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Rum Rumters Transfer Activities From
This is the first in a series
of stories giving inside fads
of bootleg and rum-running
aclivit'es on the Atlantic
coast. Bcb De man, NEA
Senrice and Tinre-Recorder
writer, has snent weeks liv
with rum rvnne.s. Watch for
his stories:.
BY 808 CORV.AN
NEA Staff Writer
NASSAU, N. P., Dee. 6.—The
rum runners ar ■ des-mCng Nassau.
Its revenue from th? export of
liquor to the United States is drop
ping by millions.
Not that the eastern coast of the
United States is drying up; the
smugglers of illicit liquor have hied
themselves to other fields, to Ber
muda, jto Havana, to Hamburg,
Germany.
In an extended survey of liquor
dealing on the eastern coast of the
United States I have lived with rum
runners, played cards v/hh them,
shot pool with them, buddied with
them generally.
But it is a sad bunch that remain
in Nassau. They are only those who
established warehouses and facilities
of a permanent nature while rum
running was ht its height.
The free traders have gone to
Bermuda and Havana. The big
(dealers are .shipping direct from
Europe. They buy their whisky
and other beverages where they are
produced, ship them to Hamburg,
Germany, a “free port,” where they
are transshipped in steamers Iwml
for “Rum Row” off the American
coast, without the payment of any
export duties.
The old mad, bad days are gone.
No more does the champagne
flow in celebration of some boot
legging coup. Wild women do not
•dance on liquor-covered tables to
the accompaniment of the shrieks
of their companions and the shouts
of hilarious rum-runners with pock
ets lined with gold as the result of
successful defiance of the guardians
of the law and hijackers alike.
No more are the bars lined four
and five deep with men buying for
the house and telling tales of hair
breadth escapes from wind ard
wave, "from raiding pi-ates, from
the fire-spittin<>' guns of the reve
nue cutters of Uncle Sam.
Instead, the tables are mostly
empty, A few patrons take their
evening drinks stolidly. With
gloomy shakes cf the head they tell
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Photographs of rum activities taken at Nassau by Bob Dorman. Upper picture shows native women
engaged in sewing bottles of whisky in burlap bags. S hipments to the United States are now being made
in that manner, the equivalent of five cases in eac h ba-». Below you see the rum fleet at Nassau, ac
tivities being at a low ebb since many operations h ave been transferred to Hamburg.
of the good times that arc past.
In the gossip runs the thread of
the ease of rum smuggl ;-g.
Tale sos bribery of the officers
of the law I heard aplenty.
One half-drunken rumrunner
said, “For 50 cents ctre I could
take a cargo of liquor into the city
dock at Miami and unload it into
freight cars for shipment to the
north.”
Norman Butler, supercargo on
one of the boats of the Butlers one
of the largest wholesale and retail
liquor dealers in Nassau, told me
“that liquor running in small boats
is not so good any more. It takes
too much time waiting f-r the shore
boats to come out, with rll the ex
pense and danger incurred in keep
ing a ship at sea for .mebths. The
best way is to see tht- right parties
in the states and fix it so that you
can bring your ship into port and
discharge her cargo at a dock with
r. guarantee of.freedom from inter
ference.”
The decreasing business of Nas
sau is not due to a slackening in
the demand' from the arid coast to
the west, but to the grcedi of the
New Providence government itself.
With the springing up of the
vast re-export trade in liquor, a lev
of 14 shillings ($3.50) per case
was imposed. With the fabulous
prices paid in the United States
this was a mere trifle to the rum
runners. They paid without a
murmur.
But the steady flow of liquor into
the states brought prices to a lewer
level wl'h a consequent stabiliza-
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
PROCEEDINGS
Americus, Ga., Cec| 1, 1924.
The Board cf Commissioners of
Roads and Revenues of Sumter
county met in regular session with
the following members present:
Chairman N. A. Ray; J. E. Poole,
C. C. Eawkins, R. S. Oliver and S.
E. Statham.
Minutes of last regular meeting
held November 3, read and con
firmed.
Moved and carried to pay Home
Economics Agent $25.00 to help
defray expense of sending bdys
and girls of Sumter county to
Summer school in Athens, next
July.
Geo. O. Marshall tendered his
resignation as farm demonstration
agent, to the board, effective Jan.
1, 1925, which was accepted.
Dan Clark, pauper, was ordered
sent to the Poor Farm.
There being no further business
the board adjourned after approv
ing November bills.
K. P. WATTS, Clerk.
Bills approved and ordered paid
for month of November, 1924.
Paving Fund
Seaboard Air Line Ry.
Co $ 782.07
Seaboard Air Line Ry.
cion of prices.
Cost prices began to figure m the
rum-runners’ calculations.
Lt was at this time that the as
sembly of New Providence took the
step that has partially ‘ killed the
goose that laid the golden egg.”
They raised the re-export tax to
24 shillings ($6) a case, one legi
slator remarking “that we can
charge what we please. The boot
legger has to buy his liquor hi-e.”
An American, one of the leading
rum-runners whose purchases ran
from 7000 to 10,000 cases per week,
heard the debate. He tuck the next
boat from Nassau with the state
ment “that I have bought my last
case of liquor in the Bahamas.” Sb
far he has kept his word.
Other big dealers followed his
lead.
Frantic at the slumping liquor
revenues, the New Providence as
sembly repealed the increased tax,
but the damage had been done.
Custom reports for the three
months ending June 30. 1924, show
the falling off, in tha r the re-ex
ports for the period totaled $4lB
- as against $2,184,775 for tne
same period in 1923, a crop of sl,-
766,115.
For the period ending Sept. 30,
1924, the re-exports were valued at
$306,065 as against $.,639,425 for
the same period in 1923, a drop of
$1,333,360.
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It seldom fails to relieve the torment
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r THE AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER
Co. 286.52
Seaboard Air Line Ry.
Co 520.26
J. B. Ansley, Engineer .. 160.83
Seaboard Air Line Ry.
Co *. 220.26
Americus Auto Co 79.39
Americus Steam Vulc.
Co. 45.74
! The Atlantic Refining
Co 3,731.68
Americus Welding and
Radiator Works ........ 41.06
|R. O. Campbell Coal Co. 54.98
Gulf Refining Co 52.25
Chas. Kvass Co 60.00
A. H. Jennings 51.40
Ladd Lime & Stone Co. 1,074.52
Loving Oil Co. 382.45
Sheffield Co 21.61
Jno. W. Shiver 8.21
Southern Printers 1.80
J. H. Shumake 40.25
Standard Electric Tool
Co 1 x 37.50
The Texas Co 14.34
G. A. & W. G. Turpin .... 32.00
Fay Roll 1,189.17
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Total $ 8,888.29
Bills approve’d and ordered paid
for month of November, 1924.
General Fund.
Allen, H. E., Clerk $ 12.25
Americus Jewelry Co 1.00
J. B. Ansley, Engineer .. 10.11
Barnum Undertaking Co. 36.00
Cato, Dr. F. L 75.00
Carnegie Library 50.00
City and County Hospital 50.00
Campbell, Fred 5.00
Chambliss, J. G 6.50
Carter, Robert 10.00
Cobb, Jno. A., Ordinary- 252.00
Cone, E. H 12.25
Everett, H. P 40.00
Empire Products Co 16.00
Gammage Print Shop 78.00
Harper, W. M., Jr 7.00
Hightower’s Book Store.. 1.60
Hart, Anthony 1.00
Hawkins, Herbert 294.92
Jones, J. Q 3.00
Ladies’ Aid Society 50.00
Marshall, Geo. 0 150.00
Murray, A. C 3.50
Nicholson, J. F ‘ 2.00
Paupers 115.50
Plains Sanitorium 25.00
Poole, J. H. & Sons 729.75
Miss Bonnie Parkman.... 100.00
Miss Bonnie Parkman .... 25.00
Ray, N. A., Chairman .... 33.33
Riley, G. W 99.70
Seaboard Air Line Ry.
Co 84.08
Stalhvorth 35.00
So. Ga. Public Service
Co. 54.84
Southern Bearing Co 13.35
E'. J. Schroeder 20.66
Sheffield Co 26.15
T. A. Slade 2.50
Turpin, G. A. &W. G... 1,700.00
Walker Evans & Cogs-
well -Co. 32.32
1 Watts, K. D., Clerk 101.00
Windsor, Miss Bessie .... 52.25
Lucius Harvey, Sheriff.. 454.60
Americus Construction
Co 1.60
Southern Printers 13.00
T. J. Janies 247.00
Sheffield Co 26.66
Americus Construction
Co 6.00
J. W. Payne 300.00
Underwood Typewriter
C° - 185.00
J. G. Chambliss 3.50 |
J. H. Poole & Sons 14.101
U. S. Mortgage & Trust
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Nassau 7o BaseAt Hamburg*
CHURCHES
Calvary Church
Rev. James B. Lawrence, Rector.
Second Sunday in Advent.
The church school, 9:45 a. m.;
Holy communion and sermon, 11
a. m.; Young People’s Service
League, 6:30 p. m.; Evening pray
er and sermon, 7:15 p. m.
Every member canvas, 2 p.m.
A cordial invitation is extended
to all to attend all the services.
First Baptist Church
Carl W. Minor, D. D., Minister.
9:30 a. m., Bible school, T. Fur
low Gatewood, Supt. A good place
to grow in knowledge. 11 a. m.,
worship. Subject, Essential to Fruit
Bearing. The Lord’s supper will
be observed after the sermon. 6
p .m., Senior, Interinediate and
Junior unions. You n:ay aid the
unions wonderfully and they would
help you. 7 p. m., worship. Sub
ject, “The- Little Foxes”—“The
Devil’s Sheboleth;” 7 p. m. Wed
nesday, Praise, Frayer and Bible
study: Romans 9, 10 and 11th
chapters. Election and predestina-
FEIM BUREAU
msffls.ooi.Bii
More Than Half Willion Names
Oh Federal Pension Lists—
-31 Mexican War Veterans
k
(By The Associatffed Press)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.—Pvepa
ratio nand mailing cf ,577,171
checks for an aggregate of $239,-
004,814 was an item i nthe year's
business of the pension bureau.
The bureau’s annual report today j
said it has 525,539 names on its
pension lists, as against 539,756 a
year ago.
Pensioners now on the roll in
clude 146,815 Civil War veterans;
253,136 Civil War widows; 85,038
Spanish War veterans, and. 16,104
Spanish War widows. Still surviv
ing are 31 Mexican war veterans
and 33 widows of soldiers of the
war of 1812.
During the past year death re
moved fro mthe lists 21,808 Civil
War veterans and 11,444 Civil War
widows. These decreases were
largely offset by a gain of 16,-
545 in the Spanish Wai- soldier roll
and of 2,937 in the Spanish War
widow roll.
A recent reorganization of the
bureau has resulted in more expe
ditious settlement of pension claims,
andi the speeding up of disposition
of pension payments, besides mak
ing possible elimination of 150 posi
tions with an estimated saving of
$246,000 in government : alaries an
nually.
Littleton Will Case
Set Aside By Jury
Continued from page 1
by Judge Greer for February when
it will be determined whether or
not the attorneys for Dr Dean will
be granted an appeal to the state
supreme court of Georgia.
The contested will “mbodies $lO,-
000 worth of Bibb Manufacturing
stock beside some valuable real
estate.
Judge Greer, of the c’ty court of
'Oglethorpe presided in place of
Judge Littlejohn, whose health
would not permit him to officiate.
The jurors on the case were: R. O.
English, foreman, J. E. Sherlock,
J. R. Griffin. G. A. Tye, G. C. Du
pree, J. W. Halley, J. E. Ferguson,
H. S. Kelly. E. M. Deavours. C. J.
J. Q. Jones 1.50
J. Q. Jones 1.75
G. P. Jennings 33.15
W. W. Dykes 200.00
Americus Auto Co 8.00
Americus Welding and
Radiator Works 11.81
Atlantic Ice & Coal
Corporation 2.23
Dr. C. K. Chapman 6.00
Esco Blacksmith Co 1.00
Gamamge Print Shop 8.00
Glover Grocery Co 154.53
Gulf Refining Co 187.85
The G. F. Harvey Co 122.10
Hightower’s Book Store.. 1.00
Highway Iron Products
Co 237.92
How-ell’s Pharmacy 25.40
E'utchinson Shoe Co 63.60
F. B. Little 302.50
Moreland-Jones Co 35.(38
Loving Oil Co 41 60
The Newport Culvert
Co 2,587.20
J. K. Orr Shoe Co. ...... 187.25
J. T. Phillips 2.90
Planters Seed Co 6.18
J. H. Poole & Sons 395.65
J. H. Poole & Sons 232.40
M. E. Scoggins 60.24
Sheffield Co 145.61
Shipp Grocery Co 340.89
Jno. W. Shiver 34.63
J- H. Shumake 21.25
Standard Dry Goods Co. 1.50
Standard Oil Co 142.00
Texas Co 130.95
Tillman & Brown 12.00
Yancey Bros 430.35
Pa y Ron 1,014.17
Xotal ,- f ...........12,7§4.20
SATURDAY AFTUNOON, DECEMBER 6. 1924
tion the theme.
A most cordial invitation to
study and worship with us.
First Christian Church.
W. A. Joyner, Pastor.
Sunday school, 10 a. m., J. A.
Baugh, Supt. Let us all come
Sunday that we may make up the
average. Praise service, 11 a. m.;
communion, 11:10; preaching serv
ice, 11:30. Subject, “Who Is My
Neighbor?” Christian Endeavor,
7:00 p. m., Martha Wall, Leader;
prayer meeting, Wednesday, 7:30
p. m., J. A. Baugh, Leader; Junior
C. E., Friday, 3 p. m., Mrs. L. M.
Norville, Leader Your presence
will be appreciated at all services.
First Methodist Church.
John M. Outler, Pastor.
Sunday school meets at nine
thirty every Sunnday—Wible Far
shall, Superintendent.
The Epworth League meets at
6:30 every Sunday evening, and the
Junior Missionary Society meets at
Millionaire Orphan Dies
With Fiancee At Bedside
With A Marriage License
Dupree, A. J. Dupree and W. E.
Carter.
Representing William Littlcnto,
the contestor of the w'll was, Judge
Hixon, Henry Clay and Jack G.
Holtz. Col. W. W. Dykes and Judge
M. C. Edwards, of Dawson, were at
torneys for Dr. J. G. Dean, pro
pounder and beneficiary of the will.
A formal motion was filed this
morning with the cler kof eburt for
a new trial by Attorneys Dykes and
Edwards.
MISSIONARY SOCIETY
WILL MEET MONDAY
The Hortense-Tinsley Missionary
Society will meet Monday afternoon
at 3 o’clock at the First Methodist
church.
This is the regular business meet
ing of the society, and the election
of officers will take nl-tce Monday.
All members of the society are urg
ed to be present.
The word “cocktail” is of Amer
ican origin.
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the same time.
The mid-week prayer meeting
every Wednesday evening at 7:00.
The Sacrament of the Lord’s Sup
per will be administered at the 11
o’clock hour this sabbath, and at
the evening service the congrega
tion of First Church will worship
with the Li?e Street Methodist
church in extending to Rev. W. M.
ifaywood, the new pastor, a cordial
welcome to the City. It is desired
that the membership manifest their
interest in the cause of Methodism, ,
and the success of Lee Street church
by attending in full. ~h
Strangers are welcome, visitors
are invited, and the members are
expected' to attend the services of
the First Methodist Church.
Central Baptist Church.
Sunday School at 9:30. Preach
ing at 11:00 in the morning and
7:00 at night by Rev. Dowess Lati
mer of Mercer University.
A cordial invitiation is extended
to the public generally.
An every member canvass will be
made Sunday afternoon, beginning
at 2:00 o’clock and the members of
the church are requested to remain
at home for a short while after this
hour until the Committee can see
them.
CHICAGO, Dec. 6.—Private fun
eral services will be held today for
William M. McClintcck, known as
the “Millionaire orphan” who died
as his fiancee waited at his bedside
with a marriage licertsc.
It was a race between death and
love, and death won—the last time
death has snatched away the Mc-
Clintock millions before they had
been long enjoyed by the holder.
McClintock and Miss Isabelle
Pope had been sweethearts since
school days. He attended Dart
mouth college but stopped his acad
emic training to take up business
courses to fit himself for admini
stration of the $6,000,000 estate
which had come to him only seven
months ago. Then he f« 11 ill and
he and Miss Pope planned to wed in
the hospital. She obtained the mar
riage license but death intervened.
Young McClintock was the fifth
whose life was cut short before the
fortune was enjoyed long but it is
reported he had remembered Miss
Pope in the will he had executed a
few months ago.
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