Show Dry liry Law Coll Collections 3 Tim Times Times' s' s U. U S. S Cost in 9 Years Doran Figures Government Expenditure Set at With Fines Revenues WASHINGTON June 15 AP AP- AP Statistical studies of the cost colt of prohibition enforcement prepared by Commissioner er Doran place the total government expenditure In the nine nine years since the adoption of the eighteenth amendment at with collections from fines and revenues from liquor put at Doran said sale the calculations had been made mad after circulation of at a pamphlet by the association against the prohibition amendment fixing a decade decade- of ot prohibition lon enforcement costs to the government at nearly The prohibition units unit's calculations have been cir circulated dr- dr to state prohibition admin administrators with the tho statement that information is made available to you that tho l misinformation r re recently ro- ro appearing in the public press can be corrected when opportunity affords affords- o r It is apparent that the collections collections by far balance the expenditures expenditures expend expend- said the the Dor Doran n letter Even if it estimated as the cost to tf the department of at for tor the enforcement of at prohibition should be bo added there would still be a ba balance ance of ot over overa a a- a o a-o above the total expenditures accredited to the enforcement of the prohibition laws During the fiscal year ending June 30 1928 expenditures for the prohibition bureau coast const guard and customs border patrol total Collections from fines tines and penalties the revenue from taxes on distilled spirits and fermented 31 1 and proceeds from tho sale of at I seizures and fines tines collected incident I to prohibition cases terminated Under under under un un- der customs laws total 17 Tills This sh showed wed the total cost Incident to tho enforcement of ot prohibition for tor the the- f fiscal year rear 1928 to toe be e i |