Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-05-08
PROHIBITION
n GREAT HELP
SAYS RANDELL
Says There is Reduction in
Number Of Persons in
Penal Institutions.

Chicago.-Sharp reduction since the
enactment Of federal prohibition in
III number OF charges provided for
by Various charitable, penal and
remedial agencies was claimed by the
Rev. Edward J. Randall, secretary OF
the Chicago diocese Of the Protestant
Episcopal church. in a statement en-
bcdying statistics he attributed to
public officials and heads of private
institutions. 4
Is Institutes Closed.
Closing OF. sixty-1ve Neal institutes
for the treatment of inebriates and
o&athe Washington home In Chicago,
aSdecreasei IN the number Of Eases of
intemperance investigated by the
United Charities of Chicago the year
prohibition came into effect from the
previous year, and a decrease in ar
rests for, drunkenness in Massachus-
etts between 1917 and 1920 were
among the statistics he cited. The
statement said that for twelve years
prior to the Volstead act the Neal in
stitutions treated 100000 drink VIC
Tins.
The Rev. Mr.. Randall quoted a let
ter from Secretary Evans Of the Pc
ofia. chamber OF commerce lin which
it was stated that 'concerns occupy
Ing the old distilleries and brewing
plants Cat Peoria) employ more men
and more money is involved than in
the olden days. Our bank clearings
have decreased at, the rate of $15,.
O00, 900 each year since the July I
enactment. All the saloon property
in Peoria is used for soft drink par
lors. residences n Offices"
Quoting DIR. w. A. Evans, formerly
Chicago health commissioned, as call
Ing sunstroke "beerstroke," the state
mont declared that deaths from sun
stroke in Chicago in July, 1916, were
63S, while in July, 1921, they were
-. The weather bureau statistics of
show that the weather in July, 1921,
WA S.S degrees above normal.
The superintendent of the Illinois
Children's Home md Aid society wa
quoted in the statement as follows: ;
I'm 1914, of the 400 children served
In our organization, children taken
permanently. into u guafdianahip
for permanent care, about rs per cent
were affected definitely by alcoholism
on, the part Of the parents. In 1920
twas necessary for us to serve only
shout 200 children in permanent
guardianship. and while this decrease
Was by no means due entirely to the
absence Of alcoholism, practically not
. 8 anne to us by intemperance
during 1890"
4 No More Drug Users.
The Rev. Mr.. Randall said 1t fire.
quently il reported that prohibition
has led to an increase of drug ad-
diets. After a thorough investiga-
ton it was found by Chicago. journal
lists that with one exception the
affcials in charge of bureaus which
take care Of crime and charity are
unanimous in their opinion that pro-
hihition has not increased the use of
drugs, and that in fact drug addiction
is waning the statement continued.
Joei d. Hunter, general superin-
tendent of the United Charities Of
Chicago, a. quoted as saying:
"OuF.eAses of drug addiction are
"a srares4that we have never kept a
record of them. In the year 1918
1919. of the s,,s4o cases which were
actually investigated by us, Az of
them were directly caused by in
Temperance. But in the year 1919
1880, the year that prohibition came
into effect. we handled 8,267 cases,
and OF this number SO cases were in
Temperance cases"
The statement said that arrests for
drunkenness increased in the state of
Massachusetts, from 1896 In 1911 to
In 1870.
a deaconem whe was declared to