Albuquerque morning journal., 1913-05-18
Saccharine Taken Into En-
oire in Coffins Presumed TO.
Hold CorpSesi Furniture Van
Also Plays Conspicuous Part
MOVING PICTURES GIVE
CONCERN TO THEATERS
Wi,e of 1911, is Just Coming
on Market and. Bringing
Fancy Prices Because of lis
Extraordinary Quality

~ noaslpo Jo0sNAL srecitl trAseo waef
Berlin, May ~. Smugglcrs OF sac
charne on which there Is high i'm
mort duty in Germany ana higher
one stin IN Austria, are ever invent
ing new tricks to eludc the authorl-
tlrs Of which the public learns only
when the customs inspectors hit by
accident upon the eontrahand.
A short time ago the inhabitants Of
Ra,arian village on the Swiss from
flor we're amazed to see q modest
funeral procession. coffin. pallbearers.
monrners and undertaken all in or
der pass through the village with po.
ncemcn and inspectors acting appar-
emily as honorary escort. A halt was
made AT the police station, the coffin
was opened. and from il was taken
about hundred pounds Of saccharinc
which the smugglers had attempted
to Introduce in this way
A one ar the railroad stations IN
uorlin the other day one Of the roomy
furniture vans which in Europe are
filled with household goods. loaded
ON a flat car and shipped to any de-
srea city. was accidentally onened.
railroad employees were surprised 70
find il loaded with broken flrniure
of no value As the car came from
switzerland. the police We're called
I'm and a thorough examination for u.
ieaal articles was made but without
effect. Finally one of the policemen
noticed the unusual thickness of the
wallis OF the van Investigation
showed space two Inches wide p'-
tween the side walls and common
ons secret garret under the rooi
naekod solidly with saccharine The
same van had made The. trip between
sehaffhauscn ana Berlin at least on'e
before according to tho railroad rec
o,ds The van and contents were con-
flseated, but the consignee disaP-
pcared.
Most of the saccharine smugglea ~
te Germany is destined for Austria
tbe smugelcrs Ending 1t much easier
IN hoodwinls the Austrian officials
with shipments from Germany thah
elsewhere. Also the Austrian duty Is
higher
4 class.c trick now exposed and no
longer practieed, was to send candles
10 be blessed to the pilgrimage mon
astery at Einsiedeln. in switzerland.
after which they were exported 70
Austria. Here they went, not TO the
plous. but to > refinery, to he meiteu
~ and tho saccharine in them re-
moved. Roth the monastery and me
customs officials were for months
taken in hy this device.
Moving picture shows
The great success Of moving pic
ture shows in Germany has long been
a cause for the deepest concern TO
German theater managers and actors
who are always on the lookout far
ways and means 10 diminish this seri'
nas competition
The latest development is a petition
of the German Stage society TO the
Reichstag requesting that a special
law be passed for the regulation Of
moving picture shows. The society
askN among other things, that the
moving picture business be put under
the same regulations as the theaters
IN regard TO construction Of buildings,
fire appliances and safeguards; that
continuous performances be prohibits
Cd and that ii be made. unlawful TO
serve beer and other refreshments at
moving picture shows The petition
gives some striking statistics TO prove
that the 4finos' have cut into thea
ter attendance In Elberfeld, for ex-
ample, tht number of theater tickets.
sold was reduced from $4,000 to 9g.-
pH0 between the years 1906 and l9lis
whereas the attendance at the mov-
ing picture shows rose in the same
time from 10000 to $4,000.
It is understood that the Prussian
government is now preparing a bill
that viii meet many OF the wishes Of
healer owners. One Of the leading
features Of the measure probably VIII
be 60 require picture shows To take
ont license. strict regulations viii
control the granting Of licenses none
Being given unless the applicant
proves that there is a real need for
show at the place in question
Wine OF Wonder Year.
Wine Of the "wondeFyear.' l9l l.
the higher grade qualities Of whicf
are just coming upon the wholesale
market. Is attaining record prices ~
the auctions at Mayence, Trevcs ana
ether centers in The Rhine and MO
sele districts. Seven thousand marks
tSlT2al for a cnsk Of Nierstetnef
kfanzhrfg Of the vintage Of 1893 haa
Tor years occupied the top Of the ilst
II wine prices. but the bidder at this
Years auction at once ran the prices
Tor 1911 grades up TO almost double
this the record figure being reached
for a ''fuder' Ga cask Of about GEO
Geartsl of piesporter from the Vine-
yard Of Count ven Kesselstadt. iof
which i4,O10 marks ts3,5o0) was paid
at the auction at Treves At this rate
Of almost Sc per bottle for two-ycar-
old vine in the casks. 1t will be seen
That the epicure who desires to taste
properly ripened and matlired FLASK
Of Piesporter Kesselstadt 1911, a few
years hence will have to spend az
least a \ lstlt ~ n Npfnp