Arizona state miner., 1925-11-14
various states after national modifi-
cation became effective.

NdIlOuS SCdLSS dlL0T udllOudl MUU11'
cation became effective.
If you scanned your Arizona Ca
zette on October 10Th you noticed
that the Supreme Court upheld the
constitutionality of the Volstead Act
again, which was in accordance with
the predictions of the writer, and if
you did not see it, we're tellin'
YOU, as the slang vernacular goes,
SO that in case you had allowed any
false hopes to arise that you might be
advised of their futility.
The ballot box for yourself and
friends" is your remedy-dont for
get to use it, also remember that all
unendorSed candidates will be danger
Gus to your interests. AS the writer
remarked to an acquaintance recently,
why expect the Congressman and
Senators who were pledged to the op-
position before and after election to
take any interest in your modification
plans?" Common sense tells you diff
ferent and it is up to you to help elect
| national and state representatives on
platform of loyalty to the best in
terests of the people and libertys res
toration. When any who are pledged
to our cause are proven to be traitors
the course of procedure is plain
give them ticket of leave" to their
home town, when election day again
returns
Now after the white man has been
compelled to kick in" by our rulers
and abrogate his God-given rights as
n0rr9t pd in Yoonu r1oOoc IN tho hih1o
as regards drinking what he con-
siders the most fitted to his needs,
they have turned their attention to
the red man telling him that any fur
ther use of the sinful mescal will not
be tolerated
Big Sheep. Montana Grow Indian,
disagreed, however, explaining that
he is the leader of congregation of
the Native American Church and that
the use of mescal in their ceremonies
is necessity in order to conform
with their church ritual The district
court convicted him, of course, but
he has appealed the case to the Mon
tana Supreme Court and it is expect
ed to be reached on the calendar
quite soon. He is to cite two verses
and whole chapter from the bible
in support of his contention, but we
fear, however, that the rulers have
him already ruled out of order the
same as his white brother He will
find out also that the ballot will be
the next thing to which he needs to
turn his attention if he is seeking
safe, sound, permanent relief, and he
will also need to remember that there
can be no liberty worthy of the name
without eternal vigilance.
Now word comes from Globe, Ariz.
that the judge who is presiding at
the present term of the U. S. Court
being held there told the grand jury
that it had the power to call for
questioning any person suspected of
being patron of bootleggers, and
that refusal to answer would make
them liable to Imprisonment for con-
tempt of court.
You never realized when you voted
dry" at the behest of fanatical i'm
portuners to what outcome your act
was leading, did you? Have you seen
"a plenty" or do you still want a few
more eyefuls of evidence as to What
your rulers are determined to ''hand
out" to all evaders just as fast as
they can be reached. Your safety
is rapidly diminishing, your dangers
are increasing, you had better take
a change of venue from the evasion
ranks to those of modification and
repeal which course upon examina-
ton you'll find to be much more safe.
sane and sensible
Every issue of the Star carries in
formation as to the location of the
headquarters of the Arizona Division
OF the Association Against the Prohi-
bition Amendment
1t is wrong if you do and it is not
right if you don't. That explanation
reminds us of the character of some
# the information with which you
may be regaled if you'll only let vol
unteers have an opportunity to give
you an earful. You'll be told that
you may possess liquors in your home
and not be molested, as the enforcers
are only after those who are selling
and transporting.
Gossip is gossip, but when you find
yourself in the courtroom you'll see
that all of the scenery has been shift
ed, as the Oatman man who recently
paid fine of $10O for possession
would doubtless testify, as he was
probably filled up with this class of
information, because he pied not
guilty when arrested, but later chang
ed it to guilty, which was very likely