New Ulm review., 1921-12-21
'MOONSHlNlNC"
is ON INCREASE
95,933 SEIZURES AND 34.175
ARRESTS DURING PAST
FISCAL YEAR.
STEADY GROWTH OF ILLICIT
LIQUOR SINCE ADVENT
OF PROHIBITION.

In the annual report, just issued, OF
the Commissioner of Internal Revenue,
covering the fiscal year ended June 80,
1921, are found sore illuminating side
lights on the workings of prohibition.
The growth of the business of ''moon-
shining" is illustrated by table giving
an abstract of arrests and seizures for
the illicit manufacture of whiskey and
other spirits. The total number of
arrests was Bats and the seizures ag-
gregated 95,933.
9s,933 Articles Seized.
Included in this total we're 9,746
distilleries, 10991 stills, 5,182 still
worms and 70,014 fermenters. Ma
tional prohibition has rendered neces-
sary more Ella borate system of calssi-
fication by the Internal Revenue
Bureau in respect to seizures. In the
fiscal year ended June 80, 1918, the
total seizures were reported as 3,487,
of which 2,749 were described as illicit
distilleries; the next fiscal year saw
total seizures of 6,9S9, of which 5000
were illicit distilleries; during the year
ended June 80, 1920, there were 15,416
seizures of which 14,337 were reported
as illicit stills. The number of arrests
for the fiscal year prior to June 80, 1921
is not reported.
Seizures in the South.
It is interesting to note the figures
of illicit distilleries and distilling appa-
ratus seized in Southern states which
had been under prohibition for some
years prior to the passage OF National
Prohibition. They are as follows:
Georgia, 1886; North Carolina, 49,
113; Virginia, 1856; Alabama, 10,-
sos; Tennessee, 8,317; South Carolina,
1882; Kentucky, 3,177; Florida, 1928;
Mississippi, 1865; West Virginia,
1,721; together, S3,1O7, which is ap-
9roximately SO per cent of the total for
whole United States.
1856, ,420.74 in Claims.
The body Of the report (pages II to
32) covers the transa ctions OF the Pro-
hibition Unit" The Legal Division
reports: "In this division all violation
involving civil liability were noted for
assessment and considered in connec~
ton with claims and compromises
arising in such cases. The amount OF
assessments entered is shown under the
heading Division of Audit and Statlst-
les During the fiscal year 4,246
offers in com promise were accepted and
497 offers rejected. The Claims Sec
ton allowed 13, O51 abatement, refund,
and uncollectible claims, amounting to
S16,O55, ,6O5.90, during the year, and
rejected 3,447 abatement, refund, and
uncollectible claims, amounting to
5,685.51. On Juy there were
pending S,72S abatement, refund, and
uncollectible claims, involving assess
ments of S2O,415,129.S3. At the be
ginning of the fiscal year, Fl, ,372 cases
were pending. During the year, 49,,
$40 new cases were received, 81, 1856
cases were closed as to both civil anc
criminal liability, leaving 68,333 oper
cases in the files June 80, 1921"
Non-Alcoholic Tax Sm all.
Another table shows total receipts
from taxes on non-alcoholic beverages
which it was supposed would boon
greatly on account of prohibition, were
S58,675,972. This was made up al
follows: Beverages made wholly 5o
in part from cereals, etc., OF sale price
IS per cent, $19, 1852 ,415.29; unferment
ed grape juice, ginger ale, artificia
mineral waters, etc., of sale price, i
per cent, $14,641, ,566.92; natura
mineral or table waters, ETC., per gallon
2 cents, $385,711.19; soft drinks, etc.
for each 10 cents or fraction thereo
paid, one cent, $24,296,279.47. TIL
amount of cereal beverages containin
less than one-haf of one per cent Q
alcohol by volume which were produce
was 2S5, 1926, $50 gallons. The amour
disposed of was 294,301, ,137 gallons
which is equivalent to 9,493,58
barrels. In the fiscal year ended Jun
80, 1914, which was the banner yea
for brewing, the beer production wa
66,189,473 barrels.