The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, June 4, 1925, Page 8

‘PAGE EIGHT THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE RUM DRINKING ON INCREASE, FIGURES SHOW Four Billion Quarts of Mlegal Booze Consumed in U.S. Last Year BY LARRY BOARDMAN NEA Service Writer Washington, June 4--Four of illicit: liquor wer in the United States quarts sumed the past year. This was an increa quarts over the ili tion of the year bef The foregoing is not the of either "Scofflaw Smellers,” wets or ¢ It is based on the U. S. Departn totally disinterested hibition is concerned. It is, therefore, believed t first wholly unprejudiced estin America’s illicit consumption ever made The Comm su compiled by ne be the ite of booze Department's fig- ures were si d by Dr. Rufus Tucker, departmental special agent, in the preparation of a report on our “invisible xchange,” items not appearing on the customs returns. Studied Foreign Records In collecting data on the item of} smuggling liquor—the chief _unre- ported item of imports— Dr. made a careful study of the reéorded exports, imports, and consumption of liquors in neighboring countries. “From this,” he explained, “it is estimated that the value smuggled into the United States was 0,000,000. “In 1924 the value ly $40,000,000. These figures or was approxi- represent the amount received for the liquor by the foreign manufacturers. The esti- mates, which take no account of the liquor illegally manufactured inj neighboring countries and sold here, ure considered by customs officials to be very low.” The average price received by the foreign manufacturer for his product is a trifle less than $1 a quart—a! price increased many hundred per cent by liquor runners, smugglers! and bootleggers before the product reaches the Ame consumer. Much Liquor Made Here According to federal prohibition! unit officials, the amount of illicit imported liquor in the count than 1 per of the total booze supply The his estimate on the re-} port of William V. Linder, prohibi- tion chemist. the last fiscal year Linder approximately 90,000 sam- ned by dry agents in all parts of the country. Of these he found than one out of a hundred to be im- ported stufi. From this the prohibition draw the conclusion that for quart of “honest-to-goodness” booze in the United States there are more than 99 quarts of colored alcohol, built-up whisky, synthetic gin, moon- shine, corn “likker” and Kindred produc! illicit ed f liquor se samples: less chiefs every How to Figure It Taking the 30,000,000 smuggled quarts of 1923 as one-hundredth part of the total amount of illicit hooch, and the grand aggregate proves to be three billion quarts. Multiply the 40,000,000 smuggled quarts of last year by 100, and the answer is four billion. Considerable booze! At an average bootleg price of $4 a quart—generally considered a fair estimate-it represents the expendi: ture in America of 16 billion dollars, Considerable cash! ODD FELLOWS DEDICATE NEW STATE HOME Devils Lake, June, 4.—(AP)—Be- fore the largest crowd of Odd Fel- lows ever assembled in the state the new Odd Fellows home was dedica- ted with impressive ceremony this afternoon. Dedicatory services began shortly after noon with a long parade from the downtown Elks lodge to the home. In the parade were many notables of the Odd Fellows lodge, chi nong them being Grand Sire Herbert Thompson, head of the Odd Fellows throughout the world; Grand General Hoeinstein, St. Paul, commander of the military division throughout the world; Brigadier General G. Harrington and staff and Colonel P. B. Rognlie and staff. The dedication services at the home were in charge of the Grand Lodge with the address of the day by the Grand Sire, Herbert Thomp- son of Detroit, Mich. The Oakes drill team won over its only competi- tors, Grand Forks, by a scant mar- gin. ‘Ihe Minot Rebekah drill team captured first place in a competi- tive degree contest. Sire Any Fuei Will Give Heat. — But: Gas Stands Highest in the Important Tests of a Fuel. Tucker | g j townships. w: NOTE THE POSE the many of performers 4 no that the s in its vast performer that all is an of the first That is the lion known It is he that can apparent- anything that a human being He climbs a ladder, walks rope and concludes his bit entertaining the throng by ne ional anthem upon 4 of In addition he has a number of new tricks that simply astounding marvelous never have been equalled in ani- » hundreds oth or = Bros. one water ts Rex ly do cand tigh ce wards arne here on rest of vild beasts circus will in the evening. eleven al lions will all be next. Wednesday with the two hundred head of the field and forest. The give two performances ternoon and one_ in The is given ! CONTRACTS LET BY COMMISSION FOR ROAD WORK Contracts for minor road jobs and for the construction of two culverts were let today by the Board of Coun- ty Commissioners. A contract for graveling a stretch of Lake and Driscoll let to H. A. Themus, The cost of the work will be approxi- mately $4,000. Richards & Michelsen were award- ed a contract for improving a stretch of road in Painted Woods and Glen- view townships, The cost will be about $306, Webster Brothers were given the con for work on a road in’ Gra: : township, The cost of the improvement will be about $300. Carl V. Andrews contr for constructin in Francis township Naughton township. The County Board allowed bills at the session Tuesday and the Board members were in court. yesterday. They adjourned at noén today. EDUCATION DOES NOT LEAD GIRLS FROM MARRIAGE one the parade at H ur was given the culvert one in ct and Associated Press) , June 4.—Authorities at the University of Southern Cali- fornia, making public the results of a questionnaire of 992 women gradu ates of the institution during the period of 1920-1924, declare that a university tion does not lead women from marriage. The questionna was intended to ascer- tain whether a majority chose ca- reers rather than marriag The tabulation showed that more than a third of the feminine gradu- ates who replied were married, either while attending the university or within four years after their gradua- tion, A total of 610 answered the queries. Of this number, 262 chose the pro- fession of wife, homemaker and housekeeper. Nine engaged in commercial pur- suits, including banking. Fifty-two took up fine arts, includ- ing music, dancing and painting. Twelve turned to the law, three to medicine, and three entered the min- i Other occupations—such as agriculture, journalism, pub- and social service—claim- ed 28, and 139 became teachers. aw NO BELOW ZERO SOPH—But I don't think I de- serve an atsolute zero, PROF. her do I, but it he lowest rk that I am allowed 9 give-—Wemiington Cougars Piw for it immediatel; den, severe, coli cramps in stomach and bowels, deadly nausea and weakenin, diarrhoea. For children grown-ups use COLIC and DIAR REMEDY alyays in your home. Excells in Quality is EVER BE WITHOUT IT eases eud- y pains and CHAMBERLAIN’S RHOEA Take re you when you travel. BRINGS MEN 10 JUSTICE Peterson Praised For Work in Solving Crime in Ransom County STATE DEPUTY | Sunder Peterson chief assistant to | the state fire marshall, was instru- | mental in convicting two residents of | Sargent county to terms of one year { Jeuch in the penitentiary. The men are Anton Kriz of five miles norgh of Lidgerwood and Arthur Gillispie of Lidgerwood. Judge McKenna pronounced sentence at Lisbon after the men confessed to arson, The crime was committed on Nov, 1 of last year when the men burned down an over-insured barn on a farm north of Minor in Ransom county. An insurance company set- tled their claim but the Farmer Mutual Bank of Gwinner held up payment, not satisfied with the set- jtlement and asking an investigation y the sheriff's office. Olaf Enger, sheriff of Sargent county, and O. H. Flados, his deputy, Fire Marshal, Peterson, who has had experience in investigations, be- ing former sheriff of Nelson county, was sent. Deputy Flados accompan- ied Peterson on a trip of investi/.- tion which took three days. At the jend of three days sentence was pro- nounced. The men were under arrest less than twenty-four hours after Peter- son and Flados started investigation. 'Kriz came through with a full con- fession implicating Gillispie, This example of good team-work by county and state authorities sav- ed the Gwinner Mutual Insurance Company from a loss of $1900. Pe- terson has already received the con- |gratulations of his chief on | good detective work displayed. addition, he has received a letter of {congratulations from Deputy Flados jof Sargent county. The deputy says jin part: “The people are well satisfied with the work put in on this case and they all feel that they have a! live fire marshal’s department in this state. This case was no easv one as it had gone over since last November and it certainly pleased the officers of the Farmers Mutual that these birds were cooped up. If it had not been for sticking to it at Lisbon that day and got them be- e the Judge they may have beat 3 out by the time the next term of court convened.” Cantilever shoes “perfectly comfortable.” A, W. Lucas Co. A advised the bank to call in the state! the, In; LYONS NAMED COUNSEL FOR N. P. RAILROAD St. Paul, Jun (AP)—Appoint- ment of Dennis S. Lyons as general counsel of the Northern Pacifie rail- way was announced today. The ap- pointment resulted from the retire- ment of Charles W. Bunn for the ‘past 29 years of service with the road. NEVADA RUINS SHOW CULTURE OF ABORIGINES St. Thomas, Nev., June 4.—Dr, M. R. Harrington, archaeologist in charge of research work in “the bur- jied city of Nevada,” says the theory | that the place was built by ancestors of Pueblo Indians in New Mexico and Arizona is being substantiated ‘in- j creasingly as the work of excavation ! goes on. The city, which has been named Pueblo Grande de Nevada, onsists of a series of ruins of ancient habita- tions scattered over an area of five or six miles in length and a mile in j width along the north bank of Mud- dy river, in the Moapa valley. “The conviction grows,” explained Dr. Harrington, “that Pueblo Gran- de is one of the places where Pue- blo culture had its birth—the cul- ture of the people who, at'a later date, built hundreds of towns which we find in ruins in New Mexico and Arizona, “It wae probably in the Moapa val- ley that the ancestors of modern Pueblo tribes learned to build per- manent dwellings, to weave fine cloth, make good pottery, practice agriculture—in brief, to develop the arts which later made them one of the highly civilized people north of Mexico. “The inhabitants of Pueblo Grande j de Nevada were rather shorter than | modern Americans. The tallest skeleton thus far found wag of a per- son who could not have been more than five feet eight inches high. The verage was between five feet and five feet six inhes, “The greatest age astribed to the ruins is 2,000 years.” EATING HOPEFULLY At Madrid, a man found in an oyster a pearl valued at | 100 He is sai! to be cating hopefully towards a neck lace.—Humorist (Lendon). Poison gas may be tried by New next year in a war on mos- quitoes. ABY'SCOLDS are soon “nipped in the bud” without “dosing” by use of— One was the sweep: fields combined. TRUCKS VIS Over 17. Two recent developments have focused public attention on Graham Brothers Trucks.as never before. ing price reductions of May 15th, ranging from *80 to $160. The other was Graham Brothers ascendahcy to leadership by building more 1% ton trucks than any other manufacturer in the world, during the first quarter of 1925, and by achieving second position in the 1 ton and 11, ton Progress such as this deserves public attention—and eliminates all doubt as to the logical: truck to buy! . 1-Ton Chassis, $1225; 13¢-Ton Chassis, $14105 Delivered M. B. GILMAN Co. 212 Main STROST BISMARCK GRAHAM BROTHERS SOLD BY DODOE BROTHERS DEALERS EVERYWHERE 4 THURSDAY, JUNE 4, .1925 Standart & XK Sedan from $985 to 895 Easy Terms—52 weeks to pay. Huge production and record breaking sales have made possible this great price reduction ... This great Six has definite advantages over other Sixes in its price class . . 38 h. p. engine. . 11234 inch wheelbase . .. Larger main bearing surface ... Pressure feed lubricating system ... Oil-tight universal joints . . . Heavier crown fenders . . . Two-tone polished lacquer finish . . . Genuine carpet floor covering . . . Wind- shield wiper . . . Very latest finger-type spark and throttle levers, also horn button, mounted on steering wheel . ... Unusual leg room and comfort ... A full size Five Passenger Sedan .. . Now a value beyond comparison. Order early! Lahr Motor Sales Co. FINE -OVERLANOD Augmented by purchase of Increased twice Its Former Size Triumphal Tour Of United With ———— -PONCA BILL’S WILD WEST ~ LARGEST CIRCUS IN THE WORLD GIVING STREET PARADE These Pansomis: ar, the age in poy sh gre inside a tent. Two Mammoth Pageants will be given in addition to the huge perdi elalig on Ben ge ho gi ag ¢ oe * a wild animal exhibit and regular circus performance. ? traction. The Show Appears in the Following Cities: LINTON, N-D., TUESDAY, JUNE 9 DICKINSON, N. D., THURSDAY, JUNE 11 BISMARCK, N. D., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10 | BEACH, N.D., FRIDAY, JUNE 12 oe : SIDNEY, MONT., SATURDAY, JUNE 13 Two performances will be given in each place. Tickets will be sold at uptown place at same price as on Grounds. i THREE HERDS OF ELEPHANTS! | World’s Longest Street Parade!” ¥ - 600 PEOPLE! 200 HORSES! Fifty Indians 260 WILD ANIMALS! Fifty Cowboys -. i # apne