Evening Star Newspaper, August 30, 1928, Page 21

DESCRIBES DETROT LIQUOR SMUGELING Witness Reveale Details of Rum-Running Trade. By the Associated Press. WINDSOR, Ontario, August 30 —Tes- timony that some mysterious source in Detroit “ips off rum runners on the De- troit River when the coast is clear for dash into the United States has been given by Benjamin Longley, dock mana- | ger for the Michigan Transit Co. He was a witness in the trial of his com- IR el 'rm nqmv AVGUST 30, 1528.7 pany, liquor. t “We get telephone calls from Detroit | informing us “Let the boys come over {now, it's ail right, " he said. He added | he did not know the source of the calls. Willlam Harbert, an official of the Michigan Transit, testified as to busi- nass arrangements between bootleggers | who buy liquors and the runners who | ieliver it Where delivery is guaranteed by the runner, he said, they charge from §7/ to $10 a case for handling it. If the signee is willing to take a chance demands no guarantee of safe de- |Tivery the tariff is only $3 to $5 a case He said that the Michigan Transit | was little more than an agent for Na- tional Distilleries, Ts of Montreal, whose liquors they sell. He said the { company got only 25 cents a case for handling 0 your graft is over the river on the volume of sales?” the court prosecutor asked. Harbert admitted such was the ¢ charged with iliegal storage of | By the Associated Press. tial campaign there “And the Michigan Transit Co. is just | a blind to keep liquor at the Canadian | c | border.” the prosecutor continued. “You keep it here until the right time arrives to ship it to Detrolt to isn't it?" “That’s right, that way." close friendship between and Mrs. Mary Collins. NEW YORK, August 30—From the childhood games in the streets of the lower East Side to the serious business of stumping the country in & presiden- has flourished a the Smiths sell? if you want to put it the witness answered Thit's the GIRL PLAYMATE OF SMITH STILL TREASURES FRIENDSHIP Mrs. Mary Collins. the Erstwhile Mamie O'Leary. Remains Close Companion Of t}‘lE Governor and HH W f& The Mamie O'Leary of the neighbor- hood dances of former days and the amateur dramatics of the St. James Parish Church has today become the slightly portly, silvery-haired Mrs. Col- line who is an_almost constant com- panion to Gov. Smith’s par Lives Next to Mayor. She has spent the last month either | in Albany or traveling about with the Democratic presidential nominee’s group as it jumped from \w('rk end to week end. Today she bade®a regretful fare- Open All Day Saturday M-BRM®KS &CO AVA EFR Y W"Rs S D = 2 G - STREET BETWEEN 11th & 12th Tomorrow—Friday—Is the Final Day of Our August Coat Sale We're adding two hundred new coats that just arrived to give you the finest opportunity for selection at One Magnificent Price! %58 Regular $69, Truly we believe you will find this the most glorious collection of Winter coats you’ve ever seen . . , the finest fabrics are lavishly trim- med with luxurious furs in the smartest style effects of Paquin, Beer and other famous Parisian designers. A SMALL DEPOSIT HOLDS ANY SELECTION CONVENIENT TERMS MAY BE ARRANGED To make the day even more exceptional New Fall DRESSES You'll love wearing one of these fascinating frocks because they're so charmingly new in Satins, Flat Crepes, Velvet Com- binations, Georgettes, in the new feminine man- ner with flared skirts and swathed hip-lines. All the new colors but featuring the popular brown-tans and black . . . sizes for Misses, Women and Larger W every detail. blues, Beginning Friday omen, A Stupendous Sale Women’s & Youthful Matrons’ Fall Hats Of Soleil Velour . . Transparent Velvet . .. Lyon’s Knapped Velours . . . Felt With 35 Hlustrated are several of the styles in this assortment. There are many others, too. Special attention to the fitting of large Head Sizes . Fine Soft Felt Velvet Velvet After the Sale these Hats will be priced at $5.00 to $7.50 $89 Coats well to the Smith family before it de- parted for Syracuse, and she returned to her home on St. Lukes place in Greenwich Village, next door to Mayor Walker. She was born on Madison street, within a block of where Mrs. Smith was | born, and within two blocks of where | the governor was born. In the same house she spent her girlhood and was merried, moving only to another house in the same block when she set up housekeeping as a young bride. It was only a year ago that she moved to Greenwich Village It was a great neighborhood then and the parish church, clubhouse and stage were the centers of all that went on among the younger folk. Those were great days, but these are almost better, Mrs. Collins believes. “Most of the people who lived down | there that long ago and ran around in our crowd have amounted to some- thing,” she sald. “Of course the gov- ernor’ is our most prominent citizen. and the one of whom we are most proud. Spirit Still Holds. ““The spirlt of the old crowd still holds, Almost every time Mrs. Smith comes to Smart Accessories to the Autumn Wardrobe On the Main Floor Pure Silk Umbrellas in all the wanted colors 33'95 rib construction Raincoats, in both style and Duvetine All the new g7 30 Jaunty aviator lined olors The newest styles in crepe de chine Underwear. ..Teddies and Step-ins. in all the $] 9') ) o T lovely new colors Pure silk, full-fashioned, Triple Stripe hosiery...rein- forced heel, toe and garter top Al the new 9= ncluding white and Flannel butieril are in the new Fall colors and very chic when combined with either Jain or fancy crepe de chine Plouses. Either skirt %5.95 BedeFe or blouse Kirts New handbags of real leather in either under-arm or pouch styles, New Fall colorings. $2.95 and $4.95 Main Floor and we all still_stick together. | deal of her time in Albany with the Smith family, and during the governor's mother’s later years was her almost constant companion. She is a littie un- decided now when she will join the party again, but_expects to remain at her home in New York tatil the governor departs on his campaign trips. “Mrs. Smith will probably want com- | pany then,” New York they all gather at my house and we women have a real get-together. As a rule it is just the ladies, because the governor is always so busy that he can’t take more than a minute to come down and stick his head in.” Mrs. Collins as Mamie O'Leary was {a close girlhood friend of Katie Dunn, | who was destined to marry young Al Smith, then an embryo pnll“clnn at a ry of $75 a month. Mamie O'Leary j saw the young couple meet through the | declared Mrs. Collins, “she the, departure of the Dunn family to |in a while.” the elegance of the Bronx, and saw the frequent visits young Al made on a | {bicycle to the then far-distant uptown section “After Mrs. Smith moved uptown, the | governor used to bring her back to all | our parties, so we never lost touch with | her,” Mrs. Collins recalled. “And then | he brought her back for good as his your system Boston s new di called Erc: Since her husband died several years ago, Mrs, Collins has spent a great 000 Wo 810-818 Seventh St. N.W. low price $2.50 and $3 Felt Hats 1.69 hed brims, upturned and cut-out new off-the-face versions and vagabond types that will appeal to all women. Ribbons, feathers, fancies, ornamental pins, felt cutouts, vivid buttons and velvet trims. Small, medium and large head sizes. 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