Show I Father F athe of Ohio Dry Law Urges Change to I Permit Wine J. J and Beer People of State Do Dc Not Want Bone Dry Law Crabbe Says ACT TOO STRINGENT Changes View as People Reveal Desires COLUMBUS 0 O. Nov 21 Associated Associated Asso Asso- Press Press Press-C. C C. C Crabbe father of f Ohio Ohio's dr dry laws and f former attorney at at- attorney torney general of Ohio today announced an announced an an- that he favored a a modification a- a tion tuon of the tho Crabbe act to permit the thes s le of light wines and beer said that the e c enforcement force c t of ot tho pres present nt stringent prohibition la law In Ohio was not satisfactory and that the people of or the state stat hadnot had hadnot not respect respected the The former former attorney attorney general said tho law Jaw has failed to promote true temperance and that It need needed cd to tobe tobo tobo bo be modified to suit tho majority of ot tho the people b of t the state NEED CHANGE Crabbe said he le was for modification tion which would permit the sale sate of oC light winOs wines s and beer under strict government controL This This' This plan plan he pointed out could not could not become ef t. t however hoover without iK 4 m modification modi di Uon of oC the act Light win wines s and beer under tov m enta control c W would be i l' l L twe wre have now Crabbe said There Thero is neither to for r i nor or true rue enforcement ement of or orthe the present law Jaw If the tho law as enacted en enacted acted had been properly properly- respected and and- enforced I would not tot 1 have ve l-ve advocated ad ad- advocated a a. change but I am ant willing willingto to concede that this Js is not true and consequently am in hi favor o of mod mod- Uon W MUST COMMAND RESPECT We need a stat statute te that thit 7 will willmore m mor more nearly meet tho wish wishes S and nd command the respect t of or the Ere great t majority of ot the people The present present present pres- pres pres pres- ent prohibition law has bas not commanded com coin tho respect r of t tho tho great reit majority of or tho the P people The present pres ent prohibition Jaw law has not prevented pre vented nt the use use user of r Int Intoxicating UI E but on the contrary has brought about ab ut a a condition where there are aro a 1 greater percentage of ot our people our people drinking now than ever before Tho The drinkers arc are a a. different differ differ- ont ent clement too than In former years sears S L c that a a. majority of or the Ute people of ot Ohio would still favor or a J. J reasonable law w aw regulating the u use e et of t intoxicants but they are not not- In accord with the present rigid measure e s I |