The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-04-08
SPREADS IN
ALL PARTS
OF COUNTRY
Star Survey Shows Nation
wide Disregard Of the
Prohibition Laws

Bootiegging has become the ma.
tional crimcl
Illicit manufacture and sale oi
whisky are being conducted on ar
immense scale all over the country
Thousands OF revenue agents con.
stantiy unearth new headquarters
of these bootiegg-rs. They rout them
out OF mountain fastncrsea. They
uncover stills concealed In exclusive
In the large cities.
But despite this governmental
activity hootiegxins Increases. So
keen has the whisky-runnlnx compe.
tition become In recent months that
In many cities the market IN glutt~d
and the price has been cut In half.
As fast as government agents
learn the secret methods OF trans
porting liquor the booticggcrs inven,
new ones
The enornisy Of the bootiegxins
business and tho extent to which
shown In this survey os the situation
thruout the country which has been
made by The Star.
DETROIT
DETROIT. April S.--Boosleggrrs
use airpianes to land Canadian
liquor on the Michigan peninsula. a
fleet OF eight or 10 operntinE nightly
near the 500. They land =, different
places. guided by ssarchiights- Boats
smuggle liquor across the river In
summer. sleds In wiafer. anthorities
estimating 1900 gallons arrivc daily.
The supply Ia plentiful st $3.50 .
quart.
MEMPHIS
MEMPHIS. Tenn. April g.
Headquarters are here for Southern
boctieggers. They operate In fast
autos. not hesitatinr TO run over OF.
fIclals who try to stop them. Planes
bring liquor from Caruthersviiie,
one has been captured. Railroad
tank cars have been found with sec.
sions OF the tanks filled with isauor.
Booze Is smusrisd In false trunk
bottoms. In barrels Of saucrkraut.
vinegar and moiasses. Autos brins
In Cuban liquor from Florida. Bond
ed whisky sells at SIS n quart. corn
whisky at 81 n half pint. Officials
say 5000 quarts weekly are snug
xisd In. Fifty bootieggers arrested
monthly.
HELENA
HELENA. Mont. April s.-The
liquor traffic is big and growing
bigger. Moonshine In SIS q quart,
bonded whisky SIS. Airplanc is used
TO cross border. Prospeciors and
sheep herders use pack animals tc
transport II In mountains. A decoy
auto loaded with coiorcd water re-
Gently was sent ahead TO be stopped
by officials, leaving tho road open
10 a caravan of booze cars. Itine-
rant tin peddiers' stocks are found
filled with liquor. A raid on a soft
drink parior revealed squirt guns
with two-drink capacity.
NEW YORK
NEW YORK. April s.-Liauor II
easy 10 get In any quantity. II II
sold openly with little attempt ai
coneealmcnt Rye and bourbon
costs 81 to 80 quart Scotch and
brandy is - TO siz. Drinks over bar
go at 30 to 80 cents. or In fancy tea
pots Mt restaurants from rs cents "a
81. The quality Is getting poorer
owing 10 Commissioner Enright'
order TO police to aid prohibition
agents. also 20 the state enforcement
act placing responsibility on local OF
ficials who In the past have passed
the buck 10 government agents.
SAN FRANCISCO
SAN FRANCISCO. April 81
Trucks bring wine here from the
wine districts. Australian steamers
bring whisky and gin. Moonshine
IN IS a quart. bonded goods $40 "a
s2s. Wine is sold freely. one variety
containing rs per cent alcohol being
displayed In groceries and drus
stores and sold over bars even as
cocktails. Real beer is served with
meals in some restaurants. Three
thousand prohibition cases In court
one federal Judge; dry law enforce
ment greatly handicapped.
INDIANAPOLIS
INDIANAPOLIS, April SIT IL
estimated 1000 quarts OF liquor are
made here monthly. Bonded goods
are ti5 to t1s n quart: mule" SIS a
gallon. Much colored moonshine IL
sold as bonded goods. Latest tricks
of bootleggers: hollow canes holdinp
three or four drinks. womnn's skiri
with "half-pint pockets" liquor con
cealed in loaves of bread. hauling
booze In hearse.
ATLANTA
ATLANTA, April s.--Bootlegger,
are operating on a big scale. Corn
Iiquor, conveyed In cans and no,
water bottles, sells for $40 a gallon
wholesale: brandy si2 n quart and
Scotch SIS. Bonded goods are SNUG
gled in from Nassau and Bimini to
Georgia and Florida coost. l.. j
Cnatt. r. &. prohibition supervisor
says much bunco booze, containing
pepper sauce and colorcd water, Ia
sold under fake revenue stamps.
JACKSONVILLE
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, April B.
Quart bottleF, made In the exact
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