THURSDAY, FEBR. 21. 1929.
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Reed and Borah
Clash in Debate
on Prohibition
Former Denounces Law While Ida
hoan Pleads for Enforcement
Neither Interrupted
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Washington, D. C. Feb. 18. Two
masters of oratory Jim Reed of Mis
souri and William E. Borah of Idaho
took ODDosine sides in the senate
today, and for three and a half hours j
spoke to a tensely listening chamber
on the problems of prohibition.
Reed denounced the law in a con-
Tt,1W Tncf Coat und'tinuation of the speech he began on
j r' Saturday. Borah made a tnunuering
Pants Ne Vest. They're dandies !'aDDeal for law enforcement. Neither.
was interrupted and tne promise oi
thrust and counter thrust which had
filled the galleries faded as the Mis- '
sourian walked over to the seat of ,.
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tne senator irom uiauu .n. i"- -" i
6araateed By ns to pve good wear"0f the discussion and warmly grasp- :
and U U real bargains. See them! d his hand
again describing the law as a "hid
eous crime." After two hours he
took his seat, and Borah claimed
the floor. Reed wasi on his feet
again when the Idahoan had conclud
ed, but Senator Heflin (Ala.) was.
ahead of him and whatever Reed in
tended to say went unsaid.- i
The silver-haired XHssourian re
tires from the senate March 4 by
his own dictate, and. a if to ex-1
press an eulogy on behalf , of the
senate. Senator Borah at the outset
of his remarks expressed regret ai
the passing of the man "Avhose in
: dustry, courage and genius have.
placed him among the foremost men '
in his day."
Sitting as usual beside senator
Sheppard (Texas), the father of the.
Eighteenth amendment. Senator;
Reed, his face flushed, listened to h:3 J
colleague on the republican side off
the aisle and when he was unable to j
get in a reply he walked over to shake '
hands with Borah at the finish.
No Personal Remarks
Thorp was nothing Dersonal in
their discussion. Reed, in measurea
words, pleaded for state control as !
the answer to law violations and as J
a means of ridding America of its
"snoopers and spies, its sneaks and
criminals, who have been employed ;
with our money to haunt our doors." j
Borah, in thundering tones, his;
DECEIVES PLEASANT NEWS
From W4odays Dally
The many friends here of Mr. and
Mrs.. Lester Dalton, now of Edgar,
Nebraska, will be pleased to learn
that fine little daughter, Clarice
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piness of the family circle. The oc
casion has brought much hoppiness
to the members of the family and
they are now receiving the well
wishes of the friends on the new
little daughter. Mrs. Dalton will be
remembered here as Miss Florence
Balser, a very active figure In the
musical work at the local Methodist
church.
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hair disheveled as he shook his heal
and pounded heme his points, urged
observance of the constitution.
"Prohibition is not a problem of
(10 days or of 10 years," he said,
'"and possibly we cannot prevent the
,s -v alnnhnl onHrpK' hilt shall
f ar tjie merchant who advertise hi3lwe gurrender or shall we fight?" He
1 answered
tto cM thp st.itp control would
There is no slack nastaess period
coeds the year 'round.
PUBLIC AUCTIONi
"Fight,"
He said the state control
multiply the problems of national
prohibition 4 8 times,
j Later-in- the day Senator-' Cara-
. way (nem., Aik. i cauea aueiuiun
Having decided to quit farming. I to a statement given out by Reed
will offer for sale at Public Auction at Houston at the time the Mis-
a my home two miles north and one sourian was a candidate for the dem-.
and-a half miles east of Murdock. ocratic presidential nomination,
three miles south and three miles Crowd is Disappointed,
weal of Louisville, ten miles east of . "The same senator," Caraway de-
trenwood ' elared. "who has for the last two
days been denouncing hypocrites.
Kl 1 TVT L A
tUunuay, iwarwr out a interview at Houston in
beginning at 10:00 o'clock a. m. which he himself offered to lead the
rp, with free ianch served at drV3 t0 Tictory."
aooa' (bring your own cups), the fol-j "iTne floor wa8 crowded with house
lowing described property: members who had. deserted their
Nine Head HorSS and Mules Bide of the capitol. Steps leading
1 ... w .to the seats in the gallery were jam-
- seiains. .sniouiu uuut"' med with men and women. More;
s.uf,. .stood in the doorways in defiance ol
south, wt 1200; one sorrel gelding .nate rules. outside long lines wait
a years old. wt. 1400; one team of d with a forlorn hope that perhaps
black mares, 7 years old. wt. 2800; Igoe-would ieaVe before the oratori
ne bUck mare. 7 years old. wt. 1300; jca, dlsplay was oven . .,, :
one hay .gelding, smooth mouth, wt.j Disappointment was destined to-be
1500; one team mules. 9 years old. their lot, however, for scarcely a
wt. 2200. soul stirred throughout the nearly
Eight Head pf Cattle (four hours that Reed and Borah held
Si milk cows- one heifer comine the floor- The air in the D001"1 ven"
x. K?,7!ii? i "!rt1Cc,om,HDC.tilated senate chamber became heavy
fresh; one bull calf, 11 months old. t stm tne croW(J ,igtenIng close.
r ana Machinery, etc. jiy and with rapt attention, stayed
One Peter Schuettler wagon; one on until the final word had been
BDoken.
har rack with trucks: one Interna-1 At the outset, Reed informed the
tionai disc; one Litchfield manure
spreader; one 16-in. Case sulky plow;
ooe 16-in. John Deere sulky plow;
one JanesvUle. .corn . planter; .two
John Deere wide tread listers; one
Emerson 2-row machine; one Avery
2-row machine; three Jenny Lind
walking cultivators, one New De
parture walking cultivator; one Me
senate he was jesting on Saturday
when he threatened to make public
the names of men who "vote dry
and drink wet." He assured his col
leagues, with a smile, that "I would
not violate the confidence of my
friends or the- hospitality of my nei
ghbors by ever - telling anything
about them when they were merely
Cormick grain binder; one McCor- A0 set a bit of sunshine out
n.Jiu iiivii i-iiv iuioovui ion, . u
ing sarcasm tore Into the prohibition
(rain drill, 12 disc; one dirt packer;
one 3-section Rock Island harrow;
one 2-sectlon harrow; one corn ele-
law, accused the Anti-Saloon league
rator; one McQormick mower; one,fnafnr (vat nf Bnn. th.,
Deering mower; one Deering hay
rake; one Dempster stacker; 'one;
John Deere hay sweep; one carriage;
one John Deere 14-in. walking plow;
one Cow Boy tank heater; one dirt
aeraper; one X-horse drill; one Her-,
achel - end gate seeder: one Racine
fanning mill; one John Deere horse
power; one hand corn sheller; one
butcherlnff kettle; one 6-horse even
er; six Bets work harness; one Prim
rose cream separator; one Meadows
power washing machine; one garden
hovel; one set wagon springs; one
Case tractor-in perfect condition; one
J. B. Humdinger hammer grinder;
one 4-h. p. Cuahman gas engine; one
SO-foot and one 20-foot belt; one
630-bujhel steel bin: one 600-bushel
cattle feeder; one Type A moveable
hog house; one hog chute and three
feed bunks.
AH household goods and other ar
ticles too numerous to mention.
Terms of Sale
On turns of S25 and under, cash.
On sums over that amount six months
time at eight per cent will b given
on approved security. No property
to be removed from the, premises un
til settlement is made with the
clerk.
, Fred TonacK,
Osroer.
HEX YCW. Auet. . p i
JU TOOL, Clerk, L j: j .
the "great races" had been addicted
to use of stimulants; denounced cor
ruption in government as an out
growth of the liquor law and finally
pleaded for state control.
"Not a Crime",
Borah agreed with his colleague
in denunciation of those who vote
for the prohibition law and "live
in violation of the law." He de
nied though that this law is "the
crime of crimes." He insisted that
the liquor interests are seeking to
break down "this law as they have
every other law aimed at control
ling liquor." and he belittled the
argument for state control, declar
ing it had been tested and failed.
The bill of Senator Jones (rep.,
Wash.) to increase the penalties for
violation of the dry law was the
vehicle that served to bring the dis
cussion before the senate, and al
though debate was scheduled to be
limited after 4 p. m. it went over
until tomorrow.
Answering Reed's contention that
the dry law is a crime against the
people, Borah declared "it may have
been a mistake, the people of the
United States may have erred In their
Judgment rtime and experience alone
will demonstrate that fact, but It
was not a crime.
"The people of the United States,"
he continued, "were In sincerity
struggling with that which was
deemed to be one of the great evils
of modern civilization.. The object
was an exalted one; the purpose em
bodied somethings of the ideal pos
sibly in the end it was impracticable.
An "Eternal" Fight . ...
"No, It was not a crime to under
take to control and bring under the
direction of law and under the Ge
mination of civilization that which
would undermine and destroy civili
zation. "We may not have found the right
remedy; I do not know. The fight
against the liquor traffic is not for
10 days or 10 years; it is an eternal
fight, and only from step to step and
from progressive acts can we ulti
mately determine how we shall deal
with it.
"But this much I will venture to
say the Eighteenth amendment will
stand in our constitution until the
moral forces of the United States de
cide that there is something better
presented to control the liquor ques
tion. "N'o one need argue with me as
to his right to urge the repeal; but
while not committed against this
change, as 1 have stated, I am com
mitted to its enforcement in every
reasonable, practical way so long as
it is a part of the constitution of the
United States. That presents a ques
tion much superior to my mind to
the question of wet or dry. or liquor
or no liquor, importnnt and vital as
it is. The question of enforcing it
while it stands, of massing and cry
stallizing and organizing the moral
sentiment of the country to maintain
your constitution present a question
infinitely more important to me than
the question of liquor or no liquor.
That involves the existence of our
government, the prenervation of the
principles upon which we build, the
hope of future."
"Law," contended Reed, "has been
the instrument of tyrants and the
weapon of brutes since time began.
By it despots have sought to justify
and cloak the villainies that have
stained this earth with blood, and
saturated it with tears and filled it
with the groans of the dying.
"Law, what sir, is law? It is,
and I speak now of proper laws, it
is something that springs from cus
tom and is adopted by general con
sent. But it must be more than that;
it must be founded upon justice;
it must express equity and right; it
must be humane in its operations.
It must be something that commends
itself to the spirit to be a proper law.
an unjust law, a cruel law must be
as much crime as the act of an
individual who assassinates in the
dark.
"Law! 'It is urged' that we may
pass any kind of law. Such was
not the theory of . the founders of
this republic.
"They declared that all just laws
derive their power from the consent
of the governed. They declared
against cruel and unusual penalties;
they set down civil authority of gov
ernment itself. They created checks
and balances in order tot preserve
the 'natural liberties of man.
"They asserted as they unfurled
the battle Hags of the revolution,
that all men were entitled to life,
liberty and the pursuit of happiness,
and that all just governments were
established to preserve these inalien
able rights.
"Should Change Law."
"Law! Some people seem to think
that if you can have a legislative
body pass an atrocious law and Cx
a cruel punishm-jnt that that is the
end of the matter and that . it is
perfectly proper to enact such a law
if you can gather the votes to pass
it. Why, sirs, the Savior of man
kind was crucified according to the
Roman law and according to the Jew
ish law.
"I repeat now what I think I once
before said in this presence, that the
wretches who led Him to Calvary,
who drove nails into His feet, and
His hands, were as much criminals as
though they had done it in the dark
and by sheer violence and without
the form of law. Joan of Arc was
burned at the stake in strict accord
ance with the thing that was then
called law.
"Let no man say because I have
thus spoken that I am declaring we
should defy this law. I do not so
declare, because we have the power
of kings and having the power of
kings and knowing full well that gen
eral defiance of the law of our gov
ernment, it is our business to pro
ceed in the right way to remedy
whatever exist, and the right way
to remedy whatever wrongs exist,
and the right way is to repeal bad
laws and to change bad constitutions.
"I have been speaking upon 'the
theory that this is a bad law; that
it is a destructive law, and I now
urge that it has introduced corrup
ing agencies and debased morals Into
the political life of our country.--
World-Herald.
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Ladies Tub i n
CAR CATCHES ON FIRE
Frm Wednesday's LHUly
Last evening the automobile of
Fred Tritsch, prominent young farm
er of west of the city was reported
to be on fire on the Cedar Creek road
near the Oak Hill cemetery. The fire
department was called to the scene
of the trouble but the blaze had
been extinguished by Mr. Tritsch
and residents nearby the scene of the
fire. The fire was caused by the
shorting of the wiring of the car
and but little damage was done to
the auto owing to the prompt work
of the towner.
MYNARD COMMUNITY CLUB
The Mynard community club will
hold their regular meeting on Fri
day evening, February 22nd at 8
o'clock. A good program will be
given. Lunch will be served. All are
welcome. ltw-2td
LOST! LOST! LOST!
Lost: Two trailing bounds, one
male and one female, near Rock
Bluffs. Finder please notify Willis
Eaton, phone 1314. 121-lerw
irsetts
Here is a real buy in Ladies Corsets,
Girdles and Corselettes. Broken sizes.
Values to $5.00. Final February
Clearance Price
'fr
$2.95 each
Fsrg?lks2
New Spring Tub Frocks, large assort
ment of patterns. Sizes 14 to 46.
Never have we shown greater values
in Tub Frocks. Come prepared to buy
several. Final February
Clearance price, each
$1
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,1 Ladies and Misses Silk and Wool
3 Hosiery. Colors tan, black and gun
r. metal. Size 8 only. Values to
25c
11.50. Final February
. Clearance price, pai
0
Misses' wool knit Gloves, extra fine
quality, assorted colors and patterns.
Turned back cuff. Values to $1.G3.
Final February Clear- QQ
ance price, per pair OC
Ladles' Silk
Pure Japan Silk, good assortment of
colors, many silk to the top, some
with 4-inch lisle top. First quality
hose. Sizes 8 to 10 Vj. Our final
February Clearance )ft
price, per pair CtUC
Ladies' & Children's
HATS!
Ladies' and Children's Winter Hats
A tine assortment of colors. Values
to $5.00. Final February Clearance
price
69 each
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