San Francisco, Dee. 16, was learned to-day that the federal court in San Francisco has granted prohibition agents por. mission to obtain addresses and con fidential telephone numbers from the telephone company in order to aid in conducting raids on alleged "dry law" violators.
Information obtained in this way was used for the first time last Saturday. Eight raids were carried out on a basis of this information.
Opponents of "snooping" tactics in prohibition enforcement have already emitted loud protests and' is expected that the matter will carried to Washington—United
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