A newspaper article from Oct. 13, 1922, tells the tale of federal prohibition agents raiding the farm of a well-known Carroll County political leader.
The agents were most likely from the Federal Bureau of Prohibition. That group was formed in 1920 as a unit of the Internal Revenue Service — to enforce the Volstead Act, also known as prohibition, which went into effect on Jan. 29, 1920.
The October 1922 newspaper headline read, "'DRYS' MAKE RAID - Dump 16 Barrels Of Cider At Joseph Wimert's - Released on $2,000 Bond After Arrest For a Hearing In Baltimore Today." ...
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