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Show NATION FACES ITS FIRST DRY HOLIDAY (Chicago Tribune Special Service.) WASHINGTON-, Dec. 23. "What the ursL ury nrisimas in the united states to be celebrated on Thursday will mean is thus outlined by Wayne B. Wheeler, general counsel for the Antisaloon league: "Fewer drunks. "Fewer dead alcoholics at the morgues. "More depopulated jails than ever before." be-fore." "Reclaimed and conserved manhood and energy. "Brighter homes and happier children. "The first nationwide dry Christmas will be celebrated with less hilarity," Mr. Wheeler observed following his enumeration enumera-tion of its results, "but it will be followed by a happy New Year for the homes of the nation. "National prohibition is the most valuable, val-uable, helpful and uplifting gift which the American people ever received." |