Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-01-15
Facts and Figures Given
Out BY Commissioner on
the Eve of Second Ami
verSary of Prohibition.
FOES PREDICTIONS
ARE NOT BORNE OUT
Arrests for Drunkenness
Have Decreased so Per
Cent; Liquor and Mis-
CeIianeouS Property Held
tBy The Associated Press.

Washington, Jan. 14--Facts and
figures, together with IAN even
dozen unquestioned points in proof
that the eighteenth amendment is
being enforced" were made public
tonight by Prohibition Commits
sioner Hayes in a statement on the
eve Of the second anniversary of
the national prohibition act which
became effective January 16, 1920
Tho twelve noints cited as 80
outstanding that no attempt can be
made in denial" follow:
Disappearance of the open sale.
abatement of the open drink
ing in public dining rooms.
Passing of the treating evil,
which was recognized as the great
est contributing agency in the de-
velopment of a liquor appetite.
CLOSING of whisky cure and sim
liar institutions.
Increased savings accounts.
Record breaking Christmas
business.
decreased drunkenness.
"Prohihitive prices of bonded
ilquOT lOf beverage use.
Dangerous character of Illicit
whisky.
"surreptitiousness of present day
drinking.
wall of bowling minority who
would go to the length of under
mining the constitution to nullify
an amendment which their actions
demonstrate is in actual effect.
Changed attitude of former
hostile statesmen, political leaders
and the press"
Mr.. Haynes declared that the
prohibition amendment was being
enforced to an even greater extent
than had been anticipated and pre-
dictions Of opponents had not been
borne out by actualities,
"The chief cause of n-enforce-
ment," he said, twas the appoint
ment OF wet officials and smug-
Cling. This is being corrected by
the appointment of officials who
are in sympathy with the law and
by serving notice on our ncighbor-
ing countries that their flags are
being used to protect smugglers."
He declared enforcement would
henceforth be much easier ,ln-
dertaking for various reasons. in
cluding the attitude Of the public,
Curtailing of sources of supply,
closer cooperation of all enforce
ment agencies and the poisonous
death-dealing character of practi-
cally all Illicit liquor now on the
market"
Arrests for drunkenness, he de-
clared, have decreased so per cent,
liquor Withdrawals have been re-
duced so per cent. while last years
importation of liquor was one-half
of one per cent of the total con-
sumption of liquor in America the
year before prohibition.
Seizures of liquor he estimated
at $4,000 gallons of distilled spirits
and wines. while the estimated
value of property seized during the
past wear was S12,907, 900. The
miscellaneous property seized con-
sisted OF 600 automobiles, forty
boats, twenty-six wagons and car
riages, forty-five horses and mules
one airplane, five motorcycles,
$1,000 in cash ten tracts of land
and seven stocks of merchandise.
Under court proceedings. Mr.
Haynes said, there were $4,000 |
federal indictments 1900 pleas Of
guilty, $1,000 convictions and $50
acouittals. Approximately $1,000
600 was collected by the prohibi-
tion bureau. he added. while the
(Continuen on t'age Two.