Ogden Daily Standard | 1919-06-30 | Page 1 | Drastic Work is Planned

DRASTIC WORK 1$ PLANNED Federal Agents to Deal Promptly With Dry Law Violators. MUCH LIQUOR STORED Enforcement of Reed Amendment Will Not j Be Relaxed. Washington, June 30 Wartime I prohibition. effectiTfl at midnight, will be strictly enforced by the department Of Justice Insolar as existing machinery machin-ery can function to that end. It was said at the department today that open violation of the law. threatened threat-ened in New York and other cities, Mould be promptly dealt with h d-eral d-eral agents. Whether the dep?rt-meat's dep?rt-meat's present force will be able to break up secret traffic remains to be seen. Beer containing 2 per cent of Vco-hoi Vco-hoi is regarded by department of Justice Jus-tice officials as intoxicating and per sous who undertake ita sale will be, arrested, it was said. Suit brought in Baltimore to have the courts del ermine er-mine whether such beer Is Intoxicating within the meaning of the law is to, come to trial tomorrow, but It is ex-, pected that before final Judgment is I entered congress will have specifically fixed ln the enforcement law the amount of alcohol which beverages may contain. In the opinion of departSnent of Justice Jus-tice officials and many members of congress wartime prohibition wi'l ravel no effect on ihe Reed amendment prohibiting pro-hibiting the transportation of jnto-.i-cant.s into territory where its manufacture manu-facture and sale is prohibited by local law. Information has reached the department de-partment that many persons living in dry" territory Iiavo stored quantities of liquor in "wel" cities with a view to transporting it after today, but enforcement en-forcement of the Reed amendment will in no wise be iclaxed. oo