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Show "WETS" ACCEPT DEFI OM'DRKS" Salt Lake, June 17 The challenge issued by Edwin S. Sheets manager of the Salt Lake Antl Liquor league to G. M. MacDowell for a joint debate on the prohibition question wns accented ac-cented by Mr. MacDowell Friday afternoon. af-ternoon. The challengo was for a debate at Wandamere, but Mr. MacDowell Mac-Dowell said that he had no speaker available for that date. He suggested however, that efforts be made to secure se-cure the tabernacle In which to hold such a debate and a'greod to furnlbh a speaker and to do everything possible pos-sible to make the meeting a success. He suggested that the exact nubject to be debated be chosen by the speakers. speak-ers. The prohibitionists have arranged for Prohibition day at Wandnracrc today. to-day. There will be speeches by prominent prom-inent prohibition orators In the afternoon after-noon and evening Among the speakers speak-ers will be Nephl L. Morris, B. F Grant, the Rev. C. R. Ncel, Mrs. Ruth Fox, Stephen L. Richards and pthers. It was planned to have a debate be-tweenMhe be-tweenMhe "wets" and the "drys" a feature fea-ture of this occasion, but tho fact that the "wet" speakers have not that date free precludes the possibility possibil-ity of a debate. There will bo two or thre prominent promin-ent speakers against prohibition In Salt Lake next week and Mr, MacDowell Mac-Dowell said that one of these speakers speak-ers of national reputation would probably prob-ably be selected to tike the "wet" side in the Joint debate proposed by the prohlbltlonlstB, providing such a debate -were arrangod. Arrangements are now "being made by the Manufacturers Manufac-turers and Business Mens association of Utah, which has charge of iho ,a.nti- r prohibition campaign, for anti-prohibition meetings In Salt Lake on next Wednesday and Friday. There will also be a number of meetings from now until the date of election in Ogden, Og-den, Murray, Provo and other towns of the state. |