The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-08

liquor in and on them that brought
them into conflict with the law.
They had obtained liquor to the full
extent of their capital and credit here
in Burlington and with 1t had gone to a
spot adjacent to property operated as
supply station by the Texas OIL Com
pany There hunger had descended upon
them and while one OF them went to
forage for food the two others made
up a fire with which to cook It. The
cold heart OF the Texas OIL Company
has no place in It for a man or men
who would build fire near refinery.
The police were notified and interrupted
Snnderson, Dohney and Meddte at
their revels. A duck was upon the
spit and another was in the process OF
plucking. and liquor was all about and
around. In court the next day the men
said they had gotten their liquor out
of town." but were surprised to learn
that they had been roasting duck and
conceded that the liquor which they had
must have inspired them to go find 1t.
Following their arraignment the court
gave it's attention to one Frederick
Cornler, who had been found sonnolent
in a power boat on Lake Champlain.
There seems to have been general
attempt on the part OF many men In
Vermont to drown their sorrows over the
recent week end" said the Judge upon
the bench. IT would recommend to such
as contemplate emulation OF their ex-
ample that they keep away from Lake
Champlain lest they drown their cor
poreal bodies also"
Roads Travelled Nightly.
TT might be expected that Lake
Champaign, extending more than half
way down the western border OF the
state. would be Of great service to the
rum runners. affording them water
way for their freights easy to travel
by fast motor boat and safe for their
prrpose since a man with an Illegal
cargo may always pass IL overheard
when pursuit Is hot But the runners
seem to disdain It, Whiskey carried by
lake transport has to be handled -FOUR
tines between starting point and destina-
tion--paclsed in an automobile at the
border, thence to a boat, thence to an
other car and unloaded finally at Its
terminal point--and the runners have
discovered that there Is no need OF All
this handling, expense, exposure and de-
Law The roadwnys of the State not
only afford speedier transportation than
water travel. but the runners have be-
come convinced by experience that few
cars are halted and fewer detained by
Government agents 1t is denied on oil!
hands that anybody IL paying tribute
or receiving IT, but mono the less the
roads are travelled by the booze cars
almost openly night after night.
1t is an open secret that any in
dividual citizen, II he Is not In the booze
business and merely desires little
LIQUOR for the days trip or for household
supply can go on up into Canada on any
bright day and get what he wants and
not be molested.
Hundreds of cars cross the line every
Saturday and Sunday. A case OF whiskey
is not regarded as an unreasonable pri-
vnte gentleman's supply BY certain en-
forcing agents. and countless cars have
been stopped on the road, and their drlv-
ers, after the discovery has been made
that there are only dozen or less than
dozen bottles on board. directed to
proceed on their way. Some of the
agents justify this. They maintain. in
the first place. that there are so few OF
them for the task in hand that they