The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-09
ECONOMIC RESULTS
Of PROHIBITION

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Chicago, III, Feb. S.-Far-reaching
economic benefits OF prohibition are
being noted among the lodging houses
oS Chicago. The proprietor OF one OF
khAse hotels says that man who for
marty lAft a good share OF their earn
tnxs In the saloons are now paying
THAR room rent and. getting their
meals regularly, besides wearing more
and better clothes Where a large
proportion OF the patronage of his
place came under the class commonly
dAStgnAtod Is .lcaters''. nine cut of
Ian at than ara row IN possession of
oBnds to meet their expenses The
higher price rooms are now in de-
naand. whereas before the cheaper
rooms were used almost exclusively
Ehis proprietor ends the entire al
uaoGphare OF hts place changed tor
the better and he expresses the
sptnion that prohibition - the best
hing that ever has happened TO this
so0ntry. Another proprietor, who
conducted q lodging house over one OF
The most notorious saloons in Chi
rAGo. said the change Is amazing
Men who were producing Little or
nothing now are beginning to ave
The house has more business and OF
! bettAr class The men are dressing
better and attending legitimate places
u amusement where before they
spent their spare time in the saloons
fncid entally their productive power
has Tremendously increased
Columbia. s. c., Feb. a-when
federal and stats dry Laws conflict in
the Unttad States, the more strin-
rent law u one which governs in
given state This is the ruling fur
ntshed tho state superintendent OF tina
Anti-Ealoon league, j. J. Breedtn, by
William l. Fr1erson. assistant attor-
ney-genaral OF the United States.
The local Law pern;ts the inaporta-
don into South Carolina OK not more
than one quart OF Intoxicating liquor
IN q given calendar month. The fed
araI law permits one pint In ten DAYS.
thus legalixing the importation or ore
md half quarts a month. In both
instances the importation Is 20 be for
medicinal purposes only. Mr. Frier-
sons ruling is construed TO allow the
importation Of one pint every ten
dAyA but nor exceeding two piuts In
. given calendar month.
Mr.. Frierson said. Both state and
federal laws are in effect. and. OF
the other. IL is IN effect. and not re-
peai~d by the weaker act
Trenton. New Jersey. Feb s.--The
nrst suit in New Jersey against the
eighteenth amendment began when
argument was heard by Judge Reli-
xtad In the action Of Christian Feigen-
ypan, q corporation. against J. L
aodins. United States district attor-
aey. and Charles v. prszy. collector
Of internal revenue to prevent them
from enforcing restriction OF the sale
IT a.75 beer.
Eiihu Root and william Guthrie.
- counsel for the brewers, objected
b the argument OF g. Rowland Mon
roa. chaet counsel for the Anti-Saloon
Hague In this state, that the dry or
SANITATION be permitted TO Ole a brief
IN the CASA Counsel for the brewers
Elatnasd that q third party had no
interest IN the case, but the court
evaxruled the objection and gave tina
league tirnA TO prepare and nle It's
sriAk.
New Orleans. Feb 3-Thesters
here are rcAptnx increased receipts
through the operation of prohibition.
h being generally admitted that the
growth In attendance stnca last Sep
tesnbAr is due more to dry conditions
for the last four months OF the year,
according to the gub-treasury. are as
follows: September. $4,000: ocfo-
Der, 3s7s,37o. November. $59s,e70:
Ocean Der. $T56.71s. These figures
rover the four largest amusement
houses and do not include the IS
strictly motion picture theatArA In
the four months the four enterprises
gained $22s,71s. or approximately -
per cent. Incidentally there u = de-
creaxirx attendance at the Parish
pfteou and the house of detention,
both OF which are virtually empty.
there being but Is inmates in the
'tormer and % in the latter. Before
prohibition went into effect these in
situations were crowded. A large
saving In public funds is forecast by
those who are closely watching the
enects Of dry conditions.
Fony&A. H., Feb. s.--Condjtions in
this city furnish a triking example of
the oenefcient effects of prohibition
ana stand ~ undeniable and en-
phAtic evidence OF the fallacy of pre-
dtctonE that dire economic conee-
quences would follow abolition of the
liquor tratnc in Communities in which
distilleries and breweries were estah-
lixhed. Though the manufacture of
liquor was the principal industry in
Peoria. the various plants involved
have been transformed into other
ing more workers than the distiliertee
ever did. With the exception OF some
OF the warehouses, all the properties
formerly held by the distilleries are
occupied by manufacturing concerns
A majority OF the structures were