Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-07-31
CURRENT EVENTS

warehouses if Withdrawals are con-
| tinued at the average rate of the first
four months of national prohibition.
But if Withdrawals continue to be
made as they were during March and
April it is safe to figure that the last
barrel fill be rolled out of the ware
house in less than six years. During
April there were 1854 gallons Of
whisky removed. from warehouses in
the United States on legitimate GER
tificates, according to data compiled
by the bureau of internal revenue.
In january, the first month of ma
tion-wide prohibition, Withdrawals
amounted to 282,o33 gallons; in Feb
ruary, 246,9S9 gallons, and in March,
765,944 gallons, a total for the first
four months of the year of 2,049,520
gallons.
January 1, 1920, fifteen days before
nationwide prohibition became effec-,
tive, receipts were Outstanding against
the government for 57,49s, 1886 gall
Ions supposedly stored in ware
houses. Whisky stored in other than
government warehouses is supposed
proximately 61,485,148 gallons. At the
average rate of withdrawals so far
ten years will see the withdrawal Of
G4, 485,600 gallons. Withdrawals on
legitimate certificates during March
| this year amounted to 100000 gall
Ions more than Withdrawals during
arch last year, when only part of the
country was affected by prohibition.
But unless fraudulent Withdrawals
on forged permits are completely
stopped, the supply on hand is
existence. While no statistics are
! available as to total withdrawals on
bogus certificates during any month,
federal prohibition enforcement Of
ficials admit that forgery of permits
/ lens with which they have to deal.
Louisville Courier-Journal.
When tobacco first reached Eng
land it was enjoyed in common by
both sexes. In the seventeenth cen
fury, according to John Ashton, "it
was not only usual for the women to
+ join the men in smoking, but in Wor-
school with pipes in their satchels
and the schoolmaster called a halt in
their studies while they all smoked
he teaching the neophyte." Scotch
same way as they enjoyed pinch of
snuff. One of the compilers of the
Statistical Account of Scotland"
published in 1871, records that 1.-THE
chief Inquiries in the rural districts
are snuff, tobacco and whisky. Tea
and sugar are little used, but the
use of whisky has become very
great.
'"The use of tobacco may almost
be said to to be excessive S especially
scarce woman by the time she has
been taught to spin but has also
learned to smoke. Smoking seems
to have been introduced as an anti
favorable alteration with respect to
these diseases has only produced a
greater avidity for tobacco."-De-
troit News.
The estate left by William K. Van
derbilt is believed to have a value
of between $50,000,0O0 and 100000
600. He, with his seven brothers
and sisters, received specific gifts Of
stocks and bonds worth $10,000,00O
under the will Of his father, VIII
liam H. Vanderbilt, and the residuary
estate was divided equally between
William K. Vanderbilt and his elder
brother, the late Cornelius Wander
bilt. William H. Vanderbilt died in
1885, leaving an estate the exact
value of which never became public.
Estimates ran as high as $500, 000,-
600. He was the possessor of the
bulk of the fortune left by Commo-
dore Vanderbilt. Cut up into eight
bilt fortune took a different course
from that of the second greatest
: American fortune, that of the Astors,
the bulk of which has steadily pass
ed from the head of each branch
of the house to the eldest son.
A table of statistics showing the
result of enforcement of the Vol
January 16, when it became effective,
to July 1, was made public recent
ly. 1t was contained in a report
made to Federal District Attorney
Francis G. Gaffey by Assistant Fed
eral Attorney Henry D. Mildeberger.
Total number of cases since
Jonuary 16. ............... 1,214
Total number of defendants. 1885
Total number Of trials. 800. p
Total number of convictions. 10
Tota! number of pleas of
Total number of Jail SEN "
Total EEnog number Of informations 20
Total amount of fines col
lected $66,393
fuel consumers in general viii have
at least r$10,000,000 added to their
coal bill this year. This statement
was made by John W. Lieb, vice
president or the New York Edison
company and acting Public Service
Commissioner Alfred M. Barrett in
their testimony before the senate
committee on reconstruction and pro-
duction, at it's hearing ~on the coal
situation. 1t was supported by rep
resentatives of other public utilities.
The increased coal bill is ascribed
directly to the advantage taken of the
coal crisis by coal operators in sell
ing spot coal at greatly increased
prices.
Downer's Grove, the Oldest village
in Illinois, situated a few miles out
side Chicago, voted on the question
whether cigarettes are menace to the
community or merely instruments for