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...Wets will have to change .State laws before they can present any reason to Congress for changing the Volstead act. In such a contest straw ballots are as useless as a straw hat in a blizzard...
...Another is Mr. Kvale, earnest and fearless. He defeated Volstead by convincing the farmers of his district that Volstead was not dry enough. He is so dry he could dehydrate a desert...
...unofficial straw vote was last week undertaken by the Newspaper Enterprise Association (N. E. A.) through newspapers in 375 cities in various parts of the country. Three options were given to voters: 1) enforcement of the Volstead Act, 2) repeal, 3) amendment of the Act to permit light wines and beer...
...Andrew J. Volstead, onetime Congressman, now a legal adviser of the Prohibition unit, called at the White House office. The President had a cold; so Mr. Volstead departed. As he came out a bevy of cameras ("stills" and "movies") focused their lenses upon him. In desperation he began to run. He dodged and raced over the grass (which is strictly forbidden), behind bushes, around trees, and finally escaped with the cameras still clicking after...
...Andrew Volstead last week did something that is forbidden. What...