Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-07-07
SELLING ON SUNDAY.
The Law and 0rderites Have ProDa-
bly, Met Deadly Foe at Last.
PUTA PENNY In THE FAMOUS SLOT,
And You May Buy all the Mineral Water
on Sundays lou Want.
THE SILENT CAMPAIGN BEGINS TODAY

The Law aud Order League are promised
picnic in dealing with new and novel
foe, and some people say the chances are
ten to one that it has at last met foe that
will knock it out The new Sunday "dese-
orator" is no less that the new "put-a-penny-
in-the-slot machine and get glass of
water" The first tank OF the kind was put
up on Penn avenue, near Ninth street, and
Immediately ''took." The tank looks like
any common water cooler and many
would pass by it unnoticed were it not for
the crowd about. Above the faucet is a
slot. When penny is dropped into it and
the faucet turned, a glass of Waukesha
water runs out-a tumbler full and no more.
No person is about, and the automatic
fountain goes en- scooping in the pennies
and turning out the water.
IT HAS THE BULGE.
The fountain is controlled and manu-
facted by the American Automatic Water
Supply Company, of Minneapolis. h. M.
Black has taken the agency for Allegheny
county, and intends placing 100 or more of
the fountains in Pittsburg. A large num-
Der were erected last night to be ready for
operation to-day. They will operate on
Sundays just as well as other days. 1t
requires no attendant, and as the law un-
der which the milkshake sellers have been
arrested is for Sunday labor, the new device
promises to defy all existing laws. The
agent said yesterday that he didn't see
what the Law and Order League could do
about it. The tanks will be filled on Sat-
urday night, and no one will be about them
on Sunday, and the society can't arrest a
machine for working on Sunday.
To further guard against trouble, the
American Automatic Water Supply Com
pany, of Minneapolis, with a capital of
ST., 900, takes upon itself all responsibility,
though.
Milk, lemonade, birch beer, buttermilk
or any other liquid can be used in the tanks
as well as Waukesha water. As soon as
"Milk-shake" John Martin heard of the
machine, he hired himself to the local
agent and smiled all over as he poked a
penny in the slot and saw the water
run out. he straightway entered into nego-
tiations for one to run buttermiik in, and
talked of the sensation it would create to
put one on Fifth avenue with card on,
''The Law and Order Society Knocked Out"
Mr.. Black says that he cannot use anything
but Waukesha water in them at present, as
he has entered into an agreement to that
effect to advertise the water. However,
lemonade, buttermilk, etc., may be used in
them later. "Milk Shake John" SAYS he |
would be willing to give the revenue to let
the machine run itself in front of his store,
but will probably have to content himself
to-day with dealing out milk shakes in the
old way.
THE SOCIETY WATCHING.
The most novel part of the machine is the |
of ha hoc fha
or nickel is showed in the slot it drops into |
a bag: The collector will go around each |
morning and fill the tanks and take the bags |
out. As the bags are disconnected from the |
tanks, they automatically lock themselves |
instantly, so that the collector cannot pos- |
sibly steal the money, unless he should take |
the whole bag. and that would probably be |
found out at once. =.
The company receives its water in 5000
gallon cars, and has Z, 600 gallon tank now
erected at Eleventh street. this city. Its |
officers intend to supply the city with cool
water on large plan on Sundays.
Attorney William Yost, of the Law and |
Order League, was seen last night by the
reporter and asked what he would do in re-
gard to the new fountains, if they should
run to-day, but he refused to talk. He said
he had not heard of the new scheme, and SO
would not say anything. His colleague,
Attorney Rebman, said that the Law and
Order League would not get left by any
means, and that they would find way in
some manner to get ahead of the machines.
as they had in all previous cases of Sunday
selling.
Mr.. Black said yesterday that he was
going to make raid on the small bows who
poked pieces of tin in the slots and clogged
the machinery. A local. wag, who at one
time has worked "Punch and Judy" for a
stepped up to the faucet yesterday
and called up the spout in q "Punch and
Judy" voice:
Hello, Captain WIshart give me a
glass of water. Ha ha that's the way to
do it p
Others did not push the faucet back when
they dropped the penny in, and so got no
water.