Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-04-26
DRY OFFICERS HAVE
DONE BIG WORK
1903 Moonshine Stills Destroyed
In This Division During Feb
ruary and March
by Associated Press)

EN<NIllSo NCli1 - IL ~ - ~ ' -
hundred and three illicit distilling
plants were seized and destroyed
during February and March by
the forces of the Southern Divl-
sion of the United States prohi-
bition enforcement organization,
according to a recapitulation OF
the work for the two months
just received here from division
headquarters in Richmond, Va. A
total of GA persons were arrest
ed in the raids and 40 automobiles
and II "other vehicles" seized.
Plants destroyed in the Eastern
District of Kentucky were 81 in
February and Al in March and in
the Western district in February
II and IA in March. Fifty-eight
persons were arrested in the cas-
tern district during February and
81 in March and Il in the west
ern district in February and Y in
March. Officers of the eastern
district seized one automobile
md one "other vehicle" in each
Of the two months and in the
western district one automobile
was seized in February and two
in March and two "other vehi-
cles" in February and one in
March.
Plants destroyed in Virginia
Turing the two months were 307 !;
Tennessee 148; North Carolina
305 and South Carolina 146.
Arrests in Virginia tota1led
l79; Tennessee 1888; North Caro-
lima ia and South Carolina 90.
Automobiles seized in Virginia
we're six and "other vehicles"
three; Tennessee, automobiles
seized, six and "other vehicles"
three; North Carolina, automo-
bile seven ,'other vehicles" three,
and South Carolina automobiles,
eighteen and "other vehicles
on.
The recapitulation shows 917
stills and $50 worms destroyed in
the five states during the months
Prohibition officers explained
that often when an illicit plant
is discovered, the still and worm
have been taken away and hid
len while the "mash" is ferment-
ing. This prevents their de-
,truction by raiders. The dry
enforcement men destroyed 5,613
gallons of spirits (noonshine
whisky); 1904 fermenters; A.
$50 gallons of cider and 599,435
gallons of still beer. The value
of the property seized for sale in
the district was $26,834; proper
ty seized and destroyed $238,000
md taxes and penalties recon-
mended for assessment, $9z1, 238.
The number of officers employed
during February were 16l and
during March 158.
The recapitulation for Ken
lucky shows: Eastern district
Illicit plants destroyed, IL; stills
destroyed, 68; worms destroyed,
A; gallons of spirits DESTROYED
ESQ; number of fermenters de-
stroyed, 81; gallons of cider de
3troyed 200; gallons of still beer
destroyed, 12,495; automobiles
seized, one "other vehicles" seiz-
ed for sale, $3.50; number of
persons arrested, 80; value Of
property seized and destroyed,
$8,050; taxes and penalties as
sessed, SAL 92; number of off
GERS employed, February II,
March 10; salaries of officers,
$3,635; expenses of agents So
285.
Western District of Kentucky
Illicit plants destroyed, rs;
stills, 10; worms, "A; gallons of
spirits, 279; number of fermen-
tiers, 1866; gallons of cider, none
gallons of still beer, 1905; auto
mobile seized, three; other vel
hicles, three; value of property
seized for sale $2,246; value oil
property seized and destroyed, +
1854; taxes and penalties re-
commended for assessment, $751;
202; number of officers employ,
ed, February 10, March 10; sal
aries of agents, $3.50; expenses
of agents, $2,347.
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