The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-26

Is tho last OF a sertas Of six
articles.
ny G. A. RANDALL
one.third or more 81 the passen'
gers who travel on the Con.
Rrcbsional Limited. tho bestknown
train running between Washington
and New York. patnonize bootleg
gers.
Thirty.six people on the train
which left Washington on the after
noon OF June 10 informed tho writer
tiry regularly bought liquor ia VIC.
iation OF the law, Tho total number
who answered the questionnaires
given them was 90. but only 90
answered the bootleg question.
According TO Conductor IL. q.
Duvnll. tho Congressional Limited
on that day carried a total Of 40
passengers OF these shtu 20 went
from Washington 10 New York.
while the others got on or off the
train either at Baltimore or fhila.
delphia.
The auestionnaire. which wps
given 20 all passengers who boarded
tho train az Washington. and 20
some who boarded AZ baltimore. had
a. the first question;
do you favor the volHtead act a.
al present writtenT'
The vote was. Yes. 10: no. 10.
or tho 70 who votsd NO." slight.
~ over one.haif. or 81. favored tho
18th amendment. bu, desired less
rigid enforcement act permitting
light wines and beer.
Repeal Of both the 18th amend.
ment aud the vols,ead act was IA.
vorcd by ~.
do you patronirs q booCesErrT'
wnA tfrs next question.
sixty persons made direc. an.
swer. or those. % frankly declared
they bought whisky ard other liquor
Illegally.
One man replied. Yes. and from
morv than one bootieEsei." Another
said. Naturally. for that's, the only
way I can get H."
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The question, How does your
present liquor bin compare with
what you spcn; before prOhlbitIony'
brought variety Of answers.
Some said their bills had droppsd
10 fsro-that they had made no pur.
chases since January. 1850. Others
said they were now spending ten
times as much AZ formerly. OF TIM
20 who answered the question. 10
said they we're nnw sEsadlnE more.
the Increase running fem slightly
more" 20 ''ten times" Seven answer.
ed they were spending about The
samo amount" and fouI found their
bills had decreased.
Answers 20 what do you pay for
bootleg SCOTCH Rye7 GlnT'' showed
that Illicit liquor has na fiSsd price.
Tho average price pale for Scotch
and ryo was about $50 case. and
for sin about fts. Case prices
ranged from Sos 10 $40 on WHISKY.
and from izs 20 ssB fCr sin. Prices
per quart fiuo,uatsd csea unors and
ranged from 81 to $40 for whisky
and from ;s.so TO SO for gin.
How did you establish eou,ac.
with your bootieEEor7. was the next
question. Among the answers were
the following:
DE sent me letters and circulars. =
Il am approached by strangers
and aeauaintances boo'iegg;ng every
day"
Get X from a friend. / am third
party in deal
Thru tho policeman who patrol.
my home nelshsorhood.
Thru connections In Birming.
ham"
Thru my banker
He calls for orders and delivers /"
As result OF constant solieita.
ton"
by introduction to a cafe thru
the police"
Very easy. They approach you
everywhere"
II am a travelling man. Alwny.
get !, thru boliboys or hotel porters
Have naver yet failed 10 get II. bu,
once bad to make three attempts in
one hotel in the West before got Il. =
Some amusing answers were re-
ceivcd 70 the question. Where do
you believe the liquor you buy orlgl
natea7"
7 should worry one man said.
Some made In Now York. som,
from Canada"
In hell--but rs pretty good
I'm my bootloggers bathroom
From deep-wnter ships. thru
friends in customs service"
81 don't know"
Scotch. Emuggled. Rye. dom
know. Gin. synthetic
England, Canada and u. s. A.
especially the latter"
I'm the state OF New Jersey
"Somo from Nassau, some mad,
In New York"
Europe md West Indiss.-
Home made"
VETS AND DRYs
GO TO BAT
Under Remarks" both the wet,
and the drys went 10 bat. Amont
the comments were, IL never dranl
before the 18th amendment wa