The evening world. Newspaper, March 8, 1922, Page 5

WASHINGTON, ‘March &—Re- cently, Prohibition Commissioner Haynes joyfully announced drunkards bave entirely disappeared from the Gtreeta of New York City. The Board of Temperance, Prohibi- tion and Public Morals of the Metho- dist Dpiscopal Church made public to- day statistics on arrests in New York City, prepared by Robert E. Corradini of the Anti-Saloon League, showing in 1921 there were 6,247 ar- @rests tor intoxication in the metrop- olis, ‘ But an even more forceful exposure of the fact that Commissioner Haynes id not speak from accurate informa- tion is disclosed by the fact that, ac- ) cording to Mr. Corradini, there was an increase of nearly, 1,000 in the number of arrests for drunkenness it year as compared with 1920, and ‘only a slight reduction from 1918, the / ‘ast year of open saloons. / Mr. Corradini has statistics for twenty-four of the larger cities in New York State. Every one of those over 15,000 inhabitants shows an in- crease in the number arrested for be- ing drunk in 1921 as compared with 1920 and in many cases a great in- crease over 1918. The figures, with the number of arrests in 1920 given first, are: Albany, 1920, 417, 1921, 627; Bing- ° ‘ THE EVENING WORLD, WEDNESDAY, MAROH 8, e DRUNKENNESS GROWS IN N. Y., -_ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE REPORTS ' Methodists Disagree With Haynes, Who Says Intoxication Has Disappeardd. hamiton, 1,197 and 1,635; Buffalo, 7,421 and 8,348; Cortland, 46 and 100; Jamestowf, 428 and 585; Niagara Falls, 726 and 1,292; Rochester, and 758; Schenectady, 351 and 499; Syrapuse, 691 and 937; Utica, 702 and 884; .Yopkers, 200 and 310. The statistics disclose also that ar- rests for all causes increased in every one of these cities last year as com- pared with the year before. The number of arrests for all causes in 1920 showed an increase of about 46,500 over 1919, about 96,500 over 1918 and about 80,000 over 1917. te PIPE SETS BED AFIRE, SMOKER BURNS TO DEATH Fallen Astecp Early Charles Warren) forty"atx, ving, 1 a furnished room. at No, 195 Hast Houston Street, was burned to death in a@ fire that bagel ide his bed early to-day. Apparently wins his alarm clock went off he Ut his pipe and lay back to enjoy a smoke, falling asleep again. The ptpe fell out of his mouth and aot tire to the bed. A short time later other roomers smelled smoke and called Policeman Garrison of the Ciln- ton Street Station, who broke into the room and put out the flames with bDiankets and water. Dr. Berman of Gouverneur Hospital said Warren died from burns about the face and body, rig Brown Fox Scarfs, Lucille Fox Scarfs, Two Skin Mink Scarfs, BONWIT TELLER &CO The Spring Vogue in | FUR SCARFS The Finalizing Touch to: Tailleur or Costume Suit ~- Jap. 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WASHINGTON, March finance Head 8.—Dec- laration that ‘we are making splen- did progress toward dissipation of our agricultural difficulties,” is made by President Harding in a letter to fugene V. Meyer jr., managing direc- tor of Ahe War Finance Corporation, made pubile How to-day at the White|}A MEMORIAL TABLET FOR SCHOOL TEACHER Pres in his Jetter, whieh | was in reply one Director Meyer detailing the work of the War Finance Corporation, said ‘cheering’ evidence had been’ presented to show that ‘‘we are moving fast toward es- tablishing that necessary balance'’ be- tween the selling price of the producer and the costs of the consumer. “I think we all recognize,"’ the Pres- ident added, ‘that when stability, prosperity and confidence shall have been restored -to agficulture tha country will have progressed far on the way to general resumption of 2 by 18 Inches In size the pupils upon the Hum of Public Behoot . 114, Remsen Avenue near Avenue F, Brooklyn, in honor of the late Mise Mary Tripp, formerly a teacher.’ Miss Tripp, & teacher for many years In the public schpols of the city, most of which time was. spent in Publiv School No. 11 led by an Comps parti March 18. 1928, !' 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