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Show MOONSHINERS TO RECEIVE NO LENIENCY Judge Sentences Alleged Stiller to Six Months and $299 Fine Warning ' to manufacturers ol "moonshlns whisky was sounded by City Judge Ben Johnson today when he sentenced George Doukls to pay a fine of $299 and to serva six months In the county Jail. The sentence Is the heaviest possible under tha state 'prohibition laws. Kiglusen hundred "gallons of mash waa seised by deputy sheriffs whs conducted the raid on. the poukls premises near Twenty-first South street and Redwood road. Doukls claimed that he did not own the mash and that he was merely employed by a man named Perry. Ha waa found guilty by Judge Johnson, however, and the sever sentence waa Imposed: Ioukis promptly announced that he would appeal the case to the district court. He hsd been at liberty In 100 bond and the bond amount was ordered or-dered Increased to $750. He guv the Increased ball. Judga Johnson declared before h Imposed sentence thst trfe court had tired of dealing leisurely with bootleggers. boot-leggers. He commented that a great deal of the "moonahlnlng In Bait Lake county appeared to be that of foreign-era foreign-era and that he had determined to Impose heavy sentences on all who are brought before hirn. Paul Karras, charged with possession posses-sion of "moonshine" whisky which aa analysis showed contained a high percentage per-centage of wood alcohol, did not ap pear In court for hla trial. Judge Johnson forfeited his bond of fSOO and ordered the issue nc of a bench war-rnt war-rnt for his arrest- |