Evening star., 1922-12-27
CAMOUFLAGED RUM
CARRIERS AND FANCY
FLASKS DENOUNCED
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gifts. and they are willing to pay a
high premium to secure something
which Is better. unique and more pic
turesque than any one else can show.
1t Is the open sale OF these articles
that has alarmed the people here who
are fighting to compel the strict OBJ
servance of the prohibition law.
These silver and gold TASKS go only
to people who can afford to pay for
their whims. Reports of reform or
ganization field agents show that the
sale this holiday season has not been
confined to the big cities. Even in
the smaller towns and villages the
windows of the jewelry establish
ments and the novelty shops have
been jammed with articles of this
character. And the cost-well, here
are few instances:
Sells for $3.50.
A beautiful pigskin leather brief
case. the outside fooled with an elabo-
rate design and with three initials neatly
monogrammed just above the lock
Inside three square bottles of ham,
mered silver with screw tops. all
lined with gold, the front adorned
with a raised monogram in gold 20
match the one on the outside of the
case. Each had been hammered out
by hand-the work of days-and the
corners protected with filagreed
Gold adornment which stood out like
lace work on the smooth bright sur
face. The case was designed to carry
three quarts Of liquor and its cost
was $3.50.
A half dozen TASKS of every shape
and size. all made OF the most costly
materials and exQuisitely monogram
med. each gold lined and more
than half Of them having cunningly
devised golden cups set into the bot
tom. A few Of these were small. just
big enough to At into the vest pocke ct
or into the change purse of the
modern woman's vanity case, and
holding but single drink.
Cocktail shakers of kind never
dreamed Of when John Barleycorn and
his forces moved openly in the best
society, some even made SO that the
mixture could be carried in them
the ice mixed in and immediate serv-
Ice assured.
There also was on hand with this
display full-page advertisements from
various magazines. which cater ex-
clusively to the smart set," setting
forth where medicine cases. could
be obtained in gold and silversmiths'
establishments in New York, Chicago
and other of the larger cities.
Trade Denounced.
There is no law to prevent the
manufacture and sale Of articles Of
this sort. That IS one reason why
the men who oppose the trade are
hopeful they will be able to initiate a
boycott which will compel those dis
playing them to relegate them from
the show windows to the shelves and
to keep the advertisements out Of the
magazines.
This trade is abominable," declared
one of the men planning the war on
1t. III the people OF the United States,
the Christian people who are opposed
to liquor, realized just what a tempta-
tion 1t Is for persons owning such ac-
cessories to violate the law, they
would withdraw their trade from
every one who encourages it: Why,
fathers and mothers have bought
TASKS Of this sort for their daughters
and their sons. They have paid enor-
nous sums for elaborate silver and
gold containers decorated with rre-
cious stones. And they have done this
possible only in violating the supreme
law of the land.
What is the use Of the President
and his cabinet, the governors OF the
states and the law officials of the
country publicly announcing an In
tention of enforcing the law while
the open sale Of the very materials
everywhere? II moral suasion will not
prevent this traffic then moro strenu-
GUS methods must be put into vogue
Copyright. 1927