Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-05-08
PROHIBITION IS !
BENEFICIAL SAYS
CHICAGO PASTOR
Number of Inmates in
Charitable, Penal and
Remedial Agencies Shows
a Decrease Under Law.
(By The Associated Press }

Chicago, May sharp reduc-
| ton since the enactment of federal
prohibition in the 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 Protes-
ltant Episcopal church, in a state
ment embodying statistics he at
tributed to public officials aud
heads of private institutions.
Neal Institutes Closed.
Tlosing Of 65 Neal institutes for
1.-The treatment of inebriates and OF
1.-THE Washington home in Chicago.
q decrease in the number of cases
of intemperance Investigated by the
United Charities of Chicago the
year prohibition came into effect
from the previous year. and de-
crease in arrests for drunkenness
in Massachusetts, between 1917 and
1880 were among the statistics he
cited. The statement said that for
12 years prior TO the Volstead aeL
the Neal institutions treated lOO,-
600 drink victims.
The Rev. Mr.. Randall quoted u
letter from Secretary Evans OF the
Peoria chamber of commerce IN
which it was stated that concerns
occupying the old distillerles and
brewing plants cat Peoria) employ
more men and more money is IN
volved than in the olden days. Our
bank clearings have decreased at
the rate of SIS 100000 each year
since that July / enactment. All
the saloon property in Peoria rs
used for soft drink parlors, resi-
dences and offices"
Quoting DR.. w. A. Evans, form-
erly Chicago health commissioner,
as calling sunstroke "beerstroke,
the statement declared that deaths
from sunstroke in Chicago in July,
1916, were 535, while in July, 1921.
they were 23. The weather bureau
statistics Of those years, the state
ment continued, show that the
weather in July, 1921, was SIS de-
grees above normal.
The superintendent of the Illinois
Children's Home and Aid society
was quoted in the statement as fol-
lows:
IN 1914. Of the 400 children
served in our organization, chill
dren taken permanently into our
for permanent care,
about 25 per cent were affected
definitely by alcoholism on the
part of the parents. In 1920 It
was necessary for us to serve only
about 200 children in permanent
and while this de-
crease was by no means due en-
tirely to the absence of alcoholism.
practically not case came TO US
by intemperance during 1920
Drug Addiction Waning.
The Rev. Mr.. Randall said it FREE
1uently is reported that prohibiuon
has led to an increase of drug ad-
diets. "After a thorough invests
cation 1t was found by Chicago
journalist that with one exception
he officials in charge of bureaus
which take care of crime and char
ty are unanimous in their opinion
hat prohibition has not increased
The use of drugs, and that in fact
lrug addiction is waning" the
statement continued.
Joel D. Hunter, general superin-
.endent Of the United Charities OF "
Chicago, was quoted as saying
Our cases of drug addiction are so
rare that we have never kept q
record Of them. In the year 1919
1919, of the S.S42 cases which were
actually Investigated by us ala of
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