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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1927-04-01
Eastern Press Comment

The New York World, the wettest
newspaper in America, and the leading
champion of al Smith for President"
says in its front page headlines, Senator
gets most applause in Boston debate
Unofficial jury votes 6-3 against president
OF Columbia's plea. Seems to insure rum
as 1923 issue" And their opening para
graph is that "the debate made it irnpos-
sible for political parties to sidestep the
liquor question in the 1928 platforms,
point which is emphasized by many of
the ssecial writer's.
The New York Herald Tribune's head
line is, "Borah Defeats DIR. Butler in De
bate on Prohibition
The New York Times says, "Borah
receives unofficial decision against But
Ter in Prohibition debate;" and in its front
page story it start out by saying: "The
unofficial result appeared to accord with
the views of a majority of the audience,
which gave Senator Borah more prolong-
ed and louder applause than his oppo-
nent."
The Boston Herald, long the recog-
nzed spokesman for the Constitutional
Liberty League (weD, has streamer
headline "Borah Wins Verdict over But
lar" and it opens the story with this sig
nifcant statement; The Republican par
ty in convention one year hence will not
base its action on what was said here; yet
It may be that here began an agitation
which will color the 1923 campaign be-
yond the tint of any other ISSUE" while
the Boston Post covers half of its front
page, with headlines proclaiming "Bo-
rah's defense of dry law secures mightier
applause-Senator' eloquent plea for
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1927-04-01

jority in Congress to pass the desired
legislation.
Not Party Issue
Prohibition is not party issue. Pro-
hibition was not passed by the Demo-
Gratis or by the Republicans, but by men
of both parties and with no regard for
party lines. 1t was moral issue. So why
in heavens name should the Democrats
make the Eighteenth Amendment a party
issue in the next national campaign, as if
e1ecting a wet president would affect the
prohibition law? l cannot believe that
the sensible in the party will try anything
SO foolish. If they do they might just as
well take the presidency to the Repub-
licans on a silver platter and make Them
a present of it. They might just as well
take their party out and dump it on the
scrap heap."-Chicago Evening Post,
Apr. 5, 1927.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1927-04-01
Columbia President Thinks Party
Success Depends Upon Pledge
for Repeal of Amendment
VETS HoPELESSLY DIVIDED
Idaho Senator Urges Declaration of
Strict Enforcement, and Pleads
Square Deal for Enforcement

Editors Note: Because of the tremen-
dous interest in the subject OF prohibition
and because of the prominence of the de-
baters, American Issue had its special
representative Mr.. r. p Hutton, at the
Roosevelt Club in Boston, Mass, on the
evening OF April 8, getting his impress
sons OF the Butler-Borah debate on the
subject The debate was held in Sympho-
ny Hall, and was broadcast over Radio)
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1927-04-01

same time it declared for some other def
nine, concrete and elaborated method as
a substitute in dealing with the liquor
traffic.
There was another high spot where
the debaters met on common ground.
President Butler declared that there had
been a demand for national prohibition in
order to guarantee TO the 50 states which
were dry that they should not be modest
ed in the enjoyment of their desired con-
dition, but he demanded for II states,
with, as he claimed, So per cent of the
population of America, the right to enjoy
the wetness which they craved, and chal-
lenged Borah to answer why it should not
work both ways Borah answered that
it was because experience proved that,
under the interstate commerce clause of
the Constitution of the United States, a
state might prohibit the shipping of liq
nor into the state, but could not prevent
the shipping of liquor through the state;
that under that decision of the Supreme
Court, shipments ostensib1y through the
state were legally made, but almost in
variably such shipments stopped in the
dry state He summed up the argument
in these words: There is a difference,
because wet state can ship wetness into
a dry state, whereas no dry state can
ship dryness into a wet state"
Return of Saloon Under Any Other
System
Borah quoted statistics to show that
under government control" in Canada
they had all the evils we now have under
prohibition, plus many others we do not
have This answered President Buffers
laudation of vague and underlined Cana
dian-S Scandinavian System. Borah clinch-
ed the point by proving that any sys-
tenn except prohibition means saloons
return eff any kind of liquor is made it
must be made to drink. If liquor is drunk
it must be sold and the place where liquor
is sold is saloon, no matter what name
it goes by, and beer saloon can never
produce anything but what it always pro-
duced-misery, crime, political corruption
and moral debauchery.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1927-04-01
EVEN WET
Al Smith No Chance on a Wet Platform

Ashevil1e, N. C., April 5.-(AP)-The
Asheville Citizen today quotes Senator
Carter Glass of Virginia as saying Al
Smith can be elected President, despite
the fact that he is a Catholic and a wet,
but he must let the prohibition issue
alone.
"I am sure Al Smith understands that
the presidency means nothing at all in
the fight to modify prohibition" Senator
Glass declared "The President cannot
change the constitution. He cannot even
veto a joint resolution passed by Con-
gress submitting the matter to the states,
and his influence with Congress on such
an issue would be negligible
Cites Wilson's Veto
yet, for some reason the people who
talk about e1ecting a President on a wet
issue lose sight of that particular CON
sideration The President has nothing to
do with it. When a Democratic Presi-
dent (Woodrow Wilson, did veto the
Volstead act, congress thought so little
of his leadership on the matter that it
passed the act over his Veto"
Senator Glass said that those who seek
changes in the prohibition law should
concern themselves with obtaining ma
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1927-04-01
BOSTON HERALD JUDGES
GIVE BORAH DECISION

The men asked by the Boston
Herald to pick the winner of the
ButlerBorah debate gave the de-
cision to Senator Borah by six
to three verdict They voted as
follows:
For Butler
William II. Coolidge
Frank S. Deland
Benjamin Loring Young.
For Borah-
Frank B. Hall.
Daniel L. March
Arthur p. Stone
l.. Mark Sullivan
Carl L. Dreyfus
George w. Coleman.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1927-04-01
WANTS CHAUFFEUR AS DRY

Writing to the New York Herald
Tribune, Walter F. Poole recently re-
marked:
No communication is complete
without few disparaging remarks
regarding Wayne B. Wheeler.
hold no brief for this gentleman, but
I will say that whenever 1 engage a
taxicab to convey friend to a dis
tant place my fervent wish is that the
chauffeur is as dry as Wayne B.
Wheeler.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1927-04-01

The trouble with the vets is that their
cause is so bad, and bad cause is bound
to fail.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1927-04-01
NEWSPAPERS GIVE BORAH THE DECISION over BUTLER

prohibition seems to find greater favor
than Buffers mastery argument for re-
peal-Volume of cheering only means of
judging verdict of audience, as no vote
was taken-Borah demands no repeal as
protection for majority of states in I'm
ion"
The Chairman States the Question
President Robert NJ Washburn, of the
Roosevelt Club, which sponsored the de-
bate, touched Boston and Republican
National Chairman William NJ. Butler
and the Coolidge destiny to the quick
when he said This is not discussion
primarily Of wet and dry but of law and
ORDER and l can REMINDER time not
long since when law and order was
very fashionable subject in Boston-in
fact, it was the only subject discussed in
Boston. Strange that to many of the
then enthusiastic advocates of law and
order a discussion such as this tonight
now appears as rank heresy'-words
which instantly focused 6,400 eyes on Re-
publican National Chairman William M.
Butler.
Press Slow of News Value
How little the politicians who are sup
posed to be leaders of public opinion, and
even the press which is supposed to be
the reflection of public opinion some
times knows about public opinion, was
strikingly illustrated in connection with
this debate Not until Tuesday, u hours
before hand did the great newspapers
and press associations wake up to the
tremendous popular interest which this
81 bject held; but from then on there
were frantic rushings about in the effort
to secure adequate covering of this event,
and the Western Union wires carried
10000 words over the 10 special leased
wires which ran out of symphony hall,
which equals the record for Harvard
Yale big football game, and exceeds the
record for any indoor event. Borah said
the people make issues whether the plat
ferns mention them or not Here was
case in hand.
High Spots of Contestants
The high spots in President Buffers
appeal for repeal of prohibition were: his
description of the impassioned appeal of
Elihu Root before the Supreme Court Oh
the ground that prohibition was uncon-
sttutional and opposed to public wei
fare. A high spot of Borah's address was
his reply to that point by reading para
graph of the unanimous decision of the
Supreme Court, and declaring that great
as was his respect for the learning of
Elihu Root he had greater respect for
the Supreme Court.
Another high spot was President But
ler's declaration that, when he heard that
decision he then and there dedicated his
life to the bringing of the American peo-
pie to a determination that they would
overturn that decision; and a high spot of
Borah's reply was tibet when the people
lost confidence in the Supreme Court the
last guarantee of their rights to life, lib
erty and the pursuit of happiness was
gone, and that if he had Buffers educa-
ton, talents and position and persuasive
ness, he would dedicate himself to the
winning of the people to support of that
decision II brought great applause
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1927-04-01

jority in Congress to pass the desired
LEGISLATION
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1927-05-28

The American Legion boys of Post No. 8 have pre-
pared program beautiful and impressive observance
of Memorial Day fitting the memory of those
Flanders Fields and in the thousands of burial
plots throughout the Union.
The men of the Grand Army the Republic who may
the Veterans of the Spanish War have been
invited to present part in the various
monies of the day
The b. p. o. E. have also accepted invitation to
participate Lodge will assemble and march in the
parade with Legonnares attend the ceremonies
at the cemetery.
The parade will form South Third street between
Carson and Bridger at am. The Union Pacific Band
will furnish the music.
The following is the program prepared by DR.. R. F.
OBrien
9:3O am-Parade leaves American Legion Club House
Route-On Third Bridger; Fifth; to Fremont;
to Main. street the participants in the parade
will take motor to the cemetery.
1000 a.m.-Services the cemetery and decoration
of graves.
1920 a.m-Aviator Kelly will shower the graves with
blossoms cast from his airpane.
200 pm--Ceremones Court House Lawn.
Opening-Advance Coors.
'America"-By Assembly
InTocation-W. L. McFadden Post Commander
Vocal Solo-To be selected
Address-Harley A. Harmon.
Musical Seection-Union Pacific Band.
Memorial Day Address, s. Senator Key Pittman.
Benediction-Dr. H. M. Dixon Chaplain.
Taps-Dr E. w. Bunce.
Star Spangled Banner
The people of Las Vegas urged to attend and
ticpate in all the of the day proper mark
of respect heroic dead.
The Legion boys; by their hard work have provided
flag decorations Fremont street between Main and
Fifth Streets will be displayed for the first time
Memorial Day.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1927-05-28
FIVE INJURED IN
AUTO COLLISION
n. c. Hansen, Driving on
Wrong Side of Road Hits
Bill Ronnow's Cars.-Five
Get Sprains and Cuts.

While driving his machine on
the wrong side of the road Sun
day night, H. c. Hansen, collided
with Bill Ronnow's new machine.
The accident occurred just outside
of town on the Los Angeles high
way. Ronnow, who was accom-
panied by Derrill Dayton, Lloyd
Foremaster, Georgia White and
Uldine Ullom, was driving at a
moderate rate of speed on his own
side of the road He noticed the
lights of car coming toward him
on the wrong side of the road
The lights kept on getting nearer
and the car did not turn out to
pass.
Ronnow became alarmed and
considered turning off the road
but the bank was too high and he
was afraid of turning over in the
ditch. The only other thing he
could do to avert a head-on col
lision was to swing to the left
and just as he did so Hansen's S
car hit Ronnow's amid-ships on
the right side. All of Ronnow's S
passengers were thrown from the
machine.
Ronnow received cuts on the
face and was jolted badly. Day
ton had his back badly wrenched
and received cuts. Foremaster's
face was badly cut from flying
glass. Each of the two young
women received a sprained ankle
and various cuts and bruises.
Hansen was arrested and charg
ed with felonw, that is, injuring
persons while driving, being at
the time under the influence of
Intoxicating liquor A w. Ham
is his attorney and his trial is
set for the seventh Of June.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1927-05-28
Joyous OCCASION
AT ROTARY CLUB
Class of 1927 Brings Happi-
ness To Old Boys At Meet
ing Thursday. - Address
BY Senator Pittman.

The young men and women of
the High School Glass of '27
brought am air of real joyousness
to the meeting of the Rotary Club
noon,sa at which they were
the invited guests.
The young people were happy
in having successfully completed
their course of study, and every
member of the Club was proud of
them and happy with them.
Besides the graduating class
there were two other distinguish
ed guests in the persons of State
Highway Engineer Sam Durkee
and Senator Key Pittman.
Penn Pembroke had charge of
the program for the day. He in
troduced two members of the
Board of Education who are Ro-
tarians, o. K. Adcock and Ernie
Cragin, but neither of them had
the heart to talk school.
President Frosty Mildren made
an excellent talk to the young
people in which he suggested that
they could find no more splendid
guide for the conduct of their lives
than the Rotary code of ethics.
Mayor Fred Hesse made a brief
but happy talk in behalf OF Off
cial Las Vegas.
Senator Key Pittman gave as
always a delightful and appro-
pirate talk in which he looked in
to the future with the young folks
and saw Las Vegas as it will be
after the Boulder Dam project is
built, and in the course of his re-
marks stated his belief that the
next Congress would provide for
the great enterprise. Las Vegas,
a city of $4,000 or more within
the next few years, was the pleas
ant vision which the Senator pre-
dicted is certain to become a
reality.
Program chairmen were an
nounced as follows:
June 2-Clint Boggs.
June 9-Harry Blanding.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1927-05-28

State Highway Engineer Sam
Durkee arrived in Las Vegas We'd
nesday evening, motoring down
from Toaopah with District En-
gineer c. c. Boyer.
The newly appointed official is
looking over the field carefully
to familiarize himself with high
way conditions and needs in every
section of the state.
He expressed surprise at the
condition of the Las Vegas-Beatty
Highway, which has been greatly
improved during the past year by
systematic maintenance opera
tions.
Thursday, in company with Mr..
Boyer, he inspected the highway
from Las Vegas to the Arizona
line. Friday they went over the
new hishwly between Las Vegas
and Jean, and then on into Cali
fornia where they will investigate
the gravel and oil surfacing which
IS giving splendid results on the
highway between Barstow and
N!ctorville.
Mr.. Durkee and Mr.. Boyer are
both of tine opinion that the al.
ready completed gravel surface
highways Of the Arrowhead Route
cannot last for many years with
out further improvement, because
ii the great number of cars pass
ing over them every day. 1t is
Mr.. Durkee's hope, shared by Mr..
Boyer, that the process employed
in San BernardinO county in ap-
plying an oiled surface to the
gravel highway, may solve the
problem here at cost which will
not be found excessive.
The work done between BarstoW
and VicLorville creates what is the
prictieal equivalent to paved
highway, smooth and dustless and
apparently almost as permanent
as concerto. 1t is apparent that
some form OF binder must be used
on the Arrowhead Highway to
prevent that road from losing all
It's gravel surface under the traf-
&c which is yearly growing heavi-
eT
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1927-05-28
YELLOW PINE OPENS
NEW ORE DEPOSITS
Development Work DiscIoses
Great Bodies of Ore in
Hitherto Unexplored Ter
ritory.

The Yellow Pine Mine, already
credited with the payment of be-
tween three and four million dol
lars in dividends, bids fair to con-
tinue it's profitable production for
years to come.
During the past year or two,
the known deposits of ore had
been considered depleted and a
campaign of development work
was undertaken.
On. the 200 and 300 foot levels,
beyond the foot wall, in territory
which has not hitherto been ex-
plored, larged bodies of lead-zinc-
silver ore have been opened.
According to S. E. Yount, one
of the principal stockholders in
the Yellow Pine, what is virtually
a new mine has been opened to
production. Steady shipments
have been going on for some time
at the rate of so tons per day,
the ore being shipped without
concentration or milling at a con-
tract rate which nets a substantial
profit.
The engine and an entire train
of cars loaded with ore recently
got beyond control of the engineer
and ran wildly down the Z per
cent grade between the mine and
Goodsprings. The cars and the
ore were scattered widely over
the country. The engineer stuck
to his post until just before the
engine left the track and rolled
over several times. The engineer
escaped with minor injuries, but
the engine and cars were prac-
tically destroyed beyond repair.
Following the mishap, the com
pany entered into a contract with
]. A Fredrickson for trucking the
ore from the mine to the railroad
at Jean, it being the belief of the
management that the ore can be
handled more cheaply by truck
than by rail.
Mr.. Yount also reports that the
development work on the 1,200
level of the Yellow Pine is very
encouraging and that there is
every indication that new ore
bodies will be opened on that
level
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1927-05-28
WILLARD PLEAD GUILTY
TO ASSAULT & BATTERY

Allen Willard, who was arrested
last Friday night, on Monday was
taken before Judge Breeze for
trial.
The first charge which had been
made against him was first degree
burglary, for entering the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Ward. Willard
entered plea of not guilty and
Judge Breeze dismissed that COM
plant.
Immediately another charge was
made against him, this time that
he did wilfully and unlawfully, by
the use of force and violence com
NIT the crime of assault and
battery.
To this latter charge the de-
fendant plead guilty. Judge Breeze
imposed a sentence of $50 fine
and 80 days in the county jail, the
fine to be worked out at $500
per day in the Jail Z not paid.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1927-05-28
ABANDON VALUABLE
MEXICAN PROPERTY
Conditions Preclude Further
Working of Great Platin-
um Mines Near Mazatlan,
Mexico.

The great platinum mines near
Mazatlan, Mexico, which the own
ers believe are the most valuable
platinum properties in the world,
have been closed and no further
attempt will be made to work
them in the near future because
of the unstable conditions in that
part of Mexico.
Mr.. S. E. Yount, ]. F. Kent, o.
]. Fisk and Jess Knight, owners
of the property recently made a
trip to the mines, travelling by
train from Nogales to Mazatlan.
They report that as a protec-
ton against the Yaqui Indians,
Notifications with armed guards
are maintained every three miles
along the railroad through the
Yaqui country.
The train upon which they
travelled was attacked after they
had left it at Mazatlan, many OF
the passengers killed and the cars
burned, in spite of the fact that
armored cars with armed guards
are run at the front and rear Of
the train.
Mr.. Yount states that their
platinum properties are probbaly
the most valuable of the kind in
the world. but that il is impossi-
BILE to work them because Of the
conditions in western Mexico.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1927-05-28
APPROVES
HOTEL FINANCING
Committee Appointed To Ar
range Subscription Of
$4,000 for Preferred
Stock in Company.

At the meeting of the Chamber
of Commerce Tuesday noon, the
pr.2cipal business was a careful
discussion of the financing plan
for the half million dollar Rich
mond Hotel project.
President Martin, Leo A. Nc
Nance, A. A. Hinman, A. S. Hend-
erson, Walter r. Bracken and
others explained the plan of fin
ancing which has been adopted
and expressed their approval of
the proposition that Las Vegas
people subscribe for $4,000 of
the 10 preferred stock of the
corporation, the money to be held
in the local banks and to be re-
leased to the company only after
the remainder of the money for
the enterprise is deposited.
On motion the Chamber voted
its approval of the financing plan
and the appointment of a com
mittee consisting of James Cash
man, Leo A. McNamee, Walter r.
Bracken, Will Beckley and A. S.
Henderson to act with President
Martin as ex-officio member, in
securing subscriptions for $4,000
in To preferred stock under the
plan outlined.
The Secretary called attention
to the fact that subscription of
$500 to the Mississippi Valley
flood relief fund sent to the Cham
ber by Harry Duffill had been
credited by the Age to Albert Duff
fill. The Age is pleased to make
the correction.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1927-05-28
CHAS. BERRY BADLY
BURNED ON FACE

Chas. Berry, an employee of the
Union Pacific railroad shops here,
was badly burned by steam from
a boiler Thursday. He received
first degree burns on the face and
second degree burns on his arms.
He is being cared for at the
Hewetson Hospital.
Berry will be remembered as
the man who had his back broken
about three years ago.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1927-05-28
EPISCOPAL CHILDREN
ENJOY PICNl c

The Sunday School of Christ
Episcopal Church enjoyed it's an
nual picnic at Lorenzi's Resort
Thursday afternoon. About fifty
under the leadership of Rev. and
Mrs. Boyd Parker enjoyed the
swimming and boating and a gen
eral good time.
OF course for the younger ones
the big feature of the afternoon
was the luncheon, there appearing
to have been serious competition
among the boys as to the number Of
dishes of ice cream eaten by each.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1927-05-28
FELONY CHARGE MADE
AGAINST AUTO DRIVER

H. c. Hansen, driver of the
automobile which crashed into
Bill Ronnow's car last Sunday
evening, is faced with a felony
charge, that is. injuring persons
while driving under the influence
of intoxicating liquor.
Judge Breeze has set the hear
ing for June 7th. and defendant
was released from custody upon
furnishing a bond in the sum of
81 900. He is represented by At
torney A. w. Ham.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1927-05-28
HOGSETT HEARING SET

o. w. Hogsett, charged with
.deirauuing Ed Wagner Of the
West End Chemical Co., by selling
to him an alleged valuable option
when proved worthless, has had
his hearing postponed to next
saturday, June 4.
Judge Breeze fixed the bail. of
defendant at $1,000 which has not
been obtained.