Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-01-18
j.. NC. PROHI. AGENTS
D MAKE FINE RECORD
State Prohibition Agent, Kohass, Re
ports Fine Work For Year 1922
Many Stills and Much Liquor De-
stroyed.

stroyed.
Public sentiment in North Caro-
lima, especially in the western part
OF the state, is overwhelmingly in
favor of enforcing the prohibition
laws, R. A. Kohloss, state prohibi-
tion director, declared tonight in
making public report on the activ-
tiles of his department last year,
which showed 1872 automobiles, val
ued at $43,382 had been seized; L.
O25,745 gallons Of malt liquors des-
troyed; $1OO,849 in fines and $17,-
648 in assessments by the collector
of internal revenues had been collect
ed, and 1913 persons prosecuted.
4 The report showed 1926 persons
bad been given Jail sentences and
a25 fined. Assessments amounted to
1851, ,579.68 and the total appraised
value of property destroyed $780,
200.55. The total appraised value of
the property not destroyed was
placed at $45,7S8.10.
In letter to Federal Prohibition
Commissioner N. A. Haynes, WASH
ing, D. c., Director Kohlos5 called
attention to the large number OF con-
victions in the federal courts of the
state and asserted the total of 1,051
did not include the cases tried by
the state courts. When the report
from the fall term Of the federal
court at Wilmington and Raleigh are
received, he continued, the total num-
per of convictions is expected to reach
1920.
"You will note that our men have
destroyed approximately 100000
gallons of mash, beer and pomace.
The quantity utilized for making
"mooneshine" in this section of the
country where great deal of sugar
is used in the mixture and the liquor
produced from same is known as
Sugar Head Moonshnie,' would have
produced approximately 100000 gal
lions Of whisky, basing the figures
on information acquired by me from
those. whe are familiar with the dis
tillation and who have estimated a
great deal above that figure. In ad-
dition to this you will note we have
destroyed in real made whiskey 49,
oil gallons.
4 While there is a great deal of
moonshine liquor being made in the
state, yet, from my observations and
information gathered through out the
staate, has led me to believe that the
traffic in Whiskey has been greatly
reduced and that many cases of
drunkenness occasionally visible in the
state are caused by the promisuous
selling of denatured alcohol by ga
RACES, paint shops,and occasionally
drug stores where act II, national
prohibition law, and act regulation
so and article 1OS, regulation 81 are
violated.
81 am endeavoring to procure the
names of all automobile dealers in
the state to whom l intend to issue
g circular letter calling attention that
dealers who are selling this denatur-
ed alcohol are required to liable same
as poison, and refrain from selling
to anyone except when alcohol is
to be utilized for automobile purpos-
es. / wish to say, however, in behalf
drug stores that they are very
strict in the distribution of denatur-
ed alcohol, but find that the garages
are the places where the laws are
violated, while perhaps unintention-
ally on the part of many of them,
yet often people purchase the stuff
from them in pint and quart quari-
titles and put it in the pockets and
carry it away to be consumed for
beverage purposes.
81 beg to suggest that some pro-
vision be made requiring garages not
to sell any of this alcohol only when
same is, placed in radiators Of auto
mobiles. l also find that some garag-
es have notices in their windows
Alcohol for Sale so much per gal
lon, failing to specify the kind Of
alcohol that they are selling. Such
signs attract the attention to those
who are looking for Intoxicating bev-
erages.
81 am glad to state that public
sentiment in this state, especially
in the western part Of the state, is
overwhelmingly in favor of enforc-
ing the prohibition law. 1 base my
assertion upon observing the attitude
of jurors throughout the staate in
the state and federal courts, where
invariable, if there is reasonable and
sufficient evidence against the viola
tor of the prohibition law, the jury
brings in verdict of Guilty
'"Taking conditions as a whole l
think we should be gratified at the
results produced during the year
1922. l wish to say in behalf of the
officers connected with this organi-
zation that they have displayed a
great deal of ability, energy and al
ertness in coping with the situation,
and this combined whit the hearty
cooperation from your department
apd yaur parSOna1 inSpiration and