Page Twelve
The Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon
'Hooch' Peddlers View
New Year Doubtfully;
Fear Dry Law Officers
By W. H. Atkins.
Washington, Dec. 20 "Hooch"
nurveyors view the New Year with
uncertainty. "Dry" law enforcers
are sot to make their game an ex
ceedingly hard one to play. Daring
exploits of bootleggers, conceived
and executed with a cunning that
almost defies detection, have made
prohibition almost a farce. Bo far
clcial has prohiblton become, both
in the eyes of the law-abiding and
the lawbreakers, that government
officers. In a frezy of dismay, are
ready to propose to congress
.m,.nrtmnts that will virtually
banish whiskey, making it practi
cally Impossible of sale for bev
erage purposes.
Bootleg liquor now flooding the
country has its source in such
"wet" strongholds as Pennsylvania.
Maryland, New York, New Jersey,
Ohio and Illinois. Dry law chiefs
here today admitted, with lack of
police co-operation and adverse
public sentiment In those sections,
they are making a losing fight, and
their efforts in future are doom
ed to failure, unless congress tight
ens up the dry law.
Wiping away of many of the so
called "illioral'- provisions of the
law. extending wide latitude to
dealers who obtained permits for
sale and distribution of intoxicants,
will be sought by internal revenue
bureau officials. Amendments con
templated revamping of the Vol
stead law, as the loopholes througn
which liquor seeps out to the public
are inextricably woven Into the
law's provisions.
poller Arc Apathetic
mhMm nn.,tl,i In nrnhihitlnn cases
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prohibition officials declare, IB re
sponsible for not only a large pio
portlon of evils that have sprung
up in the dry era, but have lent
encouragement and support in the
varied schemes now carried on dar
ingly In defiance of the dry law,
and with enormous profit to the
schemers.
Commissioner Kramer today cit
ed the record of cases covering en
forcement work in the state of Il
linois. It is but a sample out of a
lengthy list of states, and offers
some eloquent proof of the bold
ness of liquor law violators, and
the ease with which they get away.
In Illinois alone dry law officers
have secured only fifty convictions
since national prohibition became
a law. This, in spite of the fact
that dry law agents gave federal
district attorneys "cocksure" evi
dence In 1715 enses. Jury hostility
Is the answer,, officials said.
Can't Got Convictions.
"A bootlegger, or an illicit dis
tiller, or a smuggler of tfhlskey, as
things now stand, has odds of 10 to
1 that he will gain an acquittal."
aid Kramer and his aids. "In some
Of the wet centres there Is scarcely
a ghost of a chance to land these
evildoers In Jail. Jail them, even
the worst of them, and they are out
like a flash through the aid of pro
fessional bondsmen and quick
witted lawyers, who thrive upon
that kind of practice."
Kramer's records now show that
ome lawyers have 'almost over
night become immensely wealthy
through fees made from a practice
devoted almost exclusively to de
fending bootleggers. Since January
lawyers in cities, including those
Of the size of Philadelphia. New
Tork city. Pittsburgh, Chicago.
Baltimore have "cleaned up" all
the way from $r0.000 to $100,000
In fees since January 10, when the
dry lid was laid. Some lawyers,
he was advised, think It a poor day
that does not wind up with a few
100 fees from bootleggers.
Many Liquor Permits.
The whole train of evils of every
kind growing out of lax enforce
ment, Kramer asserts, is directly
traceable at the present stage of
the game to the Indiscriminate
withdrawals of liquor from bonded
warehouses, with legal sanction. So
many thousands of legal permits
are out among dealers that officials
themselves do not actually know
the number outstanding. This oc
curs by virtue of the fact that prior
to national prohibition thousands
of dealers, acting as the Interme
medlary of "bootleg rings'' had ob
tained permits from revenue col
lectors under the old time war pro
hibition law. and but few of such
permits have been revoked. In
truth, the records of the prohibi
tion officials are so incomplete and
OOltjCused that they confess they
haye no conception of the extent of
operations among such a class of
permit holders.
Itlated made by charwomen clean
nlg up capi'.ol offices preparatory
to opening of congress show thatj
consistency is not always a virtue,
especially In matters of whiskey.
Sedate lawmakers, be-frocked and
f).n at sneech. make tirades ag
ainst the evils of liquor in the halls
of congress, but as these new dls
nveiles nrove. it does not lessen
the appetite for whiskey, so easily
appeased after their mask of con
gressional decorum is torn off. and
thev retire to the privacy of these
secret chambers.
Fully fifty senators and con
gressmen who stocked up before
the advent of the "terrible drouth"
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In their capitol office hiding pin-
ces On:1 senator, well-known fori
his "dry" spellbinding has stored
rabid mob, five barrels of Ken
tucky bourbon. Some Bourbon,
that fellow, they say. Some of the
other fifty have almost as much,
but scarcely any of these "wet" en
thusiasts in private and "dry" ap
finlloH in nii blin have less than ten
cases of bottled whiskey goods on !
tap, Willi plenty more in ware
houses to replenish the stocks.
Not One Corn Cob
Pipe in All Paris
Paris, Dec. 20. Not a single
corn cob pipe in all Paris. In fact,
it Is doubtful if such a thing is to
bo found in the whole of France,
which discovery has just been made
by W. D, Clarke, of the transporta
tion department of the American
Bed Cross. Recently Mr. Clarke,
who is a former army officer, was
given the precarious duty of fill
ing the chairmanship of the enter
tainment committee of Paris post.
No. 1, American Degion. To make
good, he decided his first venture
would be a Post smoker, and to
further enhance his reputation
with the veterans of the war he
decided to give it the real home
touch by providing the thousand
members with corn cob pipes.
With visions of smoke wreaths
curling gracefully from the homo
like bowls of 1,000 corn cobs, the
Red Cross man started out to pur
chase them. From one tobacconist
to another the hunt led him, from
the Latin quarter to the heights of
Montmarte and along the boule
vards he wandered fruitlessly.
Pipes there were in plenty. Eng
lish pipes, meerschaum and
briar, pipes of amber stems and
pipes of bone and, rubber stems,
but not a single old cob to give
promise of strength and aroma in
the days to come. "Pipes," said
the tobacconists. "Oul, many. Of
tha corn? No. It is for the cat
tle. Jamais tor the smoker. "
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"Dry" Advocate Has
5 Barrels of Booze
for Own Use, Report
Wellington. Dec. 18. Some
"dry" congressman simply must
have their liquor. Di.-overies noth
ing short nf nnia7ir.iT to the
National Theater
Will Be Completed
Mexico City, Mex., Dec. 20 The
unflnlshod National theater, which
has been a useless pile of marble
in the heart of Mexico City for ten
years, is to be completed through
tho efforts of a group of wealthy
residents of the capital. They have
en-reed to lend the trovernment 10,
000,000 pesos so that the work of
completing the structure can be
resumed at once.
The National theater was started
"while (Seneral Porfirio Dlax was
president. When he was driven
from Mexico, work on the build
ing was stopped, and It was half
hidden behind an unsightly wood
en fence. This fence has been torn
down by order of the new govern
ment, making a great improve
ment in the appearance of the
district In which tho theater is sit
uated. Although the structure iH
unfinished, it is near enough to
completion to be imposing. Even
as it is, it is one of the chief sights
of the city.
The custom throughout the w
something distinctive of the man
appparently works both ways in t
Black Forest district in Germany,
wear long red cloaks and black f
three disciples of marriage on the
r,e married women wearing
tal state, such as rings, veils, etc.,
he Kimbach valley, in the famous
For there the married men all
elt hats. The photograph shows
ir way to church.
'Gentleman' Role
Highly Pleasing
.to Villa, Report
By Dnviri M Clmreh.
Mutamoras, Mexico, Dec. 20. -
Paneho Villa is perfectly satisfied
to spend the rest of his life as
Francisco Villa, "gentleman farm
er," according to Ellas L. Torres,
the Mexican leader who opened the
negotiations with Villa for his sur
render. Villa is living the quiet and
peaceful life of an agriculturist on
his big estate at Canutillo. Durango
according to Torres, and the former
bandit is satisfied that he has re
tired for the good of his country
men. The big estate which Villa has
taken over as one of the "gifts" be
stowed upon him by the Mexican
government at his surrender offers
a wonderful chance for the man
who formerly destroyed to recon
struct, according to Torres. The es
tate Is partially In ruins, and al
though at one time it was hand
some, its little houses and colonies
have become dilipidated and the
soil has been too long untitled.
In the rebuilding of this farm of
more than 2,000 acres, villa Is now
displaying the greatest interest. He
is actually working with his own
hands to rebuild and Is directing
the efforts of those who have set
tled with him in an effort to res
tore Canutillo and to make it one of
the most modern farms in all Mexi
co. Villa has a ready supply of mon
ey and is able to accomplish much
which his poorer neighbors cannot
do. He is reported by Torres to be
; doing much for his neighbors and
to be assuming much the attitude
or n philanthropist.
Villa still retains some of the
members of the staff of his bandit
army, and like all true gentlemen
farmers has his own private sec
retary. It is not easy for Villa to give up
many of li is bandit customs and he
still packs a huge, six shooter and
rides the most peppery horses o'o
talnable.
Even in his retirement Villa holds
a warm place in the hearts of
many of his countrymen, and he is
regarded with the greatest respect.
I" the curio stores in this dilipidat
ed old Mexican city busts of Villa
are displayed prominently on the
shelves, along with little clay ima
nf n.i nii nza and Kaiser WH.
helm. Apparently the sculptors of
Mexico have not yet reacnea tne
task of immortalizing General Ot
rcgon in clay.-
Piftnrea are nrominently display
ed in this part of the country of
Paneho Villa.
Despite the belief of Torres.there
are many Mexicans who believe
that one fine day paneho Villa will
again rid through the' mosquito
brush at the head of his own little
army, and that he will not beat all
of his swords into plowshares.
Mexico Has 2,000
Generals, Report
Mexico City. Mexico. Dec. 20.
Home idea of the number of gener
als in Mexico can be obtained from
tho fact that 36 retired to civil life
when the revolutionary forces were
disbanded. This left in the army
10 eenorals of division and 16S
brigadier generals. 2,097 chiefs.
11,789 officers, 85,549 privates, S7,
493 horses and 5.228 mules.
With the 36 generals who re
tired to civilian life went 253
chiefs. 424 officers and 28,120 pri
vate soldiers.
It is said that there are more
than 2,000 generals In Mexico,
counting all that have received
commissions Biiiler the various
K ivernments since the fall of Por
firio Diaz.
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Work or Starve Is
Ultimatum Served
on This Town's 'Boes
Johnstown, Pa., Dec. 20. "Work
or fight" war slogan.
"Work or starve" slogan oi
Johnstown police department.
From a report submitted to city
council for expenditures in feeding
the prisoners in the city prison R
In .mnarent that no turkey, chick
en or other highbrow food is serv
ed the prisoners.
Take hegd and don't come to
Johnstown for a "flop" and a free
"feed." Nothing doing.
William jV. Campbell, superln
tn,i,,ni of accounts and finance,
submitted a report showing that
1,823 meals had been served dur
ing the last month at an expendi
ture of $109.06. This means that
a meal is served for a fraction less
than six cents.
Breakafst consists of bread, mo
lasses and coffee. "Luncheon"
consists of same as breakfast. Din
ner consists of more bread, more
molasses and more coffee. The
meals are served In three courses
bread, then molasses, then cof
fee no cigarets or cigars.
It can be easily seen that the
way of the present-day hobo or
"vag" is not the life It used to be.
Hut still it might be worse. Those
who stop to the city prison more
than one day and who are required
to work are given better meals.
Transients do not gain any consid
eration at all in the way of these
meals de luxe and the "mess sarg"
refuses to take any bribes.
Ships Must Have
Wireless to Enter
Britain's Ports
London, Dec. 18. American
skippers are warned that all ves
sels arriving In ports in the United
KIngaom irom now on will be re
quired to conform to the provis
ions of the British Wireless Act of
1919. This act stipulates that ev
ery ship of 1,800 gross tonnage or
upward shall be provided with a
wireless telegraph Installation, com
plying with the requirements m
the International Radiotelegraph
Convention of 1912, as modified by
other international agreements.
The new regulation requires that
ships not engaged in the coasting
trade, carrying 200 or more pass
engers on voyages exceeding forty
eight hours from port to port must
carry three operators. On voyages
of more than eight hours, but less
than forty-eight hours only one
will be needed.
Women's Dress Is
Condened by Club
Cuersney. Wyo., Dec. 18. The
Wyoming W. C. T. U. is on record
with a sweeping condemnation of
present-day dress for women.
Disapproval of modern styles is
women's clothing was expressed it
resolutions adopted at the twenty
seventh annual state convention of
the organization held here.
The short skirts, silk stockings
and diaphonous gown were declar
ed to be "immoral Influences" and
a recommendation was made for
uniform dresses for high school
girls.
Th; djrarette habit was scored
in another resolution and the or
ganization pledsed its support to
the better enforcement of the 18th
amendment.
Boys and girls in both grade and
high schools, one resolutnion set
forth, should have deans to in
struct, advise, and correct their
morals and dress.
It was also emphasized that the
chaperones at all high school social
affairs were absolutely essential.
and Prince Rupert, the province
has great natural advantages for
factories.
A committee from the board of
trade recently returned from a vis
it to Chicago anff other cities In
the United States, where It Investi
gated a number of industries which
seem adapted to the province. The
committee reported favorably on
laying before capitalists the advan
tages In British Columbia to the
iron and steel industry of handling
large quantities of scrap, iron and
steel that now go every month to
Seattle. It believes a vaonum
cleanlng plant for cotton would
prove profitable. It had assuran
ces from New 'York importers that
they would bring much cotton from
India and China through Vancou
ver If such a plant were establish
ed. The attitude of the American
cotton Interests Is said to be due
to the Jones bill.
The committee reported also
Monday. n ,
that n.c.rT' -T"
the mar,,,,,;." '
tires anrt . 1 u'.i
cent nf t,
rubber , ,. -
comes trnn, .i.
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committee deeir t
"'ial could be laid ,7
i AKron in.. '
jound the great pa "" J
facturing plant, S
Canadian paper P n.,?10 I
Vancouver, B. C.
Hopes to Build
Up Industries
Vancouver, B. C, Dec. 18. The
board of trade of Vancouver has
begun a campaign to build up
manufacturing industries in Brit
ish Columbia. With vast water pow
er awaiting development and good
seaports at Vancouver, Victoria,
Trunks, Bags, Suit
Cases
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Say, old clock, you've got the time maybe you'd
like to hear this one! As we were rolling into New
Orleans yesterday one of the men in the club car
was recounting his cigarette experiences; how he
finally pulled a trick on his luck and got set right I
"Well, I've had my cigarette lesson", continued
the traveller, "I went up and down the line on
cigarettes until I got hold of Camels and got deen
into their quality and mildness and delightful
flavor! There never was a blend such as Camels
combination of choice Turkish and choice Domes
tic tobaccos ! I'll say it Camels taught me what a
cigarette should be and they'll teach any man who
smokes!" Thinks I to myself "Sic 'em, judge
every word you spill is a sentence!"
Now, Pete, that's the kind of Camel thanks
giving stuff you get North, East, South, West and
through the middle ! That's all as true as that little
sheep will wag their tails!
I did some tall thjnking as I browsed through
me ijuuuu uiu ricuv.il iudiier mis evening
how universal the appeal of Camel ciga
rettes really is! Figure the travelling I've
done and the people I've met each city
different from the other AND Camels
have been the ONE cigarette to be found
everywhere and the cigarette most
smoked at each point! Pete, old backstop,
it's wonderful the way smokers are sliding
I home to Camels !
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It Will Please Today
and for Many Tomorrows
That's the charm of electrical gift they keep right on
serving and pleasing year after year.
Then what could be more appropriate to express a lasting
regard?
What more suitable than a lasting gift?
The Electric Sewing Machine is but one of many "usab
gifts you'll find in our shop.
Naturally, for anything electrical you have a right to ex
pect better service at an electric shop.
YonTl get such service here eTen daring the Holiday
rush.
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