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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1920
Page
14
The Boone Democrat argues many resist giving up tobacco despite looming liberty claims. Readers recall bootleggers, soldiers, and married men who resist surrendering personal rights while sugar prices rise. The piece predicts tobacco will become hard to obtain and urges frank self-examination of public liberty attitudes.
A Washington dispatch reports Prohibition Commissioner Kermer has ruled that fruit juice and cider qualify as intoxicating under the dry ban if they contain more than one half of one percent alcohol. The interpretation was outlined in a memorandum issued to officials.
Commissioner Kermer asked the house appropriations committee for 2,000,000 to hire 2,500 watchmen guarding 69,000,000 gallons of liquor stored by the government. The aim is to prevent thefts and ensure compliance as prohibition begins January 16.
Commissioner Kermer announced a 1400 agent force to enforce the law. A portion will oversee permissive liquor sales while the majority, described as detectives and raiders, will target law violators.
The German mark has fallen to about 1.5 cents in American money, down from roughly 25 cents before the war. The French franc is near 9 cents, previously about the same value as the mark. An Austrian crown now equals about 7-100 of a cent in U S currency, reflecting sharp wartime depreciation.
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