Evening star., 1930-12-12
19ODRY CASESCUT
Off DOCKET IN THIS
AREA IN NOVEMBER
Current Charges Handled Be-
SideS-TotaI Now Pend
ing Is 2,454.
JAIL SENTENCES REACH
1904 YEARS FOR NATION
Three Seizures Reported in Vicin-
ity Of Leonardtown, Md, in
Dense Woods.

Court machinery handling Federal
prohibition cases in the administrative
district which includes the District of
Columbia reduced the number of GRIM
inal cases on docket by 100 during No
vember, it was shown today in Prohi-
bition Director Woodcocks monthly
summary of enforcement activity.
The GAO cases placed on docket dur
ing the month were disposed of. to-
gether with 100 cases pending from
earlier months. The total number of
cases pending in administrative dis
tr1ct was reduced from 2,644 to 2,454
This performance was not reported
Tor the country as a whole, although
the cases disposed of during November
almost balanced the number brought
into court by agents, 5,255 cases being
docketed and 5,242 terminated. The
total number Of unfinished cases on
docket, 23,217, was 13 greater than the
number unfinished on october 81.
Total Jail Sentences.
Jail sentences totaling 1904 years
were imposed throughout the country
in the month, together with fines of
nearly $477,000. The total Of fines since
July was placed at approximately ST.
$4,000. The second prohibition dis
trict, which includes New York, showed
by far the heaviest activity. In it were
reported 1,44l arrests, Z convictions by
jury trials, 934 pleas Of guilty 149 ac-
quittals and 7,467 cases remaining on
docket on December /.
In the fourth prohibition district, in
cluding washington and the District of
Columbia, there were 487 arrests. 100
convictions by jury trials, 624 pleas of
guilty, 106 acquittals, and 2,454 cases
remaining on docket.
The local district led all others, how
ever, in the number Of stills and dis
tillerieS seized, with 492, and the num-
Der OF beer fermenters seized, with / ,444.
The report included returns from the
November activity Of agents concen-
trated in Southern Maryland.
Three Seizures Reported.
Three seizures In the vicinity of
Leonardtown, Md, were reported TODAY
to swell the totals for December. Op-
Grating in dense woods south of Leon
ardtown, agents confscated a 5Oo-gaIlon
stlll at Dameron, a 300-gaIlon still near
81. Jeromes Neck, and 750-gallonN still
within mile, Boxes containing a total
OF $3.50 gallons of mash were DESTROYED,
along with paraphernalia.
Inc agents reported that rye meal
was being used in the manufacture. A
truck and several 150-pound bags of
sugar were among the equipment con-
f1scated. A fourth still, of 350-gallon
capacity, was confiscated yesterday at
hollywood Shore, Md, with 10000 gall
Ions Of mash.
Announcing the monthly summary.
Mr. Woodeock said he would like to take
prohibition enforcement "antirelv off
the front pages Of newspapers"
No Spectacular Drives,
There Is not to be any concentration
OF agents Tor spectacular drives during
sne christmas season or at any time.
ne salo, adding that his policy is TO con-
uuct steady day-to-day pressure
against commercial violators.
ToTaise the standards of the enforce
ment unit. he will soon inauRurate An
emclency rating system comparable to
tnat used for Kmy officers. A uniform
promotion regulation is being drafted
which will enable the director to make
promotions based on performance of
agents, their record In the training
Scnoos Tor agents now being conducted
and longevity.
Woodcock estimated that s25 of the
l,@OO agents In the service now receive
the minimum salary of s230 The
information about the personnel is far
from being complete, he said,
Commendation for two Oklahoma
agents who made difficult arrest with
out bloodshed was announced by Wood
cock yesterday, and placed in the
agents service record Such inforna-
ton will enable the director In future
to form an opinion as to the oualifica-
tions of all the agents.
In a detailed account Of enforcement
In the local district, the bureau re-
marked on the capture of 2,5OO-gallon
still near the Baltimore city limits on
November %. A wholesale roundup"
OF alleged whisky handlers in Guilford
and Rockingham Counties, N. c., where
approximately so arrests were made, is
cited.