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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-06-15

other expenses incident to the enforce
ment OF this act. The proper county
official shall draw his warrant on the
county treasurer for the payment of
any such obligations upon the pre-
scntation of itemized vouchers, issued
certified and approved jointly by the
states attorney, and the chairman OF
the finance committee. or other mem
Der duly authorized by the county
board Provided, that on each first
day of January and first day of July,
If there shall be in said County En-
forccment Fund a balance over and
above a sum equivalent to the amount
used from said fund during the pre-
ceding six months. such amount shall
be retained in said fund, and such bal
ance shall be paid to the county super
intendent of schools OF the county to
be by him turned into and become a
part OF the distributable school fund
OF said county to be by said county
superintendent distributed as provided
by law in relation to said distributable
school fund
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-06-15
HAVE PATIENCE
BY Berton Braley

Copyright, 1928, NEA Service, Inc.l
Moonshine is plenty, no doubt,
Yes, you can get it, that's true.
Just seek bootlegger out,
He'll sell his poison to you.
Still, booze is passing away,
Though there is many a leak;
Rum wasn't built in a day,
Rum can't be smashed in a week.
Hooch has held man in its thrall,
Age after age, it appears;
We can't get rid of it all
Just in a couple of years
There's bound to be some delay
Getting the dryness we seek.
Rum wasn't built in day.
Rum can't be smashed in a week.
Taking their drinks from the mob
Isn't cinch, you can bet;
1t is. wearsomc job,
Drying land that was wet;
Still, we are winning the fray,
Beating the bootlegging clique;
Rum wasn't built in day,
Rum can't be smashed in 4 week.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-06-15
LAW ENFORCEMENT MAYORS

The May 80 number of the Northwestern Christian Advocate
Illinois all
Method for strict prohibition enforcement
They Bulard Springfield: W. B. Smiley
Elmer Elder Decatur; D. Byus Chandervl and T. f Shouse
Danve with the the Advocate published the
following o these officials
Springfield had radical politically The election of
Mr. Bulard parayzed bootleggers gamblers
generally He has Presbyterian elder chief of police
He and three civil without salary
Mayor Smiley of Quincy elected by large majority
known 1t the largest vote local election
His chief of police Sunday School and
Mayor Elder of Decatur faithful member OF Grace church
his of the and his Christian
Dccature place for booleggers and their
Mayor Byu of Chandlcryi pastor of church that place
The element their
appealed peachemn be theft leader He finally consented
preaching Sunday and governing Monday.
another Methodist
three churches Danvlle Here also
cleanup the local community Danvie looking
The churches standing
and a better day is i'll sight"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-06-15
New York Law Repeal Signal For Concerted Attack Against
Other State Laws
BEER AND Wine LEGISLATION IN 1924
IS PRESENT PROGRAM OF Wet LEADERS
Desperate Attempt to Capture Legislature April Primaries Planned
For Illinois


The signing OF the Cuvillier Bill re
pealing the Mullan-Gage state prohi-
bition enforcement law. on Inuc the
first, started a gigantic beer and wine
drive by the wet forces. A natofi-
wide concerted effort to stampede
legislative bodies to go on record in
favor of beer and wine is being car
ried on. In many state legislatures
including that OF Illinois repeal
measures similar to the ore signed by
the governor OF New York have been
introduced. The Wisconsin assembly
on June ! voted AZ to 43 to repeal the
state dry law.
Officials of the Association Against
the Prohibition Amendment have an
nounced that wet drives will be
started at once in six additional
states in an effort to force the repeal
OF their state enforcement laws. The
SldlNS lldillCu dc INllOQG 1Slduu,
Tennessee California Pennsylvania,
New Jersey, and Ohio. On June 6
an attempt to repeal the state laws
concerning prohibition enforcement
was defeated in the Connecticut legis-
lature. On June the Representative
Thos. !. O'Grady OF Chicago intro
duced bill for the repeal of the Hi
nois law. The O'Grady bill which
will probably come to vote before
this is published provides that the
question of its adoption be submitted
to The voters at the next general cleo
ton after the passage of the act, and
that ii. shall not become effective I'M
less majority OF the voters approve.
1t is announced by Captain W..lI.
Staytou that the present repeal cam
paigu is preliminary TO a nationwide
anti-prohibition movement in 1924,
Captain Stayton IS the mead of the Ma
tional Association Against the Prohibi-
tion Amendment.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-06-15
ILLINOIS LEADS ALL
STATES in INJUNCTIONS
Report by Haynes Shows Much
Progress Made

Washington, June 1l.-ln d statis-
teal report released today by Federal
Prohibition Commissioner K. A.
Haynes showing the accomplishments
during his two years OF incumbency,
attention is directed to the fact that
i'll 1920 whisky Withdrawals aggre-
gated 1880 $50 gallons. in 1921 dur
ing which period the present admins
tration, with the new ideas OF organi-
zation, more adequate supervision,
new regulations and various safe
guards. had charge for only six
months, Withdrawals amounted to
3,243,S45 gallons During the past
calendar year, 1922, Withdrawals OF
whisky (for medicinal purposes) to-
tailed but l,8lo.888 gallons
This notable improvement in CON
troll of the withdrawal of liquor for
medicinal purposes and the preven-
ton of its diversion to beverage uses,
is TO be attributed to this improved
supervision and to the new permit
methods instituted. The permit form
now in use is practically impossible to
counterfeit, and the quantities with
drawn are perforated into the body OF
the permit by an especially designed
perforating machine. A physician 5
prescription blank which is on stock
identical with that used for the with
drawal permit form, also reduced the
number of fraudulent prescription
blanks. A commissioner copy of all
withdrawal permits, which are sent to
Washington and which operate as a
check against amounts of Intoxicating
liquors allowed in basic permits, pro-
vide an accurate daily knowledge as
TO Withdrawals in all directors Offices.
Concentrating Whisky Stocks
Bonded whisky was formerly scat
tered iii about three hundred distillery
warehouses, many in outlying sections,
subjecting owners of spirits to great
expense and hazard. The Treasury
Appropriation Act of Feb. II, 1922,
provided for concentration of these
stocks and regulations were promul-
gated for carrying out the undertak-
ing. There have been Is centrally To-
Gated warehouses designated, and 80
outlying distillery warehouses have
been discontinued and contents re-
moved to concentration warehouses.
There were 3S,000,000 gallons of dis
titled spirits in bond July |, 1922, and
approximately 100000 gallons now
on deposit in concentration ware
houses. Since December |, 1922, there
have been 175,000 barrels moved to
concentration warehouses without a
single theft in transit.
Concentration of bonded medicinal
liquor stock will be practically COM
pletcd within the next fiscal year, ef-
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-06-15

fecting an annual saving of about
100000 in guarding costs; in addition
to greater security.
Injunctions Effective
The following interesting accom-
plishments are also worthy of note:
The institution OF injunction pro
oeedings to abate liquor nuisances un-
der Sections q, p, % and "a OF the
National Prohibition act, which has
been employed effectively in prac
tically every state and territory. Hi
nois, perhaps, holds the record for
paddock cases. TO date some one thou
sand temporary injunctions having
been secured and numerous places
closed.
New York state has also been
making notable progress during
the past six months in this branch OF
the work. and approximately eight
hundred injunctions have been Sc
cured
California has 258 temporary in
functions to its credit and SO final in
functions. From the latest informa
ton received, twelve places have been
closed for period of ono year under
the law, among them two hotels. The
beneficial moral effect OF the pcrma
nent Injunction has never been better
demon strated than by those secured
in California.
No other weapon has proved so
adequate in the enforcement than the
injunction clause and the possibilities
are even greater than its accomplish
ments. One can readily discern its
value in sections of the country where
heavy court sentences are difficult to
obtain.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-06-15
Conspiracy Law Used

In line with the extensive campaign
on the abatement OF nuisances by in
functions. the prohibition unit has
availed itself of conspiracy provisions
of the United States Criminal Code in
connection with the prosecution of
bootlcggers. The penalties for con-
yicton on conspiracy charges are cx-
tremely severe in comparison with
the penalties provided for violation of
the basic provisions of the act itself,
and appropriate cases have, therefore,
been pressed under Section 81 of the
Criminal Code to break up organized
bootleggers. From October |, 1922 to
April 80, 1928, there were l07 conyic-
tions of conspiracy charges, fines i'm
posed aggregating $223,o67.50, and
sentences totaling IS years and p
days, imposed. Among the most no
table cases arc the Gary, Indiana case,
the Barker case, Washington, the Re
mus case, the Auerbach case, the
Biener case, the Schaller Brewing
Company case, all of Ohio, and the De
Villa case, Nebraska.
There were 1,100 breweries operat-
ing in the United States at the time
the National Prohibition act was
passed. Today there are 604 brew
cries in operation, according to the
records in this Office. During the pc
riod from June, 1921, through March
81, 1923, there have been 90 brewers
convicted, IA brewers sent to Jail,
$252,000 in brewery fines imposed and
20 breweries closed
Since November %, 1921, there has
been no lawful manufacture of whisky,
distillery warehouses seized from July
1, 1921, to April 80, 1928, twenty-five,
and distillers convicted, thirteen. AS
to the smuggling problem, 18 vessels
of foreign registry were seized, II of
American registry, and 40 motor boats
with their liquor cargoes, much of
which proved to be adulterated, or
synthetic stuff and not the genuine
imported" article bootleggers claimed
it to be.
The plan of the past year to secure
greater cooperation from the state,
county and municipality as was con
templated in Section II of the Eight
eenth Amendment, has made marked
headway throughout the country,
freeing the federal organization to
deal with the major violations, such as
smuggling, conspiracy cases, etc.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-06-15
IgoeDaiey Bill to Modify Present Illinois Enforcement Law
Is Defeated
y SENATE DECSIVELY DEFEATES BOEHM BILL
DIRECTED AGAINST STATE Law PERMITS
Same Old Wet Crowd Uses Same Old Wet Arguments With Same Old
Bluster Against Prohibition
RE BILL PASSAGE GREAT VICTORY FOR DRY LAW ENFORCEMENT

r. than the constitutional the
Rice bill Illinois House June the 9TH The fol
prohibition by the led by Lee ONei Browne and
bill led by Representatives Rice and Tce Opposition to
the bill by the old crowd and they used the
prohibition
The of the enforcement possible
tint
the the Illinois legislature Only two
called all either
bill provides the of prohibhion
enforc ment funds fromf fnesc collected from xiolators
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-06-15
Igoe-Dailey Bill Defeated

On May % the Illinois House voted
down the Igoe-Dailey bill which pro-
vided that any change that might be
made in the Nolstead act should be
automatically substituted for pro-
visions of the Illinois prohibition act.
This referred particularly to the
definition OF Intoxicating fixed at as
anything more than one-half of one
per cent in the Illinois law. The vote
was IA against and 81 in favor OF the
Igoc- Daley bill The vote came on
the motion of Representative 1goe to
nonconcur in the report on the COM
mittee on judiciary which recon-
mended that the bill do not pass.
Repre- Castle moved that the
Igoe motion be laid on the table.
Preceding the vote Representative
Igoe in short speech said that the
bill was introduced at the request Of
the National Association Opposed to
Prohibition. The roll call with the
wets voting in the negative against
tabing the motion and the drys voting
in the affirmative in favor OF laying
the Igoe motion on the table, was as
follows.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-06-15
Senate Defeats Boehm Bill

OCIldlS OClGdlS Dill
On June 5 the Illinois senate voted
81 to 10 against the Boehm bill
The bill was an amendment to the
state act passed June 81 1921. 1t pro-
vided:
Nothing in this act shall prohibit
the manufacture, transportation, pur-
chase. sale or possession of any in
toxicating liquor by any person. firm
or corporation. when manufactured,
transported, purchased, sold or pos
scssed strictly in accordance with .
permit issued by authority of the
United States, provided such permit
is at all times posted and otherwise
kept as provided by law"
Provisions of Rice Bill
The Rice bill, amendment to the
Illinois prohibition act relative TO the
distribution of fines and penalties
reads as follows:
Section 80 (c). All fines. for
FIXTURES and penalties imposed or in
Cured in the enforcement of this act
derived from prosecutions or other
procedure based, in whole or in part,
on evidence secured by inspectors, de-
tectiyes or Investigators of the attor
ney general, or commissioner of prohi-
bition. il such office shall be created.
shall be collected by the states attor-
ney and paid by him directly to the
attorney general or commissioner OF
prohibition, it such Office shall be
created, to be held and used by such
official for the purpose of aiding in the
enforcement OF the provisions OF this
act. The attorney general, or COM
missioner of prohibition, as the case
may be, shall receipt for such funds,
and shall keep complete itemized ac-
count of all such moneys received or
disbursed by him. And if the Office
of commissioner OF prohibition shall
be created such officer shall make
semi-annual report of such accounts
to the governor as provided in case Of
the attorney general under Article VI,
Section 20, of the Constitution. If a
balance shall remain in the said fund
in the hands of the attorney general,
or commissioner of prohibition, as the
case may be, on the first day of July
in any year, over and above sum
equivalent to one-half of the amount
Used by such official in the enforce
ment of this act during the preceding
year said amount shall be retained in
said fund, and such balance shall be
paid into the state common school
fund.
Section 80 (d.) All other fines,
forfeitures and penalties imposed or
incurred in the enforcement of this
act shall be collected by the states at
torncy and paid into the county treas.
ury. On September first, December
first, March first and June first of each
year the county treasurer shall dis
tribute such fund as follows:
One-half thereof shall be applied
and distributed as provided under ex-
isting laws in relation to the distrbu-
ton of fines, forfeitures and penalties
received from criminal cases. The
other one-half thereof shall be credit
ed directly. by the county treasurer,
to special fund to be known as the
County Prohibition Enforcement
Fund" No deductions shall be made
thercfrom for any other county ex-
pense. Such fund shall be held for
the use of the states attorney for the
purpose of employing inspectors, de
tectiyes or Investigators, attorneys, or !
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-06-15
Cermak Gives Wet Plan

Anton Cermak. president of the
county board and leader of the Illinois
vets is quoted by Oscar Hewitt in
the Chicago Tribune relative to the
wet program in Illinois as follows.
1--WE will have candidates for the
legislature in every district. We are
going to make fight on every man
who has failed to follow the instruc-
tions given him by his constituency.
"The voters of Illinois last fall, on
a public policy question, said decisive
ly that they favored light wines and
beer. The house gave vote last
week on the bill of Representative
Michael L. Igoe democrat, Chica-
go), which proposed that Illinois
should follow the federal government
on the prohibition question, which
means that if Congress modihes the
Nolstead act Illinois will automatic
ally adopt the same law without
further Legislative enactment. Some
representatives, whose districts voted
for light wines and beer, cast their
ballots against the Igoe bill.
"1n the last campaign we made no
contest against any candidate for the
general assembly But now we have
a record, the roll call on the Igoe bill
We have sown the seed and propose
to reap the harvest You can be
certain there will be lots of trouble in
the next election, We know now
who's who on the question and shall
act accordingly. Our program is
mapped out. The news from the east
only emphasizes the correctness of
our plans"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-06-15
Will Attack Volstead Act

Representative Fred A. Britten OF
Illinois has announced his determine
ton to introduce a bill on the opening
of Congress granting states local ap-
ton on light wines and beers. This
will be part OF the drive to secure a
modification of the Nolstead act that
would permit beer and wine under
both state and national laws.
Following the signing of the New
York repeal bill by Governor Smith
the Chicago City Council renewed its
beer and wine activities by voting for
a resolution commencing Governor
Smith and urging the Illinois legis-
lature to repeal the state enforcement
laws. The vote on the resolution was
81 to 13. This was the first wet and
dry test in the new council of So
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-06-15
Smiths Repeal Message

In his message accompanying his
signature 10 the repeal of the New
\ ork state bylaw Governor Smith
set forth various reasons for his
action. One of the chief points men
toned was the protection OF citizens
from possible double jeopardy for vio-
lations OF the prohibition law. The
definition OF Intoxicating" and .the
question OF states rights were two of
the other reasons for the governors
action in placing the entire burden of
enforcement upon the federal govern
ment. The following is a part of
Governor Smiths repeal message:
Il yield to no man in my reverence
and respect for the Constitution OF the
United States and | advocate nothing
which will infringe upon the pro-
visions OF the Eighteenth Amend
ment. 1t is, nevertheless. fac, that
the definition OF an Intoxicating bev-
erage contained i'll the Nostead act
is not an honest or common
sense one
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-06-15
Criticizes Definition

1t is impossible to divorce from the
public mind the impression that the
definition of an Intoxicating beverage
as containing not more han one-half
OF per cent of alcohol was written
by the fanatical drys in defiance of the
general experience OF mankind and of
actual fact.
= I seems to me that common sense
backed up by good medical opinion
can find more scientific definition OF
what constitutes an Intoxicating bev-
cragc.
Such definition should be adopt
cd by Congress as a proper and
reasonable amendment OF the Vol
stead act and maximum alcoholic
content should be prescribed by Con-
gress which would limit all states 10
the traffic in liquors which are in fact
Notwithstanding within the meaning
OF the Eighteenth Amendment. Sub
ject to that limitation each state
should thereafter be left free to deter
mine for itself what constitutes an
Intoxicating beverage.
States which then wished to limit
traffic to beverages containing not
more than one-half of per cent of
alcohol would be free to do SO and
those who desired to extend the traf-
hc 10 the maximum limitation allowed
by federal statute would be equally
free to do so. There could be, within
thcslimitations OF the maximum. many
differences OF degree, extending even
to the complete prohibition by some
states of traffic in liquor containing
any alcohol whatever.
This would be in keeping with the
freedom and liberty of different states
with differing local conditions to legis-
late for themselves, subject always
to the maximum limitations enacted
by Congress which would be para
mount"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-31
MERCHANTS BARGAINS

AMBOY FURNITURE HOUsE-Furnishe 9
your home right at the right price. Sts
Smith Street near Maple.
MEMS CAPS-Very special sl.00 and sl.2b
to your order. 8. Levine. Cap Maker
ala Smith Street
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-31
CLEANING AND DYEING

CHAPMAN CARPET CLEANING CO.
Rugs, Carpets cleaned. Shatnpoo process
Tel 522 149 Henry ST.. South Ambsy
MAJESTIC TAILOR--Dry Cleaning, Dye
ing Pressing: work called for, delivered.
Tel. si2. 256 Madison Avenue.
ORIENT AL-And Domestic rugs cleaned
repaired: also sell Oriental rugs. Aremen-
Ian Rug Co.. 2S8 Hobart ST. Tel. t23.
PERTH AMBOY HAND LAUNDRY
317A Maple Street. Tel. 1850
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-31
ELECTRICAL, RADIO, ETC.

ELECTRIC MOTORS Repaired rewound:
all work guaranteed: also oone ~; soin
Co. $50 Madiron Avenue. Tel. 1907.
u. S. RADIO cORPoRAT1oN-We carry
a full line of parts: ready made sets; sets
built and repaired. j. Smerlins' i4o
smith Street Tel. 1880.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-31
BUSINESS PERSONALS
LOTS FOR SALE


BARGAINS lots corner property near
Metuchen; price $3.50; terms. Longstreet
GIL Railway Avenue, Woodbridge
FOKDS-Wood land Ave. lot 75x150. In
auire o. Larson. 265 Hobart Streer.
City.
SEWA REM lots near school can be
had for a very reasonable price on easy
terms Louis ]. Horkay, Real Estate
Broker. 3ls Maple street. Tel 1887.
WOODBRIDGE-2 lots on Bridgemere
Terrace, Green Street; sacrifice to quick
buyer. J. Kreielsheimer & Son. 1913
Smith Street
WOODBRIDGE TOWNSHIP : Fairfield
Terrace: lots on Hamilton Ave. Inquire
492 Penn Street. city.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-31
TRUcKIMG-SToRAGE

AUTO TRUCKIN0-C Borup. transfer
aud auto trucking storage: furniture
and pianos moved. city and country. ssk
state Street Phone 2l76.
AUTO TRUCKING--L Local and long dis
tance hauling moving. etc. G A. Fuller
ton, rs Albert ST.. Woodbridge Tel. 726.
HAIfLINC-A ndrew Anderson Trucking.
engines boilers. machinery. Safes heavy
hauling and rigging of every description.
Pierce Arrow and Packard ton trucks.
Tel. IT'S. ~ Fayette Street Perth Am.
boy N }.
MOVING-D. Kadin. express and storage.
long distance moving with care. 204
New brunswick Ave. Phone 1875 1889.
MOVING-General Trucking, Storage any.
where. anytime. Steve Homusiok. 42t
Summit Avenue. Tel, 967
TRift KtNC--John Gardeli transfer. auto
trucking storage. furniture plano NOV.
ed country city, 1e7 State St Tel 47s,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-31
WANTED TO RENT

or four rooms. Phone
356,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-31

Overstuffed furniture
repaired and recovered: spring reset.
John ]. Calvin, 1896 Park Ave. Tel 1347-M
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-31
TAXI SERVICE, ETC.

TAXI SERVICE-Phone se when you
want good service. Chris johnson. 16s
New Brunswick Avenue
TAXI-Cal 1896; Cadillac Sedans at your
service for all occasions. National TAXI
TAXI-Phone 298 or 1873; also cars for
weddings and funerals Steve Soos, 19l
Washington Street
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-31
BUILDING TRADES

CARPENTER AND BUILDER-Jobbing
promptly attended TO. Alex Campbell.
ia New Brunswick Avenue. Tel, el2s
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-31
TAlLORlNG-FURRIERs
LIVE STOCK

FRESH COWs-And springers for sale at
4any time, extra good mixers; always
large stock on hand j. Zlotkin. Free
hold. n j. Tel. 320
= RABBIT HOUNDs-Pair; very small;
IL extra good SIS takes them. See before
YOU buy August Schlechtweg, Freehold
doT{R r. d. No. s. Tel Freehold al 1-F-4
91dEs- Wanted. Police. Chow puppies.
yayGeding basis Strongheart Kennels, Eas-
4 - = Ave, New Brunswlck. Tel. 1tf3.W.2.