Indianapolis Times, Volume 40, Number 179, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 December 1928 — Page 7

DEC. 17,1928

SHIPS AND MEN ABE NEEDED iN WARONBOOZE Coast Guard Is Short of Equipment for Watch on Border. This is the fifth of a series showing the tremendous cost to the government if a determined effort were made to enforce prohibition laws in all sections of the country. BY JOHN M. GLEISSNER Times Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, Dec, 17.—The coast guard has been spending about $15,000,000 a year in an effort to stop liquor smuggling along the coasts and on the Great Lakes, but more men and ships are needed if the borders are to be made rumproof. Rear Admiral P. C. Billard, commandant of the coast guard, and other officials are agreed on this point, “Rum Row” has been wiped out, according to Billard, and the amount of liquor brought in has been reduced greatly since prevention of liquor smuggling became one of the major tasks of the coast guard four years ago. However Billard adds, “ the situation requires unremitting and constant activity on the part of the coast guard. There yet remains some liqpor smuggling on our coasts and a cpflsiderable amouht of such smuggling on the Great Lakes. It is believed that in this matter the coast guard has accomplished all that is possible to accomplish with its present resources.” Bishop William Fraser McDowell, a leading dry, recently estimated $25,000,000 worth of liquor would be sumggled this year from Canada alone. Billard told congress his organization had tackled a difficult job with energy and persistence. “Much more remains to be done," he said, “but if more is to be accomplished in this matter, and the great stretch of American coast line is to* be adequately guarded, the forces of the coast guard must

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to get satisfactory bids from states or private companies. Following this. Senator Borah offered an amendment asking government construction of the plant mandatory, but withdrew it when senate liberals agreed its inclusion might imperil the bill’s chance of approval by the President. During debate on the Reed amendment, Senator Hiram Johnson, author of the bill, told the senate he feels confident the plant will be built by the government.

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