The Muskogee Cimeter. (Muskogee, Okla.), Vol. 18, No. 28, Ed. 1, Saturday, December 16, 1916 Page: 3 of 4
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Til MUSKOGEE CIMLTER
P. It" Prlca Associate Editor
B. D. Nlckens Asiuctate Editur
W. H. Twint. Jr Manager
. H. Twine Collector
THE N. A. C. W.
TO TEST IDAHO'S "DRY"
LAW IN SUPREME COURT
THE FUNNY SIDE
OF PROHIBITION
A SALOON AT THE FRONT
MEMUCR
NATIONAL NCGno mc
ASSOCIATION
U
The Cimeter Is tho only Republican
er in the City of Muskogee I ho
ly Phoenix is sometime:. Uopubli-
Kn and sometime? independent mil at
present lime it claims to bo inde-
pendent such n clinging ia not worth
three whoops in h 1 to any political
party and yet Bixby its editor got
flh at tho Republican pio counter.
What base ingrnlitudc.
j HAS STOOD THE ACID TEST.
Philadelphia Uvtnlnc Ledr.or.
I We havo no patlenco with tho3o who
aaaert that thero Is no strength in tho
United States navy. Any luriltutiou
whlch could uurvlvo three yoara of
'Daniels must havo tho goods.
Highest Tribunal In Deciding Case May Hold Prohibition Logis
lation Is a Violation of the Rights of the Individual as
Guaranteed By the Federal Constitution
AN EYE TO THE FUTURE.
Washington Star.
"What's the Idea of your working bo
fcard for prohibition?"
"I want to bo recognized as ono of
the deserving patriots who helped to
elect the tlckot" icphed Undo Dill
Sottletop. "Maybe they'll givo mo tho
fab of hunting around for any Illegal
llfuor and destroying it."
I A SUNDAY ARGUMENT.
Washington Post.
' A Michigan automobllist is suing for
damages becauso a neighbor's horse
attacked his machino on tho road and
Silly Sunday cites tho case as an ar-
gument for prohibition without know
0f what the horso had to drink.
up II
ntiETioUhotiJ
COMPENSATED AFTER
HIS PROPERTY IS
DESTROYED
COURT fiiDS HI1
Montana Judge Declares That
Saloonist's Stock Can Not Be
Confiscated WithoutFaymont
Except as a Last Resort.
and Then Only In Caso of
Absolute Necessity
The Supremo Court of Montana has
fcandod down an opinion holding that
a aaloonlst'3 property can not bo do
etroyed without compensation except
as a last resort "available only In tho
presenco of Imminent and overwhelm
lag necessity which brooks no dblay."
A dispatch to tho Butte (Mont.)
Miner from Holcna says:
During tho "Muckio" McDonald ro
kalllon in Dutte in tho fall of 101 1 tho
aaloons wcro ordered closed by tho
atate. Colonel Dan J. Donohuo com
landing tho Second Montana infantry
seized some liquor from the barroom
of a saloonist who disobcyod tho or
der and ordored tho stuff poured Into
a gutter. Tho liquor dealer afterwards
brought suit and secured a vordict for
1300 In tho district court In Dutto. In
affirming this verdict tho stato Su-
preme Court said today:
"Under constitutional govornmont
uch as ours tho destruction of pri-
vate proporty without compensation to
the owner must bo tho last resort
available only in tho prcsonco of Immi-
nent and ovorwho'mlng necessity
which brooks no delay. In falling to
allogo facts sufficient to dlscloso such
necessity tho answer falls to mako
out a Justification for the trespass and
(or this reason tho offered ovldeuco
was proparly rejected."
Idaho's drastic "dry" law may bo
held unconstitutional by the Supremo
Court of tho United States. A lest
caso la now boforo tho court and It
may decide that Idaho's prohibition is
a violation of rights of tho Individual
guaranteed by tho Tcderal ronptltu
tlon. Tho Uniso (Idr.ho) r.trmcrs' lie
view has the following to bay concern
lng tho case:
Id iho la greatly Intcroitcd In tho
appeal ponding boforo the nuprcmc
court of the Lulled States in it case
ugalUBt Ed Crano nrreUol and con-
victed nt Moscow ror violating tho pro-
hibition law of this state by having In
his po.iseislpti a bottle of liquor. The
raso li ono of tho first of Its kind on
record.
Had Eottlo of Whisky.
Crano wan arrested In Moscow on a
criminal complaint cworn to by Grant
Uobbltn chief of police r'largcd with
having a quart bottle of whisky In hh
room hi tno Hotel Moscow. Ho was
given a preliminary hearing before
Judge Will 1? Morgarcldgo In the pro
'iato couit ar.d hound over to tho die
trl-t court for I aUh county.
I'o'iro tho care camo to trial In tho
d'slrlrt court a writ of hahcau corpun
v.is obtained from tho stale supremo
court. It wm ndm'itcd by Crano ani
his interne;' a. Judge J. II Forney and
TO
1 LIQH TRAINS
C. & 0. Puts On "Specials" For
Persons Carrying"Wet Goods"
Into "Dry" West Virginia
Thoso who bellovo that prohibition
! prohibiting in West Virginia nro ro
apectfully roforred to tho following dis-
patch from Charleston W. Va. to
Pierre (S. D.) Journal:
Orders issued by tho Chesapeake &
Ohio railroad today announced tho
creation of two special train beginning
tomorrow on which persons carrying
legally labeled liquor will bo permitted
to travel. Tho trains will mqyo oach
Tuesday Thursday and Saturday be-
tween Ashland Ky. and Charleston.
Xach passenger may carry ono suit
ase filled with liquor tho case to bo
so largor than 24x13x3 inches. Por
obb will not bo permitted to transport
lienor oa regular trains a regulation
Which hae been in force for somo time.
TW BOH
HI CR
'A
'amaica Ginger U?cd As
stitute For Whisky
GET
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!J
NOW YOU OAID IT.
Louisville Courlor Journal.
It now is said that William Jennings
Bryan may bo a candidate of tho Pro-
hibition party in tho next prosit' mtlal
campaign. Admirable iirrnngcuont.
Both tho party and tho candldato are
too used to defeat to tako it to heart.
A. II. Ovorsmlth that ho had the liquor
In his possession but It was maintain NEITHER HAVE WE.
od that it was for his own uco and Cincinnati I'oBt 1
henent and not to sell or givo away. IInD Mr 1!nnly congratulated Mr.
No ovldonco wno producod to allow wnonj Wo imVQXi uotlcod.
that he had tried to cell or givo nway i
any part of tho liquor.
Crano'n roleano was asked for tho OR EVEN NEAR IT.
reason that the liquor 1st his possession (Cln-imiatl Times-Star
wan for his own uso and that tho leg Dill Bryan In going to havo an awful
lslaturo of tho utato had no right tot;ne getting thnt Democratic donkey
doclaro that tho mero possession of to tho trough of prohibition.
whisky was n criminal offense unless
ho had It to soil or givo away or reach ...n c. n
tho public In somo other way. It wns A u"u"
urged that Crano'n rights In the prom ni.chmom. (n.) ll.....a.einocrat.l
Ises wero guaranteed by tho conntltu "' t3 cellar prefectly dry7" In-
tlon of tho United States and that'."-""- the prospoctlvo purchaser
those rights could not bo abridged by "Well" responded tho talented
tho laws of any Btato. agent with a knowing wink "It always
Ho'o Gtlll In Custody. had boon until tho prohibition law
. . .i . . i ..v.-ont into effect."
Tho nupromo court of tho stato hold
adversely to Crano. It upholl tho con
ntltutio'ta.Sry of senate bill No. DJ tho THE HUMOR OF PROHIBITION
ntato lav under which tho action was Cincinnati Knnuirvr
instituted. A writ of error waa taken A auor firm ln covhigion Ky.. re-
to tho nupromo court of tho United contlv rccoivctl nn order for whisky
States nnd thero tho caso Is pending. from a wonm tl prohibition Virginia.
n in on utc Htiproma couri iiockoi nr.Tho whibkv WM scnt by express but
caso No. ::00 October 1010 torm andwaH lalor .uurnPj by tho ntato author-
Is expected to bo reached early In Jan-U08f Thp pnjU ;o rintnlrliiii the KCVZ YH. THE
uary iju. tit mo meantime urano whisky hot- this label which wan at
nominally In tho custody of tho sheriff tachei )y tUo lry .owcrg thh. ho ln
of Latah county under the commitment tho ()tat0( Unt onco nud Ccorg0 Wasll.
l tbo prohnto Judge. luglou U3 ft cUls5011.
' "NOTICE.
milk or water had a "lino kick" In It . 3 .3 f 0
and made i an excellent nubstltuto for L ot f wt
wlisKy. hvldcnco was given lowing
that many of tho purchasers of the a
stuff wcro joung boys of IS and 9 h wdow wltoul chMfmt
and that tho druggist nod rom two to
four bottles of tho stuff dally although. nirv
a dor.o for mcdlelnal purposes Is a half A . ' .
... Caa you beat It?
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"" Inn tend of trying to abollch tin onioon tlu Oermnn c'tllcra who are
hlahly clficlont pltyolca'ly and mentally although not Pr bltlonlsts took
tl)3 saloon to v;nr w.tlt thorn. Tlilo shows a Canteen or military saloon be
hind the front In Frnncs.
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3j2i8GAD THAT OF T'.iG Tr.CHiBlTION
RECRUITS 932320
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IS
Sub-In
"Dry" Colorado
VI:on a stato or city gosn "dry"
thr !:ug stores do n n.jhlng business
.n Jama.ca Clrgcr or "JIck" which
cor.tahu ho.:p much akohol. Iho Den
vor Poit hcroby tell.) how popular
"JIck" Is in "dry" Colorado:
'1 i;o character of "Jamaica glngor"
h&a been put formally on trial In a
caso f.'t.l in t'.io ctate suprome court.
N. N. McLean a dnt'tgiit at Lamar
has appealed to tho en irt for a 'stay of
execution from tho neuto ko of the d.-v
ti let Judro nuing hint hc.iv.ly fo- oli-
lng the giuvr lit two and fo.r-ou!uo
quantlt'.c'i without n pro crlptlon.
McLean nays that he and his clerks
sold tho ginger only for .-.hat they 1 n
llcvcd to be medicinal purpose! and
that they wero not trying to oatwit
tho prohibition law which forbid.) tho
siilo of Intoxicating liquors or substl
tutos.
WItneinon at McLean's trial testified
that tho ginger when diluted with
USE OF LIQUOR MPIDLT IHGREISES
"LAND OF THE FREE"
EVEN IF HE'S A "DRY."
Milwaukee News.
Mirsouri snowed Prohibition undor
Federal Statistics Show Koro Drinking Is Doing Dono Now
Than Ever Before- In 1835 When Over Half of tho Union
Was Dry 14 States Repudiated Prohibition
Tnannli llnltnr nrratilnnt. nf tlin .V In rprnnt rlpttnnn. In nr.nh nml vnrr
f tlnixnli TtH 1 fWH w t 1' - W 0
Editor of The Press- Sad to say by 124000 mJrlt 0Rht tc tlonal Wholesale Liquor Dealers Asno- Instanoo no attempt was made to pre
jailor oi ino ro99 &n.. xo say n onough cvou for tl0 man from ' . tnu ' volt lIl ronnumptlon of nlcohollo
onco In about every fifty yearn or solBaour elation of America makes tho follow ( ovor. fop oUal WQ ImJcod
a groat wave o fanaticism sweeps lnB atieW0P to ln0 uttoranco given to AnU.SaIocn Lat.uo fuIiy rocof.
:::.:; i ':..':'" ru""'- ". fiAP.ciNe kamsas. !' ' Uiu ltuv- 1iirley A-UaKor-
. rti it M it 0 uatlonal sunorlntumtent of tho
tUltv; lJW 14 41 11(4114 Jl 4l l14IJUU 114.
mon would try to mako you stop eating confldonco In tho superior uplift ot Ealoon Lcaguo:
meat for Instance you would bo In Kfcitan life rocelvcs a rudo shock by "Tho statement mado by tho Ilcv.
dlgnant Insulted outraged. So would tuo report ot tho Stato Board of Cor- Baker that twenty-four utatou have
all Of US. WO WOUld liso UP against r. A nnolnl nml mnrnt mil ... ....... .-- .- ...--....i
. wvw.. -- .rww.... .-..-. ......... ... npi nivn inn nriiiit ir:inii:. i iinBiutiii
thl. lnfamoun band one and till mid ...-. ninimmi in i.n r..i nv.nm
cram their mcasuro down tholr ownof th; ry bolt appears to' havo missed lnK amI unlruo
throats. 'S connection down there. Tho crop of "Only twenty-thrco staton aro dry
Now what In tho dllTcrenco between prime Is Just an abundant and tho many or theso by act of loglslaturo
thin and prohibition? It is oxactly tho penitentiary as crowded as In states :iiui not by voto of tho people lu
oamo tneory. icsi ulsposcd to boast or civic rlghte
Docs that ntatuo outside Nowousucss. Ohaha (Nob.) Boo.
York's harbor mean nnythlng to you "
i pcop'.o? la It n symbol of America or
a farco? Liberty doos not mean ox
ompllon from tyranny without but
iiIpo protection from tyranny within
It moans pergonal liberty! And prohi-
bition will mean tho death of this chcr-
lphcd symbol of tho United States of
America. Foreign Born.
HUNTING FOR TROUBLE
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rTS--K.J
Z&JSg3Z. ?
jy Vo"w Vivo
w )$&' Mrr " nil'
Match of this yoar Vornionl ropu-
dinted prohibition by a two to ono
oto. The populittion of tho twenty
thruo 'dry' slalou lo only 32300.811
while tho population of tho wot btatoa
Ib .9CC-H2C. The population ot the
Btatea voting 'dry' last Tuesday Is.only
4002328. Tho population of llto
ntaton voting 'wet' ia 7332180. These
states aro Missouri CalL'ornla and
Maiylnnd. All of theso figures tell
tholr own story and show that on Tues-
day ovor 2000000 moro pooplo voted
'wot' than 'dry' whilo thoro U still
twico a3 many pooplo living in 11
ccusod states as ln no-called prohibi-
tion statos.
Protect Individual Rltlhts.
ulzes tho lmpoKsIl) lily of voting any
AntI toriitoiy 'dry' In .nt that organlza
I tlon simply urges upon tho pooplo the
o.lor.hvi of tho mala channels of dls
trlbatlon oporatel under llcenso. re-
gtilation and control. Bjforo attempt-
irg to do even this m ;ch It substitutes
for tho main channel another avenue
of d'ltribiitlou namely Individual
shipments for home consumption and
personal use. The two effects result-
ing from thoso Antl Saloon League
methods have been to greatly Increase
the price of vines bcorc and liquor
for persor.nl uuc. and to cut out a re-
venue received b tho states cities
towns and countlon. I
U. I
P&ople Didn't Vcta. t
"As boforo Indicated In many ot
tho-io 'dry' States Htato-wldo prohibi-
tion wa.t enactod by tho legislatures
and not by voto of tho people. Ef-
forts to secure a dnoct voto on thla
question by thoso favoring Individual
liberty in those 'dry' states havo been
constantly suppressed.
"Aa for tho country at largo It la
rapidly approaching tho uamo condi-
tion which existed a llttlo moro thaa
half a century ago. .
"If history repoats Itself tho re
nctlon against sumptuary legislation
is about duo nud every Indication
Tho statos referred to havo not out-' ?ollt3 t0 tlloltfact that states now 'dry'
... . . . i in namo will repullato present lawa
lawod tho drink trafflc. On tho con for cxactly tbQ Bam(J rca30n Umt
trary thoy havo in various waya ur- niay Btntoi ropudiatcd prohlbltloa
rangod to protect and pcrpotuato tho back In the CD's. Matty of those statea
rlirht to uao wlno. lmor nnd whlakv bv ' ro uulferlng not nlono from tho lota
Now York World.
William Jennings Bryan wno hne never been rlrjht on any great publlo question announces that he will
try to make tho Democratic party Indorse prohlbtlon. In thle particular It la woll to remember that nil nntlon.nl
parties In convention assembled refused this year to put a national prohibition plank Into their platform. Even
tho Prohibition Party spurned national prohibition declaring that the scheme was not conducive to true temper
ance.
Bocurlng lawa which doslgnato tho
quantity that nn Individual may buy
or recclvo for personal uso.
"Tho further otntenv.nt by tho Itev.
Baker that most of tho torrltory In tho
romalnlug states hus nhollshod drink
through tho instrumentality of local
option Is not truo in any sunso.
"Somo districts havo voted again it
licensing tho (saloon but lit nil lu
stances tho right of the Individual to
secure wino beor and whisky for per-
sonal uso has been protected by tho
offorta ot Mr. Baker and hia colleagues
of tho Anti-Saloon League
"Tho Kov. Bakor complains that
neither political parly was willing lo
duclaro for national prohibition. No
national party can in honor aflord to
do this without providing compensa-
tion to tho Interests destroyed.
"No national party can go beforo the
pooplo favoriug confiscation of prop-
erty. "
Only 3CO.O0O Prohibition Votes.
"An to tho clalnio of tho Prohibi-
tionists Chairman Oliver W. Stewart
of tho Prohibition National Campaign
Commlttco in an ofilclnl ntutomout
Bayn ho does not hopo for moro than
3.10000 votes with tho final count In
l'Jlil election. When this Is contrasted
with a total of moro than soventcon
million votes just ca3t its in.lg
Blficauco is apparent.
"Any and all attempts of tho Antl-
Saloon Leaguo to show aupprosslon of
tho liquor trafllc and reduction ot tho
consumption of alcoholic bovcraijoa
through tho addition of 'dry territory
of rovenuo formerly derived from U
conso but from a gT.cral contempt for
all laws that rectus to invariably fol-
low ln tho wako of 'dry legislation.
"Whilo four ot tr-e otntea rocontljr
voted 'dry' It is well to remember
that In many other atat03 thoBo un
dor prohibition ai woll as under ll
ceiiRo laws elocif-1 avowedly liberal
candidate; ovor roinlnees whose utter
ancon ami rccordu wcro strongly la
favor of prohibition. I
Use of Liquor Increasing.
"According to tho monthly rcporta
of tho Internal Hc.cnao Commissioner
for tho fiscal year increases in taxes
on whljky wino p.i.d beer havo boen
such ai to Indicate tho largo.it output
itt tho otttiro hUtory of theso indus-
tries. ' Indeed not only history toachet
but Ions oxporloncc proves that II
cense regulation and control offor tha
only practical solution to tho socillol
liquor problem. That thin truth is be-
coming moic and irore universally re
cognlzod is best evidenced by tho tact
thnt not only great cities but tho largo
industrial statos as well rotuso to
again try tho experiment that proved
so costly in tho 50'3."
SPEAKING OF MONEY
If peoplo in "dry" statos save their
money as tho ' d y" spoutors claim
thoy do why la It that tho saving? ac
counts In Kansas aro only onu halt
an lnigo an the "-m-irs ncoounta of
arc absolutely controverted by the ot i tro.rest ot the ui. " Kansas has
flclal otatcmento of tho United Statei been "diy" for ti...-'vfl joara. Pro-
Internal Rovenuo Department. ! .l'b'jlnn at 1 -J u.' llmo to Rhow
"Whilo it is true that four otntei 1' i ertevth m hr ' n:told "blesslnga"
Michigan Nobraska Montana and u. ou tho peoplo. Omaha (NVo.) Pro
iouth Dakota votod out tho saloons I tector. J
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