PROHIBITION.
AFTER SEVEN YEARS.
WHAT IT HAS COST AMERICA. (BT CABLE—SBESS ASSOCIATION—COPTBIOHT.) (AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION.) WASHINGTON, January 16. Prohibition enters its eighth year today, "Wets" and "Drys" agree that it has cost more in money, prison sentences, and lives than the enforcement of any other Federal legislation. Fifty-one Prohibition agents have been killed during the period, and it is estimated that over 2-50 violators of the law have been killed, although accurate figures concerning the latter are unavailable. A total of 16,505 persons has been sent to gaol, the number increasing each year until 4881 were convicted in 1926. Seven years' fines and penalties collected totalled 33,229,098 dollars, while 62,681,000 dollars has been expended on enforcement. The additional cost for 1927 is estimated at 11,993,000 dollars.
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Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18902, 18 January 1927, Page 7
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128PROHIBITION. Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18902, 18 January 1927, Page 7
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