Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-04-24

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final chapter cf testimony and argu-
mcnt. II could not accommodate the
crowd that gathered to see the three
weeks tempestuous discussion come
TO its dramatic close.
Brigadier General Andrews, pro-
hibition enforcement chief, was sum
moned again as one of the final wit
nesses for the drys, but before he
took the stand the committee heard
Russell Lee Post, Of Hartford. Conn,
chairman of the Yale News deny di-
rectly testimony about conditions at
the university previously given by
Professor Irving Fisher. called sew
eral days ago by the drys.
Only brief time remained for
testimony before the closing argu-
ments in which Julien Goldman Of
Boston appeared as chief counsel for
the vets. and Wayne B. Wheeler OF
the anti-saloon league as spokesman
for the drys.
College Drinking Increases
Post was on the stand but a few
minutes. He took oath to the cor
rectness of statement published in
the Yale News that Yale students
had voted four TO one against pro
hibition- and that drinking at the col
lege was on the increase.
This testimony was corroborated
by Greedy Sturdivant, Jr, of Portland,
Maine, managing edito rof the News.
Both witnesses said students had no
difficulty in obtaining whiskey.
do they get il from bootleggers
or ut regular stores?" asked Senator
Reed, democrat Of Missouri.
From the bootleggers. Sturdivant
said.
Post told the committee that the
greater the attempts to enforce pro-
hibition the stronger the sentiment
against it at Yale.
do the bootleggers search out the
students9" persisted Reed.
mo, the students search out the
bootleggers-
Albert Wells, Of Bristol, Conn, an
editorial writer on the News then
testified the vote on prohibition at
the school was bonafide, with ballot
boxes placed at convenient places on
the campus.
Plenty of Bootleggers
'Is there any difficulty for Yale
students to obtain ALI the hard Ii
nor they want?" Reed asked Wells.
"Only at times"
There are plenty Of bootleggers ?"
"Yes, sir.w
"Any difficulty of the students
getting away from the campus to
get liquor?"
"No, sir"
"What proportion Of the students
voted in the referendum asked
Senator Goff, republican, West
Virginia.
About $500 out of a little over
1000"
Were there any Implications in
the balloting7" asked Chairman Har-
reid. republican, Oklahoma.
"No.-
"You have not come to stuffing
ballot boxes ut Yale. yet, have your"
asked Reed.
mo, sir
Prof. Fisher Replies
Professor Fisher then, took the
stand. He said he did not question
the sincerity Of the students. but add
ed that III the committee wanted to
get the facts as to drinking NJ Yale
now and before prohibition IL should
not turn to present day students,
who were about IL years old when
prohibition became effective.
"Only a little over fifty per cent
Of the faculty voted that drinking
was created now than before prohi-
bition,r Professor Fisher said. "All
Of the faculty Is not competent to
testify because many came there af-
ter 1919. 1t was for that reason that
] went to those who knew the facts
from the record. They were unani-
nous in their conclusion that drink
ing had decreased.
II think. the students have been
misled by wet propaganda"
Robert A. Corradini Of New York,
research secretary Of the world lea
que against alcoholism. submitted q
bulky volume of statistics and COM
ment. II was admitted. subject to
examination by the committee later.
Senator Reed took Corradini over
long examination rs to his organi-
zation.
"How much salary do you get ~
the senator asked.
SO 900 year"
"Where were you born?r
sItaly."
"Are you naturalized?"
"Yeg.r
who asked you to make up this
document" Reed pursued.
"Mr- Wheeler" Corradini replied.
Ceneial Andrews. in his turn on
the stand again urged enactment or
the pending administration measures
to strengthen the volstead act. He
also reviewed he "market strides
IN local endorsement - localities
which he did not take time u mou-