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CIRtTLATIOS SATURDAY 3,003 Cobles Partly cloudy tonight. Tuoaday | fair. Not much changa In tofl* l**rature. S. W. to N. W. winds. VOL. XVI. FINAL EDITION ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 1ft, 1926. FOUR PAGES. NO. 62. Albemarle Is Two To One For Volstead Act On Face Of Local Prohibition Poll i Rural Sections Dryer Than | Cily as a Rule Bui Some Wettest Spots in Section Are in Country OPPOSITION DIVIDED I Those Favoring Modifica tion Volstead Act, How ever, Outnumber Those . For Outright Repeal Eliabeth CUy Is two to one for | tho Volstead Act and strict on yforcement thereof, on the basis of I the ?4raw vote polled by Tho Daily Advance laat week. On the basin of the asm** poll , the wettest spots In Advance ter ritory are We**kaville. Woodvllle and Elizabeth City. Woodvllle was the only rural conunuulty in the entire territory Iw-nrd from thai did not go dry. WoodtlU split even, half the votes from there favoring the Volstead Act with strict enforcement and the other half favoring modification. Weekavllle pressed Woodvllle a cloae second and shanw with Prov idence township th? distinction of being the only rural communities In all The Advance territory to ( send In ballots for outright repeal of the prohibition amendment. 1 There wera two votes for outright 1 repeal from Providence, both from I the same household; and five I from Weeksvllle. Some of th?*| names appearing on those ballot a i have also appeared In the court ? records of i?ie County as alleged t violators of the Turlington Act. Gates, Tyrell, Camden and Dar are the drycat areas In Advance , territory, on the face of the vote polled. Currituck polled 2G bono dry vote* to one for modification { Whatever the sentiment of the people at large outside of Eliabeth ' City, among subscribers of The J Advaaco there can be no doubt [ that something like 90 per cent j are for the present law with atrlo; i enforce meat. i fa comparing tlr?? vote of* r*e- 1 Lquofauk with the other counties of | REe section it would hardly be Kaafe to sssuue that Pafequotank j ' ? any more wet than the neighbor! L counties of Ourrituck and Csm-j Nlot, however. In Pasquotank j just about *?vcrybody takes The | Advance, and the straw voto Is probably very near an approxlma- 1 tk>n of a crofts section of !?enti-! ment on t lie prohibition question.] In the neighbor counties, as u rule. The Advance is not so well ? distributed, and the straw vote in these counties approximates a 1 cross section of sentiment anion ? the moro substantial citizens ? thej leaders In their respective com-' munltlas. , Two votes came In from IMtt, both dry, but both these were from the same family and on sc. small a vote It would not be Tafr to Judge sentiment In the who!? county. Pitt, therefore, is not In cluded In the bone-dry counties named in a foregoing paragraph. In all 427 votes were cast, 331 of. which were voted by residents of Elizabeth City. In view of the fact that moot or the rural votes came In by mall and cost the voter | two cents in each oaae. probs-hly tho rural section of th?? territory of The Advance took moro Inter est In the poll than did Elizabeth City. . Of course the vote Is too light to bo conclusive, but It Is about the average for a newspaper In a community of this else, where the j paper made no campaign of pwrso nal solicitation to get out the tof ' and left the matter of voting up I to lis subscribers. In one city, how ev?*r, with a population of about I [tho alio of Elisabeth City, th?> dally newspaper polled nearly 4,- i 000 votes. Had every town done! as well In proportion he total j tote polled In the entire country . [Would bo around 40,000.ft00 In stead of tho half million actually j east. Here Is the voto polled by The Advaacu I I* Kltaabeth City Hi ?!?' Itural Pasquotank 21 31 7, Camden 17 0 0 \ Currituck IT 1 ol Lot her Count i? so a o \ 1 . 2*5 8? 7? AFPBOVB MLL T O CREATE NEW OmCl Washington. March 1?. - The Hour* aarlcultur* oommittr? to day aprored the hill hy Itcpresen tatlve Ketcham. Republican, of Michigan to rreato I he offlci- of agricultural attache Buch offi cer* would ha stationed at ad- j vantsftcous places throughout the world and would handle aarlctil- 1 taral qucRtlona a? they affected 4prka Woman kin m WHEN SKIDS : , > . - . Watchmaker Fined In Case Involving Flowing Bowl Dismissed on the original charge of driving an automobile while under tho Influence; of li quor. John Taslijlan. watchmak er. was fined $5 and costs on a chance of being drunk, at the close of a hearlug In recorder's court Monday morning. Ho waB arrested shortly after midnight Sunday night a week ago at a res taurant on Matthews street. Policeman Twtddy, the a r rent-, ing officer, testified that the de fendant drove up to the rexiuu rant In his car, and went Inside. Later, ho declared, he examined Tashjlun, with a view to ascer taining if he had liquor on his per son. but none. Still later, he de clared. while TaahJIan and a com panion were In the kitchen of the reetaurant, he found a bottle con taning a small quantity of liquor .Cfloae to where thoy were Btaud Ing. Officer Houghton told the court that, Tashjian. when be loft his car. apparently was "under the influence of something." but that ho couldn't say it was liquor. Later in the night, the officers testified, Tashjiau showed evi dence of having imbibed rather freely, and it was upon the basis of this that the court found him guilty on tho charge of being drunk. Nancy CSrlffin, colored, convict ed of assault with a deadly wea pon in connection with an alter cation with Mabel McKlnley, also colored, over alleged attentions paid the McKinley woman by the other's husband, was flnod $5 and coats. It appeared that the fight was not entirely one-sided, but that tho Griffin woman In flicted raveral minor knife wounds on her adversary The alleged as sault was said to have occurred on January 31. Job Forbes, charged with ob taining goods under false pre tense. was dismissed. Trial Jus lice Sawyer inclining in the opin ion that tho prosecuting witness, T. F. Hnrtlett, Cypress street gro cer. was undertaking to make a collection agency of the court. The case hinged about a purchase of a bill of good totalling about 70 cents on August 31, last. In the Tashjiau case, the court denied a motion by tho defense for continuance to Wednesday morning, holding that tho de fendant hod had nmplo oppor tunity to prepare his case la the wcok that had elapsed since his arrost. Willie Davis, colored, submit ted on a charge of simple drunk enness. arifl was fined S5 and costs. This City To Vote On Shipping Board The Elizabeth City Chamber ofi Commerce will participate In a National referendum on the prop er dl*po*al of th?? merchant ma rine question, being conducted by the United States Chamber of Commerce, It was announced to day. Home 2,000 organization* of the kin<t In the country will take part in It. Itallot* on the question ha*.? been received, and h committee comprising M. L. Clark. Henry Sander* and L. R. Foreman ha* been appointed to Investigate and report to the board of director* of the Chamber. The director* *111 decide Elizabeth City's stand In the matter. i The referendum I* the rmult of I a controversy over the authority of the United State* Shipping Hoard which ha* been raging for many month*. When the vote ha* been compiled, it will be for warded to various committees In Congress for their guidance In! preparing legislation on the sub ject The United State* Chamber ot Commerce la looked up to in Con gress theso days, according to Chamber officials here, and the vote Is expected to have consider able bearing on the final disposi tion c?f the various questions in volved In the Shipping Hoard con troversy. (*>AMT (il Aili) I'MNK IM AHKKU FOR CITY Elizabeth City trill be given due consideration In the assignment or Ave Coast Guard seaplanes to duty at points along the Atlantic Seaboard, assures Rear Admiral V. C. Millard, commandant of the Coast Guard, In a letter to the Chamber of Commerce. Admiral Blllard writes that the matter will be taken up by the Const Guard board on aviation ??Hey. His letter esms In answer to a request from the Chamber of Commerce that Elisabeth City be considered In the assignment of the planet. / FARM RELIEF LS BIG BUGABOO IN COOLIDGE'S WAY Administration Program May Im- Held Dp Unless j Farm Legislation Can Ih-| Given IMace On It BUT WHAT IS REMEDY? Farm Force* Divided ax to { Relief Sought and Ad ministration Has No Farm Relief Program of Own "??xzz:,r\*r3; it? sws-aa^r fcreasional loudrr* h.j Cor>" ">? 'tatu. or .,,,,,.? ?-?mln?| th,. c?loDd.r ,,?i S! ?*nt ?>"'? <m 1 e?n?l??|ou lt ?2UMdn?m* 10 <?" " ran" 'o??.r.S^. bwn ab|?? to m*r? ? #v* not wily because the ea^nj" "'?l crowded win, '?'? ndar Ijj administration feels c*T., <??'>?>? U not |iroioni;ed """ " th. 'ilXn' d"ty,'i,;?,b/- ?'"? the bill aboliahlnc the ? ii kn.SK!; ,?r ""tti .bout b?h. Th.n^:rr.?rs! bXi??r^u^k!h iarfS^STa^ would llkn to nrn !?m Interests fe-SST^ j{f!?y*h ?'??> brief d.b2JUbut*l? there a?? '* 'Idetracked SKp hu Hm.tn.rt ?Utei,t/rtT.dro.KP' ?-j? th, r^j|t^'' ats&wsis ?il"w!ien | Tl"'y W?uld "?l ?oine law enacted but thevl irnvl^* ?"Hhta* that mean'. Government prlco-rixlnc i?r r?v ; ?rament bsldr ^e fhl""" thon,aelv<-? arc divided on |?h?M questions. The eff?t "'.'I 'the announcement that no lenlsla' I preliminary mnajurp, namely thrJ creation of a Federal board to mi perrlse the handliog oM firm pro* ' i lath^j. OURh organ jlationa or expert bodied but with I f5lL and "ubnidy f?*a KUSSS 5 s: S-S-' - Mhem. v" I'ractleabtllty of the "m WhieS i?U" b"'* are PC " int which embrace these id,., If the members of Congress from farm ?.te, that ,??? i?.tlon"?r" l:'l"U,lon ?" "o lei nation, the chances arc th?v win KSftJZlZ"* 1? * a^oteon isps msi n* the position that until the farm 1 representatives acre* thi.il i I of re, 0 I.r rtepubilrsn' |ca". ; u,;.; VrThVr^,*0"'"*'' I I problem "Port i.rplus I HIGH SPOTS OK 26 ! FRIDAY NEXT WEEK i "Tilt High 8 pom of '2?" will j ! be praaant' d on FYlday evening of next week . March 21, In the High Hehool auditorium, and a delight rm aat?rUlnm<>nt la adtd to be In i ntore for thoaa who make these plana no that they can attend thin concert by the High School Or I eheatra. mi: wkht man ffOU A PAIH or (Rim;HKH The meane*t man In the world ;ilrdn in Elisabeth City, according j to Joha Culpepper, former mall carrier. Mr. Culpepper aaya h?? doesn't know who thin maaneat i roan la but ha would llk?* to . The other night, white Mr. Cal .pepper waa at the Klkn Club, somebody ?tofc? hla crutches II I r , upon thla that be baaaa hi* bill of : particulars. Today ha Was taking hi* usual stroll thvoush Old hual naaa aaotlon with ilud MV P?lr of rmtehai. JUMBLED LETTERS PRESENT MYSTERY Miia Audrey Morton Mysti fied By Esoteric Nature Of Pied Letters Friends and relatives ot Miss Audrey Morton wore seeking today a solution to a very unusual message she re *? ecived recently. The letters in the message were so jumbled that tht V meant nothing at first glane* The message read "TMEl' EMSOEW." Was the message confuse- 1 in transmission? Or was U sent in code? If so, to what docs it refer? Members of Miss Morton's family have made many ar rangements of the various let ters, spelling out a number of words, but none of the words or groups of words offers any SEES TROUBLE AHEAD FOR COAL INDUSTRY HERE Labor <>i?U in England Likely Have Counterpart in U. S. Unless Bitumin ous Situation Improves ANTHRACITE WAR ENDS But Biluiuinoun Minors Have Gloomy Prospect Since Soft Coal Price* Have Taken Severe Drop Hy I. C. KOVI.K iw??l '?* ?? T?. kMml , New York, SlnrMl TsV? ApfJTnt ? imately $12,000,000 win b? i|is- f tributed lo miners In the unthra-} cite field in the next three day*. 1 Thin will mark the Aral "real" ' payday the workers have nad alnco ! the resumption of mining us the i first working days Wore spent in j getting the mlnrs back in ahap>: I for production. While the more Immediate troublea of the anthra- ? clto miners seem to be over, those of their comrades in the nritlsh mines are reaching a critical stag' and workers In the bitumlnouH fields of America faco an oquallv ! dark prospect. The report of the Dritish coal commission if accepted means the 1 Immediate abandonment of the coal aubsldy and a consequent re- j adjustment of wages down?iin< and the closing down of a num ber of mines. Economist* have declared for months that the sub sidy was fundamentally unsound and that an industry standing on so Insecure a footing would be I bound to be insecure. These same economists have de clared that there are several thousand soft coal mines In the United States more than are re quired to supply the fuel of this character needed. This amount is placed around nine million tons a week. There also are scores of thousands of miners In the indus try for whom there In no place If all are to work full time. The bituminous mine* or this country. It Is recognised, must face some situation similar to that now confronting tho English in dustry if the soft coal businenH is to be retrieved from Its present situation. Even during the an thracite strike, the profit* of un ionised mfnes were extremely nlimj but it Is recognized that any ef-. fori to reduce wage acal'H in the' unionised soft roal field ? would meet with stubborn fgelstanr. 81nce the strike, production ln| many bituminous field* ha* taken k a swift drop and so have mall prlcoN. Altoona In the central) Pennsylvania flelda report that? between 1,800 and 1,000 filled cars are on sldfna* without order/1 although prodnctlon for the first] week in March dropped 6.000 rami as compared wUh the. correspond- 1 Ing period of February Run of \ mine coal Is back around the! $1.78 to 12.75 a tog fang" Fail ure to clear some of the loaded bituminous cars 14 gecpln n??d ed rolling stock from the anthra* [ cite mines. Coal operators In the essf rn i Ohio fields are preparing aiiolhet contest for lowr freight rstes along with the West VirKir a and Kentucky produecra. On the re- i suit of the campaign ban-: many; millions of dollar* |nrit<d ?nj | coal mines In these dlslrl" < and In doek properties on th? Lakes. I The coal trade to the jior til west I amounts to about 25,00|.00? tone a season and the AcTit Will deto* mine how and when It will be transported I American operetta and m inert will watch with 'logM attenlMfl the fate of the part tjl llrltiah I report which provide? fr. . ?v?fgn mcnt acquisition o / tin ??? ?T?nl - *>- ?- a Up to Public to Give Support To Hotel, Chamber Head Says "I have watched with interest i the growth o f Kllruheth City within the pant few yearn." nays E. C. Conner, new pre? ldent of I h<* Chatiil?r rf Corn merfp. Perhaps 1 have a better opportunity than the majority of our cltixcus to ga?;<- our growth aiul progress since ft is incidental U) tuy buHirtM.' Ktw hornet frwm the humble cot tag*} to the elabo rate home havo been bitilt; our retail district ha-i l>een developed; new Htores and the remodeling of old stores havo shown the pro gressive' spirit that o:.lst in KHz abeth City. "The Elizabeth City Cbujnber of Commerce, under the direction of Its past president. M. Leigh Sheep, ban been instrumeiitnl in asHi*t ing toward the growth of the city, by Its activities In progressive movements such as the coopera t Ion with other communities In the building of the hridgo actons the Chowan lliver. (routing Hen* tlment and appealing to our Dis trict Commissioner for 16-foot In DK. SCHAllB SPEAKER AT KIWANIS BANQUET I)r. I. O. Srhaub, dean of u^rl culture and director ??f tin* exten sion d? p.-ul m< nt ol North Carolina fits to College, at Italolih. will bo the chief speaker at the observ ance of Farmer*' fright by th? Ellzab th City Klwar.ln Club Fri day night. It wan iinnouncod to da>. Farinorn' Night Ik an annual Kl wan la ev? nt here . Kach luember of the club lnvlt<* a farmer friend, and a apoclal program for tit" benefit of th#? gueata i; arranged It la Indlrat'Ml that about 100 farmer*, mainly retidentri of Pas quotank County, will bo prercnt at the evcot thl* yoar, club in 111 bers declare. Other hpocImI fea ture* of the program ar?' in pror eiw of arrangement. in addltPm In I)r Hchsub'a nddreaa, it vn < stated. DEMAND I'HOSKUJTK HAYES EOH PEKJIJftY WaHhlnu'lott. Mar. 1.1. Demand that the Deixitfnont ? f Junlir.-> proeectiWi for perjury |j. Hay?*a of N?-w York. '>gi pj-Iko" ? wit whs of th< Oov<-rmii< i>? in I h?* Montana trial of Senator WIm.W?i ' of Mostari.i. wna inad<- today |r th*? HonaM- t?y fttnator Walai or Montana. < hai\m\\ icKi r.Hf-n in;vi'c\\ Waahti aid Cn?|tiM uinlf bantH inflw *?-nt?*nco to die April lodar w?n refused u n-vl??w of l?l? c**e b> Htiprem? f"urt. Trl'd and con vlct'^l of .murder In Cdhfi#clKUl ! while aorvl'ii- Federal m. nU/icn nl Aaltnta, Cli ii'?i?n waa gtreft com mutation of Jil* Federal whiter j gy Praald' ri> Coolldu" to <nabl< *??? afate to ? v Tiit#. tin' death ?en-i t?MC. MIIAItiN si1^J?l,KH in i, k Onntnnln Mar. 16. More than o?? mllllo i * jliidle* wire tdlr |rf Onaton Com ? today fallowing] the anno'inr. nt of a enrttfl-] ment plan Haturdnf until demand tor yam ?todu'"* beeom?? active. The ifcutdo* will he from Sat urday noon until Tueeday morn ing for a tine ItAlM* > ItlM* IMHMIW Washington March 13. ? Thai White Mil to < "Utrol all phaaea of radio waa muhm4 In the Houw to-i day by a rot< of J01 to 114. The hill now be< to the flepate. j Mead of nine-foot roads, Ihe ac quisition of the Dismal Swamp Canal by thw Covernment an a loll free canal and many other act tivitioH with onu end In view ? to bring mor<> people to our city. "Now it In up lo the citizen ship to back the Chamber of Com merce to the fullest extent in helping- build h modern hol?l wo thai when people visit Kliza belli City | hey may b. adequately tok eu rare of and leave an boosters and theroby vending their friends Ihrouph thlH section. A modern hn|e| Biirh n.i the Chamber of Commerce, nnd affiliated ornni l zatlona are inter?*ated In building I brings business to all line*. Practically every citizen will get < either direct or indirect benefits.) and. ns tie- r."w prcntdeiit of th??' Cliainbi r of Commerce, I appem not only to our membership, but. tu all tiio eitlzeni.hlp of fcllzabeth City to h?4p put this |?roJect | throiiKh and thereby Rhow th"| pro^resalve nnd co-operative aplr-i it that cxlata." <i ICltlTI CK LAWYKIl llfKM AT IIKHM CITY NOHI'ITAI, A. M. Simmons, 60 year* old, ie?i<ieni of Currituck County at (Turrit unk Courthouse and long * prominent lawyer c?f that county, died nt the Kllzabeth City hoipl tu! early Monday morning after having InnK been In delicate health and for many weeks quite feeble. The funeral will bo held at Cur rituck Court houRo Tuesday after noon j>t 1 o'clock and a large crowd will probably be In attend ance. a a Mr. Simmons was as well loved throughout the county and section a* lie was well and favor ably known. MUSt CLKAK OBIFTS FOB THE PRESIDENT Plymouth, Vt.. March 15. ? The! packed snowdrifts of Vermont] highway muRt make way for the. President of the United States. Worrl has gone forth that tbej road from Ludlow to Plymouth where the Prenidcnt s father now lion ?erlou*ly III must be opened to mot^r traffic Immediately. A plow Is being made which will op- j crstf day and night clearing the . delfts i?f snow t<> permit pussago should the President decide to cntno to his father')* bedside. I'orlicn 11m! Ilium p*?n Sentenced to Prison Wu*hlnfctrtti. Mar. 15.- Char leal It. Korb? , fufim-r director of the \hfrntm Hiiicau, Mnd John W. Thompnon, Ht. Lou hi contractor, ! convicted at ChtroKO of conspiracy in connection wjtii hoapltal con j trjcts, were today d< nl?<d ? rovU>w ^ toy th?* Xuprritii* Court. Each wa* jaitntctic* d to a'tertn of two your* i in l>'ftv?'nwoiih pt-nitrnilnry and ftnpd 110,000. M \HS"i rillH MH.%1 [^Emu J ohMon, colored, tiring .at 3lf* :''?rkc Mrcnf. want* l? ' [ clear I V underetood that he I* not "the Chnrlte Eaau Johnxon who j wa* put under a itiKpcndfd Judg- ; ment In r?eordrr> court Satur day mornlnK after conviction on a Jcbarfce of disorderly conduct, ttw'i *!? h* h?? ncv<*r J>ecn ar r#a???d In hi# lift and declaroa he know i -I a nameank* her" until he'Tcc 'r?i bl* copy ol Th< Dally Advanr ? Saturday af-. hH?il* Ipf* fer J. ?Wirv Wmm*? " TNEHEMSOEW " Muy Enclose Code of (?real 1iii|m>m means of deciphering 'he true intent of the message. "I have been able to make out several combinations of letters giving me the word 'wo*'," Miss Morton said to day. "but 1 know of no rela tive or friend in woe or trou ble. "1 tried to read the mes sage backward, but that spells 'woes me.' It really is all very puzzling. "I would greatly appreciate any solution to the problem. Indeed, 1 shall be happy to see that a true interpretation of the message is suitably re warded." Can you help Miss Morton out of her dilemma? SUPERIOR COURT SESSION SLOWLY GETS UNDER WAY Stale Hank Examiner am! Other* Arrive to AfltfUl in Prosecution . of Colored Batik (Cashier JUDGE HEARS MOTION Authorize* Removal of Damage Actions lo Wil son County, Provided Op posing Side? Agree j Getting under way slowly. o ' week's term of Superior Court op j en?<d kere Monday morning, with 'Judge Henry A. Grady. of Cllii ton, mh the presiding Judiciary. . While awaiting the findings of the grand Jury, Judge Grady heard a uiotlou by attorneys on behalf of [Mr. and Mra. Cyrus Thompson. t [Jr., of Raleigh, for th? transfer I of a civil ault from Chowan to , Wake County. Thla suit and a counter action ! were brought a? a result of an automobile accident said to have I occurred June 20. 1924. Through counsel, the defendants In the former suit ? who are the plain llffa in the latter ? opposed Its j transfer. Judge firady agreed to. move both casea to. Wilson Coun-J ty. If that arrangement suited , both aides. The appearand' of Chief State I U?nk Examiner Clarence Utham, i !. M. IJailey. general counael for the Slate Corporation Commlr inlon. W. 8. Couraey. certified pub lic accountant, and State Senator ! r. H. Williams, receiver for the I defunct Albemarle Bank. In court | ^Monday morning served as a r< minder of the moat Important ca*" on the criminal docket for the prevent term. This Is an action In' which W. H. Holland, fortour cashier of the bank, a colored In- j stltution. Is charged with embex- { clement. Holland has been held in Jail here as the outcome of a brier hearing In recorder's court Jan uary 1, In which probable caus> [ was found upon which to baae n charge of < uiboxxlentent. It was regarded a* likely that the case, would be among the first on the ? docket. In the event that the grand Jury brought a true bill I against the ex-cashier. Thus far. the probable line of Holland's defense has not been : diseloned- The former cashier has| made no public statement since his iirreat. other than that If h" had done anything wrong, he was willing to take his punishment. He' Is represented by peter Well, col- 1 ored attorney of th's city and Ply- ' mouth. The bank's shortsge Is' eatlmsted at $85,000. - ? While awaiting a report from i the grand Jury, the court took up an appeal of Peter Mnllen. col ored. from a Judgment In record er's court that h?? pay the dam ages resulting from an automo bile accldont In which he Is , leged to have figured aeversi ; months ago. He was chargod with reckless driving. UNFAVORABLE TRADE ii alancf. kkbklaky Washington. March IS. ?-An unfavorable trada balance of 888.-, 000. 000 waa ?hown In the praltm Inarr aatlmatcft of American for cl*n trade for Kobrnary. laauod to day by f ho Pommerce Dopan men' nrrr?? makkkt New York, March 16. ? Cotton futuree opened today at th? fol lowing levcla: March 18. 80. May i It. 18. July 17. SO. October 17.17. ' DfCftnbfr 17.14. Naw York. Mareh 16 ? Kpot cotton cloacd quiet, middling 18.88. points unchanged Putin *, cloalag bid: March II 71. May 18.81. July 17.87. October 17 13. D*e#fllbcr 17.12 NO PROSPECT FOR EARLY REVISION OF VOLSTEAD ACT Both Ksiun Congreaa Ov- I rrwheluiingly Dry and No Chance Making Either Wrl at OrniiiiR Klrctioa WETS STILL HOPEFUL Believe That Continual Ag itation Will Wear Down KexiHtance and Get Them Somewhere Eventually Ily ItOHKltT T. SMAI.I. ICMT*" '?? ?? *** Washington. March 16. ? No question eomre ofteoer to w***! HiKton theao day? than 'h* on?^ "l? there any real ch*nc* lor modification ol the VoUtemd Act at any time In the near futurei - The answer Is: 2 I I It In no wonder, howww, th*t I lie question Is being asked. Tnd | wot" and "dry" issue to kept constantly before Congreea it ml before the people, but My?* the weti have no real strength in either the Senate or the How 1 and every time a prohibition issue j reaches a vote the dry victory .to | an overwhelming one. ?? -Jfi The untl-prohlbltlon forcea ho* llevo. ncvertheleea. that making ?ome headway. iw nay th?y are trying to talk cpttr uiee" Into aomo of their fellow Rtaleamen who arc wet at h*"rt hut Invariably vote dry. T??y Ihlnk I hey see nlgna of progr?w ? ! tlila direction but frankly admit that the likelihood of rhantfnc I ho VoWtead act In any Important respect la atlll remote. It wu fore*a*n at the begin ning of the preaent neaaloo ? (ongrem that the prohibition Ig nite wu In for a thorough thr**h Ing out The forecaits hare bead more than fulfilled. Scare*!* ? day paane* without a (M Whl tweeii the liquor and antl-b??or force*. The wet* believe that lhJ? ronntant dlaeuaalon la good tor It heir cause and that a? water wears away a stone they may i eventually fet eoraswhere. There Is no thought that there | ran be a ropeal of. the prohibit!**, amendment for many generaUone 1 1 o come. Therefore the "WM7 are working for some sort of mod ification which might come with in the narrow limits of the con- I stltutlonal Inhibition. I On strong legal advice, the wots i I have Bteered away at least from proponing any specific alcoholic content for the beverafea thoy would llko to legalise. In thto way they believe they will ha^o | wider latitude. Conrt decision* jare said to be with them, r .Edge's revised beer bill legsllse beversges which a* | Intoxicating "In fact.' Th< 'stltutlonal smendment prt "Intoxicating liquors for age purposes." Therefore, the new legislation proposed the wets It would bo neceeear each prosecution for the stab tho Government lo prove thtt J jcrsges sold or made were ac Intoxicating. In ns much i {constitutional amendment no specific alcoholic conte. | wots believe now they aro Unit along safo lines. j It Is admitted that Canada'* beer has not been a succeaa. Canadian measurement of percentage of alcohol Is eqn a 2.5 per cent by United standards. The (Canada I weaker, therefore than tl beverage at one time mi hired In New York stata has served as a basis for bills introduced In CongM past. It Is extremely la 2.75 beer would bo i to American drinkers , become accustomed to quor" since the beer salo^, done away with. Thnrefo wet idea la to step up tU hollc content Just as far . j courts would permit, under 1 leral Interpretation of the ment. There Is virtually no h Iwlnos? 4tght or otburwt can be legalized under the I ( ut Ion . Kven the lightest known to the vineyard have ro hollc content which can be proved to be Intoxleattfl] fact. The United Htatei never l>ern u wine drinking coent, the sense that wine drlnkl (known In Kurope. Consequently the MS wet at the moment U for leg* beer ofna alcoholic content might give some degree of e, Iratfnn wMhont being actually Itoilcatlftg- That hope la a and distent one Congrses la erwkelmlngly dry. There la chance for making It wet at coming eloctlon. The prohibit! in* claim Congress never will overturned In this respect and ? he moment they seem to hat# better of the srgument. J SECRETARY KELLOGG RETURNS TO HIS DESK Waiklnftsn, Marek II lm larr Kellof rtivrned to kit 4aak today aftar ? wMk'< vlatt at PlM horat, North Oarollaa. and nM ha rait "aatlralr fit" aftar aa at >a?k of irrlppa