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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-10-03
CANDIDATE FOR STATES ATTORNEY in LASALIE COUNTY

SO bad in that the federal forces have
been recently called upon to proceed
against lawless liquor resorts i'll places
like Streator, LaSalle and Wenona.
Under the Illinois prohibition act the
states attorney is the chief enforcement
officer III each county. Accordingly the
election of a states attorney who has the
ability and determination to enforce pro-
hibition is of utmost importance in the
battle against the bootleggers. In his
primary election campaign Mr.. Hanson
ran on the following platform:
Il pledge myself to a platform of strict
law enforcement. The shameless and
open violation of our liquor laws is be-
coming a serious menace in our country.
Respect for our Constitution must be re-
established. Our laws can be enforced.
The machinery of government is power
full and adequate to suppress this evil. It
is not weak and feeble Through the use
of the injunction writ I have demon
strated that saloons and "hootch" dives
in this county can be closed by local
courts.
"If elected I will dedicate all my phys
ica1 and mental energies to performing
the duties of the office in an efficient and
fearless manner and will labor necessarily
to engender a new and abiding respect
for the Eighteenth Amendment within
this county.
II ask your support and active personal
cooperation on this platform"
Every man and woman in LaSalle
county able to vote and in favor of law
enforcement should help elect Russell O.
Hanson to the office of states attorney.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-10-03
PROHIBITION RESULTS

Taxable personal property in Cook
county shows gain OF more than $751;
100000 over last years figures, according
to the statement issued by the assessor
on September II.
The remarkable growth of thrift in the
United States was pointed out by Charles
H. Deppe, president of the savings bank
division at the Chicago convention of the
American Bankers Association Savings
deposits, according to the last compila-
ton in 1928, totaled $1S,373,062, 900, which
was more than double the total in 1913
and almost equal the aggregate individual
deposits in that year. In fact, savings de-
posts now represent about half of all in
dividual deposits. They represent $l66
for every person in the country.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-10-03
U. S. BOOZE IMPORTS
8 PER CENT OF PREWAR
aurora Beacon-News)
(By Harry X. F1ory)
By International News Service


London, Sept. 20-Spirits, commonly
known as hard lilel1er," are finding their
way into the United States to the extent
of about 8 per cent Of the prohibition
supply, according 70 experts who have
studied the recent liquor export figures
from Great Britain ard Ireland.
The liquor is arriving in the states by
circuitous routes, chiefly through the
fringe" countries, C,nada and Mexico,
but also by way of Germany and the Ba-
hamas
For the first seven months of 1924
Canada received 100000 more gallons of
British liquor than during the correspond
ing months of 1928 Mexico also receiy-
ed greatly increased supplies, much of
which, it is believed, was eventually paid
for in American dollars.
Strangely, the Bahamas received only
slightly more than half their usual supply
this year. Those are official figures, how
ever, the suppostion being that the Ba-
hamas, unohicia1ly, acted as relay points
for much of the excess liquor received by
other countries for ultimate. consumption
in the United States.
Germany officially received 1850
gallons during the first seven months of
1924, contrasted with only 87,l80 gallons
last year. There is evidence, however
to indicate that much of the liquor con
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-10-03
GET THE VOTERS REG
ISTERED
Chicago Evening Post)

ASII1dSO LNCullS OSl
Much has been written and said
of late about the stay-at-hone vote
i'll the United States. Four years
ago 40 per cent of the eligible vot-
ers neglected to cast a ballot. Va
rious organizations are engaged in
an effort to ensure better repre-
sentation OF the people at the polls
next November, and there is. good
ground for the belief that some sue
cess will attend it.
But if there is to be better
showing in Chicago the first job is
to get the eligible voter on the reg
istration list, and this should be the
main endeayor for the next two
weeks of every agency interested i'll
promoting a more intelligent and
active citizenship for the next two
weeks.
Everybody who wants to vote in
November must register on one of
the two appointed days. The first
day is Oct 4-next Saturday. The
second is October IA, Tuesday.
1t is great mistake to suppose
that elections are decided solely by
the ballots cast on election day.
Many an election has been lost on
registration day. Many good can
didate has gone to defeat because
people who wished for his success
failed to qualify for the only
countable way Of helping him.
See that you get on the list, and
spur the conscience of yonr neigh
Dor to like performance of duty.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-10-03
UNITED STATES HAS FEWEST
PAUPERS IN TWENTY YEARS
Chicago Herald and Examiner)

Washington, Sept. 16:-There are
fewer paupers in almshouses in the United
States than there have been in the last
twenty years and the number per 100000
of population is smaller than it ever has
been in the history of the country as far
as the governments records show.
There were $4,000 paupers in aims
houses on January last year, compared
with 84,198 in 1910 when the last census
of the kind was taken, the census bureau
announced today. The number per 100,-
900 of population was Us, as compared
with 91.5 in 1910 and 1872 in 1880.
There were more than twice as many
male paupers as female last year, while
in 1880 the males only slightly exceeded
the females. Males numbered 53967 last
year and females 24,l23. OF the males
more than half were between the ages of
80 and 90 years, the largest percentage
between 20 and "a years OF age.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-10-03
MUST DESTROY LIQUOR
Important Order Issued by the Attorney
General

According to an order issued by At
torney General Stone u. S. district at
torneys all over the country hereafter
must dispose OF conhscated liquor imme-
diately after the courts decree its con-
fscaton. This is done in an effort to
check the leakage from seized stocks in
storage.
1t has been the practice to sell con6s-
Gated stocks to purchasers entitled to
possess liquor, ard turn the proceeds into
the treasury, but the method has not al
ways worked out satisfactorily since the
delays of those disposing OF it amounts
sometimes to year, or more, and in
vites theft or fraud.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-10-03

signed to Hamburg was not even un-
loaded in the German port, but that the
carrying vessels were re-routed immedi-
ately to the Bahamas. In order to check
the abuse, English and American dry
workers are trying to obtain more strin-
gent regulations regarding the "certif-
Gates of arrival"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-10-03
ST. LOUIS BREWERY CLOSED

Federal Judge Faris, of St. Louis, has
ordered one of the big brewing concerns
of that city closed for one year from last
July under the nuisance clause of the Vol
stead Act. The judge took this action
after hearing testimony that beer of lille
gal alcoholic content had been manufac-
tured and was taken from the plant on
seventeen different occasions.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-10-03

ton and in spite of the almost insur-
mountable obstacles they have confronted
in the performance of their duties, OBJ
stacles which include charges of bribery,
perjury and corruption, the records to
date show that net sum of $4,000 above
all costs has been turned into the county
treasury as the result of fines assessed
against law violators.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-10-03

Voters of LaSalle county will have an
opportunity on November to elect
states attorney determined to enforce
prohibition. The election of such a man
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-10-03

The Middlesex county jail at Lowell,
Massachusetts,, has had such a dearth of
prisoners for several years that it was
sold at auction recently.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-10-03
ENFORCEMENT PAYS
In McHENRY COUNTY
Citizens Gain Decreased Lawless-
ness Plus Six Thousand
Dollars

Swer to the charge frequently made by
wet sympathizers that prohibition en-
forcement is costly process. While it
is gratifying to the taxpayers of Nc
Henry county to receive a $4,000 profit,
the chief advantage gained by them as
citizens is the decrease in liquor lawless-
ness The Woodstock Sentinel reports
the financial result of a special county en-
forcement drive as follows:
Special States Attorney William L.
Pierce reported to he Board of Super
visors at its meeting held on Tuesday,
September g. that there has been col
lected in fines for violations of the prohi-
bition and gambling laws since he was
appointed special states attorney the
sum of $13,252.80.
The records show that the total cost
of Investigations and convictions, which
includes the expense for attorneys, sher-
ifs expenses, Investigations, court re-
porters, in fact every item except grand
jury fees, in connection with Mr. Pierce's
work, is $7,108.
The grand jury expense cannot be
charged entirely to the special states at
torncy's department as nearly every time
it was called the Jurors investigated other
matters.
Thus it is shown that the county re-
ceives the sum OF over $4,000 above ex-
penses.
Reports have been circulated and pub
1shed by at least one newspaper that the
liquor cases were costing the county tax
payers large sums of Money. The figures
speak for themselves.
Investigations and raids have been con-
Quoted since last January and it is gener-
ally conceded that at the present time
McHenry county IS one of the dryest
counties in the state.
There has been newspaper story pub
1ished in this county that the fines col
lected from beer runners, booze joints and
various volators of the prohibition law
would probably be about equal to the ex-
penses of the employment of the special
states attorneys appointed last spring by
Judge E. D. Shuftleff to investigate and
prosecute liquor violation cases.
Judge Calls Newspaper Article
Ridiculous
Judge Shurtleff in his recent decision
on the Blackwell case stated, ito say that
it is politics, or as a newspaper printed a
column article last week deriding this
matter on account of the cost of the inves-
tigation, is the most ridiculous thing that
/ ever read"
Law enforcement is not question of
profit or making money. 1t usually costs
money to enforce the law and law-abid
ing citizens don't expect anything else.
Judge Shurtleff and the officers work
ing with him are entitled to the respect
and support of the law-abiding and law
respecting people of McHenry county
and we have no question that they are
receiving it. 1t has not been pleasant
job to clean up McHenry county, in the
face of the irresponsible criticism of
few thoughtless people, but the judge,
the special attorneys, the sheriff and his
deputies have gone about their work
without fear or favor. They are entitled
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1924-11-14
Big Stories and Minor Events
Blue Penciled Into Quickly
Read Paragraphs.
DoINGs AT NATIONS CAPITAL
Happenings That Caused q Stir Briefly
chronieled-5ulletIns About the
Progress Of Things In General
Throughout the World.
WASHINGTON

Coolidge prociaims Thursday. No.
vember 27, as Thanksgiving Day.
Ned Hollister. for eight years su.
perintendent OF the National Zoologi.
cal Park and one of the worlds fore
most authorities on mammals, died at
Garfield Hospital Not only in Wash
lngton. but throughout this country
and Europe, Mr.. Hilllster was known
as an authority on ANIMALS and birds.
The Labor Department declined to
order the department Of Luis Angel
Firpo, the Argentine boxer.
Richard Steich and Captain Won
Bulow, Germans, representing an air
craft concern abroad, visited Boiling
Field with the permission Of the War
Department.
Secretary of State Hughes. Seere-
tary Of the Treasury Mellon. Secre-
tary Of War Weeks and Attorney
General Stone are listed as certain to
remain in the Cabinet du5ng the next
four ears, according to authoritative
opinion in Washington
Republicans will have fifty-two Sem
ktors and the Democrats forty. With
the defeat Of Magnus Johnson. the
Farmer-Labor party has but one SEN
Ltor.
The appointment Of Theodore PHI
ger OF Butte. Mont. as Trade Commits
sloner to Berlin, Germany, was an
nounced by DR.. julius Klein, director
Of the Bureau OF Foreign and Domes-
tic Commerce.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1924-11-14
LATEST EVENTS
AT WASHINGTON


Senator 5orsh appears the faVorite for
leader Of the senate.
The principal contest for speaker Of
the house will lie between Repre-.
sentative Longworth, present floor
leader. and Representative Madden.
Frederick n. Gillett. the present
speaker, has been elected to the SEN
ate.
A re-statement Of the Mellon tax plan
will be put in the report Of the sec
retary Of the treasury to the Presi-
dent. The President will include
report In his message to Congress.
Tax reduction will be recommended d
by President Coolidge.
With practically complete returns,
the Republicans have elected 24f
Representatives and the Democrats,
1870. The Republicans, even with
sixteen members Of the farm bloc
still IN office, should be able to or
eanize the House.
President Coolidge issued proela-
nation desigatins November 27 as
Thanksgiving day and calling upon
the people to gather in their re-
speetive places Of worship on that
day ito offer up their thanks for
the goodness which has been shown
to them in a multitude Of ways"
Coolidge pluralities in most Of the big
states did not equal those Of Hard
ing four years ago, but his actual
vote in most Of them, and by large
margin in the country as a whole,
was larger.
Out Of a total vote Of approxin ateiy
sooOo,ooo. President Coolidge re-
eeived about 100000, with an
electoral vote Of $40 from thirty
four states; Davis received about
5000, COO, with an electoral vote Of
1879 from thirteen states, and La
Toilette about 4.o0o,o 900, with thlr.
teen electoral votes from Wiseon-
sin.
Attorney-eenerai stons has decided to
take charge Of the appeal In the
Chemical Foundation suit
One divorce was granted for every
seven marriages performed in lliL
noIs during the calendar year 1923,
Il was announced at the Census
Bureau. The number Of divorces
YVES 12,3oe, and marriages s4,oss.
Observance Of ArmIstiee Day, Nover-
ber II, is factor in bringing about
permanent world peace. President
Coolidge said In letter to National
Commander Drain, Of the American
Legion. made public at the White
House.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1924-11-14
WORLDS BUSINESS

BrIgadier General Anson Mills. In
dian war veteran, dies at ninety.
Democrats blame Ku Klux Khan
and Anti-Saloon League for many re-
verses in election.
Senator La Toilette ascrlbes Cool
ldge's vistory to use OF slush funds.
Intimidation and technical obstruc-
ton"
Pere Marquette chairman admits
deadlock in Nicgel Plate deal
Pib iron output in October in
creased II per cent
The people Of Florida by a to 1
vote adopted a constitutional amend
ment prohibiting the State from ever
levying any income or inheritance
taxes This action shows that Flor
Ida is the most conservative State in
the Union. sponsors Of the Amend
ment say.
An attack on the consent decree
under which the five big packers were
TO divest themselves Of all holdings
not related to the meat packing bust
ness was made in the District Court.
Washington. by counsel for Armour &
c. and Swift & Co. They asked that
the decree bevacated.
Discontinuance Of the surcharge on
travel in Pullman cars would cost the
railroads nearly s4oo0o,Oo0 a year,
counsel for the Eastern, Southern and
Western carriers declared in brief
filed with the Interstate Commerce
Commission.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1924-11-14
WORLD NEWS IN
CONDENSED FORM

FORT WORTH. TEx.-The Ku Kiux
Klan's newly built auditorium here
was destroyed by the explosion Of five
bombs, followed by fire. with loss Of
100000. Earlier in the day a sub
division Klan hall. in West Fort
Worth, was razed by fire before fire
companies could reach the scene. The
loss was $1,000.
6UENoS AIRES. = The mutiny
aboard the dreadnaught Sac Paula and
rebellion in southern Brazil have Gre
ated serious situation. Though fired
upon, the vessel got 10 sea, intending
to Join the rebels against the Argen-
tine government.
ALBANY, N. Ys-The Republicans
will control both branches Of the Leg
islature-the Senate by 20 to 22. and
the Assembly by 95 to 81.
RomE.-The Argentine Embassy
was advised that by a vote OF to 6
the Argentine Council of Ministers
had decided to discontinue appropria-
tions for an envoy to the Holy See.
NEW YoRK.--All Democratic can
didates for local Offices were elected,
Grain. Churchill and Gibbs being
chosen for the Supreme Court. LIST
District. and Riegelmann in the I'd
District.
NEW YoRk.-Eva steinbere. sIsh.
teen, crippled by a subway crash, was
given $4,000 judgment in Supreme
Cegxt She was brought into the
court room on a strstclser.
cHlcAGo.-For the first time in
Chicago's history. a negro was elected
a Judge OF the Municipal Court
Albert B. George was swept in on the
Coolidge landslide.
HAMBURG, Gsrmany.-Aremican
passports and foreign passports vised
for the United States are worth their
weight in gold in central Europe. and
thieves are busy on trains. steam.
chips and wharFes
ATHENS The British Office at
Athens has been detailed by the
British Admiralty to reorganize the
Greek navy.
NEW YoRk-Thres million dollars
OF the nfteen millions needed TO com
plete the Cathedral Of St. John the
Divine has already been pledged to
Bishop Manning.
SCHENECTADY. N. Y.-The GEN
eral Electric Company has appropri,
ated $4,000 for fund for Union Col
lege In memory OF DR.. Charles Z,
Steinmetz, The company's chief con-
settling engineer. il was announced By
President Richmond
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1924-11-14
FOREIGN

Victorious Manchurian troops ar
rive at Tientsin.
Winston Churchill named chancellor
of exchequer in Baldwin's new cabi-
net.
Austen Chamberlain is deputy lead
er in the British House OF Commons
and Lord Curzon is president Of the
council in the new cabinet announced
by Premier Baldwin.
On the eve of Germany's celebration
of the revolution that resulted in the
overthrow Of the monarchy, General
Ludendorff called upon the German
fascist to obliterate revolutions day
Of victory for Judas and his tools"
French feel Coolidge victory may
have effect on their Socialist govern.
ment
British press views Coolidge land.
slide as conservative trend in Amer
lea.
Three Liberals and two ConserYa.
tiyes we're elected to the province Of
&NNbtN ASG A0AAtdA g
Dispatches received from newspa.
per correspondents Of the Argentine.
Brazilian border say the rebels in tho
State Of Rio Grande Do Sui. Brazil,
have commenced a strong attack on
the town of Itaqni.
Statistics compiled by a newspaper
show Munich to be the most expensive
city in Germany in which 10 live.
Andrew Reid, Baltimore society
man, and son Of Mrs Melville Reid,
is in the Sante Prison. Paris. charged
with evasion Of the expulsion edict
pronounced by the French Minister
OF the Interior in 1892.
Premier Designate Baldwin, who
was charged by King George with the
task OF forming a Tory Cabinet. held
long consultation with Lord Carzon,
former Secretary OF Slate for Foreign
Affairs, and Sir Robert Horne. for.
mer Chancellor OF the Exchequer.
The British Government has given
out a contract for the biggest airskip
in the world. said to be twice the size
OF the IRIS. with capacity Of more
than 5.oo0.oeo cubic feet
Premier Herriot and Christian
Rakovsky. the Soviet Charge DAT
faires in Great Britain, settled then
fnal formalities for resumption OF
elations between France and Russia
Soldiers Of Feng Yu-Hslang Invaded
the Imperial Palace. f'eking. and frus
trated an attempt to restore Hsuan
Tung to the throne. The Emperor
was forced to agree to the abolition
Of his title and privileges.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1924-11-14
SPORTING

Epinard. French horse. sails from
New York for home.
New York's thirty-seventh interna-
t'onal six-day bicycle race will be run
In Madison Square Garden, New
York. from November 80 to December
s. This announcement was made by
Tex Rickard and John NJ. Chapman,
the manager Of the race. Manager
Chapman expects to start sixteen
teams
The game Of football is fairly well
standardized by this time. ami the
question of superiority rests a great
zeal with chance. In the big Three"
the football supremacy is bouad to
shift In brief cycles as the material
varies. 1t will be the same In the
West The time has gone wher any
college could monopolize the material
Dolph Cheek is placed permanently
at halfbaek on Harvard eleven.
The winter resort season was on
cialiy opened with the beginning of
the twentieth annual autumn t0nrna-
Heht ~ Elnenursts N. Z.
The fast trotting mare Tobena.
2;0eA. owned by Mrs. e. H. Harri-
man, died at the Arden homestead
stable, Goshen, N. Y, following an
attack Of Indigestion.
Jimmy Dougherty arises to an
nounce that George Godfrey is ready
to meet Harry Wills at any given mo
ment As this would be far better
show than the Firpo-Wills affair.
some one might think 1t over.
II Paavo Nurmi is close to his
Olympic form, or in the same neigh.
borhood, those who attend his Ameri.
can exhibition will see form at Its
highest point. Nurmi belongs to the
class who can get amazing results
with almost no effort. He can break
records with as much ease as one
might employ in light Jog.
Army plays Yale to n tie; Prince
ton beats Swarthmore.
Joe Canamare. new knockout king,
to remain amateur boxer.
1t looks now as II Princeton's only
hope lies in the forward-passing game
from running formations.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1924-11-14
VICTORIES BY KLAN
FEATURE ELECTION
Order Elects Senators in Okla
homa and Colorado, Governors
in Kansas, Indiana, Colorado.

Chicago.-A striking feature Of the
election is the political comeback Of
the Ku Klu1 Klan. The candidates
endorsed by the organization have ap-
parently scored sweeping victories In
Indiana, Kansas, Colorado and Okla
homa, and later returns may add Mon
tana to the list The one notable ex-
ception is Texas, where the anti-Klan
Democrats for a second time in three
months rallied to the support Of Mrs.
Miriam A. Ferguson and carried the
woman candidate for Governor to an
impressive triumph over DR.. George
c.. Butte. the Republican candidate,
whose election the Republicans
thought possible owing to the whole
sale dcsertion of the Democratic ticket
By the Khan voters.
The outstanding Klan victories were
those Of Ed Jackson for Governor
OF Indiana. Ben. S. Paulen for Gov
ernor of Kansas. W. B. Pine, United
States Senator from Oklahoma: Col
onel Rice Means, United States SEN
ator from Colorado and Clarence C.
Morley for Governor OF Colorado,
Senator Arthur capper OF Kansas is
also said to have enjoyed Klan en-
dorsement and he won his reelection
by the biggest majority of his career.
All Of these men are Republicans.
II is likewise asserted by somS of
the leading Democrats Of Oklahoma
that the Khan played commanding
part in putting over j. c. Walton, who
was impeached and removed from
ONCE last year, as the Democratic
nominee. They did this. Governor
Trapp has stated, by endorsing in the
last minutes of the campaign j. C.
Wrightsman of Tulsa. one Of the best
known Democrats in the State, whose
nomination. they assert, would have
been assured but for the masked en-.
dorsement. The result was that
thousands of anti-Klansmen swung to
Walton and Mr. Wrightsman lost the
nomination.