South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-03-01
The Melting Pot
o0MKi fAKE PorzUCK
WITH Cg

Undoubtedly the saddest thing
about this government business OF
taking over the contents of the
bull pen at the city hall TO sell IL
at public auction ia some vet terri
tory, according to one prominent
booze ferret, Is that South Bend
citizens who enjoy drinking liquor
viii be prevented from bidding in
j all or any part of the 1000 gallons
Of conflscated whisky
The booze ferrit explains that,
| even if one possessed sufficient
money TO pay the $40 a gallon
revenue tax the government is de-
manding en- this liqnor and for
which II IS to he aoctfoned off. one
would be running into trouble by
buying it. In the first>plaee a south
BEND citizen would be prevented
from bringing II home, for II he did
he would right away be arrested By
the federal authorities on a charge
OF bringing liquor into a cry state,
and he would probably also be ar
rested by Asst. Chief OF Police cas-
sidy on a charge of having the an
lawful possession OF liquor.
Then In addition TO being arrest
ed, the ferrit explains, he would
have the liquor for which he Just
paid the governmet $40 gallon
taken away from ham and put back
into the bull penn by the police as
evidence against him. Then the
government would come along
again. demand a revenue tax on the
contents OF the bull pen" take the
contents to wet territory again and
sell it for the revenue tax.
No, the situation does not look
very promising for one wishing to
buy liquor at barSain. The price
may be all right. but to one living
in South Bepd there are too many
attending difficulties, and the fer
rit says that he himself will make
no attemp; TO bid in even a part of
the 1000 gallons when it is auc-
toned off at West Hammond or
some other wet place.
II looked for a little while Fri
day afternoon as if the lion mad
gotten ahead OF the schedule a lit
tie.
Amt no use lovin'
Nothing 10 gain.
Amt no use eatin'
JUS pain.
Amt no use kissin
He'll tell,
Amt no use nothin,
oh shucks!
N. B. S.
Whether the foregoing lines are
original with n. b. s. or not, they
aptly describe many persons.
C. ]. c.
1t is a very old, yet doubtful
story that the life OF a reporter
has no ups and downs Not so
sayth the reporter himself &C.
casionaly the city editor, with any
thing but tears in his eyes, hts
face "bloomin" full Of that which
goes to make life unpleasant, says:
! Go out and get a story"
But where is there a story wait
ing" prompts the unlucky indi-
vidual.
With no satisfacto result or a
compromise the reporter travels. he
knows not where. South Bend has
seen times when news was hard to
get if not impossible. nevertheless
the trip began. One worthy news
giver was pleased TO have a call
made on him and extended a num-
Der Of ideas which have been COW
cred for the past few weeks. He
suggested writing about the nous
ing situation in South Bend or some
thing on the coliseum. These have
been touched upon before until they
are beyond reach of anything but
the actual beginning. After being
informed that the proposition was
not new, but had been thoroughly
threshed out he suggested the
weather as a fitting subject. but re-
porters refuse TO comment or tres
pass on another's beat, so the
weather man was left alone.
! The only hope was that something
very unusual would happen. or that
another jug OF whisky be added TO
the bull pen at the city hall. which.
by the way, would not be very un-
usual. AS satisfaction always comes
to those who stick around looking
for IL. Il came 10 the nearly disap-
pointed. As you will note by read
ing the story 1t is thrilling TO the ut
most, with those expressive stanzas
which cause tears as we'll as
laughter.
The story is fosnd in another
place OF this issue.
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