Show u u u TO Th FACE FEDERAL FEEAL Transfer From State Jurisdiction Effect So SoPar Par Far of Repeal ARRESTS CONTINUE Silent as Empire State Says Go It ItAlene ItAl Alene Al I NET l D OrK Juno 2 2 the tho repeal of the Mullan-Gago Mullan state statu prohibition pro enforcement nt act madS mad effective e by GO Governor Lm It h s a sis sis-natura last poet poc and th today continued to arrest offenders of ot the dl dr laws las la s and state tate courts I with prosecutions ot of offenders arrested sted up until lat right p the Iho only apparent effect of th the repeal was the tha transfer of ot prosecutions prosecutions prosecutions In Iii cites cases ot of o new from thi state to the feder 1 cour courts s Predicted al al roll the tho nt ranks of ot city and police pollee authorities with conse consequent quent laxity I 11 i the enforcement othe o 0 the tho federal dry laws lass failed tailed to ma- ma o TO CT I instead Police r II 1 at it the po- po po police lice lico department would continue to enforce the tho act att and dt- dt dt Attorneys Binton and Dodd d larel their offices would co coS co'S co to prosecute cases ses already before teore them While Mayor If refused to discuss s the situation Commission Commission- Commissioner er Ir er Enright declared that a n conte- conte ence enee enco would be held ne next week el eel letl representatives es of the tle city state and nation attending to do- do dc terrine the best methods ot oh pro pro- procedure pro procedure In fie meantime he raid sad the tho pole department must go back to the procedure followed under the tha ct ct before the tire Muilan- Muilan Oage Mullan-Oage Gage Oage lawas law was as ns enacted At that tbt time t police pollee enforcement was as as more e throughout the city than a was aas possible on the ilie part of the limited 1 number of federal agents here GOING GOIG TO W federal prohibItion prohibition bitten director dl of ot the state tato said h he would go to Washington Mon Ion Monday Mon Mon- Monday day to confer with Fed ral Corn Com Com Ua Havnes nes lie He said raid 1 he be did not know v whether he would ask for more agents or wl I I ether Wash Wash- Washington ington legion would take the tho Initiative e In augmenting th the force here hero Assistant Federal prosecutor Cohen as asserted that the tha federal authorIties hero here would have hae to ro- ro rely roly ly on a 0 greater use of the tion ton and padlock provisions of the act to check Federal prohibition enforcement chiefs and officials of the tho federal Continued on oil Pa Page rase e Two vo OFfENDERS TO FACE fEDERAL COURT JUDGES C 1 from fron Page One court took steps looking forward to a n considerable Increase In their lct Attorneys Banton and Dodd declared that pending SM eSseS of liquor law violations would bo be prosecuted In the tile state courts but butI I that future cases would Ita ve lia-ve e to togo togo go to the Iho courts I SIU SILENT SIUT T I WASHINGTON June An 2 at at- at attitude of oC waiting was maintained today by the te federal o toward the New York prohibition I enforcement nt situation resulting I from Crom Go Governor Smiths Smith's sIgnature I of oC the New York enforcement law lawI I Haynes and other remained rem silent andt and It t was Indicated that determination of a policy would await asit the outcome of oC i future conferences conference's in which Frei- Frei Pre President l- l dent Harding may have the dodd dodd- deciding lag ing voice A few Cew prohibition agents from other parts of ot the country It as Jit at prohibition tots teM may be sent to New York but officials private conceded that these could not fill CIlI a hole bole in the enforcement ment work as deep as com corn complete al of oC Now York po- po police po police O lice agencies would make A corn com complete com complete piete withdrawal al was not c officials of howe er by government go who believe the New Now York state authorities will follow to some orne c tent at It least Governor Go Smiths Smith's Injunction that the Vol act bo be regarded ay s continuing al- al ap ll applicable to and enforceable In New NewYork NewYork York L U U'S U S 'S TS Local courts and nd magistrates of oC New York department of justice officials also pointed out are re- re reI required re required by general law as well iehl ell as the I 1 act to deal with nith Ith pro pro- prohibition prohibition pro prohibition I offenders brought before beCore them either b by Imposing tines fines or sentences or taking ball bait and bind bind- bindIng binding binding ing over odor the prisoners for tor action by the federal grand jury Repeal Repell of oC the Gage Mullan-Gage law according to officers of oC the department does not relieve relle New York district and police court judges and mayors I from this mis tI l l s dUI d U t 3 uy o tion 1014 of the revl revised ed statutes and also incorporated In 11 the Vol- Vol stead Vol-stead stead act It was conceded how how- howe however would be to e ever eser er that one result increase prohibition cases eases before federal grand juries jurls an and edd dd to the present congestion of federal cou courts court the There wert were indications that administration would move mo slow slow- slowly slowly slowly ly toward announcements of oC Its ultimate policy How New York and especially New York City be be have themselves under the new order of liquor affairs is expected to be an Important factor In mak rank ranking making ing the decision If an orgy of oC bootlegging and of oC open speak speakeasies I L should dC develop elop govern gOern gO government ern- ern ment officials of ore are prepared to entice m II a effort to sustain tb federal constitution and law MY l r G WIth only about 2300 I UM agents cd by the gov- gov gov government OV- OV i and between and already assigned to the New York I district responsible officials do- do de declare clare clara it Is impossible Imposible to i an any considerable number to aug augment ment moot the Ne New orl forces s 's serious n neglect In enrOl cement OC at I werk throughout the rem ot of I the country Such a policy it stIs 1 said might lead to a serious In- In Increase increase In Increase crease of oC rum running ard border smuggling In oth r tates Rh Right flight ht hero here In Washington pro pro- prohibition prohibition pro prohibition ag agents have base e their hands full now In an effort to prevent wholesale rum running Into the tho capitol for tor the e which gets into full Cull sway next week An augmented force Corco of pro pro- prohibition pro prohibition a agents is watching roads and waterways leading Into the DIstrict of Columbia from front Mary Mary- Maryland land and Virginia 0 Over Oser er fifty fitly no- no automobiles au automobiles carrying liquor were seized on these roads last month Cy By n ri U GO Co IT ALO E WASHINGTON WASHINGTO June Int Inter 2 International Inter International r national News Service New NewYork's ork's repeal of oC its state enforce enforce- enforcement enforcement ment merit law amounting law to virtual notice upon Washington that the federal go gos government can ro po 0 it 11 alone in enforcing prohibition prohibition- caused more lOore political hubbub and contusion confusion in the thc national capitol than any single e event ent nt In months It vias sas as discussed d to th lh exclusion exclusion of oC all other topics wherever ever eser politicians gathered There was wan almost universal agreement on th the part of both Re- Re Republicans Re Republicans publicans and Democrats that thel the l iosue asue of it modification of OC the tho theol ol 01 stead law has lIas b been en Into 1 national politics to remain there I until after arter 1921 1924 I The presidents president's attitude It 11 wild at I the he White House will still be made clear two weeks hence when he summons to the tho White Hou House beI e ethe I the various to discuss co- co operative co-operative e methods of oC enforcing the law hw 1 N NEW V YORK June Juno Go 2 signature in the repeal al ox ot the Gag Gae act has S killed his for lor being nominated for forthe forthe the presidency but has strengthen strengthen- strengthened ed cd his hili political standing in the state William II IT Anderson tate state up of the Saloon Anti Anti 18 ue of oC New York declared tolay today to- to toy lay day y I coun E GID Pa June 2 2 Ever Every Evers bootlegger and ov e cry red red wilt be encouraged by the action of CC Gos GO GOCI CI nor Smith of New Nest York in signIng the bill repealing New York state tate prohibition enforcement emeri measure Go Governor Pinchot ae- ae de declared dared today in IL a u statement to u uI I he promised T that what what ever r Iny ny other othor state has done donl or ormay I Imay may do Pennsylvania will still stand standby standby by the tho constitution and the standi laws of oC the United States The governor asserted that that the I action of oC Go Governor Gornor Smith III make e every esery cry loyal American doubly dl to see soe that the constitution constitution and laws of the o union ore aro respected and tha that t this action aroI I still ill undoubtedly draw the tho lines more closely and hasten our S letory OIL r BEER AND IM D WINES WASHINGTON June Juno Rep 2 2 Rep Rep Representative i r Britten Republican II 11 said to today that on the the day clay of the thc next Ett session of ot cODr congress s ho would introduce a bill to legal legal- legal legalize I ire ize the manufacture and sale Bale of oC light wines nines and beer with the re- re re resulting suiting federal tax taxes s 's applied r to a soldier bonus He lIe said he regard regard- regarded regarded ed d Governor Go Smiths Smith's nuth's inIth's course In the New York enforcement repeal as splendid Most olost of oC the tha members of the senate and house refused to com corn COmment comment ment |