Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-03-13

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could Be anS re wanted 70 tes ss alone
and % re tough, a hard n re could
eghG BIT II spise of al re could do
z<z1ns- Z. prohibition carried and i,
went 9n,o esee. !. Washington Jaa1-
Any l. We have lad . month q il
co~"
Ard kcw las Il worked ont
We already know tkA& Il - . great
benefit, morally. al from Al economic
standpoint It's moral beceAt las been
Tremendous Seattle lad 80 saloons
s.d We lad AZ Average u .-Sss arrests
month fo- crimes ard raisce0eAoozs
goxtng o., Of liquor drinking. Il
JsnusV re lad cciy - arrests. and
81 of thoze were made January ard
were tie results 81 hArg-orers from
ting Old rear. Tat II ..self Il enough
- ecnvsncs any mzc with Z conscience
ths- prohibition Is necessary. There
can Be 20 TIE economy u anything
TIA. II immoral
And on top II that great moral re-
sit. ne hzve these economic fac.s: II
TIE Fret three weeks Of January the
ssvIngs deposits II the banks Of SEAT
lie Increased Is per cea. There was
10. Eroce-y store in Seattle dat id
ro- show Al 4ncreaAe Of business in
January greater than ever known In
any Eota betoce n al the history q
. tie city. except L holiday time In al
tie large grocery stores the increase
was immense. In addition 70 this.
every dry gods store In Seattle e1-
cepe one, and toa. one have no ng-
Tres from. had q wonderful increase in
business. Each store reported ths
lsryss- bus:ress ever done IN Gre
month, excep, II holiday tine
! wished u .now II What class y
soods ire salsz increased 30 greatly.
ana 50 SCI, 70 al the grocery and
cry goods sto-eE % aId tia. cut And
% E.- /, is p.t.tul thing, and :, makes
re soTy that we 6id nos have prosi-
33-ion long ago--ast tie increase N
sales I, ali ;hs d-y goods stores vas
II wearing appar=l 1or women and
children. and IL the grocery stores the
Increase vas made up chiefly o9 fruits
ard fsacE groceries This proves that
J. Is -he woEea and children who SUI
.e- nos, t.o-n re liquor business. and
:. Is Ire vo-en a16 children who ben
eft grezrse. from prohibition Money
thu. wen. formerly over TIE bar 20.
va.sk- Is .ow being spent so- cloth
ing .o- Ire women and children. and
II be,-e- eoo3 FOX the household
7. Is 5us. IKE this: When you close
tie ss!c.oas ne money that formerly
was sp<-. ,.=-e .snsins in the family
q. ..= wage Gamer. and his wife and
Children auy shoes and clothing and
t,4--e- ,c-21 III. H. Yes sir. We have
found in Seattle that j. is better 20
bry s.oes Than booze. The families q
wase-es-=-s II SEATTLE are going 70
.ave more food and clothes and every
.t:-g else than they rad before
.4-d : -ae prohibition lax sn-
eo-ce6:"
xola,e.y Prohibition does pro-
a.a..~
-a.d .o= suo3, ne empty saloons
.-.z ne lar6.o-6s ~ho OWE them
MN &. hen have airead: beeH
MADE over ar are occupied ,! Other
.-s.@.ses ~ii. venture the
.-co.ecy thai Il one year from 1ocaE
H., wo.', Re able 70 find place IN
-@,-.'4 there there was saloon.
-. ~. - u CECGl .S- ~
Businesses. Ard prohibition las no'
-s.s ere r-rc- .;E1E q ore big of:
ges,d. store raa- Has aireadE had is
rex. -a.se3 s.4e+ Prohibition vent iato
--ec.
~c-egca 80 ~ea- 6v lamar !,
cs..eorr.z :. ,ae only w%t SAFE lH:t Oh
re Psc!Hc coss-. and il wtl 90
1913 And Those fnES@
states vi. -s-ra:n dry - The end 81
.s-e None .. -he- would ever have
.s,oons again. Tho-e vho Rere Hon-
eg.,v op2oves, az vas. % prohibition
= Washington a-d Oregon Rave peerl
,,,,r,.--ec - =, asI ta-e F'@en- % ine
ac.,,al @rsGenc. the. prohibition. - q
ere hing rom business s's''' i''-.- :,
70 c.-~ ard 10 community 'oo cah
.ao-5 =, have saloor.. The are TO
r = ! x4.5 e. resrz .sere III TO be
,.r.-.e. -a.or- r. 80 -r:.o!e atom