The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-12-17
washington, D. C., May Have
Wet Parties, but Washing.
ton, Ia, Is Sahara
No TROUBLE WITH LIQUOR
Smith w. Could GO 20 Party
and Never Get Sniff Of
Spiked Cork
D DRuCE CATION

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party where someone produces . bot
tie q hooch, you may blame Il on his
lhome.town environment.
Il looks very much - II there won't
Be any vet Christmas parties In his
town. This small and peaceful Iowa
farming community. home city Of
Senator Drookhart, Is about a. dry 4
place . you could find In the entire
United states. And even now-just
when Christmas b coming and one
would expect some folks 70 Be laying
In . supply for the holidays.
In fact, Chief Of Police Pollok Wal.
lace boasts that Il = the very driest.
without any exceptions. And . sur-
vey performed by this reporter dis
closed nothing whatever to contradict
that assertion.
Warrington Is . pleasant city Of
some $500 people. down In the south
eastern tier Of Iowa counties. A. you
enter It on the main road from the
east . great sign over the road an
|nounces, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. town
In Iowa" That prepares you.
mo, sir, We don't have hardly any
liquor trouble here" says Chief wal
lace. "Oh, we'll arrest . drunk once
every two weeks or % but there's
mighty little Of It being either made
or sold in this town.
No Raids Since September
sWhen did We have our last raid?
well. cir, let's see 49,. Tom"-he turn
cd TO . gray-haired clerk 1t . desk
uearby-"when Was that last raid We
made, anyhow? Latter part Of Au-
gust, wasn't IT."
Tom looked up.
"First week Of September. as ! re-
call II, chief" III.
"First week Of September" said
Chief Wallace. we pinched . fellow
that was making and selling . little
home brew. But there isn't much Of
Il here. No. sir, ! figure Warrington
Is the driest town In the country
and that Includes Nil Of EN-"
A search Of Washington's environs
failed to spoil the chiefs story. No
one could furnish any help. A taxi
driver, ct last. was found: . taxi
driver whose breath WAS 1aWless ana
Unframed. heavy with the odor Of Iowa
corn. ].
mo use looking for Il IN this town"
he said. II drive out into the country
about Il miles for mine. But there
isn't any In washington"
mt N lGusca4ine-Ah!
II Washington. however. = dry and
marched. some a. it, neighbogs 80 to
the other extreme.
There Is, for example, Nuscatine. .
matter Of - miles away. In Musca.
tina sou can quench your thirst
quickly and ct Q reasonable price. II
8 not hard % DO. and the article you
ret n not bod.
AZ this point It might b veil TO
mention that Iowa = evolving . state
drink that makes the bootlegger's Jo0
relative Simple.
THIS drink y pure grain alcohol,
colorlooe. crystal.clear and stTong
enough TO knock down . steer.
The earn belt drtnker buys . pint
o. this. Then ~ GOES 70 . soft drink
stand and invests IN . few bottles q
near beer. He removes the caps ana
Quietly ssuikeG'' each bottle with Q
alre a alcohol. Then he puts the
cans hack on-and lol b has . beer
that q powerful.
1T 49, . iittle time 70 leasn Just
Ihow much % u0e.' sa1d c0e man Who
kindly explained The process % me
most fellows use too much. . mrs.
tThak maees & taGte Bad But pretty
soon you eek @ you know 5u1e how
etrone % make i-and then you've
rot 8 beer that's good enough foz
sTfe fellows use this a,ootol ir
everything. Near beer. any kind q
pop-it mixes pretty nice with alusosl
any kind G drink you want"
NJ 1sa1ly Dry
To ret bock, however, 70 waning
|ton-the dEyness q the place seen1
70 b lamous throughout this part q
At nv rate, II lguscantine I was
renoatedly told that # Newer id any.
one any eood q Try % find > drinl
In Warrington. Ihe oommoo i.
maxk ~, aWoll, 4 you're goan9 q
Washingtou, ana you want . drink
ydu'd botter ct one hete - AGlsca.
TIM befo.s you so-escssss yoo woo'
0o maybo ~ only natural for een.
atoe Drookhast - 80 rod Wnen =
finds that = party Which - y esseod'
ine' honoons - - Mt.
- couId 70 - parties - he h0ml
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