Show r Finds Narcotic I Use Increased By Prohibition Following are two letters submitted in The Telegrams Telegram's I. I contest on prohibition experiences experiences experiences By G. G S. S Prohibition Editor d tor Telegram Dear Sir Sir What What I know about I prohibition Plenty The effect on the younger set as they are called ailed is the most talked of ot danger since prohibition Invaded these shores of the land of the free and the home of the brave brae brave e I recall those days In Salt Lake City City when a fellow did dd not dare attend an evening party with the smell of liquor on his breath Tonight If you and I were going to that same party we would be ask asked d what we had on the hip and If it we didn't have something on that said hip we would be one of ot the dead members At that same party parry tonight we might see ee members members mem men bers of the deadlier sex taking this I so-called so whisky straight Of ot course we are calloused to sights of ot that kind now and think nothing of it ft Philadelphia is an interesting sight for advocates of prohibition Not ot long ago ago I w went nt into a pa plate place e ethere there Just a half halt square re from Market Market Market Mar Mar- ket street and saw eight or ten bartenders busy This was a a. noon hour and und the sl sight ht of such sucha a a. crowd naturally ai aroused my curi curl I wanted to le learn rn what these I efficient bartenders were ing Nothing but near ear beer beer except except that approximately a pint of everyday everyday every every- da day e ether her was being used to five lIve Continued on page 7 FINDS NARCOTIC USE INCREASED BY PROHIBITION Continued from page 1 gallons of the near beer This particular particular particular par par- place wasn't full fun of bums either There were many business businessmen men among those present each one partaking of ot the ether with a light lunch The effect of ot prohibition on the narcotic situation Is something of ot Interest too Due no doubt to the disregard people nowadays generallY generally generally gener gener- ally have tor such laws Jaws Is it Jt generally generally gen gen- en- en known that the sale saJe of narcotics narcotics narcotics nar nar- has Increased over oter per percent percent percent cent since this so-called so prohibition prohibition tion The Harrison act has teeth of ot course but the only time these teeth Leeth are shown Is when some poor afflicted a addict Is run down Wasn't it a bulky thIn thing to smuggle over the Mexican border when they used to take the trouble to bring ItIn it itIn In I mean whIsk whisky At the same time thousands of dollars dollars' worth of ot I hop could be brought over In n the same limited space as one case of ot whisky whIsk with far less risk One night In Brooklyn n just after af after after af- af ter the American fleet had 1 Re Returned e- e turned from the winter maneuvers in n Cuba eleven en good American tars who had helped save this democracy democracy rac racy bit the dust from the effects of cit wood alcohol I saw one of them brought to the Sands street Y M. M C C. A A. in a cab Dead when he got there Rigid of course but quickly smothered Men who would attempt to force such a a. measure on this country are ae a e every very poor students of human nature na- na tUi tuie ture e or else they are doing It for tor fora tora a consideration And is there a lower t type pe of life lite in existence So much for fOl him hint who would woud enact such laws For loor the person who de defends defends defends de- de fends such laws In the face of or existing existing existing ex ex- i conditions I can only say that he Is either r blind or else he Is selling some himself Says Fewer Drunks Seen on City Streets i By True Fax I My husbands husband's business Is located a block from Main street Before prohibition the little court in the rear of his office was the rendezvous r rendezvous for fol from five to fifteen hip pocket drinkers every da day It be became became became be- be came a filthy place of smells curses and countless bottles This has all ceased Before prohibition I seldom waited waited walte wait walt e ed for friend husband that I did not see staggering men and of often en women women women wo wo- men and after 6 o'clock p p. In m. girls who accosted men Since the Vol Vol- stead act I could counton one hand handall handall all the Intoxicated persons and women wo- wo wo women me men tempters that I have seen pass his place and I seldom miss a day at his office M My husband employs from eight to ten boys from 16 to 25 These young youn men did not drink before prohibition nor do they do so now Before prohibition boys and girls who were not careful of their reputations tepu- tepu were called tough thereal thereal the thereal real culprits the parents censured Now ow parents and others shift the responsibility to I had a a. friend highly educated capable of great things but on account ac- ac account account ac ac- count of drink could hold no tion He thanks God for prohibition prohIbition prohibition tion and ever since has held his place at a month A near relative of mine was fast becoming a heavy drinker He stormed against prohibition tried to make liquor got tired of the experiment ex ex- experiment gave it up He could not i afford real whisky so he became temperate He now holds a fine po position position position po- po and Is respected and happy Another relative taught school for years before belore and after prohibition In a small town She tells me that the poor POol are hot now poor pOOl that most of the fathers who drank arenow arenow are arenow I now buying phonographs etc the children better fed and clothed The change in that town was rapid |