Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-08-11
SOME FACTS ABOUT DRINK
How Figures Compare in Prohibi-
ton and Liquor States.
ARRESTS IN EACH COMPARED
Drunkenness in Prohibition se
States More Frequent Than IN
States That Sell Intoxicantx

Washington, d. c., Aug. 4-g,lm
census bureau has isued hnfre Ill.
containing statistics of cities having
. nonuiation Of 5000 to e5. 600. the
tables give, among other things. the
number Of arrests for different causes
and comparison has been made nv
officials and men interested in aocia.
logical problems between prohibition
and license states. for the purpose of
studying the effects of prohibit1ou ana
The result is surprising in many re.
spects.
The total population Of the tiles
between 5000 and a5. ono inhabstan, 1
OF Illinois is 500. eco OF Indiana.
$1,000. OF Ohio 500, 2sS, of Iowa
1915 SOC, of Kansas lO4. 745. of Maine
iis,5il. Three Of these states are
license states. three are prohibition
states
The number of arrests for drunken.
ness among each Que Thousand inhahi-
tants in these states are AZ follows.
Illinois ~ 30; Indiana, fs.6S;. ohio
% 90; Iowa, 1880; Kanass. ia CT
Maine. %. 80.
For disturbance of the peace thu
numbers of arrests wee Illinois,
Z 3D. Indiana liz Ohio S.ae; Iowa.
5.loi Kansas, i64 Maine, 0.a2.
For both causes togt ther Illinois.
Is. s3i Indiana. 1890; Ohio, a3. "a:
Iowa, 80 60; Kansas. 90 20; Maine.
t25fl
TheseshGnres show that Drunkenness
is much more prevalent in Iowa and
! Maine, both prohibition stat rs, than i'm
either Illinois, Indiana or Ohio. And
II the arrests for drunkenness and dis
turbance of the peace are taken to-
eether. which is quite proper because
drunken persons are. in police sta
tions, quite frequently slated for dis
turbance OF the peace. Kansas makes
almost as bad showing as Illinois
and considerably worse showing.
than Indiana.
Farther comparison il still more in.
teresting, The total number of ar.
rests for each one thousand ingaDas.
tants in the states named was. in lii.
nois, A 30; Indiana. 4l.94; Ohio.
80 81 Iowa, 60 !; Kansas, 46 30 Maine.
33 64. and the number of arrests for
other causes but drunkenness and
disturbance Of the peace was in Illi-.
nois Is 40, Indiana % Ga. Ohio 26. 8at.
Iowa "a. 40, Kansas "a. ca. Maine Z. Ok
Here again figures show that ia re-
spect to the total number Of ARRESTS
Iowa takes the lead and that Kansas il
far ahead of Illinois and Indiana.
Exactly the same result apgsarrs i'm
considering the number OF arrests for
all other causes but drunkenness and
disturbance OF the peace This. how
ever, is very imporantt. for after the.
elimination of drunkenness ana dis.
turbance OF the peace the remainder.
of the causes consist principally ina
actual crime.
| Somewhat astonishing is the small
number Of arrests for other cause hut
drunkenness and disturbance Of the
peace in Maine. but whatever the
causs for it may be, the fact that Ane
NUMBER of arrests for druDksnness
in that state is very large. larger than
in either state on the list. Iowa ex-
cepted amply proves that drink ID
not. as prohibitionists, declare the
cause of most crimes IfSitswere. the
number of arrests for other causes bat
drunkenness and disturbance Off shB.
peace in Maine would necessarily be-
considerable larger.