The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-13

(COntlnued rom rage l. In all, the committee has ap- proved for the four departments pro- vided for in the bill, appropriations totaling $135,739,66S, an increase of $5,931, 1902 over last year, but $2,- 411,292 less than budget estimates. Most of the increase is due to the justice department, allotted $5,843,- 279 more than a year ago. The la Dor department is asking $1,609.0 .03O
 more while the state and commerce department figures show decreases of $993,462 and $624 ,544, respectively. The measure carries the following appropriations for federal peniten- tiaries:
 Leavenworth. $1,942,44O: Atlanta, $1,19S,212; McNeil Island, Wash. $730,195; federal industrial institu-
 tion for women, Alderson. w. Va. $352,4 400: Industrial reformatory,
 Chillicothe, Ohia, $1.790,444. The bill also provides $5O0,0O0 for establishing the new Southwestern Penitentiary authorized last year
 and $287,000 for operation of the United States Northwestern Peniten- tiary in, Pennsylvania.
 Several items in the prohibition bureau appropriation probably will be opposed vigorously by house vets, led by Representative Tinkham, re- publican, Massa chusetts. Among these are a s50,000 appropriation for propaganda work and total of $41O,500 provided in two separate items for securing evidence of pro- hibition violations. $25O,00O of which is for expenses, including purchase of liquor
 Tinkham, who subjected Attorney General Mitchell and Prohibition Di- rector Woodcock to severe cdoss- examination during the committee hearings, published to-day, singled
 out these items for bitter attack in a minority report.
 The Massachusetts member how ever, was unable to get much satis- faction from Mitchell, who consist ently refused to express opinions, in- cluding his view on the broad gen. eral question of prohibition.
 "I approach this thing from the standpoint that the laws are on the books and it is the duty of the jus tice department to use reasonable means and make reasonable requests for a force to enforce them" Mitch- ell said. ....
 q think if congress wants to InOdlly tneSe laws It VIII go at IL as a direct modification. 1 have not assumed congress would leave the laws on the books and scuttle them by refusing to furnish the money to
 make reasonable efforts to enforce them.' >..' Woodcock submitted figures show i inf that in d three month period last year, dry agents spent more than S31 900 for the purchase of liquor, which would average approximately $125,0OO for year. Since July l, | the government has employed 101 | lnformers, paying out $86,0n for
 this purpose. the dry director dis | closed. WoOdcock defended drinking
 of liquor by dry agents in seek to
 secure evidence. He said it was nec-
 suspicion, but added he was at
 tempting to discourage the practice l The prohibition director said he
 had asked for the 500 additional dry
 agents after a careful study of the
 needs throughout the country and after consultation with his field of | ficers.
 They are to be assigned as fol-
 lows: First district, New England,
 20; second district, New York state,
 90; third, Pennsylvania, New Jersey ! ana Delaware, 70; Fourth, Maryland,
 District of Columbia, Virginia, West Virginia and North and South Caro-
 lima, 40: fifth district, Georgia, Flor
 ida, Alabama, Louisiana, Texas and
 Mississippi, 40; sixth. Michigan, Ohio,
 Kentucky and Tennessee, 40;
 seventh. Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, i 30; eighth, Minnesota, two Dakotas,
 Iowa, 40; ninth, Kansas, Nebraska,
 Arkansas, Missouri, 25: tenth, Utah, 1 Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, 15;
 eleventh, Washington, Oregon, Idaho,
 Montana, 20: twelfth, California, l Nevada Ha Waii 2n