The Seattle Star Newspaper, November 24, 1922, Page 13

SE ATTL Kk, W ASIL, That was demonstrated in the by which the Volstead act was passed over President Wilson's veto, Almont one-half the members In each house failed to vote, ‘The bill was made law by the votes of an actual minor ity “We bellove, however, that thin aw ciation has now demonstrated that it can fight the league tn ite own field. As @ result, these hidden yotes will now-—tn large part—come out tn the open, With the avowed wet votes, believe there will be more than enough of there to modify the present prohibition act.” Wet Hay Dried by Electricity GRINSTED, Eng, Nov. 4.—R. B Matthews has installed on his farm IN CONGRESS ine Demand Is| f Minor Phase in| Campaign ted Dry Law Change BY HENRY B, HUNT WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 electrical apparatus which dries his | hay In damp weather Death Ends Line of Famous Men Four per cent beer. | Light wines of from 12 to 20 LONDON, Nov. %4.—The Reverend Per cent alcoholic content W. BR. Gitbert, 73, dead here this These are the demands now to week, ts direct descendant, and last of the Ine, from Sir Humphrey Git be made of congress by organ- bert, who founded Newfoundland Bed “wets” as a result of in @eased favor for modification of the Volstead law rogistered by geters in the recent congession. al election. Altho “light wines” are always méntioned in all modification propos- ei, the ome thing the wets have Closest to their hearts and thoughts, however, is-—-beer. It springs from a belief that the expectation and de- mand of the rank and file who marked wet ballots on November 7 was for beer Whether an effort wil! be made to obtain modification at the hands of the present congress will be deter- mined at a meeting of offictals of the Association Against the Prohibi- tion Amendment tate this month. Some members betieve ft would be | “goed polities” to give the present eongress a chance to act on modifi- cation in the light of popular wil! as| @xPreased at the congressional elec- | tion. Others feel this would be un. wise, as they doubt that defeated) 1g “ary” members will feel any more | Kindly toward the measure, however.) Congressman George S. Graham, new head of house! much they like an opportunity to] ¢ 7... : ; oe doe judiciary committee, which must pass on dry law modifica- the organization of the new! tion, and inset, Congressman Gallivan (left) and Senator- in March, however, the tight | elect Edwards, who will head the wets’ fight in their re- @verhaul and “lhertize” the proht- spective houses. n enforcement act will get under way immediately. in senatorial maneuvering, Jim Reed of Missouri ts counted on to be his chief assistant. In the house, Gallivan of Massa- chusetts, Hill of Maryland, Tinkham of Massachusetts, McLeod of Micht- gan and Sabath of Iilinots are looked to as probable leaders. WANT WHOLE AMENDMENT KILLED “It doesn't really make any great difference whether the present con- greas or the newly elected one passes & modification act.” says G. V. Hinck- ly, head of the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment, who has | their districts and defeat them. There directed the ansoctation’s congres-/was no organization which could stonal drive. “What we are out to) effectively combat the league tn ite get, of course, is the repeal of the! drives to ‘get’ congressmen in close whole prohibition proposition | diatricta. j “The results in the congressional “As @ result, these members have | election show the way the popular |evaded votes whenever possible, or wind ts blowing, Congress ought to have reluctantly voted with the drys. | be able to read the signs If there is no modification, following the ex I preasion of the voters at this elec tion, you may depend on it the voters | will speak more emphatically when | they cast their votes two yeara from now—in 1924. “Look out for a lot of the fellows who have been on the fence to f off on the wet ride. “For years, members of congress in close districts have been terrorized by the Antt-Saloon league. They re- | alized that unless they walked the dry | chalk line the league could go into EXTRA! im committee, the measures wil be heard and reported to the house for action. Gev. Edward 1. Efwards, newly elected senator from New Jersey, is expected to jump into the forefront of the fight in the senate. As an experienced ald and a counselor wise Butter Knife and Sugar Shell 3 Soup Spoons 5+ Piece Child's Bet FRIDAY, NOV EMBE R 24, vote® The Greatest Selling Event i WATCHE Rogers’ Table Silver 1922, MEETING THEME Catholic Women to Learn of | Seattle Work WASHINGTON National | | The Wo. Nov, 24 Counet! of Catholic men, in seasion today in a four-day | meeting, will devote much of its time | to @ dixcussion of lems. Commiasioner of Immigration Hurband t# down for the principal) addrenn Bruce M. Mohler, chairman, will | tell what the National Catholic Wel- | fare Bureau t# doing at the ports of Beattio, Now York and Philadeiphia Other speakers will talk on welfare work among immigrants at Titi | Island and follow up work in big Industrial cities. Joweph 1. Breen, who haw just re turned from Europe where he spent & your making a thoro study of im migration problemas, will make a re port, recommending lemi#lation for the council to support. Another tn The Seattle Star PAGES 13 TO 24 ROBT, A. 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