Show SAlT LAKE POll fA HEAVILY Vil Y AGAINST PROHIBITION lAW LA Closing Total Shows Wet Against Favoring Act DRYS SNOWED UNDER IN VOTE OF NATION Canvass by United Press Rolls Up Ballots Bal Bat lots in Favor of Change Chang r Final Pinal Figures of Telegrams Telegram's Poll on Prohibition For moderation For repeal 2496 For no change Total wets Total drys Total votes cast c. c With a total of votes InThe in inThe inThe The Telegram straw ballot on the prohibition Ion que-ilon as Utah's contribution contribution contribution con con- in the wide nation-wide poll Salt Lake we wept went i. i over 12 to 1 wet The total wet vote was as against a dry vote of Th The Telegram ballot called for fora a vote ote on three propositions Prohibition as it Is with strict enforcement repeal of prohibition modification of the prohibition laws to permit light wines and beer The vote for modification was The vote for repeal was 2496 The vote for no change was This was one of the greatest polls ever engaged In by The Telegram Telegram Telegram Tele Tele- gram and the response has the enormous Importance of ot the question in the country at the present time The national re response response response re- re was astounding and the citizens of Salt Lake and Utah may that that they have haye had opportunity opportunity- of ot raising their voices with those of the country aa a d whole By M. M D. D TRACY United Press Staff Correspondent Copyright 1926 1026 by United Press NEW YORK March 13 The The end endot of ot the week s saw w. w the nation en engaged engaged en- en in the most extensive straw vote on on a question of national policy yet let undertaken undertaken the the polls on prohibition being taken by more than newspapers The United Press tonight gathered gathered gathered gath gath- ered figures from thirty five newspapers and found that more Continued on page 6 SALT LAKE POLL HEAVILY AGAINST PROHIBITION LAW Continued from page 1 than a 11 half million votes already have been cast The figures stood For repeat repeal or m modification of the act Against any change In the present present present pres pres- ent law This showed a a. ratio ratto of nearly 12 to 1 In favor o of changing the law The tabulation 00 n g d a 11 r 0 COlD o ov tj y- y q raper Taper 4 e I ema ma Salt Lake 1 70 60 St St. Louis Louse Time 1160 I Oklahoma Pity City Now News 1769 1760 Schenectady Union Star 1163 Buffalo Burtalo Times Albuquerque State Tribune 2557 2667 Cleveland Press Press- 2676 Columbus State Slate Journal Kana City Journ Post Journal 1548 1646 10 Chicago Herald Examiner 1432 Milwaukee Sentinel PeorIa Journal 18 Terre Post Poet r. r Omaha Ne Newt New Baltimore Post Pott 82 Atlanta Georgian 2304 ew ev Orleans Pica Times 17 Birmingham Post t II Tampa Times New York Dally Daily vow Mews 1176 1178 Boston Tra Traveler veler 15 San F F Dally Daily News New 51 2207 Los Angeles Examiner 38 Portland e. 0 Ore O-e. News 1103 Great Falls Falla Mont Leader Sheridan Wyo Post En Evansville Ind Press Camden N. N J T Courier 1495 1405 Fort Worth Press 1288 1283 El EI Paso Post Danas Daltas Dispatch 1244 Pit Press Sacramento Bee Beo 10 1 1200 San Diego Sun SUI 1043 1042 Memphis Press Totals Total |