Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-08-08
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reputation gained at the recent Grand
Army of the Republic convention.
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The Review was criticised last week
for suggesting that as much liquor Il
being sold in Champaign and uFbana
today as was dispensed in the days
of local option.
II Is practically Impossible 10
either prove this statement or to dis
prove H. Perhaps for this reason II
should not have been mades but Ia
The wake ~ this criticism coiles an
authoritative wport from Major /.
7. Owens, prohibition director of
Illinois, 10 the effect that $4,000 gal
Ions Of mash were eeized ut Spring
field, the state capitol, last Saturday,
the mash being the product OF the
largest still ever discovered In the
state.
Prohibition advocates would be
pleased II these stories were moi
printed. They would like TO delude
themselves into the belief that pre-
hibition IL decided success, when
in very large measure it is a failure.
But there IL a very good reason
why the tuath shsuld be told about
prohibition. Ii the law Is not fmnc.
tioning properly-if law violations are
increasing rather than diminishing
the knowledge of the actual facts will
lead either TO more strnuous efforts
at law enforcement, or will ultimately
lead TO wiser legislation IL that IL
possible.
Prohiblionists should look with
alarm at the growing tendency Of
law enforcing bodies TO accept fines In
lieu OF license. IL Is astonishing
how much money has been turned
over 10 the state and how much credit
Is claimed by law enforcing officers
who arrest bootleggefs and require
them TO pay over thousands of dol
lars for the maintenance of the state.
What Is the difference between this
and the license systemY
Mrs. O'Leafy's COW was not re-
sponsible for the Chicago fire In 1871.
At least Mrs. 0leary was not re
sponsible for she was serving dinner
10 bridal party when the lantern or
lamp was kicked over, and someone
tlHf NaM HbihAHH Aif tRns
The facts were given last Monday
at "A Ret-iogether meeting Of the aged
friends of Mrs. O'Leary In Chicago,
several OF whom ave past ninety
years old, They are honest defend
efs Of Mrs 0'Deary, aud believe that
her name has rested under stigma
which Is undeseSed.
Citizens residing on Mccullough
avenue In Urbana have entered OBJ
iec,onB to action Of the city council
IN ordering a 30 foot pavement on
that street. The objeetors have car
ried their cause TO the Courier and
insist that the wider pavement IL un-
necessary. Apparently the Courier
defends the action Of the city council.
Pavements generally In urbana are
too narrow What is true of street
payemeDtg Is doubly true Of side
walks. The walk on Race street from
Main street TO Illinois should be at
least two feet wider for comfort, II
the opinions Of those who are com
PEELED to traverse the walk in inky
darkness Is worth hearing.
Another habit Of Ufbana citizens,
uue ptinhph 70 the iHbliltftHee Di lNt
council, Is that Of planting shrubbery
50 near the walk as 10 obstruet pedes.
trians and force them TO abandon the
walks. This Is a particular nuisance
in bad weather.
On many of Urbana's sidewalks
mammoth trees rise up to greet the
pedestrian on dark nights. Sections
Of sidewalks are elevated by growing
roots Of trees causing people to STUN
Bile in the darkness.
No doubt Urbana people should
learn to stay home Of nights aud not
go roaming about after o'clock. By
the way Urbana people understood
that ornamental light posts were in
stalled for the purpose Of giving
splendor at night, but il seems they
were mistaken Concrete light posts
are to be viewed for their beauty
only in the daytime. II is alright
when one understands the system.