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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-04-18
DEATH LAYS ITS HAND ON Superintendent PURLEY
A. BAKER, IN COMMAND FOR A SCORE OF YEARS
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cult of Jasper, where he had six
preaching places, which number he in
creased to ten during his second year.
His subsequent pastorates were at
acme, lSS48S. Galipolis, 1885, and
Third Street, Columbus, 1866.
tho ministry DIR. Baker began his
public and vigorous attack on the liq-
tior traffic, which he regarded as the
chief foe of the church. At Jasper he
converted the saloonkeeper, who joined
the Methodist church. At Gallipolis,
therefore, his coming was awaited with
some interest by the vets, who sought
an carly opportunity to get him
His tacking OF some printed notices
on telegraph pole was the occasion Of
their having him arrested on the
charge of violating a city ordinance.
They expected to put him at once into
jail. But Christian lawyer heard Of
the attempt, rallied the good citizens,
and with them attended the trial. Dis
appointedly the prosecutors of the
preacher heard the pronouncement of
the evidence that the ordinace was no
longer i'll force, and that even some OF
his accuscrs had themselves tackled
printed or written notices on telegraph
and telephone poles.
DIR. Bakers pastoral appointments
showed the steady progress that should
attend the career CT young preacher.
From the rural circuit in Pike county
he was promoted to a somewhat larger
circuit. Then he vert to county
seat, where lie was appointed to
station Hc finally was named for
city church. and was in the very meri
dian Of his success as a pastor when
DR.. Russell laid his hands OF him for
the temperance work. lust what DR..
Baker might have become in pulpit
eff ciency and pastoral work must ever
remain unknown One may predicate,
however that il he had remained
pastor the same executive ability and
sagacity which he displayed in the
Anti-Saloon League undoubtedly
would have helped to elevate him to
a bishopric in his denomination.
Ohio Wesleyan University con
ferred on him the honorary degree
of doctor of divinity.
He was a member OF Blendon
Lodge, No. 339, Free and Accepted
Masons, at Westervile
Purley Albert Baker was born on a
hill farm in Jackson county. o.. April
10, 1858, he was educated in the local
and normal schools Of Jackson and
Greene counties. and taught in the
Pickaway county schools for two
years. 1t was while he was teaching
and at the same time readin,, law that
he was licensed to preach In 1885 he
was admitted into the Ohio conference
as a probationer.
In 1884 he married Lille |. Greene
of Washington c. H., who entered at
once alphabetically. whole heartedly
and intelligently into his work as a
pastor, and later as an Anti-Saloon
League worker.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-04-18

the beverage liquor traffic. had no
idea at that time that | would ever, in
any way, be connected with the Anti
Saloon League, but few years alter
| became associated with Dr. Baker in
the work.
| have studied him carefully. He
was statesman OF rare ability. man
OF tremendous mental power and dc
termination. a lovable. affablc friend,
man who lett everything better that
he touched. As time approached when
we felt Dr. Baker would be compelled
to relinquish his work with the Anti
Saloon League, have had feeling
OF sadness that ! can not express.
Now that he has gone, his spotless lie
gives to us a fitting example OF what
we ought TO try TO be. With that ex-
ample ever before us we will push on
until the outlawed beverage traffic is
but a memory. No grander monu-
ment could be erected to DR.. Baker
than that that is erected in the hearts
and minds of thousands OF people
throughout the world who owe to this
matchless leader so much for his con-
sccrated, guiding hand.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-04-18
WALTER G. CLIPPINGER
President, Otterbein College

Dr. ?. A. Baker has been one Of
the nearest ncighbors to Ottcrbein
College for the last fifteen years.
Ever since his coming TO Wes:ervilie
there has been very pleasant rcis-
tionship between him and me, per-
sonally as we'll as between him and
the college.
Doctor Baker was an unusual man.
He was honest sincere, frank, and
straightforward in all his attitudes TO-
ward private and public affaires. He
was a good neighbor and friend. In
his later years he threw himself with
abandon into the great cause which
he had espoused
He was real warrior. Nature had
fitted him for that business, and
through prayer, study, and assiduous
cultivation OF his talents, he WAS
cmincntly fitted to lead the forces in
a militant crusade against a pcrnicious
evil.
Westerville has lost one OF its finest
citizens, the reform world ono of its
strongest leaders, and the Church of
Christ one of its best supporters.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-04-18
LIQUOR men DEFIED
BY SALVATION ARMY
Commander Evangeline Booth Calls
Prohibition Greatest Marvel
of History
Chicago Daily News)


Even if it takes the next century to
drain the liquor from the cellars OF the
3 thirsty, prohibition will remain the
greatest boon of the age and the great
est marvel of history.
With this statement Commander
Evangelne Booth of the Salvation
Army flung defiance today into the
face OF the vets, whose propaganda
declaring the country deluged with liq-
uor, she maintains, is untrue.
The red-haired leader of the Army
reached Chicago today to conduct the
annual central territorial congress, to
be attended by the leaders OF the or
ganization throughout fifteen states.
She took up quarters at the Hotel La
Sale and went into conference with
Commissioner William Peart.
Tells Benefits Among Poor
I'VE know the benefit OF prohibition
in the lowest places. not from hearsay,
but from frst-hand knowledge" de-
clared Commander Booth. items OF
thousands of children are going TO
1 school today, we'll nourished, that went
hungry before. Mothers who never
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-04-18
NORMAL COLLEGE
BACKS DRY LAW

Ypsilanti, Mich, March 20 (Spcc-
ial Correspondence 1.-The $50 male
students OF the Michigan State Nor
NAL College have lined up unani-
mously in favor OF prohibition en-
foreement by taking a collective
pledge voluntarily binding each to
total abstinence during his connection
9th the institution. In addition to re-
framing from use of liquor themselves,
the students announced, they will as
sist in prohibition enforcement as
much as possible by reporting viola
tons.
The student body numbers 1850,
ranking the institution as one OF the
three largest of its kind in the United
States.-Christian Science Monitor.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-04-18
SELECTIVE ANARCHY

1T is the duty OF a prosecu-
tor, a district attorney TO adj
minister the law in its entirety.
No prosecutor can select the
laws which he will attempt to
enforce. It is also the concur
rent duty of the people to obey
the laws. II a man can pick
out laws that he wants to obey
and other laws that he wants
not to obey then we will have
selective anarchy. And if there
is widespread disrespect for this
law, that will create widespread
disrespect for all law. The re-
spectacle people who have their
bootleggers and who DEFY the
law are helping create that con-
dition. If their catering to this
kind OF traffic and furnishing
the money which makes it pos
sible for outlaws to maintain
expensive aids to the violation
OF law and offer brides to Off
cials--if that does not stop the
thing that will happen will be
that the bootleggers will destroy
respect for the respectables.-
Col. William Hayward, U. S.
District Attorney, Southern Dis
trict of Ne wYork.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-04-18

the ono man whose leadership is most
largely responsible for making the
! League a real national political power
! for civic righteousness was DR.. Baker.
! Had he decided early i'll life to go into
politics, instead of the ministry, it is
probable that few names of statesmen
would be written higher on the scroll
OF political fame than his.
In fact, while giving all other work
crs and friends OF prohibition due
credit. it must be remarked that the
victories at tho ballot box and in the
halls of state legislatures and Con-
gross, as we'll as those recorded as
the result OF executive action or judi
cial pronouncement. have come in
! America principally i'll those years dur
ing which Dr. Baker has been at the
helm OF the AntiSaloon League of
/ America.
Nor has his work been wholly ex-
ecutivc and directional, for he was at
the time OF his death, not only the
general superintendent of the League,
but also a member of its committee Oil
! financial management, its committee
on foreign relations, and member of
the board of trustees of the American
Issue Publishing Company. He was,
also, a member OF the executive COM
mittec OF the National Temperance
Council. and of the board of directors
OF the Scientific Temperance Fedora
ton.
When the World League Against
Alcoholism was organized in Washing
ton in 1919, DR.. Baker became one OF
its vice presidents, and member of its
executive committee, permanent inter-
national committee and general coun-
Gil.
AS temperance worker he spoke in
every state i'll the Union many, man
times, and outside the United States as
well. He was power for civic
Righteousness in his own dcnomina-
tional councils, those of the Methodist
Episcopal church, and he had OF
ficially represented his conference III
the General Conference.
Throughout his residence in Wester-
vile which covers period of about )
years, DR.. Baker was a member of the
quarterly conference of the local
Methodist Episcopal church, and, so
far as his time and strength permitted
took active interest in the affairs of the
church locally, as, indeed he took in
his own conference, the Ohio, and in
the general prosperity OF the denomi-
nation. He never forgot that he was,
first of all. Methodist preacher, called
particularly to the work of preaching
the gospel of civic Righteousness and
social betterment.
1t was while he was pastor of Third
Street Methodist Episcopal church in
Columbus, O.. that DR.. Baker answer
ed the call to go into Ant-Saloon
League work, he had then been an
itincrant in the Ohio conference since
1888.
His first appointment was to the cir
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-04-18
MAYOR DEVER MEANS
BUSINESS
Chicago Evening Post)


Capt. John Martin OF the Hud-
son avenue station has been
ousted and two--possibly more
captains are slated TO follow
in his footsteps as result OF
Mayor Dcyer's determination TO
eliminate graft in the police de-
partmcnt and make il a body
which will enforce all the laws
as long as they are on the stat
ute books.
The captain is the eighth to
feel the weight OF executive dis
approval since the mayor began
his campaign against the illicit
traffic in beer and whisky. The
police department should realize
by this time that there is a de-
lightful difference between the
present city administration and
its immediate predecessor.
Mayor Dever backs his words
with deeds. When he makes an
assertion, he really means it.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-04-18
ATTICUS WEBB
Superintendent, Anti-Saloon League Of
Texas

DR.. Purley \. i.aIcr. our peerless
leader for the last quarter OF cen
tury. has passed on from the field OF
battle to that OF victory. but the foot
prints are so fresh and SO abiding that
easily we can find our way after him,
DIR. Baker was a born fighter and
enlisted in heavenly cause. While
fighting furiously here he always kept
his eye OH his Leader. His time with
us was extended to ripe years. but the
eye OF the Seer still was not dim and
his bow still retained its strength.
have heard him on many a platform
where the discussion waxed into strong
debate, but to the last day he was
master there
He was no less strong in the coun-
sells of war than upon the battle field.
When the path seemed dark to our sol
der feet it was clear where his star led
on. Amid all the conflicts OF opinion
concerning the policies to be pursued
when finally threshed out, to the
writer it seemed that his counsel was
good.
We will miss DIR. Baker. We will
not be able to fill his place. Another
leader will come on 10 lead us to vic
tory, but there will be something in
Dr. Baker that we will miss.
"Stilled is the brain OF a genius,
Stiled is the hand of a friend,
Stilled is the great throbbing heart
That beat for all manner OF men.
"Unafraid he answered the summons,
Undaunted he crossed the dark stream !;
Fear was no part of his nature,
His passing an untroubled dream.
MAY we cherish and revere his
memory
To our life's suns dying ray;
May his life be an inspiration
To you and to me today"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-04-18
WILLIAM H. ANDERSON

William II. Anderson formerly superintendent the New York
State AnSaoon League, taken days Sing Sing
prison from
New York city charge of forgery involving the books
of his organization Even his admit the alteration
the books there criminal
The AnSaloon League itself stood behind him CALAMITY during the
days of prosecution.
Yet Anderson in the pcnentiay prisoner taken
through the of New York his
only by his guards but by xcab filled with drunken Who
him pocket TASKS gibes
and rbad All along the journey the prison gauntlet
of hooking dersion
Why? he had given twenty his life fighting
booze. and fighting it successfully.
His imprisonment will to prohibition. In
public the hundreds of boot
legg who making millions of dollars their illegal trade the
public buildings Washington
while he is behind the bars.
point a for unfoly ge his enemies that
has been rushed before his from
against him heard Most confirmed
decision But
man-Ediora the Christian Herald, April H. 1924
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-04-18

The international Union of United
Brewery, Flour, Cereal and Soft Drink
Workers is fighting for the adoption
OF 275 beer bill by the present con-
gross. This organization which has
jurisdiction over malt, grain elevator,
yeast, vinegar, alcohol, wine, cider,
cereal beverage, and mineral water
workers has sent the following letter
10 las members:
Cincinnati, Ohio, Mar. q, 1924.
To Organized Labor:
Greeting:
There are now pending in the House
of Representatives OF the United
States about one hundred bills seeking
the modification OF the Nolstead En-
: forcement Law, and Senate Bill 1924
pending in the United States Senate
These bills have for their purpose the
change OF the alcoholic content OF
beverages from the present less than
one-half of one per cent to us per
lNtit, hllIIil 10 III idSi
The American Federation OF Labor
in convention assembled, has in the
interest OF true temperance repeatedly
declared itself in rnmistakable terms
III favor of modification OF the Vol
stead Enforcement Law, and directed
the Executive Council to do every
thing within its power to bring about
such modification.
We urgently request that you as Of
fcers of the labor movement prevail
upon YOUR individual members TO
WRITE to your two United States
Senators urging them to work and
vote for the carly passage OF Senate
Bill 1924, and TO WRITE to your
Congressman to work and vote for the
carly passage OF 2.75 per cent bever-
age bill.
There will be powerful opposition,
Of course. The Anti Saloon League.
backed by certain big business. for
selfish reasons will seek to have Con
gressmen and Senators oppose modi-
hcation.
Immediate action is necessary if we
hope to, get results in this session OF
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-04-18
WORLDS WETTEST NEWSPAPER

During candidate speaking Sterling charged the
alaound liar world
Commenting Sterling edtoly:
compelled frequently make the remark in
The Tbunes the prohibition
editorial regard
practically the opposite the
Then enough the truth The Tribune editor
prohibonist do he does
they aiming read their side of the
guarantee attended prohibition meeting
the disor
twisting its absolutely
opposite what the document the
public which openly boldly and bazenly
bit
fresh direct
possible
prohibition trust Of its statements
question?
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-04-18
THE MORNING AFTER

/ met u scofflaw yesternight.
hard by the county jail; he like
an inn was al alight, he had
consumed much ale. Il am the
well-known Sunny Jim he
cried, hiccups between; he
babe me dance and sing with
him and gambol on the green.
But | was loaded to the guards
with water, cool and clear: like
many highly moral bards, | balk
at bootleg beer. When full OF
water ones rot prone to whoop
around and sing; the scofflaw
had to zip alone, and dance the
Highland fling. The scofflaw
voiced his discomfort: by
James he said to me, Il have
no use Tor any gent who will
not dance with me. Our lives
arc brief ami haste away, our
days are quickly sped, so let's
be happy while we may, and
paint the village red | met the
scoffiaw in the dawn, hard by
the hoosegow door, and all his
jubilance WAS gone, and he was
sick and sore. His head was
aching to and fro. his breath
was striped with pink; he suf-
fered all the grief men know
who hit illicit drink. said to
him, u seek the spring, to drink
a sparkling horn! Oh, come
with me and dance and sing,
upon this gaudy morn" Now
get you gene the scofflaw
cried, don't stay to rub it in,
nor taunt a man whose works
are dyed with bitters made OF
tin" The scoflaw's pleasures,
always brief, no sane man can
indorse; the morning finds him
stepped in grief and writhing in
remorse.-Walt Mason in Chi
cago Daily News.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-04-18
DRY DIVIDENDS

Prohibition--whcn We have
made it sueeessful-will be ono
OF the greatest contributions to
public health ever made.
Admitting its attendant evils
aud The failure to enforce it, I
believe that prohibition is thor
oughly valuable. The human
system simply doesn't need al
cohol. 1t is an acquired taste
not a natural one-and Ameri-
cans in one or two generations
can easily forget it.
The man who has always i'm
bibed is more likely to keep on
drinking. bit think future
generations will not find it nce4
essary. '.tI
DR.. William J.. Mayo.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-04-18
GEORGE w. CRABBE
Superintendent. Maryland and Della
ware Anti-Saloon League

DR.. Baker always aroused in me
peculiar interest and affection |
learned much of the early days Of DR..
Baker from friend in my native
county in Ohio, who employed him as
farm hand in the days of his young
manhood. I know much of his early
ministry. In September. 1896, while
seated on the floor of the Methodist
Episcopal Conference, held in my
home town OF London, Ohio, heard
the announcement made that Purley A.
Baker had been assigned to Anti-Sa-
loon League work. | sat within few
feet OF him when he made his address
TO the Conference and appealed to his
brethren to stand by him in the fight
which he was going to make against
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-04-18
BREWERY WORKERS WORKING
FOR BEER AND Wine BILLS
Members Asked To Write Congress Appealing
and Stronger Beer

Congress! Letters written by indi-
viduals have much more effect than
form letters or petitions.
Hoping to have your hearty CO.
operation in this drive to rid the coun-
try of the many evils resulting from
the present Volstead Law, we are
Fraternally yours.
ADAM HUEBNER,
JOHN RAIDER,
JOSEPH OBERGFELL,
A. J. KUGLER,
General Officers.
Endorsed by the American Fedora
ton of Labor, March 20, 1924.
SAMUEL GOMPERS, President
FRANK MORRISON, Secretary.
Endorsed by the Joint Legislative
Committee, March 20, 1924.
JAMES DUNCAN, Chairman.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-04-18
ELLA A. BOOZE

President, New York State w. c. T. u.
Vice President, National w. c. T. u.
Dr. Purlcy \. Baker will be greatly
missed.
He had breadth OF vision, tho gift
OF organization and the ability to
judge men and measures.
He was leader.
His devotion to TIC prohibition
cause made him a general in command
OF his forces.
We extend our sympathy to the
ANTI Saloon League and to his devoted
wife.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-04-18
FOSTER COPELAND
Treasurer, Anti Saloon League of
America

| knew DR.. Baker best i'll the carly
difficult days when he was state super
intcndent. Fearless he was, and stall
wart fighting always. determined.
uncompromising, never yielding An
inch in the face OF the foe.
Now, like St. Paul. he has fought
a good fight, he has finished his
course. he has kept the faith he has
entered into the reward which the
Lord, the righteous judge, had pre-
pared for him.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-04-18

had half-d dollar for clothes arc well
dressed. Spendthrifts have bank &C
counts. Employers Of armies of men
testify they can depend on their en-
ployees now Is that an improvement
or is it not?'
Furthermore, asserted the comman-
der, trim and youthful looking in the
familiar blue and red uniform of her
army, the high school boys and girls
are not growing into a generation Of
fask-toters and tipplers. It's too ex-
pcnsivc for the youths, she said, in the
first place; in the second, they have no
place to drink it. The only man who
wants liquor today is the millionaire.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-04-18
PARKER SHIELDS
Superintendent. Anti-Saloon League
nf Tannarr. =.

For all the years we have known
definitely about the Anti Saloon
League DR.. p. A. Baker has been the
General Superintendent, and it will be
rather difficult for us TO adjust our
selves TO any other combination. He
never failed to inspire us with d
deeper determination to stay on the
battle line for finished fight.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-04-18

The American Issue does not agree
that "scoffiaw' is good term for
either a bootlegger or the fellow who
buys bootleg poison. VIC do agree,
however, with the New Jersey Amer
lean Issue that Letter term to give
these fellows is about year in prison.
Issue, Ohio Edition.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-04-18
Dr.. Puriey a. Bakers Friends and
Associates Pay Him Merited Tribute

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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21

sea has become so strong that coast
guard officials fear his type may grow
into the more serious form of robbery
of legitimate cargoes as we'll as those on
rum row. The coast guard does not
know how far it can go, so it has asked
the attorney general whether it can ap-
ply the mailed fist to the hi-jackers.
While the coast guards job of pro-
tectng the shore line against the SNUG
Cling of liquor, merchandise and aliens
and watching the sea lanes has been
heavy, it is ready to assume the task
of suppressing the liquor pirate. Of
course, when hi-iacker has his loot
and attempts to get ashore with it, he
is an ordinary rum runner and coast
guard men 80 aftcv him. But what
is known as rum row is outside of the
American territorial waters and the
hi-jackers' operations generally take
place there.
Officials explained today that there
were real questions of state involved.
Rum rows tenants are said to be made
up mostly of foreign flag ships. The
state department, therefore, has been
kept advised of what the coast guard
is doing and most of the foreign nations
have been informed
Reports that some of tile rm row mother
ships had protested to their governments
against the piracy and their govern
ments, in turn, have protested to the
United States could net be confirmed,
but the coast guard has stories of at
tempts made by rum row ships to OBJ
tain some support from home against
the robbers