Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-19
BUTLER CONTINUES
BATTLE ON BOOZE
Extends Warfare From Little
Town to Reservation at
Marine Base.
By a Stan Correspondent OF Tn. Star.

BY q Stan Correspondent OF The Star.
! QUANTICO, Va, September l9.-As-
| sured of cooperation from civilian Of
flcials in his campaign to stamp lawless-
ness from the Marine Area, Maj. Gen.
! Smedley D. Butler, commanding the
Marine base here, today concentrated
! his attention on liquor law violations on
! the reservation itself.
! While Mayor A. E. McInteer contin-
ued a search OF questionable establish
ments in the little 0i lillian community
! Of 800 population, thu ranking non-com-
| missioned officer at the Marine base was
/ in the brig, facing charges Of sale Of
whisky, and at the Oficers' Club, where
! several officers live, G l. Buffers rule
against liquor h-I !. IN posted. More
I than 1000 ~ vent about their du-
/ ties tod--' .neir commanders words
| in nina:
I'm going to make 1t so hard for you
birds to get drink you won't take the
bother"
Talks to Men.
Gen. Butler delivered himself Of an
emphatic announcement yesterday after
noon from the body of an open
truck, with about 1900 Marines
gathered about him, and youthful
Mayor McInteer. obviously nervous,
at his side He had caused the "leath-
ernecks" to assemble alter the regular
Wednesday inspection to hear an expia-
nation of why they were forbidden by
his order to cross the line into the town
| of Quantico.
| prohibition may be discussed among
civilians" Gen. Butler told his men,
but what we think of IL is not queS-
| ton among Marines. You men took an
oath to obey the Constitution and
as long as you wear Marine UNIFORM
you'll do it whether you like it or not.
! Some Of you men who don't pay attan-
ton to the law are in the brig.
I'VE are not declaring war, ne as.
serted, hosting a foot to the SIDE OF
the truck and pushing ms cap 10 ;., a
rakish angle. I'VE are not at outs with
/ the town Of Quantico and brought the
mayor along so there'd be no misunoer-
standing. Both of US are at war on
lot Of buns.
, Will Head Band.
! "As soon as the town is cleaned up
| we'll 90 back in. and to show you there
are no hard feelings, Ill break out the
band as soon as the place Is cleaned
I'M and lead 1t to town myself"
Gen. Butler told the men that liquor
was responsible for automobile acci-
! dents that had claimed five Marine
! lives in a month. Drunken truck driv-
ers were cracking up automoolleS rlgnC
In the reservation" he said. Liquor
that Is causing the trouble comes from
Quantico." T..
Although Gen. Butler has no voice IN
! the affairs of the municipality, his WORD
! is law on the reservation, and ne mas
| spoken on the liquor question. 1t was
learned that a major has been court
| martialed in the last two months, nrSt
lieutenant recommended for court-mar-
| tial and a sergeant major placed unoer
! arrest Action against the officers de.
veloped out Of "whoopse" parties at
the Oficers' Club and the finding Of
LIQUOR in the officers lockers.
The sergeant majors game was UNI
covered bv Federal prohibition agents
| from Richmond, who came to the reser-
walton about six weeks ago in answer
to Gen. Buffers request that the toWn
be investigated. The agents reported 10
| the Marine 'con'mandant that condl-
| tions were bad: that several places in
| the town were cesspools of unwhole-
someness.
Raids Are Watched.
."Round 'em up" declared Gen. But
| Ter. The agents returned to Richmond
| for a raiding party and last Friday con-
! Quoted the first of several raids. Gen.
Butler watched the forays from his au-
tonobile parked at the entrance to the
reservation. AS the agents came out
of bootleg establishments they marched
past his car and showed him bottles
| conflscated.
against the sergeant major. VINO wa. was
| said to change to civilian clothes every
afternoon and serve whisky across
bar to Marines in the town. While the
raids were in progress and Gen. Butler
looked on. the agent went to the house
where the on-commisiSoned oficer did
business and came out shortly waving
| quart bottle.
"Can you beat that?" said the agent
to Gen. Butler. THE raids are going
on and this guy sells me quart over
, the counter He must be dumb" Dumb
or not, he was in the guard house to-
day. The man from whom he Is said
| to have rented the place he operated
| called long distance from Toronto, Cam
! ada. to find out what 1t was "all about. p"
| He had read in the newspaper some
| thing about trouble In Quantico.
Should Stay Away.
Huh" grunted Gen. Butler. when
Mayor McInteer told him about the call.
IF that bird is wise he'll stay away
| from this place. Eli. mayor"
you're right. SIR" said the mayor.
"And general" he added, the piggest
-bootlegger in town Is clearing out to-
| day. we told him to leave by tonight
or face the music. He's leaving"
How about the little Ones" asked
| Gen. Butler.
They're leaving, too" said the
mayor.
They'd. better" commented the gen.
eral
Friendliness prevailed. Mayor Nc
| Inteer and the energetic Marine COM
mandant shook hands while on the
truck and posed for news photographers.
! Butler told his men that nobody had
/ any quarrel with the town.
"They are our people, our friends" he
said, land 1t Is our town. Some things
| we have to do, but we do 1t In spirit
of friendliness; there's nothing personal
about It, Is there, mayor"
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