Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-01-09
DRY AGENTS WANT
HELP Of COUNTIES
TO ENFORCE ACTS
Advocate Formation of
Law and Order"
Leagues.
WILL FIGHT INCONSISTENCIES
WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS
Revenue Chiefs From Five
States End Three Days Con-
ference in Richmond.
TWO OFFICERS SHOT DOWN
Twcmy-Six Alleged Moonshiners
Pay Penalty of Death
in Year.
WILL FIGHT "MOONSHINING"
WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS
TWO OFFICERS SHOT DOWN
Iwcmty-SiN Alleged Moonshincrs
Pay Penalty of Death
in Year.

Declaring that lack OF co-opera-
ZION on the part OF the citizens of
their district had proved a tremend
Gus stumbling block in the ENFORCE
meht or national prohibition laws.
delegates to the conference OF the
southern Department or the prohibit,
non unit OF the Bureau OF Internal
iieNenuc yesterday went on record No
iaHoring the establishments of Law
and order Leagues In every countv
in Virginia.
The action OF the conference, which
has been in session here FOR three
days. came as the result of resolu-
'iohs adopted by a ub-committee %,
eight delegates selected. The reso.
intions were drawn from similar
ones adopted by the States in The
southern Department and arc de-
ciared to contain recommendations
which VIII lead to better enforcement,
OF the laws
twenty-five delegates from yir-
Gina, North Carolina, South Caro-
INA Kentucky and Tennessee. the
states Under the Jurisdiction Of S. r.
braihe' supervising Federal agent. at
'ehded the conference. which official,
arc confident proved to DO ono of the
most beneficial ever held.
Not New Iden
"hile the Law and Order Lea cues"
formed an Important part OF tho
iesolution such organizations are not
new In Virginia. Princess Anna
county already has n Law and Order
League" with membership OF sixty
citizens and much work has been
accomplished by tho organization In
the way OF locating and DESTROYING
| Stills. through tho corporation OF the
Federal agents. All members OF the
league are authorized officers. placed
uhder S'O0 bond and are fully eouip
ped with arms and ammunition TO aid
IN the work Of putting n stop to
moohshininS." Already tho activities
Oh the Princess Anne league have re-
suited In several stills being de-
stroyed and the law violators aonre
hended
feoerai Agent Brame was directed
IN the resolutions TO consult with ana
urge the Federal prohibition director
10 perfect such organizations in Vir
sinia. The committee advocated tho
establishment OF leagues in every
county and township in the southern
department The suo-commi,tee de.
clarcd that the matter OF ENFORCING
the law could not be carried out suc
ceSStuliy without the co-operat;on ~
the citizens in each community and
peicEcd that such organizations az
inc leagues would mid in accomnljsb-
ing the work of the department TIL.
resolutions also pledged the co-opera
Iion OF the Federal agents in tho
formation of new leagues.
Review Activities
Activities OF the Southern DEPART
incht during the first six months OF
were reviewed at the conference.
which went carefully over the wo-r
o".P''shed by the department and
contained in the annual report n, tbn
Internal Revenue Department, ~
ing the first half OF 1920 tho tbir,oa,
departments destroyed Approximately
1000 stills. More than so nar c.,,,
OF TINS number was DESTROYED nv ~
southern Department. tho exact num
Ger being 100. The report a,so
showed that the casualties rusul;i,-
from the activities in ,he Soutber,
DePnr'mcnt we're small when The re-
SUITS obtained are considered
Vioiators or tho law will be ,rIed
ny magistrates in the L.xtr!cta in
"hich Stills are captured and T., :
which they arc arrested, according 70
a statement OF Mr.. Brame. This mat-
tcr also was touched upon BIZ The
supSommittec. but was left cntireIv
win the supervisor. Mr.. Rrame d..
ciared that he believed such n 81,
would prove of material aid He a..
ciared that in trying the men in .i,c
immediate vicinity in which they had
practiced their law violations ~.
people would be given an oppor,un:.y
Of Knowing how the cases were dis
posed OF and just what punishment
had been meted out to those arrested
This practice he declared. viii bc
followed out where possible. Mr.
Erame stated that only extreme cnses
would be brought into the Federal
courts
VIII Lose No Time
No time will be lost In establish
ing the Law and Order Leagues.
according TO information given out
yesterday afternoon by r. s. Nc
kniGht, chairman OF the suOcommit-
tee which drafted the resolutions
The conference was hroush, TO an
ent yesterday afternoon. and the $
delegates left for home with copies OF
the constitution OF the Princess Anne
league in their possession. These
copies viii DO sent to judges OF cir-
cult courts In the various counties.
and their corporation In making the
leagues n success Will bo, sought
y resume OF the activities of the
southern department. for 1920 brought
TO light that during the year tvsn-
ty-six alleged moonshiners vsra