The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-10-12

sessions having concurrent laws governing liquor
violations a conservative estimate makes the total
fines approximately S40,0OG0OO.
Estimated amount of federal assessments and
penalties, $5O,OOO.OO0; $1,000 special tax 100000;
taxes spirits, wines, and so forth S7OOOOOO;
estimated total S57.5O0OOO.
Estimated seizures: Gallons of distilled spirits
and wine, 100000; estimated value Of property
seized during the year, not including property
levied for payment of taxes nor dstillerv apnar-
atus or other property destroyed. S12,9O7 G93.4O
Number of federal Indictments, estimated 30
900; pleas of guilty, 1900; number of convictions
21OOO
During the year 1921 Withdrawals of whisky in
the United States amounted to less than 3OOOOOO
gallons, while official records reveal that before
the eighteenth amendment became effective the
average American yearly consumption Of whisky
was approximately 133,OOOOOO.
The first six months of present fiscal year there
were Withdrawn, tax paid, II 962, 800 gallons of
nonbeverage spirits. The quantity withdrawn dur
Ing the first six months Of last fiscal wear
amounted TO 22271.1S0 gallons a decrease during
this fiscal year of Sc per cent
The quantity Of nOnbeverage spirits withdrawn
during the month of December, 1921 on which the
tax was paid. amounted to 800 2O6 gallons "a
compared with 2,625,2S5 gallons withdrawn In De-
cember, 1920. decrease of approximately 100 nor
cent. The quantity withdrawn in December 1901
when compared with the quantity withdrawn in
october, 1920, 4,312127 gallons, shows a decrease
of nearly 90 per cent.
During the year 1927 whisky brought into tb,s
country from all foreign sources was yoIue5 at
S1.541.3SS, while during 1920 whisky from, oil
sources was valued at S1.O13O91. representing
value or whisky brought into the country and
entered into warehouse
During the year 1921 whisky to the volue NJ
so2S6oO was withdrawn for CONSUMPTION. while
curing the previous year whisky valued at s4S5 100
Withdrawn for
about 10000 gallons, insignificant and moro than
accounted for by the forging of permits
Al the end of the year 1921 the amount Of
ZoI'9o2 proof gallons Of whisky, valued at s1211-
-, was remaining in the custom warehouses.
Inc actual amount Of whisky withdrawn tax
pald from custom warehouses-or consumed
curing the year 1921 amounted to 1869 proof
gallons. The value of such whisky computed at
$+.'o per gallon amounts TO SG2S,G005O.
In ADDITION to the above "facts and figures"
the Following may also he emphasized as indicat.
Ing results of enforcement:
disappearance of the open saloon; abatement of
open drinking places in public dining rooms: nass-
ing or the treating evil, which was recognized as
the greatest contributing agency in the deyelop-
ment OF liquor appetite; closing of whisky cure
ana similar institutions; increased saving ac-
counts; mountaineering Christmas business: de-
creased drunkenness
Wholesale drug companies must now have as
N'-''''''"
nde dealers, and sales Of liquor must not exceed
III per cent Of the amount of their gross sales
as drug concern
All liquor permits authorized for legitimate uses
must now bear the signature of the director of
the state in which the distilery from which with.
drawal Is To be made Is located.
Last years importation was one-haif Of nor
cent of the total consumption of liquor in America
the year before prohibition arrests for drunken
ness were decreased GO per cent and liquor With
drawals were reduced 30 per cent
Only per cent Of all liquor seized and exam
ined today is fit to drink
MI Cpshaw Incorporated into his speech
resume by Commissioner Haynes, which contains
the following:
The amendment Is being enforced to an even
greater extent than many devoted friends antici-
pated and predictions of opponents and antagon-
ISIS that an army" would be required and
reDelllon would occur in metropolitan cert rs
especially among the foreign element have not
peeh Dorre out by actuaties. Instead Of an
army results which below are enumerated have
Oeen accomplished by less than 1000 agents.