The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, July 13, 1932, Page 3

Both Parties Dry Law Issues Carefully Question Was Non-Political to Begin With, But Times Have Changed Editor's Note: This is the third of four stoxies on the history of Prohibition, made especially time- ly by the recent action of the Re- Publican and Democratic national conventions, By BRUCE CATTON The oft-repeated assertion that Prohibition is not a political issue was certainly as true as gospel in the be- ginning. Not only did the Anti-Saloon Lea- gue work through and with both par- ties in getting ratification of the amendment, but the two major par- ties seemed, from their public pro- nouncements, to be utterly ignorant THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE WEDNESDAY, JULY 13 1932 Have Dodged and all other provisions of the federal constitution, and all laws enacted pur- suant thereto.” : Having digested these law enforce- ment planks, the electorate sat back and waited for the candidates to de- clare themselves. Herbert Hoover, in his speech ac- cepting the nomination, made his now famous remark about “an experiment, noble in motive,” and was thenceforth hailed as a dry by the prohibition leaders. ' Governor Smith, finding his plat- form too dry, stepped off of it long jenough to declare his personal opin- ion that prohibition was “entirely un- satisfactory to the great mass of the People.” Thus the campaign came far closer to providing a straight, out-and-out test of sentiment on prohibition than any ¢lection yet held; and when Smith went down to defeat, the dry leaders announced that the 18th amendment OUT OUR WAY DONT AsTME! WE IL WAS JIS STANNIN' HERE BUTTERIN' A PIECE O' BREAD WHEN. ALL OF A SUDON , T “THOT A LION. ER A WILD TAGGER, HAD POUNCED ON USES HE C By Williams | NOWS TL HAVE TO WASH “TH DISHES — THATS TH’ REASON HE TH BIGGEST KNIFE AN FIND, JUST TO R ONE PIECE O' BREAD ~ GIMME THAT AND GET A SMALLER ONE . YOU UTTLE SNIP! “The Ladies’ Sport Shop” Dresses and Coats at Unusual Low Prices All the latest fabrics and styles in ladies’ ready to wear, all new merchandise, no old stock to dispose of. Ladies’ Suits and Coats % Price DRESSES IN PRINTS, EYELET DRESSES, VOILES CREPES, SATINS and SHANTUNGS _ .- of what was taking place. An excellent example is to be found in the New York gubernatorial cam- paign of 1918. Congress recently had passed the 18th amendment and it was before the states for ratification. Alfred E. Smith was running for the governor- ship on the Democratic ticket, op- Posed by Charles S. Whitman, the Re- publican candidate. Then, if ever, one would have ex- s pected prohibition to be a prominent issue in the campaign. The amend- ment was still pending; the time was ripe for bringing it out into the mid- dle of the political arena, But neither Smith nor Whitman once referred to it—nor did their re- spective party platforms. By 1920, when the Democratic and Republican national conventions were held, the amendment had not only been ratified, but had gone into ef- fect, although it may be worth noting that the Democratic convention in San Francisco has gone down in his- tory as one of the wettest gatherings of its kind. was more secure than ever. But the wets refused to agree. One fact, though, was clear. Pro- hibition had come out into the open and was fast developing into a straight party issue. Both sides pre- pared for a new test of strength in the election of 1932, 30 CHILDREN BORN HERE LAST MONTH 17 Are Born to Bismarck Par- WHY MOTHERS GET GRaY. ents; 15 Are Boys and 15 - - * Are Girls | Lestie Fenton, Evelyn Knapp, Mary | ENATE SENTIMENT — eesti eS SLOPE MAN NAMED don, Ben Alexander and Willard | Robertso: | $ 9.95, now ...........$ 5.95 See co aoe ae 12.95, now ....6...... 6.95 $1.95 19.95, now ........... 12.95 Hollywood Dresses $19.95 Now $12.95 Sweaters $2.75 and $1.95 Now $1.95 and $1.50 TRwiLliams © 1992 BY NEA SERVICE. INC. Choice of Ladies’ Hats AEG. U.S. PAT. OFP aa Allen-A- Hosiery Special, 3 pairs for $2.00 Values up to $4.95, now $1.00 Thirty babies were born in Bis- marck during June, according to vital} statistics compiled in the office of i | tor, directed “The Strange Love of | PY Perhaps the politicians thought the | City Auditor Myron H. Atkinson. Rv? cake ah ae is i any rate, fers et iti j j | Molly Louvain,” which was adapted | tes eabyeer spar trenton ginger ti the nee - tained aes Position Made Clear in Discus | by Erwin Geisey and Brown Holmes | Or. W. D. Odou, Hettinger, Is {Seventeen of the babies were born to . . from the original Watkii tor! party platforms of that year. sion Tuesday; Borah | 8 ins story. New President of S e \ The Republican platform of 1920| Bismarck parents. | ‘. lew President of State mm said just this on prohibition: Nineteen persons died in the city Makes Statement | Association Patterson Hotel Building “With regard to the sale and manu- | during the month, seven of whom re- | facture of intoxicating beverages, the sided in the Capital.City. Washington, ' (Py an ETT Republican party will stand for the| Births and deaths reported to the| senate hae ERR BRC TT ERO AE! een " |,,Dr W. D. Odou. Hettinger, was enforcement of the constitution of city auditor last month: eral sentiment is against cancella- j clected pr esident of the North Dakota the United States as it shall be de- Births tion or reduction of war debts. | Veterinary association at the closing clared by the supreme court.” May 27—Mr. and Mrs. William J.| A discussion making this plain fol- | | Session of the organization's 30th an- The Democratic platform of 1920} Nikolaus, Bismarck, daughter. lowed a sveech by Senator Johnson | siete meeting here Tuesday after- failed to mention the subject at all,; June 1—Mr. and Mrs. Timothy! (Rep, Cal.) callin; ntion to the | ; eS although it did go out of its way to; Daniel Sullivan, Bismarck, daughter. Matenent of Chanceiior Neville i SS Ge ate ln natar are cuns named vine presinent eae ates a 7 ee ee ee ee aU | mea oct ei, ind Mrs. Pius Ussel-|Chamberlain in the British house of | Hospital Following Auto | Redwrion. cerresient and Dr. ‘Agr. 35 of them, at that moment—which | man, Fort Rice, son. commons, later contradicted in Lon- ‘ oikned cnth ats akota Agri had ratified the 19th amendment,) June 5—Mr. and Mrs, Raymond/don and denied in Washington, that | Mishap Tuesday una granting the vote to women. Fox, Bismarck, daughter. the U. S. was involved in talks pre- | | pea Say ree Minor Campaign Issue June 6—Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Mc- | ceding the Lausanne agreement. Mica In the campaign, Warren G. Hard- | Cormick, Mandan, son. “Iam concerned and troubled’: C.Cashman, of Bismarck and TDL We gene ing was popularly supposgd to be dry) _ June 7—Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Unser,} when a responsible British official |G'#94 Forks, is in critical condition | peeiialie Deces Hee te th —he had voted for the amendment—! Bismarck, daughter. rises in the British parliament and | 8 Grand Forks hospital as @ result | GLEE sa Sddreceed the and James M. Cox was similarly! June 8—Mr. and Mrs. Otto Riederer,|says American representatives were |°f injuries he suffered in an automo- | oon par coat cape after- See ee Nee ae ak nae eae oe colt, devenier;, Me, and Mrs) /AC- | consulted,” Johnson taaid)) “It imine | one Scciden’ near Michigan auemeay | OOo PSone WatsH endeditha stwo- ay difference, the League of Nations and | vid Backlund, Bismarcs, daughter. | credible that, if there was a con- 200M, according to an Associated y Sy be —_ wn general dissatisfaction with the war! June 9—Mr. and Mrs. Howard O.|sultation, it should have been con. Press dispatch. lef tae ects dene oe were the only issues, and prohibition | Hendrickson, Bismarck, son. \cealed.” Cashman, a deputy state food in-! 7 ty. ee e pis Sanitary board played practically no part at all inj June 10—Mrs. Elmer C. Pettict, Bis-| His question was answered in these SPector, has a residence in the Capital!" 25 Years, was honored ‘at. this the campaign. marck, son. words by Chairman Borah of the for- ,City at 522 Ninth St., but has been hee tse for en long service As far as congress was concerned,; June 12—Mr. and Mrs. Paul W./cign realtions committee, who said SPCnding most of his time in the day Sienine lie wees : aed ae 1920 passed with prohibition getting | Haggard, Bismarck, son. the statement was authorized by Sec- | Grand Forks area for the last year. |p." the pied ae e -ablephn a watch e 9 very little attention. Congvess appro-| June 13—Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wil-! retary Stimson. |_E. Paul Cashman, employed at Cor- |" p.dora) and 4 a at te ' with what S priated the money it was asked for to; liam Hauck, Fort Lincoln, daughter. “The secretary stated to me explic- | Win-Churchill Motors, Inc., and who} ficials from: North smi Saree pee enforce the amendment—it toox $4,-| June 14—Mr. and Mrs. Carl Laur-/itly that there never had been any resides at 522 Ninth St., is a son oi! ang "Montana and pega h Davola 575,000 that year—and voted down ajence Pillen, Sterling, son; Mr. and!conversation on the Part of this gov- ¢the injured man. jhonored Dr. Crewe by an an Sacemape very half-hearted attempt to repeal) Mrs. Robert William Carlson, Bis-|ernment with the representatives of} Cashman suffered a crushed chest meeting, Re APPEN GIRS “nic the Volstead act. That was all. |marck, daughter. |foreign governments touching the jand fractures of his left collarbone! among the vides te. Lv During succeeding years congress; June 15—Mr. and Mrs. Paul Fran-jsettlement at Lausanne; that we were |and ribs on his left side when his au-| pg" or ine University of Nebraska, passed sundry laws to tighten up en-!cis Dempsey, Raleigh, daughter; Mr. not consulted and in no way advised | tomobile left the highway and over-! who framed the law cre: tit y the forcement—laws providing for de-/and Mrs. Frank C, Stueve, Bonesteel,| with reference to what is called the {turned in the ditch when he attempt- | North Dakota Livestock ar be portation of alien bootleggers, laws re- |S, D., daughter. jSentlemen’s agreement; that theled to pass another automobile. His! board in 1907. analy stricting the amount of medicinal li-| June 17—Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lee! position of the government had been,! hip also was injured but hosptal at-! c quor a doctor could prescribe, and s0| Gordon, Bismarck, son; Mr. and Mrs.| throughout the negotiations which|tendants have been unable to deter-| 9 * on—but in no ease was the division) Frank Joseph Rotheschiller, Bis-/had been going on between the gov-|mine the full extent of his injuries| G0d’s Intervention along party lines. The handful of} marck, son. , {ernments in Europe, that our govern- | because of his condition. He has been Is F b P wets present came from both’ parties. June 18—Mr. and Mrs. Peter V.jment regarded the debts and the|conscious only a part of the time oreseen by ope +]+ The Republican platform in 1924! Hermes, Glen Ullin, son. jquestion of reparations as separate |since the mishap. Laugh at the treated prohibition even more lightly than that of 1920. The amendment was nowhere referred to by name. ‘Two brief paragraphs demanded re- y spect for law, asserted that violations of the law “threaten government it- self” and pledged the party to enforce the constitution and all laws. In the Democratic party prohibition tried valiantly to emerge as a party issue, and what happened at the Mad- | daughter. ison Sqare Garden convention is still! June 24—Mr. and Mrs. Matt Senger, remembered. The two chief candi-) Bismarck, son; Mr. and Mrs. Arthur dates were Alfred E, Smith, wet, and| Benjamin Wanke, Mandan, son. London, July 13—(?)—The British age. William G. McAdoo, dry. ‘After 103! June 25—Mr. and Mrs. Lyman Wil-| government, under the direction of} Weather Conditions ballots, the convention found itself ; liam Morley, Bismarck, daughter; Mr.| Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald, unable to agree on either, and nomi-j and Mrs. Senus Harms, Bismarex,| moved Wednesday to arrange for the nated John W. Davis. ‘daughter. Publication of the text of the “gentle- The Democratic platform that year] June 26—Mr. and Mrs. Coy Kenneth | men's agreement” in connection with June 19—Mr. and Mrs. Anton Mar-| proposition; that we neither by com- tinson, Mandan, daughter; Mr. and! munication nor through representa- Mrs. Richard Doering, Goodrich, son;| tives which are now in Europe rep- Mr. and Mrs. William L. Cawley, Bis-| resenting this government at other marck, daughter. ;conferences had anything whatever June 20—Mr. and Mrs. Frank| to say or do with reference to the re- Henry Wagner, Billings, Mont., son. | parations settlement, and in no wise June 22—Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dud-| is this government bound by any ley Harding, Bismarck, daughter; Mf.|Supposed gentlemen’s agree ment, and Mrs. Donald Lea Meck, Bismarck, | either expressly or impliedly.” Worry Wart with you on your Vacation All the News in The Bismarck Tribune , | SPiritual crisis of the world, Pope Pius under gine caf which was PadlY/toid 200 American Pilgrims who vis- | | ited him Tuesday. Given first aid by a doctor at c Michigan, Cashman was rushed to| phe American group was led bs Bishop Joseph Schrembs of Cleveland, the Grand Forks hospital by automo-/ Bishop Michael J. Gallagher of De- Mr. and Mrs. E. Paul Cashman toe And aslehopiasanl -7Alieriot\ To have gone to Grand Forks to be with! «History tells us again and again.” the injured man. the Pontiff said, “that when men reached the lowest ebb and began to curse and deny God, then was the moment God manifested himself, re- infused confidence into men | Started the return to better thin M’DONALD MOVES TO PUBLISH AGREEMENT Are Declared Normal Except for generally deficient rain- ind had this to say on prohibition: | Lane, Driscoll, son. the reparations settlement at Lau-| fall, nearly normal weather prevailed ’ “The Republican administration has| June 28—Mr. and Mrs. Harrison B. | sanne. the last week and crops matured sat- North Dakota’s Oldest Newspaper failed to enforce the prohibition law, | Rogers, Bismarck, son. The secret understanding, which! isfactorily, according to the weekly | - is guilty of trafficking in liquor per- mits and has become the protector of the violators of this law. The Demo- cratic party pledges itself to respect and enforce the constitution and all laws.” Deaths June 2—Joseph Pitzer, 44 years old, Huff; Mrs. Julia Geiger, 44, Beulah. June 3—Cornelius Mahoney, 177, Bismarck; Mrs. Fredarike Jahnke, 81, New Salem. June 5—John Edward Adams, 56, Bismarck; Stephen Stone, 40, Grassy has boen quoted as providing the re- \crop summary issued Wednesday by Parations settlement would not be|/O. W. Roberts, federal meteorologist. | ratified by European governments un-| Winter rye ripened rapidly and har-: til after the United States had agreed vesting of this crop is under way, he to debt revision, quickly took the cen- | said. ter of the world stage after the Lau- Sanne conference closed and was the | Subscribe Now ° 1 year (in North Dakota) ...... $5.00; Roberts reported small grains filled | favorably, early planted spring wheat | center of stormy debate in the House /and barley being in the dough stage} Butte. of Commons Monday. and ripening in some sections. Flax: June 7—Ivan A. Iverson, 18, Beulah.|__ When it proved a storm center again |is mostly in the boll stage while corn! June 8—Alfred Beecher Cox, 69,; Tuesday, following an explanatory |is clean, the crop being somewhat Becomes Party Factor Through the next four years con- gress continued to handle prohibition matters on what amounted to a non-/; partisan basis. By the time the presi- ‘1 | Vatican City, July 13.—(%)—The Witnesses to the accident said A 3 5. i Cashman lost control of his car when! Gat 7s pis for the intervention of it struck loose gravel. He was pinned | Present material and by carrier in Bismarck ........... $7.20 dential campaign of 1928 came around, | Rismarck; Bonita Joyce Daniels, 21 cores by MasDonald, the Bains min-!backward due to comparatively low} 6 months (in North Dakota) ... 2.50; by carrier in Bismarrk, 6 mos. . 3.60 however, there were definite signs that | gays old, Garrison. ter intervened to anhounce the gov- temperatures. Pastures, are excellent, ry : the attitudes of the two parties might aane 11—Ethal L. O'Donnel, 31,/ ernment had no objection to its pub- he said. 1 3 months (in North Dakota) ... 1.25; by carrier in Bismarck, 3 mos. ...., 1.80 soon crystallize into definite pro- nouncements on the subject, with a! straight wet-and-dry lineup the re- sult. Morristown, S. D. lication, with all the other Lausanne! June arena May Belinsky, one ; documents. lodging was Pepa Srasshoppers month old, Solen. , fo gL Bee lara inoreesine. Fay and green bugs | June 14—Fred Roesler, 52, Burt. H At the Movies _ | Jare reported in some sections, Robert: | “ In the Republican party, President | June 19—Wayne Kenneth Kopplin, |__| aia. Coolidge was not secking reelection 2), Bismarck. PARAMOUNT THEATRE Maurice Watkins’ “The and the field was open. In the Dem-} June 20—Anna E. Hertz, 23, Glen story, 0 Strange Love of Molly Louvain, | Roosevelt Carrying ocratic party, Governor Smith had the | yyin, P nomination practically cinched long| June 21—Harry Hastings, 46, Bis-| transferred to the screen by First Na- Olive Branch a Trip before the convention opened ALO. marck. sit wae be tional Pictures, with tee TERY aoe ' ton. These two facts made it see! June 26—William T. Beesley, 47,|Ann Dvorak in the leading roles, D bag 38 ne that prohibition, if it had never been} phunder Haws, 8. D. opens at the Paramount Theatre to- ag beg at Bommevelt, Bioning: @ political issue before, was about to| June 27—Hugh Fisher, 46, Price. | day. 8 cone Ene | ‘become one in a big way. June 28—Hjalmar Nelson, 41, Bis-} “The Strange Love of Molly Lou- j Fran! . Roosevelt, ring Some hail damage and considerable -& COMFORT for COLICKY BABIES « «+ THROUGH CASTORIA'S GENTLE REGULATION The best way to prevent cdlic, doctors say, is to avoid gas in stomach and bowels by keeping the entire The Bismarck Tribune, Bismarck, N. Dak. Enclosed find ... ......for which send The i "9 C 4 ip Myth intestinal tract open, free from waste. ‘The Republican convention, mect~- | marck, vain” is a modern story, said to be as |llve branch, got his good sh sepa . x y ing first, Hhominated Herbert Hoover) June 29—Jacob Welder, 63, Bis-|swiftly-paced as the author's success- |! ready Wednesday for a further. an et ain ahh: stay pen 4 Bismarck Tribune for Pe ee er and adopted the lengthiest prohibi-| marck. ful stage play, “Chicago.” It concerns | ‘Tuise into Al Smith waters. can ‘ental i . They must be tly urged. This is just the time toria can help most. Castoria, you know, is made specially for babies and children. It is a pure vegetable Preparation, perfectly harmless. It contains no harsh drugs, no narcotics. For years it has helped mothers through trying times with cocky babies and children suffering wit! digestive upsets, colds and fever. Keep genuine Castoria on hand, with name: ett ld His goal was Wood's Hole, Mass..; the state where Smith strength is; notable. Tuesday night, after he hadj dropped anchor in this placid harbor. he greeted J. Harold McGrath, Dem- ocratic state chairman from Rhode Island and referred to that state's support of Smith at the national con- vention. “I not only understand,” he said, “but greatly appreciate Rhode Island standing by our old friend Governor Smith and I know now I am going to receive the same display of loyalty.” From New Hampshire comes word the progress of a young small-town girl who is betrayed by her youthful lover and then begins a hectic career in bad company, eventually finding happiness with a hard-boiled newspa- Per reporter who had unwittingly caused her great unhappiness. Ann Dvorak is seen as the girl and Lee Tracy, famous for his characteriza- tions of reporters, is seen as the news- hound who discovers love in spite of his skepticism. A large cast is featured in “The Strange Love of Molly Louvain,” the majority’ of players being noted for tion plank yet seen. It affirmed the attitude of Wash- . ington and Lincoln on respect for the constitution and pledged the party to “vigorous enforcement of the 18th amendment.” An out-and-out wet plank offered by Nicholas Murray Butler was snowed ‘under on the convention floor. Up to Candidates The Democrats, realizing that noth- ing could save them from nominating a clear-cut wet, tried valiantly to pro- « vide him with a dry plank and adopt- ed the following: THREE HURT IN RIOT Nara es Winnipeg, Man., July 13.—(#)}—Two policemen and one strixer were in- jured in a riot which broke out Tues- day night in front of the F. J. Elwood and Company plant when a crowd of striking employes gathered to protest the hiring of a new staff by the firm. Grasshoppers have been hard hit in some sections by a fungus disease, re- ports from these areas state. ‘The disease seems to thrive best under moist soil conditions. No let-up in Ce re | PLEASE WRITE OR PRINT NAME PLAINLY TO AVOID MISTAKES Postoffice ...... - : should be allowed,/ their ability to portray specialized |that 100,000 persons are expected to . “Speaking for the national democ- | poisoning program es y Portray spec} 4 Cc A S T Oo R | A H 7 is ion pledges the par- er, for there is nothing to in-| types and characters. Among those|hear the governor speak at Hampton : racy io pominoes to at honest ef- [Gieate that the disease alone. will be k a Hampton TRIBUNE WANT ADS BRING RESULTS : cast prominently in support of Miss Beach, N. H., Sunday. Dvorak and Tracy are Guy Kibbee, ‘opening gun of his campaign. DOME DANCE TONIGHT ty and its nominees to an honest ef- tort to enforce the 18th amendment oppers in check. able to hold the ' TO HARRY TURNER In Old and Modern Time Music. 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