The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-01


1t will be noted that the figures for
May and June tweD show an increase
over last year. This demonstrates
that the decrease after July was due
to prohibition and not to other causes.
In connection with the above figures
il must be considered that no separate
record is kept Of arrests for drunk
enness in Chicago. All DRINKS are
booked under the disorderly conduct
section of the city statutes Accord
ingly il is Impossible TO ascertain
from the records what the actual re-
duction in drunkenness has been. 1t
is fair to assume however, the de-
crease is even greater than indicated
by the figures because disordrly cases
not caused by drink have doubles SIS
continued at normal or even more
VIII Prevent Many Deaths.
DR.. john Din Robertson, health COM
missioner of Chicago, several days ago
said to a representative OF The Issue
that unquestionabiy prohibition will
bring about great reduction OF
deaths in Chicago. He declared that
while it is ton early to draw differences
from the records, they may, nevertne-
less, be significant Pointing to the
greatly decreased number of deaths
from pneumonia this year compare
with former years, DR.. Robertson suG
gested that there might be some con-
nection between the decrease and the
dry law. because drink is usually con-
sidered a cause Of death in pneumonia
cases
In October. 1915 there were 241
pneumonia deaths in 1917, 2s5 1873
2.7S1; 1919 49,. The large nhmber in
1918 was, Of course, on account of the
influenza epidemis In September
1917, there were zoo pneumonia deaths
the same number in 1918. and only
seventy seven during September. 1919
Drink Cures Hit Hard.
Hospitals for inebriates have been
prartically put out of business by pro-
hibition The Pine Sanatorium. which
has cured many prominent people OF
alcoholism, at 1919 Prairie avenue,
shut up shop one month ago, after ten
years of prolific business. DIR. Jane s
II, Appleman, who served its mec
ical director during that time. declares
that alcoholism is rapidly disappear
ing in this country.
/ On November 90 the following state
ment by Arthur Burrage Farwetl
president of the Chicago Law and Or
! der League appeared in the Chicago
Evening Post:
| Yesterday 1 called up w. L, Barton
superintendent of the Washington
Home, which is, l think, the oldest in
stitutton where alcoholics are treatec
He said that formerly the average OF
the new arrivals at the hospital was
seventy to 100 per month. Now they
4avsrage from: two to FIVE per month";
Much Less Poverty Now.
I The cases OF poverty have beer
greatly diminished in Chicago since
July !. doubtless on account of pro-
hhition Frank Nenecik, deputy coun.
~ agent declared on the day before
Thanksgiving that requests for heir
have not been as numerous this wear
as last.
f, On November IA Charles w. Folds
president of the United Charities oi
Chicago. said: We have reduced. tine
persons under our care in the past yea
from 34,559 to 23,S43. Non-suppott
cases were reduced from 1887 to "ts
Superintendent Joel u. Hunter credit
ed prohibition for this reduction
The following significant item from
the Chicago Tribune indicates a stua-
ton that doubtless exists in many or
CARNATIONS called upon to extern
financial relief to their members II
was printed in the Chicago Tribune or
November 20:
.Bakers' Sick List Drops as Bee,
Makes Its Exit"
Tobias Heilman, business agent Of
the Bakers Union. Local No. 2. sale
yesterday that no beer has caused tht
bakers sick list"of 100 or more a week
TO drop to about FIVE. The bakers col
,lect ST each week they are ILL.,"
The foregoing survey of conditions