The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-09-02
ALSO C0NFlSCATE MOON.
SHINE" WHISKY IN SEATTLE
WAREHOUSE
AND FIND OLD HAT
Headgear Important Factor In
Making Bootleg Liquor,
Which Was Strained Through
It-life In Washington State
Is lust One Darned Raid After
Another

Another
Life for the police OF DRY" Seattle
Is just one darned liquor raid after
another. Most OF the Illicit goods are
found in drug stores. The Seattle
Times describes the latest raids, In
this manner:
The known holdings OF the Billings
ley family In Seattle-a drug store ct
1926 Third avenue and the warehouse
stock at 212S Westlake avenue. passed
into memory the other day who
wrecking squad headed by Sergea.. I.
V. X. Putnam OF the police depart.
ment and armed with fremcn's axes,
reduced everything OF value into spin.
ters. Beer. bitters and two barrels OF
high-proof grain alcohol were conns.
Gated.
Besides the secret trap doors and
the "lookouts," interest OF the officers
NN"N''N' b'iy ou lnt OI tE9
alleged whisky outfit destroyed
at the warehouse. One feature OF thi,
outfit was an old felt hat through
which officers said 1t was apparent
that gallons OF alcohol colored with a
burnt sugar substance were strained.
thereby becoming whisky.
The raid on the drug store was
watched by several hundred persons
who fattened their noses against the
window panes and saw the destruction
OF perfumes, candies. costly soda
fountain, valuable show cases, cigars.
tobaccos, a miscellaneous drug stock
and quantity OF other smaller and
less valuable items.
A Second Raid.
The wrecking crew then hastened TO
the Westlake warehouse. where the
Monday raid had delivered over two
other barrels OF alcohol TO the police
The axes started swinging merrily az
soon as the officers arrived and IN
forty.iiye minutes every stick OF store |
fittings, every bottle and all valuables
had been destroyed.
The loot from the warehouse inclu.i- !
ed among other things the complete
whisky making outfit with which |
the police allege the Billingsleys mar. |
ufactured their liquor. According 10 |
the officers, the cologne spirits" or |
100 proof alcohol was diluted with VA. |
ter to which had been added cara.
MEL bnrntsugar coloring matte~.
the finished product being strained |
through an old felt hat to remove sedi. |
mont The hat, stained with the col. |
oring matter, and several containers.
were removed from the secret room
back OF the partition In the ware.
house
The United States revenue officers
assumed charge OF the "whisky,.mak.
Ing apparatus, and announcement was
made that morning that the Billings.
leys viii be charged with the Illegal
making or rectifying OF liquors. Ex.
perts state that each gallon OF the
high proof alcohol made seven gallons
OF the "whiskey" said To have been
sold by the Billingslcys.
What! Here's Raid Three.
This Is from the Tacoma (Wash)
Ledger and bears a Spokane date line:
Besides seizing more than 100 pack.
ages OF liquor In the Spokane hotel IN
raid made here by the city's entire
detective force, aided by other officers,
the police found q room on the ground
foor completely equipped for enabling
applicants to obtain liquor without tho
formality OF sending their liquor per.
mits outside the state. Fifteen men
who called for liquor while the detec.
tives were in charge OF the room act.
Ing as clerks were taken to police
Headquarters, but subsequently re.
leased.
While the raid was In progress n
Northern Express Company wagon
drove up to the side entrance OF tho
liquor permit room with 30 packages
OF liquor to none OF which vas az.
tached the permit required by tho
state law. The liquor was seized and
The driver arrested. Four hotel EN-.
Dloyes were taken into custody.
charged with violating the liquor laws.
With avaru n,aan.