Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-23
ROAD OF BOOTLEGCERs
PROVES DIFFICULT PATH
Transportcrs Find Themselves
Hcdscd In by Officers, Even
in Wet Territory.
COMBINE FORCES
Obstacles in Bringing In Contraband
Send Prices Skyroclicting-Doub
full Brands Sold for $12 Quart
by Those Willing 90 Take Chance.

Boot!egGcrs who successfully carry
any quantity of liquor into Richmond
these days arc being forced to run IL
gauntlet. the difficulties OF which may
be compared to those OF Indian days
Federal, police and prohibition agents
have combined in one OF the StrictcS:
barriers against booze carriers since
Virginia was voted dry. From the mo-
inent whisky is purchased in Baltimore
piainclotheS men are trail of trans
porters. and the authorities claim but
little wet goods has reached here dur
ing tho past two weeks.
indicating the scarcity Of holiday
goods at this time, pcddlerS are ro-
ewing sl2 a quart for their doubtful
brands, and even at that figure cannot
supply the demand. Prices paid for
genuine spirits OF known quality go
even higher.
FEDERAL OFFICERS on
ALL SoijrtIBOUND TRAINS
Federal officers arc said TO be aboard
practically every car and train leav-
ing Baltimore for Washington Pas
svhscrS are warned to dispose of what
ever liquor they may have before
reaching the Distric. OF Columbia line
w Wherever persons are suspected OF
having ardent spirits. their baggage is
searched and the liquor con,iscatcd.
othcf officers meet every train in
Washington. carefully scanning and
searching suspicious baggage and per-
sons Moro men ride the trains TO the
NirSlnia line, where they are met by
mcnt who continue the search.
nus, by the time passengers reach
Hichmond. officers claim there is little
liquor left for the thirsty ones here
VINO were planning jubilant Christmas
ahu New Year celebrations
All highways also are being guarded
y: pr9hibitton officials, although it wis
stated yesterday That several auto.
moOil. loads OF liquor have p,sse,,
Through the police lines during the mas,
, ,M2 Gays There was II report yes
',.I,I." mat hinc freight carloads of
WHISKY mad reached Richmond pnssi,,r
.n'o"Gn saturday night after a nor
ION 81 me contra band had been mn
, s.'i CarcfNl scrutiny of ali train;
INC tip came from such 81 rcii,hI
source mat the authorities arc inclined
10 bclicNc it,
STOCKS or INDINIDraLS
ARE NOW At Low Enu
.acH OF arrests in Richmond on
urges OF transporting liquor has boen
,"ttte'h!c during the past few day:
oHi! u lew men have been tak,n in,n
'.S.o"N' ana they had hut small ounno
''i'S IN thcir possession
Prohibition officials have mad, ~
",cTouS arrests at Alexandria. tho firs,
in..p nn STSihia, after leaving Wash
~ i; ,o" niSo several ut Frederick sburr
is understood that the Virri,,; ~
thorities have men in Hai,inG,n tmi.' nu-
owns suspicious visitors from pioh
81, H. VINO are believed 10 have CONC
MIN b., ,u 20 nrinE back whisky This
rests '. ' le;Sult"d in a number of ar
~ ,Hccordins to officials
ME individual stocks of Hnuors
,h,, "elnS rapidly exhausted, il is stn,n:I
dr rns .hs supply Of the local dispensing
,t"SSist is low. Influenza n,t;nm,9
nave demanded a great ouantity " ~ NJ
b avin,, Lea whisky. almost 1000 Tlarts
nnn.lhs been issued during tho n,on NIL -
imre ,,o,,I recording 10 records i'm iIms,.
Prescriptions prcscp,od
c,nr, dispenser are filed with tho
nrcsc,i nnu IN practically every case thc c
liquor was ihhEsician has stated the
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