Show r r e fOR m s sY Y 1 If sed on Canadian Liquor Smuggled I Into to States r Commission Is Told VA A cOU OUYEn ER D n. n C c. Dec 14 r i Dr Columbia liquor exp ex- ex p hi Interests Interest have ha have forged it tiled l d States Revenue evenue Ven le stam stamps s' s sand and v. v li d them on Canadian Y bottled 11 II- t r have te payments of nt pey y to provincial Jal officials and amI J hl e contribute to J th campaign 1 ft frills of Canadian political parties ri n royal roval com commission l Investigating ridi smuggling was as A told here yes yes- est es es- r t day a eorge Reifel president of the theT T Kennedy Joseph company a n. liquor on e that the v fo concern put United States I In labels be Is on liquor manufactured In British Columbia Co- Co Co Co- lumbia And you jou ou forged the the Internal revenue revenue revenue rev rev- stamp of the the United States and PI placed pieced ced it on the bottles Counsel Counsel Counsel Coun Coun- sel Row ROwell ell ot of the commission asked Yes Reifel said Rowell Introduced In evidence pink vouchers torn In two which he declared represented payments payment by the Kennedy con company pany to tu provincial pro officials Upon objection of coun counsel el f for Reifel Reifel Rei- Rei fel leI that the questioning regarding the vouchers was not a matter mutter for forthe forthe forthe the commission Chief Justice Brown chairman of the commission commission commission commis commis- sion declared I If lf the thc of oC this company Is going to be carried car cal ried on b by purchasing Immunity from provincial government officials officials officials It is certainly a pertinent matteI mattei matter mat- mat tei ter for Inquiry r F. F R R. Anderson counsel c for fot the Consolidated Exporters of ot British Columbia a firm engaged in supplying supplying supplying sup sup- plying liquor to United States bootleggers boot- boot testified that was paid by the concern December 21 21 1925 to the campaign fund of ot the liberal party The check check was handed to the man who was rec- rec I Police o to Pl Practice 1 In in Marksmanship Gangsters and gunmen of or today toda are w expert shot shots according to of officials officials ot- ot of the S Salt lt Lake police de department department department de- de so o It Is Up to all officers cers to be able to hit the bullseye As a resul of f this decision each man will be required to to attend target target target tar tar- get practice at a a pistol range against the hills back of the municipal municipal municipal muni muni- cipal baths bath Sergeant J J. H H. Harden Warden arden an expert revolver and rifle shot snot and veteran of several campaigns campaign In the Phil Phil- Islands will be the tor Individual targets target will be given each man Ten rounds lounds will be fired tired during each course of Instruction A record will be kept of the marksmanship marks marks- manship of ot each officer The city will furnish the ammunition for this purpose I as the leader of ot the party I In Vancouver el Anderson said Anderson insisted there that was no connection between the release of a a. ship held by the government at that time and the campaign contribution The commission announced that It was considering the advisability of recommending to the attorney general of British Columbia that four witnesses who have testified before It be prosecuted foi for perjur per- per jury jur The witnesses were not named This contemplated action centers around testimony given regarding disposal of the liquor cargo aboard the steamer Chris which was ryas held up at Victoria after the commission had been told Its Us cargo was destined for fo- holiday consumption consumption consumption tion In California Certain witnesses witnesses witnesses wit wit- nesses testified the liquor was consigned consigned consigned con con- signed to Mexico |