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Show oo ANTI-SAL00NISTS OPPOSE RULING ON HARD CIDER WASHINGTON, Dee. 20. Tho antl-saloon antl-saloon -league will ask Attorney General Gen-eral Palmer to rccpnalder his ruling that the use of eider in the home by lti manufai turer, even after it has become Intoxicating by fermentation is lawful. Wane B. Wheeler, general counsel for the league announced Sunday Sun-day Neither the letter nor the implied im-plied purpose of tho prohibition act justified such a ruling, Mr. Wheeler asserted, Declaring the IRth amendment prohibits pro-hibits the manufacture of Intoxicating liquors for beverage purposes In the home or elsewhere. Mr. Wheeler said congress In permitting the manufacture manufac-ture of cider and fruit juices for home use fixed the alcoholii stand ird at one half of one per rent. "The ruling mad encourages and Increases the use of Intoxicating cider." ci-der." Mr Wheeler said. |