The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-12-20
MOONsHINE INDUSTRY SHOWS
RAPID GROWTH IN SOUTHERN
STATES.
Revenue Agents Increased and Wo-
men and Children Sent to Jail.

Washington, Dec. 18.-The moon
shine industry in the States of Ten
nessee, Georgia and Alabama has
grown to such dangerous proportions
that the government has found 1t
necessary to greatly augment its
force of revenue agents in those
states. This was done on the state
ments of the civil authorities that
they could no longer control the sit
uation.
For the first time in the history
Chattanooga, women and children are
being sent to Jail by federal courts
for Illicit distilling. A half dozen
women, including both white and
black, are under indictment in the
Federal District Court here for dis
tilling liquor and brewing beer. Two
have been tried already and SEN
fenced to Jail.
In charge to a grand jury in
/ the Federal District Court at Chat
tanooga, the first of the month,
Judge Edward Il. Sanford declared
that in view OF the revolution that
prohibition has produced in Tennes-
see, Georgia. and Alabama in the
moonshining industry he would here
after impose heavy fines against
both moonshiners and bootleggers.
Men of means have entered the in
dustry and the policy of the court
will be to punish them through their
pockets as well as by sending them
| to Jail. In most cases where con-
viction follows trial, fines Of from
$500 to $1,000 and a year in Jail will
be imposed.
Two Boys Sentenced.
Two boys have been sentenced to
Jail in Chattanooga at this term of
court for moonshinging. They are Jo-
| seph and Jesse Carver of Polk Coun-
| ty, Tenn. The younger is IL years
old, while the older brother is is.
They were caught operating a small
still in the mountains of Polk Coun-
ty, east of Chattanooga.
The state courts are filled with
cases against violators of the pro-
hibition laws. The Criminal Court
i at Chattanooga has about 100 cases
on the docket. The State Attorney
General says that there has been
an Increase Of more than 80 per
cent in thirty days of cases for the
FIRST week OF the November term of
the Criminal Court and As per cent
OF them were for violation Of the
prohibition laws.
The war between moonshiners and
revenue officers throughout the
mountainous sections Of the South
N continues to hold first place in the
matter Of law enforcement. Between
October is and November 10 the
capture of eighty-three moonshine
stills were reported at Knoxville,
Chattanooga and Birmingham by re-
venue officers.
Near Pelham, Ala, on November IL
two revenue officers who had gone
into the mountains on the hunt for
moonshine stills we're surrounded by
moonshiners. and fight resulted. in
which two men were fatally wound
ed. The officers in some way got
word to their headquarters in Blr-
mlngham of the danger that threaten
ed them A large posse Of revenue
officers went to the rescue and sue
ceeded in iiberating the two depu-
ties, who, in the meantime had been
captured by the wildcatters When
! this posse was seen approaching the
rendezvous sof the wildcatters, the
latter released their prisoners ant
Edward Paul Breashear. leader Of
the band Of wildcatters. was captured
and is in Jail at Birmingham, witt
his associates In crime threatening t.
60 to Birmingham and release him
All OF these wildcatters were heavil,
armed. The raiding officers found ;
loroa oftil in narration and dpgfrOv
ed II. They captured 300 gallons o
whiskey and 5000 gallons Of beer
\ all OF which was hauled to Birming
ham by wagons
y Hunters Discover stu.
N wild turkey hunters in the noun
q tains, west Of Chattanooga. unex