The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-24
ROBERTS INSISTS
 ALABAMA APPEAL
 ALARMS ANT|WETS
Moonshining Situation in SheI- by Is Regarded Typical of Entire Mountain Regions
 of Southern Belt
By HUGH w. RODENTS Washington Bureau The Age-Hera
 800 Davidson Buildi

Washington, March 23.-(Special.) The admission of the prohibition en- forcement officers of Alabama that they cannot compete with the illicit whisky distillers of Shelby county, which admission was contained in an urgent appeal to Governor kilby for state troops, has seriously disturbed national headquarters.
 The impression in Washington is based on the belief that Shelby county, one of the smaller counties of the state, Is not unlike other counties in Alabama and that as matter of fact, Alabama is not unlike other states of the so-called south ern belt
 The situation Is additionally compH- cated on account sf the exhaustion of the funds appropriated for the enforcement or the Anti-Saloon league programme for the fiscal year ending June %. Whereas. after that date, money will be available; the excheduer at the present time is bare. Already, the number of enforcement of ficers in every state has been reduced Georgia has made formal complaint.
 BARRELS OF MONEY
 The idea is fast taking hold of Con gress that as years pass, it will be neces- sary annually to increase the appropria- ton for prohibition enforcement until the 5000 900 figure, estimated by Senator Warren of Wyoming, chairman of the appropriation committee of the Senate is reached.
 There is no more respect for the law in eastern states, where moonshining is novel art, than in southern states, where for countless generations the mountains have exuded their exquisite dew. The east as a matter of fact, pos sesses most of the houses of the country, and does not hesitate to draw on these for it's supply. The east, further, has fine opportunities because of it's greater proximity to Canada, and it's more extensive shipping facilities
 When called upon to appropriate more for the enforcement of prohibition the next fiscal year than was appropriated for the present, the Congress growled but finally suffered itself to be whipped into line The power of the Anti-Saloon league is not diminished to any apprecia- ble extent I
 AMENDMENT LOOMS
 In this connection the attorney of the Anti-Saloon league, regarding the famous beer decision of the former Attorney General. A. Mitchell Palmer, serves nor tice today that that decision will never have effect. It might have been based on good law, IL IS duHlilttu, put IL "4ii never have effect
 It is anticipated that the league will have some one of it's congressional spirits to introduce an amendment to the yNoi- stead act. declaring it to be crime TOT anyone to prescribe beer as mediclne, This will of necessity, 1t is argued, also force the striking of the provision whicn permits the prescription of whisky at the rate of one pint every 10 days
 There are other amendments in contem- plation The Anti-Saloon league desires to make it an offense for an jndividuaf to make an effort to obtain iiquor' whether he succeeds or not; and desires to make the homes of the people more accessible to indiserminate seareh.s
 .MOONSHINER" PEST
 Regarding smoonshining," to which na- tional enforcement headquarters directs it's attention at the present time, It ls said that sectional lines are after all