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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1925-09-18
Prohibition Succeeding and Here Stay Say Eminent Men
A Symposium in the North American Review for September

The current number of the North
American Review. published Thursday,
September 10, contains group OF eleven
articles treating major phases OF the pro-
hbition problem from the standpoint of
eminent men who insist that prohibition
has succeeded up 10 date, that great
majority OF Americans believe in II heart
and soul, that conditions are better now
than ever before III the history OF the
country, and that any idea of repeating
the Nolstead law is an idle dream
These articles constitute the second part
of national symposium on the topic.
The first part was published in the North
American Review for June uly-August,
when equally eminent men presented the
case as seen by those who feel that pro-
hibition is far from successful, and that
1beralizing changes in the Nolstead law
are imperatively needed
Announ cment is made that the North
American Review carefully avoided de-
bate on the subject and arranged with the
principal authorities on each side to write
a presentation SO the public could read
statements by each, think them over, and
make up its mind. In order to prevent
either side from having an advantage
over the other side, all manuscripts from
both groups were in the editors posses
sion before the June July-August maya
zine was printed. For this reason neither
side was able to make definite answers to
statements pu. forth by its opponents. As
a result of this policy. it is believed that
the two groups OF articles constitute the
first complete and authoritative survey OF
the entire situation thus lar made available
to the public. The articles occupy fifty
pages of the Review
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1925-09-18

throughout the nation there is, l believe,
an average of 20 per cent enforcement,
with everywhere a notable decrease i'll
drunkenness. Overshadowing all is the
fact that the national habit is leading away
from drink"
Upon the whole, Mr.. Britt says, the
progress thus far made by prohibition has
justified the hopes of all familiar with
the history of great reforms. At the be
ginning many thought it would take
generation to effect the end We are deal
ing with human aptitudes deeply ingrained
and long abiding. 1t took more than
three hundred years to lead the people of
Israel from the practice of adolatry, and
more than forty years for the American
people to stop the slave-trade after Con
gress had made it unlawful. In the light
of human experience, we should mt ex-
pect complete prohibition for some time
yet, but that it will come, and be a part
of the nations order of life, let none
doubt"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1925-09-18

unsteady muscles and jumping ner yes af-
ter the holiday of Saturday afternoon and
Sunday, the workers began the week on
Monday with full power. From being
one OF the poorest production days of the
week, Monday became as good day as
any on the calendar
Fewer machines were idle because of
the absence of workers through illness
due to drink. The labor turnover.
costly factor in manufacture. dropped and
has remained comparatively low
Prohibition has created new markets
for our products. New standards of liv-
ing were set 10 per cent higher than when
prohibition arrived, according to Secre-
tary Hoover. Instead of pail of beer,
the worker bought oil and gasoline Bet
ter homes, better furniture; better clothes.
more amusement were demanded The
Wage-check that once went into the bar
tenders till began to travel to the local
merchant The increased production
made possible by sober workers was con-
stunned steadily by sober nation We
made and bought more goods than we had
believed this country could absorb.
The credit business done in the past
five years has been one of the most sig
nihcant and interesting Developments TO
business man. Automobiles, houses,
clothes, anything and everything can be
bought on credit. No other era or coun-
try ever saw the parallel of the present
American extension of credit to practically
everybody who desires it. Men who could
not have hung up the bartender for a
drink, in the old days, are now considered
good risks for motor car. Prohibition
raised the credit rating of practically every
human being in America. Declarations
are comparatively few Families are able
to pay their current bills and meet their
irstallments because the liquor bill is
gone. Any credit man knows that a sober
man is better risk than drinker
CAS- one concerned with the automo-
bile industry, | have found prohibition
and the automobile are as closely related
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1925-09-18
PROHIBITION AS SEEN BY A
BUSINESS MAN
By r. H. Scott

X. Fl. Scott, president of the REQ Mo-
tor Company, considers prohibition as
Seen by Business Man." and gives the
views of capitalist and large employer
OF labor prohibition can be seen by
business man and it looks good to him.
We must revise the old saying
Business is business to read Prohibition
is business. The better the observance
of prohibition, the better business we have.
There is no fanaticisim about balance
sheet. No preiudices sway cost chart.
We can estimate the quantity and the
quality of prohibition almost as accurately
today as any other of the significant fac
tors in business. Prohibition arrived at
the exact time in our history when it was
most needed. From the peak of war time
production given over largely to the man
uiacture OF instruments of destruction, we
had to return to peaCe-time conditions and
constructive production.
The business man sees prohibitions
results, not in terms of moral issues or per-
sonal appetites, but in the dual terms of
business: production and distribution.
Especially noteworthy have been the eff
fects upon production. The efficiency of
the average worker was increased Fac
tories were more nearly able to work up
t. the reasonable expectation of their ma
chine power Instead of duled minds,
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1925-09-18
RAISED CREDIT RATING

The credit business done in the
past five years has been one of the
most significant and interesting de-
velopments to business man. Au-
tomobiles, houses, clothes = any
thing and everything can be bought
on credit. No other era or coun-
try ever saw the parallel OF the
present American extension of
credit to practically everybody who
desires it. Men who could not
have hung up" the bartender for
drink in the old days are now
considered good risks for a motor
carr. II. Scott, president REQ
Motor Company.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1925-09-18
ENFORCEMENT is
SUCCEEDING

In many sections there is prac-
tieally complete enforcement as
compared with average law enforce
ment and throughout the nation
there IS, | believe, an average of 20
per cent enforcement, with every
where a notable decrease i'll drunk
enness. Overshadowing all is the
fact that the national habit is lead
ing away from drink.-James ].
Britt, chief counsel of Prohibition
Unit, Washington.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1925-09-18

alcohol under prohibition are worse than
they were before the Eighteenth Amend
ment went into effect. Let us of the
older generation be frank in canvassing
the memories of our own youth. Did we
not all know hostesses who served cham
payne at dances to their young guests for
fear the men would otherwise refuse to
come? Was there any dearth of young
men going hopclessly down hill because
OF looking too long upon the wine when
it was red2 Students get drunk today.
but the proportion is by comparison neg
ligible."
As far as the young women are con
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1925-09-18
THE SITUATION WE ARE L.
AND THE WAY OUT
BY Horace d. Taft

Horace d. Taft, headmaster OF the TAFT
School, contributes an article on The Sit
uation We are In. and the Way Out, n
the course of which he makes the follow
ing points: 81 am one of those who were
opposed TO prohibition. | believe enor-
NOUS good has followed the adoption of
prohibition On the other hand, an enor-
nous amount of evil has followed the
adoption of this policy.
What ways out have been proposed?
First, repeal the amendment | affirm
that no man can think clearly on the sub
ject who dreams of such repeal. What
is the next way? Let us change the Vol
stead act so as to permit the manufacture
and sale of beer and light wines
But the flood of hard liquor would still
go on, the saloon would come back the
beer and wine would inevitably become
stronger. and the honest (prohibition)
officials would be seriously handicapped
What is the next way? Let the law
become dead letter 1t is impossible to
conceive of such situation, however
without the corruption of the entire body
of officials
81 think l have named every possible
way out excepting one: that is. the
straight, honest, open way: Obey the
law. and enforce it.
Mr.. Taft concludes by stating that there
are two clear, logical answers to the pro-
hibition enforcement question which come
to every citizen. Zone IS. | will obey the
law and help enforce it. The other is. let
the country go to the dogs; | am going
to have my liquor. Other answers. no
matter how honestly used, are the result
OF clouded vision and twisted logic"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1925-09-18

the grave anG more with the cradle
Nearly one hundred million dollars of
funds once snent to cure the harm done
by the saloon is now expended in fresh
ar work, free dental clinics, pre-maternty
care, district nursing, disqualification and
other forms of work. Can more be ex-
pected when opposition is great and the
law is only five years old ?'
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1925-09-18
Contributors to the SYMPOSIUM

Wayne Wheeler General Counsel League
Clifford Pincho, Governor of Pennsylvania.
Professor T. N. Carver, University
Congressman John Cooper Locomotive
E gneers.
r H. Scott, President REQ Motor
DR. Howard A Kelly, Johns Hopkins University
Richard ]. Hopkins Justice, Supreme Court of Kansas.
Cornela Cannon, Conditions
Britt Chief Counsel of Prohibition
A. Morgan Law
gatonal Churches of the United States.
School, formerly strong
ponent of National Prohibition
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1925-09-18

cerned. Mrs. Cannon continues, there are
certainly groups, both among girls who
are brought into Juvenile courts and those
who are expelled from college, who are
using alcohol as the same type of girl did
not do generation ago. But is this due
to the existence of the Eighteenth Amend
ment, or to the extraordinary extension
of opportunity open to the young women
of today? The girl of this decade is be-
ing brought before the bar of public dis
approval by the Mortified adult, and is
making out a pretty good case against her
prosecutor.
"She says in effect, You are letting me
undertake work never before done by wo-
men. You are allowing me to be exposed
at an early age to conditions and tempta-
tons to which women have never been
subjected in the history of the world. [
am III factories, stores. Offices in the day
time, and in theaters at public dance halls.
and on the streets at night, with no pro-
lection save such as society affords to all
its members. You allow me to return
to my home from my work or my play at
all hours of the twenty-four unguarded.
am Tending for myself in world strange
and alluring to me. | try all things, good
and bad alike. You do not take response
bility for me. I will take it for myself,
and you shall not blame me for the disas-
tiers | bring upon you or myself. "
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1925-09-18

Labor gets more kick out of an
auto and decent home than it ever
did out of the corner saloon.-Con-
gresham John G.. Cooper, member
of Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1925-09-18
EJECT OF PROHIBITION ON
RESPECT FOR LAW
By lanes I. Britt

James ]. Britt. chief counsel of the Pro-
hibition Unit Washington, examines the
effect of Prohibition on Respect for
Law and places himself on record by de-
claring: In many sections there is prac-
tically complete enforcement, as compared
with average law enforcement, and
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1925-09-18
PROHIBITION AND THE
YOUNGER GENERATION
BY Cornelia ]. Cannon

Writing of Prohibition and the
Younger Generation" Cornelia ]. Can
non says: "The question is not whether
youth breaks and dehes the laws, but
whether conditions as regards drinking of
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-10-31

Miss Wilson Gives Kitchen
Shower For Bride To-Be

Miss Margaret Wilson gave kitch-
en- Shower on Saturday, October %
for Miss Myrtle Ashburn whose mar
riage to Norman Polk will take place
sometime in November.
There were four tables of Bridge
and the favors We're tiny rolling pins
The shower was presented to Miss
Ashburn in the form of huge pies COW
erred With black birds and carried by
little Miss Nan Coulbourne, dressed
as a maid, and Master Wilson Duncan
drcssd as chef.
The following we're present: Mes
danes Roger w. Lankford, Sidney
Stevens, Ben. Dryden, VIM. Bennett,
Erland Etchinson, G. E. Powell, Hart
ley Stevens, Jr, Mark Callahan, Grif-
fin Callahan, C. E. Duncan, Claude
Davis, Russell Matthews. Misses Myr-
tie Ashburn, Emily Stevenson, Sara
Scott, Rosemary Stevens.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-10-31
NEXT THURSDAY A BIG
DAY FOR PARKSLEY
Elaborate Ceremonies Planned Fol
Laying Of Cornerstone Of New
High School Building.

Thursday, November 5th, will be a
red-iettcr day in Parkslcy, Va, the
occasion being the laying of the cor
ner stone Of the new Parksley High
School building, same to be started at
Z +. M.
Masonic ceremonies will attend the
event, and Charles H. Callahan, Past
Grand Master of Virginia will assist
in the exercises of placing the stone
in position.
Visitors will be taken care of by
the patrons of the school along the
line of eating, and dinner will be serv-
ed from to 6. The proceeds will be
for the purpose of purchasing seats
for the school auditorium.
Prof. j. Milton Shue is supcrintend-
ent of schools in Accomac county, and
has been activ in securing the new
building for Parksley. He also gives
f!attering reports of Prof. William S.
Stevens, principal of the school at
Onancock, and Pocomoke native son.
Miss May Pusey, former elementary
supervisor of Worcester county is al
so working under Prof. Shue, and Civ
ing entire satisfaction.
Congratulations are due Parksley
in the acquisition Of a new building
for public educational nlIrpoSec and
many Worcester countians greatly
deplore the fact that Pocomoke City
and other towns can not emulate their
example.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-10-31
new LIGHT THROWN
ON MIR. NORRIS DEATH
Imperfection In Ball Bearing Wheels
Caused Auto To Dash Into
Creek Near Salisbury

The Salisbury Evening Times has
the following to say concerning the
recent tragic death of Oscar l.. Nor
ris:
The much mootcd factor which caus-
ed the automobile Of Oscar l.. Morris
to suddenly swerve into the creek at
Tony Tank causing the death OF N-r
Morris has been solved, it is believed
with the discovery of imperfections in
the right front wheel Of the car
The discovery was made by George
w. Truitt, chief mechanic for the w.
B. Tilghman Company, who was in
specting the auto with the intention
OF purchasing it for his private use
from the Morris estate.
Extracting the right front wheel
from its axle, Truitt found that the
balls in the inside bearing of the
wheel had been crushed almost to d
powder. When these balls were sud-
denly crushed the wheel could not re-
volve for the moment. With the right
wheel stuck in the momentum of the
auto caused it to turn suddenly al
right angles and dash in to the creek
the mechanic concludes.
1t will be remembered that Mr.
Morris was returning to Salisbury
driving northward. j. H. Eckstrom
local garageman, who was trailing the
Morris car testified that the auto hat
negotiated the curve at Tony Tanl
and had Strengthened down the center
OF the highway when it suddenly
turned at right angles across the roat
and into the creek.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-10-31
Ladies' Night A Social
Function OF E. S. Societ,

Ladies' Night, one of the socia1
functions Of the Eastern Shore So
ciety of Baltimore, was attended by
about 300 members and guests. The
other events are the annual dinner
in November, the business meeting
in January, and the excursion in sum-
mer.
Probably the one in which the out
of-towners are mostly interested in is
the annual dinner in Nov. This is g
"stag" affair, generally held at the
Hotel Rennert, and attended by sever
al hundred members and guests.
Pocomoke City will probably be
well represented at that time. The
membership here is very creditable
and many have expressed their inten-
tion of making the trip to Baltimore
Among the members here are DR. r
Lee Hall, Paul Ewell, Frank Hudson
Merrill Walters, J. Frank Young, Ed
gar Covington, Harry Mears, and per.
haps others unknown to the Demo
crat.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-10-31
FORMER POCOMOKIAN
DIES AT BLOX0M, VA.
Mrs. Hattie B. Messick Succumb.
After Long ness.-lnterment
Made Here Tuesday

Mrs. Hattie b. Messick, daughter
Of the late Mr.. and Mrs. William NJ
SchooIfcld, this city, died at her home
in Bloxom, Va, on Sunday last, agct
AZ years, her death occurring as thu
result of malady Of some years.
Funeral services were conducted al
Bloxom by her pastor Rev l.. c.
Smart, assisted by Rev. J. T. Edwards
of Bethel Baptist Church. Interment
was made in the cemetery of the NJ. +
Church, Pocomoke City, John D. John
son of Parksley, Va, undertaken.
Mrs. Messick was loyal and SER
viceable worker in her church and had
many intimate friends in both Vir-
ginia and Maryland; woman OF
pleasing countenance and sweet dis
position.
Beside her husband, William S. Mes
sick, the deceased is survived by two
children: William S., Jr., and Mrs
w. Thomas Miles, both of Bloxom; by
two sisters, Mrs. Norman f. Sartor-
il;s and Mrs. Robert w. Copper; by
three brothers, George f., William S..
and f. J. Schoolfield, all of Pocomoke
City.
The honorary pail bearers were
George Hickman, W. W. Bloxom, w
P. Goodwin, Harold A. Littleton, Earl
S. Bloxom, r. C. Lankford, Johnnie f.
Parks, Norman l.. Bundick, Harold
&C.. Guy, Edward Coin, DR.. w. w
Kern1 Joshua A. Somcrs, Thomas
Grinnalds, Harris A. Hearne, F. dsV
Thompson, w. L. Bloxom.
The active bearers were G. Edward
Schoolfeld, Dr.. Norman f. Sartorius
Robert w. Copper, Fl. J. Messick, Ev-
erett T. Messick, George B. Messick
The ushers: Howard and Will Lit
Teton.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-10-31
p. II. s. Soccer Team
Defeats SnolD Hill 90

The Pocomoke City High School
soccer team has started the season
like house afire. In the two games
played, with Stockton and Snow Hill,
the scores were a to and to 0 re-
spectively. Yesterday Berlin was en-
countered, but the Democrat went to
press too late to chronicle the score.
On paper, Pocomoke should win,
since Snow Hill defeated Berlin. As
Pocomokc toycd with the former, it
looks as if Berlin should not be very
difficult to down.
1t is reported. that the official sent
by the Players Athletic League gave
it as his opinion he had not met with
a team more speedy than the POGO
moke bunch. That being true, they
should have look-in for the Eastern
Shore championship.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-10-31
GIVE PARTY IN HONOR
OF SONS BIRTHDAY
MIR. And Mrs. |. Friedman Enter.
tain Large Circle Of Friends To
Celebrate The Event

A very pretty and elaborate Birth
day party was given by Mr.. and Mrs.
/. Friedman, Second street, on Sun
day evening, October 25th in honor of
the thirteenth birthday of their son
Albert.
The rooms were tastefully decorat-
ed with crepe paper, shaded lights
and profusion of cut flowers. Dane
ing was indulged in until very late
hour, when the guests were invited in
to the dining room and buffet sup
per was served One of the enjoyable
features Of the evening was speeches
rendered by Rev. |. Mofsowitz, of Sal
isbury, Md, Dr.. Rubin of Miami
Fla, and Master Albert Friedman
The guests departed at a very late
hour, all having spent very enjoy
able evening.
The out-of-town guests were: Mr.
and Mrs. J. Walker, Cambridge; Mr.
and Mrs. l.. Rosenberg, Delmar; Rev.
and Mrs. |. Mofsowitz, Mr.. and Mrs
AL Seidel, J. Rottenberg and daughte,
Esther, Salisbury, Md; Mr.. and Mrs
William Goodman and son Jesse, and
A. Sacks, Snow Hill; Mr.. and Mrs. M
Levin, Miss Sarah Mailman, Keller
Va; Mr.. and Mrs. David Friedman and
L. Klenowitz, Melfa; S. Goldberg and
family, Onley, Va; MI. and Mrs. J
Kimmel and l. Greenberg, Onancock
Va, and DR.. Rubin, Manu. Fla.
Master Albert was the recipient OF
many beautiful and useful gifts.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-10-31
Clues Oyster Roast On
Husbands Birthday

In honor of the forty-second ami
versary of his birthday, Elwood Mat
thews was rendered an oyster roast by
his wife at Georges Island Landin.
last Tuesday. The party left POGO
moke about $50 p. NJ, and after par
taking of the luscious bivalve with all
the necessary and inviting fixin's, re-
turned to their homes.
Those in the party were, Mr.. ano
Mrs. George Twilley, Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Freeman, Mr.. and Mrs. Roger
Lankford, Dr.. and Mrs. A. A. Parker
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Matthews, Mrs
Jennie Matthews, George Smullin, Miss
Alma Blaine, Masters Winston Mat
thews and Byron Freeman.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-10-31
BRUTAL ASSAULT MADE
ON WICOMICO co. GIRL
Miss Elizabeth Butler In Serious
Condition. Brother-ln-Law Ac-
cuses Masked Higwaymen

The mysterious case of assault in
which Miss Elizabeth Butler, Of Wi
comico county, was the victim, is
still unsolved
Walter Ferris, the brotherinlaw Of
Miss Butler, claims that the two were
attacked by masked highwaymen on
the road between Delnar and Sails
bury, and Miss Butler was beaten into
insensibility from which, at this
writing she has not yet recovered.
Ferris says the two masked men
jumped on the running board of the
car in which he and Miss Butler were
riding, and assaulted Miss Butler as
mentioned above.
The victim was carried to the hos
pital at Salisbury where she has only
partly recovered consciousness, not be-
ing able as yet to speak. In order to
secure some information from her
the authorities succeeded in getting
written answers to several questions
put to her. One of these was to find
who was her assailant. To this she
wrote in reply, "Walter," apparently
incriminating Ferris.
Ferris friends, however, refuse tc
believe that he was guilty, and prefer
to think that Miss Butler did not un-
derstand the qustion put to her. Fer
ris, tho is being held, and, under the
advice of counsel, is not answering
any queries put to him.
The defense claims that additional
evidence has been found which may
prove Ferris account of the attack
to be correct. According to reports
the implication of others in the af-
fair may be proved by finger prints
found on blood-stained tools and or
the body of the automobile.
Another case of attack by mask
ed intruder has been reported al
Hagerstown. Whether there is any
relation between the two has not been
shown.
[LATER] Since writing the above
Miss Butler has slightly recovered
her powers of speech, and her physi-
clans are hopeful that she may soon
be able to clear up the mystery of the
night attack which came very near
causing her death.
Detectives and other officials are at
york on the finger prints, but do not
seem ready yet to make any report on
these.