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Prohibition Urged Amid War Food Shortages
Dr M P Ravenel cites 1916 federal figures showing 112.13 million bushels of cereals used for alcohol production. barley dominates with 62 million bushels, plus rice corn rye wheat oats and other ingredients. Grapes and molasses also feed the beverage trade, prompting a wartime case for national prohibition to save foodstuffs and protect efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Birley
M P Ravenel
Department of Preventive Medicine
University of Missouri