Prohibition ended in 1933, but Malone ‘s last hurrah with it came in the summer of 1935 when the gangster Dutch Schultz came to town. Schultz, whose real name was Arthur Flegenheimer , made his fortune bootlegging . He dodged $92,000 in taxes on $481,000 income. He said he was told he didn’t have to pay taxes on it …[ read more ]

1931 Packard 833: it’d be a shame to shoot up this beauty. Information for this article was found in: Mooney, Elizabeth C. “War on Rum Road.” Adirondack Life . November 1980. Buffoonery in Rumrunning ? Yes, some of the things people did in the name of booze was quite funny. And there were no shortages of risk takers …[ read more ]

Prescription form for medicinal liquor (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Prohibition did not stop drinking–in many ways it glamorized it. For example, people began flavoring the whiskey with fruit drinks and sodas, making cocktails. o to any bar today and look at the wonderful, colorful creations with the alcohol masked by alluring flavors. Since drinking didn’t stop …[ read more ]

Mary Riley Road–top left, in pink Lost Nation Road–to the right, in blue Bootlegging was not considered a big deal–thus when Dutch Schultz arrived in Malone, NY for his second tax-evasion trial, no one thought of him as a gangster. Grandpa and Dad both made hooch in the barn. English: Dutch Schultz 1935 (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) However Malone saw …[ read more ]

1930 Model “A” Ford – Deluxe Fordor Blindback #170-B (Photo credit: Timothy Wildey ) Wending my way to Ellenburg, I run into an old friend, Sgt. Martin (or whatever you call the border guys). He sports Elvis-styled sideburns and a gun. Yikes. You know I stop, not because I’m an Elvis fan. We meet on a regular basis–either …[ read more ]