The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-13

only from Canada.
creases In direct proportion to the
sire OF the automobile convoy which
Is required to take the cargo from
the boat
Secondly. the smaller tho boat, the
less the wholesaler will iore in case n
u confiscated-and you must always
bear In mind that the wholesaler fig.
urcs on losing his boat eventually.
This expectation IL reflected In tho
price OF every bottle OF liquor that
you buy--,hs pric. Il arranged no
that u viii cover tho purchase OF
new boat when needed. In addition
10 tho normal profit.
To get back. however,
The 100 cases Of liquor are bought
for something like 5000. They arc
loaded aboard the launeh--auits
openly. of course. because this Il an
entirely legal shlpmen,---so far.
Tho boat clears In due course for
some Mexican Mnratian. we'll
say. And the Canadian government,
officials are down at IN. wharf when
Il leaves 10 bid II Godspecd.
Everything has been con.
Quoted thus far along strictly L.
gal llnes--bnt the legality eeasrs
once tho boat IL under way. The
boat h Disabled AZ s~s--snd she
II fnrvcd 10 put In nj some
American pert to get repairs.
This put Ia nevrr very far from
Seattle
An advance notice has been wired
20 IN. wholesalers Seattle aren't. OF
course. and q convoy OF automobiles
In waiting Just at tho spot where the
boat lands 60 whisk tho liquor of
and convey II 20 a cache In Seattle.
Tbs landing. an you no douh,
know. IL always made under cover
81 darkness ana the unloading In
done with the greatest speed posi-.
BILE. Speed II the most necessary
attribute Of the whisky-rmugxler--
because the iess time q JOB takes. the
less charc. there IL OF Interference.
There's one thing that I want 10
explain At this point There's
pretty widespread Impression tina,
whisky carsoes are always brough,
In under protection This IL errone.
Gus
Is's not that tn iaw-eusuve-
ment officers src so darn~d
moral just tho rvvcrse. Er.
perence isns taught us that n
40 buy p~uSection for . boat 10
just insruase~ The hazard that
much morn. In addition to tho
usual chances that the whole
saier runs there's the additional
probability that the officers.
After pccIeting their protection
money. viii steal our cargo
rum us.
Therefore. tho average importer
does not advertise the arrival OF his
boat by buying protection. lie finds
hos a good deal better protected by
not having IL
A. soon az the liquor IL loaded
aboard the automobiles Il " con.
veyed without delay to the whole
saisr's cache.
II wouldn't BE- auiss fair 20 the
boys 20 20 into too much detail a.
TO the character OF this cache. Euf.
flee II to say that tbs cache n %
cleveriy ciosked that you may live
next door 70 one Of them for . year
and never suspect its character. It's
usually downtown. in a district
where no suspicion will be aroused
II innocent.iookinK bundles are car.
ried out of tho building nov and
then.
The delivering starts the very
minute that tho liquor Ia stored
In the cache. As I explained.
the wholesaler ha. most Of his
orders In advance, and these are
delivered nj once. Because. nat
ursily. tho quicker the bootleg-
ger gets rid Of his liquor the
less likely he IL 10 lose H.
The bulk Of these deliveries are
made 10 retaiiers--men like mo and
Roe. We have our orders. too. made
in advance just like tho wholesalers
The rest goes direct 20 tho con-
sumer--the great drinking public.
It's much cheaper. you see. u buy
In case lots than II IL by the bottle.
and tho really big men In Seattle
almost invariably buy In this man
ner.
The deliveries are made by auto.
mobile. Ia small quantities. II Ia
very rare that more than two cases
In taken on single trip. The
liquor II wrapped up in half.case
packages-just about the size OF the
average laundry bundle.
All deliveries are strictly g. o. ID.
The delivery man arrives at his Gus.
TONER'S home and first goes 10 tho
door empty-handed.
Mr.. Blank7" he inquiries when
the client answers his ring. II am
from Eds. have a little delivery.
Is II all right7"
When he II assured that
everyfhing's all right he goes
back to his ear and brings out
the liquor, never carrying more
than two packages nj once. As
soon as the customer has
checked over his purchase the
delivery man announces the
charge and collects II nj once In
currency.
And so. within "a hours after
cargo Of liquor IA smuggicd
into the city. Mr.. John Blank,
president Of the Nineteenth Ma
tionaI bank, Il giving party
Mt his home with part Of the
shipment as the principal attrac-
ton.
Now. as 10 prices. There II one
odd tradition IN the business. which
Is entirely arbitrary and unsound--
yet II persists. All liquor is sold by
the wholesaler at flat rate. re-.
gardIess OF what he paid for t.
That II. gin, bought at $40 case.
brings exactly the same price az
John Haig's Dimplc. which costs SOS
In Vancouver.
The wholesale price fluctuates. OF