New Britain herald., 1926-04-13

 cd. Arrests of persons under 22 years old average A a year for tho four pre-prohibition years l9li-1917, X bone dry law was enacted for Washington before national prohibit ton became effective, and imme- diately youthful drunkenness in- creased in 1918 it rose to 7S and by 1924 had reached 2S2.
 Arrests for drunkenness Of per 1 sons of all ages meanwhile merely rose to the prohibition level, thus demonstrating that relatively among young people increased onor- mously. This condition in Washing I ton merely confirms what is known to exist in the rest of the country" Replying to Senator Harreld, Shirk said his organization had got- ten It's figures by writing 10 police chiefs In all places over five thous- and population.
 "Why did you pick Guthrie and Lawton In my statc"" asked Senator 1 Harreld.
 "The police chiefs in those towns were the only ones 10 reply"
 Conditions Grow Worse
 The witnesses went on to say that the survey showed conditions in for mer wet states 10 be about tho same as in 1914 while in states which had some form of q state prohibition l"conditions are worse today under the bone dry amendment, than they were under their own state dry laws.
 Perhaps one reason for this great drunkenness increase in the dry states" he said, lis that most of these so-called dry states wcr" not really so---but were, in the main, merely restrictive"
 Shirk read a photostat Of a let ter from Police Chief Strocbele, Of Reading, Penn. declaring there had been a great increase in intoXicatiOn among youths. He said he knew of children being taken from class rooms dead drunk" and that hip hasks were carried by young folks at most dances and parties.
 Answers Wheeler
 Taking up q challenge of Wayne B. Wheeler for the vets to point to q single city where conditions were better under the beer and vine re- zine than under the bone dry law, Shirk pointed to Atlanta. Arrests ;,,t between 6,000 and 700o in 1917. he said, 10 between o,n00 and 5000, in 1917, when citizens of Atlanta could import beer, wine and some ardent spirits. After the federal law be- came effective. he continued the arrests mounted steadily until they lrnachod 5000 i'll 1924.
 Don't you think that was dnc rather 10 lat-doNn in state en- forc"m'nt"" asked Senator Barrels
 Temperance All Right
 "Wcll, ] hardly think so," Shirk replied. "Thc people want true itcmpcrancn and will go a long wa, 10 get it, but they do not get 1t m, der hone dry laws"
 The witness read letter from Martin r. Amorous. of Marietta, al Atlanta suburb, telling of changed : conditions under inc Nolstead act | Amorhus wrote + was explained, q l thn request of Governor Wellborn . of the Atlanta Federal Reserve banl with whom Shirk first communi E catnd
 With th" coming of inc Nolsteaf } orG. the letter s?id, "a host of boot l locg"rs sprane un, and illicit distil )erins W"r" established in ever, , county in G"orgia at places nevei l dreamed of befcre," while minors l md others became regular custom - "rS of bootlreacrs."
 The committee was told by Shirl , 'hat Birmingham and Richmond hat { tho sam" experiences when bone dr! . nroHihition became effective. - Discussing states that had bon, . dry laws b"for" national prohibition , Shirk said Maine adopted dry law in 1881, but never had been dry.
 "Therc were no rcstrictiors on i'm , portations," he said. "A man coul, go 10 Boston and take back any = where from pint 10 carload"
 Maine is an apple state and th, farmers could make cider. l an told that if you put barrel Of eide out in the winter all except the al icohol will freeze. Along about Feb ruary tho farmers would attack th' barrel with an auE"r, and would lnt about five gallons of real stuff"
 Saloons still Open
 Father Francis kasaczun, of Suea Knotch, Pcnn., told the committc that the saloons in the suburban towns of the Pcnnsylyania anthra cite region had not been closed.
 Besides the saloons" he said they have opened up pool rooms cigar stores. lunch rooms aul cand stores where they sell hard liquor You find stills in practically ever other home. They make it, the drink it and they sell it."
 Have VOL ever seen one of thos stils?" asked Goldman.
 les lHtE are copper k'ltltS Nll coils The women take care of ther as the men are 10 work. They hay the liquor and they drink it, and th children drink il, school teacher complain of children coming | b school under the influence of liquoi Immortality Grows.
 "1mmorality in my district greatly on the increase, The vlve fare untrue 10 their husbands, The . frequently run off with the sta = boarders and leave their children hs hind.
 Before prohibition young gir would not associate with a man ad dicted 10 drink; now they will not 2 with young man who cannot gt liquor for them"
 Want Wild Parties
 "They want wild parties" th priest continued. "They frequei roadhouses. then there's immoralit