The daily times., 1921-12-30
MANY DISTURBED
OVER VIOLATIONS
OF WH|SKEY LAWS
BLOCKADINC INCREASING
The Opinion is Expressed That
Unless Something is Done
the Bootleggers Are Going to
Overrun the Two Dozen Fed
eral Officers Working in this
State.
BLOCKADINC INCREASING
(By Max Abernethy.)

(By Max Abernethy.)
Raleigh, Dec. 3O.-Violation of the
prohibition laws in North Carolina in
recent months has reached the point
where bone-dry advocates regret that
the special session of the Legislature
was not asked to give greater strength
to the State and county officers in
running down violators.
There was some disposition on the
part of the North Carolina Anti-Sa-
loon League to lay the matter before
the legislators in special session but
since the governors call specified GER
tain things which he thought ought
to be attended to the feaguers de-
cided not to ask for any legislation at
this time. When that announcement
was made, however, it was thought
that the Legislature would only at
tend to the business of State men
|tioned in the governors formal call.
The Legislature convened, made a
start at providing for a seven hun
|dred thousand dollar deficit in the
States public school fund and cor
recting defects in the municipal fin
ance act after which the legislative
doors were thrown open and any and
everything was considered. But no
effort was made to obtain stricter
prohibition laws for this State.
That's what is worrying some of
the advocates OF bone-dry legislation
today. They doubtless feel that gol-
den opportunity was lost in not COM
ing down to the capitol, armed with
facts regarding the widespread and
| fragrant violation of the Volstead law
in all sections of the State, and ask
ing help from the State in curbing
liquor making and selling. But they
! let their opportunity slip by and
there was none among the Legisia-
ture willing to do something for their
cause without solicitation.
! The figures are not available today
but Collector Gillian Grissom's com
pilations in the near future will in
dicate that there has been tremend-
Gus increase in illicit distilling in vir-
'tualIy all sections of this State since
he assumed office four months ago
This is no reflection upon the present
official. The condition was bad under
j. w. Bailey. so bad that he EN-
|phasized the facts in a special report
ito Prohibition Enforcement officials
lust before his retirement from of
; flee
At that time something was said ir
State circles about the creation OF {
State police to aid county and Fedora
officers in breaking up the liquor traf
ific, hut the matter ended in much con
iversation And the liquor maker
scontinued to increase in numbers ant
in the amount of moonshine dispens
ed until today the prevailing price i
, said to be more than one hundred
percent lower than six months ago
The courts, both State and Federal
lare crowded with liquor cases AM
ven heavy fines and long sentence
have failed to check the traffic.
Federal prohibition enforcement
| orces in this State as in other State
| the South have recently been re
, lduced so no relief can be expecte
rom that source. The opinion
freely expressed that unless tn
iState lends hand the blind-tiger
and bootleggers are going to overru
the two dozen Federal officers no
the field in North Carolina.
While there has been no receI
announcement it is understood ths
D the Anti-Saloon League in this Stat
will make formal call upon Cove
;nor Morrison and the 1923 Legisl;
iture to get activity in the fight in a
= effort to wipe blind-tigery from th
State: That. however, is more tha
g. IL months distant
State officers today returned
D.. their work after closing yesserd;
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