Evening journal., 1921-07-01
Birthday Of Prohibition
Sees NelU Dry Crusade

WASHINGTON. July 1.-CUnited
Pressl-On the occasion Of the sec
ond birthday os national prohibition
today, Federal Prohibition Commits
sioner Roy Haynes was building up
his enforcement army of dry detec-
tives for new onslaught on boot
leggers and enemies of the Volstead
Law.
Haynes plans TO make the third
year Of national prohibition a much
more near bone dry period than the
first two. he said. Beginning today,
the prohibition unit will be able to
draw on a new appropriation OF more
than S2,O00,O00 to fill places Of de-
tectives and inspectors laid off be-
cause cash ran out forty days ago.
More than 700 enforcement agents
were laid off in May because the
1921 appropriation ran out
With new funds available. how
ever. Haynes is in a position TO en-
gage new and trained workers and
throw into each big city a flying
squadron OF dry sleuths TO terrify
bootleggers and proprietors of al
legged soft drink emporiums who
secretly try to deal out better than
one-half percent beer.
This prohibition unit viii begin
the new year with a more nearly
perfect system as a second line OF
defense against bootlegging and IL
legal sale and underground distri-
button of contraband booze.
To make the year more nearly
pleasing to prohibition enforcement
officials, Congress soon viii be asked
by Attorney General Daugherty to SCI
up a system OF booze courts which
will transact only business relating
70 prohibition enforcement. With
these courts in operation, retributior
in the shape OF heavy fines and jai
terms will be dealt out with little
delay TO persons caught running th'
rum blockade of dry detectives. De
lay in bringing violators to justice
because the ordinary courts OF New
York and all big cities are clogget
with prohibition cases. has been on
OF the factors making prohibition
laws hard to enforce, according q
government officials.
And to make Haynes drive on Law
breakers more and more effective
several branches OF the government
are cooperating with him, as wei
as city. state and county officials II
all sections.
Chief Ashworth OF the q. S. Gus
toms Service has laid down a bar
rage of customs detectives along tb
Canadian border 10 halt information
al booze smugglers. The Florid
keys are being guarded agains
liquor smuggled from Cuba, not onl
by the customs service but also b.
the u. S. Coast guards. And in bi
cities like New York, Philadelphia
Boston. Baltimore, St. Louis. Chi
cago, Denver and san Francisco
police and state officials now are put
ting their hands TO the wheel {
move their territory into an atmos
phere with aridity.
Considering the situation fror
these points Of view. Commissione
Haynes is pleased with the possibi
lty Of making the country nearly 10
per cent. dry during the next twely
months.
AT any rate" he said today. we
make IL blamed unpleasant to be
bootlegger."
Haynes and few government o
hcials believe that real 100 per cen
pure prohibition can be clampe
down on the entire country.
Prohibition. they point out. is u
new TO be completely effective
once. But progress toward con
plete dryness is being made dail
they say. backed by a rapidly d.
veloping public sentiment for al
solute and impartial enforcement
the law.