Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-10
GOVERNMENT PREPARES
TO ENFORCE DRY LAW
Army Of 5000 Revenue Agents VIII
BE Employed to Detect
Liquor Violations.
NAY NOT DIsTILL FOR OWN USE
ose OF Recipes for Drink Manufacture
ing VIII Luy User Liable to Pun
ishmcnt-Fcdera Officers Will Co.
operate With Local Police.
LIB. Associated pre.a.1

"a WI m,A;SHINGToN. April 9.--Thrce ,h3u-
in sr initcrnal revenue agents, working
~ ~ Cnlted states. VIII enforce prohibit
.ion after July /, according 20 plans
announced amour today by tho revenue
Nearly 500 inspectors will be trained
70 n99r. , ne work. to be added to the force
loie for police regulations. and the
,nachinery for enforcement Will be in
working order before the date when
az. thia force OF special agents will be
n n1 t,,u among tho districts where
aw Violation alton, is threatened to the
officials look Tor most mos persisten. '" efs
co-operasse WIFI" VIII h i.nesa' Eor,ce.
IN ADDITION, the revenue authorities
plan to cooperate with IDEAL police.
enforcement work to these authorities
In localities where the, police appear
force Of even 5000 suf Fedora P'a agents nhs
would be insufficient TO police the en-
tire country.
Although manufacture Of liquor for
p ,,, use Will be equally illegal
WITH the production for, sale, revenue
a ,S, are expected TO devote most Of
ana TO leave the enforcement OF the
Jaw against personal manufacture to
der , the direction Of B. {. Keith, dep
u.y commissioner. no ware working on
plan TO divide the country into zones
which Will be independent in many
Eases from the sixty -four collectors
zones already established. One chief
Inspector VIII be assigned TO each zone.
with as many assistants AS the charac-
tcr OF the territory indicates necessary.
The men viii DC especially trained in
detection work. most of them having
served IN that capacity for many years.
;AlthouEh heretofore liquor violations
nave been found by revenue agents
manly among imoonshners OF South
p ia Prohi6ion is
enormously in cities where the demand
VII be mos, constant and consequently
tion can be rcaped.
crown on. OF The hundreds Of recipes
vines and even distilled liquors. now
being circulated in AL parts or the
country.. Booklets and printed pamph
lets OF these recipes have reached rove
nue. officials from scores OF cities 1t
was explained today that TO make
constitute clear Violation Of law. al
though II was admitted IL would be
difficult to prevent the manufacture in
3iust Register Purchnxe.
..rrifate stills can be acquired legally
tS he with the
81 Stills are under strict regulation OF
The F eye bureau being required TO
business. and to pay specific tax
OF $50 on each Still or worm sold. In
addition, the manufacturer Is required
by law 10 report the name and address
OF the purchaser and the purchaser OF
the still il required to report the pur-
pose of his st!l. and tch nature Of the
SURROUNDINGS In which IL Is to be
placed. II person is detected in opcr-
ating still he is liable TO pay the
license fees ordinarily imposed on a
distillcr. in addition TO fines and other
penalties for law violation.
Many reports OF the manufacture OF
family stills on large scale. and
their sale at low prices have reached
the revenue bureau. but proved false
In most cases.
Great care is to be observed by revc-
nue. officials to prevent unnecessary in
Iercfrcncc with production and distri-
button OF alcohol for industrial and
commercial purposes, under the prohi-
bition act. Regulations governing pro-
duction OF this nonbcvcraSc alcohol
Will be issued soon.
Careful Administrative Rules.
BY a careful system OF admins
trative regulations, the bureau plans
to make it difficult for the use OF
fiayoring extracts, perfumes. toilet
preparations and other articles con-
taining alcohol, for beverage purposes.
Medicines containing alcohol already
must have a composition to make IL
physically impossible to take quaint
ties as a beverage without making the
thirsty person i'll.