Arizona republican., 1919-07-28
PROHIBITION HAD
 NOTABLE EFFECT
 ON WATER SUPPLY
Local Man Found Water Used Considerably'to AL leviate Effects of War Time Prohibition

J. Stanley Howard, mention of whose return from the Methodist Centenary was made yesterday is one of the most ardent prohibitionists in the country. He was asked concerning his observa- l tons of any change that might have occurred in the east after June SO MT. Howard said that he was in Columbus. Ohio when war time prohibition went into effect He was among a lot of Methodists and saw comparatively lit tie of other people. Naturally. there fore any changes in the personal be- havior of those within the range of his observations would not have been no- ticed. He said that he read in a New York newspaper a day or two later that the Consumption of water in New York on July ! was 33 .00O, 900 gallons greater than on the day before.
 That seemed to Mir Howard not to be without significance, but it would hold other significance to a man fami- liar with the after effects of ardent spirits than Mir Howard is. June 30 was a notable day in all parts of the country not already dry. And it is the testimony of Feople who had a chance to see, that the night of June 30 was
 
 had been accustomed to strong drink, tried 10 drink enough to last until the country should tire of prohibition. Others tried to drink so much that they would never want any more and pro- hibitiOn would then hold no terrors for them. There were others unused to strong waters and they got drunk be- cause they knew that that was the last chance. There was no danger of form ing a habit.
 In these circumstances it might be surmised that the country would have had a head on the next day, and in those circumstances as everyone of ex- perience knows, there is a great de- mand for water. Eugene Field has inn mortalized the clinking of the ice in the pitcher as the bell-boy approaches the fever stricken victim of the night before.
 In addition to the larger volume of water consumed to quench internal fires after a night of it. much more is used for soaking sore and swollen heads It is not at all strange that New York water department was busier than usual on July l.
 Mir. Howard related one interesting incident connected with prohibition On the Saturday before July 1 he was in Chicago where he met Harold F. Mccormick, president of the Interna- = tiOnal Harvester company. at the home of his mother. Speaking of the ap- preaching drouth Mr. Mccormick said that he was in something of a quan- dary. He had been accustomed to keel D small stock of liquors about his home for the use of his family and friends Many Of them he said were then stock ing up with large supplies. He did not know whether he should do so or not He rather believed he would not it was not a violation of the spirit oi the law it was certainly an evasion oi it and he did not believe that those who violated a law had any right to com plain Of the I. W. w. for violations oi the law.
 Two weeks later Mr. Howard met Mir. Mccormick at the same place anC Che latter said that he had made nc provision for the drouth He said "On the evening of June 30 I had foui bottles of fine wine left. I called ir my son and we each drank to prohibi- tlon. l distributed the rest of the wine among the people about the place. have no liquors now for the use of my family. myself and my friends l vii drink none at the houses of my friend. for the reason that I have none to offel them in return
 May quote you in regard to this 9 asked Mr. Howard.
 'f es," replied Mir Mccormick. e would not care to have country wid, publicity given 10 what I have said. bu t it will do any good you may quot, me"