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Pace two most powerful bootleg * ring in history OF united states Washington Dispatch Department of Justice officials declared to-day the.* the leaders tr the most powerful "i?o? tleg" ray in the : United State-- have been taken into \ Custody in the wholesale arrests made n at Savannb, Georgia under direction ?. of federal agent* Additional arrests are anticipated and it was stated that i the case might. lead to some state* and z federal officers. William Haar. a one-tune grocery < clerk, is described as the principal < leader of a ring which officials here z claim operated a fl 11a of craft, had its own cement lined storehouse . in the swamps along the Georgia and ; I Florida coast ar.d supplied enormous ^ quantith >- of liquor along the Atlantic; s . v;;i">a:u ;?r fas. ?> >i-\\ .ii-rsty ; I over the south. nnt! as far west as ] St Louis, Chicago and Cleveland. Leading forces of loss wealth and 5 strength. according to justice ofR- . ctr.-, were G. Graham Banghn. Rich ard Bailey and Sam Goldberg. These % four are referred to as the "Big: . Four", and it was said they were so known in bootlek circles, through- , out the country, flaar is aleged to f own i. number of craft of British: registry v.*hich were used to import! irijMixica* s from Tuba, the Bahamas an. <! ther points in the West Indies 3 Bthe ring. the story goes, reach- j *td out even to Great Britain. France ,? and Canada for its supplies. The craft bringing stock- from nearby pons would anchor outside the three < n : limit, the claim is a: I fast motor . boa*- would make the transfer to ; storehouse.- ashore Distribution then . \n ;!d tTchdv bv am ni- die- ami trains. J , Inferatiens of the ring are -aid to ^ irnv- extended along* the ea.-t coast . of Florida ami *ne Georgia coast, which be cause of heir numerous bayou and inlets, isolated by large v swamps, made ilieii ?erations 1 piiTJUVveiy Ifyc 'J^TOEJliTl : J*o;u ] shore. Runners Evade Capture* rum ( ! I- : z ? ; :two yea ago that infor-^ oii-.tit ltie ! i?:ti:iie :.t. e.f ; Justice rat Savai.uh ;va.- pv port. tv<: the i ; c* iv-" .U 15vJ -'iSr''* *;u;ch bachi.Vijx t;hi; smith*: ru; ; Cxrip -iajjitorn ouivk?:- Mrs, \V iiiket ; \Vi;lobrati>:r.. :it? ;.ssi>- ;?? the At toniev (ioin : a , .vr.o ohur*r???l with, ? the rirforcemc-nt of ;ho prohibition I pr, <mlere?l prohibit;on . y-foreorner.t afT.f* to that <A%$ . oft'ort to break iifp trie iliieit t t/iiVii Hy *hii< hew- tor. the riwg '"'em .1 be-1 ginning o;> >mali eat! be- ? aecor.iinir to c-rfie.Jargt I nmi efik-ter.t .. lopartittcr.!. The ivsuit. was that the agents! 9 ifii %r Lull Watauj Wm$Mmmm?MMi e?.?t in were quickly uncovered, asking :r necessa* \ replace them v others. Huftinjj the Evidence The task of eollwtmg evidence :pon which to undertake proseeu-1 ions proved so diffivu'-t that Mrs. Viiiebrant attacked the job from? mother angle. She sen* for the fed- j zai tax returns made by a targei lumber ot the suspected "bootleg i rv rs" anu agents cf the intelligence I Jilit of the Interna] Kovenufc bureau j vegan an invest :gat:o: Bank ac-l ounts of the men in Savanah -.voro -xamined an tithe Mail of check-' int! diafts in inrtre an.ourits. and -:!-1 eged to haw beer. :n payment fori iquors were foiwardfd through! '?nks in several cit inclding New 1 I ' rk. Meantime, the . vidence thus i secured convinced * he authorities ; hat the} were on the trail of \h? : arges? "bootleg** force in the coun ry. at least from a standpoint "f rh? dze of poeratior - and Wm. J. Burns. tor of the bureau f inve?tjpa-! .f tht Department of Justice, j vas asked to take up the case. This I va.- <ajt May ard Mr. Burns sent j several agent.* to ila' an ah who work- j ?i in co-operation with 'he Internal ' teverue bureau offitial'j. Grand Jury Indictment* Later the Federal Grandjurj re- i . rned indictments against the "Kip, Four' arid four ??r fi\e others charg- J n.p a violation of the revenue act :hrougn failure to make proper reurns it was charge*! that IJaar had l'ail i ?? meK*- a return ? *) irtc*>m<* xr excess of S1.0OC.000. These cases ire set for trial August 20th, before* ladgt Wni. .!. Grubb of B;rmingham. Ma., who i- holding the current term if the federal district court at Sara anak because Federal -Judge Barrett is in ill health. A week ago those >?i charge of the! "bootleg" investigation asserted there ,\as sufficient evident upon which bam action, Ave 'w.ogiy indict in-::!- for the "Big Four"-* and many! [ tit >\\ > ' d'.-tW! ;? th- D-. n.irlmoi'.t > j a si ice at a con fer partitfipat; M V\ t-it. While \!i "f t'iiattar1 "v i'eun., a sue - -- i?; ; \:- .e-:oy Gell. . . leU ed to p e the vase, :ia!' ! ? !? 1 Mica. o$ co'|i.P. Cl for the Irs. iicvenu- Lh'p;.'*t?n'?-nt. and S\h'iv thigan. mdictntJ-M expert ??f Forty More Agrnts With she > a?-*4 lh" >m. for what has proven to tlie l?t|gc:i roiiiid.: ? u:?c.iv by\ ' !1" g'iVeiM?'ocnt agents uniji ; tilt natfowHi :m;hih?t.ion law f- i; \ a.lavtional agents of the Buret, ef invefetMKCe.ii were dispatch^ to >:A"anah. They began, a.-sist\,g the riireudy .;n the gr und r?rd ch e eiitional evidence was obtained. Ti-.i ii'i'e: i of -John J. flowers, a :T ' _! anker : Savanah. rajnt* .? ?> . ndi. ials her? . who aid " y had not yet been advise,-! VE! HBHHB I ?a Furn. HOME OF GC zmmmmmmm&m ffi,. w' fK 2 THE WATAUO MOTHER WHO NEVER SAW CHILDREN IS NOT ENVIOUS SHE SEES BY LOVE Me\v York. Aug. 14.?A mother wh*' has never seen her ckiT.drc. vr h* r husband fays: "J am blind, but I 'see' with*. * * yes* People do nut know how to! use toe.;r eye??so wsny do mtntellv," YTi** A nu Malheson is nnupi.-ii.le. She is happy. She so. and she shows yon her fan ; te prove it?a husband, a daogk!** ard three sons. These are the tb . she does: Keeps house without a rnaid. \j'i? - marn-x-'i.. *r.e i she '.:> s - | ro?'k< the family meals and bak caWr? . Maktfier daughter's dress on a i sewing machine. Mrs Mutheson was stricken hi r a ! when site was 18. Daughter of a ? rai, showman, she had played 4*L * tie Eve" when she was six. In west 3 1th street boarding house n? met John Mat he so.*., an electrichv . and married him. "Although 1 never saw him." -ht su>s. "1 knew he was the right v. . I because I knew his habits?and the | houihe kept!" She had dreamed cf a stage reei. When blindness came, seq : ? -in illness, she determined make good ai something tl.-e?ho; making. Diliy. my oldest son, i* 20 now." she .aid. "When he was a bab\ I was afraid that I couldn't bring him up rig nr. B 'net served * instead of eyes. I could literally him !" ! otstept identify her children that Mother Matheson does not he j to see them. Even though par* j cii af, she knows, them ifistanidy. Bii . ! -k say.--. i onios in vith p lonsr, oui< i ; i- ' what connection with the rij r.' vus ;ik>.vd to have. had. Tht ja Afire kiken in the round up i a -' ' c-onuci tioii had v.* n;i 1 at m repot is tb t department < : >! the leaders o .scaped arrc ! is -h'-cribed l v Mr. Burns a? I: | li . i i >\vrt, v. ho has a string ' a..a - and who. is wanted by t! ' i , i <\ number of cities . -Just; otfic. s <53jelit.'ve he obtained informs ? the impending rpctpd up ai i : .: some days ago. .'*! Wiihhrnndt m iking pnh! !i: .f the details oi tin- investiii.. T i n a?! -udeelared all of tht- unit? i ine Government called upon in tl. cast- had "worked together like oiu man." Mr. Burns' men did must of the work in connection with the con spiraly to violate :hu prohibition law " -he said, "while the Internal Revenue Bureau men did the work on The tax eases, hut '.heir task- interlocked at many point* and there ; >vas splendid co-operation.'"' * ! SAVI NLY TWO MORE DAY! TEN PER CENT DISCOI UMBER AND BU1LD1IS TRADE WEEK SPECIE ULAR PRICE. i this big drive we are thro r?r?r ir?cr tidinn -J"' , vtvui Win* wall board, brick, building edar shingles. SAVE THAT 10 per YOURS TO 5 & Lumfc )OD QUALITY k DEMOCRAT 'v'D. She know? Ray. her second son, by Si>- slow and quiet walk. Howard.'IT. fairly trots along, sh#> says, while Amy comes with a soft, gliding movement like dance steps. A maid? Not to help Mother MathesOh keep house. She had one? once "it was when Billy was a baby," she laughed. "The deceitful girl ould tel! me she had changed baby's dress and think 1 wouldn't know the difference! Indeed. 1 did?by the touch of it. Then in washing the windows, she'd only wash one side. Just as if I didn't know. 'Mental sight. I sometimes think, more accurate than physical sight, is often try to describe! something to me, and they stumble and halt and fail?because they have! looked at something, but the\ have; j.ot seen it," Marketing has no terror? for this! remarkable blind woman. She picks a good cantaloupe by its weight and dor. an ear of corn by pmc'ning the io nno me jueiesr. uooa jet-1 luce, she .says, should he dry and | crisp anu not have a slimy feel. The Matheson children say their mother is the world's best cook. She , has such original recipes as these: Goulash a la Matheson: Take a flanked steak, slice in three oV four pieces, then brown it in drippings: add tomatoes, carrots an da pinch of So io < -* serve on macaroni. Matheson fruit layer cake: Make - rdinary sponge or layer cake in *hree layers; ?piead between a concoction raisins which have been "simmered down" in water, butter, ' agar, syrup and cinnamon, with the v hit* of an egg addrd afterwards. Amy is Alr?. Matheson's favorite reader. And she reciprocates by making dresses for Amy, now 16, vr.o Is to enter the Metropolitan pera ballet. An her own clothes, o. She runs h:? old-fashined sewing oachine. "Keeping Boose and raising a : imtly isn't hard work.*' savs Mrs. lathe-on. " f know it so well now, j don't have to see! \ c-n.. ago 1 ! :p?et ! verytliuijs wl&n i -wept the! -irnet. Nb#\\- i'm smv in; grace it-! : with a b>oom!" A NEW BUSINESS FOR BOONE 1 v:np~y Wil OX, Oil M >. <i. C.I Wilcox, of Baon^ has rented the " mi W. fiodges ^2m> building for:: rlsv oi .. pii ! >\ tiie lloonc Hard: j'v'i'.Mi/!!, and will, within! : n. '.i v * t tc. ?> t t.? i l,ii ?, ! <1 .. installed therein an up-to-date u-am iaundry. Th? machinisry has been i ord. red and is mm- ?>r. the way. Th;: - . -er'.ainly juite un addition t< | P. > : when to pot heip is almost ! '.nv -iMv. and wo see no reas? n why j it r.dt he a paving enterprise. I j Subscribe For Your County Paper M w BSBSS S5H s Sj w v II i :! SAVE! 5 LEFT TO GET THAT UNT OFF ALL FINISHIG MATERIAL IN THE vL SALE FROM OUR wing in everything in ceildows, lime, plaster, sheet2j paper, roll roofing, strip cent TO-HAY SERVE, >er Co. " PBS " AUGUST 23. 1925 \ MONEY TALKS I WHAT DOES YOUR MONEY SAY? GOODBYE FOREVER" ?*. OR ? "WATCH ME GROW" YOU CAN TEACH IT TO SAY EITHER DEPOSIT IT WITH US AND WE WILL MAKE IT TALK FOR YOU. YOU & WILL BE PLEASED L ' t * j TViD PoAnl "R n 1?" R-r Jb XAV j*~ VW Trust Company BOONE. N. C. . LADY WAS IN A BAD FIX j ronif urmimio giimoroTinu mum ncniuuo inuiocouun Biloxt, Miss.?"I had, for a year or 1 that nervous, tight feeling was going, as' ' more, nervous indigestion, or some ione 1 was the pain in my side. I found I did not ct stomach trouble," says Mrs. Alonzc , have to take it every night. Soon , after Ford, 1117 C'.ay Street, this city. "The a few weeks, I could leave it off fort! water I drank at that time seemed to | week or so. ar.d I did not suffer with constipate me. I would suffer until I got j constipation.. . 1 gained flesh. I have a i so nervous 1 wanted to get down on the | good color, and believe it was a stubborn ' floor and roll. I felt like 1 couid tear j liver, and. that Black-Draught did the i my clothes. work. "Every night, and night after night, I "I went to my mother's (Mrs. Deeters) j had to take something for a laxative, and one day, and she wasn't weii at ail. . . 1! it had to bs kept up nightly. My side told her we'd try Black-Draught. We , would onin I tnnSMt swtnl M,' fllfin ??... ,1.. I"?' :? ?> " 1 was sallow and seemed spoiled. I would , eating. It certainly helped her, and we look at my hands and arms, and the flesh j neither will be without It in our homes, looked lifeless. lit is so simple, and the dose can be "I happened to get a Birthday Almanac,' regulated as the case may be. We use so I told my husband I would try the , small doses after meals for indigestion, Black-Draught, which I did. 1 took a i and larger doses for headache or bad few big doses. 1 felt much better. My beer." liver acted well. ! made a good, warm TtajBord's Black-Draught liver medte^and drank it that way. Soon I found icine is for sale everywhere. I s* ' ? -? , ?I n j I Here's Good News for 'the Man who needs a Royal Cord ? ROYALS a e the il you get the benefit of , the three new U. S. Rubber?Web Cord and the Flat'Band Method of building a Made in all sizes United States Tires I ere Good Tires J. B. TAYLOR, - Boo.., N. C. J. H. VAN CANNON, - Bonner. Elk, N. C. ?WB> jjl
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