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ters like that must be handled by
local law enforcement officers. My
agents can't dissipate their time and
strength by handling such types"
Then there are a large number of
small ones?" asked Mr.. Goldman.
Absolutely"
"In the aggregate they produce a
large amount Of alcohol"
Yes
They might represent millions of
gallons?"
THAT might be true--it may be
true"
Most In States Long Dry.
Mr.. Goldman thought the largest
amount of still captures were in the
States that went dry before the eight
eenth amendment and he cited figures
from seven States to support his con.
tention. When he had concluded, Gen.
Andrews said, THAT is a matter of
fact"
us 1t not a fair inference that
where there are diversions from alco-
holic plants the stills are not needed?'
Or other source of bootleg supply" +"
the witness added. That's exactly
my understanding. Where the nor
NAL source, of supply will not avail
then comes the moonshine. am find
Ing 1t increasing in the big cities of
the East where diversion of supply had
been available. The old law of SUP.
ply and demand can well apply to the
bootleg trade"
Mr.. Goldman then took UP the Goff
bill providing that search warrants
may be issued to search any parts of
dwellings for stills. What type Of
SUI! DO you suppose to reach by this
bill?" asked Mr.. Goldman.
THE commercial still. The boot
logger. on losing his diverted alcohol,
turns to the distiliery, and takes ad.
vantage OF the law. which makes a
mans home his castle"
III family has still In the house
and there Is no evidence of sale, how
do you get knowledge in regard to the
still being there?" asked Mr.. Goldman.
Watch Sugar Packages.
by observing corn sugar and other
products being taken into the house,
and OF the packages taken away. Also
by a sense OF smell, and we also see
through the windows Mr.. Goldman
reminded the witness there Is no mash
produced by corn sugar or no smell.
Then you didn't intend by this bill
to interfere with the small family
sti!l?"
mo, we didn't have that in mind
at ALL"
Wouldn't 1t be the policy Of some
Of your men who wanted to make big
records. TO scoop around private
residences?"
1T would be a violation of in
structions and regulations" said the
witness
do you have instructions now that
your agents shall not go into homes
for the purpose Of finding IL stills are
there?" asked Senator Reed.
MY instructions are to concentrate
on the liquor traffic and not to dis
sipate their time with the small stuff. I"
do you mean to say you have In
structed your men not to investigate
making liquor In small homes?" per
sisted Senator Reed
II have not given those orders"
Homes Not Invaded.
I'm the past a large number OF
homes were invaded for that purpose,
said the Senator.
II don't know of any now" the
witness shot back 1.-The only difference
In my policy has been to concentrate
on the source of supply"
THAT means when you get one big
still, there are 100 of the small ones
YOU do not get?" asked Senator Reed.
1--WE don't have to get them, the
witness said.
''If YOU had the bigger cases taken
care of, then you will get the smaller
ones?"
"That's so far into the future" said
the general.
II would like to have at least six
months with the present policy. My
machinery isn't set up yet and l
hardly know what to say
Discharged for "SnOOping."
AS a means of discouraging agents
who "snoop" around residences in
stead of going after the big traffic,
Cen. Andrews declared he dis
charged a man ''for wasting his time
on such matters. think it's pretty
good object lesson"
Mr.. Goldman read a newspaper clip
ping to the effect the prohibition ad-
ninistrator for Ohio and Michigan
had declared former criminals were
employed as prohibition agents, be.
cause you can't use a Sunday school
teacher to enforce the law"
'Is that proper statement OF your
policy?" , ;,
"It gives the wrong impression" !"
answered the witness. 1T is often
done. that We use a man with con-
nections In the underworld as an in
forrnant. and not as q prohibition
agent, to make arrests, and that's
what this administrator undoubtedly
had reference to-"
"Have you found out some Of your
agents had been convicts?" asked
Senator Reed.
Eyes. We have employed them and
found they had lied when asked if
they ever were In jail"
Paid for Information.
DO you put the underworld man
on the Government pay roll?" the
Senator inquired.
mot always. We pay him for his
information.
"If he doesn't have the information
and deliver the goods, does he get his
pay?"
a week."
"The general fund"
DRY BILL REPORTED.
Places Prohibition Agents Under
Civil Service.
The Senate Civil Service committee
bill to place prohibition agents under
Civil Service, reported out yesterday,
had several notifications from the
form in which the House acted on this
legislation.
After refusing to hear Wayne B.
Wheeler, general counsel Of the Anti
Saloon League, because Of the objec-
ton Of its chairman, Senator CouZens,
Republican, Michigan, the committee
agreed upon a bill containing broad
change in language from the House
measure, which Mr.. Wheeler had In.
dorsed.
AS explained by members Of the