The copper era and Morenci leader., 1916-02-11
GLOBE WOMEN SEE
 FORMER HAUNTS IF DEMON RUM
A Oeiegation of Eighteen From w. C. I.> O- Take Peep at Interior of several "Soft" Drink Establish. nents Along Broad Street.

GLOBE, Feb. With the reckless
 abandon of printers, cowpunchers or lrallroaders, eighteen ladies reputed to pc delegation from the Civic League invaded the soft-drink emporiums A.
 long Broad street Saturday; that is to
 say those places that were formerly saloons. However, there were no Car
 Tie Nation proclivities in evidence: in-
 stead the tour was evidently a result or the paramount evil of the gentler sex, curiosity.
 First the ladies waited on the sher- III to secure his consent to the "slum- ming expedition and to obtain his in- valuable services as guide. Fortunate ly for him, the official was in Miami and thus thwarted an enterprising newspaper person who had secured d photographer and made other elabor- ate preparations for a feature" story. Ondeterred, the feminine phalanx executed a masterly offensive move
 ment upon the Wellington, capturing
 the former stronghold of the Demon
 Rum, horse, foot and dragons without
 suffering a single casualty or deser. tion. The consternation that prevailed
 In the popular headquarters for the
 cattlemen was laughable Some of the habltues were frozen to their seats with astonishment while the married element hastily retreated en masse through the rear doors.
 Fixing the amiable Chuck" Rogers
 With a piercing glance, the leader of the invaders inquired if ladies were
 permitted to slake their thirst there.
 what was on tap and how per tap.
 Blandly, the bartender" replied that the fair sex was always welcome. named the different brands of liquid excitement and stated the considera- ton, ending up by recommending a special brand of beer" Instantly a mortified chorus of eighteen voices protested, "Oh, my gracious, no,"
 Cider also was taboo among the wis., ltors, who wooed the grape through the harmless medium of Deleware Punch or explored the acid wilderness or lemonade. Endorsements Of odd assormeptS of children wers. tnught tne miqufty of these diyes through liberal object lessons in the shape of chocolate bars and other confections. When the party was ..all set" the he- roic eighteen lined up to the bar and downed their poison" manly while the younger generation enthusiastical, ly delved into the mysteries of their mothers treats, with the result that immaculate youngsters pre- sented countenances over which streaks of chocolate, traces of peanuts and happiness sublime blended har- .on1ously adding wonderfully to the general color scheme. |
 After the last of the refreshments had disappeared, the women dug down In their pocket-er-books, paid the reckoning and inspected the mural uecorat1ons. One younger and more frivolous member of the party suggest ed, I've go back and shoot a little pool, but was promptly squelched by the cold,questioning stare of the staid chaperon. The Smoke House was the next, place on the calling list However, the obnoxious presence of a large quantity of the vulgar male in this re- sort caused the ladies to continue on their quest of the elusive soft drink elsewhere. The same procedure was adopted at the Coney Island as the advance guard was signaling for an attack on the St. Elmo. .s.-
 By this time the novelty had rather worn off and the ladies languidly en- tered the piously named establishment Without giving the man in charge time to regain his composure, the fair "rounders" began ordering promiscu- ously. The ''barkeep'' sized up the surprising aggregation through bulg- ing eyes, gulped and f1atly refused to serve them. Whether he thought they already had too much or were merely
 kidding" him is unknown, and the investigators departed without being even offered the usual cigar.