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


parts of system 10 prevent prohiDi'
ton and the resultant schemes are
often amusing as we'll as refreshing
To the thirsty.
A perfectly moral. but very dry
northern drummer was In prohlDl-
ton city in the south not long since
when a great craving came over MIN
for strong drink. Ii was wicked I'M
pulse and il was Sunday, but he re-
sarded neither of these details. he
was having his shoes shined and hint
cd 10 the colored friend and brother
that he would like stimulant. HOW
much you all goin TO give, boss
queried the sinner. "Oh, about DOL
lar" replied the drummer. Wait here
till come back, and IL don't come
back, you take my kit. said the son
of Ham. The moral northerner walt
ed half an hour, saw no signs OF MS
messenger, picked up the shoe-Dox
and inside found a pint OF very bad
whisky
Some Oklahoma officers had an old,
bur useful trick sprung on them when
thew tried 10 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 10
raise the light, turned the gas COCK
cock the wrong way and stream OF
liquor poured onto the floor The Leg
which furnished the stream was craftl-
~ concealed between the ceiling and
the room above.
Even penitentiaries have not been
proof against the activities OF the
illicit distiler. prisoner in north
ELI penitentiary some years ago was
making a poor, but effective whisky In
his cell when he received in 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. The
LIQUOR was carried in pipe around
the waist OF the dispenser and he drew
drinks as required.
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ancient method of getting liquor
through European towns which nave
gates and collect octroi duties, as III
Paris. This same trick was success
fully worked In southern city LOT
a long time. Many OF the best cltl-
zens were unduly merry at unseemiy
hours and the town marshall was
quite distraught He watched careful
| " and found that the loading enthus-
ers were prone to talk Ger much with
Negro drayman, who had no PACK
aces in his wagon. Frying around the
cart he found the horse collar was
hollow mockery OF prohibition. but
source OF great comfort to the un-
regenerate. The drayman Is now
serving eighteen months in the work
| house.
States rights and United States
rights are q big help TO bootleggers.
The strategem OF having barroom on
the line between two states and hav-
Ting 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. IL
Is used nowadays on boats more than
on wheels. A posse OF Arkansas ON.
Gals attempted to raid floating
saloon doing large business In u
dry town last year and met fuli-
fedGed battle. The aquatic bootleg
gers won the day and escaped III their
gasoline saloon. 1t IL said that the
first shantyboat built on the Missis-
sippi was made for the purpose or dis
pensing liquor contrary 10 law, ana
there are still shantyboats engaged III
the same business
A party of actors on their way 10
New York got of the train at dry
town I'm North Carolina this fall. FIJI
teen minutes was the stop at this sta
ton and eleven had been spent by an
arid actor i'm trying to find speak
easy" Seeing a Negro on the plat
form who was stomping around with
wooden leg. he called: Boy, go get
MS two pints of liquor" "Yessir," re-
piled the obliging 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
TO a concealed faucet in his wooden
leg and drawing the required amount.
The genuine bootlegger is the man
VINO CdTTltS SuppiiSS
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 A stranger in a
Maine city I'm the midst OF reform
wave. brushed against man who had
been recommended as a bootlegger
and tried TO get drink In the usual
way. The dealer did not know him
and. In fact, had gone out of the bust
ness. He raised an outcry and had
the stranger arrested. The inyestiga.
ton that followed resulted in the re-
formed and retired Illicit dealer being
convicted and sentenced.
The story is told of well-known
bootlegger I'm Kansas who ran a fake
drug store. He had Just enough emp
" bottles. and some filed with -four,
To- give the place the proper legal APP
pearance. He haDpened to be in the
store one day when his mother called
M lis that you 'Dick?" she asked.
yes. ma" Dick. tell your clerk to
send me a quart of carbolic acid for
sprinR cleaning" I'm sorry. ma, but
I don think we have a drop in the
house" was the answer. "Oh, for
got" replied the old lady. I'll send
to . resul~r drug stors Coz IT," ccw-