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Show 'PUSSYFOOT' NO LONGER GOOD JOKE TO ENGLAND (By Earle C Reeves, International N. us Servi. e staff ' "orre-.pondent ) LONDON, pel 20. (Correspondence.) (Correspond-ence.) While each side interprets Ihe resulis of the prohibition election In Scotland to its own advantage, as much as la possible, one striking Uiiiil; stands out in ihe minds of Englishmen: English-men: W. E. "Pussyfoot" Johnson is some Hi ing to worry about The sentence Is written so, without prejudice to the geni ra issue of prohibition, pro-hibition, hut because, taken in tho large England looks upon anybody or I anything that tends toward drouth as a " worry." England tried to laugh Johnson out i of court a year ago. And in so doing gave him and his cauee millions of , dollars worth of free advertising John-son John-son was literally 'put on the map' I by his enemies. Manv warnings have been sounded ! since. And the newspapers have ceased lo consider any kind of a ! "pussyfoot'' Joke as propaganda against the cause. For they have learned the dictum of Joe Cannon that it is better to be attacked than ignored |