The Washington times., 1922-12-16
BY WILLIAM j. McNULTY.
Copyright. 1879. BY Cosmopolitan
News Service.)

II. JOdN'S, New Brunswick,
Canada, Dec. 16.-By automobile.
train, aircraft, schooner, steamer,
motor boat, Canadian liquor is
deluging the United States. From
the Canadian maritime provinces
there Is veritable flood of poison
booze across the line from this
section; both the land and water
are utilized, and the guard against
booze running is negligible. 1t is
one of the simplest matters to
Smuggle booze from Canada to the
United States, especially when the
smuggling is done by the powerful
groups now operating.
On . Huge Scale.
For the past three years booze run
ming operations out of the Bay of
Fundy have been working up to a
huge scale. At the present time
there are ten hydroplanes engaged
In transporting booze out Of the Bay
Of Fundy to the :eew England and
New York and New Jersey seaboards.
There are 100 sailing craft engaged
In running booze from Bay % Fundy
ports to the United States. There
are also 100 motor boats and twenty
five steamers engaged In the traffic.
Some Of the steamers are OF the type
used during the war as submarine
patrols.
When the province Of Quebec
adopted liquor control within the
confines of that province, all OF the
private companies and individuals
on6aged in the wholesale liquor
traffic were compelled to depart. The
only haven of refuge left open was
Ct. John. According to the laws Of
New Brunswick, these firms were
allowed to locate in st. John, as ex-
portsrs only. That is, they were per.
mitted to ship liquor out of the
province but not to any point in
New Brunswick.
twenty-five OF these firms which
had bsen located In Montreal re.
noyed to st. John. and are now
maintaining offices and warehouses
there. In addition there are the
groups Of localities which have been
selling bootleg booze.
It u estimated that In the, city
Of st. John alone there are 5000
ning traffic. Not q day passes but
~ -
the port Of st. John or contiguous
Aarbors loaded with poisonous
Gome of these are loaded in broad
1ayiight while others are loaded
under cover Of darkness. In
STANCES have been known Of police
men aiding in the loading Of these
vessels. Cases have been known
of New Brunswick enforcement
agents, who are officially titled sin
gpoctors," appearing while a ves-
al was being loaded with whiskey
for shipment to o point on the
Long Island coast. The officers
thfS6tenod to seize the vessel and
booUo II 1.-THE bootlegBers did not
sAooane acroes," which they did
. the extent Of $500.
Outensibly all the boozerunning
asuft are destined for the West
inlieo. The vessels controlled By
tho firms holding export licenses
~ cleared at the 81. John customs
hol,so. for Nassau, in the Bahamas:
Ha@iiton, In the Bsrmudas; Kings
- - Jamaica, or some such port
n tie islands IN the Atlantic con-
troliSd BY tho British government.
f3NW0vor, these cafg0es' can be
foe,nA In tho United States soon
aft0T shipment out Of the Bay Of
TNrAy. There 10 : minimum risk
- the bootltggoS who lands his
e0n&D on the main coast. The
6ocSo - thence shipped BY auto
iuo6lIs To New York city. Boston
onA othsg cit1ee.
Big Hy6rsplaas CAres.
w-rA a. the hydroplaneu hayo
- eQuippsd to cary not less than
- thOusand bottles Of vhisksy.
- lssn ere cerripA - . crsw.
or oaS II thsss p1aies has bsea
aulrvhsnded. This occurred when
= niIpe was IN nesd Of gasoline and
100000 1t Jonssport. Ne. fish-
M oott1ememt-
~ colIsotor Of customs hap-
srno6 a1oug and espled one thou
SI1 bottles of Whisksy In canvsss
n ~ plane. He prumptly seised
tk6 naAns. atreetod thu pilot and
G7IngL and ceafigoated the 3hisksy.
1T ~ the ptIct's carsaeemess
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~ Httls settlement. creating .
T0S9 s6nsatio4. and ATTRACTING the
S{I{b Y0bulAtion.
6urang tho wihtsr the fAvceite
nSSSno Tor shipplns booss across
fSS 1l1e y BY water, bat the snip
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~ or truck. About fSvs or ~
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