The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1922-04-05
MAY ELIMINATE
LIQUOR SUPPLY
Mutt Thinks One Will Be Wiped
Out
REPORT TO HAYES
Personal Representative OF Prohibi-
ton Commissioner Ends Investi-
CATION in Florida

marizing the accomplishments of spe-
cial prohibition enforcement agents
working in this state under his direc
tion for the past several weeks, Col.
L. G.. Mutt, personal representative
Of Prohibition Commissioner Haynes,
expressed the conviction. in a report
to his chief tonight, that zone of the
greatest sources Of liquor supplies"
will be eliminated.
Colonel Mutt came here today to
confer with Florida East Coast rail-
road officials and tonight announced
that the railroad men would assist in
every way possible in preventing the
shipment by that road of illicit liquors
camoufaged as citrus fruits. Colonel
Mutt is preparing to leave the state
for Washington to report in person
to Mr.. Haynes.
Cooperation of public officials of
southern Florida in combination with
similar cooperation of public off,
cials Of the northern part Of the state
all working in close union with fed
eral agencies.
Activity and material aid on the
part Of customs officials and officers
Of the coast guard, operating in con-
nection with a feet of specially equip
ped and amply armed navy chasers,
making smuggling most hazardous
undertaking.
Helpful support in the way Of sup
plying information volunteered by Of
ficials Of the Cuban government
Announced intention by the Bahama
authorities to abandon Bimini as a
liquor port for the purpose of con-
centration at Nassau, making it nee
cssary for smugglcrs to traverse four
times the distance in order to bring
liquor into America.
, Action of railmay officials to aid in
every possible may to suppress ille-
gal transportation, making it impossi-
BILE to reach northern points with
smuggled goods.
This "combination Of achievement"
the report concludes, "consigns the
bootleg industry to natural death"
Washington, April ,4-Swift motor
boats will patrol the Niagara river
above and below the falls as we'll as
the water of Lake Champlain in a
war on Canadian smugglers, Pro-
hibition Commissioner Hyncs an
nounced today upon his return from
Buffalo, where comprehensive cam
paign was planned.
Plans for stopping the flow of H.
licit liquor into this country from
Canada, Mr.. Haynes said, were work
cd out in Buffalo in conference with
federal Prohibition Director Day of
New Yorv, officials of the custom,
and immigration services and the dis
trict attorneys office.
Rum smuggling across the Cana
dian border, he explained, despite the
cooperation of Canadian officials,
presents peculiar problem because
Of the Canadian law permitting liq-
uor exports while the American law
forbids alcoholic imports. However,
he declared, it was believed that a
fleet of fast motor boats would keep
the water clear of liquor runners.
New York, April Am airplane
patrol to chcckmatc bootlcggers who
ply bet, cen Canada and New York
in speedy motor cars will be the gov
ernmcnt's next move against rum
runners. A. l.. Thomas and Charles
Lecarren, prohibition enforcement
agents, predicted today upon their
return upon ten day tour Of in
vestigation along the Canadian bord-
er. They declared there seemed to
be no other way to stop the traffic
which was assuming larger and larg-
er proportions. One farmer told
them, they said, that it was not un-
usual for so to 60 automobiles tc
whiz by his house in single night.
SO profitable was the automobile
rum running business, they said, that
bootleggers paid farmers fancy prices
to keep the roads clear Of snow dur.
ing the winter. One farmer told then
he had received $500 for helping gel
the rum flyers through.
At Buffalo, the agents said, thou
sands of gallons Of liquor are being
smuggled in at night by motor