Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-05
MR.. IKE LARK SPEAKIN'

9TH time has come t. dignity this
business, t. apply all tn methods an
ethics an practices that have built up
all other American business enterprises
until they've become tn envy OF all
TIL world. We kin all recall tn ole
slipshod open saloon, with its heavy
overhead. baseball scores, free bologna,
cold slaw, rye, bread an soup, music
an tn heavy toll it paid t. policemen
an tn bosses o. both p'litical parties.
If bootleggin' is t. endure an protect
itself it must organize" declared Les
ter Bullard, at tn tri-state convention
O. liquor distributors, at Melodeon hall,
last night Tn convention elected Mr..
Ike Lark gereralissimo O. tn alcohol,
an allied concoctions, business in
three states, Indianny, Ohio an Ken
lucky. He'll. have tn same power in
tn LIQUOR world that Bill Hays enjoys
with tn screen, or Judge Lands holds
DER th' baseball business, but he won't
have t. pay any income tax In ac-
lceptin"-t tn honor, sNTr. Lark had this
! t. say: I'VE must set our house in
order, an strive t. put our business
on lofty plane. We must profit by
| tn mistakes o. th' licensed saloon with
| it's pitfalls an questionable oil paint
ms. We must safeguard our standin'
with society. We are young, yit no
industry 'cept tn tin plate business,
has ever made such rapid growth, an
| it wuz foStered. I have some very
| pronounced ideas about bootleggin'. I
have my own ideas about truckin' an
labelin', an telephonin', tn handIin'
| o, downtown office buildin's, an tn
| private home an dark corner deliv-
cries. We've had many complaints
from some of our best an most influ-
ential people, public officials an folks
prominent in many ways. Important
plans have been upset, hoSteSSes en-
barrasSed, parties an receptions de-
layed, an even weddins' postponed, on
account O. tardy deliveries. Theirs
been instances O. homes bein' ruined
an lives. snuffed out on account o.
cunnin, an irresponsible persons bein'
| allowed t. engage in tn traffic. Com
plants o. overchargin' reach us now
an then, en- breakage has caused a
lot O. dissatisfaction. Only through
close an careful organization can these
evils be corrected. Zonin', too, is de-
sirable, as overlappin' is costly an
inexcusable Fines are eatin' in on
tn business at an alarmin' rate thro'
tn clumsiness an over-confidence of
Cver-zealouS statesmen. Standardized
quarts an pints are desirable, as is
also a fixed price fer both red an
white goods. I favor tn brief case
DER ell other conveya11ces, an I take
this occasion t. protest agin' tn over
loaded overcoat. Bottle rattlin' eX-
cites suspicion. Ali bottles should be
wrapped in heavy felt paper. I'd like
| t. see tn traffic in tn hands O. good,
sober, fresh Salesmen who've never
been in Jail Lfluor transports should
be inspected daily fer carburetor an
! tire trouble. Spark plugs should be
clean an ever ready t. function. TIL
! habit O drinkin' with customers Jest
as guarantee O. good faith should
stop. It's an unbusiness- like procedure
an often kills or makes a drunkard of
a useful salesman" After large sum
Wuz raised t. fight any tinkerin' with
{ tn Volstead law as it now stands.
Limo, Ohio, stepped in an won tn
convention Ter next year.
Copyright, John r. Ollie Coz