The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-09
BOOZE RUNNING
PROFITABLE IN
NORTH OF STATE
Vast Quantities of Liquor
Cross Border Near
Ogdensburg.
NO FEAR OF ARREST
Automobiles Make Ere
quent Trips Carrying
Case Load Lots.
HUGE AMOUNT is STORED
More Whiskey Being Con-
sumed Now Than Ever Be-
fore, Is Opinion.
HUGE AMOUNT is STORED

Hereiottb Is published the third of a
series Of articles setting forth the re-
suits Of an Investigation Of tCholesdte
liquor smuggling across the Canadian
border, made by staff correspond
ent Of THE NEW YORK HERALD tCho
travelled along the, border from Maine
| to Michigan for the purpose Of making
this Investigation. What the CORE
spondent found toiH be published in
these columns, day 6y day, through
the 1UeeL.
Special Despatch to THE NEW YORK HERALD.
OGDENsBURG, N. Y, Nov. s.--Any-
body who would like to know whether
liquor in large quantities Is crossing
the boundary from Canada into north
ern New York need only post himself
at night on any road between this city
and Malone or between Malone and
Plattsburg and watch it go by him In
case loads.
Running bootleg liquor is a thriving
profession in these parts. 1t Is con-
Quoted with little pretence at conceal
ment, and scores of young men who
money than they ever possessed In
their lives.
1t is perhaps because it is through
this section Of the country that so
much contraband liquor is run into
New York city itself that the profess
sional runners of these parts conduct
themselves with an offhand, oc. as one
might say. metropolitan, air. Their
cars go whizzing along the roads by
day as well as night; their fear Of
arrest and conhscation appears so
slight that on their night runs they.
keep their headlights at full tilt, and
the holder of them instead OF keeping
to secluded roads run their cars
through the largest towns in plain
sight OF such officials as care to see.
One other thing stands out clearly In
respect to rumrunning through north
ern New York. Many OF the runners
who take Canadian booze down to the
metropolis bring back cargoes OF liquor
from that city for use in this region.
The traffic from New York city north
ward has only set in of recent weeks. 1t
exists because the quality of liquor COM
ing from Canada Is so doubtful that fas-
tdious and careful drinkers will have
none OF it.
Towns Full of Booze.
There is plenty of liquor stored all
over northern New York. Plattsburg Ia
full of It. 80 is Malone. this city, Os-
wego. WATERFOWL. Rome. Utica and
Syracuse. Syracuse. according to re-
port and in keeping with certain pride
it has always had in itself as centre
Of vivacity and in proportion to Its
population and mileage. Is rated as the
brisSest liquor tapping city anywhere
north of the big city itself since pro-
hibition set I'm II has consumed small
ocean OF Canadian alcohol. Recently.
like other sophisticated centres. II Is
drawing the best of it's booze supply
from New York
But although the best OF liquor here
abouts no longer comes from Canada
there is plenty Of high grade stuff stored
all along the st. Lawrence Valley and
any one with a thirst and the readiness
to pay s12 to SIS quart for 1t can get
what he wants within reason.
A trio of commercial travellers spent
the night at Malone few nights ago
and wanting refreshment asked the first
taxi driver they met II he could get
them any He took them aboard, drove
them a mile out of town and into
barn. The first floor of the barn was a
storehouse OF liquor Of almost every
kind. Its owner lighted an electric light
that hung from a rafter in the middle
of II and while the door, sufficiently
large to admit load Of hay, stood open
to the road, asked his customers TO Sc
lect FOR themselves whatever liquor they
desired They took. couple OF bottles
of rye whiskey one Of Scotch and bot
tie OF gin and paid $50. Before they
went away the man in the barn told
them that he ran only first class
Mace" and that all his liquor was as IL
appeared on the labels. gave them mis-
telephone number and asked them TO
recommend him to their friends He
had made n good deal of money in the
illegal liquor trade, he said. but was
growing little tired of the risk and had
determinod to sell off his stock by
enring and to 20 into some legitimate
line"
A story illustrative Of at least one
phase OF the nature of the noble Ameri-
can Indian Is being told here by host
who had a poker party at his house