Evening star., 1924-10-11
LIQUOR SENTENCES
NEAR 1000 YEARS
Fines in Three Years Total
$18,O0O,O 900, Commission
er Haynes Reports.


been sentenced by Federal courts to
serve a total of nearly 1000 years Pro-
hibition Commissioner Haynes today an
nounced in a resume of prohibition en-
forcement by the Federal Government
during the present administration"
Fines of nearly s1S.000,000 have
been assessed for the period covered by
the report, from June II, 1921, to Sep
tember IL. 1924, resulting in collection
already of S12.300.000, which has been
turned into the United States Treas
Ury.
Declaring that in his opinion pro
hibition enforcement is becoming
| more effective every day." Mr.. Haynes
said there were several contributing
factors. including "better co-opera-
tion between Federal and local
authorities, imposition Of jail SEN
tences instead of fines for violators,
more general use Of paddock on
liquor nuisances. and steps taken to-
ward stopping leaks of liquor from
bonded warehouses to the Illicit
market" Praise was also bestoW ed
on the United States Coast Guard in
its campaign against smuggling.
Jail Sentences Effective.
But Gail sentences" the Commis-
siouer said, 'are proving the real
deterrent to lawbrcakinG. The Tio-
Iator may pay "A nm" and continue
| business in a different locality un-
der a different name, until again ap-
| pretended. But when he is put in
| Jail his activities are at an end, his
| income stops and he has an oppor-
| tunity to reflect upon the Importance
| of upholding the Constitution
more than 100000 stills and parts
| of stills and about 100000 gallons
| of distilled spirits, malt liquors, wine,
! etc." the statement said, "have been
| seized during the last three years.
| A total of 11,077 automobiles and 444
| boats and launches have been cap
tured.
During this period more than I3s,
zoo criminal cases have been taken
to Federal courts. OF this number
over 10000 have been terminated, re-
sulting i'll more than $4,000 convic-
| tions
Thousands of other cases have
been TUNED into local courts, of
| which there is no complete record.
About Sl,000,000 was paid by brewers
during the year in compromise of
civil liabilities. Tax penalty figures
are not Yet compiled, but will swell
J the total collection considerably.
"PndIock" Quite Successful.
THE injunction. or paddock is an
| other effective weapon. Injunction cases
| have been instituted in both Federal
and State courts. Since July, 1922. over
| 1000 such cases have been instituted.
| In more than 1900 cases inirlnctjons
were granted. over $50 of which have
| been made permanent. Particular at
| 'ention has been devoted to securing in
| functions in brewery cases About $50
| such cases have been Instituted against
| breweries. OF those granted 10 have
| been made permanent and 20 breweries
| have been actually closed.
| Many important cases have been
| prosecuted under the provisions of the
criminal Code for conspiracy TO violate
| the law. The heaviest penalty ever i'm
! posed in any one case was for con-
spiracy and involved fine of s21 900
and a sentence of 20 years in Jail
| "A well organized permit system
| has effectually curbed the leak from
| bonded warehouses; There has been
| reduction in Withdrawals of about
| 100000 gallons from that in 1921
the first fiscal dry year. Although
more Industrial alcohol is being used
legftimately now than ever due 10
! expansion in the volume of legitimate
alcohol-using industries, diversions
| to the bootleg trade are decreasing.
! 1t is estimated that less than 10 per
cent of the entire production is in
voived in Illegal transactions, a sub
stantial quantity of which is later
| seized and destroyed.
| An extreme reduction in the use
of medicinal wines as a beverage has
resulted from indicating the wine.
rendering medicinal preparations
containing wine unfit for beverage
use. Withdrawals of wine during the
| last year were only little over
| 100000 gallons, more than half OF
which was used for sacramental pur-
poses.
| Only about 19 per cent of the ap-
! plica tions for importation of wire
| during the last year were approved,
all of which was for medicinal or
| manufacturing purposes. The prac-
tice of smuggling exported whisky
| back into the country has been prac-
| tically eliminated by curtailing ex-
portation. OF the applications for ex-
| portation of whisky in the amount
| of over 100000 gallons during the
! last year, only about per cent were
| approved, and none of the whisky
| shipped to Canada"