Show ALT AlJ LAKE lAK I IS CENTER or OF i VAST VASI DRUG I TRAFFIC o o to 2000 Addicts Here arid and d Number Increases I Id I'd Federal Officers Say Aggressive Drive HE E use of or drugs and the traffic therein are a far a er er evil in Salt Lake than j use of liquor With exception of Butte t ty y Is the biggest center of the traffic In the West Vest and one of i l centers In the United d deB es eB j. j U it amounts amount to many tb thousands liars ass ars a It month and appears to be bed d on by a well organized ring rings a Is s leaping fortunes It is estiL estiLa a 1 d there are an between 1000 and 2000 g ts In this city alone and the oJ narcotics IS s constantly It is gradually extending its peril per per- ous il Influence into all grades of ot soa so- so a and Its Increase Is l largely due 1 cutting oft off of ot liquor supplies re result ot of these deductions given gi an Investigation in b bv Jy the he theo o 0 Illon billon enforcement officers of the tho who are also handling the tie the tile narcotics division 11 L C Lake Lace 1 Is to be be organized for Ll If greater efficiency and an ase as- as or C e campaign to suppress the drug I J Is to be Ip u undertaken d at once more field agents have been Ho the force force torce here and ad tle work i bv 1 T officers ff Ito he Denver Den h headquarters ding to advices from Denver a Russell C C. Belknap graduate of ot of ot Utah and recently I II he lie juvenile court and W. W y J. J pato Pat- Pat r o 0 both of f Salt Lake have been i ted narcotic in inspectors and will wille loG jie e their theil duties ditties at t once I DERAL ENFORCEMENT I foregoing facts have been Lcd from froia 1 Thomas Themes I ilIon enforcement director for forand forand and from Internal Revenue Re Mahonri Spencer who has re- re been relieved of ot the drug en- en re-I re ent tnt duties The They follow the theof lIA of f Henry A. A Larson of oC Denver lL 1 l. l prohibition enforcement agent of or eight Western Vestern states slates nud aud re V. V Williamson an agent under It IL is probable that Mr lamson will have direct charge of ot g enforcement work in this disTor dis- dis Tor Fot that purpose S Salt Lake will willa a for Corthe the work worl on dru drugs s I 1 as Bf the liquor prohibition has been found that there Is IR a adous adous dous traffic In drugs 2 ii h Salt Lake said Mr 1 Thomas n appalling addiction to the thc use gs ga within the city In all the thea theon a Ion on concerning the suppression of oze traffic drugs have been lost t tI I f. f at tt t least as at far Car as the public IsI is I ned but It can be stated without that it Is a tar far graver nace than any bootlegging that hj li be uP going on I 1 Investigations have shown that reps e a comparatively small group men conti controlling oiling the traffic and that Kandles drugs s In large quantities are arc brought In here by the and distributed again hout the I country TRAFFIC I Intone he matter of liquor prohibition tt r visit resulted In a com com- t as to the handling t the work here Salt lake will be a Station to take lake in Utah an and western ming I think It probable that the Idaho will be handled is ise Mr Larson will wUl direct the he oper- oper ons of ot the field force torce as a sort f et t of ef police As s director for tor the fel will handle the permissive fea- fea of es-of ot of the law such as the granting Bf Continued on page 3 2 I SALT LAKE IS IS CENTER Continued from page 1 of ot permits to use alcohol In the manufacture manufacture manufacture manu manu- facture of such articles as are allowed to contain alcohol I will also have charge of the prosecution of cases in incourt court There are now three special agents agent in Salt Lake on drug enforcement and these will be augmented by two more who will be appointed at once by Mr Larson It is expected Mr Williamson will return shortly to pert perfect ct his or or- or I |