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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-03-11
William Daniels and His
Truck Line

Billy Daniels owned truck line.
He hauled liquor for the state con-
troll board over a period of years.
On numerous occasions liquor was
missing at the end of the journey.
Billy paid for the missing liquor and
the board was satisfied. 1t didn't
worry where the missing liquor went.
Neither did Billy. He just kept haul
ing liquor and losing it.
September 7, 1915, Billy's truck
appeared at the warehouse with an
order for ITO cases of whisky for
Lawrence Bar & Associates, Butte.
Billy's men turned over a cashiers
check in the amount of S27,920 in
payment. The whisky never reached
the Lawrence bar. Indeed, Law
renee knew nothing of the transac-
ton. Billy delivered the truckload
of whisky to one Brinck, an unli-
censed person, in Butte. Where it
went from there one can only sur
mise. When pressed about the matter
Billy took refuge in his Constitu-
tional Rights and refused to answer
on the ground that his answers might
incriminate him. The following
document, relating to the transac-
ton, was found in the Miners Ma
tional Bank of Butte, Exhibit 26)-
Received of H. B. Brinck, the
sum of Five Thousand Three Hun
dred Ninety Dollars ($5,390O0) to
be paid to William M. Daniels, as
agent, upon the delivery to H. B.
Brinck of Seven Hundred Seventy
(770) cases Of whiskey, through the
Montana Liquor Control Board.
Should the said ITO cases not be de-
ivered the said $4,000 is to be
returned to the said H. B. Brinck.
It is understood and agreed that the
said seven hundred seventy cases of
vhiskey must be paid by said H. B.
3rinck in addition to the payment
# the $4,000 above mentioned.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-03-11
Records of the Liquor
Control Board

The minutes of the meetings of
| the Liquor Control Board are well
kept and appear to set forth in de-
tail to a certain extent all of the
transactions of the board at their
meeting. The minutes were made
available to this committee and were
thoroughly examined for the period
1911 to 1919. In a business such
as that transacted by the board, it
is essential that proper records, with
supporting documents, be made and
preserved covering every detail of
done. There was no record avail
able showing the amount the state
of Montana has lost through the pur-
chase of unsaleable and slow-moving
merchandise. The committee re-
quested this information but was I'M
able to get it. The records of store
ga" are in a chaotic condition. Sup
porting documents necessary to trace
certain peculiar transactions were
either entirely missing or had never
been made. Other records of store
ga" were poorly kept and fragmen-
tary in their nature. Various pa
pers were missing from files relating
to applications for retail beer and
liquor licenses. Some of such miss
ing papers were found and produced
when demanded by the committee.
Others have not been produced. BY
merest chance the committee dis
covered loss to the state of $685.
443.0O in the SALE of rum by the
board to a firm in Boston, Mass
There appear to be no
records showing whether licensees
are operating under their licenses
or holding the licenses for specula-
ton. In many instances directions
the sale of liquor appear
to have been verbal and not in
writing.
Rightly or not, lack of records in
The numerous instances set forth
casts a suspicion on transactions in
yolved. Responsibility for such sus-
oicions must rest upon those in
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-03-11
The Banking Fraternity

During the war period good liquor
was scarce and high in price. Both
the Liquor Board and the small re-
tailers had no money to meet the
demands of the distillers. They had
to be content with Mexican rum and
tequila. But the bankers came to
the rescue of a favored few. Helena
and Billings banks loaned hundreds
of thousands of dollars to enable
these gentlemen to purchase, control
and distribute thousands of cases of
the best liquor available. Exhibits
Is to 20 disclose the activities of
one of those banks. The bankers
took no chances, Part of the LIQUOR
purchased with their money was
stored in their own vaults. Part
was stored in a Billings warehouse
under their control. Part was stored
in other places under their own lock
and key. They not only charged
interest, but storage as well. Regu-
lation No. 27 of the Liquor Control
Board provided as follows:
''No liquor shall be stored or kept
IN OF upon any premises which shall
not be duly licensed as provided by
law"
Inc banks and warehouses had no
licenses from the board but they
didn't worry about that During the
period December %, 1912, to De-
cember 9Th, 1916, the First National
Bank of Helena stored 9,241 cases
Of whiskey for the Mint of Helena.
A good many of the cases bore the
abel Especial Privilege. They were
aptly named. The Billings storage
and warehouses stored similar guam
titles of whiskey for "The Turf" of
Billings. Strange to say The Mint
md The Turf were under the same
control. A bank at Lewistown ac-
,ommodated one of it's customers in
ike manner. A witness freely adj
nitted that under the arrangements
lbove set forth he and others were
bile to buy, control and distribute
rood whiskey in large quantities
When it was unobtainable at the
tate liquor warehouse. 1t was IL
egal, of course, but no one worried
least of all the Montana Liquor
CONTROL Board.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-03-11

business, he betrayed, when ques-
toned, an appalling ignorance of
what went on.
The other members of the Board
were likewise blissfully ignorant of
transactions which were of common
knowledge throughout the state. Lit
tie real information relative to the
working of the Liquor Control Board
was obtained from the members. of
the Board. Mr.. Corwin and Mr..
Ripple may be excused to a certain
extent by reason of their absence
from Helena. There is and can be
no such excuse for Mr.. Wallace.
In passing, it should also be noted
that, during the period under in
Governor Ford attended
many meetings of the board and was
often consulted with reference to
matters of policy. Doubtless he adj
vised with the board on all such
matters.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-03-11
Mr. Speakers We your committee appointed for the pur-
the Montana State Liquor Control Board
beg leave report follows:

Reports have been made by inves-
tigating committees to the session of
the House of Representative for
the years 1915 and 1947. The tes-
timony taken during the 1916 and
1947 Investigations has not been
made available to this committee.
For that reason it was found adj
visable that this investigation should
cover the period from 1913 down to
the present time. We have earnest
ly endeavored to make the investiga-
ton as thorough as was possible hav-
ing in mind the limited time avail
able. A total Of 80 witnesses were
examined under oath. Their testi
mony has been transcribed and will
be made a permanent record con-
tanning approximately $50 pages.
Some 81 exhibits covering the vari-
Gus phases of the investigation have
been made a part of the record.
Whenever possible all of the mem
bers of the committee have been
present at all of its sessions, and all
of the members have been given the
opportunity to participate in its pro-
ceedings.
The liquor business of the state of
Montana is big business. In 1913 |
its total income was SIS, $1,000.
1t has been big business during all
of the years covered by this investi-
CATION. 1t is a business that calls
for the highest degree of integrity in
all of its officers and employees,
and an unremitting attention to all
of its transactions. That there has
been, in some instances, a lack of in
tegrity, and to a greater extent, a
lack of cooperation and a definite
failure to follow the law and the
boards own regulations appears to
this Committee, beyond the per adj
venture of doubt, through the tes-
timony of the witnesses and by the
exhibits.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-03-11
The Board of Liquor
Control

During the period investigated,
the State Liquor Control Board has
been composed of the following
members: David R. Wallace of Hell
ena, q retired merchant; John w.
Corwin of Park City, banker; and
Carl H. Ripple of Butte, certified
public accountant The administra-
tors during the same period were
t. H. Mcdonald, J. A. Buley and
Charles H. Reed. The present as
sistant administrator is Ralph Con-
rad. All of these gentlemen were
examined as witnesses. Mr.. Wal
lace, the resident member of the
Board, appears to have, at various
times, taken over the active manage
ment of the liquor business of the
state. His constant interference
was a contributing factor to the res
ignation of administrators McDon-
aid and Buley.
Buley testified:
go. Did you sever your connec-
tions with the Board voluntarily?
A. I appreciated I was not getting
along with Mr.. Wallace.
@. Why were you not getting
along with Mr. Wallace?
A. Interference. AS you all know
there is internal politics. When you
have a board member upsetting
things, it is rather poor way to
do business"
Mcdonald testified:
90. Then Mr.. Wallace assumed on
the authority of the Board?
A. Oh, Yes. There was no doubt
about that. Just as I told you, |
called up Mr.. Corwin and he said,
we have all agreed that whatever
Mr.. Wallace says is to go there, and
/ advise you to do exactly what he
tells YOU"
AS part Of his assumed author
ity, Wallace took it upon himself to
order great quantities of tequila, |
Mexican rum and connections of a |
like nature. Through his efforts the
inventory of the state liquor ware
house during McDonald's admins
tration rose to S6,500,00O, one-third
of which was slow moving or I'M
It's quality will be adverted
to later in this report.
While Wallace appears to have
been extremely active in the over
all management Of the states liquor {
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-03-11
Here Arc the Facts About Liquor In Montana
bipartisan Liquor reported this question
the House possible interested members the 3l Legislative
Assembly who believe the people should know the facts

when the state of Montana, with all
its resources and credit could not do
it, then there was something rad
ically wrong in the Montana liquor
control board. The state of Mon
tana surely employed incapable men
to operate it's liquor business.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-03-11

Oil Towman Building,
Seattle, 4, Washington
Gentlemen:
l hereby place MY irrevocablt
non-cancellable order for goods tt
be delivered within the next so days
to the State of Montana.
These orders will be paid for upon
presentation of sight draft attached
to bill of lading together with COM
mercial invoice in triplicate. The
order follows:
1900 cases Ron Toro 100
proof rum FOD Ell Paso
or Laredo " SALTS
1900 cases Continental
Habanero, 80 or 100 proof;
FOB Ell Paso or Laredo $3.50
500 cases Estrella Ploar, 100
proof Tequila, FOB Seattle $3.50
Your very truly,
D. R. WALLACE,
Chairman, Montana Liquor
Control Board"
The total cost to the state of the
above liquors was 100000 plus
freight and federal taxes. Audi
tors employed by the committee
estimate that the state lost, by rea-
son of the purchase of this and other
dirty and unsaleable liquor, an
amount in excess of $1,000, 100000.
This loss is covered up in the Boards
records by the item "Cost of Sales"
"a bookkeeping entry which is
neither honest nor intelligent under
the circumstances.
This was brought to Governor
Ford's attention and is further evil
denced by the testimony of I. H.
Mcdonald, the former administrator
who was discharged by the State
Liquor Board in June 1914, after he
had made complaint to Governor
Ford of the existing conditions at
the warehouse in regard to purchases
and after his protest against pur-
chasing Mexican and other poor
grades of liquor.
The following is taken from Mr..
testimony in the tran
script:
''Mr. McKenna: You made COM
plant to the Governor about the
conditions down there?
A. Yes, I did.
Mr.. McKenna: When did you make
that complaint?
A. 1t was about a week or ten |
lays before | went out by order of |
he board.
Mr.. McKenna: That was Governor
Ford?
A. Right.
Mr.. McKenna What was the rea-
amor?
A. The reason | made complaint
O the Governor was that knew that
onditions were wrong, and | had
,ot to the point where | didn't care
ne way or the other what happened
S long as we made them correct it
ecause | was interested in him at
hat time.
Mr.. McKenna: You didn't want to
eft the Governor in bad?
A. No, I wanted to protest against
he whole thing to him and try to
ct some support in what we were
ding in the way of curbing the pur-
bases.
Mr. McKenna: You complained to
he Governor about the excessive
mount of liquor that was being pur- !
based? !
A. That is the excessive amount c
f tequila and some of those other a
ems. And [ gave him the data on /
ne whole thing. t
@. You gave the Governor the
alta you gave us this morning? v
A. Yes, and more then; there was s
ne document | wish had kept. S
@. What was the document? L
A. I can't think; that was more .
ian four and half years ago. 9
robably could figure that out. E
Mr.. McKenna: You went to the g
overnor and explained to him you e
dn't think the State Liquor Con- D
oil Board was running the place b
ght at that time? N
A. That's right; that is protested tt
along the line that have ST
Evening star., 1949-03-06

Can q motorist park his car
free in a meter zone on Saturday
afternoons or does he have to
drop . nickel In the slot the
same as an ordinary day?
william P. Doing, 28, a lawyer
charged with overtime parking in
q meter zone two Saturdays ago,
claimed in Traffic Court yesterday
that such zones are supposed to
be free at such times. Mr.. Doing
cited a section of the District
code which states that Satur-
day afternoons are holidays "for
all purposes"
Assistant Corporation Counsel
Joseph Lowther countered that
the provisions applies only to the
transaction of negotiable in
struments," such as bank checks.
Traffic regulations, he argued.
specify that only before 8 am.
and after 6 pm. on Saturdays is
meter zone parking free.
Judge Almond w. Scott held
Evening star., 1949-03-06
Jewish Community Center
To Show Series Of Films

The first of a series of monthly
programs entitled Music in
Films" will be presented at $3.50
IN. tomorrow at the Jewish Com
munity Center. Sixteenth and @
streets NV.
Daniel Thursz, director Of &C
tivities at the center. announced
plans for the programs. to be held
in connection with the weekly
Monday night Music Rendezvous"
sessions of recorded classical mu-
sic.
The first program will include
several audience-participation folk
song selections: q Aim Of Jose
Iturbi, the pianist. playing works
OF Albanez, Chopin and Liszt: the
OW1-Library Of Congress fllm.
Hymn of the Nations" with Ar
turo Toscanini conducting Jan
Peerce, the Westminster Choir and
the NBC Symphony Orchestra.
and the British-made "Instru-
ments of the Orchestra" with the
London Symphony in Benjamin
Britton's Young Persons Guide
to the Orchestra"
Miss Kay Fowler. moderator Of
the weekly sessions, will intro
duce each f1lm and comment on
the compositions presented.
Evening star., 1949-03-06
Infant Mortality RATE
In AT for Nation
Fell 10 Record Low

The infant mortality rate in
1947-33.8 per 1000 live births
was the lowest in United States
history, the Public Health Service
reported last night.
The number of deaths under
one year of age during 1947 was
119,173, or 8,110 more than the
previous year. But the increase
reflects the tremendous increase
in the number Of births" in 1947,
a total of $4,000, the service
reported.
ID. C.. Total Declines.
There were 691 infant deaths in
the District in 1947. compared
with 767 in 1946. But the city
dropped from the fifth highest in
mortality rate in 1946 to twenty
second in 1947 in q comparison
with the 48 States. the report
showed. District officials reported
that the District rate in 1948
dropped further to 23.6 deaths
per 1000 live births.
A total of 3,557 babies in the
Nation died in 1947 Of accidental
causes and 174 were slain.
The largest single death cause
was premature birth, accounting
for 4l,053 fatalities. OF 594 pre-
mature births in the District last
year, 500 survived. This amounted
to a death rate Of 1873 per cent,
which in previous years had been
over so per cent.
Mortality Rate Varies.
Public health officials noted
1947 was the first year asphyxia
and defective lung expansion
ranked among the five leading
causes of infant death. and that
it was the first time diarrhea,
enteritis and liberation Of the
intestines had not been in this
category.
The 1947 mortality rates ranged
from a low Of 24.7 in Oregon to
a high of 67.9 per 1000 births in
New Mexico. The Nationwide
rates showed death Il higher
among nonwhite than white in
fants and higher among male
than female infants.
Evening star., 1949-03-06
Minnesota Centenary
Marked in Exhibit Here

The progressive spirit Of the
people of Minnesota was lauded
yesterday by Senator Humphrey,
Democrat, the Junior Senator
from the State. at ceremonies
opening a Library of Congress
exhibit commemorating the Tooth
anniversary of the establishment
of Minnesota as a territory.
Senator Humphrey said no
party or coalition of parties has
a copyright on that spirit which
has shown itself in the -politi-
cal cooperative movement. in arts
and letters and the sciences. and
In State and local legislation"
The pioneers and their de-
scendants erected a high civiliza-
ton known throughout the Union
for its contributions to a liberal
democratic society,"" Mr.. Hum
phrey said.
The exhibit includes rare books,
manuscripts, old maps and news
papers and other documents. It
will be at the Library for several
months.
Evening star., 1949-03-06
Planned Parenthood Group
To Hear DR.. Guftmacher

DR.. Alan F. Guttmacher, asso-
ciate professor of obstetrics at
the Johns Hopkins School Of Med
icine, will speak at the annual
meeting of the District Planned
Parenthood Association at 1890
pm. Monday at the YWCA.
The association now is con-
ducting an $4,000 fund drive for
operation of child-spacing, infer
tility and premarital counseling
clinics at tbs E street S.W. and
at Garfield Hospital.
Speakers at the meeting will
include Mrs. Montgomery Blair,
president: DR.. Anna T. Rand, DR..
Robert Nelson, jr., and DR.. Walter
c. Stokes. About $50 members
are expected to attend.
Evening star., 1949-03-06
Lawyer Fights Fine for Ignoring
Purkinu Meters on Saturdays

that If Mr.. Doing's view were cor
rect 1T would revolutionize the
laws Of the District" He imposed
a SO fine. but suspended imposi-
ton of the sentence on the law
yer's announcement he intends to
appeal.
Mr.. Doing lives in the 4100
block of Forty-sixth street NV.
He was charged with illegal park
ing in the 1400 block of New
York avenue.
Evening star., 1949-03-06
Boone Directs Sheraton

A descendant of Daniel Boone
has been appointed manager of
the Sheraton Hotel here. He is
Douglas M. Boone. a hotelman for
Is years. He has served in hotels
in Boston. New York, Newark and
Ashville, N. C..
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-12-16

meeting in the Erie Gardens Com
munity Center. Harold Reitz will
direct.
Names of shut-ins to be visit
ed should be telephoned to Will
liam Anderson, 9861; DR.. Richard
Semon, 1921 or Warren Nc
Dougall, 1894.
M. E. Edwards of the Merch-
ants Assn made recordings of
the caroling SO that the records
may be used during the holiday
music broadcasts in the business
district.
The Lorain High Cords, Toledo
Marksmen and Lorain Steelblend-
ers have accepted invitations of
the local society to participate
in the Parade of Quartets to be
held here January 26. Other out
standing quartets are also ex-
pected to attend.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-12-16
Majorettes Plan
Caroling Tour

Cochran's Majorettes will make
their second annual Christmas
caroling tour of the city Thursday
evening, December 22, when the
40 majorettes will ride in a straw
filled wagon drawn by a team Of
horses.
As usual, Cochran is asking
ministers of local churches to sub
NIT names OF people to be carol
ed. Anyone in town can turn in
names of sick, elderly, crippled or
disabled people by phoning 1854.
Last year the Majorettes visited
and caroled 22 residents.
After the carol tour is complet-
ed, Mrs, Herman Hawking will
serve them hot chocolate and
cookies in her East Perry Street
home.
Thursday evening, the Major
cites entertained patients at the
Ohio Soldiers and Sailors Home in
Sandusky, under sponsorship of
the Port Clinton American Legion
Auxiliary.
Appearing were Shirley Pollack,
military tap dance and twirling
turn; "Spooky" Carlos, acrobatic
twirIing; speciality by Linda
Woodwork and Scott Carter;
special twirling by Scott Carter;
marching formations by Major
cites on the stage, twirling by all
three &roups including the be-
ginners' class, and the Swiss Flag
swingers.
All members of the Majorette
troup presented a special version
of the Might Before Christmas
poem. Also starring were kath-
ryn Kocsis, accordionist, and Joan
Budd, balancing star, with her
father, Averill Budd. This trio
has appeared with the Majorettes
on several other occasions.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-12-16
COUNTY men Get
LEAGUE HONORS
Dick Miller, Lakeside, Leads
All Sandusky Bay League
Gridders On Team

Seven Ottawa County gridders
have been named to the first team
of the Sandusky Bay Conference
All-Star eleven. Oak Harbor,
co-champions of the league with
Fremont st. Joseph, led the
schools in placing four gridders.
Dick Miller, Lakeside's out
standing southpaw passing and de-
fensive ace, was the only unani-
NOUS choice of the coaches select
ing the team. Jimmy Fought.
Gibsonburg, leading scorer Of the
conference, was close behind Mill
er with 33 votes.
First team selections were Neil
Hamilton, st. Joe, and Dick N.Y.
lander, Oak Harbor, ends; Don
Emick, st. Joe and Rollo Sidell,
Oak Harbor, tackles; Jerry Het-
rick, Elmore, and Kenneth Har-
ris, Lakeside, guards; Bill Rob-
inson, Oak Harbor, center; Dick
Miller, Lakeside; Jimmy Fought,
Gibsonburg; Bill Sorg, Oak Har-
Dor, and Bud Gabel, st. Joe, backs.
Second team players include
George Mile and Dave Capko,
Lakeside; Jim Hickman and
George Pfeiffer, Gibsonburg; Ro-
ger Thayer, Ken Freimark, Oak
Harbor; Norm Chalmers, Dick
Shupe and Paul Nero, Genoa; and
Louie Mech, Elmore.
County players getting honor
able mention include Jerry Beck,
Paul Muenzer, Eldon Riehm and
Jim Lowry, Elmore; and Paul
Klacik, Lakeside.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-12-16
HOLIDAY DANCE SET

Will Keating's orchestra will
play for the animal Christmas Ca
pers dance to be held this Satur-
day night in the local armory,
under the sponsorship of the
Junior Women's Club. Mrs. AL
bert Fall is chairman for the
third annual semi-formal dance.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-12-16
Barbershop Group
Plans Carol Tour

Members of the Port Clinton
Barbershop Quartet Society will
conduct a caroling tour to cheer
this city's shut-ins next Tuesday
evening, December 20.
Practice for the caroling tour
was held Tueday evening at a
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-12-16
LO.O.F. Groups Plan
Christmas Party

Members of the Odd Fellows
and Rebekah Lodges will hold
their Christmas party in the |. O..
o. f. Hall this Sunday evening
at six o'clock.
A chicken paprikash dinner will
be served by women of ST. Paul
Slovak Lutheran Church. After
the program, there will be a gift
exchange.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-12-16
XMAS TREE STOLEN

John Cerbus, owner of Johnny's
Market, notified police Wednesday
that a Christmas tree had been
stolen from his property during
the night.