Evening star., 1922-01-16
DRY LAW ENFORCED,
HAYNES DECLARES
Commissioner Offers Twelve
"Unquestioned Points" in
Proof of Contention.

Facts and figures together with
IAN even dozen unQuestioned points
in proof that the eighteenth amend
ment is being enforced" have been
made public by Prohibition Com
! missioner Haynes in formal state
ment on the eve of the second ami
versary Of the national prohibition
act, which became effective January
16. 1920.
| Cites Twelve Points.
| The twelve points cited as 80 out
standing that no attempt can be made
In denial" follow:
"Disappearance Of the open saloon.
Abatement OF open drinking III
public dining rooms.
Passing Of the treating evil.
est contributing agency In the de-
velopment of q liquor appetite.
CLOSING of whisky cure and similar
institutions.
Increased savings accounts.
Record breaking Christmas busi-
ness.
"Decreased drunkenness.
"Prohibitive prices of bonded
liquor for 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 in order TO
nullify an amendment which their
| action demonstrates Is in actual effect
Changed attitude OF former hostile
| statesmen, political leaders and the
| press"
Deplores "Wet'' OMciaIs.
Mr.. Haynes declared that the prohi-
| bition amendment was being en-
forced to an even greater extent than
had been anticipated and predictions
of opponents had not been borne out
| by actualities.
"The chief cause Of non.enforce-
! appointment OF wet officials and SINUS !
Cling. This Ia being corrected by tn
appointment of officials who ar
| in sympathy with the law and by
, serving notice on our neighboring
countries that their flags are being
used to protect smpgglers."
He declared that prohibition en-
forcement would henceforth be
much easier undertaking for various
reasons, including the attitude of the
closer cooperation OF all enforce
ment agencies and the poisonous
death dealing character of practically
all Illicit liquor now on the market
Arrests for drunkness. Mr.. Haynes
declared, have decreased so per cent
80 per cent, while last years import
tion of liquor was one-half of l pe
cent Of total consumption Of liquor IL
America the year before prohibition.
Heavy Seizures Made.
Seizures of liquor were estimated
by Mr.. Haynes at $4,000 gallons OF
distilled spirits and wine, while the
nY0nnrfv seized
during the past year was $12.307, 900
Th' aiscei -nanus pro ,-FtJ seiz
consisted of 900 automobiles, 40 boats,
rs wagons and carriages. As horses
cycles, $500 in cash, 10 tracts OF
land and stocks of merchandise.
Under court proceedings Mr.. Haynes
said there were 10000 federal indict
ments. 1900 pleas Of guilty, 21,00i
convictions and $50 acquittais. Ap
by the prohibition bureau. he added
while the total of assessments was
estimated at 57.500.00o.
Details Expenses.
Expenses were placed at approx
mately s6,274,523, listed as follows
rent, $12s.s47; telephone, s17.400; sup
plies and equipment, $7.253: evidence
and miscellaneous. $163,45S; seizure
and sale, s51.464; salaries, s3.5o1.2l0;
travel, $1,396,444; Office expenses
$9S0.429.
Upwards Of 800 brewers have been
Investigated and charged with viola
ton, Mr.. Haynes declared, while some
public officials have been indicted and
some have gone to Jail.
I'm f1fty-nine cities. with a popula
ton OF 10000 or over" he said. land
! combined population Of 20.000.000. II
cluding New York, Chicago and Phila
delphia, official and estimated figures
show decrease In arrests for
drunkenness from 336,s42 in 1917 to
107,76S, Notwithstanding bad booze.
temporary individual hard drinking
and a zeal to Jug all Intoxicated
people," Mr.. Haynes estimated that
| 17.500,000 drinkers have quit indulg
Ing in liquor.
Declares Drinkers Decreased.
From various sources 1t is esti
mated" he said, there were 2o.o0o.-
900 drinkers in the United States be-
fore the country went dry. OF this num-
ber there are 100000 who drink oc-
casionally new, and another 100000
Of old drinkers who fnbibe whenever
they can get it. If there were TO-
10000 drinkers when liquor was ac-
cessible, and 1t is doubtful; and If
there are 2,500,000 drinkers now. more
doubtful. the 17,600,0o0 former drink
ers have Quit-a wonderful record.
Only 15 per cent Of former drinkers
are drinking now and these are
drinking, but 8 per cent the quantity
Of liquor that was forme erly consumed
while tho entire drink bill Of the ma