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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1928-07-01

The following resolution was adopted at
the mass meeting on Sunday afternoon,
May 81, conducted under the auspices of
the department of moral welfare of the
Board of Christian Education of the Cen
eral Assembly of the Presbyterian Church:
"WhereaS, Constitutional government in
America is facing a crisis, and a national
offensive is necessary to meet such
crisis, and prohibition is fact and not
q theory, and
1T has been demonstrated that it is
good law and by it labor is enriched, bust
ness enlarged and public savings vastly
increased and it is morally and eco
nomically the greatest adventure ever
achieved by free people; therefore, be it
"ReSolUed, That this meeting held in
Tulsa, Oklahoma, May 81, under the
Board of Christian Education, Depart
ment of Moral Welfare of the General
Assembly of the Presbyterian Church u.
S. A. make the following request of con-
ventions of all political parties meeting in
1928 for the purpose of adopting party
platforms and nominating candidates for
the Office of president and vice president
of the United States:
Il To include in the platforms
adopted by political conventions a posi-
tive, clear-cut declaration pledging the
support of party nominees to a program
of vigorous and efficient enforcement of
the Eighteenth Amendment and the
necessary supporting legislation.
80 To nominate candidates who are
positively and openly committed to this
policy of effective prohibition law by their
utterances, acts and records. The strongest
prohibition law enforcement plank would
be neutralized and practically worthless
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1928-07-01

Those who have been anxious for a
national referendum on Prohibition are to
be accommodated. The telegram of Gov
ernor Smith to the Democratic ConVen-
ton at Houston after his nomination has
made such referendum inevitable. More
over, the issues are clear. Governor Smith
has not only re-stated his well-known po
sition but he has served notice in no I'M
certain terms to the effect that if elected
he will unquestionably use the Office of
President to secure the modification of
Prohibition. He declares that he would
consider it his duty as the chosen leader
of the people to point the way to solu-
ton of the problem in harmony with his
own opinion which as repeatedly ex-
pressed is to let each state be its own
Judge as to alcoholic content, and for each
state to interpret the Eighteenth Amend
ment to the national Constitution to suit
itself
"If this does not mean notification of
the Constitution, then Calhoun did not
know the meaning of that word and the
Supreme Court of the United States will
need to revise its own definitions covering
that ground.
REFERENDUM ON MULTIPLICATION
Hence. the national referendum in No
vember is to be a referendum not only on
Prohibition, but also upon the right of a
President to use his Office to secure prac-
teal notification of the Constitution and
the right of state to interpret provi-
sion of the Constitution to suit itself.
I'm other words, the voters of the ma
ton at a single stroke are to decide not
simply the one but the three questions.
Governor Smith in his telegram, more
over, declares that if he takes the oath as
President, he will execute that oath to the
limit of his ability without reservation or
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1928-07-01
STARTLING STATEMENT

According to the annual report of
John c. Harper, State Director of
Public Welfare, not one prisoner
committed to the Ohio Penitentiary
in four years has been able to re-
peat the Ten Commandments or
the Lords Prayer when SO requested
by the Clemency Board. This is
startling statement, and proves the
need of better religious instruction
among young and old. 1t is even
more important to learn the funda-
mentals in the building of character
that to teach mathematics as
basis of education.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1928-07-01

temperance, respect for law and eradica-
ton of the existing evils.
I'm my formal acceptance of your nomi-
nation, shall give to the people of the
country my views in full upon all of the
issues of the campaign. In the way that
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1928-07-01

know that you can do it, give the dele
gates my warmest thanks for the conf
dence they have reposed in me and my
assurance that, with their support, con-
f1dently expect to lead the historic Demo-
cratic party to victory in November"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1928-07-01
WILL BE MOST SIGNIFICANT REFERENDUM IN LAST 6S YEARS
Notification of the Constitution and Right of
Interpret Provision of the Constitution

Secretary
Evening star., 1928-03-25
WASHINGTON D G.

servant. the man who brought nae To
this cabin and who is now waiting In
there"-Peter ierked his head toward
the door through which he had entered
who knows / am aboard here. He
found me in the hold. where I had to
make a Jump for 1t to escape being seen
when / got away from the Isis He
brought me here by way of trap door
that opens in the flooring of that other
cabin there sort OF back-door exit,
take 1t. that the leader. whom he calls
Tajal All. keeps up his sleeve In event
of trouble. There is some quid pro quo
attached to his services. / have no
doubt. but I do not know what 1t is
Anyway, am here"
"Because"-~She was looking at him
steadily now--"I think YOU said because
was here? Because. in some way. you
knew / was here?"
"YcSr" he said tensely.
And having got on board here
her voice was coming coldly now, like
trickling drops of ice water--"bccause
! was here--what did you expect to do
for me against ships crew."
1T was enough that you were here in
the hands of these devils" Peter an
Swered passionately Il didn't know
what l could do, l came
Yes. see you did" she said In the
same cold tones as before: but, even
If your story were true--I mean that
part Of It in which you deny colluslon
with these men--I am still afraid your
motive might not be so purely unSelfish
as you claim Even TO hide in the
hold Of this vessel with all its admitted
diScomforts might very naturally ap-
peal to you as the lesser Of two evils
when the other was a return to Sidney,
and-and what you had to face there. "
Peter took another step forward His
lips were white, aShen.
You don't believe mel" he cried out.
"You-you won't let yoruself believe!''
She turned her head away.
No; I am afraid I don't" she said
evenly ITO be found in the hold of
this ship by man who would naturally
at once hand you over to his COM
panions. If. as you claim. there was
nothing between you and those on
board here, but who, instead. immedi-
ately becomes your friend. and by some
secret method brings you at once TO
this cabin, is little difficult to believe -
Yes" said Peter bitterly. the word
of man who murdered your godfather
and then butchered your fathers sec
retary is hard to believe-no matter
what he says. But" t"---he was close to
her now. his face stern and set. and
Evening star., 1928-03-25

his hands were reached out to grasp
herr am not through yet. and"
She fought him Off madly, furiously.
His hands fell upon her shoulders and
he held her there. Her doubled fists
beat at his face, and he made no effort
to avoid the blows. A ring on her
finger cut the flesh, and the blood
trickled from his lips.
You are beast---a brute!" she cried.
x hate you-hate you-hatc youl /
loethe youl"
And I love you. Marion" he an
Swered, his voice breaking suddenly. Il
have loved you since that night in Lon
don--but I do not expect your love in
return, nor would I want It, God knows,
nor would / ask for 1t until could
come to you with clean namel But
I have right to say that what brought
me here was love for you IL I ask moth
ms back but chance to plead my
case and try to make you believe my
story"
Let me got, she painted.
MOI" he said You are going to
hear that story all OF it--and you are
going to believe me. am going to make
you believe me-"
Again she struck at him-and again.
And then, as though exhausted by her
struggles, her hands dropped numbly
before her.
He still held her firmly by the
Shouldcrs--and felt her shrink from his
touch. Her face, hot with anger and
humiliation, was turned away from
him
Marion" he said huskily, Il do not
know what the outcome of tn, position
we are in is going to be. do not know
what tomorrow will bring for either of
us. but now, for the moment at least.
you and are together. and it Is going
to be my moment. and you arc going
to listen"
She made no reply.
Quietly at first. painting in the de-
tails swiftly, Peter told her the story
of the night on Murchison's island, told
her OF how he was later found by Capt.
Mumm amongst the natives on Malitua.
and told her Of the voyage of the Break
O. Dawn.
She made no comment--still held
her face averted
And that brings us practically to the
attack upon the Isis" continued Peter,
and now there was a passionate earn
estness in his voice. for you know as
much as l do of what happened on
board the yacht previous to that.
Through the portfolio OF the cabin
where they had locked me in, I saw
Evening star., 1928-03-25

on her knees. buried her face In her
hands.
For a moment there was silence:
then Peter spoke again In a broken
way.
1T is the story that I would have
had to tell in court" he said "They
would not have believed 1t because the
evidence was too strong against me,
and so my only chance was to remain
free. II / could, to find those who had
made scapegoat of me and--and some
day prove my innocence. And there was
you. l could not lose you without fight
ing for the hope of winning you with
any means that were left to me. Was
1t the towards way? The law would
not have believed me. but / had hoped
| that perhaps you would-that your
heart would have told you it was the
| truth-that / did not look, or act. or
seem like a man who would wantonly,
like a beast, commit murder, and"
She had raised her head and was
gazing fixedly past him to where Aghar
Pind had suddenly appeared in the
doorway.
Peter swung sharply around
Come quickly, sahib!" whispered
Aghar Pind.
Eyes" said Peter--and looked again
at Marion. She did not meet his eyes.
Evening star., 1928-03-25
Takes Lead

Girls like this w.o nave learned the
art of keeping themselves always at
tractive usually lead wherever they
may be She follows tho rule. She's
Carlo;ta Marino. Of 81 West 18th ST,
New York City. much admired in the
Nanlties. the Foliies and George
Whites Scandals, and feminine star
q the movie hit. no Trespassing ;"
She says: When people admire my
complexion or my hair. / tell them
they car easily keep theirs the same
way by simple care. The new way
50 many of rs here in New York are
doing ctr hair is especially casy.
All wc do is put few dashes of Dan
derine on our brushes every time we
use them.
Its marvellous 30 scc how beau;i-
fully clean and shining this keeps
your HAIR ] don't have 20 shampoo
half as often now. set my waves
with Danderinc, too and II holds
i them ever 50 much longer All
deudruf disappeared With iew APP
plicatjons and my scalp always feels
| fine. now
Danderine removes that oily film
from Hour hair and gives u new lie
ard i0ster i isn'i oily ard doesn't
show. II gives tone and yfgoy 80 the
scalp The generous bottles are Just
&c AT amy drug store A delicatcig
/ ira2rauccd toilet necessity Tor The
veil groo'ned girl
Evening star., 1928-03-25

the brig come alongside. heard the
fight. heard your cry. I tried to
get out of the cabin / think / would
have succeeded. but while l was making
the attempt, Capt. Mumm priced the
door open and let me out He told me
that you had been carried Off to the
brig. That Is how l knew you we're
here-and that is why. as I told you
before. am here too"
She turned and looked at him now,
the blue eyes strangely dark in color
looked at him with a long appraising
glance, and turned away her head
again.
Unconsciously. fierce In his insistcnce.
his grasp frightened on her shoulders.
Have you no answer?" he pleaded.
Nothing to say to my story-no
word?"
"You-you arc hurting my shoulders
brutality" Her voice was almost in
audible.
Mechanically he released her. Some
soft and delicate material covered her
shoulders, and through this he found
himself staring at two rcd. ugly blots
on the white flesh where his fingers
had been.
"Oh God!" he cried out miserably.
She sank down on the divan beside
her, and, bending forward. her elbows
Evening star., 1928-03-25
By FRANK L. PACKARD

! Pet>r took a step toward her. His
heart WAS pounding. his voice almost
out Of control.
Because Of you!" he said. Because
IL love you. Because YOU arc all my
world Because you have never been
out of my life since that night ln Lon
oon two years ago"
A moment more she stared al him
then she grcped out with one hand
behind her, aS though seeking some
means of escape. and shrank away
alonS the cabin wall and stumbled
against the eig" of the divan. which
WAS the counterpart Of the one III the
other cabin, and with little cry. re-
covered herself. And then suddenly
the blue eyes were flashing and she
drew herself erect.
You are coward," she cried,
And greater brute than these un-
civilized beasts vile as they arc, who
arc aboard here. They, at least, have
left me alone"
While l." said Peter hoarsely. have
oome 10 take advantage of your help
leSSness 10 force my love upon youi
That is what you mean Well, you are
wrong! What I have told you is the
truth, and you shall hear 1t again
said was Alec Dunn because of you,
because thought that night you. too,
remembered, and that perhaps in the
days ahead YOU. too, might come to
caTe-it meant every chance for happi-
ness there was in life for me. and that
chance would have been shattered. and
utterly destroyed at the outset II had
said my name was Peter Blake"
And Of course" she said monoton-
ouSly, IS also prevented your immedi-
afe iiss. s'F's'-0'' 1t cost poor ''"''S MS
Peters face waS bloodless
You shall not say that ho said
Sterniy. 4 know no more of jaffray's
oeatn than you CO. I do not know any
more than you do who killed your
Daddy Tom. as l believe you called
Murch!Son. took the one chance
I had to win you by remaining free
and establishing my innocence If /
You said all this the other day" she
broke in YEARLY rs it necessary tn
repeat it2 I already understand what
you mean by saying that you came
aboard here because Of me. 1t is you,
not these natives that I have TO fear.
I understand that now
You do not understand" he an
swered-and fought to keep his voice
under control You imply that was
either in league with them. or at Scme
time was either one OF them or had
had dealings with them-that. in any
case. for whatever reason 1t might be.
they obsyed my orders ike a flock Of
sheep when they attacked the Isis. A
bit far fetched. isn't it,"
She drew her hands again and again
across her eyes
How could you get here then. and
have the freedom OF this ship, as you
obviously have" she asked numbly. IF
you were not one Of them?"
There is only one man. the chiefs
Evening star., 1928-03-25

Because Of many accidents due to
reckless driving by bus chauffeurs,
Mayor Massip Of Guanabacoa, Cuba,
has started a campaign against speed
ers both in the city and on country
roads
Evening star., 1928-03-25

"You do not believe me7" he asked
desperately.
There was no answer.
Peters face whitened.
Evening star., 1928-03-25

Continued in Tomorrow's Starr
Evening star., 1928-03-25
tcontinued from Yesterdays starr
CHAPTER NNIIl.
The Mantle CiinSs
cou~risht. 1857. hv Frank l.. Packard

The Mantle ClinSs.
H ETER, following Aehar Pind.
l. pulled himself up through the
| opening. which. IS Aghsr Pmu
i had said was small trap door,
and found himself StAnalne III
Evening star., 1928-06-16
BEDTIME STORIES ~ :. rSssSEsr sSsslys

| flying leap across TO branch 1t was
small branch and he almost missed
it, but he caught It with his two hands
and pulled himself up. Then he looked
down at Old Mr.. Toad.
There you are, Cousin!" said he. III
is all on account of these toes OF mine
II I didn't have these sticky toes
shouldn't be able to live In trees"
"Huh!" grunted Old Mr.. Toad. What
is the idea of living in trees anyway
oh" replied Stickytoes "one is SO
much safer there. Give me tree every
time for safety. There is always plenty
to eat in q tree and with this handy
coat of mine I can keep out of sight
Take this coat and the leaves together
and it requires mighty sharp eyes to
see me-
What do you mean by your handy
coat'?" demanded Old Mr.. Toad.
Why" replied Stickytoes, my coat
Of many colors."
"Huh!" exclaimed Old Mr. Toad, Il
don't see that 1t is a coat OF many
colors. 1t is all one color~-the color
of that old stump
Wait bit. wait a bit' replied
Stickytoes. Give me a little time. i
don't need much, but ! do need .da, little: ,dI,
You catch few ants and then look
at me-"
This reminded Old Mr.. Toad that he
had been neglecting those ants. SO, for
n minute or two, he was very busy once
more. Then he looked up to where he
had last seen his Cousin Stickytoes the
Tree Toad He did not see anybody
Where have YOU gone, Stickytoes?" he
called.
The answer was funny little
chuckle. II haven't gone anywhere. y
said Stickytoes. Il am right where you
last saw me"
Then for the first time Old Mr.. Toad
noticed what looked like little brown
knot on the brown bark of that branch.
1t moved 1t was Stickytoes the Tree
Toad. The color of his coat had
changed completely. He was no longer
gray. but brown. oh" exclaimed Old
Mr.. Toad How do you do it? Do you
change your coat?"
Change my coatl" exclaimed Sticky
toes. l should say not! The coat
changes color. that's all, and it does 1t
when l want it TO. ! can be green If
I want to be-
Old Mr. Toad sighed. He sighed two
or three times. 1T isn't often l envy
any one" said he but ! must con-
feSs / envy you, Cousin Stickytoes. I'd
like to climb a tree. Id like to have
changing coat. But. as 1t is. / have
to live on the ground and be the home
licst one of the family" Old Mr. Toad
sighed again. Perhaps If he had known
that he was the most useful. as well
as the homeliest member of the family,
he would no longer have been enyious.
Evening star., 1928-06-16
LITTLE BENNY
BY LEE PAPE.

Ant Fanny was finishing her End help
of dizzert down, in the dining room, and
pop and ma was tawking In the living
room. pop saying. I think that sister
of yours is going home soon. she's weak
ening a little. She's still with US, but
shes weakening, he sed.
/ don't mind admitting her visit has
bin Intensive enuff TO suit me, ma sed.
I'm very fond of Fanny. but after all
home is home and relatives soon get to
be a crowd, espeshilly little Herbit. The
tTubble with Fanny Is. she tawks about
leeFing and then wen / say one kind
werd she immeeditly becomes all ami
nation agen and behaves as If her visit
vas just starting, ma sed.
Well the next time she terms on the
homesickness record. just leeye her to
her conscients, II any, and maybe we'll
get results, pop sed.
And Ant Fanny came up, saying. Well,
I don't know, foxes. but think ! awt to
be leaving. there's 50 mulch to be done
at home. OF corse their all little things.
Little drops OF water make the mitey
ocean. ma sed, and Ant Fanny sed,
IZzent ii true2 Yes, I'll RELY haH TO be
packing tomorrow, Id like to have every
thing brite and cleen for my husband
wen he comes out of the hospittIe. ware
everything Is so spick and span that /
wouldent like him to notice any crate
change TO my disadvantage. Yes tllinE
its my duty 10 20. she sed.
never step In the way Of persons
conscients, ma Sed, and pop sed, We
should all let ourselves be guided BY
duty. and Ant Fanny sed, Izzent it true?
But heavens I cant. forgot there's
that necktie I'm hitting for you, VIII
iyurn, I cant possibly leeve till I finish
that.
o that's all rite. pop sed. Finish IL
wen you get home and send 1t TO me
he sed. and Ant Fanny sed, o deer
no, It's unlucky TO do that, you must
finish thing ware you start 1t. not
that I'm superStishiss at all However
AZ the rate I've bin going it won't take
long, nit about inches a day and
have al leest 10 inches done alreddy
she sed
Yee gods, pop sed. I'm going around
10 the bowling alley but vile / re-
member 1t I better tell you that there's
proberly not another man in the coun-
try that wears neckties as short as !
Do, he sed
And he vent out looking as IL he
felt verse inSted Of better.
Evening star., 1928-06-16
First Housekeeper

When Mother Eve was keeping house,
and cooking Ficttlals for her spouse,
no doubt she had her woes; there was
no plumbing In the shack, there were
nc gas jets. front or back, or other
things like those. She had no modern
stove on which 70 make pudding rare
and rich. or bake luscious cake; she
had no artificial ice. she had no sensi-
bic deyice with which 10 broil steak
No grocer brought her cans Of peas. or
boneieSs pruneS or wholesome cheese,
or maFmaiades sublime: often, often
wonder i0B she managed to provide the
CHOW. and have her meals On time But
there was SGlace for her heart: when
Adam ate homemade tart, he could
nj wear q frown. and say, These tarts
are fierce, ~ tings, my mother cooked
the finest things In all the blooming
town Ny mother. she would be aSi1am-
&c 10 rec her loving husband framed,
and fed such things as these: my
mother made the finest pies that eYer
gls6des1ed human eyes. and caused
high ectasies. Ny mother TOOK an honest
pride 5n things she boiled and baked
and fried. In things she poached and
sseTe6. with QueenIy grace she fed her
man, i7er &cepfre was the frying pan,
her work was never crude" No doubt
poor Adam knew despair when he sur
Feyed the bill of fare 20 find a decent
dish: he had 10 take things as they
came. and % nis best ~ play the game,
ard eat nis natl6ewed FISH. He had no his
tory behind. and 30 no dishes could re-
mind 0f mother, aunt or niece: he had
70 eat yi1ate'er was ripe. and fIl nim-
self with iIi-cooke6 tripe. and long for
fise police. And as he threw the yictuais
In mis- wife could sif around and grin,
and gaose his ang1isfJed ilok. he could
nj spring the mother gag. he could
nj isft his @oace and brag Of dough
Tu4s sf1e coaiic cesok WALT MAEOE.
Evening star., 1928-06-16
Twins to Tramp 5000 Miles

Ingpired by the many aviation and
auto long distance records. Donald and
Douglas Burton, twin brothers, have
started on the first hike ever under
taken from London 10 India They ex.
pect " walk 6 900 miles, and the jour.
pey VIII take them through France
Italy, JuaoSlayia. Bulgaria, Turkey, Ara.
bia and Persia. II win be real rough.
nsless, The youths were born In Eng.
land. but for the last IL years nave
lived IN Canada and New Zealand. at.
tending the University of Otago In thf
lSst-naned country during the past
three years. They plan 10 pay theil
way bY writing about their ezperiences.
Evening star., 1928-06-16

CAN DO IT. SAID OLD MAN
TOAD.
chung TO the side of that stump to save
his life. No, sir. he couldn't have chung
there TO save his life He was thinking
of this as he looked up at his small
cousin.
I don't understand how you do it,
said Old Mr.. Toad
Stickytoes suddenly let go and drop
ped right down beside Old Mr.. Toad
1T is very simple, Cousin" said he
just look at my toes. / wonder that
you have never noticed my toes before
Because they are worth noticing Look
at them now. They are not in the least
like yours, are they?"
Old Mr.. Toad looked. Moo" said
he, slowly, they are not in the least
like mine. II you ask me, they certain
~ are Queer-looking toes
Stickytoes held one hand up They
may be queer-looking, said he. but
they certainly are just the thing I need.
You viii notice that the end of each
toe is round and fat What is more,
1t is sticky. Watch me nowl" Sticky
toes gave long leap and landed on
the side of tree. All four feet were
spread out and he stuck right where
he landed. Yes. sir. he stuck right
where he landed. Then he made a
Evening star., 1928-06-16
Old Mr.. Toad Is Envious,

). Stickytoes the Tree Toad--who really
Isn't toad at all, but frog-Was
clinging to the side OF an old stump
an old gray stump. looking down at his
cousin, Old Mr. Toad who had been
very busy catching ants from an anthill
that Cuhby Bear had dug open. Sticky
toes chung TO the side of that old stump
without the least inconvenience. OF
course. Old Mr.. Toad was his cousin,
but Old Mr.. Toad could not have