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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-07-28
new METHOD Distributing
ALTER. Wine DISCUSSED
Plan Commission of Clergymen of
Churches to Have Charge of
Wine-making
MIDDLE MEN ELIMINATED
Atty Gen'l .Daugherty Gives
Opinion in Response to Pro-
test of Churches

A Washington Associated Press
dispatch of July 10 says that Internal
Revenue Commissioner Blair in &C
cordance with an opinion by Attor-
ney General Daugherty is considering
new regulations governing the manu-
facture and distribution of wine for
sacranental purposes. Under, the new
regulations rabbis, m n steers and
priests duly appointed by the heads of
the ecclesiastical jurisdiction OF their
churches, may supervise the manufac-
ture and distribution Of altar wines i'll
their specified territories.
Mr.. Daugherty held that the Ma
tional Prohibition act indicated an in
tention on the part of Congress to
place in the hands OF the church it
self a power whereby it will never
be forced to use inferior products for
sacramento purposes nor ever be left
without means of supplying its needs
for sacramental wines. The Attorney
General said:
"The intention of Congress is clear
to abolish the business OF the middle
man or retail distributor i'll sacra-
mental wines, but the intent is equally
apparent to permit the church if it
agreed to assume the responsibility,
through its duly authorized rabbi,
minister or priest, full power to SUI
pervise the manufacture of altar
wines, and it is my opinion that the
specific grant of the greater privilege
of the supervision of manufacture
carries with it the lesser privilege of
supervision of distribution"
1t is said that various religious
bodies have claimed that the elimina-
ton of the sacramento wine dealers
from business shut off all legitimate
channels for obtaining wines for sac
rament9l purposes and forced the
churches to use spirits OF uncertain
standard. Mr.. Daugherty's opinion
was given i'll response to demand
from these protesting churches.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-07-28

of modification of the Volstead law to
permit the use of the less alcoholic
drinkables. This formidable showing of
the "'moists" and "wets" however, is sub
ject to several conditions that may en-
tirely change the complexion of the table
before the final count is in.
1t is the Digest's policy of course to
let the weekly summary of votes speak
for itself as other facts and opinions
are permitted to speak for themselves
through these pages. The detailed table
and the summarized table are the real
"story" of the showing of the Prohibition
poll to date. Only such incontrovertible
facts will be pointed out here as will
serve TO make the progress of the bal
loting more clear and interesting. 1t
seems indisputable for instance, that per-
sons who vote for the repeal of the Pro-
hibition Amendment would prefer modi-
fication to continuance and enforcement
of the present law. Thus groups two and
three may be combined in their opposi-
ton to completely dry nation. On the
other hand, persons who vote for a
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-07-28
NULuFICATIONisTS ARE BUSY
Under Leadership Of Association
Against the Prohibition Amend
ment; Brewers and Their Friends
in Campaign to Elect Congress

A dispatch from New York City IS
to the effect that the vets through
the statewide propaganda of the
New York state division of the As
sociaton Against the Prohibition
Amendment-the brewers aid So
ciety-expects to enroll 100000 voters
as members before the New York
state elections.
The Michigan branch of this same
wet organization advises that it will
content itself with trying to defeat
dry candidates for Congress and elect
wet ones and will not ask for state
wide vote on beer and wine this fall,
but that it is quite likely that they
will ask for such vote in the spring
election of 1928. Wet leaders are
mailing questionnaires to all of the
congressional candidates in Michigan
asking as to their stand on beer and
wine
The Colorado branch of the Asso-
citation expects to have 5000 mem
bers by election day. However they
admit they have 1000 of these 5000
to get.
In Missouri the wet organization
has already begun a speaking cam
paign and it is also making canvass
for membership and is preparing to
question candidates for Congress as
to their position on beer and wine.
The Minnesota branch is planning to
organize at least 100 local branches
and held number of public meet
ings throughout the state i'll an effort
to bring sufficient pressure on mem
bers of Congress to have them vote
to legalize beer and wine. The acting
head of the New York branch re-
Gently announced that the national
organization would concentrate its
efforts in Congressman Volstead's
district in Minnesota in hopes of re-
firing him. OF course the Minnesota
branch will be particularly active in
Mr. Volstead's district.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-07-28
WINE-AND-BEER PETITIONS
CIRCULATING IN OHIO

Beer petitions are now in circula-
ton generally in all parts of Ohio.
The circulation of the petitions is be-
ing managed by the Association
Against the Prohibition Amendment
with state headquarters in Cleveland.
This brewery organization succeeds
the Home Rule Association which
managed former wet campaigns and
for the most part new men are at
the helm. The wet workers are 60
ing at the job quietly. They merely
say the petitions are in circulation
and that they anticipate little trouble
in securing enough signers. Their aim
is to secure 100000 signatures. This
number is slightly in excess of one
tenth of the total vote cast in the
general election of 1920 This pro-
portion is necessary to initiate an
amendment to the state constitution
as fixed by law.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-07-28
Literary Digest July Is, 1927

A large proportion of the ten million
ballots in this huge poll have been dis
tributed and the returns are coming in
by thousands and ten thousands. APP.
proximately 100000 votes have been
counted and tabulated for the present
issue as shown in summary lin above
tablet and in detail lin table which
follows). The most startling fact re.
vealed by this first tally is that the early
voters are against the continuance and
enforcement of the present Prohibition
law by the proportion of nearly two to
one.
On the other hand, the voters show
themselves in favor of the Prohibition
amendment, or, in other words in favor
of some sort of Prohibition law by the
even larger ratio of 10000 to 22,500. The
largest vote given to any of the three
Prohibition questions favors the continu-
ance of the Amendment and is also in favor
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-07-28

votes which are shown in the table seem
to indicate that in their attitude toward
the liquor question most of them may be
considered definitely in the dry column.
In Kansas for instance the votes run
III for strict enforcement to "a for mod
ification and IA for repeal of the amend
ment Thus the Prohibitionists it is seen
outnumber the combined "moists" and
''wets" by almost three to one, a situa-
ton that is duplicated in no other state.
Since this early vote was tabulated a
large number of returns have come in
for Kansas and even though we may be
anticipating next weeks report of votes
it may be mentioned that this large vote
is striking verification of conditions in
dicated by the small vote shown here.
Kansas is for Prohibition, several thou
sand of her voters indicate by approx
imately three to one. 1t is a signiti-
cant fact also that this state has tried
a dry regime for number of years and
knows better than most others how ii
works.
California, it will be noted, is we'll
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-07-28

up in the moist" column as numerous
humidity experts might have predicted.
Illinois where recent investigation by
newspaper. association showed that bad
booze was more expensive than anywhere
else in the United Staes, rolls up q ma
however, where the majority ugainst
Prohibition. In this case as we'll as in
the case of the Middle Atlantic States,
however where the mojority against
Prohibition is also large, it must be
pointed out that the city vote which is
almost always dampcr than the rural
vote no matter what part of the country
is considered, is received and counted
first. Even in nearby states the small
towns and country districts do not send
in their ballots so quickly as do the
larger cities as far away as Chicago
Aside from slower mail service which
may affect some districts it seems to
be true that the country dweller gives
more thought to the matter before max.
ing up his mind Another cause that
may render larger tabulations of returns
drier than this first one, may be found
in the fact that the women's vote by
and large comes in slower than that of
the men. 1t is of course much de-
bated question whether women as a
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-07-28

modification of the Volstead law may be
considered in favor of the present Prohi-
bition amendment since they did not
avail themselves of their opportunity to
vote against it presented under question
&c" on the ballot. The amendment it.
self therefore is attacked only by mi
nority of fewer than one in three OF
those whose votes have been counted thus
far. 1t is the Volstead law that is
chiefly under fire.
Circumstances modifying the force of
the large moist" and dry vote shown
by the first returns appear ON examin.
alton of the detailed tabulaton. 1t will
be seen that in the driest states, those
in the Middle West and South, the re-
turns have not yet been tabulated in
any volume. The West North Central
states including Minnesota, Iowa, Mis-
souri,, the Dakotas, Nebraska and Kansas
are practically unregistered, but the
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-07-28

the two Prohibition years was 1888,
a decrease of SIS per cent. The aver
age arrests for drunkenness in the
state for the seven license years were
l08, 1923; the average arrests for drunk
enness for the two Prohibition years
1882, decrease of SIS per cent. The
population of the state i'll the seven
license years was 3,6o3,l00 and in 1920
the population was 3,852,326
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-07-28

The clause of the Severson law of Wis
consin prohibiting bars was held to be
reasonable in an opinion handed down
by the Supreme Court on July IS assert
ing that the bar afforded q temptation
to put kick into drinks by providing
hiding place for intoxicants.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-07-28
FIRST HUNDRED THOUSAND VOTES, LITERARY
DIGEST'S DRY-ENF0RCEMENT POLL, ITO | WET
Ten Million Americans Intercepted Vostead Act Strict
orcement Modification of Act and Repeal of Eighteenth
Amendment Constitution

Editors noteAmecan Issue does the motive of the
Literary Digest taking the poll the the Eight
zenith Article of the Constitution The Issue believe however that this
poll The for this belief another column
this The following the results OF the hundred thousand
counted analysed ued by Digest of July Is
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-07-28
PR o NJ BIrIo IN

A. Do favor the continuance and strict enforcement of the
Eighteenth Amendment and Vostead Law? Those in favor
524+5.
Do modification OF the Volstead Law permit light
beers? Those in favof-59665.
C. Do favor of the Prohibition Amendment Those in
favor-22,54z
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-07-28

- -
! teen-twelve is omitted from the conf
parison tables)
There was decrease of so per cent
in deaths from alcoholism of women;
decrease of 81 per cent from acct
dents; a decrease of l9 per cent in
suicides.
Decreased Number of Accidental
Homicides
Persons killed per 1000 motor
vehicles registered was Las in 1921,
the lowest number in the decade. The
deaths from alcoholism and certain
related causes in the state of Massa-
chusetts shows a decrease OF 65 per
cent in the two dry years over the
preceding six wet years; decrease
of Is per cent in accidental homicides
and of II per cent in suicides. There
has been decrease in alcoholic ad-
missions to hospitals. There were
only % cases of delirium tremens
among the Boston city hospital ad
missions in 1921, the smallest number
in six years.
Alcoholic Insanity Decreases
There is a steady decrease in alco-
holic insanity as shown by admissions
to the Massachusetts, public insttu-
tons for insane. The average first
admissions i'll these institutions for
the seven wet years was 3,2S7, for
the two dry years 1862, decrease of
10 per cent. The average admissions
of alcoholic psychoses cases for the
seven wet years $40; the two dry
years, l0o a decrease of o. per cent.
Savings Banks Report Increase in
Deposits
Industrial prosperity was practic-
ally at its height when Prohibition
became effective July /, 1919. Hence
the effect of Prohibition on savings
accounts and poverty is doubly diff
cult to determine. The present paper
makes no attempt to determine it but
simply presents facts as revealed by
public records. The last six months
of 1920 and the year 1921 were
period of industrial depression which
was at its worst in Massachusetts,
from December, 1920, to the end OF
March, 1921. The estimated percent
age OF unemployed in the winter 1920
81, was nearly double that of the
winter 1914-15. The cost of living in
Massachusetts in March, 1921, was
represented by an index number" of
| 1904 as compared with 101 in the
same month of 1915. Despite lavish
| spending on the part of many
through the prosperous period, thrift
or Prohibition, pro- ly both,
swelled savings in savings banks, CO.
operative banks and school savings
banks in Massachusetts,. Notwith-
standing unemployment and the high
cost Of living the State Bank Com
missioner was able to report October
81, 1921, that in the year ending on
that date although the number of de-
posts accounts decreased in the 1876
savings banks of the state, the total
deposits had increased during the
year by $50,724,172.67, a gain over the
preceding year of rs per cent. The
average of each deposit increased
from $465.26 to S478 During the
seven wet years 1912-lo18, the aver
age annual gain in individual deposits
was LAO per cent. In the two Prohi-
bition years, one of them a hard
times year, the average annual gain
was AZ per cent.
Pauperism Disappearing
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-07-28
Pauperism Disappearing

The average of poor persons sup
ported or relieved by all cities and
towns during the seven wet years
was 87,627; during the two dry years
1855, decrease of Is per cent. The
average for the dry years includes
the number relieved during April,
May, June, of 1919 before Prohibition
became effective. The number cared
for in Boston city relief institutions
and given outside aid for the year
ending March 81, 1921, was 1926,
the lowest number since 1918. The
average for the seven wet years had
been 1858. The population of the
Boston almshouse decreased rs per
cent during the two dry years over
the preceding eight wet years.
DR.. Elliott Summarizes Whole
Matter
The words of DR.. Charles w. Ell
lott, president emeritus of Harvard
University, will summarize the whole
matter.
Evidence has &C m ul a e on
every hand that Prohibition has pro-
NOTED public health, public happiness
and industrial efficiency This evil
dence comes from manufacturers,
physicians, nurses of all sorts, school,
factory, hospital and district, and from
social workers of many races and re-
ligions, laboring daily in a great va
riety of fields. This testimony also
demonstrates beyond a doubt that
Prohibition is actually sappng the
terrible force of disease, poverty,
crime and vice. These results are
obtained in spite of the imperfect en-
forcement in some communities of
the Eighteenth Amendment to the
Federal Con III ton. Let
Massachusetts, at once take her whole
share in putting into execution these
prohibitory measures which are sure
to promote public health, public hap
piness and in dustrial efficiency
throughout the country and TO elm
mate the chief causes of poverty,
crime and misery among our people"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-06-12

MARIETTA, Okla.-Ardmore's school
board troubles We're transferred tempo
rarlly TO Marietta this afternoon when
Judge b. c. Logsden heard the peti
ton of Frank Bourland, school board
memberd whose official status is in
doubt, for temporary Injunction and for
permanent restoration OF his alleged
rights on the board.
The case was transferred to Marietta
by Mr.. Bourland through his attorney
Russell Brown.
The case was begun ut 2 o'clock.
AS the case opened it became appar
ent that Mr.. Bourland would attempt
to show ulterior motives behind the
vacating of his place on the board. He
was charging that 1t was his fight on
Supt. C. w. Richards that caused 9th
er members of the board to bring ul
alleged technlcalities in his holding po
sltion of school board member and that
Of undersheriff at the same time.
The school board was represented by
Champion and George.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-06-12
THOUSANDS FILE
FOR OFFICE JOBS
Largest Ballot in History OF
State to be Presented to
Voters in August l
Primaries.

OKLAHOMA CITY.-One thousand
and three persons filed Us candidates
for state offices during the filing per.
iod which ended at midnight Sunday
according to an announcement made at
headquarters of the state election board.
This is the largest number OF candi
dates ever listed for primary election
in Oklahoma. It was said. The an
nouncement pointed out that withdraw.
ais had not been listed SO that the &C.
tual number Of candidates would be-
somewhat less than the foregoing to-
tai.
Among those who have withdrawn
from the various races are Tom o'Bry-
an of Haskell, candidate for the demo.
cratic nomination for governor. and
DIR. Hugh Scott, republican. who :lled
for the gubernatorial race.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-06-12
IS
GREETED BY A
HOST OF k|DDIES
Playground Expert Works-out
Crowd of Youngsters at
Central Park; Musicians
Open With Concert.

Unlike the old-time circus. the Chau.
tauqua's in town and the first ones to
get Il peek ut the inside OF the big
canvas" were"the kiddies.r when they
strolled around the lot at corner Of
First avenue and c street, southwest.
this morning.
Then the kiddes had It ladled oi.. to
them again when Miss Elizabeth Pros.
ser. playground supervisor. gathered a
bunch of "Skinnays" and "Lazssies'
and carried them to Central Park.
where with the help. OF Miss Ruth
Barton, they We're put through little
workout. and every youngster WIS
given an opportunity to demonstrate
his favorite stunt. OF course, the little
girls didn't do stunts. but they had
some pretty dances and games 10 show
their ability.
The Phillips Sisters. musicians par
excellence open the program at the
tent tonight and from the advance
ticket sales, all bids fair TO be record.
breaking attendance.
The program being brought 10 Ard.
more by Redpath. Horner this summer
is firstclass In every respect and every
exhibition has been chosen with care
by the officials, according to W. II.
Grimm. superintendent who arrived
here Saturday night.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-06-12
BOIL WEVL CAN'T
BE BEATEN, CLAIM

1T is impossible to eradicate the cot.
ton boil weevil from the farmers cotton
crop" declared w. K SneHon, assist
ant state agent, Monday morning in a
meeting of Carter county cotton grow.
ers at the courthouse. but. as he con.
tinued, "it is possible TO control the
destructive work of the pest. and the
most effective means yet found is the
calcium arsenate dusting method"
Carl Russell, local cotton seed dea,er
Is the only man in this part OF the
state that has tried out this method
of poisoning the boll weevi by spraying
Mr.. Russell states that when using
this way OF combating the pest hast
year on Erret Dunlap's farm. two miles
east OF Ardmore. he had absolute con.
troll OF the bug up until the time that
he got hold OF bad lot OF chamicals.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-06-12
ATTORNEY WANTS
Ward INDICTED
Millionaire's Letters are Be-
ing Found in All Parts
Of East; Go-Between
is Held Now.

WHITE PLAINS. y. Y.-District At.
torncy Weeks. investigating the death
OF Clarence Peters, who Walter $.
Ward confessed 10 a blackmail plot
said today II the evidence warranted. he
would ask the grand jury to return. an
Indictment against Ward.
A second letter In possession OF tho
county authorities, which is said 70
bear on the case. was found on Elwood
Heffner OF New Rochelle. who was ar.
rested Saturday night ON charge OF
forgery, II bears the signature OF
Ward. II was addressed to Arthur J.
Blute. at jamaica, n. Y.
According TO the wostchester authorl.
ties. Heifner said the letter was in un.
swer to one he had delivered TO ward
on May IL, two days before the killing
OF Peters. The police say that Heffner
who acted as a go.between for Bluts
and Ward, was follower OF the race
track
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-06-12
PALAEz PLOTS
OVERTHROW Of
ALVAR0 0BREG0N
Former Bandit and Strong
Man in Tampico Oil Field
Goes to New York for
Meeting With Exiles.

Ell PASO, Texas.--General Manuel
Palaez. who resigned from the Mexican
army three weeks ago after controlling
the Tampico oil fields several years, is
In New York according to reports in
revolutionary circles here today for q
conference with revolutionary leaders,
including Felix Diaz. general Francis.
co Murguia. of San Antonio and Fran
cisco Leon de la Barra, former presi-
dent of Mexico, who has been in Paris.
II the reports are correct this is the
first move made by General LalaeZ
which would directly connect him with
the anti-Obregon activities.
Manifestos issued here over the name
of Felix Diaz set forth the names OF
the president and members Of the cabi.
net Of the provisional government.
which II is said. purposes 10 establish,
Francisco Leon de la Barra. would be
provisional president.
Other executives would be: Secre.
tary of exterior relations, Lis don Eml.
lilo Rabasa.
Secretary OF the Interior-Lic Rodol-
TO Reyes, now in Madrid. Spain.
Secretary of War and Navy-General
Palaez. resident in Los Angeles.
Secretary OF Treasury, Torlb Esqul.
Eel Obregon, now In New York.
Secretary OF Communications. Man
uel Claerio, now in New York.
Secretary of Agriculture. DIR. Fran.
cisco Vasquez Gomez. now in Los An.
geles.
Secretary OF Industry and Commerce
Manuel Cara Aldape. now in New
York.
Secretary OF Public Instruction. Lois.
es Lopez.