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Father of Dry Law Praised With Child
Granite Falls Minn February 20 Prohibition has reduced the prison population and increased church membership according to Andrew J Volstead former Minnesota congressman and father of the enforcement act He says saloons ignored laws but now few prisoners exist and church membership has risen Life expectancy is up saving money and home buying are up Slums are disappearing and ribald songs gone He criticizes papers that promote resistance to law enforcement and argues national prohibition succeeds despite claims it cannot be enforced He cites growing public demand for harsher punishments and improving enforcement Get in the first blow for loan so De Broke can strike back appears in a separate joke line
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Andrew J. Volstead
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