, 1925-04-01
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A petition consisting of names of Thermopols citizens COVERING several
large pages was sent to wyomings representatives in Washington last
month stating that the sgners wereo opposed to the volstead Act and asking
Senator Kendrick and Warren to use their influence toward bringing about
a modification OF the present drastic prohibhory laws It i said to have been
signed by every business ma in Thermopois with some four n five ex-
cepeons' and contained the names of several county officers including the
sheriff and two commissioners. The signature of practically every stock
man, ranchman and farmer of Importance in the vicinity as Upon the petit
tin But the interesting feature "a that two thirds of the signers VOL
unteered tn information that they had voted for prohibition.
Lillian Bradley. a2 years old, who attracted considerable attention when
she was appointed undersherff and acted in that capacity under Sheriff
John F. Bennett of Litteton, Colo, "a arrested by Officers Drew and
Tangye charged with possession and sale of liquor. The officers declare
they apprehended Miss Bradley, while she W "a attempting to deliver a guam
tny OF moOnshine from her automobile. She will be tried in county court.
Mrs. serapia Nucez, 1o2 years old, "a arrested in San Pedro. Calf. a
snort INT ago for bootaesging: She as given her choice of a fine o a Jail
sentence. She took the jail sentence. telling the judge that as soon as she
got out she would go at it again.
Judge John F. MCGEE of the United States district our in Minneanovs
committed suicide recently. He left a letter saying that his court had beer
turned into a police court by prohibition casesa and that congress had plac-
ed him a position where he could not see the end. which was the explanation
of his act.
While the prohibition law is being enforced as if there were nc other law
cattle stealing is o n the increase according to a statement made by Alex
Mcpherson, sheriff of Natrona county, who addressed the Wyoming Peace
Officers Association in Cheyenne recently
The problem of storing confscated liquors has reached the stage, treasury
officials say that warrants it being placed next in Importance to enforcement
of the dry law itself. Designated government warehouses ire full and sew
eal score others ire under lease. yet, it was declared, there is not o for
the constant inpounng of seized stocks.
1--WE area almost at wits end" said Assistant Secretary Moss. "And there
SSSms " NC HO pIOmSt VI u letup.
The drys who have made much of the fact that wen barbaric Russia was
prohibition must feel some chagrin at the reports which are coming of the
results If the prohibtory law in that country. They have a strangely famil-
lar ring, a the following for instance:
Moscow. Feb. 2s-(By the Associated .Press)-Acohol consumption
among women and children in Russia is increasing at a disturbing rate.
Statistics just issued by the internal revenue authorities of the Yenisei dis
trct disclose that, while men drink relatively less than formerly, women and
children imbibe considerably more, Most of the liquor consumed is home
brewed vodka. Out of 5000 villages in district, 2,46O weref found to be
engaged in making illicit vodka. In this district 1856 stills we're confhcated,
while a much larger number wee hidden from the authorities.
Realizing that complete prohibition was a failure, the government is now
President Kainin' however, has said that until the government sanction 40
per cent vodka, the peasantry which demands strong drink, will continue
secretly to make its own alcoholic beverages.
Former Vice President Thomas X. Marshall voiced the sentence of about
10 out of every hundred persons when he said in a speech he made at a BAN
quet in Grand Rapids, Michigan, recently:
81 am not for the prohibition amendments and I never was, no decent
democrat ever was. But now it is. here. let's maintain it or else get rid Of
It by due process of law"
"Tm getting tired of all these additions to the constitution. It's got so
it is Is easy to amend theConstuon of he United Safes as it used
to be to draw a check. Any n a go down to Washington and make
enough noise can get any amendment he wants tackled on the Constitution.
81 like the English way best. They don't make laws until they know the
people want them. I'd like to repeal all the Federal and State laws and re-
enact the Ten Commandments and the Golden Rule"