The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1917-02-10

1T Is IMPOSSIBLE TO CATCH
THEM IN DRY OLD
GEORGIA
BLANEs OFFICIALS
Internal Revenue Agent Says
COuntyAuthOTiiies WillNot Co.
operate With Federal Sleuths
Argument Against National
Prohibition in This Story

The Louisville Courier,Journal has
this to say about Dry Georgia:
An internal Revenue agent Who 10
assigned 10 duty in Georgia says that
Il is impossible to catch moonsh.nsrs
in SOME Of the counties because the
county officers will not cooperate with
Federal agents, but on the contrary
pro,ecj the makers OF whisky. In such
counties mooGshine stills are running
nisat and doy. Federal officers must
avoid county officers If they would
flourish hope OF detecting proprie-
,ors or Illicit stills.
The situation Is familiar in other
States. The local "still house, as II
is called can no, be abolished BY leg.
sla.i-e enactment. as the large H.
ecnsei ana regulated distilleries might
70. Il ear be hidden, behind the brush
nd behind tie Coattails OF sympa.
taouc sfe-.Gs, and must be found be.
fore ID can he closed or DESTROYED. Il
is simple. cheap outfit which can bs
replaced and put again into operation
when tie hacks of officers are turned
- conHseation. .
The reputable distillery. operated
nn~er the law, and paying its part to-
N-rd the expenses OF the state and
county governments; contributing to
TIE schools, the roads and TO occasion
ar enterprises planned for the public
eerca,' may be put or OF the map by
iue making of law. II Is no, going
20 si.Nk in TIE woods with the fox. bur.
Wv in the Eyound with the Woodchuck.
or hS the county officers with par,
o, thC proceeds ~ rs business. There's
an end o, t.s,nl'ng as n large business
when there's a. end az i,s lesaEred
'.sulcry, bat :hc obscure neishAor-
boo3 whisky factory may continue.
z be clements entering into the make
~ ~ whisky are home grown and
easily secancd \ synpa,he,te neigh
'orhooa, even where TIE counts or
ee-S arc sCStere and iacorrup,iA,a.
acts IS a network o; protective alarm
signals Tor the u,Oonshine-.
Weere laws have Oeea passes 20
'Nci.-h ecoSr,2kins st race tracks.
nrj ~aere there Mas been an EFFORT
20 cctocce ere lass, pahlic gambling
~ rac'as has ended. hDt ;Ae concealed.
Mcre tsAtly doNH.t0wa. ail,,heyrsr
>No'r0on hss rNs Noen closed. The
rNecS wV-> e23o9 IN so~,e states. TIA
rSysnaos derived from them were
S,cppo1 T. Nrcedl4s ~ horses was
3.sc2Hrage 8 eehnna,e s-.err-sss
was scSN lsrs BLOW. hat ,Ae Asak-
makers conslnae3 10 fsstea On TIE IA
N0r - -sAe n,,,cc srS ne fc.ly q. he
n,kcy in san,Nlirs A'1ces wAseA posted
e'as oa rsces an ne vay trc- ws==s-
Neg - ElpEs,oa. =
Whe-c she sSo'ssA-,ers es asss..ssas
: eo2,N-aN'sto3 ne 6aestiNa aar ,As
s,nce~c ascccsse ~ tAe r9,sss - con
stser ts ro. Vne,Nec tassnlcrs ana sa.
.eoa owners eAn Ne ~, o7; Q. A1sS-
ncsA Nut veetNer ghe s>aNlrg ava seIs-
ne e. iNtoNl se9ts sen hs e.ass ~ gz,-
lnS iar ss,s''ers c.s ~ >Gssnes& &Gi
ssey acsns ggAs Ne altar e socsAi
uelisne tAe saNs;Sssasl regezsss wAscs
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eee4's>a eS sss sessex~ ter rrs s,i
a1srsrsal yeaeers2ca er he advocate
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