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Show 'BOOTLEGGER' TOLLS WHh the national prohibition act !,'oing to the White House for the signature of the president, instructions instruc-tions have been reccivpd by internal revenue officials for Utah to prepare at once for the enforcement of the measure, stales 'hp Telegram. Under these orders, as sonn as Wondrow Wilson's name is affixed to I lid nw. the knell of the "bootlegger" will have sounded In the land. With them will go the open and clandestine clandes-tine saloon and the open and clandestine clandes-tine manufacture or sale of beverage spirits and fermented malt liquors. To those who still long for the alcoholic stimulant so free in the days of old, there :'s but one ray of light in the detailed instuctions sent out by Daniel C. Roper, commissioner commission-er of internal revenue, where he says: "Under the national prohibition aot, no search warrant may be issued to search any private dwelling occupied oc-cupied as such, unless it is being used for the. sale of intoxicating liquor, or unless it is in part used for some business purpose, such as a store, shop saloon. restaurant, hotel, or hoarding house." "As soon as thp president signs the bill." said David C. Dunbar, collector of internal revenue for the district of Utah, "we will be notified by wire and our force will begin work immediately. im-mediately. "We cannot say at this time how many will be put on this work, but the number will be sufficient to cover the state thoroughly. It will in a measure bo determined by the new zoning system being worked out in Washington. COOPERATION ASKED. "We have asked and expect the full cooperation of city, county, state and federal officials. However, if we do not gpt such cooperation our Instructions are to proceed without fear or favor to see that the law is enforced. "I am free to say that there has been a sentiment against prohibition 'hat has been so pronounced as to have resulted in a lax enforcement of he state law in some lo?alities. "Under the new law. we will be operating by government command, with government penalties behind us, and wo propose to follow our instructions. in-structions. Anvone found violating :.he law will be immedately booked Tnd punished. The internal revenue lepartment has been intrusted with the enforcement of the law, and we j propose to do it. To that end. we will employ just as many men as are ecessary." j To expedite matters to the fullest! txtont. instructions have gone out from Commissioner Roper to all supervising su-pervising internal revenue agents and internal revenue agents in charge, all over the United States, lo confer immediately with the collectors of heir particular districts for the purpose pur-pose of offering to the collectors all men available, including raiding de-nuties de-nuties who are qualified for the vork. These are lo be temporarily detailed to the collector. The collectors col-lectors are also directed to confer with United States district attorneys in their districts relative to the methods of procedure in assembling jvidenoe. "We naturally expect unreserved ooperation from all moral agencies, which are so vitally interested in the iroper administration of this law," ays Commissioner Roper in his in tree! ions. "Therefore, an appeal should be made to such agencies, in-ludinx in-ludinx churches, civic organizations, 'durational societies and other welfare wel-fare agencies. NO 1 EAR OK FAVOR "I am sure I can rely upon your best endeavors to see that violators of the wartime prohibition a-t do not escape the penalties provided by the law. and that such law is enforced en-forced thoroughly and without fear i ir favor." ; According to title 1 of the act. the I prohibitory features of all existing laws applicable to the enforcement. of wartime prohibition and the regulations reg-ulations now in force under existing laws likewise remain effective. Some of these are as follows: The food control aot of August 10, 1917, which prohibits the manufacture manufac-ture and importation of beverage spirits. Th e act of November 21, 1918, prohibiting after May 1, 1919. ot beer, wine and other intoxicating malt and vlnuos liquors, and prohibits pro-hibits the sale after June SO, 1919, of : distilled spirits, beer, wine or other intoxicating malt or vinous liquors for beverage purposes, (except for export) is also prohibited. Differential revenue acts, special treasury department decisions and special tax laws also become a part !of the prohibition regulations to be ! enforced. The national prohibition act de- . fines intoxicating liquor as including (rlrofrol. brandy, whisky, rum. gin, beer, ale, porter and wine, and In addition thereto any spirituous. j vinous, malt or fermented liquors and compounds, whether medicated, proprietary, patented or not. It will be the duty of all field employes em-ployes of collectors and agencies to 'investigate and report violations of the wartime prohibition act. The i officer discovering the violation shall immediately swear out a warrant and cause the arrest of the offenders and bill at once take the cause up with the district atorney to see that such (violator is promptly punished. When a field employe has evidenco :'hat liquor is unlawfully possessed he has authority to apply for a search warrant. As before stated, no private dwelling may be searched j unices there is evidence of the sale ; of the liquor. Commissioner Roper further states ! that the organization which he is I .thus creating is to continue only until -the prohibition enforcement officer j for Utah is selected . and qualified, when the collector will turn over ' 'he supervision to him. This indicates in-dicates that a special enforcement organisation is now being framed at 'Washington. |