(PROHIBITION REDUCES CRIME AND INCREASES TRADE.
In six smaller cities of Oklahoma, Watonga, Geary, Blackwell, >"ewkirk, Kingfisher, and Perry, during nine months under license and local option, the number of arie^ts for drunkenness amounted to 319 ; for distm-bing the peace, 223 ; for other causes, 192 : — a total of 734. In these came cities during the nine months of prohibition the number of airests was as follows: — For drunkenness, 60; for disturbing the < peace, 66; for other causes, 108;— total. I 234. In other words, the totaJ number j of arrests dropped from 734 to 234 during a ismalf period of time. In a group of eeren larger cities — El Reno, Lawton, Enid,- - Ponca, Guthrie, Alva, and Wood- ! waa*d — the -total number of arrests during I nine- mont'is under license amounted to | 3572. During v.me months under prohibition there were only 1436, arrests. Besides this notable decrease in the number of arrests, it is shown that the cities of Oklahoma are enjoying unprecedented prosperity. Buildings formerly occupied by saloons are all rented for legitimate business purposes, and houses of all kinds are in demand, with rents high. — Baptist and Reflector.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2892, 18 August 1909, Page 13
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