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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-07-25
IiY JACOB II. TAYLOR.

A general survey has been made
Of the effects of Prohibition cover
ing the first year OF the dry regime
ending July l. This survey cited in
stances of closed county jails and
abandoned city prisons and decrease
in crime as recorded by police
courts OF various formerly wet cities,
all Of which indicated that the clos
ing of the saloons had had a marked
effect IN improving moral conditions
throughout the United States.
Its effect upon the industrial
world was indicated by the indorse e
ment given the policy by labor or
ganiZatiOns and the record of In
creased bank deposits. At the time
this survey was prepared official
figures covering the entire dry year
were not available for any city or
state. Such figures are now being
made public and they su1stantiatc
the claim v hich was based on the
reports coming from the various
wet cities and states throughout the
year, that the dry policy has had a
marked effect in the reduction Of
crime.
one of the first states TO report
is the state OF Massachusetts.
The official statistics given by the
Deputy Commissioner on Probation
for that state. Herbert &. Parsons
show that during the first five
months OF this year which were the
first five months under the opera
tion OF the eighteenth amendment,
only 1924 persons were arrested
tor drunkenness as against S7,11G
Tor the same period in 1919.
Mr.. Parsons statistics are state
wide and his office = the only one
IN the state where such figures are
obtainable. In commenting upon
the reduction in arrests Mr.. Parsons
says.
20 Per Cent Reduction.
1T is no slight relief Of the cor
rcCtiOnal machinery yhen the most
numerous class II has had 10 deal
with is reduced by 20 per cent. To
be sure, the courts do not realize a
corresponding relaxation because
the great bulk OF drunkenness cases
had come 20 be dealt with through
I the releasing Of those who were not
persistent offenders Not moro than
one-third OF the cases OF arrests for
drunkenness reached the court
under the old order and this pro-
portion remains much thS same,
Indeed. since Prohibition went into
/ effect there has been a steady and
marked increase In the number Of
drunkenness arrests from the low
point that Immediately followed
when the amendment became effec-
tive. Apparently sources OF supply
are being developed in spite Ct FRO
hibition.
Army Of DRINKS Reduced
'-rhe fact remains that the army
OF DRINKS has been greatly reduced
as compared with past years. This :
particularly true in the smaller COM
n.uuities. Many OF The rural cOIrtS
hardly knew any other offenders
than the inebriates end these courts
arc passing many days and even
weeks with no culprits 10 deal with.
All Crime Reduced Onc-Third.
The second effect tho rSdus-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-07-25

The Ringhals snake. a native of
South Africa, can throw a spray OF
poison a distance OF fifteen feet.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-07-25
All Kinds Of Reform While You Wait
By O Bishop

For - years Dr. Wilbur r.
Crafts has been carrying on a
steady battle for reforms.
lie has succeeded in having
more measures passed by con-
grcss than any other one man.
He says the lack OF funds never
bothers him. He starts hts cam
paign lrst and loOks for money
later.
In his opinion the one great evil
in this country today is laziness.
10 does more harm than intern
perance, immortality or any other
vice.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-05-27

nies next winter shoes will be the shark that is commonly called the basker. The basker, which sometimes gets to be thirty feet in length, is the largest fish native to the North Allan tic He has mouth as big as if he were designed for Alice from Dallas and all her relatives. He is cor pulent shark and should be worth a good deal in hides. This shark was formerly hunted for his liver which could be used to furnish an oil for adulterating cod liver oil.
 Sharks up to this time have had no commercial value in civilized cOun- tries, but the scarcity of shoe leather on shore promises to makes sharks scarce in the ocean
The Cordova daily times., 1920-05-27
LET'S DO A LITTLE CLEANING UP

There should be sufficient civic pride among our residents to see that the town is given thorough spring house cleaning. The winters accumulation of tin cans and debris are not only unsanitary, but a men ace to the sightliness of Cordova Health Officer Chase has notified all property owners to remove the sur plus rubbish and unless they imme- diately comply with the edict more drastic measures will have to be taken. The latter course, however, should not be necessary if we will only do our duty in the matter. That the town must be cleaned up and at once there is no argument and the sooner action is started the less trouble and expense will be borne by those who thus far have been negligent in the matter.
 The city council should also show good faith by having the main thor oughfares put in a more presentable condition. Ruts should be filled, and the streets raked of all rubbish.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-05-27
SHARKS AND SHOES

Sharks should be encouraged, not treated with the cool unapproachabiI- ity that has characterized our con- duct in the past Anyone who may be asked to contribute coupe pounds of trump to a needy shark next sum- mer should do so with alacrity, real izing that, while the experience may be personly trying it is for the bene- fit of mankind in general The point is-cheaper shoes. Sharks, it has been discovered have skins the same as COWS A good wellfed shark has from ten to forty square feet of wrap per. This hide can be made, it is now explained, into shoes that are just as soft as calfskins, that will wear longer and that can be sold to the public at half the money.
 But shark to produce a fine sole. leather cover for himself, must be reasonable we'll fed Cows, while growing brogans and Wellington boots can amble around the pasture, and Kaunch grass and other vegetable matter. But the shark has to have fresh red meat and it always runs away.
 An unwise niggardliness in the mat ter of rations in the past has greatly reduced the shoe-producing abilities of the shark. Persons called upoI to contribute have shown a short sighted pettiness that was deplorable Sharks used to be as long as ninety feet They have left teeth in tht strata of the ocean bed around abou Florida that were five inches long on the cutting edge. Today, however the largest sharks that one may ex pect to encounter are not more thar forty feet from tip to tip.
 The most likely contributor to John
The Cordova daily times., 1920-05-27
THURSDAY, MAY 27, 1920
WATSON, WHAT D'Y' MAKE OF
 THIS?

The last days of the national pro- hibition campaign and the last days of the national suffrage campaign have shown an oddly divergent devel- that dry legislation was being ap- proved by so many states that it must soon become a law, there was a rush among the remaining states to get onto the band wagon. It seem cd as if the legislatures of all the states felt that they must be repre- sented among the approving host. Even such rock-ribbed homes of was sail as New York state and Massa- chusetts couldn't show how much joy and precipitateness in joining the dry host and setting the stamp of their official O. K. upon the consti- tutional amendment.
 But with suffrage it has been quite the reverse. The rush came with the first states to ratify. The cOmpeti ton all seemed to be among those sornmonwealths that wished to be the first to give the women voters a chance As weeks went on and it became apparent, apparently, that suf- frage would go over with the same bang that sent prohibition echoing down the corridors of legislative time, the remaining states that had not ratified became more and more reserved When it got down to the point where only one or two states were required to give the constitu- tional quota, the whole movement stuck fast. There still remained a group of states from among which it was expected that one would immed- lately spring forth in gallant courtesy and reach the troubled ladies a shivalrous hand, But the lack of response was shocking.
 Why is it, now, that everyone, wet or dry, was eager to give old King Alcohol a push but that, for weeks on end, not a soul seemed willing to give Queen Suffragette pull?
The Cordova daily times., 1920-05-27

There will be a large number of persons to feed in Anchorage and along the railroad construction this and next summer, and following the showing of the railroad farther north will come additional mining and agri- cultural developments. The best meth cd to hold the high cost of living in hand is to prepare to meet emergen- cies as they arise, and this may be done by the farmers getting together and agreeing upon gram acreage, and following this should come flour mill such as is now running at Fairbanks Anchorage Times.
 With the proper assistance from the government and proper manage ment Mantanuska coal could be sold in Ketchikan at little more than hall the price now being paid for British Columbia coal, and it should be. Ger tainly the coal pile in every home and in all parts of Alaska is something that everyone must think of consider ably, and as they think of it, they should join their thoughts, their words and their acts, all to the same end
 to induce the government to speed LID it's work that the Matanuska, Der ing and Nenana coal fields may be opened on a large scale, within the least possible number of months. Ketchikan Chronicle
The Cordova daily times., 1920-05-27

a sales impost would merely result in passing on added costs to the con sumer.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-05-27

Job printing at Daily Times orfice.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-05-27
VOICE OF THE ALASKA PRESS

Just about the time Alaskans think they have something nailed down some congressman bobs up and takes all the joy out of life Cordova had all arrangements made for a federal building, and now comes Rep. Mann and moves to strike the $1O0,OOO from the appropriation.-Val Miner.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-05-27

When we first heard the sugges- tion that hearing on Alaskan mat ters was to be held in Seattle, we wondered if there was anything un- usual the matter with the territory that would keep the commission that had been appointed from coming north. There is no more flu here, tke drinking water is good, the hotels have clean beds; this is the closed season on investigators-so why in thunder, when it is Alaska that is to be investigated, cant the investigat- ors take look at the subiect.-Doug- las News.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-05-27

It has become a hibit of Alaskans to speak praise for Canada for treat ing the Yukon Territory better than the United States treats Alaska. And it is a confirmed habit in the Yukon Territory to praise the United States for being more liberal toward Alaska than Canada is toward her northern territory. Distance lends enchant- ment, etc.-Juneau Empire
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-12-31

Major General Wood in writing for
the Metropolitan Magazine for No
vember has the following to say
about the Eighteenth Amendment:
There is no question but that the
overwhelming sentiment of our peo-
pie today is in, favor of Prohibition,
and that those who are looking for
political assets in which to trade will
gain rather than lose by standing
squarely for the Eighteenth Amend
ment. The Amendment has come to
stay.
There is, it is true, less activity at
present by those who are in favor Of
Prohibition than there was priof to
the action by the states on the
Amendment. This simply means that
patriotic and law-abiding citizens and
organizations support the enforce
ment of the laws OF the nation and
that they have confidence that the
government is going to see that the
Amendment is enforced. If there is
any ultimate laxity in so doing, this
same element will, eventually, take
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-12-31
ASTON|SHlNGLY SUCCESSFUL
christian Science Monitor)

When stops relatively
since Prohibition effect believe that the effort
has already been onig successful The country
existence; and that the
tons spots Chicago. few short months
the standing exhibit
of change been marked The liquor
while tolerated
Yoks which de-
shadow advance
like Prohibition conclusive
persons illustrates old
saying Nothing becomes
illustrated by the fading demand for special liquor
permits certain special features of the law itself
buildings vehicles punishable for
which their involved These sections have
their full bearings
closed only the law is persistenty studied applied
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-12-31
SECURED FOOTHOLD
Next Attack of Drys in Scotland VIII
be More Successful

Newspapers OF Scotland do not take
the view that the recent local option
elections in that country were with.
out beneficial results for the drys
even though the drys did not win as
many of these elections as they ex-
pected. Here is what the Aberdeen
Free Press says:
The Prohibitionists have gained
a footing in the outworks-that
is, in the small burghs and in the
residential districts of Glasgow.
The probability is that the polls
in the rural parishes will furnish
a proportion of further successes,
and if one is to judge by what has
taken place in New Zealand and
Canada and the United States,
Prohibition, when once it has
effected a footing spreads grad
ually over a whole country. The
trade has got three years re-
spite, but it may expect the at
tack to be renewed, and to be re-
newed with more serious effect, at
each triennium.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-12-31
MAI. GEN. WOOD ASSERTS PROHIBITION IS. a..
Big POLITICAL ASSET, NOT HANDICAP

the necessary steps to secure the en-
forcement of the law.
There has been a great decrease in
crime and in the number of accidents
More money is spent for necessities,
such as food, clothing, etc, and as a
result there has been marked diminu-
ton in the demands for charity.
Women and children are better taken
care of. There is much less dissipa-
ton, and there has been no CORE
spending increase in the use of drugs,
although this has been held as sure to
occur
From our knowledge of the effect
of the steady use of alcoholic liquors
we can expect, with confidence, great
eventual improvement in the physical
and mental quality of the children to
be born, now that these drinks are no
longer available. We can look for
greater economic efficiency, a con-
tinued decrease in crime, decrease in
vice diseases and better race phys
ically and morally. These arc results
worth while"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-12-31


him Our qualification i'll his continued
and growing usefulness, but we note
with some concern that his close ap-
plication to his burdensome task is
beginning to tell upon his physical
strength and we desire IN a most
brotherly spirit to urge upon him to
take such necessary rest from his
duties as will restore his physical
power. To this end we commend the
Headquarters Committee to see that
Dir. Mcbride takes vacation this
coming summer of not less thsnftwo
consecutive months lhiS aet'on VS.
oelleFe is more necessary III inc Hsh'
OF the TACT tnat ne TOOK Praet'ea'iy
no vacation last year ana sueh Vaea-
ions as ne mas taken nave oeeii u
'''o' >''' "'io ~
Nesoi'eu, 'adt we e"piess III INV
manner ana spirlt out great app eela-
tioh Oh inc ioyaity anu growing en-
cheney OF 'he heiu ioree, "i'iie we
might Partieuidri~e anu haiiie eseiy
man ana woman on 'he iorce' anu
we 90 NOT 90 SO III tlis resoiutioh'
heVer'heiess' ANe nope this general
expression "i'i DC taken by eacii US.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-12-31
{ LITERARY DIGEST
POLL

The Literary Dig st in
March printed the result OF
poll which it conducted among
the labor leaders of the United
States on the question, Has
Prohibition been benefit to
the workingmen and their
families?" The Digest explain
ed that approximately 30 per
cent of the $40 replies of labor
leaders explained that the poll
was taken on the question at
the regular meeting and that
all the replies Indicated that
they had been made with great
care and considerable circum-
spection. The replies came
from every state in the Union
Here is a summary of the re-
plies:
Prohibition a benefit to the
workingman ......... 345
Prohibition not a benefit
to the workingman go. 143
Doubtful ................ 81
Prohibition has not been
given fair trial 49,.
Total ........ $40
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-12-31
WHISKY NOT WANTED

Confscated whisky in the district
embracing Ohio, West Virginia, and
Maryland is now valued at more
than million dollars, and Thomas
f. Stone, Federal Director in charge
of the district, is insisting that some
thing be done as storage capacity Is
exhausted. One suggestion made is
that the whisky be turned over to
the hospitals of the district.
Evidently the hospitals do not
want this whisky, judging from re-
ports from Cincinnati where quar-
ter of million dollars worth OF con-
traband whisky is now in storage.
A physician OF one of these hospitals
says, I'VE do not care for any of the
whisky. There are other stimulants
-strychnine or aromatic spirits OF
ammonia that are better"
A physician in charge of SAM
tarium says, Fresh air, good food,
absolute rest, and confidence that
they will get we'll are the best slim
ulants. Whisky irritates and inter
feres with the digestion of foods.
Pour it into the sewer"
Superintendent Bachmeycr, of the
Cincinnati hospital, says, Years ago
this hospital used IS to 20 barrels of
whisky year Now we use only 2
or 3 gallons a year. Pour this con
traband whisky into the sewer"
And this is the testimony of Gin.
cinntai hospital physicians and man
ayers.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-12-31
HOTEL BUSINESS BOOMS
BIG UNDER PROHIBITION

Hotel business continues to thrive
in spite of Prohibition. Wet calam-
ity howlers said that closing the bars
would certainly ruin the hotel bust
ness, but instead of running the bust
ness the past year has been banner
wear for hotel men. New hotels have
been erected in practically all of the
larger cities in order to meet the
growing demands of trade. Chicago
announces the opening of the Hotel
Drake, an $S,5O0,000 hostelry. This
hotel is located on Lake Shore Drive
and is essentially transient hotel.
The lower floors are ready for guests
though all the rooms of the top floors
are not yet finished.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-12-31
MODEL SALOON CLOSED
Lost Money Heavily Trying TO Obey
Dry Law

In the old saloon days Philadelphia
boosted model saloon conducted by
man named holland. In all the
wears not a complaint was ever made
the license court. The saloon was
known all over the city and state be-
cause of its strict obedience to law.
holland always conducted the saloon
under his own personal supervision
and in such a manner that even the
worst opponents OF the traffic praised
him for the clean methods which
he managed it. He made a strict rule
never to sell to man who showed
any signs OF being even slightly in
toxicated. Swearing or even loud
talking was never permitted.
When the Prohibition law went
into effect holland Immediately re-
fused to sell anything that even pre-
tended to have an old time kick. He
ran as clean a soft drink place as he
had run saloon. But the other day
he closed his place, never again to
open it. As a soft drink establish
ment he lost money heavily The
only reason he kept the place open
was to give work to men who had
been with him for number of years.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-12-31
MAXIMUM FINES
Will be Handed Liquor Law Viola
tors by Judge Psrdee

Manufacturers of illicit liquor will
hereafter be given a maximum fine OF
$500 in the Akron municipal court.
Judge Pardee made such announce
ment in fning a man charged with
making raisin jack the full limit.
Following the assessment of this fine
Judge Pardee said from the bench:
] had some consideration when
the law first went into effect and
was disposed to be considerate of
those who might have misunder-
stood the law.
I'm sure everyone in Akron
knows it is unlawful! to manu-
facture liquor and they also
know what to expect if caught.
Pm going to impose the high
est fine possible against the man
ufacturers of booze during my
term as judge in this court.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-12-31
WELCOME CHANGE
Old Saloon Buildings Changed Into
Churches and Parsonages

More than 20 churches and parson-
ages have been built from old saloons
in western Wisconsin alone. This is
report made to the Board of Home
Missions and Church Extension Of
the Methodist Episcopal church at a
meeting held recently in Philadelphia.
1t seems from the reports made at
this meeting that frontier saloons in
the west are being bought by the
MetLodists and are being remodeled
into Churches and parsonages. 1t is
said that l5>parsonages we're equipped
with furniture from bar rooms in one
of the communities of the northwest
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-12-31
CANTON, o., STAGES FIRST
VOLSTEAD AUCTION SALE

So far as known, the first sale OF
property for the payment of special
tax under the Volstead Act took place
in Canton, Ohio, where the revenue
department conhscated and sold at
auction a pool room to collect tax
in excess OF two thousand dollars.
Federal officers acted in this case on
the authority of the Volstead law
which doubles the tax of one thou
sand ,dollars imposed by the revenue
department Among the articles sold
at the auction were four pool tables,
fixtures and large quantity of cigars
and cigarettes.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-12-31
The POLICY THAT WON
(The North American)

half century the liquor traffic has been potent
American elections The powerful and farreachng
municipal politics.
and debauched officials leaving
blight especially judiciary the chief of the
by which the maintained
their power political and Legislative affairs.
But throughout all the its acendncy always followed
nonpartisan rather bipartisan policy 1t not only made
councils OF the dominant organization
Democratic Republican, but wherever
contributed BOTH 1t by this
the pepetuaed after
public aroused The Prohibition
long and gallant fight make this sentiment effective
could prevail the of the would
the parties, both of which liquor ntrenhed
AniSaloon which organized and led the winning
traffic, owed adopting
the liquor interests and beating them
their The policy effective from the start booze
and from rapidly growing
finally after the League had become
national body phbory amendment the Federal Constitution
passed by Congress adopted by the
oil the
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-12-31
ENFORCEMENT IN ST. LOUIS

A dispatch from St. Louis is to the
effect that following the approval of
the Missouri Prohibition enforcement
law at the recent state referendum the
chief of police of St. Louis has issued
an order that strict supervision must
be had over soft drink places in an
effort to eliminate illegal sales of lq-
uor All idlers will be forced to leave
the city and Prohibition strictly en-
forced. Heavy fines and long prison
sentences for Volstead Act violators
are now the rule throughout the ST
Louis district
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-12-31
NERVE TONIC" MERCHANTS

According to w. ]. Mininger, fed
eral Prohibition agent of Cincinnati,
Ohio, Uncle Sans Prohibition force
is preparing to inaugurate a state
wide crusade. in Ohio against grocers,
druggists and soft drink saloon pro-
prietors who have been selling jana
lea ginger, fruit extracts, nerve tones
and other patent medicines contain
ing large percent of alcohol for bev-
erage purposes.