The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-04-03
CAMPAIGN BEGINS TO MAKE DAWSON A SPO7LESS CITY
MODERN CAPTAIN KIDD
ROVES THE ATLANTIC
|noozE PIRATES CRUISE THE
ocFAN IN SEARCH OF RUM
FLEETS. GET RICH LOOT.

OCEAN IN SEARCH OF KUN
FLEETS. GET RICH LOOT.
PRICE CONFLICT In PROSPECT
,J;ob Cost of Whiskey From West
indies Being Fought by English
And German Syndicates. Land Liz
~, From Rum Armada OF Jersey
And New England Coasts.
War among themselves and sudden
.;s;ts from rum pirates are of much
nore concern, apparently, to the
roat fleets of booze runners" off the
Atlantic coast than the dry navy"
.eot bv Uncle Sam to uphold the pro-
Iibitjon laws. Skillfully evading the
boast guard ships with the aid of a
lever set of signals, the hardy cap
inns OF the rum schooners cast much
rore fearful eyes toward the modern
apt. Kidd.
: Gray Ghost" Nightmare.
Probably the most feared rum pirate
one nicknamed the Grey Ghost"
his ship, big steel trawler painted
battleship gray, is armed with a one
|bunder in her bow and carries ma
| inc guns aft on both starboard and
BRIT The crew consists of 90 men, as
! ckless rufians as ever sailed with
kpt. Kidd.
EThe Gray Ghost has visited the rum
/ bets off Highlands, N. J., and also
II Long Island, and has stopped
sanv tramp schooners as well. She
|ways takes the full cargo of booze
I d disappears into the night. The
sp's home port is Boston, where it
said she is owned and operated by
sree supposed insurance brokers.
4 1.-The Gray Ghost and other rum
hates seem reasonably safe as long
. they conhne their depredations to
4 uor-bearing ships, for these vessels
IRE not appeal to the United States
Syernment nor to the British or 9TH
authorities whose flags they fly.
BATTLES at sea are expected, how
&r. for the rum-runners have been
Men orders to equip their ships with
DIS and to open fire whep any pirate
&empts to board their Ships. Until
takes place the armada is basing
q protection on a system of signals
IA general alertness.
Ran1ihcations Are Wide.
8rhe signals are arranged between
i captain of the vessel and its agent
Il shore. The rum fleets are also pro-
kted by great network OF agents
u watchers, who keep close tabs on
i movement of prohibition officials.
a result the dry navy" has not
\ In particularly successful in inter
bling the thousands of cases OF lq-
i brought ashore from the rum
! It's by a small navy of little boats.
British and German concerns are
ported to be planning a warfare on
i West Indian middlemen, who are
ID to be prohteering to such an ex-
y that they are hurting the trade.
spud a price-cutting war develop
i thirst Of thousands may be quench-
more cheaply than ever before, tor
HI big syndicates have huge for
hes behind them, and if such a war
gins it will be fight to the finish.
Fishermen Become Wealthy.
As a result of the increasing rum
|sfhc the Long Island fishermen are
Bspering like their New Jersey
others. Their charge of SIS case
n landing liquor is bringing them
dreamed of wealth. Most of them
An own their own homes and auto
&biles and have money in the bank.
he fishermen have even formed a
MI so that if one of their boats IS
blurred by prohibition officials the
Is lucky fisherman will be reimbursed
81 his boat and enabled to purchase
Rther one.
Automobile men also come in for a
Ore Anyone who owns truck and
|bwS the roads can haul liquor at
n to $500 load. An armed guard
Railways taken along to protect the
"a from road bandits. The adage OF
Bnor among thieves" does not APP
to the bootleg trade, where every
R-dealer is ready to make rich
IA anywhere that is possible.
&lost of the ships now in the At
nc fleets are Gloucester fishermen
fHch are delivering liquor purchas-
4 in England or Scotland, taken to
n Pierre, Miquelon, where it is
HSterred to these schooners. Viz
e y all of the large tramp steamers
|Nng between che British Isles and
" Pierre carry 1900 to 10000 cases
whSky, usually little more than
Fred, and valued at from $45 to
a case.
n the way over it is usually cut,
# diluted, once, three bottles being
Ele from one by blending with de-
pred alcohol and water.
Making Sea-Brew.
he shore dealer usually "cuts"
n, 50 that the original bottle grows
TX. Two auxiliary vessels, one car
& 1000 gallons of alcohol and the
T equipped with stills, a printing
t Tor making bogus labels and a
ing plant, usually cruise with the
booze fleets.
PINE OF the more progressive rum
lers are said to have pooled their
qrces and to be in the market for
omarine. With such a craft, they
SIS dI1e' they can laugh at the dry
ne dry" agents are handicapped
4 lack OF men and craft to pursue
rum-runners. While many seiz-
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