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The American issue., 1926-08-01

Doctor Polling also sent his inquiry 10
managers and owners of COS general mer-
chandizing stores in AZ of our 4S states.
SIT voted against the repeal of prohibition
and SOB voted that prohibition had bettered
conditions financially, socially and NOR
ally.
The above testimony effectively dis
credits the wet claim, that prohibition
sentiment is rapidly decreasing in the
United States.
The American issue., 1926-08-01

Because of the fact that the county
officials of Joe Davies County have laid
down on their job in regard to the en-
forcement of the prohibition law and have
thus practically nulii6ed their oath of
office, E. c. Yellowly, Federal Prohibi-
ton Administrator of Chicago, recently
sent some of his agents to Ga1ena who
arrested two of the notorious law violators
of that city, Martin Bussan, owner of the
"old post Office" and George Bussan.
owner of the thirst parlor."
The American issue., 1926-08-01

Rev. John Cobran of the United Church
of Canada, speaking of the government
control liquor traffic as it now operates
in the Saskatchewan, Canada, says that
the arress tand convictions for drunkenness
under the system has trebled and quotes
chief of police as saying: 1T is four
times as hard to enforce the law as it
was under prohibition
The American issue., 1926-08-01

Matto Zalapi of Rockford, not long ago,
grabbed suitcase, had his head shaved
and entered the county Jail at Rockford
for six months with the added privilege
of paying fine of $4,000 and cost for the
violation of the prohibition law.
The American issue., 1926-08-01
THE AMERICAN ISSUE

An injunction has been issued by Judge
Eldredge of the Circuit Court in LaSalle
County, closing the soft drink parlor of
John Grosskreutz for violating the pro-
hbition law.
The American issue., 1926-08-01

The system of government control of
the liquor traffic as advocated by Senator
Bruce in the recent Senate Committee
hearing shows that the sale of beer in
Quebec increased 159o and the sale of
hard liquor 239S in two years time.
The American issue., 1926-08-01

Miss Mary D. Bailey, assistant u. S.
District Attorney of Chicago is terror to
the blind-pig keeping fraternity. She has
recently secured paddock injunctions for IL
speak easy keepers, seven in Chicago and
the others in between Aurora and Rock
Island.
The American issue., 1926-08-01

The federal authorities have revoked the
liquor permits on the Crichton drug
store of Waukegon for failure to keep
proper record of sales and for the diver
sion of liquor for beverage purposes.
The American issue., 1926-08-01

Appearing before County Judge T. f.
Laughlin Of Freeport, Clarence Gambler
was fined $4,000 with costs and sentenced
to 90 days in the county Jail. Mrs. Gambler
was fined $4,000 with the cost.
The American issue., 1926-08-01

Every effort of the vets has for its OBJ
ject the notification of the Eighteenth
Amendment and the return OF the saloon.
The American issue., 1926-08-01

Federal Judge Louis Fitz Henry had
regular field day in his court at Peoria
when on July 13, he issued DEGREES of
permanent injunctions against 81 con-
victed and self-confessed blind-pig keep
ers. All honor to that kind of Judge
The American issue., 1926-08-01

Two wet Republicans were defeated by
majorities running into the thousands
when they sought congressional nomina-
tions in New Jersey. II wet Republican
can't win in New Jersey where can he
win?
The American issue., 1926-08-01

A Chicago h o pita1. II Chicago
physicians and seven druggists recently
lost their licenses to dispense liquor by
action of the Federal Prohibition admin
istrator.
The American issue., 1926-08-01

VETS complain becadse Prohibition is
again in politics. But when was prohi-
bition not in politics?
The American issue., 1926-08-01

Tn an address in the House of Commons.
Captain Garro Jones declared that until
some action was taken to curb the liquor
traffic Great Britain could not hope to
compete with the countries of the United
States.
The American issue., 1926-08-01

A man arraigned in Pittsburgh, Pa, for
selling liquor when asked if he drank his
own product declared: Nothing doing.
Only fools drink now. Wise ones SELL
The American issue., 1926-08-01

Bert Hannah of Fairbury. Livingston
County, on July 9th, was as-sentenced by
Judge Sesler to 30 days in the county jail
for driving an automobile while intoxi-
Gated
The American issue., 1926-08-01

Tn no less than 80 districts in Bulgaria,
liquor shops are reported to have been
prohibited by means of local option law,
The American issue., 1926-08-01

Doctor Daniel A. Polling, head of the
Christian Endeavor Society, recently sent
out QUESTIONABLE to presidents of this
organization in every part of the United
States, relative to prohibition. Out of
538 replies received. 532 voted against its
repeal and $40 voted that prohibition had
bettered conditions financially, socially
md morally.
The American issue., 1926-08-01

Floyd Adams of Champaign County,
was sentenced on July 1lth, to FIVE months
in the Champaign County work house
on confession that he owned the best still
ever found in that county.
Grover Coffey of Sandorous, chum of
Adams, received 90 days in the work
house for operating a still
The American issue., 1926-08-01

Orders were given for the issue of war
rants for the arrest of IS Rockfod resi-
dents on charge of contempt of court,
growing out of the fact that these resi-
dents had failed to display two copies of
injunction notices on their residences as
ordered by the court following their con-
viction for liquor law violations.
The American issue., 1926-08-01

The application for material relief in
the Salvation Army have under prohibi-
ton decreased 50qS.
The American issue., 1926-08-01

Mary Litsey of DuPage County has
drawn a sentence from Judge Rathje of
90 days in the county Jail and $4,000
fine.
A woman who violates the law of the
state and the nation ought to have the
personal liberty of going to Jail the same
as 4 man.
The American issue., 1926-08-01

The liquor permits of Doctor Anton D.
Beier OF Milan and Baird Brothers Drug
stores in Harvard and Marengo, were
among the IL that were revoked recently
by F. c. Yelowly, federal prohibition
administrator for the Chicago area.
The American issue., 1926-08-01
THE LAW CAN BE ENFORCED

Sheriff Holcomb of Jefferson County
has recently closed II road houses and
booze joints. These plague spots have
been increasing with rapid frequency all
over the state and ought to be watched
with exceeding vigilance by county
officials and decent citizens.
The American issue., 1926-08-01

Evangeline Booth, head of the Salvation
Army in the United States, says: There
'ias always been marked affinity between
rink and the degradation of womanhood.
In the old days the house of shame and
the saloon were often under one roof.
The wine room seduction once so fire.
quent, is now thing of the past"
The American issue., 1926-08-01
ITEMS OF INTEREST

The German government has a mo-
nopoly in the manufacture of spirits in
that country.
1t has recently come to light that boot
leg dstillers have been doing hourishing
business in disGlling there, and for
getting" TO pay the tax. Nearly 5000
judicial actions have been filed against
more than 5000 people who have thus
defrauded their government out of $3,-
100000 OF taxes.
Not all the bootleggers are bred in
America and under prohibition law as the
vets in this country would have US believe.
The Washington times., 1926-11-16
KENDALL Green
TEAM READY

Gallaudet College returned from
Newark, Del. where they were de-
feated last Saturday by Delaware
College, IN fairly good condition ana
expect to have their best lineup
against Blue Ridge College at
American League Park Saturday
afternoon iii the only college game
to be played in the District.
C0ach Teddy Hughes had every
member 81 the squad out for q
stiff drill yesterday afternoon with.
the exception Of Rose, fullback, and
Byouk, the big halfbaclk.
These two men were pretty badly
used up. Rose with 3 wrenched
knee and Byouk with & badly
sprained finger that was thought at
first to have been broken. Both
these men win get back into their
toys by Thursday. Hughes expects
To ak least start them.
Hughes has been han dicapped this
season with the lack be material
and has had to develop his players
from the incoming class Of prens.
There are five props that have been
playing on the varsity all season.
Charles bigger, center; Thomas
Cain. tackle; Louis Dyer. quarter
back; Paul Zieske and Hokanson,
backfield men, are the players
that are attending college for the
first time.
The Washington times., 1926-11-16
SERVICE ELEVEN
WANTS GAME

The Naval Proving Ground team,
" Dahlgren.- Va, which holds VIC
tories over the Catholic University
Frosh and several other good teams,
Increased its string of wins by
Idding the First Regiment eleven of
buantico, Va. defeating them by a
Icore of 20 to 0.
Long runs by Duey and line
Dlunging of Perryman featured the
tame.
The Naval eleven is anxious to
lrrange a game here during the
after part Of this month Their
chedule is filled until the 9th.
Any unlimited team interested will
communicate with George Daugh-
lrty, manager of football, Naval
Proving Ground, Dahlgren, Va.
The Washington times., 1926-11-16
Gains AZ Pounds
Playing One
Grid Game

In a game played on a muddy
field, Frank Pauly giant guard
of the Washington and Jeffer-
son eleven, went in weighing
256 pounds.
Withdrawn after the third
period and coated from head to
foot with mud, he stepped on
the scales in the dressing room
and weighed 303 pounds.
The Washington times., 1926-11-16
Practice Shows
Distance Of
Clubs
b. charles (Chickl Evans u.

From letters that come in to me
/ gather that many players have
great trouble with that very useful
club. the midiron.
I play it for all shots within
what is called a n1idiron distance.
This varies with different players
to me it means from ITO to 100
yards. In this connection / quote
here from my diary of practice a
statement of fact that should be
impressed upon the mind of every
golfer. lit is only through practice
that one learns the carrying power
of each club. and when once
learned consistent use should ne
made of the knowledge. Many a
shot has been spoiled by a man who
stood hesitating beside his ball"
/ make a practice of sizing up
the position of my ball while walk.
ing up to it, and before / reach
il / have an idea which club /
am going to use.
When a golfer has determined
the distance he can get out of the
club without pressing, he should
adhere to it. Devote each club to
its own distance.
play the midiron as do the
driver, and the best that can 10
in the way of tips and further ex-
PLANTATION of the shot is to quote
from my diary. 1t is a record of
mistakes made, faults corrected,
and little discoveries made about
my shots.
II you are hooking too much
watch the position. of the ball off
your left foot. Don't stand too
open. because you hit down and
fall away and around with it.
You must hit that ball in the CEN
ter of the club, and then your
hands will tighten Up unconsciously
on the stroke. Do not swing so
rounded Swing more uprightly
You must roll these wrists. too, X
you want success. Watch that
chip of sod.
Hit down into the ball rather
than up. Don't turn. that toe in.
Remember the take-off and the
bent follow through. To get
away from hooking give a more
upright follow through. Right
hand under a little bit and hit.
That low back stroke is very sue
cessfuI.
Try that Watch out for that
body ahead of the shot, Be sure
to hit the ball, and for the love
of Mike, don't fail on the bent
follow through.
Usually take a chip Of sod for
it helps a great deal. The greatest
thing is to swing Independently
with the arms and with the hands
coming back first. 1t isn't very
necessary to take turf when you
have a good lie. The blade seems
to meet the ball more at right
angles when you take turf. /
have a notion that the ball offers
very little resistance to the flying
iron, and the meeting of the club
head and turf just slows the head
up enough to make the wrists
work harder and more crispiy
against heavier resistance. The
divot should be small. Be sure not
to let the clubhead stop as in The
case of a stab or big divot, but
nicely clip a little piece of sod and
go on to perfect follow through.
Don't try to hit too hard into
the wind. Then more than any
time the rhythm should be perfect,
and when it is. wind doesn't mat
ter.
The Washington times., 1926-11-16

J. w. Brewer, Carry's. holds high
game, 156. and Preller. Cats, has
the most strikes, Is. Polvinale,
Carry's. leads his team with 1O9-14
average. and is second in the
standing.
Evening Star leads in pin fall,
tota1ing 14.116 in the ~ games
rolled. Its 604 game is also a
high mark. Johnnie Baum. veter-
an, is leading the Star team with
an average of 1920.
The Washington times., 1926-11-16

ward IS regarded as as1utuEO star
Of the first magnitude. In his first
season as a league bowler, last year,
he hung up an average Of liz and
the Odd Fellows believe he is the
chap all must beat for the league
title this season.
He got away to q weak start but
is now picking up rapidly, His last
set was 1872.
Ward has long arm and long
fingers that combine to give him
great speed. His smoke ball car
ries 8 slight OOlk that IS unu1ally
effective. He Is 3 dead shot with 3
single pin IS the target.
Elicit, who Is official scorer for
the league, records an unusual set
rolled the other night BY George
Adams Of the Mfthras team. Adams
hit the leadpin so consecutive times,
in most instances crashing into the
pocket. but failed to get 3 single
spare break.
His only marks were three straight
strikes in the second game il which
he totalled al.
All of his headpin hits In the
first five boxes Of the final game
resulted in the same splits and Z.
Max Rosenberg, one Of the lead
ing lights among Washington bowl
ers, has HIT his stride with the
Stanford Paper Company, Of the
District League, and Fl Knocking,
out high sets with regularity.
Because Max remained of the
The Washington times., 1926-11-16
/ EK DOUBTS DEMPSEY
WILL EVER STAGE
RING GONE. BACK
By Davis ]. Walsh

NEW YORK Nov 16Apparently unimpressed by the young
today informed the writer
that he considered possible that the uplifting and
times mayhem had the last OF
Jack Dempsey.
e strongly minated entertained mo confidence
Dpseys xtravagant promises sweeping comeback because
ex-champon had plenty of and no particular need
the Richard didn't
sise the fact intentions
firmly settled to a refinement
The Washington times., 1926-11-16

George washington and Catholic
University, who will provide the
Capital with it's Thanksgiving fea-
ture contest. will rest this week
In preparation for that tussle on
the following Thursday.
Blue Ridge defeated the Kendall
Greeners a year ago, 20 to s, but
Gallaudet believes itself fit to turn
the tables this season. Coach
Hughes has his team coming along
rapidly as the season ages and
looks for a hard-fought contest all
the way.
The Washington times., 1926-11-16
YALE COACHES CUT
PRACTICE OF VARSITY

NEW HAVEN, Nov. 19.-The
Yale coaches will not order q
scrimmage this week in prepare
ton for the Harvard game. They
fear that the players are going
stale. r
The Washington times., 1926-11-16
RICHARD BELIEVES DEMPSEY WILL NEVER
WARD IS odd FELLOWS
N[WDUCKP STAR
By Il. d. Thomas

Perez Elicit an Washingons asar duckpn
showing the boys how 70 push EN- IN the Odd
Fellows
Perez has only two real rivals individual championship
competitions Harvle the veteran, Is and Raymond
Ward fellow harpshoor leading Amy
EIes average IS Haryle, lodge
with and Ward has in place.
The Washington times., 1926-11-16
I B Y 81 kO
GETSBOIJT

One Of the Zbyszko boys, who are
famed for treating all others rough.
will be with us tonight. Wladek,
the Younger of the Zbyszko family
and almost as famous on the mat
as the elder Stanislaus. who once
held the world championship. will
appear in one of the three wrestling
bouts to be staged at the Arcadia
Auditorium. starting at 8:15 o'clock.
At the last minute yesterday. VIA.
dek was signed to take the place of
Charles Hanson. the Minnesota
swede. on the program, and the
brother of the mat games most
famous veteran will tackle Charles
Leppanen, a rising young Finlander
who is to Finnish wrestling as
paavo Nurrni is to Finnish running.
With ZbysZkO included in the
card, the proposed added bout be-
tween local amateurs has been
abandoned.
All of the wrestlers in tonight's
show will be of the heavyweight
class. Alex Garkewienko, who per-
forms in his bare tootsies. will take
on the giant Lithuanian. Nick Bra.
kos. It will be a bout with a de-
Slavic atmosphere. for Gar
is of the Ukraine.
In the remaining tilt. Nvan LinoW.
who once was a roaming Cossack
Of the Russian plains, will be op.
posed to William Demetral. a Greek
who has found wrestling better busi.
ness than feeding the folks.
The Washington times., 1926-11-16

High average-Cox. Washington Bat
terry Co., 1872.
High game-Brewer. carry's, 15s.
High set-Cox, Washington Battery
Co.. 3S7.
High team game-Evening Star, 6O4.
High team set-Washington Battery
Co.. 1869.
The Washington times., 1926-11-16
CARRY BOWLERS lead.
COMMERCIAL LEAGUE

With the first series the Garry boes the
Of the ladder in League having
game advantage Washington Battery according the figures
compiled by Official Scorer Charles A. Knauff
Bill Cox Washington Battery, individual with
1122
HIGH while his am has bestse
The Washington times., 1926-11-16

Maryland may have its troubles
at Lexington. in spite of the faet
that Virginia showed the Genera.
under. 80 to Z, and then played
the Old Liners to tie, to 9
Washington and Lee defeated vi
ginia Poly Saturday, 10 to 0, and i.
expected to be in shape to handl"
Maryland without gloves.
There are some interesting col
tests booked for this week, all bu;
the last OF the regular season. A
New Haven Yale and Harvard me, ;
in the "Wee Three" series, already
game has sentimental value only.
each team having been well,
trounced couple of times this sea-
son.
Glenn Warmers indicated LIE.
land Stanford faces the much-wal.
Hoped California Bears at Berkeley.
Stanford rules a favorite.
Lafayette and Lehigh, two
ancient rivals on the gridlrOn.
battle at EastOn. Lafayette has
won eight straight games without
defeat, while Lehigh lost seven in
a row before breaking into the
winning side last Saturday by
whipping Rutgers, IA to 0. How.
ever, all past records count as
nothing when these old rivals
meet and this weeks game should
be sizzler. or course, Lafayette
is favored to win.
The service teams, girding them
selves for their annual fight. this
year at Chicago, have easy game
Army plays Ursinus. already beaten
by George Washington. Navy takes
on Loyola, Of Baltimore, for work
out.
Without any championship flavor
there are several fancy contests this
week certain to be attractive. They
are Michigan State VS., Haskell In.
dams; Boston College VS.. Provi
dence: Chicago VS.. Wisconsin,: Ohio
State VS.. Illinois; Bucknen VS.. West
ern Maryland: South Carolina VS..
The Washington times., 1926-11-16

They get lazy" Richard said,
rather wistfulIy.
He wasn't thinking so much OF
4 great loss to a great art. He is
only for art for Richards sake, and
the idea doesn't thrive when
meal ticket blows out the window
and forgets to come back with the
ehange.
"I've seen it work out so many
times that I hardly look for any
thing else. he added. Dempsey
left here al popped up with the
idea OF trying himself out and get
ting back into shape. Maybe he
will prove himself an exception to
the rule, but. personally. I'd rather
bet on something else,
tFirpo might have been cham.
pion if he hadn't earned all the
money he wanted before he got
his shot at the title. He felt he
didn't need the money when he
drained for Dempsey and we had
our hands full making him do
any training at all.
"Willart1 got the same way be
tween 1915 and 1919 and also suf-
fered from the idea that he was
unbeatable. What with both mo-
lions, he never gave himself a
chance against Dempsey at Toledo.
"Jeffries retired because he got
lazy and the idea Of training an.
hoyed him. Only the clamor for a
white champion and the money 4
offered brought him back six years
later. and doubt whether he would
nave tried then If Jack Johnson
hadn't been champion.
Eve have no such condition with
Gene Tunney now. There isn't
motive for Dempsey's proposed
some back. except his desire to rule
The roost. It may be enough, at
That.
slack was very proud Of that
title and would rather have it
back than 3 million dollars. The
only thing is that feel million
dollars don't look 50 big to .Demp-
sey as they once did"
Dempsey's last words to the writer
before leaving for the West were to
The effect that he would fight again
bnly Il convinced that he could re-
Aaim much Of his former speed.
How he intended to convince him.
,elf while running around Cali
.ornia's mountain roads he neglected
10 explain, but he did make one
significant remark:
They won't get me in there
lgain, unless I'm right. Nobody will
Ixer say that Jack Dempsey Is
Lround walking on his heels.
The Washington times., 1926-11-16
FORDHAM IN SHAPE
AS SEASON ENDS

NEW YORK, Nov 16.-For the
hrst time this season. the Ford
lam squad is in first-class shape.
4 hard workout is scheduled for
Oday in preparation for the George
own contest
The Washington times., 1926-11-16

vs.. Rutgers, and Nebraska VS.. New
North Carolina State; Swarthmore
York University.
The Washington times., 1926-11-16

an average Of 104, rolled scores
ranging from Sc 10 s.. II was
Great Improvement over last year
IS noted In the shooting of many
lbowlers, but none has leaped for
ward in a manner more sensational
than that OF RAY Cross. Of Hope
Lodge in the Masonic League. Ray
climbing. His last achievement was
e set Of 81, the highest IN his.
career.
The Washington times., 1926-11-16
GA[LAUDET !. MARINE
PLAY HERE SATURDAY
BY Louis A. Dougher

Washngtons football lovers have but two this week
unless they travel long distances The card Tor district
elevens follows:
A Griffith Stadium-Galaudet Blue Ridge.
Observation-Disclosures Marines Fort Benning.
At New York-Georgetown FOrdham.
Va.-Maryland Washington & Lee.
The Washington times., 1926-11-16

The Marines.Arlny clash is the
third in the Presidents Cup
series. Each team is permitted
the use of one officer at q time
the bulk Of the team consisting
Of enlisted men.
The Washington times., 1926-11-16

"Jack was very proud Of that
tale and would rather have it
back than 8 million dollars. The
emily thing is that / feel q million
dollars don't look 50 big to Demp
wey as they once did,"
The Washington times., 1926-11-16

/ make a practice Of sizing up
the position of my ball while walk.
ing up to it, and before / reach
it have an idea which club /
am going to use.
The Washington times., 1926-11-16

The others, D. Becker, B. Cohen
and BuclEantz, each Of whom has
The Washington times., 1926-11-16

Hit down into the ball rather
than up. Don't turn. that toe in.
Remember the take-off and the
bent follow through. To get
away from hooking give a more
upright follow through. Right
hand under a little bit and hit.
That low back stroke is very sue
cessfuI.
The McCarthy weekly news., 1926-01-23
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