The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-01-18
IS STILLS RUINED
SINCE JULY | BY
FEDERAL OFFICERS
100 Persons Arrested;
10 Autos Seized in
Six Months

Fluy-fNc Illicit stills n rs auto
mobiles valued az $1,000. haNc been
toized In the iust six mnnths hy pro-
htbiiipn forces working out Of the
Albuquerque office under the dircc-
ton Of Prohibition Director u. ".
Snyder.
This II the information which II
being given today To- tho meeting Of
district attorneys. representatives Of
riteriffs' offices and police officials by
representative Of the prohibition Of
flee. who left yesterday for Santa Fr.
whore the meeting ,~ heinE held.
The report covers a period Of sis
months from 1uly g.. 1891 To Ianu-
arN I % this year. although M shy
der did NOT take over the work IN the
state until July 20. last The report
shows also that there were 1gO per
sons arrested n that tine amount
~ taxes collected by the Internal rev.
onuc office during that period
amounted to ti16.sSe.
Members OF the prohibition force
who have gone 10 santa Pc to take
part In the discussion regarding on
forcing the prohition laws and other
statutes In the state are besides Mr.
~"Nder n e. Fang. ana james -
Mannah, the latter chief clerk e. the
offices,
I'VE are not worried In the least
reports MI snyder by the propagtn-
da which = hein spread tp the Of
feet hat prohibition cannot be- en-
forced ana that 10 is costing Zoe much
90 enforce the law There IL no qucs.
ton but that this law can be en-
forced and will be- enforced We ate
making considerable progress To- that
end here in New Mexico ana / believe
that conditions are improving every
dAv
"with the exception OF pa 4ihiy
seven or eight Countlea. We ar" re-
cciving splendid co-opcration from io-
cal officers ! regret very much that
| have Hot been able 10 get out and
mix with the local Officers more. ]
feel that where va are not getting
cooperation. 10 b. not entirely sue 90
the local officers not being iu sym
pHthy with the cause. hut an tho
ut her hand. 30 ls probably Tue To the
fact that they ia not know just what
steps To- take have quite H large
territory Ia cover and my field force
D. 80 small hat % has been lmpos~l-
bile Tor me To- give % Individual work
80 each county that would like To-.
give Right here wish to make q
strong appeal To- al local peace ofn-
cer- 10 got into this work and give az.
al thc assistance they possibly ctn
and II they need help from my office
~ HfNH NHffH" ' NNHhA wv We nNhA W.
Acud someone
- July 20. 1891 the enforcement
work. which had been handled pre-
tiuu-ly 10y the ~ pns,. Texas. office.
was transferred to me and have
complied statistics covering the six
ontnr period ending December %,
1921 49, follows
'flny-fiNo illicit stills. have hccn
'vi1rd Eighteen automobiles. trans
porting liquor have been seized the
value 81 these ears being estimated
81 fa.Uon one hundred aud ninety
persons have been arrested Taxe-
IN amcuut of SlsG.asg. have been as
spssed ON THESE ease.
Taking into consideration the fact
hat the court has Imposed quite a
considerable sum .u fines ln addition
io use above figures 10 can be readily
seen that quite % large revenue ls de-
rived from tho work.
Il am going 20 do ryrrythira with
In my power To- enforce this law and
firmly believe that % can he en-
fpro"d very effectively