Show Will War on Law Violation Violation Violation Vio Vio- I lation at Banquets and Conventions MBRIDE EXPLAINS STAND Orders Officers to Make Hotel Hotel Hotel Ho Ho- tel Inspections I v The lid 1 be clamped down on I liquor parties at conventions contentions banquets ban ban- and celebrations in iii the future by federal prohibition agents under orders issued Friday by W. W W. W McBride McBride Mc- Mc Bride deputy federal prohibition ad administrator ad- ad for Utah In the past Mr McBride said In making public the order observance observance ance of the prohibition law has been too 00 generally regarded by leading Business men and citizens as a matter matter mat- mat ter cr of no consequence when assembled assembled assem assem- bled in m conventions or at the banquet banquet banquet ban ban- table AU All conventions and celebrations will now be under the surveillance of federal agents he said with a aview aview aview view to insuring the observance ce of the law PROVIDE INSPECTIONS In n addition to this the tile new orders call for agents to make inspections of or hotels and to contact managers of or hotels and other officials officiaL where officials and guests of organizations are assembled in an effort to obtain their cooperation in enforcing the prohibition law An implication that the order is directed d at legislative junkets and at conferences wh wherein rein legislators are assembled IS cont contained ined In a part of Mr McBrides McBride's sta statement ment which says sars The conspicuousness of ot the law violations recently has been ocen directed to o the attention of the thc public through the press and by the lawmakers lawmakers lawmakers law law- makers of our state Charges were made recently by members of the legislature that some of the legislators had indulged in intoxicating intoxicating in intoxicating in- in liquors on one o of the Junkets during the present session In explaining the adoption of the new policy polley Mr McBride said It UIt ItIs Ls Is the policy of this office to concentrate concentrate concen concen- Its us efforts in effecting the ar arrest arrest ar- ar rest of parties who are engaged I ar-I In major violations of the national prohibition act such as manufacture ture transportation and conspiracy of the limited Because personnel personnel person person- ad nel it Is obviously impossible to de devote devote devote de- de vote any considerable amount of time timo to Investigating minor violations violations violations viola viola- of the law However wherever wherever ever er a violation though it be minor comes to the attention of this office proper action will be taken to apprehend apprehend apprehend ap ap- ap- ap and convict convi t violators |