Evening star., 1933-02-16

MI the leaders Of the bootlegging
VI industry in the United States
4 L have never been noted for
their idealism, the report that
they have voted for the repeal of pro-
hibition by 16 votes to IL may come as
a surpise. But. while admitting the
possibility that some of the bootleggers
are genuinely disgusted with their pro-
feSsion, we suspect that their eagerness
to abolish the industry by which they
live Is mainly due to its increasing diff
flculty. In fact, it seems that it is
being slowly killed by its overhead
charges
As one Of its leaders Is reported to
have complained, 1t is necessary to
grease the palm Of every crook in
town" to keep the wheels Of the liquor
trade running smoothly, and, although
the industry is illegal, that does not
seem to discourage the income-tax au-
thorities from extracting as much rev.
enue from 1t as they can. In face of
such difficulties, the boolegger Is likely
to become as depressed as members of
more orthordox professions.
1t appears that 1t Is only the praise
worthy desire to keep ''the boys" in en-
ployment that induces some of the
leaders Of the industry to continue in
business desire which Is not un-
known elsewhere in these days And,
to trace the parallel with old eStab-
lished industries still further, it seems
that "the boys" in this highly-special-
lied occupation would find difficulty in
adapting themselves to other work
This is easy enough to understand. 1t
would be hard. indeed. for tough
guy" accustomed to fast cars and in
termtttent warfare, to adapt himself to
more sedentary and peaceful pursuits.
No vocational training would ever fit
him to serve in "ladylike cafe" After
stirring life in the underworld, no
"racketeer" could ever reconcile himself
to an existence which one of them so
contemptuously describes as 'hooey."
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Cabaret Owner Victim
OF Spanish Franks.
La Vanguardia, Barcelona.-Don Juan
Estrada was at first much elated and
gratified when he observed a coterie Of
customers, numbering no less than SO,
file into his establishment last evening.
Don Estrada as is we'll known. conducts
restaurant and cabaret at No. IA
Gale de Colombinas, in. the Santa Cat
alma district The sudden incursion of
ostensible epicures were accommodated
/
that their interest in the fare was en-
irely fictitious and mere auxiliary to
their real scheme. which was to dam
age all they could Don Estrada's busi-
ness.
At a signal, all began to throw not
only the comeStibles, but also the
dishes, glassware and knives and forks
about thereby spelling the viands and
doing much permanent damage besides.
When the riot and disorder was at its
height the weird company rushed out,
needless to say, without paying for any
thing.
The attendants, who had previously
been as If paralyZed in the midst of the
pandemonium. found their voices and
locomotion again and followed. but
failed to apprehend as much as one Of
the fleeing culprits.
declare the reason for the strange as
sault upon his resort, which has always
been operated very properly. The po-
lice, however, incline to the belief that
the affair was holiday prank which
somehow reached proportions far be-
yond the usual scope and nature of
such frolicsome adventures.
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| Peruvian Writer Stresses
Children's Individualities.
Ell Comercio, Lima.-We must never
forget that child, regardless Of his
dependence and of the care and
vigilance required during his earliest
years, Is in all respects being, a
spiritual entity, separated from our
selves not only as an individual and q
person but by variations Of natural i'm.
pulse and disposition, too. No twe