Saloon League will be held in Chicago
on February and S. The state board
of the Illinois League will issue a
convention call inviting delegates
from churches, enforcement organiza-
tions, w. c. T. U. and other tenn
perance organizations throughout the
state. This will be the first state CON
vention of the Illinois League since the
ratification rally at Springfield in the
campaign to elect legislature favor
able to adoption of the Eighteenth
Amendment. 1t will be the first state
wide enforcement convention in Illi-
nois. 1t should be the greatest gath
ering of citizens interested in prohi-
bition since the organization of the
League in this state. The purpose of
the convention will be to arouse in
terest in prohibition enforcement and
adopt definite plans for great state
wide movement to develop loyalty to
the law.
Great Leaders Coming
The program being planned will in
clude as speakers some of the leading
officials and statesmen of the nation.
Prohibition Commissioner Haynes and
Wayne B. Wheeler are among the
speakers of national prominence who
will probably be on the program.
Illinois officials prominent in the en-
forcement fight will be invited to
speak at the convention. The Morri-
son Hotel at Madison and Clark
streets has been chosen as convention
headquarters. The regular sessions
of the convention will be held in the
convention hall of the Morrison and
one Of the features of the convention
will be a dinner in the great banquet
hall of the Morrison. Orchestra hall
has been secured for the great public
mass meeting which will be the climax
of the two-day rally for enforcement
Will Plan Campaign
Two of the major problems to be
considered at the convention will be
the defense of the Illinois prohibition
act through the nomination of a dry
legislature and the enforcement of the
law through the nomination of favor
able states attorneys at the primary
election on April8. All church organ
izations in Chicago and vicinity are
requested to note the convention dates
and make no plans that will interfere
with this great rally for enforcement.
The state convention on February 7
and s will give the churches of Chi
oago and vicinity opportunity to
marshall their full strength in support
OF prohibition. Preachers and church
leaders throughout the state should
make plans at once for the election of
delegates to the state convention in
Chicago.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-11-16
Plead for Wet Leader

"Then there is cur old friend Tony
Cermak, who has been the leader of
the vets for years-in season and out
of season he has fought and fought
nobly in the wet cause. Is he to be
made to suffer for another's mistakes?
Is that showing true gratitude for
services we'll and faithfully rendered
in the past?
TONY Cermak is the president of
the board of county commissioners.
The board is at present evenly divided.
Cermak's hands are tied; he is now
asking every Democrat to help elect
Daniel Ryan to the county board in
order to give him control of that body
and thereby enable him to carry out
his plans for a new Jail and court
house and other pledges which he
made when elected year ago. Is it
fair, honest and honorable to leave
your old standby in the lurch-just to
get even with Mayor Dever? The
voter who would do so just at this
time is untrue to himself, his party and
his friends
Moreover, for an ardent wet to vote
the straight Republican ticket would
be to help elect such men as Will
liam N. Gemmill, Frederick R. De
Young, and other rabid anti-sa,oonis.s,
who would on general principles con-
denim a wet without trial or jury.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-11-16
BOOZE FRAUD BAR E d
AND BARRED FROM u. S.
MAILS
Post Office Department
Office of the Solicitor
Washington

Washington
October D, 1923.
O. G.. Christgau, Editor.
The American Issue,
1900 Security Building,
Chicago. Illinois.
Ny Dear Sir:
The Postmaster General has
handed me for reply your letter
of the 3rd instant with which
you transmit sample OF circu-
lar matter being sent through
the United States mails by the
Ocean Export Company, OF Mu-
nich-Schwabing. Germany, Of
fering for sale an alleged CON
centration of certain alcoholic
beverages.
In reply you are advised that
under date of February 20, 1928,
a fraud order was issued against
the above company upon receipt
of evidence showing that
scheme to defraud persons re-
siding in the United States was
being operated under that name.
This order forbids the forward
ing of mail to the said concern
through the postal establishment
OF the United States.
Respectfully yours,
Edgar NJ. Blessing.
Solicitor.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-11-16

As federal prosecutor in the northern
district of Illinois, Mr.. Olson can give
special attention to cases of violation
in territory adjacent to Chicago.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-11-16
JUDGE LOUIS FITZHENRY
APPEALS FOR OBEDIENCE
TO PROHIBITION LAWS
Enforcement is Duty of Local Officials
Federal Judge Declares

On Sunday afternoon, November 4,
Federal Judge Louis FitzHenry ad-
dressed large audience in the Second
Presbyterian church at Bloomington
on prohibition enforcement. After re-
viewing the history of the American
Constitution and its amendments,
Judge FitzHenry appealed for greater
respect for law. His address, in part,
as. published in the Bloomington Pan
tagraph, was as follows:
in a democracy, of which the
American republic is the highest type
on the face of the earth, where the real
sovereign is the citizen, there is but
one security for our institutions and
our liberties, that is respect for and
obedience to the law. Without re-
spect for and obedience to the law an
alleged democracy is a delusion, a
snare and an effective incubator for
anarchism Ours is not a govern
ment by either a man or men, but is a
government of law and being that kind
of a government, with disrespect for
and disobedience to the law, we have
nothing.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-11-16
Liquor Organ Reveals Hatred
of Mayor Dever
MAYORS WORK FOR LAW
Is CALLED BIG MISTAKE
The Vets Willing to Break Down
ALI Law
ENFORCEMENT is REAL ISSUE

ENFORCEMENT is REAL ISSUE
The last pretense of lawfulness has
been abandoned by the vets. They
have given final proof OF their real
purpose. They are now way out in
the open fighting under their true
colors. 1t is their real purpose to re-
store the liquor traffic through viola
ton as well as modification OF consti-
tutional and statutory prohibition.
The Champion of Fair Play, Official
organ of the liquor interests, has come
out in defense of law breaking in an
attack on William E. Deyer, mayor
OF Chicago. This attack against
Mayor Dever is made not because he
is for prohibition but because he is
enforcing the law Accordingly it is
now the publicly declared purpose OF
the wet interests to defeat officials who
are true TO their oath of office to en-
force the laws of the state and the
nation. This is clear declaration of
war against law and order. 1t is clear
notice that the VETS intend not merely
to work for modification OF the law,
but also for violation of the law
through the defeat OF officials who do
their duty The leading editorial in
the political number of the Champion
of Fair Play issued just before the
election on Tuesday, November 6,
urged the election OF certain wet candi-
dates. In this article which follows
it is clearly apparent that the wet
forces will oppose Mayor Dever, not
because he is for prohibition, but be-
cause he is enforcing the law.
Wet Paper Blames Dever
"The efforts OF Mayor Dever 10 en-
force an Objectionable law has caused
low murmurings among many good
Democrats, not only against Mayor
Dever, but against the Democratic
party in general, and the Democratic
candidates at the coming election in
particular
For good, honest Democrats to de-
clare that they will forsakc their party
and its leaders on the eve of victory is
simply childish talk and does not be-
come a man who is proud of being a
Democrat 1t is simply cutting off
your own nose to spite your face.
mayor Dever has grievously erred.
and both he and his party leaders
know it; but why make old and true
friends suffer.
Honest Billy Legner, the Demo-
cratic candidate for coroner, away
down the second last name in the
Democratic column, will be remen-
bered as the president of the west-side
brewing company and the Seipp Brew
ing Company, and always leader in
the wet army; and as such every anti
saloonist will do what he can to defeat
him for coroner. Are you going to let
one of your best friends be slaughtered
in order to get even with Mayor
Dever? Does Mr.. Legner deserve
such treatment? Be men, stand by
your colors, and ii you believe in the
wet cause, vote for its leaders and do
not play into the hands OF your enemy
Just to get even with one who has
gone wrong.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-11-16

Mr., Langley's district comprises the
first, fourth, fifth and sixth congress
sional districts. This territory, out
side of the city limits of Chicago con-
tains Argo, Berwyn, Brookheld, Con
gress Park, Clyde, Cicero, Forest
Park, La Grange, Lyonsville, May
wood, Melrose Park, River Forest,
Riverside, and Western Springs.
Preachers, church and civic organiza-
ton leaders and all citizens interested
in prohibition enforcement in the
above territory are invited to CO.
operate with Mr.. Langley.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-11-16
Duty of Officers

when the Eighteenth Amendment
and the enforcement laws passed in
pursuance of the amendment became
effective, it was regarded by many
state, county, city and township off
GERS as a federal matter with which
they were not concerned. In fact il
has come to me that various local off
GERS in a certain locality have intimated
to the bootleggers and the proprietors
of blind tigers and soft drink parlors,
that SO far as they were concerned,
Chat is the local officers), the ven
doors of moonshine liquor need not be
concerned, but they would have 10
look out for the federal authorities.
These local officers, by their conduct,
illustrate popular misconception. All
of the local officers overlook the fact
that they are required by the Consti-
tuition of the United States to take an
oath of office to support and defend
that Constitution before they can en-
ter upon the performance of their off
cial duties, even though they were
state or inferior officers"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-11-16

Prisons lack patronage. Many jails
are closed, and the few prisoners are
being sent to the state penitentiaries.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-11-16

nal purposes, is closed. Substantially
all breweries are closed with the ex-
eeption OF few, which have availed
themselves of the privileges of the law
and taken out permits from the trees
ury department Of the government to
manufacture non-alcoholic beverages.
Every legalized saloon in the United
States is closed.
Palisadian., 1923-06-15
Inhale Food, His Recipe
for Never Getting Old

Philadelphia.-''To stay young and
fresh. don't eat your food-inhale 1t. ;"
This Is the secret Of perpetual flap
perism, as impaired to members of the
American Philosophical society by DR..
Paul Haupt, professor of Semitic Ian
guages in Johns-Hopkins university.
DIR. Haupt said that over-eating was
the principal cause Of the haggard ap-
pearance of many "modern goddesses"
at the age Of twenty-five years. As
contributory causes he mentioned "too
much synthetic gin drunk straight and
too much tobacco SMOKE"
"a study Of mythology shows" said
DR.. Haupt, that the gods and god
desses never ate and remained, in con-
sequence, perpetually youthful. When
a god or goddess wanted meal he
hovered over a burning sacrifice and
inhaled the fumes from roasting bull
lock. That satisfied him.
"Now, our modern goddesses are
fading before our eyes because they
can not tame their desire for food"
Palisadian., 1923-06-15
CHASE OLD AS THE WORLD
peep-Laid Instinct Of Man and Woman
Is to Go In Pursuit of the
Opposite Sex.

Even the pursuit of the innocent
butterfly reveals the age-old instinct
of man and woman to give chase to
the opposite sex. An acute observer
at the University Of Kansas has noted
that the men and women students in
certain "bugology" classes, while
chasing gayly fitting butterflies, give
cries that unconsciously portray their
different viewpoints.
A mixed group Of students was
roaming the campus on Mount Dread
the other day, nets in hand, ready to
capture certain butterflies as speci.
mems for classwork. Several butter
flies were spied down by big lilac
hedge. The students gave chase.
"Oh, catch him, catch him." cried
several of the girls excitedly, as they
dashed off after brilliantly colored
victim.
"There she goes" "Get her" "She's
a beaut," sounded out male voices, as
the men tore out after a f1uttering
prospect.
1t has been said that "after man
came woman" But surely 1t is equal
ly true that "after woman goes man."
Kansas City Star.
Palisadian., 1923-06-15

Here and there In Detroit you may
see trees that are not yet in leaf, al
though all other trees may be in full
foliage, remarks the News Of that
city. These laggards are mulberry
trees, probably the slowest Of all the
more common trees to bud and come
to leaf in springtime. AS compensa-
ton for this, however, they remain
green longer and retain their leaves
later in autumn, than their sisters and
brothers among the trees. When other
trees have been shorn Of their leaves
by the frost the mulberry is still full
leafed and green. The mulberry
fruit, maturing in late summer, is
sometimes white, the other variety
dark purple, and shaped like the black
berry. Not many housewives make
use Of them, as they are fiat-tasting,
alone, and useable only when mixed
with another fruit. Birds get most of
them, anyway. and robins especially
love to feast on them.
Palisadian., 1923-06-15
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Palisadian., 1923-06-15
King Of the Ragpickers.

Retore is king of the ragpickers Of
Paris. He is sometimes known as the
Duke Of the Morning Sidewalk" The
ragpickers delve into the garbage cans
lining the walks early in the morning
before the crowds are out. Many Of
them carry lanterns. Pieces of cloth,
buttons, bones, wisps of hair, bottles,
and lemon peel they pick out of the
cans, consigning the articles to bags
carried over the shoulder. The lemon
peel Is sold to be used in the making of
sirup. Bones are used In the making
of carbon. Bottles are sold to the
druggists. Wisps Of hair are manu-
factured into rats" for milady. Retore
the king. is czar among the rag
pickers. He allots to each certain
number Of streets and collects his daily
toll from the profits Of his subjects.
Palisadian., 1923-06-15
KENNEY'S NAME
BY Richard WaIIingford


Oh, don't you know, Mr.. Lane,
That Kenney Is a popular name?
Their parties and their hospitable way
OF greeting one in December or May
Is what counts, you know, Mr.. Lane.
The Judge may or may not be
A candidate, though the political bee
HUNS that there is a possibility
That he may be in the mayoralty
Race this coming Fall, Mr.. Lane.
The reporters have way
OF keeping Kenney's name, I'll say,
Right on the front page in SO point,
And that gets some peoples goat,
You know, dear Mr.. Lane.
After all, it is not the name
That counts so much, Mr.. Lane;
It's the man behind the name
That jars some folks when they hear
That name Kenney, and they fear
His smile and timely Hello, Mr.. Lane.
Lane.
All in all, you'll agree,
I'm sure, Mr.. Lane, with me,
That Kenney is o. X, just the same,
So come out and join the parade;
Don't you think that better, Mr. Lane ?
Editors Note-One of the Judges
admirers has rallied to his support
with the above poem, verse or what
ever it may be. 1t no doubt is reply
why it was addressed to Mr. Lane is a
mystery, unless the author thinks he
writes Hilltop Thoughts. If this be
the case Mr.. Lane thanks him for the
compliment.
Palisadian., 1923-06-15
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