The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-13
With General Kramer at Head,
Force Will Begin Attack
on John Barleycorn
Monday.
BACKED BY MILLIONS
Prohibition Army Ready to swoop
Down Upon Any Sector Where
BootIeesers are
Operating.
[By Ralph E. Couch, United Press

! by Ralph e. Couch, United Press
Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13.-An army
OF more than thirty thousand officials
will spring to attention Monday when
John F. Kramer, newly appointed fed.
eral prohibition commissioner, takes
charges of the battle to make the coun-
| try alcohol-tight under the enforce
ment act under wartime and constitr
| tional prohibition. More than 500
arrests already have been made under
the act, it was unofficially estimated
today, but few formal reports have
yet been received by the internal reve-
nue. bureau.
Today officials were In tbs midst of
!, the last minute rush Of porfecting the
Temporary machinery that wSs set up
October % when the enforcement act
went into effect over President Will
sons veto.
Deputy Commissioner FL. III. Gay
lord, planned to name nine depart
met commissioners before night. They
will be the chief lieutenants Of Gen
eral" Kramer.
The forty-eight state cornmiss toner's
will be named from day to day. 1t also
is planned to add to the personnel OF
the already big force of inspectors or
"dry law detectives" who will be or
ganized into flying squadrons with
headquarters in each of the nine de-
partments.
Under tactics now mapped out for
the prohibition army the flying
sauadrons will be held in readiness to
swoop down upon any sector where
bootleggers are operating.
The army" is backed by s2000.000
appropriated by congress to enforce
the first year of national prohibition.
Reinforcements will be available
July /, 1920, according to internal
revenue officers who point out that
congress will then make new APP
preparation Officials plan to ask for
s4000,000 for the second fiscal year.
Prohibition officials understand
that the law now is being violated
openly in many sections of the coun-
try where they are told liquor is being
sold in ice cream parlors. That boot
leggers are working almost un-
molested in many sections, also is ad-
mitted.
The machine for enforcement is or
ganized in this way:
Federal forces-Commission Kra-
uleI ana IuOIe ludA lVV ICACt al SASSo-
tives; Ga internal revenue collectors
and 800 deputy collectors; 800 federal
district attorneys and their assistants
who will conduct prosecutions.
Local officials-3,000 county sher-
iffs, 5000 state detective. attorneys
and general executive officials and
%. 900 city police and rural constables.
All must cooperate in helping the
federal government screw down the
dry lid to stay, the internal revenue
commissioner holds.
Judoe Says Unconstitutional.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Nov. 1S.-Judge
Evans of the United states district
court was expected to issue today an
Injunction restraining government in
reference in the sale of distillers'
tax paid whiskey.
During argument yesterday in a
case brought by Louisville distillers,
he expressed the belier that the war
time prohibition law was unconstitu-
tional and said he would issue the
Injunction demanded by the distillers
today. Whether 1t would be temper
ary or permanent he did not state.
Vets Expect Favorable Decision.
CHICAGO. Nov. 13. - Chicago
"wets" expected today that authori-
zation for the sale of their goods
would be given by Federal Judges
Carpenter and Fitz Henry before
Saturday. The two judges are sit
ting en- banc on the case brought by
Attorney Levy Mayer on behalf OF
the "wets" to enjoin government
agents from enforcing the Volstead
prohibition law on grounds that it is
Favorable decisions In similar
cases at Providence, R. l.. and Louis
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