Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-07-08
What I Year of Prohibition H., ~.
For This Country

For This Country.
America has had a wear y,
ton Has it been a success ''-'-
John F. Kramer, head OF the ,....
prohibition enforcement divis,o.
Washington, says it has been -
success. But when | called on H.
didn't Try TO make me believe -. 's
had all the ssloons closed and ~ u ne
bootleggers in Jail $50 Ne
We have figures to show TIA, q.
are only 500 saloons running 10 Ne
York; said Kramer. Beer s..- .''.
have almost disappeared, escs,. "
pennsylvania Intoxicants are -
plentiful in Pennsylvania and ' y
jersey than in any other States
AS TO the greater benefit b-o,-..
years prohibition, would 50, -,
1t has been getting strong drint ,,. "s,
reach Of the boys and girls VIII, ~,
developed no appetites for it.
"A topper with an insane a,,..,.
for liquor will drink up his g,,.
perfume, but one never hea-4
normal boy contracting the b,,:.
drink by attacking a perfume so.., /"
! Nor is cod liver oil and razo c,,...'
ing alcohol, a substitute for .S5
house debauch by young w.
whereas many of the old drinka-. ~.
consuming all these preparation ,s -.'
can get. VIZ!
Leave the Volstead law on tba h,.,
two more years and drinking win
lost art"
Inc year preceding probib,s,.
Americans spent S2,OOO,OOOOo0 -.
booze, The Anti-Saloon League ,r,;. ~
to have figures showing that the ,o..
year the drinkers have placed 3 nno
100000 of this in banks, srer. s,oo
100000, of it for candy, and tb,, -,
other S9OO,OOO,OOO went for vi,
drinks, moving pictures, theatres ~
oacco, bootleg booze, automobi,s,
clothes, shoes, groceries. fur,i,r,s
etc. But the bulk of this second
billion went for soft drinks and
movies. -"'
Kramer says most Of his trophIs.
nave come from former saloons 49,,
Kept hanging on to see who. -.
supreme Court was going to do.
Before prohibition there were in.
ooo saloons in America, and perssr,
not 5000 now-speak-ea wbe,.
persons who are known can drink.
lhe 100000 persons employed !,
making beer and whiskey year ,u
nave gone into other trades. and ,A,..
IS still a labor shortage.
PROBABLY the greatest economi, .,y.
ing has been the SOLDERING Up arj
rehabilitation of 100000 men. who i,
the wet days were either incapacitate3
the day after" or in jail or in hos.
pitfalls. Many of these were comno-
drunkards.
The drys say that scattered figures
snow workmen's efficiency has been in.
creased Is per cent, crime reduced 20
per cent, drinking reduced 65 psr
cent, that $4,000 persons have been
saved from death from alcoholism an!
that 100000 bushels of foodstuHs
were diverted from a strong drink 10
other channels.
Al Baltimore movie show was in.
stalled this year at Central police sta.
ton to amuse idle policemen. Pro.
hioition cut down their work.
AT eleven of the principal cities il
New Hampshire arrests for drunken.
ness numbered 1000 for the last six
months of 1920, as against $500 in
similar period of 1917.
The sheriff Of Carbon county, Pa
quit holding Sunday religious services
at the jail because there were no prs.
ners to attend.
In Erie, Pa, the cost of feeding pr;.
onerS in July, 1918, was S3,l5l and in
July, 1919, reduced to S1,l85, despite
rising prices.
Thomas w. White, Massachusetts;
state supervisor of administrator
says prohibition cut down court man.
tenance by one-half.
The government fiscal analysis at
worchester, Mass, shows savings
oanks accounts increased so per c'a;
since July I, 1919.
Enforcer Kramer says Keeley H.
sututes all over the country have t1
10 quit, the last one to throw up TIE
sponge being at Columbus, 0.
The commissioners of ten Penn
SyIvania counties had planned TO tGi!'
a fen-county workhouse for prisoner;
Plans for financing it were 2bou. ready
before prohibition came 4 meeting