The Seattle Star Newspaper, November 10, 1920, Page 2

TNE SEATTLE STAR Corey on Booze: Smugglers Net $100,000,000 in Year. This at Detroit Alone. Fast Motorboats Coin Money. Few Trips Pay for the Cost. ! furnish your home on our LIBERAL CREDIT PLAN! —no matter how moderate your income or where you live, we are ready . to help you realize your dream of having a beautiful, cozy home of your own, You will be surprised to learn how our liberal credit sim- plifies your home outfitting problem. - Herbert Corey motored most of the way from Seattle to New York to cover the recent world series in Brook- lyn and Cleveland, On the way he made a thoro study of the Hicit traffic in liquor, and is writing a series of articles for The Star. This is the ninth. 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Christ, 85 years @ resi tributed in Great Britain, according | 4. . fo an announcement. Of these 959| %ht of this city, was recelved Tues | were Victory medals. day night by his sister, Mrs. Ida| Lovejoy, 1516 Alki ave. Christ, | |who waa the son of pioneer rest-| omo | ¢ nts in Seattle, was killed in an| "automobile accident Tuesday, the 20¢ ——~ | communication stated, Naturalization Fee in Britain Raised LONDON, Eng., Nov, 10.—The fee for naturalization in Great Britain | | has now been raised from $15 to $59. | Sure, Harmless Way to Remove Hair Roots (New, Wondertal, Quick Methed) You who are annoyed with e arresting growths, of mupertluc vrs Hew ben air have waited long for som: yl i Rbing that would do. more than) AN A¥TERNOOD merely take off the surface hair OF PLEASURE temporarliy—something that would really remove hair roots. 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High school principals will be instructed to en. force strictly the rule banning the use of clgarets on school property. Starw ch Resppoldte Two Deputy Sheriffs Sheriff-Hlect Matt Starwich ‘Tuew day named Archie Hutcheson to con tinbe as under sheriff during the next administration, Frank P. Brewer will as chief criminal deputy Other appointments will not be made until January 1, Starwich said. Phone Operators Are Worth $1,000 GHICAGO, fidient telephe 000, Ii, Nov. 10.—A pro. @ operator is worth according to William’ D. ks, chief counsel for the Chicago | He made the) Telephone company. statement while discussing the valu ation of the company's property be fore the utllity commission, Here are a few figures on the bust ness of chasing any Walker over the river at Detroit, Or make it Haig & Haig if you prefer. Or Canadian Chub. They are all barred law nowndays and cannot be cht or sold legally. Bo they can- gain by any advertising ‘One Canadian official estimates that $1,000,000 worth boore at Canadian prices ia ship: monthly from Montreal to Ontarto for reship: ment to the states. “It ia eatimmted that 900,000 cane of whisky were shipped the three border etties of Walkerville, Windsor and Sandwich between Jan. 1 Oct. 1 of thin year t was estimated that 168,000 quarts crossed the border line during a threeday period of observation. CONSUMPTION GREATLY INCREASED “Another 600,000 r eities On this con. the year “ vervenk prices prevailing during the tor part of September on either a were: U8. $ 85.00 110.00 jo of the line in case an whisky 100.00 | » wler tn $62.7 “The imports of whinky Into Can ada for the year ended March, 1920, were $9,162,239, and for the same pe |riod ended in 1919 were only $1,860, }0g3. “The profit of the smuggiers for the year in entimated at $100,000,000 at the Detrott center alone.” Just windy estimates, of course but every one who has touched the traffic agrees that they are away below the truth, Acgording to the Toronto Globe one rum runner made $135,000 clear profit in a few months Of courme, he was ultimately caught, and the majesty of the law was per fectly ruthleas with him—curse it! It fined him fully $2,000, that being the regular assessment for a first of fender And I heard of « cab drivey fast Jacroms the river from Detroft—not being a revenue agent I do pot pro pone to be loo precise in thene identi fications—-who was able to show in hie bankbook @ net profit of $75,000 for « period of six months. “1 can afford to buy a new car,” said be, “for three or four thousand dollars, run {t two months, Junk it, and buy another. If I wreck @ car I seldom go back to look at the pieces.” A Detrott woman bourht a new heat to outrun the police boat on the Detroit river, It did. It cut ornate curticums around the wiftest piece of boat-Mosh the Detroit police could find. Eventually the police cap tured the boat by stationing men at various American side docks on @ night when it was suspected the fast boat might try to run a few cargoes. The boat ran into the dock and the poles tagged it . “I don't care.” the woman is re ported as having said. “I had it tn operation for two months, That's jong enough. I'm fifteen thousand ahead.’ KASY MONEY ATTRACTS CROOKS ‘The easy money has brourht every crook not otherwine occupied to De troit. Dr. James W, Inchen, the very efficient police head, told me that the city is suffering the worst ept- de of crime it has known aince 1 Why not? It does not take YOUR TEETH X-RAVED FREE Dr. L. R. Clark each morning between the |] hours of 9 and 10:30, No cost or obligatiop |] whatever. | We have a fine, brand \} new X-Ray Machine which we are placing at your dis- posal without charge be- tween the hours men- tioned above. Please come as earl the morning as possible. REGAL DENTAL OFFICES Dr. L. Ke Clark, Manager 1405 THIRD AVENUE Northwest Corner Third Avenge and Union Street | Diagonally Across the Street from the Posteffice Lady Attendants on Duty as All Times in ning #allons. thas been taker Any particular intelligence or daring to become a successful smuggler. |One need but get in touch with the | whinky source on the Canadian «ide and the whisky outlet on the Amer joan side, Then you bring the whisky acrons : on the bridg , “unions y jyour car too high with ease Long lines of motor cars are pass. | Ing over the bridge all the time. The | revenue agents are few. If they ex amined each car—actually examined jit—the waiting line would soon ex tend to Quebeo, so y take a chanee on their i 2 of human nature, They walk along the line of and look at the faces of those soem to be responsible parties “Have you got any contraband?” | they awk | SMUGGLERS ‘ ARE ¢ weUL Smugglers alw that they have ne hances at no further atten jon in paid to them. If a appens to glance inside the car he nothing jea w »—-always—reply ntraband. The agent | would pee The rear seat cane. of rarely glances in |@ shell whinky aide. } “mt which But he shelters is fort dden to exporg mounted rom Canada without | paying t " I wae told by one} “yet l veht @ fine deer head thru the other day and no one saw it, tho it was uncovered in the bot. | tom of the car.” Rut the smugeling across the! bridge in merely an item in the total. | it was necessary to tell of It, and it! has been told of. The river smug sling is the big end of the business and the most picturesque. ‘MASTER MIND’ IN BOOZE RING Chicago Hears Clique Makes Fourteen Million CHICAGO, Noy, 10.—"Somewhere ac " sits the man who in the brains @f the great Chicago whisky ring. He lives in a comfortable apart. ment, which he uses also as an of- fee, He is in almost daity communi. ation by long distance telephane with Washington, Cineffinati and other cities, ‘This “master mind” has four chief leutenanta, Two live in Chicago. Two live In Washington, Some of them are well-known men. The commander in chief himself, tho, * Gomperatively unknown, He is vot a public man, nor « politician. FIVE MEN CLEAN UP FOURTEEN MILLION ‘These five mon—the real “higher. ups’ ih & systematic boore traffic | © cleaned up $14,000,000 in protita| nee national prohibition went into offect. Such is the story whimpered in Chi- | ‘ago. It is a story that contains no | names and no addresses. It may be| of the fMimsiest foundation—but | there are several people tn Chicago who innint it is true. Reports con- werning this “fourteen million dollan| que” are significantly persistent, | There haa been emphasin on the | story the past week because of the SNAP Select Your Boy’s Suit Here— Actually Thousands of Garments to Choose From In all sizes from 7 to 18 years—the season's newest styles and colors, the workmanship unquestionable, the all-wool fabrics themselves a guarantee of value ~-there is no doubt about the ideal suit for your boy being here. From this huge selection you can pick for him, for either school or dress, a suit that will stand comparison with others priced at $7 to $10 higher. Every priced at Sweaters, Shirts, Blouses, Collars, Bathrobes: mother should see these B joys’ Suits $16.75 THE WHOLE DOWNSTAIRS FLOOR OF THE GREEN BUILDING DEVOTED EXCLUSIVELY TO BOYS’ WEAR GREEN BLDG. vity of the federal grand jury ae the booze scandal and the coincident resignation of Major A. V Dalrymple, most famous supervising prohibition comminsioner in the puntry. “T ts anid the mystertous chief of the “fourtesn million dolar clique” ts worried about Dalrymple’s confi dential report. the he claims to have auch tremendous influence that he cannot be “touched.” DALRYMPLE WON'T DISCUSS REPORT Major Dalrympte refuses to din cuss hie report. Commissioner Wi! Hams in Washington admitted its ex iatence but went po further than « hint that it included “names of poll tictans and officials who attempted to block enforcement of the prohiti tion law.” It is significant that two leading enforcement officials have resigned in Chicago, said to be the distribut ing center of the nation’s {ilicl! booze industry. Captain Hubert How ard, state comminsioner, resigned Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Drogetsts refond money if PAZO OINT MENT falls to cure Itching, Blind. Pieced or Protr IT UP When you get a chance at a real bargain, grab it quick! 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Prac- jee often makes perfect. © 10,000 Square Miles Pyrite of Galicia in Rui LONDON, Eng., Nov. 10. that the whole territory between Rivers Gan and Zbrucz, comp 10,000 square miles, is rapidly proaching the verge of ruin. has raged in the section for years. Thousands of women children are seeking refuge in forests. come from a loud mouth. Grocecteria 54B irthday Just 5 years since the first its d vited Seatt! GROCETERIA opened oors, and you are in- to join thousands of le’s thrifty housewives in taking advantage of these ‘CELEBRATION SAVINGS’ Grape Nuts ..15¢ | Darton a 1.20 Kellogg's Corn Flakes. 124c 9c P. & G. Naptha Soap, a bar. 7dc Lenox two bars 10c Hershey Jocoa, 1-5 lb. 45th Bt. N. Ballard Ave. Olympie Pan- cake Flour, large 23c | Ganne : Van Camp’s Pork and Beans, medium size... 14c Milk, tall | cans To bu prevent dealers from ng up our stock at this » we must limit each sale to 12 cans, 85th and Greenwood. 233 Broadway N. 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