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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-06-13
TEACHERS AND NURSES DRY
Their Associations Take Decided Stand
For Vigorous Enforcement; No
Dissenting Voice Raised

Recently two slate conventions in Cal
ifornia took a decided stand for prohibi-
ton and its enforcement. The California
Parent-T Teachers Association unanimous
ly voted in favor of sustaining the Eight
zenith Amendment as it is, approved the
Volstead Act, and demanded the carry
ing out vigorously of the California dry
enforcement law.
The California State Nurses Associa-
ton also adopted a resolution putting its
influence back of the Eighteenth Amend
ment as measure which must be sus-
tanned if the future of the American peo-
pie is to be maintained. In neither one
of these state meetings which were we'll
attended was there dissenting vote in
the matter of enforcing the letter of the
dry law.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-06-13
B. AND L. ASSOCIATIONS IN
DRY UNITED STATES

twenty-five years ago there were
5,872 building and loan associations
in the United States, with assets of
$610,000,0oo. Today the state of
Ohio alone has more than this.
These facts were made public at a
meeting of real estate men at
Washington last week. Further
more, the biggest increase in re-
sources and assets of these hnan-
cial institutions has been since
prohibition became effective.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-06-13
LA SALE COUNTY TOWNS
"MOPPED" IN DAY OF RAIDS

In one of the biggest prohibition raids
ever made by the government, forty op-
eratives under the direction of Field Off
GERS c. w. Vursell and Maj. Hamlet c.
Ridgeway, yesterday swept down stimuli
taneously upon the towns of Peru, Ottawa,
La Sale and Mendoza, in La Sale coun-
ty, raided seventeen blind pigs" arrest
ed forty-two prisoners, and seized 410
gallons of moonshine, eleven barrels of al
cohol, and 221 gallons of wine.
The raids followed FIVE months of in-
vestigation by Herbert H. Rood, super
intendent of the Anti-Saloon League in La
Sale county.-Chicago Daily Tribune.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-06-13

The hearing before the House judiciary
committee on the fifty-nine identical beer
bills was continued on June 4. Con-
gresham John Philip Hill of Maryland
was one of the star witnesses for the
brewers. Another Congressman who
thinks the breweries ought to be re-
opened and made a plea to that effect, is
Charles A. Mooney of Ohio. Mooney
presented petition which he said carried
$500 names.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-06-13
nor the people can excuse themselves if
lawlessness prevail.
Political Corruption Must Go

OhNi@dA (OAAhPlAOhl AAdSl W
"The enforcement departments of state
and nation must be freed from corrupt
political influences. Senators and con-
gressmen must soon learn that the 18th
traffic with that matter i'll politics is LA
bility and not an asset.
in the legislative field the League
will continue TO function as a non-fac-
tional and non partisan force. Party IA
vors will not be given, but candidates
and officers will be dealt with on their
records. They make their records, we
deal with them as they are. We must
prove it to be foolish politics to campaign
for beer or wine. us per cent, ) per
cent or per cent beer senators can be
replaced with 100 per cent senator's.
Every state must have an effective en-
forcement code and officers from presi-
dent to constable must be elected who
will enforce the laws enacted.
World Watching America
"The eyes of the world are on the
OIilSu AoldlSS- NO greater OppOl
has ever been given than the one en-
trusted to us to give prohibition to the
world. This can be done by enforcing
prohibition at home and by joining with
the World League VS.. Alcoholism until
no liquor traffic lives in any country
where the sun shines. We stand for CO.
operation with all organizations of men
and women that stand for the rigid en-
forcement and observance of the prohi-
bition laws.
I'VE summon the church into action
in this great task, yet unfinished, in
building stronger State Leagues. We
ask all patriots to aid in building a
stronger national league by closer CO.
operation between the state and national
Leagues that the forces at Washington
may complete the task so we'll begun and
that in the interest of prohibition at
home and abroad the traffic in liquor may
be destroyed everywhere"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-06-13
U. S. ATTORNEY DISCUSSES
ENFORCEMENT IN CHICAGO

Continued from Page i
have been shipped to Leavenworth dur
ing the past Is months, know it.
Commends Chief Collins
"And that leads us to another editorial
printed by Chicago evening newspaper
few days ago, commencing Chief Col
Inns on particularly successful brewery
raid; and right hereI want to say that
have conducted a law office in the loop
for more than thirty years, and in my
judgment, Morgan A. Collins is the best
chief of police Chicago has had during
that time. This editorial after congrat-
ulating the chief on his good work in the
Seiben Brewery raid ended by saying:
May the courts stand behind you and
make your efforts thoroughly effective
Did the state courts stand behind the
chief i'll that raid? Not so you can no.
tice it. The chief captured, red-handed,
in the very act of committing a crime, a
desperate gang of known criminals, all
armed with revolvers and shot guns, and
with extra ammunition in their pockets,
between five and six o'clock in the morn
ing, and five minutes after the courts
opened that morning habeas corpus
writs for those criminals, issued by two
different Judges, were placed on Chief
Collins desk. Mr.. Collins afterward
stated that had he been unable to get
me that morning every one of those des-
peradoes, together with their guns,
trucks, automobiles and booze would
have been turned loose, with all chances
of conviction forever gone As it was,
Chief Collins turned the outlaws over to
us fifteen minutes before the habeas cor
pus writs were served on him, and they
will now be tried in the federal court
without malice on the part of the govern
ment, and without political influence on
the part of the defendants. Chief Collins
asserts that he can get no where with
rum outlaws III the state courts aSS-has
requested the federal authorities to take
charge of such cases for him. This is
being done with such thorough cooper
alton of effort that the liquor criminals
are now voluntarily flooding the sewers
with their own stock i'll trade. -
Duty of Local Judges
ut has become a common occurrence
for federal courts to convict defendants
after they have been discharged by state
courts on the same evidence. Not long
ago the federal courts indicted, convicted,
and sentenced to six years at Leaven-
worth, a defendant who just previously
had been discharged by a municipal
Judge on the ground of insufficient evil
dence on the very same statement of
facts. | submit to you gentlemen that
it is an unn1itigated outrage to burden
the three federal district judges with
work that the forty circuit and superior
judges of Cook county ought to do and
would do if unhampered by politics"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-06-13


81 have made, since my election April
9 as General Superintendent, as complete
a survey as possible for the time at my
disposal. | have visited in person the
State Leagues of fifteen states, have con-
ferred with the national departments of
League work, and while l have only be-
gun the work few observations come
10 me by way of program for the
League in the immediate years before US.
Will Continue Time Tried Methods
"The Anti Saloon League was organ
ized thirty-one years ago May 10, by
DIR. Howard H. Russell at Oberlin Ohio.
The purpose was to solve the liquor
problem. The term saloon in the name
Anti-Saloon League was early construed
TO mean all phases of the beverage liquor
traffic existing by legal sanction or off
cial connvance. The we'll tried methods
that have proven so effective in the past
will not be discarded or substituted.
The liquor traffic is now manifesting
as an outlawed traffic three Characters
tics-Dehance, Deceit and Determination.
1t never respected constitutions and laws
but dehed both the regulatory and pro-
hibition statutes. 1t has acted true to
form since the 18th Amendment has been
enacted.
at has controlled legislatures. The
wet leader in Illinois ten years ago,a sa-
loonkeeper, boldly made the statement
that for seventeen years they-referring
TO the liquor trafic-had controlled all
legislation and without their consent no
line of legislation had been written. He
regretted the fact that Illinois was leav-
ing them.
They are defying as we'll all legislation
needed to make the 18th Amendment eff
fectivc even in face of the fact proclaimed
by Lincoln that it is the sworn duty of
member of legislative body to support
such legislation as is needed to make a
constitutional provision effective.
Only Beer Worries Butler
"They are diligently seeking by false
propaganda to deceive the people as to
the results of prohibition. President
Butler of Columbia University seems to
be very much worried over the activities
of the Anti Saloon League. But he has
expressed no concern over the activities
of the brewers in corrupting prohibition
officials and undermining the government
for their selfish purposes. He has ex-
pressed no worry over the great cam
paign of false propaganda being directed
by the liquor forces against constitu-
tional law. Prohibition poorly enforced
has proven great success. When more
faithfully enforced it will be clearly
shown to be the greatest moral achieve
ment of the ages. There is lot of
loose talk going on as TO the workings
of prohibition which must be offset with
facts.
with 50 wet bills before Congress
and wet candidates in every campaign
their undaunted and undimmed determin-
alton is clearly shown. They will quit
when they have to do so.
ITO meet this serious situation certain
policies need to be re-stated and re-em-.
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Continued from Page J.
have been shipped to Leayenworth dur
ing the past IS months, know it.
Commends Chief Collins
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-15
Indigestion
May Lead to
Appendicitis

Repeated attacks of indigestion
often lead to serious inflammation
of the stomach and intestinal tract.
This inflammation may finally ex-
tend to the appendix, which usual
ly becomes infected through the
presence of foul, irritating matter
in the bowels.
1t doesn t pay TO ignore even the
most simple warnings of digestive
trouble. Neglect is responsible for
much misery. Uneasiness at the
pit of the stomach, sour taste in the
mouth, excessive gas, heartburn,
nausea, vomiting, bitter risings, CON
stipation ,biliousness, dizzy spells
and palpitation of the heart after
eating are some of the most common
symptoms of poor digestion.
If you are subject to any form
stomach distress, don't fail to try a
bottle of Smith Bros. M. A. c., the
guaranteed stomach treatment. This
wonderful medicine usually gives
prompt relief from alk discomfort.
In fact, it is sold on positive
guarantee of money back if the first
bottle fails to do so. A large bot
tie costs but $1.25. Loynd s Drug
Store will supply you. Mail orders
accepted. adv
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-15

5certain statements have been seat
tered about the valley that the leg
islation does not have any chance
whatsoever of being favorably re-
ported out of the committee. This
is not, believe, correct.
Chances Are Good
81 am more convinced that ever
that we have good fighting chance
to get the bill out of the commit
tee. The situation here does not
look that discouraging. At least
you can tell the legion boys that no
fight was ever won by admitting,
when the battle was at its height,
that you were licked. We are new
er licked until the fight is over.
"It is true that we have some
very powerful enemies opposed to
us and they are doing everything in
their power to defeat the things we
are here working for and using
every dirty and mean method to do
so. .e.
I'm answer. to an article in the
Calexico Chronicles purporting to
b from the office of Secretary
Hoover refuting certain statements
made by himself, you can tell the
legion boys that l have been unable
to find one single thing that Hopv-
er is now doing, at this most criti-
cal stage of the legislation, to-
wards helping US put this legisla-
tion over at this session. In fact he
told one member of the delegation
that we never would be able to get
the Swing-Johnson bill out of the
committee and suggested again that
we accept . low dam and cut off
the ll-American canal. / have
read, carefully, all of his testi
mony given before the committee at
both hearings and nowhere am L
able to find Il single statement
where Hoover put himself on record
as being i'll favor of the Swing-J ohm
son bill. If he is for us, why not
give us "a helping hand at this time
when his powerful help would do
untold good? This, in my opinion,
is the test
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-15
Heald Writes That Most Critical
Stage of Bill Is at Hand; Far
From Being Beaten, He States

Declaring that amendments to the
Swing ohnson bill are certain to
come, Elmer Heald, Imperial Val
Icy delegate to Washington, said in
letter to Vaughn Thompson that
things are going to move fast from
now on, both at Washington and
III the valley, and that every pre-
caution must be taken to keep en-
emics TO the bill from slipping
something over.' y
The letter, which is dated May 9,
reads rs follows:
Arrived in Washington, ID. c.,
on Wednesday too late to hear the
testimony of Harry Chandler, but
in time to hear one of his back
crs', Allison, give his statement be-
fore the committee.
My opinion is that neither of
these gentlemen damaged our
cause one bit. The major portion
Of Allison S testimony consisted of
attacking Swing and Rose, calling
their statements untrue and brand
Jug them as falsehoods.. In fact,
he accused both these men of be-
ing politicians and went even fur
ther end stated that all legislation
ct the character of the Boulder
Canyon Dam and other of similar ma
ture was being agitated for purely
political purposes and by political
aspirants.
. Chairman Smith called Allison
rather sharply to task for this re-
mark and others similar thereto. In
fact, the eject of Allison's testi-
mony was very largely destroyed
by his own overbearing, insinuating
attitude before the committee. The
facts which he presented before the
committee were convincing when
taken alone and without consider
ing the real truth, but everything
he stated can be easily rcfuted by
the facts when properly presented.
THE hearings will be closed on
Monday and the entire legislation
left in the hands of the committee
for consideration. l understand that
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-15
ELKS PLAN HOT
TIME IN OLD
TOWN TONIGHT

Tonight is to be a big night for
local Elk members, according to an
announcement made by Exalted
Ruler Charles Leon Murphy today,
that members of the Elks order
from Brawley, Calexico and Holt
vile will gather here for an initia.
zion ceremonial.
4 banquet at the Elks hall at
6:30 will start the program, with
B. f. Lemons at the head Of the
''eats committee to see that no.
thing is left undone. Eight officers
of Ontario Lodge No. ifl9, headed
by G. Burton Thrall, exalted raler,
will be the guests OF honor, and
will put on the initiatory work for
4 Glass of -four candidates.
Entertainment features will be
given during the course of the even
ing under the direction of Charles
+. Ferguson. Then following the
real initiation. will come the initia-
ton of some 40 "Yellow Dogs, : and
an election of yellow Dog Off
GERS. This will bring the total Of
CANNES which must be licensed up
to around 200 for this lodge. g A.
hot time in the old town tonight -
is predicted for the incoming
pups. y
In addition to being guests here
tonight, the Ontario officers were
at Brawlev last night. They were
entertained at the Rotary Club
luncheon i'll this city today, and will
be guests of the Calexico Elks to-
morrow night. Those accompany
ing Exalted Ruler Thrall are f. l..
Lowe, esteemed leading knight;
Glenn M. Atwood, esteemed loyal
knight; George J.. Spangenberg, es
teemed lecturing knight; j. II. Cor
don, secretary; c. 4. Johns, esquire;
A. A. Couch, inner guard, and c. +,
Mead, past exalted ruler.
A bottle in the auto is worse than
two in the road.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-15
PERSONALS

Mrs. J. R. league of tSytville was
in the city Yesterday.
Mrs. 6. E. Mann has returned
from visit to Los Angeles.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. B. Hamilton
have returned to their home in San
ia Ana, after visiting Mrs. NJ. &.
Urookfield of this city.
Among yesterday 3 out-of- town
visitors was Mrs. c. +. Hunt of I'm
perial.
Mrs. VI. B. 0 Brien returned last
night from a week s stay i'll Los An
gcles and Oxnard, where she joined
her husband, who is shipping lettuce
from the latter place.
Mrs. w. d. Smith Of Imperial was
in town yesterday.
II. \. Boyette has accepted pos
ition auditing the books Of the Pho
ne"s Title Insurance Company.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-15
President Can't
Extend Clemency
Toward GrOsslnar,
Continued from page ~

once issued can avail Il defendant
to protect MIN against the orders
of the court.
1--WE believe that contempt is
the genus of open disregard for
the orders of court and th;a. when
ever the species or variety, def
ance is intended and involved and
that through the executive no par
dons can be granted to the Offend
ing party if punished.
1.-The present situation is not re-
lievcd of embarrassment by the cir
"umstance that the solution is not
50 Vital to the executive as. to the
judiciary.
" However. if the power thus to
pardon is denied, it means merely
Il rest rletion upon the general pow
ers of the executive. To allow such
power in the executive is to strike
a death blow at the independence of
the judiciary.
Power Is Inherent
:Thc power to punish for CON
tempt is inherent in and essential to
the very existence of a Judiciary. If
the president is allowed TO substi-
tute his discretion for that of the
court in this vital matter, then
truly the president becomes the ulti-
mate ruling judiciary power. Such
Il course would be destruction of
that cardinal principle of American
institutions that the executive, leg
islative and judicial branches of the
government are coordinate and
proudly independent.
we are of the opinion that un-
der the constitution the executive
ca'uot draw to himself all of the
judicial powers Of the nation by con
trolling the inherent and essential
attributes Of that power-the au-
thority to punish for disobedience
Of orders of the court
After reading the decision, Judge
Carpenter and Judge Wilkerson de-
MED the request Of GroSsman S at
tnFnev for extension of time for an
appeal. Grossman was taken to the
house of correction to begin his
years sentence.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-15
Rep. Langley Is
Badly Stricken

WASHINGTON, May :2cprc-
sentative John ". Langley, Repub-
lican, Kentucky, under sentence to
two years in Atlanta penitentiary
for conspiracy to violate the liquor
laws. is seriously i'll here, threaten
ed with a paralvtic stroke.
His voice ant, one 1eg are affect
ed and he is unconscious 1t times,
it is learned
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-15

Forgery Case Is Heard-Manuel
Garcia, Mexican, arrested early in
April ON a charge of forgery, APP
peared today in superior court for
trial. The case is expected to go
TO the. jury this afternoon for the
verdict. Garcia had his preliminary
hearing in Brawley, where he plead
ed not guilty to the charge. He
has since been tried on a sanity
charge.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-15
HORNE ESTATE IS
LEFT TO WIDOW
Ry United Press Leased Wire

NEW YORK, May 1.-THE bulk
of the 1887 900 estate of the late
Frederick Whitney Horne goes to
his widow under terms of a judicial
settlement announced here today.
Horne died in New York in 1921.
He had extensive business interests
in China.
Requests include Emma d. Rich
ardson, Santa Ana, Cal, Il sister,
$4,000.
Presidential possibilities are max
isG all the noise they can, but you
cant see some of them.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-15
Asparagus Season Over

Asparagus Season Over = I'm.
perial Valley asparagus averaged
more than $l2 a crate for the sea-
son, it is said and the returns were
considered highly satisfactory to
shippers who are planning to in
crease their acreage for the next
season. The last shipments from
the valley arrived in New York the
first of this week and brought
prices above the low price of the
season The shipment sold for from
81 to $40, the report said
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-15
CHINESE DELEGATE
DRINKS POTASSIUM

Z
SPRINGFIELD. Mass, May ID
Roger Rain. 2S, Chinese delegate
to the Methodist Episcopal general.
conference, committed suicide today
by drinking cyanide of potassium in
hotel room. ...s 7ss ,=s.ss..
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-15
PEANUTS BURY TWO
MEN; BADLY HURT
Hy United Press Leased Wire

SAN PEDRO, May 14.-Held
for nearly an hour under an ava
lanche of peanuts in the hold of a
freight vessel, John Huff and Patsy
Malaguti, longshoremen, were SER
iously injured here Wednesday.
Huff sustained fractured skull
and may not survive.
Both men were working in the,
hold of the ship when the peanuts
piled high in sacks, caved in upon
them. 2es 100 -
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-15
Attead Directors Meeting-

Attend Directors Meeting VIII
S. Fawcett, member of the board of
directors Of the Southern Trust and
Commerce Bank and F. B. Fuller,
vice president of the local branch,
attended a directors meeting of
that organization held in San Diego
Tuesday. Mr.. Faweett, accompanied
by John Stewart Ross and Harold
Bu.phamt returned Yesterday. Mr..
and Mrs. Fuller are expected back
tonight.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-15
Insure Your Hay with Edgar
Bros. Realty Co. adv

La. Glass Tonight-The last
meeting of the Women 5 Gvmna-
sium Glass which has been meeting
on Thursday nights throughout the
season at the nigh school g7mna-
sium, under the direction of Miss
Evalena Baker, will take place to-
night. These classes have been pop
ular with the business and club wo-
men of the city, and formal gym
nastics and game work have fur
nished excellent exercise for all
-who have availed themselves Of the.
opportunity to attend.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-15
Legion Meeting Tomorrow

Members of Boyee Aten post, Ame-
rican Legion will hold a meeting
tomorrow night at the Mckinley
school bungalow. Matters of in
terest to all legionaires viii be TAX
en- up at that time. The Officers
of the post have urged that every
member be present at the meeting.
The time has been set at 500
0 clock.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-15
Baby Rice Brand. Best in the
nnd. Paul's Butter Pop Corn. adv

una. adi butter Top corn. auN
Returns from Convontion-Dr. c.
S. Marsden o. this city returned to-
day from Los Angeles, where he
has been attending the California
St; te Medical Association meeting
which opened there on Monday and
closed las. night. Dr.. Marsden re-
ports an interesting time, and states
that some excellent papers were read
before the eve, ear, nose and throat
section which he attended
Yoa can't keep q good man or a
good weed down.
a summer resort is u place where
everybody is from somewhere.