The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1928-10-01
GOVERNOR SMITH RECOMMENDS The CANADIAN SYSTEM OF LIQUOR CONTROL

announced that SD convictions We're
registered N September for breaches o.
The Liquor Act
Toronto Nal aad E.apire. october "a
". 4. Greer, warden Of Grey County jail
reports Soo prisoners during the year end
ing september 3o-an increase Of SO over
last year and tie highest figure IN the
history Of the institution.
Hamilton Dispatch. October 18-Siree
lie Liquor Control Act came into force
The Hamilton lal has been crowded 10
capacity The number Of prisoners has
greatly increased since NJ have had the
Liquor Control act.
Toronto StG1, October i0-Torollfo iaiI
Is badly oyercrowded. 30 % 60 prisoners
are sleeping Oh The floor every night.
Port arthur Dispatch, October Il
Jumping from an average Of 30 a month
before the advent Of the Liquor Control
Act IN June, arrests in Port Arthur for
11}nlken1ess nave increased . 70 for Sep
1enbor
Toronto Star, October 25-rt is cajen-
lated il Will cost $945000 10 paw the sal
ares, uniforms and equip The additional
o00 eonstables. Chief Dickson declares ara
necessary properly 10 police the streets of
toronto and cope with prevailing crime
conditions.
Toronto Globe August 3 l928-I.io,lors
purchased since November last 10 the
amount OF $62l were shown by the permit.
Louis Nasseglaok, earning SIT a week who
was sentenced To three months for keen
ing liquor for sale
Many ether similar police reports could
be given. They all go to show that ar
rests for drunkenness have greatly in
creased and that the iails are fun In
EqDacifJ a r4ef134 f.f 4.F,-
Liquor Control Act.
Headline in Toronto Globe for August
4, 1923: Judge dismissed for unseemlv
acts. Drunk while on the bench, Official
Inquiry Reveals"
Another set OF police reports have TO do
with drunken auto drivers. the number
having greatly increased of late and the
increase Of fatalities presenting a very
serious problem in the courts. Some #ex-
pressions Of judges Will bear out this
statement.
Toronto Globe, October 18-Mr. Justice
Fisher addressing the grand Jury COM
mented on the deaths from motor acct
dents Every newspaper III the coun-
try he said, every day carries story III
which some innocent pedestrian is run
down and killed by driver, drunk, in
charge OF d Car. The most severe penalty
should be handed out
Ottd1eG Citizen, September 30-Aagis-
trate Joynt, Of Carleton County, declared
from the bench. II would rather give
crazy man a revolver and bullets and
put him on the street 10 fire them than
turn drunken man loose at the wheel OF
an automobile
Toronto St0y, November 2-Efr Justice
Fisher in addressing the grand jury at the
opening Of the fall assizes in Branlpton
stated: 1T is notorious that at the pres
ent time life is taken almost every day
on the public highways. Men, women
and children are crippled for life. In my
opinion no man should touch a drop Of
liquor when he Is going 10 take out a
car.
Many similar statements by Judges
could be given. As in the case of arrests
Tor drunkenness, they show the terrible
condition that prevails in Canada under
the Liquor Control Act.
The following reports come from DIFF
ferent parts OF Ontario and show that the
conditions described above prevail gener-
ally throughout the province:
Sault SITS. Marie.
o T. ARRESTS for 5 n7onths-ll4,
monthly average 22.8.
L. c. ARRESTS for 7 months-248,
monthly average 35.4.
Kingston:
o. T. ARRESTS for months-l76,
monthly average 1872.
L. C. Arrests for months-l43,