The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-11-10
DRYs GAIN IN FOUR STATES.

CHICAGO, Ill-Prohibition made
noteworthy gains in Tuesdays con-
test. Its greatest victory was in
Michigan, where 1t is asserted on
the returns at hand that all the re-
naming wet spots in the state have
been eliminated. This includes the city
of Detroit, the great industrial center.
which voreu TO wipe out the saloons by
a majority of $4,000. Figures are not
available on the rest Of the state. This
puts out of business 1908 saloons and
70 breweries.
The wet and dry issue was up in eight
STAGES: Michigan, Montana, California.
Missouri, Nebraska. Florida and South
Dakota. The prohibition leaders as
serted they were certain to win in
four Of these. Michigan, Montana. South
Dakota and Nebraska, with excellent
chances of making gains in the others,
principally Florida and parts of Mis-
souri,. g
breweries, which will retire from busi-
ness If the early returns are borne oui
| by the complete vote. South Dakots
has 200 saloons and three breweries
while Nebraska has 892 saloons, III
breweries and one distillery. The dryf
say they carried in these states.
In Minnesota the wet and dry Issue
was fought out In the Seventh and
Eleventh districts, but the result Is not
known, although the drys seemed con-
fident Of success and are claiming q
victory tonight.
Baltimore defeated prohibition BY
rs, 900 to 10000 votes. but Frederick
County, including Frederick City. went
dry. The vote in Havre Degrace, the
big racing center Is close and both
sides are claiming victory.
In Florida, as In California, the SEN
timent Of the vast number Of tourists
was taken into consideration. Hotel.
keepers and railroads. as well as all
other concerns and persons dependent
to large degree on the tourist bust
ness, fought prohibition vigorously
saying 1t would deprive Florida Of Its
chief source OF revenue. This has been
bitterly fought question for three OF
more years. f
For Florida it has been strictly q
matter of business, for It counts heavily
on the tourist patronage.
| hjneteen states were dry prior to to-
days election and in some of the Others
! the wet area has been narrowed dowr
to few spots which a determined
effort was expected to wipe out. M
returns have yet been received from
Nebraska or Missouri on the results II
those states and South Dakota's resul
lhas been swamped in the field of mat
i ter pertaining to the National result
Indirectly, the wet and dry issue wa
a factor in Illinois. and the returns In
dicate that the vets have lost thei
4 hold on the Legislature. There Is n,
chance that any "wet" legislation cal
i be put through, as the Senate stand
4 in the way. OF the 20 holdover Sen
!, ators IL are dry. In nine Of the 2
Il districts voting today. both Democrati
and Republican candidates were dry
/ That gave the anti-saloon forces, 2
!, votes, five short Of majority. as
, flying start. They easily ran thei
|, list OF Senate adherents up to 80. an
there are indications tonight that tn
!, dry majority might reach "a on a show
| down.
In Arkansas the electorate voted O
proposed constitutional amendmen
to substitute local option for the ex
listing statewide prohibition. and In
complete returns indicate that tn
proposition was overwhelmingly de
q feated.
st. Louis, in which the name q
Annheuser-Busc is prominent, CAV
an Overwhelming majority against tn
!, proposed prohibition amendment.
!. other parts Of the state 1t was NOR
kindly received, but 1t has been dc
, feated, according to the data no,
! available.
Although G.. Frank Han1y, Prohibl
tion candidate for President, 10 resi-
!. dent Of Indiana, his state was to
busily occupied trying to choose be
!. tween two Of its other sons for Vice
President to pay much attention to pro
! Ihibition and the vote was unexpected
Hight