The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1923-02-01
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Curious problems enter into the en-
forcement Of the prohibition law,
B~Ootleggers took advantage of the
privileges given to shipments of sac
ramental wines" but they went against
a snag when supposed Jewish rabies
who received the goods signed too fire.
quently as Pat" and Mike" and other
names that previously had been un
known among the men who year the
cloth in the synagogues. Investiga-
were in no way connected with the
denominations they purported to rep
resent. The Embassies and Legations
at Washington are held as territory
not to be transgressed, and diplomatic
courtesy" has been extended to the
point that free entry of int~oXicantS
for them has not been questioned. The
heads Of some of these foreign in
stitutions have been notified by pro
hibition enforcement officers that some
of the members of their official fam
lilies have been using the protection
always accorded in every land to rep
resentatiyes Of foreign countries as a
cloak or covering to carry on boot
Logging operations in Washington. The
problem is a difficult one to handle,
but it will not be at all strange to find
the United States Government appeal
ing directly t the heads of the differ
ont lNp,lo Ccinc anI I noatinnC tn "haln
out" i'll cleaning out the prosperous
industry established by the diplomat
ic bootleggers."
Domestic and foreign travel for the
coming year is liable to break all rec
ords, according to Ralph T.. Towle,
head of the American Express Travel
Department. The return of the ma
ti0ns of the world to peaceful pursuits
once more permits tens of thousands
of travellers to again roam the world
said Mr.. Towle. While the cost of
transportation has increased two-thirds
the purchasing power of the dollar
abroad has been more than doubled.
The tales brought back by returning
tourists this past year, of the ar
gains to be had on the continent for
American dollars, has done much to
stimulate foreign travel n create III.
quiries ever at this early date for this
200, 900 travelled cross the Atlantic
and spread out over the continent. 1t
is safe to say that each tourist spent
on an average of 81, 600, or a total of
5000, 600, 600. This year with increased
facilities and better cinditionS here
and abroad there will be at least 20
per cent added to these figures. For
every dollar spent by the travelling
public abroad five dollars are spent
in this country. Take Atlantic City,
for instance, where some 10, 600, 900
people were entertained last year. If
each of these spent on an everage of
$25, the total would be $25O,000 600.
Those who visited the national parks
last year likely spent 100000, 600 and
the season in Florida cost the tourist
another $500, 000, 900. Ten years ago
that branch of travel known as pleas
ure cruises was still in it's infancy.
Last year the seven seas were full of
cruising ships and there seemed to
be an inexhaustible supply Of trav-
elers demanding space on board these
ships, Mr., Towle comments; Our
last cruise to leave in 1922 on the
Laconia' bound around the world is
reported from Japan where the Jap
anese people gave the four hundred
and fifty members of the cruise a royal
reception. The first cruise we will
send out this year will be to the Med
iterranean for sixty-six days and will
leave New York February Z on the
Mauritania. Our annual cruise to
South America will sail as usual and
We are now at work arranging other
cruises for the latter part Of 1923 and
the early part Of 1924. Where do all
the people come from? have been
asked this question many times. The
passenger list Of the American Elk
press World Cruise Is an answer to
that. 1t shows that out Of $50 aboard