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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-10-05
LEAGUE ATTORNEY TELLS
ADAMS COUNTY BOARD
HOW TO COOPERATE
Gives Experience in Counties Where
Plan Was Tried

How county boards can insure bet
ter enforcement OF prohibition was ex-
planned by James H. Danskin, Anti
Saloon League field attorney, at a
recent meeting of the Adams county
boards of supervisors. The Quincy
Wing Journal gives the following ac-
count of Mr. Danskin's appearance be-
fore the board.
His object was to secure larger
appropriation for the states attorneys
Office, so that Investigations and pros
ecutions of liquor cases could be made
more successfully. He cited numerous
instances where this had been done
successfully in many counties of this
state, at profit to the county.
Explains Plan
Attorney Danskin said he had heard
the budget read, and all that was
necessary would be to make change
in the reading of it where the salary
of the states attorney is fixed. If the
words, and expenses of the office
were added in here the amount would
not have to be changed He assured
the members that the county would
be money ahead. In support of this
he mentioned a number of counties
where this had been done with good
results.
Lake county, he said, had voted the
states attorney $4,000 for expenses in
fighting liquor cases, with the result
that $4,000 has been collected in fines
Bureau county appropriated $500
and collected $4,000; Mclean county
at the last session appropriated $4,000
and collected $4,000 for the first six
months. There were many others, but
these were few samples of what the
extra appropriation had done.
No action was taken.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-10-05
Overlooking THE LAW

(From the Chicago Journal, Sept. lo)
There is a sharp limit on the amount
of time, attention and money that can
be spent in regulating and suppressing
human activities. If the government
is busy trying to keep John Doe from
getting a drink of beer, it can not do
much to keep Richard Roe from COM
hitting burglary.
Murder is murder; the man W no
kills while booze-running should get
the same penalty as the man who kills
in a holdup. But when the gunner
are caught and their gang broken,
everyone who wants protection for
life and property should join in an eff
fort to modify the Volstead act so
that it will no longer put premium
on lawlessness.
From the Chicago Tribune
NOTHING.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-10-05

Mr.. Haynes said on this point:
"The wisdom of this system is per-
haps open to question However, it is
the system provided under the law and
under that system the treasury off
Gals concerned while not always in
agreement in all details of the adj
minstrative work have maintained the
cooperative relation provided with a
surprising degree of concurrence"
These are serious charges which the
North American brings against the
internal revenue department and if
they are true they present strong
argument for placing the enforcement
unit in the attorney generals depart
ment of creating separate unit maxi
ing the prohibition commissioner
responsible to the president alone.
Asks for a House. Cleaning
In second editorial dealing with
the situation the North American
says:
Secretary Mellon has made a brill
liant record in handling national
finances during critical period and it
would be regretable if anything should
decrease his usefulness TO the country
but his excellent record as the head
of the treasury can not divert from
him responsibility for 1.-The malad-
ADMINISTRATION of the internal revenue
bureau under his appointee, Mr.. Blair.
The secretary because he is one OF the
outstanding figures of the government
would assuredly be a principal target
OF the, congressional inquiry, which is
contemplated by his. partisan OPP
ponents and those who believe that the
prohibition law is being nullihed.
1T came to the knowledge af Presi-
dent Harding few months before his
death that his administration was to
be attacked on this ground. Aware
that certain high officials by their at
titude were bringing discredit upon the
law, he reproached himself for having
been too tolerant, and in his Denver
speech he made an unequivocal
declaration for enforcement and for
strict observance by every public of
fetal.
1T is fortunate for the Republican
party that President Coolidge is in no
way involved in the scandalous break
down of enforcement and is in posi-
ton to do much to redeem his party's
impaired credit, but in order to ac-
complish this he must within reason
able time take action to have the law
enforced by men who believe in it and
end its manipulation by its enemies in
high places
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-10-05

One of the features OF the national
convention OF the nti-Saleen League
at Birmingham. Ala, December 1870.
will be the Governors Day at which
very many of the governors Of the
states are expected to be present and
speak, especially the governors of the
southern states.
In this connection it is worthy of
note that Governor Morgan OF
Alabama will welcome the delegates.
Governor Neff OF Texas also will be
one of the convention speakers.
The convention program will con-
tain the names OF number of United
States Senators and Congressman and
also of men widely known in the
educational field, according to officials
OF the League who recently held a
meeting at Birmingham to shape up
arrangements for the program.
These speakers and others will be
in addition to William Jennings
Bryan, c. B. Griffith, Attorney Gen.
eral of Kansas, Mrs. Mary Harris
Armour of Georgia and Mrs. Florence
d. Richard OF Ohio, whose names
have already been reported as speak
ers.
1t is announced that 100 churches
in Birmingham and elsewhere in
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-10-05
GOVERNORS TO SPEAK At BIRMINGHAM

Alabama will be filled by Anti-Saloon
League speakers or Sunday, Decem-
Der 10, which day will be the dividing
line between the conference of League
workers and the convention proper.
All the national officers and state
League superintendent and many Of
the field workers are expected to at
tend the workers conference, which
will take up a number OF questions
which arc OF great importance at this
time in the temperance reform move
mcnt in the United States and abroad.
Strong emphasis will be placed not
only on law enforcement in America
but also upon the part of the Anti
Saloon Leaugc in world prohibition.
The question Of the coming elections
will not be ignored.
Already officials of the Anti-Saloon
League say churches and other organ
izations in the United States have be-
gun to name their delegates. The
Importance OF the subjects to be dis
cussed the character of the program
and the fact that there will be reduc-
ton in fares on the railroads, will all
tend to make this largely attended
convention. The Chamber of Com
merce of Birmingham is doing all in
its power to make the convention
comfortable.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-10-05

Warren G. Jones recently joined the
field force of the 4Anti-Saloon League
OF Illinois as superintendent of the
Northwest Side Chicago district Mr..
Jones is a graduate of the University
of Wisconsin and the Chicago Theo-
logical Seminary, lie was pastor of
Plymouth Congregational Church at
Madison, Wisconsin, when called into
the work of the Wisconsin Anti-Sa-
loon League three years ago. He serv-
ed the Wisconsin League in the capac-
ity of Educational Manager and Dis
trict Superintendent. Mr.. Jones or
ganized and managed the Peoria fight
against the election of Congressman
Hull last fall
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-10-05
REVOKING LAWBREAKERS'
LICENSES
(From the Chicago Daily News,
Sept. 24)

(trom the lineage Oally NeNsi
Sept. 24)
Mayor Dever has revoked the Ii
censes of a good many saloonkeepers
who, despite numerous warnings, per-
sistently violated the prohibition laws
OF state and nation. He is said to be
considering the propriety of adopting
once for all the policy of revoking the
license OF any place-whether saloon
OF the Volstead type or soft-drink
"parlor"-in which the police or fed
eral agents find alcoholic beverages
kept in wilful violation OF the law.
Why should not such a policy be
adopted and applied? Respect for law
should be the basic rule of conduct re-
quircd Of every keeper of place Of
public entertainment.
The mayor can hardly fail to reach
the conclusion that the proprietor of
any public resort who contumaciously
breaks any established law is not fit 10
enjoy the privileges accorded by Ii
cense to invite public patronage. Such
a man knows his guilt and is, more
over, prepared to corrupt the guar
dams of law and order whose protcc-
tion he finds indispensable. He is a
double menace to the community. To
permit him to enjoy special privileges
through a license in such circum-
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-10-05
RID|CULING A WET CLAIM

According United statistical abstract liquor
consumption the 1914 gallons Taking 20
York when
Orvle the Ani-Saloon League
points satisfy the pre-prohbon thirst 100000
200000000 gallons would be needed
6666o6 speeding down from Canada
gallons, % supply the demand
Poland explains that this number of about
New York placed bumper
to bumper they between
Atlantic and Pacific
which little truth there
"prohibiton has lessened drinking"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-10-05
SECRETARY MELLON AND COMMISSIONER BLAIR
UNDER FIRE OF PHILADELP HIA NORTHAMERCAN
Responsibility for Lax Enforcement of Prohibition Law Upon
Secretary of Treasury and His Appontee Mr. Blair Says
Commissioner Haynes Hands Tied

There has been persistent rumor
given wide circulation through the
press that Prohibition Commissioner
HAYNES was to be dismissed on the
ground of inefficiency. This no doubt
had its origin in the wet camp. The
vets, however, attempted to camou-
hagc the story as propaganda in the
interest of more drastic dry law en-
forcement. 1t is now understood that
President Coolidge has let it be known
that Mr.. Haynes is to retain his post
and accordingly the rumor has been
suppressed.
Inefficient law enforcement in GER
tain sections of the country, particular
" the larger cities, due in some
measure to appointments of enforce
ment officers who are incompetent or
dishonest and to weak regulations gov
erning Withdrawals of liquor from
bonded warehouses, transportations OF
liquor, manufacture of so-called near
beer. etc, for which Mr.. Haynes re-
ceived the blame by the vets, is mat
ter of deep concern to law-abiding and
patriotic citizens. The responsibility
ought to be fixed and immediate action
taken to remedy the situation. -
The Philadelphia North American.
newspaper loyal to the Republican
party but equally loyal to the cause
of prohibition and its enforcement, in
an editorial September lo under the
caption "The Prohibition Scandal,
fixes this responsibility upon Commits
sioner OF Internal Revenue Blair, an
appointee of Secretary of the Treasury
Mellon, who, according to the North
American. must accordingly share the
responsibility.
The editorial declares that Mr..
Haynes hands are tied so far as the
appointment OF efficient enforcement
officers or the promulgating Of work
able rules are concerned. 1t asserts
that the Democratic party leaders had
accumulated a mass OF evidence which
they intended to use in support of their
contention that the Harding adj
ministration had practiced systematic
fraud upon the people in the enforce
ment of prohibition law
North American Charges
Among the charges brought in this
editorial are these. 1t asserts:
THAT while the public was led to
regard Commissioner Haynes as the
official with supreme power in en-
forcement, actually he was wholly
under direction OF Commissioner
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-10-05
BOOZE
(Walt Mason, in the Chicago
Daily News)


In olden days his morning
horn seemed good to Rednose
Charley; his forty drops were
made of corn. or divers grades
of barley. He knew full we'll the
demon rum would get him soon
or later, but he might pour, for
years to come, red liquor in his
crater. Though booze might fill
his dome with bats, and make
him wan and sickly, it wasn't
made of rough on rats, it
wouldn't kill him quic ly.
Though booze might drape his
frame in rags and rob him of all
riches, it wasn't brewed by mid
night hays, like Shakespeare's
well-known witches. But now
when Charlie feebly goes to
some bootlegging varlet, to dye
his incandescent nose with deep
er hues of scarlet, to hang new
fragrance on his breath, a scent
that shocks the parson, he's
blowing coin for sudden death
and homicide and arson. There
are today no decent brews;
no honest corn or barley is in
the gill of bootleg booze that
dampens Rednose Charley. All i.
booze is .outlawed, and the
wight who drinks is Olsen
chanted, when he wakes up
some beastly night to find he's
dead and planted. And Rednose
Charley takes the bowl of dope
that makes him dizzy; and
shortly to six-foot hole they'll
haul him in Lizzy.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-10-05
THIS IS ONE SAMPLE OF
WET LIES SENT ABROAD
Wild Tale of Cigaret-Smoking
Women and Unusual Punish
ment is Exploded
REAL FACTS SET FORTH
News Writer Investigates and
Finds Story has Absolutely
No Basis in Fact
(By Richard T. Jones, Minneapolis,
Mimi

(By Richard T Jones, Minneapolis,
Mimi
During recent visit in Kansas
City, William Z. (Pussyfoot) John
son, asked the writer to investigate
and advise him as to the facts regard
ing an article that appeared in the East
Coast Guardian, Wellington, New
Zealand, last fall
The article in question was pub
lished in all the leading papers in New
Zealand and those responsible for it
sought to influence votes against pro-
hibition in that country.
The article follows:
New York, Oct. 10.-Six months
Imprisonment and fine of one hun
dred pounds is the sentence passed on
Miss May Helm, whom policeman
caught smoking a cigarette in the pub
lie park at Kansas City, Kansas.
"Arraigned for her crime, on the
technical charge of vagrancy, Miss
Helm who is rs years old, pleaded with
Judge McComb to have heart
"She explained that, as her mother
did not know she smoked and would
have been shocked had she seen her,
she slipped out to the park.
Now, Just Imagine
Then, incautioussy, Miss Helm
went on to express her opinion that,
anyhow, women had as much right to
smoke as had men, wherein the Judge
cut her short and imposed his stag
gering sentence"
I John Dawson, general secretary of
the New Zealand Alliance wrote Mr..
Johnson asking for the facts in CON
nection with the case and stating that
the article went all over New Zealand
and was the cause of much comment
during campaigns there last fall.
The writer went to Kansas City,
Kansas, and, with the clerk of the
police court, searched the records but
could find no trace of the case. No
one named May Helm had been
brought before Judge McComb or any
other local Judge, and the records were
examined for the, past year.
i The article recites that Miss Helm
was fined one hundred pounds, or
nearly FIVE hundred dollars. The max
imum fine that can be imposed under
the city ordinance of. Kansas City,
Kansas, is $50 The limit under the
state law is 500, according to a state
ment made to the writer by c. B. Grit
fifth, attorney general of Kansas.
tt Real Truth About 1t
Any allegation that violators of the
anti-cigarette law in Kansas are jailed
for six months is ridiculed by the chief
of police of Kansas City. The present
law simply does not permit it.
Mr.. Johnson told the writer that ar
ticles similar to the one in question
frequently appear in foreign newspa-
pers and are taken at face value by
those who are not familiar with the
laws of the United States or the vari-
Gus states Such tactics on the part
of opponents of prohibition, he said,
are extremely difficult to meet owing
to the time necessarily consumed in
obtaining facts from authorities in this
country.
When the MAY Helm" case first ap-
peared, Mr.. Johnson cabled Harry
Burton, then mayor of Kansas City,
Kansas, for statement concerning
the case, but the mayor did not reply
TO the cahleqrarn
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-10-05

Three Lexington men were found to
be guilty in federal court, Frankfort,
KY, September IS, of conspiracy to
violate the prohibition law. Sentence
will be passed later by Judge A. M. J..
Cochran.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-10-05
THEY SURELY GET THEM
DOWN IN OLD KENTUCKY

Criminal. informations against III
alleged Louisville, Ky, bootleggers
charging them with violation OF pro-
hibition laws, were filed in United
States district court, Louisville, in Sep
TENDER by United States District At
torney Ball and Assistant United
States Attorney Hudgins. Sixty more
are expected to be filed.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-10-05
(From the Chicago Daily News.

(From the Chicago Daily News, i.
Sept ls)
The people OF Chicago should get
behind the Dever administration and
give it the moral as we'll as the legal
power to grind to powder the vast
conspiracy OF graft and lawlessness
that has its grip on the throat of the
community.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-10-05
(From the Chicago Daily News,
Sept. 19)

kTioiii thN NiiiSoSc De'J <'N''N'
Sept. l9)
1t is, of course, clear that the mayor
and the forces OF good citizenship for
which he stands must win, because the
very insolence, the contemptuous in
difference of the men who flood the
city with beer under the noses of the
police cannot be tolerated much longer
by the law-abiding people of Chicago.
This city possesses small army OF
police. 1t is preposterous that they
should be so nearly helpless in their
efforts to combat great illicit busi-
ness which is conducted so boldly that
its armed bravoes go about the city
prepared for murder and committing
murder in the interests of trade.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-10-05
ENFORCEMENT DRIVE
EDITORIALS FROM :.
CHICAGO NEWSPAPERS
Concluded from Page y

Concluded from Page ID
their licensed customers that the city
authorities were not in earnest. The
dismay caused by the revocation OF
scores Of saloon and other licenses
merely emphasizes the effectiveness of
that simple measure of law enforce
mcnt.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-10-05
Council Fight Threatened

Action by the city council to strip
the mayor of his power to revoke city
licenses has been threatened. 1t is
rumored that eoueilmen who in the
past have raised campaign funds
through promising protection to sa-
loonkeepers, are worried by the action
OF the mayor in revoking licenses.
Mayor Dever has expressed no fear
that the council will block his enforce
ment efforts by repeating the ordinance
under which licenses are granted and
may be revoked. mo alderman with
consideration for public opinion would
dare faunt the red flag of murderous
beer running and poison liquor manu-
facture in the face OF the great major
ity of Chicago's decent citizenship"
the mayor is quoted. There will be
no rebellion on this matter in our
council"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-10-05
Other Agencies Active

States Attorney Grove has agreed
. to assign special assistant to help
prosecute liquor law breakers arrested
by the police. Apparently not much
progress has been made along this line.
The chief activities of the states attor-
ney office in connection with the anti
liquor drive have been spent i'll an
effort to capture and convict the muir
derers OF the beer runners whose
spectacular deaths drew public and OF
fetal attention to liquor lawlessness in
Chicago. Federal prohibition agents
in the Chicago district are making a
special effort to prevent liquor from
reaching the city by patrolng the
highways. The health department
under the direction of Health Com
missioner Bundensen is taking hand
in the law enforcement fight. Warn
ings have been sent out that eighty
per cent of the booze samples tested
by the health department have been
found to obtain deadly poisons.
Finish Fight, Dever Says
I'VE are winning every round, and
we are going to win this fight was
the declaration of Mayor Dever a
week after the intensive enforcement
drive had been launched. Il believe
public officials should not start any
thing they cannot finish, and you can
bet your life | am going to finish this
thing" In another statement the
mayor is quoted as saying, Il am not
a prohibitionist, but | am for enforce
ment of the laws as they appear on
the books" Chief of Police Collins
has also reiterated his determination
10 keep up the fight. 81 am going to
continue the drive against saloons UNI
til every booze selling joint in Chicago
is wiped out of business" he declared.
Hundreds of letters have been re-
ceived by the chief giving complaints
OF liquor law violations. Most of the
letters were written by women. The.
chief has promised that every COM
plant will be investigated.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-10-05

stances is to condone his offenses and
encourage others to follow his ex-
ample.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-10-05

number of prisoners were brought to
trail.
New Britain herald., 1923-06-22


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