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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1926-09-01
WILL STUDY DRY LAW EFFECTS

In an effort to ascertain to what extent
prohibition has been a success in the
United States, the Rev. Samuel Horton,
secretary OF the Metropolitan Free
Church Federation, has sailed from Lon
don for New Yor& He will visit the
most important cities and towns and
hopes to embody his conclusions il
book, according to London dispatch in
the New York Times.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1926-09-01


In 1907, when Francis Scott Mcbride
was a pastor at Kittanning, Pennsyl-
vania, his son, John Van Fossen Nc
Bride, was welcomed in the manse.
At Little Point Sable, near Shelby,
where DR.. Mcbride and other National
League officers have their summer camp,
at 4:30 on Monday, August q, 1926,
while swimming in Lake Michigan, John
gave sudden cry for help, and quickly
sank from sight. By the time he could be
reached he had sunk the third time. The
exact cause OF his drowning is not known.
He was careful swimmer and was not
reckless and had often been in charge
of younger swimmers.
Immediately the little summer colony
was aroused. Every member present in
the forty families knew and loved this
boy. A huge fire was built upon the beach
to cope with the chill. Hot water bottles
were there. A pulmotor was brought for
ty miles in as many minutes. Lie saving
station crews were summoned. Doctors
were called. When Johns body at last
N-ASAt(o
a long and strenuous endeavor was
made to revive the silent form, but with
out avail
Tuesday morning preparations were
made for the sad journey to the Ohio
home. The neghbors prepared for me-
mortal service. Thirty young comrades
made the tabernacle beautiful with the
foliage and wild flowers of the late sum-
mer Clergymen led by the Reverend Doc
tors Boynton and Kelly of Illinois ar,
ranged the program At eleven o'clock
every one was present. A tender and low
ing service of song and speech was held,
with earnest tributes to Johns memory.
At Westerville, Thursday afternoon, the
First Presbyterian church was crowded
with the home neighbors and friends.
John was graduated at the High school
in June Eight of his classmates and men,
bers with him of the high school Y M. {.
A. were the pall-bearers League COM
rades Of General Superintendent Mcbride
who we'll knew the boy, paid tribute. The
Founder of the League read portions Of
the Scripture. DIR. E. J. Moore, superin-
tendent of the Ohio Ant-Saloon League,
represented all the state superintendent,
both present and absent, and the other of
fcers and employees of the League, in an
earnest expression of sympathy for the
General Superintendent and his family
and prayerfu1 and fervent wishes that they
might find "a blessing in the loving COM
fort of Almighty God. Prayer was Of
fered by the Reverend DIR. r. A. Hutch
inson, OF Pittsburgh, Moderator of the
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1926-09-01
HOLD WOMAN AS RUNNER

After long chase, Mrs. Josephine Ro-
nan, of Terre Haute, Ind. was captured
in Chicago as an alleged rum runner. In
her car the police reported they found 60
gallons of alcohol. Seated in the rear seat
of the car were her. husband and Oscar
Moore, both OF Terre Haute. They were
armed with automatic pistols. The three
were held for the federal authorities.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1926-09-01
JOHN VAN FOSSEN MCBRIDE

General Assembly of the United Presby-
the Mount Lebanon United Presbyterian
Church. Pittsburgh, preached the sermon
of simple and heartfelt eloquence from the
text, Psalm 1928, at is good for me to
draw near to God. I have put my trust in
the Lord God"
Rev. H. A. Thompson, pastor of Glen
Echo L. P. Church, Columbus, the FAM
lily church, presided Musical selections
were by Messrs. H. c. Plot and F. G.
Mcleod and Mesdames Mcleod and
Conard, of the Westerville church.
The evidence given by the preacher and
other witnesses at the service made full
proof of Johns pure, clean, Christian char
acter O. G.. Christgau reviewed the facts
showing the high esteem in which John
was held at the summer camp. DR.. Ernest
H. Cherrington said: "He was a real boy.
He knew the rules of the game and he
played the game squarely. So also he
played the game of life. He was a rea,
lover of home, of parents and of sisters.
More than usual he was the real friend of
little children. They looked up to him and
admired him; he entered their childish de-
lights There is no better test of sincere
character than the good opinion of little
children"
Dr. McCown gave the inner secret of
Johns fine character. His parents had
drawn near to God. This enables them to
bear with resignation the great shock
which now has come. They inspired this
trait in their children. John drew near to
God and now God has drawn John near
to Him. When he draws His children to
Him, old or young, he wants those who
are pure and clean like John.
The wide and deep love for this nine
teen year old boy and sorrow for his loss
as we'll as tender sympathy for the stric5
en- parents have been eagerly shown. The
numerous kilograms and letters; the pro-
fusion of beautiful fall flowers; the pres
ence of so many relatives and friends from
many localities; the profound sense of
grief in so many homes over the whole
country-these tell the story of appreci-
alton of the brief but rich and noble life of
our beloved young friend, John Nc
Bride
Never more appropriately were Ten
nyson's lines quoted than at the funeral
service today:
"Sunset and evening star
And one clear call for me-"
Twilight and evening bell and after that
the dark;
And may there be no sadness of farewell
when l embark"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1926-09-01

Why should we go back to the old liq-
nor consumption and recreate the slum
districts in our large cities and halt the
home building that has so widely devel-
oped since the beverage liquor traffic
was made an outlaw?
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1926-09-01

word to the producers when he said to
them: Make certain that there be al
lowed to enter into no title any word,
phrase, clause or sentence that directly
or indirectly encourages the slightest dis
regard for law"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1926-09-01

Shall we again deplete by large num-
bers the attendance of boys and girls at
the public schools, to the support OF fami-
lies where the husband and father largely
spent his earnings in the saloon as was
done in a multitude of cases when the le-
galized liquor traffic was here?
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1926-09-01

The cause of Prohibition is moving
steadily on in Germany. Three years ago
petition for local option received 465,-
900 signatures there. Last year two mill
lion signatures were obtained for the same
cause.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1926-09-01

Does the man who has lost his job be-
cause of the drinking of booze, believe
that the booze was worth what it cost
him?
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1926-09-01

100000 cases of liquor intended for
lawless Americans during the summer
months have been seized by the coast
guard so far.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1926-09-01
THINK IT OVER

Whose daughters will become the VIC
tim to fill the brothe1s which so prospered
when the licensed liquor traffic was here,
but have largely vanquished since prohibi-
ton came?
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1926-09-01

Under the direction of Russell O. Han
son, States Attorney OF LaSalle county,
nine residents of Oglesby were arrested
the other day for violating the prohibition
law
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1926-09-01

Will H. Hays, president of the Motion
Picture Producers and Distributors of
America, recently spoke a much needed
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1926-09-01

A fully equipped brewery with ca
pacity of $50 barrels OF beer a week,
few miles out of Woodstock, McEenry
county, was recently bounced upon by the
states attorney and sheriff.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1926-09-01
ENFORCEMENT FACTS

Federal enforcement officers recently
made twelve arrests for bootlegging at
East Moline.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1926-09-01

Seventeen residents of Collinsville were
recently arrested by federal officials for
trampling on the Eighteenth Amendment.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1926-09-01

Forty blind pig joints were padlocked
the other day, for one year, by Federal
Judge Adam c. Cliffe OF the Federal court
OF Chicago.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1926-09-01

How often have you heard of a woman
getting a divorce from her husband be-
cause he did not drink booze, or good
citizen committing a crime because he is
Nober?
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1926-09-01

Orville E Carr of Moline has been SEN
fenced to 80 days in the county jail for
driving an automobile while drunk
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1926-09-01

Ed Timmenien has been sentenced by
Judge Pond, of DeKalb County, to 90
days in jail with fine OF $500 for trans
porting booze.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1926-09-01

The Rock Island Inn at LaSalle has
been padlocked for year by Judge Edgar
Eldredge of the Circuit court for viola
ton of the Prohibition law
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1926-09-01

Armed with axes States Attorney Rus
sci O. Hanson's dry squad OF Ottawa, La
Sale County, raided the John Pereano
place on Creve Cour street, LaSalle, and
uncovered one of the biggest illicit liquor
outfits they have ever confscated, ac-
cording to the raiders Containers were
smashed and 'moonshine' flowed in large
stream, while mash in great quantities
also was dumped out and still destroyed.
Pereano was held under $4,000 bonds.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1926-09-01

Captain R. O. Merrick OF the Federal
enforcement squad of Chicago recently
seized SO drums of alcohol valued be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1926-09-01

Paul Wynes of Belvidere and John Fri
del of Fox Lake, Lake County, have been
sentenced by Judge Persons to Oh and W
days in jail for violation OF the liquor
laws.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1926-09-01

ENFORCEMENT FACTS
Federal enforcement officers recently
made twelve arrests for bootlegging at
East Moline.
Under the direction of Russell 0. Han
son, States Attorney OF LaSalle county,
nine residents of Oglesby were arrested
the other day for violating the prohibition
law
100000 cases of liquor intended for
lawless Americans during the summer
months have been seized by the coast
guard SO far.
Seventeen residents of Collinsville were
recently arrested by federal officials for
trampling on the Eighteenth Amendment.
Forty blind pig joints were padlocked
the other day for one year, by Federal
Judge Adam c. Cliffe OF the Federal court
OF Chicago.
A fully equipped brewery with ca
pacity of $50 barrels OF beer week,
few miles out of Woodstock, McHenry
county, was recently bounced upon by the
states attorney and sheriff.
Orville T. Carr of Moline has been SEN
fenced to 80 days in the county jail for
driving an automobile while drunk
Ed Timmemen has been sentenced by
Judge Pond of DeKalb County, to %
days in jail with a fine OF $500 for trans
porting booze.
The Rock Island Inn at LaSalle has
been padlocked for year by Judge Edgar
\ Eldredge of the Circuit court for viola
ton of the Prohibition law.
Captain r. O. Merrick of the Federal
enforcement squad of Chicago recently
seized 38 drums of alcohol valued be-
tween $4,000 and $45 ,000
Paul Wynes of Belvidere and John Fri
del of Fox Lake, Lake County, have been
sentenced by Judge Persons to 90 and 90
days in jail for violation of the liquor
laws.
Armed with axes, States Attorney Rus
sci O. Hanson's dry squad of Ottawa, La
Sale County, raided the John Pereano
place on Creve Cour street, LaSalle, and
Il. l,...conct ;11.cit lin11nr
Evening star., 1926-09-26
SPEED DEMON Willis
BEFORE TRAFFIC HEAD
Quits Boasting He "Did 65,' Con.
Tossing He Lied, When Baugh.
man Appears.

That the unexpected appearance OF
traffic officials will dampen the ardor
of the most blatant violator of speed
limits and other laws OF the motor
trail is demonstrated by the follow
ing story related by a friend of E.
Austin RauEhman. commissioner OF
motor vehicles Of Maryland.
A motorist who had stopped at a
wayside filing station was declaim-
ing rather loudly that he had just
made 65 miles An hour over a certain
dificult hili. when the commissioner
drove up and joined the group of
listeners. Several OF the boaster's
hearers slipped away At the sight OF
Maryland's traffic boss. but the fast
driving individual kept right on with
his story end offered TO bet he could
do. it again.
Let me get this right" said Mr..
Ba,ighman. You say you did 65?"
"Right-o." replied the boastful one.
Want to take my bet?"
NO" the commissioner returned.
but what would you say if Il told
you I am Baughman. the automobile
commissioner"
II would say was the darndest
liar In Maryland" the would-be speed
demon replied promptly.
Evening star., 1926-09-26
AUTO REPAIR BILL SPLIT
ON INSTALL MENT PLAN
system Of Financing Purchase Of
Cars Applied to Upksep Ex-
penses in West.

With some economists voicing
alarm over the spread OF installnent
buying, the financing OF automobile
repairs as the purchase Of an auto
mobile is financed has been introduced
In the west.
A mctorist who was paying for a
house found his car in need of repairs
costing s100 He could not pay the
S1O0 at one time and continue to make
the payments on his home. The re-
suit was the arrangement for series
Of installments to run over a To-
month period, on which he could pay
regularly and readily. The success
of the venture on the part of the
finance company has been such that
other accounts OF the kind have been
opened. An important volume of
business is expected TO grow from it.
Evening star., 1926-09-26
The Old Mechanic Says:

Some Of these days you'll see shin
giles hangin out Of garages an
nouncin' the body repairer and ad-
iustero "a large part OF my, ny, work e !,
squeaks from bodies.
SO far as I can see. body troubles
can be prevented through more care.
rful use of cars and more system in
body care. Most owners do not give
the bodies of their cars any attention,
and the worst part OF it is they do
not seem to know just what it is that
Injuries a body.
I've seen some Of 'em go gingerly
over rough roads. "Savin the body"
they explain, when as matter of
fact they're Just savin' the chassis.
Evening star., 1926-09-26

The body Is rigidly bolted to the
frame and should not he thrown out
of line unless the frame Is. too. It
all right to be careful. even to carry
1t to extremes. SO long as you're con
sistent. But these people who 60 over
the rough roads so gently are usually
the ones that slam doors.
Now. slammin' door weakens the
door posts. This Is particularly bad
where two doors catch on one post
and where both of 'em are slammed
at the. same time. Another bad thing
is to lean on q door when it's open
This weakens the door post and also
loosens the screws that hold It's hinges
to the post.
I've found a lot Of doors with
Evening star., 1926-09-26

| AT present the word custom ts
loosely used and refers largely to Ger.
tain de luxe body features. The Gus
ton-built car of the day seldom is
more than the conventional chassis
with body refinement which do not
appear on the regular job. But the
custom idea in present.day marketing
Is believed to be paving the way for
the real made-to-order car.
Present Cost Prohibitive.
This machine will not necessarily
be high priced. At present any one
can have a car built to his own speci.
f1cations. but the cost is profHbitive
for the average man. The fortune
mentioned at the outset awaits the
manufacturer who will be able to
build made-tc tc-order car in almost
any price class
Many. naturally, will ask. "But
what Is wrong with factory built
cars?" These inquirers have consider
ed the fact that trade-marked cars
necessarily are built on a compromise
basis and that this is not always
agreeable to the discriminating buyer.
Many automobiles with cheap bodies
could have more powerful engines
save for the fact that the manufacture
ers rightly calculated that the ave-
rage buyer of n cheap body also
wants a very economical motor. The
average car is designed to fit the man
of average size. In order to have GER
tain mechanical advantages many
persons must forfeit style, comfort
or body features. Every motorist has
to endure some Objectionable feature
in his car simply because no machine
is built especially for him.
Thousands are dreaming OF a car
that will measure UP to their ideals
Just as they dream of the ideal home
They are building these dream homes
but what Of their cars?
Many Individual Wants.
One motdAist has just completed a
check of all the new cars and finds
none that is exactly what he wants
to own The only car that offers him
the body he desires. carries motor
he does not favor. He could have ~
special body built for another make
but this car happens to he minus four
wheel brakes To further complicate
his problem he wants q form of four
wheel brake which cannot be attached
to the car in question.
Watch the tourists packing and un
packing at the entrances to hotels
and one can see plenty of evidence oi
| the ever growing n0eO lOT greater
variation in bodies than the quantity
producers ever will have opportunity
to develop. Only a negligible per
lcentage of cars have adequate ac
conlmodations for luggage, despite
the tremendous growth of motor
touring.
The made to.order manufacturer
could supply any type of engine In
any style or size of chassis and would
mount any type body. There are
thousands of engineers in the coun
try who know what they want in the
way of a personal car. hut they ha We
not been able to obtain it because
there has been no orga nization strong
Evening star., 1926-09-26

agricultural development. interspersed
with substantial growths of handsome
pine and dotted with delightful inland
lakes and streams.
Throughout the entire section are
the widely famed ana extremely at
tractive old estates, carrying with
them romance and history, dating
These estates express alluring gran.
deur. some of which still retain the
flavor of the old South. and which
much of modern progress. has passed
by unspoiled. In their original set.
tinSs these famous old homes recall
vividlv the early American days. The
present owners, many Of them direct
descendants of the first families. ex.
tend a hospitality for which the East.
ern Shore is famous. The stranger is
made welcome, and is permitted to
enjoy freely the unique beauty Of the
handsome old places.
Old Mills Still Working.
There arc old grist mills on the
streams which interlace the various
sections, and some of these mills date
back to the days when meal was
ground alone by water power. Many
Of these mills are still producing the
corn meal, the wheat and buckwheat
HOUR from WnicT Jfle FeSlUet.tS pre-
pare many of the widely famed hot
breads, corn pones and other old-time
delicacies There are historic old
churches. many built from material
which crossed the ocean from the
mother country" in the early days,
and no end Of later colonial-day fea.
lures Of decided interest.
Comfortable accommodations may
be had in practically every cofnmu.
nifty. The hotels, while not large or
pretentious. are comfortable and clean.
Food is we'll cooked, and the menus
carry those attractive Southern dishes
for which the Eastern Shore country
is noted. Rates are moderatess In
many sections, especially on the water
where tAe inland streams border the
colnmG.-t1ics. arrangements may he
made for the use OF boats for fishing
or pleasure sailing. and throughout
there s variety Of pleasant features
which add to the motor trip.
One of the most impressive features
of motoring on the Della ware Mary.
land Virginia peninsula is the fact
that the driver iS not required to ex-
eicise constant mental and physical
strain, for there are no steep grades,
no abrupt turns and no long, grueling
mountain climbs. The driver may re-
lax and with only ordinary precau-
ton participate fully in the pleasure
of the trip with those who accompany
him.
Evening star., 1926-09-26

enough and experienced enough to
build it.
Madeto-order cars probably would
be serviCed by the branches of the
specialists who contribute the en-
gines. clutches, transmissions. car
buretors, etc. They would he as
sembled cars put together with great
care and built with certain improve
mentS which inevitably would suggest
themselves during the assembling
process.
The larger parts manufacturers are
in a position to fill orders for all kinds
of special equipment and the develop
nent of the made-to-order car would.
therefore. seem to rest with the crea-
ton of a suitable assembling or
ganization.
The man who wears made-to-order
clothing and who would not think Of
advertising the manufacturer Of the
shoes he wears by carrying the
makers trade mark in plain view
finds himself obliged to buy n car that
bears a factory label Every one
knows the name of the car he drives,
and there are thousands driving the
sames make. Only by going above
$4,000 for his purchase can be get
into the strictly custombu class.
ANU even lIIcI lie HluSI IDc
manufacturers name plate on the
radiator and hub caps.
Drift Is to Distinction.
What he is coming to want is a
made-to order car at a moderate price.
1t is not merely a matter of pride.
There are plenty of odd persons who
are not satisfied with Anerica's cars,
no matter how fine they may be.
There are evidences to suggest that
the made-to-order demand may be met
by manufacturers already in business.
| One car maker is offering so many
body styles and color designs that It
may he difficult to distinguish the car
on the street hereafter. The drift In
toward distinction in body design. but
cha ssis variations must follow If the
trend is to be complete.
(Copyright. 1927
Evening star., 1926-09-26
REAL MADE-TO.ORDER CAR
IS AWAITED In MOTORDOM
Special Machine That Will Fit Purse and Taste of
All Classes Holds Fortune for Maker Who
Will Produce It,


Fame and fortune await the manufacturer who will develop
the business of making order the of those who
looking deeply automove trade conditions and who find
the market for the toordr unexpectedly vigorous
With than 100000 persons owning in America it
believed that many thousands will be demanding machines
made to order and built to their exacng
Despite the tremendous business done by the factory made
cothes the made suit is gaining popularity daily
Thousands buy homes built by volume operators but the
ally gned dwelling constantly growing in favor 1t
natural that the discriminating moorist of the future will
seek the manufacturer who can build to order.
This trend be confused with the "cuso-bui idea
with which manufacturers beginning o Airt.
Evening star., 1926-09-26
MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE
AN ALLURINC MOTOR TOUR
Section Rich in History and Now at Height of
Scenic Beauty.

This the when the motorst who off his touring
for the cooler of the Summer early Fall will find the
quaint charm of the famous Eastern Shore of Maryland especially
inviting This rich history tradition and scenic lowell
all especially coloru this of year.
For the motorst who would spend week end longer
tasting delights available the Defense High
still ncompeted and the by of Marlboro which,
while longer affords fast and comfortable Annapolis
the gateway to the Maryland coastal country.
At present there x-mie the Defense Highway,
the direct from Washington the Maryland capital
For the motorst leaving Washington practically direction
is required in following either of these Annapolis The
chue of the Claiborne Annapolis ferry such that the tourist
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faulty checks. This let's them swing
open too far And, Of course. the
most frequent cause Of all body trou
Evening star., 1926-09-26

bles Is forgetting to keep the body
bolts tight. These are found under
the car.