PROHIBITION IN AMERICA.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3485, 13 May 1920, Page 2

PROHIBITION IN AMERICA.

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HllI1(ll'(‘(_l."\' of clill’ei'ent iiiethotls are being i'e;~:oi'?etl to in Aineriezi to iniport liquors into the eoniitry, [lLl(l'a I)gu‘figu_ larly .\‘ll'll~llllg‘ scheme was [Il1(§0V({}-ed in Boston ii few (lays 111%, ivhg-1, an [taliziii i:iiiiiigi':iiit' \\'()lllt1Il"'>' Ollg(‘,l‘n(\s3 to remove from her trunk :1 large cliiiia (101 l led to the (liseover_\; by the Ciistonis iitiieizils of 300 quarts me, bi*niid_\f lll.ClCl€ll in \’€ll‘lollS parts of the White Star liner Cretie, from Mrili~— toranean ports. The otiieers ea‘.-.= ;r woman li::ist‘ily Hike :2. (101 l from her tl‘lllll{ and attempt to carry it ziwap‘. They also noticed thiit. two other women on the pier ‘were cudilliiig; «1011.-4 in their arms. Upon investig:i.t_iozi they found a gallon jug of bi-uucly twneath the dress of t.lie first doll, and :1 quart bottle (;(J1](:(':llC‘.(l in the clothing of the others. Anieri'c:iii policemen appear to lmw a special peiieliniit of aeqiiii'iz:;_i v.-mi riiiz.-,iii'ities of? liquor surreptitiously. In Sea”tle nine men, iiieliitliiig‘ Lieut. Roy Olnisteaél and Sei'_g't_ C‘l2irl<. of the Seattle police fem-:5. were airrested by the Federal uiitliorities and seven mitomobiles were iieizetl by the F€(l-‘.‘i'i‘.l liquor ofiieem following; a e:ipi‘iire (‘:‘;1‘l)' in the niol'niiig‘. when siiiiig;:lei's were surprise<l. whilst uiiloatliiig wliisky {ll lfleiiilowilzile. :1 l’ii_;jet Souiiil poiiit. north of Seattle. 'l.‘lie liquor was bi'oiip;lit t’i-om (l:iii:ir.l:i in l2ll,‘.llC‘li(‘>‘. A call ‘Pei’ rgiiil \"~.“.'.S teleplmnerfl froni headqii:li'tei's zit: 2.10 :I.m. by F(f'll€l':l.l .l;iqimi' Agent. Ryeno. who said that 21 §_.zi;,r:iii‘.ir shipment was being iinloaded_ Sheriff Sti‘iiigei' =.i.n<l Siiohomish -County ziiithorities were notifieil. and all ]‘ofl(].< _r:ii':'ir(lr-<'l. .\ little later the police? were iilfoi'me(l that four firnel~:s loatleil with liquor hzid starter] for Seattle. At 5 21.111. US. Operative Best notified Police Hl‘fl(l(tl,l:lTl(‘l'F ‘.'l‘i7!.l nine men iiiid seven 2iiliomo'iiite.s lind been (‘.{l}')ll11‘e(l. The ofiieials were eoiivineeil that :i g‘i<);e.iitie siiiiiggilirig ring had been imeovereigl. Fifty slicits were fired at :1 lzinncli that put out to sea when Federril agents. siirprisetl the p:ir‘._V unloziding (2:15-est of whisky at the isolated clock. It is also said t.li:it'ot'fieei‘s fired at each <)t.hei~ iii the dzirk, but none of of the shots took elTect. Olm‘C~‘l'€tl(l and Clark l‘.-ave been siininiarily disiiiissed from the Seattle police force.