The San Francisco call., 1910-12-24
SCOOP IS PUT
over ON 'DRYS'
BY THE VETS
State Board of Health Article
Brings Emphatic Protest
From Liquor Interests
Publication Surprises Regens-
burger and GiIIett Will Be
Asked to Investigate

Mystery wells the hand that put the
Anti-Saloon league under the protect
ing wing Of the state health board in
the special public health number of the
boards monthly bulletin The innocent
appearing classification has created
CONSERVATION in the board itself and
has brought down the wrath of the
wine and brewery interests.
The Brewers Protective association
took the subject up at an Indignation
meeting and it is proposed to call upon
Governor Gillett to administer an Off
cial rebuke and have the Anti-Saloon
league taken out of the health roster.
To increase the perplexities Of the
situation DR.. Martin Regensburger,
president Of the state board of health,
emphaticaly states that the Anti
Saloon league has no right TO its posi-
tPn on the official calendar and that
the article on the state triumphs of the
~drys" over the "wets" slipped into"
the compact little volume of scientific
and medicinal lore in some inexplicable
manner.
Doctor Regensburger frankly de-
clares that he was ignorant Of the in
fusion OF the liquor question into the
matters of health until a bound volume
was placed in his hands. He says he
would have prevented its publication
had he been apprised of the fact, ''as
the liquor question has no place in the
work"
HORNETS NEST Is IN ACTION
Somewhere, it is believed, a triumph
is being celebrated. The drys have
put one over" on the vets and secured
state support for their movement. A
shrewd game of wits has been played
and the Anti-SalOon league is secretly
laughing at the discontinue of the
vets
The Royal Arch. the Brewers Protec-
tive association, the Wholesale Liquor
Merchants association. Southern Brew
ers' association. the allied grape and
wine industries, the independent wine
Industries and the San Francisco Beer
Bottlers' board Of trade have rallied TO
one standard in the fight Hurried
meetings were held yesterday by mem
bers Of different organizations and a
formal demand was made that the gov
ernor find the guilty party.
The Wholesalers and Retailers Re-
view organ of the liquor and wine in
terests. contemplates publishing a bit
ter attack on the health board.
"WETS" ARE THRICE STUNG
Three points are objected to in the
health bulletin. The first is in the in
dex. where the name of the California
Anu-Saloon league appears under the
title, The newer organizations en-
gagged in fortifying the individual and
the home against disease" In the off,
cisl list Of Public health organizations
carrying on important health work"
The league is again listed. Finally. as
eliminating cause for wrath a special
article appears on page 337. on Anti
Saloon Territory in California by Irv-
ing p. Bristol. superintendent of the
Anti-Saloon league Of California
After giving a lengthy recital of the
number Of towns. districts and coun-
ties that have gone dry" which is es-
timated at 5000 square miles. the
writer says;
Testimony II Aom reputable sources
within the so ealled dry" territory
shows that public intoxication has en-
tirely ceased in snany places, and in
others is so rare as to make exceptional
cases curiosities. Dihgent inquiry fails
70 substantiate the claim sometimes
made that private consumption of
liquor has increased in proportion as
public drinking has decreased"
The latest statistics from the United
states treasury department are quoted
by the vets to show that the second
statement is inaccurate. A brewer dis
played a statistical chart showing that
an increase of 5000, 600 barrels of beer
appears in the beer consumption of this
year over last year.
For this reason the entire article is
misleading" said prominent brewer.
The bulletin is regarded as scientific
work and should contain facts. There
is no relation between the work of the
Anti-SalOon league and the public
health. The prohibitionists have an
equal right to be listed in the bulletin.
IN a short time the league will be ad-
vertsing that the state is protecting
II. The article is written in partisan
style and is directed at the wine and
beer industries, which are among the
greatest in the state
REGENSBURGER Is GRIEvED
It is asserted that the health board
viii be asked to put the Allied Wine
and Grape Growers association on the
list on the grounds that wines are a
healthful Wand. The article is OBJ
jected to also because il assumes that
dry" territory is more beneficial to
public health than wet territory.
Il can not understand how the article
got into the bulletin. said Doctor Re
gensburger. Certainly could not have
passed il. II must have gone through
the hands of our secretary, Mr.. Snow.
Of Sacramento. but I believe it is in
the nature Of a slip. The board does
not intend to enter into a controversy
on a public question. We have no in
tention Of harassing the liquor inter-
ests- am very sorry the article was