Evening star., 1925-08-09
TOBACCO RUNNING
LUCRATIVE GAME
Is Put on as Well Paying
Side Line by Canada
Rum Smugg|ers.
By the Consolidated Press.

BY the Consolidated Press.
ST. JOHN, n. B., August s.-Boot-
leg cigarettes from bootleg factories
in Boston and New York are being
smuggled into Canada by the thou.
sands of packages. The new ''in-
dustry'' is by-product Of the Illicit
whisky business and the tobacco is
coming in by way of return ship
ments" after cargoes of rum have
been landed safely within the con-
fines of the dry United States.
Following the latter day customs OF
the liquor trade, the bootleg cigarettes
are made in imitation OF the better
known high-class brands and naturally
are being made in the United States
without regard 10 the internal revenue
tax requirements of the Federal Gov
ernment. International smugglers
have neither the time nor the dis
position TO pay Federal taxes.
Other bootleg factories are to be
opened. it is claimed, in Bufta 10,
Rochester. Detroit. Chicago and st.
Paul-also possibly Seattle. Some
shipments already have entered the
dominion from q new back room fac
tory in Portland, Me.
Women In Business.
The new twin trafic OF smuggling
liquor into the United States from
Canada and tobacco from the United
States into Canada is not monopo-
lized by males. Wives, sweethearts
and sisters of the smugglers are en-
ployed In the actual smuggling op-
erattons as well as in marketing the
tobacco. One Of the most proficient
motor car drivers in the traffic over
the Maine-New Brunswick Quebec re-
gion is a woman. And the real head
or the gang that employs her is a
woman-the wife of the national
leader, who often neglects business
for liquor and other attractions.
Gradually the wife has usurped con-
troll, maps out the smuggling cam.
palgns, supervises sales and distrib-
utes the grease"
This feminine chieftain insists on
strict adherence to rules she has pre-
scribed for all employees. For in.
stance, no driver is allowed to take
even one drink of liquor while SNUG.
snng on either side of the border.
ohe uoes not demand total abstinence,
except while engaged in the SNUG.
Cling operations. She also forbiSs
all drivers and guards in the service
OF her gang the use of cigarette.
clsars and pipes while driving the
cars: This precaution IL adopted IN
eiifninate the fire hazard.
one sets a time limit on all shin.
ments and If the car fails to resch n q
destination within the period allotted
me driVer or drivers face an fnye..
mka'ion ~, which may result in dismis.
As she treats all employees won.
tuiy ma nclally, they usually keen
reapinE monetary harvest through h..
business initiative and her e.ecu,iye
talent. outiN {
Trade Remuneratiye,
seNeral OF the smuggling gang.
have found the tobacco trad. n,nrs
irenlunerative than liquor. Tb.ra is
less hazard in running tobacco jrto
Caheda than in carrying LIQUOR int
me United States. Canada's frontier
- very weakly patroled by custom .
oihcers and capture of smuggling cars
IS rare. particularly as the Canada ~
poroer is without adequate protection
between the hours of II pm. and d.v.
preak- Cigarettes that retail in III.
onited states at Is cents per packap pe
are soid IN Canada at 35 cents. OwIn1
~ the hlSh tariff against tobacco
Iaken INTO Canada, the prices of ali
cigarettes are at least 100 nor cant
nigher In Canada than In the JTnited
states. The same is applicable 10
cisars ana plug and package tobacco
me pioneer group In the smuggling
oi tobacco into Canada established ;ts
cigarette manufacturing plant in Ro..
ton and contemplate the opening ot
snother. The Boston plant occupies a
nat In building used by small manu-.
occurring hrms. This gang produces
thousands OF cigarettes daily and ex.
pects shortly daily production of at
least $4,000 cigarettes. From an orir,.
nal working force of the am.
pioyes now number is. Specia iizsti
rs IN the more expensive grades of
cigarettes and, like the counterfeir
WHISKY. the packages are made 10
resemble in shape, color and design
The more widely known and most
costly brands. Egyptian Cigarettes
mace IN cairo Is an inscription print.
ed on the packages Of one brand
Workers Direct Plants.
Other groups have not established
cigarette factories, but have preferred
to subsidize plants opened in the rear
OF tobacco shops in New York. Boston
and other centers. The active man.
agement OF these factories Is vested
in experienced workers.
The gangs dispose of their cigar.
cites, cigars and tobacco to the re-
taiiers. usually to small grocers. who
welcome an opportunity to underselI
competition and still obtain a nnre
satisfactory profit than when buying
through legitimate channels. One
gang has established stores for the
sale OF sfnuggled goods. Another en-
cages canvassers, who visit houses,
stores, mills, etc, and sell on a com
mission basis. One caravan, consisting
of six touring cars, transported
cigarettes exclusively. The cost of
the shipment in Boston was cents
per package. And the price obtained
averaged 80 cents. The profit on the
shipment approximated $1,000.
BAND CONCERTS.