The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-08
Laws viii Be Modified by
1882, Declaration of
Liberal Element.
NEVER, VIEW OF DORIAN
Sponge Army Working to
Good Advantage, Says
Commissioner.
BY JOSEPH S. WASNEY
United Press Staff Correspondent

NAO414AN0 YIN WAY O-GSI1-
eral attention was focused on the
prohibition question today, as wet
and dry political factions organized
for the presidential campaign.
Prohibition leaders and Govern
ment dry authorities told the United
Press in exclusive interviews that
the experimental stage of prohi-
bition has passed and the dry law
is in America to stay.
On the other hand, opponents
of the Eighteenth amendment and
the Volstead law commended people
are being aroused against the anti
liquor DEGREES, and that before
1882, the dry laws will have been
modified materially.
DR.. James M. Doran, Federal
commissioner of prohibition, said
that prohibition law enforcement
work is improving and that the
general prohibition situation has
improved.
DOran is OptOmistic
1.-THE Government dry organiza-
ton now is functioning satisfactor-
lily and what the country needs to
make the Eighteenth amendment
more effective is better State and
local enforcement work." DR.. Doran
said.
States, counties and municipal
tiles must measure up more fully
to their responsibilities and not call
on Washington to do police work for
them,' he declared.
1.-The Federal organization now is
adjusted with the Federal courts
and the United States attorneys
offices. Therefore, there is no OBJ
ject in increasing the Government
enforcement machine unless Con-
gress increases the size of the
judicial establishment.
1.-THE greatest opportunity for i'm
mediate betterment is local eXpan-
sion of enforcement work and bet
ter local cooperation. I don't per-
Sonally believe communities want to
turn Uncle Sam into policeman"
Moonshine Big Problem
DR.. Doran said moonshine is the
greatest problem of prohibition en-
forcers. Bootleggers are manu-
featuring moonshine alcohol as well
as moonshine whiskey, he said.
"There will be very little diver
sion of industrial alcohol in 1929"
DR.. Doran asserted. production
will be limited to 100000 gallons,
100000 gallons less than last year,
and little or no surplus will be avail
able for diversion into illicit chan
nels.
Sacramento wine diversions no
longer present a problem. With
drawal of wines will be held to
about 100000 gallons this year.
Medicinal whisky Withdrawals are
diminishing, because physicians are
prescribing less liquor.
Real beer no longer is a reality.
All cheating breweries have been
put out of business and the only
Illicit beer making comes from plants
that use wort or some similar prep
aration."
Smuggling Is Extensive
Smuggling still troubles Federal
authorities, however. DR.. Doran
said that rum-running from Can
ada was an organized industry and
that Canadian authorities estimated
$47,000,000 worth of Canadian liquor
entered the United States illegally
in year.
He characterized New York and
Chicago as Americas two "wetteSt"
cities and Florida and Michigan as
the two wettest States.
But prohibition is here to stay"
he declared. at is so intensely tied
up with industry that America could
not afford to repeal the law under
any circumstances. This is a me-
ohanical age and prohibition can
not he disposed Of"