The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-01-11
Remarkable List Of Speakers
On Convention Program
FEDERAL, STATE, CITY
REPRESENTED OFFICES
Fighting Citizen Will Also Relate
Experiences
DELEGATES NOW BEING NAMED

Practical enforcement work rather
than theory will be the keynote of
addresses on the second day Of the
convention. A remarkable list of
speakers will appear on the program
on this day. Practically all are off
cials representing various departments
of government who have had much eX-
periencc in prohibition enforcement.
The federal government will be repre-
sented by District Attorney Edwin A.
Olson, Prohibition Director Percy
Owen, and Field Chief {. w. Nursell.
Mr.. Olson's annual report recently
made public shows that he has had re-
lnarkable success particularly i'll the
use of the injunction process. Eleven
breweries have been closed by federal
paddock within the year. 1t was Mr.
Olson's aggressive work as federal
prosecutor that resulted i'll the closing
of the notorious De Joghne Hotel said
to be worth million dollars, and
formerly considered immune from
prosecution. Mr.. Olson will tell Of
his methods and of mis- work in gen
cral. State Director Owen and Field
Chief Vursel will each have thrilling
stories to tell of the fight between the
federal government and the liquor law
breakers.
Police Chiefs Will Speak
In the city Of Springfield the mayor
and the police have made very sue
cessfuI campaign against bind piggers
and bootleggers. Chief OF Police John
+. George, who had personal charge
OF this campaign will tell OF what can
be done by city officials. Chief Nor
gan A. Collins of Chicago, who also
speaks on enforcement. day, will tell
the story of the fight that startled the
entire world. Before Mayor Dever
and Chief Collins started their drive
many thought that enforcement in a
large city like Chicago was impossible.
Mayor Dever declared that when he
came into office the city was in the
clutches CT the most desperate gangs
Of criminals oi all its history. Men
shot each other down openly in the
streets in the conduct of their illegal
beer traffic. How this traffic was
broken up and suppressed through the
power of the police force under Chief
Collins will make one OF the most
gripping stories ever told in prohi-
bition convention. Another man who
has made remarkable fight and is in
position to give practical information
and advice on enforcement is State 5
Attorney A. Y. Smith OF Lake county.
Col. Smith was the first of prosecut
ing officials in Illinois against whom
an attempted murder was directed.
Soon after he began his aggressive
work his home at Waukegan was
bombed at night. One of the interest
ing phases Of Col. Smiths address will
be his report on money put into the
county treasury and into the school
fund through fines collected from law
breakers. Another man with great
story to tell will be the Rev. Henry E.
,Rompel of Joliet. Rev. Rompel is
head OF the Anti-Saloon League en-
forcement and legislative committee in
Will county. For years he has been
active against liquor lawlessness. Re-
Gently he led rad OF federal men in
Joliet and nearby territory. In all
the addresses on enforcement day the
desire of the speakers will be to help
others with the experience they have
had in prohibition enforcement. Not
since America went dry has there been
in Illinois convention or conference
of officials and leaders so we'll qualified
to speak on prohibition enforcement.
All who are interested in this great
work OF enforcing the Eighteenth
Amendment will find it worth while to
travel from even the farthest corner
of the state to take part in the con-
vention of the AntiSaloon League.
Name Delegates Now
All church, temperance and civic or
ganizations are invited to send dele
gates. Delegates should be named as
soon as possible. With great pro-
gram of utmost practical helpfulness
guaranteed, all that is needed is a
thoroughly representative attendance
of delegates to take information and
inspiration back to their groups OF
interested citizens.