The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1922-03-30
Number 13.
Booze Makers Gathered In.

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Booze Makers Gathered In.
According to notes before the writer,
many negroes Of Bossier Parish are en-
gagged in the making Of whiskey-or,
what is made and peddled out to the
unwary In the name Of whiskey. 1t
seems pity, and it is pity, for 1t is
clear that the unlawful traffic not only
may interfere with farming operations,
but is doing SO, to say nothing about
the demoralizing effect among the
laboring class that is thus encouraged
on q wholesale scale.
From Deputy Sheriff Job Wilson we
learned Tuesday forenoon that during
the past two weeks seven negroes had
been arrested and jailed for operating
stills, all being caught 'red-handed,"
one gathering up his "stew" of the
kitchen stove (while still quite hot)
and attempting to make of with it
when the officers approached. Deputy
Sheriff Marlborough, of Bossier City,
and others have spoken of the many
violations Of the law In this direction
now being pfacticed in the parish.
To say the very least, the man who
buys (at exorbitant price) and drinks
this homemade product is short-sight-
ed. After while it viii surely plant
him six feet under (which is not an
inviting refiection). That's as we see
It; perhaps not so with you. But the
time will soon come when the iniqui-
tous practice win become such stencil
In the nostrils Of the people that it will
be put down. The legislative bodies
have given us the protective laws, but
they are not effective because not fully
backed up by the people and no law
can be. Behind. the law stands the
masses. And only when ! the people
come forth and demand the enforce
ment OF such regulations as are under
discussion do they become effective.
The foregoing was written for the
issue Of the Banner dated the 18th, but
was crowded out. However, it is fuzzy
as timely to-day as then, and more 80.
perhaps, for the Illicit manufacture OF
strong drink (cal1 the death dealing
stun whiskey IL You must seems to be
growing instead of passing in Bossier
Parish, as 1t should be BY this time.
surely all reasoning people have seen
the utter futility Of the practice and
have come to recognize 1t as the pres.
ent monster evil of the parish. The
very same may be said OF many other
sections, we suspect.
rs No AsR
the subject first-hand. We have too
much respect for ourselves to seek to
make purchase, and wouldn't swal-
low teaspoonful OF the stun IL one
We're to make us present of barrel
OF 1t. We can sit right here in the Ban
rer Office and make inquiry OF those
who come and go and learn that very
much OF this so-called whiskey (some Of
1t containing tobacco juice, concentrat-
ed I've, cayenne pepper, rood alcohol,
and the like) Is being made and sold in
Bossier Parishand BY white people
as Well as negroes, so some viii tell you.
For shame! As IL there were not
many avenues open to the gaining Of a
decent livelihood through legitimate
effort. Why seek for gain by being q
violator Of the law and a sneak, and at
the same time you take your neighbor's
money contribute to poisoning him, or
to undermining his health, or to de-
thronfng his reason?
We are not rabid on this subject. but
We do hate an evil that grows until it
becomes curse, and such has become
the Illicit manufacture Of 'swliskey''
IN Bossier Parish. Again, 1t Is an abso-
lutely useless and senseless practice,
not to take into consideration the harm
ful results to innocent victims. II any
one win convince us Of sane reason
for the existence Of the curse, then We
Will be ready to detract what we have
here said. But In saying that We are
aware that no one will come forward
to champion the cause The man who
makes the stuff won't talk. and the man
who drinks It is ashamed Of the habit
he has acquired he should be.