600,000 FEWER DRUNKARDS.
CHICAGO JUDGE'S ESTIMATE.
Judge Gemmill, of the Municipal Court of Chicago, says : " There has been a decrease in the number of persons arrested in America lor drunkenness of over 600,0C0 per year. , In most of the largest cities in the United States the decrease is from 100 to 400 per cent." When the saloons were in full swing a man had to be hopelessly drunk —a danger to himself and a menace to society—before he was arrested, but under Prohibition he is arrested if he shows the least sign of intoxication. Judge Gemmill "knows what be is talking about, and, unlike the liquor traffic, has no prejudices in the matter. Vote for Prohibition by striking out the two top lines on the ballot paper. 1 —Advt.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 18256, 24 November 1922, Page 11
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129600,000 FEWER DRUNKARDS. New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 18256, 24 November 1922, Page 11
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