The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-07

any cost. They be- ~. ~
come component
parts OF system To prevent prohlof
ton and the resultant schemes are
often amusing as we'll as refreshing
10 the thirsty.
A perfectly moral, but very dry
northern drummer was In a prohlDi-
ton city in the south not long since
when great craving came over nm
for strong drink. Ii was wicked I'M
pulse and IL was Sunday, but he re-
garded neither of these details. he
was having his shoes shined and mint
ed to the colored friend and brother
that he would like stimulant. HOW
much you all goin 10 give, poss
queried the sinner "Oh, about dol-
lar" replied the drummer. wait mere
till come back. and II | don't come
back. you take my kit said the son
OF Ham. The moral northerner wait
ed half an hour, saw no signs OF MS
messenger, picked up the shoe-ooX
and inside found pint OF very bad
whisky.
Some Oklahoma officers had an old,
but useful trick sprung on them when
they tried TO locate a blind tiger IN
their town. They Caught frequent
whiffs OF alcoholic breath. but could
find no trace OF the dispensers. one
day they took a chance and raided
room from which emerged numerous
genial persons who had no special rea-
son for going there. The officers found
nothing but bare apartment with the
gas turned low. The raiders tried TO
cd
cock the wrong wa and stream or
liquor poured onto the moor, Inc leg
which furnished the stream was craftl.
IL concealed between the ceiling ana
the room above.
Even penitentiaries have not been
proof against the activities OF the
illicit distiller. A prisoner in a north
& penitentiary some years ago was
making a poor, but effective whisky In
his cell when he received in q care
less moment spurious half dollar IN
return for some OF his output He
complained TO the keepers that he
had been getting, bad money, the coun-
terfeiter was traced. and he in return
BETRAYED the striped bootlegger. Both
received additional sentences. Inc
LIQUOR was carried in a pipe around
the waist OF the dispenser and he drew
drinks as required.
The hollow collar for horse is an
ancient method OF getting liquor
through European towns which have
gates and collect octroi duties, as In
paris. This same trick was success
fully worked in a southern city Tor
a long time. Many OF the best citi-
zens were unduly merry at unseemly
hours and the town marshall was
quite distraught He watched careful
" and found that the aiding enthus-
or, were prone to talk DER much with
a Negro drayman, who had no pack
es in his wagon. Frying around the
cart he found the horse collar was
hollow mockery OF prohibition, put
source of great comfort 10 the UNI
regenerate. The drayman Is now
serving eighteen months In the work
house.
States rights and United States
rights are a big help TO bootleggers.
The strategem of having barroom on
the line between two states and hav-
ing the bar on wheels to be pushed
from one state into the other at the
call OF danger or arrival OF deputy
sheriffs. is old, but still effective. Ii
Is used nowadays on boats more than
OH wheels. posse Of Arkansas Off
Gals attempted to raid floating
saloon doing a large business In a
dry town last year and met null
fedged battle. The aquatic bootleg
gers won the day and escaped in their
gasoline saloon. IL Is said that the
first shantyboat built On the Missis-
sippi was mg!e for the purpose or dis
pensing liquor contrary TO law. and
there are still shantyboats engaged In
the same business.
party of actors on their way TO
New York got of the train at dry
town in North Carolina this fall. Fiji
teen minutes was the stop at this sta
ton and eleven had been spent by an
arid actor in trying TO find speak
easy" Seeing Negro on the plat
form who was stomping around with
a wooden leg. he called: boy, go get
us two pints OF liquor!" "Yessir," re-
piled the obliglng colored person, as
he hobbled around the corner OF the
station. The actor. fearful the train
would leave followed and saw the
willing servitor adjusting pint bottles
10 "a COnCcdftu lduCtI liS NOOuCh
leg and drawing the required amount.
The genuine bootlegger Is the man
who carries his supplies concealed
about his clothes. The customer APP
proaches. brushes against him casu-
ally, takes bottle out OF the pocket
of the dealer and drops the price into
the same pocket stranger in a
Maine city in the midst Of a reform
wave. brushed against man who had
been recommended as a bootlegger
and tried 10 get drin': in the usual
Way The dealer did not know him
and. in fact, had gone out or the bust
ness. He raised an cutlery and had
the \! ranger arrested The investiga-
ton that followed resulted in the re
formed and retired Illicit dealer being
convicted and sentenced
The story is told OF a well-known
bootlegger I'm Kansas who RAN fake
drug store. He had just enough emp
Nv bottles. and some filled with -four.
10 give the place the proper legal APP
pearance. lie happened TO be in the
store one day when his motner called
up rs that you Dick?" she asked.
Yes, ma" Dick. tell your clerk TO
send me a quart of carbolic acid for
spring cleaning" TN sorry. ma, but
| don think We have drop I'm the
house." was the answer. "Oh. | for
got" replied the old lady, 'Ill send