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FILE - In this June 12, 1924, file photo bottles of Scotch whiskey smuggled in hollowed-out loaves of bread are pictured, location unknown. Statistically, Prohibition was not an utter failure. Deaths from alcohol-related cirrhosis declined, as did arrests for public drunkenness. What the statistics don't measure is how extensively Prohibition was flouted. Bootleggers established vast distribution networks. (AP Photo, File)