‘Canada’s Disgrace’ Is
What Press Terms
Illegal Booze Traffic
Toronto.—“Canada’s shame” is the
way the Toronto Globe describes the
indifference of individuals and of gov
ernment authority toward exports of r
liquor to the United States from Can
ada, even from provinces which have
stringent laws prohibiting the sale of.
liquor within their own boundaries.
The Globe’s outburst is almost the
first indication of an awakening of
public opinion against an illicit traffic
concerning which there is much mys
tery, but which is said by some observ
ers to reach enormous proportions.
The other day a former taxi driver
of Windsor, named Cecil Smith, con
fessed that sioce 1919, when he went
into the liquor business, he has paid
for friends no less than $20,000 in fines
for contraventions of the Ontario tem
perance act, but he added, as if in com
plete mitigation, he had never sold a
drop of liquor in Ontario, all his cus
tomers being in the United States. A
business which in one individual’s case
will stand such penalties is obviously I
iarge and profitable.
Cecil Smith’s latest escapade earned
him a sentence of five years in prison.
. But his offense was not selling liquor
in the United States. That is not rec
ognized as an offense In Canadian
courts. Neither was he sent to prison
•because of his connection with twenty
■ men who were found unloading a car
. load of whisky into seven metor trucks
. and five automobiles. Where he raa
. counter of Canadian law was in offer
.«ing a'policeman $2,000 to take a walk j
while the car in question was being up- |
loaded. I
The incident proves, according to the i
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newspaper already quoted, “that Ca
□ adiun soil is dishonored and the good
name of Canada dragged in the dust
by scoundrolo who make fortunes
through providing our neighbors to
the south with the means of debauch
ery in defiance of the laws of the
United States.
“The aetton of the customs depart
ment in clearing shipments of liquor
for export from border ports to the
United States makes the government
and people of Canada partners in the
illicit trade. It is a humiliating thing
to read that, following upon a recent
judicial decision favoring export, the
official attitude toward this traffic is
that of indifference, if not indeed of
sympathy with the smugglers. Wnat
becomes of vessels laden with liquor
after they leave Canadian ports is said
to be ‘none of the business’ of the cus
toms department of Canada. ”
Since a magistrate’s decision, two
weeks ago, that liquor exports to the
United States are legal, if cleared
through a Canadian customs house, no
fewer than ten charters have been
granted to “export companies,” frank
ly organized to do business with the
United States.
They have no difficulty in finding an
imple supply of liquor in Canada even
in the dry provinces, for even in the
latter distilleries are still ruoaing, al
thaugb sales may not be made within
the province of Quebec.
In the province of Quebec there are
not only the regular manufactories,
but the provincial government itself is
in the liquor business. It has one
warehouse in Momreal that covers six
icres of ground. There is perhaps in
the world no other booze emporium
juite like that one.
“There was enough chainpagDe to
loat a battleship,” said one recent vis
tor, “and as for light wines like sau
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ternns, clarets, ports, they were not
jounted by the bottles, but by the
hogshead, and then not in ones or tens,
3Ut in hundreds, to say not hing of gins,
whiskeys and brandies. The stock is
worth many millions of dollars, and is
>aid to be entirely turned over once
jvery two or three months.
She Borrowed Babies
to Gain Pity in Court
Detroit.—Two provoked babies, per
haps ashamed of their earlv deceit,
swuDg sympathy to Mrs. Delia Varslev
id Judge Heston's coort Friday morn
ing until it was discovered she had
borrowed the twins for sentimental ef
fect. ' I
Mrs. Varsley was arrested on a
jbarge of stealing 400 pounds of coal
from a Michigan Central car. The
judge was informed by the prosecution
that the dxhibited children did not be
I n to Mrs. Varslev. She carried one
an each arm.
‘•Is that true?” the judge asked.
‘•They belong to a neighbor, judge,”
she admitted.
The babies, evidently embarrassed
by this denouement, began to bawl vig
arously. and court was temporarily ad
journed while they were taken out into
the corridor.
It came out that Mrs. Varsley owned'1
her home, an automobile and had three
tons of coal in her cellar. She paid a
Bne of $25.
John McDonaid, who has been suffer
ing with necrosis of the jawbone for
some time past, was much relieved by
an operation performed Skmday -by Dr.
W. F. Green, who removed about two
inches of the affected bone.
Born—At McGrath, December 13. to
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Koenig, a ten
pound daughter.
Sims Clamps Lid On Tongue.
New York.—Rear Admiral Sims de
clined ao invitation to speak at the
Armistice Day dinner of the New York
branch of the military order oi Vet
erans of the World War. An officer
attributed his refusal to the reprimand
he received for his speech in England
in reference to Sinn Feiners. This of
ficer quoted Admiral Sims as writing
to ,ihe chapter: “A year from now,
when I am on the retired list, I can say
what I feel like, and then I’ll be glad
to talk to you.”
Bobbie Lowrie arrived yesterday af
ternoon. returning to Taeotna today
with a load of freight.
Notice of Forfeiture.
To G. Bates. your heirs, executors and
assigns:
You are hereby notified that I, the
undersigned, your co-owner, have ex
pended in labor and improvements the
sum of not less than one hundred dol
lars ($100.00) for the years -1917, 1918,
1919 and 1920 upon your interests in
Claim No. 3 Above Discovery on Moore
creek, in the Mt. McKinley mining and
recording precinct. Territory of Alaska,
in order to hold said claim under the
provisions of Section 2324 of the Re
vised Statutes of the United States and
the amendments thereto concerning
annual labor upon mining claims, being
the amount required to hold said min
ing claim for me period ending Decem
ber 34, 1920.
And if within ninety days after the
publication of tnis notice you fail or
refuse to contribute your proportiou of
said expenditures, as well as the cost of
recording the same, and the costs of
this advertisement, your interests in
said claim will become the property of
the undersigned, your eo-owner. who
has made the required expenditures
under the terms of said sectioo 2324 of
the Revised Statutes of the United
States. Cecil, Barlow,
Co-Owner.
Date of first publication, Nov. 16. 1921.
Date of last publication, Feb.’'.22, 1922.
Notice of Forfeiture.
To Mrs.-J. Folsom and G. Bates, their
heirs, executors and assigns:,
You, and each of you, are hereby
notified tbat 1. the undersigned:- your
co owner, have expended in labor and
improvements the sum of not less than
one hundred dollars ($100) for each of
the years 1917, 1918, 1919 and’1820 upon
your interests in Claim No. 2 Above
Discovery on Moore creek, in' the Mt.
McKinley mining and recording pre
cinct, Territory of Alaska, in order to
bold said claim under the provisions of
Sections 2324 of the revised statutes of
the United States and the amendments
thereto concerning annual labor upon
mining claims, being the amount re
quired to hold said mining ^claim for
the period ending December 31. 1920.
And if within ninety days after the
publication of this notice you fail or
refuse to contribute your proportion of
said expenditures, as well as the cost of
recording the same, and the costs of
this advertisement, your interests in
said claim torili become the propertv of
tbb undersigned, your co—owner, who
has made the required expenditures
under the terms of said Section 2324 of
the revised statutes of the United
States. -Cecil Baklow,
, Co-Owner.
Dale *f first publication, Nov. 16. 1921.
Date of last publication, Feb. 22, 1922.
Notice of Forfeiture
To Emma Brazeau, Joseph Brazeau, £
New, Vic I’asno, S. J* Martin,
their heirs and assigns:
You, and each of vou. your heirs and
assigns, are hereby notified that I bav«
pertormed labor to the value of one
hundred dollars ($ 160.00) yearly -upon
each of the following named placer
miniDg claims for the years named, all
beiog situated on Yankee creek, a
tributary of the Innoko river, Innoko
mining and recording precinct, Terri
tory of Alaska, in order to hold said
claims under the provisions of Section
2324 of the revised statutes of the
United States of America and the
amendments thereto concerning annual
labor upon mining claims, for the
period ending June 30th, 1921:
Innoko Association, for the years
1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919. 1920.
California Association, for the years
1914, 1915. 1916. 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920.
No. 18 Below Bench, right limit, for
the years 1916. 1917, 1918. 1919, *920.
No. 14 Below creek claim, for the
vears 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 191$,
1919. 1920.
No. 12 Below Bench claim, right
limit, for the vears 1913, 1914,■ 1915, 1916,
196.7/1918,1919/1920.
New. York Association claim, for the
years 1914, 1915, I9t6,- 1917,3918, 1919, 192C.
■- Illinois Association claim, for the
years 1914, 1915, 1916. 1917/1918, 1919, 1920.
And if within-ninety-days after the
publication of this notice you* fail or
refuse to eontribute^your proportion of
said expenditures, - as eo-owners, as
well as the costsof recording, and the
further costs of this -advertisement,
your interests in said claims will be
come the property of the undersigned,
your co-owner, who has made the neoes
ary expenditures under the terms of
said section of the revised statutes of
the United States.
J. E. Nollette.
Date 6f first publication. Oct. 5. 1921.
Date of last publication. Jan. 11, 1922.
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