Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-03-13 | Page 3 | Votes Pile up on Prohibition

VOTES PILE ur UP UPON ON Better Than 10 to 1 for Modification CAPITAL SITUATION IS WORRY TO DRYS Andrews Says Washington Washing Washing- ton Drier Than Ever NEW YORK yom March 13 With With no apparent lessening In the Interest Interest Inter Inter- est eat displayed ed in the question Do you ou favor the return of light wines vines and beer the tabulation to date of the nationwide poll of ot this and associated newspapers shows little better than one vote In each eleven cast east in op opposition to the modification I tion Results Town For Against Anaconda and Butte 1358 Atlanta Ga 69 Boston Mass Bridgeport C Conn nr- nr 1004 1 Cincinnati O. O Columbus 0 O. O 1852 Davenport Ia la 1138 Kansas Cit City 1 29 Lancaster Pa 81 Manchester N N. H. H 23 New ew Jersey New ew Orleans 2407 84 Greater New Nes New York Peoria Ill 11 Pittsburg Pa 1693 Salt Lake City San Francisco Cal 1567 1507 Sioux City Ia la 2362 South Bend Ind md Washington D D. C. C Totals Drys Take Troubles To White House S. S WASHINGTON March 13 AP Prohibitionists took their views to the White hite House today as the newest development In the perennial perennial perennial peren peren- nial controversy between wets wet and drys The visit to President Coolidge Cool Cool- idge arranged by the executive committee of the Anti Saloon league coincided with witha a conference at the office of Assistant Secretary Andrews prohibition enforcement chief concerning the situation In Washington He called in Gerald P. P Murphy l deputy prohibition administrator admInistrator for the District of Columbia for Cor a report on conditions here but bit Mr Andrews has denied that the conference conference conference con con- ference was prompted by the recent charge charse by Senator Blease Democrat Democrat Democrat Demo Demo- crat of South Carolina that local bootleggers are finding a rich harvest even in the capitol itself The assistant secretary is of the opinion that Washington is drier now than ever ver WORRIED BY EY STRAW VOTE The Saloon Anti-Saloon league which recently has been promptly and i forcefully meeting each attack 1 upon prohibition has been considerably considerably considerably consid consid- agitated by the numer numerous us straw votes being taken tallen by newspapers newspapers newspapers news news- papers on the proposition of ot substituting substituting substituting sub sub- light wines and beer for total It was yas to outline its stand on this development and to reaffirm it on prohibition generally generally gen sen- that the leagues league's executive committee made the engagement with Mr Coolidge In a a. statement the committee has attacked the straw votes as Inaccurate in inaccurate inaccurate In- In accurate and not including the dry sentiment of ot the country In addition addition ad ad- Wayne B. B Wheeler heeler the leagues league's general counsel has advised advised advised ad ad- the drys drs to shun such bal hal NO PETTY SNOOPING Concerning enforcement practices practices tices Assistant Secretary Andrews has decreed that his agents must not resort to petty snooping or permit spy systems to develop within the force He insists that state authorities do o the police work and that the federal agents devote their time to checking the sources of liquor supply In that connection connection connection tion Mr Andrews said he Is not aware that women have been used as decoys In prohibition cases It Itis Itis Itis is contrary to the departments department's policy he added to employ women agents as