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Imperial Valley Press
El Centro, Imperial County, California
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Finnish public opinion divided on prohibition's success; 1926 stats show less liquor seized but 3% more drunkenness prosecutions, with men arrested 15 times more than women. (Helsingfors, Feb. 25)
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"A system has never yet been found to win," he says, "but systems do limit your losses."
FINNISH PUBLIC OPINION DIVIDED ON PROHIBITION
By United Press Leased Wire
HELSINGFORS, Feb. 25.—Finnish public opinion is divided as to whether Finland's experiment with prohibition is succeeding or failing.
Government statistics for 1926 just issued show that while there was a considerable decrease in the quantity of liquor seized by prohibition officials in 1926 as compared with 1925, there was an increase of approximately three per cent in the prosecutions for drunkenness. Fifteen times as many men were arrested as women.
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Helsingfors
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Feb. 25
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considerable decrease in quantity of liquor seized by prohibition officials in 1926 compared to 1925; approximately three per cent increase in prosecutions for drunkenness; fifteen times as many men arrested as women
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Finnish public opinion is divided as to whether Finland's experiment with prohibition is succeeding or failing. Government statistics for 1926 just issued show the changes in liquor seizures and drunkenness prosecutions.