Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-01
PUBLIC LIBRARY

In view of the current interest in the
WickerSham report on prohibition the
Public Library calls attention to the
following books:
The report itself may be found in the
reference room. Ask for Report on the
Enforcement of the Prohibition Laws
OF the United States. National Com
mission on Law Observance and En-
forcement.
Information Without Favor.
The Bureau of Prohibition, Its History
Activities and Organization, by L. F.
Schmeckebier. 1929. ICI-Sch43.
ernmental agency in charge of en-
forcement. The outline of the or
ganization includes all positions, and
expenditures for the year 1923.
The Noble Experiment" by Irving
Fisher. 1890. ICI-F537n.
The author has sought to give both
sides of the question by assembling data
stating both the wet and dry views on
all phases of prohibition
The Inside of Prohibition, by M. w.
Willebrandt. 1929. ICI-W664i
The former Assistant Attorney Gen
eral writes Ito raise the level of public
information" and illustrates her points
with many case histories and incidents
from her long experience as supervisor
enforce the eighteenth amendment.
The Case for Prohibition.
Prohibition and Prosperity. by Samuel
Crowther 1890. ICI-C89p.
An attempt to estimate the economic
gain through prohibition-''to cast up
a balance sheet of prohibition in dollars
and cents, in terms of working mems
efficiency, of savings accounts and
owned homes, of motor cars, radios,
washing machines, home comforts, edu-
cation, better living conditions that
have been bought with money that used
to go to the corner saloon
Give Prohibition It's Chance, by E. A.
Boole. 1929. ICI-B647.
The president of the National Wom-
ans Temperance Union tells the story
.'of how women were called into the
temperance movement and
the responsibility which is theirs in Sc
curing the fullest benefits from the in
creased facilities established by law for
the better protection of the home"
Law Observance, Shall the People of
the United States Uphold the Con-
stitution, &c. by w. c. Durant 1929.
ICI-D93 /.
A collection of essays submitted in
the Durant prize contest for the best
and most practicable plan to make the
eighteenth amendment effective" Most
of the contributors are officials engaged
in some branch of prohibition enforce
ment.
The Case Against Prohibition.
Before and After Prohibition, by M. E.
Tydings. 1880. ICI-T96.
The United States Senator from
Maryland in the belief that nothing
is more needed in our national life to-
day than a cryStalliZation of opinion re-
garding the merits and dement's of this
policy Of national prohibition" has
made an effort to present facts upon
which popular decision can be based
in the hope of obtaining an intelligent
and sound solution"
Drink: Coercion or Control, by r. C.
Dorr, 1929. ICI-D73,
A comparison between the United
States system Of prohibition and the
various schemes of government control
used in Sweden, Norway, England and
Canada
What Rights Are Left, by H. A. john
ston. 1880. ICI-J646.
I'm this book Mr.. Johnston sets out
to determine Just what it is that pro-
hibition prohibits Although the pro-
hibitory provision of the eighteenth
amendment is embodied in a short
paragraph Of A words, the national
prohibition act is voluninous law,
consisting of 81 sections and containing
about 10000 words 1t is little wonder
that the average person Is uncertain as
to many OF its provisions.