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even search for the evidence in the case. A very W. C. WOODWARD, Coleman. SIDE LIGHTS FROM THE DISCUSSION OVER THE unreasonable demand. TOM POLLARD, Tyler (paired) , WIRTZ PARTY LASH BILL The decision was reached by emphasis upon the JULIAN HYER, Ft. Worth (paired) .. word "show." The two who wrote the decision con 1\.fARGIE NEAL, Carthage (paired). Senator W. C. WooDWARD declared that to those tended that it had the above meaning. Judge 0. S. PINK L. PARRISH, Lubbock (paired). who voted in the Democratic primary, last year, but Lattimore contended that it had no such meaning, The bootleggers are safe for another two years, who did not participate in the presidential conven and vigorously opposed the decision. but certain politicians will have the good women tions there was no obligation to support the presi The Graves bill was written to restore the law to after them. Though the bootleggers need not worry, dential nomi.nee, that he had swallowed a bitter its old meaning. It passed the House and reached certain Senators and Representatives will need to dose to maintain his party regularity when he voted the Senate on March 8. Our report here is based worry much. for Mrs. Ferguson, and for Earle B. Mayfield. He upon the press reports. · · denounced the Wirtz bill roundly, and lamented the MRS. WATTS' STATEMENT The bill had been unfavorably reported by the Mrs. Claude De Van Watts, President of the Texas fact that throughout the debate the names of the wet Senate Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence. ''Lieutenant Governor from Dallas" and the "Sena Woman's Christia» Temperance Union, handed out But Senators JuLIAN HYER, of Ft. Worth, and W. E. a statement as follows: tor from Dallas" has resounded, adding: "An out THOMAssoN, of Nacogdoches, brought in ·a minority sider listening in this debate would conclude that "We, the W. C. T. U. representing thousands, are report. SENATOR LovE moved to substitute the mi disappointed but only more determined to dissemi we were legislating for one or against the other of nority for the majority report. SENATOR CLINT C. these men." nate information concerning· the viciousness of the SMALL, of Wellington, moved to lay the Love motion law; how it retards law enforcement and protects That SENATOR WOODWARD was right in t~'liS ob on the table, and Small's motion received 13 votes the criminal at the cost of menacing society. Un servation seemed to be the current opinions of those and there were 13 votes against it. Lieutenant Gov fortunately, the wets of the Senate exerted such who witnessed the debate, strengthened by the fact ernor Barry Miller, saying that he did not like to see influence that our dry ideals and the bill went that Lieutenant Governor BARRY MILLER remained a bill killed in that way, voted ·against tabling it. down. The duty before dry Texas is to see to it in out of the chair most of the time, after making notes THE VOTE the future that our Senate shall be dry. .Women on the speeches, especially those of Senator Love. Those voting for Senator Small's motion to table must rally and have a house cleaning in politics." Senator J. \V. HoRNSBY defended the bill, and Sen Love's motion, were (according to press reports): ator PINK L. PARRISH, who supported Al Smith, spoke J. W. E. H. BECK, DeKalb. against the bill. SENATOR W. R. COUSINS spoke OLIVER CUNNINGHAM,\ Abilene. BILL TO PUNISH ANTI-SMITH DEMOCRATS agains tthe bill. Senator W. E. THOMASSON spoke for C. S. GAINER, Bryan. the bill and rebuked the leadership that "would At the opposite extreme from SENATOR LovE's bill W. J. HOLBROOK, Galveston. in behalf of ((Freedom of Conscience," was SENATOR stand within the ranks and strike at our party and W. N. MARTIN, Hillsboro. affiliate with outside influences in an attempt to MARTIN's (of·Hillsboro) bill to punish those whore EUGENE MILLER, Weatherford. fused to vote for AI Smith. His bill provided that-it tear down our party for their own selfish purposes." ARCHIE PARR, San Diego. Those to whom he evidently referred contented that should be unlawful for any executive, or other party, NAT PATTON, Crockett. committee to print on the ballot the name of those they were endeavoring to save the party from wreck Gus RussEK, Schulenburg. by alien influences, refused to follow the Republican who refused to vote for any party nominee. Its CLINT C. SMALL, Wellington. companion bill in the House was introduced by leader, John J. Raskob, or the nominee who had W. A. WILLIAMSON, San Antonio. repudiated the party's platform, and were doing it LuKE MANKIN. The House killed this bill and there A. J. WIRTZ, Seguin. fore it became useless to bring up MARTIN,~ bill in for wl1oily unselfish purposes. SENATOR Tol'II PoL .. WALTER WOODUL, ·Houston. LARD, who praised those in East Texas who voted for the Senate, for had it passed· the ·senate, it could Al Smith, spoke against the bill. AGAINST TABLING LOVE'S MOTION not have been considered in the House after its a.c .. W. R. COUSINS, Beaumont. tion on the MANKIN bill. BRING DR. STRATON'S NAME IN TOM DEBERRY, Bogata. In the Committee SENATOR LoVE vigorously op SENATOR WIRTZ, author of the bill, and wet leader JULIAN GREER, Athens. posed MARTIN's bill. He contended that the enact of the Senate brought in the name of Dr. John JuLIAN HYER, Ft. Worth. ment of it would transform the Democratic party in Roach Straton, insinuating, or possibly flatly THOMAS B. LOVE, Dallas. Texas into a wet party by driving from the Demo stating, that Dr. Straton had been stirring up "re ·w. D. McFARLANE, Graham. cratic party 300,000 dry Democrats who voted for ligious hatred." Dr. Straton never discussed any PINK L. PARRISH, Lubbock. Hoover. He expressed sympathy for Senator C. C. phase of the "religious question" on his tour of TOM POLLARD, Tyler. SMALL, of Wellington, who favored the MARTIN bill, Texas, but practically every wet leader makes that W. E. THOMASSON, Nacogdoches. when the majority of the voters in his district ·had charge and many wet newspapers do likewise. · ED WESTBROOK, Sherman. followed their conscience and voted for Hoover. He E. E. WITT, Waco. also expressed his sympathy for SENATOR EuGENE THE GOVERNOR'S RACE INVOLVED MILLER, of Weatherford, who retorted, "I'll get along As SENATOR WOODWARD suggested the discussion W. C. WOODWARD, Coleman. PAIRED alone all right if you and Atticus Webb will leave me over the Wirtz bill, indicated that the bill had two alone." ' purposes in view. One to punish those who balked J. W. STEVENSON was for tabling but was paired at swallowing Al Smith and the other to exclude the with MARGIE NEAL who was against tabling the mo dry Democrats from the primary in order to insure tion. BARRY MILLER voted against tabling the mo the nomination of the wet leader, Barry Miller, over tion. THE WIRTZ BILL TO EXCLUDE DRY DEMOCRATS Tom Love for Governor in 1930. THE BILL KILLED ON MOTION OF Failing in putting over the Martln-Mankin bill to SENATOR SMALL punish the Anti-S~ith Democrats, Senator Wirtz, wet leader of the Senate, and who, with J. J. Boyle, Senator Small moved indefinitely to postpone the of San Antonio, led the wets at the State Demo THE GRAVES BILL ON SEARCH AND SEIZURE bill, which killed it. The vote (from press reports) cratic Convention last year at Beaumont, intro was as follows: duced another bill to accomplish the same end. IN SENATE INDEFINITELY TO POSTPON~ OR KILL Wirtz's bill was introduced so late that had it been In this issue we are reporting only on the record J. W. E. H. BECK, DeKalb. favorable to prohibition, it would not have got past of the Senate. A bill had come over to the Senate C. S. GAINER, Bryan. the wet committee in time for consideration. But from the House relating to Search and Seizure. It CARL C. HARDIN, Stephenville. the committee reported it favorably within half an was known as the Graves Bill. This was not the W. J. HOLBROOK, Galveston. hour after it was introduced and it has passed both Graves bill adversely discussed in the February is W. N. MARTIN, Hillsboro. Houses, and now awaits the Governor's signature. sue of HoME AND STATE, but relates entirely to a dif EUGENE MILLER, Weatherford. He can veto it and kill it. He can sign it, or refuse ferent phase of the question. NAT PATTON, Crockett. to do either and allow it to become a law. At this The Dean act has an expression to the effect that Gus RussEK, Schulenburg. writing no one seems to know what he will do. Many before a search warrant can be issued to search a CLINT C. SMALL, Crockett. . AI Smith Democrats are urging him to kill the bill private residence, there must be affidavits by two W. A. WILLIAMSON, San Antonio. and save the party. Others urge him to sign the bill reputable citizens showing that the law was being A. J. WIRTZ, Seguin. and punish the Anti-Smith Democrats. violated in that residence. Throl.lgh all previous WALTER WOODUL, Houston. HISTORY OF THE BILL history of Texas affidavits to the effect that the OLIVER CUNNINGHAM, Abilene (paired) • The bill looks innocent to those who do not know affiants "had reason to believe and did believe" that E. E. WITT, Waco (paired) . its purposes. It simply provides that all laws giving the law was being violated, were sufficient. A de J. W. STEVENSON, Victoria (paired). the State control over party affairs shall be repealed cision was handed down last year by two members ARCHIE PARR, San Diego (paired) . and leave it up to the State Executive Committee of our Court of Criminal Appeals to the effect that AGAINST POSTPONING, OR FAVORABLE and its chairman to dictate whose names shall go hereafter this would not be sufficient, but that the TO THE BILL on the ballot and whose shall not. Also, who may affidavits must state facts upon which they based B. F. BIRKLEY, Alpine. vote in a primary election and who shall not vote. belief that the law was being violated, and that the W. R. COUSINS, Beaumont. The Democratic voters have no control over the Justice of the Peace issuing the Search Warrant TOM DEBERRY, Bogata. Chairman or his committee. Dave Wilcox, the could reserve the right to pass upon such facts as JuLIAN GREER, Athens. present Chairman has already announced what he being sufficient "or not. This clearly made it neces J. W. HORNSBY, Austin. will do, and under the bill voters will be helpless to sary, as even some wet newspapers admitted, for the THOMAS B. LoVE, Dallas. prevent him doing so. Senator Love calls it the officers to have to convict the guilty twice. They W. D. MCFARLANE, Graham. ~~sack-Cloth and Ashes Bill.n bad to secure evidence of guilt before they caul~ '!JV. E. THOMASSON, Nacogdoche& · -~ -.. -.. ;(Continued on Page 5) _ Page Two
SOUTH AUSTRALIA TO VOTE ·WiLL ATTEMPT TO PREJUDICE BOOTLEGGERS EXEMPT I CAPITAL IN HOUSECLEANING That portion of Michigan's habit About a Year Hence Parliamentary JURIES IN JONES LAW CASES ual criminal act providing life im Police Take First Steps Toward prisonment for conviction for a Election Will Be Held; Drys Padlocking of All Liquor Selling fourth felony so far as applicable to Hope to Elect a Dryer Group of New York Lawyers An the dry law violators was repealed Places in Washington; Example March 21 by the state Legislature. Parliament For Other Cities nounce Intention of "Educating The amendment to this law will exempt approximately 120 minor Jurors" Against Jones Law There will be a general parliamentary Superintendent of Police Hess of Wash felonies, from the class of poten election in South Australia about one year tial life sentence offenses. ington, D. c., on March 19, issued orders hence, but even now the Prohibition to the police force for a thorough canvass I"iENACES JURY SYSTEM Only felonies for which a maxi · League is organizing its campaign to par mum sentence of at least five years of all places suspected of selling liquors, ticinate in this election. The League has with padlocking of every speakeasy the More Is At Stake in This Procedure upon first offense is prescribed now secured the services of William Finlayson, are subject to life imprisonment. objective. This is considered to be the formerly a member of the Victorian Par initial step in a movement to make the Than Success or Failure The maximum sentence for a first liament, to engineer the campaign for the liquo;.· offense is four years. Capital the driest city in the Uni.ted of Prohibition drys. States, to make it an example to officials The objective is the conversion of the of every other city in the country. An Associated Press dispatch carrying new Parliament of 1930 to a more direct It is reported that United States Attor and sympathetic attitude on the dry is ney Rover informed the Department that a New York date line of March 14, says: FEDERALS AID CHICAGO sue. The New York World tomorrow in order to institute padlock proceedings The Christian Science Monitor, of evidence must be furnished to "show such will say a committee of lawyers. in Federal Government Assigns Five March 19, discussing this forthcoming a continuity of violations as to ·establish election says the Legislature of South cludii1g four former assistant United Federal Attorneys to Aid in the fact that the particular premises are States attorneys, whose avowed pur Australia has always opposed the grant beino- used as a regular course of busi Obtaining Indictments ino· of a referendum on the liquor ques ness;; for keeping and selling liquor. pose is to educate New York jur~es tia"n. Prohibitionists are confident that so that they wlll refuse to convlCt This indicates that the task of secur under the Jones law, was organl;.:;ed The Federal govern..m.ent, through Dis once an appeal can be made to the people ing padlocks will require a great deal of trict Attorney George Q. Johnson, has a decisive vote in favor of a dry South systematic ·effort. The police accordingly to-day at a luncheon at the Down Australia will be recorded. Again and town Associ.ation. Frederick R. announced its intention to help police dry are seeking to pile up Rll the evidence up Chicago, according to an Associated again Parliament has refused to grant possible against places for which padloc.;{ Ccudert, Jr., is chairman. even this democratic privilege, but the F'rederick: C. Bellin;ser,. who was an PreRs dispatch of March 13. ing will be sought. The department has Five government attorneys have been agitation is likely to take a very challeng assistant under fol'mer United States ing form in the near future. pl::mned a thorough study of its records of Attorney Buckner, explained that the assigned to obtain indictments and fol past arrests for prohibition law violations, Coudert committee hopes to "nullify" low through with sv,rift prosecution of and evidence of arrests having a bearing th::: drcvstic Jones law in the same way violators under the Jones law. Johnson THE ALIEN BOOTLEGGER on the case;:; in question will be em.ployed th::. t this was accomplished to all expressed the belief that indictments un Judge C. :M. Culver, of Bradford coun to show "continuity of violations." practical purpos2s when the govern der this law in Chicago would soon aver ty, Pennsylvania, in sentencing Mrs. United States Attorney Rover is coop ment tried to obtain convicti::ms of age 250 a month. Catherine Tanski to pay a fine of $10n erating with the police, assisting them in night club owners charged with con Minor offenders will be turned over to and to serve three months in the work every way possible. He drew up an out spiracy. state courts for trial.. Well-known viol ~ house on conviction for violation of the line of such evidence as is required to in tors, however, will b indicted by the prohibition law, $aid: "These people who stitute padlocking proceedings. Federal juries invariably refused Federal grand jury a11d tried under tr:e to convict in these conspiracy cases come to this country and try to drag SPECTACULAR RAIDS TABOO Jones law, with its maximum p3nalty of down our country to the level of the and Bellinger said his committee five years imprisonment and a $10,000 It is emphasized by the prohibition en hoped to "educate juries to do the country they come from-by their unlaw nne. ful acts-must be taught a lesson." forcement bureau that spectacular prohi s::me thing under the Jones law," bition drives have no place m the plan of which provides P. possible penalty of the administration for the building up o.f fivo years in prison and $10,000 fine 1 general law enforcement which President for all prohibition law violations ex ~1AU Hoover in his inaugural address made cept possession. Uf\ ITED STATES ATTORNEY PLEASED \VITH JONES LAW clear will be_ a major policy while Le is This perhaps is the most brazen decla in the White House. There wlll be no ration of defiance of the prohibition law Sworn in For Second Term As United States ·District Attorney For sporadic drives of the spectacular char uttered since the Eighteenth Amendment Southern District of Ohio, 1\/Ir. Mau Comments Upon Prohibition acter but rather a tightening up of the became operative. In every case at law, law-enforcement machinery all along the both the prosecution and the defense is Enforcement; Says Jones Law Step in Right Direction line with reorganization effected where entitled to an unpr.ejudiced court and an necessary. unprejudiced jury. Time and effort is Raveth E. 1\1au entered upon his second vVILL USE PADLOCKS WHEN LAND Attorney General Mitchell is quoted as not spared to select a jury with an open term as United States Attorney for thti LORDS CONSPlRE expressing the opinion that an act of mind. No pains are spared to safeguard southern district of Ohio, March 11, 1929. "The enactment of the Jones law is de Congress will be necessary to bring about juTics from attempts by interested par· the transfer of the prohibition enforce He took the oath of office in open court cidedly a step in the right direction. In ties to illegally or unfairly infiuepce them. the future where a landlord or owner of ment bureau from the Treasury Depart But here, if the report is correct, is a in Cincinnati. The oath was adminis property reports to this office or the Fed ment to the Department of Justice. group of attorneys including at least four tered by United States Circuit Judge eral prohibition office a violation of the It is generally conceded by Washington former assistant United States attorneys, Hickenlooper. An Associated Press dis prohibition act upon his property, we will newspapermen that Mrs. Mabel Walker who frankly admit that they are intent patch carrying a Washington date line of not request the court to issue an injunc Willebrandt, assistant attorney general in upon "educating" prospective jurors in tion against the owner or landlord who charge of prohibition enforcement, will Jones law cases so that these jurors will March 19 says that the name of Mr. Mau reported the violation upon his property, be continued as the head of the prohibi not be able to render an unprejudiced is under consideration for appointment as but will prosecute the violator, and per tion enforcement in the Justice Depart verdict even if they desired to do so. Far assistant to the United States Attorney mit the owner of the property to re-rent ment and that the transfer to this de more is at stake in a procedure of this General. the property without prosecution against partment will greatly enlarge the scope of kind than the success or failure of prohi her work. Mr. Mau upon assuming his office de him or his property.. In cases where vio bition. By the same token what is to lation of the prohibition law have been prevent any other group of attorneys livered a brief address in which he said in part: carried on in places, stores, or buildings, LIVE ISSUE IN BULGARIA from "educating" prospective jurors in or on premises where the landlord would murder trials, or in other cases involving "Much has been said lately in reference know, and it is his duty to know of viola felony charges? By such a system cases to the enforcement of the prohibition tions of the prohibition act by his ten Parliament Discusses Numerous can be wm1 before they are heard. laws. The policy of this office has been ants, and does not rep0rt the violations to always to vigorously prosecute violations Proposed Measures to Pro INHERENTLY LAV!LE.SS the proper authorities, we will im of the national prohibition act exactly mediately file unjunction proceedings, mote Sobriety But this incident only ~mphasizes the the same as violations of all other Fed which are commonly· known as 'padlock' inherent lawless character of the liquor eral laws. I have long advocated and re traffic. Those engaged in the tmffic cases, against the landlords or persons in (DR. ROBERT HERCOD, peatedly recommended increased penal control of the property, and will ask that Lausanne Switzerland) through all the past years have been no ties under the national prohibition act. torious for their law defiance. the place of business be closed for one The Bulgarian parliament is discussing In my opinion the law existing heretofore full year, as provided by law, and will The incident further emphasizes the has been entirely inadequate as a means a bill on public health, some articles of vigorously protest any modification of the which deal with the question of alcohol weakness of the dry law violator's case. of punishing the large bootlegger. To il order during this period. It is a confession of fear to trust the ver lustrate: under the Volstead act the ism: "It has been the practice of the district An inspectorate of alcoholism is to be dict to an unprejudiced jury. It further penalty for selling a drink of intoxicating attorney's offices in the United States in more shows exceedingly poor sportsman liquor is six months in jail or a fine of created at the general Direction of Public the past, in cases where the nuisance is Health, for the purpose, quite especially, ship. The violators of the prohibition law $1 000, while the penalty for possessing or has been abated and where the viola had their day in Congress when the Jones ar{d transporting intoxicating liquor (it of collecting data concerning alcohoHsm tor has vacated the premises, to permit a in Bulgaria, organizing investigations, etc. la,v was lmder discussion. There were might possibly be 1,000 cases), is a maxi modification of the order of the court those who plead for leniency for this mum fine of only $500.00. It will be seen · Temperance instruction in all its fOTms and allow the landlord to rent the prop will be strongly organized. The Direc group of climinals. They argued that the that the law has been grossly insufficient erty to a new tenant who will not engage Jones law was too severe but they were as far as the bootlegger is concerned. As tion of Public Health will encourage the in any unlawful practice in violation of abstinence societies in their efforts. out-voted by the representatives of the in the present law, there is no minimum the national prohibition act. The day for people. The law was enacted and signed sentence and the court can assess a small No alcoholic beverages may be served this is past, and the owner of the property to children under 1u years of age nor, by the President. . fine if the facts warrant. will have to suffer punishment the same They have assailed the Eighteenth during working hours, to policemen, rai1- "The opinion of some people that the as the bootlegger, so it behooves the own waymen, drivers of any vehicles, chauf Amendment in the courts, have carried new law Cthe Jones law), will result in ers to find out what kind of tenants they feurs, etc. their ·case clear through the United more trials and thus clog the dockets of have in order to protect their own in states Supreme Court and have lost. the valious United States courts is un terests. Liquor with an alcohol content of over 55 per cent and absinth are forbidden They have lost their case at the polls. warranted. From my experience enforc- "A few months ago we prosecuted a The verdict of the courts is against them, -ing other Federal statutes wherein the Women as wen as men have the right landlord residing in Steubenville, Ohio, to yote on the closing of a licensed house. the verdict of the people is against them. penalty is substantially the same, I would for knowingly permitting bootleggers to This action by these attorneys is an in say that the fact that the court has dis Any person engaged in passenger trans sell intoxicating liquor upon hi'-premises port who becomes intoxicated while on dication that they purpose to win by foul cretionary power to inflict a heavy pen and Judge Hough in Columb,-, Ohio, means what they could not win by fair alty, will deter defendants from employ duty or immediately before going on duty, sentenced him to serve a term in the At is liable to severe penalties. On a second 1 means. To put it in the mildest form, ing dilatory tactics by pleading 'not lanta Penitentiary for conspiracy to vio the action of these attorneys is unethical. guilty: recidivism the light to exercise his pro late the national prohibition act:• fessi-on may be withdrawn. . Page Three
characteristics of the nation, the public houses in London being crowded with IDAHO KILLS "TONIC" TRAFFIC What the Current Magazines Are Saying About Prohibition drunkards from morning until evening." (Dorchester, "The Liquor Problem in All Anti-Saloon League Starts Cam~ and Law Enforcement Ages," p. 78). By all means let us study history. paign Against "Tonics" vVhich (Reviewed by Emma L. Transeau) Drove Traffic From State ' (Christian Advoca-z:e, March 13, 192J) (CHAS. HAFFKE, Supt. Anti-Saloon League (Christian Century, February 28, 1929) for this purpose, means the drys. (Contributing Editor's Page) of Idaho) THE TEMPERANCE PLEDGE COMES Protestantism has no such inherent THE OUTLOOK FOR PROHIBITION The ingenuity of the liquor interests in· BACK force of cohesion and no such supreme The outlook here sketched is no narrow (Editorial) skill in political manipulation as to be their efforts to prolong their unlawful one. It is broad ·enough and important activity is again displayed by their in- · In mentioning Dr. Cherrington's ap~ able to make a minority sentiment enough to inspire all who are blessed vasion of a virgin trade field hitherto de proval of Dr. Charles M. Sheldon's pla_n dominant over a majority. What the with the faculty called vision . . for the revival of pledge signing, the ed1~ critics want is not a fair test of strength voted to a legitimate article of commerce. These are some of the specifications: Under cover of innocent and lawful lool{ tor puts in the following forceful words -in fact they have already had that on Public opinion has a great task cut the relation of the foundation of the many a hard-fought field, and they have ing .labels with established trade reputa out for it. Far-reaching projects in tions, they are polluting regular channels superstructure: lost. What they want is a fight in church and state depend upon it for The legal or prohibitory fight for which their enemies' hands will be tied of trade by using them as a convenient their s u c c e s sf u 1 issue. Legislation, cloak to cover up their real character and temperance is essential hqt it is not all. \rv-hile theirs will be free; a contest in diplomacy, statesmen go just so far and The educational side is at least equally which the opposition to prohibition or purpose. Under the name of "tonics" then halt until the man in. the street they are pouring enormous quantities of important and it has been rather lost any other form of moral legislation will and his brother say, "Forward." sight of in 1·ecent years while so much be solidly compacted by organization, alcohol beverages into every portion of The church never had a greater re the country. Thus by trickery, deception valiant effort has been expended in the while its advocates will be disintegrated sponsibility for human welfare than to legislative field. One way to reduce the and disunited. and fraud they are placing these destruc day. Churchmen believe in the ideal of tive agencies within reach of our youth amount of bootlegging is to cut off the The fear that churches shall get into brotherhood in Christ, and they know bootlegger's supply of willing patrons. the habit of enforcing their codes of who are unaware of the real men:lCe these are to be reached by and in cor lurking under these innocent labels the Strange as it may seem to those minds conduct by law and may go on (or porate action. Such action gets under which delight in vicious paradox, people back) to the practice of. enforcing ac contents of which contain more than 22 way just as soon as men and women per cent alcohol. The liquor interests use do not necessarily desire to do anything ceptance of their creeds by similar are sufficiently convinced that a certain which the law prohibits. It is possible, means, is pure bunkum. Law deals regular trade channels for their distribu course should be taken, a certain cause tion, such as grocery stores, drug stores, by education and intelligent persuasion, with conduct; it does not deal with be supported. Nothing can then stop the to bring a great many people to the lief. If no aspects of conduct are to be butcher shops, department stores, soft forward movement of society. drink parlors, cigar stores, and at many conviction that alcoholic indulgence is controlled by law, then the whole struc We need something more than the harmful, that to encourage the violation ture of law crumbles. The argument pool halls it is sold by the glass. It is repeated utterances of men who, be used by "petting parties" and it is a of the law is to injure the structure of against controlling conduct by law is an cause of their official or semi-official the state, and that abstinence under argument for anarchy. common beverage used at the many pub connection with this reform are re lic dance halls. present conditions is a duty to society The truth is that neither emancipa garded, and rightly so, as the spokes as well as a personal benefit. The more tion nor prohibition is a matter of pri This "tonic" campaign is or..'3 of the man of a nation-wide constituency. best planned schemes to evade the pro voluntary observance of the law we can vate morals, or of forcing conformity to The nation is fully committed to pro get, by pledges and otherwise, the less a moral code. But they are matters of visions of the prohibition laws, state· and hibition. There will be no going back Federal, since their adoption. New ap formidable will be the task of enforce~ public morals, involving the welfare of to methods long since abandoned as ment.- society as a whole. In such issues the petites must be created, old ones must stupid and ineffective. The oppor be kept alive, if the traffic is to survive, church has a direct concern, and in tunity of the church lies in helping to . (Christian Century, February 7, 1929) such conflicts it will utilize the full and any plan or scheme, no matter how develop and to devise methods of ex steeped in fraud or crime it may be, is SHOULD THE CHURCHES KEEP forces of its influence, as far as its con pressing a public opinion in every com SILENT? science has been enlightened, to secure seized upon by the liquor interests in or munity which will give an honest. sin der to accomplish this purpose. Not only (Editorial) and enforce such legislation as the cere support to the new President as he The opinion has been expressed by what common welfare may demand. ·should the people become alarmed at the takes up this confessedly difficult ad revival of this deadly drug under this is here called "the world's wettest news ministrative problem. papers" to the effect that citizens have innocent appearing guise, but manufac (Ha1·per's, April, 1929) Let us not place too much confidence turers of legitimate tonics should active~ no right to promote legislation "derived in penalties and political reprisals. No from religious beliefs, associations, or or~ EDITOR'S EASY CHAIR ly resent this misuse of their regular great moral purpose can ever be se business channels, by these unscrupulous ganizations and teaching through the ef· The editor's easy chair would appear to curely established in common practice forts of such organizations." This refer be too easy. It promotes slumber, all well and law-defying criminals, and protest until it is actually written in the hearts against this unlawful invasion of their ence to the action taken by church or enough if the slumber does not interrupt of the people. ganizations to end the liquor traffic and what might have been a train of thought. established business. The danger lurking in this sale of what the criticism passed upon it calls out from For example. The occupant starts to (Public Opinion, March, 1929) the editor of the Christian Century some find in history some light on modification was really an alcoholic beverage, though THE SOBER SERVICES labeled "tonics" was sensed by the Anti militant remarks that are refreshing and of our prohibition law, and finds it in The editor cites with much satisfaction should be instructive to anyone who is Lecky's description of what followed the Saloon League of Idaho, and it com accounts of the decrease of drinking in menced an active state-wide publicity confused as to his Christian duty in the popularization of spirits in England in the British army and navy. matter of social legislation. The follow 1724. . But here he slumbers and let.:; the campaign arousing the people to the The Admiralty makes provision for the danger. to which they and their children ing are examples of the editor's convic historical thread fall. He does not find use of mineral water by the fleet. tions on this matter: what happened in 1839 when Parliament, were being exposed, and in this campaign The Chairman of the City Bench at were combined the energies of kindred Most Protestant Christians have ar encouraged by the Duke of Wellington, Plymouth states that during the past rived at the conclusion that the bever Lord Brougham, and other patriots, organizations and churches, and finally twelve months not a single member of this campaign culminated in one of ~1e age use of alcohol is personally and passed a free beer bill to wean the people the navy, the army, or· the air force has socially injurious. Having some knowl- from their gin. Quite as graphic a pic most comprehensive state-wide enforce been charged with drunkenness. ment campaigns witnessed in the state. . edge of the futility of various types of ture as the Easy Chair quotes from The improvement that has taken regulation that have been practiced at Lecky's account of the cellar of free straw This enforcement program by the duly place in the navy is not less marked in constituted enforcement agencies has various times and places, and having provided for the drunken gin-drinkers is the army, for the records of that had experience of the trickeries and Sydney Smith's picture of the results of combined in a united front, the power of service show that the "dry canteen" the Attorney General of Idaho, the subtleties, the bad faith and lawless the Beer act: enjoys a popularity azr..ongst soldiers of ness, with which the liquor interests "The New Beer bill" he said, "has be United States Attorney, the Federal Bu to-day such as never belonged to it in reau of Prohibition, the Prosecuting At have always met all regulative mea gun its operations. Everybody is drunk; any previous time. sures, most of them have arrived at the those who are not singing are sprawling. torneys and Sheriffs, and other peace offi conclusion that the only way to regu The sovereign people are in a beastly cers generally throughout the state. So Padlock actions against thirty premises energetic has been the action by these late is to prohibit. It has therefore state." in Ne.w York, where the prohibition law come to be, not an article of faith, but To show that Sydney Smith was not enforcement agencies, and the results so is alleged to have been violated, were be effective that within a short time there the predominant conviction of the prejudiced nor a fanatie there is the re gun in Federal court March 14 by Assist members of the Protestant churches in port of the Select Committee of tne was a1 frantic effort on the part of those ant United States Attorneys Shapiro and handling these illicit "tonic:;~'' to rush the United States that the prohibition House of Commons saying that the Beer Bishop. law should be maintained, obeyed and act "without destroying a single public them out of the borders of the state to en.f orced. The question of the moment house, against which the bill was in prevent seizure and confiscation. These :is not whether or not they are right in tended to operate, had added fifty thou~ officers have taken the people seriously this belief, but whether, since it is their sans still more baleful houses to the list ENDS 78 YEAR RECORD and believe they meant what they indi belief, they have a right to act upon it, of temptations so baleful to the 'people." cated by their action at the last election. and to act through those agencies which And there was the recantation of the The Jones law increasing the maximum No more important preventive work, they have created to bring the force of . Duke of Wellington and Lord Broughton penalties for violation of the prohibition nor greater in constructive possibilities, pubEc opinion to bear upon those who and the changed opinion of the English law got quick action in the city of Bal can be undertaken or command the im ,make and enforce the laws. press which soon began to clamor against timore. mediate and earnest attention of every The theory of the church's critics is the beer remedy for drunkenness as loud Seventy-eight years ago a saloon was one who has the welfare of our youth at that an appeal to law is an appeal to ly as at first it clamored for it. opened in one of the suburbs of that city. heart, than to stem this tide of alcoholic forcs because behind the law must Surely, let us go to history for lig .. " on On the day it was opened the proprietor beverages from reaching and debauching stand the policeman to enforce it, and the present, but when we go, let's make in the presence of a number of people them. Every state can do what is being when the church thus "takes the a thorough job of it. took the key out of the door and threw it done in Idaho. The danger lurking in sword" there is little to choose between The Easy Chair editor interprets Lecky into the road with this remark, "I will this situation should be promptly felt and drawing the sword to enforce accept as claiming that the English "got along never need you again." no time should be lost in bringing educa ance of its creed and drawing it to en well with beer before gin was invented" Immediately upon the passage o.f the tional and enforcement machinery into force conformity with its code of con and that "long ago'; they were reputed to Jones act the present proprietor of the immediate action against it. Nearly all duct. be "the most temperate of northern na place recalled this statement of the sa states have a definition of intoxicating This too is fallacious. Behind the tions." loon's founder and remarked that for liquors similar to that of Idaho and can law stands the policeman, to be sure; How temperate that was or how far in seventy-eight years there had never been put on a similar educational and enforce but behind the policeman stands the the "long ago" is left indefmite. But a single twenty-four hours when patrons ment program. This definition includes pov/er of public opinion, without ~hich there are historians (Dorchester, McPher could not get something to drink. "But, all liquor derived from a process of fer the voliceman is impotent and futile. son, Wm. Codman), who report "fright now," he said, "since the Jones law is mentation or distillation, and irrespec Tile old charge that the dry senti ful" drunkenness in the ale-drinking passed I do not propose to take a chance tive of whether it is intoxicating in fact meat of this country is merely that of times of Henry the Eighth (1509-1547), on going to the penitentiary for five years or not. This rule of law is so well esvab lished as to be beyond dispute. .tne a n1i1itant minority falls to the ground and that during the reign of Queen Eliza~ and paying a $10,000 fine additional." in the presence of such an unblushing beth (1559-1603), more than 100 years '!'his place is now closed and will remain granting of Federal permits under which C.iaim that everybody else has a right to before the gin-drinking period, "drunk closed forever insofar as the liquor busi such "tonics" are manufactured does not · organize, . but not the churches-which, ness is concerned. protect the traffic either under the Fed enness became one of the most striking eral or .state laws. I-lOME AND have the Eighteenth Amendment declared uncon which have no state prohibition eJ?-f?~cement :aw \.. ~· STATE and consequently states where prohibitiOn enforce n (Ef'tablished 1!>03) stitutional. Official Organ Anti-Saloon League of Texas Not satisfied with the drubbing she got at that ment is at the lowest ebb. time a resolution has been introduced in the general Maryland which has never had an enforcement Published monthly, except August and September, by law, jumped from 76 :r;>er ~nillion alcoholis~ deaths THE AMERICAN ISSUE PUBLISHING CO. ·.;q assembly again directing the attorney genera~ to seek a ruling from the Supreme Court of the Umted in 1926 to 110 per millwn m 1927. DO South State Street, Westerville, Ohio State.c:; on whether the amendment ever has been Montana's alcoholism deaths jumped fron: 39 per FOR TilE ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE OF TEXAS million to 81 in the first year after repealmg the t!:DIT·JRIAL OFFICE-412-413 Southwestern Li!e Bldg., Dallas, Texas legally enacted. . If the .beer thirsty of this country are depen~Ing state prohibition law. . upon the su~cessful outcome of this attempt of little New York had 74 deaths from alcoholism per Rhody to overthrow the Eighteenth Amendment, million in 1927. r.: they are in for a long protracted drouth. New York and Maryland furnished more than. 2a per cent of all reported alcoholism deaths, With about 12 per cent of the total population in the Plead Guilty and Save Time registration area. OFFICERS OF -ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE OF TEXAS li'ederal Judge Coleman, of New York City, in- What more convincing proof is needed that the Pre·'i J. W. HORNSBY, Austin. THE WIRTZ BILL TO EXCLUDE DRY DEMOCRATS W. N. MARTIN, Hillsboro. SEARCH A.ND SEIZURE BILLS IN SENATE (Continued frcm Page 1) EUGENE MILLER, Weatherford. On the first day of the Legislature, January 8, Senator Thomas B. Love introduced Senate Bill No. SIGNED BY MAJORITY OF SENATORS NAT PATTON, Crockett. Gus RussEK, Schulenberg. 23 proposing to repeal the Ferguson Search and V!hen the Bill was introduced by WIRTZ it was J. W. STEVENSON, Victoria. Seizure Law, and Senate Bill No. 24 proposing tore signed by sixteen Senators, which is a majority. As W. E. THOMASSON, Nacogdoches. peal the Ferguson Bill excluding evidence against ;reported in the press they are as follows: ED WESTBROOK, Sherman. bootleggers. The wet Committee on Criminal Juris . A. J. WIRTz, Seguin. W. A. WILLIAMSON, San Antonio. prudence appointed by Lieutenant Governor Barry t Gus RussEK, Schulenburg, A. J. WIRTZ, Seguin. Miller kept these bills in the Committee as long as NAT PATTON, Crockett. E. E. WITT, Waco. possible, but on February 22, the first one was be J. W. STEVENSON, Victoria. ABSENT fore the Senate too late to get by for action, if it B. F. BERKLEY, Alpine. CARL HARDIN, Stephenville. had to go to the printer in the regular order. So Senator Love moved to have it printed in the Jour ARCHIE PARR, San Diego. .... ABSENT-EXCUSED EUGENE MILLER, Weatherford. nal, thereby bringing it up for action sooner. J. W. HORNSBY, Austin. MARGIE NEAL, Carthage. Opposition to having the bill printed, which C. S~ GAINER, Bryan. PAIRED meant opposition to the bill itself, was led by Eugene C. C. SMALL, Wellington. W. R. Cousins, Beaumont, would have voted for Miller, of Weatherford, A. J. Wirtz, of Seguin, ar<:l OLIVER CUNNINGHAr/1, Abilene. the amendment but was paired with Archie Parr, W. N. Martin, of Hillsboro. Those who supported W. N. MARTIN, Hillsboro. absent, San Diego, who would have voted against the bill on the ft.oor of the Senate were Thomas B. W. J. HOLBROOK, Galveston. the amendment. Pink L. Parrish, Lubbock, who Love, Dallas, Walta C. W9odward, Coleman, W. E. vV. E. THOMASSON, Nacogdoches. would have voted for the amendment was paired Thomasson, Nacogdoches, Pink L. Parrish, Lubbock, W. A. WILLIAMSON, San Antonio. with C. C. Small, absent, who would have voted and VI. R. Cousins, Beaum__9nt. In the discussion Senator Love, of Dallas, led the against the amendment. ATTACK THE W. C. T. U. opposition to the bill. He contended it was a WOODVvARD'S AMENDMENT Eu.gene Miller became heated and personal in his scheme to make AI Smith the Democratic nominee Senator Woodward offered an amendment which attacks and landed heavily upon certah women, in 1932 by giving his crowd complete control of the would have compelled the Executive Committee in which remarks were resented by the W. C. T. U. as party, saying, "This bill would not only Tammanyize barring any to also bar all who bolted during the aimed at them. Miller was reported to have said: Texas, it would Prussianize and Russianize the - last ten years (see Senate Journal, p. 1010). "The Senator from Dallas says he is speaking for the mothers, and I'll tell you the kind of mothers Democracy of the leading Democratic State in the The amendment lost by the following vote (Sen ....--, Union." He said it should be entitled: "An Act to ate Journal, p. 1010) : he is speaking for. He is spe~king for the mothers enable the State Executive Committee to nom,inate FOR THE AMENDMENT MAKING BILL APPLY TO who have masculine voices and craving for head lines in the papers-publicity seekers." the candidate of the Al Smith faction (Barry ALL BOLTERS lliilleT), for Governor of Texas in 1930 without Mrs. Claude De Van Watts, President of the Texas OLIVER CUNNINGHAM_,_ Abilene. serious opposition." Senator Love referred to Wirtz W. C. T. U. sent for Miller ahd engaged him in a long TOM DEBERRY, Bogata. as the "Lochinvar of the Al Smith forces." and spirited conversation. She said later that she JuLIAN GREER, Athens. In the deb~te -on this bill, E-ugene llifiller, of resented the "reflection that the Senator had cast JULIAN HYER, Ft. Wmth. :Weatherford, repeated the age-old wet charge that on the women." He assured her that he was not THos. B. LovE, Dallas: Senator Love had once been a wet. Love replied: "I referring to the W. C. T. U. She said she could not W. D. McFARLANE, Graham. will give the Senator from ·Parker count.y any sort but believe that the reference was aimed at her JoE MooRE, Greenville. since she and the members of the State Board of of an honorarium within my power if he will point TOM POLLARD, Tyler. to a single vote that I ever cast on the side oj intox the W. C. T. U. had led the fight for the repeal of WALTER WOODUL, Houston. icating liquor." the Search and Seizure law. W. C. WOODWARD, Coleman. Senator Love charged that the purpose of the SENATOR LOVE DEFENDS W. C. T. u: 1Wirtz bill was to prevent any dry candidates suc AGAINST AMENDMENT MAKING BILL APPLY TO \Vhile Senator Love was speaking in the defense cessfully running on a Democratic ticket in Texas ALL BOLTERS AND li'OR MAKING IT APPLY of the bill to repeal the Ferguson Search and Seizure by shutting out the dry voters, that it was to make ONLY TO ANTI-SMITH BOLTERS law Eugene Miller tried to interrupt him with a . the Democratic party in Texas a wet party and that J. W. E. H. DEB:ECK, DeKalb, question. Senator Love said "I have no time to yield the Senators were being driven to vote tor it by the .B. F. BERKLEY, Alpine. to a ma~.who stands 0n this floor and ridicules the lash of the wet leader, Senator Wirtz. C. S. GANIER, Bryan. W. C. T. u. There are seven prohibition counties in Senator Julian Hyer, of Fort Worth, said that the W. J. HOLBROOK, Galveston. his district that went for Herbert Hoover last No Wirtz bill would bar 300,000 Democrats from the J. W. HORNSBY, Austin. vember, yet in the face of that he comes here and party, and appealed for reinstatement of harmcny W. N. MARTIN, Hillsboro. indulges in this diatribe against me and the good in the party ranks. Eugene Miller, of Weatherford, EUGENE MILLER, Weatherford. women and mothers of this state." attempted to defend the bill. C. C. Small, of Well-: NAT PATTON, Crockett. Eugene Miller seemed to boil over at this rebuke ington, threw more vim and vigor than usual into Gus RussEK, Schulenberg. from Senator Love, but his reply was so vitriolic, ac his speech in defense of the bill. His district went J. W. STEVENSON, Victoria. cording to press reports, that Lieutenant Governor overwhelmingly for Hoover, though he supported W. E. THOMASSON, Nacogdoches. Barry Miller called him to order saying·, "The Sen AI Smith for party regularity. He declared that ED WESTBROOK, Sherman. ator can not make such personal remarks." Texas going for Hoover was the "darkest page in W. A. WILLIAMSON, San Antonio. Senator Pink L. Parrish, of Lubbock, supported the political history,", though he supported AI Smith for A. J. WIRTZ, Seguin. bill, but took occasion to say that if Senator Love party regularity. E. E. VviTT, Waco. ran for Governor next year he would not support AMENDMENTS OFFERED ABSENT him. Senator W. R. Cousins spoke for the Love bill to repeal the Search and Seizure law. A. J. Wirtz Efforts were made by amendments offered to re CARL C. HARDIN, Stephenville. ABSENT-EXCUSED vigorously opposed the repeal of the Ferguson law. lieve the bill of being aimed solely at those who It was largely his bill when enacted. voted for Hoover. Senator Woodul, of Houston, of MARGIE NEAL, Carthage. W. C. Woodward spoke strongly for the repeal ot fered an amendment, and Senator Greer, of Athens, PAIRED the law and recited numerous cases where it had a substitute to Woodul's amendment, each with w. R. Cousins, Beaumont, present, would have operated to protect and conceal evidence of robbery practically the same fil·ffect, namely, to defer the voted for the amendment, but was paired with and murder. operation of the bill till after the 1930 elections. Archie Parr, absent, who would have voted against (See Senate Journal p. 993, 1007.) VOTE ON MOTION TO PRINT THE BILL the amendment. Pink L. Parrish, Lubbock, present, The vote on Love's motion to print the bill was as · Either of these amendmnets would have allowed who would have voted for the amendment, but was the Democratic voters to have a say in selecting the follows (Senate Journal, p. 928); paired with c. C. Small, absent, who would have J. W. E. H. BECK, DeKalb. Executive Committee and Chairman who should voted against the amendment. apply the provisions of the law to the party. As it B. F. BERKLEY, Alpine. is, the Chairman and Committee are generally re BILL AIMED AT AL SMITH BOLTERS W. R. CousiNS, Beaumont. garded as having been hand-picked by the emissa From the above record it is apparent that the bill OLIVER CUNNINGHAM, Abilene. was not ·in the inteTest of party discipline, or to pre ries of Tammany Hall and for the purpose of put TOM DEBERRY, Bogata. serve party regularity, but solely to wreak vengeanc:e ting AI Smith over the people. JULIAN GREER, Athens. on those good Democrats who refused to vote tor Al Senator Greer's substitute was lost without record CARL C. HARDIN, Stephenville. Smith. They voted down all amendments malcing it vote. Senator Woodul's amendment was lost by the W. J. HOLBROOK, Galveston. azJply to bolters ·in general, and made it retroactive, following vote (Senate Journal, p. 1010) :. J. W. HORNSBY, Austin. contrary to the genius of the American spirit and THOMAS B. LOVE, Dallas. FOR THE AMENDMENT Amer·ica.n Institutions. Evidently it was, as was W. D. McFARLANE, Graham. J. W. E. H BECK, DeKalb. charged by the opponents, a bill to ·make the future JoE MooRE, Greenville. OLIVER CUNNINGHAM, Abilene. Democratic party in Texas securely wet. PINK L. PARRISH, Lubbock. TOM DEBERRY, Bogata. - In its final passag.e only the following ·voted NAT PATTON, Croc)_{ett. JULIAN GREER, Athens. against the bill: TOM POLLARD, Tyler. JuLIAN HYER, Ft. Worth. JULIAN GREER, Athens. J. W. STEVENSON, Victoria_ THOS. B. LOVE, Dallas. JuLIAN HYER, Ft. Worth. W. E. THOMASSON, Nacogdoches. W. D. MCFARLANE, Graham. THOS. B. LOVE, Dallas. W. C. WooDWARD, Coleman. JoE MooRE, Greenville. -, w. D. McFARLANE, Graham. OPPOSED TO PRINTII': ~ TOM POLLARD, Tyler. W. C. WOODWARD, Coleman. C. S. GAINER, Bryan. WALTER WOODUL, Houston. W. R. CousiNS, Beaumont (paired). W. N. MARTIN, Hillsboro. W. c. VvooDWARD, Coleman. PINK L. PARRISH, Lubbock (paired). EUGENE MILLER, Weatherford. \GAINST THE AMENDMENT AN D THEREBY TOM POLLARD, Tyler. ARCHIE PARR, San Diego. MAKING THE BILL APPLY SOT,ELY TO ED WESTBROOK, Sherman. Gus RussEK, Schulenburg. ANTI-SMITH DEMOCRATS \VALTER WooDUL, Houston. C. C. SMALL, Wellington. B. F. BERKLEY, Alpine. W. C. WOODWARD, Coleman. W. A. WILLIAMSON, San Antonio. CARL c. HARDIN, JoE Moou and MARGIE N~JVere A. J. 'WIRTZ, Seguin. C. S. GAINER, Bryan. absentr · - · · · · · · · · · - .. W. J. HoLBROOK, Galveston. (Continued on l~age 3} •• l r :Page Six l_ . · · · " · " b f Ch b r of Commerce nor of an association of .merchants and manufacturers. It is a bunch o! conv~cie~h~o~~~;:e~s ~~~~ ~~t~~s~:r~ F~~~~a~~lst;f~r o~f t~e~a~~s o~ ~isco~~n,e arriving in Mil~aukee to begin terms in the House of Correction. There are 32 prisoners, and all were convicted at Superior, Wisconsin. NORWAY LEAGUE ACTIVE FEAR "5 AND 10" LAW LIBERTY AT BARGAIN RATES A. S. L. OF SWEDEN REPORTS Anti-Saloon League Holds Third St. Louis Chief of Police Reports 195 Appleton Bartenders Want Extra Meets in Ninth Annual Session, Annual 1\tieeting; Takes Part in Speakea~ies Close As Result $15 Per Week to Take Chance Hears Report of Progress and Local Option Campaign of Jones Law on 5 Years in Pen Elects Officers (DAVID OSTLUND, Special Correspondent Chief of Police Gerk, of st. Louis, ac- A Chicago Tribune Press Service story (DAVID OsTLUND. Special Correspondent cording to an Associated Press dispatch carrying an Appleton, Wisconsin date line AMERICAN ISSUE, Stockholm, Sweden) AMERICAN ISSUE, Stockholm Sweden) of March 15, announced following a sur- of March 11, in the Cleveland Plain Deal- The third annual meeting of the Anti ·n st Lou·s are er, says bartender's wages in Appleton The ninth annual meeting of the Anti vey, tha t 195 saloons l · 1 t $50 Saloon League of Sweden was held at Saloon League of Norway ("Kristen known to have closed their doors since are to be increased from $35 ° a folkets Edruelighetsraad") was held at the Jones amendment to the Volstead act, week. Liquor prices are to be doubled Stockholm, January 11, 1929. the Bible School House in Oslo on Janu increasing the maximum punishment for and speakeasies and saloons will not The annual report showed a very pros ary 25, 1929. The president, Rev. J. M. first violations to five years in prison and handle any more beer, according to. a perous and active year. There were Vlisloff presided. a $10,000 fine, became effective March 1. story published in an Appleton news- 1,596 public meetings held during 1928. The secretary, Mr. 0. St. !sene, pre These were held in practically every sec Gerk said the survey was made by offi- ,. pa~~~· reason for the change, according to tion of the country. Eight speakers have sented the annual report. cers of the department and reported to There has been but one speaker em him by captains of the 14 police districts. interviews with some of the saloon own been occupied in this work. ployed in the lecture field during th~ He attributed the closing to the "5 and ers and bartenders, is the fear of the re- One hundred and thirty one thousand past year, but the report shows he has 1o" law locally. "Apparently it is having cently adopted Jones law, increasing copies of the official organ, Follcets V ar, been very active, having held 331 public a salutary effect," he said. penalties for Federal liquor violations. have been issued and distributed. This is meetings and having collected in cash A bartender who will take a chance on a monthly publication and has an average Well, this is certainly gratifying news, a five-year penitentiary sentence and a circulation of between ten and twelve contributions 5,178 Crowns. However, in but one wonders why the police, who ap- addition to this regularly employed field parently were well posted on the location $10,000 fine for a $15 a week raise in pay thousand. About 420,000 pages of omer worker several of the leading church of these places, permitted them to run in is fit subject for the insane asylum. temperance literature were distributed. Approximately 63,000 Swedish Crowns men in Norway have held meetings from violation of the law. It would be inter time to time. were received and disbursed by the esting to know how many places, if any, MISS SLACK IN EGYPT League during the year in the promotion Rev. David Ostlund, representative of are continuing to remain open with the Miss Agnes Slack, of England, Secre the World League Against Alcoholism in full knowledge of the police. of the work of the League. This in northern Europe, assisted about two tary of the World W. C. T. U. and one of American money represents about $19,- months during the year, holding meetings the international advisers of the World 302.00. h1 all of the towns where a vote was to JUST LIKE LAGUARDIA Leag-ue Against Alcoholism, recen~ly h~s The following excerpt from the rep::Jrt be taken on the question of licensing been holding a number of meetliigs m submitted by the executive will be of in Egypt, with remarkable success, w~·ites terest to AMERICAN IssuE readers: brandy sales. A special dispatch by Chicago Tribune The Anti-Saloon League of Norway at Mrs. L. M. Hayman, of the Amencan "It must be said that it was a good Press Service carried in the Cleveland Mission at Alexandria, organizer for thing that the Prohibition Congress held this annual meeting expressed sincere Plain Dealer under a Colon, March 16, th::mks for this "valuable help" received Egypt. in Stockholm, February 10 to 12, dis date line says Congressman LaGuaraLa, Miss Slack took hundreds of pledges. cussed our liquor system, which system from the World League Against Alcohol of New York, prefers Panama's wet Hotel One day she was cordially received by the ism. Central to the Panama Canal Zone's dry results in increased consumption of During the year nine issues of the Queen of Egypt, and a most interesting liquor. The Anti-Saloon League led the Hotel Tivoli, where the balance of the interview followed. Lea PROGRESS IN DENMARK 'The ·Better With ·Which to -Eat You, My Dear IN SCHOOLS OF SWEDEN ~~~~·~·jlt,· . ' . I Commission Appointed by Parlia Temperance Is Being Taught in ment to Study Temperance Swedish Schoo Is; Excellent Reform; Many Communes Handbook Supplied Teachers Forbid Spirit Sales (DR. ROBERT HERCOD, Special Correspond• (DR. ROBERT HERCOD, Special Correspond ent AMERICAN IssuE, Lausanne ent AMERICAN IssuE, Lausanne Switzerland) Switzerland) The Swedish authorities who have Some two years ago, the extra-parlia already done so much in this doma.in, M.V GCSH !. continue their efforts to improve te: =r mentary commission, appointed to study \N\4A'T 8 I G' anee teaching. The Ministry of Public the revision of the Danish liquor legisla -ruT~ "(OU Instruction published four years ago an tion, completed its task and presented to . ~AVE GRANMA ~ excellent handbook on the alcohol ques the government a majority report and a tion which supplied the teachers with the material necessary for instructing their minority report. Whilst the majo:-ity pupils on alcohol and alcoholism. A few supported the status quo the minority weeks ago it issued a teachers' guide for made precise proposals of reform, tending temperance teaching, compiled by Drs. to extend the application of local option Dahlgren and Karl Nordlund and Prof. to the districts and to bring about a con E. Sjovall. (1) sultation of the people on the introduc "WhHe it must be recognized that the tion of national prohibition. general formation of character in the After study of the question, the· gov family and at school is the most im ernment declared that it did not see its portant factor of sobriety, it cannot be way to making any proposals to Parlia denied that temperance teaching prop ment. Thereupon members of all the erly so-called also contributes to put the parties submitted to the I<'olketing a mo younger generation on guard against the tion based on the proposals of the minor danger of alcohol. This teaching ought ity. The debate which has just taken to be carefully graduated from the psy place in the Folketing has led to the con chological point of view.· If it is ad stitution of a parliamentary commission dressed to young children it should be charged to study the proposal in detail. very simple, limited to a few imperative The !'vlinister of the Interior, M. Kragh, precepts illustrated by a story or anec is sympathetically inclined, recognizing dote. Later on, when the critical sense the :1dvimbility of an extension of local of the pupil has been awakened, one must O!Jticn, Of improved temperance instruc go deeper, explain the reasons for and tion and, in general, of a more strin2ent against, endeavor to remain perfectly ob fight against alcoholism. While temner jective so as not to arouse the spirit of ance work encounters great difficulties in opposition in the young people. the Danish islands it is rnuch more de- "The personal attitude of the teacher ' ~ veloped in Jutland (Continental Den exercises a powerful action on the mark) . The deputy Heilesen, leader of efficacy of the temperance teaching. A · th8 parliamentary temperance group and convinced abstainer will arouse interest chief signatory of the motion, has quoted to a very different degree from one wh.o striking figures on the extension of local is indifferent or hostile. But excess of prohibition in Continental Denmark. In -Lorain (Ohio) Herald zeal and exaggerations must be avoided. the districts of Randers, Aarhus, Skan "Temperance teaching must be given in clerborg and Veile, 63.6 per cent of the natural connection with other branches communes have no licensed house for tne RECORD SENTENCES grounds, in a similar fight in 1921. of instruction. It must not be too scat "on" consumption of spirits, and 15.3 per IMPOSED Rhode Island came out second best in tered but must aim at a certain concen . cent have entirely forbidden the sale of this attack, as she certainly will in the tration .. Two branches lend themselves strong liquor. For the districts of present effort. Rhode Island is one of the specially to temperance teaching: hygiene Hjcering, Thisted and Aalbo~, the pro United States Judge at Pittsburgh two states that has never ratified the and civic and social instruction." Eighteenth Amendment. portion is 77.'7 and 37.1 per cent; for Makes Penalties Severe 1n those of Ribe, Ringkoel!>ing and Viborg, IN POOR BUSINESS 82.3 and 37.5 per cent. The district of Conspiracy Case DETROIT BOOTLEGGERS Ringkoebing is tne "driest" in Den..'Tiark: Commissioner Doran and Mrs. Wil--' 91.1 per cent of the co:mnunes have for Prison sentences ranging from six bidden the sale of spirits in licensed months in jail to tlll'ee years in a Federal River Towns Report Little Booze lebrandt Condemn New York houses and 55.6 per cent have entit:ely penitentiary and fines ranging from $500 Moving; Fear Jones Law; Also Lawyers' Action abolished it. to $10,000 were imposed in rum ring con spiracy cases March 16 by Judge Nelson Chicago Market Slumps McVicar in the United States court at "It would seem to me that the last class Pittsburgh. Federal authorities in Detroit are of people to engage in breaking down re MITCHELL READY FOR TASK One club and sixteen persons were pen making plans to enforce the Jones law. spect for law would be a group of respon alized. Four were granted new trials. All Judge Arthur J. Tuttle, senior Federal sible lawyers," was the comment of pro Attorney General Says President's were convicted last month during ·the judge announced the judiciary has in hibition commissioner Doran on the an rum plot c_ases heard before Judge Mc quired into the law and is ready to handle nouncement that a group of New York Inaugural Address Platform Vicar, the defendants having been in cases which are brought under it. Up to lawyers had organized to "educate juries" against conviction o:f bootleggers under Enough For His Department dicted as a result of the Federal grand _March 15 no prohibition law violator ar Jury probes of booze conditions in every rested since the act was passed March 2 the Jones law. part of Pittsburgh. has been brought before a Federal judge. Mrs. Mabel Walker Willebrandt, assist Attorney General William D. Mitchell These penalties for defiance of the dry It is reported that between the Jones ant attorney general in charge of prohi is quoted in the Chicago Daily News as law enforcement act are said to be the law and the Chicago St. Valentine's day bition in commenting upon this action by saying that "President Hoover's inau heaviest inflicted by a cnmmal court. massacre, rum running is practically at the New York lawyers said: "It is a gural address should be platform enough since the law has been in effect. a standstill in downriver towns. The shocking commentary on the bar thai for the Department of Justice. I have Chicago gang killing has resulted in many anyone who took an oath on entering his not had time to work out any scheme for Chicago speakeasies closing, thus shutting profession to support and obey the Con handling the prohibition question." The RHODE ISLAND TRYS AGAIN down the market, and many bootleggers stitution should take steps to defeat the news story continues: Although he has are reported to have gone into other busi enforcement of a law by the enactment of not had time to decide on how best to Little Rhody Wants to Know If the nesses rather than take a chance on which Congress plainly intended to en· handle prohibition, he did not hesitate to Eighteenth Amendment Was getting a "five and ten rap." force the Constitution." say that if he found the work of his de partment was increased, through the Legally Ratified VOTE IN NOVA SCOTIA transfer of the Prohibition Bureau from ONTARIO SPIRITS INCREASE the Treasury to the Department of Jus A resolution has been introduced in the Nova Scotia Assembly convened Febru tice, he would ask for more funds to general assembly of Rhode Island direct ary 27 and in the "Speech From the Legalizing Spirits to Promote Tem Throne" it was stated that the govern carry on the work. If, as President Hoo ing the state attorney general to seek a perance by Beer Remedy, ver wishes, the Prohibition Bureau is ruling from the supreme bench on ment had decided to submit to the voters placed under the supervision of the De whether the Eighteenth Amendment ever a plebiscite on the liquor question. Failure partment of Justice, it will mean an im had been legally enacted. No definite date has been fixed for this mense increase in the work of the de The resolution directs Attorney General vote but it is assumed that its sponsors will call it at the earliest possible mo The annual report of the Ontario partment. Sisson to seek the Supreme Court's opin ment. Liquor Control Board recently published The story then quotes Mr. Mitchell: "I ion on two questions: The drys of Prince Edward Island also shows that there is a steady increase in think we have interesting work cut out "Whether 36 state Legislatures have are facing the fight on the liquor ques the consumption of hard liquor by On for us. I have faith that we can improve validly enacted this amendment and tion. tario drinkers, with over half of the en-: conditions. I will have to work out the whether they had a right to do so." tire total spent for booze being for this problem to see whether we will need more The purpose of the new appeal to the "hard stuff." funds and if the problem means an in Supreme Court, according to the terms of HITS 'EM HARD In terms of figures• there has been an crease in work or personnel I will have the resolution introduced March 15 is to Federal Judge Hahn, of Toledo, is no increase of 21 per cent in the consump to ask for more money." "reestablish the Constitution of the more merciful to violators of the dry law tion of spirits or hard liquor during the Mr. Mitchell said he had given some United States in the hearts and minds of than was his predecessor, Judge Killits. five months period between June to Oc thought to the work of the commission to American citizens." Judge Hahn sentenced Edward Marks, of tober, 1928, over the five months period be appointed by President Hoover to in The resolution was presented by Rep Tiffin, to the Atlanta prison for two years June to October, 1927. ' vestigate the administration of the crimi resentative William F. Fox. and to pay a fine of $1,000 for operating Evidently, easy access to distilled liquor nal law by the Federal courts and he be The introduction of this r~lution re a distilling plant near Fostoria, Ohio. does not encourage the use of beer, the lieved it would result in improvini eon calls the fact that Rhode Island attacked Marks' son, Gilbert, was fined $500 and beverage on this side of the border the ditions. Ule Eighteenth Amendment, on differeD~ aDOther son Clarence, was fined $200. wets say is non-intoxicating. · Page Eight HOME AND STATE Mrs. Watts said that the women were "always organization will seek to acquaint every woman in SEARCH AND SEIZURE BILLS IN SENATE going to listen to the still small voice of conscience, Texas of the record of this Legislature. (Continued from Page 5) and vote for principle." Senator Small, of Welling To accomplish this it will be necessary to extend ton, moved to report the bill unfavorable. Senator the organization of local W. C. T. U. into every town ABSENT Cousins, of Beaumont, who spoke, wrote editorials in Texas. We hope they will do so. It is needed. In JULIAN HYER, Fort Worth. and voted for AI Smith, referring to those who voted this way they will splendidly supplement the work En WESTBROOK, Sherman. for Hoover, said, "If we disfranchise those people, of the Anti-Saloon League at a point badly needed, E. E. WITT, Waco. the Democratic party in Texas will be ruined for two and the Anti-Saloon League will render the most WALTER WOODUL, Houston. years at least. I feel like the Democratic party is perfect cooperation. Miss Byrnes, of California, has ABSENT-EXCUSED treading on dangerosu grounds." been in the state organizing new chapters, and has MARGIE NEAL, Carthage. The committee voted 7 to 2 against the bill. done splendid work. Mrs. J. T. Bloodworth is one Not all those who voted to print the bill for the BEFORE THE SENATE of the most capable women in Texas, is tireless in repeal of the law favored its passage. Doubtless her work, and never loses her head. We hope that On February 8 the bill came before the Senate. both Mrs. Watts and Mrs. Bloodworth will take the some of them felt that it was only fair play, since On the :floor of the Senate Sena1or Love defended the committee had tried to kill it by holding it so field and organize till the entire state is a network the bill at length. Referring to the history of the of dry "mmen organized for the fight. long. Those who voted against printing the bill, of Democratic party, he said: "Its victories were won course, were so anxious to protect the Ferguson We hope our good women will everywhere greet when its leaders called to the conscience of the them with open arms and open hearts fired to en Search and Seizure law that the spirit of fair play American- people, and found a response." He told did not so influence them. thusiasm for the greatest crusade of the ages. Let of Tilden, Cleveland and Woodrow Wilson, who the men become "honery" members by planking No further action on either of Senator Love's bills bolted the nominees "for conscience sake." was taken, and when the Braves bill was brought qown a dollar membership fee. It will do them Senator Love explained that the bill was intro more good than harm. over from the House Senator Love gave notice that duced because the present chairman of the Demo he would offer as a substitute to it, the substance of cratic party, Dave Wilcox, has announced that all both of his bills. Then the Senate indefinitely post who voted for Hoover would be punished by being poned all consideration of the bills relating to the excluded from the Democratic primaries next year. Search and Seizure question. SPECIAL NOTICE It is expected that the question will come up BILL KILLED The readers of HoME AND STATE should file this again before the call session, and we understand Senator Love moved to have the minority report copy for reference in future elections. The state that some Senators who voted adversely to these printed. It was tabled, which act killed the bill. election in 1930 is destined to be one of the most bills will then vote favorably to them. The vote to table, or to kill the bill, was cast by the important for prohibition in the history of our state. following: The election will determine whether the friends of Newspapers tell us that AI Smith, who once as J. W. E. H. BE~K, DeKalb. the bootlegger, or the friends of prohibition shall pired to be President of a great country, has bought B. F. BERKELEY, Alpine. rule Texas. Much in this issue will be important to himself a hand organ and grinds out "East Side, OLIVER CUNNINGHAM, Abilene. guide our readers aright during next year's cam West Side." At last he has struck his talent. TOM DEBERRY, Bogata. paign. File the paper and have it on hand .. C. S. GAINER, Bryan. TO THE STATE SENATORS Senator Love tried in vain to get the State Senate CARL C. HARDIN, Stephenville. J. W. HORNSBY, Austin. The· reference to what each Senator said, and to to install microphones for broadcasting what the some extent what he did, and even some ballots re members say and do. He might have known that EUGENE MILLER, Weatherford. JOE MOORE, Greenville. ferred to here, are taken from the press reports, - they would not do it, for the wet Senators from the largely the Dallas News. The duties resting heavily dry districts cuss furiously when HoME AND STATE, in ARCHIE PARR, San Diego. its limited way, broadcasts what they say or do. Gus RussEK, Schulenburg. on the editor have kept him from personally at C. C. SMALL, Wellington. tending the session. We usually find the press re The foreign embassies at Washington hold the J. W. STEVENSON, Victoria. ports reliable, but if any statement in this issue, or status of being foreign soil, and not subject to the W. E. THOMASSON, Nacogdoche5. any other, is not correct,. we will appreciate it if our law of our country. This is in keeping with the cus En WEsTBROOK, Sherman. attention is called to it, and a correct statement W. A. WILLIAMSoN, San Antonio. given. We cheerfully correct errors, and never want toms of nations. Hence they may import, possess to do any ofie an injustice. and serve liquor. This may be all right. But this A. J. WIRTZ, Seguin. courtesy does not seem to carry with it the privilege E. E. WITT, Waco. OUR DUTY TO THE PUBLIC of employing American citizens to bring in their WALTER WOODUL, Houston. A public servant's public record is public property. booze to them. Recently authorities at Washington WALTER C. WOODWARD, Coleman. We never deal with the private records of any one. notified them that such liquors would not be safe Those who voted against tabling, or favorable to Some Senators have become greatly incensed at coni.ing to the embassies ·in the hands of American the bill, were: HoME AND STATE giving their public records to their citizens. So a member of an Embassy had to get out W. R. COUSINS, Beaumont: constituents. We never like to give an offense to a truck bringing its supply from Baltimore and W. J. HOLBROOK, Galveston. any one. But we must discharge our duties to the drive in displaying the embassy's credentials. We THOMAS B. LOVE, Dallas. public. It will do no good to rave or abuse us for i' believe that it will finally dawn upon high-minded W. D. McFARLANE, Graham. doing it. If an error occurs, courteously ask for a Ambassadors that it will be more courteous to our PINK L. PARRISH,· Lubbock. correction, giving the facts. So far, in spite of all people for them to dispense with booze alt,ogether TOM POLLARD, Tyler. the kicking, no one has been able to point out ~n while in -America. (Pollard opposed the passage of the bill, but voted incorrect statement concerning himself. In such with Love to print it, according to press reports.) circumstances, he. should kick himself, not us. ~ } ' I Nat Patton, of Crockett, was absent. Julian Greer, LEGISLATION IN THE SENATE of Athens, and Margie Neal, of Carthage, were- ex cused. Julian Hyer, of Fort Worth, was paired with Freedom of Conscience Bill- W. N. Martin, of Hillsboro. Hyer favored the bill Blame Prohibition '? (NOTE: ·The comments from Senators concerning and Martin opposed it. . One reason given for France's small wine exports '( bills here discussed are all taken from press reports, The above will· be found on page 541 of Senate which are said to be the smallest of any of the large and HOME AND STATE can not vouch for their correct Journal, loose leaf copy. European wine-growing countries, is prohibition in ness, but has usually found them.dependable.] Thus the Democrats of Texas will be whipped by the United States. This explains why European On January 8, Senator Love introduced in the 'the party lash into voting for those whose election wine interests with headquarters in Paris have ex Senate a bill· guaranteeing liberty of conscience to they believe would menace their country, or else be pressed willingness to give financial aid to the wets voters entering the primaries, that tbe pledg·e ex driven from the party. in this country to overthrow the Eighteenth Amend.: acted of them should not bind anyone to vote for a ment. They not only have expressed willingness to nominee when convinced that to do so would be do this but boasted the fact that they did send help against his country's best interest. The bill further to the wets in the Canadian provinces. Prohibition made it unlawful to leave off the ticket the name of THE W. C. T. U. has become an international issue. any party who had filed as prescribed by law. We want. to congratulate the State W. C. T. U. IN THE COMMITTEE and its President, Mrs. Claude de Van Watts, for the splendid work it has done during the regular session President Hoover's law enforcement program is The bill met with trouble in the committee, being of the Legislature. Under her leadership, they now under way. Boost it along. reported unfavorably 7 to 2. The Committee on maintained headquarters on the second :floor of the Privileges and Elections, before whom the bill came, capitol, and did a splendid work for the cause of Be as outspoken in support of the dry law as its is composed of lY"· J .. Ho_lbrook, Galveston, Chair prohibition and good government. The bills they enemies are in their opposition. rna~; W. N. Marhn, Hillsboro, Vice-Chairman; c. s. espoused were good bills. They were tireless in Gazner, Bryan; Nat Patton, Crock~tt; Tom Pollard their efforts to secure their passage. President Hoover's inaugural address has done Tyler; C. C. Small, Wellington; A. J. Wirtz, Seguin; They had a perfect right to be there and to do more to hearten the drys than anything which has Gus Russek, Schulenburg; W. R. Cousins, Beau what they did. Selfish interests are reported to happened since the defeat of Al Smith. mont; Thomas B. Love, Dallas. The last two have camped around the Legislature with lobbyists, brought the bill into the Senate on a minority re and with lobbying influence bottled in bond, and It is as much the duty of citizens to support the port. some bottled in the barn, and that by the case. Ex law of the land as for officials to enforce these laws. Senat?r C. C. Small, -of Wellington, and A. J. Wirtz, cepting from Senator Love and one or two others of Segum, wet leader of the Senate, spoke against we heard of no objections to the work of these The more often you read what President Hoover the bill. Alvin Moody and Mrs. Watts, President of selfish interests and their bottled lobby-influence. said in his inaugural address about dry law ob the W. C. T. U., spoke for the bill, as did also Sena But there were continual complaints and attacks servance and enforcement, the more you will be tors Cousins and Love. In answer to a query from leveled at the W. c. T. U., probably the only un convinced he is right. Eu_gene Miller, Senator from Parker County, Love selfish interest there. sa1d, "I want the party controlled by the voters in On one occasion Mrs. Watts felt called upon to "Bootleggers Quitting Business," say Washington stead of by any executive committee." And answer call a young Senator from the Senate hall and to newspaper correspondents. These bootleggers do ing Wirtz, he said, "I want the voter to follow the tell him just what she thought of certain remarks not like President Hoover's attitude on prohibition, dictates of his conscience. That ts the only way you he had made. Every good man and woman will ap-. nor the $10,000 fine and five years imprisonmen~ ~an build up a successful Democratic party." pl~ud he1~ _courage in doing so. yVe hope iha ~ he:t: Jlllder the ~ones lawo - - -- · · - - - - · -·