Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-04-04
PROH| MEN RECEIVE
THREATS OF VIOLENCE

MIAMI, Fla. April IL. G. Mutt
and his prohibition squadron return
ed to Miami today from Nassau and
told of warnings of personal vio-
lence received by them and what
they believed was an attempt to sink,
their boat during their visit to- the
British bahama islands capital.
A short time after their arrival
in Nassau, the American consul
warned them to be on their guard.
they declared. Two hours later,
while cruising in a glass bottom
boat, they were approached by an
other boat carrying a half dozen
rough looking individuals.
eve will get you and your crowd
if you don't leave Nassau" one of
the men aboard the other craft
shouted.
A number Of women tourists
aboard Mr.. Nuts boat became ex-
cited, they declared, and the skip
per turned back to the dock. Mutt
said that had there not been women
aboard he believed violence would
have been developed.
The threat, according to the pro-
hibition agents, had nothing to do
with their return to Miami today.
Considerable information came
into possession of the prohibition
men during their tour of investiga-
ton of liquor sources in an effort
to stop smuggling. Mr.. Mutt said.
Officials at Nassau he stated, ex-
pressed their desire to cooperate
with him as much as possible.
Nassau officials, it was said, arc
Investigating the "doctoring" of
liquors and the Bahama assembly
yesterday adopted a resolution de-
claring it unlawful to import mar
cotics.
Mr.. Mutt tonight forwarded re.
port of his recent trip to Havana
and Nassau to Prohibition Commits
sloner Haynes. 1t said in part:
conference in Nassau resulted
in determination by Bahama officials
to eliminate Bahama as a LIQUOR
port to concentrate at Nassau as
a step Ey the British government to
supervise and make smuggling more
difficult. The British government
also investigated the rectifcation
of Cuban alcohol into doctored
liquor to prevent its sale to Amer
leans.
THE immediate result of our trip
to Nassau was the introduction in
the Bahamas assembly of a resoIu-
ton prohibiting the importation of
narcotics. Nassau officials are
agreeable to the detail of American
agents in Nassau to secure inforrna-
ton. American agents at several
ports, including Havana and Mas
sau, together with fast chasers, in
my opinion, will reduce smuggling
80 per cent.
AT Havana our visit with the
American consul proved most fruit |
full and as q result, acting upon his |
suggestion, I shall recommend to
Commissioner Haynes that at least
two agents be added to the Ameri- |
can consulate for the purpose of
supplying the prohibition and mar
cotic units with information con- |
corning the illegal TRANSPORTATION
OF liquor and drugs"
Mr.. Mutt also said that while in |
Cuba he witnessed the movement !
Of so much alcohol to island points |
that it led him to suspect that it !
was being rectifed or doctored, |
which he later proved to his "full,
est satisfaction"
Evidence was found at Havana"
Mr.. Mutt stated, that liquor is be.
ing compounded from Cuban alco-
hol and placed in bottles with false
bottoms or camouf1aged with fake
labels. Such liquor is-openly mar.
keted IN Havana. The fact is, that
possessors of real whisky anticipate
decided raise in price, as the
available supply becomes scarcer,
and bootleggers are peddling coun-
terteit connections in practically
every instance.
THE shipment Of nearly 200
drums of Cuban alcohol to Nassau,
transported on the same vessel OH
which took passage from Havana,
precipitated an investigation at
Nassau by assembIymen, and they
stated that while they recognized
liquor as a legitimate commodity,
they would take steps to- prevent
the American public from impcsi-
ton