The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-09-20
Germany Leaning
To Prohibition

To Prohibition
,Dsraia, Sept, 19.-(By the Associ-
a3sa Pfsas) s).->Amsrfeans ara tahns
an active psEt' In the movement to
put Germany on the dry list, Rss0r
meetings held In various parts Of ths
country presented speakers from
Connecticut and Minnesota who de-
scribed the progress Of the prohabi-
tion movement in the United. States.
These gatherings have revealed a
surprising amount Of sentiment
among the people in favor Of the
abolition Of alcohol, it is asserted in
statement by Dr. Reinhard Streck-
err, of Darmsstadt, president Of the
committee conducting the campaign,
and former Hessian minister Of ed
ucation.
He expressed special surprise and
pleasure at the moderation and alb.
stinence now being shown by the
young men. The best sections of
Germany's youth are against alco-
hol, DR.. Strecker said, and these nc
longer drink, or even smoke. He
added:
Particular Significance may be at.
tached to this restraint on the part
Of German youths since it comes en-
tirely on their own initiative, neither
the church nor the school up to this
time having taken the alcohol ques.
tion seriously"
| He declared that need is the stern
teacher which is gradually, but in.
evitably educating the Germans ur
to prohibition. In view Of the pre-
vailing high prices of necessities
they were becoming more and more
restive at seeing valuable foodstuffs
going into the breweries and dis
tilleries. The working man, too, was
paying more attention to the ques.
ton, realizing that ever liter Of beer
he consumed would provide six hun.
cry children each with a bowl Of
barley soup.
The prohibition movements great
est success thus far, said DR.. Streck.
er, was the result of the straw vote
at Bielefeh, where 80 per cent OF
the voters endorsed it. This polling
was all the more noteworthy, he add
ed, because it was based on the politi-
cal lists of qualified voters.
| How to economize in housework
by replacing maids with vacuum
cleaners, electric washing machines
and other labor saving devices Is
being impressed upon the women in
the German capitol in a comprehen-
sive exhibition now in progress unde,
the auspices of the Association OF
Housewives Of Greater Berlin.
The eight hour day and other Ia.
Dor regulations have made servants
luxury in Berlin households. Hired
help thus comes under the lash OF
the speakers at the meetings held
in connection with the exposition, as
we'll as the consumption Of luxury
articles, such as imported goods, not
included in the category of the necss,
stiles.
CHE, depreciation, Of the mark has
left German horse racing in the dol
drums, from the owners point OF
view at least, and reports are cur,
rent that many stables are to b.
abandoned entirely, or else reduced
In efforts to stem the wave of finan.
cial pessimism which has hit racing
circles, number of cubs have made
attractive increases in the purses fol
the autumn events.
The Steeplechase Association OF
Karlshorst is offering 6,400,O0C
marks for it's Today program in Oc-
tober, after originally announcing
that the total would be 3,101 200
marks. The money to be awarded
on the day of the Grand Prix of
Karlshorst is raised from 100000 to
100000 marks.
New schedules announced by the
Union Club and the Berlin Racing
| association for their Grunewald
meetings during the coming few
weeks show that the original pursees
have been increased from 10000 to
$4,000 marks each. The Berlin Trot-
ting Association also has materially
raised it's akards.
The distressing position of the
horse owners is declared to be due
to the fact that the purses have not
kept pace with the rate Of exchange.