"prohibition" on Sunday decreases crime. Crime has in- ally was more than normal, so that when crime in 1905 ex- known, St. Louis has more than one-half of all the saloons the largest saloon center of the state St. Louis, under di- for St. Louis, before and after the Sunday law was enforced, inal costs, St. Louis city, for 1904, $40,015.25; for 1905, $59,- lies. Kansas City, Mo., Journal. does not prove the truth of Governor Folk's assertion that from the state auditor of Missouri show that the enforce- was given by Mrs. Fernande Richter, of St. Louis, The year 1904 was world's fair year, when the population ment of the Sunday closing law did not reduce crime in The Missouri State Republican says that official statistics rect supervision of the Folk police board. The following is This brings to mind some of the testimony which of the state. A glance at the crime record of 1904 and 1905 65 creased, under the "lid*' policy, or the official state record Diminution of Crime by Sunday Closing a Myth. 695.10. ceeded that of the world's fair year, it broke all records. the House of Representatives of the 59th Congress The "lid" was not on in 1904; it was on in 1905. As is well last session before the Committee on the Judiciary of the official 'record, according to State Auditor Wilder: Crim- The Rule of "Not Too Much." was away above normal in St. Louis and when crime natur-