The Washington times., 1918-10-24
W, B. ANDA. RUNS
BOOTLEG SPECIALS

Liquor trafic between Baltimore
and Washington has sweIled to such
proportions that the Wellington Bal
timore, and Annapolis railway has
found It necessary to put nvo extra
trains in daily operation.
These extra trains are exclusively
for the use Of persons bringing liquor
from Baltimore TO Washington. and
after being in operation eight days
have gained the name Of ''bootleggers'
speciaIs."s It Is estimated that not
less than ATTY barrels Of whiskey are
brought into Washington daily on
these special trains.
The railway also has found It neces-
sary to designate points In Baltimore
and Washington for the disembarka-
tion of the bootleggers. and these
points are known as "bootleggers' ter
minalA"
Special LIa1or StSA
For passengers without liquor the
terminal In Baltimore ls near the mid
die OF the city. but the ,bootleggers
and other liquor carriers leave the
trains five blocks away. At EutaW and
Pratt streets. In Washington the
non-liduor passengers are allowed to
leave the trains at any point between
the city limits and the regular ter
minal at Fourteenth street and New
York avenue northwest. but the liquor
carriers have been given their own
disembArling point at Fifteenth and
II streets northeast.
''The new plan is to be continued" /"
said J. ]. Doyle. general manager OF
the railway company, to q Times re-
porter today In commenting on the
sight-days' trial given the Bootleg
gers specialA"
Foreed To Adopt PlaA-
we were forced to adopt this new
system Of transporting the liquor car
iers when II become apparent that the
practice Of allowing these carriers to
ride in the regular trains was becoming.
unbearabls to the regular patrons Of our
line who do not carry liquor. The new
Elan has been elective In separating
the liquor carriers from the other pas
sengerS, and thus has served the pur-
poss for which Il was inauguated-"
Some Of the special trains consist Of
five cars, with q sixth added on Satur-
days and Sundays and to handle hoI-
day erOWdA The average number Of
cars per train Il between three and
four. and according to officials Of the
line, between 800 and 30 people are car
ried into Warrington each day on these
trains. fully S Per cent OF them carry
ing liquor.
An official Of the company who has
been watching this liquor traffic
stated that for hts own information
he had been making an estimate of
the amount Of the liquor carried into
Washington each day. He said:
Fifty Barrels Daily.
"I allow, on a moderate estimate,
two gallons Of liquor to each large
suitcase and, not counting separate
parcels Of one or two bottles. I an
absolutely certain that at least atty
barrels oe liquor are carried 70 wash
lngton. each. day. i am reasonably
satisfied In my. own mind thai the
amount Is greater, and think that 1t
IL safe to say that as much as
seVeuty-Iive to 100 barrels comes over
on the booze trains some days"
These special trains leave Balti-
more at 10, u, 2.04, 4, and o'clock
No person with liquor in his posses
sion is permitted to take trains for
Washington at the mid-city terminal
In Baltimore, but Is required to take
one leaving the Eutaw and Pratt
street station
In spite OF the fact that liquor Is
drunk openly on the Bootleggers' Spe-
cials. members of the train crews
state that they have had no trouble
in controlling their passengers
aaOf eoursa there Is shouting and
loud talking, laughing, and some
times, when some one gets lit up
we have a good deal of swearing, but
outside of this we have no trouble"
said the conductor OF one OF the
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