Bisbee daily review., 1916-12-02
PREPAREDNESS PLAN ADOPTED IN ARIZONA
 BY THIRSTY PEOPLE
Many Thousands of Dollars Worth Of Liquors Imported Into Warren District Since Stringent Law Passed.

Preparedness has become a slogan m the United States here of late. It even has been quoted in Arizona upon the subject of war, the prevention of crime, the marketing of farm products ,ne bucking of bucketshops and now .s the slogan to prevent any kind of dn undue drought in the next few months or years. Booze, John Bar eycorn, red Ticker" the amber brew, iz' water and all of the other liquids which bring joy to the morose and sadness to the happy are coming into JisDee and the entire state of AriZo- "a as if there were never to be anoth- r drop of the stuff manufactured.
 So far as Arizona is concerned, it
 sould appear that the last importa-
 lon of liquors is very near. When
 ne Secretary of State canvasses the
 nat part pertaining to the initiated amendments, and affiXes his signature thereto, the prohibition amendment will become law.
 In the meantime Arizona is prepar ing. The preparation consists of putting in great stocks of liquor for personal use It has been conserva- lively estimated that over SS5,000 worth of liquors have come into the Warren District since November '. It would be surprising to many an ar
 ent prohibitionist to see list of the people who have imported liquor on his occasion. It can nearly be safely said that ninety percent of the fami- lies of the District are protected from snake bite and it's kindred ills.
 Wells, Fargo and Company has been busy during the last few days and is still rushed with it's liquor business. This can also be said of the railroads. The freight house has been jammed with personal use of every character and the offices of the Wells, Fargo are in the same condition. On sever Il occasions an extra flat car has been necessary to carry the express con- signments from the Bisbee depot to Lowell. An extra freight car has been necessary for some days to bring he liquor from the Osborn connec- tions to Bisbee.
 In addition to the liquor which has been coming into the District through the recognized channels; express and freight, it is estimated that half as much again has been brought here by automobile. It is rumored that one automobile man took a contract to haul s3,000 worth of liquors here from Rodeo. It may have been in- tended for personal use" but many have their doubts.
 According to rumor many of the bOotleggers are laying in heavy stocks of liquors It is stated that the offic- CTS cannot touch in any way liquor which has come into the state prior to the time the constituted authori- ties declare the recently-enacted legis- all lO tHt tion. It has also been pointed out that the smart bootlegger will hold his old bills of lading or his receipted bills from outside the state and will continue to refill his barrels and his bottles and thence have a continual supply if the roads between Arizona points end the New Mexican border are not too severely patrolled.
 What orders have been issued by the sheriff's office looking toward the enforcement of the new law are not known. Sheriff Wheeler has stated on several occasions. however. his wish for specific legislation which would permit of the rigid enforcement of the statute Though he has said nothing about the question so far, it is certain that he has taken the con struction of the law up with the prop CT authorities and will allow no time to elapse before he conducts a cam paign to eliminate bootlegging and its attendant evils.