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Evening star., 1923-02-20

Is "bootleggfng" on the increase or
decrease?
The writer has asked that question
of practically all with whom he has
had interviews. Problems Of policy
usually enter into the answer. For.
II 1t were to be admitted that boot
Logging is on the increase, that
might be construed as a reflection on
the efforts Of the enforcement officers.
and, possibly, as an Ill effect Of pro-
hibition itself. II it were contended
that "bootlegging" is diminishing. the
statement would be challenged by
those people who ardently believe in
prohibition. but who think even the
Volstead law Is weak In its criminal
features and that public sentiment
| can only be aroused by painting the
true situation.
Evnsions OF Law Conceded.
Obviously the government doesn't
have any statistics on "bootlegging."
| If it did. there would be more arrests
and prosecutions. Evasions of the law
are conceded.
smuEElinx Greatest Weakness.
| Opinions differ as to the signifl-
| canoe OF "bootlegging." Men like
| Prohibition Commissioner Roy Haynes
and Wayne Wheeler of the Anti
| have been in the prohibition move
ment all their lives. They reckon
! everything in relative terms. They
\ see progress on every side. They are
! by no means satisfied. They feel
that the states must be awakened to
their responsibilities and that profes-
! sional and business men must be
| reached by appeals to conscience and
patriotism: In the Department OF
| thinking individuals in America. Mrs
! Mary Walker Willebrandt. She has
| the title OF assistant attorney gen.
| eral. The United States district at
| torneys in the eighty eight districts
J of America are under her direct su-
| pervision. She is prosecuting. cases
| without fear or favor. She knows
| what's going on. And she tells me
| there's no use concealing the truth
/ bootlegging in the border states Is
thriving.
Smuxxling Greatest Weakness.
| BY border" states is meant the
states nearest the coast lines and
| the Mexican and Canadian bounda'
the most dificult and perplexins
! phase Of the whole problem-the cen.
i trail weakness in enforcement of the
| law. Mr.. Wheeler and Mr.. Haynes
admitted that their haroest 1OO was
! in combating the smuggler. Presi.
\ dent Harding himself recognizes the
practical difficulties, but hopes the
United States coast guard and customs
service will be brought to higher state
of efficiency within a relatively shor'
time.
| There are men in these services
! who do not believe in the prohibition
law. They have long been In tht
| service. Their records are excellent
They do not actually conspire to VIC
late the law. but they look the othel
| way when violations develop. Thes
men will be weeded out In time. Blu
that will not cure the difficulty. fol
the coast lines are long and almos
impossible to guard.
Sailors Are Tempted.
Members Of the crew OF nearl,
every ship that touches a foreign
I mort are tempted to take on boar
a case or two for resale at high prtcei
on reaching America Can ever!
dock be watched? Can every small
fishing craft be inspected day ant
night? Can cases Of liquor lowered
! over the side be detected with tn
| present coast guard and custom
e Mr.. Wheeler of the Anti-salool
Evening star., 1923-02-20
Leaky Permits Sealed.

The campaign Of the government
against the "bootlegger" has been
twofold-to reduce the amount of
liquor at the source Of supply and to
prevent distribution.
The first source Of supply was the
leaky permit system. That has been
almost entirely closed up. Good liquor
with bonded warehouse labels is
scarcer than 1t used to be. Three
hundred bonded warehouses are be-
ing converted into forty or fifty. This
Evening star., 1923-02-20
SPECIAL NOTICES.

AFTER THIS DATE / WILL NOT RE RE-
sponsihle for debts contracted by any one ex-
cept myself. HOWARD w. TROUT, 40 Wal
don ave. Clarendon. Va.
COVERED MOVING VAN RETURNING To
Pittsburgh via Cumberland about March first
wants load. Main 1920. Br. $50. office hours
Evening star., 1923-02-20
EXECUTIONS ARE STAYED,

The Supreme Court has suspended
sentences Of death imposed upon FIVE
negroes of Phillips county, Ark.
growing out Of the race riots Of 1919
and their cases were ordered back to
the district to determine whether
they received a fair trial. Justices
McReynolds and Sutherland dissented
on the ground that appeal to the fed
eral courts In such cases by writ Of
habeas corpus cannot be approved.
Evening star., 1923-02-20

WILL RE RESPONSIBLE FOR BILLS
contracted for by myself only. c. C. MAY
Evening star., 1923-02-20
GET RETIREMENT BENEFITS

A bill extending to employees of the
Panama canal and the Panama Rail.
road Company the benefits of the
civil service retirement act was pass.
ed by the Senate yesterday. The bill
now goes to the House for action.
Evening star., 1923-02-20
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

fThis 10 the second Of Q series of seven
articles written after an exhaustive study
of the prohibition question. In which
President Harding, Prohibition Commits
sioner Roy Haynes. Assistant Attorney
General Willebrandt. Wayne r. Wheeler
OF the Anti-saloon League. Capt. w. H.
Stayton Of the National Association OPP
posed to Prohibition and other leaders
submitted to private interviews with the
writer. and gave their candid opinions ON
law enforcement and the outlook
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-03-14

have heard the tales that are told.
If they be false or true, and If the
white man has ever passed beyond
that border-land of pain, no one has
come back to us with proof. have
seen the look on the faces of those
who had attempted the passage, and
it was not pleasant, my son. The
centers of the world have shifted
many times, yet that weird realm of
the half-true, the half-real, has gone
unchalienged. / think its life goes at
too swift a pace for us-something
dizzy about it. Even the wild beasts
avoid those boundaries. The air will
rise and fall about you like living
presence; your sight will be whipped
across with bewilderment and pain.
You have seen that their bravest carry
map by which to return home-if
home it be-"
In the silence that followed, the
old mans thoughts seemed to live in
the air of the room, and the glow from
the hearth was oddly like desert sun
light.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-03-14

solemn words and maidens, could not
detain him. Adventures from Spain
drew him into their plans of raid, but
he failed their appointments. There
was a call to him from across the
shining bay, and beyond. In the wet
shops the discussion of yerba buena
was nothing to him until a Swedish
captain roared from out his thirst
comparison with the good herbs of
Asia, making pointed reference to the
poppy and the hemp-resin, also to the
magic koresh. Stephen March went
with the Swedish captain.
Numberless sailing-ships had anchor
ed in the bay, many of them forever
Their crews had scented gold in the
hills, and their decks were deserted.
Perhaps the red and shouting Swede
was glad of the boys homage. Ger
tainly it was good business to ship
him.
When repairs were finished, the I'M
painted sloop nosed out of the bay
and breasted the tameless blue. The
captain had whipped three Chineys
into the crew, and the lad loved them.
The mate, also Swedish but inclined
to silence, had frightened two negroes
up from the back rooms of the city, -
add to the quota. A Hindu, wild-eyed
apd bony, hauled at the sheets, fire.
quently pausing to weep at his own
ignorance On these later occasions,
the silence of the mate was broken,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-03-14

seemed as if they had known him a
long while, that he belonged to them.
They were aware of the quality that
had been suppressed in a disastrous
childhood. The old father was always
searching for some sign of violence
Of which Andrew had spoken, and it
seemed to please him to find in Lev
ington's modesty and calmness quick
CLINT now and then, light that touch
ed Cons eyes in unexpected moments,
a far line to passion, reminiscent of
satyr and centaur and the wine-dfm
slopes of abandon. They felt his
power and its many dangers to him.
self. Above all, they loved personal
integrity which they found perfect.
"What further preparations?" asked
Stephen.
Andrew turned to Lexington. when
will you be ready to go?"
Tonight"
The ancient figure in the chair look
ed thoughtfully into the fire. His
words made floating pictures for Con,
as if the shadowy golden stories of
Chinky Bill were about to continue be-
fore his eyes.
"You seek a country that may never
be known. Perhaps it is entirely a
rumor, race-old fancy and fear. You
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-03-14

whlSked him back to q Kitchen IN
Dory street. and he shuddered without
knowing exactly why. 1t was like his
father-shadowy intimate, heavy-fated
as if March must share this with
John Lexington as a personal quality.
Con almost believed he imagined the
perfume. 1t was the very odor OF
darkness, soft and satiny. He passed
on, down through the darkened house,
and suddenly found himself wishing
he had not paused before the open
door.
Precaution in leaving the March
house was part of Cons instructions.
Whatever the Chinese cook might
have told his master, and young We'd
ger in turn communicated to the po-
lice after the singular occurrences in
the Wedger pantry, Lexington felt
safe for the present. He doubted if
Chez Ming would dare give an honest
account, because of the nature of that
which had been taken from him. Cecil
would be annoyed, puzzled, even angry
with his vanished guest. Chez Ming
would probably obscure the matter
further. Con recalled the energy of
that slim Oriental body-pantherlike
was beyond an age for muscles, but
a silent writhing power, nerve-driven.
Con did not go down to the front
gate, but turned along the garden
path, across the fragrant terraces.
Even the roses, late bloSSoming, did
not clear his nostrils of that spice in
the open doorway upstairs. The
shock of that was just reaching him.
He had an impulse to turn back and
sniff again, to prove to himself that
he had fancied the familiar Odor.
Then he laughed at himself and began
to ride down his fear He passed
around the little pond, where autumn
had touched the shrubbery and given
a drier music to it's rustling. Beyond
this was a barred gate in the wall.
Lexington drew it back, glanced once
at the dark house on the hill, and
emerged upon the street.
More than three score years before,
Stephen March had faced the West.
A boy of seventeen, he had taken the
prairie-wagon trails to San Francisco,
and here he had heard strange stories.
Seamen blew upon the flame in his
young heart, when they told of Cathay
and the Indies. Stephen would stride
along the board walks, elbowing the
world, and rubbing in his buckskin
pocket the gold that meant nothing to
him except the unlocking of life.
Often his long knees rubbed the table
in a certain saloon where he could
drink the wine of Dsungaria, and
once, as the slow rich blaze crept into
his veins, some one spoke of the Cobb.
It seemed then he remembered many
things he had never known. He went
next day to the same table, and the
next, but could not find the man who
had spoken. He almost believed that
the wine itself had whispered to him,
but now the deepest cup was mute.
Stephens ears were shut to the
cries of gold. The Mormons. with
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-03-14

curl Jusly crooked and trailing. twas
dot ed and crinkled. fanciful as some
river of the moon. Along the margin
of the silk, certain Chinese characters
were etched.
"This is not a mantra, as we had
hoped, At these words Con felt a
rush of disappointment. But the old
voice went on-"though it may be of
great help to US. 1t is a map"
The three men studied the purple
line as it veered across the silk, but
only the eldest could read the char
acters. "a mantra," he said, 'would
have been your passport with traders
and thieves, and they would try as
always to deceive you, direct you
falsely, if they were content not to
murder. Whatever their hate of one
another, they league against the trav-
eler who would pass their inner boun-
daries. 1t would have been a bodily
protection in the desert tribes, if you
had managed to proceed so far. But
on this silk is the route itself, in
tended for the return journey of their
messenger"
"What are the wordsW
GAIL prayer-signs, save one, which
reads 'Shan-sung.' You know the viii
lage, Andrew"
Stephen March's son knew it, bitter
~. Lexington was trembling with
eagerness. The old man did not glance
up from the silken map. "This begins
at Shan-sung and runs westward.
Each dot marks days travel, | sup
pose in favorable circumstances. No
water is indicated until this point,
nearly a month into the West. These
faint stars show the lay of the hills"
Lexington was asked to tell how he
secured this treasure-square.
"You found the man for me-" re-
piled Con, land that was the most
difficult part. Two nights ago l wait
ed on the kitchen roof of the Wedger
house until Chez Ming had finished
reading his Chinese newspaper. His
window opens out upon the roof.
There are only tree-tops and open
spaces beyond, and his privacy should
have been perfect. He neglected to
draw the curtain until after l had seen
the bit of leather hanging on his
chest. You had told me to expect
something of the sort, although he did
not raise it to his lips before retir-
ing"
"Since this is not mantra," con-
Guided the old man.
Here was the boundary of Loving
tons knowledge on the subject. Chez
Ming had been pointed out by Andrew
March, and a task assigned. Con had
reason to trust his new friend, even
if he felt that the March interests
were remote and strangely secret.
The father leaned back in his chair,
signing. He looked up at the grave
face of his son, and said: "It may be
the hand of God, or it may be only the
hope Of our foolish hearts-failure
that is never final-but it seems, An
drew, you have found another begin
ming"
The son bowed his head. Stephen
March added, Lexington has indeed
done very WELL"
Both father and son quietly regard
ed the young man before them. 1t
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-03-14

DR.. Calvin Jayne, Madison, lett the
university of agriculture the sum OF
s75 900 as a trust fund.
Askov American., 1923-03-22
TAKES OWN LIFE
Howard Carlson, Finlayson Farm.
er Commits Suicide by
Shooting.

The Finlayson community was
greatly shocked last Friday when
the news spread that Howard
Carlson, a farmer living south of
Finlayson village. committed sui
eide by shooting that morning at
z o'clock.
Mr.. Carlson and his wife were
milking in the barn when he told
her he was going to another barn
where he committed the rash
deed. His act can not be account
ed for unless it was due to i'll
health which he had complained
of lately. His family relations
were pleasant and his financial
affairs were in good shape.
He was a young man 81 years
old and leaves a wife and seven
children
Mr.. Carlson had held the offices
of assessor and treasurer in Fin
layson township.
Askov American., 1923-03-22
RUSH CITY LAD KILLED
BY LIVE WIRE

Melvin Irwin, Rush City high
school lad of II, was instantly
killed Tuesday while in the act
of stringing the outside wire Of
a radio outfit together with
another boy Between the two
poles for the radio wire passed
the wires of the Eastern Mime
sofa Power Co. of high voltage
and when young Irwin who had
hold of one end of his wire threw
the other end over the power
wires it landed on same killing
him instantly. He was a member
of the high school basket ball
team and was well known to
many Pine county boys.
Askov American., 1923-03-22
COUNTY TAX MEETING
To be Held at Hinekley on Satur-
day, March 31st.

The committee in charge of
arranging for a county tax meet
ing report that so many responses
have been received to the notice
published two weeks ago regard
ing a proposed meeting to be
held for the purpose of organic
ing a permanent tax commission
for the county. that it has been
decided to hold such meeting at
Hinckley in the New, Lyric thea
ire on Saturday. March 31st, at
1890 P. M.
George Wallick of Hinckley, is
making the arrangements for the
meeting and states it is no part
of the plan to have an outside
speaker present TO use up all the
time and tell things which every
body has heard before. The citi-
zens Of Pine county will be the
speakers and all should come
with definitely determined ideas
and prepared to put them before
the meeting in as few words a'
possible so all will have time u
say what they think.
The committee says that "her'
is another opportunity for tru'
cooperation and along a line il
which everybody is vitally inter
ested. A place is provided to sa,
what you think. to present you
remedy, and it will be a plac,
where more effective action will
be secured than to air your view,
on a street corner or around Z
stove where not more than three
or four are gathered and all that
is done to to 'cuss' conditions and
do nothing to change them.
"A large attendance is hoped
Askov American., 1923-03-22

which have proved so successful
in marketing citus fruits for
Californians, cotton for farmers
OF the South. and tobacco for
growers in Kentucky, Virginia
and Connecticut.
After three weeks of prelimi-
nary work. assurance that the
campaign actually would start
came Tuesday with these devel-
opments:
.FIRST-Acceptance by sixteen
outstanding growers, bankers and
business men scattered over the
potato producing sections of the
state of an appointment to serve
on the organization committee.
SECOND-Advice from S. G..
Rubinow, an associate of Aaron
Sapiro, that he is in position to
take charge of the Minnesota
campaign if his services are de-
sired. Mr.. Rubinow is strongly
recommended to Minnesota lead
ers by Walton Peteet, director of
marketing for the American
Farm Bureau Federation, because
of the manner in which he
handled a recent campaign ir
Maine.
Heading the organization com
mittee is A. M. Dunton, manager
of the Minnesota Potato Ex
change, who has called the organ.
ization committee to meet or
March "a. On this date, essential
details of organization work will
be settled.
On the organization committee
will be the following, who are
growers: w A. Ferguson OF
Oseo. Samuel Houlton of Elk
River. A. j. Niles of Grand
Rapids, Mr.. Dunton, B. M. Landry
of Swift, J. H. Nordlund of
Middle River. Robert Scott of
CONTINUED on Page Sd
Askov American., 1923-03-22
SCATTERED NEWS

Arthur Erickson who managed
the Cooperative Store in Gronin-
gen the past year and former
owner of the store. resigned his
position last week, to accept a
job as field man with the r. T.
Cobb Company of st. Paul. His
family will reside in Groningen.
N. r. Ulman of Mason City,
Iowa, now has charge Of the
Groningen State Bank as cashier.
Askov American., 1923-03-22
COUNTY MINNESOTA, THURSDAY MARCH %. 1928

for at this meeting. No results
can be obtained otherwise. Chro-
mic kickers are especially invited
to come and air their views in
public and present a remedy. 1t
is not intended for a political
meeting of any kind. merely a
hopeful endeavor to help our
selves. Come on"
Askov American., 1923-03-22
FLEMING TOWN VOTES

The result of the election il
Fleming township on March i
was as follows:
Supervisor
F. M. Rodenberger. %.
Max Markett, z.
f. J. Rodenberger. /.
Clerk
A. C. Figg, 80.
L. NJ. Darling, 6.
Treasurer
Ed Beavens, 81.
John Erickson, 1.
Assessor
Frank Olson, %.
Justice of the Peace
f. j. Rodenberger. 2.
Henry Alters, 2.
Constable
f L. Bailey. 2.
II. A. Wolf. 2.
Z. J. Rodenberger. I.
Askov American., 1923-03-22
DOings of the
Legislature
SEN. CARLEY WINS
SIGNAL VICTORY
Wabasha Senator Is Supported by
the Senate on His Investi.
cation Inquiry.
BY Martin w. Odland.
Especial Correspondent.)

St. Paul, Minn.,-A tense situ-
alton prevails in the senate over
the Carley investigation Of al
legged political corruption in the
state. When the special investi-
eating committee held its first
meeting a few days ago Senator
Carley, who is a member Of the
committee. was directed TO take
the witness stand and testify un-
der oath as TO his knowledge Of
political corruption. with special
reference TO alleged excessive
campaign expenditures by the
Republican state central commit
tee in 1920. Senator Carley re-
fused. feeling that it was the
purpose Of the committee to put
him on trial. instead Of the
political parties. and state offici-
ais that the senator charged with
violation of the corrupt practice
act.
Senator A. J. Rockne of Zum-
brota, took the lead in demand
ing that Senator Carley lay his
cards on the table," and he was
energctically supported by C. H.
Mackenzie of Gaylord. chairman
of the investigation committee.
The senator from Wabasha stood
by his guns. and the committee
decided to lay the matter before
the senate and ask for instruc-
tions.
This was done Friday morning
and there broke upon the senate
three hours of the most bitter,
most peppery wrangling that has
been heard in the chamber for
years. Senator Rockne, MacKen-
zie. Furlow of Rochester and
others denounced Mr.. Carley for
his refusal to testify, but the SEN
ator from Wabasha stood his
ground and won a distinct tri-
umph, when he succeeded in get
ting the senate TO kill a resolu-
tion by Senator Furlow. instruct
ing the committee how to carry
on its investigation, and to adopt
one by himself. The vote was
40 to "a.
Mr.. Carley announced that he
will at the proper time submit
his information to the committee
in executive session and will fur
nish a list of men that should be
called TO testify.
Split on Regents.
The senate and the house are
at loggerheads over the bill re-
quiring the governor TO appoint
one member Of the board of Uni
versity regents from each Of the
ten congressional districts. The
senate passed the Bonniwell bill,
which does rot legislate any of
the present regents out Of Of
fee. but provides that as the
terms of the members expire
they shall be succeeded by new
men from districts not repre-
,ented on the board.
The house, however. amended
the bill to this effect that all of
he present regents shall pass out
If office May 1. 1923. and their
places taken by ten citizens, one
rom each congressional district.
appointed by the governor.
The senate refused TO accept
his amendment Friday morning
md a conference committee rep
the two houses is now
holding sessions in an effort to
Askov American., 1923-03-22
LEADERS BEGIN
TASK OF UNITING
POTATO GROWERS
Minnesota Organization Commit
tee to Hold Its First Meet
ing This Week.
8. G. Rubinow, who had Charge
Of Maine Campaign Avail
able for Work in
Northwest.

(By Farm Bureau News Service)
Minnesota potato growers are
to have an opportunity of per-
fecting a state sales organization
along precisely the same lines
Askov American., 1923-03-22
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Let us have faith that right
makes might. and in that faith
let us to the end dare TO do our
duty as We understand it."
Abraham Lincoln.