Salt Lake Telegram | 1929-10-21 | Page 3 | Utah Deaths Rate from Effects of Alcoholism Reported Lower

Utah Death Rate From Eff Effects p. p Of Alcoholism Reported tower Lower Lo Utah's death ral rate from alcoholism Increased front from in in hi Ins 1018 and 1919 to t B 1926 11 and wag lC lj it In 1927 fh according tho the 3 to a P rt 1 complied compiled by Moderation L League ague In Inc from U. U S. S census bureau figures as as part of ot au exhaustive urvey that has bas been conducted I b lh the organization fort fOl last sIx ix years nars Whether I tic C fluctuation n- n between 1926 I a S-a S decrease In deaths In ha Utah or Js is mereb merely mere mere- ly b a Q variance that could easily rei re- re i gult In a L state of or small populatIon has not hot yet been 1 cn c determined the tho lea league suo reports In hi tho the thirty thirty slates and the tho District of Columbia where prohibition has been adopted as a state l the rate rato eta ft-eta tom alcoholIsm alcoholism alcohol alcohol- alcoholism ism has has has' shown a d decided cJ 1 1 Inere increase so In aver every hll Instance anco excepting Maine It Is declared Tho Tim Tho Moderation L League Inc which which which-lias 11 has for Its aim The Restoration atom Restora t tion n of ot will present tho the report reportS tho death rate rato In dry states es to Pi President Hoovers Hoover's commission n an on law enforcement Monday I n ay Accompanying the time rell report was vas 91 a letter from Austen G. G Fox chairman of the league to td G George orge V. W. Wickersham Wicker- Wicker sham chairman of oC time J n. n In g oni on n the report Mr Fox said Before ri national pr prohibition prohibition tion Uon was adopted its proponents c contended that the time lon states state I c could pot dry really dry dry because causo many of them em had w wet t neighbors Only by national prohibition and thus thus' drying drying up up their wet neighbors it was contended could tho the dry states s suc succeed sue sue- c coed in making malting themselves dry Tho death rates from froni alcoholism m In la these states indicate Indica to how boW far this tills result has hur been achieved These figures show siow that In none or ot the time dry dr states with the th exception of Maine has ba the death deaU ra rate e from alcoholism tO Iq a n jt was under state prohibition prohibition- t in al almost c co contrary a- a most every overy caso caso are av available th the rate th thIt It was vas under state t prohibition This m mcana nt t exp na iia prohibition would a assist th tim th-c dry states be Wen been fulfilled and that th on the tho contrary Intemperance lp has increased