The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-28
HOW BIG BOSS
OF AS. L. LIVES
Liver-shaking Machine Only
Rough Stuff in Daily
: Regimen of Wheeler
By RODNEY BUTCHER

IN kODNf1 III lSuEh
Washington. April 2S.-This is a 4
story about how a man who is sitting
on top of this new dry world lives. .
Even the most ardent vets Will ad- 1
nit that Wayne, u. Wheeler is sitting
on top of the world. In fact. 1t Is
doubtful if any unofficial parsonage
in history ever welded as much
power in government affairs as the !,
big boss of the Antl-Saloon League. |
Calling at his home, found that
he has bought cooperative apart
ment, paying one fifth down and so
much month. Mr.. Wheeler recon-
mends the cooperative plan.
This particular apartment house
fronts one of the most beautiful sec
tons Of wild and woody Rock Greek
park, where Senator Borah and others
ride horseback in the morning.
Shaking Up the Liver
Mr. Wheeler himself rather favors
the mechanical type of horse such as
is ridden by President Coolidge, but
he contents himself with health
machine in which one places belt
around himself, turns on the juice
and outdoes Gilda Gray herself as the
machine shakes him up, down and
around.
1T shakes the liver out of you,
explains Mr.. Wheeler.
Finding Mr.. Wheeler in his ac-
customed seat on top Of the word, We
found him most affable, too, despite
Il handshakc that reminds one of cold
stewed egg plant. Handshake and all,
Mr.. Wheeler knows how and when to
dictate, and recently when he forced
the appointment Of Roy A. Haynes
as prohibition commissioner, he made
his seat on top Of the world bit
more comfy.
Bedroom His Office
Mr.. Wheelcr's twinbcd bedroom
serves as his bedroom, office and
gymnasium. 1t is here that he does
much Of his work. A rolltop desk
is in one corner opposite the health
machine. One Of the twin beds has
been occupied and, this being early
in the morning, unmade.
Opened mail strewn upon it and
square in the center is a contrivance
similar to the back of steamer chair
which indicates that Mr. Wheeler has
perused his mail and perhaps even
breakfasted in bed. 1t all looks SO
very comfortable and so untidy that
ones heart warns toward Mr..
Wheeler.
On the walls arc pictures of per-
sonablc young men and women who,
one realizes instinctively, never in
dulged in cocktails or cigarcts. There
is Golden Rule Calendar and a
colored picture Of Easter lilies
clipped from the Ladies Home
journal.
Mr.. Wheeler snrawled himself out
on the Untitled twin bed and looked
comfortable. His shirt, with its
atarched and pleated bosom, was now
covered by u vest. Mr.. Wheeler's APP
,arance is not impressive. He is
slender, Of medium height and would
pass for a bookkeeper or look per-
fectly at home in grocer's apron.
The wet New York World has a
photograph of Mr.. Wheeler which
looks like a composite Of Beelzebub,
Leon Trotsky and Lon CLANCY and
it delights to print this picture as
often as possible, but Wheeler really
looks much more innocent than that
There is an case and assurance Of
manner and speech which belle his
harmless appearance, however. He
can snap out on the instant an an
swer to any new wet" argument that
comes his way. Mr.. Wheeler has
made himself great man.
whats all this hoorah about
Haynes" asked your correspondent
"The vets are universally against
Haynes" replied Mr.. Wheeler.
is that why you're so strong FOL
Haynes?"
So He's for Him
That's one reason" replied Mr.
Wheeler, smiling. THE newspapers
that slam Haynes record are all wet
They don't want dry who does hi.
job in earnest"
Hasn't Andrews done better jot
than Haynes did,"
II don't care to 60 into that"
Mr.. Wheeler suggested that ths
records were open to anyone.
Why didn't Mr.. Wheeler take tbs
prohibition commissioners job?
The real answer is that Mr.
Wheeler is too blamed smart, bu
he replied that he had long sine.
answered that question to the effec
that he felt he could do more goot
for the cause in his present position
and that league officials made it /,
policy not to enter government
service.
About These Debates
what good are these debates be
tween Butler and Borah and you ant
barrow going to do?"
"These debates only give us .
chance to answer lot of the we
bunk distributed by men like Butlel
and barrow"
Mr.. Wheeler said, further:
''Effort is now being made to max,
it appear that prohibition enforce
mene1s&wfll collapse. There is M
reason for this unless federal Off
GERS fail to do their duty and stat.
officers 60 to sleep. If we use tn.
injunction section without juries WI
can try 'em quicker and more effec
lively and II the judges will al