The Nevada County picayune., 1922-10-19
THE LAWLESSNESS OF THE
 LIQUOR TRAFFIC.


 Never mind the liquor element The question is settled. sentiment is grow ing iii favor of prohibition, and the op- position to it vii die natural death." Of course it will die, but meanwhile it is doing all the mischief possible few of the tactics of those carrying on the campaign are briefly stated herewith that our readers may be on their guard against the inSidious suggestion. Let it alone"
 Liquor interests have sci for them selves the task of bringing about in the various states and municipalities the election of judges and executive offic- ials who will be lenient with the rum runers and the bootleggers. Their prop osition is 10 make the enforcement of the Nolstead Act as difficult as pos sible for the Federal prohibition agents, and at the same time create state of disgust with the conditions and q consequent willingness on the part of the people to allow the return of light wines and beer so as to relieve the situation In some parts of the count ry it is reported by the press that there houses by means of liquor money, ex- picit instructions being given the pre- tended proprietorS to run the places in a most objectionable manner, so that decent citizens will be disgusted and come to believe that to have licensed places where mild beverages containing small amounts of alcohol may be sold l is better than lawlessness.
 Frederic W. Vile. the newspaper correspondent. in his articles on the activities of the bootlegging combine, 1 tells of an offer made to the Federal lest tand wettest) states in the Union of $1000 case to release 250,000 cases of whisky from bonded warehouses single brihe of S2.500,000'
 One T. <. Senator admitted that he was offered S250 900 for his influence in prohibition affairs. He declares, by the way. that he is quite wiling to vote for budget of three times the S9.125,- GOO that Prohibition Commissioner Haynes is asking for, to carry on the enforcement work for another year.
 A subterfuge resorted to by the boot logger, whereby he avoids all risk and at the same time satisfies the customer who desires liquor of illegal percentage. is the sale of materials concentrations or essences for home preparation, ac- companied by negative directions which caution the user to refrain from certain combinations or measurements lest il- legal product result
 The New Jersey State Federation of charge that in the state "bOotleggers are rampant, that officials cannot or will not see that offenders are brought to justice" and that Federal officials grow rlcn Dy ucitiluiiS oui CohSI'I" tion and laws"
 Breweries whose owners state that they are in favor of keeping the law as long as it is law, are violating 1t con stantly, as in the case of the five large Chicago breweries. Injunctions to close these were asked for in August, on the ground that they had been making beer of illegal alcoholic content.
 The Federal enforcement officers for Massa chussettS recently issued a state ment concerning an alleged conspiracy to flood the illicit liquor market with | pure" grain alcohol. obtained through redistillation of rubbing alcohol, where by poisonous ingredients were supposed | to be removed, but which caused many fatalities to those buying and drinking it. Several hundred gallons were seized by prohibition officers and analysed,