The Washington times., 1926-04-24
ANDREWS
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letting their properties be used
for law violations"
Under questioning by Senator
Harreld R.J of Oklahoma, Andrews
repeated his earlier testimony that
172.5O0 ''stilIs'' had been captured
by dry agents In the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1925.
:. I'm employing dry agents, do
you take only those who believe
in the prohibition law? asked
Harreld.
s.No, I haven't" said Andrews.
at never told my administrators to
inquire into a mans private views:
] think men with a high sense OF
duty, honor and love Of country
make good enforcement officers,
Andrew said.
o Russell Lee Post, chairman OF
the Yale Daily News, assured the
Senatorial prohibition prObers that
YaIe's undergraduates are over
wheImingly opposed to prohioitton.
They have voted to ! against II
In stray votes.
Their opposition grew, Post said.
commensurately with the efforts Of
college authorities to enforce 1t.
His Statement Opne40
The testimony of Post was sub
etantiated by Greeley Sturdivant
tr.. managing editor of the Yale
News, and by Albert Wells, junior
who had charge Of the wet and dry
poll.
Their testimony opened the final
session which was held in the
famous marble room" Of the Sen
ate Office Building to accommo-
date the crowds.
Women predominated as they did
on the.opening day and throughout
the hearings.
When Senator Reed Cd Of Mis-
souri, entered the room, about half
the audience wildly applauded him.
1t wac the first hand" given
Reed during the hearings as pre-
viously the crowds had been COM
posed chiefly Of dry advocates.
Post contradicted the testimony
given the committee week ago by
Prof. Irving Fisher. Yale economist.
who said drinking had decreased
among Yale students.
Get Liquor Aplenty
What are the facts about getting
liquor at Yale College?' asked Reed.
at is obtainabIe." said Post
land the more the attempt to en-
force prohibition the stronger the
sentiment against the law"
lis there any trouble for a stu
dent of ordinary intelligence ut tale
College to obtain all the liquor and
alleged whiskey that he desires?"
asked Reed.
None at ALL" Post replied. "It is
drunk in boarding houses and other
places. They get 1t from bootleggers
0r at places of business"
Wells made the same statements
and told how the poll was taken.
. He declared there were no duplica-
lions in the poll and that each
vote was checked.
Fisher Quoted Records
Prof. Fisher was then recalled to
the stand by the drys. He said
; the students were sincere but were
men who were but IL to Is years
old when prohibition came in"
IF ] were after the facts about
drinking at Yale. would not take
a man who was only IL years old
when prohibition came in and who
was not living in New Haven
them said Prof. Fisher.
He also declared members of the
faculty were not qualified to tell
about drinking at Yale.
II didn't know a month ago"
said the professor. But 1 went
to those who did know / went
to the records in the deans office
that's where I got the facts"
Fisher asked himself why the
students had voted to 1 against
prohibition.
1T is an easy answer. They
have been mis1ed by this wet propa.
zanda." said Fisher. How did
the faculty or Sc per cent of It
vote the same way? It was be-
cause of the question. They were
not asked whether there was less
9 drinking but whether prohibition
hAA reduced drinking. THAT was a