anaheim-gazette 1913-10-16

FACTS AND FIGURES (This page is PROHIBITION PROOF HAS BEEN OFFERED on this failure of prohibition, not only where it has over a quarter of a century, in Maine and particularly so, right HERE in Southern neighboring communities. Today we bring REAL FACTS and the TRUTH about ACTUALLY IN SUPPOSEDLY "DRY" CITIES. On this page today is published an article from the regarding conditions in CORONA. Once more a minister of the gospel brings proof to ed assertion that nowhere and no time has prohibition a one of its avowed objects. Corona is a prohibition city of 3500 population with REAL FACTS and the TRUTH about ACTUALLY IN SUPPOSEDLY “DRY” CITIES. On this page today is published an article from the Borough regarding conditions in CORONA. Once more a minister of the gospel brings proof to be led assertion that nowhere and no time has prohibition and one of its avowed objects. Corona is a prohibition city of 3500 population with LEGAL DRINKING PLACES. No sensible person can read the extract from this sermon and believe that prohibitory laws have prohibited TRUTH is, DRINKING HAS BEEN INCREASED. FORTY SEVEN illegal drinking places in a city of Mother Colony? FORTY SEVEN ILLEGAL drinking places means large number of Corona’s citizens have been FORCED, having sneaks, liars and lawbreakers. And that conditions are getting worse and worse in after this drastic exposure of illicit whiskey traffic, is shown in an article from the Corona “INDEPENDENT,” August 28th, CORONA TO HAVE NEW LIQUOR LAWS After this when you feel tempted to order a barrel of beer you to consult the city marshal and see what he thinks about it before get the desired liquid refreshment. According to a new ordinance which passed its first reading of the city trustees held Tuesday evening any person desire liquor will first have to apply to the city marshal for a permit liquor. The marshal can issue permits to any person allowing them chase up to a barrel of beer but if he thinks they are buying beer too often he can cut their order down to half a barrel or quantity if he sees fit, or even refuse to let them buy at all. This will be issued in duplicate and the duplicate will be on file in office at the city hall where anyone who so desires may see just why the booze and how much they are buying. This ordinance has been drawn up for the purpose of stopping liquor selling which goes on here at the present time to a very many predict an early death of this plan. It will be watched by local people. NOW FOR COMPARISON: CORONA, SUPPOSEDLY “DRY,” population 1. Has 47,—at least— Forty-Seven, Blind Pigs and Spare cheapest, strongest, rawest whiskey is sold to all men, boys and girls. 2. Gets Not One Dollar of Revenue from all the liquor gally conducted, vice breeding, immoral places. 3. Must necessarily spend an immense amount of hunting down and getting evidence against all the criminals. ANAHEIM, population approximately 4,000. 1. Has 47,—at least—Forty-Seven, Blind Pigs and Spiders cheapest, strongest, rawest whiskey is sold to all men, boys and girls. 2. Gets Not One Dollar of Revenue from all the liquor gally conducted, vice breeding, immoral places. 3. Must necessarily spend an immense amount of hunting down and getting evidence against all the criminals. ANAHEIM, population approximately 4,000. 1. Has 12 well regulated, highly restricted and licenced ments, and derives therefrom Annually $10,000 in license fees, necessary for the maintenance of our buildings. 2. Is Not pestered by vicious "Blind Pigs" where led into temptation, drunkenness and ruin. 3. Is unquestionably the most prosperous, progressing present high license system, the most flourishing city In the Anaheim Board of Trade pamphlet we find have on deposit more than $1,500,000.00 or a gain the last four months. Our schools are equalled by size in California and offer better educational ado 1000 pupils enrolled. Our churches, nine in num nominations; they all make an excellent showing creasing membership and attendance; several h large their buildings to accommodate all comers. No wonder that less fortunate neighboring communities ever growing prosperity and progress. But that is should allow a jealous neighbor or a paid agitator—both TAXPAYERS—to come to us trying to force upon us sens prohibitory laws which ARE NOT WANTED BY OUR CITIZENS, OUR TAX PAYERS. BE SURE A ANAHEIM GAZETTE ADVERTISEMENT FIGURES FOR ANAHEIM T (This page is edited under auspices of the Anaheim Taxpayers League.) BITION=A FAILURE= RED on this page of the dismal ly where it has been tried for in Maine and Kansas, but also, and in Southern California, in our way we bring some more facts, about ACTUAL CONDITIONS article from the Los Angeles Examiner brings proof to bear on the oft-repeathas prohibition accomplished a single population with FORTY SEVEN IL- LOS ANGELES EXAMINER 4 Bottles of Pastor Uses Th 47 Varieties of Blind Says Urging Off article from the Los Angeles Examiner brings proof to bear on the oft-repeatmas prohibition accomplished a single population with FORTY SEVEN ILextract from this reverend gentleman's news have prohibited in Corona. The CREASED. places in a city of 3500 inhabitants! tions for our clean, moral, flourishing ing places means that an unpleasantly seen FORCED, BY LAW, to become arse and worse in Corona even now, they traffic, is shown by the following T,” August 28th, 1913: NEW LIQUOR LAW To order a barrel of beer you will have that he thinks about it before you can passed its first reading at the meetvening any person desiring to buy city marshal for a permit to buy such to any person allowing them to purhinks they are buying a barrel of down to half a barrel or even a less to let them buy at all. The permits licate will be on file in the clerk's so desires may see just who is buying ing. for the purpose of stopping the illicit the present time to a very large extent. It will be watched with interest DRY,” population 3500; Blind Pigs and Speak-Easies where the skey is sold to all comers, men, wone from all the liquor sold at these illeimmoral places. ense amount of the Taxpayers' money, ence against all these lawbreakers and 4 Bottles of Pastor Uses The 47 Varieties of Blinc Says Urging Off "Men and women of Corona what are you here for?" asked Rev Charles Wentworth, pastor of the First Methodist Church of Corona Sunday evening, as he clinked together four bottles of beer that stood in front of him on the pulpit. "You are not here. I am sure," be continued, "to see this liquor. You have come out to night to consider the forces behind these bottties of beer, the influences which prevent the laws being enforced, which make it possible to go out in Corona and buy bottles like these at any one of forty-seven different places where it is sold, in plain violation of the law." And the minister clinked the bottles together again till they rang like muscle gloves. The church was crowded. In the audience were probably 300 men, many more than usually attend the Sunday evening service. A friend of the pastor had bought the beer for him Friday night at one of the "blind pigs" which have become the chief issue in the municipal campaign preceding the election of two city trustees, April 12. Shows Beer From Pulpit Saturday Rev. Mr. Wentworth placarded the town with this notice: CORONA, March 9—I have four bottles of beer, in original packages, purchased in Corona, that will be on ex- Let us learn a lesson from C People who want to drink their liquor, prohibition or no Blind Pigs and Speak Easies where the whiskey is sold to all comers, men, women from all the liquor sold at these illiterate immoral places. The expense amount of the Taxpayers' money, defense against all these lawbreakers and robbers. Restricted and licensed liquor establishments annually $10,000 legitimate revenue in maintenance of our city government. "Blind Pigs" where Your Boy or Girl, is less and ruin. Prosperous, progressive and, under our most flourishing city in Orange county, the pamphlet we find that: "Our 4 Banks $100,000.00 or a gain of 25 per cent during tools are equalled by no city of similar educational advantages, with nearly ten inches, nine in number, comprise 12 deexcellent showing by continually indulgence; several had just recently to end date all comers. Emboring communities are jealous of our lives. But that is no reason why we hold agitator—both non-residents, NON-force upon us senseless, erratic, illogical INTED BY OUR PEOPLE, OUR CIT- Let us learn a lesson from G. People who want to drink their liquor, prohibition or no Protect your boy against th Save your boy from the whiskey traffic. Keep away from your home pretense. Keep for ANAHEIM, a c PROSPERITY. Vote Yes and RESTRICT to openly conducted, well re ments. At the coming special V-O-T- SURE AND READ THE ANAHEIM HERAL Thursday, October 16 EIM TAXPAYERS ers League. RE=No. 2. LANGELES EXAMINER ottles of Beer in Pulpit or Uses Them in Sermon ieties of Blind Pig in Corona, He s Urging Officials to Do Duty bottles of Beer in Pulpit or Uses Them in Sermon Varieties of Blind Pig in Corona, He Uses Urging Officials to Do Duty women of Corona you here for?" asked Wentworth, pastor of Methodist Church of Corvening, as he clinked for bottles of beer that not here, I am sure, "to see this liquor me out to night to concres behind these bottles, the influences which laws being enforced, it possible to go out and buy bottles like one of forty-seven diffences where it is sold, in on of the law." minister clinked the other again till they rang glasses. ch was crowded. In we were probably 300 more than usually at day evening service. of the pastor had been beer for him Friday of the "blind pigs" become the chief issue clinical campaign precedition of two city trus2. From Pulpit Rev. Mr. Wentworth the town with this A. March 9—I have less of beer, in origiages, purchased in that will be on ex- exhibition Sunday night at 7:30. Come and see them CHARLES WENTWORTH. Pastor First Methodist Church Across the corner of the placards was printed this reference to the number of alleged "blind pigs" "From one of the forty-seven." Before night the entire town was talking about the pulpit exhibition of beer which the Methodist pastor had promised. "Can Wentworth deliver the goods?" was asked over and over At the appointed hour, after as many extra chairs as possible had been supplied to the standing auditors, the pastor spoke of the nonenforcement of the law in spite of outraged public opinion 47 Blind Pigs is Issue Then he paused, and there was an impressive silence while one of his parishioners placed the four bottles of beer in front of him, after which he proceeded with his sermon. He made it a matter of practical politics and urged in direct terms that the two candidates be elected who are pledged to appoint a new city marshal who will enforce the prohibition ordinance and suppress the illegal sale of beer, wine and whisky. The "blind pigs" have become the one live issue of the campaign, and Rev. Mr. Wentworth's ocular demonstraction in the pulpit of the disregard of the law is the talk of Corona. turn a lesson from Corona. who want to drink alcoholic beverages will get prohibition or no prohibition. our boy againgt the hidden danger of the Blind Pig. our boy from the cluches of the nefarious illicit c. y from your home the stain of hypocrisy and ANAHEIM, a continuation of PROGRESS and Y. S and RESTRICT the sale on alcoholic beverages inducted, well regulated, high licensed establish- coming special election on licenses, V-O-T-E Y-E-S HERALD