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w •Nd.,1-^ the passage Twuryfafc Prohibition and j«^W^ '*•!* murinipor- to o£ g Unite*- State*, Federal prohibition men tffln»Wder patrolmen ata- jlong the Canadian tTOW TLe had a continuous uphill * la attempting to dam the irfliqaor, wlne'aad ale across Ll u« W* tte **\\ !«»«• „, j Sttpply*pf wet goods e United States, jSrices jump* for what liquor obtained until,' in 1918 1W9, a quart of . genuine j or rye whiskey was worth i $». to $30 in New York and targe cities at some dla- j {ran the Canadian frontier. imflable supply during these i was never sufficient to meet __ t even af the exorbitant j then prevailing. i this time practically the only e of supply was the Dominion Eouada to the North as the I fleets, which nbwxbring heavy row of contraband liquors to i country, had not yet put in Jippearance. In Canada gen- -Scotch and rye whiskey 1 be bought for from $2.50 to U bottle. It was then that the; > runners • began to ply their i careers and so great was i demand fcf their wares and, [bigh were the prices which i were willing to pay for smuggled beverages, that, 1 fortunes could be matte in or four successful trips the Border. A big, high] automobile would easily i 900 bottles and a .trip from ..._. to New York could be t in a night and a day with a One-successful trip often I a mnuggler.from 15000.. to and. it was not uncommon r runners to make three trips i the two cities in a week. i not on the road these run- iitayed at the best hotels In kettles along the route and lit- threw their money around i Bight clubs and' gaming, re-. this time \Bootleg Kings\ i to spring up along the Bor- These were generally run-] i who had accumulated huge i tod who bought a number powered cars which they I other runners to drive with r valuable Itrads of contraband. \Kings\ perhaps the most and the one who gave i officers the greatest cause I lorry, was Dick Werner.\ in the Fall of 1918, Ser- (BOW fcteuienant) Helm, of w York State Police, with puty collector of customs at and Boa Sneeden, now a of the customs ( border . were returning' from Platts- at sight after having • * couple of runners in the ' J»fl for safe keeping! 'Ptfnen the fair grounds on Bafl- they noticed the lights car bearing down upon L* Weakneck speed fro* the »eden, who wu driv- • big breaks with a slam |«t Trooper and FedelmMrffl- f*«re ia the road In * •econ* with theft- muA- the onrashtaf machine The 4t*r«r p«M no »ttes\- 1 «» frantic . rtfaab, how- at tite Wg car round pt*t <*tk*t* • jumped - for the let- out jof Ito P*th. turned bis own c*r ly, the officers Jump* ( ft «nd started in pursuit of wtomobtte Juet «t Its \ be seen turninc the Montceiai op. lower'feaay Avenue with the CtoveniBi^ we stjtt newly, a : black'---awfty, '• Wzm- tto officets reached it they found it emp. except for-o»ei>caBe of \Johtt De« war\ whisky, a'packago of <2bj ese laundry and a paper bag which contained about a hsUf pound of small chocolate colored pellets. 'While^iiw car. was bfii»g aearcfeej ft dapper littlf chap, who said his name was Richard Wern- er came out.\ of the house with « woman whom her claimed was his wife and a mace named Bond. The officers took possession of the car, which WAS a big high powered Lo- comobile, the whisky, the laundrs and the pills, although Werne protested strongly, AS it wa after nightfall no warrant could je obtaiafift to ,«ea#eit a pivafe dwelling, as* .cowli -Warner •.••J» |ledd wemk m tt prior to 5§ss3g0 of thf Act aad aeeesssoy ta prove he cottteahsail Kquor Iil been trsnsaostea a«ress *% tlpon m em&fm^n fit eb tie'pills the foUawiteg day it a thought that they were oaadte\ from ogi«ni ( m& samples fafcea to '&$ '\&m$ fost ; .Hj in PlBfetsfewgh for aaalysitr, She tenfet, however, wasi ttnable t« determine what ttiey wer«. asde from and further sample* were sent to Sfew 'VosSs aad Washing- ton with so better results, The Washington authorities* however, were satlsfted ttiat they no narcotics. Th« bag, contents, js still in (he custom house at Mooera and is kept as a souvenir of the first fime Werner ran afoul of the officers during his career as a rum ruoaer ott the Border, At the time the locomobile was captured, Werner and Bond were (Continued OE 3Page Nine) . i Wocks U *te «nd U» furtive Pulled into a driv««y Silos Complete 1-10x26 Sells 2-12x24 \ 4-12x32 \ 4-14x28 \ 2-14x30 *\ • * •* » * * 339.00 eacbi 437.00 eacli 445.00 each 477.00 eacli Silos are made by the Granger • Sik* Company of Red Creek, N, Y. Tkese prices for complete Silo, in- .eluding roof and rods and are made of long leaf yellow pine. We will deliver at these prices. . Terms, cash or good notes wi|l be accepted. IRONA CREAMERY, Inc. 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