TH KMAN SATURDAY JUNE 23 1923 PAGE THREE Revolt Against Prohibition United States of America, Canal Zone.
FOUR MORE STATES WANT TO FOLLOW NEW YORK LEAD.
ho esterfield IN THE UNITED STATES DIS TRICT COURT FOR THE CANAL ZONE, AT CRISTOBAL View Which Is Keid By Washington Administra.
tion Officials Generally, M, SNIVELY, Plaintiff.
Ivo EVELYN SNIVELY, Defendani.
GARETTES smoking the best cigarette in affixing his were Taste is a matter of tobacco quality to day.
We state it as our honest belief that the tobaccos used in Chesterfield are of finer quality and hence of better taste) than in any other cigarette at the price.
Liggett Myers Tobacco Co.
CIVIL No. 414. Diret West India Cable Co despatch from New York, dated June stats that three Notice of Pendency of Suit.
days after the signing of Governor Snith of the repeal of the To Evelyn C, Suively of 2355 East Malleo Gage probibition enBoston Avenue Philadelphia, Penna.
focement law four States acGREETINGS: cording to the New York TriTake Notice that on the 6th day bune, are more or less definiteof June 1923, the above amed ly in revolt against the eigoplaintiff flled an action against you teenth amendment. These are in the above named court, praying for That ad an absolute divorce Massachusetts, Connecticut, Ilthe statutory grounds as alleged in said complaint Piauis. and Wisconsin. Others (to which you are referred. Now, in clading virtually all the great started me unless you, the said Evelyn iadustrial States are expected Snively shall appear before the said court at Cristobal, on or before the by the West Forces to line up 15th day of Septr. 1923, which is the behind these before the week is return day of the summons herein, out. Governor Smith action and plead, domur or answer to said signatue to the complaint, the matters and things repeal the Tribune says, aptherein charged and stated will be takea as confessed and judgement pears to have given to the antiwill be rendered against you as pray.
Dry forces in all quarters preever made!
ed for in said complaint.
cisely the tangible Initiative Witness the Honorable Walltoward concrete action which ingford, Judge of the Distriel court for the Canal Zone, this 8th day of during the month of miscellanJune 1923 eous grumbling they have been awaiting. In Sgd. SHAEFFER.
Massachusetts, Acting Asst. Cerk of the Court.
according to the Constitutional Liberty League, this will result some of the enforcement officials immediately in action which it themselves.
is believed ultimately will let light wines and beers into the When the Federal Prohibition policy was put into effect in States.
January, 1920, there BELIEVE REVISION IMPERATIVE.
177, 790 legally licensed saloons in Washington, May 23 Administration officials generally this country These figures were supplied by Antihold the opinion that regardless League.
Mr. Wheeler, the head of Gov. Smith action on the of that organization. estimated Mullan Gage liquor repeal bill, a to day that, not more thanone of revision of the Federal prohibi every ten men formerly engaged tion policy is imperative, in the sale of liquor is so engaged For the moment the eyes, hopes and fears of the country He explained, however, that are turned on New York there was no way of accurately Governor. His decision re estimating the number of bootgarding the liquor repeal leggers violating the law. He bill before him is certain to exer said such information was obvi.
cise marked influence over the ously more or less misleading.
administration of the Govern If you sent out a committee ment pressnt policy.
of churchmen, he said, they Approval of the Mullan Gage probably wouid not find any repeal act undoubtedly will com bootleggers pel a drastic change in the pres.
ESTIMATES OF LIQUOR TRADE.
ent method of trying to shut off Court records and reports to liquor leaks by land and sea.
the Department of Justice do Disapproval of it will perpetuate not agree with the contention of to some extent the more or less the Anti Saloon League leader, insecure partnership between Unofficial estimates have placed Federal and State enforcement the number of men engaged in agente.
the lawless occupation of bootPRESSURE FROM ABROAD as high as 300, 000 in the Whether Gov. Smith approves this figure is even apor rejects the Mullan Gage repromimately correct is a matter pealer, however, there is certain to be continued pressure from of opinion. Competent unofficial foreign sources for a more satis authorities in Washington assert factory policy in dealing with that there are from 1, 000 to 3, 000 several friendly nations which bootleggers plying their trade within three miles of Bounded the vigorous protest National Capitol, Mr. Wheeler against the abridgement of their said to day he did not believe international rights.
there were 300.
Outside of the probibition en An official of the Federal Enenforcement department there is little confidence placed in the too little on the mechanics iowidely and flagrantly violated looking into the matter privateforcement Bureau who has been assertions of the Anti Saloon volved in compelling obedience as at present.
dry law. Aided and ty furnished the estimate that League and other voluntary dry to the the resourceful Officials of the Federal en organizations that Federal and abetted by more than 25, 000 men are of the State enforcement measures are agents Anti Saloon forement department privately bootlegging in New York City admitted this.
WHOLESALE DEPARTMENT either satisfactory or efficient. League, Mr. Haynes and his They say boot alone. He also disclosed the legging machinery has been interesting detail that an enThe optimistic views reflected cepartment have proceeded on No. 78, New in the statements iesued by the the theory that the great mass Market Street perfected to a point far more tirely, new efficient than the more slowly out of the bootle business.
has grown Probibition Commissioner are of citizens want the dry law consistently discounted by enforced rigidly.
developed process of enforce He cited several cases to show RETAIL DEPARTMENT ment The volume of liquor that the personnel of the more every other department of the Reports to other agencies of Government. Reports to these the Government shows that apNo. 107, Bolivar Street finding its way over the Cana powerful and prosperous bootdian and Mexican borders and legging combinations includes a departments and the opicions peals based on moral condsidera THE PEOPLE COMMISSARY through sequestered sea lanes man who shoulders the reg.
expressed by some of the tions are no more effective than is estimated to be larger than ponsibilities for violations and most important officials tell the actual prohibition machinery at any period to date.
serves jail sentences resulting story quite different from has proved up to date. The from it.
that dally, repeated by the conclusion of officials holding FULL SUPPLY OF Reliable newspapers chroniprohibition department.
NEED OF BETTER METHODS.
this view is that the moral ascles printed in several parts Groceries, Provisions, Eggs, of the country clearly reveal the The officials of the Anti Saloon In their official comments pects of the prchibition policy growth and existence of lawless Leagues of the Faderal Enfoceregarding the methods employ will not induce half as much Cabbage, Dairymen Butter agencies operating along highly ment Bureau will not, of course, ed by Mr. Haynes there is no respect for violations of the systematic and highly ingenuous admit that the situation is as bad disposition to find fault with Volstead act as measures sup ALWAYS ON HAND AT MODERATE PRICES lines to food the country with as it is actually believed to be by either bis fitness for the admit ported by physical authority.
liquor.
representatives of other departtedly difficult task of drying up APPREHENSION JUSTIFIED SUPPLY EXCEEDING DEMAND.
ments the country or the moral soundof the Government. That ness of his reasons for assertsome readjustment of the GovIn the last two or three weeks Call and see us before purchasing Some of these newspaper acernment policy and more adeing the efficacy of the policy he unofficial reports from all seccounts show that the volume of quate methods for suppressing has adopted.
tions justify the apprebensioa elsewhere.
the liguor supply in some the liquor lawlessness is 800TLEGGERS MORE EFFICIENT expressed by officials of the proinstances is actually great cannot be questioned.
The fact is the enforcement bable undersirable effects of bibition bureau as to the proer than the correct demand Oficials and is indicated by the slump that connected with the enforceof all bureaus, except department is doing everything approval of the Mullan Gage rein its power to sbut off the sup peal bill by Gov. Smith. Re ports, the New York situation is Bulletius issued by his depart Supplemented by official ad partment, expressed the opinion in the quotation of prices. ment division of the Treasury Deply of liquor from all sources. Dunciation by New York of what admiteai, policy and impairing bene assers that the country is missions that the Federal ma that regardles of the fate of the The trouble is that the devious the concurreat responsibility teetticiency of the dry enforce becoming dryer and dryer every chinery is inadequate to close up Mullan Gage repeal bill a more methods for defeating it are of New York State is more numerous and far more to result in widespread atrophy ment bureau way, that the Government will be the hidden sources of supply, satis factory plan for drying up efficient than the plans for en forcing the dry law. The pro of several States where amount the local police agencies the gence of oppinions between mr. Vulstead act, regardless of the ic and unrelenting violations are adopted by the Federal Goverus There is pronounced diver. jesutied ia rigidly enforcing the newspaper accounts of systemat. the conntry will have no ho hibition department is practi. Federal enforcement bureau is Haynes and the more important protests of foreign powers on causing deep concern to impor mentas also a more moderate cally in conflict with every other trying to keep up with the heads of other departinents of the friendly terms with the United tant officials.
application in relation to foreign bureau of the Government, par. bootleggers.
Government over every feature States. The amazing growth of the Governments, ticularly the Treasury, which is of the enforeaaent programme supposed to exercise direct conCoupled with the position taken in one form or another. the first point there is bootlegging industry along the Outside of the prohibition trol over its undertakings, by Great Britain, France, Italy, a marked dissent of oficial view Atlantic seaboard, in some of the department, official Washington DRY BULLETINS AND WET supported by unofficial informa Gulf Statez, on the Pacific Coast ments made by President Hardunanimously endorses the stateMr. Haynes is held by other Spain and the Netherlands reGovernment officials to place too garding the Supreme Court aulFACTS.
tion that at no previous period and in those States contiguous ing to Congress in Ducembe high a value upon the moral prohibiting foreign vessels from Mr. Haynes contends that his in the three years of the history to the Canadian border is not last, that the lawless liquor responsibilities of citizens and bringing liquor Into Aerican methods are most satisfactory. of the dry jaw bas it been so open to question, according to (Coutinued on Page 6)
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