Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-26
Abatement Actions Are Filed
Against rs Residences
in Minnesota.
MARKS DRASTIC MOVE
TOWARD ENFORCEMENT
Federal Attorney Will Seek 10
Close Hnreos N % Days-Ready
'vv Trials.
..-.7.. August 25.--

IlaNeuvel - stop llQuo
nomes. use Of the padlocl
provisions in the Volstead act was in
roSed today by United States Dlstric
Attorney /. Drill. who filed abatemen
actions against IS Twin Cities home'
n the Federal Court Of ST Faul ant
Minneapolis
Sixteen Of the homes listed are II
NFlnncap0liS. and are included alnons
:. nadlock actions started here. Twenty
seven paddock suits were started Slnlui'
teneousIv at ST. Paul. 10 Of them being
against homes.
The move marked the first concerted
effort Of the Government 10 use tnt
radlock against homes in curong thS
Illicit vending Of liquor. The new step
cr,e Of the most drastic ever undertaken
here since the advent OF pronloitlon
vas decided upon. according 10 j II. .
Clifford. assistant United States dlsJf1c'
attorney in charge Of abatemenS, as
the only effective way Of Stopping
practice that heretofore mas escapes
prosecution. ~~..,
nearly all homes in which violations
have occurred have escaped the pao-
Iock But with the closing up Of bars
n which the majority Of violations oc-
Cured previously, bootleggers nave
switched their operations TO private
homes Prohibition investigators have
folIDd most Of the liquor violations
going on in houes IN recent months
Mr. Clifford said.
Mr.. Clifford said immediate action
viii be taken against the places naneo
IN paddock proceedings. his of11ce seek
ING II terminate the actions by COM
piete closing or bonding Of premises IN
g dsvs. Under the Law defendant
has 20 DAYS from the time notice
has been served on him To answer the
charge and prepare a defense. II an
answer is fled. Mr. Clifford said, he
will imraediatelv order the case brought
into courts for trial. and if no answer
Is fled. he viii ask for paddock IN
default
Besides the 10 Minneapolis homes
against which the Government flee
paddock action. there are eight sott
drink bars. several rooming houses,
hotel and a number Of drinking clubs
ratded By Federal agents since the first
cf the year.
Barred for Year.
Granting Of the paddock by the court
viii mean that the defendants VIII DC
denied entrance 70 their homes tor a
year. Mr. Clifford pointed out. Only
. court order viii give a defendant the
rizft IN re-enter the premises pending
the duration Of the paddock.
"AIl furniture and belongings mus
be left al the home from the time the
paddock is put On and cannot be re-
moved except by special ORDER OF the
court" Mr.. Clifford went on. The
orly tine this can be circumvented Is
br the filing Ct surety bond. guar
srteetng that there will be no future
violations on the premises.
"AlI Of this Is taken care OF IN the
sct. which Is effective against any
mace where the national prohibition
law has been violated. whether It Is &
hotel. soft drink bar, an automobile
store. or home. We already have
locked up some homes, but these have
been n isolated cases.
The Government decided to move
against the home in which the Law haf
been violated when il was discovered
that a great many bootleggers have
been using them as blinds for then
operations Mr. Clifford said Mos
Of the soft drink bars where violations
occurred have been closed up anc
private residences have been their onlJ
haven for months"