The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-10-31
IN
THE RANKS OF: BOOZE
VENDORS PREVAILS
OFFICERS MAKING THEIR CUES
TloNABLE. BUSINESS HARD
TO MAINTAIN.
REGARDED AS ON The WANE
Continued Capture of Their Stock
viii Deplete Their Cash Capital.
Frightened vjolators ABANDON
Their Property in the Depot.

The determined stand OF the ofiic-
ials. city and county, against the ell
forts of the violators OF the hquor
laws to get illegal booze into the caty'
has thrown CONSERVATION into their
ranks There are some, who nave
been caught recently who have cases
in the criminal court already, and the
easy manner in which the sheriff ana
police officers are picking them UP
has caused no little worry.
There has been almost every sort
of scheming undertaken to get the
questionable LIQUID where it, could be
used to Stake the thirst OF the
mighty dry on I'M inside
And doubtless there has been some
who have been, lucky enough to cross
the lines without molestations but
they are mighty few, and they VIII be
fewer from this time on. The trains
are being Swallowed and packages OF
a questionable nature dlschargeo
from the trains at any point contlgu'
GUS to Columbia are tipped to the
proper parties and due investigations
are made.
In addition to- what. was reported
, Saturday there were other catches
, during the afternoon and Saturday
night. One suit case filled with whis
, XIV was left at, the depot in charge
' a woman who knew nothing OF TIT
D man who asked her toosetr it inside tn
n waiting room for him, and he neve
}. returned Another near catch wa
q the case of buggy whioih drove will
# in less than a hundred yards OF Tn
g officers; and suddenly wheeled an
went the other direction when tn
1 blue coats weree seen asrd before b.
e ing identified by the oflicars.
Al It is reported that certsin sectio
r. which is infested by lovers of the be
ID erage was the. scene of public COZ
Of ling together on Friday might, for tt
n purpose of discussing ways al
ID means to obtain the wherewithal
al Stake long standing and coatinu
It. thirst:
d,l Anticipating an, automobile effe
~ next, it is rumored that the Office
have secured thee numbers of eve
* automobile. Registered at the office
* the county court clerk, and arrans
he them in serial order, and that
lip comings and goings of each will
carefully watched. where there is a
or reason to suspect that trip for
ce toxieants is TO be made In view
De- the fact that any party who hires
lily vehicle for the purpose of convey
led itnoxicants, from one county to-
1t other is as guilty as the party
.he.' whom the goods belongs, there is
er- lmuch trouble anticipated in this "
Though an precautions have been
ally will be, taken to- thWart amy such
In, forts.
on The continued capture, of the W
sed ky and beer and its confiscation,
cut possible destruction by the court,
xed NOT only tend toward depletion
asic the cash capital of the heretofore
cas- sfstent vio,ators, bah It will disc
age them as well
ami The we'll known stand of Judge
IA Knight in regard to this characte
lev violations, wise also be of disc
con- aging nature. and the cases that
Ito be tried in the future, if appe
tax from his court will go direct 10
KerS supreme court,