Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-09
5000 ]. S. "COpS"
FOR NEW DRY LAW
Even This Army of Federal
Agents Inadequate to En- y
force Measure
LOCAL POLICE MUST AID
personal Manufacture" After
July I, Up to County and
City Detectives

Washington. April 9.-Three thou
sand internal revenue agents working
~ snccially arranged zones throughout
the United States will enforce prohibi
ton after July I. according to plans
announced today by the revenue bureau.
Nearly 500 inspectors will be trained
for the work. to be added to the force
Of 22S3 revenue agents already avail
able for'police regulations, and the ma =
chinery for enforcement will be in
working order before the date when
absolute prohibition becomes effective.
This force of special agents will be
distributed among the districts where
law violation is threatened to the larg
est extent. aud special attention will
be paid to cities where revenue officials
look for most persistent efforts to make
whisky unlawfuly. In. addition. the
revenue authorities plan to 60 operate
with local police. and to leave the
greater part of the enforcement work
to these authorities in localities where
the police appear efficient. without
such a plan. the force OF evSn three
thousand federal agents would be in
sufficient to police the entire country.
Rely on Local Police
Although manufacture of liquor for
personal use will be- equally unlawful
with the production for sale. revenue
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
police. ! -
Internal revenue bureau agents. un-
der direction of b. c.. Keith. deputy
commissioner. arc now working on II
plan to divide the country into zones,
which will be independent in many cases
of the prohibitive collectors zones al
ready established. One chief inspector
will be assigned to each zonc. with us
many assistants as the character of the
territory indicatcs~is necessary. The
men will be especially trained in de-
lection work. most having served in
that capacity for many years. AL
though heretofore liquor violations have
been found by revenue agents mainly
among ''noonshiners' of the southern
mountains. prohibition is expected to
istmu'ate illicit distillation enormously
in cities where the demand will be most
constant aud, consequently. where
greater profits from the occupation can
s be reapcd.
One aspect of liquor law violations
has grown out of the hundreds of rec
/. ipcs for home manufacture of beer,
a'e wines and even distilled liquors,
now being circulated in all parts of the
country. Booklets and printed pam
phets of these recipes have reached
revenue officers from scores of cities.
1t was explained today that to make
liquor according to these recipes will
constitute clear violations of the law,
although it was admitted it would be
difficult to prevent the manufacture in
most cases.
Private Stills Watched
Private stills can be acquired legally
only by registration with the revenue
collector of the district Manufacturers
: of stills are under strict regulation of
tHt .TeNtHcu D'ihS "
pay $50 n year license for doing bust
ness and to pay specific tax Of $40
on each still or worm sold. In addi
tion, 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 purpose
of his still and the nature of the sur
roundings in which it is to be placed.
If a person is detected in operating
still he is liable to pay the license fees
ordinarily imposed on distiller, in
addition " fines and other penalties
for law violation.
n Many reports of the manufacturer of
family stills on II large scale and
their sale at low prices have reached
the revenue hureau, but proved false i'll
most cases.
Great care is to be observed by rev.