In the United States an eminently respectable member of the community, no matter in what part of the country he may be found, is what is called the "telephone bootlegger." 'This gentleman sits authoritatively near the telephone in tthe clubs, in the hotels, sometimes official' places, and takes orders for intoxicating Either on his person oF ready reference, is a directory of names of people, all of whom have been vouched for as being "on the square." Having taken note of what is required, whether it be by the single vessel in which the liquor is put up, or by the case of such vessels, this gentleman refers to his directory; should the name of the person at the other end of the wire be duly listed, the bootlegger either descends himself to the base-to evolve a successful system of an-Jehorage in that vicinity and to cooperate with the army. This pro-will require the army and fend Hawaii against a naval attack. Admiral Eberle also offered an ex-Planation of part of the fleet going own into Australian waters at the conclusion of the mancuvres—the voyage is organized as a "courtesy" Jeruise, which will incidentally allow of a fuel arrangement test for a Tong cruise.
T believe that the ships of the fleet will be fuelled entirely from American callers attached to them. 'A'good many of your Far Eastern readers will remember the fiasco of 1908 when President Roosevelt sent the fleet around the world and the ships were forced to rely upon the ment, or sends one of his many mesangers employed for the purpose, the wine or particular be-orage required is placed into a Himousine of expensive type, and is forthwith delivered to" the man whose name appears in the directory of elientel Tu San Francisco, the other day society in general' was perturbed when it became known that a) thriving member of the bootlegging tribe who did business by telephone, had been captured, Taken by and Inrge, that was not in itself a rifying affair, but when it transpired that this man had not had the decency either to lose or burn his directory before the capture, the clientele became agitated, for these distinguished people sensed the grave risk they ran of having their names in public print ax being private guzzlers, influential supporters of the bootlesmer.
Supply The oil industry is somewhat peeved regarding President Cool-[dge's plans for a conservation com. mission. Ata recent meeting of the America Petroleum Institute the opinion was freely expressed by. men that if the Government had dabbled" in the industry during the' past 15 years there would have been ho stich development such as the world knows to-d prominent foil man anid that it was"tommyrot," this idea that the world's oil would peter out", The all men may be Living in a fool's paradise, but it is certainly true that they do not share the United State Government's view of an early and rapid depletion of the world's oil fields.
Discussing this matter with an all producer to-day, I gained the im-Dression that all' men engaged in the Industry feel that there is a most unnecessary waste of oil, particular-
Concurrently with this raid, one other sensational coup was staged not far away, with the result that the source of the wholesale supply of liquor and a big rum manufactur. ing establishment was confiscated, The bootlerzer de Luce, who wise taken into custody in a. sumptuously. furnished apartment at Bush petition coal. It is. fully' Ty in fuel all, which is sold in com-
Apparent that an end must some day come to what is alld ths] petroleum age", but that time 20 far off that before it is reached: satisfactory substitutes will be found for all the uses to which el ix put to-day, One reason for the confident Street, hai at nasty trick played upon him by: Federal agents, Tt happened in this wise:
The two Federal officers took a room in a well-known hostelry coalled the Hotel Whiteomb; they attitude of all men in general that they have aeon within the past ten years sich remarkable develop. ments in the handling and refining developments by which one barra! fof erade all is made to do the work telephoned; the telephone bootlegger said that it could be done. 'They would wait, they said, and one Mr. Hugo Slack' intimated "that it would be went, In the care of one Jack Morgan. Jack was arrested with the arrival of the liquor, and Mack, with the terrifying tell-tale record, was ar. rested immediately afterwards. I hear that in all the names there represented San Francisco's "three hundved"—there ix the name of a captain in the army, another fof three a few years ago.
If the Coolidge conservation commission can get_a better understanding of the industry, so much the better for all concerned, says. Jone oil man; but the commission {s regarded as a "high-class"
Which is probably true, for there ne industry in this country more] Watertight than is oil.
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