Smuggling liquor into the U. S. tempts alien 'leggers and U. S. Congressmen alike. Their purpose is the same, their methods different.
To high Government officers returning from "official missions" abroad, the Treasury grants "free entry" through the customs barrier. "Free entry" luggage is passed without inspection at the pier. Many a Congressman during recesses of Congress goes to Panama (wet) for a vacation, pretending to make an official study of the Canal Zone, and thus becomes eligible for "free entry" on return.
In December, 1927, Congressman M. Alfred Michaelson, of Chicago, born 51...
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