The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-24

is not con'ing SACK For the first
three weeks OF 1919, with saloons, the
number of c/ies tried before the
judge totaled 2ls. For the first three
weeks in 1920, without saloons. the
total number OF cases tried was 10, a
difference OF 1919, or reduction OF
more than 81 per cent. A large
monetary saving in police and court
work is predicted.
Martins. Ferry, Ohio. Feb. 22--T'h~
farmers in the region of Martins Ferry
iare manifesting much delight because
the brewery property here which has
been sold for $250.000 Is now to b
used as a preserving factory, which
will not only employ large number
! of people. but be a big help to the
farming interests in the growing Of
fruits and vegetables
! Mahoney City, Pa. Feb. 23.-Not
a single arrest for drunkenness was
made in Mahoney City during. tho
past month according to the chief OF
police. This town formerly had more
than f5o saloons. The present sftua-
ton indicates tremendous saving In
court administration. @reyTes
/ Little Falls, n. Y, Feb. 23.--Pro-
hibition is credited with the marked
I improvement in conditions here IN
recent months. The report of ,tne
chief of police shows only nine arrests
during January, only one of which
was for intoxication, as compared with
far greater totals in previous years
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New York, Feb. s3 -"Prohibiticss
has proved blessing in Icelard'
where it has been effective since
1915" MiT Holmfridur Arna dotttrs
author and instructor in Icelandic -
Columbia University. told a repre-
sentative of this paper. The dry
law has brought on Improvement In
home conditions. increased prosperity
and has helped the country general
~. Now that the women have had
the vote since 1918, /. in safe to say
that prohibition has come to stay,
1T Is difficult to give figures show
ing marked changes under the dry
regime for several AsasonA There
were never any brewer or diStfl-
leries in Iceland, and I'll liquors wers
therefore imported. Saloonkeepers
always had "a side business. becAuss
of the scattcred settlements, and even
/ in Reyk janik the capital, with =
population of $4,000, they could NOT
depend /'ely on The bar f. iiy
they diverted thor interests 10 other
channels, and few were actually
thrown out OF employment. There
are no begrars and few wealthy peo-
pie in Iceland, but the majority are
thrifty and prosperous. Crime has
long since been a negligible quantity
and women may travei alone for hun
i of
/ Atlanta. Fob. 23.-The City Stock.
| ade. where vioiators OF municipal
ordinances are confined. Is being rap
Idly depopulated, due primarily to the
| prohibition laws. In January OF this
year there was a marked falling 'oSr
in the number of persons sent to the
institution. as compared with the
days following the December holidays
in previous years. says Thomas r;
Landlord superintendent. Owing to
this condition j. J.. Carpenter. chair =.
man Of the prisons committee of tina.
city. council, is working to move the
| stockade into smallcr quarters and
to turn the present concrete strac-'
ture over to the board of education
for use as q schooIhcuso Mr.. Car
penter states that he expects this
move will materially reduce the cost
of the stockade's maintenance to the
city. The cost last year, he sayA was.
more than $4,000. The conversion
of the present building into a school
house would also enhance the value
I of real estate In it's vicinity the de-
velopment Of which r. now checked
| because of its proximity 10 the STOCK :
AIDE
! Columbus Ohio, Feb s3-The
dry law has effected a marked econ
! omic saving here in the decrease OF
expense in housing prisoners accord
ing 10 official reports. which show
that the state prison is now empty
many days at time. The county
TAIL at Lancaster. Ohio. has been
empty several weeks. and arrests for
crime have decreased more than 10
per cent. In Youngstown, Ohio, the
arrests for drunkenness have fallen
off at the rate or more than 1000
for the first four months OF the new.
regime. /
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