Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-01-29 | Page 11 | Stop Making of 'Moonshine,' is U. S. Edict

STOP MAKING OF MOONSHINE E IS U. U S. S EDICT k Commissioner Roper Asks l Aid of Governors of Dry States Slates in iii Campaign I Washington ton Jan The Thc The necessity officials of arousing state and county count assisting the to their responsibilities In n government br break ak up the manufacture of ot moonshine whisky Is ur urged d upon slates states prohibition of oC the thc governors o HelUe Revenue Rev Ren todi today In a letter from Internal lUe Commissioner rooper The letter was made public as a part of oC a n wide nation-wide campaign a against Illicit distilling recently announced hy by Commissioner Roper when It was discovered dis dis- covered cred that the manufacture of or moonshine was rapidly Increasing In was being heln- dry bone tel states and whisky whisky- told sold Illegally to soldiers In southern training camps Constantly increasing violation of IM UL prohibition laws lawR In several se localities said the commissioners commissioner's appeal to the tho governors go open defiance of or f federal authority and the apparent Inability of the local police to cope with conditions distressing The arc are astounding and In the prohibition pro pro- morale of oC every cry arm army camp states stales Is in Jeopardy through tho the illicit distilling and sale of or whisky ley You Ton will I J am sure determine upon the most practicable method of arousing arous arous- tn lug ing your our county officials to their thel re responsibilities re- re R and duties In opera co-opera- with t federal dral agents The commissioner also wrote congressmen congressmen con con- states askIng asking ask ask- prohibition Jre gressmen from flom I In ing their operation co-operation and letters of or Instruction went event forward forwar to int Internal revenue re collectors collector The campaign al already already al- al read ready has haR resulted In arrests In man many states but the commissioner points out tho records show the main effort eNort to keep In check continues R to come under federal fedor l direction Evidence Evidence Evi Evi- dence gathered hy hr federal as agents shows that raw corn liquor has be been n sold about arm army camps at 8 S to 1 2 a A. quart In his letter Jetter today Y the tho commissioner Informs the dry governors that that federal collectors hereafter will promptly Inform county count officials as aswell well as the tho revenue bureau of all cases reported so that all agencies ma may op- op I crate to suppress violations Figures show ho heaviest lest I in the southern states but Indicate illegal manufacture also is Increasing Increasing- 1 in Kan Kansas as Iowa and Oregon