The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-10-09

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1929
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ALBERTAs LIQUOR PROBLEM
Writing in response to recent editorial carried
in the columns of the Redwood Gazette regarding the
"dryness" of Redwood Falls Mrs. Jennie Blake Jor-
censor, former Redwood Falls girl, tells of the
liquor problem in Alberta, Canada In her brief art
icle she gives first hand information of the unsuc-
cessful control Of liquor in that province
The letter follows:
Dapp, Alberta
The Redwood Gazette,
Redwood Falls, Minnesota.
Gentlemen:
Recently there to my notice short editor
al which had been published in paper about
months ago. This article commented upon the fact
that Redwood Falls fast becoming one of the dry
est towns in the state and that bootlegging was
ceedngly difficult within it's limits. Even at this late
date cannot refrain from writing you how refresh
ing it is to find, among the many reports which reach
in Canada concerning the failure of prohibition
the United States, such sentiment yours expressed
While feel that the liquor interests largely
sponsibe for the circulation of these reports yet they
at time disturbing. I indeed pleased to note
your attitude.
AS to our system in Alberta let no American
point to it example worthy of imitation. Liquor
cannot be controlled even under Government Control
(Which in reality Government Sale of lquor). Boot
logging and it's effect too often masquerade under the
mask of legazed beer drinking, making conviction
difficult. The theory that who can secure beer
to drink will not drink hard liquor, has been exploded
in Alberta In 1925, the first full year under Govern
ment Control the vendor stores sold 114OO gallons
of hard liquor By 1927 this had increased ISL 900
gallons. Of the 1900 and women who have be-
drunkards and have been nterdicted in the last
clio Lol.
liquor in the Government vendor stores. Therefore,
beer drinking must have made them drunkards for it
is necessary to have a permit to buy hard liquor.
Government Sale of liquor is filling jals for these
is increase of 40 per of the total COM
mitments since 1929 the last full year of prohibition
in Alberta. Finally, Alberta has spent $55OOOOO in
booze in the last five years! Our system possesses
no merit worthy of emulation.
shall always have kindly interest in your little
city, for was graduated from your local high school
in 1916. More power to the Eighteenth Amendment
and to your officers in enforcing it!
Jennie (Blake) Jorgenson.
POOR SPORTSMANSHIP
1t is reported that after this year no more radio
broadcasts of worlds series baseball games will be per-
mitted through fear of the magnates that it might
keep few people from attending the games in per-
Few persons situated to make it possible
to see a worlds series would stay at home
for radio report simply to the price of adms-
slon Yet millions in distant parts of the country
would enjoy the radio broadcasts which would create
greater desire to actually witness the games at a
future time.
AS VIM. c. Grunow leading radio manufacturer
recently pointed out, the homes of today are
the first in line at the box office tomorrow" And this
is as true of boxing and other sporting events as it
of baseball.
The public has been very generous in its support
OF SPORTS and the promoters should have
business Judgment enough to see that deprving the
public of these radio reports will cause indignation and
resentment which likely to be reflected in the at
tendance records Of the future.
The proposed action of the magnates is pretty
narrow minded, and evidence of poor sportsman
snip on their part 1t is to be hoped that those who
control the situation have intelligence enough to
see the point and reverse their decision
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Another proof that war is what Sherman said ii
was is seen in what has happened to General Chung
chang OF China After being refeated and exiled he
had to reduce the number of women in his barem from
40 to two.
vi course city folks are just as green out
IN the country as country folks are in the city,
put the city folks don't feel SO bad about it
Gosh durn en.-Lake Wilson Pilot
mere is no reason for the part of eithe,
because they do not seem perfectly at home onts;d
of their usual surroundings. The fact that Some q
the city jewellers feel that their STYLE is right hetb
in or out of their natural surroundings is the dis
tnguishing feature which makes them appear greene
than the greenest.