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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-12-14

vcstigators. it can only prosecute after
cases are brought here. | believe as
you do, that special attention should
be given to the territory Immediately
adjacent TO Chicago. Rest
assured that in this Office we will con-
tnue to use the same yardstick in
prosecuting violators whether of high
or low degree.
Again thanking you Tor your letter
and with best wishes, | remain
Yours truly.
(Signed) Edwin A. Olson.
County Board Asked to Help
At a meeting of the finance commit
tee OF the board last August the editor
of the American Issue was assured
that the question Of special enforce
ment appropriations would be con-
edered by the members of the COM
mittee in connection with the annual
budget. More recently individual as
surances have been given that the
Leagues request for appropriations
would be given favorable attention.
The following is a copy of the letter
sent by the editor of the American
Issue to the board of commissioners
OF Cook county:
December 6, 1928
To the Hon. Board of Commissioners
of Cook County;
Last August suggested to your
finance committee that an appropria-
ton OF $4,000 be made for the pur-
pose of carrying on special law en-
forcement work under the direction OF
the county sheriff and the states attor-
ney. Action on my request was de-
ferred with the explanation that it
could not be acted upon until the an
nual budget is made up.
The necessity of special enforcement
work under the direction of county Of
ficals has been emphasized by recent
events. Law breakers who have been
driven from Chicago are operating in
Cook county territory near by. Law
iessness and crime are prevalent on
and along the highways of Cook coun-
~. The sheriff OF Cook county has
declared that his force of deputies and
police officers is inadequate to meet
the situation. The Cook county
board has it within its power to fur
nish the county sheriff with the funds
necessary to employ the necessary
deputies and police officers to prevent
and punish crime and lawlessness in
the county.
In many Illinois counties such APP
preparations have been made by coun
~ boards for the use OF the states
attorney for special law enforcement
work. As result lawlessness and
crime have been decreased in these
counties, and this has been done with
out increasing the burden of the tax
payers. Fines and penalties collected
from law breakers have invariably put
more money into the county treasury
than the cost of investigations and
prosecutions.
In behalf of the citizens of Cook
county represented by our organiza-
ton, the members of the Cook G tnty
board are earnestly urged that such
appropriations as may be adequs E for
law enforcement in Cook county be
included in the appropriations of the
board.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-12-14
OPINION AND PRESS COMMENT

More emphasis should be placed,
we believe, upon the unquestioned
good effects that even comparative
'dryness' have brought about in this
country than upon the equally I'M
questioned fact that prohibition is far
from absolute. says the Muncie
Press.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-12-14

construed as disrespect for or dis
obedience to the law.
a. By urging similar action on the
part of other student bodies through
out the country.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-12-14
STORY OF STUDENTS
LOYALTY MOVEMENT
AT I'LL. UNIVERSITY
State School Takes Lead for Law
Obedience

In recent numbers the American
Issue published editorials relative to a
movement in support of prohibition by
our high schools, colleges and uni
versities. A resolution passed by the
students of the University OF Illinois
was published in our last edition.
Since than copy of the October 20
number of the Daily Illini, the Uni
versity students daily paper, has been
sent to the Issue. Because of the
Importance of this student movement
for greater loyalty to the Eighteenth
Amendment this article is republished
in full in this issue Our readers all
over the state are urged to help along
in local high schools and colleges this
movement started at the University Of
Illinois. Attention is also called to. an
editorial from the Springfield Register
published in this number of the Issue
relative to high school students and
prohibition. The Illin article fol-
lows:
"An attempt to crystalline campus
sentiment on the Eighteenth Amend
ment, particularly with reference to
Homecoming, was made last night at
a mass meeting in the Gym annex
called by the student council and at
tended by 5000 Il1ini.
"A resolution lauding the stand
taken by the president and state gov
ernors, promising the support of the
students of the university, and calling
on other student bodies to take similar
action, was presented by Z. R. Hill
gard, "a for the student council.
Circulate Copies
Member of Ma-wan-da, Mortar
Board and Sachem, organizations
which sponsored the meeting, started
last night to carry the copies of the
resolution to every house on the
campus. The resolutions will be cir
culated today and tomorrow and or
ganized houses will be asked to vote
on the question at their meetings
Monday night.
This was the first undergraduate
body to have chance to consider the
proposition according to R. L. Sweet,
"a, who led the meeting. 1t is direct
expression against the liquor traffic,
particularly during the Inaugural
Homecoming. G. Huff, Harvey
Sconce, K. L. Dynes, "a, R. B. Ayers,
"a, and Hilgard spoke for the resolu-
ton.
Reputation to Uphold
Every team in the country
respects Illinois, Sweet said. Illinois
has reputation for clean sportman-
ship. l think we can uphold that
reputation.
1--WE are here tonight to cheer the
team-yes. We are here also for a
more serious purpose, one that is of
Importance to every Illini, and to every
American citizen. We are going
to discuss the whole question of law
enforcement-yes, l mean prohibit
ton.
1.-The stand taken by the governors
at their recent conference is signi-
fcant because it puts the response
bility up to each of us, our respon
sibility to the organizations to which
we belong, and the responsibility of
our alumni.
For Clean Homecoming
1--WE are the first undergraduate
body to have the opportunity TO take
stand on this question. We want
to be able to look back on this
Homecoming not only as the best
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-12-14
BANK CLEARINGS SHOW
BIG BULGE

An analysis of Columbus,
Ohio, bank clearings for the
eleven months ended November
80, 1923, indicates that the total
for the year will be much in ex-
cess of 1922 which was the ban
ner year in all history. Thus
Columbus continues to prosper
despite prohibition. Clearings
for the past eleven months ag-
gregate S723,382, 400, against
$666,638,200 in the same period
last year.
1t is the opinion of bankers
that the gain for the year will
be in excess of $50,0O0,000.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-12-14


cleanest.
Illinois is noted for its fight
Dynes told the meeting, on the foot
ball field, and everywhere else. Now
we are being called on not only by
the university bat the country as a
whole. Fraternity men can reach
almost every alumnus who will re-
turn. Write your alumni, and tell
them that we are in back of clean
Homecoming, and we can have it.
Last year we hal one of the clean
est Homecoming in the country,
and we have that reputation to up
hold
"Sconce Speaks
"Sconce emphasized the solemn
spirit of the Memorial Stadium.
"T have gone through a great
many Homecomings,' he said, but
this one is no ordinary gathering
1t means great deal to the Univer-
sity and to the nation. On Novem-
Der we are inaugurating one of the
greatest memorial monuments ever
erected-a memorial to honor those
boys who made the supreme sacri
fee.
oct is with a great deal of thought
that we should determine our at
titude that day. 1t is our attitude
which will determine the atmosphere
of that day
"'Come Clean'-Ayers
"Let's come clean said Ayers.
We have proposition before us. The
University of Illinois came through
last year with clean Homecoming.
This year we want it to be the
cleanest ever. Some of our alumni
are going to come back with booze.
Talk to them; if they won't come
through, they're pretty small men,
Sometimes l wonder just how diff
ferent students figure out the mean
ing of loyalty G. Fluff said. Loyal
to to me means not only noise 1t
will be we'll, next Friday night when
we stand up and sing Loyalty to
keep in mind whether or not we
are being loyal in the right sort of
way.
"'This year we will have an oppor-
tunity to make many more friends
than ever before. A great deal de-
ponds on your action and the things
that you do, on the impression that
we make. People will come here
from every village in the state. If
we can show them the clean sports
man-likc spirit of great institution,
we will be doing the university a great
service"
The resolution passed at the above
meeting is reprinted herewith:
Resolution
1--WE, The students OF the Univer-
sity of Illinois rejoice in the stand
taken by the president OF the United
States and the governors of the states
at their recent conference with refer
ence to the enforcement of the law
against the liquor traffic.
I'VE also rejoice in and applaud the
evidence from many quarters of the
country of the growing determination
of the public to demand an increased
respect for and more implicit
obedience to law, and we agree to do
all in our power to promote this move
ment and particularly, to aid in the
observance of the Eighteenth Amend
ment and the laws based thereon.
|. BY Individually standing for pro-
hibition.
2. By using our influence in the
groups to which we are related to
suppress the use of liquor
3. BY asking the cooperation of
our alumni and friends so that on the
occasion of our Inaugural Homecom
ing nothing will occur which can be
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-12-14

Wholesome enforcement efforts APP
pear to follow honest exposes of real
conditions.-Quincy Wing Journal.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-12-14

Booze simply had to go when the
fast motor car began coming into
widespread use.-Champaign Gazette.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-12-14

Twelve years before the amendment
was enacted, there were 68 Neal In
stitutes for the treatment of $4,000
alcoholic patients. After two years
of prohibition they had gone out of
commission. - Momence Press Re-
porter.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-12-14

Prohibition must and will be en-
forced.-Mt. Sterling Dem Message.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-12-14

And the pity of it is that this de-
fiance of the law should have the
practical backing of reputable news
papers like the Chicago Journal.
"A great little system is this of Mr..
Volstead,' says the Journal. But it
ISN'T circumstance to the system fol-
lowed by the opposition press in their
efforts to hamstrng the enforcement
of law.-Spring6eld Register.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-12-14

The colleges are supposed to train
young men to be intellectual leaders
of the nation. But if lot of these
young men are breaking the law while
taking this training, they are getting
a poor fit for leadership. Students
who can not get along without such
violation of law do not show them
selves worthy of the benefits of COL
lege life, and should be invited to
transfer themselves to other activities.
Alpha Advance.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-12-14

Selling liquor to adults is bad
enough. Selling to minors the utmost
acknowledgements Register.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-12-14

Any man who swallows the filthy
stuff (booze) knows it is illegally
made, illegally sold and is beyond
reach of pure food laws. 1t might as
we'll be sold under the label of the
skull and cross-bones-East St. Louis
Journal
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-12-14

The teaching of the Constitution of
the United States should be required
by law in every school in the land.
-Lawrenceville News.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-12-14

A writer in recent issue of The
London Times says: Il think it will
be agreed that, if the positions were
reversed, our people would not greatly
relish the daily spectacle of American
vessels fringing the British coasts for
the purpose of smuggling into our
midst some drug or intoxicant that
parliament had decreed should neither
be imported into nor manufactured
within the United Kingdom"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-12-14

Successful prohibition will be a
realty when the good people are as
active in supporting it as the people
not so good are in attempting TO defeat
it even while it is the law.-Danville
Com-News.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-12-14
For Clean Homecoming

awe are the first undergraduate
body to have the opportunity TO take
a stand on this question. We want
to be able to look back on this
Homecoming not only as the best
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-22
D|vORCEE SAYS
STORY UNTRUE
Mrs. Burckhardt Denies
Having Boy With Her

Denying that sho was accompanied
by IA young man" when she was ar.
rested by n sheriff's motorcycle
deputy Friday night for violation OF
the law governing headlights, Mrs.
Louis Burckhardt. who recently was
one of the principals in a Sensational
divorce action. issued a statement
Monday in which she declared her
young companion was a girl--a friend
who was spending the weekend with
her.
I'VE had just finished dinner ard
were out for little spin before 70
firing for the night at my home
Mrs. Burckhardt said Monday. 1T
could not have been later than $40
as we were back and In bed Mt ESQ.,
Tears sprang 10 the eyes Of the re.
cent divorcce AS she pleaded with q
newspaper man to set her right with
the public.
i've been dragged thru everything
everything she said, as she bit
her lip and choked back sob. This
WINS case OF my using borrowed
car while mine was being repaired.
As for my young man companion.
here he 49,"
She presented n young woman
who also was accompanied by her
mother.
MY friends have been very kind
10 me-" continued Mrs Burckbdrdt
"Thcy make II possible for me 70
stay here In Seattle, In spite OF MI
that has been snid OF me. They make
II possible for me TO stay and be u
mother TO my boy--to give him n
home, but those who would be.
smirch my crarncter--thcy make II
hard"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-22
CHAPTER I
The Messenger

Peter Blood. bachelor OF medicine
and several other things besides,
smoked pipe and tended the ger.
anlums boxed on the sill OF hls
window above Water Lane In the
town OF Brldgcwatcr.
stcrnly disappearing eyes consid.
cred him from window opposite,
but went disregnrded. Mr.. Blood's
attention was divided between his
task and tho stream Of humanity In
the narrow street below; n stream
which poured for the second time
that day towardo Castle Field. whore
earlier In tho afternoon Ferguson,
the Dukes chaplain, had proached
sermon containing moro treason
than. divinity.
These struggling. excited groups
were mainly composed Of men with
green boughs In their hats and the
most ludIcrous Of weapons In their
hands. Some, II In true, shouldcrcd
fowlIng pieces, and here and there
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-22
ROBBERS BLAST
EDM0NDS SAFE
Tie Mechanics; Escape
With $500 and Auto

Abandoned nj the Stadium,
the Buick automobile used by
four masl,cd bandits In making
their escape from Edmonds
early Monday, after scnsa-
tional robbery Of the yost Mo
tor Co., was found ut 1870 Mon.
dry morning by Detective J. II.
Little. The bandits ha1 dc-
serted the car near the entrance
TO the Stadium. On the door
Of the err they had scrubbed
with indclible pencil, Sd05, which
was divided by four.
On the floor Of the chr was n
shiny lO.ccnt piece.
Using nm extra heavy charge
Of nitro. glycerlne, four daring
ycggmcn early Monday blew the
heavy safe door Of the Yost Auto
Go, mt Edmonds thru the plate
glnss window Of the garage and
escaped with between $500 and
5000. The ycggs drove off In
7.passcngcr Buick auto belong.
Ing TO the Vests,
Tho mon appeared at tho gnrnp
about 3 n. IN. and covered the tw
night mechanic, Charles Airwoo
md George Jones with revolver
After tying up tho mechanics the
proceed TO blow the snfc in cali
and workmanllke manner accort
(1urn TO Page 0, Column y
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-22
GUARD ROUTES
FRAT BURGLAR
Intruder Believed wounded
by One of Shots

Firing several shots at, burglar
who was escaping with a saxaphone
and a quantity OF jcwelry from the
Delta Chi fraternity house, 1919 f.
45th St. early Monday, orvillc
Smith, who was on guard, success.
fully routed the man and is believed
to have hit him with one OF the
bullets.
Smith was one Of several fresh.
men who had volunteered to stand
guard In the fraternity house. due
to the recent looting OF seven frater.
nifty houses. About 3 o'clock Mon.
day morning Smith heard noise
Mt the window and found burglar
filling his pockets with loot, he re.
ported. Smith drew n pistol and
snapped the trigger; the cartridge
failed to explode and the burglar
ran toward tho roar door. Smith
shot at him seven times and the
Intruder yelled In pain. The In.
trudcr escaped
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-22
Victim
Loses
FIGHT I!
Patrolnan Short
Held for Man
slaughter against
Widows Wishes

Against the wishes of the
woman whom he made a
widow, Patrolman S. H. Short
must answer to a charge Of
manslaughter filed against
him Monday by Prosecuting
Attorney Malcolm Douglas.
Short shot down Isaac Ham,
burger last Wednesday night
while trying to apprehend an
alleged shoplifter in crowded
Westlake ave., between Pine
and Olive. Hamburger, sec
rotary to Federal Judge E. E.
Cushman, fought grimly for
life and almost won. The end
came Sunday morning at
7:45, shortly after a speeding
train had reached Seattle
with his wife. Shorts bail
was set at $4,000. He was
given until Monday afternoon
to raise it.
Douglas held that Short was gull.
ty OF negligence and carelessness in
shooting into crowd on Westlake
ave. injuring Hamburger and Mrs.
Violet Davis. who is in critical
condition. and probably never win
walk again II she wins her fight
for life
Short didn't intend TO take hui
man life. butsthat should not excuse
him. 1t win be decided by jury
whether he is to be punished"
Douglas said.
Short was ready for his arrest on
the manslaughter charge Monday
and had raised 5000 bail.
Displaying the utmost charity to-
Turn TO Page 9. Column g.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-22
PORT OF SEATTLE
ON PAYING BASIS
Makes $4,000 Clear in September and
Business Continues to Grow; Now
Permanently "Over the Hump"

The Port of Seattle is today proft-makng basis In
September the terminals earned $4,000 excess of all e
penses The volume of business increasing in October
and the commissioners announced Monday that the dis
rict is apparently permanently profitable footing
September the first month since the period of swo
len shipments during the days that a profit was
earned by the piers and the first month in normal times in
the history Of the port that such record established
The $4,000 profit is and above the costs Of operation
depreciation, interest charges sinking fund and all
head
1t made in spite of the handing%at Smith Cove OF
heavy import and export shipments that in Seattle as al
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-22
H|LLMAN'S AID
BEING PR0BED.
Real Estate Dealer Tells Of
New Goal Veins

Advertising activities of c. D. Hill
man. widely known Seattle real es-
tate promoter. who Monday faced
charges in police court of erecting
signs and billboards without a IL
cense. We're under investigation Mon.
day morning by Miss Hazel NJ. Brit.
ton, executive secretary of the Better
Business bureau OF the Seattle AID
vertising club as result OF an nd
vertiscment appearing in Seattle
newspapers.
The advertisement In question,
relative to Cathcart suburban dis.
trict short distance north of Seat
tie, Indicates that "a big oil derrick
now under construction" and two
big coal veins discovered this week.
The investigating bureau. which
has MS Its watchword and activity
Truth in Advertising" Is investigat.
ing the advertisement.
other than admitting that the artI.
Gle In question. appearing beneath
Hillman's name, was under investl,
cation, Miss Britton would only say
that 'Illlman Is extravaggnt. to say
the least. in his advertisements"
Hillman was convicted In 1919 Of
using the malls to defraud and was
sentenced to McNcil's island After
serving time there he went 10 Call,
fornia, returning about o year ago
to Semitic to take charge OF the sale
oe tho Cn'hcnt project His previ
Gus federal court conviction followed
m ndvortising pregrm for suburban
homcSitcs after he he'd succcssfully
rromotcd the Green Lake. Hilln,nn
CITY and various other land projects
In and near Seattle.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-22
Home Brew

Great Heavens. October IL
was National Candy Day" and
we just remember that we cello
brated BY eating dill pickle.
We've never been able 10 buy Lit
lie Homer Brew. Jr.. a gold fish. but
this Christmas we're going to get
him a gold.plated one.
When the frost Is on The pumpkin
And the corn Is IN the shock,
Then Dad redecms his orcrcoat
And puts the Ford IN hook.
It's a good thing human beings
don't change their sex every month
ike oysters. A man would just get
thru taking a chew OF tobacco when
he'd have TO start using lipstick.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-22
| w ILL.,?
|Coueism?
|God9

loved one pleaded with his Unconscious" and thus
summoned deep, latent powers of life? Was it
miraculous manifestation Of God perhaps in answer to
prayer?
The religious and the philosophical may ponder and
debate these questions, but Of us can answer
with authority.
Whatever the true explanation may be, the case
shows once again that every human being possesses
marvelously abundant force which to draw
in moments of emergency, reserve seldom plumbed,
often unsupported. which. used in times Of
crisis, results in phenomenal and heroice conduct.
We can all rejoice that this hidden reserve force did
hold off Deaths visit until Mrs. Hamburger arrived.
NOV probably the shooting policeman will be
prosecuted
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-22
LII GEE GEE. TIL OFFICE
yAsiP, SCI:
Ny apartment house is so cold
that even tn plano legs have
chilblains.

Work on the new 100000 doc.
tors building Is scheduled to start
next month. Mayor Brown has been
invited TO preside at the opening
ceremonies. He will unveil an as
pirin tablet.
Aren't you nearly ready to go 10
lunch?" we asked LII Gee Gee yes
terday.
oh. shut upr' she snapped. 1--WE
been telling you for an hour Id be
ready In minute"
, Henry Ford Is to be the prohibl
1tlon candidate for. president, II Is
rurnored.
Well. he won't get the hic vote.