Show D Dry Laws Law's Purpose Defeated f 4 Hooch Hucksters' Hucksters Win Out t l' l Van Tan Duzer B By Winifred Tf an Universal Service Staff Correspondent EW YORK lIa May 1 L Leniency L Leniency cn of federal judges in fixing penalty penally of ot NEW per persons dons convicted con ed of selling liquor here is is drawing the claws of ot the prohibition law and defeating its purpose u 1 A co nt me of or fed fed- federal This was ins the tho statement today era eral officials who since the 10 law went wont into effect have been conducting night and day campaign against what one of ot them terms hooch hucksters James Junes McGuiness assistant United States revenue agent for tor tho the New York Toro Second district declared that possibility ity tty of ot his department depou enforcing the tho thela law la Is la wallowing helplessly In an Ln Impenetrable Im Im- penetrable and very ery spongy morass tho the same being soft hearts of or certain cases judges es whom liquor como come up for tor trial Many Arrests No We b have V a a. large force of or 1 agents working twenty four tour nty-tour hours bours a 3 day ho explained It It Is no exaggeration to say nay arrests arresta aV average a e at least twelve dally daily Which Is all 11 the tho good It ft docs does if it you understand what I mean Mr McGuIness talked across a a. table tabla which resembled a 1 window and perhaps bar displays ot or tho days before the drink em soft sott order went wont out from Washington Bottles were upon the tho tho table big big- ones ones ones' and little ones and i many in to between They were filled with liquids varying in shade from rom a cream to a wicked brown i But the tho labels on the bottles were ere gentle ien- ien gen gen- tle tie even ouch each as orange o dewor dew dew- dewor or flavoring extract The revenue agent said they were souvenirs of ot tho the Ja laws Jaws s labors Their contents are aro awaiting the test of ot experts to determine determine deter deter- mine Clino It If alcoholic percentage reaches s a forbidden point I Liquor In I Bed Belac Sold air Mr went on with his plaint Of or course liquor is being sold The fact of or arrests attests made is 18 amplo ample pro proof 0 t. t And the significant feature te of or the tho t illicit traffic is that arrests arrest are made two or three times in tho the same place Now everybody knows bows that the law fixes a a. fine tIne as penalty for tor first offense of of- of tense For second orten offense there Is a bigger fine and a a. term tenn on the reverse side aide or of the tho bare But have any of or the tho offenders drawn the last tat named penalty Ill Til answer the que question myself they have not What they hare haTe done dono is to put pout down the hundred dollars or whatever It happened to be Then they've theve gone gono back to their strongholds and added a a. afew afew few tew dimes to ro the price bf bt drinks to liquidate liquidato the tho fine tine After Atter Squirrel Poison n Meanwhile the de department ent here chases them round and aDd round with all aJI teh tea brilliant accomplishment of or a 3 squirrel squirrel rel rei spinning in a a. cage Mr Ir McGuiness listened gloomily to toan toan an account of ot liquor selling within a astone astone's astone's stones stone's throw of the custom house hous and d his office Bo lIe was waa told that a s great g group oi or grog grog rop IHn- IHn C. rs n taro u u out from tram tho the twilight of or obscurity within tho the shelter of ot which they have been furnishing tho the wherewithal to and that tho they touch up parched throats are now doing a J. J daylight business One Ono of or the three according to my mY Informant openly boasts that ho nov now Is Ii able to sell whisky at a half haIr dollar the potion Tho The cut In price price price-it it represents represents represents rep rep- resents 50 per cent cent Is Is due to a now supply tho the same samo being contained In n five barrels Dodge Worked I suppose he's hes one oue of or those who have havo successfully worked tho the bartender do dodge so Mr 1 McGuiness stated That dodge Is managed mann this way A bartender bartender bar bar- tender Is arrested found round guilty and fined Very well his employer pays the fine fino and business goes on The place is raided again and tho the bartender arrested and found guilty Now this should bo bl his second offense and hi his penalty fixed fired 1 ed accordingly Not ot so When It comes to trial we find rind that tho the proprietor has 1115 switched bartenders and th that t this one being technically a first of offender tender draws a fine which tho the boss pa paa pays a again n. n Get the Idea Some of ot them keep a L string of or bartenders and they thoy keep the string moving so fast tast that no ono one can catch the same ono twice In addition to all aU el the tho proprietors proprietors proprietors tors manage manalo time and again to convince con con- vince vinco judges that If t liquor Is sold flold In their places It Is dono done so without their knowledge Machinery Crun Cramped d dHe He lie stated that the now new legal wrinkle which makes It necessary for fora Cora a revenue revenue reve rove nue flue official to have a search warrant before search of ot suspected premises promises may be conducted tends further to cramp tho the machinery of or law enforce enforce- ment He Ire said sLid Our agents are arc obliged to buy liquor on the premises and sample amplo It in order to prove provo that it Jt is high proof They are compelled to do this before they can n ask for tor a search warrant And of ot course courso by tho the time the they get back with the tho warrant the proprietor has had time to move his stock and we e pull pun up our net em empty Agents As formerly were empowered to search premises without a warrant sarrant Melancholy Job In Is III flu The Tbt agent dropped Into a n. fit It of ot profound profound pro pro- ro- ro found melancholy when Ills his opinion concerning remedy was WIS asked d. There wont won't be an any till tin Congress acts ads he declared Of Ot course courso prohibition is a 3 now new law and you ou cant can't ex expect expect ex- ex poet It to function thoroughly thorough It needy need completing Id I'd say say He HI admitted that Its chief effect so far is sending up the price of drinks |