South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-16
SAYS AMERICANS
ARE TAPERING OFF
THEIR DRINKING
Kramer Sees Measure of Sue
cess in First Year of
Prohibition.

first wear az rsticraT rroE ITitfgu
ended tonight Prohibition Commits
.oHti Kramer declared the Ameri-
-" peop.e were rapidly recovering
'' -.'' H"HL-I|ti ne ~"
'Hfs nave begun 10 taper OFT
'I'f'-'-.
't''"-" -iIu'i. some OF t- -''-
"-l fl'. ~ 10 Dad. -tiii is OBTAIN
b" -.lIt' 4u'Hl'.''S .N' nea" Oh
ti- p-"HluitlIh thlDI' cement COT p~
''tftt7 M mrs. year "ofh mas
ouEilt q large .n''Sii ol success.
-.' H'd expected il O." He AaFoeSi n"ln
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~ me ll-lre. IN" "inm-7sIoHgI
@'ih' enron cement "i me law snoulo
''c'ihe IeasiH-3 easier "hllc
nose VINO used z" pnt toot on the
"I"S7 ran sh'uiH IFanuaI lE become
ittohcl-ed 10 rae 5'-'on.ess era
ln our irs' gear. oala Mt.
NFamtf we nave seen me private
stocks absorbed ike lakes ln tho
desert We have r"idec ana prose
'dltd. We 1eleFt Nr nave mace luc
unpleasant fo- the bootleEEer- u
mas been = difheIi. ana sometimes
dangerous lou. }el th0s' or uS VINO
have been on the job irzelf can see
changes for the better
Scrs Dry Sentiment Grow.
Pine fber. -.,-ktre ,,f,~b o., do
tho comm, issiorsr declared ia told
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,.,,sirs, 0S ll,.t7,.',,-i..,- 80 -. -.
,,fares Gr "a. orbor hand bov-s,-er
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fecot dS or the prouluIlou bureau
how tHtt Fewer dealers are seeking
permits To engage leglumately IN the
business or handhnS liquor mex,
ear Many or them, Nj. Kramer
said. knew III advance they would be
refused because they mad taken
chance with the law. There were
Wore than 'o.eoO OF the permits ln
Existence I'D the last year. but thcrr
VIII DC lerhaps not more IMAM haii
"s ma ny next year Inc bureau mas
Heen BUSY culinE OUT tne unde-
slraoles Tor several months ana the
new Ast VIII 'e hrld 10 the slfLctesJ
MINIMUM the cOihIulS54ohtf ur-
DIared.
-iltuuOnai prohibition, o',"b9,uUu
Gallons of distilled spirits were with
'Fa"h TAX para from oohdea ware
houses. on tn-S OASIS D, was oInclaI-
estimated Jhat WITHDRAWALS Tor
we year thdlhS foNIshl "ouiu eN-
eu 45,OuUOUO gallons
To Restrain Wlthdrawal~.
Su'h "lthdIa"dls are eiIIi.lle"
'l hoh-' eNeraEe purposes anu lIC-
Hioluon oHicials are una ME 10 check I
IuectlN on me amount when HhdI- /
. is diverted To beverage use MI. /
kramer said. however that large (
,IIahtl-les are mus cohril li "na l- |
one OF 'Ht Pi''i'l''S '' ''4' ""l va" /
t" restrain thS transfer.
Internal revenue records show
iHal Tor the fiscal year ended june
so. 1919. the last FUN year before
prohibition. WITHDRAWALS Tor all pur-
noses aggregated sl,bOe,o0o gallons
f NO records also snow tndt Win /
crdwals for non-heverage uses dur /
ing the months OF that year aver |
Eed only about one-tourth OF the I
amount taken out or bonded stor- /
:Ee Tor drinking purposes.
one OF the principal problems en-
r"untered In the enforcement work, I
Nr. kramer said, is the variation 81 +
the points of view OF federal attor-
Le49 hHb 'ouI - H mas D'tH N4iil-
~rt To obtain interpretations or the /
NV that are similar. he continued,
while the ,nfiiction Of penalties
likewise has varied. United States
attorneys have differed as 90 the
powers and duties OF agents and
where there has not been major
lry OF citizens favoring prohibition.
federal courts have dealt lightly
with offenders
AR. Kramer believes. however,
that the second year Will show inn
urovement I'm this connection also.
ile said uniform plans OF court pro
Dadure were certain 90 come and
that a a result prosecutions would
Re better handled
Industrial Alcohol Snag.
Enforcement officials have struck
snag and continually are CON
lronted with problems concerning
The manufacture and sale of indus
trial alcohol Tt has been source
Of daily trouble for the agents, tho
commissioned declared. Rules and
regulations governing its production
and handling have been promul-
aated from time TO time. but I'm
every instance, according 10 the
bureau head there comes new
Hood OF complaints, These always
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