Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-05-28

! retail business?
In Arizona il helps business en-
phatically Here Is what the Tucson
Arizona Citizen recently said in its
news columns:
The effects of the enforcement OF
the prob bition law are being felt in
Tucson in many ways. Since the law
went into effect there has not been
I an arrest for drunkenness, the baker
les are rushed with demands for
bread, the meat markets find trade
better, soda fountains are more heav-
| fly patronized, men are eating better
! meals and the accounts in the postal
savings bank show decided increase.
! This condition of business shows be,
yond a doubt that money which here,
t6fore went for liquor is being spent
| in other channels of trade.
The police court, which usually had
a big grist of drunk and disorderly
cases to handle each morning, has not
had such case since the first of the
| year, with the. exception of the hold
overs from last year. 1t is noticeable
that in the evenings there are more
men on the streets with their wives
than there were before the new law
| became effective. Men VINO used to
have engagements down town almost
seven evenings in the week at the sa-
Icons now find their favorite resorts
closed and are seeking other amuse-
ments that they can share with their
families >-..:-
noe of the first effects felt by Tue
son business was noted in the bakery
trade. The Royal bakery was sold out
of bread Saturday afternoon and was
forced to bake an extra quantity at
the next baking Since then the de-
mand for bread has increased to an
unusual extent and one bakery has
been obliged to increase the force in
the bake shop.
The pool halls and cigar stores have
also noticed difference in trade.
There is ne question but that stopping
the sale of liquor has increased the
demand for tobacco. Where booze
was the treat while ago, cigars are
now the medium of extending this
class of good fellowship. Many of
those who have no families and who
made the saloon their headquarters
are now going to the pool halls to meet
their friends and spend their leisure
hours. III w..
Loco SouIo Sales.
The soda fountains report all in
creased demand for their drinks. One
of the fountain attendants at Lifts
stated that there has been decided
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favorite drink for many of those who
have been cut off The demand for
the mixed soda fountain drinks has
also increased. 81. .T.IgG< ~...... ;,-"r
The meat markets have noted
difference in their trade. There. has
been an Increase in cash sales during
the week. The proprietor of the I'm
ion market said that yesterday he no
ticed that there was a good demand
for meat and that his cash sales show
ed an increase, particularly from a
class of trade that has not, been in
the habit of buying much meat.
The restaurants also report better
business. The cashier in one of the
popular down town places said that
within the past few days more meals
had been served than heretofore, and
that the dinner hour had been prolohg
ed. The checks show an increase IN
the amount of money spent per meal
Many men who before the new law
went into effect were eating lucent
meals now eat 25-cent meals or bet.
ter. Many who considered piece oil
lie and cup of coffee meal now
buy more substantial food.
Postal Savings Increase.
The postal savings accounts have
shown an increase since the first OF
the year and for the first few days
OF this year are much greater than
for a corresponding period last year,
both in amount of money deposited
and the number of deposits. H.. =
There has been an increase in the
shoe repairing trade lately, which may.
in part be traced to the prohibition
law. Jacob Hauck said that the re
cent heavy rams had considerable to
do with the increase In shoe repair
ing as vet weather Forces people TOT
give attention to their footwear.
Very much the same conditions are
reported from Phoenix. The bakeries
there report greatly Increased sale
of bread and some Of them were con, |
pletely sold out of bread on Saturday
afternoon. The city chain gang that
has been made up of men who were
sentenced by the police court for
drunkenness and disorderly conduct.
has ceased to exist as there were no
drunks in court from which to recruit
this band of unwilling workers. The
two officers who have been superin.
tending the work of the chain gangs
have been discharged. as there was
nothing for them to do.
Attitude Of Druggists. -.
In accordance with the interpreta'
tion of the law as made by the attor- |
ney-general of the state to the effect |
that it puts bans on grain alcohol none