The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-05-12
EFFECTS VOlSTEAD D..
ACT IN CHICAGO
SEARP REDUCTION IN MUM.
Der OF CHARGES
LESS DRUNK ARRESTS
Sixty-Five Neal Institutes For
Treatment Inebriates Have
Closed.
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch. ]

ASSOCIATED Press DiSpetch.l
Chicago, May 6.-Sharp reduction
since the enactment Of federal pro-
hibition in the number of charges
provided for by various charitable,
penal and remedial agencies was
claimed by the Rev. Edward j. Ran
dali, secretary Of the Chicago Do
cese Of the Protestant Episcopal
church. in a statement embodying
statistics he attributes to public Of
icials and heads OF private institu-
tons.
Closing of sixty i've Neal insti-
tutes for the treatment of inebriates
and of the Washington home in
Chicago, a decrease in the number
of cases OF intemperance inveStigat
ed by the United Charities of Chi
cago the year Prohibition came into
effect from the previous year, and
q decrease in arrests for drunken
ness in Massachusetts, between 1917
and 1920 were among the statistics
he cited The statement said that
for twelve years prior TO the Vol
treated 100, 900 drink victims.
The Rev. Mr.. Randall quoted a
letter from Secretary Evans of the
Peoria Chamber of Commerce in
which it was stated that concerns
occupying the old distilleries and
brewing plants (at -Peoria) employ
more men and more money is in
volved than in the old days. Our
bank clearings have increased at
the rate OF $4,000, 0e0 each year
since that July ! enactment. All the
saloon property IN Peoria Is used for
soft drink parlors, residences and
Offices"
Suastroke Deaths Less
Quoting DR.. w. A. Evans. form
erly Chicago commissioner as call
ing sunstroke "beestroke," the state
ment declared that deaths from
were 535. wk::.e in July 1921, they
were twenty three. The weather
bureau statistics OF those years. the
statement continued, show that the
weather in July 1921 was 3S de.
grees above normal The sTper;n
tendent OF the Illinois Children's
Home and Aid Society was quoted
IN the statement as follows:
TN 1914, OF the 400 children serv-
I'd in our organization, children
aiken permanently into our guard
anship for permanent care. about
rs percent were affected definitely
by alcoholism OF the part OF the par
ents. In 1920 it was necessary for
is to serve only about 200 children
in permanent guardianship, and
while this decrease was by no
means due entirely to the absence
II alcoholism. practically not case
, eane % Us by intemperance dur
ng 1920"
The Rev. Mr.. Randall said it ire
luently is reported that prohibition
Is led to an increase OF drug ad
licts. After q thorough iuvestiga-
ion it was found by Chicago journ
alist that with one exception, the
officials in charge OF bureaus which
take care OF crime and charity are
unanimous in their opinion that pro-
iibltion has not increased the use
If drugs and that in fact drug ad-
iiction is waning" the statement
continued.
Drug Cases Are Rare
Joel d. Hunter. general superin
.endent OF the United Charities OF
:ases Of drug addiction are so rare
that we have never kept a record of
hem In the year 1918 1919, Of the
I.S42 cases which were actually in
7estigated by US, ALP OF them were
hrectly caused by intemperance.
But In the year 1919-1920, the year
that prohibition came into effect
We handled S,267 cases. and OF this
number thirty three cases were in
:emperence cases"
The statement said that arrests
Tor drunkenness increased in the
;tate of Massachusetts, from 1885
n 1911 to 129. ass in 1917, declining
% 37,160 in 1920.
A deaconeSs who was declared to
le in close touch with the condi-
ions in the public institutions Of
Chicago replied to the Rev. Mr..
Randalps letter of inquiry as fol-
ows: Regarding the effect of pro-
ADDITION, as we see il in the institu-
ions we visit, there was a marked
hange in the prisons and hospitals.
There. were not the accidents and
leaths occasioned by drunken Draw
hngs, there was a reduction in the
humber of illegitimate births, and
he Bridewell had fewer inmates"
THE New York Times reports
ne conclusion of thirty seven lead
ng American insurance companies
hat the year 1921 was the health.
sst year in the history OF both the
United States and Canada" said
he statement.
The figures for the first ten
months indicate lowering Of the
teath rate among policy holders
Rom SO IN 1920 to S.24 in 1921.
reports from nine of the largest CT
!. les Of Illinois. outside of Chicago.
how that crime materially decreas
d after the enactment Of the
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