The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-10-13

Following re- ent gun battles IN
the West Virginia hills authorities
have decided 20 equip raidlng OIL
GERS and deputies with machine guns
IN order that they may be able to
cope with boOtleggers and moon
sinners without fear Of injury.
CHOSE gun battles" one sheriff
Is reported to have stated, prove
that those engaged in the making
Of moonshine In West Virginia have
reached a point Of desperation, and
we do not wish 20 take any chances
of having officers injured. Officers
armed with revolvcrs can no longer
cope with the situation. and when
ever we 60 on raids hereafter we
will be fully prepared. y
A raid In Harrison County re-
suited In the confiscati0n Of two
wash-boilcr stills and the arrest II
three alleged operators.
Following the receipt Of analytical
reports from his chemists, on sam
pies of alleged bonded whisky
taken by his agents near Huron, ;.
Oak. Federal Prohibition Director
w. O. knight declares that buyers
of Illicit "hootch" may be easily de-
ceived by the various mixtures offer
ed for sale as real whiskey. because
~ the art Of bottling, coloring and
otherwise substituting which boot
lepgers have developed The chem
lists reported that less than five per
cent Of the liquor seized was real
whiskcy. the other ninety-five per
cent being a connection Of various
noisons and notwithstanding po-
tons
Director James r. Davis Of Mich
igan rports 20 Federal Prohibition
Commissioner Haynes that his motor
boat patrol continues 10 function IN
a very satisfactory manner. motor
boat containing $50 cases Of beer
and ale 0stensibly bound for Cleve-
land. being captured near Monroe,
Michigan; l5-foot launch carrying
ten cases Of Canadian beer, near
Belle Island: and a 33-foot launch,
with thirty cases of Canadian beer
aboard, of Swanee Island Director
Davis Is much pleased with the re-
suits obtained By the use Of this
patrol and prophesies greater prog
ress in future enforcement by this
means.
West Virginia stills are being de-
stroyed by fire, according to report
received By Commissioner Haynes,
together with poisonous product. I'm
sanitary conditions are thus clarified
and the location rendered unfit as a
future location for stills.
Federal Prohibition Director Geo.
at
state is IN for a general ciean-up
along enforcement lines, IA which
0am1aign he has the promised sup
port az an state and local officials.
"The state laws of Kansas" says
Dire tor Wark. "dove-tall into the
provisions II the federal statute
Since there g. no penalty provided
Tor certain form Of violation under
the federal law that feature Is COW
cred bv the state law. We can thus
get violators n every count For
instance, the federal statute pro-
yidcs no penalty for mere possess
ION Of quor hut the Kansas State
law does provide a renaltv for this
violation; and, on the other hand.
where Kansas has no law 20 punish
a man for having a still in his pos
session, the federal law provides a
rcnaltv For that violation and state
~ ais will be required % report
such cases To federal officials, while
federal authorities are requested o.
Do the same when the situation IS
reversed This procedure gives the
deral and state department a cross
fire on the hootleggers and violators
4. a.
and we feel that the concerted effort
of an enforcement officials will re-
sult in general cleanup for this