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Show oo TEXAS HAS State Is Voting on the Question of Prohibition Dallas. Tex., July 22. With heavy rains falling over many of the dry strongholds in the northern portion of tho stato and fair weather prevailing prevail-ing in the "wet" country farther south, the voters of Texas are today deciding the question of state-wide prohibition. In spite of the 'bad weather weath-er In many towns and cities in the I north portion, a record-breaking vote Is being polled. I The vote is on an constitutional I amendment to prohibit the sale and I manufacture of liquor. At the anti- statewide prohibition headquarters at Houston, State Chairman J. F. Woi-j Woi-j ters claims the state will go wet by J 75.000 out of a probable total vote of 1 aboqt 200,000. State Chairman Ball, of the prohibitionists, is confident of ' an equally large majority for prohibition. prohi-bition. on |