The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-04-25
AYYERTTO REFUTE
PROHIBITION POLL
BACKFIRES ON TEST
Savannah Morning News Stirs
Up Bitter Controversy as
Figures Confute II
HOME STRAW VOTES START
Meanwhile DrYs Continue to
Gain Slightly in Big Ma.
tional Referendum

Arkansas this week joins Kansas IN
the bone . dry RANTS Of the latest re-
turns Of The Literary Digest's nation
wide straw" referendum on the pro-
hibition question. as published IN 70
morrow's issue of the magazine.
A grand total Of 3.7o5, TAI ballots are
tahulated In this report, which Is
nearly 4 million more votes than was
eve received In 1 previous poll un-
dertaken by the periodical. II Is
stated. 1900
The drys continue to gain slightly
as they poll l.oe2.74 n votes. or wv
per cent Of the total.
l.5o7,Sl4 ballots, OF 4o.67 per cert Of
the total. are registered for repeal OF
the eighteenth amendment, wnlco
shows q slight loss from previous
tahulations for the repealers.
The vote for modification IS l.loS,-
Cos. or 1854 per cent. /
Connecticut. New Jersey. and
Rhode Island arc the only states
which show 4 clear majority vote foS
repeal. and Arkansas and Kansas are
the only ones which evidence more
than I 50 per cent sentiment tor
strict enforcement, in the current
tabulations.
Among the states which register
over % Der cent Of their total vote Tor
enforcement are Albania. Colorado.
Iowa. Mississippi. Nebraska. Nortn
Carolina. Oklahoma, South Caronna,
Tennessee. and Texas.
Opposed to these arc Delaware,
Florida. Illinois. Louisiana. MARYLAND,
Massachusetts. Michigan. Missouri,
Montana, Nevada. New York. Penn
sylvauia, Wisconsin. Wyoming. AK
the District Of Columbia. each OF
which shows . more than 20 par cent
sentiment for repeal.
No @ Per Cent For Modification
No state shows = 20 per cent vote
for modification although owe one
third Of the voters In Arizona. Cali
foFnia, Nevada, Ohio. Oregon, Wash.
inston, and West Virginia. express
their desires Is for light wines and
beer.
Kansas continues to lead as the
dryest state while New Jersey JUMPS
20 the head Of the wet column this
week.
The editorial comment Of The Lit
erary Digest in this issue Is mainly
taken up with . report on Z series OF
checkups on their poll. which Is being
undertaken by q number Of newspa-
pers throughout the country. The
magazine issues IN invitation to the
remainder Of the press OF America q
check on their returns In the partic'
ular locality Z given Newspaper serves
Considerable spac. Is devoted to the
first Of these local polls undertaken
by the Savannah (oa.) News. which
stated editorially that It believed TIN
Literary Digest poll showed thu
southern city Is more untavorahle Il
probation than It really was. tn
poll conducted BY this avowedly Or!
newupaper proved to be wetter thai
The Literary Digest poll. accordin,
to final figures announced.
'The Savannah Morning News,
The Literary Digest states editorially
us q consistently dry organ. and
WAS doubtful Of some Digest return
tending to show Savannah as decid
cdly wet.
on the suggestion Of two Of it
employees, both sincere drys. IT re
solved Is q feat Of journalistic enter
prise and Z service to the dry caus'
to take q local dry-wet straw votl
confident Of ~vindicating Savannah.
South Wetter Than Vote
ut proceeded to print . ballot Wit
an abbreviation Of The Digest's thru
questions, and stipulated the sigutu
Of the ballots, to battle would-he Y
peaters.
The returns Of this local prohib
ton poll proved to be wet muc
wetter than the Digest returns 4
Savannah! But The Morning New
while coufeasing It's surprise and d.
may. stuck 70 It's guns With gri
Journalistic fortitude and conttnut
to collect its straw vote. which Sxe
wetter and wetter.
In doing -, It suddenly became
TARGET fog briekbatsI from some Of Z
eminent dry advocates Of Savanna
They began BY denounctns u
Morning News for It, straw vote, CO
ine It troason b the constitution. q
en1ipg hy accusing the Devoted new
paper Of vetness and telling Z 81
ciflc story az Z man forging nan
a. 8 large batch Of vet baliots U
A1liYerin6 them 70 The Mevni
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