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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1922
VOTE NOVEMBER 7
In less than a week from the date of this paper, voters will be
' face to face with their duty of deciding whether the Eighteenth
Article of the Constitution of the United States is to be a dead letter
or to be continued effective.
" This is probably the most important election so far as it affects
the wet and dry issue that has ever been held in this country.
The issue involved is law enforcement and upon the outcome
depends the continuance of the Prohibition policy.
The outlawed liquor interests understand that nothing will work
•o quickly nor so effectively for the rejection of the national Prohi¬
bition policy as failure to enforce the law. They are, free to admit
Wist the Eighteenth Amendment can not be repealed. They there¬
fore have set about to render it inoperative by repealing or amend¬
ing the Volstead law. To that end they are intent upon electing a
Congress pledged to their program of nullification.
The latest circular put out by thp. Association Against the Pro¬
hibition Amendment which is perhaps the leading nullification or¬
ganization of the more than thirty now actively in the field, states
that if they can gain, seventy votes in the lower House their fight
is won. They reason that if they can elect thirty-five additional wet
Congressmen they can gain the seventy on the theory that thirty
five “indifferent dry” Congressmen will "climb on their band wagon. >i
There is only one thing that will give the liquor interests a vic¬
tory and that is indifference of dry voters.
This last appeal is made to the men and women who are quali¬
fied to vote not to neglect this duty.
Vote intelligently—that is, take no chances as to a candidate’s
attitude on this question. The probabilities are that the candidate
who has not fearlessly announced his position as favorable to the
Voltsead law is wet.
Vote for known dry candidates. ✓
Is This a Lesson in Law-Enforcement
If the report is correct that the British Board of Trade com
pelled the captain of the United States liner President Adams to
provide liquor ship’s stores in the amount of one gallon for each 100
persons on board before being granted clearance papers, the incident
is interesting for several reasons. It not only reveals a conflict of
British and American law but it emphasizes Britain’s proverbial
•peed, faithfulness and thoroughness in the execution of her laws.
The captain according to the report, was not only required to
carry the necessary one gallon per hundred passengers on the trip
tc New York, but the Board of Trade insisted upon his providing
the one gallon per hundred passengers for the return trip “because
this liquor could not be purchased legally in the New York port. n
This procedure is in striking contrast to that of United States
- authorities in dealing with British boats who have been violating
our law with impunity. They have been transporting liquor into
territory under the jurisdiction of the United States contrary to the
provisions of the Eighteenth Amendment and the Volstead law con
tinuously since the amendment and the law went into effect, and
now despite the ruling hy the Attorney General of the United States
that the law is applicable to these ships and despite the fact that
this ruling has been upheld by a federal court, our Secretary of the
Treasury has issued an order exempting these foreign boats from
the penalty of the law until the Supreme Court of the United States
lias heard the case.
The story of the President Adams may.be a hoax ; at this writ¬
ing the State Department at Washington had not been officially no
tified of Britain’s action, but at any rate inasmuch as the story is
being featured in wet newspapers with apparent “pleasure,” it might
not be out of place to ask, “Is Britain Betting us an example in dry
Jaw enforcement? M
<< Padlock” Section Gets Results
Reports from the federal Prohibition enforcement office show
that the padlock section of the enforcement act is being employed
more generally throughout the United States. Prohibition
ment directors are more and more coming to realize that fines and
«»tn •!>«*-*•«*• im prit en w e n t penalties are not as effective as this
method of padlocking the establishment where illicit liquor is being
•old or manufactured. This method also has the advantage of en¬
listing the landlords on the side of law enforcement; No landlord
relishes the idea of having his property sealed for one year, which
means no income from such property.
Judge Hand’s Decision
Federal District Judge Hand on October 23 denied the prayer
of fourteen trans-Atlantic steamship lines for an injunction restrict¬
ing the government from entering the Daugherty ruling.
The decision of Judge Hand completely sustains the ruling of
the attorney general. The counsel of complaining lines did not raise
in their brief* the question of the power of Congress to make for¬
eign and American ships dry in American waters. They contended
that liquor was a part of the ships' stores and did not therefore come
within Prohibiting laws., Judge Hand held that such shipment
constituted a “transportation” within the meaning of the law. The
whole question is to be taken to the United States Supreme Court.
Until action is taken by that court, Judge Hand continued the re¬
straining order in so far as it applied to interference with the use of
liquor, by foreign ships’ crews while in American ports. The ship
lines are under $25,000 bond that liquor stores shall be so used. The
question as to American ships being American territory was not
raised in the ships’ briefs.
This decision is gratifying to the drys. It bids fair to eliminate
one of the most difficult problems of Prohibition enforcement. It
marks a distinct advance toward bone dry America.
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•.f¥ ■ ii VOTE
Most of us have come to believe that in winning contests for righteous
ness and world uplift, the ballot Is mightier than the sword. But what
if ths ballot is not used!
When n soldier is called to the defense of his country in time of
war the sword is put into bis hands for -use. If, in the hour of conflict,
he runs away and refuses to use that sword, the stamp of a traitor is
forever upon him, and usually there is given to him the same penalty
which is inflicted upon the spies of the enemy—he is executed.
In the bands of the good citizen there is placed a ballot that he may
use it in defense of his country. But what if he refuses to cast that
ballot? What if he, in a critical moment like this one, shall remain away
from the ballot box, refusing to give to hia country whatever measure of
time may be needed to exercise his right of suffrage ?
*■ Shall we esteem him any more highly than we do the soldier who run#
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away,and refuses to use his sword in the hour of battle.
DON’T BE A TRAITOR! VOTE! VOTE EARLY!
Do not allow your neighbors to become slackers. Get them to the
polls. Get them there early.
VOTE l
Leavenworth For Rum Runners
A provision of the Forne^-McCumber tariff law classifies Mex¬
ican liquors as merchandise and changes the penalties for smuggling
from a graduated punishment according to whether it is first, sec¬
ond or third offense, to a fixed sentence on conviction, with fines
running from $50 to $5,000 or imprisonment up to two years, or
both.
Enforcement officers believe that this new provision will greatly
discourage border rum runners. These criminals hitherto have not
been much alarmed over the possibility of a small fine imposed for
first offenses but now with Leavenworth staring them in the face
their calling becomes much more precarious.
The World is Watching Us
This country’s Prohibition policy is an object of intense interest
to the nations of the world.
Prohibition Commissioner Haynes says that not a week goes
by that a representative of some foreign university, society or or¬
ganization does not call at his office for statistics and information
regarding Prohibition and its enforcement in this country. These
representatives are particularly interested in the progress being
madern the fight against the illicit liquor traffic.
The United States holds a record of never having been con¬
quered by a foreign foe. With the knowledge that the world is
watching us now in this fight against the organized liquor crim¬
inals, mere pride of country ought to inspire every loyal citizen to
give every ounce of his influence in aiding the government to defeat
these enemies. -----
Contraband
The wet press continues to plead for the “constitutional rights
of bootleggers whenever officers raid an illicit liquor selling joint
and seize bootleg liquor. These wet newspapers profess to believe
that such procedure will eventually destroy the law which guaran¬
tees security of property.
Judge Stevens of Cleveland the other day in rendering a decision
involving search and seizure, declared: “All liquors not obtajijed
through proper channels are contraband and may be seized by offi¬
cers with'out violating the constitutional rights guaranteeing secur¬
ity of property to all persons. 11
It is well to keep this point clearly in mind. Illicit liquor is in
the same class with counterfeit money, burglars' tools, cocaine,
opium and all other contraband.
A Voice From the Past
Considerable space is given this week to the rep roduction of a
Thomas Nast cartoon which appeared in Harper’s Weekly in 1874.
This cartoon is a refutation of the wets’ statement so frequently
heard that the Prohibition policy was slipped over on the people
when they weren’t looking. Here is positive evidence that almost
fifty years ago the women of this nation were organized and fight¬
ing for the overthrow of the liquor traffic. It has a peculiar appeal
to the women voters of today. It ought to inspire every woman to
go to the polls on November 7 and defend with the ballot the victory
which these crusaders of 74 helped to win with their prayers and
entreaties.* -
Crime Decreases Under Prohibition
The president of the Association Against the Prohibition
Amendment, Captain Stayton. lKis come out in the public press with
a statement that crime ha^iticreased under the Prohibition policy.
He is specific so far as classifying offenses which he claims shows
an increase, but is indefinite in specifying the cities from which he
claims to have secured his “official figures.” He says the estimate
is based upon police figures furnished by 56 leading cities of the
nation.
Here is a statement from Police Commissioner Enright of New
York City made public October 20, 1922, which evidently eliminates
the largest city of the United States from Mr. Stayton’s list.
missioner Enright says: ............... . '
There has -been a 4ecr«a«« of . approximately SI per cent in felonies during
the last quarter over the same quarter one year ago. There has been a
decrease of approximately 14 per cent in the number of fatal accidents in the
street in this city notwithstanding a considerable increase in the number of
motor vehicles, as well as an increase in population.
GREAT INTERNATIONAL GATHERING
By J. H. Larimore
Whatever ratio, linguistic, governmental or other difference there may be
between the people of the United States and the people of any other country,
all peoples are alike in two respects; first .they are all seeking for the best
things for their own lands and they all have the same general idea of values.
There is no country oh the globe that has not to some extent at least,
tried to check the evils flowing frofn the liquor traffic. Some of these efforts
seem to us in America to be crude and ineffectual but we must remember
that only a few short years ago our beginnings along temperanee lines were
apparently just as crude and ineffectual. The real truth is that all over the
earth there is now a? genuine awakening on the subject of temperance
reform.
The World League Against Alcoholism at its coming convention will
draw together men and women from many nations, all of whom will come
together to study the one great question of alcoholism and its eradication.
America will stand forth at that conference as the great example of what a,
sovereign nation can do when its people reach the proper determination.
It is inconceivable that men and women of the other nations should go
away from that conference and not take with them new ideals, stronger
determination, a vast deal of information and a greatly increased consecra¬
tion. •
That convention is bound to prove itaelf to be the greatest international
gathering ever held on any subject in any country.
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DISCORDANT NOTES
V THE SENATE
COMPLIMENTS Washington is because it is
"Another reason why I want Edwards *n Stanley in
damn lonesome in the Senate fighting Prohibition ** .—Senator
so , K ,
the Democratic meeting in Kreuger’s Auditorium, * cwa • ■
mass A booze ea
Honest confession is good for the soul. p •
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United States Congress is a lonesome figure, vv let er
Stanley intended it such not, the fact is that t ic s a e ™
J as or of the
above credited to him is a high compliment to the character
Senate.
Note—20 wets and 96 drys in the Senate. *
NOTHING LACKING BUT THE KICK
The first step logically would be to abolish th«f lying half-of
cent standard of the Volstead act and to place a ban simply
one per beer and
upon intoxicating beverages. This would restore to us
wine of the non-intoxicating grades.—Minute Man, organ of the
A. A. P. A. (pro-booze organization). non-intoxicating ' ' grade ■ adver . .. lse ,
Drinkers now hgive beer of the
as the “same old process, same old flavor, same old value, same body
building qualities.” Apparently there is nothing missing, but the
same old intoxicating quality.” As for wine—no fermented wine
can have less than nine per cent alcohol and not turn into vinegar.
Will this pro-booze organ claim that it is non-intoxicating? New
Jersey American Issue.
CONVICTED BY ITS OWN WORDS
The beverages should be served for immediate consumption
only in actual restaurants and hotel dining rooms and never at ***•
and the sale in bottles or other containers should be confined to
establishments where no drinking would be permitted on a
premises.—The Minute Man, organ of the A. A. F. A. (pro-booze
organization). natural question.
New Jersey American Issue asks the very
Why these restrictions on the sale of "non-intoxicating grades of
beer and wines?” Grape juice, loganberry juice and a long list of
non-intoxicating liquors are sold at bars and in bottles without any
such restrictions. The Minute Man by its own ban admits the
falsity of its claim that beer and wine are not intoxicating and gives
its case away, The entire program of the A. A. P. A. is a dishonest
sham.
APPROPRIATE
"Governor Edwards Will Wield Trowel in Laying Cornerstone
of Mausoleum”.—Press heading.
New Jersey American Issue says: For once Edwards will do
the appropriate thing. ^ mausoleum will be needed after Novem¬
ber 7—politically he will be a “dead one” and no Gabriel’s trumpet
will ever disturb his slumbers.
SURRENDERING TO THE LAWLESS
The Journal straw vote strikingly indicates the exist¬
ence of an overwhelming demand for revision of the law. The people
would seem to be convinced that injio other way can the murderous
. moonshiner and bandit bootlegger be suppressed.—Chicago Journal,
September 12.
Experience proves that legalizing the sale of beer and wine in
communities where distilled liquors are prohibited increases moon
shining and bootlegging. Georgia had an experience of this kind
but soon repented. How does the Chicago Journal expect the “harm¬
less non-intoxicating beverages, beer and wine,” such as it advocates,
will satisfy the alcoholic thirst of the moonshiners’ patron?
BUT THE CHURCH STANDS FIRM
Rev. Dr. Charles H. Parkhurst, distinguished New York Pres¬
byterian minister and reform leader; Bishop Gailor, head of the
Episcopal Churches in America; and other‘inol’al and reform leaders,
have advocated revision of the Volstead act.—Ne wark; N. J-VLedgeTr
j To the glory and the honor of the ministers of the Gospel of the
United States ft can be said that the number of prominent ministers
who have come to the defense of the booze interests is probably not
more than can be counted on the fingers of two hands.
EXPLOITING ALIEN RESIDENTS
If Prohibition is so blooming un-American as some of the self
styled champions of American liberty say it is, why is it that about
nine out of every ten hauled up for violating it need an interpreter?
—Hunterdon, N. Democrat.
The question is pertinent It also brings to mind the fact that -
the United States Brewers’ Association were liberal contributors to
the exchequer of the late unlamented German-American Alliance,
an organization whose chief purpose was to promote the interests *
of the kaiser in this country and whose charter was rescinded by the
United States Senate because of its unpatriotic activities.
DON’T CROWD
A five-cent fare, a five-cent beer and a five-cent cigar, Is another
of the shibboleths in the Edwards repertoire.—Newark, N. J., Sunday
Call.
The New Jersey American Issue asks: "Notice how the women
of New Jersey are rushing to the Edwards’ standard to get that beer
and those ‘fiver’ cabbage leaf cigars?”
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FIGURES THAT TALK
The Comptroller of Currency has just issued his annual report on
the savings accounts and savings deposits in the National Banks. This
report covers the year ending June 30, 1922. Within that year the
financial depression reached its lowest point.------------------------
The Comptroller shows that in spite of the widespread financial de¬
pression, the number of savings deposits in the National' Banks alone in¬
creased 764,085 over the number in the previous year, There was an
increase in the total amount of deposits of $88,490,000.
So there were more than three-quarters of a million new savers in
the National Banks alone. Wonder if among them were any who used
to waste their earnings in drink t
With one exception,, the Philadelphia Savings Fund Society has tha
largest number of depositors of any institution of its kind in the world.
They number 274,000.
The cost of living is still very high. Kents are exorbitantly high. The
cost of building is nearly double that of six years ago. In spite of that
fact realtors tell us more families are buying homes than ever before.
And yet in face of all these heavy drains upon its resources, the
average family seems to hnve more money than ever before. In proof of
this the Philadelphia Saving Fund Society reports that its deposits
for 1922 up to date are $6,000,000 in excess of deposits to the date
for the 1918. same
year
A boom year was 1918. Tt was also a year of saloons running at full '
blast. Depression and strikes have charaeteriml ’
the greater part of 19™ •
It has been poor enforcement, but no legalized saloon and brewerv AND
YET IN ONE SINGLE SAVINGS BANK A PANIC-STRIKE DRY YEAR
BEATS A BOOM WET YEAR TO THFJ TUNE OF $8 000 000
Paper, boosting wine and beer *nd damning Prohibition are %
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