The Washington times., 1923-11-07
MATHEMATICIAN REMG SEEL

made in England and in Canada,
and 95 per cent of the applications
to take the liquor out Of bond were
refused.
Cleopatra Gets 1t.
Cleopatra" suddenly announced
that she had for sale barrels ana
barrels of high grade American
whiskey. Most of 1t was in London
It's place of origin is her own Sc
cret, but it is a coup which has
made her respected among dealers
and bootleggers, and her reputa.
ton in the liquor trade is made as
anyone will tell you
Cleopatra" is an American from
California and she has travelled ex-
tensively. Her visits to England
have been frequent, and she told
me she loved London, after she
got to know it.
Recently she has been in New
York, after spending some time in
the Rum Fleet with a cargo Of
liquor.
al left Nassau on a schooner
with liquor early in July" she
said, land we took six days to
run up to the New York Coast.
For ten days we lay at anchor
with the Rum Fleet. getting rid
Of some real fine. stuff-rye whis-
key. I had got hold Of some Of
the best liquor in the world, and I
knew I should have no difficulty
in getting rid of 1t. 1t was such
good stuff that decided to see
to It myself.
Food Runs Low.
"There was no other woman in
the Rum Fleet-just me alone, with
my retriever dog. We lay IS
miles out at sea, where we could
not be seized. but the revenue cut
ters were very attentive. There
were rum boats from Havana.
Greece, Glasgow and other places.
and the cutters came right in
among us. Our provisions began to
run low because the boats which
fetch the liquor and bring us sup
plies dared not come near. Even
tuaIIy we lived on ham all the
time.
my job was to keep on the
lookout at night. and was
perched UP on the mast with glass.
es. During the day I did not
show myself because the revenue
boat was coming up about twice a
day, and If they had seen me, the
officials might have thought we
were trying to smuggle women
ashore. However, they caught
sight Of me one day-but It made
no difference"
The Queen" told me that Ron1e
Of the more interruptions ooorIeo-
gers are suspected Of smuggling
Cinnamon and dope ashore.
DnA,.unz
II was once invited to dinner
aboard another schooner in the
fleet" she said, "but I refused.
There were rumors of Struggled
Cinnamon and dope, and I had no
desire to be mixed up with anything
of that Sort"
She told me that when she first
went to the island she was strongly
suspected by the bootleggers, who
objected to her presence, and
thought she was a secret service
agent.
IT got to hear of this talk" she
said, land took steps to show
them that they were quite wrong.
I know was discussed q good deal
but they finally accepted me-"
It is q strange job for a woman
of refinement and education, this
association with rough-tonguod,
rougf-mannered and hardened ed.
venturers, but the Queen" takes
II philosophioally.
at know I am painted scarlet Z"
she said, but 1 don't deserve Il,
and If / am doing my business I
know / must meet the people an.
gagged In 1t. And I can tell YOU
there have been some wild times
| In Nassau.
Reported "Fircd Out"
1--WE had a gun gang going about
heavily armed, and woe betide any
one they came up against. They
fired one newspaper reporter out Of
the island mighty quick, He had
been going about as an Out-of-worx
sailor, but they soon found he knew
very little of seafaring life.
n. n. Martin on Claims Board.
| TIapold TT Martin of IInfobinSnn