Muskogee Cimeter

No.26 Vol.18 It is high time that people who have been engaged in the whiskey traffic in this country should call a halt. There have been a number of cases tried in the U. S. Court at this term and in every instance up to date the defendant has been convicted. The government is determined to put a stop to the traffic and it seems to us a fellow is very foolish to attempt to buck the government. It would be a lesson to our people who have been talking too much without informing themselves about the war and about those engaged in it to go to court and listen to one of the trials where defendants are charged with obstructing the government. They would learn then that it is possible for a man to get into trouble and very serious trouble by talking against the government and advising young men to resist the draft. Some people are so ignorant that they think there is no harm in any kind of talk and that you have to kill some public officials or throw a bomb before you can be charged with obstructing the government or guilty of treason. The Court will not be light in assessing punishment against those found guilty. The committee appointed to investigate the charges made against a number of Muskogee lawyers has done its work and returned to the capital and they will make their report some time soon. In the meanwhile many Muskogee lawyers are on the anxious seat. Dewey McCormick, and another little colored boy, both of Muskogee, have shown their patriotism by running away from home and joining the army. They are now at Newport News, Va. It is in the blood and you can keep them down. There are several boys in our High School who are anxious to join the aviation corps and these boys should be given a chance. We hope the doors of the aviation school are thrown wide open to all pupils in Americans regardless of color or creed. TEACHERS MUST BE LOVELY OR GET OUT Certificates May Be Revealed Under "Immorality" Claim in State Those public school teachers in Oklahoma who commit disloyal acks in the belief that there is no legal power to revoke their certificates are in danger of finding themselves without positions when the opinion delivered by Attorney General S. P. Freeling on this subject, reaches the proper officials. The case in point was that of a woman school teacher who refused to permit the American flag to be displayed in her school room, expressed pro-demian sympathies, informed the children that if they knew what the Stars and Stripes stood for they would not want to display it in their school room and introduced I. W. W. songs and debates into entertainments. While adjudged guilty of these acts by the local board "immorality" was declared to be the only legal grounds upon which her discharge could be effected. The Oklahoma State Council of Defense was appealed to and the defense council asked help from the attorney general. After citing the law the attorney general says "In my opinion a teacher with an attitude toward our government is shown in the letter in it is not capable of teaching history or government or that morality that is defined by the law and this disqualification would have prevented the issuance of a certificate by any board or official in the first instance. If this condition of mind would not have amounted to a disqualification which would have thus on the withholding of the certificate in the first instance it would satisfy its revocation now, and I The Muskogee Cimeter. MUSKOGEE. OKLAHOMA. SATURDAY JAN 19 1918 therefore advise that the certificate held by this teacher and all others entertaining similar views be revoked at once." Families of Oklahoma Enlisted Men Should Insist Upon War Life Insurance. Oklahoma City, Okla., Jan. 23. (Special)—The family of every man who has entered the army or navy from Oklahoma should be protected by the war life insurance offered at extremely low rates by the government. Uncle Sam is anxious to issue such a policy to every enlisted and selected man and has called upon the Oklahoma State Council of Defense to urge every family to insist upon the son or father taking out war insurance. The time for issuing soldiers' and sailors' insurance expires February 12, and one million men yet remani unprotected. This action is taken not only for the protection of dependent ones at home but in order to remove from the fighting men in France every possible source of worry. Those who stay at home are therefore urged to insist upon war insurance being taken out immediately, as the time is short. HOW TO BECOME RED CROSS NURSE Oklahoma City, Okla., Jan. 23. (Special) Many Oklahoma young women who are anxious to enter active Red Cross work at the front and for home service have applied for information regarding enlistment in the service as trained nurses. Miss Lyde W. Anderson, director of the nursing service of the American Red Cross, St. Louis, Mo. has advised the Oklahoma State Council of defense that her section is badly in need of a large number of trained workers for war relief. Trained nurses desire to enroll for the Red Cross should apply to the secretary of the nearest local Red Cross committee for the necessary application blanks. Those desiring general information regarding Red Cross work should address Chairman. National Committee on Nursing Service, Washington. To be eligible for enrollment, the applicant must be in good health, between the ages of 21 and 45 years, a graduate of a god high or private school and must be a graduate of a school for nurses giving at least a two years' course in a general hospital. OUTCLASS WHILES AS FIT FOR ARMY WORK. Washington, C., Jan. 18. — Provost Marshal General Crowder has officially announced that statistics compiled in his once show that the white selected men have a les proportionate acceptance for military service than Race men. He says: "The Colored registrants aggregate 737,628, or nearly 8 per cent of the total registration of 9,586,508 men. Of these Colored registrants, Gen. Crowder's report says 208,953, or 28 per cent of the total, have been called by the draft boards, and the number called 75,697, or 36 per cent, have been certified for service. "In other words, out of every 100 colored citizens called, 36 were certified for service and 64 were rejected, exempted or discharged; whereas, out of every 100 whites called, 25 were certified for service and 75 were rejected, exempted or discharged." —Chicago efender. CGSTS NEGRO MINISTER 15 BUCKS TO BEAT WIFE It cost Percy Dandridge, a colored minister who serves the congregation of Deane's chapel on South Tench street, the sum of $185 in police fines Wednesday morning for administering a beating to his wife, Ellen. Percy became peeved at his wife several days ago and threatened to "beat her up." His threats were made good Tuesday afternoon and shortly after that he was given a ride in the city patrol wagon. Percy paid his fine and went his way, a wiser but poorer minister. Times-Democrat, 1-23-18. S. J. DUDLEY S. L. DUDLEY which it is today, spurred him on to mote which he enjoys at present. His darkest hours and saddest longings were valuable encouragement from the life in Muskogee, amongst whom are the leading clothing merchant of this successful horse trader and extensive property. Norris, whose really holdings are many thousands of dollars; and the wife & Brown, and Dr. R. H. Waterford, are seeing in Mr. Dudley the good business and straightforwardness of his street not quite discovered himself up to the fence and strong persuasive powers to his permanent home, which he is part of other successful graduates of this city was not content with mastering the far-sighted enough as a student to automobiles are in use in the United field existed for the man who couldable price, for autos, carrings, buggies and fixtures of all kinds. He devoted to compounding chemistry with the result best polishes, both in liquid and paste paste is in use in many of the large factories in the country today, at a price and poor, ranging from 25 cents, which is absolutely the cheapest ambition is to build the largest Polish Muskogee in the near future. Liberty used to live-wire agents, with exclusive honorable business man. ful metropolis, which it is today, cessful business which he enjoys. During his darkest hours a state, he received valuable encoszens of his race in Muskogee, a T. J. Elliott, the leading clothing Evans, a successful horse trader this city; the Rev. Norris, who amounts to many thousands of a firm of Stewart & Brown, and D. Thecs men seeing in Mr. D. the intellect and straightforward which he had not quite discover their best influence and strong per make Muskogee his permanent B. Like many other successful tion, Mr. Dudley was not contentness. He was far-sighted enough some 3,500,000 automobiles are and that a broad field existed for ish at a reasonable price, for auto niture and office fixtures of all B to the study of compounding chefected one of the best polishes, be market. This paste is in use in and furniture factories in the co reach of the rich and poor, ram $3.50 a gallon, which is absolute market. His ambition is to build Southwest in Muskogee in the n are being offered to five-wire against this successful, honorable busine ful metropolis, which it is today, spurred him on to master the successful business which he enjoys at present. During his darkest hours and saddest longings for his home state, he received valuable encouragement from the leading citizens of his race in Muskogee, amongst whom are mentioned Mr. T. J. Elliott, the leading clothing merchant of this state; Mr. R. A. Evans, a successful horse trader and extensive property owner of this city; the Rev. Norris, whose reality holdings in this vicinity amounts to many thousands or dollars; and the well known law firm of Stewart & Brown, and Dr. R. H. Waterford. Theces men seeing in Mr. Dudley the good business qualities, the intellect and straightforwardness of his strong character, which he had not quite discovered himself up to that time, used their best influence and strong persuasive powers to induce him to make Muskogee his permanent home, which he is proud of today. Like many other successful graduates of this noted institution, Mr. Dudley was not content with mastering the harness business. He was far-sighted enough as a student to discover that some 3,500,000 automobiles are in use in the United States today, and that a broad field existed for the man who could perfect a polish at a reasonable price, for autos, carringes, buggies, pianos, furniture and office fixtures of all kinds. He devoted his spare time to the study of compounding chemistry with the result that he perfected one of the best polishes, both in liquid and paste form, in the market. This paste is in use in many of the largest auto, piano and furniture factories in the country today, at a price within the reach of the rich and poor, ranging from 25 cents a half pint to $3.50 a gallon, which is absolutely the cheapest and best in the market. His ambition is to build the largest Polish Factory in the Southwest in Muskogee in the near future. Liberal inducements are being offered to five-wire agents, with exclusive territory, by this successful, honorable business man. DUDLEY'S AUTO BODY POLISH. Cheapest and Best in the Market Makes Old Varnish Look New. Used by Leading Auto, Furniture and Piano Factories of the Country Used by Leading Auto, Furniture Brilliance of New Give PRICE: Half Pint, 25¢ Also Harness, Leaf Liberal Inducement to Agent Quick Seller and SATISFACTION S. L. BUDLEY, 116 S. Some M Mug Auto, Furniture and Piano Factory try Faculty of New Given to Old Office Fi E: Half Pint, 25 Cents to $3.90 per c Eo Harness, Leather and Shoe Poli duction to Agenis, Write Quick for Quick Seller and Good Money Getter. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. BUDLEY, 116 S. Main St., Muskogee. Some Testimonials. Muskogee, Okla., Jun Mug Dudly's Auto Body Polish on my car every way. Every one should use T. T. Waring. Muskogee, Okla., Jun a large amount of Dudly's Auto Body that every customer is well pleased leaves on all grades of furniture. Warren Trading Co. Mug Dudly's Auto Body Polish on my M customer is well pleased—D. J. D uggies, Muskogee, Okla. Used the famous Dudly's Auto Polish, its work. I recommend it to every one. Muskogee, Okla. I certify that Dudly's Auto Polish is t if you say it you will be convinced.—J. Providence, R. I. Brilliance of New Given to Old Office Fixtures PRICE: Half Pint. 25 Cents to $3.99 per Gallon. Also Harness, Leather and Shoe Polishes Liberal Inducement to Agents. Write Quick for Territory. Quick Seller and Good Money Getter. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. S. L. DUDLEY. 116 S. Main St., Muskogee, Okla. Some Testimonials. Muskogee, Okla., June 14, 1917. I am using Dudly's Auto Body Polish on my car and find it to work fine in every way. Every one should use this high-grade polish.—Dr. A. T. Waring. We have a large amount of Dudly's Auto Body Polish in our store and find that every customer is well pleased with the high-class gloss in leaves on all grades of furniture. It should be in every home—Warren Trading Co. I am using Dudly's Auto Body Polish on my Moon Bros. Buggies and every customer is well pleased—D. J. Danihy, Harness, Saddle sand Buggies, Muskogee, Okla. I have tried the famous Dudly's Auto Polish, and must say it does high-class work. I recommend it to every one.—W. H. Twine, Lawyer, Muskogee, Okla. This is to certify that Dudly's Auto Polish is the best we have ever used and if you say it you will be convinced.—J. F. Addington, 397 Knight St., Providence, R. I. --- This preacher got off very light. Evidently his denomination is not opposed to war and that portion of his flock who received questionaires can say I belong to a church whose preacher believes in war, even upon women and especially vives. Had J. Coody Johnson been judge that preacher would have gotten the limit and then some. —Ed Samuel Lewis Dudley was 10, 1883. He received his education at the famous institution known as the Tuskegee Institute, which was founded by the late lamented Booker T. Washington. Mr. Dudley learned the Harness-Making trade at the above institution. Shortly after graduating and perfecting his trade, he engaged in the harness business at Montgomery, Alabama, coming to Muskogee in July, 1907, where he has been engaged in the harness business ever since. Everything did not run smooth from the start in business in Muskogee, with Mr. Dudley. He experienced business reverses and dull seasons at times sufficient to discourage the average man, which caused him to often long for his old Alabama home. Yet his perseverance and energy coupled with his unalterable faith in the future of Muskogee becoming the great and beaui- by, spurred him on to master the suc- s at present. and saddest longings for his home couragement from the leading citi- amongst whom are mentioned Mr. R. ing merchant of this state; Mr. R. A. er and extensive property owner of more realty holdings in this vicinity for dollars; and the well known law Dr. R. H. Waterford. Dudley the good business qualities, awareness of his strong character, wered himself up to that time, used persuasive powers to induce him to at home, which he is proud of today. Ful graduates of this noted institu- tion with mastering the harness busi- ough as a student to discover that he in use in the United States today, for the man who could perfect a pol- untos, carringes, buggies, pianos, fur- l kinds. He devoted his spare time chemistry with the result that he per- both in liquid and paste form, in the in many of the largest auto, piano country today, at a price within the ranging from 25 cents a half pint to ludely the cheapest and best in the build the largest Polish Factory in the near future. Liberal inducements agents, with exclusive territory, by business man. Pure and Piano Factories of the Country Given to Old Office Fixtures 5 Cents to $3.90 per Gallon. Gather and Shoe Polishes Genis, Write Quick for Territory. Good Money Getter. DON GUARANTEED. S. Main St., Muskogee, Okla. The Testimonial. Muskogee, Okla., June 14, 1917. Body Polish on my car and find it to every one should use this high-grade Muskogee, Okla., June 12, 1917. of Dudly's Auto Body Polish in our customer is well pleased with the high grades of furniture. It should be in ing Co. Body Polish on my Moon Bros. Bug well pleased—D. J. Danihy, Harness ree, Okla. Dudly's Auto Polish, and must say i commend it to every one.—W. H. Twine Dudly's Auto Polish is the best we have we will be convinced.—J. F. Addingtre . I. Muskogee. Okla., June 15, 1917. Midland Valley R. R. Train No. 1 For Tulsa, and Wichita, depart 8:00 a. Train No. *7 (Motor) for Tulsa, depart, 12:01 p. Train No. 5 For Tulsa and Pawhuska, depart, 5:10 p. Train No. 3 From Ft. Smith arrive, 7:30 p. Train No. 2 From Tulsa and Wichita, arrive, 6:15 p. Train No. 4 For Ft. Smith depart, 7:45 a. Train No. 2 For Ft. Smith depart, 6:30 p. Train No. 7 From Ft. Smith arrive, 11:45 a. Train No. *8 From Tulsa (Motor) arrive, 9:45 p. Train No. 6 From Pawhuska and Tulsa, arrive, 10:40 a. *Daily except Sunday. For further information. Phone PBX 4260 Muskogee, Oklahoma. St. Louis-San Francisco R. R. Co. The following trains will be annulled on Sunday, January 27th. and each Sunday thereafter until No. 780 leaving Muskogee 7:30 A. M. “ “ arriving Fayetteville 12:30 P. M. No. 781 leaving Fayetteville 4:30 P. M. “ “ arriving Muskogee 9:30 P. M. A. Hilton. Passenger Traffic Mgr. Let's Just Protend. But assuming that there has been a large decrease in intemperance in all the prohibition states and an increase in all general prosperity, we cannot assume that the same results will follow from compulsory prohibition as from voluntary prohibition. "Wet" communities, which are dragooned by a federal amendment into accepting a theory to which the majority of their people are opposed, will react in a very different way to such a law thrust on them by outsiders from the way states receive it in which it is self-imposed. Maryland has had no quarrel with West Virginia or Virginia. New York no quarrel with North Carolina or Georgia because for reasons of their own they have decided to swear off. But prohibition will gain no real friends and make no real progress either in Maryland or New York if Virginia and West Virginia, North Carolina and Georgia are allowed to dictate to them on this subject. And real prohibition, we take it, is the object in view. Because of its tough and inactive effect, LAZAR TIVE BROMO QUINNINE is better than ordinary gangging in head. Remember the full name book for the signature of E. W. GROVEN, MANKIN'S ECZEMA REMEDY POSITIVELY the best remedy for that dread disease Eczema. Also Itch, Barber's Itch, Ringworm, Tee Itch, Sweaty, Calded or Bad Smelling Feet. Price $1.00. MANKIN'S DANDRUFF REMEDY and hair tonic absolutely REMOVES the Dandruff prevents the hair falling out, also stops all itching on first application. Price $1.00. MANKIN'S HEALING SALVE has no equal for old sores, carbuncles, Infamation of any kind. Etc. Price 50 cents. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED OR MONEY REFUNDED THE MANKIN REMEDY CO. Oklahoma City, U. S. A. Midland Va. NEW TIME Train No. 1 For Tulsa, and Wich Train No. *7 (Motor) for Tulsa, Train No. 5 For Tulsa and Pawbu Train No. 3 From Ft. Smith Train No. 2 From Tulsa and Wich Train No. 4 For Ft. Smith Train No. 2 For Ft. Smith Train No. 7 From Ft. Smith Train No. *8 From Tulsa (Motor) Train No. 6 From Pawhuska and T *Daily except Sunda For further information. Phone PBX 4260 M St. Louis-San Fran ANNOUN To assist in the FU The following t nulled on Sunda and each Sunda futher notice: No. 780 leaving " " arriving No. 781 leaving " " arriving Price $1.00 A year The Youth's Companion IT is more than 52 numbers filled to the brim with delightful reading—it is an influence for all that is best in home and American life. Three Weeks Free The Companion is $2.00 a year, but to those who do not know the paper we shall be glad to send three current issues free of charge, so that they may test its quality, read its wholesome, verting fiction, its contributions by famous men and women, in various departments, etc. THE YOUTH'S COMPANION 114 Berkeley Street, Boston, Mass. SUBSCRIPTIONS RECEIVED AT THIS OFFICE PILES OF STRAWS Valley R. R. ME CARD TOU MOSKOGHR CIHR, P.M. Prive... mAmociate Kdttor YH, Twine, Tee. ccsssssemee Manager 8B. U. Twine wanosscien Collector \ INE, Editor THEN. A.C. W. Pictures of Booker Washiggton seni eon ota came of err rong Wr acycdy swe have te We bon (iat weer caprees alleges thenid Nuyvouy tau sais vw0 saa Aes TIM JENKINS CO, 1 By won ‘ THE NATION'S SOLDIER HEROES. On this day of race sorrow and depression over the drastic pun- ishimor | picted out to the colored Twenty-fourth Infantry soldiers we repo! for the benefit of the nation af large and white espe- clally what we said on the ocea- sion of the death at Carrizal of mem! of the Fighting Tenth Cavalr \ Natton’s Heroes. The Tenth U.S. Cavalry are in but a ero! and narrow sense the heroes of their race. The first and foro most for a generation of their country’s defenders — they are, indecd and in truth, the he- roes of (he nation, At Carrizal on last \Vodnesday, facing death with » «mile and dying like rats cauyh! i) a trop to avenge the honor o! ihe Stars and Stripes, the yadded imperishable fame to thei volready gon glory. They paid (he sacrifice. Though some- body blundered, their death was not in vain. We can but repeat what we have recently said be- fore. It is the same story over again, as old as the country’s first in- vasion b ywhite men. Black men W at the front with Da- rien in 1515 at the discovery of the Pacific, With Cortez in Mex- jeo i) 1515, with Coronado in Kar in 1541, with Ponce De Leon of St. Augustine in 1561 an » original settlement in J vn in 1507, A hero of ame African race ex- plored Texas and discovered Ari- zon 15 to 1519, Members of t e African race were at t t with Washington in ol With Clarke in Ore- 0" » With Fremont in Ca 1 1845, Members of th \frican race gave the it only in the ex- plor: (this countyy, but the first with Daniel Boo Kentucky in. 1774. Ciry ks gave the first he- roi wv Revolution at the Bosi re in 1774. Peter Salen black comrades died unker Hill in) 1776. Mem! of this same African race |} direct from Africa and from (he West Indies were at the front » Continental armies of 1776 and 1812, under the grateful leadership of George Washioy ton and) General Jack- son. vers of this same Af- rican rece to the number of 178,- 000 eve taken from the tren of the Rebels in 1861 and in ¢ of blue, which with their | blood they dyed erim- son, tt | the tide for the Union and preserved this nation. This same i us Fighting Tenth Cavalry was at the front at San Juan | 1898, saving Roose- vell ar Rough Riders, It was lwenty-fourth and Twent \ Infantry that rout- ed tl inos and have pro- tect uth from the Mexi- can | We, as Colored men sref at the bier of the blacks. From their deat t take increased de- vot unfinished tasks re- mz we us. As they die inn we must work and strive in} to be inthe forefront of ‘Am: ‘citizens. —New York New Fe wod Loss of Appetite The i eueagtbentey Wale But Scat TORIC, teen ost Fe ine aioe A ths ane te be s7ainms hares Mae Not & not one cent cord to you fe ee a en i i voanciher PRL ora: vr parte, ASS fe Tali Ale ere mug ih iit Seb wags Goer aiffcrant tailoring dea). ond noeatracharges, Weil nehBOCKER TAILORING oO, Dept bs) a Chisame, bikes ae: F a S b = : z I Beat? Gg Bethe 3 es: iy > r oe "Shy Sey | aa Sat be Py a etre Pie, » RS ‘ } | a sine 4 é a Se . oom egy i Ee ig pik 54 Steet oe ba ql oe eS et : f IS 5 2a ak = ne leubeget 9 34.0 eee att Be , * eames i : vege Oy What would the French So 5 a0 Wil ey drink it every day, yet alwa: moderation. Efficiency? That's iioir 0 ")0 na « any German, e "ust What It Would Veon If 6 | The United States \/ at Dre | pow? If America were bone dry capital ‘ainouiiting Lo more than $1,000,000,000 Toul! suddenly have to seek other oc eupation, according to the World's Work, from which also the following figures are taken: More than 200,000 employes of brew aries, distilleries, saloons, ote., would have to seck other jobs, and the w os on which 1,000,000 Americans lives depend would cease Hexidos the 1,400 brewerles, and 650 Aistillerios that would have to close thelr doors, manufacturers of and cea! ora (n barrota, staves, corks, boll heer pumps, boxe clea fixtures, glaoawaro, foe hoops, motor truck 0 bustndsaes would to tony of , Th t ‘ ‘ ways of sponding We ¢ ANT Assy 7 DOTA ay] ‘ i Lou ner 7A ¢ uidl LU uu Says He Lost Joh Bocause He Reported Moderate Use of Alcohol Harmiess The courts will probably be ask oi to review the recent dismissal of Dr. Paul Luttinger, of 1265 Boston i Road, the Bronx, as bacteriologist she research laboratories of the D. . ment of Health, Dr. Haven Emerson. Heaith Commissioner, says he was d missed on charges after a hearing be. cause of disobedience following wasat {factory work. Dr. Luttingor, Mow ever, alleges that the real reason was Dr. Emerson's dissatisfaction with a foport which he made on the effect of Mcohol on warm-blooded animals, Volo Inquiry was conducted by Dr, Luttinger over a considerable space of Ini, and he reached the conclusion that, whe aleohol in large quantities was & polou, In small quantitios It was not harmful to the life processes of warm-blooded ante vs, and might even be beveflelal. "Fis report,” sald Dr. Luttinger, “disagreed with Dr, Emerson's wellknown belief in favor of prohibition. He was very much dia pleased when 1 presented my conclu sions, and I was given to understand that my resignation would be accept able. I did not resign, but some time afterward Dr, Emerson asked me to come and see him and talk over an Insignificant matter of office detail, did not understand that our interview waa a hearing or that Los om charges, but two weeks later, whon Twas on my vacation, 1 fot notice tat 1 was missed, 1 hed ne tt Emerson would let his 1 bition interfere y caf gthics, sodvertioer, | PTTON! CUTTY bushels of corn products, 12,000,000 bushels of rice, and 100,000,000 gallons of motossen, The averiee tow of water over NE agar Pally > 281.000 cuble feet, oF about 1 ‘ons a second, The total quan volle deinlis made in the Unite ar is about 2,000,000 his wore turned inr take ten minuies If alt the 1 \morics sere placed s ide in to : rows lon ve street ho ole ont tong. ‘ined in Ta uF wow : ' Man in Bone Bry Sah Arrested On Chaig» of Transporiing the Beverage Onden, ¢ caped per: ollided vith 2 luteh ‘on, oo finan al in, h puty herttt vin car. ort Inst Py bug 1 baby wus thi luson car igto the An car, but ep: caped injury we of the occupants of the cars w ired beyond the ex tent of a fey es. When Deputy Sherift Will n made an inves. tigation of the nt he {8 sald te have found a ¥ of boor in the Woellaville man’s wachine and arrested him for trar sporting liquor into dry territory, Hutehinson gave $100 bail for his appearance.—Salt Lake Trib une, ORY LAW VIOLATION CIVORCE SUIT PLEA Failure ¢ whe by Mrs. vorce on the « she filed AN ANTI-WAR MEASURE “Tho act of the House of Representa- tyes 1) resetng the prohibition amend 1 to disynion and internal t Tit and one ‘ don the winnins ' activities was a to) ument against bone of contentioa fon. sich as nae i 1 to 80. i ance tn t da if rail \ ee it tment Is approved by Zon e (10 4 " yoval oF rejscuion, the guextion © tanding by the administration and uppo:tag the war will become gue: nilary in the minds of several million adical f itionists and exirome unt | onists when next year's tent y to the gove: be of In the cai will the attitude dates ieation of pro? Mr. r gave a well ¢ rebuke Antl-Saloon Len; other 1 a agencles which 4 us ro when he 18 ¢ liquor 1tWs w have aad in cox campaigns 4) education against liquor than in fore ing “a question that will create il-tee ing and recrimination among million: of our people.” @) emiment ts not a war meas u ause at least three years anc poesibly sevem will be required to set tle it, It is an antiwar measure be cause the fight will take place durin, the period of the war and will serious 1y interrupt national unity in war wor! and war measures, It will divert vas sums of money to the pro and ant propagandas and campaigns whic! ought to be expended tn the suppose of the war. e Congress has adopted ample k..cia tion for the contro} of the manufactur of juor during the war, Whisky-mak beon prohibited and the man may be su * a ofcera aud heavy ay by Congress. 8%, Lous Post Dispatch. ro p-peyecay REL TES OU ub dheb FUb A & bs hes 78 asceoire mec ROOF 4 CAR Wes MAY ROY | OR Und TD Wo bn SECRETARY BAKER FROWNS ON ANVI-SALOON LEAGUE SCHEME TO PHEVENT OUR BOYS FROM CBTAINING NECESSARY STIMULANTS “OVER THERE” feoyo war Ta pic ! ubhid Wall It HULL EUROPE! Thoy're Peoved At Gonoral Pershing For Following Lead of Aliios in Allowing American Soldiers Alcohol In Mederatio vote Eiliciency r r a) TT CERAAVIINIT?, ee 5 FY “PROHIBITION 3 LET aObS’—Wow! Groat New York Paper Deorles “Deadly Assault Upon the Bay's Principles of Republic,” and Adus, “No True Union a: Can Ge iiaintained Upon Such Terms” Washington, De r 94. the ealo A » uniforna to the sano {yoo ia definition of (io mennl cs Pershing'’s order permitiin ho A n expedit force to ‘ ht wines and beers was given 1 retary of War I today. At the same time the An on Leagia ond Congressmen in eywy with it were preparing for en after recana €rive to route the last larering shadow of “Jot Barloycorn™ from the camps atl exntonments “over there.” White dociaring that the War De- pariment hal no offlelal knowledge of Goneral Persiiaz's order and wan ad- vicod of the ton solely through press reports, Seeretary Baker sald Ris understanding was that the order was not of permission to drink wine and beer, but of problbitton against the use of ger Mquors, Only Meant For U. S. As to the law which prohibits the fale of alcoholic liquors to soldiers, the Secretary said: “The law was enacted to remody cer- tain conditions in this country. Tt has not extra territorial features. It can: ‘not prohibit the sate of liquor to Amer- fean drops in another country. At the fame tine ft doos not prohthit Amor. fron toopna dvin‘lag sleoholte Mquors i , o them." Het the AnthSatoon i it required & {ty der at ¥ with congr Ge Pershing. Rey of Califor nia, pr ed today Represe Howing lest’ August, p Prohibition ene nal Constit it tho Ls of threo! 5 of the r, the um wil be Q rooted damental ! al self-government, which tt {a intended to overthr A “Punk” Amondment, Nominally, this amendment eontom plates nothing but the interdiction o% the manufacture, importation, sale and use of intoxicants. In fact, it is a deadiy a on the basle princt- ples of the Republic. Its purpose ts to subject more half of the people of tho United embraced in a Harrow area, to (ho sumptuary regu: lation of a minority scattered across the continent. There never would be @ union upon such terms. No true union can be maintained upon sucn terms, For the vote in Congress and for tho expoctation of legislative action sus- Wining it we have to thank the South- @7m States, In the interest of negro slavery, supported by an extreme ex: pression of state sovereignty, they once involved the country in a wicked war, In behalf of negro sobriety, or whotever I may be called, they now by 1 majorities decree the ‘ po siatos ond the erea- ' n of a contralized ° opte ” provinc w noe at Washi: Tse long ago de feated in fore? Hills and even im con @iitutional ame: iments ie still alive. 1 introtuce @ resoluces ‘ meets calling formation ao u yaich General of beor and gut wines ts vitod v the army act,” “which specifically Ge no a’coholle Liquor shall be l y tiga weering the United m nor given to him as @ oe Fighters Use Rum. “Over the Top with a Tot,” ts the way an editorial in the St. Louls Poste Dispatch Is entitled. It says: Claude Parnall, a signaler in Haig’s British ormy and the winner of @ medal for courage, tells in his “Over tho Top” story In the Sunday Post- Dispatch Moegozine what he thinks of tho cranks who would take the tot of rum out of the fighting man’s ration Ho says : We are cheerful enough—some of us—and we have a good meal, with rum in eur tea, May those who wish to rob us ef our rum march cver In the deeort of Sa hara, fay work 14 hours @ day cod b> ow honed at two-hour perio’: Cust g clecping hours and shot | by calpas. May they— well, do exoctly what we are doing and about to do. Wy refizetion at this moment is that no creat race of conquerors are ever prohibition, e To yt anny ho added that Rue 1, ot cold feats vel to rummy © wine and went A ch never ) or drink s to the oldiers will not live on bre | bate only, They must be warmed and heartened ia tholr arduous labors. i t Iteetf next in the ndment, and if it to certain lock men as well as ) to the polls, South ae th, Pre forced by the South upow t . os slavery and secer sion did, the disruption of the Deme cratic F IL comes at a time whem we are pi s an awful sacrifice ef life and trevoure in vindication of the very democratic principle which pre hibition, imposed by autocratic power, assalls, ond has ay its inspiration the same disregard of individual rights that a handful of slave-owners mant fosted when they set a free people at each other's throats to maintain their “peculiar institution."—New Yor ‘World. LI'L LEMON EXTRACT e AND POP—WHOOppERt Fairmont, W. Va-—Following a re port that vorious thirsty porsons fw Fairmont had found a new method of prov hem with Intoxteating liquor xing lenton extracts with pop, word was recelved hore today from J. Woller Leo of Parkersburg, chiet dy ute prokibition eormate sioner, (hii! eny person found in the possession of sich a malxture im @ for bidden p! A bo nubjeet to the penaltics of ‘he prohibition statutes just the same ay if he had ebtained bottle of whiskey. The state limitations as to quacttt would also apply, tt was stated. Al stonce of the mixture of tha net scald © bean demo > who pul of extra of nop fe he to In Int > he wi taba) y © Loa tho > bo 50% por cout al bol—Piitsburg Gasctte-Tiaigs, IT ASSAILS DEMOCRACY OPINION OF HENRY WATTERSON, IN LOUISVILLE COURIER-JOURNAL Also Whacks State Legislators, Charging Most Are Politicians. Without Power to Elect U. S. Senators, But With Power to Amend Federal Constitution Under the heading "Democratic Tyranny," the Louisville Courter Journal descends thus: Congress has voted to submit to the Legislatures of the States a constitutional amendment for national prohibition. If three-fourths of the Legislatures vote to ratify the amendment then it becomes a part of our organic law and one year thereafter no man in this country will have the right to make, sell, transport, export or import intoxicating liquors. In other words, three-fourths of the State Legislatures will have denied the other states the right to legislate for themselves and will have denied millions of citizens of all the states the personal liberty to make a drink or take a drink if they choose. No Majority Rule. Advocates of this proceeding affirm that it is in accordance with the rule of the majority in our system of democracy. But it is not in accordance with the rule of the majority; though even if it were it would be inconsistent with the spirit of real democracy, which never intrenches, except in extraordinary emergency like war, beyond certain lines on the personal liberty of the individual. If this amendment be ratified as required by the Constitution it will not have been sanctioned by a majority of the people, who will not have voted on it at all directly. In the case of Kentucky if the present Legislature ratifies the amendment the people of Kentucky will never have voted on it even indirectly, and in the cases of the legislatures which are to be elected the question of the approval of this amendment will not be popularly voted on unconfused with other questions and the personal equations of the candidates, always largely influential in the election of a Legislature. Our experience in following our own theory of democracy has pointed that the founders of our system to the extent to which they meant the functions of our Legislatures to be a medium of democracy rather than a check on democracy, made a militant. This mistake has been acknowledged and corrected in the method of our choice of United States Senators. The evils of delegating to Legislatures the prerogatives of the people were so clearly demonstrated that we changed the Constitution, took away from the Legislatures the power to elect United States Senators and imposed it directly on the people. An election by a Legislature and one by popular vote are notoriously very different things, both in methods and results. The Legislature, composed in the main of politicians, is so small, comparatively, as to admit of manipulations and influences difficult or impossible in the larger field; and the "logroiling," the "pork" trading, the wheels within wheels and the many indirect, unrelated and sinister factors which enter into the final result of a vote by the Legislature are often not only not representative of the popular will, but positively misrepresentative of it. Raps State Legislatures. That is why we have taken away from the Legislatures the power to elect our United States Senators. But we have not yet taken away from them the power to amend our Constitution. This plays peculiarly into the hands of those who subordinate all else to prohibition; for the devious ways by which Legislatures are worked are just the ways the prohibitionists, like most to employ and with which they have been most successful. The manner in which they have worked our National Legislature at Washington to submit this amendment is pertinent to this point; for nobody pretends that Congress has rejected popular sentiment in this matter or even reflected its own sentiment. A constitutional amendment establishing national prohibition will deprive millions of American citizens of their rights without even the ascertained approval of a majority of American voters. -From The Coeur-Journal. Louisville, Ky. LET 'EM GO TO [Luke McLuke, in Chicagoh Enquirer.] If we shall know each other in Heaven, a lot of Prohibitionists will be perfectly miserable when they discover that they have to associate with a lot of people who believed in Personal Liberty when they were on earth. WASHINGTON CUTS LOOSE CAPITAL OF NATION NON- CHALANTLY BREAKS DRY LAW All Nabbed in One Day—Police Activity Equals That of Ante-Desert Times—Demand for Corkscrews Greater Than Supply; Hotels Can't Buy 'Em An opportunity to study the workings of prohibition at first hand will be afforded Congress in Washington this month. On December 1, the "dry" law became effective in Washington. D. C. But the Washington Herald, a prohibition paper gave: After a trifle over two weeks' good behavior, Washington has exhibited a little of the old-time wickedness. From Saturday afternoon until early Sunday the police was just an busy as before Washington went dry. Arrests for intoxication numbered thirty-seven. Of these nineteen forfeited $380 in collateral. The other eighteen paid fines or went to Occoquan for thirty days each. More than $1,100 in fines and forfeited collateral was in the hands of Financial Clerk Aldkins, of Police Court, yesterday afternoon. Many Offenses Charged. Arrests were made for permitting gambling, importing liquor into the District in violation of the Sheppard law, intoxication, selling liquor, driving while drunk, disorderly conduct and assaults, in addition to the usual traffic law violations. John Gant, James Munro and James W. McKeemer were the first men to be arrested on charges of importing liquor into the District to be sold on given away. Sergeant C. J. P. Weber arrested the trio Saturday, and they are still locked up awaiting trial. The police allege that they brought a suit case full of liquor from Baltimore to be sold or given away. William Roy tortured $25 collateral on a charge of permitting gaming at his residence. Jack L. Bond, 110 Q Street northwest, pleaded guilty to a similar charge and paid a sum of $50. Jennie Lewis, colored, 1110 Hall street court northwest, confessed to permitting gaming and running a speakeasy. She was fined $200 and sentenced to serve forty-five days in jail. William J. Collins is out on $1,000 bond and must answer a charge of selling liquor. His case will come up later. A charge of driving while drunk was placed against Andrew J. Beckett, who is at liberty on $100 collateral. His case also will come up later. Corkscrows All Gone. And the Washington Post remarked, The Capital of the United States is suffering from a corkscrew famine. It is not the result of war conditions, but of the dry wave which engulfed Washington on November 1. Two residents of New York who registered at one of the leading hotels yesterday sent for a corkscrew. The bellboy who brought it was told to leave it in the room. "Can't do it, boss," he said. "Corkscrews are mighty scarce in Washington just now." Upon inquiry it was discovered that the hotel had tried in vain to purchase corkscrews from Washington merchants. The demand has been so great since the dry law became effective that that stock of local dealers has become exhausted and they have been unable to obtain more to meet the demand. "THE MEXPHIS BLUES" Memphis, Tenn.—Harry E. Litty, who began his career as an engineer on a switch engine at Columbia, Tenn., and who recently was appointed Mayor of Memphis, following the custing of T. C. Ashcraft, has entered on a career of strenuous enforcement. Blue laws to end all forms of amusement, including baseball, will go into effect next Sunday. In the sweeping regulations to "close up the town," issued to the police today by Mayor Litty, police activities are extended, not only against liquor selling, gambling and segregated vice, but also demand a rigid enforcement of the laws pertaining to the operation of the theaters and poolrooms on Sundays, the sale of cigarettes, reckless automobile driving and the closing of groceries on Sundays after 10 a. m. Acting on the Mayor's determination police already have notified theatrical men and billiard hall proprietors that their places must remain closed every Sabbath, under any circumstances.—Cincinnati Enquirer. PROVIDENCE It's all settled. Knaier Wilhelm is a Prohibitionist. In an address before the Cincinnati, Ohio, Methodist Minister's' Association, Rev. Herman Rogatsky, pastor of the Forrester German Methodist Church, said: "The Knaiser is a total abstainer and has used his influence in the German Empire in behalf of Prohibition." All right. Rev. Rogatsky. That's the principal reason why all loyal Americans will oppose Prohibition. WHY CATHOLIC CHURCH IS AN ENEMY TO PROHIBITION Father Ignatius Smith, Noted Priest, Declares "When the Present Prohibition Wave Has Subsided, the Church Will Still Be Preaching Temperance for All and Total Abstinence for Those That Need or Want It" "The Catholic Church has not allied itself with the prohibition movement, as we know it in this country, because she sees so much in it that is not Catholic, because of her experience with human nature for the last nineteen hundred years, and because of her recognition of the rights and liberties of human nature. She believes in prohibition—for the man who does not know how to use alcoholic drinks in moderation for the man who cannot afford to indulge in them and for the man who is freely willing to sacrifice such pleasure. "She has always counseled and advised her children to practice total abstinence; she has always thundered against the abuses of liquor. She has always recognized that many men can so moderately, and without injury, themselves, their families." PROHIBITION MAKES CITY HEAVY LOSER According to Finance Commissioner William Doran the city of Dallas will be hit unusually hard by prohibition during the next year. The tax roll now completed includes some $39,500 for taxes from saloon interests. The city will also have to refund about $19,500 in taxes paid, making a total of close to $60,000 the city will lose in 1977-1978. "Our budget for the balance of the fiscal year is based upon the annual income in licenses," said Commissioner Doran. "We will lose some $60,000 that we expected to have and this will place us in an embarrassed financial condition until we can adjust matters." Commissioner Doran is in favor of letting the saloon remain open until such time as it could be closed without any great financial loss to the owner. "If each individual is hit as hard as the city will be," said he, "many of them will go out of business in serious financial condition."—Dallas (Tex.) Horald. FOUR HELD ON PROHI CHARGE. Police Raiders Put in a Good Night. Four persons were arrested by the police late Saturday night and early yesterday morning on the charge of violating the prohibition law. They were: Ed Lawrence, George Stavene, A. M. Sabette and John Hatcher. The latter was arrested by Patrolman Ellis on the street. The others, however, were taken when their places were raided and searched. Agent Bettley, Detective Cohen, Coaches Mohrke and Hewlett and Plainclothes Patrolman Garner composed the raiding party. All the accused will be arraigned before Recorder Schwarz this morning—Savannah (Ga.) News. Trenton, N. J.—The old theory of Blanchampton; executive committee, state rights is likely to be resorted to Pranella N. Bain, Edward M. Tierney, by three hotelkeepers of New Egypt, a George W. Swigeney, Jacob Messner, favorite resort for New Yorkers and J. W. Rockwell, George M. Taylor, others in the Burlington county pine Thomas D. Green, John McGlynn, belt, in an attempt to prevent the Gov. George A. Stevens, Ray P. Gardener eriment from enforcing the law, whichland W. H. Valliquette—Buffalo (N. Y.) will not allow the sale of liquor within Courler. a five-mile zone of Camp Dix, the military reservation, of Weichstown. the statute. With this assurance yesterday more If the issue is raised by the liquoring from representatives of breweries men, they will set up that, inasmuch as supplying malt feed, brewery graita New Jersey has granted them the privy officers of the Queen City Milk Pro- fessor of selling liquor, the Unitedducers' Association, at a special meet- States Government is exceeding its rating in Richelieu Hall, voted unanimously thority when it attempts to prevent this their opposition to prohibition. sale of liquor, and that, such action. Reports that browers and commis- sale of liquor, and that such action Reports that brewers and commission would be an invasion of state rights. sion men were contemplating an in- The hotel men in New Egypt are increase in the price of the brewery climbed to concede that the authorities grain to possibly 18 cents a bushel was in Washington have the right to pre-the reason for the meeting. Brewery vent liquor from being taken into the representatives announced the price camp, but that the right to sell liquor would not go higher than 14 cents a should not be prevented outside of the bushel for the remainder of 1917. Afternoon reservation—Morning Telegraph, N.Y. er January 1, the price will depend on City. circumstances then prevailing it was Memphis, Tennessee.—Federal of preference to higher-priced feeds. An officials, in a raid today near Lake increase in the price of the feed will View, Miss. 10 miles south of here, force them out of business or at least confiscated 125 cases of whisky whicheut down their supply of cows, Secre had been stored in a negro cabinary Walton Craig, Jr., of the associ- One white man and a negro were action, said yesterday. rested, charged with violation of the No action was taken yesterday on Reed amendment to the liquor laws.milk prices pending definite word as to This is said to be the largest quantity the action contemplated by Food Ad since the law became effective.—Administrator Heever.—Cincinnati kansas Gazette. quilter. their religion or the state, alcoholic liquors. She Bows to Reason. "She has always recognized that many men can practice ordinary virtue without resorting to hedonic measures. And in consideration of these men she has never attempted to force prohibition upon her children. "The church has lived to see hundreds of reform measures come and go. Many of them were good. But there was nothing good in them that had not been provided for in the catalogue of the church's vices. And rest assured that when the present prohibition wave has subsided and the whole program of public action has swung to another 'cure' for all, the church, plodding along in her unostentatious and calm way, will still be preaching temperance for all, and total abstinence for those that need it or want it."—Rew. Ignatius Smith, O. P., in "Truth." DENY RIGHT OF U.S. TO DANISH LIQUOR Trenton, N. J.—The old theory of state rights is likely to be resorted to by three hotelkeepers of New Egypt, an favorite resort for New Yorkers and others in the Burlington county pine belt, in an attempt to prevent the Government from enforcing the law, which will not allow the sale of liquor within a five-mile zone of Camp Dix, the military reservation at Wrightstown. This zone includes New Egypt. J. Mercer Davis, brother of United States Judge J. Warren Davis, of this city, has been retained by the hotelmen in question to attack the constitutionality of the regulation, and it is said he is considering an application for an injunction prohibiting the enforcement of the statute. If the issue is raised by the liquor men, they will set up that, inasmuch as New Jersey has granted them the privilege of selling liquor, the United States Government is exceeding its authority when it attempts to prevent the sale of liquor, and that such action would be an invasion of state rights. The hotel men in New Egypt are inclined to concede that the authorities in Washington have the right to prevent liquor from being taken into the camp, but that the right to sell liquor should not be prevented outside of the reservation.—Morning Telegraph, N. Y. City. SEIZE MUCH WHISKY Memphis, Tennessee.—Federal of facials, in a raid today near Lake View, Miss., 10 miles south of here, confiscated 125 cases of whiskey which had been stored in a negro cabin. One white man and a negro were an rested, charged with violation of the Reed amendment to the liquor laws. This is said to be the largest quantity. N. Y. HOTEL MEN OPPOSE "DRY" LAW Endorse Temperance But Urge That Action Be Taken Against Prohibition New York City.—Concerted action to offset prohibition sentiment throughout the country was urged in resolutions adopted at the thirty-first annual convention of the New York State Hotel Association here today. Temperance, as opposed to prohibition, was endorsed. Speakers who addressed the hotel men declared the public generally is taking the right attitude toward "wheatless" and "meatless" days which have been introduced as part of their wartime economy plan by most hotels. "Everyone now understands the patriotic reason for the innovation and it is seldom a complaint is heard," said one speaker. The following were chosen to serve as officers for the coming year: President, George A. Farnham, Saratoga Springs; vice president, Claude R. Nott, New York City; secretary, Mark A. Caldwell, New York City; assistant secretary, Charles Baeder, Geneseo, N. Y.; treasurer, Edward M. Tierney, Blenchamton; executive committee, Francis N. Bain, Edward M. Tierney, George W. Swenney, Jacob Messner, d. P. W. Rockwell, George M. Taylor, Thomas D. Green, John McGlynn, George A. Stevens, Ray P. Gardener, hand W. H. Valliquette.—Buffalo (N. Y.) in Courier. AGAINST PROHIBITION Milk Producers Take Action When of Told Effect on Malt Feed. Malt feed for cattle will not advance in price this year. With this assurance yesterday morning from representatives of breweries supplying malt feed, brewery grain feeders of the Queen City Milk Producers' Association, at a special meeting in Richelieu Hall, voted unanimously their opposition to prohibition. On Reports that brewers and commission men were contemplating an increase in the price of the brewery grain to possibly 18 cents a bushel was the reason for the meeting. Brewery the representatives announced the price or would not go higher than 14 cents a bushel for the remainder of 1917. After January 1, the price will depend on circumstances then prevailing it was said at the offices of the L.F. Emmett Company, which handles grain for the Moorlein brewery. Many dairymen are feeding most of preference to higher-priced feeds. An skeptic increase in the price of the feed will force them out of business or at least chuck down their supply of cows. Secretary Walton Craig, Jr., of the association, said yesterday. The No action was taken yesterday on milk prices pending definite word as to the action contemplated by Food Ad Administrator Heever.—Cincinnati Quirer. IT ASSAILS DEMOCRACY OPINION OF HENRY WATTERSON, IN LOUISVILLE COURIER-JOURNAL Also Whecks State Legislators, Charging Most Are Politicians, Without Power to Elect U. S. Senators, But With Power to Amend Federal Constitution Under the heading "Democratic Tyranny," the Bacchaville Courier Journal descants thus: Compress has voted to submit to the Legislatures of the States a constitutional amendment for national prohibition. If three-fourths of the Legislatures vote to ratify the amendment then it becomes a part of our organic law and one year thereafter no man in this country will have the right to make, sell transport, export or import intoxicating liquors. In other words, three-fourths of the State laws侵害 will have denied the other states the right to legislate for themselves and will have denied millions of millions of all the states the personal liberty to make a drink or take a drink if they choose. No Majority Rule Adoption of this proceeding affirm that it is in accordance with the rule of the majority in our system of democracy. But it is not in accordance with the rule of the majority; though even if it were it would be inconsistent with the ability of real democracy, which never intrenches, except in extraordinary emergency like war, beyond certain lines on the personal liberty of the individual. If this amendment be ratified as required by the Constitution it will not have been sanctioned by a majority of the people, who will not have voted on it at all directly. In the case of Kentucky if the present Legislature ratifies the amendment the people of Kentucky will never have voted on it even indirectly, and in the cases of the Legislatures which are to be elected the question of the approval of this amendment will not be popularly voted on unconfessed with other questions and the personal equations of the candidates, almost largely influential in the election of a Legislature. Our experience in following our own theory of democracy has proved that the founders of our system, to the extent to which they meant the functions of our legislatures to be a medium of democracy rather than a check on democracy made a mistake. This mistake has been acknowledged and corroded in the method of our choice of United States Senators. The evils of delegating to Legislatures the prerogatives of the people were so clearly demonstrated that we changed the Constitution, took away from the Legislatures the power to elect United States Senators and imposed it directly on the people. An election by a Legislature and one by popular vote are not necessarily very different things, both in methods and results. The Legislature composed in the main of politicians is so small, comparatively, as to admit of manipulations and influence without result or impossible in the larger field, and the "logrolling," the "pork" trading, the wheels within wheels and the many indirect, unrelated and minor factors which enter into the final result of a vote by the Legislature are often not only not representative of the popular will, but positively misrepresentative of it. Dana State Legislatures. That is why we have taken away from the Legislatures the power to elect our United States Senators. But we have not taken away from them the power to amend our Constitution. This place particularly into the hands of those who subordinate all else to prohibition for the devious ways by which Legislatures are worked are just the ways the prohibitionists like most to emulate and with which they have been most successful. The manner in which they have worked our National Legislature at Washington to submit this amendment is paraphrased to this point; for nobody pretends that Congress has reflected popular sentiment in this matter or even reflected its own sentiment. A constitutional amendment establishing national prohibition will deprive citizens of American citizens of their rights without even the ascertained approval of a majority of American voices.—From The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Ky. LET 'EM GO TO--- [Luke McLachie, in Cincinnati Enquirer.] If we shall know each other in Heaven, a lot of Prohibitionists will be perfectly inadmissible when they discover that they have to associate with a lot of people who believed in Personal Liberty when they were earth. FALL RIVER PROHIBITION FITCHBURG LICENSE Four Massachusetts cities, Fall Piver, Fitchburg, Heverhill and Valuation, which have been under prohibition for one year, returned a few days ago to the automobile system of Illinois, regulation and control of the liquor industry. Shrewd politicians regard the result as a forerunner of defeat for the forces which seek to have the State Legislatures ratify the national prohibition amendment just passed by Congress. Another similar sign is said to have been the act of town citizens who recently rejected a prohibition amendment, although already under a "dry" law created by Legislature. BIRMINGHAM CITIZENS CAN'T HAVE EGG NOGG THIS XMAS Public Safety Commissioner Confiscates 1,000 Quartzs of Whiskey Intended for Making Yuletide Happier—Prohibition Carried to the Ninth Power by Authorities More than 1,000 quartzs of boze, surreptiously brought into Birmingham to be hoarded for holiday enjoyment, have been captured in one week of activity by the squad of men detailed to that branch of work, according to John H. Taylor, Commissioner of Public Safety. Some of the seized liquor was found in considerable quantities, where it had evidently been placed in anticipation of a big Christmas trade, while a great deal of it was found in possession of private individuals who had just a little more than the two-quart limit prescribed by law. Much more liquor has been brought into the city during the past ten day than is usual. Mr. Taylor believes this is the natural condition of the season, according to his opinion, and serves to increase the determinative and aggressiveness with which his men will go after the person violating the law. While it is not the intention of the police and detective departments to ignore other duties, it is to intention of the departments, according to Commissioner Taylor, to act on the job" with especial alertness until the holidays are over and the big liquor shipments cease. He Is Pleaseed. In speaking of the week's campaign upon illicit liquor shipments, and the distribution of seasonable drinks, Commissioner Taylor declared that it had been a week "of unusually hard work, but with results which are very pleasing to me and my department." Warm commendation for the officers was found in Mr. Taylor's report of the activity, and he declared with emphasis that the campaign would be perished in just as long as the conditions in Birmingham necessitated the activity. TO INVESTIGATE WASTE OF SUGAR Georgia "Moonshiners" Use More Than 300,000 Pounds In Three Months—Page Mr. Hoover More than 300,000 pounds of sugar have been consumed by illicit distillers in the mountains of Dawson and Lumpkin counties within the last three months, according to the belief expressed Saturday afternoon by District Attorney Hooper Alexander. Agents of the department of justice and the revenue department have traced more than 300,000 pounds of sugar in excess of the amount ordinarily consumed, to those two counties. A large portion also went to Forsyth county. Of this amount 15,000 pounds was seized and was sold at Gainesville Saturday by the United States marshal. Two of the big shipments, stated Mr. Alexander, went to men who are not in the mercantile business. One man who received 40,000 pounds has been convicted of moonshining and sent to prison. Mr. Alexander's department has been very active in tracing the extraordinary shipments of sugar and believe that the situation now is so well in hand that little more will go to waste—Atlanta (Ga.) Journal. Much more liquor has been brought into the city during the past ten days than is usual. Mr. Taylor believes. This is the natural condition at this season, according to his opinion, and serves to increase the discrimination and aggressiveness with which his men will go after the person violating the law. While it is not the intention of the police and detective departments to ignore other duties, it is the intention of the departments, according to Commander Taylor, to say "on the job" with especial mercies until the holidays are over and the big liquor shipments cease. Extracting the "Noog." "A thousand quarts per week form now until Christmas won't be bad," remarked Mr. Taylor, "but we will exceed even that record if the albums keep on increasing in the manner danced during the past week. I propose to take the mong out of the egg this year. If it can be done, so long as I remain in this office the law is going to be enforced with a capital L. And I'm going to stay bare until somebody takes me out back front."—Birmingham News. ATOUCH OF BOLSHEVIKISM The concurrence of the Senate in the House's change of the time in which the required thirteenth amendment was to be expected. The difference between the two drafts of the resolution, the difference between six and seven years, was not sufficient to warrant issue or debate. So the question is now propounded to forty-eight Legislatures in the United States. Forty-eight battlefields have been designated where the American people must fight over an internal issue while the country is engaged in the greatest war of the world's history. The Bolshaviki declare that their solution of the internal questions of Russia take precedence over the war. They have gone so fxr as to enter into an armistice with their country's enemy. The attitude of the prohibitionists has a touch of Bolshavikism. They declare that the internal question of prohibition shall be settled in time of war, even if it means the diversion of the attention of patriotic citizens from the nation's far greater task and the perversion into campaign channels of money that the country needs in its fight against Prussianism.—Cincinnati Times-Star. he lost sight of in the campaigns that. By a two-birds vote last evening the will hang on the attitude of candidate House of Representatives at Wash-dates on the question of prohibition. Iington, following the action of the Mr. McArthur gave a well deserved Senate last August, proposed to the rebuke to the Anti-Saloon League and States' Prohibition Amendment to other prohibition agencies which are Legislatures of three-fourths of the pushing this measure when he said states concur, the measure will be that they would be better employed lumere deeply rooted in fundamental constructive movements against the law than local self-government, which violations of the natt-liquor laws work is intended to overthrow. A "Punk" Amendment, have and in conducting campaigns of Normally, this amendment contem- education against liquor than in foreplates nothing but the interdiction of ing "a question that will create ill-feet, the manufacture, importation, sale and ing and recrimination among millions use of intoxicants. In fact, it is a deadly account upon the basic principle of our people." and war measures. It will divert vast For the vote in Congress and for the sums of money to the pro and and expectation of legislative action prespagandas and campaigns which giving it we have to thank the South-ought to be expended in the support States. In the interest of negro of the war. AN ANTI-WAR MEASURE The act of the House of Representatives in passing the prohibition amendment is a call to disunion and internal conflict when all the thought and energy of the people should be unified and concentrated on the winning of the war. The protest of Representative McArthur from the dry State of Oregon on the ground that the fight over the amendment would divide the people into hostile camps and distract their attention from war activities was a sound and potent argument against throwing this bone of contention among the States: To inject a question, such as national prohibition, will not tend to solidify the people of the country in support of a common cause, but will upset business, economic and political conditions, that the war will become or secondary importance in the minds of millions of people. If this amendment is approved by Congress and sent to the states for approval or rejection, the question of standing by the administration and supporting the war will become secondary to the minds of several million radical prohibitionists and extreme anti-prohibitionists when next year's elections are held. The general sense of loyalty to the government will he best eight of in the campaigns that will lunge on the attitude of candidates on the question of prohibition. Mr. McArthur gave a well deserved rebuke to the Anti-Saloon League and other prohibition agencies which are pushing this measure when he said that they would be better employed in constructive movements against the violations of the anti-liquor laws we have and in conducting campaigns of education against liquor than in forcing an question that will create ill-feeding and recrimination among millions of our people." The amendment is not a war measure, because at least three years and possibly seven will be required to settle it. It is an anti-war measure because the fight will take place during the period of the war and will sorrowly interrupt national unity in war work and war measures. It will divert sums of money to the pro and anti-prepagandas and campaigns which ought to be expended in the support of the war. Congress has adopted ample legislation for the control of the manufacture of liquor during the war. Whiskey-making has been prohibited and the manufacure of beer and wine may be suspended and their alcoholic content regulated by the President. The battle may be futile. It is hardly likely that 36 states will agree to control all the states in the matter of honor. The question of the right of each State to govern the conduct of its own citizens in the use of liquor, which does not arise in State campaigns for prohibition, will appeal to many voters, particularly in the dry South. If the amendment should be adopted its enforcement would require an army of United States officers and heavy arm propriations by Congress.—St. Louis Post Dispatch. WAR DEPARTMENT DECIDES SAMMIES MAY DRINK LIQUOR SECRETARY BAKER FROWNS ON ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE SCHEME TO PREVENT OUR BOYS FROM OBTAINING NECESSARY STIMULANTS "OVER THERE" "DRYS" WANT TO RULE EUROPE! They're Peeved At General Pershing For Following Lead of Allies in Allowing American Soldiers Alcohol In Moderation, to Promote Efficiency Washington, December 24.—The War Department regards no law prohibiting the sale of liquor to American troops in uniform in this country as applying to the same troops in France. A clear definition of the meaning of General Pershing's order permitting the American expeditionary force to use light wines and beers was given by Secretary of War Baker today. At the same time the Anti-Saloon League and Congressmen in sympathy with it were preparing for an after process drive to route the last Hunger shadow of "John Barrycoon" from the camps and cantonments "over there." that the would introduce a resolution the first day Congress meets calling upon the President for information as to the authority under which General Pershing acted. "The use of beer and light wines in clearly prohibited under the army act," said Randall, "which specifically declared that no alcoholic liquor shall be sold to any man wearing the United States uniform nor given to him as a gift." Fighters Use Rum. "Over the Top with a Tot," is the way an editorial in the St. Louis PostDispatch is entitled. It says: While declaring that the War Department had no official knowledge of General Pershing's order and was advised of the situation solely through press reports, Secretary Baker said his understanding of it was that the order was not of permission to drink wine and beer, but of prohibition against the use of stranger liquors. Cody Meant For U. S. As to the law which prohibits the sale of alcoholic liquors to soldiers, the Secretary said: "The law was enacted to remedy certain conditions in this country. It has not extra territorial features. It cannot prohibit the sale of liquor to American troops in another country. At the same time it does not prohibit American troops drinking alcoholic liquors if they can purchase them." When told that the Anti-Satellite League had declared that if it required an amendment to the law to prevent American troops getting spiritual liquors in France it would see that Congress passed it, or that if merely a War Department ruling was necessary it would have that ruling made, Secretary Baker had nothing further to so. "I cannot discuss that," he said. Neither would he discuss the authority of General Parshing to issue an order at variance in spirit at least, with congressional legislation. Coca-Cola Act Gen. Parshing, Representative Randall of California, prohibitist, announced today WORLD CALLS IT BY PRUSSIAN M Great New York Paper Decries "Principles of Republic," a Can Be Maintained By a two-thirds vote last evening the House of Representatives at Washington, following the action of the Senate last August, proposed to the States a Prohibition Amendment to the National Constitution. If the legislatures of three-fourths of the states concur, the measure will be more deeply rooted in fundamental law than local self-government, which it is intended to overthrow. A "Punk" Amendment. Nominally, this amendment contemplates nothing but the interdiction of the manufacture, importation, sale and use of intoxicants. In fact, it is a deadly assault upon the basic principle. WORLD CALLS IT "PROHIBITION BY PRUSSIAN METHODS"—WOW! Great New York Paper Decries "Deadly Assault Upon the Bar Principles of Republic," and Adds, "No True Union Can Be Maintained Upon Such Terms" pages of the Republic. Its purpose is to subject more than half of the people of the United States, embraced in a narrow area, to the sumptuary regulation of a minority scattered across the continent. There never would be a union upon such terms. No true union can be maintained upon such terms. slavery, supported by an extreme expression of state sovereignty, they once involved the country in a wicked war. In behalf of negro sobriety, or whatever it may be called, they now by unexamplified majorities decree the deindustruction of the states and the creation at Washington of a centralized power over the habits of the people such as the Republic never has known. Ouch! This One Stings. There will be a settlement between true democracy of the North and the spurious democracy of the South on this issue, and it will go to the roots of things. If it had not been for Northern Democrats the Southern States would have been conquered provinces today, without influence at Washington. The spirit long ago defeated in force bills and even in constitutional amendments is still alive. --- that he would introduce a resolution the first day Congress meets calling upon the President for information as to the authority under which General Pershing acted. "The use of beer and light wines is clearly prohibited under the army act," said Randall, "which specifically declared that no alcoholic liquor shall be sold to any man wearing the United States uniform nor given to him as a Fighters Use Rum. "Over the Top with a Tot," is the way an editorial in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch is entitled. It says: Claude Pennall, a signaler in Haig's British army and the winner of a medal for courage, tells in his "Over the Tort" story in the Sunday Post-Dispatch Magazine what he thinks of the cranks who would take the lot of rum out of the fighting man's ration. He says: We are cheerful enough—some of us—and we have a good meal, with rum in our tea. May those who wish to rob us of our rum march ever in the desert of Sahara. May they work 14 hours a day and be awakened at two-hour periods during sleeping hours and shot at by enipers. May they—well, do exactly what we are doing and about to do. My reflection at this moment is that no great race of conquerors are ever prohibition. To which it may be added that Russia, which cut out vodka, got cold feet; and that Britain which stuck to rum, France, which cut out wine and went back to it, and Germany which never dropped any article of food or drink containing strength or calories to the soldiers, are all fighting on. The truth is the soldiers will not live on bread and battle only. They must be warmed and heartened in their arduous labors. "PROHIBITION METHODS"—WOW! "Deadly Assault Upon the Bar, and Adds, 'No True Union Upon Such Terms" It will manifest itself next in the Woman Suffrage Amendment, and if Woman Suffrage comes it is certain that it will call black men as well as black women to the polls. South no less than North. Prohibition forced by the South upon the North means, as slavery and secession did, the disruption of the Democratic Party. It comes at a time when we are preparing an awful sacrifice of life and treasure in vindication of the very democratic principle which prohibition, imposed by autocratic power, assaults, and has an its inspiration the same disregard of individual rights that a handful of slave-owners manifested when they set a free people at each other's throats to maintain their "pocular institution."—New York World. LI'L LEMON EXTRACT AND POP—WHOOPPEE! Eairmont, W. Va.—Following a report that various thirst persons in Fairmont had found a new method of providing themselves with intoxicating liquors, by mixing lemon extracts with pop, word was received here today from J. Walter Bee of Parkersburg, chief deputy state prohibition commissioner, that any person found in the possession of such a mixture in a forbidden place would be subject to the penalties of the prohibition statutes just the same as if he had obtained a bottle of whiskey. The state limitations as to quantity would also apply, it was stated. An instance of the mixture of the new drink is said to have been demonstrated by a Rivesville man who purchased half a dozen bottles of extract for 60 cents and six bottles of pop for 30 cents. He then mixed the two in a tumbler and when that was drained, mixed more. In the usual time he was in a happy state of intercation. The label upon the extract bottles indicated the contents to be 50% per cent alcohol.—Pittsburg Gazette Times,