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Show 'ANTI-SALOON VOTE 10ST IN CHICAGO Chicago, Feb. 4 The question, "Shall Chicago become anti-saloon territory," ter-ritory," -will not be voted on at the April election. This beenme known yesterday when James K, Shields, secretary sec-retary of the Local Option Campaign league, admitted that less than one-half one-half of tho 74,000 signatures require to place the question on the official ballot at the spring election had been secured. "Vo lost this time, but we'll go right ahead with our campaign against the saloons," said Shields. "Tho more fact that wo arc unable to place the Issue of a dry Chicago on the ballot this spring does not spell our defeat by a long ways. The cause of prohibition is not lost till the party is dead, and the prty will outlive the Saloons." I |