, 1923-01-28
PLAN DRY NAVY
FOR CALIFORNIA.
P|NCHOT TRIES.
TO KEEP PLEDGE
Movements Of Liquor on
Pacific Coast Slowed
Down as Haynes Visits
Section.

Federal prohibition forces ana sew
eral states today began an uncom.
promising hight on Illegal liquor
trafic that is fast merging into n
concerted nationwide drive to make
America bono dry.
Most drastic actions against boot.
legger9 and manufacturers of Illicit
i~ntodcants was started in Pennsyl-
vania where Governor Pinchot. re.
deeming a campaign pledge. in
augurated a crusade OF mo quarter"
Three hundred troopers of the famous
Pennsylvania police patrolled every
district Of the state tonight, raiding
stills, bootlegger haunts and SEEKING
trucks of liquor.
Federal agents moved to stop liquor
smuggling on the west coast by an
%nouncing the establishment of n Pa
cafc dry navy similar to that on
the Atlantic Beaboard where additional
steps were also taken to combat rum
runner and b~ootleggers. Flying
squadron began raids in several Pa
cihc coast cities.
United States dry agents conferred
with Mexican authorities to dam the
now of liquor over the border. A
"dry neutral zone" between the
United States n Mexico has been
proposed.
Federal agents OF the Great Lakes
region planned to begin a campaign
against rum runners from the north
border and break up the feet OF
liquor trucks alleged to be operating
out of Chicago to surrounding terri
tory.
In Kansas. cradle # prohibition.
Governor Davis appealed to the peo.
pie to Sign a pledge" that they would
not drink. following tho suicide Of a
state representative arrested for
alleged drunkenness and the refusal
of ]. B. Billiard. prominent business
man. to run for office because !
would have to arrest my frieE1s for
violating the prohibition laws"
Missouri was locked IN an internal
wet VS.. dry night.
In Ohio. Governor Donahey landed
u an ultimatum hi local officials
must enforce prohibition laws.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 27.-By
United Press.HProh!bition enforce.
ment was being drawn tighter on the
Pacific coast tonight following the
visit of Prohibition Commissioner
Haynes and his staff.
Movements OF enforcement officers,
designed to cut of the coasts supply
of liquor included:
Announcement OF the establish
ment of a "'dry navy" similar to the
one now operating on the Atlantic
coast, with headquarters at San Fran
cisco and San Pedro. Calf.
A concerted drive to stop rum run.
ners at the Mexican and Canadian
borders.
Increased activity by flying squad
rons of raiding officers IN several
cities of tho coast.
In addition TO the federal drive to
enforce prohibition, state officers
have taken up the cudgels against
rum with renewed vigor, operating
under the newly passed state enforce
ment act. Many arrests thruout the
state have been made during the last
ten days by local authorities.
Enforcement, however, did not pro-
coed without setbacks. In Los Ange.
les four prohibition agents were
placed under arrest charged with bru-
tally beating persons whom they ar
rested.
Samuel Rutter, enforcement chief
stationed at San Francisco. charged
that the arrests were part OF n pan
in southern California fostered by the
t'wets" to impede enforcement.
By United Press Staff Correspondent
HARRISBURG. Pa, Jan. 27.-The
ENABLED fist Of Governor Clifford
Pinchot fell upon bootleggers of
Pennsylvania today in a ruthless
drive against Illegal liquor traffic. 1t
was the biggest effort against illegal
sale of liquor undertaken by IN
state since the eighteenth amend.
ment went into effect.
Three hundred troopers OF the
states famous semi.militnry police
gnl,oped In groups over tho high.
ways challenging trucks. raidins sus.
pocted bootioggers' h%aunts, confis.
eating every form of alcoholic bevor.
age, arrestlng scores of persons and
drawing around every section of tho
state an armed dragnet 10 'make
Pennsylvania dry"
Local police oooporated rs Btiil
after Btill was rnidod, trucks searched
and seized. The crusade, in limo with
PIuchot's campaign pladEa to actually