Evening star., 1926-04-08
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Mr.. Buckner. Il don't think 1t in.
, cludes actual hair tonic or lotion
Suppose a lot of 1t was made into
hair tonic. Would the 10000 900 gal
Ions include that alcohol which might
be taken out Of hair tonic after ii had
been sold on the open market?''
Yes, 1t would
Then all YOU have stopped is the
turning out Of alcohol for use in de-
natured form. There is nothing you
know OF the alcohol that is being re-
claimed privately"
No replied Mr. Buckner.
Senator Harreld citing recent gov
ernmental statistics. said there were
100000 automobiles in the United
States. and asked: Isn't it rea sonahle
to suppose they use 5000 900 gallons
of alcohol"
Il don't want to get into that" re
piled Mr.. Buckner, but I fall back on
the work of 81 men in stopping l5.-
100000 gallons of alcohol from going
into the bootleg trade
II only wanted to show YOU il your
| figures were wrong" rejoined Senator
I Harreld. THE more YOU show the
alcohol was used for industrial pur-
poses it brings Down the amount of
consumption"
Thinks Records Err.
Referring to pleas of guilty and
fines as Convictions" Mr.. Buckner
declared the records in the Depart
ment of Just'ce should read, Escaped
on payment of money"
This business Of the enforceme nj
of law paying it's way is a very bad
thought continued the witness. I'm
undertake to prosecute the pick
pocket law in New York and make it
paw | had the case of an employe
in the Internal Revenue Bureau in
Washington whose attorney wanted
me to fine him. declaring he was not
guilty. ! told him that for me to ao-
cept a fine in the face of the declara-
ton Of innocence is blackmail. He
was tried four months later and SEN
fenced.
Il read that prohibition is paving
its way-that's great mistake. l
think Secretary Mellon ought to col
lect the revenues of the country and
the Department of Justice ought TO
put men in Jail
Mr.. Buckner said from sheer neces
sity' and to relieve the crowded
dockets. he has cleaned up number
of cases by allowing persons 10 plead
guilty and receive fines. IF ! didn
do this in one case. I'd he six years
in prosecuting those cases alone, he
added.
Some Fines Adequate.
You recognize, don't YOU, that
there are many offenses where fine
is adequate punishment asked Sen
ator Reed.
"Oh. certainly" replied the witness.
There are thousands of people IN
New York violating the prohibition
law, who if arrested. forced to give
bail and fined $50 would stop forever.
They would be too ashamed to have
their children and neighbors read
about it,
Mr.. Buckner asserted he first want
ed the machinery" in the form of
reputable. efficient agents and Judges
to send the men to Jail and then
more jails could be built.
How about putting stone wall
around the country" asked Senator
Reed as the crowded witness room
roared.
I'm only talking for my district.
said Mr.. Buckner in reply
The paddock. said Mr.. Buckner'
after all. is not more than dent.
See how we are hampered? We have
nobody to see two weeks later II
place is still padlocked.'
Fight Assures Delay.
What is the average time?' asked
Senator Harreld.
six months il they don't nght,
and a year If they do"
mn rannla " he con-
tinued. ito get the evidence, follow 1t
I'M. arrest. and keep an eye on pad
locks. we have % men" he empha-
sized.
That's an unlucky number, IN
terjected Senator Reed.
Largely with the assistance OF the
New York police we locked up 5oo
places in the last six months, con-
tipued the district attorney.
"If YOU had sufficient machinery,
then the paddock would make big
ger dent" interrupted Senator Har'
reid.
Yes. We put the owner under an
Injunction and If he Is caught ne ls
given a speedy trial and sent to JAIL
But powerful as the injunction is, II rs
denied us for the lack OF machinery.
Mr.. Buckner said that New YORK
long ago worked out a plan for abol-
ishine Jury trials and substituting
"Special Sessions Court which mad
the power of sentence up to two years.
"It is essential to police conduct that
iury trial for petty offenses should be
abolished" he declared. IF the United
States wants it's prosecutors TO en-
force the police laws. then give them
nolice courts" shouted the witness
D>n1,s V;aU differs
That's simple enough from the
standpoint of the prosecutor, but how
about the poor devil brought up and
railroaded?' asked Senator Reed. Az
a. citizen, do you advocate the aboil-
ton of the right Of trial by jury?'
"You can't enforce police laws with
out police courts. II there were no
prohibition law just for naracotic,
pure food, etc, alone. would say that
the United States Government long
ago should have followed In the wake
of New York and other States"
If by legislation or constitutional
amendment the jury trial for petty
offenses is abolished, Mr.. Buckner said
his district would need three addi.
tional courts in Manhattan: three
in the Bronx; three in West Chester
and one each in the counties running
I'D to Albany. There must be six
or eight million people extending from
the Battery up to Albany" he said,