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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-07-11
BUILDING AND LOANS GAIN

Building and loan associations in
IL central Ohio counties gained
$8,30o,6 in assets during the year
ending May l, according to an
nouncement by E. A. Crawford of
Coshocton, president of the Asso-
citation of Building and Loan Off
Gals. Mr.. Crawford says it indi-
Gates fairly prosperous business
conditions throughout the district.
The IL central Ohio counties now
have total building and loan assets
of $106,814,660 and have loaned
$94, 790,058 for home building pur-
poses. The amount of cash on
hand was $4,74o,o33, or $4,000 less
than the institutions had a year ago.
This is due to an unprecedented de-
mand for loans, practically every in
stitution in the district reporting
that it was unable to meet all re-
quests for home building funds.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-07-11
FRANCE ALSO SIGNS UP
Reaches Treaty Agreea.e-ss With United
States to Stop Illegal Bringing
In of Liquor

A rum running treaty similar to that in
force between America and Great Britain
has just been signed by the United
States and France Just few months
ago the vets were predicting that Euro
pcan countries would never agree to such
treaties and that the mere advocacy of
them by the United States might bring
us into international complications with
our neighbours AS a matter of fact, all
the countries have readily signed treaties
with very little discussion and there has
been no war such as the vets seemed
fearful would come as a result.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-07-11
GOOD DRY LAW EFFECTS SEEN
Settlement Workers at National
Congress Report Benefits
By Graham Taylor

Especial to The Chicago Daily News)
Toronto, Ont, June 26.-Widespread
interest will be taken in the adoption of
the report on the effects OF prohibition by
the National Federation of Social Settle
ments at its final session yesterday. 1t
reported careful observations of facts re-
garding experiences in the neighborhood
of many settlements as 10 the following
inquiry: is there more or less drink
ing?' Far less was reported, except
among youths and in few instances
among women.
Family life is improved almost every
where with more and better food and
clothing and better relations between
husband and wife, parents and children.
steadier work and better wages we're
credited to men who had been irregular
in labor and earnings with less neighbour
hood disorder, noise, street and home
brawling.
These statements are more significant
because made by people who live among
the people of whom they report with no
other purpose than to state facts and with
frankest admissions OF whatever increased
evils and lawlessne;s were observed.
After carefully striking the balance be-
tween the better and worse effects of
prohibition, the federation unanimously
concluded:
That practically full enforcement is
vital to the safety and well-being OF the
nation; that the settlements heartily APP
prove the efforts of those who are striv-
ing to enforce the Eighteenth Amend
ment; that all the authorities are called
upon strictly to enforce all laws passed
to operate this amendment as the law of
the land, and that the report of this in
quiry shall be given the widest publicity
through the press and all other agencies
available.
Much interest was shown in the Chi
cago situation and applause greeted every
allusion to Mayor DeYer's public service
in raising the issue OF law or no law
above that of wet or dry.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-07-11
ONE AS BAD AS THE OTHER
(Fairbury Blade)

The sale of poisonous liquor for
beverage purposes is punishable
under the Illinois law by death or
imprisonment, the Illinois Supreme
Court decided in affirming the de-
cision of the Christian county court
in the case of John Tokoly, SEN
fenced to prison for Panas notori-
Gus poison booze" deaths.
The decision will meet with the
approval of the law-abiding and
fair-minded people of the state.
There is no difference between the
bootlegger who kills his customers
by selling them poisonous "hootch"
and the man who kills his victim by
shooting him down, with the ex-
ception that the man who sells the
hootch gets paid for his dirty work.
AS long as the supreme court has
decided that the sale of poisonous
liquor for beverages is punishable
by death, the juries who try these
cases should not forget it. The
hanging of few bootleggers would
soon put a stop to that business.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-07-11
FIND DRINKING DECREASING
Social Workers Declare Benefits of
Prohibition in United States
are Wonderful

Striking effects of the prohibition re-
gime in the United States were brought
before the delegates of the National Fed
Grafton of Social Settlements which con-
cluded its convention at Toronto, Ontario,
June Is. In its report on the effects of
prohibition the Federation made careful
observation OF facts regarding experiences
in the neighborhoods of many settlements,
especially on the question as to whether
there is more or less drinking. Far less
drinking was reported except in a few
cases among youths and in very few in
stances among women.
Family life is improved almost every
where with more and better food and
clothing and better relations between hus-
band and wife, parents and children.
Steader work and better wages were
credited to men who had been irregular
in labor and earnings with less neighbor-
hood disorder, noise, street and home
braw1ing.
These statements are more significant
because made by people who live among
the people of whom they repor with no
other purpose than to state facts and with
frankest admissions of whatever increased
evils and lawlessness were observed.
After carefully striking the balance be-
tween the better and worse effects of pro-
hibition, the federation unanimously con-
GUIDED:
That practically full enforcement is vital
to the safety and well-being of The nation;
that the settlements heartily approve the
efforts of those who are striving to en-
force the Eighteenth Amendment that all
the authorities are called upon strictly to
enforce all laws passed to operate this
amendment as the law of the land, and
that the report of this inquiry shall be
given the widest publicity through the
press and all other agencies available.
Much interest was shown in the Chi
cage situation and applause greeted every
allusion to Mayor Dever's public service
in raising the issue of law or no law above
that of wet or dry.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-07-11

District Attorney Banton is credited
with the statement that "the city (New
York; is freer from crime than at any
time in the last ten years" Prohibition
then hasn't increased crime in the Me-
Hopolis of the nation.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-07-11

enforcement of the law by the federal
forces. Another reason given by Mr.. Oh
son was the speedier trial of cases now
possible with less congested dockets. One
thing most needed for still better en-
forcement in Chicago, Attorney Olson
declared, is better cooperation on the
part of state courts.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-07-11
SHE IS CONVINCED

Alice Solomon, for many years identi-
fed with social work in Germany, thinks
the Americans have solved the problem of
liquor. Writing of her recent experiences
in this country Miss Solomon says that
while in the large cities there are evasions
of the dry law, yet on the whole the
United States is becoming dry and the
number of opponents of prohibition is
considerably decreasing.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-07-11
ENFORCEMENT IMPROVING
OFFICIALS DECLARE
Increased Efficiency of Enforcement
Agents Doubles Arrests, Fines
and Jail Sentences

tlOll, y. w. uISell f1elQ Cn1c1 OF the
federal enforcement agents, replied,
Better. At least 90 per cent better in
the eastern district and at least SO per
cent better in the northern and southern
Districts
District Attorney Edwin A. Olson de-
clared There has been a wonderful i'm
provement We have driven the viola
tors into their last trench" Mr.. Vursell
gave public sentiment in support of en-
forcement and better cooperation among
enforcement officials as two reasons for
the progress being made against liquor
law violations.
"Seventy-five per cent of those who
drink at all will not knowingly drink the
unsanitary and poisonous connections
known as moonshine whisky" said Mr..
Vursell. About Is Ter cent of the pres
ent day drinkers are foolish people who
will drink anything from concentrated
I've up Going into details indicating
Improvement in the enforcement fight,
Mr.. Vursell said, The records show
100 per cent increase in arrests, convic-
tons, Jail sentences and fines.
Beer Running Almost Stopped
There has been about $50 per cent
increase i'll injunctons. The campaign
/ against breweries in the state has been
C-rriei on SO successfully that the big
beer syndicates of Chicago are practically
stopped. This is demonstrated quite
forcibly by the fact that the price of beer
10 IoJ ,c
the further fact that beer runners are at
tempting to ship beer into this city in car
load lots from as far east as Pennsy1-
vania as we'll as from Wisconsin and
eother states. The alcohol situation was
the most serious in Illinois some months
ago. So much was turned loose on the
market that the price went down to three
and one-half dollars per gallon, but the
two prohibition departments of Illinois
cooperating in a drive against alcohol
Z the past three months have so limited the
supply that legitimate alcohol for use in
manufacturing various articles has gone
up to $l1 per gallon. This has been
brought about entirely by rigid enforce
ment on the part of the two prohibition
units.
Mr.. Vursell explained that it is now
harder to make cases against violators
than ever before because they are more
keenly on guard but he declared that the
increased efficiency of the prohibition en-
forcement departments is resulting i'll
more successful raids and prosecutions
than ever before in similar period.
Few Lawless Breweries Left
Celebrating his declaration that the
lawless liquor forces are being driven
into the last trench District Attorney
Olson said, I'VE have closed Is breweries
so far There are less than half dozen
of these 'gunman' breweries left and we
expect TO have their proprietors in jail
before long" Not only is prohibition
enforcement ever so much better than it
was year ago. but we are also making
successful progress against violators of
the laws relative to narcotics, white sla-
very, bankruptcy and mail frauds Dis
trict Attorney Olson explained that a
orea+ mart Of the greater effectiveness of
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-07-11

The beer key writer will never reach
the White House.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-08-22
al lion. Jua Odin, de Ia COrte Federal, lie ful Ofreddo 81
importantlsNmo cargo de %embajador americana en- MejW.-H Juq
aspraba a-M membrO de Ia ConiS0n de RedamaGOns de
MEXICO, paO fue derOtado pr I @-gobanadM Miller del
'Estado de Kew York
Cdlin manifesto rOtundamente que nun
ca ha aspiadO a ser gObdnadOr de
Puerto Rico veraneandO en- Carolina
del NOrte. -Estara en- Puerto Rico para
eI mes de OCtubre

Innumerables han sido los comenta-
rios Y los rumores que han circulado
en nuestra is,a alredor del viaje del
Iicn. Juez Odlin de la Corte Federal,
a los Estados Unidos, donde habria de
entrevistarse con ell presidente Coolid-
ge. En- realidad Sc teji6 una verdadera
Eovela alredor de su viaje, y 40 anda-
ban muy equivocados los que asi PEN
saban, como veran nuestros lectores
lean esta information.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-08-22
CARGOS ANTE Ell
GOBERNADOR

la maquina electoral march6 len
tamente al principle por los obstaculos
que nos ponian algunos jueces, pero
gracias al espiritu justo y democratic
tico de muchos jueces, y a las indica-
clones del Gobernador, va cada dfa Sc
van aminorando las dificultades, v
hoy puedo asegurar Il inscribiremos
Ell Partido Constitutional Hist6rico,
en- los setenta y pico de pueblos con-
que cuenta nuestra isla. Antes del
dia diez de setiembre habremos ms
critic de 35 a 40 mil peticiones.
"En terminus generates, los jue-
ces merecen nuestro APPLAUSE, a excep-
ci6n de algunos, que estan entorpecien-
do deliberadamente La inscription con
requisites pueriles que la ley no ext
ge, nj sus c~ompaferos, que SON tan
jueces, y tan celosos de sus deberes
como ellos.
"Estoy recogiendo toda la prue-
ba contra estos ~funcionarios, para 81
no Sc corrigen, formu1ar los CORES
pondientes cargos ante ell Gobernador
Towner, y exigir del gobierno una in
vestigaci6n y la sanction administrati-
(continua en- la pag. 81
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-08-22
PETfCIONES
DE INSCRIPTION

LA direction del partido esta muy
satisfecha por Ell resultado obtenido
hasta ahora N las inscripciones de
peticiones del partido. En- ell dia de
hoy, tenemos 43 pueblos trabajando
activamente en- la inscription de Pc
tictones. Hay muchos pueblos de la isla
que han llenado va con exceso Ell cupo
que les corresponds, pero no obstan-
ite tiener 6rdenes de seguir ,Ienando
peticiones con ell fin de probar al go
bierno y a la Alianza, La fuerza for
Dsidable conque contamos en- la OPT
nion.
"Barros, en- ell primer dia, cast do
bio Ell cupo que lie corresponds Y no
obstante, seguira inscribiendo en-
cuanto regrese ell juez de esa local.
dad, hasta completar 800 o 1000 pc
ticiones.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-08-22
RAFAEL HERNANDEZ USERA
ACEPTA LA INVITACION DEF,
LIDER SOCIALISM, EDUAR,-
DO CONDE

Dictara una conferencia sobre Ell
tema: LAS IDEAS SOCIA-
LISTAS Y LA POLITICA
PUERTORRIQUEN"
sr. Eduardo Condo,
San Juan,
Mi viejo y apreciado amigo:
He leido su articulo Use PUEDE7
publicado en- Ell MUNDo de hoy y
desde luego acepto la invitaci6n que
me hace de dar ''una conferencia de
v~erdadero SAILOR socialism, en- ell To-
cal que Sc me designe por los que
tengan interes en- oirme.
Elijo Ell tema siguiente: elias ideas
socialistas y la polftica puertorrique-
ha" y quiero dedicarla al pueblo ira
bajador.
lie parece bien? pues estoy a sus
6rdenes.
Suyo cordialmente,
r. HERNANDEZ UsERA.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-08-22
La Union no quHre Ia ALBANIA y 81 Ia a@pt6 en- Ia aanbIea
de San German pr discipline, fu6 uando Sc %aseguraba asia
damente a Glen CabaNeOs dStntOS de las dNersas representa-
clones de Ia Ha, que no haba NADIA de ntad y mtad,
Fl WnOGdO abOgadO sgue afirmandO que es music eI mOWi-
mienO de Ia ALBANIA y a tOdaS IuCeS impadiCabe Dor Ia fu-
sion de eIenent& WntrarCs, antlt6tiI Y antag6niCS que
Ia integran

Aver, hemos cambiado impresiones
con nnestro distinguish amigo Ell
Lcdo. Benitez Flores acerca de los Ill
timos acontecimientos politicos.
Nuestro amigo respondi6 asi a nues-
tras preguntas:
Como I'd. puede yer, amigo, Il
movimiento va tomando cada vez mas
importancia, y hombres del mas alto
relieve politico, unionistas representa-
ttvos y lideres de la Isla me expresan
su adhesion en- estas cartas y telegra-
mas que puede YER. I'D. conoce va
Ell telegrama de Caguas; IQuien no CO.
noce en- Caguas y en- la Isla los vail
mientos patri6ticos y la alta signif-
caci6n politica de don Jose Maria Be
rrios, don Jose A. Santini, don Juan
Soto, don Candida A. Martinez y de-
mas firmantes del telegrama que pu-
bHca hoy su ~peri6dico? Ese es Ell YER
dadero sentir de la Isla. La Union no
quiere La Alianza y |. La acept6 en- la
Asamblea de San German por disci-
pima, fu6 cuando Sc aseguraba asia
damente a Glen caballeros distihtos de
las diversas representations de la Is
Ia, que no habia NADIA de mitad y mi
tad fifty and fifty. Que La repre-
~sentaci6n seria proportional y que al
Senado irian POR 10 MENOS diez
y ccho senadores, unionistas Y tres re-
personalities at large. Pero cuando La
injusta, antipatri6tica y a todas lu-
venciones celebradas en- La Asamblea
Ultima IN Ell Teatro Municipal de San
Juan, Ell descontento ha lido aumen-
tando desde aquel momento y hoy es
dificil que haya IN cincuenta por Glen
to de los UNIoNISTAS DE vERDAD
que acepten, tranquilamente, este des-
POLO de posiciones de la Union,
conquistadas despu6s de tantas luchas
y tantas amarguras y tantos dolores.
Elsa es la realidad, amigo, la triste
v palpable realidad que los unionistas
no aciertan a comprender Y no Sc re-
signan a r~esistir.
Es por clio que vamos a celebrar
esa asamblea del 81 del corriente en-
Ell Teatro Municipal, para deliberar,
para pensar, para discutir y para re-
solver en- definitiva, que vamos a hacer
los unionistas que no hemos visto con
buenos ojos, desde Ell primer momen-
to, esta Alianza imprudente; Y que
mas tarde, luego de las convenciones,
hemos acabado de onvencernos de 10
injusta, atnipatri6tica y a todas lu-
ces impracticable fusion de elementos
contrarios y de ideas diversas, antit6-
ticas y antag6nicas.
SRecibi6 I'd. algdn otro telegrama
de Caguas?
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-08-22
Fl artiCuIista que COmbate a
Mr.. Barrel, COmisiOnadO de
Prohibition, debe reaIzar labor
constructive y no destuCtNa
iE0lde eslan lis pruebas de sus ecu
SaCiOnCS!

! Nunca Sc puede contender con qulen
escurre ell bulto. Pedimos al art1culls-
ia de "El Tempo que, 81 en- verdad
SUI campana era una campana cons
tructiva y no destructive, harfa un
I s~ervicio a la ccmunidad y a la mo-
raj social, que Ell como tai ~periodista
esta obligado a poner en- practica, que
publicasc los nombres de los contra
bandistas que estaban impunemente
violando la ley y a los cuales Ell afrma-
ba onoce de sobra. En- vano intenta-
mos este. Como ell canine que recorre
Ell articulista 40 es seguramente ell de
corregir IN NAL social, sino Ell de criti-
car, Y criticar viciosamente, por %cierto,
pues es muy facil escurrir Ell bulto Y
salir pidiendo que Sc demuestre que los
datos y numeros por Ell publicados son
falsos. Y Iquien es listed para probar
que son verdad los datos que listed pu-
D,ica? iDonde estan las pruebas que
dice. listed poser, 81 es que las posee?
n uuSu ScSuAo 4uO Suo oAAAA1oSAOAA0o
sofisticas estan basadas en- leyendas
fantasticas y cuentos mas o menos CO.
lorados que lie han hecho. Porque a ser
Ell ~articul'sta quien suponemos nosotros,
40 hace tanto tempo que esta en- Puer-
to Rico para poder estar en- possession
de hechos como los que afirma posee.
Pero, ssuponiendo, que es mucho SUI
poner, que todos los hechos relatados
por ell ~articulista fuesen verdad. Ino
cree ell articulista que seria mucho mas
honrado que Ell en- persona suscribiera
esas elucubraciones mentales Y caba-
l~isticas, de modo que apareciese, como
en- efecto es, su opinion personal y ex-
c~lusiva, y no la opinion de I'm 6rgano
republican,, que Sc esta hacienda res
ponsable de hecho y de derecho de ma
3lifestaciones burdas completamente.
cue a NADIA conducen Y que no han de
p~roducir'e gloria ninguna nj al articu-
iista nj raenos al peri6dico en- que apa-
1ecen esas disertaciones?
A la verdad es infantil en- extreme
Que Sc nos haga Greer con n1meros y
hechos cue Sc hacen constar a vuela
pluma en- un articulo pulido para cier-
tos fines de propaganda oficiosa sin
que esoS numeros y esos hechos aparez-
can o former parte de algun informe
de fuent2 Official o semi-oficial. de Gu
va AUTHENTICATED no pudiese en- modo al
guno du6arse.
(Continda en- la pag. 81
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-08-22

mite Local.
EAST parece-dijo ell senior Iriarte-
pero no siempre es este hueno, cuando
luego Sc entera uno de que apesar de
clio lie Can a uno una pufialada por la
e~spalda".
Los n:otivos que tuviera ell senior
Iriarte para expresarse asi, no pudimos
averiguarlos, primero, porque no tuvi-
mos tempo y segundo, porque 81 no
nos hubiera revelado ell secreto.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-08-22
En- Ia COlte Federal Sc nos in
fOrna que adQ Ell lCdO. Fran
els no ha plaQteadO Ia question
de Ia no jurisdiction en- Puer-
to Rico de Ia enmienda IS de
Ia Constitution de los EstadOs
UnidOS

Sc cree que 10 hara a Ia IIegada del
juez 0dIia en- q mes de OCtubre. I'm Ca
so de que Sc dedarara pOr la COrte
que Ia enmienda 90 rge en-. nuestra
isIa, eI tesOrO Sc O0nfrOntaria con una
SituaCi6n difiGliSlna, pueS tendria que
reintegrar las multaS y los AUTOMOBILES
COnfiSCadOS
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-08-22
LcdO. Benitez Flores

Yo no, pero en- Ell MUNDO de hoy
he visto publicado uno de los Lcdos !.
Castellon Y Rodriguez Alberty, que
aunque aparece dirigido a mi, toda-
via 40 10 he recibido.
Y naturalmente, csc telegrama acu-
sa una inconsistencies tan grande que
no vale la pena referirme a el. Sin
embargo, como Ell Sr. Castellon no me
conoce y como seguramente el fue in
ducido a frmar Ell telegrama que va
venia hecho por otra mano, no esta
demas refrescar la memoria de este
compatriota, contestando su pregunta.
FL b~anquete de Caguas en- que Sc
me ofrecio la representation at-large,
sabe ell seior castell6n que fue mucho
antes de desembarcar los sefores Bar
cello y Tous Soto; mucho antes de que
lanzaran ellos su manifesto al pals;
mucho antes de que Sc empezara la
propaganda en- favor de la ALBANIA;
mucho antes de Ia Asamblea de San
German; y mucho antes de las con-
venciones de San Juan en- que resulta-
ron electos para ell Senado la misma
mitad de Unionistas que de Republi-
canos. al $50
Y sabe tambien ell senor Castellon,
que aquella fu6 una asamblea unio-
nista; que entonces no Sc conocia nj
Sc s~ospechaba sque pudiera conocerse
nunca la Alianza esta; que eramos to-
dos ~unionistas ALI, y que 20 sepa, to-
davia no he dejado de serlo, nj los
amigos que conmigo frman Ell mani
fiesto; y sabe ademas. que aquella offer
ia es~pontanea de los Unionistas de
Caguas en- Ell banquete de marras, tu-
vo que ser declinada por mi, contra Ell
deseo de todos los concurrentes, en-
vista de la actitud inesperada g in
exp,icable, de su compa1ero Ell Lcdo.
Rodriguez Alberty. Quiero decir, in
expltcable, en- aquel momento; perfec-
tamente clara y ,explicable al dia ST.
guiente, cuando mis- amigos de Caguas
vieron temprano por la mahana del
dia siguiente, al Lcdo. A1berty salir
precipitadamente para San Juan y mis-
amigos de San Juan 10 vieron visitar
la oicina del companero Miguel Cue
ira Mondrag6n. Enseguida tanto los
amigos de Caguas como los de San
Juan Sc explicaron 10 inexplicable y
c~omprendieron 10 incomprensibIe. To-
davia, Acknowledgements, quedan ca
balleros en- Caguas que pueden testii-
car y aseverar estas afirmaciones.
En- cuanto a 10 de ~t'1anzar piedras
al hogar de aver, no merece contes-
taci6n, 10 que a mi juicio es un dispa-
rate, pues para mi, Ell hogan de aver
y ell de hoy, es Ell mismo, Ia "Uni6n
de Puerto Rico, a no ser que para Ell
senior Castell6n ell hogan de aver y Ell
de hoy, sea la ALBANIA, y en- ese case
dice muy POGO en- favor de su Unio-
nismo. En- cuanto a mi; nunca fuf
aliancista.
Y esa reticenc;a de que Isl los no
complacidos desertan las flas, etc."
tampoco merece la pena de contestar-
Sc, porque no son desertores de la
Union; los que Sc mantienen firmes en-
(Continua en- la pagina ~