The New York herald., 1922-10-29
.ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE
FIGHTS 80 NOMINEES
Work Reinforced by New
Body, the Flying Squadron
Foundation, Inc.
REPORTS s2,s5e SPENT
Figures Cover Only National
Campaign; Larger Sums
Used Locally.
Special Dispatch to THE New York HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Woshtn rfou II O.. Oct. 28.

Special Dispatch to THE New York HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington. ID. c., Oct ~.
The scope of the prohibition issue n
the Congressional campaign was dis
closed to-day by the statement of the
receipts and expenditures of the Anti
Saloon League OF America filed under
protest with the Clerk of the House.
The Anti-Saloon Leagues work is be-
ing reinforced by new organization
The Flying Squadron Foundation. IN
corporated, operating with the indorse-
ment of Prohibition Commission y
Haynes and William J. Bryan and hold
ing political meetings all over the coun-
try.
The Anti-saloor League reported ex-
Tenditures of only $3.50, but Wayne B
Wheeler, general counsel of the organi-
zntion. made it clear that this expense
was incurred simply In the national
campaign. 1t Is NOT secret that tne
Anti-Saloon League. working locally, as
it does everywhere. is spending sums
far in excess of those reported.
The Anti-Saloon League report, fur
thermore, omits items that are included
in the reports or the Republican and
Democratic Committees already filed
The political party statements show sal
aries paid. cost of offices and travelling
expense of organizers. but the Anti
Saloon League gives nothing of the
sort. The items are for literature al
most exclusively and for postage anj
carriage
In filing the report Mr.. Wheeler pro-
tested that the Anti-Saloon League
should not be required to make state
ment of it's receipts and expenditures.
nf
was educational. scientific and charit-
able and not political in the sense OF tho,
political parties, although the report
gives the names of nominees to whom
aid is being given in eighty districts.
In Illinois the league is active in the
Third and Seventeenth districts. In the
Fifth district of Indiana. Fourth dis
trict of Iowa. the Fifth, Seventh and
Eighth districts Of Minnesota; in New
Jersey in the Third, Fourth and Eighth
districts in Ohio In the Third, Fourth
Sixth. Eighth. Ninth, Tenth. Thirteenth.
Seventeenth, Nineteenth and Twentieth .
in Oklahoma in the Sixth district, in
Pennsylvania the Tenth, Eleventh,
Twelfth. Sixteenth. Seventeenth, Twen-
tieth, Twenty fourth. Twenty-eighth,
Thirtieth and Thirty-first districts; in
Louisiana in every one Of the eight dis
tricts in Massachusetts In all sixteen
districts, and in Missouri in all the six
teen districts.
The league reported receipts of $3.50
in seven contributions: s. S. Kresge, De-
troit. gave $1,000; A. n. Blair. Ports
mouth Ohio: Robert Young Columbus
Alex Neff. Neffs, Ohio; d. c. Boyd,
Gallon. Ohio, and Samuel Dunlap, Cir
cleville, Ohio each gave $500. Summer
field Baldwin, Baltimore, gave $3.50.
The flying squadron reported receipt
Of $56,711 in contributions Of less than
500 each. OF this sum, $37.737 was re-
ceived In cash, the rest being unpaid
pledges. The organization spent $47.-
622 for public meetings in the Middle
West and South the money being used
for salaries and expenses Of speakers.
hall rent and advertising.
A third organization interested In pro-
hibition made a report-the National
Prohibition Committee, successor to the
National Prohibition party. The treas
,rer. II. p. Farris, reported receipts and
expenditures OF less than $500. but said
somebody else had the books and he
would be unable to give details on where
the money went
The Association Opposed to the Prohi-
bition Amendment intends to file re-
port, but so far 1t has not reached the
clerk of the House. 1t Is understood
1T will show about $1,000 disbursements.
The Democratic Senatorial committee
reported receipts of $l,437, all from
residents Of North Carolina, the home
State of Frank A. Hampton, the treas
urer The expenditures were $3.50,
mostly for stamps and office expenses.