The weekly true Democrat., 1909-10-08
VIC NOTES
One Year 81 PEohlbltion a. GssrEla.
By Mrs. Mary Harris Armor. Preaideni
Georgia w. G. I. u.

By Mrs. Mary Harris Armor. President
Georgia W. C. 7. U.
''The Lord hath done great things For
as whereof We are glad This q tie
language Of our hearts at the close of
the year 1909, our first year Of prohibi-
ton IN Georgia.
In spite OF The infamous interstato
commerce law, that protects the liquor
traffic and allows Il % invade the terri
tory that has voted it out, and IN spite
Of the fact that Savannah has most fa-
grantly violated the law, there has been
q marked decrease Of crime specially
Of fdrunkenness-and Georgia has with
stood the financial panic wonderfully
well.
Atlanta at the end Of the year shows
8, S03 fewer arrests fLr drunkenness, and
3, l03 fewer arrests tor all disorderl7
conduct--200 fewer juvenile arrests;
and the recorders report says: There
has been a notable decrease in wife
beatings."
In Fulton county the county police re-
port arrests cut down more than bali
and say that there was not q criminal
assault, nor an attempt &C criminal a1-
sault, IN the county during the year.
The income for the city Of Atlantis
for 1908 was S24l, ,0lS more than IN 1907
with Ell the liquor licenses. The let O9
January, 1909, Building Inspector Hayes
reports more building going forward
than IN any year Of Atlanta's history
this In the face Of the panic.
The figures from the recorders court
Of Atlanta were 90 convincing that tae
Atlanta Constitution, which hes been q
bitter foe Of prohibition, said editorial
ly: ATLANTA police court figures pay
eloquent tribute 10 the absence Of The
mSnt Of the abandonment Of the Ssloop
cannot be questioned Its success e os-
tablished Ia these figures, which, ln sim
liar proportion, viii undoubtedly -
found IN other communities from which
the saloon has now disappeared
It 10 ROns forever from Georgian
From every city comes similar good
news. Rome reports 81 per cent de-
crease IN crime; Albany, s. per cent;
Macon, 20 per cent; BrunsWick 81 per
cent, etc., stc. II short, there hes boen
en- average decrease IN the State Of 10
per cent II crime ln general, and ot %
per cent in drunkenness.
Savannah has most openly and shame
fully deded the law; bus from report q
the years crime, ETC., II the Savannah
Proas. gather these facts: Daring t1e
year 1908 there were no opium joints q
the city; no beggara. vaRrancy eases
were reduced from go 20 lS9; gambling
houses reduced from II 20 3. There
were 1876 fewer minors arrested. Police
have been busy, bus the gFavor crimes
have fallen Of In good measure. The
c0rOner's reptrt for th yesr says; "kor
the fret time in macy years there Wea
not q murder OF q white man, nor any
murder at ell committed ~ q white
man, in the city or country during the
past year" All Of which gOea % prove
that prohibition az its worst (as e sure.
~ Is In Savannah) Is better than license
at lie best
In spite OF the panic. and IN spite %
the fact that cotton, oar great staple
waa hfteen per cent cheaper than the
year befOl 9, and that lumber and tpf-
pentine. two great sources OF wealth,
were reduced In price, and that thoue-
ands OF dollars' wJtth OF taxable prop.
erty was removed By the exit 0f tha u
qu0r traliis, Georgia met ale lhsr Obllgo-
tons, and paid her school teachers bg
the 18th of December. and The tax
books show q four million dollar Increase
Ii taxable property