Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-05-14
THREE AGENCIES COMBINED.
Coast Guard, Customs and Dry Forces
Fight Rum Smuggiers.

With Uncle Sans tripartite forces
customs, Coast Guard and prohibition
drawing the lines of their joint cam
paign against rum tighter, Secretary
Mellon believes substantial progress is
being made toward better enforcement
of the liquor laws.
This was learned at the Treasury to-
day. At the same time it was revealed
from customs and prohibition authori-
ties that additional reinforcements
from both of these agencies have been
added to the patrol along the Canadian
border.
Thus, the Coast Guard dry fleets in
the Atlantic and Pacific battling rum
ships offshore and the increa sed num-
Der of Federal agencies on the Cana
dian border today strengthened the
watch against leaks in the big dixie
the Government is building daily now
around the country against floods of
rum outside.
Secretary Mellon, it was revealed
today by a spokesman at the Treas
ury, feels that the new concentration
of control of the trio of agencies CO.
operating in the enforcement of pro-
hibition is having a beneficial effect.
Although these three forces formerly
were under control of Assistant Sec
rotary of the Treasury Mckenzie
Moss, this official also had the heavy
duties of the Internal Revenue Blu
reau, as we'll as other responsibilities.
Andrews i'm Full Charge.
Now that Lincoln C. Andrews, the
new assistant secretary, has been
given exclusive control over the three
phases of Treasury activity having to
do with enforcement, while leaving
the tax collection end of the Internal
Revenue Bureau with Judge Moss,
l.
much more intensive attention to Dor
der and smuggling problems and the
more rigid enforcement of such laws,
in the opinion of the Treasury head
Reports from the Pacific coast of
Increased activities of rum runners
we're met with officials here with pre-
dictions that Coast Guard forces in
Pacific waters would accordingly in
crease their efforts. with the new IA
cilities placed in their hands by the
last Congress.
On the Pacific coast the Coast
Guard has two separate divisions,
each equipped with special fleets.
Capt. j. NJ. Moore, United States
Coast Guard. captain of the port OF
san Francisco, as comma nder of the
southern division, controls a large
fleet thow extensive officials do not
reveaD, which operates from the
southern extremity of the California
border north to Oregon. In this fleet,
which has brought in some of the
biggest liquor prizes of the year, Off
Gals say, are not only cruising cut
ters, but also picket boats and patrol
boats.
Fear Return of Poison Rum.
The northern jurisdiction of the Pa
cific Coast is under command of Capt.
+. Dodge, based on Seattle.
Assistant Prohibition Commissioner
Jones, in discussing the northern
border situation today, said that ap-
proximately 100 general and Federal
dry agents are concentrating there,
prepared to break up any surprise
move from land.
Belief that the bootleggers, once
checked sufficiently to make hazardous
~ attempt to smuggle liquor to Amer
lean shores, will return to the practice
of redistilling industrial alcohol for
sale as a beverage, was expressed by
The assistant commissioner, who said
his will bring poisonous connections
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