The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-12
EXPECT BIG CHECK
TO RUM RUNNING
New Hampshire Officials
Say Quebec Soon Will
Shut Off Supply
GREAT QUANTITIES
CACHED ON BORDER

Liquor Gang Anticipated Legislation-'
VIII Give Officers Few Months Ac
tfvity-Master Mind Directs Business
from Boston.
CONCORD. y. H.. May 12.-The no
torious New England booze ring" with
headquarters in Boston. faces a prompt
and bitter end TO its supply Of Illicit
liquar because of the stringent law put
in effect May l in the Province Of Que
bee, in Canada, according to statements
BY Jonathan II. Lewis, state prohibition
commissioner; George II. Whitcher, fed
cral prohibition enforcement officer. and
the three federal agents who fight the
traffic in this state.
There will be lively times this spring
and early summer ON northern New
Hampshire highways. however. before
the supply which has been cached OH
both sides of the line in anticipation of
the Quebec laws provisions j. rushed
All Of the officials declare that the
worst is over so far as the continued
supply from Canada is concerned, new
crtheleSS. and that hereafter rum rum
ners will have a great deal of trouble
securing anything like their old supply
from across the line.
The booze runners have anticipated
this Quebec law declared Commissioner
Lewis. but the chances of their getting
large amounts after the present supply
is exhausted would seem to be pretty re-
Mir. Lewis added that he had played
basketball. baseball and tennis in his
school days, but that the game of
fighting the rum runners is the SPORT
est of them all.
rsFFgr FsY4nn al fn "a
the same way he said. Most of those
arrested take it as part of the game and
hold no grievance.
Busy Season Ahead.
, Both agents and executives are look
ing for a busy spring and summer in
this state, nevertheless. A. well AZ may
be with the staff available they are
watching the principal ports of entry
along the Vermont border. at Beecher' $
Falls, Wells River, Bellows Falls and
! other places.
/ The rum runners like to como across
from Vermont. said to be a center for
the Canadian traffic at these points and
] follow the state roads southwark, avoid
| ing large towns and cities until they
| strike the Massachusetts line.
| Mr.. Lewis was asked what nc thought
| of the law that went into effect in Que
/ bee county. Canada. May l. and its eff
| feet on rum running in New Hampshire.
| The quebec Law.
Mr. Lewis stated that commission
has been appointed in the Province of
Quebec having full charge of the liquor
/ business 4 wholesaler can only obtain
prices from or through this commission
and before any wholesaler can purchase
any liquor he must have a permit from
/ the commission.
The wholesaler cannot sell indiscrimi-
( nateIy to anyone. but must sell only ia
! afoi lars Nrhp have UprmItS from tine
commission to sell at retail. The re-
taller is supposed to keep records similar
| to the sixth class druggist license records
of this state in local option time, con-
| tanning the name of the person purchaS-
| ing the liquor and for what purpose the
| liquor is 70 be used. Only one quart
can be sold 20 any one person in one
dav.
| Mr. Lewis declared that il the law is
carried out properly. it IS going to be
difficult for q party to get an automobile
load or any fair amount.
The business of rum running" i now
down to a science says the federal
agents Cars 90 miles out of their way
on the crossroads to escape. 1t is n case
of matching wits all along the line.
Headquarters in Boston.
The Headquarters Of the ring. or the
derstood TO be i'm Boston. There they
figure out everything in a business WAY
hire the drivers and arrange for the
1 purchase of the liquor, The drivers OF
the booze cars are generally young
lmcn who have a spirit of daring and
are willing to take a chance for the
sport there is in it, combined with the
reward they receive provided they cs
cape capture.
) If one of these drivers is captured ano
taken to court in most cases an agent
of the Headquarters pays his fine ano
onY4rga1 If IN rAra
vent the runner from going to Jail.