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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-01-09
IAnUARY Is u e me TIME
George N. 1. Wells b 10 Act ~ Judge;
Score Care Sysiem; Many
Trophies
From Saturdays DAILY.

FROM Satufoats uaur.
Tho breeders and rancier's asso.
citation win hold its sixth annual
poultry show In Mankato on Jan
uary 10, 20. II and 90. J. w. Kohl.
man of this city Is secretary OF the
association and Is In charge OF the
exhibits and George NJ. J.. Wells
will Judge the poultry
4 splendid premium list has been
secured, STA in cash prizes being
offered and nearly that amount of
merchandise from various business
concerns OF the city.
Silver Cups Offered.
Nine silver cups are being offer.
ed and a number OF special associa.
ton premiums. In the regular pre-
MUM list the prizes are as follows:
81 for the first prize pen, 81 for the
second prize pen. fifty cents for the
third prize pen. There must be three
. exhibitors 10 win first money on any
pen or class. The prizes for the
single birds are 81 for first prize
, fifty cents for second and ribbons
for the third and fourth.
Officers Of Association.
The officers of the association are
Adolph Mueller. president: l.. C.
Diamond, vice president; J. w. Kohl
man. secretary; Charles Meyer. as
sistant secretary: c. l.. Wilson, SUI
perintendent: Frank Koenen. Theo
dore Franz Julius Schmidt. II. A.
SpauIding and a. @. Nuessle, district
vice presidents.
The Judge viii nse the score card
system Of Judging the birds
The show will he held I'm the Pres
ley building Mt e27 South Front
street.
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Kerns

Mr.. and Mrs. Ned Rist visited in
st. Peter Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. NJ. Cram took
dinner with Mr.. and Mrs. Zeh
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Steel enter.
talned n, few of their friends Friday
evening.
Mr.. rate's sister. Mrs. wooley. has
gone 10 winona TO visit her SOD.
Dr. wooley.
ar. and Mrs. Arthur Sharp and
Robert spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. Chester Steel
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Lind and
family spent Christmas with MIR.
and Mrs. George Cole.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cram spent Christmas
afternoon with Mr.. and Mrs. Oric
Noble and family In Mankato.
Mrs. Robert Grice and son Clarence
enjoyed Christmas dinner with Mr..
and Mrs. George Cole and family.
Alton and Donald Keene of West
Mankato spent Saturday with their
cousins, Raymond and James Eoucks.
Louise and Lueila Johnson went
/, to Tracy last week TO spend the
holidays with their brother. Roy
Burrill.
Mrs. Lillian I.oring and daughter
Margaret Of Arteslan, s. d.. are visit.
/, Ink Mr.. and Mrs. F. d. Jefferson and
daughter.
Mrs. Elmer burnett was an over
F., Sunday guest of friends In Mime.
apolis:- She returned to Mankato the
first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. +. Jones from
east OF Mankato and Mr.. and Mrs.
w. II. Jones OF Madison. ILL.,. visited
. Mr.. and Mrs. Zeh Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reuben Purrier gave
dinner on Christmas day In honor
OF their son, George who left this
! week for his home In Oregon.
The Christmas Endeavor society
| will give shadow box social ri
the home OF Mr.. Kaneff Friday even
ing. The young people hope for a
good crowd.
Miss Gladys woicott OF Granada
who Is here to see her brother. Lee
az the Emmanuel hospital was an
! over Sunday quest OF her aunt, Mrs
Frank i,oucks.
| Mrs. Merton Melvin aud father
George Rash iSr, visited Mr.. and
Mrs. George Rash Dr.. In st. Paul n
Christmas time. They. returned tc
Mankato Saturday.
The Ladies' Aid society viii be
entertained Friday by Mrs. r. W
Loucks and Mrs. c. II. Loucks n
the home OF tho latter. The usua
Invitation Is extended and goot
attendance Is expected.
Mrs. G. J. Foss and son Edwin
and Miss Ellen Forsberg OF Nortl
Dakota and Mrs. Herman Carlson
and daughter Miss Florence of GRAND
Rapids. MINI. are spending the hoii
days with their relatives. Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Forsberg and family of Del
grade.
/ Master ITarrie HUSKY entertained
some OF his hoy friends ut dinnel
Tuesday. Covers were laid for -four
| New Years cards and lighted candle
were ut each place and the Dime
was enjoyed. The boys present wer,
Tom and bert Hanson and Georg'
Louchs.'
The writer received q card an,
some strawberry blossoms Tuesda,
from Mr.. and Mrs. Lorenzo Ris
who are spending the winter q
Sutherlln, Oregon. The strawberr,
} blossoms were picked the day bef0r
Christmas. Mr.. and Mrs. Rist ar
well and are having nice time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sherman BatchelIe
entertained a party OF sixteen rela
tiyes and friends at elk course dir
ner on Christmas day. At the clos
OF dinner q very nice Christmas tire
was enjoyed. The pleasant affair wa
given In honor or Miss Eima TIA
Fletcher who is home from school
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-01-09
from Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
The people of this part of the coun
ty, and especially those who knew
him best, we're shocked to learn last
Saturday morning that Henry Grupe
had passed to the Great Beyond"
and taken his final journey which
we must all take sooner or later.
Il matters not when. says The Sher-
burn Advance. To us all only q
brief space OF time Is allotted. Mr.
Grupe had been In robust health I'M
I'll two months ago when he became
afflicted with heart trouble, and has
gradually been failing ever since
but no one dreamed that the end
was so near. Tho writer went to
see him last Thursday, remaining
until after eight ut night. Mr.. Grupe
! pleasant frame OF mind on this &C.
casion and remarked that he would
! be out soon and enjoy his new auto.
! but an all visit Providence willed
otherwise. The end came peacefully
! ut two O'Clock Saturday morning
when he arose from his bed, said TO
HIS wife. Il am so dizzy" and sank
back In the bed. his life's journey
completed
Deceased was converted I'm the
faith OF the German Lutheran church
nj The age of fourteen years and has
been a true and faithful member all
/. his life. lie was one OF the first
members to start the church at this
place and has always been an active
worker I'm church circles. At the
time OF lis death DECEASED was fifty.
eight years, OF age and was In a
: position TO enjoy his family and
friends when the ruthless hand OF
death severed all worldly connee
tons.
Henry David Grippe was born Mag
II, 1856. at Elk Grove, Cook County
ILL.,. where he resided with his par
ents until he reached manhood. On
February 3, 1877, he was united In
marriage TO Miss Caroline Schultz
OF Lake County. III. They came to
Martin county in 1856, where they
this union was born ten children
have since made their home. To this
Union was born ten children, OF
whom three have preceded him. lie
leaves to mourn bis loss a loving
wife. Caroline Grupe, and children
AIRS. Frank Mathwig OF Dunnell
Mrs. John Nancy OF Sherburn. Mrs
Louis Mathwig OF Dunneil. Louis
Clara. Arthur and Luella who are nj
home. Also two brothers and one
sister, Christ Grippe or Sherburn
Fred Grippe OF anAIkato and Mrs
Henry Doepke OF North Platte. Nc
braska. and nine grandchildren.
i The funeral was held at the La
,theran church Tuesday ut i:s,
O'Clock. and the remains laid to res
In the Sherburn cemetery.
That Mrs. Clara Dolson had no
been proven guilty of being DRUM
:. on the night of December 80, n.
there was a reasonable doubt. wa
the judgment of Judge W. l.. Com
: stock OF the police, court. when h,
discharged her late yesterday after
noon. The judge took occasion
however. to remark that the DolsoI
family had been in court too much
< He said that the family had N wo,
. of dragging other people into thel
troubles. lie took occasion to war
: both Mrs. Dolson and her husband
] Otis Dolson. that. IL either OF then
was ever again found guilty OF an
= offense in that court and he had tn
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probation and no option OF a flnc.
hut there would be n straight jali
sentence ut hard labor. sea.fr
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..$3S1.7l3.90
Registry Business.

Receipts Last Seventeen Years.
The gross postal receipts ut the
Mankatc postofricc for the last seven.
teen years show n large and steady
increase year after year. as will be
seen from tho following:
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-01-09

Total expenses Of Office s3G,?S7 "a
Paid II. u. checks $S,S3l. 40
Deposited at st.
Paul, MINI. :. 15,25I.22
Net income To u. ST.. S2I, 0S5 CO
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-01-09

Revenue al the Local Stamp House
Has increased to $60,372.e6;
Interesting figures

From Saturdays DAILY.
Postmaster A. J. veigel has, Just
completed his report % the business
transacted Mt the Mankato postoffice
the past year. The report shows an
increase OF IL per, cent over last
yea.
The report I'm detail follows:
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-01-09

Rochester. Mimi. January 81. G..
r., the man Of mystery. for six years
a ward at the Rochester State hos
pital for the insane. has vanished
from earth. so TO speak. his sudden
disappearance adding another link to
the mystery that for months attract.
cd the attention of the nation. In the
wide search made to reveal his iden-
THY.
Money Was His undoing.
In the assistant superintendent
Office, where -. c. r. made daily
visits. reading the newspapers and
responding to interviews of news.
paper men or visitors. there lay a
bag of coins OF rare value belonging
to DIR. Linton. which he had spent
years I'm collecting. The coins proved
y. G. RS" undoing. Knowing that
with money he could get away the
temptation proved too strong and
-. G.. RI became a thief stealing
from them who we're his best friends.
and doing all i'm their power to
solve the mystery.
Taking the coins. J. G. X. left
the hospital in November, first spend
ing part of the money in saloons
of the city. Since then no word
has come from him. and by some
II Is believed the man has met with
death. or ended his own life.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-01-09

Rochester. Mimi. January a.
After two months spent in Rochester
undergoing surgical treatment for
cancer. Samuel C. Stickney. son of
A. b. Stickney OF st. Paul. and as
sistant to the president OF the Erie
railroad. has returned to New York
In his private ear Mr.. Stickney has
fully recovered from his operations.
and unless unforeseen developments
arise he will completely recover his
health. the surgeons say.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-09-26
CHICAGO GLEE CLUB
TO Be HERE 0CI. /


The C6jeaaa G1aa CInh the Grst
auu6,r Of the tgeeIm course. viii
appear at TriHiR University. the
night oil Oanhar
The chfraan Gfaa fI4h ae a male
quartet remains .lusrrpassed
For sixteen consecutive seasons il
has been constantly befnra fh, pnb-
lie.
For fourteen consecutive seasons
Ithe club has retained the present
personnel
These wears of a.eooiation and
eoH4taat stnd,. md ,,5,rl tooathnr
coupled with signal individual abil-
Inv have produced perfectton Of
ensemble firmly rsaarkabla
The club has flled ovor GOO
concert enpaoer,ants IN tho I'nitod
States and Canada
The reuertaira NJ tbc. claa C1ub
is probably p,oro cvtaryi,.a .e,,d var
led fhan thaf of .,n,, .tr,ilar crqani-
zption
The vron,l,ona ,,,orto ar.4 in
trodnrod to ~, ! ,,,l.,,,,, Ia, mo Out
care Glac r,uh ~ usaa ant,, nv
them is ono of ,ho moo, artistie and
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-09-26

a petition was in circulation on
the streets of Waxahaehie this morn
ing calling for "a mass meeting OF
those opposed to the passage Of the
Central Bank Bill by the Texas legis-
lature, and condemnlng the measure
in strong terms, as inimical 10 the
best interests Of the state, partieu-
larry as applied to the use OF the
state school fund in capitalizing the
central bank.
There is much opposition to the
bill in Ellis county. and the petit
ton was readily signed, numerous
names being appended thereto.
Below We present the text OF the
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-09-26
CLIP AND COMMENT.


Tom Bell formerly the editor of
the Cemanche Chief. has assumed
editorial management of the WaSa-
hachie Enterprise. Mr.. Bell is one
Of the best writer's and paragraph
ers in Texas. and now that he has
broader fields for usefulness in his
ne" position, We are looking for
wonderful Improvement in cur
Waxahachie contemporaries. We
welcome you to our county, Bro.
Bell, and invite you to come over
and see Palmer-the second best
town ton the auietJ in Ellis county.
Palmer Rustler.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-09-26

True success does not consist Of
climbing over your brothers shout
der in order 10 reach the desired
goal The truly successful man is
lie who makes two blades of grass
grow where oulv one grew before
II vcu would be truly successful
let YOUR life be So lied that YOU
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-09-26
OLD TIME EDITORS 10
MEET SOON IN ROCKpORT,

Houston, Tex. Sept 2G--The
third annual meeting OF the Texas
Editorial Association will be held at
Oakshorc, Rockport Texas, Novem-
Der 20. II and %, 1914, where it
will be the guest OF Colonel Frank
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-09-26

\ Dallas policeman shot and kill
ed seventeen year old boy who
was trying To get away from him
and Dallas jury assessed his pun
ishment at one day in Jail. In or
der to make the thing complete the
city commission should add chro-
mo.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-09-26

All civilized nations should pro-
test against the use Of aeroplanes,
N Warfaro when 1t comes TO the
dropping Of bombs among women
and children and other non-eombat
ants. 1t is not only heartlcss and
cruel, il is absolutely barbarous and
savage TO make war on defenseless
women and children.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-09-26

Our ice man is still wearing his
palm beach suit, and we thought
possibly he might wish to create
the impression that summer was
destined to linger in the lap of win
ter, but when We stop to think he
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-09-26

The Waco News and the Waco
Tribune are arguing the question as
to whether or not wet cities require
a larger police force in proportion
to population than dry ones, We
had not supposed there was any
ROOM for discussion on this sub
ject.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-09-26
.

Well there is not at least 50
much danger OF killing anybody so
long as a man shoots off nothing
but his mouth.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-09-26

The allies charge the Germans
WITH systematic cruelty. We arr
unable TO see anything but sys-
;ematic cruelty in this entire thing
called war.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-09-26

irhe doctrine Of the universal
hfdtherhood OF man is receiving q
s@pere jolt JUST ut this time. AT
ahy rate the people over across the
water arr not fighting each other
like brothers
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-09-26

We are of the opinion that a bill
to cut of the mileage graft of mem
bers Of congress would be defeated
without resort to filliibustering
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-09-26

Tomorrow is Rally Day All the
children should be at tho church on
CINE, and it won't hurt Ter them TO
take their parents along with them.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-09-26

War or no war the merchants OF
Waxahachie are determined to fur
nish their customers with all nee
essary supplies at the lowest pos
sible figures.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-09-26

There should be no effort 10 place
war tax on fabrics, This is one
industry that should not be dis
couraged.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-09-26

My should the people OF the
south who produce the cotton OF
the world persist in sending it to
New England and across the waters
to have it manufactured and then
buy it back at an increased cost
after paying the freight both ways
Truly this is carrying Goals TO
Newcastle. This very thing has
initiated against the South for
years. We have persisted in send
ing our money to the efete east for
Insurance premiums, when We had
the men and money to finance insur-
ance companies. tor hardwood fur
niturc and Implements, when We
had Tire raw product at our doors,
for shoes aud leather goods, when
we had any amount OF leather, and
yet we wonder why the South is not
as prosperous as other portions Of
the nation.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-09-26
+. 5. CpONk CD.

MACHiNiSTS, PLUMBERS AND
GAS FITTtES.
Dealers in Mil. Gin, PLUMBING, Water
md Gas Appliances, al Kinds ~
Roofing.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-12-29
Still Another Rejoinder.
(From Wednesdays Daily.)

The Freeman-Tribune supposed
it's criticism of the method which
the anti-saloon league used to arrive
at it's conclusion of whether certain
candidates were wet or dry, was the
cause of Rev. Kamphoefner's griev-
ance. This paper further presumed
that whether the Freeman-Tribune
made a truthful criticism or a false
one, would decide as to the justice
or injustice of that criticism. The
Freeman-Tribune must be very
dense, for now Bro. Kamphoefner
says this is an evasion, that this
point was never in issue. 1t is very
Illuminating also to find that the
had made attacks
upon the methods of the league in
general. The league broadcasted a
false rating of Senator Cases posi-
ton upon the temperance question
and this paper denied the claim of
the league, simply to keep history
straight, and with no intention of
discrediting the general work Of the
organization. The league and the
stand on the same
platform in relation to the saloon,
with the possible exception Of the
mulct law-and this paper has oc-
cupied that ground for over forty
years. The thing we have found
fault with is the leagues method OF
branding as wet candidates who are
opposed to the saloon and the sur
prising situation in the discussion
now is, that Bro. Kamphoefner still
defends a method which by it's own
workings led the league into the
sorry mess it did in the Chase case.
This seems to be a characteristic
perverseness" on the part of Bro.
Kamphoefner that cclipses any
claims Senator Chase may pride
himself upon in that line. Whether
a candidate for an office is "charac-
perverse,' whether he is
Indifferent, whether he is too indie
pendent to subscribe to the cate
chism of the league, or what not,
does not make him either wet" or
dry" The league, however, arbi-
trarily brands the candidate wet"
if he fails to answer, from whatever
cause, the list of questions submit
ted by the organization. The Free
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-12-29
PERSONAL BRIEFS.
4 4 q + 4 4 4 I Z = 3 = .
(From Saturdays Daily

Mrs. M. A. Hoag went to Blairs-
burg Thursday to eat Christmas din
ner at the home of her son, Charles
Hoag.
Mr.. and Mrs o. NJ. Doolittle
from north of town spent Christmas
with Mrs. DIS parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
F. S. VanBuskirk, in Blairsburg.
Mrs. C. c. Burton and four
children spent Christmas day at the
home of Mrs. Burton's daughter,
Mrs. Walter Ambrose, in Blairs-
burg.
F. w. Schroeder of Blairs-
burg was a caller here Thursday
and Mrs. Schroeder, who has been a
patient at Mercy hospital, returned
home with him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hans Luro, OF
West Division street, spent Christ
mas with friends in Williams.
Mrs. 1. B. Stafford and daugh-
ter Katherine and son Abner ate
Christmas dinner with Mr.. and Mrs.
C. H. ROBBIE in harrisburg.
Ernest Trotter of harrisburg
was a guest at the Davis Miller
home on Bank street Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jess Goodman and
baby from south of town, went to
Williams Thursday to spend Christ
mas at the home of Mrs. G's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Jones.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hammett
left Thursday to spend Christmas at
the S. Devenbaugh home near Will
liams.
Misses Blanche and Myrtle Bal
lard arrived Thursday from Ode
boldt to spend Christmas with their
aunt, Mrs. James Traver.
A. s. Holmes and son, Hoyt A.
Holmes, of Perry, are making holt
day visit at the w. G. Burleson, Mrs.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-12-29
Keep the Record Straight.
From Saturdays Daily.)

Here's another new riddle: What
is the difference between Bro. Ramp
hoefner and the Freeman-Tribune?
Give it up? Why, the answer is
easy. The Freeman-Tribune has
been known to quit when it seems
to have nothing to say.
There is one statement in Rev.
Kamphoefner's last communication
in this paper that the Freeman
Tribune desires to refer to, and that
is in relation to the "veiled threat
sent to Senator Chase by the anti
saloon league. Bro. Kamphoefner
says "you have been fighting a
straw man-one of your own max
ing-all the while, haven't you?
For the charge YOU make Is not
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-12-29

1t must be that some sort of bee
is still buzzing in the bonnet OF
Hon. Maurice Connolly, present
member of congress from the Third
Iowa district and late democratic
candidate for United States senator.
When the bill providing for the
submission of national prohibit
tory amendment to the states was
up in the house few days ago, Mr..
Connolly lodged, although the dis
patches state he was in Washing
ton. The entire delegation from this
state, except Wilmer and Scott and
Connolly, supported it. 1877 voted
in its favor and 1S9 against. AS it
had to receive a two-thirds vote the
proposition was defeated, as every
body expected it would be. But
sentiment against the liquor traffic
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-12-29
THAT SECRET CAUCUS.


Perhaps the people of the country
will some day wake UP to the evils
of the secret legislative caucus held
for the purpose Of binding party
men for or against certain measures.
1t has of late been used to lash
southern democrats in line against
the submission of prohibitory
amendment. The states of the So
called solid south have held eau
cuses and the only representative
from any of them who has the cour-
age to stand upon his own convic-
lions and refuse to be bound by
king caucus is the Hon. Richmond P.
Hobson of Alabama. The caucus Of
his state voted against the PROPOSE
ton of submitting the amendment,
but Mr.. Hobson proposes to exercise
his right as an American citizen and
as a representative in the United
States congress to vote as his con-
science dictates. This caucus pro-
ceeding gives weak-kneeded members
of congress opportunity to saddle
their vote upon the party with
which they affiliate. They can say
to the folks back home: why, the
caucus declared against this measure
and / had to stand by the caucus.
You know it might hurt the party
if each member voted as he felt. l
would like to vote for the submis-
sion of prohibition, and did so vote
in the caucus, (the caucus is secret,
hence everybody can dodge his vote) ,
but I was overruled and must now
submit to the majority" That is
what is called putting it over our
constituents" and it is very con-
venient way for representatives
without principle to quiet the folks
at home. After showing how easy
it is for the members of congress
from the south to sneak out under
cover of the separate state delega-
ton caucus, a Washington CORES
pondent observes:
Northern congressman will not
find so easy a way to escape the crit
icism back home. They realize that
they cannot vote as states, because
of the party divisions in their dele
cations. They also realize that they
cannot vote as unit as on a
straight out and out party issue.
Northern democrats are about equal
ly divided, where they will express
their views on prohibition. Many
are non-committal.