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Show BOOST CHARGES TO MEET "DRY" DEFICIT iCileaR-o Tribune Special Service. ) W A SHI N't m N'. Aim. . Nation-wide hotel rate Itjc roasts to cover deficiencies In earnlnif . rused by prohibit ion, will 'co!l I He public iipproim.itel' J."i,t.0;l0.0'0 durlni: t he in-v t year, accord In to the Association (tioed to National Prohibition, Prohibi-tion, Inch has made an inv est lea t Ion Into the, hotel phase of too hlli cost of living. Hotel rates have increased In even' spe-t!on spe-t!on nf the country since July 1 from $1 to f 7 per guest per day. the report ays other results of the lin esttuutlon slunv: That there is hardly a section. Iar;e and final! c!tls lncUide.1. whet her In former "wet" or "dry" territory, that rate ad vancps linvr not taken r ff ert. in some cltis. h-tilN havinK made an Initial al-v.inen al-v.inen now contemplate further increased ftl'fl' In former "wet" cities many larse bote enterprise contemplating tlie const ruction ruc-tion of ooMly bulbllnKs have been or will be abandoned. it hout evcept ion the hotel owners Just If v tbe tncrea ra nnd sa v prohibit Ion Is ell her direct h- or Ind Irectly the e atiee of I he lucres. -es, w hot her In "wet" or "dry" territory. |