Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-07-17
LIQUOR MEN HARD
HIT BY II
BOOZE WAVE
HUGE FALLING OFF IN
WHOLESALE BUSINESS
Being Nominated on Friday
viii Prove No HoodOo to
Bryan According TO History
Baseball for Charity.

Especial Correspondence Morning Journal
Chicago. July 16.-With the demo
cratic and republican conventions now
a part of history and interest centered
on the prohibition convention at Coz
lumbus. the big liquor interests.
whose headquarters are in this city,
are beginning to feel in earnest the
effects of the prohibition wave"
which swept the country this spring
Following the convention of the Uni
ted States Brewers association in Mil
waukee at which it was declared that
a campaign would be waved against
disreputable saloons. figures have
been compiled showing the extent Of
the inroads made upon the liquor
traffic. Carloads Of fXtures and fur
nishings from saloons In now dry ter
ritory are being received by concerns
in this city every week. 1t is stated
that Milwaukee breweries have had to
recall over 200 carloads of such fix
lures and the figures for Chicago do
not fall far behind this total. The
most significant sign, however, is the
immense falling off in the expenditure
by breweries and distilleries for new
buildings, machinery. Improvements
and repairs. The expenditure in this
way last year was close to $40. 600, 600,
but judging from the first six months
liquor men estimate that it will be
barely $500, 900 this year--a fall
ing off of 81 y per cent. Many skilled
workmen have been thrown out Of
employment as a result of this reduC-
ton in the business. On the other
hand the economic advantages of the
r~eadjustment undoubtedly compensate
fOf this. Figures have Just been com
piled by the anti-liquor interests here
claiming a probable increase in factory
wages resulting from prohibition Of
S2S6.152, 95S. Meanwhile both sides are
preparing the fall campaign. which,
1t is predicted, will be more bitterly
contested than any conflict hitherto.
Friday, the day on which Bryan's
nomination was completed by the
Denver convention. DESPITE the stop
ped clock. may be unlucky for those
who are condemned to hang, but opin-
ion seems divided as to its being a
"hoodoo day and a search of history
reveals many Fridays as days Of tri- ,
haHsA pa ~ 4 ASA AAiiR anu 91AtlF bA IL
Plymouth Rock on a Friday-De- :
20. 1920, which was lucky for =
their descendants; the British sur
rendered at Yorktown on a Friday,
october 10, 1881, which was unlucky [
for the British. Columbus set out In /,
the Pinta. the Nina and Santa Maria ]
on his vOyage on a memorable Fri +
day, August l, 1892, and il was on a 81
also that he got his first T
glimpse of land. October ~, 1892, an 3,
went which was more fortunate for II
rs than for him, IL proved. Columbus 81
tlso landed on his second voyage on a Il
Friday, November %. 1893, and on tc
Friday, January 3, 1894, he discovered II
he coast of North America. George a,
Washington was born on a Friday. a fr
act TO which Bryan and Kern. nomi- q
lated on that day. will be able to 81
point with pride None of them o,
ould have helped it. Friday is the III
uckiest day in the week" declared ~
n astrologer who explained his the Ri
ny by saying the day is ruled by NJ
Many others, who were SUI in
erstitious, shook their heads. pa
# DIV
Baseball for charity. netting thou GO
of dOllars-as $4,000 tickets fo-
sold-drew an crowd set
st Saturday in this city and will 90
raw another crowd in Minneapolis "a,
ext Saturday. These games. between T
of the Chicago board of trade CO,
- ~ m'hHeapoIis m of COM co
cree. Will not only make many poor IA