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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-11-19
Master Mind Directs
Huge Booze Ring

Chicago Somewhere in Chicago
sits the man who is the brains of the
great Chicago whiskey ring.
He lives in a comfortable apart
ment, which he uses also as an office.
He is in almost daily communication
by long distance telephone with
Washington, Cincinnati and other
cities.
This master mind" has four chief
lieutenants. Two live in Chicago.
Two live in Washington.
Made $14,0oo,o0o
Some of them are well-known men.
The commander-in-chief himself,
though, is comparatively unknown.
He is not a public man, nor a poll
tician.
These five men-the real higher
ups" in a systematic booze traffic
that covers half of the country-have
cleaned up $14,O0O,000 in profits since
national prohibition went into effect.
Such is the story whispered in
Chicago. It is story that contains
no names and no addresses. 1t may
be of the fiimsiest foundation-but
there are several people in Chicago
who insist it is true. Reports con-
corning this fourteen million dollar
clique" are significantly persistent.
There has been emphasis on the
story the past week because of the
activity of the federal grand jury
probing the booze scandal and the
coincident resignation of Major A. v.
Dalrymple, most famous supervising
prohibition commissioner in the coun-
try.
Chief Is Worried
It is said the mysterious chief of
the fourteen million dollar clique" is
worried about Dalrymple's confiden-
tial report, though he claims to have
such tremendous influence that he
cannot be touched"
Major Dalrymple refuses to discuss
his report. Commissioner Williams in
Washington admits it's existence but
went no further than hint that it in
cluded names of politicians and Off
Gals who attempted to block enforce
ment of the prohibition law"
1t is significant that two leading
enforcement officials have resigned in
Chicago, said to be the distributing
center of the nations illicit booze in
dustry. Captain Hubert Howard, state
commissioner, resigned several
months ago with the admission he
was helpless-and that he had turned
down opportunities to make a million
dollars "easy money"
DalrympIe Out Now
Now Dalrymple, who has hung on
to his job in spite of open opposition,
has quit.
Are they going to get the "higher-
ups?" Everybody wonders. Mean
while you can buy all the booze you
want in Chicago-and in most every
other city.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-11-19
Bankers Lecture
Workers While
Trusts Close Mills

WaShingtOn-W1th mills and fac
on short timexzfif1ff vmbgfywkq hr
tories closing down and operating on
short time all over the country, the
American Bankers Association, at its
annual convention in this city, called
on labor to produce more" that prices
may be reduced.
The insolence of these money lend
ers brough spirited replies from
President Gompers and Secretary
Morrison of the A. F. of L.. President
Gompers declared that survey of
the activities of the bankers would
shock the nation. Secretary Morrison
called attention to the shutting down
of the mills and asked if the bankers
believed they could fool anyone but
themselves.
"The outlook" said President Com
pers, would be more encouraging if
the money powers in control of pro-
duction were not themselves engaged
in subtle efforts to restrict production
for the purpose of maintaining famine
prices.
"The time has come for careful
survey of the activities of bankers
and others intrusted shrdl shrdrhudl
survey of the activities of bankers
and others intrusted with the process
of production and distribution of the
worlds needs. The workers are con-
fdent that an impartial analysis of
the present business practices will so
shock our people that those responding
to an inordinate desire for gold will
be compelled to relieve the suffering
of the people"
Secretary Morrison said:
'Let the bankers tell their story
of the need of greater production to
the thousands of workers who have
been laid Off Let them tell the coal
miners to work harder.
"The miners are smashing all pro-
duction records, and yet we find the
price of coal is prohibitive, with
bankers lecturing workers on the
of greater production.
"The government record of exports
of manufactured goods does not sus-
tain the bankers. Let them insist
that the law of supply and demand
for which they profess such high re-
gard be permitted to operate. Let
them call upon the trusts and COM
bines to stop fixing prices and to
stop closing mills and shops to main
tain these prices.
"Our banker friends may fool
themselves, but they are fooling no
one else."
The bankers found themselves con-
fronted by an awkward situation be-
cause of the charge of Comptroller
of the Currency Williams that New
York bankers were borrowing money
from the government at IL per
cent and six per cent and loaning it
III 40 hl6h GO IL, ~, 90 oAA Wv POI
cent The bankers convention adopt.
ed the usual method of those who are
Caught with the goods" by raising the
"stop thief' cry. In resolutions passed
the federal official was not directly
referred to, but the bankers deplored
any move that would weaken the
peoples faith in the abnkers.
Comptroller Williams appears to
have chip on his shoulder, and to
date the bankers are not willing to
knock it off. The bankers, according
to the comptroller, have made mil
lions of dollars profit, and their rates
mean grip on the nations commerce.
The comptroller answered the
bankers attack by the statement that
rhetoric and eloquence is not reply
to facts that are sustained by sworn
afidavits.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-11-19
Using Old
Tungsten Globes

Sometimes tungsten electric globe
can be made to give service after the
filament has broken. Turn on the
current, then tap the light on the
side of the bulb; if the broken wire
vibrates enough to touch one of the
other wires the curren will weld them
together.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-11-19
Ivory Dust Jelly

Ivory dust, properly boiled and pre-
pared, makes fine and pure jelly
which is frequently prescribed for the
sick.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-11-19

Japan is covered with immense or
chards Of mulberry trees for the rails
ing Of cocoons for the silk industry.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-12
DAILY ECONOMY CALENDAR
COpyrtsht, 1914. BY t,e Mcclure News
paper Byndtcato. Nov York City.
FOR A SICK CHILD.

A sick child n always an object Of pity,
but often he is an object of much trouble,
ms well. Not the trouble that comes from
worrying over his condition. That ir un-
avoidable. But the trouble that comcn
from keeping him entertained.
One OF two things is needed to make the
entertainment Of a sick child easy. One il
money Most Of us haven't that The other
is time. And though many of us, especial
ly with sick child in the house, are pres
sed for time, still that is ours in greater
abundance than money.
With time at your disposal, even If
there is not much OF IT,, you can make the
most fascinating things for sick child.
And the child will probably enjoy the
making of them ms much as playing with
them, 40 you can make them by the bed
side, in your hours OF necessary duty
there.
Paste. scissors, cards and some scrap
books, and all the old magazines you can
find will give you plenty Of materials to
work with. You can make automobile
scrap books, which even big child will
enjoy, making AN effort to get good
colored picture Of each make. For smaller
children al sorts OF miscellaneous or
specialized scrap books a-e entertaining.
You can make delightful gaines by pnst-
ing advertisement pictures on cards For
instance, YOU ct.n make a game on the
order Of authors, t..,ly es.li il Families .
Cut out pictures for all your f-ie .,ls for
each family, and paste them on cards,
writing on each card the names Of the
other members Of the family in that set
For instance, head four cards The Bor-
den Family, supposinE the Bordens arc
friends Of yours. Paste nice old man on
one, and under it put Mr.. Peter Borden
Below this put the names Of the other
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-12
If mothers would prepare their daugh-

II mothers would prepare their daugh-
tcrs for wifc-hood by teaching them TO 10
thrifty managers and good ho,sckecpcrs,
and that marriage means woman buck
ling to and doing her duty, no matter how
hard 1t may be in the estate unto which
she has called herself; and If fathers would
teach their sons that it is a solemn thing
for man to take girls life into his
hands, and if he doesn't fulfill nll his
obligations to her Just by feeding and
clothing her, but that he must do all in
his power to really make her happy, why
marriage would cease to be a failure. 1t
is the parents who wreck their childrcn's
domestic happiness by not fitting them to
be good husbands and wives.
And it is the parents who are rcsponsi-
bic for the failures tho poor wcakhngs
who have not the grit to stand up and fight
the battle of life, and 80 are conquered by
fate. Mother and father couldn't bear
to see Johnny and Mary work and 50
they let them grow to become lnyy loafcrs
Mother and father hadn't the heart to
hear Johnny and Mary cry, and 10 they
let them develop into soft towards who
gave up in the face Of every difficulty
and became parasites that hung onto
the strong instead Of standing on their
own feet. And Johnny and Mary have the
right to curse mother and father for what
they are.
We are all partners in guilt when things
go wrong, and We may we'll pray, as did
the little priest whenever he heard Of any
one committing crime May God
forgive you and me for that mans sin"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-12

seeks to retain il. II il one OF the common.
est forms that jealousy takes among
women.
II Wa known that Mark Upjohn had
been paying attention to me early in
the summer, and there had been plenty
OF comment about that. After the drive
the evening that Mark had said he want.
ed to marry me and | had refused, with
his vanity wounded, he promptly stopped
coming to the house. He Immediately
turned his attention to Anna Lee Kendall,
who was 3S and widow, and one OF tho
best housekccpers in Hcnly Falls.
And the villagers said:
well, II she couldn't get him before,
when she was young and pretty and
had sonc style, she Couldn't be expected
TO get him now. Look at herl'
They did not even allow me tho credit
OF having refused himi II made bet
ter story this why for them To curl their
tongues around, 80 they believed this,
and not the real facts.
She wouldn't have gnc II she could
have gotten him." they said. "As she
couldn't land him''-the curious v,ilsar-
ity Of their gossip did not occur 70 me
thcn-"why, she's going to the city with
her niece"
Ana they rolled up their eyes IA though
my intentions werr not quite nice.
30 this VIM the atmosphere we lived
IN up to first week or 30 of September
Jim, realizing that, after all, | was doing
something for his daughter, was rather
nicer than the rest. James wns torn be-
tween envy Of Wis superior chances and
pleasure that she was to have the e,i,,ca-
tion she wanted. Laurn grew more and
more sullcn, and Esther retired behind n
curious wall Of pretended injury.
But at last We left. We drove over To
the nearest railroad station, and from
there went To Hartford, To spend the
night with friends Then We took an cx-
press, and before noon we were running
through towns that seemed To grow closer
and closer together, until finally they melt
ed into each other and we found ourselves
flying through the suburbs a The largest
city in our country.
Vi, sitting next IN the window, was
drinking it all in with eager eyer. Her
checks had the scarlet spots th.t core
from excitement, her ey,~ WEIR pur le-
blue again. Then suddenly we dashed
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-12
THE GIRL ON THE JOB.
BY Jessie Rober:a-
Copyright. 1876. bv Wheloe Syndkcase Inc
DON'T OMIT READING.


You don't want To get muscle-bound in
your Job. Failing into routine, getting cut
and dried, losing initiative, these things
are hanging over all of ms who have a
regular position in which one day is a
good deal like another.
An excellent plan for the worker who
breads TO become mere routine machine
is to keep up with the new wrinkles in her
particular job. And there is no better wav
of doing this than by reading.
The day when the business book was a
poor, prcachy, save your pennies and be
q millionaire thing is over Books on
business now are written by capable per
sons who know what they talk about. and
who are specialists in putting their knowl-
edge before others. Men are constant
readers Of good books on their own line
of work. The libraries are swamped with
demands for such books from young men.
but there is a noticeable lack of Young
women asking for them. This is a big
mistake.
No matter what type of work you arc
doing, there are books on IL that will helm
you.
Also, there are books you should read
on general business, on efficiency and per-
sonal development There are books that
will assist you in finding the kind OF job
particularly suited to you, and books that
will help you TO suit yourself to the por-
ticulnr Job you arc in. And ii will be very
much worth your while to get hold Of
these books.
You can get list of business books
from your public library, and can prob
ably find the book you want on it's shelves
II not, the library can usually get it for
you, but in any Case it will pay you 10
have it.
Such reading keeps your mind from
falling into rut, if it docs nothing else
1t shows you what other persons in the
same field are doing. And it is likely to
give you hints that will mean money to
YOU.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-12

three Bordcnr M Mrs. Peter Borden,
Miss Sallie Borden, and tho Borden Cat,
and on the cards paste respectively nice
old lady, pretty young girl, and a pretty
pussy cat. This game, in making and IN
playing-it IL played like Authors rs
much fun.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-12

into long tunnel, broken by flashes OF
daylight from the street above the tracks
and then we stopped.
We had arrived.
Tornorrow--Bud.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-12
Lieut.. Joiis Transferred.

First Lieutenant ". y. Jolh, a soa
Joseph 9. JoIh, Of MlidIctowD, depul
register in cF,snoery, who hss L.sn stat,o4
ed nj Fort Zachary Taylor, Kentucky, hse
brcn transferred 70 Fort Constitution
Portsmouth, N ~.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-12
PARTNERS IN GUILT.

The Chinese, who
are the most logicA'
people on earth, have
y comprehensive way
Of dealing out Justices.
When a crime Is oom
mittcd they not only
punish the wrong-docr
but every one who
could, or should, have
prevented il.
Thus, not long ago,
in a report in a Shan
hal newspaper of the
court tnrocccdingstherp
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-15

real jolly the children down the
grassy hill with Uncle Wgy But no had they reached the
bottom than the Sqgge ced HeTe Bazumpus
Surely enough the bad chap "Dea me said Wig
gy "a" that everyone after my today. We
agan But Jolie and Js tired they could
Uncle Wiggy put them in the tub and carried them On
the bad old BazumPus How Uncle Wggy
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-15

"y dear Mrs Longan" said Uncle Wggfy the lady,
6 he called her morning will kindly lend Nurse Jane
wash tub Hers leaks Mrs Longta said may take mine;
shall not be washing until the middle of the week" Uncle Wggy
much obliged and putting his hat firmly his head he got
ready carry the lady Fuzzy Wuzzy
his musat lady housekeepe "Oh may squeaked
Jolie and JIlie, and the bunny said they might
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-15

There only thing Uncle Wiggy to do and h. A n
2gcy he put the tub into the pond Then crutc up
In for mast and fastened his handkerchief for sail %
n cried the bunny gentleman They did Uncle Wggy showed
on with tree branch with which, aterwar Joe seefed The h
tub boat And just they sailed the blue water along
came the Crozoku Oh how he CRASHED his teeth for he could NOT
SWIM an nhl And 50 Uncle Wggy and the got away at last
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-15

Uncle Wggy with the mouse children to help him carry
the tub started of They had not very far however before
all Of sudden Jole looked back and ced "Oh Uncle Wiggyl
Here the Pipsswah after us What shall do Uncle
Wgy said the only thing they could do fast they
could which they did Carrying the tub heu get TO the top Of
the h just ahead of said Uncle Wggy "perhaps think
Of plan to fool the bad, old, chasing PipsiseRah!'
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-15

Faster and faster came the Ppssewah ooh we shall never
get from himP squeaked J the little nouse girl and she
almost going to let 90 her hold the tub "nce Wggy will
won't your" asked brave Joe eyes wiP exclaimed
the bunny rabbit gentleman And by running very they reached
the top Of the hill before Pip "Ge the tub and wen roll
DOWN. cried the bunny and they did hill steep
stony that the Pip did dare slide Oh was nadf
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-15

rather bumpy ide the hill In the for
Uncle WggIy and the children but at last they reached the
bottom safely Uncle Wiggys hat somewhat crushed and his
clothes unused "Bu it's better than being caught by the Pip
said the bunny gentleman, e and Jole started to help him
carry the tub again Just then oe looked back and ced There
the SkeecksP enough there he was coming by
and bounds owe must aganF said Uncle Wggy Come on
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-15

Keeping tight of the tub Uncle Wiggy ran on with
jolle and JIe The Skee ran fast crying: Wai WatI want
to souseF But did Uncle Wiggiy waltz guess
ahead he smooth grassy hill @Weu coast
Of rolling the tub the bunny gentleman told the children
And reaching the hill top they got the tub and began 60
The See just going to chase after hem he subbed his
so hard stone that he had to sit down and rest
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-15

Uncle Wggfy the children Kept very still and quiet
under the tub while the Bazumpus But finally they heard
him they must be the other side of the pond
empty tub IS Of no to I'm going home" Then
away and Uncle Wggy and Jole and Jle crawled
under the tub Je got Uncle Wggys were lust
going to travel again. when the girl cried "Oh
comes the Crozokus Hes worse than the Bazmpusr,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-15

UNCLE WcCnY CERTAINLY HAD LOT OF TROUBLE
WHEN HE WENT TO BORROW A WASH TUB FOR NURSE
JANE. But IT ALL ENDED HAPPILY, AS YOU MAY SEE.
The Washington times., 1920-02-14
KEEN NOSE FOR LIQUOR
LOCATES BOOZE CARGO
Chief of Police Smells Illicit Bresths
and Arrests Occupants
of Auto.

NEW YORK, Feb. i4-Probably
not even a wife has more sensitive
nostrils, when IL comes to snifnnx
whiskey and gin, than has Chief OF
Police Gargan OF Pelham Manor.
After taking deep inhalations while
talking to two men In stalled auto
in front OF the Huguenot Memorial
Church last night. the chief peeped
into gasoline cans and jug In the
auto,
He found what he said were a
dozen cans nlled with whiskey and
a ,sn-galion jug crammed full of'gin.
Gargan took the two men to the
police station. One. who said he was
william Flandreau. chauffeur, was
fined S5 because he had no chauffeur 8
license. He and the other man. who
said he was John Tyrell. a saloon
keeper, were turned over to revenue
agents.
Chief Cargan said Tyrell con-
fessed he had been selling booze two
months, that he got II from a manu-
facturer in Yohkers. and that many
saloon keepers were selling II in
Westchester county. The chief said
the auto bore license and engine num-
bers not correspondingly registered.
He had hopes his nose had put him
on the trail OF big moonshiners.
The Washington times., 1920-02-14
D. c. BOY SCOUT TROOPS
TO GET AMERICAN FLAGS

Former State Regent Mrs. Frank
Foster Greenawalt, chairman of the
committee of the District ID. A. r.,
has completed arrangements for the
presentation of regulation size United
States flags to Boy Scout troops In
the District, this evening at 3
O'Clock, at the mass meeting of Boy
Scouts in the Central High School.
The staff of each flag will bear the
names OF the chapters participating.
The committee OF the ID. A. II. Is as
follows: Chairman, Mrs. Frank Foster
Greenawslt: vice chairman. Mrs.
Harry b. Gauss: Mrs. John NJ. Beav-
crs. Mrs. John Doyle Carmody, Mrs.
Goodwin ID. Ellsworth, Mrs. Tracy l..
Jeffords. Mrs. J.. l.. Scribner and Mrs.
Joseph Stewart.
The Washington times., 1920-02-14
Correct Accessories
Hand Bags
and Purses

Choose your handbags
as you do your hat. Be
cause il suits your indi-
yiduality.
The large selection of
new and smart bags as
sembled here makes it
possible to choose a bag
that is your own type. A
few of them
Moire Silk BAgs-In black
and colors. fine quality silk.
Metal frame; silk tassel;
contains mirror and purse,
at S4.s5.
Morocco. Hand Bags-In
black and colors; oxidized
engraved frame; repp silk
lining, fitted with mirror and
purse, at $5.95.
Top Strap Morocco Purses
Beautifully lined; extra
pocket; enamel clasp; fitted
with mirror, at $4.SS.
Kodak Bags-In black
only; fitted with mirror over
tapping frame, at $2.9S.
First Floor
LAnsk urHk a Bro.
The Washington times., 1920-02-14
IAIL LOOKS LIKE CHURCH.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill, Feb. lf.--Lemon
extract has a wonderful ef foetcn
extract has wonderful effect on
PERSONS eyesight. 1t made the local
noIice station look like a church to
John King and after he got in II cost
him x5 and costs to get out.
The Washington times., 1920-02-14
LANSBURGH & BROTHER
Editorial
Little Children

When we love little
children, we are indeed
Dig. The enchantment OF
life Is found in a frolic
with little children. Chill
dren are the flowers that
are loaned by God. They
are the links that bind
humans to the home.
The most benevolent
act OF God was TO give to
the world children. Put
a little baby in a cottage
and the house will be-
come a home. Even old
age Is put a child.
The man who gives
evidence OF Eentleness
and consideration OF
others loans proof that
in his memory there is
hber OF the olden. golden
days, when he was a
child and received the
gentle teachings OF his
good Mother.
Dickens paid the chill
dreh a wonderful COM
pliment when he said:
Il love these little peo-
ple. and IL Is not a
slight thing when they.
who are fresh from God.
love US"
No man. no woman has
reason to be wretched
who has a child to love.
The Washington times., 1920-02-14

Announcement has been made OF
the marriage in New York city OF
Miss Nancy c. Means, daughter Of
Mrs Bernardine Means, formerly o.
Rockville, and Thomas A. Collins, oi
New York.
The Washington times., 1920-02-14
NEWS OF ROCKVILLE
AND NEARBY TOWNS
Property Owners Appear Before the
County Commissioners to Urge
Road Improvement.

ROCKVILLE. Nd, Feb. IA dele
cation OF property owners, including
William &. Watkins, Ebert T. Clag-
EFT, william X. Pumphrey clifford IL.
Robertson and Daniel Greenfield, ap-
peared before the county commission
ers and urged that the road leading
from the Rockville Potomac pike
near Rockville. TO the Conduit road
be improved. The commissioners sug-
gested that the delegation give con-
slderation TO the matter OF raising
before the board.
Delegate Charles @. Griffith has in
troduced In the house OF delegates a
bill increasing the pay OF the three
Judges OF the orphans court for this
county from 81 to SO day.
Rev. J. W. Duffey. pastor of the
Methodist Church. officiated at the
marriage here Wednesday afternoon
OF Miss clyde Il. Siever and Harry l..
Todd, both OF Bristol, Va, the cere-
mony taking place at the homs OF
the minister
The funeral OF Bradley J. RIGGS,
for many years a resident OF this
county, who died in Baltimore early
in the week. took place yesterday
from the Baptist Church at Cedar
Grove. this county, the pastor, Rev.
L. A. Thomas conducting the services.
Burial was In the cemetery near the
church.
Mr.. Riggs was forty-nine years
old. He Is survived by his wife, for
merly a Miss watkins, OF this county
and three children.
Announcement has been made OF
the marriage in New York city OF