Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1922-01-15

" ould go to the length of undermin-
ing the constitution TO nCLlfy M
amendment which their action dem
onstrates is in actual effect.
CHANGED attitud OF Iurmer hostile
Statesmen, political leaders ana TIE
rl ess."
Haynes declared that the prohibi-
ton amendment was being enforced
10 an even greater extent than had
been anticipated and predictions Oh
opponents had not been borne out o.
~ .dalI:iSS.
Tine chief cause Of non enforce
ment." he said, was tue appointment.
u wet officials ana Smuggling. / Ms
is beng corrected by the arpuIntmCn.
VI officials VINO are in sympathy w.t..
the law, and by serving notice IN o..
neiahDor.ng countries hat their flags
ai Icing u5ea 20 protect slnugglers.
He de-l,red enforcement would
hencefCI IN be q. mucl easier under
taxing for various reasons, including
the attitude OF the public, curtailing
Cf sources Of supply, closer co-opera-
ton of all enforcement: r-vn~.vs, a,.I
the poisonous. death dealing cnarac
ter CT practically all Illicit liquor now
IN the market.
Arrests Increasing
Arrests fer drunkenness, he de-
cIared, have increased go per cent,
liquor Withdrawals have been re luced
so per cent, while Ia. -tr.z iinpcr-
tation OF liquor was one half of one
per cent Of the total consumption Oh
liquor in America the year before pro-
hIbition
Seizures of liquor, he estimated az
$4,000 gallons fcf distilled spirits and
wines, while the estimated value Of
property seized during the past ye:,r
was S12,907,000. The miscellaneous
property seized consisted of 900 auto
mobiles, 40 boats, 26 wagons and car
riaSes, As horses and mules. one air.
plane, five motorcycles, $500 in
cash, 10 tracts of land and seven
stocks of merchant Sc
Under court proceedings, Haynes
said, there were 10000 federal indict-
ments, 1900 pleas of guilty, 21,0O0
convictions AMI $50 acquittals APP
proximately 100000 was collected
by the prohibition bureau. he added
while the total of assessments was
NSIiiiioSCu OF 90 ,oOV,OOO.
Expenses were placed at approx
mately 6,2f4, 523. "
Upwards of 800 brewers have been
investigated and charged with viola
ton, he declared. while some public
officials have been indicted and some
have gone to Jail. az
In SO cities, with a population of
10000 or over" he said, land a. con-
bined population of 20,000,O00, inciuu-
ing New York, Chicago and Philadel-
phia, official and estimated figures,
show decrease in arrests for drunk
enness from 316,S42 in 1917 to 107T6S,
notwithstanding bad booze, temporary
individual hard drinking, 9nd a zeal
to, jug all intoxicated people"
Haynes ESTIMATED that II 1900, coo
drinkers have quit liquor
From various sources 1t Is estimat-
ed, he said, there were 10000 900
drinkers in the United States before
the country went dry
"Of this number, there are 100000
who. drink occasionally now, anu an
other 100000 of old drinkers who
lmbibe whenever they can get it. Ii
there were 20,000,000 drinkers when
liquor YVES accessible. and it is doubt
full; and if there are 2.5Oc 900 crinK-
ers now, more doubtful, then 17,50O,-
coo former drinkers have quit-a Won
derful record. Only Il per cent vi
former drinkers are drinking now. AMI
these are drinking but pc cent
the quantity of liquor formerly con-
sumed while the entire drink bill CT
the nation has decreased $4,000, OOU,-
OO0 a vearv