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...fact that St. Thomas is dry to attract ships to their ports for refueling. So whereas once 90 ships called every month at St. Thomas, it is a rare month now when 25 vessels put in. The Colonial Council was very emphatic in telling Secretary Denby that the Volstead Act is "ruining the islands." Mr. Denby replied that what the islands need is not rum but water, which is also true...
...bill into the House of Commons to prohibit the sale of intoxicants to persons under 18 years of age. Opposition led me to remark that one of my opponents ' seemed to be the village donkey.' I was called to order and withdrew my epithet." Andrew J. Volstead: "Having been defeated for re-election to Congress, I called at the White House to pay my respects before retiring to Minnesota to practice law. Photographers leaped from ambush in the shrubbery and chased me across the lawn. Surrounded, I hauled down my colors and submitted to a few 'shots...
...Andrew Volstead: "It cost my daughter, Laura, two dollars when she parked my auto in front of a Washington watering trough so that horses could not drink. Violation of traffic regulations...
...Delta Phi legal fraternity at the University Club in Washington. The dinner was cancelled at the last moment because the guests objected to the form of the invitations. Each invitation was issued in the form of a summons to which was appended a list of interrogatories dealing with the Volstead Law: "Have you a supply in your cellar or other place of concealment? . . . How much do you intend to bring...
Proceedings were instituted by the United States District Attorney for Southern New York for closing and padlocking for one year Shanley's Restaurant, the Little Club, the Knickerbocker Grill. "Repeated violations of the Volstead...