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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1925-03-06

insure the closing of the lawess liquor premises by in-
junction if they insist that such action be taken by the
proper authorities If the county and municipal prose-
fail to proceed by the paddock method citizens
may take the initiative under the law to put booze
joints out of business for year. In federal
ported in this number Of the Issue held that the
of building used for the sale OF liquor may be
punished for conspiracy This in line with the grow
iEg conviction of officials and the public that of
property used to violate prohibition laws should be pun
SHED for their part in the lawcss enterprise. In line
with this idea citizens should insist that buildings in
which lawles booze joints operated be closed for
year for all purposes Owners of such buildings should
be punished to the of losing least one years
income from their property. Merely prohibiting the sale
of liquor under njunctons proceedings is very much
of deterrent to most property Unless they
face the prospect of losing years rental too many
inclined to permit the sale of liquor until injunction
is ordered against their premises when they will simply
change other business with very little financial
loss.
Doubtless many of awless liquor joints expect
them to be closed by temporary inunctions sooner
later but deliberately decide permit liquor law viola
tons to continue until the issuance of such Injunction
H. the other hand, of property face the
tain prospect of losing the of their buildings for all
purposes for year they would stop liquor awlcssness
their premises instead of complacent1y waiting
for court order compelling change of business.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1925-03-06
ENFORCEMENT DEMANDS ALL YOUR ENERGY
BY Elizabeth Tilton

months sojourn in Washington has so impressed
with the need of raying all the temperance forces
together for few years in struggle to build
up enforcement that writing down call to all
locals from the Centre. Indeed those the Centre
begged to do this
First, the thousands of members of the white churches
of the nation reading only the local press real
ze how far-reaching is the press of the and
the big cities. 1t does nothing but harp in the of
Congress and the thoughtess of the prohibition mess
of the necessity for repeal modification All this
much more poisonous.
Beside this, there is behind this hum the truth that
prohibition enforcement is difficult, that there
many dropped stitches in the shape of wet appointments
Judges, district attorneys federal agents
But, here is the point. Everyone is rushing TO
good workers in Washington, have them do the work
of picking up these dropped stitches until their work
becomes we-nigh overwhelming They ought to be
giving their whole time to prohibition legislation, first
getting federal agents under civil service second
stopping the leakage of alcohol through readily given
permits third penalties for first Offences ETC.,
etc. This they do if their Offices are filled day
after day with local cleanups of bad appointments.
Nor-and this is important-can temperance wo-
spend much Of their time in the next few years. in
being active in every bit of social legislation that comes
along, If they hope to out the active minority
against prohibition. This minority has got to be worn
down through years of eternal vigilance. Nothing can
do this but focusing the job in hand: Concentration
has come be the need We must concentrate all our
energies-frst, holding and Strengthening state
enforcement laws; second, keeping dry Congress
that shall ward off grave danger modification of the
Volstead act to include beer and vine third, seeing
that get right appointments wenforcers i'll place of
law defers.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1925-03-06
A Book For Clergynen

"The Bible The Church and The Drink is the title of
study of the Bible Teaching Total Abstinence
by the Rev. Henry Peter Everton Liverpool
Though the book inexpensive it we'll printed and
suitable for distribution among clergymenparticuar1
for those of the Protestant Episcopal church
the report of the Archbishop of the Church of
England in 1917 unermented wine
The author has given authentic history of wine in
the Bible has explained the difference between the yari
kinds OF wine used and has gone into the phology
of the terms used in the originals to designate wine
His Interpretation of the attitude of Christ on the sub
ject of wine drinking is that Our Lord accepted the
standard of knowledge Of his day.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1925-03-06
Concentrate on Enforcement Job

On this page presenting article written by
Elizabeth Tion, of the best informed prohibition
writer's in America. The American Issue heartily i'll
dores her appeal for concentration upon the enforce
men problem There is grave danger that in the multi
tude of other interests prohibition enforcement will fail
receive the attention have to insure its
Many forgetting that prohibition
is the keystone in the arch of the bridge over which
passing better things American govern
ment Until prohibition is safe practically every other
program of advancement and Improvement for woman
hood and childhood in America is imperled.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1925-03-06
Education in Cuba

Miss Anna A. Gordon, World w. c. T. u. President,
has just received word from the president of the Cuba
w. C. T. u, Mrs. Z. J. Sa1onds of Havana that the
department OF education in Cuba has granted the W. C.
T. u the privilege OF introducing scientific temperance
instruction in all public schools in Cuba
series of twelve temperance lessons adapted from the
booklet, alcohol in Experience and Experiment. by
Cora Frances Soddard has been translated into Spanish
and will be ready for distribution The department
of education has agreed place these i'll the hands of all
public school teachers at government expense.
Previous to the granting of this privilege, temperance
education work among children confined to mission
and private schools. This opportunity will add
some 5000 schools to the number already receiving
perance instruction.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1925-03-06
The American Issue Dry-Law Dozen

Try These in Your Local Cornmunity-You Will be
Surprised and Delighted with the Results
!. Heavier fines and jail sentences for volaors
2. Spcedier trials and quicker punishment after
vction.
3. Close blind pigs by injunction process.
a. Severely punish drunkards who shield violators.
5. Investigation and digent prosecution by states
attorneys.
6 Aggressive action against vioators by county
sheriffs
2. Appropriations for enforcement by county boards.
8. Cooperation of police directed by mayors.
9. Organization of citizens to support officials
10. Teaching of loyalty to law in public schools.
IL. Enforcement cooperation by church organizations.
IL. City and village enforcement ordinances.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1925-03-06
FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 1925
Special Broadcasting Announcement

Readers of the American Issue invited in
Station voc, Davenport, Iowa, Friday March
a. from 800 900 o'clock At this time the Dramatic
Debate "Can the Law be Enforced written by the edi-
of the Issue will be broadcast from this station Our
readers urged pulpit of this
broadcasting and place notices of the into their
local newspapers In this way they help insure that
great numbers will hear the law enforcement message of
this Dramatic Debate.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1925-03-06
Organize For Enforcement

The importance of establishing enforcement policy
in every local subdivision of government discussed
in the last number of the American Issue In this
Der again publishing the American Issue enforce
nient platform containing dozen suggestions.
The organization of citizens in villages, cities and
counties for the purpose of putting these enforcement
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1925-03-06

Your local officials complain there is suhi-
Gent laws to enforce prohibition ALI that is needed
activity on the part of enforcement ohicers.t4s
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1925-03-06

NOTICE PosTMAsTERs-Al notices of adj
Illinois Edition addressed
60 the Illinois Editor. 1900 Bldg Chicago Illinois,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-09-18
Like '0Id Lady Who Lived in
the Shoe,' She Has
Many Children.

1.-The old lady who lived in
shoe and had so many children
she didn't know what TO do"
might have been a dean at a col
lege. for her situation was almost
Identical with that of Miss Evelyn
Butler. dean Of women at Butler
University.
Miss Buffers duties are pressing
any school Gay, but this week
was an exception. because not
only were upper class students
seeking advice and asking ques-
tons, but more than three hundred
freshman girls have registered.
Among the girls who went to
Miss Butler for advice were Rose
mary Dyer. 2s4S Washington
Blvd; Mildred r Cooke, Carmel
Road; Frances Thorpe. 223S Col
lege Ave; Billy Dunkle. 1929 Belle
fontaine ST.; Joan Wall, 1853 Ken
wood Ave; Lavonne Burns, 644
r. Thirty-Fourth St. and Dorothy
Fife, 3142 College Ave.
Misses Dyer, Cooke, Thorpe.
Dunkle and Wall graduated in the
June class of Shortridge. while
Miss Fife is a graduate of Tech
nical. Miss Burns formerly lived
in Shelbyville.
A total enrolment of over 300
students is expected.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-09-18
TWO DRIVERS
Are INDICTED
Both Failed to Stop After
Accidents, Charge.

Two auto drivers were charged
with failure to stop after accidents
in grand jury indictments filed to-
day in Criminal Court. They are
Virgil Curry and Frank B. Walker.
Curry was also indicted on an
involuntary manslaughter charge
growing out of the death of Anna
Dudley, 4077 Cornelius St, who was
struck by a machine alleged to have
been driven by Curry on July 13.
Walker is alleged to have failed to
stop his automobile after it struck
Claude Tolbert, 1929 Northwestern
Ave. on July 30.
Others indicted were Marshall
Copeland, robbery and petit larceny;
John Cloyd, assault and battery
with intent to kill; Ray Richie, auto
banditry, robbery and grand lar
ceny, and Homer Ward, robbery and
grand larceny. Ten indictments
naming twelve persons We're re-
turned.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-09-18
TOXIC SUFFERS
NEW DISASTER
ST, 100000 Fire Sweeps
Parliament Buildings.
BY Miles w. VAUGHN

United Press Staff CORRESPONDENT
TOXIC, Sept. 1S.-Tokio was Wis
tied with fresh disaster this after
neon when fire ragged through it's
parliament buildings. Both the
House of Peers and the House of
Representatives were destroyed to-
tally. Many valuable Parliament pa
pers were destroyed. F'iremen sue.
ceeded in saving a few others.
Troops were called out soon after
the fire started.
After demolishing the two Parlia-
l.ment houses the flames spread in
the late afternoon to adjoining build
ings. BY nightfall the firemen's eff.
forts brought the flames under con-
troll, but not Until damage estimated
at more than $1,O00,0OO had been
done.
Toxic in 1923 was visited by a
quake, followed by fire which swept
away hundreds of structures, eating
its way through the fiimsy construc-
ton as though paper. More recently
Toxic has had disastrous floods.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-09-18
king INJUNCTION
SUIT SCHEDULED
Hearing Due to Take Place
in Superior Court Four.

Hearing on an injunction suit in
which Judge Clinton II. Givan is
sued a temporary restraining order
several weeks ago to prevent mem
bers of the State board of health
from interfering with the duties Of
DR.. William F. King, board secre-
tary, was postponed this morning
until this afternoon in Superior
Court Four on request Of attorneys
for both sides. Board members
have sought to remove DR.. King
from office.
King was charged with raising
nay Of employees without authority
and receiving extra money for pre-.
pairing vital statistics for the Fed
eral Government.
Thursday the board met at the
Statehouse, but Immediately ad-
journed without hearing the case Of
the Washington Water Company,
which was set for then. Members
refused to consider any business on
advice Of legal counsel, for fear ac-
ton might be construed as a viola
ton of the restraining order.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-09-18
new EVIDENCE
is UNCOVERED
More Light Is Thrown on
Shenandoah Crash.

BIZ United Press
New evidence is believed to have
been found here indicating that the
dirigible shenandoah was in distress
at least two hours before she crashed
and that during that time no winds
Of velocity Of more than forty miles
an hour were recorded.
According to statements attributed
to witnesses, the ship during the last
two hours, travelled only twenty-five
miles and was in obvious distress
although the moon and stars were
out
These disclosures on the eve Of
opening the naval court of inquiry
at Lakehurst purported to give
evidence that some cause other than
a storm precipitated the disaster,
They were made in the Cambridge
Jeffersonian by Ernest Sheehan, its
correspondent.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-09-18
STATE C. OF C.
MAY WAR ON
PHONE BOOSTS
Conference to Organize
Fight on Proposed Rate
Increases Asked.

Representative of Sixty-four
cities and towns with membership
in the State Chamber of Commerce
may be called together for organiza.
ton of a Statewide fight against
the raise in rates asked by the In
diana Bell Telephone Company, it
was learned today.
William II. Arnett, secretary of
the Chamber Of Commerce Of 10.
komo, Ind, today conferred with
George Mosser, secretary of the
State body, and suggested a general
conference.
Mosser said the meeting probably
would not be held until word has
been received from the president,
j. L. Friedrich, of Kokomo, who
will be out Of the city for about a
week.
The telephone company recently
petitioned the public service com
mission for an increase in rates
over Indiana and raising the rate
for unlimited business service in In.
dianapolis from SO to SIS monthly
and limited service under ninety
calls, from SIS to Sc.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-09-18
CRASHES BRING INJURIES
Three Drivers Slated By Police After
Automobile Accidents.

George Pollard, colored, %, of 925
Indiana Ave-, drove around the
corner at Cornell Ave. and Twenty
First ST., late Thursday and struck
head-on, an auto driven by Mrs. l..
j. Coster Jr., Of 1902 Marlowe Ave,
according to police. Mrs. c. G.
Hinchman, 2345 Bellefontaine St.
was cut and bruised. Pollard was
charged with driving on the left side
of the street.
Charles Clark, $3.50 Carrolton Ave,
and Lee Harding, colored, 1402
Roosevelt Ave, were injured when
an auto driven by. Will Collins,
colored, 1922 Cornell Ave. when his
auto collided with a machine driven
by Clark at Fifty Second st. and
Washington Blvd. Both drivers were
charged with assault and battery.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-09-18
SECRET DOPE
drive IS Seen:
Three SLATED
Two Federal Narcotic
Agents in City-ACtivi-
ties Are Shrouded.

Secrecy surrounded the activities
today OF two Federal narcotic agents
from Washington who are believed
TO be staging a drive against dope
peddlers in Indianapolis and vicinity.
The third arrest was made today.
Two were apprehended at down
town hotel Thursday night charged
with selling morphine. All three
were colored men. They were each
held TO the Fedreal grand jury today
under bonds OF $4,000 on charges OF
conspiracy to violate the anti-nar.
cotic law and sale Of narcotics.
Two Are POrters
Those arrested Thursday night
were Percy Sanders, 23. of 312 w.
Walnut St., and Tom Anderson, %.
Of 512 w. Michigan st. George
Bateman, "a, Of 1922 College Ave,
was arrested today.
The agents, w. o. Mcdonald and
Earl Fishback, bought morphine
from the men for which they paid
SOS, Il is said. II is believed the NOR.
phine was stolen from drug stores.
Sanders and Bateman are hotel
porters. They failed to give bond
and were lodged in the Marion
County jail.
TT. Wayne Arrest
Fred Sitz OF FIT Wayne, Ind, is
in Jail in that city after falling to
give bond of 1000 holding him to
the Federal grand jury on a charge
Of Illegal possession and sale Of mar
cotics. He waived examination be-
fore United States Commissioner 7.
J. Logan Thursday.
Sitz was arrested by indianapolis
Federal Narcotic Agents j. J. Keene
and d. A. Bagley after an exciting
chase near the railway station in
FIT. Wayne.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-09-18
DISPUTE OVER PHONE
Man Accuses Woman of Talking All
the Time.

Police were called to settle a tele-
phone party line dispute, Thursday.
Mrs A. L. Clifford. 1880 Brookside
Ave. told police while she was talk
ing a man on the same line made
offensive remarks to her about using
the line all of the time.
Mrs. Clifford. said she went to see
the man and he so excited her that
she tainted while In an alley en-
route home. Police asked her to file
a warrant against the man.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-09-18

a bandit by hurting milk bottles at
him.
Rikhoff said the present crime
wave could be checked if residents
took greater precaution. Here s
what you should do, according to
Rikhoff, when you hear a noise in
the house:
First. be sure it isn't the cat or
the wind. Then get to the phone
quietly and call police.
Scream Loudly
If the burglar is between you
and the phone. scream with all your
might.
If you can't scream very loudly
buy whistle and put it under your
pillow and blow il.
Even better, pick up a shoe and
hurl 1t through the window. Sound
Of breaking glass carries and will at
tract attention. Or keep a gun under
your pillow and fire it out the
window.
Buy a dog. A dog is the best night
Waterman. His barking will not
only awaken you, but will scare the
burglar.
Burglars Invited
Most burglars. however, are in.
vited into the home, according to
Rikhoff.
Lock every window and door in
the house except those in your bed.
room, he said.
If you haven't good locks on your
doors, put bolt on the inside.
And keep your eyes open for sus.
picious persons around the neigh
borhood. Cali police quickly If your
suspicious are confirmed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-09-18
MITCHELL ON
CARPET SOON
Board Decides to Call Critic
Next Week.
BIZ United Press

WASHINGTON. Sept. 1s.-Presi-
dent Coolldge's inquiry board, APP
pointed to learn the truth about the
condition Of the national air defense
forcea, today decided to call Col.
William Mitchell before 1t early
next week to testify regarding his
charges OF criminal negligence in
the administration of the Army and
Navy air services.
The board asked the War Depart
ment to instruct Mitchell to hold
himself in readiness TO testify. It
was learned that he will be called to
appear as soon as routine testimony
of War and Navy Department of
ficials has been heard.
Meanwhile the advocate generals
office of the War Department was
busy. drawing up formal charges OF
insubordination against Mitchell,
looking forward to a court.martial
trial in about two weeks.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-09-18
CHIEF TELLS HOW
TO SCARE BANDITS
Rkhoff Says Residents Should Take Greater Precauton
Praises WON en- for Nerve.

I'm certainly sorry we haven't
any medals to give to the women
who keep thei,' nerve when burglars
get in the home" said Police Chief
Herman F. Rikhoff today. They
ought to be patted on the back"
Early Thursday, Mrs. Arthur Tur-
ner, 1870 w. Thirty-Third St., routed
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-09-18
XIV ANIANS TO
ADJOURN TODAY
Officers to Be EIeCted-Ma-
rion Is Slated.

BIZ Times Special
FIT. WAYNE. Ind. Sept. 1S.-An.
nual district convention of Kiwanis
clubs was to adjourn today follow
ing election Of officers. Marion was
expected to be chosen for the next
convention city.
John II. Clarke. former United
States Supreme Court justice, was
to speak.
Senator James +. Watson was the
speaker at the annual banquet
Thursday night. He pleaded for a
revival OF old-fashioned morals and
assailed the growing disrespect for
law.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-09-18
BOB IS CONGRATULATED
Labor Federation Head Felicitates
La Toilette on Victory.

BE JNttCH PrtS8
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1S.-Presi-
dent William Green Of the American
Federation Of Labor today congrat-
ulated Robert La Toilette Jr. on
his nomination to be United States
Senator from Wisconsin, in the fol-
lowing telegram:
Congratulations upon your NOM
nation as United States Senator
from Wisconsin. Your friends every
where, and particularly the man and
women Of labor. are gratifled over
your decisive victory. We are con-
fident you will win by an overyhelm-
ing majority at the election,
Sept. 20"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-09-18

Reluctance. even to the point Of
refusal, to debate with Mayor Shank
on the success of the Volstead act
was expressed in n letter the Rev
Edward S. Shumaker, Indiana Anti
Saloon League superintendent, dis
patched to Shank today.
The letter charges Mayor Shank
with insincerity in his offer to take
either side Of the question and re-
minds the mayor that the State pro-
hibition law exists, REGARDLESS Of
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-09-18

Earlier in the day Schortemeier
told The Times that twenty-five per-,
sons had the complimentary
badges" lie said then he found the
deputy State police in existence
when he succeeded Governor Jack.
son as secretary Of State
Existence Of the special State force
was revealed by a Times reporter
Thursday in investigating an alleged
attack on a motorist whose car was
searched for liquor on a road north
Of Indianapolis.
1t was another development grow
ing out Of the discovery by The
| Times and William Bosom, city at
| torney, OF a search warrant fac
tory" at the office OF Justice OF
Peace Henry II. Spiher, 3541 W..
Michigan St, who is alleged to have
issued hundreds of warrants for
liquor raids on homes.
Probed Report
Schortemeier said he had investi.
gated a report that ID. c. Stephen
son, former Grand dragon Of the
Indiana Ku-Kiux Khan, charged with
murder in connection with the death
of Miss Madge Oberholtezr, OF In
dianapolis, at one time had one OF
the Complementary" badges. He
said Stephenson had not held a badge
since he took office and not before
as far as he was able to learn.
Schortemeier said Governor Jack
son as secretary Of State had passed
out most of the complimentary
badges. He said that he had been
assured by Attorney General Arthur
L. Gilliom that the system was law
full
Meanwhile Schortemeier took a
rap at courtesy cards issued by
Mayor Shank.
1--WE have never had them, as
do not believe in them, and no spe-
cial favors have ever been granted
to any one"
Against Search
IT agree with The Times in its
stand against illegal search Of
HOiltSs ucltNt III TIC piObtCAAoH
Of the citizens constitutional
rights" he said.
80 far as | know, none OF these
special police have made any arrests
and have sent in no reports for vio-
lation of prohibition laws. They
have rendered valuable service in
reporting instances of traffic law vio-
lations, particularly by BUSES, whose
drivers are warned by regular State
police If check is made.
II am decidedly opposed to search.
ing automobiles and have ordered
State police to refrain from that
practice. I know nothing OF any
horse thief detectives being members
Of this special police body"
Schortemeier denied there was
anything secret about the body and
said that the men who had accepted
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