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The Washington herald., 1917-10-28
JUDGE ALEXANDER MULLoWNN,
District of Columbia Branch Of the
Police Court.

Most assurcdly l think prohtbi-
uon will do a world of good. Such
a law, made TO curb the misuse OF
whjskey, will materially lessen the
number of offenders brought TO this
court.
"One remarkably good feature Of
the law is that section which in
creases the fine in cases where per-
sons are arrested for driving autos
while intoxicated. AS the law now
stands l cannot impose a fine Of
more than $40. Under the new law
the penalty is not less than SIS nor
more than $500.
-As regards the selling of liquor
after November /, persons found
guilty of this offense must go TO jail.
A fine of $500 and a year in jail
can be imposed.
Another good feature of the law
is that ! will not have to send tine
heads Of families TO jail so often for
being intoxicated. A few hours
spent in police court Is enough to
convince the most hardened OBJ
The Washington herald., 1917-10-28


EstsbIished I'm 1855.
''Shoemaker's" was established i'm
1888 by William Shoemaker on the
present site Of the annexation TO the
Munsey Building. After the founders 5
death. il passed into the hands OF a
corporation, and has been so con-
Quoted ever since. Noack has been
identified with the establishment for
the past 36 years. having come there
in early youth.
Such celebrities as Daniel Webster,
Henry Clay. Gen. Grant and many
other noted men, have psrtaken Of its
hospitality over the old solid mshog-
ony bar that still adorns the place.
and which perhaps will end its days
there
Famous as the designer OF the first
gin rickey" ever mixed in a baTroom
in the United States. George William
son, secretary and head barkeeper for
Shoemaker's. at the time OF his death
here August S, 1915, was recognized
as one OF the best posted men con-
cerning the history Of the District
of Columbia, and combined this
knowledge with ability as a story
teller. 1t is declared that he mixed
the first gin rickey ever concocted in
any public place. although he had
not touched liquor in 40 years at the
time of his death. The rickey was
named after Col. Joe Hickey, Of Mis-
souri,. who had impaired to William
son the secret OF its ingredients.
Many a great political question OF
national importance has been thTeshed
out, if not settled, in the quaint old
cobwebbed place a few doors west
OF the present establishment where
some Of the most noted men in his
tory were wont to congreEate and in
dulge in the pleasures OF good fel-
lowship. Here would gather states
men. army and navy officers, heads
Of departments. besides distinguished
lights in the theatrical armament, in
cluding Edwin Booth, Lawrence Bar
rett, Ned" Forrest, John Mccullough
and other stars of the first masni-
tude.
Upon these occasions there would
be much of the same kind of talk
that old Omar Khayyam described
with practically the same result, In
short. il was one feature OF a GER
tain phase OF public life in Wash
ington during the SOS and sOs that
has passed down the line OF men,
ory's waste.
Ebert Hubbard about six years
ago visited the establishment and
made much over its interesting fea-
lures in the "Philistine" under the
caption. "A Little Journey TO Shoo-
makers" Noack bought lo,OOO
The Washington herald., 1917-10-28
1000 Arrested For
Drunkenness Last Year

During last year John Barleycorn
had a speaking acquaintance with
1900 people of this city and nearby
towns, all of whom left their names
on the Police Court docket
OF these, 1900 were arrested for
drunkenness. The rest of them are
nearly all traceable to some under
handed trick of "Old John" In other
words, 1900 people who could or
would not control their appetites for
liquor were arrested, put up SO col
lateral, or else were taken to Jail
and sent to the workhouse.
Every crime in the dictionary was
committed last year, from disorderly
conduct to first degree murder. In
every kind of crime whisky or some
other intoxicant played it's part.
Nine out of ten men and women ar
rested during all of last year were
either casual drinkers or else out
right drunkards. From the first of
January. 1915, on, small offenses, ap-
parcntly harmless. began to in
crease. until in the spring and sum
mer sessions of police court the
docket was more ,eonsested than 1t
had boon in many'years,
The Washington herald., 1917-10-28
DISTRICT DRY
Law CONTAINS
NO L00PHOLES
Senator Sheppard Has Pro.
vided Heavy Penalties
for Evasion of
Measure.

Senator Morris Sheppard, of Texas,
who enjoys the distinction of being
the principal dynamic force whicn
gained for the "drys" victory In the
National Capital. has stuffed every
apparent loophole which might en-
courage fragrant violation.
Brief synopsis OF a few of the pre-
cautionary clauses which are included
in the District of Columbia prohibj-
ton law follows.
Some Provisions of Law.
Before railroad. steamboat, or
other boat companies. express ami
transportation companies of any kind
can either bring in or send out intoxi-
eating liquors of any. sort they must
record ii in an alphabetically ar
ranged record book which will be
open to all and a heavy fine will be
Imposed for neglect IN procuring
proper details.
When any minister, pastor or priest
of a religious congregation or churcn
desires wine for sacramental purposes
In the usuai religious exercises of his
denomination, he must apply to the
Commissioners OF the District of Co.
lumbia for a permit, stating the
amount desired. for what period, and
for what purpose.
You cannot manufacture liquor for
sale or for gift.
You cannot import liquor for sale or
gift.
You cannot keep. sell or offer for
sale in the District of Columbia any
OF the prohibited liquors.
You cannot traffic in it, barter in It.
1t must not be shipped out of the
CONTINUED ON PAGE NINE.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-28

copies OF this edition OF the mass-
zine and distributed them among his
friends. J. Fred Kelley. president 81
the Young Mems Democratic Club Of
this city, is the only known posses
sor of one OF these copies at ths
present time
When the estsblishment wsf
forced to vacste it's premises at tbs
time the annex 10 the Aunsey Build
ing was erected. all the old relics
were brought along. and many ttin
adorn the walls at the present locs-
tion. Most of them. however. are
posted up behind the bar. where
they have become the observed Of
all observers. Nearly all of them
could tell interesting stories Many
OF the postcards were received from
distant lands and sent by utter
strangers to the management. in
spired by these tokens OF remem-
brsnce through bonds OF good fell
lowship. Some Of these productions
were quite unique, and in several in
stances evidenced a decided poetic
talent whose latent spirit had be-
come aroused by memories OF the
good times in Shoomsker's.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-28
Have You Yours Laid
Away for Rainy Day
Have you yours?
There Il, considera

Have you yours?
There Is considerable calculation rife
in Washington nowadays and it Us
mostly over personal stocks and how
long they Will last their masters after
the hammer falls.
For months the many who enjoy the
''stuff tina. cheers" have been laying
in a bottle or two each payday. Some
Of them have purchased especial
chests to pack their periodical accu-
mutations, many of which contrap-
tions are extra ordinarily ingenious.
1t would. Of course. be impossible to
reckon where the largest store has
and who owns it-great guns no..
Neither arc available the total pints.
quarts and kegs which comprise these
surreptitious hoardings.
But it Is just as well, as 1t might
cause untold unnecessary complex
ties. The big fact Is that personal
stocks will be a sweet grain which
scores of hundreds will enjoy Novem-
Der !, when they are compelled to
swallow the. bitter pill, and that they
are stored safely away in thousands
of National Capital homes today,
The Washington herald., 1917-10-28

Night Clerk Is Popular.
Possibly it is the charm of low
burning lights which attract them or
the pleasing disposition of the night
clerk, but they have been coming
nightly for many, many years, and
there is no one in the entire city who
is better versed in their distinguish
ing characteristics than this same
night clerk. They are his pals. Pals
that pass in the nisht.
Not an early morning has gone by
hardly during the past twenty-seven
years OF his doctoring that he has not
added a couple or two wine-bibbing
shadows to his memory population OF
thirsty souIed dwellers.
He has contended with those who
were possessed of laughing drunks,
or fighting drunks, or crying drunks.
or talking drunks and numerous other
varieties of drinkers, and he is as IA
miliar with their countless idiosyn-
cracies as he is with the mysterious
Latin script on the scores of prescrip-
tions which he fills every day.
His Memory Is Long.
II you ask him to tell you about
his shadow callers he will impa-
AAtlAlAy hGNh OIt Ol inc lOnE eye
lashes aside and tell you that no
hardly remembers
But If you are persistent you can
soon rouse one of the myriad of his
reminiscence cells which, once broken
will flood away former barriers and
cause him to recite TO you exciting
and exhilaratng excerpts from his
busy life which will enthrall you:-
until, through the entrance of
strange customer the spell is broken
and you are sharply thrown away
from his enticing "drunk'' tales to
such commonplace as the entrance of
the mornings milk or the gong or
a passing street car.
John Barleycorn will not die in
Washington on November / and there
is no need for a grieving populace to
prepare to tie crepe on him on that
date.
This is the verdict-prediction of the
Night Clerk. And he certainly has
the experience to back up his con-
viction- No law framed by the hand
Of man can abruptly stop booze short.
he contends. 1t must go gradually, 1t
must lose OUT deliberately, fading
gently from the face of the earth.
In short, it will only go when they
whom it has claimed, go-drawing it
with them.
Four Ways to Get Drunk.
There are at least four popular
ways. the night clerk explains. in
which a person can get a raving jag
on on without touching a drop of
whiskey, beer, wine, champagne or
gin. Each of these Cheap drunks"
can be procured by simply making a
visit to his or any other corner drug
store.
Jamaica ginger. with its 90 per cent
The Washington herald., 1917-10-28
CLUBS IN D. c.
TO CELEBRATE
WHISKY wake
Sad Farewells Will Be Said
on Next Wednesday
Evening,

A royal celebration will mark the
wake" OF old John Barleycorn in
the National Capital three days from
now.
Local clubs have announced that
they are sending out invitations TO
practically every , business man ia
Washington to join them the night
that the deathknell will be sounded
over the body of Demon Rum"
Those who accept these invita- tions
will pay the sum of IS apiece for
them. When the tragic hour of L
O'Clock rings forth in the local clubs
it will be a signal for them to turn
to and make a general mess of all
bars. bar fixtures and everything per-
tanning to liquor in their respective
clubs
II will be a gala night on October
81, and sounds of breaking of quart
bottles of $40 champagne and over
turning OF long mahogany bars will
resound throughout the city.
VIII Defy Law.
Another feature is the announcing
that restaurants in Prince Georges
County, Ma, will in defiance OF the
dry" law continue TO sell liquor after
November in order to test the law.
The Anti-Saloon League will dis
band with the incoming law. but will
direct their activities 20 the preven-
ton of "bootlegging. Albert l..
Shoemaker. the president, says that
he will cooperate with the police de-
partment alCng this lin.
When the full significance OF the
fact that this night of nights is trc
r.
Shostly apparitions who walk abroad
after darkness falls, with orgies OF
witches and goblins as part of the
program, il can be family guessed
that the shock of this double celebra-
ton will leave Washin gton with an
aching head and uncertain tread the
morning after.
Sad Farewell.
Everywhere there is preparation for
the farewell banquet which can never
be as joyful or sad as this one The
hotels are being flooded with orders
for table reservations and are making
every effort to accommodate the
feasters Cafes. grills and restaur-
ants are receiving demands, COM
mands and pleas from socially in
to the occasion in the good old fash
ioned way, and it is doubtful If the
oldest inhabitant will ever see the
ghosts that walk by day and night sc
distinctly as on this Halloween.
While many of the saloons VIII
close their doors early in the after
noon because of the lack of stock
there will be many more, particularly
in the downtown sections running
full blast until the final gong. AS
explained by many of the proprietors,
their licenses expired at midnight and
until then they will serve their custo-
mers as heretofore. Others who have
allowed their stock to run low with
out providing a surplus to carry them
over Wednesday will close their doors
before then, while a few have an
nounced their intention to nail down
the latch early on Wednesday after
noon.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-28
NATIONAL CAPITALS LIQUID TRAIL
RETREADED BY zone WHO KNOWS"
WILL IT Be DRY" after NOV. 1?
Popular Washington Night Clerk Makes
Startling Revelations as He Reminisces
Over His "Pals Who Pass in the Night"
By CLELAND c. M'DEVITT.

Brother Booze may be scheduled leave the wings of
myriad Halloween el6n midnight October 3D. but you take it
from the clerk of of the cs popular drug that
this unreliable old codger going do nothing of the
Even the when he made this the night clerk
haborng pair gog who stood edge of blue run
nothing unusual for his hshopped soda stools have been
for the yeaand this jolly night clerk has presided
them the majority of this mehe haven yratns inebaes
The Washington herald., 1917-10-28
WHAT OFFICIALS WHO ENFORCE
LAW THINK OF 1T

server that something drastic was
necessary to put a stop TO the con-
tinual stream OF intoxicated persons
filing in and out OF court every
morning"
The Washington herald., 1917-10-28

some strong preventive measures
are certainly needed here TO prevent
the increase Of vice among soldiers
and citizens"
The Washington herald., 1917-10-28

alcohol. will make you again whirl on
the brink of delirium tremens after
November /.
The essence of peppermint, with its
s. per cent of alcohol Thy volume of
The Washington herald., 1917-10-28
SOLEMN SPIRIT H0VERINC over
FAMOUS SHOEMAKER COBWEBS AS
FAITHFUL few UNITE IN MEMORY
World celebrated Saloon on Street Becomes
Mecca for Nations Celebrities as Knock
out District Booze Blow" Nears.

When the novelist of the future story about the
of the National capital he will find much color for his
the old cob~ebbed place l3 northwest known
as Shoomakers.
With the eamping down Of the lid November far
the sale of spiuous liquor concerned will pass memory
Of the good enjoyed by cornwall spirits behind
The Washington herald., 1917-10-28
GOOD FELLOWSHIP RESORT.

There will be balm Glead however. for old
know that the place going of existence August w.
Nac president of the Shoemaker Company announced last night that
it the intention maintain the establishment modified way
good fellowship where the comrades of other days s
parake of liquid Refreshments of the soft
variety and tell their of old their pipes of peace and
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-09-04
BLAZING THE WRONG TRAIL

One of the leading farm journals
of the South is. authority for the
statement that in the rural high
schools of North Carolina seven
thousand children are studying
Latin, while only seven hundred are
studying agriculture.
The significance of these figures
are not grasped until we learn that
of the pupils attending high school
in this country not more than one
per cent. ever reach the college or
university.
When we assimilate the forther
fact that the high schools do not and
can not impart a working knowledge
of the Latin language, we begin to
appreciate the utter foolishness of
an educational system that forces
upon children the study of a dead
language from which not one in
1000 will ever benefit.
The above figures may vary in
other states-we hope they do. But
they serve to call forcibly to our at
tention a glaring fault in the school
system of the United States.
Any system that requires boys
and girls (who in many cases can
i'll afford the time and means to at
tend even high schooD to waste
from a quarter to a fifth of their
school life on a study that will never
benefit them in hfe's struggle, is
not a blunder-it is a CRIME.
Consider again. Of the 1000
studying Latin, there are only 700
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-09-04
THOROUGH WORK
How a Mt. Sterling Citizen Found
Freedom from Kidney
Troubles.

If you suffer from backache-
From urinary disorders
any durable disease of the kid
neys,
Use tested kidney remedy.
Doan's Kidney Pills have been
tested by thousands.
Mt. Sterling people testify.
Can you ask more convincing
proof of merritt
w. Scott Jones, insurance agent,
81 Queen St., Mt. Sterling, says
Several years ago, my kidneys got
out of order. / had soreness and
dull aches across my back. Ny
kidneys acted irregularly, also. /
read of Doan's Kidney Pills and
bought some at Land & Priests
Drug Store. This medicine cured me
and was again sound and we'll. /
have had no kidney trouble since"
60c, at all dealers. Foster Mil
burn Co., Mfgrs., Bucalo, N. Y. 1927
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-09-04
GERARD ON THE WAR

Ambassador, Gerard . IS IS publishing Il
an account of his fonr years in Gar
many in the Philadelphia Ledger.
In one article he tells of an inter-
view granted him by the Kaiser, at
the time so many notes were being
exchanged by Germany and this
country in regard to the sinking Of
unarmed merchant ships. During
this interview, Mr.. Gerard relates,
the Kaiser spoke very bitterly of
America and said: "America had
better look out after this war; l
will stand no nonsense from America
after the war is over" Does any
American think for a moment that
Congress could have avoided war
twenty-four hours, had that state
ment been known to the country?
And yet there are pin-headed citi-
zens in this country, who can't see
what we want to send our boys
over there for"
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-09-04

studying agriculture. These figures
also may vary in other states, but
still any one familiar with the
school system of this country knows
that the proportion of our rural
boys and girls who secure a COM
petent education in agriculture is
lamentably small.
And what is the conclusion?
Why, that we are welded in our
schools to a fossilized, petrifed and
Anticipated system that ordains that
in order to acquire an Education"
one must be conversant with a
language that is so everlastingly
dead that it has not been generally
spoken on earth in the last thous-
and years. And this while the cry
ing, burning needs Of the hour are
sidetracked as of minor Importance.
1t is time for the rural population
of our country to arise in their
might and DEMAND that the
schools cease educating their chill.
dren away from the farm.
The professions are overcrowded,
and the trades are in even worse
condition. The farmers job is the
only one in this land that promises
a career without the paralyzing
competition to be met in other lines.
Yet instead of being trained for eff
ficiency in this great calling our
youths are compelled to fritter
away their time on course of
study that, to be in any sense bene-
lcial, must be followed through the
college or university-which the
very smallest per cent. of them ever
reach.
The day of the antiquarian, the
dreamer, the mummy, is past in this
country. The age demands ACTION,
and the mind that is not trained to
it in capital letters is doomed to be
left at the starting wire.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-09-04
REFUSES PARDON

Governor Stanley Tuesday refused
another plea for a pardon for
George B. Alexander, of Paris, the
defaulting bank president. The APP,
pication for the pardon was pre-
sented by Representative Harry
Myers, of Covington, and Thomas
Clay, of Paris. Governor Stanley
sent for his reasons in refusing a
former application, and read them
to Meyers and Clay. That was his
answer.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-09-04

Charming Vivin Martin, the Moros-
co-Paramount star, will be seen al
The Tabb, Monday, Sept. 10, in the
screen adaptation of "Giving Becky
a Chance"
Formerly a charming star Of the
speaking stage, Vivian Martin has
added fresh leaves to her Laurel
wreath with every appearance on the
screen. Possessed of unusual piq-
uancy and charm, full of life and Vi
tally, she is the photodrama's best
exponent of vivacious American
girlhood.
In "Giving Becky a Chance" Wv
ian Martin has an opportunity to
run her entire scale of dramatic
emotions from the lghtest light
comedy to heavy, gripping tragedy.
The story is that of a young, the
daughter of the general store keeper
of small country town. SO that
their daughter may enjoy the best
advantages, her parents sent Becky
to boarding school. There, thrown
in with a number of wealthy girls,
Becky thoughtlessly poses as a
wealthy heiress. How,-but, to tell
the rest of the story would spoil the
fun of seeing it.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-09-04
"The World Apart"

During the filming of the Lasky-
Paramount production, "The World
Apart" in which Wallace Reid and
Myrtle Stedman will be seen at The
Tabb Theatre, We'd, Sept. 9TH, Wally
was debating whether he should go
home to sleep, or sleep at the studio.
He figured that if he went home he
would have to get up in the morning
early-and that if he remained at the
studio he could sleep until a late hour
because the first twenty scenes were
to be taken of him in bed. He finally
decided on the studio-drove out
there-climbed the fence and crawled
between the sheets of the bed in his
set. The early arrivals at the studio
next morning found him slumbering
peacefully, and director Taylor was
able to take four scenes about eleven
O'Clock without arousing the reposing
star. Finally he was awakened and
told to go on with his acting. This is
not only an unique incident at the
studio but an unheard-of event in the
life of Wallace Reid, as it is the first
time in many moons that he has been
at the studio ready for work before
the usual hour.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-09-04
ONE ON THE ICE MAN

An exchange says: A young
couple out in Osborne county became
the proud parents of a little girl the
other day. They wanted to weigh
the youngster as soon as it was
dressed, but had no scales. Just
then the ice man came along and
they borrowed his scales. To their
surprise, the little one weighed for
ty-two pounds.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-09-04
DO You Know Dds Name7 Z
"The Little American"
At The Tabb, Tues, Sept. IL.

At The Tabb, Tues, Sept. IL.
Popularity known as americas
Sweetheart" Miss Pickford presents
a particularly fitting Characterization
in the title role of this new Aircraft
picture. Presenting a story of cs-
pecial timely theme by Cecil d. De-
Mile and Jeanne Macpherson, TINS
production, it is promised, will bring
home effectively, conditions involving
the present great war. Stirring
views Of remarkably spectacular war
scenes, both on land and sea, are pic
tured in the most modern manner
of photoplay technique.
As Angela Moore, the little Ameri-
can girl who braves the dangers Of
the war zone, "Our Mary" appears in
what is readily thought to be the
greatest dramatic effort Of her ca
reer. In scenes that demand much
of her histrionic finesse she offers
portrayal that ifs unlike anything
hitherto given to the screen by this
famous little actress.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-09-04
R. p. THOMAS PROMOTED

Relatives here have received news
announcing the promotion of Rick
P. Thomas, of this city, to First
Sergeant in the First Kentucky Reg
iment now at Louisville. Sergeant
Thomas has made "good" ever since
enisting in the army and his friends
and relatives are much pleased.