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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-10-05
HH. c.
Other Active Organizations

Several weeks ago the Chicago
newspapers gave considerable publicity
to the activities of the Rational Amer
ican League, which carried on drive
for members in Illinois. One hundred
thousand was set as the objective OF
this society, each member being
pledged to vote for beer and wine.
The Chicago Daily News recently con-
tanned a news article in which it was
stated that the Personal Liberty Asso-
ciation, formed in Pennsylvania year
ago, would soon extend its operations
to Chicago. This organization, ac-
cording to the News, is frankly
aligned with the breweres, Col. Jacob
Rupert, head of brewery capitalized
at fifteen million, and Frederick
Schwarz, publisher of the American
Brewer, being on the advisory board.
The Personal Liberty League is
centering its attention and efforts on
securing an amendment for the Vol
stead act to permit beer OF no less
than 2.75 per cent alcoholic content.
1t is brewery organization fighting
for beer only. In Illinois, in addition
to the state branch of the Associa-
ton Against the Prohibition Amend
ment, the Veterans of Liberty and the
Retail Dealers in Malt Liquors are
particularly active. 1t was the
Veterans of Liberty who took the
initiative in circulating the beer and
wine petition voted upon at the last
general election. The Retail Malt
Dealers Association held their forty
second annual convention on Septem-
Der 28. This organization Is COM
posed chiefly Of former members of
the Illinois Liquor Dealers Protective
Association. In his report, the presi-
dent of this organization predicted that
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-10-05

NOTE:-The Anti-S Saloon League,
1900 Security Building, Chicago, will
furnish readers of The Issue, on re-
quest, full particulars showing how
county boards can cooperate ef-
fectively for prohibition enforcement.
Another Illinois county board has
gone on record for effective prohibition
enforcement
Logan county, through the aid OF its
board of supervisors, is going on the
trail OF the bootleggers," says the Mil
ford Herald and continues:
This was indicated by the vote of
that body Wednesday afternoon after
hearing a statement by the states at
torney, who outlined the conditions in
the county and the lack of funds to
effectively prosecute violators of the
state liquor laws.
after the close of the talk of States
Attorney Evan Worth, the board
voted 10 to 5 for the appropriation of
the sum of 1000 for the use of the
county officials in uprooting the
vicious practices of bootlegging as it
has been carried on here for some time
past.
The dissenting votes on this propo-
sition were those of Supervisors
Cross, Dean, McGough, Shockey and
Warrck.
"In his statement to the supervisors,
Mr.. Worth told the board of the neces-
sity for funds to carry on this
work effectively. He stated it would
take special officers to handle this
problem and he had no fund out of
which to secure them. All receipts
through the office of the states attor-
ney go directly back to the county
and the only chance for securing of
funds was for the board to appropriate
them.
The states attorney stated that he
would not request them to make the
appropriation. Every citizen of the
county was interested in seeing the
laws enforced and that after stating the
conditions he would permit them to
handle the case as they saw fit.
Supervisor Reiterman moved that
$1,000 be appropriated and action was
taken as noted above.
"The supervisors at two other times
made appropriations OF $500 each, a
total of $1,000. As a result fines,
etc, were paid into the county totaling
more than $4,000, and number of law
violators were sent to Jail and one of
them faces prison.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-10-05
BUYERS GUILTY TOO

81 think that under the law
you might successfully prosecute
persons who purchase this un-'
lawful liquor on conspiracy
charges since there is always
more than one person involved
in this kind of violation. If
there was no one to buy bootleg
liquor or home brew there would
be no makers or sellers. | think
the man who buys this uunlaw-
full liquor and drinks it is just as
guilty as the man who makes
it or transports it and | believe
the day is coming when persons
buying unlawful liquor will be
prosecuted along with the
makers and seller" " = Judge
George w. English in the
United States district court in
East St. Louis.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-10-05

suspended entirely by voluntary action
of its owners according to an an
nouncement by the secretary of the
company, John L. Hoerber, Jr., made
on October 2.
Many Arrested in Raids
On the first Saturday and Sunday
following the conference of enforce
ment officials in Chicago the police
made 827 arrests in raids on saloons
and other lawless liquor places. Dur
ing the second weekend approximate
ly seven hundred were arrested.
Prisoners captured in the booze raids
were brought to trial in the police
courts. A special booze trial court
was established at the Des PLANES
Street station at which the greatest
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-10-05
City Will Use Injunctions

Injunction suits under the Illinois
prohibition act to close lawless liquor
places for one year are being planned
by the city. Corporation Counsel
Francis X. Busch has served notice
that the first injunction proceedings
will be filed against losers of licenses
who seek to have them restored
through mandamus action in the
courts. Eventually it is planned to
file injunction suits against all places
in which the police have found
evidence of law violations. The cor
poration council is perfecting arrange
ments by which a superior court Judge
will be appointed to hear injunction
suits brought by the city. Up to the
present time the city has not availed
itself of its power under the state law
to close lawless saloons for one year
The corporation council has announced
that the first suits under the injunc-
ton section of the Illinois prohibition
act will be commenced by the city by
the latter part of this week.
More Federal "Padlocks" Planned
Fedcaral District Attorney Edwin
A. Olson has assigned three special
assistant district attorneys to take
charge of Injunction suits in the fed
eral court under the Volstead act.
Mr.. Olson announced that the pro-
gram OF his department will call for
the closing of million dollars worth
OF booze property every week. 1t is
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-10-05

estimated that five million dollars
worth Of Chicago real estate has al
ready been tied up by federal injunc-
ton. The DeJonghe Hotel recently
closed by federal injunction process
was valued at million and a hall
dollars. Several hundred lawless sa-
looms in various parts of the city are
out of business already through in
junction proceedings in the federal
courts. The limited number of federal
investigators and the congestion in the
federal courts has prevented the more
extensive use OF the injunction by the
federal forces. The use of the iniunc-
ton under the state law is expec ed TO
be the most effective weapon to be
directed against the Liquor law break
ers in Chicago. Evidence secured by
the police can be used by the city at
torney as the basis OF Injunction suits
in the circuit and supreme courts.
Plan to Step Trucks
A new application OF the injunction
section Of the federal promotion en-
forcement act is being contemplated.
Announcement has been made that in
functions will be secured to put beer
running trucks out OF operation for
period of one year There are said to
be a dozen firms using trucks that
have been repeatedly captured while
transporting Intoxicating liquor, FIJI
teen trucks owned by one company
have been seized If the threatened
action to tie no booze transporting
trucks is successful it will greatly in
crease the risk involved in hauling beer
from brewery TO saloon. Federal III
functions against seven Chicago brew
cries are contemplated by the federal
authorities. The Hoerber Brewery
will be closed and its business
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-10-05
City Permits Will Not Be Restored Mayor Warns, Sustained
by Circuit Court
CITY PREPARES TO Use INJUNCTION
UNDER ILLINOIS PROHIBITION ACT
District Attorneys Program Close Million Week Property Under
Federal Act
MAYOR AND CHIEF DECLARE THEY WILL FIGHT TO THE FINISH

Approximately hundred breaking
the the law breakn
Chicago No licenses
will
booze sellers Chief
with by the police
Each place complained OF by the police promptly
by Although
terrific has brought
the saoonkeepers license cancellations neither mayor
chief has weakened in his determination close laws liquor
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-10-05

(From the Chicago Herald and Ex-
amincr, Sept 19
The present situation is not an easy
one, either for Mayor Dever or for
Chief Collins. 1t is not easy to end
such conditions overnight But these
men have the power to make Chicago
law-abiding community again. To
do SO they should wage relentless war
against the law-breakers. And every
law-abiding Chicagoan should sup
port them in that effort.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-10-05
Courts Action Also Fails

Efforts to compel the restoration of
city licenses through court proceedings
have also failed up to the time that this
is written. The first case was a man
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-10-05

Forty Cincinnati liquor law viola
tors were fined in the municipal court
in that city in one day recently. How
ever, most of them got off with $l00.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-10-05
SHALL MURDER AND COR
RUPTION RULE?
(From the Chicago Herald and Ex
aminer, Sept. 20)

(From the Chicago Herald and Ex-
q aminer, Sept. 20)
City, county, state and federal au-
thorities have joined forces to stop
the beer runners war" which has dis
graced Chicago in the eyes of the
world.
Good Now let there be no turning
back, no hesitation, no fear that prom
inent citizens" may be embarrassed
no halting because the trail may lead
uncomfortably close to political head
quarters or involve individuals in this
or previous administrations who SO far
may have been able to conceal their in
terest in the profits of these crimes.
1t will not be enough to find the
men who did the actual killing or even
to send them to the gallows. Chicago
should know who are the men behind
these gunner and their guns, the real
conspirators against the law, in whose
hands the murderers were but agents.
Tor will it be enough to stop the il
licf transportation or sale OF whisky
ami beer. That is question OF the
enforcement of federal and state laws.
Chicago is entitled to know who it is
that has profted by this illicit traffic,
who has taken part in the corruption
of policemen and other officers of law
enforcement, who has handled the cor
ruption funds, who paid them out, who
divided them, who received them.
There lies the task = greater and
more important to the security of Chi
cago even than the conviction of the
slayers themselves.
Break down the door of this corrup-
tion chamberl Let the light shine in /!
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-10-05
Members Being Recruited by
Liquor Societies
REPEAL OF LEGISLATION
FOR ENFORCEMENT Is aim.
Chief Effort will be to Win for Vets
in Primaries
INACTIVE PROSECUTORS WANTED

The organized wet campaign against
prohibition is being carried forward
with constantly increasing intensity.
Old organizations are increasing in
membership and extending their opera
tions. New organizations are coming
into the field. At Washington the
Association Against the Prohibition
Amendment, claiming a half million
members and branches in many states
is leading the fight against the Vol
stead act. This organization is re-
puted to be the agency through which
the breweries are spending their money
in an effort to regain legalized beer.
When the Illinois branch of this or
ganizat;on was formed under the
leadership of A. D. Plamondon
formerly connected with the manu-
facture of bar fixtures, there was plen-
ty of evidence that the movement here
was being financed by Chicago brew
ers. Milwaukee breweries are said to
have given many thousands of dollars
to the national organization for its
work against prohibition.
Wet Campaign Fund Raised
Although the Association Against
the prohibition amendment has boasted
that its resources are made up of one
dollar membership fees, there is no
doubt that it receives substantial con-
tributions from wet sources. The fol-
lowing copy of letter sent out by the
treasurer Of the wet organization
shows that. the membership. fees alone
make up only part of the finances of
this particular anti-prohibition group
August II, 1928.
Thank you for your recent favor
and for your remittance of one dollar.
Our records show that your dues
arc paid for the current year, and
therefore, we have credited your re-
mittance as a contribution to our CAM
paign fund. trust that this arrange
ment will meet with your approval
and I assure you that we are very
grateful for your continued interest
and support We feel that our
splendid progress would not have been
possible without the assistance of
those members who, like yourself,
have helped us by contributing an
amount in addition to the regular
membership dues.
Again thanking you, | am
Very sincerely yours,
G. c. Hinckley,
National Secretary
HH. c. and Treasurer.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-10-05

No far-sighted politician, if he is a
patriotic American. will give encour-
agement to an outlawed traffic.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-10-05
United Societies Will Be Active
Want Wet States Attorneys

The election of states attorneys in
sympathy with the wet cause is an
Important item on the program OF the
vets in Illinois. They realize that even
though their efforts to repeal enforce
ment laws should fail, the law will be
largely disregarded if wet attorneys
are put into office In support of the
wet drive against prohibition a
gigantic propaganda campaign is be-
ing carried on. The Chicago Tribune
and the Chicago Journal are attacking
prohibition more vigorcas,g thaa-ever.
The Peoria Star is using its editorial
columns against the dry law Even in
Rockford, the Rockford Republic re-
Gently published an article by Barney
Thompson attacking the search and
seizure law. This article was made
the occasion for long letter, widely
published, by Judge Edward D. Shurt-
left, in which he criticized enforcement
legislation and expressed opinions
favorable to beer and wine There can
be no doubt that the campaign pre-
ceding the primary election on April 8
will see a desperate battle by all the
combined wet elements, organizations
and agencies opposed to the enforce
ment of the Eighteenth Amendment.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-10-05

the law would be changed in 1924 so
that at our next meeting I'VE will be
recognized as legalized, licensed deal
ers in good wholesome beer" Presi-
dent Earnest Kunde also said in an ad-
dress, THE people must be aroused
and warned of the absolute necessity
of electing members of the legislature
who will obey their voice Therefore
our immediate work lies in the coming
spring primary election"
United Societies Will Be Active
In the campaign for a wet legis-
lature and wet congressman from llli-
nois, the above named wet forces will
be aided, and to great extent, led by
the United Societies with headquarters
in Chicago. Anton Cermak, secretary
of this wet organization, recently
stated that there will be wet candi-
date in every legislative district, with
the backing OF all the wet forces of
the state
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-10-05
ENFORCEMENT DRIVE EDITORIALS FROM CHICAGO
NEWSPAPERS

Post News, and Herald Examiner Support Officials in Con-
certed Drive Against Liquor Lawbreakers; Tribune Is
Silent Journal Advises Surrender the Lawbreakes by
Modification of the Law
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-10-05
LOGAN COUNTY BOARD
VOTES APPROPRIATION
FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT
States Attorney Given 1900 to Fight
Bootleggers

NOTE:-The Anti-Saloon League
1900 Security Building, Chicago, will
furnish readers of The Issue, on re
quest, full particulars showing hov
county boards can cooperate ef
fectively for prohibition enforcement
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-06-20
WHAT A CHAMBER OF COMMERCE A DO

Metuchen is showing what a Chamber of Commerce can do
when it II made up of a lot of public spirited citizens interested in
The progress and development of the place in which they live. Me
suchen enjoys the agnomen of "Brainy Borough" which was
given to the place by outsiders because of the large number of resi-
dents in proportion to its total population who are leaders in arts
and letters. But, strange, to say, as "brainy' as Metuchen is
supposed to be, it has never been progressive enough to have a
system Of sewers.
Sewers, as we all know, are absolutely essential in these days
when sanitation is the first principle of right living. How Metu-
chen could go so long without sewers is hard to understand. But
the fault is to be remedied. And the thanks are due the Chamber
Of Commerce of that borough. Not only is there to be a system OF
sewers, but a coming ordinance also has been introduced by the
council so as to protect the property owners, and assure those who
want to make their homes there that the value and attractive
ness Of their property will not be destroyed by the erection Of some
garage, business block or factory in the immediate vicinity.
The Chamber of Commerce is proving its worth, It is a great
asset to the borough. 1t ought not to stop with its present laurels
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-06-20

We had a dream last night, that we had come back to
earth in the year $500. Well, you'd never have known the old
place.
The first thing we noticed was that there were no houses
fastened to the ground. People in the year 25O0 were living
in enormous airships, with as many as 10 rooms inside. When
the family tired of a location, it flew to another. No trouble
about trespassing, for all land was owned in common by all
the people Through their governmnet) IN the year 250O.
The flying machine had made Impossible for the average
person during lifetime to visit nearlytevery interesting place
on earth.
Attached to the big airplane-home was a garage where pa
kept the small plane that carried him to and from work at
a speed of 500 miles an hour. With such fast transportation
the great cities, naturally, had broken up except as groups
Of factories, offices and shops.
Inside the air-plane we found ma cooking dinner. A
scientist long since had discovered how to release the ter
rife energy locked up in the atom and a pound OF coal dd
a family's cooking and heating for months.
Through a window we saw a glass building.
Chat ma explained, sis a farm. AS you know, II you
recall your history, it was nearly the year 1000 before scientists
learned how to cross cereals and vegetables with yeast growth
and produce a crop in "a hours.
The children and parents looked phenomenally healthy.
All germs had been conquered, all disease stamped out. A
World War had been declared on rats and insects sueh as
flies and mosquitoes. These had been extermlnated hnany
nv cross-breeding other insects that were their natural de-
stroyers.
Radio in the year $500 had been perfected until a perfect
receiving set was a small as a watch and carried by every
me enabling people to talk to any person anywhere at any
time. The intellectuals, of course, had abandoned clumsy IAN
onape and were exchanging thoughts by telepathy.
At this point. the alarm clock began ringing.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-06-20
THE REFEREE
tBy Albert Applet

B~ewildering
I'm the only woman bricklayer
in the country" says Mrs. Florence
Thompson of Long Island City. Her
husband runs a ~bricklaying school,
SO she thought she'd take a hand at
it. IF l want a new hat I go out
and lay brick fea a couple of days,
and then there will be no argument
about it."
Here's a practical precedent for
housewives who are always wonder
ing how they could make a little
pin-money III spare time.
An o~ld-fashioned man must feel
bewildered as he ponders the exist
once of a woman bricklayer and an
Industrial system so highly systema-
tized that there's actually a school
giving diplomas in bricklaying.
Distance
Ojibway Indians are ~rehearsing
"Hiawatha," which they'll stage in
August, celebrating the three-hun-
dredth anniversary of-the discovery
of the 800" and Lake Superior by
the white man.
The Ojibways marvel at Longfel-
lows accuracy in the matter of their
Indian customs and their country.
If they can get Longfellow on the
ouija board, he'll tell them that he
never was near said country. He
got his "stuff" from an Indian chief
whom he met In New York City.
However, that's one of the essen
tials of an expert. Peter Witt, trac-
ton expert, says an expert is a man
who lives several hundred miles
away and charges 500 a day for his
services. A prophet Cor an expert)
is not without honor, etc.
Fat
We Americans eat Al pounds of
fat a year for every man., woman
and child. The press agent of a
soap company figures 1t out. Peo-
pie who aren't v~egetarians will say.
That's why we're such a strong,
active nation"
But they won't be able to explain
why the average person In Omaha
eats 154 pounds of fat a year, while
in Detroit-as poppy a city as is
the fat figure Is only 80, which is
even less than Washington's-4S.
Our "steam" is a matter of iodin,
a~drenalin and other chemicals Sc
ereted by our endecrine glands. and
climate seems to vary the secretion.
Goodby
Famous old Elms Hotel, tavern
opened in It'll, goes out of business
in Sturbridge, Mass, Prohibition
hit us" explains the genial host
John Hubbard.
So places like Delmonico's are not
the only ones that are expiring with
John Barleyeorn, Jails, insane asy-
lums and the poorhouses also report
fa%lling-off in business.
Children
Things are far from perfect, but
we're making some good progress.
at least. twenty-five states now
have laws compelling physical exam
ination of every child applying for
an employment certificate. The
strietest laws in this respect are in
Virginia.
Future generations, with child
labor prohibited, will wonder at our
social stupidity in permitting the
employment of children at all.
Democratic
u. A. Filene tells the Boston Eco
nomie Club the success of any bust
ness in the future will depend upon
its organization on a democratic
basis, with every employe having a
voice in the management, the same
as voters have in running the ma
ton. When we made ourselves poll
tieally independent, we retained the
monarchial system in industry.
Slow but sure, the writing of the
industrial Declaration of Independ-
enee.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-06-20

side from Vice-President? L. P. o.
A. United States Senator from n
diana and Vice-President were the
only elective public offices held by
Fairbanks.
Q. How old is the cotton industry
in this country? s. M. u.
A. The first cotton mill in this
country to take cotton in the raw
state and pass it through the var-.
ious processes to the woven cloth
was erected in Waltham, Massachu-'
sets, in 1913.
Q. Why doesn't the male mosquito
bite? I. M. c.,
A. The only reason that male mo-
squitoes do not bite is thai they can
not. Most of them will drink fresh
blood if it is offered to them, but
in most species the mouth parts are
not sufficiently developed to pierce
the skin.
Q. What is an Oriental plane tree2
D, G. l..
A. 1t is a sycamore tree, often calls
cd the buttonball or Oriental syca-
more. The bark Is very thin and
peals constantly.