The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-12-08
Untold GALLONS
Of WHISKY STORED
-r-
c,oselv Guarded But
Great Quantities
Are Stolen
OWNERS IN DILEMMA
Want 10 Withdraw Liquor
But Are Not Sure Of SUI
preme Courts Position

T., ooo oo0 gallons Of whisky stored
to warehouses; In the Pittsburgh dis
~ .rc, The bootleg value Is $S26.-
Se0 900. according to present quota
,,ons OF course. there Is some
,,nrtnations ,,v@t in Pittsburgh bootleg
,,,ces There is sort OF bull"
market. so far as prices are con-
"arred wha the enforcement Off
csrs get too active and the whisky
,u,ners pass the word to "lay off
awhile" In such cases the supply.
uhere whisky may be bought. gets
snarce and profiteers take advantage
N The situation and send prices up.
! But tho minute the dry agents re-
their vigilance there is a flood
N whlsAy and bear" market fol-
lows.
derful espionage system. 1t reaches
,yerywhein and In even rcputed to
have rainifications even into some
pre,ty hich spots, too. At any rate
The whisky runners and all those hav-
ing a hand In the Illicit selling and
handling of contraband liquor are
unusually well informed. Their es-
pionase system has been jokingly
compared TO the old Russian third
ton" never had anything on the
rum rings spy system. None Of the
master minds have ever been appre-
hended and few Of the lesser lights.
II is only the pikers who land in fed
eral court.
Warehouses Robbed.
Warehouses near Pittsburgh have
ksn boldly robbed and truckload
ster truckload OF whisky stolen.
About all the thieves got away safe
y. Thousands upon thousands OF
gallons of whisky have trickled out
Of the warehouses into unlawful
hands.
Since the United States supreme
court decision permitting whisky to
be withdrawn in legal manner, Il
Is expected the 100000 gallons
still in the warehouse in the Pitts
burgh district will move faster. The
owners are expected to not lose
much time getting their whisky out
OF these warehouses lest the thieves
beat them TO 1t. OF course, the
thieves cant steal all Of the 10000
600 gallons. but IL they keep up
their activities in the future equal
to those in the past year or no. they
Will make pretty big dent in the
available supply. SO It In expected
whisky owners will act quickly.
AZ prohibition headquarters. in
me Bowen building here. 1t is stated
mat the release OF the 1900, 900
gallons now in storage will have no
nullifying effect on the Volst ca d
amendment. Local federal au;hvri-
tles are awaiting the revenue depart
ment Interpretation of the United
states supreme court decision.
should the internal revenue com.
missioner decide that the whisky
s"hot be Withdrawn, the owners OF
ne Whlsky are likely to seek an in
junction from the federal court re-
aralning the revenue department
rom interfering with their viii.
urawals. Around the federal buiX-
ing u was believed that the issuo
would again reach the United States
ssupteme court for a more definite
Interpretation. A'''e
so. Decision Is Disputed.
state Prohibition Direc,or VI,
""ashe iiindman and Prohibition
msent-ln-charge Charles C. Gregg
%s'dIh %ss that the supreme court Dc |.
In a. oIs,he race of II does not pro-
wb's, ,iovthe wholesale release Npf
rn.S, from government or com
ma warehouses;. Director Hind .
"tbn n characterized the Interpretation
,as WHISKY could DO withdrawn
,rn CON mtrcial warehouses unon
sensical'' "' utterly non
Both Both the director and Aren,-,n
"arse to,,s ireYg forsee Immense ali.
c.n,it u,t'eS Id the apprehension and
s;is,uon of dry law yioIators
clart me revenue department d.
warehouses;. 'tao'S from
ara Should the whiskey now IN s,or
az, s,, oe released" said Gregg dr.
copntr, copt,vnient , SQUADS throughout the
persnn, WI have to increase their
won,d w'nei at least 500 per cent" Tn Is
tn,H ~ eltall an expense mounting
"'o the millions. '""''"s
..,. .,.eo,ding 20 Mr.. Gregg. az M,
remon OF the liquor withdraw wes pe.
comos Vu on fake permits. .Nnu
our FMS ms possible multiplication % ~,
torcer.eo PIES. The Prohibition en-.
Gresrs lot is exceedingly tn,,.h !,
ss Tss concluded. 'oush'
pittsshb, olg point being raised IN ,,o
whlsEv 81 district Ia whethey
warebgo,,'sio wfg stored in the governman,
generoii,ss genTnses can be withdrawn. II :.
men E n,, believed that tho reyan,,s -
eon,'I WI mold that the sunn,,, ts
novod "a warehouses can no. 81
gallon rhere are stiIl miIIio,s e,
w1s ,warohss OF whisky In the s eowern o!
l1jc, '"ses In the Pittah,,r.,