REAL PATRIOTS

Hokitika Guardian, 19 August 1933, Page 5

REAL PATRIOTS

BOOTLEGGERS’ ACTION

VANCOUVER, August 4,

The patriotic -bootleggers of the United Stages have placed themselves squarely behind President Roosevelt and his p*ae to inflate prices. The New York rye whisky prices were raised from 16 to 20 dollars (£6.4 to £4) per case this week, and real Scotch is expected to go so high that only the -rich oan afford it. Night chibs charge a dolUr (4s 2d) per drink. America’s best liquo r story to-day concerns the. dismissal of three leading' officials, including the chaplain, of Leavenworth penitentiary, for notable favouritism to a most distinguished prisoner.

Terry Druggan, a bold, bad boy.of •Chicago gangland, who was fvoquera. 1\ named amongst Undo Sam s No. 1 enemies and is serving two years foi failure to pay 300,000 dollars (£60,000) income tax, was allowed to conduct his liquor business, just as if he was not in prison at all. It i, 5 true that, for many months, Druggan slept in the penitentiary, but that was the only terror prison had for him. lie was able each morning t ( > walk down town, visit his sweetheart, Bernice van H out on, and tun Ids beer business by long-distance telephone from Ihe gi.riV, apartment. He had all hd meals outside prison.