The Washington times., 1920-11-28
BOOTLEG BANDITS
OUT-JAMES Jesse
Lie Armed in Wait to Rob
Rum Runners on Out
skirts of City.
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even looking back until reaching
HyattsVillc, where hC reported the
hold up to Constable Thomas V.
Garrison.
Stirred by the daring holdups, the
Prince Georges county authorities
are contemplating asking Governor
Ritchic, OF Maryland, TO have a de-
tail OF Company +, Maryland National
Guard. OF fayetteville, stationOed
along the boulevard at might in an
effort TO capturv the bandits.
DUE TO INCREASING THIRST.
Aud it's all due TO the apparent Ia
creasinE demand for whiskey and
other liquors. Private stocks have
dwindled and there Is an insistcnt
demand in some quarters for Whiskcy
and other intoxicating beverages. Of
course, whskcy j. the preference,
and a gOodly stock Of this type Of
intoxiCantS has a ready market at
a good price anywhere from $l2 to
$50 quart OF from 500 10 Sl25 a
case.
Police authorities admit that there
is great quantity Of liquor being
brought into the Capital. Despite the
police dragnct, the liquor conveyed in
automobiles passes the border-line
net of the police.
ITO prevent tho smuggling of
whiskey into the District" said a
police official today, "it would be
necessary to stop and search every
automobile"
TRIED, But ABANDONED.
Such action would create "A serious
situation. The police attempted this
method at one period of its campaign
h. Il
with severe criticism from Washing
tonians who were returning across
the District line from Maryland and
Virginia points.
Thousands of quarts of whisky
are being smuggled into the District
every week. Bootleggcrs are operat-
ing in every section Of the city, in
most 6f the big office buildings, and
in uear-heer saloons.
1t is said to be almost as easy TO
get quart of whIskey in Washing
ton as il is to purchase two ounces of
aromatic spirits of ammonia in a
drug store. Thai is. il you know
where the bootleggers hang out.
Some physicians attribute the ex-
tensivc traffic in bootleg whiskey
in the Capital to the fact that they
the physicians) are restricted in
issuing prescriptions to their pa
tents"
DANGEROJ FOR COPS
Whether this is true or not" said
Il police officer, II am not prepared to
say. But the policeman who, single
handed, attempts to stop a bootleg
ear in Il dark roadway takes his life
in his own hands. He is likely TO
face n volley of shots
most rrosperous citizens of Washing
ton. A few years back most of them
were lucky If they could get Sl2-
a-week salary. Today they sport
high-priced automobiles, wear the
finest clothing and jcwclry. Their
women friends also arc well provided
for.
An Illustration of the wealth of the
bootlcgEcr is demonstrated in n case
Witnessed several days ago a
prominent Washington business man
was Cooking over" n high priced
ear, one costing several thousand dol
lars, when "A colored man walked in
This man was recognized as "A boot
logger. Asked what he wanted: II
want a machine--thc best you got"
LOADED- WITH MONEY.
lie pulled a wad of 81 900 bills from
his pockets, selected his car. paid for
II in cash. and drove off with II.
The big bootleEgcrs only deal in
case lots OF whislkcy. However,
there are n score OF them in the Can't
tai who have dozen or SO agents.
These agents go about getting orders
and selling the whiskcy by the quart.
These scenes OF violence on the
Maryland roads must cease" dc.
clarcd Constable Garrison, of Hyatts-
willie. I'VE captured yesterday three
mon We suspect of being members OF
the road agent gang. At any rate.
We arc on the trail or one OF the
gang leaders. Yes. they are worse
than jesse James ever was.
Packers Hearing Soon.
That final arguments upon tNe big
packers plans OF selling their stock
90. L.. 4.