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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-05-02
GERMAN BEER STRONGER
War Standards Ceasing With Result
ant Increase in Food Waste and AL
col1olism

A special cable to the Cincinnati En-
quirer carrying dateline of Berlin
April II, says that German beer is
being made stronger again and that
the consumption OF alcohol is incrcas-
/ ing rapidly in Germany until it is APP
preaching pre-war proportions. 1t is
interesting to note that ever the Ems.
quirer admits that beer has kick
Under pressure of the food short
age during the war and the following
hunger blockade, the amount of grain
and malt available Tor beer brewing
was cut down so much and the beer
"Watercd' to such an extent, that it
became almost OF Nolsteadian inno-
ccnce, continues the dispatch.
Now, however, the amount of grain
used for beer brewing has risen from
| $4,000 tons in the "brcw year. Q9lS-
! 1919 to 100000 tons in the brewing
year. Q922-1923), and the percentage
of malt rose from 6.78 pounds to %
pounds 100 litcrs.
! The consumption OF alcohol rose in
the same time from OIL liters to POI
lters a person. The increase was,
therefore, tenfold The alcohol CON
sumption in 19l2-1913 was put at rs
ltcrs head.
The figures have been compiled
| by Professor DIR. Abel, of the Hy-
gienic Institute of the University at
Jena. He adds the following dark side
OF the picture:
Between 1920 and September, 1922,
the German beer-brewing industry
used Al times as much food value as
the Quakers donated for feeding Ger
man children.
| "The number of cases of confirmed
drunkenness handled by the Nuern-
| berg Institute for Drunkards rose
from 20 in 1917 to 1888 in 1922.
"Of all the patients handled by the
Psychiatric Clinic of Koenigsberg, the
percentage of chronic alcoholism cases
was 1915 of the men and 2.26 of the
women in 1918, only 2.67 of the men
and none of the women in 1917, and
now again 1857 of the men and 2.18 Of
the women"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-05-02
NEW SECRETARY DEMANDS
RIGID LAW ENFORCEMENT

Hon Curtis d. Wilbur, the new Sec
rotary of the Navy, is an outspoker
defender of prohibition and strict Law
enforcement. The language he use
is pointed, convincing and refreshing
Recently he said in regard 10 dry en-
foreemcnt:
The Republican party by its
platform and performance is
pledged to law enforcement. The
President is for it and has sworn
to it. The Democrats arc for it.
The Prohibitionists demand it and
pray for it. So let's get to work
and do it. Encourage the faithful,
denounce the unfaithful Punish
the guilty. If there are Judases in
camp, let them be exposed.
Let's get to work There is
plenty of room in the jails for the
criminals and the crooks. Let's
put them in. Let us be forgiving
to the penitent, and help him TO
reform, but relentless with the de-
liberatc offender, be he big or
little, rich or poor.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-05-02
D. OF r. URGED TO
GIVE ENFORCEMENT AID

An appeal to the Daughters of the
American Revolution to place them
selves squarely behind law enforce
ment, particularly in regard to prohi-
bition, was made at their congress on
April II by Mabel Walker Willie
brandt, Assistant Attorney General
She declared that there is as much
danger to the United States from en-
emies within as from enemies from
without and that those within repre-
sent the spirit of disregard for the
Constitution. The Daughters were
urged TO do everything they could to
bring about legislation imposing more
drastic penalties for violation Of the
Volstead act.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-05-02
Liquor CLEANUP NETS
LARGE AMOUNT OF BEER
Enforcement Agents in Philadel-
phia Conduct Raids on Fifty
Three Illegal Liquor Joints
BREWERS STILL OFFEND
Argument That Return of Beer
Will Stop Illegal Liquor
Sales Given Another
Blow

The biggest spring cleanup OF boot
leggers, spcakeasies and illicit saloons
which has been seen in Philadelphia in
several years, took place Saturday,
April 10, says the Philadelphia Nortl,
American. Federal prohibition agents
and city police cooperated in the drive
under the command of Supervising
Agent William ]. Mcclure. Raids were
conducted on So places. Hundreds of
barrels of high-powered beer were
seized, together with about 5000 gal
Ions of whisky and moonshine liquor.
One automobile truck and countless
pieces of paraphernalia used in the
manufacture and sale of illicit booze
were also captured.
1t is always interesting to observe
that invariably in these raids large
quantities of beer are seized. This
doesn't square with the contention of
those pleading for the return of beer
that il the drinkers can obtain beer
they will not patronize the maker and
seller OF hootch The fact is, just as
beer in the license days constituted
nine -tenths of the Intoxicating liquor
manufactured and scld, so iii these pro-
hibition days it constitutes about nine
tenths of the contraband liquor.
Beer constitutes the bulk OF contra
band but always with it is found whisky
for those whose alcoholic thirst can
not be satisfied with high-powered
beer What assurance is there that by
legalzing the manufacture and sale of
beer whisky would be driven from the
market? 1t was rot the case in old
license days and it is not the case now
with the illegal liquor selling establish
ments.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-05-02
IT'S GOOD WET LIE UNTIL TRUTH COMES
ALONG AND SP0ILS IT FOR lie PURPOSES
CALIFORNIA; Prison Population Not Keeping Pace With
States Population; No Increase in Housing Facilities
Been Made at San Quentin Since 1915

The statistical fraud involved in the
claim that crime has increased during
the prohibition period and the oft-re-
peated declaration that the two Cali
fornia prisons are over-crowdede be-
cause of prohibition, can be used for
wet propaganda only until the public
is told and understands that at San
Quentin there has been no increase in
housing facilities since 1915 although
during that period the population of
the state has increased more than a
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-05-02
NEW YORK ASSEMBLYMEN
DENY REPORT OF ORGY

Vigorous denialy were made by lead
ers of the New York Assembly that
there has been an orgy or anything
savoring of wholesale drunkenness in
the closing hours of the Assembly last
week. The drunkenness, these leaders
insisted was confined to one assembly
man, who all admit was utterly help
less and unable to respond to his
name.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-05-02
LOCAL OPTION MEASURE
ADOPTED BY DANE HOUSE
The Danish Parliament on March %

The Danish Parliament on March 20
adopted local option law. The Sem
ate vote was SO to "a, the House vote
81 to Is. Since January, 1917, 322 vol
untary elections have been taken. A
dry victory resulted in 26l of these
elections. The vets won in 81 parishes.
In nearly all cases the decision of the
voters has been final. The enactment
of the local option law on March % is
the first admission that there is no
court higher than the electors, says
Larscn-Ledet, American Issue CORE
spondent for Denmark.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-05-02

million, reads a statement of the Anti
Saloon League of California.
The statement was called forth in
answer to a charge made by the Asso-
citation Against the Prohibition Amend
ment that crime had increased under
prohibition in California.
The California prison population
from January, 1911, to January, 1924
increased 24.25 per cent, while the
population of the state increased S7.25
per cent.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-05-02
RULES THAT INFORMERS'
NAMES MUST BE PUBLIC

The names of all informants against
bootleggers and moonshiners in the
northern Kentucky federal court dis
trict will hereafter be public property,
and all warrants providing for search
and seizure of illegal liquor must not
only contain the sworn affidavit of
some responsible citizen as making
such charges, but copies of such war
rants must be left with the owners Of
all places raided by the United States
prohibition officials or police and also
with each person taken into custody
SO that all such persons may know
exactly who caused his or her arrest
and the seizure of any contraband liq-
uor Such is the ruling of Federal
Judge NJ. ]. Cochran, Covington, KY
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-05-02

Declaring he was getting tired OF
having DRINKS come into court and re-
fuse to disclose their source of liquor
supplies" Judge L. E. Miller in federal
court, Springfield, Ohio, last week an
nounced that the maximum fine OF
fifty dollars and costs would be i'm
posed in all cases where the prisoner
refuses to give the name and address
of the persons from whom the liquor
was obtained.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-05-02
DISREGARD LAW: PAYS
DEATH PENALTY

In battle between a rum
running craft and a boat of the
customs marine patrol off Long
Beach, April IA, Clyde E.
Cowell, alleged owner of the
rum boat, was shot and killed.
He was shot, says the New
York dispatch, when his boat,
cornered after having disre-
garded several volleys of bullets
from the pursuing craft, swung
around and tried to ram the Gus
toms boat, according to the
story told by the customs agents.
A hundred cases of liquor were
seized.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-05-02
DR.. BAKER, NATIONS MAN OF INFLUENCE

scholars. He has a medium OF di
vine communication which satisfies
him and a guidance which neither
confuses nor betrays. His conf
dence in men is equally supreme.
He believes that men prefer the
right TO the wrong. Give right an
equal chance with wrong and men
will choose the former. Hereto
fore wrong-doing has been made
both profitable and safe. He
wants TO make right-doing both
profitable and safe. He believes
that the truth has power to con-
vince. Convince a man, let him
alone, and the ballot will register
his conviction.
Ability To Choose Men
He knows men. No official ever
surrounded himself with a cabinet
more efficient than he has. Men
are chosen who have heart in the
cause, who have brains and who
bring things to pass. He is no
visionary. He realizes that he
faces actual conditions and he
plans to replace those conditions
with better ones. His plans are
sensible. They appeal to men of
sense. The entire country is in a
deep-seated ferment; surely, qui-
city, steadily, public opinion is be-
ing made and crystallized into an
effective temperance law. The
man who for ten years has sue
cessfully gripped the throttle of
this mighty engine, who still holds
it with increasing skill, is the man
with whom the forces Of intemper-
ance must reckon, to whom the
forces of righteousness bid God
speed Baker is not the
League. Far from it. He is one
of the most modest of men in es-
timating his own work, most gen
erous in valuing that of others. He
is no more the League than Lin
coin was the Union Army. Lin
coin, however, was the biggest
man in the country to save the ma
ton by directing her resources of
loyal men.
Measured By Results
Moral results are seldom spec
tacular and not easily reduced to
tangibility. To clear a country
OF saloons excites less notice than
to fight a battle. A state deliv-
cred from the control OF liquor
government makes less sensation
than march TO the sea-" All
are great. We have no scale by
which to measure their present
and future value, but in view OF
the magnificent army which Pur-
ley Baker leads, in view OF the
object sought, i'll view of the re-
suits which are tangible-re-
formed men ard cities, clean
homes, happy wives, children
With a fair chance, purified poll
tics, nationwide moral vision,
and an exultant thrill of hope
in view of these results, who shall
say that one is far astray who
thinks the head OF this mighty
movement is 'the most influential
man in the United States?"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-05-02

he position he has held for twenty
hree years, at the annual meeting O
he League in May. The Monitor il
speaking OF Mr.. Robbins administra
ion, says:
Mr.. Robbins has been a potent
force in the building UP of the
League in New Hampshire and
has cxerted increasing power over
the legislatures which was shown
in the materially increased votes
in favor OF prohibition in succeed
ing sessions, eliminating i'll the
adoption of prohibition two
years in advance OF the
adoption by the New Hampshire
Legislature OF national pro-
hibition Mr.. Robbins is retir-
ing because he is advanced in
years; he will be seventy-eight on
his next birthday in August. He
plans to leave Concord to make
his home with his son, Rev. ]. c.
Robbins, at White Plains, N. Y.
His son is secretary for India of
the Baptist Foreign Missionary
Society. Mr.. Robbins was born
in Nova Scotia in 1916, but traces
his ancestry back to the May
flower and Revolutionary stock.
He was educated and entered the
ministry in Nova Scotia before
going to Clermont and Concord.
Here he was minister OF the
Pleasant Street Baptist Church
when he was appointed superin
tendent OF the New Hampshire
Anti Saloon League in 1902, hav-
ing served continuously in that
capacity ever since.
The Manchester Union EDITORIAL,
Jays of DIR. Robbins:
Complete devotion of ones
powers to a solitary moral cause
often makes for fanatcisnl. In
any event it is likely to give one
a reputation for fanaticism. Look
ing back over the many years of
DIR. Robbins exceedingly active
and intensely concentrated work
in the cause of prohibition, how
ever, one can not but be impress
ed by the absence of that which
any but fanatics on the other side
of the argument would call fanat
zeal. Devotion there has been. In
season and out Of season, the SUI
perintendent of the League has
fought for prohibition in private
life and by public law.
WatchfuL,ess there has been.
The significance for prohibition
in words or acts that the layman
might easily have thought were
remote from the subject, has been
detected and disclosed. But DIR.
Robbins has used as much argu-
ment as rhetoric, has mixed
brains with feelings. In short, he
has been very sensible and not
fanatical in his leadership. :.
He has been a real leader and
perhaps that is one of the reasons
why our state did not wait for
the Eighteenth Amendment but
enacted its own prohibitory law
before national prohibition was
even assured.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-05-02
DR.. ROBBINS TO RE TIRE
FROM LEAGUE WORK SOON
Has Been Superintendent of New
Hampshire League Twenty
Three Years
HIS INFLU nee FELT
Was Powerful Leader in Secur-
ing Prohibition Law in
His State

According to an announcement ap-
pearing in the Concord, N. H., Mon
itor of recent date, Superintendent ].
II. Robbins of the New Hampshire
Anti Saloon League has definitely an
nouaced his intention to retire from
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-05-02

When a man laughs at law, he
laughs at that which protects his prop
erty and his family. ~
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-01-17
HAYNES NAMED
CLEARING
HEAD
Elected President of D. G.
Clearing House Association
at Annual Meeting.
By HARRY GUSACK.


Harry v. Haynes, president Of
the Farmers and Mechanics Ma
tional Bank, was yesterday elected
president of the District Of Column
bia Clearing House Association al
the annual meeting. He succeeds
George w. White. president OF the
National Metropolitan Bank, who
after being renominated, declined
to serve for another term.
Victor B. Deyber, president Of
the Second National Bank, was
elected secretary to succeed Mr.
Haynes. The members Of the clear
ing house committee. besides the
officers are: H. H. Mckee, pres
ident Of the National Capital Bank
w. j. Waller, vice president OF the
!, Eederal-American National Rank
Z and George w. White.
: No applications for admittance to
/. the association were considered by
i the committee. The active member
ship consists Of twelve national
banks and one trust company.
X The International Exchange Bank,
Joseph Schiavone, president, has
been named general agent for the
Lloyd Saboudo Steamship Com
pany of New York, one Of the
most important Italian-American
: lines.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-01-17
.BULL|SH TONE
SHOWN BY
STEEL
Buoyancy Displayed by Entire
Steel List and Other Indus
trials Feature Trading
By HI. j. DUIZEND.
(Copyrighe 1924, by Cosmopolitan
Nave CarvicaN


NEW YORK, Jan. 17.--Bullish
demonstrations in steel industrials
featured the first two hours trad
ing on the stock exchange today.
Announcement yesterday Of the
final clearing up Of back dividends
on Republic Iron and Steel pre-
ferred stock through the declaration
Of / per cent extra came too late
to be reflected in the days session
and stimulated heavy buying OF
that company's common stock at
the opening.
The balance of the independent
steels was slow in following up the
improvement until the second hour
when Steel common was given con-
structive leadership and pushed to
above 1O1 for a new high on the
movement on very large trans
actions. Expectation that another
extra dividend will be declared at
the directors meeting to be held
on January 20 was furnished as
an explanation for the buoyancy
that was promptly communicated
to the whole steel list. Much
higher prices in this group were
predicted, optimism being based on
the favorable character Of incom-
ing steel reports.
Other parts Of the industrial Sec
ton gave plenty indications of under
lying firmness, but important gains
were confined to q limited number of
issues. Heaviness was shown for
example in Studebaker and Pan
American stocks. Selling in the lat
ter was particularly disturbing, the
A stock breaking through last years
low Of So. Persistent weakness in
this quarter appeared to foreshadow
reduction in the dividend rate at
the the next meeting. The other
oils held up remarkably well. In
some instances further advances
were recorded, especially in Hous-
ton and General Asphalt. in spite of
an increase in the weekly crude oil
production reported. Pool operations
were evident in Corn Products, Saw
age Arms and American Radiator.
The rails continued to reflect
steady accumulation.
Call money after renewing at Az
per cent was Immediately offered
at per cent.
French francs scored an addi-
tional recovery in response to
another increase in the bank rate
from 5h to per cent and in fur
Their appreciation of the French
governments changes in it's policy
in regard to receipts and expendi.
lures.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-01-17
Exn0rtS Increase.


Exports in December, 1923, ag-
-gregate .$425, 000,O 900, as against i'm
ports valued at 1886, ZOO, 900, leaving
a favorable balance Of $14O, ZOO, OOU
for the United States, according to
q preliminary statement issued to-
day by the Department of Com
merce. These figures compare with
exports Of $344,327,560 in Qecem.
Der, 1922, as against imports OF
1898, 788,573, leaving a favorable bal
Gnce Of $50,53S,9S7.
For the year 1923, total exports
Of merchandise were valued at
34,164,831, 1872, as against imports
valued at $S,788,8S2,215, leaving a
favorable balance of $375,948,917, a
sharp drop when compared with fig.
ures of 1922, when the favorable
balance was $719, O3O,636, exports
having aggregated 1881, TIT ,469, as
against imports Of $S,112, 746,8S3.
The increase in the value of imports
for 1923 was $676,135,3S2, while
the increase in exports was $685.
O53, 663 when compared with 1922,
!, and was pointed out as reflecting
the growth in international trade
last year over the preceding year
. for both imports and exports.
Imports OF gold in December,
1923, were valued at $32,641,2 26 as
against exports of only Sill, 1872, the
favorable balance being $31 ,929,697.
In December, 1922, gold imports
were valued at $26, SIT, as
against exports Of $2,7O9,591, leav.
ing a favorable balance Of $23,730,-
O86. For the 13 months ending
with December Of last year.. gold
imports were valued at $322.715, 812,
as against exports Of $28,643,417,
leaving a favorable balance Of 1894.
O72,395 for the year.
Imports Of silver in December,
1928, were valued at $8,172,301, as
against exports Of 1881, 083, the
excess Of exports being $1,34S, 1872.
In December, 1922. silver imports
were valued at 1884,, $50, as against
exports Of $6,913,200, the excess of
imports being $934,370. For the IL
months ending with December,
1928. silver imports were valued at
$74,453,530, as against exports Of
$72,46S,789, the excess Of imports
being $1,9S4,741.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-01-17
NEW BONDS ARE
REPORTED
SCARCE
Investment Bankers Are Now
Finding Dearth Of Good
Securities.
By MUNROE ROBERTS,
Copyright, 1924, by Cosmopolitan
NeWR SerYice.l


NEW YORK, Jan. 17.-How to
find bonds for his own customers
rather than customers for his
bonds was cited today by the head
Of a large bond selling establish
ment as his most perplexing prob
lem. The extraordinary demand for
investment securities and the con-
spicuous small output Of new bonds
in the first two weeks in the new
year has converged investment at
tention on outstanding issues, in
which the turnover has been fairly
large.
It is not expected that there will
be a dearth of new investment
bonds in the first quarter Of 1924.
The needs of the industrial COM
panies are not as acute as they
were last year and the amount Of
new financing for them is compare
lively smaller.
But public utility concerns and
railroad companies as well as States
and municipalities have a large
number Of PROJECTS which viii re-
quire the cooperation Of the invest
ment market this year.
Negotiations have been going on
between the bankers and interested
officials since the fall Of 1928 and
new emissions of bonds should fea'
ture the market in the next few
| weeks.
The unusual ease in the general
money market, due to the piling up
of reserves in the commercial banR2
and the smaller credit demands u
the country as a whole. makes avail
able a larger share Of cash Tor in
VestmentS.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-01-17
HIGHER Return
To RAILROADS,
REA.PLAN
Pennsy President Outlines
Way to Solve Transport
tation Ills.
BY GEORGE T. HOOK,
International News Service.


PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Jan. IT,
Samuel Rea, president Of the Penn:
sylvaniai Railroad System, speaking
here today before the eastern divi-
sion Of the United States Chamber
of Commerce, declared there are
four methods by which an improve
ment in our national transportation
system can be effected to keep
pace with industrial growth.
Reimbursement of the rate struc-
ture to yield larger revenue;
Lowering of labor costs;
Reduction in taxes:
Greater efficiency in operation.
Mr.. Rae made his address to
business men representing virtually
every phase of business interests in
seventeen States from Maine to
Florida. They are here attending
the two-day conference of their
division of the United States Cham
Der of Commerce, which opened this
morning.
The key to the entire Transports
ton problem, according to Mr.. Rea,
is an increased percentage return on
property investment. He said:
"If l were to attempt to tell in
one sentence how improvement In
out national transportation system
could be brought about, I would
say: a
"Give the railroads adequate net
operating income by permitting
them to earn, for a sustained period
of time, at least a per cent re-
turn upon the property devoted to
public service in the several dis
tricts or groups"
During the record-breaking traffic
year Of 1923 the railroads earned a
return of only per cent upon
property investment. Mr.. Rea de-
clared, and questioned their ability
to sustain their earning power in
others years with lessened traffic.