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Show WOMEN ARE ASKED TO GET BEHIND ' VOLSTEAD ACT Kramer in Same Breath De-claret De-claret Many of Them Are Bootlegging BY RALPH H. COUCH (United Prass Staff Correspondent) WASHINGTON, Feb. 17. Federal Prohibition Commissioner John K. Kramer today appealed to American women to help enforce the Volstead act. "Women of the United Prates can brina a strong; public sentiment be-hind be-hind the law for He strict enforcement," he aaiiL "They are UnioraMeader8 of any community In a general way. Their influence, when exerted, la tre-mendou tre-mendou n." At the aame tim-. Kramer warned women bootleg-arts that they need expect ex-pect no leniency. Hie office now la now working for the conviction of some, feminine whisky runners, said to have operated with a boldness and deftness that aurpaaaed the effort of their male associates. Women frequently ride aa paaaenarra in cars uaed for whisky running;. Kramer Kra-mer said. Their presence la aupposed to flivert suspicion. Kramer ha received reports that In many citres womeii Iy nunnreds Join' In liquor parties and revels during which large quantities of intoxicants are swallowed. Police records bear out the reports, he said, .iirls under 20 were reported to have been caught in police raids on such gatherings. 'I'ndoubtediy there are many women who Indulge In intoxicants in a spirit of bravado." the commissioner said. The same spirit actuates the men who are trying to evade the law by drinking drink-ing all sorts of intoxicating beverages. "It is up to the mothers and father of young girls to see that they obey the laws of the United States. The mother especially should be able to help." |