The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-06-11

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DETROIT, June II. - Fed
eral officials today said no ac-
ton will be taken in the shoot
ing of Archibald Eugster, q,
until thorough investigation
is made of charges that Eugster
was shot by a border patrol
agent early this morning while
starting on a fishing trip.
Local police said Jonah Cox, a
customs border patrol inspector shot
Eugster, who is expected to die.
Two of his companions who said
they were starting on a fishing trip
are to be questioned later today.
But Eugster's condition will not
allow him to be interrogated.
A fourth man who was with Eug-
ster is being sought.
Cox was arrested by police but
turned over to the border patrol.
Cox had been assigned to guard a
rum runners boat seized Monday
night. EugSter and his three COM
panions said they we're passing near
the motorboat when they heard four
shots. They turned to investigate
when Eugster who was leading was
shot in the abdomen.
Fired Shot in Air
Cox refused to admit or deny
Wounding Eugster until he had con-
ferred with his superior officers, al
though he admitted firing several
shots in the air
Eugster and his three companions
do not have criminal records.
Investigation Of the shooting may
delay the governments greatest pro-
hibition drive in the history of
Detroit.
With plans completed to stop
liquor smuggling, federal officers to-
day awaited reinforcementS from
other districts before starting their
campaign to dam the torrent Of
liquor which daily flows over the
Canadian border.
Bootleggers are taking the drive
seriously.
Two hours after James M. Doran,
national prohibition commissioner,
and Seymour Iowman, assistant
secretary Of the treasury in charge
of prohibition, had left Detroit after
a conference with local federal
authorities the price of bootleg
liquor was reported to have been in
creased.
Imperial Brand rye whisky which
a month ago was raised from SIS to
Sc quart was given another boost
Of 81 a quart while Log Cabin,
Black Label and the better grades
of Scotch and Bourbon whiskies
we're advanced so cents to 81 a pint
from their 81 pint price.
$4,000 Blind Pigs" in City
With $1,000 blind pigs" estimated
to be operated in Detroit, and their
consequent competition, bootleggers
here do not increase prices until
they are sure their clientele will
stand the raise.
Prices of rum runners who carry
liquor across the 100-miIe border
line in this district have also been
increased.
Lowman and Doran, after their
conference with Thomas E. Stone,
Michigan prohibition administrator,
Walter Petty, assistant collector of
customs, and other federal officials,
made it plain that the Jones law
would be invoked as much as pos
sible to reduce bootlegging here.
In addition to the laws f1ve-year
jail penalty, bootleggers here viii
soon be handicapped with greatly
augmented forces of coast guard,
prohibition and customs units.
Additions of fast boats and au-
tomobiles also will be made for the
dry forces.
Based on export figures Of the
Ontario provincial government, it is
estimated that S50,000,000 worth OF
contraband liquor was smuggled
across the Detroit-Canadian bor-
der last year
Figures made public by the Ca
madam government today showed
almost 100000 gallons of liquor
were exported from Canada in the
first five months Of 1929. Ostensi-
bly, this huge supply is for export
to Cuba, Great Britain and other
nonprohibition countries, but as the
government has no record Of it
after it leaves Canada, there is no
way of checking its final destina-
ton.
Lowman, however, pointed out
that the export figures which
Jumped to GOT, ,102 gallons in March
compared with 466,794 gallons in
January and 282.985 in February
had dropped to 1888 last month
He attributed the March increase
to demoralization Of the customs
border patrol here through reor-
ganization and indictment Of twenty
eight border patrolmen.
Carey D. Ferguson, former street
car motorman, who resigned as Gus
toms collector here last week, did
not have the ability to discipline the
forces under him and maintain
them on an efficient basis. Lowman
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