The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1882-06-30

The Alleged Results of the Pro-
hibitory LAW IN Maine.
As Stated by n Correspondent Of
the New York SUM-

80 *t~t*" 80 t'
the new horh sun
A Portland. Maine, letter 10 The New
York sun SAYS:
How bcSt 10 deal with lrupkcnnrsss,
That pa,cut III ~ much poverty. disease
land crime. II not peculiarly the question
.of this apc.
II n only In The latter censuscs that we
have any Trustworthy data concerning
panpcrism. and the last census. which II
likely u be The most accurate. + not vet
published. The proper timcto take the
returns of paupcrism wonld hc upon
February Il. when Al its maximum. in-
stead ot which II Ii taken cn tunc 4.
when III III minimum. On that date. in
Ile1O. there were in ihe l ni|cd States .G :
I737 pcrsons receiving public relief or
lone IN every 5O2. 33 Of the population.
Hin Maine. AZ that date, We find 1854 pan
'.pcrs. or one IN I76 G5 or The poprIailon.
',nnrinr that wear one III l55.S0 received
hubble relief there. an increase oi over
jl4I ~ Der cent. over thc number M l65p,
|,hc year before prohibition began; the
ltopulaiion having increased meanwhile
Hes than f.5 per cent.
1 from fhis point VIE start Ia onr inves-
litigation. nuff. m lack Oh the census lot
l1s.n. NJ unrn for information 10 such
|o..icia, records of tl.c cities ana villages
las arc accessible. have copies of 4
lnnp,hcr ~ tl.esc before me. containing.
I'm .le,ail. the oxrenses for Tie support ol
lihc poor, will Tic number Of arrests Tor
iyiolation 81 iAe i4nor 'nM nna Ior
|furhnkenhess, lfolii iosp ~ Az. in''uris M
ItI tu4i I'D Inc cities NA 4sAlii. l~tthN ult ii
n "',' ,.t n,,. ,rs;.;velr ~,
..,s,;.,s,., .@, I'M ,rt.s \, p:,fs.f ,rhere thcv
Ir'1s s,i', .s' % n. na,,er, \, rcst evcrx
sss- III ;o' ~ ~ Nv, eon,sa rcis,;vs
,''''''''a'' - ~ 's's' n, \,
,'e'e-.o :, rs ,',..o m 49,, ,r "a '.''' " :,
lors Y .ns s. ;..s.a'. .. ~ .1,' "rorrs ~.
een.sa 1s'a,'ss n.1a .',rrs s. ~ y o' M
een'. " n'uue.o.u 49,. :, 49,. 80 = w nI "A
I.n ineseare =, o..' ~ y 49, 'e ;'.'
D''n, ''on' = - - '.&, n. Y. ~.
o' OYER % - ,Sn,. go "' t',.:... ~ s.,,,'
nl~ uee.' y r'''1.i ''e,- '..''7
Iv.'1 - 49, Sens5 NJ .',.,o !. II. !:
- per 'en.' '"o ..s,. n,
's-'s ~, ~, ~ en 4,
49, 49, lily '-eY ~ ,o..' ~ ..'. u. p..~or
49, .<' :'.;.:,.. N -..-,.>,-'<.. Y, y nr, ~.
M f''3 r'''..'.. ,...--s'. si.-.. Il. 49,
"A
ls*it'<~>, llatt~ II x,;,h n. ov.r 1000 license,
l-.,r x.:. M 60, r>- ~. ,.rn,;h;t;on
~ ~ ~cr.ci. u ,he;r le;surc, IL III ,arr
,<.....s t,-s,c ~ hecn ! decrease )
.:...' a,,r;,,.r ~ dorsle NM hou
...,','> ~, ~ cr.r,;ne NJ record Y
= 80" 80
|ronrLAxD AND nAScoE As TiiEKMohE
i TEns.
in 1870 II cost Portland % support hc
lpoor just $2S,s66, l9, Or 81 cents ior eael
.Iinhabitant. The police made = zea,ou
lraid on the drunkards, and arrested l..o'
or SIS pcr cent. of the population ana n
137 searchcrs and seizures, drove tne llg
a nor sellers ito cover Inc next yea
'.they kept II up and increased the POO
Icxpcnscs 10 e29, li,o6. Inc vigor uie'
(. lont there were the next year only w
ARRESTS; the liquor rats lcft Their Doie'
whisky ab0undcd. and 10! me poor eN
pcnses fell u e34Os9 -. a. TN TIM
/. there was determined eiiort mauc "
Z enf0rcc the law with vigor. III 'N.S-
there were Zoo arrcsts-ovcr pe
lcent. OF the inhabitants, and over 5o ne
y cent. Of the adult males. and there wer
2.3lS arrests the next year. and 70 tne'
kept At il for four more years durin
(which the poor expenses rose 70 neArs
. $4,000 again. The spasm 81 enforce
ncnt died ont, whisky flowed freely Y
addition 70 which ne sale 20 tnc LOW
agents -for medical and mccnnnica' puI
alposes only rose from <i1'Vos'"v N iS.
y % $27.s5o IN 1850. an increase ot oscr ~ II
'elpcr cent. and for the frst tinrr w year
the poor expenses ieil 70 ois' DoIvv, 81 =