CIVIC HEADS GAOLED
POLICE CONDONE U.S.A. SPEAKEASIES MAYOR AND COUNCIL TOO United P. A.—By Telegraph—Copyright Reed. 9.5 a.m. VANCOUVER, Thurs. A curious phase of the liquor problem is apparent in the Idaho towns of Mullan and Shoshone. Recently the Mayor, Aldermen and Chief of Police of Mullan were indicted and severely sentenced for breaking the prohibition laws. The district is a mining centre with sparse population and floating. The community paid no taxes. The aldermen believed that the only way to get money to build highways and schools was to license a number of saloons and speakeasies, ■which the police allowed to operate so long as they paid for the privilege. This scheme worked well enough until the Federal agents invaded the territory and Anally sent to gaol all the municipal authorities. The latest development Is that the citizens are raising a fund to get their leaders out of prison and a petition, ■widely signed, is being sent to White House for their pardon.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 862, 4 January 1930, Page 7
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