Show Utah Idaho Montana Ranked With Driest States Says Administrator I Utah Idaho and Montana l comprising corn com federal prohibition district 19 are ranked among the driest states In the country statistics presented presented pre pre- at the federal prohibition conference at at Washington revealed according to Carl Jackson prohibition tion administrator for the dl district who Is in Salt Lake Out of the twenty five districts In Inthe inthe the United States district 19 ranks fifth jn enforcement Prosecution and conviction Mr Ir Jackson announced Montana has no state dry law lawand lawand and the fed federal ral officers handled more than 1000 liquor cases during the past year ear Mr Jackson stated In Idaho the number engaged In Inthe inthe the liquor business has shown a marked decrease due to the heavy sentences given where convictions were secured rn In Utah the liquor situation Is being capably handled under the dl- dl of George A. A Goates prohibition prohibition administrator for Utah Many Inny of the large larga liquor rings were ere badly disrupted through the efforts of the local federal officers during the tho past year ear The trying ot of manufacturers manufacturers under the revenue laws is proving very effective throughout the country he reported Under this stal statute te prison sentences from six to three years and fines ranging from to can be Imposed Concentrating Its entire effort on the tho apprehension ot of the moon moon- shiners transporters ot of illicit liquor and those conspiring to violate the prohibition law the department expects ex- ex to do much toward dryIng up the sources ot of supply ot of liquor durIng during dur- dur Ing the next few months Mr Jackson Jack Jack- son stated In the future the federal officers win will leave all possession and sale caSes up to the various local oW- oW cers and will handle only the cases which deal with the sources of H- H licit liquor he said |