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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1926-11-20
E. [. NOTHING, Elgin, Illinois

"The Herald Examiner and the Tribune
surely are doing their utmost to make
mess out Of the Magill Smith contro-
versy. We arc we'll enough aware that
Senator Reeds Investigations are mostly
for political purposes.
81 note that The American Issue, just
received, endorses only Mr.. Snith--as it
should do, and am in hopes that the
drys will not become so much divided be-
tween themselves as to elect Brennan"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1926-11-20

and my satisfaction at the honorable,
practical, common sense attitude of the
League therein. Any hesitancy on the
part of the League, in making the en-
dorsement, which you have made, on the
entrance Of Mr.. Magill in the campaign.
would have been most unfortunate and
disastrous for the League
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1926-11-20


that matter and there arc holes in the law
that they think they can get through"
Some of these vet papers and Mr.. Ma
sill himself, have said that we originated
this story. We have been too long before
the public in this fight against the liquor
interests to begin TO perjure ourselves
now. This movement which is driving the
liquor traffic ont Of business has based its
activities always on facts and not on mis-
representations
We hereby again affirm that NC have
reported correctly our conversation with
Rev. Mr.. 0brien in our office and that If
these papers or Mr. Magi1l wish to know
the origin of this story, they need only get
Mr.. O'Brien to tell them the same things
he told us, original memoranda Of which
arc now in our possession.
Some of the papers have charged us
with repeating this story when we knew
+ to be untrue. This We deny. Naturally
we accept as true the word Of ministers
who come to our office with information
bearing on our cause and we in the same
spirit accepted Mr.. O'Brcn's statement.
which did not seem unreasonable III view
of the financial standing Of the men
named as sponsors of his project We
were alarmed at the report of such large
campaign fund, realizing what could be
done with it through publicity and litcra-
ture. All this together with the backing
Of wet newspapers would make probable
the election of Brennan.
Mr.. Magili, if his speeches arc correctly
reported, charges that the Anti-Saloon
League is a bad organization under bad
leadership. In years gone by under the
same leadership, Mr.. Magill has sought its
endorsement for himself and his friends
for legislative and state offices when he
understood its methods and purposes as
we'll as he does today. 1t is poor sports
manship to now denounce an organization
whose help he has formerly accepted and
still desires just because the League de-
clines to support him in an unwisc politi-
cal undertaking. A vote for him is half
vote for Brennan aud Brennan is the wet
test candidate for United States Senate in
the whole country. lie has made prohi-
bition modification the big issue in this
election.
Our duty is clear. We must meet the
liquor strategy and defeat it. Smith or
Brennan will be elected. No eleventh.
hour independent candidate in this cleo
ton can possibly defeat the party candi-
dates supported as they arc by powerful
party organizations. The Anti-SaIoon
League though giving such candidate its
full support, could work no such miracle
as that. The liquor question is the only
one which can be affected by this election.
The other issues raised in this campaign
can be solved at the proper time regard
less of the results of this election.
II Brennan is elected it will be the first
step towards the placing of Governor Al
Smith of New York in the White House
in 1923. This is the common opinion Of
those well informed on political matters.
The next object sought under his regime
would be the return of the old time liquor
traffic to power. In Brennan, Senator Ed
x.r9rdc of New Tersezy would have n side
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1926-11-20
ITEMS OF INTEREST

Rev. H. Z. ("Dad") Rompel, after two
years of conspicuous service with the Hi
nois Anti-Saloon League, has returned to
the pastorate He is now in charge of the
important Methodist Church at the coun-
ty seat town of Morris Grundy county.
We are definitely of the opinion that
little group of blind-pig keepers and GER
tain unworthy officials do not greatly re-
joice over the coming of Rompel into that
county.
Australia has eighteen different kinds of
liquor licenses and in addition to wide
open saloons, wine shops and similar evils
abound. In many places women patron
ize the saloons as we'll as the men.
A correspondent from Quincy says that
Adams county is Democratic by $500
votes, but the county repudiated Brennan
at the election November 2, as we'll as the
primary in April. These are the kinds of
Democrats that make the state and Aation
strong
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1926-11-20

REV. MELBOURNE P. BOYNTON,
Pastor Woodlawn Baptist Church, Chi
cago, Illinois
ut would not only be a disgrace to our
state of Illinois, but national calamity to
have Brennan elected to the United States
Senate. The only man who can prevent
that disaster is Frank L. Smith
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1926-11-20
MRS, HENRY w. PEABODY, General
VI
tee for Law Enforcement

tee for Law Enforcement
1--WE are al concerned, however, with
the national situation. A divided vote will
inevitably throw into the United States
Senate an evil power from Illinois de-
termined to bring back to this nation the
old evil Of the saloon. 1 distrust pre-elec-
ton Investigators. There may have been
errors, but they should be corrected with
out bcfogging and attacking the real is
sue, which is the Eighteenth Amendment.
Those who say they are fighting 'slush
funds should fight them at the proper
time and should fight newspapers guilty
of receiving funds, as we'll as candidates"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1926-11-20

of representation in Washington. The
thing you are doing has won before and
will again. Don't let 'em bluff you out of
regular cats and sleeps"
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Steamship Alaska Has One
 Lightest Lists of the Season

The following passengers sailed on the steamship Alaska for Seattle and way ports:
 For Latouche-E. c. Mandersen and wife, George Pappadis, John McKintz.
 For Valdez-John E. Meals.
 For Juneau-Jerry Perry.
 For Ketchikan-J. J. Jordan.
 For Seattle-Frederick Martin and Crayton Martin, Chas. E. Brown and wife, D. R. Gustafson, Mrs. F. A. Mar tin and two children, Mrs. Henry Logan, Henry Pope, Boyd Morgan, Mrs. Lola B. Morgan, H. M Hansen, Ludwig Johnson, Ray Scott and wife.
 This was one of the Eghtest lists of the season.
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pECEAITC H kElAkJE1lyxU IWPUTATI0NSOF
 DOCTOR WILSON

CORDOVA, Feb. 8 (P)-The Cham Der of Commerce wired a resolution to Senator Cummins today declaring the charges against Judge E. E. Ritch- ie and Marshal H. P. Sullivan regard ing derelictions in office were "delib- crate falsehoods." The telegram said: "Ritchie and Sullivan for the past four years have performed the du- ties of their respective offices with credit to themselves and with honor to their positions. We respectfully request their confirmation at the hands of your committee
 Regarding the charges of D. W. Flanigan, prohibition agent, that a bootlegging ring exists here, the tele- gram said: 'The charges are mali ciously false without foundation" and regarding the charges of iimmorality in Alaska the message declared they were "recklessly false. We are in formed that Dr. Wilson has never been in Alaska and undoubtedly ac- cepted statements made by John w. Frame and other irresponsible falsi- fers"
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DEFEATED BOXER PROTESTS
 LET'S "PAGLlAcCw UNMANLY

LONDON, Feb. 8. (P)-Billy Pres tage, the Nottingham heavyweight who was knocked out in the second round here by Jooj Lett, the "Eing- ing Dutchman," who then treated the spectators to excerpts of grand op- era, has protested that the, action of his opponent in "crowing over his victory was not exactly manly.
 Prestage said he has received nu- merous letters from prize fight fans who did not like Leit's "Pagliacci," nor his manner, proving that there were other persons present, beside himself, who did not enjoy the songs from the ringside.
 Prestage pointed out that Jimmy Wilde, the ex-champion, also is a singer, but that he never took ad- of any of his vanished oppo- nents to warble a solo after he had been proclaimed a victor.
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LIBERTY LOAN VESTAGES
 SENT TO SIMPLIFYING POTS

WASHINGTON D. C., Feb. 8. [P) The last remaining material vest ages of the stirring days of Liberty Loan drives-thousands of surplus badges, buttons and medals which were awarded by the government for meritorious work in the collection of funds-are being eradicated via the smelling furnaces at the Wash ington Navy Yard.
 After the war these insignia were returned in vast numbers to the Treasury Department and the method of disposing of them long has been a problem. A plan finally was evolved 10 melt them, and it is regarded as likely that some of the metals may pc diverted into the channels of the gun factory.
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ATTORNEYS WILL ATTACK RIGHTS
 VOLSTEAD ACT

SEATTLE, Feb. 8 (P)-The consti- nationality of the Eighteenth amend ment will be challenged by Olmsted's attorneys, W. c. Beardsley, one of the counsels for the defense, announced this evening after an all day confer ence. The defense will contend that two thirds of the membership of Con. gress did not ratify the amendment. The vote was better than two thirds of those present but not of the full membership of the House or Senate.
 Beardslee said that the Supreme Courts of Maine and Massachusetts had ruled that a constitutional amend ment requires ratification of two- thirds of the membership of Con- gress.
 He declared that the defepse will also attack the credibility and valid- ity of the wire tapping evidence, and ask dismissal of a number of the defendants by directed verdices.
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DAVIS MAY TRY TOOUT PATRICK
 AND HELMICk

WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 8 (Pl- Secretary Davis today ordered two investigations of the Army air serv- ice. Davis said he wanted to know whether air service officers are still opposing the air policies of President Coolidge, and where there is employ ment of disloyal methods in urging a separate air corps.
 Major General Helmick, inspector general of the army, and Major Gen. eral Patrick, chief of the Army air service, will conduct the inquiries.
 It is understood that President Coolidge concurs in the recommends tion of his air board that the air ser vice remain an integral part of the Army, despite which Major General Patrick appeared before Congress and commended bill which is before Con- gress to give the air service the same status as the Marine Corps.
 Davis has a circular alleged to have been distributed from air service head quarters advocating educational work in Congress and urging recipients to work on Senators and Representa- tives in the interest of a separate Corps.
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ANTHEM DEFINED

Elder Watkins, of Muddy Hollow, just back from the city, was telling his wife of the church he had attended.
 Did you know any of their songs?" asked the wife.
 "No," replied the elder, they didn't sing anything but anthems"
 "Anthems!" exclaimed his wife, What on earth is an anthem?"
 Well" answered the elder, q can't tell you just exactly, but if I'd say to you, Betsy, the COWS are in the corn that wouldn't be an anthem. But if I'd say 'Betsy-Betsy-Bet Betsy, the cows-the cows-the Holstein COW, the muley cow-all the cows are in-are in-the corn-corn-corn. An men!" why, that'd be an anthem.'- The Open Road.
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YUkON-T N-TREADWELL co.
 INCREASES OPERATIONS

MAYO, Y. T., Feb. 8.-The Yukon Treadwell Company is speeding up it's tractor movements by double shifts being constantly on the move. This company employs at present over one hundred and twenty men.
 All individual ore producers are speeding up by increasing their crews and output. Getting all their mine production to the steamer land ing at Mayo on the snow is becom- ing a matter of deep concern.
 The snow crop this winter so far is so very light on the lower levels that few days of warm weather would end the sleighing, and an early breakup is always possible here.
 Brefalt and Tolmie have horse teams hauling their ore from their mine to the Minto Bridge over the Lookout Mountain road, from where 1t can be easily taken to Mayo later on sleighs or wheels.
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kILLSFAMILY AND
 BROWNS PET CAT

SAN DIEGO, Feb, P-What ap- pears to have been an effort by Thom- ac M. Peteet to wipe out his entire household including a pet cat be- cause of sorrow over the aI1eead ,,ie- treatment of two daughters, was virtu- ally successful.
 Neighbors reported that somethine was wrong and when police broke in they found Peteet, his wife and one daughter dead, and another daughter near death in gas filled room.
 The cat had been drowned in laundry bag.
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STILLMAN WIFE
 REUNITED AND
 SAIL FOR EUROPE,

NEW YORK, Feb. 8 (P)-James A. Stillman and Anne Stillman, whose marital affairs have been aired in court for the past five years, sailed for Europe today on a trial honey moon, which it is hoped will be the first step toward a permanent recon ciliation. They said it was in the interests of the children.
 The reunited couple expect to stop in Paris some time, where they will visit their married daughter, Mrs. Hdnry Aedasidson, formerly Miss Anne Stillman.
 Before going they gave a farewell dinner at the Stillman home at which time they announced they were 'thru with outside advisers"
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George H. Washburn, millionaire of Boston, Mass, and Clearwater, Fla, and former friend of William Jennings Bryan, has contributed $1O0,000 to the Bible Crusaders" " He declared that his whole fortune will be dedicated to the promulga- tion of Bryan's Fundamentals ideas. The Bible Crusaders" is a reminis- cent of the old crusades against li- quor and operates in manner some what similar to that of the Anti-Sa- loon League.
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PROSPEcTOR LEAVES

Dan Grey, we'll known Anchorage prospector and miner left on this mornings train for his home. After spending a few days in the Cook h. let town he will go on to Wassila and enter into the hills of the Willow Creke district where he will advance some good prospects. After spending some time in the Lucky Shot mine region he will return to Seward and possibly enter into the Nuka Bay field.
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CZECHO-SLOVAkIAN LEADER

Dr. Anthony Svehla, is still the man of the hour in Czecho-Slovakia. The great Agrarian Leader has form ed a new cabinet which was made necessary by the recent General Eelc tion. Dr. Svehla is the organizer of the agricultural unions and has been a power in politics for the past few years, having been Minister of the Interior and in 1919 was one of a Committee formed to take over the State from collapsing Austria.
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E. (. MANDELSEN. FOXHLAND MAN.
 WEDSIN SEWARD

E. c. Mandelsen, one of the propri etors of the Green Island fox farm
 near Latouche, was quietly married
 Saturday night to Miss Hildah G
 Cheshire, teacher of the Eklutna
 native school, near Matanuska, de
 parting that night with his bride for his home on the island. A. E. Rucker and Miss Fannie B. Warren were wit nesses.
 Rev. Thomas of Anchorage perform ed the ceremony, coming over from the Inlet City especially to make the young couple man and wife.
 MT. Mandelsen was formerly a mem Der of the infantry company stationed at Fort Liscum, and is well known in Seward, Valdez and Cordova. He has prosperous industry at Green island, having at present 75 pairs of foxes on the island. A large number of fine skins was taken off the island this winter, as we'll as several pairs of animals being sold for breeding pur- poses. MT. Mandelsen stated the past summer was poor one in Prince Will liam Sound for raising foxes, the weather being extremely wet with but little sunshine. One fox had 13 pups. others having from five up to dozen, but many died owing to the heavy rains.
 The company feeds fish and mash to the foxes, this being the best food obtalnable for the production of fine fur. Last summer two whales were caught near the island, the company operating it's own whale gun. MT. stated whale meat was not as good as other items for fox feed. IS nothing was saved but the blubber, 1 he red meat spelling before it could oe put into the tanks. The company 1as three large tanks of wood, and l ,Wo large canvas ones, used in stor- ng the fox feed. The company also las several substantial houses on the | sland for homes for the employees,
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MANY ENTRIES FOR AMERICAN
 BOWLING CONGRESS IN TOLEDO

TOLEDO, Feb. 8. (P)-Approxi- mately a thousand bowling teams have sent in their entries for the annual tournament of the American Bowling Congress which starts here early in March at the Light Guard Armory. The tournament association hopes to receive reservations from another thousand teams before clos ing time for the entries. Work has been started on 28 new alleys at the armory.
 The largest reservations list has been received from Chicago with 16O teams listed so far. Detroit promis- es a hundred fve-man squads, Buf- falo, 66 New York City, 27, and Sit. Louis, Cincinnati and Pittsburgh, 20 to 30 each
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EDWARD BRONSON DIES

Edward Bronson, a pioneer in the Portland Canal district, died sudden ly recently. For sometime he had been employed by the Premier Min ing Company. He complained to his cabin mate of being ill one morning and passed away in a few minutes. He was we'll known and generally respected around Stewart where he lived nearly ever since that camp was started.
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COURSE IN SCIENTIFIC
 EATING AT KANSAS COLLEGE

HAYS, Kansas, Feb. 8. R-A course in scientific eating has been established at the Kansas State Teachers College here.
 "A person is not educated unless ne knows how to Select a properly balanced meal" explains Miss Ethel M. Snodgrass, head of the home eco- monies department, who is teaching the students to eat scientifically.
 Etiquette is not taught in he class, which mees once week, Miss Snod- grass believing that students learn at boarding clubs the proper use of the knife and fork.
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BASEBALL BECOMES MORE
 POPULAR AMONG FRENCHMEN

PARIS, Feb. 8. R)-Baseball, as a result of the visit of the New York Giants and Chicago White Sox to Paris in 1924, made more progress in France in 1925 than at any time since the game was played here by the A. B. F. boys
 The French Baseball Federation organized under the honorary presi- dencies of John J. McGraw and Chas. Comisky while they were here in November, 1924, held its second an- nual meeting recently. Its presi- dent, M.
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BOY OF F DIES
 ATTEMPT SAVE
 LIVES COMRADES

LOS ANGELES, Feb. s .(P)-Roland Gedda, 12, gave his life in an unsuc- cessful effort to save Clarence Car roll, II, and Orville Carol, 6, when a raft on which the three were play ing separated in the middle of a pond dumping the boys into the water. Ro- land died when he tried to rescue his companions instead of swimming ashore
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kAlSER'S ATTACHES JOIN
 GERMAN SALVATION ARMY

BERLIN, Feb, 8. (P)-scores of attaches of the old Hohenzollern re- gime, down and out though their former masters are well taken care of, are joining the Salvation Army "Heilsarmee" of Germany.
 Forty of the S7 cadets in the train- ing school in Berlin were former courtiers in the Royal palaces.
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ORANGEMEN RECEIVE
 VALUABLE RELIC

BELFAST, Feb. 8. P)-A chair ill which King William II had a tooth pulled, has been presented to Comber, County Down, Orangemen, by John Miller Andrews, member of Craig's cabinet.
 The fortunes of the chair can be traced without break for 235 years. Like all relics connected with the king, who conquered his royal fath- er-in-law, James II, in the battle of River Boyne, in 1890, it is looked upon with reverence in Ulster.
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COLD WAVE ON
 WAY TO COAST

NENANA, Feb. 8 (P)-The tempera- ture here is dropping fast and severe cold is anticipated. The motor equip ment and part of the supplies for the Wilkins expedition arrived here to- day Gasoline and oils will reach here February IT. Sandy Smith, in charge of the expedition, said it would start soon thereafter.
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PICTURES ON DISPLAY

During the last basketball game in Anchorage a group picture was taken of the Seward ladies who par ticipated in the series. The pictures are excellently grouped and are on display at Schallerers' Alaska Shop and may be purchased for nomi- nal price. Several different settings were taken and all turned out splen-S didly.
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MAN KILLS CHILD
 WITH BROOMSTICK

BALTIMORE, Md, Feb. s PD- Ralph Coursey, 35, a street car con- ductor, was arrested here today charged with whipping to death his five-year-old son. He admitted hitting his son with broomstick last night. The child died today.
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SNOW IN EAST
 BLOCKS TRAFFIC

QUINCY. Mass, Feb. s P-snow police department bought two tobog- in this vicinity is so heavy that the gans to use for amhulances. The hos pital is situated on a hill which is impossible on account of deep snow- drifts.
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Frederick Mears, at one time con- nected with the Alaska Railroad, is now superintendent of construction for the Great Northern Railroad, on the work of building it's new tunnel through the Cascade range.
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FRENCH TEAM
 WINS AT TENNIS

NICE, France, Feb. s (P)-Suzanne Lenglen, the French tennis champion. pairing with Baron Henry de Mor- purgo, defeated Helen Wills and Charles F. Aeschilimann today, 6-1, and 6-2 in hotly contested match.
 Mime. Lenglen and Helen Wills are expected to meet in a singles match next week.
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Capt. H. Berger of the gasboat Hazel will leave tomorrow for down. sound points to put in trap line MT. Berger has been busy the past few days searching for his skiff which dis appeared from it's usual mooring at the float.
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AT
 POINT OF DEATH

WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. s (P)- Former Senator George Chamberlain of Oregon is seriously i'll at his hotel. after suffering a paralytic stoke Fri day. His physician announced that he was improved but his advanced age makes his recovery doubtful Cham berlain was also governor or Oregon.
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The steamship Admiral Evans of the Pacific Steamship Company will re- sume it's run to Southwestern Alaska March 29, according to Agent Wayne Blue of the local office of the com pany.
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Aboard the freighter Latouche, ar- irving in port yesterday morning, was a shipment of 610 cases of gasoline, consigned to the Wilkes expedition at Nenana.
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Reports from the Cook Inlet district are to the effect that there is little ice on the Inlet and Turnagain Arm IS entirely free, the first time in many years.
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Israel Horowitz, 14, is taking the law course at Washington Univer- sity, St. Louis and will graduate at the age of IS, but must wait until he is 21 before he can be admitted to the bar.
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The famous tree is in bud in win ter for the 200th consecutive year item. Someone must have mighty good memory.
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A new green baise covering was put on the pool table at the fire hall the other day and billiardists re- port the table in excellent shape now.