Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-09
Government Prepares to
Make War on Illicit Stills
and Brewing.
THREE THOUSAND
i AGENTS IN FIELD
Government TO Put Small Army OF
slsuths in Fisld-wih Cooperate
With Local Police Forces in Enforce
ment Of Nation Wide War Prohihi-
ton Measure-To Keep Tab on Pri-
vate Stills.

Washington, April s.--Three thou
sand internal revenue agents working
in specially arranged zones thruout
the United States will enforce prohibi-
tion after July l, according to plans
announced today by the revenue bu-
reau.
Nearly 500 inspectors will be trained
for the work. to be added to the force
of 2,2sS revenue agents already avail
able for police regulations. and .he
machinery for enforcement will be In
working order before the date when
absolute prohibition becomes effective.
This force of special agents will Ie
distributed among the districts where
law violation is threatened to the
larges. extent, and special attention
will be paid to cities where revenue
officials look for most persistent et-
forts to make whisky illegally.
To Insist on Police Aid.
In addition revenue authorities plan
to cooperate with local police and 70
leave the greater part of the enforce
ment work to these authorities IN
localities where the police appear ell
cient. without such a plan the force
of even 5000 federal agents would be
insufficient to police the entire
country.
Altho manufacture of liquor Tor
personal use win be equally illegal
with the manufacture for sale, agents
are expected to devote most OF their
time to the commercial traffic and TO
leave the enforcement of the law
AGAINST personal manufacture to local
Home Made Beer illegal.
AHho heretofore liquor violations
have been found by revenue agents
mainly among moonshiners of south
ern mountains. prohibition Is expected
to stimulate Illicit distillation enor-
mously i'll cities.
One aspect of liquor law violations
has grown out of the hundreds of re-
ceipts of home manufacturer of beer,
ale. wines and even distilled liquors.
now being circulated In all parts or
the country Booklets and printed
pamphlets of these receipts have
reached revenue officials from scores
of cities. 1t was explained today that
to make liquor according to these re-
cipes will constitute clear violations
of the law. altho it was admitted 1t
would be difficult to prevent the manu-
facture in most"cases.
Tab on Private Stills.
Private stills can be acquired legal
ly only by registration with the reve-
nue. collector Of the district. Manu-
facturers of stills are under strict regu-
lation of the revenue bureau. being re-
quired to pay $50 a year license fee
for doing business and to pay spe-
cifc tax of $50 on each still sold. In
addition, the manufacturer is required
by law to report the name and address
of the purchaser and the purchaser OF
the still is required to report the pur-
pose OF his still, and the nature of the
surroundings In which it is TO be
placed. If person is detected in op-
Grating still. he is liable to pay the
license fee ordinarily imposed on n
distiller in addition to fines and other
penalties for law violation.
Many reports of the manufacture
OF family stills on a large scale and
their sale at low prices. have reached
the revenue bureau, but proved false
in most cases.