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SALOON LEAGUE SPENT SEVEN MILLIONS IN 22 STATES TO AID PROGRAM
ASHINGTON, July of more than $7.000,000 by the Anti-Saloon League in 22 states during the past six years were disclosed by additional reports filed today with the senate campaign funds committee by Wayne B. Wheeler, counsel for the national dry organization. These states include New York, Maryland and Rhode Island, which alone have no local dry enforcement statues, as well as Pennsylvania, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Iowa, Missouri and Kentucky.
While the state organization contribute certain of a part their income to the national Anti-Saloon league, it was deWANT UNIFORM veloped from Mr. Wheeler who occupied the stand nearly five hours, that both the national PENSION LAWS and state do their own financing independent of Teachers Approve Demand each other. at National Education Accountants who audited books of the Convention tion at Westerville, Ohio, had furnished July Senator Reed, Democrat, Missouri, National Educational Association, in the chairman with those who conthe closing moments its annual conventributed more than $500 to parent but Wheeler tion, today inaugurated campaign organization, Mr. objected to the names being made pubile. obtain uniform pension laws for teachAsks Reasons ers. This action was taken by the rep "Well, you can state your reasons resentatives' assembly in approving the snapped Senator Reed. report of Miss E. Pyrtle, Lincoln, "Wheeler insisted he would like present the matter to the whole com- Neb., chairman of the committee of 100 mittee the chairman announced the problem retirement allowances. decision would be deferred. The association adopted resolution Wheeler presented also number affirming its faith in the value of other reports, including one from Andrew Wilson, treasurer of the league's petitive athletic sports campaign committee, showing expendibelief that public recognition tures since should be given distinguished achieveOctober 1924. This did not include ments in scholarship as to avoid the expenditures primaries. giving athletics first place After concluding his examination in school life." Senator Reed announced the committee would seek further light the activities dry organization tomorMIAMI BANKS from Dr. Ernest H. Cherrington its general secretary and meantime would inquire tonight in its "campaign chest" raised the Republican and Democratie national committee for the atorial and congressional fights year. Senator Reed subjected Mr. WheelOne at Davia Also Shuts long and examination. Loses Patience Doors in Face of Big The chairman several times lost tience length of the replies and Run finally exclaimed "Now listen here, Doctor, when man flat statement in front your banks finanand quibble about time institution Dania closed its doors for even patient man bank weathered heavy patience You are going funds today. questions and answer them without The bank of Cocoanut Grove and the making speeches if have to stay bank Buena Vista failed until the snow flies" business and the bank Little River I'm ready to stay here," Wheeler retorted The dry leader said closed after run The bank Dania, short distance from Miami, the organization had spent in Pennsylvania suffered similar withdrawal of funds money during the $3,000,000 ceased operation shortly before noon. ent Republican primary contest because dry leaders had been the same time the bank of brief run. to agree candidate oppose Representative William Vare, The bank of Buena Vista and the bank avowed who defeated Governor Pin- Cocoanut Grove, allied institutions, chot Senator Pepper, both counted made the following announcethe dry side. ments: Denies Writing Act Makes Announcement. Wheeler denied he had written the bank has decided to suspend celebrated Volstead act and picked Vol- erations for the present and will stead to champion the measure in for business today. actuated gress. Declaring that the dry organiza- by desire to conserve its tion was willing quit the fight before resources protect its depositors congress prohibition question if the the fullest extent. Local citizens wets would. said, working and will announce stay here the Volstead act would the details days to organize wiped locally controlled institution for speedy Senator Reed then wanted to know liquidation and to relieve the situation." what league President Parker the bank exerted in appointment of enforcement Dania announced after closing that officers. Wheeler conceeded that the re-adjustment would be made that would league enable the bank to re-open shortly and interfere with the appointment all obligations. meet these asked. run on the bank of Hollywood was interfere when think there precipitated after receipt of news of the effort across crooked put previous bank elosings, but was met the dry leader retorted with show the funds from Miami through receipt The subsided shortly after
Then Senator Reed read into the series letters touching the services Representative Upshaw, Democrat, Georgia. These showed that Upshaw sought $75 for delivery speech 1924. but finally to deliver the address for plus taxi Chairman made matter record that Pearson Hobson, member the house and hero the Merrimac sinking Santiago the Spanish war received $171,249 league from 1914 to 1922 and that the late Williams was for lecturing for the league 1010. find that Willis drew the year 1919" Reed pursued. "Is that Wheeler replied, adding that this was before Willis was elected the senate.
