Modificationists © and _repealists ure continuing to pile up a "wet" majority in the "Literary Digest" nationwide straw vote on American day. prohibition, it was announced to-
At the present stage of - the balloting, Kansas is the only state to record a majority in favour continued efforts to enforce the law.
Out of a total of 700,956 ballots which have been returned, the proposition of continued enforcement of prohibition has received 191,909, modification has been favoured by 8 total of 224,141 and the proposal to repeal the prohibition law alto-been supported by] till incomplete but it is indicated that thus far the senti-opinion that "2.75. will not solve America's prohibition problem, don't think such beer would satisfy a normal and robust appetite," Mr. Wickersham explained.
A decision rendered to-day by the US. Supreme Court stated that hotels in the United States cannot sally serve ginger ale and ice, vide glasses, for persons intending to mix intoxicating drinks, The court refused to review the appeal of the Butler Hotel of Seattle from conviction arising under a charge of this nature.
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