The Washington times., 1925-11-02
XMAS RUM
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Bootleg Activity Is centeri'ng
II Southern Waters,
Reports Indicate

lii spite 81 the gigantic cam
paign against liquor snugglers.
that has cost probably SIS, 0OO, 900,
the nations Christmas supply Of
swet goods lies off the Atlantic
Coast from Maine to Florida,
ready Tor delivery % The market,
ii was learned today.
Official reports disclose that
there Ii enough liquor on the
high seas, On series 81 Rum
Rows, III Cuba, the Bahamas
and Canada, ready FOR export
to the United States. to make the
holidays just as merry IS any Of
|yore
Situation orr FIOrida
The situation OF Florida il said
10 Be particularly menacing. Ben
jamin 4. simmons. prohibition 81
administrators Tor Florida. II ii wash
ington urging the authorities 10
, supply more ships, men and air
planes u cope with the situation
there.
IT was understood that Simmons
has been informed that reinforce
ments are not available 10 any
great extent
Indicaf lions point to FIOrida's most
] flourishing and noney-spending win
| ter, since Ponce de Leon thought
| he discovered the fountain OF per-
j petual happiness and youth
j In addition 70 the usual south
ward migration OF the Eastern mil
I Iionaire colonies, stimulated by TN
seasonable cold weather, the great
/ real estate boom has taken a flock
OF gpenders to Florida.
Rum Trust MObilfzes
Recognizing the opportunity. the
l rum trust has modified its best
resources in southern waters and Is
giving the coast guard and land pro-
hIbition authorities q run for their
1 money, aceN ding to reports to head
/ quarters herd.
the Florida situation, in view OF
/ the thOusaN 6f inlets along the
coast. the ID Klades, and other diff
/ ficult lays s6f the land, is one
Of the most serious problems the
/ Government has faced In It's prOki-
bition drive.
| Within b few weeks the backbone
/ OF the coast guard will be detailed
| to the more serious duty Of pro-
lection Of lives and navigation on
the seas, in an executive order by
President Coolidge.
With the dry feet thus crippled
officials are apprehensive as 70 the
inability to hold the ground gained
In the six months campaign against
New FORKS rum row.
Under the law the President is re
lquired to detail sufficient forces OF
the coast guard to the job os pro
ltecting ships from the elements
Law enforcement. Ii was admitted
at the Treasury, would go into the
background Off the Atlantic coast
until rough seas vanish with the
spring.
i Long Coast Line
Between Maine and Norfolk
Va, 100000 square miles Of water
must be protected. There is about
900 miles Of coast line from
Norfolk to Key West with another
4 100 miles along the Gulf Coast
Z Coast Guard officials anticipate
) the most severe winter in years
Already a series OF gales has sweep
1.-The coast gripping vessels ant
damaging seaboard property. It Il
estimated that 1000 persons hav,
been removed from disabled YES
sells in the last six weeks, recorC
for this season.
A new service for navigators hal
been established through cooper
alton between the United States
Weather Bureau and the Coas
I Guard. More accurate storm warn
; ings will be available for ship
and shore commerce through elah
crate weather studies to be made
in coast guard stations and radioet
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