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win C. Dinwiddie and others will sup
port the regular speakers on special oc-
casions in the larger cities.
The "Speakeasy" problem in prohibit
ton enforcement should be handled by
the local authorities and not left to
the Federal Government. Amos w. w
Woodcock, director Of the Bureau OF
Prohibition, Department Of Justice, de-
clared yesterday upon his return from
an inspection in the West and In
Hawaii.
"The speakeasy problem should be
cared for by local authorities" said the
director. I'VE do not neglect 1t. and If
the States and local officials do not take
care Of this phase Of enforcement, we
do what we can"
The Federal Government, however
Col. Woodcock said. cannot direct its
main offensive against the SpeakeaSy
type of violation. He asserted that the
prohibition force was being trained to
attack the big violator" and to let
the smaller ones be taken care Of by
local authorities.
The prohibition director declared
that the first step in prohibition en-
forcement is to drive the violators be-
hind closed doors. SpeakeaSies. he as
serted, should be eliminated by local
authorities under their police powers
and not left to the Federal Govern
ment. ~
Woodcock Encouraged.
Encouraging progress is being made
throughout the West in prohibition en-
forcement, Col. Woodcock said: Agents
are better trained and more efficient in
operation than year ago.
AS to the sentiment prevalent in the
various sections of the country on pro-
hibiticn enforcement. the director de-
clared this was a subject not raised in
his conferences with agents. II don't
want them to think in terms Of poll
tics" he declared. THAT gives them
the wrong slant. We are thinking on
the track of training agents to be better
investigators and directing them against
the commercial violators.
IT am telling the friends Of prohibi-
ton that theirs Is a field OF education
Of the private violators."
Referring to conditions in the West,
Col. Woodcock said that the efforts Of
the prohibition forces had driven liquor
selling behind closed doors" at Reno,
New. According to press dispatches, he
pointed out, local enforcement in Reno
has broken down. He declared that
1t requires considerable manipulation to
get into Reno speakeasy."
Nevada Forms Problem.
Pointing out that the population Of
Nevada Is only about $4,000, the direc-
tor declared that there is vast amount
of territory to be covered in prohibition
enforcement. He said he knew OF only
one sheriff in the State who was CO.
operating with the Federal prohibition
forces.
at is not an easy problem" he de-
clared. I'VE are doing the best we can
with the force we have in Nevada.
However, the entire prohibition force
cannot be disrupted for State OF but
$4,000 inhabitants"
Col. Woodcock declared that he plan
ned to leave Washington in about two
weeks for New Orleans, and from that
point to make an inspection trip
through the South.
He said he found no large violations
of the national prohibition laws In
Honolulu.
Mrs. Patterson in her first statement
described herself as a meek dry" VINO
is now led to action because I think
it Is time that all women should become
active who know the eighteenth amend
ment aims at better social and economic
conditions, and who believe that It
should have a better opportunity 70
prove its value"
"Allied women are in no sense re-
formers" she said. They are Just
common-Sense persons of the feminine
gender, throwing their support to law
In which they have faith"