Evening journal., 1918-04-18
70 NEW YORK Cities
Join DRY" COLUMN
Ithaca, Binghamton, Glow
ersyills Among PlacesWhere
Saloons Were Voted Out
Is CITIES KEEP
THEIR SALOONS
Rr Tne united Pc.

ALBANY, n. " April is.-The local
option election 10 New York state yes
,erday was almost an even break be
tween the "drys" and 'eweis.'
Twenty cities voted dry. Eighteen
voted wei. One stlll is IN doubt Manu-
featuring cities retained the license In
the larger cities votes Of the newly
eniranohlsed women were about eTen-
ly split
Among the larger places which weni
into the dry column are Auburn FL
mirn. BinEhamton, Gloversvile and
Mlddletown. At Syracuse, where BIT
ter tight was waged on both Sides
the wes, according 10 latest figures
won out by a majority Of abont 1000
In all instances four questions were
voted on One, the question on main
tanning saloons two whether liquor
shall be dispensed from drug stores
and four, whether or not 10 shall be
sold In hotels.
All four questions were either favor
cd or voted down 10 all Instances ex-
cept at Salamanca, where it was decid-
ed 20 maintain the sale OF liquor in
drug stores on prescriptions from ply
slcians.
Auburn went dry on all four ques-
lions by a majority OF about 500.
Batavia went bone-dry by a majority
Of 5I7.
Seventeen districts out Of forty-four
in Blnghamton gave the drys a major
ity Of $50
Canandalgua went bone-dry by a ma
iorlty OF nearly i,00q
Corning appeared TO have voted
against license boy about So0 majority
Cortland was carried by the drys by
about $500 on an four propositions.
Indications We're that Elmira haC
voted dry on an four propositions
With three districts missing the dryi
are leading by over ti00
Returns from eight districts out o.
eleven In Fulton city, gave the drys
majority Of 620'
Four out OF thirteen districts il
Gloversville gave the drys a majority o
1925. A ratio OF about three TO one.
The drys carried HOrnell by a ma
jority Of about COO on all four ques
tions.
Jamestown voted dry on all fou
questions by large maiOrties.
The city or Johnstown voted dry o.
all four propositions by majoritie
ranging from i,2i 20 i.465.
The drys won on every prOpositlo
at Middletown. The maioritLas were
Against saloons. $50; against whole
sale, rs; against drug stores, 6i3, an
against hotel. 4j2
Norwich voted dry by approximate
1900 majority, making all Of Chenang
county dry
Oneida voted out tho saloon by mi
jority Of 1876.
Watertown voted bone dry, voiin
down all four proportions by an owe
whelming vote.
The City Of Salamanca voted dry, e.
cepi that drug stores Will be permittg
30 sell on physicians prescriptions. 81
loon licenses lost by a vote OF ,533
1896. store licenses lost by 100. hot
licenses by ii5, and the drug store que
tlon carried by 66.
Amsterdam voted for license by mi
ior'ties on an propositions eAceediI
1900.
The vets carried Beacon by a maio
ity OF COO The t0ta, vote cast w
3.369 and about 800 ballots were ca
by women.
Glens Falls went wet
The vets were victorious In kingstl
by a majority OF zoos
Practically complete returns fro
Ogdensburg indicate that the city VOt
wet on all four questions
Practically complete returns show
that Olean voted in favor OF licen
by a majority Of 31i.
Eight out o. fourteen districts
Oswego gave the vets a majority
100
schenectady voted wet on All 70
propositions here by majorilles ranSi
from 2.20O to over i000. Fifteen d
tricis were carried by the drys a
twenty-siK by the vets. About OF
seventh Of The voters registered fail
10 cast their ballots The drys d
counted on the women 10 vote W
them three 10 one, but the vote
districts where women were register
heavily showed that they had as a RI
that they were equally divided.
With nearly two-thirds OF The
turns counted I'm Syracuse, The W
had a majority Of more than $500
the question Of retaining The salo
The vote on wholesale, drug store,
hotel bar propositions had not b'
iahulated.
Rome also voted in favor OF ma
tanning the saloons.
Tonawanda Joined the wet column