The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-30
vODKA'S ABOLITION
WORKING WONDERS
FOR CzAR'S FOLKS
Newspaper Writer In Signed Interview
Tells of Prohibitions Great Boon
To Russian Pcasantry.
STRONG DRINK NOT MISSED
Successful Efforts AT Providing Sub
stitute=--More Money Now In Saw
ings Banks Than Ever Before.


In this article by William Philip
eir7us frplted Press correspondent AT
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'''' ~ '','' nav 'i'o Asu'''@'''
nave been given In place OF vodka ano
how substitute has worked out.
,.-.,,.l ,,-,,,.. Gu,
ny "t1"'h Hi'iP 9ii"is
PetfotFad. Russia June l9 tby
ma!ll Has the abolition OF vodka
= oa,a -, ,, g. p,.s,a %.
a. "a $500 80 ~ >.i,,.,
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1,,.'',..t',2' ,.,.. patra
r,ros o. a., tro,t 80 h,s aeslx
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, r., 4"''. No' .,,.,.4..,..
ana arl,..itt.d ~ "a ~, ao,,,e 80 ~
- 49, ~. agt,i,.a go Va.
,,',,,df,,i re- ,,.,,.5tn 20 ar'e,fa,,,1,r
s.,lrro,,,,tat ~ :, 800 80 -
- ~ S'no"' o0'' y
.'r,r,,a l,,,1',, $500 .r.
,... r,.,',l,a<5 ,..tr,Jnrs ~ .,,tx,
-, or'o
80. 800 $3.50 1919 a,',
- an, almost
y =, MY % t'',l' mo oFer
oo - - ~ 'ht l'uSs'ah Populatioh
80, 'u' ;" are oe'Sa Il, rs
,.o '''a n'e, '". W o'sse'
crops. more money. better HVing con-
a.'l'7s ~ ZONES, he1tcr-led chiiofen,
''i Il"IS lap',l az an az. e
~ '''''''' '' '"'Ne '''
,tleH,
~ means q more progressive moro
~ t'.'i t''ef ~ Her RUSSIAN PeaSa :.
80 means az tha' ana more hss'aeS'
"orsFr i"r Ills icop'c
SN"Nskf SPEAKS ths''Rh TRENT,
re moved /" Kansas IN S'V ana
N'Hfte' community mere moral
''''sS. u laied LOT Ia'k OF iltnon'
"heteHpon me founder went 10 thest-
t' a ana w3rked as carpenteF
Later ne GOT Job In fhliadeiphla
sugar inli subsequently TO Paris,
.heh I" LONDON tlsez)' on mission
Iodti"lne RUSSIAN communities IN Ne"
oFh. b"sloh. ldiumore, fhiIadeiphla'
Ni'ftiaila. Hl3ihhau' 4ltaso, Den
l WI ana otlef CUES IN lSV' ne re-
= turned to RUSSIA where ne was ar
ISL" ann l,"t ~ prison
Since t'Ie Tchaykovaky has been
working here as a member Of the cen
tIal operative oinm'tee' helplnp
.Go7opefatiFe socleues get started, and
!. II 80 haPpN AZ the JOB mat ms race
P"S,.Ne, beams.
we nave always touFht drink. ne
n 90 nc. hHf Wheh vodka was pro-
n''''f" '"t 'o'l'ihit'fe hSkeu. w na'
Goa - ~' A''''N !" give i"e people IN
10
- - 'u' F"ral o'S'r'G'S art
oufh was rurs.. GUY !,
We, ~ go ~ 7l"H, "nl,u was why 4
| ~" On ~
: - o4I I''hSthdS 81 li'"' co-oPera'
= w '.,t'.9 an over thf empire R"'
+'''51'a !" tr , .
,,,,.f, ~ '.e,'S' ~ an" 'ifase'S fro"
'''H,.'tt mem Nooka'
n Mo~t o. ouf stores oft'ces' hanks
"a tn,1 wa we Us are ,W@-S,"rlel huitd'
~ INV e'on"u Iio"r business II
T ~ ,"' I'oo' ""nFe are
> n"'IS h"se we 'uihe" INTO theaters
lsi'la l'SiN, IN '"'''iIHh''N iheeuhs
pi'-tS, "hr , i''hS rohlo come Tor al
= w Sioh. We "'eanNea bands anna
, - '''"t' 100, as an" :" ""' " = give
- N''i' 81 ~. ~ L'ople come w groves
u ""'' tN1la ,oun i,.s s"od ,lIne'
., n"N''' "i9@'fl H'N'Hh'
"on th'hk the vodka ls missed
muGh'
I IN 'ne n"ao''tne' peasants have
more money imam th~y ever saw be
] iote,
N"u ''SP''' 'he war our cooper
II 7"N Tvs nv Sio"ipE at won
oeIt"t ia'e.
~ one als'riCt alone the number o
y ~ "'LtpiN mas Grown Slhc'
NaI rom NY 70 oVz' we mac
49, '''',S"'e So'ie.ies Iast year
T. NV W. a'e over 4VV. IN ~ there
IS were ou' eleven credlt unions In al
d,sN'' "'tIeaS ~ present mere ar
y Xxx H'A''' NJ p'Ih Wiich apoul w.
y wv separate cooperative credit so
80 ~" N"i hInE. ouf MOSCOW OF
y INN! atone - Co-ofdlhal
i ..@ ''' WI 'i more IMAM -'Vp'
- S'''P N'i'poscu OF sew
-" w., s'',e'l's
7 W.. nay 9tEhhlZed central Co
IL ~ ,'"'l bank IN MOSCOW faf
y Though only four years old. and de.