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Prohibition Enforcement Debated by Buckner Senate Testimony
Federal District Attorney Emory Buckner told the Senate Prohibition Commission that enforcement is a physical impossibility. He cited bootleggers flooding the country with 60,000 gallons last year and shipping to Canada to evade taxes. He warned that courts and juries are insufficient to convict violators as Prohibition worsens social conditions and crime.
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