The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-04-09
APART MENT
STILLS TABOOED
Plans Laid for Rigid Enforce
ment Of Prohibition by
Government.
THREE THOUSAND AGENTS
Will Be Assigned to Zones
Where Violation of Law
Is Threatened.

Washington. April 9.-Three thou
Pdhnd internal revenue agents working
70 specially arranged zones through
but the United States will enforce
prohibition after July 1, according to
blans announced today by the reve-
hue bureau. Nearly 500 inspectors
Hill be trained for the work, to be
ldded to the force of 2,2ss revenue
kgents already available for police
regulations, and the machinery for
Enforcement will be in working order
before the date when absolute prohi-
bition becomes effective.
This force of special agents will be
distributed among the districts where
aw violation is threatened to the
argest extent, and special attention
will be paid to cities where revenue
bfiicials look for most persistent ef-
forts to make whisky illegally. In
addition the, revenue authorities plan
| o co, operate with local police. and
! q leave the greater part of the en-
forcement work to these authorities
localities where the police appear
aficent Without such. plan. the
force OF even 5000 federal agents
|rould be insufficient to police the en-
Ire country.
Personal Use.
Although manufacture of liquor for
personal use will be equally Illegal
with the production for sale, revenue
agents are expected to devote most
kf their time to the commercial traf-
be and to leave the enforcement of
he law against personal manufac-
lure to local police.
Internal revenue bureau agents now
Ire working on a plan to divide the
kountry into zones which will be in.
hependent in many cases from the
fxty- flour collectors zones already
! Established. One chief inspector will
ke assigned to each zone, with as
hany assistants as the character of
he territory indicates necessary. Al
|hough heretofore liquor violations
have been found by revenue agents
hainly among moonshiners of south
|rn mountains. prohibition Is ex-
bected to stimulate Illicit distilling
where the demand will he the most
constant and consequently where
kreater profits from the occupation
Ian be reaped.
One Aspect Of Liquor Law.
One aspect of liquor law violations
has grown out of the hundreds OF
|ecipes for home manufacture of beer,
lie. wines and even distilled liquors.
how being circulated in all parts Of
he country. Booklets and printed
PAMPHLETS of these recipes have
|eached revenue officials from scores
bf cities. It was explained today that |
10 make liquor according to these
|ecipes will constitute clear viola
ions of the law, although II was ad-
hitted II would he difficult to pre-
rent the manufacture in most cases. |
Private stills can he acquired le- |
tally only by registration with the
'evcnue collector of the district. Man
Ifacturers Of stills are under strict |
egulation Of the revenue bureau. he
ng required to paw $50 year license
ee for doing business and to nay a
pecific tax OF s2o on each still or
vorm sold. In addition. the manu-
acturer Is required by law IN report
he name and address Of the pur-
haser. and the purchaser Of the still
: reduired TO report the nurnose of
lis still and the nature Of the sur
bindings in which Il is to he placed
fn person is detected in onerating a
till. he is liable to nav the Ncense
res lfnDOSen ON \ 01SVtlleF.l |
\ addition to fines and other penal
les for law violation.
FAMILY Stills.
Many renorts of the manufacture ot
MniIy stills" or Iarpe scale. and
heir sale at low nrices. have reached
he revenue bureau. but proved false
! most cases.
BY a careful system Of adn,iristra-
re regulations. the bureau plans TO
lake IL difficult for the usn of fla
orfrg extracts. nerfumes. toilet nrep-
rafions and other articles containing
lcohoI for heveraFe nurposes. Medi-
mes containinr alcohol aIready rnust
ave a composition IN make n nhvsi-
lIlv inpossible IN take duantities MS
beverage without making the
.s-<tv person III. Most essential oils
,rfaiued IN rerfnmes are said to he
.era ntees acai-s1 r~n nf ~erfurnn -nr
-irking. since the oils will cause ill.,
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