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Show Dry Forces Set Out to Oppose Beer as Medicine BOSTON. March 11. Three wt of ocrvtmlug tli erroneous" opinion of former Attorncj General Gen-eral A. Mitchell Palmer imt ikvt and wine can I., prescribed u meilli'hii- wire outlined 1 Vane IJ, Wheeler, general counsel of the Anil-Salixiu Ix-aguc of America, ben today. I lr-t,' ho said, "we will ask i in- attorney general to rmise the opinion. 'Sei ond. we will endcaxor to get the remaining nine states to adopt new euforcomjBnt codes to io what the other dry tat have done and prohibit the peem ribtng of ih-or for medicinal iiihwm'W, "Finally, ne will ask miigrc-s to change ttu- law in this icspect if it i - no essnrj to i' so. "in the meantime the brewers cannot make any real beer until the new regulations nro made and then only lu or -mall quantities ns it can only bo used lu nine slates under strict limitations" ' If th brewers think will bo "i" n si uson for the old-time beer trade under Mr. PoIum r's decision! thej win in greatly mistaken," ontlnned Mr, w heeler. "Tlie National Medical swnnrln tion inus (one on record repeated! agamst Intoxicating liquors as medicine, med-icine, llet-r has no LherBpontlc a!iic. ii is imply ihioj and thai is all there is to it." |