The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1921-10-12
DRIVE ON VETS
IN MIDDLE WEST
PROHIBITION COMMISSIONER oP-
EMS CAMPAIGN ON BOOTLEG
GERS AND MOONSHINERS.

Washington, Oct. 12.-Federal
Prohibition Commissioner Roy A.
Haynes soon will personally direct
''mopping up'' drive on western cities,
including Chicago, in an attempt to
stamp out bootlegging and moonshin-
ing and other violations of the Vol
stead act
New York is now receiving such
personal treatment, Mr.. Haynes hav-
ing jounreyed there TO put into force
some measures of his own devising
for the discontinue of the traffiek-
New York an example of the aridity
he deems il feasible to attain even
in populous communities largely hos
tile to national prohibition.
Philadelphia also is on Mr.. Hay
nes' special list. Then comes Chi
eago and other points west The
commissioner has received a volum-
inous report on conditions in Chicago
in Chicago which dfscloses a wide
spread contempt for the prohibition
law. extending over a long period
and protected. if not encouraged by
local authorities who are obligated
by the law 10 cooperate with the fed
eral officials In the enforcement of
the Volstead act.
The report shows that Prohibition
Director HIGHLANDER has been able to
scope successfully with the volume of
liquor traffic because of the small
force at his disposal and the failure
of tht Chicago police force to cooper
ate effectively.
The new departure in prohibition
enforcement is 10 be the closing of
hotels which violate the Volstead act.
On the, I've of his departure for New
York. Mr.. Haynes called attention TO
1.-THE first instance of the successful
/ invocation of Section 81 and Section
/ % of the Volstead law TO close a
hotel selling liquor
District Attorney Madison, said
Mr.. Haynes, filled injunction pro-
lceedings against the Hendryx hotel in
Kansas City and Judge A. S. Van
/ valkenburgh issued an order closing
the hotel. thus establishing preced-
ent in the United States"
/ The commissioner has issued in
structions to proceed against offend
/ ing hotels elsewhere with view 10
closing them and penalizing the own
ers of other property on which viola
tions of the prohibition law occur.
He cited the following report by Dis
trict Attorney Madison:
/ 1.-THE paddock injunction provl-
sion is the sharpest tooth in the law.
The way to uproot liquor violations
/ is to penalize the owners of prop
erty. In the Hendryx hotel case
did lust that without bringing Grim
inal charges. The hotel has been
ordered closed for a year. The ac-
ton against the hotel was based on
testimony of federal agents and po-
lice"
Mr.. HAYNES said that the increas-
ed number of convictions OF Volstead
act offenders throughout the coun-
try and the steadily growing COOP
Grafton of the state and local author
/ tiles with the federal forces indicate
a public sentiment demanding rigid
enforcement of the law.
I'm South Dakota Is offenders In
the federal court pleaded guilty after
four were found guilty by judges
more pleas of guilty than at any 9TH
er term of court, = said Mr.. Haynes.
Severe penalties were given.
From Connecticut comes official
confirmation of cooperation OF the
entire state police, chiefs of police in
major cities. as well as sheriffs OF
various counties and 'highclass jur-
les Kentucky reports 'verdicts above
normal
"In Michigan under a new jury
system, convictions are obtained III
every case where the evidence justi-
fies. Detroit courts during the las
year had $50 convictions with fines
totaling s153,655. Detroit police
seized 209 stills with assessments TO
falling s30,9S0.
South Carolina courts are giving
convicted offenders three to 81,
months in the chain gangs. In Mis-
sissippi during the September tern
of United States court, % indict
ments resulted in $1,000 in fines
Practically every state director re
ports helpful attitude on the part OF
the press.
with the exception of few in
stances where judges declared war
rants faulty, the month Of Septem
ber showed satisfactory court re
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