The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-11-24
BIG NEWS FROM THE OLD
NORTH STATE
by n. ID. Cochran

If worthy correspondent from Goldsboro. North
Carolina, is correct, the of a final sou-
ton of the problem Of law MISUNDERSTANDING, of
course, enforcement of the Volstead Law. when
man fails" he writes "a Higher Power takes hand -
And he through with circumstantial details to
prove that a righteous cause doesn't depend upon
mere man for It's success.
According to his story Highway No. TO- passing
through Goldsboro from Raleigh and the west. has
been the passage-way of hundreds of wicked rum
runners, who got their supply Of the demon from
small ships that into convenient coves on the
coast and then hustled it to thirsty customers in the
western part of the State in highpowered cars
Officers Of the law did their best he writes,
but rumrunning continued to grow worse and worse
But now 1t is different The wicked run-runners are
awed They In mortal fear, "a fear far worse
than the whole United States prohibition could
cause" because when found 1t impossible to
break up this nefarious traffic, Higher Power took
a hand. Late night touring containing two
and many of high priced whskey hurried
along No. 10. Glad that they passed Goldsboro
and were near the Neuse River-suddenly something
white passed before the car The driver became
blinded The next thing the two men knew they were
under the wrecked car on the river bank They made
their escape but lost their and valuable cargo
But that isn't all. Our esteemed friend from
Godsboro goes Last Saturday night a we'll
known citizen of Goldsboro went out to buy enough
whisky to supply himself and chosen friends over
Sunday. Later his found wrecked near the
river, he pinned under 1t with broken limbs His jug
destroyed"
Then another Saturday night another car was
wreck. Then still another-altogether dozen
highprced, highspeed cars found wrecked No 10
highway. And as righteous friend from the great
and glorious State of North Carolina advises u.s. "a
Higher Power has taken In the suppression of the
whisky traffic on No. 10.'
We quite the enthusiastic friends of the
of prohibition righteousness all over this great
land of the free and the home of the brave will be
glad hear these tdings of great Joy from North
Carolina and Highway No TO- The good news comes
just at time when some of us good people were in
the dumps the election Of All Smith in New York
and wondering whether the hosts of Satan were
about triumph and drag all of headlong the
torrid road to everlasting fire and birthstone.
For if Higher Power put the wicked boot
leggers on the bum North Carolina Highway No.
TO- after mere man has failed, then we may fondly
hope the White Thing that crossed road hurled
the wicked to perdition Highway No. TO- may con-
clude to take in territory and ditch sinful
leggers in New York Chicago and other haunts of
vice and crime.
If get that White Thing to getting in its
deadly work ali the country get rid of
the Anti-Saloon League, the army of prohibition
under General Andrews and the other army
Of bootleggers, hackers and other disturbers the
peace And when that happens Cal Coolidge and Andy
Mellon off another hunk of taxes Being
strong for efficiency, we're strong for the White
Thing and the Higher Power