The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-09-29
Clever Tricks TO Cet
Liquor IN "E,ry . State
NLfigee of Arizona EUade
HEST Stringent Pro-
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Ph M, k;.iZ., Jan. 15-A Phoenix
busir sss nm drove his automobile
over o Les Angeles and slipped it
back. re sent two gentlemen down to
the 5rcl,.t depot with the bill Of
ladins, oautioning them carefully to
tow Tie machine TO his residence. But
they de-. aec any reason for towing
a per &C. eood cav, apparently in run
ming crder, 60 they tried to start tie
engir =. Not ccu~A. -hcy found the
carb, ctor full OF Liquid chat locked,
but { j net sme..', Ike gasoline. Then
they -oined sofce of the liquid from
a tar, :Atc a pan and tasted it. Two
glori IS Gin jass were Tie result and
the va .srlio-ed business man had
all l.nJs of trouble keeping from
being indicted for introducing liquor
into dry territory.
tbs is only one of hundreds Of
clever subterfuges that have been re-
sorted to in order to evade Arizona's
strict prohibition law. Every day the
Officers "get wise" to some new
scheme OF the booze importers.
A barrel labeled asphalt" came
from Los Angeles for local con-
tract or's warehouse; it rolled out of
the back end of the wagon and was
smashed on the pavement. When sew
eral gallons of asphalt had oozed
away, a large keg still intact was
observed by policeman to be in the
middle of the wreclzage. he investi-
gated and found that it contained
whisxey Of high quality.
Officers Of Miami became suspicious
that a piano case received there and
billed TO Mrs. Rosa Disney did not
: contain piano. They were right. It
eontainet $t36 worth Of bottled
Iqucr.
Bottles are interned in the middle
of cans Of lard or honey shipped to
Ariz ona. Scores OF suiscases are left
uncslled for at railroad stations be-
cause tie owners suspect that they
are suspected-and often they are
right. Dozens Of arrests have been
made because one bottle in trunk OF
suitcase was broken in transit.
O. late a number Of shipments have
beer made in the b,adders Of animals
which never break no matter how
roughly the baggage is handled. II
is said that there is an unprecedented
demand for bladders at the slaughter
houses Of Ell Paso and Los Angeles.
In Tucson a dealer in household
utensils remarked casually to a con.
stale that his stock Of can openers
had been exhausted that morning. TX
could not understand why so many
full grown men should need can open
ers. The constable ran down this clue
and arrested an enterprising young
fellow who had imported and SOLD
whiskey in tomato cans with gaud.
labels.
Automobiles have been used exten
sively for the introduction Of liquor
At Clifton yosng man with a biz
car, which lie frequently drove t
Lordsburg, ~. n, fell under suspi
cion and was arrested. He had fttet
false bottom in his machine and wa
carrying from seventy to eight.
quart bottles at load. In the aut,
Of prisoner arrested at Miami wer
several concealed copper compart
rlents, all full Of whiskey. One youn:
man ard E.s wife for several month
ma .e rec-'ar motor trips between L
Certro, California, and Phoenix, eac,
time carrying numerous bottles an'
keg5 ttat were retailed at grea
prot ke-e. Two others made bus
ines C stealing autoS in Les An
gelcs, loqlgny them with liquor, driv
ing % E1izona and selling cars an
car. .oes.
-S3ee..f CenesbonGecee. Desert Ner.
Ssk le'e City.
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