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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1927-04-01
LICENSE LAW FOR NORWAY
Modified Prohibition Proved Unsatisfac-
tory in Norway; Beer and Wine In
creased Drunkenness

The Lating of Norway, on March 80,
passed the bill abolishing modified prohi-
bition law in that country pursuant to
the vote recorded in a recent referendum.
The measure has been passed by the
Odelsting but will have to be sent back
for approval of some minor amendments.
It is expected the measure will become
effective next month.
Under its provisions, towns having
population of four thousand or less will
vote on the sale of liquor in 1923 and have
referendums every six years thereafter.
Mailing of liquor except for medicinal
purposes will be prohibited. The form of
regulation for which this is a substitute,
prohibited liquor containing more than 10
per cent alcohol. The manufacture and
sale of wine and beer were permitted un-
der the old law.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1927-04-01
OTHER COURTS MORE SEVERE
Ohio Local Courts Abolished, but Dry
Violators Aren't Let Off Easy

State Prohibition Commissioner B. F.
Mcdonald of Ohio, is quoted in the press
as saying that enforcement of prohibition
law in the state by the state prohibition
department has not been hampered by
the recent decisions of state and federal
courts abo1ishing justice and mayors
courts where the justice and mayors fee
depended upon conviction.
The state prohibition commissioner
says that the agents are now taking their
prisoners before probate and common
pleas judges, or before municipal courts
in larger counties, and that the violators
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1927-04-01
WENT TO THE SOURCE

An automobile driven by a drunken
driver, plunged from bridge near Elyria
Ohio. The occupants were injured. The
driver was fined fifty dollars for driving
while intoxicated, but the real news in
the Story is the fact that Cleveland man
who sold the automobile party liquor
was fined $500 That is getting to the
bOttom of the trouble.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1927-04-01

That IS straight to the point, isn't it?
According to the World, beer and wine
can not be brought back, no matter how
VETS organize and no matter how much
money they spend in propaganda work as
long as the Anti-Saloon League IS on the
job. "fhe Anti-Sa1oon League must first
be put out of commission" and then it
will be easy to break through the wall
and liberate the flood Of beer and wine.
But how is the Anti-Saloon League to
be put out of business? The World an
swers the question
"Close the doors and pulpits of the ev-
angelica1 churches against representatives
of the Anti-Saloon League, thereby cut
ting off financial support and informed
moral support at the same time" says
this wet article
All, there is the plan Get the churches
to withdraw their moral and financial
support of the Anti-Saloon League and
starve this child of the Church, and the
beer and wine flood will again overflow
the land. Yes, whisky too; and saloons
will flourish as of old
But there is something fundamentally
wrong with the plan of the World
How will the churches be won over to
this scheme of the wet camp? The church
has heard this appeal before. 1t has
heard it many times during the past third
of a century The church knew it was
the voice of the enemy and refused, and
because it gave its moral and financial
support to the League, prohibition was
secured. But emboldened to the point of
becoming desperate, vets are told by
their mouthpiece that in order to get beer
and wine, the Anti-Saloon League must
be put out of commission, and this can
be done only by the Church-the agency
which put liquor out of commission.
If this wet appeal does not put pep into
the church We miss our guess.
What say the churches of the nation?
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1927-04-01

are now receiving heavier penalties gen.
orally than those administered by JUS
tees and mayors under the old system.
The greatest difficulty encountered I'M
der the new procedure is in transporting
prisoners from twelve to fifteen miles to
the county seat for arraignment.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1927-04-01

The Cincinnati Times-Star complains
because dry law violators are treated like
common criminals. Well, in what way
are they different from common GRIM
malsl
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1927-04-01
HINCKLEY MAKES FALSE CHARGES
Secretary of Association Against
Prohibition Amendment Says the
League Pays Congressional
Committees Expenses

the Association Against the Prohibition
Amendment, is quoted in Washington
Associated Press dispatch of March %,
as saying that Wayne B. Wheeler, gener-
al counsel of the Anti-Saloon League of
America, has been paying the expenses
of the House Committee on the alcoholic
liquor traffic to enable the committee to
issue propaganda for the benefit of the
Anti-Saloon League.
The charge was made in a formal
statement, probably prompted by the an
nouncement by Congressman Hudson,
chairman of the committee on the alco-
holic liquor traffic, that he favored an in
vestigation of the Association Against the
Prohibition Amendment, and its fnanc-
ing Hinckley is quoted in the press as
saying:
This is probably the first time in the
history of the government that any pri-
vate organization was able to own COM
nlittee of Congress for propaganda pur-
poses All money collected by the League
has been used for the single purpose of
controlling politics, either directly or in
directly In addition to the money col
lected, it has used the government as its
propaganda agent to get its partisan lit
erature into the hands of the people. 1t
has even bulldozed Congress into ap-
propriating large sums for sending its
representatives to Europe on propaganda
junkets and then having the report OF its
meetings printed and distributed by the
government The Anti-Saloon League
has never accounted to the government
or its contributors for more than frac-
ton of the great s1ush fund it has used.
On the other hand, the Association
Against the Prohibition Amendment has
welcomed congressional investigation and
has made public the names of its largest
contributors.
OF course prompt denial was made by
the Anti-Saloon League to these false
charges brought by Mr. Hinckley. Mr..
Wheeler said, in speaking of the House
alcoholic liquor traffic committee:
1.-THE independence of this committee
is shown by the fact that it made the
League pay the cost if it desired copies
of testimony given, just as any other or
ganization would have to do in such
cases. The League has never hesitated to
give the facts to any congressional inves-
tigating committee such as the commit
tee which in 1917 investigated the brew
ers and their connection with the Ger
man American Alliance, the present pri-
mary investigating committee, and the
committee on the alcoholic liquor traffic.
But it has not paid the expenses of any
such committee.
"The report of the delegates sent by
the United States to the international
Congress Against Alcoholism at Copen-
hagen was printed by order of the SEN
ate. That was no Anti-Saloon League
junket, but an international effort by
many nations, mostly wet, to face the Sc
rious international problems raised by the
liquor menace Of course the vets oppos-
ed publication of the reports as they do
any other publicity that reveals the evil
effects of BOOZE"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1927-04-01
HOW TO GET BEER AND VINE
New York World Says Anti-Saloon
League Must Be Put Out of Com
mission First; Churches Must
Kill It

The question III ow can beer and wine
be brought baek?' is one OF great con-
Germ to the vets The New York World,
which is perhaps considered the wettest
newspaper in the United States, answers
the question This wet paper says:
"IF THE UNITED STATES
WANTS WINE AND BEER, THE
ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE MUST BE
PUT OUT OF COMMISSION"
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1927-01-29
MINNEAPOLIS NOTES

Mrs. E. bearing, 1886 Clinton
Ave-, was hostess to the Booker T..
Washington Study club on Sunday
evening and Mrs. Charles Glenn was
hostess on Tuesday afternoon at the
clubs regular meeting.
The body of Brother S. Kane, a
member of Zion Baptist church was
shipped to his former home in Texas.
The casket was covered with beauti-
full flowers from various auxiliaries
of the church and from friends.
Rev. C. B. Burton is improving
nicely at Hot Springs, Arkansas.
On Sunday morning the Rev. l..
w. Harris of Pilgrim Baptist church
st. Paul, will exchange pulpits with
Rev. H. C. Parsons of Bethesda Bap-
fist church, Mpls. The following
music will be sung at Bethesda:
Quartette-Hear My Prayer-South-
art; Solo, Mr.. John Allison; Anthem,
Fear Thou Not Woodman, Choir;
The music of Bethesda church is
furnished by a robed choir of 16
voices, under the direction Of W.. G..
Jeffrey. Service at 10:45 A. M.
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1927-01-29
A Heroic Remedy

It was a dark night. Murky clouds
obscured the moon in such way as
to make driving dangerous in the
uncertain light.
A car was approaching the level
crossing, travelling swiftly round the
corner which led to the closed gates.
At that precise moment an express
train Numbered through.
Too late, the driver of the car saw
his danger. He tried to swerve, but a
skid was the only result. With a loud
crash he struck the last coach, and the
car crumpled up on the track.
Silence for few minutes. Then q
voice:
"Well, it's cured my hiccups, any
way."-and the driver crawled out of
the wreck. ...~-
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1927-01-29
Music of the Desert

During the holy month of Rama
than, when the Mussulman feasts only
after shutdown, the Sudanese reveille
awakes the sleeping soldier at mid
night. It Is the voice of the desert it.
self, expressed by sons of the desert.
The golden notes Of massed bugles ris-
ing in the silent night, and the swell
ing roll of the drums, are thrilling be-
yond description, because they are the
vocal spirit of an intangible something
that always touches the soul of man.
The deep velvet sky, the glowing
planets, the vastness and silence Of
the DESERT the utter absence Of dis
traction, make it blending of perfect
beauty; so perfect that one scarcely
breathes for fear Of breaking an H.
lusion.-William A. Anderson in Ad-
venture Magazine.
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1927-01-29
.Motorisfs-BeUare!

The suggestion made In New South
Wales that a death sign should be
erected wherever a motor fatality &C.
ours is not a new one. In Tyrol, Aus
tria, all kinds Of accidents and fatali-
ties are shown in color on boards.
Crudely painted pictures of trag-
edies through fire, fallen trees, ava
lanches, and broken ice are to be seen
throughout the land. On a bridge
over a torrent in remote part of the
mountains, a sign shows a child be-
ing tossed over the parapet by a COW.
Relatives are often shown in the
picture, while pictured angels fire.
quently wait above to receive the
souls Of the dead.
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1927-01-29
No Great Competition
for These Odd Jobs

Although at the present time almost
every profession is overcrowded, there
are still few that have only one
follower.
For instance, out Of the seven and
half million people in London there
Is only one moss gatherer. Twice q
week this man pushes a barrow to a
spot several miles out of the city,
where he gathers his moss, and later
sells 1t for decorative purposes.
At the last census taken In England
a man stated that he was q walrus
mustache collector. The hairs are
used for the purpose of making tooth
picks, and as far as is known he is
the only person who follows that pro-
fession.
There is only one lady veterinary
surgeon in England. A British firm
employs a man whose job is simply
to strike matches in order to test
them.
Still another of these unusual Jobs
Is that of toad breeder. There is one
man who does this. and he sells his
toads to gardeners for the purpose Of
destroying insect pests.
There is no overcrowding in these
jObSl a.
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1927-01-29
Ancients Made War
on Tooth Troubles

Dental therapeutics dates from a
very remote epoch. 1t is not known
when this art commenced, but it is
well known that the Egyptians prac-
uced 1t to a considerable extent. On
q papyrus scroll estimated to date
back 800 years before Christ, which
was found buried at the feet of the
god Anubis, there were found written
remedies against painful molars and
a way to alleviate other troubles Of
the teeth by means of pulverized
drugs. The art of filling" Is very
old. Egyptian mummies have been
found with molar cavities very care
fully closed. Others have artificial
teeth which show that in very an
cient times this dental process was
known. The Chinese cured tooth
ache 2,7O0 years before our era. One
of their methods was to put iron rust
In the cavities.
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1927-01-29
Bohemian May Claim
His Place in World

When one doesn't know where his
next dollar Is coming from he may be-
come a bohemian or a bandit. It all
depends on his type Of mind. The for
mer alternative Is that Of the merry,
uplifted soul, the latter Of the sinis-'
ter, usually malevolent one.
The bohemian sort Is good company
II he hasn't drifted into predatory
habits. He Is always ready to enter
tain you with his mind and Is cordial
to your own efforts toward geniality.
He is not too severe on your occasion
ally limping wit and his laugh Is gen.
erous. We ought to value and cherish
him more than we do, though he be
ne'er-do-well.
Everybody can't make money; and
1t takes so little to make this bright
spirit happy. Usually he is talented.
but If he isn't he is soothing to the
frequently lacerated souls Of those
who are talented. Isn't the nature
that "just rests you" a blessed one,
meant to gladden. a tiresome day?
If his disposition is to lean some
what on his friend, the man of oak,
well, the oak can stand 1t. It IL, in
fact, what the oak Is looking for and
welcomes.-F. II. Collier in the st.
T o,,fS HJoba nap,oo~of
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1927-01-29
Models of the Firmanent

A model of the heavens, which is
remarkable in great many ways,
and which was constructed in Berlin
some time ago, is about to make a
tour of the world and will be shown
in all the large cities. The spectators
enter a large dome-shaped concrete
building which Is unlighted. Sudden
ly thousands Of glittering stars ap-
pear In what seems to be the infinite
sky. More marvellous, suns and plan
cts begin their majestic march across
the heavens. In few moments intri-
cate celestial motions are revealed 20
simple that you. who perhaps never
have opened an astronomy book, can
understand mysteries Of the universe
that puzzled scientists for centuries
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1927-01-29
Early Marriage Not
Best for HuDpiness

The ideal age for marriage Is twen-
ty-nine years for the groom and TWEEN
ty-four for the bride. according to q
report In the Journal of Social Hy-
giene. Deyiations of four years on
either side for the groom and Of two
years for the bride make little differ
ence, but marriage In which either
party is nineteen years or younger are
from ten to hundred times as risky
as at the ideal age.
These conclusions were reached
from study of 1000 impartially Sc
lected cases from the domestic rela-
tons court of Philadelphia. The two
most plausible explanations for the
findings are either that premature or
delayed marriage Is symptom Of
permanent character traits that are
unfavOrable to success In family life,
or that the boy or girl under twenty
one has not a sufficiently broad expe-
rience to select mate with whom u
successful home can be established.
II immaturity rather than perma.
nent instability Is the cause, postpone
ment Of marriage and educational
guidance may do much to eliminate
domestic disaster.
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1927-01-29
Cures Wrought BY Faith

Faith-healing is very old practice
and has worked many cures in nerv-
Gus cases. Many years ago a retired
mechant in France was reputed to
have had ten thousand cures to his
credit in the space Of five years, his
stock-in-trade consisting only Of oil,
installations and prayers. A nun, also
in France, claimed to heal all diseases
with only an elixir composed Of brandy
and the Juice Of bitter herbs to be
taken internally, and plaster made
with pitch for external application.
Peasants came to her from miles
around and wonderful cures were re-
corded.
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1927-01-29

Dry Creas, for candiss

To prevent the drying out Of cream
candles confectioners usually crystal
lie" them. This ID accomplished By
dissolving sugar in water. then boil
ing until the hot strip registers about
3S.5 degrees on a Baume saccharom-
cter; this strip Ia allowed to stand
In a moderately warm place for about
"a hours, when the strip is drained
of and the candles allowed to dry.
It will be found that q thin skin Of
crystals has been formed on the
creams, and this crystalline coating
is very efiicacious in retarding the
drying out Of cream candies.
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1927-01-29
Aztecs No Relatives
of American Indians

In the early eighties, two Aztecs, q
girl and a boy, were shown In Scot
land by man and woman who ex-
plotted them.
AS the story Of their discovery and
kidnapping goes, rum0rs Of the exist
ence of two Aztec children reached
the. Gulf coast, says a writer in Ad-
venture Magazine. Some adventures
penetrated the hinterland and discov-
cred the two Aztec children, who were
posed on the altar Of the temple, by
the priest Of the cult as subjects for
generation, possibly-if the traditions
Of the Aztecs be rightly handed down
to us-heid until the time for sacri-
fee to the god came due. The chill
dren were kidnapped and, after a Bit
ter struggle with their pursuers, were
brought to the coast and struggled
aboard ship, and eventually came into
the hands Of the couple.
After careful analysis Of the physi-
cal characteristics Of the Aztecs, 1t
may be said they differed from the
Amerindian in many ways and were
an entirely different race Of people
from the red man-any nation or peo-
pie of the Amerindians. The head,
the features, eyes, mouth, nose. jaw
and chin had no resemblance to any
Indian nation or people, or even to the
mixed races Of the red man, which
range from the Slave lake Of north
ern Canada to Patagonia in South
America. The outstanding difference
was in the hair. The hair Of the
Aztecs was long, frizzy shock that
stood upright from the forehead.
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1927-01-29
Inviting Crime

Look here what l bought for that
dog Of Juniors" Mr.. Burton an
nounced, throwing a package on the
table.
Mrs. Burton unwrapped 1t. why
Georgew she exclaimed. "A dog col
lar, of all thingsw
Eyes, and 1 gave $3.50 for it." Mr..
Burton related.
"Three dollars and a half!" echoed
Mrs. Burton. "What on earth! ]
don't understand! You've always said
you had no use on earth for Juniors
dog and you wished somebody would
steal it."
"Yes, that's just it." Mr.. Burton
agreed. with that collar on 1t some
one will be sure to steal it now
Kansas City Star.
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1927-01-29
Area of NetD Orleans

The city Of New Orleans occupies q
strip of land between the river and
Lake Pontchartrain, with the latter Of
which it Is connected by two canals.
The corporate limits Of the city en-
brace the whole parish Of Orleans,
which includes portion Of the west
bank, where is located the town of
Algiers. The official boundaries thus
enclose an area Of almost 200 square
miles. However, the Inhabited por-
ton, located for the most part near
the rivers bank. covers only about 40
square miles.
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1927-01-29
CAMP PRESBYTERIAN

Last Sunday DR.. D. Edward Evans
preached at Camp Presbyterian
church, st. Anthony Hall, 1901 EN-
erson Ave. No., Minneapolis.
Sunday school and preaching serv-
ices every Sunday afternoon. Sun
day School 800 p. m. Preaching
400 p. m. Public cordially invited.
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1927-01-29
Cleuer Dog Thief

Within five days the police of Alb.
ington, Pa, received reports that 81
quart bottles of milk placed on as
many doorsteps had been tapped and
the cream extracted. The only ciew
was that in each milk bottle cap a
hole was punctured and the cap lifted
from the bottle. Watchers than solved
the mystery. The thief was big col
lie dog with more than usual intelli-
gence. The dog punctured the card
board tops with one of his fangs, lift
ed out the caps and thus was able to
lap out the cream with his tongue.
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1927-01-29
Pioneers First LoUs
Affair Quite Serious

Davy Crockett had little schooling,
but his language In describing his first
love affair Ii expressive II not entirely
grammatical While Crockett was
working for John Kennedy. a Tennes-
see Quaker. Kennedy's niece came for
q visit.
" soon found myself head over
heels in love with this girl" he wrote
In his autobiography. "When l would
think Of saying anything to her my
heart would begin to flutter like q
duck In puddle; and II l tried to
Guido 1t and speak. 1t would get right
smack up In my throat and choke me
like cold potato. It bore on my
mind In this way till at last / con-
cluded l must die II didn't breach
the subject; and so determined to
begin and hang on a-trying to speak
till my heart would get out Of my
throat one way or t'other.
sand so one day at 1t went, and
after several trials I could say q
little. / told her how well I loved
her; that she was the darling object
Of my soul and body; and must have
her or else / should pine down to
nothing and just die away with con-
sumption. But she was an honest
girl and didn't want to deceive no.
body. She told me she was engaged to
her cousin. This news was worse to
me than war. pestilence or famine;
but still ! knowed could not help
myself saw quick enough my cake
was dough, and tried to cool OF as
fast as possible, but had hardly
safety pipes enough. as my love was
SO hot as mighty nigh to burst my
boilers. City Times.
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1927-01-29
Proof Enough

"The wicked stand in slippery
places"
"How do you know they are
wicked?"
"By the language they use when
they Slip"
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1927-01-29
Strdu Vote

A straw vote Is an informal and
unofficial vote taken to test the rela-
tive strength Of candidates in certain
group. Straws are supposed to indi.
cate which way the wind blows. Sup
pose group Of people, a school, a
club. q political gathering, or the like,
take vote to see how the members
stand on candidates standing for cleo
ton some time In the future. Such
a ballot or expression Of sentiment
is q straw vote.