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THURSDAY, JAlfSJABY 167 1919. PPTf! TWn ll By Carrier 10c a Wsek mm If 1 1 i Li li "il OWE DRY Necessary 36 States Ap aMery.BMemi Home prove Clause Making Prohibition Part of Basic Law. TO REORGANIZE THE CHAMBER OF COJIERCE Secretary Alb us Cannot Be. Retained Unless Membership Is Greatly Increased, Says May. By The United Press.

Artillerymen Had No lime For Celebration But Hurried to Homes After Piling Pell MeH Off the Train. WASHINGTON, Jan. 16. National prohibition Thursday became part of the nation's basic law. Here's Boys We Sergeants: Earl Wilhelm, Marcus Simon, Clifford Stratton, Lester McCool, Floyd Williams, Harry Cox and William Hunt.

Corporals: Walter Schaum, Harry Traylor, Lawrence Steele. Thomas Risley, Riley Clutter, Cecil Hill, John Holder and Robert Hawkins. Buglers: John Burton and David Stone. Privates: James Tendle, James W. Abshier, James A.

Allen, Orville Bruce, William S. Cox, Burr W. Cuttridge, James H. Gentry. Emery R.

Gleason, Carl S. Charle3 A. Hiley, Noah Ingram, Lee F. Israel. Noble B.

Johnson, Otis Johnson. Thomas Jones. Frank H. Killian, Clarence Graham. Herman A.

MUchell, James E. Murray, Edward H. Rogge, Joseph H. Schuets, Roscoe Taylor, John M. Ulsomer, Walter L.

Weber, Charles M. Williams, Harold Wilson. George E. Wot-ten, Denny E. Young, Leo Weiskopf, John H.

McNeeley. I i mm mmkTJli Vjrppvi 6 mssrm mm Fifty-one Battery boj's shoved eacli other off their special train at the I station shortly after 8 a. in. Thursday and made a mad dash for home. Surprise.

Some, arm Miss Lanmif mi. INSURING ALL WORKIHEN ISltfTLRN Ratification of the federal! mendment by the legislature of Nebraska, William Jennings Bryan's state makes that measure the 18th amendment to the federal constitution. All but half a dozen of the 48 states are expected to adopt the amendment in the next few weeks but the action of Nebraska Thursday completes ratification of three-fourths the states the number necessary to administer John Barleycorn the knockout punch. One year from today every saloon, brewery, distillery and winepress In the land must close its doors unless, as now seems likely, they are already closed at that time by war prohibition which goes into effect next July 1 and stays until completion of demobilization. DRYS WOULD WE EVEN THRU referendum: YOTES National dry leaders here Thursday were confident that distillers attempts to force a referendum on ratification of the federal amendment in California and a dozen other referendum states are doomed to failure.

The constitution provides that an amendment must be ratified by legislature of three-fourths of the states. The, only chance the drys see for a possible wet success is for the courts to decide that in a referendum state the legislature is made up of the whole body of voters who in effect constitute a "third house" wHich must pass on all laws. If the courts so decide, the drys are confident they can win easily thru the referendum In a sufficient number of states. And here are some of the things that the amendment will do: Wipe out at a stroke 236 distilleries, 922 breweries, and over 300,000 saloons and wholesale liquor establish- ments, forcing their employes to seek other jobs. Cut off from these persons annual income totalling more than $70,000,000.

in. pre-war time. Cut off from the United States treasury a source of taxation counted npon for an even billion dollars in the first drafts of the new revenue bill and millions in additional incomes to state treasuries. Remove the liquor question from national, state and city politics for all time, and help decrease city, state and federal expense by decreasing law violations. The fight on liquor, triumphant today, Is as old as the constitution itself.

It raised its head early In the nineteenth century and was looked upon as "another crank 1 notion." But it gathered strength. Churches took It up, doctors followed and then came organizations of anti-liquor societies, the Anti-Saloon league and others. JOHN BARLEYCORN TO TRY TO STAGE COME-BACK In the middle of the nineteenth century, Maine went dry. Kansas followed. At the end of tne civil war the little band of anti-slave agitators, who had won their fight, seriously considered turning to the prohibition battle.

Their number included William Lloyd Garrison and the poet Whittler. About 1900 came the "militant" stage in the person of Carrie Nation of Kansas, probably They had been given the choice Just after being mustered out Wed- I nesday or accepting tne grand of accepting the military glory, band 'n'everything, prepared for them for their arrival here Thursday night or an immediate jump for home. They didn't think the glory with a parade to the coliseum, was worth the price which was 12 more hours of soldiers life, which, the fighting being over, they considered to be an empty one. Corp. Frank Traylor was one of the first tcrpiie off as the train pulled in." Ha led the drive thru the crowds.

He ducked from several friends, and went straight to his home, 216 Second-av, to his wife and his baby, born last August, whom he had not yet Been. Numerous mothers, sweet- tea i ts and fathers crowded the eta ion, overrun gate keepers and piled out into the train shed. Many were expecting no particu lar boy but just came to "see them all." Girls stopped and waited for the train, fully con-sci us they would be late for work.i Some soldiers were there to welcome their comrades. A little say-baired mother, a gold starred pn ex-p'aininsj the mourning veil she wore, waited at the station gate, her face pressed against the iron bars just as tho her own boy was coming back to her. "Poor old dear, she loves them all," some one was heard to remark.

-GIRLS CAPTURED SOME OF THE BOYS Many of the boys were not met because they were not expected home until Thursday night. They rushed home in taxis a welcome Jealous Lover, Unrecognized When She Passes With Evansville Fiance, Plotted MurderBrings Trousseau. The Chamber of Commerce is to be reorganized by a national organizer, President May an4 nounced Thursday, Secretary Albus can not be re-; tained unless the membership Is Increased to take care of the 55,000 salary Albus is receiving, May said. But he added: "The matter of the secretary Is up to the board of directors." A meeting of the directors has been called for 4 p. m.

Friday. "It will be only a general discussion of affairs," President May said Thursday. "Goldin Brown, national organizer of the National Chamber of Commerce, is coming to Evans-ville next week to reorganize the chamber," May announced. The organizer will formulate a definite policy that win make effective co-operation with the National Chamber of Commerce possible. President May said.

INTENSIVE CAMPAIGN TO BE CARRIED ON "An intensive campaign will be carried on here," said he. "We intend-to show result." The question whether or not Albus will be retained will not be discussed at the Friday meeting, May said he thought. The matter will be held over for a while, ac- cprding to May. DECLINES TO BE ATTORNEY Tells Board He Thinks It Is GiVen to Partisan Politisc and He Cannot Work With It. Albert Veneman, for seven years, county attorney, declined a reappointment at the meeting of the county commissioners, Thursday, Isadore Kahn was appointed to the position, after Veneman's refusal.

Veneman did not' appear at the meeting of the commissioners but sent word of his refusal to accept the office in a letter which was read at the meeting by Auditor Copeland. Commissioner Williams, Republican, made the nomination for Kahn, Republican, and it was seconded by Copeland, Republican. There were no other nominations for the position. Immediately after Kahn's election a motion was made and seconded to give a vote of thanks to Veneman for his splendid and efficient service during the last seven years while he has held the position of county attorney. In his letter Venman, Demo crat, stated that he could not accept the office since the political complexion of the commissioners had changed and since their aim seemed now to be wholly partisan and not for the good of the people.

'He further said that he and the Republican commissioners could probably not work in harmony. Veneman's refusal was "eased 'on the action Monday of Commis sioner WHliams and Auditor Copeland, Republicans, in turning down the request of the World War Veterans, a non-partisan brdv. frr be mtointmertr of a patriotic Democrat as commissioner to succeed the unpatriotic Democrat who was forced to re -by the veterans' efforts. Instead Williams and Copeland appointed a Republican. EfflRE ITALIAN' CABINET RESIGN ROME.

Jan. 16. The entire Italian cabinet has resigned. Premier Orlando was at work Thursday on the formation of a new The, popular protest of the government's plans -for control of the President Wilson's ideas is believed eastern Adriatic and the support of to have led to" the resignations. xisrs it IT the most picturesque figure they ever developed.

Ten years later the crusade against liquor had grown from the "ravings of cranks" into an irresistible movement that swept the country. But John Barleycorn will try to stage a "conre-back." Distillers are already planning a fight on the amendment In the courts on the ground that it was not adopted by twethirds of the whole congress and that the seven year limitation in It, in-valides the measure. Drys say they are confident that neither of these contentions will hold and on their side are preparing legislation carrying heavy penalties for violation of prohibition. A special agency in the Internal revenue bureau will probably be asked. Among the first' 36 ratifying the amendment were Kentucky, Indiana and Illinois.

REFERENDUM IS INVOKED BY WETS IN CLAUSE FIGHT By The United Press. CHICAGO, Jan. 16. Wet forces Thursday began to invoke referendum laws in 15 of the states which have ratified the federal dry amendment. A distillers' committee was preparing for legislative steps in all states where they hope thru referendum laws to throw out ratification by popular vote.

Senator. Hold en of Ohio, will try to get the Ohio legislature' to pass a resolution requesting congress to put before the people a federal initiative and referendum amendment, giving voters the opportunity to vote on the ratification of federal amendments. In California, a temporary injunction was obtained against Gov. Stephens, prohibiting him from signing the ratification measure. The Dry Amendment The outlaw reads: amendment, which will liquor in this country; "Section 1.

After one year from the ratification of this article, the manufacture, sale or transportation of intoxicating liquors within, the importation thereof into, or the exportation thereof from the United States and all territory subject to the Jurisdiction thereof for beverage purposes are hereby prohibited. "Section 2. The congress and several states have the concurrent power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation. "Section 3. The article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the constitution by the legislatures of the several states as provided by the.

constitution within seven years of. the date of submission hereof to the states by congress." Thls ls the amendment adopted by the congress Dec. 18, 1917. MISSOURI LINES UP By The United JEFFERSON Jan. 16.

Missouri Thursday ratified the national prohibition amendment. speed Thursday to get things ready for the formal opening ot the full peace conference Saturday. i Several important peace problems on which the initial hinges were still unsolved. Anv 3 these were: Acceptance of the French outline for the1 plan, operations. of the status of tV delegates.

Determination whether Russian soviet gtverninNM shall be represented, '7 Decision as to the manner acquainting the wor'J vs what transpires In the ferences. The French proposal th't conferences Je, of the, st? -ber order and that all iaf. be 'confined to a statement cc" ambns the correEt" isnts -v-La They ro. r--- recor.1 '1 Vt Pjloyr Celebrate Next Thursday in arm with their sweethearts. naraded Main-st.

leaving their barrack bags In cigar stores and even on corners glad to get rid of them. All boys of Battery 139th field artillery, came home wearing a light blue chevron near the cuff of their left coat sleeve. designating their four months' overseas service. Above the blue chevron on the same arm, they wore their red discharge chevrons. A red and blue pennant with letters, "CT" In white at the arm hole of the left coat sleeve identifies them with the Cyclone division.

Carl Hart and a "lady friend" paraded the staUon telling folks that: "Our oldest boy went away about a year ago." Chairman Louis Kramer of the reception committee went to Haute and accompanied the boys here. There was no commanding officer in charge of the men. They already had been mustered out. "We're free now," exultantly stated Private Leo Weiskopf. A number of the men, four or five, were recovering from severe cases of ptomaine poisoning from food of an Indianapolis restaurant, it was stated.

Battery boys saw four months overseas service and had been frt to the front lines iust two days before the rrmistice was signed. Battery boys enlisted here in summer of 1917 and bunked at the coliseum before going to Ft. 1 Benjamin Harrison "on Sept, 4. They were later sent to Camp Shelby. Capt.

Wheeler, Camp Shelby, Miss. "To the retaining men of Battery "Welcome home! Regret that I con hi not greet yon In person. May yon deserve the-reputation of being the best soldiers In the regiment by being the best citizens in the community. "Am with yon In spirit and in mind. The message was addressed to "Lieut, A.

W. Funkhouser." Capt. Wheeler was one of the organizers of Battery D. Organization Wilhelm, secretary and treasurer. The executive committee is composed of Sergt.

Lester -McCool, Sergt. Clifford Stratton and Corp. Walter Schaum. The first convention will be held in Evansville Aug. 5, 1919.

The second convention will be held at RjobTnond, one year later. The organization was perfected at Ft. Harrison. Trail Home' and got off the special -car at Terre Haute. They came into Evansville -at 5:40 on the Dixie Flyer.

"Eight did better than that They wouldn't wait for us at Indianapolis. They arrived in Evansville at 2:20 a.m. "The total number that returned wa3 51." Witt PIRATE WASHINGTON, Jan. 16. Fcri, Ilsh t-n in to is rt cLts, I Ask Soldiers To Keep Insurance: Plan To Hake Policies Pennan ent.

By Newspaper Enterprise Assn. WASHINGTON. Jan. 15. Gov ernment insurance for work men against death or disability is likely to follow the war.

Insurance," It is termed, Already government officials have busied themselves with the sub ject. Thomas B. Love, assistant see retary of the treasury, and director of the war risk insurance bureau, declares it is the government's duty to insure workingmen, Samuel McCune Lindsay, presi dent of the American Association for Labcv Legislation, isyplanning. to fight for government insurance as part of the reward for labor's SDart in. winning tne war.

ASSESS EACH WORKER TO PAY THE COST McCune holds two principles must be applied to make the plan effective: 1. Every worklngman mnst take out insurance, to Insure equal benefits to all. 2. Every man mnst be assessed to help pay the cost of the insurance. The idea is not only to insure a man's life, but to make provision against loss thru sickness, old age, or loss of employment.

"The immediate program," says McCune, "should be to extend the war risk insurance now open to soldiers to all civilian employes of (Turn to Page Slx) BALKANS CREATE "MIDDLE EUROPE" By The United Press PARIS, Jan. 16. German expansion toward the Balkan states and Russia will be effectively cut off by establishment of a new "middle Europe," stretching from the Mediterranean to the Baltic, It was revealed In diplomatic circles Thursday. The success of Premter Veni-zelos, of Greece, in reaching an agreement with Serbia, Rumania, the Caecho-Slovaks and the Jugo-Slas- regarding a future concerted-policy, laid the foundation for the Balkan conference and established the southern portion of a "middle Europe' very different from that planned by the Negotiations are now proceeding successfully for the purpose, of lining np Poland for the northern section of the blockade. Confirmation ef this plan would thus constitute a barrier against which Teutonic aspirations would be.

powerless. i her fiance, Lieut. Fred Reich-officer's uniform together with re walking along the streets of en they encounteredv Cameron here, was jealously in love adding that "Cade was not the kind of a fellow my father and I would allow to go with any of my sisters. His associates were bad, he gambled and drank. It is believed he been drinking on the night of the murder." A beautiful funeral service was conducted at the fine old southern home of the Langfords Tuesday afternoon, the brother said.

Funeral services were held where the altar for the wedding would have been and practically at the same time they vere to have been married, he said. About 50 returned' soldiers attended the services Tuesday. "We arrived here Wednesday night, practically on the same train that Fred and Mabel were to take, cominac here to spend their honey- (Turn to Pag Three) PRESIDENT-ELECT OF BRAZIL DIES By Tfce Hatted Pkh RIO DE JANIERO, Jan. 16. Rodriguez de Alves, presidentelect -of Brazil, who was never able to assume the duties of his office since Nov.

14 because of illness died Thursday. FEED GERMANS TO QUELL RIOTS BY FRED 8. FERGUSON TJultKl lxrent Stair PARIS, Jan. 16. Fear that further occupation of Germany would be necessary if a.

serious food shortage develops there prompted the allied food council to permit Importation of supplies into that country, the United Press is able to state authoritatively Thursday. Bolshevik riots In industrial centers, Buch as Berlin, are based upon food It was established. It was farther ascertained that while'. Germany's supplies are sufficient for- the moment the people are rapidly consuming their stock and would face actual starvation before spring. 1 1n view of the conditions re-verlad by allied military iavestl-ration, it is pointed out that if any ia starved tie will be ta i i 3 ri resti--' vr-U "Miss Mabel-Langford with ert of Evansville in his Jiatty.

a chum of. Miss Langford's we Rayville, last Monday wh Cade, who according to belief with Miss Langford. "Fred had mover seen or heard of Cade, and J. didn't see him, so 1 neither of us spoke to him," Miss Langford stated Thursday at the home of Lieut. Reichert's parents, 1124 E.

Franklin-st, to which she had brought the body of her sweetheart. "My chum spoke to Cade. The matter dropped there. We had no idea that he would kill my sweetheart that same night." "We did not expect any such tragedy," said Miss Langford's brother, Lewis, who accompanied her here. "No one dreamed such a thing happening.

"Everyone in town, knew they were to be married. They had read it all in our home papers. CADE HID IX CREVICE OF HOTEL GALLERY "Fred and Mabel were the happiest couple I ever saw. Tho she had corresponded 'with him about a year and a half after he met her at the railway station canteen, we never knew him until he came to visit at our home a week before the shooting occurred. My father and seven sisters adored him.

He seemed already a relative to us." Several pre-nuptial dinners had been given for the young couple, It was Btated Thursday. "They were making plans for the wedding the next day Monday night when Fred was at oar home," said Langford. "He went back to his hotel about midnight, and Cameron Cade, hiding in a crevice -in. the wall of the hotel gallery Ehot, him In the back twice, killing him instantly. It was nothing less than cold blooded murder premedi-ated." A letter was received by the Langford family Tuesday following the shot'ng cf young Reich-ert by Cds, statin that he, Cade, wa "goinw to commit an umar-clonab'e sin" and that "if he could not have Miss Langford no one else could.

The Langford family believes that Cade had planned to Relchert and Miss Lap gford and then shoot himself ljut that he lost h's nerve after the first murder. "Two boys are known to have been in the neighborhood and it Is believed they win be brought to the, trial a witnesses," it wes stated at the Relchert home: "AtV: il'rs tslieve lnr Vct- 1 in t'ie WofH Press Fi Ate Star Ceaml The celebration for the boys of Battery will be held next Thursday night, Chalrmari1 Kramer of the home-coming organization announced on his return from Indianapolis. "I promised the boys before we left Indianapolis," he said. All plans of welcome for the present Thursday have been called off. "The boys wanted to be home the first day," Kramer explained.

A. W. Funkhouser, who was to have made the Thursday night address of welcome received the fol- lowing telegram Thursday from Men Form Battery formed a permanent organization before disbanding. It was called the Volunteer Organization of aBttery 133th Field Artillery. The organizers were Lieutenants Anderson, Folz and Odell.

The officers are all Evansville men. They are: Sergt. Marcus S. Simon, president Sergt. vEarl V.

it a Mot Chairman Kramer of the homecoming organization had the time of his life with Battery Bv he exclaimed upon his arrival with the boys Thursday morning, "Battery C's papers were not ready; Battery D's were, he said. "So Battery was discharged a day ahead of time. They couldnt fee held In- Indianapolis with a team of horses. They wanted to come home welcome or no welcome. "I got a special car for them.

my! what a time we had! The boys were so happy to get eme that I caught happiness from tt.ra. and I had the best time I erf had fcl. my-life. fly. By Tke United Pressi PARIS, Jan.

16. The peace delegates Thursday called newa- paper correspondents of the al-' lied countries Into conference for an Interchange of views. It was believed that the recent secrecy order woiild be brought up and materially modified. "French newspapers Thursday protested against the conference's secrecy ruling tho it is understood it was made at the suggestion yof the French government. The press stated that the conferees': attitude was that those who made war do not need to know how peace is made.

"The communique says nothing and consequently I know -nothing; said Charles Saplio, special writer. What are we going to do about it? The correspondents trust-to the native candor of President Wilson, who believes a peace of the. public is a public matter of tte nation to be discus-3d by aa-tio-s therstslves rJTTm FOUSCAST Ia Hr: -jvil'a district, 7" 1 c-- fx'IIx fcrir 1 LiT jr.