Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-05-14 | Page 1 | Fines in Federal Dry Law Cases Are $592,488 for April; 2949 Sentenced

I Fines in Federal Dry Law Cases Ca es Are for April 2949 Sentenced WASHINGTON May 1 14 United I Pr Press Press Fines Fines In federal dry law cases In April throughout the country to totaled totaled to- to to-I to bled according to Director Direct Woodcocks Woodcock's monthly summary Total for lor the 10 months of or the fiscal year I Is well welt past four mUll million on dollars Jail JaU sentences during the month totaled 2949 for an aggregate o of 1712 years If II this total for April were subtracted from the current date 1931 it would set the country back In the days daS prior to the Othan Arlan-Othan- asian aslan schism In the Christian church about the time of or Marcus AureliUs Antonius the Roman emperor Maine it appeared from the summary sum sum- wary mary Is the place most to be feared by prohibition law violators if money Is 15 an object The average fine in that state during April was as against a national average crne of or for lor the past 10 months If It loss of liberty be considered West Virginia i is the bootleggers bootlegger's Y a bane since the average a sentence there was days as compared with the national average of or days New York led in arrests but shared with Pennsylvania New Jersey and Delaware the distinction of being the i-he most lenient of th those e convicted New York states state's arrests totaled 1427 and the fines there averaged Vermont had only five tl ar arrests arrests arrests ar- ar rests Delaware four South Dakota four and North Dakota three Rhode Island with no sta state enforcement law had five e Maryland in the same plight reported reported Beer was seized in the largest QuantitIes quantities quan Quan- titles in New York City New Jersey and St. St Louis districts with a a. total of or about gallons or the equivalent equivalent lent of nearly pint bottles Some districts district reported no beer seizures seiz selz- urea ures at all but there was none so arid as to find no illegal spirits The largest haul of spirits was gallons gallons gal gal- lons Ions In New York City and the smallest smallest small small- est eat slightly over five fhe gallons in Nevada J Jt t