New Britain herald., 1926-08-19
United States Circuit Court of Appeals in Majority Opinion De- nies Seizure Beyond That Point
Govt. Intends to Propose Further Tightening of Prohibition Machinery Along Canadian Border.

Boston, Aug. 19 OP1The twelve mile limit" is still the margin of the coast guards right to search and seizure, the United States circuit court of appeals held here today in a majority opinion on the case of James w. Lee of Gloucester.
 Judges George H. Bingham of Manchester, N. H.. and Charles F. Johnson of Waterville, Maine, deliv- cred this opinion.
 Judge George W. Anderson of Bos- ton, in dissenting, held with the pre- vious finding of the second (New York; circuit court, that the search and seizure of American craft ex- tends to any part of the sea. Lee was captured in his motorboat laden with a quantity of liquor said to have been received from the French schooner L'Homme on Feb. 15, 1925, about "A miles off Boston Light. His conviction in the United States district court here was fol- lowed by exception to the court Of appeals.
 Because of the difference of find ings of the two circuit courts, United States Assistant District Attorney George H. Farnum declared today that he would seek either final de- cision from the supreme court or definite legislation from congress to set forth the actual limits within which the coast guard may seek to prevent liquor smuggling.
 Paul Smiths, N. Y, Aug. 19 Pl- A further tightening of prohibition enforcement T machinery along the Canadian border by joint action of Canada and the United States is ex- pected to be proposed by the Wash ington government at an early date.
 Indications were given in official circles here today that a conference probably would be sought between Canadian officials at Ottawa and Assistant Secretary Lincoln c. An drews of the American treasury de- partment, in charge of prohibition enforcement, to see if joint action could be agreed upon in administra- tive way for tightening the border against smugglers.
 In general the object sought would be similar to those which recently occupied the assistant secretary in his conferences in London with English officials on the rum running problem.
 While Secretary Kellogg of the state department said here today trat he had given no consideration to the question and had not dis cussed it with President Coolidge, it would be the natural thing" for him sometime after his return to Washington to take up the possi bility of such a conference with the British ambassador and see If one could be arranged.
 Washington, Aug. 19 Rl-General Is on vacation at Lake Champlain, and the treasury considers it possible that he may cross into Canada be- fore returning to Washington and confer with Canadian officials on the border rum situation.
 His principal purpose will be to secure better understanding for di- rect exchange of information be- tween Canada and United States pro- hibition officers.
 Stricter enforcement along the border has been one of the particu- lar ambitions of General Andrews. Recently he enrolled 235 additional men for border patrol duty and most of them are being stationed along the Canadian line. Canada recently ordered new quotas of mounted po- lice for border patrol duty.