The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-23

F|SCAT|NC AUTOS
II You Don't Want To Lose Yours
Beware Hauling Contra
band Booze
IDLE THOUGHTS ON BOOTLEGGING

II Onct tcuth Of the diligence and
zeal displayed by the unlIruE boot
| leggrrs aud spirit merchants were lu
be- turned into lcgitimuIr business chan
nels, Oklahoma city would become
world famous In II dul say the police
,prrvishly For the ever Wutchml ~
/ ficnls ARE beginning Io think thai the
members of the hip pu.kt' fraternity
ARE akin 10 the poor, boo that they ARE
always In evidence, IN -pII. uf the over
whclming difflculuc, under which
they work
The big hOoteggcr- WHO formerly
controlled the wPt-gOul- nu~lur,s iu
Oklahoma CITY, have nearly AN he
come discouraged anu moved 10 fnirrr
fields. Onc, the rrcuuIlrd King ~
'allry dispensers, frankly told the pa.
lice that he had become convinced
TINT the new administration meant
business and had decided lD ncrrpt
some flnttcring overture made hy hi-
hard pressed brethren 800 urighbor
Ing city. But II Is the -uuu FRY con.
tlnnulN bohbing up thar l- harussing
the enforcement Officer But the, rc.
IJolrr in u way too. Ter lhr enormous
nmonut Of fines collected in police
Iconrt every day mean that the ciry
treasury J, wnNing Prosperous and
thut every one will hold nl, job.
After several months NJ logged ten.
Inrlly the host " unbc.ir,ug rum dl-
|ponscro have finally come to tho con.
|clu,tUn that they are hrlu. made the
goats, AZ Tar Hs regard express ship.
.mruts For thousand uf dullurs
worth ~ fine whiskIr. wine. and
liquor, have been seized nt the local
express offices within the past two
monlh, Each day the huUln arrives
'Amr being Nblcd egg some dr., GOOD.
some ny handles. some explosives. and
some medicine but II has all gone the
same way, aud has eventually found
us way into that dark bourne I'm
the rc'cssrs Of the police station from
whence but little has again come forth
'Glve us u chance. They cried but
lhelr cry went uuherdpI $50 now they
nave begun ~ resort tp the time hon
urrd custom ~ TRANSPORTING the Tor
blddeh fircwnter from nearby towns
, by wagon ana automobile The omIn.
4 ons decrease In the express buSiur,-
during the pust week ur two simply
means that another channel for the
Introduction ~ the liquor is being
sought This also Is hailed with de
light by the officials, who are begin
ming Ia take sort ~ nfhcrIv pride
b In the numerous clever devices h,
which the whlte-muler, are nttpmptiul
to gct by For aside from doing their
duty and showing the daring importprs
r they are still on the iub they have d
better chance tu make little side
D money 10y the overland route
] For when an auto toad NJ wet good,
& Is taken, under search and ,nlzIr,
- warrant, the auto Is also seized ps II
i party tO the uffcnsc. This murhin,
may then be- Sold. or other,,i,, di,
;, lo'ed of, and the officer doing th,
y selling gets one fourth " the pr,
. ceeds. The remaining three fourth.
goes To the couuiy Mnny officer, rr
clare that the only thing the, r,aIl,
J. need to complete their hnppIur,. (,
q little automobile aud by judlrluu,
a bidding an officer confiscatlng booz,
i laden machine may become It's pruu,
= and Legal owner
p. 10 bring on the autos, Is the cheer
g fnl invitation sent broadcast hy m,
enforcement officers The Gutbrl,
, road viii do 0s well as the m Rem,
route. aud wutchfuI waiting FOR m,
cautious honk will from now ON be- IA,
watch word.
d Plumbing. rh. Wal. $50 Taylor Rro.
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