The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-18

60 out ssd steal hogs or commit muir
Having reached this conclusion from
considerable observation. the Judge has
decided that hop tea and tonic joints
are Illegal. n he II clearing them out
~ xAst a. he comes to q town to hold
court Over at Tahlequah. the Chero-
kse cap1tal. elk OF these places were do
Ing . nourfshing business when court
men were Keeling about the streets In
one hour after the Judge had charged
the jury a. to the offence of selling
that Be found all of the Joints were
out Of business. One man went to an
other part Of the town and opened,
with the boast that he had influence
enough to run In spite of the court.
He was promptly indicted and brought
In Notice was served upon him that
he would be re-fndicted daily II he con-
tinued In the business. and that his
bond would be increased in geometrical
progression for vel succeeding Of
fence. The last Joint was closed. And
then b Cherokee ladies' adopted reso-
lut.ons Of Enforcement. called upon the
judge ana thanked him for his action.
Whit mule" n h whfskey made
In the Illicit stills. A. the product
comes from the mash of corn II 10
white. and In that condition u IL ped
died through the Indian Territory. No
rectifying Ii attempted. The deputy
marshals who run down the violators
OF the revenue Law sometimes capture
stocks Of white mule. which run from
10s to $50 proof. stomachs less season.
ed would revolt against such liquid
lightning. The statement may seem In
credible. but II Is made upon the word
of a federal of1cer. Constable Powe OF
Tulsa, that for 80 years an Illicit still
was not found In the Indian Territory.
The U OF the moonshiners were In
the mountains Of western Arkansas.
From there they slipped across the
border with their product. and sold 1t
through secret agents at rs cents n
pint. OF as much more as the demand
would warrant. Parts OF the Indian
Territory are wild enough to encourage
Illicit distilling. but the wholesome fear
Of h deputy marshals has restrained
the Indians from going into the BUSH
ness.
vigilant as the deputy marshals are.
and drastic as the application OF the
prohibition law by the courts may be.
several kinds of intoxicants safely de-
~ all statory provisions. Amazing
quantities of Jamaica ginger are con-
sumed In the Territory. The stores nan
die ginger as a legitimate drug. A
~teaspoonful will cause choking and
coughing for several minutes In a
throat unaccustomed to swallowing the
powerful stun. but there are men in the
Territory who drink two or three bot
ties a day with apparent satisfaction
to their educated stomachs. More ia
maica Is sold In the Indian Territory
h In half q dozen states where whis-
key selling 10 licensed.
Red ink is another favorite Territory
tipple: This is not a nickname for
something else. The ordinary red ink
which the book stores OF the states sell
for writing purposes is a beverage ir
parts of this country. The ink drinker
OF cultivated tastes will buy bottles by
the half dozen At q time and swallow
the contents with relish. Essences
which sell elsewhere for flavoring pur-
poses are drinks under this civiliza-
ton. Anythink which has a basis of
alcohol IL In demand. Intoxication is
craved n h stomach of the Indian
Territory drinker does not quarrel with
the form in which II comes. Wood al
cohol, accounted poison in most parts
OF the country, Is consumed in consid-
cradle quantities. The peddlers buy 1t
In Oklahoma. dilute II with water and
sell 1t by the pint on this side of the
line.
One way of bringing whiskey into the
Indian Territory Is to have a barrel
with a false bottom. Frei~hting across
the border Is common. There are in
terror stores which draw their stocks
OF goods from cities and railroad points
outside. A BIZ rrel with a false bottom
Ii a device by which a storekeeper may
ship in a considerable quantity of whis-
key. while the contents, to all ordi-
nary examination. seem to be coal oil
or some other legitimate article. In
genuitv In evasion of the territorial
prohibition probably reached its high
est form of development when one of
the dealers got up a good initiation Of
an egg. Each egg was filled with whis-
key. The eggs were shipped here OPEN
ly in cases. They were sold for 25 cents
apiece to those who knew the secret.
The purchaser chipped a hole in the
artificial shell and found in each egg
what IA enough for a moderate drink.
The eggshell was of plaster of paris, I'm
a fair Imitation.
In h continuous effort to defeat the
law against whiskey. there is one re-
deeming phase. II is the truth tell
ing of the Indian. The red man will
part with his last cent. perhaps. for the
fire water. but he will stand up in court
and unfinchinsly tell the whole truth
about II.
81 will take an Indians
statement before I will the sworn state
ment of many white men," Judge
Thomas said. in talking of the posecu-
ions Of the whiskey peddlers. mot
Indian in 300 will tell a lie. I don't
care how II hurts him. he will stand up.
when caught. confess his offense Of
drunkenness and tell where he got the
liquor. He may not be able to speak in
English. but his seems to say.
4 have violated the law; I ought to be
punished" More effective than the
s~hrewdness Of the marshals and the
vigorous sentences of h court in
checking the LIQUOR trafic Is this quail
ity Of truth-tellinS in h Indians. The
indian gets drunk. He IL at once
brought into court. His evidence
makes the case against the peddler. II
the peddler IL caught the Judge does
h rest.
The only way the bootIegser can hope
TO continue his career cf lawlessness II
by moving from place to place and fire.
quently changing his route. In some
parts of the territory the whiskey ped
dIier has a peculiar call. He will take
mis- station for the night In the woods