PROHIBITION.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 18604, 1 February 1926, Page 9

PROHIBITION.

** BRA OP SANITY." (»V CABLI—PBESS ASSOCtMIOSr-COmWIIT i (iUSiaALUST AMO K.Z. CJIBLB ASSOCUTWX.) (Received January 31st, 5.5 p.m.) WASHINGTON, January 30. The "wet" leaders said that two small developments in the Prohibition situation, namely, tho warning by thtr Federal Department of Justice that illegal warrants for the searching of dwellings where liquor is suspected will no longer bo tolerated, and, secondU*, an immediate reduction of tho number of Federal Prohibition agents, marked tho end of Anti-Saloon League domination of Government activities, and consequently tho beginning of ftn er* of sanity in dry law enforcement. The" "Drys" were obviously depressed, and admitted that 'the result will markedly affect enforcement. The illegal warrant declaration was followed by the Judges freeing a dry law violator. The Judges said: "It is claimed that be was guilty and deserved the sentence, but the conviction was accomplished by a plain violation of his constitutional right, and a method which we cannot sanction." Approximately 600 of 1900 Federal agents will be dropped because the Prohibition unit is exceeding its 11,000,000 dollars for the year's appropriation. There is no likelihood that the force can increase next year, since Congressional appropriation for it is slightly leas.