The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-06-29
DRY ERA PROVES
BOON TO j. s.,
SAYS KRAMER
Year of Nationwide Prohibition
Of Economic Value, He
Points Out
ADMITS LIQUOR STILL SOLD
100000 Saloons in Entire Coun-
try Now Reduced to Less
Than 5000 1t is Claimed
ADMITS LIQUOR STILL SOLD
BY GEORGES. WATERS,
N. e. A. Staff CORRESPONDENT.


BY GEORGES. WATERS.
N. E. A. Staff Correspondent.
Washington, JuLs 29.-America has
had year of prohibition. Has it been
success?
John F. Kramer; head of the pro.
hibition enforcement division here,
says it has been a marked success
But when called on him he didn't
try to make. me believe that he had
all the saloons closed and all the boot
leggers in Jail.
We have figures to show that
there are only about 300 saloons
running in New York." said kra.
mer. Beer seems to have almost
disappeared, except in Pennsyl-
vania. Intoxicants are more pIen-
tifuI in Pennsylvania and New
Jersey than in any other states.
GAS to the greatest benefit by a
years prohibition, would say that it
has been getting strong drink out of
reach of the boys and girls who have
developed no appetites for it.
"A topper with an insane appetite
for liquor will drink up his wife's per.
fume, but one never heard of normal
boy contracting the LIbit of drink by
attacking perfume bottle Nor is
codllver oil and razo, containing alco-
hol. a substitute for a roadhouse de-
bauch by young men and women,
whereas many Of the old drinkers are
consuming all these preparations they
can get. Il
"Leave the VoIstead law on the
books two more years and drink
ing will be lost art"
The year preceding prohibition,
Americans spent s$2.0000OO,OOO for
booze. The Anti-Saloon League
claims to have figures showing that
the past year the drinkers have placed
81 100000 900 of this in banks. spent
$1O0,O00,0O0 of it for candy, and that
the other $9O0;00O;6o0 went for soft
drinks, moving pictures, theaters, to-
bacco, bootleg booze, automobiles,
clothes. shoes, groceries, furniture,
etc. But the bulk of this second bill
ion went for soft drinks and movies.
Kramer says most of his troubles
have come from former saloons that
kept hanging on to see what the Su-
preme Court was going to do.
10000 SALOONS
NOW ONLY 5000
Before prohibition there were
10000 saloons in America, and
perhaps not 5000 now-speak-
easies where persons who are
known can drink.
The 100000 persons employed at
making beer and whisky a year ago
have gone into other trades, and there
is still a labor shortage.
Probably the greatest economic sav-
ings has been the SOLDERING up and re-
Mobilization of 100000 men, who in
the wet days were either incapacitated
the "day after" or in Jail or in hos
ntals. Many Of these were common
drunkards.
The drys say that scattered figures
how workmen's efficiency has been in
creased Is per cent. crime reduced so
ner cent. drinking reduced IS per cent
that $4,000 persons have been saved
death from alcoholism and that co.
100000 bushels of foodstuffs were d.
verted from strong drink to other
channels.
At Baltimore movie show was in
stalled this year at Central police
station to amuse idle policemen. Pro-
hibition cut down their work.
At II of the principal cities in New
Hampshire arrests for drunkenness
numbered 1860 for the last six months
of 1920. as against $3.50 in similar
por;oJ 20 1917
NO PRISONERS,
NO SERVICES
The sheriff of Carbon county, Pa,
nuit holding Sunday religious services
at the Jail because there were no pris-
oners to attend.
In Philadelphia arrests for drunken
ness were: West July, 191S-7,5SO;
dry July, 1919-50S8.
In Erie. Pa. the cost of feeding
prisoners in July. 1918. was s3,151 and
in July. 1919, reduced to $1,1S5, de-
spite rising prices.
Thomas w. White, Massachusetts
state supervisor of administration.
says prohibition cut down court main.
tenance by onehalf.
The government fiscal analysis at
Worcester. Mass, shows savings
banks accounts show an increase Of
so per cent since July 1, 1919.
Enforcer Kramer says Kelley
Institutes all over the country
have had to quit. and the last one
to throw up the sponge being at
Columbus, O.
The commissioners Of 10 Pennsyl-
vania counties had planned to build
a ten-story workhouse for prisoners.
Plans for financing it were about
ready before prohibition came. A
meeting was held by the commits
sioners Nov. 20. 1919, and all agreed
that there we're no prisoners to be
sent to it, and the joint organization
of commissioners was disbanded anil
the plans dropped.
Warden Lewis, Philadelphia Jail.
says arrests for drunkenness have
decreased 80 per cent in his city.
Warden Lee. Baltimore Jail says.
arrests for all causes has been
reduced so per cent.
In Connecticut the state farm for
has been abandoned.
In Boston the arrests from July to
December. 1918, were 2S,86O and the
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