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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-29

Sounds like a breakfast food), sun,
horizontal and electric.
The glow Of many colored fires is
on sale. The delicate shades of
heliotrope or circus lemonade pink
or Hylan red-every color except
black, it would be safe to say. Fire
doesn't come in black.
Punk
And there's little item which an
pears quite frequently on the pyro-
technic menu, which for years has
been the "ugly duckling" Of all
Fourth of July celebrations and
yet is indispensable. 1t is in every
plot, although quite unobtrusive. 1t
is always starting something, al
though quite the most quiet guest at
the party. It is punk. New York,
with its drastic law, may be forced
to celebrate the day with punk, and
it could do go without losing the
spirit of the occasion for a moment.
The manufacturers have not for
gotten the finale in all their prepa-
rations. Blazing notices are for
sale which could be to the celebra-
ton just what "Home, Sweet Home
is to the dance. They can saw
Good Night" or the more poetic
"Au Revoir" or IT'LL We Meet
Again" or Subway Two Blocks
West" or "Oh, You Kidd" or most
anything else epigrammatical.
But Mayor Hylan's proclamation,
after stipulating that the day shall
be safe and sane, says:
Explosives are not necessary for
a proper celebration Of the day.
Their use is dangerous and pro-
hibited by law. The police will ace
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-29

catalogue offers everything that is
beautiful and sublime in the way Of
pyrotechnic twists and turns, if
they can reach those heights, and
some things which are suggestive
of neither, such as "diving devils"
'Vesuvian eruptions," "fery wag-
glers, "devil-among- the-tailors" or
"whistling coons."
One can take stroll through
natures own garden and see "weep-
ing willows" Floating festoons, F."
"chrysanthemum bombs," "a golden
bouquet Of herbs" "a floral foun-
TAIN" "a silver birch tree" or a
water lily" There's "pyric cas-
cade" and a "fiery geyser." For
light you have the brilliant sun"
or a "jewelled jet" Above are
flying pigeons" and flying tour
billions" although probably few
would recognize that rare species.
Along the ground spreading pea
cocks" strut and "sizzling snakes
creep.
Meath "Aladdin's jewelled tree. "
while the waters Of an "Aztec foun-
tain play near by, "Jack-in-the-
box" may WOO and win the "Queen
Of the Air" and tie flowers knot"
all in fireworks.
There are rockets galore-varie-
gated, Bengal, hanging, salute and
many other sorts. The rocket has
been developed to such degree that
one company has brought forth ona
that by fuses well timed will set
forth eighteen successive clusters of
stars. Wheels, too, are plentiful
and Of various kinds-rosette, pin,
vertical. Triangle, rainbow, furilona
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-29
Are You Going to Celebrate the Fourth This Year?

that il, between the hours OF u and
II On the fourth day of The RsvHrth
-n1pnth OF the year me lights 1nure
than three sulphur 1rrutcf1es in nuc-
cHssiun he rs quite likely to find him
SELF being led To flre calabnnxe By
nrle Of KioharH Tn1'igluns knights
nf the 1iigitsfrk.
There ure 'otllnr spots which u,n
NIT quite SD strict, and If The wind
is from tl1e west ON That Date she
city may Ike a1ile to hear the sounds
Of cracking rraEkerss m, If fhe fog
RIGGS to an Rltrnisfic altitude, one
may be allie to Journey to a house
top and, with the aid of strong
glasses, catch Che reflection Of the
rockaf's red glare In Orange. N. j.
or Rye, n. Y, which still VIII be
ON tho map despite the death TOM
toms of i1tonacauts which win bent
fonr days In advance OF Independ-
ence Day.
1t ID even whispered here and
there That there arc some, who have
been shopping ON tho Jersey side,
WHO have hidden away In tho attic
---the cellar being fun Of internal
ff~works-s pinwheel or two and a
couple c4 the candles Of old Rome
In tho hope that the police win be
too busy chasing safc-splitters and
plnckDocketa to SEQ q litt1e back
yard celebration. or. seeing, will be
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-29

TIME Fourth Of July -prnclar,1n-
ton, as inevitable and I'M
escapable as the day ITSELF,
/. has been duly signed by Jnt!n
e. hyian and rs proparly filed away
among his other literaryeeffnrts. The
day Is to he Safe and Sane" thu
proclamation announces by way nf
proof that Fourth of July proclanra-
lions are immune from the evolution
Of the times.
Aiienlsts never have been cnl}pd
upon to explain, in answer To },vno-
snetical misconceptions, just what the
symptoms Of insanitymre nn Fnurths
~ Juiys. Therefore there il conn
thing of a mystery in the cor;ectnro
az to the manner in which New
York will celebrate the day long ded-
~ated to cor1hnstion-.the first dav
m thu sort It has reached with tf,e
spirit 'df the triumph If -war pmt
UP inside ind most os The Liberty
boys Of TIM new days back home.
When nniss was 1rrDdnred By fra
wHter and not drarrackea, no ono
insisted ON u skr4rt misrepresentation oe
the exprnssim ftrnmxhurt an Tn
years ths nation was ns06brstanx
something which happened Ia l77s.
Legally. New York cannot beoonoe
very excited There IL 4 Inv en- fa,s
city's books which u no str1nxep4
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-29

at fixed intervals The thrills Of the
aviator may be brought to your yard
with para chute rockets of red, green,
white and amber, but the amber may
remind you Of a certain liquid you
are trying to forget
If the police happen to drop around
about that time it would be we'll to
have on hand a "smolzc CURTAIN
used SO effectively at the Zeebrugge
naval engagement While the police
man fought his way through the
waves of smoke one might easily
hide the remaining sparklets and
whatnots.
The Flapor of Var
There is no record that the Allies
fought with fountains in the late
struggle, but they're in the tata-
logue-"AllieS Fountains" a water
fall of sparks and their close rela-
tives. A "Pershing Battery" also
is to be had, or a "Peace Rocket"
or "Fighting Dreadnought," which
booms out sharp reports in much
the same fashion that the bigger
ones did in the Jutland engagement.
For a nominal price a picture Of
General Pershing or Marshal Foch
or Senator Root may be flashed
upon the dark background of the
night, with every feature sizzling
with sparks. If you'll submit a
photograph, the picture might as
we'll be that Of him for whom the
service flag hung in the old front
window, for any Of the big COM
panies will be able to make it up
on few hours notice.
Turning from things martial, the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-29
at Difference Does Prohibition Make to Texas

venient number Of these thirst pa,.
lors open.
Speaking Of these beer saloon.
they are picturesque places. Whsn
some bright brewery lawyer discnv
cred that through some technical;tr
in the law beer could be sold with
out much of risk, all the old $.
looms were prospecting as soft drin.
parlors and restaurants. Cons.
quently, old storerooms, billiard nar .
lors, cleaning and pressing shons
and vacant buildings of all descr;n
tons had to be converted into tem
porary bars.
Planks nailed together and
placed across carpenters horses
formed the bar. Wash tubs tillea
with ice served to cool the brew
which was unnecessary, for The
eager crowds were perfectly willing
to drink it warm. The princinal
thing was to get it. Some Of ths
shops were upstairs, some on main
streets in the business section
while others were in tumble-down
buildings and holes-in- the-wall m
remote side streets. Sawdust wa,
scattered on the rough floors and
upturned barrels did service a,
tables.
All prospered, however. Even
the proprietors of the lowliest Of
these joints discussed plans for
summer vacations in Colorado and
elsewhere if only they were allowed
to keep open few more weeks.
Every one who can afford It and
many who can't have laid in large
stores Of beers and liquors against
the impending drouth. This has be-
come one of the most popular in
door sports in Texas. When the
ten-mile zone law closed the So.
looms the surplus of supplies was
absorbed into private homes, where
it now lies, or, that is, part of it.
There was hardly any left over at.
ter the last grand rush.
One prominent Houutonian Dur.
chased barrel Of fine old stuff for
his own use, paying nearly $1,000
for 1t. The story is told that, after
carefully putting it under lock and
key, his wife became wise to the
proceedings and had carpenter
bore a hole up through the bottom
of the house and into the barrel
to get rid Of it. She directed the
operations and personally saw that
none of it was salvaged.
Many Houstonians are seemingly
anxious lest some other person dis
cover suitable substitute for
whiskey before they do.
Every person appears to have his
own recipe for making beverages
with the oldtime kick. The most
popular recipe consists of pouring
boiling water over raisins, allow
ing them to ferment a week or more
and then adding grape juice. The re-
suit is said to be quite exhilarating.
Recipes for corn whiskey like grand
father used to make are also ap-
pearing.
Advertisements from mail order
house giving an alluring prospectus
of a recipe for drink that has q
"kick like a mule and taste like
nectar" have been received in Hous-
ton. There was a lengthy sucker
list.
"No home should be without one
Of our stills" is the substance Of
another advertisement that has re-
ceived acknowledgment from NUM-
Der of Houstonians.
And, speaking of stills, Texas
bids fair to rival Kentucky some
day, despite the latter's handicap Of
a century or more. Federal officers
have already located one, and have
their eye on several more.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-29

milk cans and other containers af-
forded means for transporting
many gallons Of whiskey without
discovery.
One Texas garageman, while
talking to an officer, placed a gaso-
lene can he was carrying on the
sidewalk. In the middle of an ami
mated argument over the league Of
nations or religion or something a
passerby kicked the can over. A
cork in the bottom Of it was dis
located and a gallon or more of
good, smelly whiskey poured over
the sidewalk. The officer shifted
wistfully, then did his duty. The
can is being kept as a souvenir.
Divided gas tanks in motor cars
have also been used with more or
less success by bootleggers, as we'll
as special and inaccessible COM
partments beneath the front seats,
cowls, hoods and everywhere else
where there was enough room to
store a few pints or quarts.
Thousands Of trunks, suitcases
and bags Of various descriptions
have been taken into custody by
the government officials, who meet
all trains from adjoining wet states.
In cases where travelling bags were
being carried by individuals ar
rests usually resulted, except when
the bootleggers outran the officers
and lost themselves in the crowds.
With Woman's Help
The bootlegger's best card in
evading the officers has been through
the use of women accomplices, the
Department of Justice men say.
Fancy" said one Of them, "ask-
ing we'll dressed, sedate appearing
woman to have the porter deposit
her three or four suitcases on the
station platform to be searched for
liquor! It's a ticklish business, but
we've caught many of them at it.
In most instances we worked on
tips from other places, and were
to1erably certain we had the right
ones. However, it's a safe bet that
many more than we caught have got
by with it.
The women, according to- III. Of
ficers, are generally met by mon Of
the business type, who come in au-
tomobiles and greet them warmly
as visiting relatives or friends.
One prominent man of Southern
Texas endeavored to bring in be-
tween 100000 and 100000 (boot-
logger prices) worth of liquor from
New Orleans in his yacht. Work.
ing on a tip, the officers seized the
liquor in the Gulf of Mexico and
the case is to be tried in the Fed
eral district court at Houston.
One of the favored ways Of bring
ing in whiskey is to trust it to train
porters, who deposit it at a desig-
mated spot outside the city limits
Of the city to which it is consigned.
There eager hands await it. BY
watching the railroad sidings near
city limits the officers have been
able to swoop down on many boot
leggers IN the act of making away
with the liquor Not few porters
have been Implicated
An attempted wholesale liquor
robbery from an Interstate ship
ment passing through Houston cost
The life of one Houston brakeman
His partner, also q brakeman. was
captured the following day and re-
ceIved a long sentence in the peni-
tcntiary
Ths officers razNivHd tip that
two men we're rolling off barrels
Of whiskey from n freight train en-
route to Galveston Hs ii moved SLOW
ly out Of the Englrwoud yards.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-29

seized liquor is placed to await
court order. After its value as evil
dence has been disposed of it is
sold by court order to druggists,
physicians and manufacturers au-
tho1'izcd to use alcohol. And thereby
hangs a tale.
Drug stores having liquor licenses
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-29

have been doing a land Office bust
ness for many months. Drugs, for
them, have been a secondary mat
ter Certain physicians have been
writing liquor prescriptions by the
wholesale without even the faintest
play at giving the applicants the
physical examination required by
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-29

When the officers arrived at the
scene the bootleggers were prepar-
ing to bury about six barrels they
had rolled from the train The
officer called to them to surrender,
but the brakeman, who was after
ward killed, opened fire During
the confusion the other escaped, but
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-29

was taken into custody the follow
ing day.
What Becomes Of IL
And what becomes of all the
evidence" in these cases? In every
Federal building there is an i'm
provised storeroom where all the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-29

law. Despite the serving Of injunc-
tons restraining them from issuing
such prescriptions without comply
ing with the law, they have gone
merrily on with their lucrative bust
ness.
One Houston physician issued as
high as 250 liquor prescriptions in
one day, and few others were not
far behind him. In Houston alone
there were five drug stores selling
whiskey, wines and other intoxicat-
ing liquors on prescriptions issued
by more than ten physicians.
On the eve of q grand jury indict-
ment one of the physicians departed
for New York with his family. He
announced that he would remain
there for some time and take a post
graduate course in medicine.
II rather think my departure will
peeve the grand jury" he said
shortly before he departed. Glow
ever, it can't be helped. Ny trip
simply can't be postponed"
This physician was among the
leaders in writing liquor prescrip-
tions and amassed a small fortune
in this way.
Tho fo1or;+o ovo,,so ~ +l,o ou,,1;
cants for such prescriptions was that
they were convalescing from the in
f1uenza and needed whiskey and
wines to build up their strength.
All Of which indicates that the ''fu"
was godsend to many who other
wise would have gone thirsty.
With the approach Of national
prohibition, however, there is
tendency among the druggists and
physicians to climb onto the pro-
hibition bandwagon while the climb
ing is good. Some Of them are,
therefore, relinquishing their liquor
licenses or prescription writing pro-
clivities, whichever the case may be.
In Houston two drug stores have
given up their licenses, maintaining
to the last, however, the beneficial
effects Of alcohol for rubbing and
medicinal purposes.
Tusc Across the Border
Some bold Dloods among the
liquor men Of Texas are planning
to make Brownsville the most i'm
portant city in Texas by establish
ing saloons across the border and
conducting horse races and other
gambling devices. An extensive adj
vertising campaign is being planned,
it is understood. Operations will
be started when the nation goes dry.
Whiskey in Texas brings almost
any price the bootlegger names. 1t
has been said that bootleggers are
so thick they have to wear badges
to keep from taking up each others
time in attempting sales. While this
is a bit exaggerated, there is still
enough liquor in Texas for those
who want it and can afford to pay
the exorbitant prices as there ever
was, thanks to the bootlegger. The
only thing person needs to get
liquor is the money and the knowl-
edge Of where to get it. Lacking
the latter, any motor car driver, pool
room loafer, waiter, bellhop, porter
or other mental can furnish that. In
other words, Texas is only techni-
cally dry.
Beer, the 2N per cent stuff, is
still being manufactured and sold
in many places. The beer traffic
has come to DE like the hydra of
fairy tale fame. Serve an injunc-
ton on one beer saloon restraining
it from operating, and another opens
up Immediately. Bottled beer is sold
at from Is to IS cents, generally
IS. AS injunctions have to come
from Austin, there is always a con-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-29
By J. O. Abernethy
Houston. Terds.

n This is the bald
statement of De-
partment Of Justice agent Of South
Texas, whose speciality since the
enactment of prohibition laws has
been running down bootleggers.
What about July 1--everything
goes dry them" he was asked.
''There's Mexico" was the reply.
ALREADY some booze has been
traced across the Rio Grande into
this country. Of course, we'll get
some Of them, butt
p, he ended with a significant shrug
OF his shoulders.
~ Booze has found its way, and, for
that matter, continues to find it's
way into Texas in many and sur
prising fashions So clever are the
tricks of the bootlegging trade that
the Department of Justice agents
are forever on the jump keeping
track Of them. Here's some of the
many ways it has been brought in
with disastrous results for the
illegal tradesmen:
In coffin, accompanied by a
relative" Of the supposed deceased,
a small fortune in quart bottles Of
really good stuff was found. The
body" was inferred in the liquor
storeroom of a Federal building,
services being conducted by the
United States Marshal, the Gus
todian of the building and several
officers
Inner Tube
Five gallons of whiskey was dis
covered in the inner tube of a spare
automobile tire A "puncture" in
this instance was responsible for
the apprehension Of the motorist.
- Suspicious officers on searching
a drunken negro in hunting garb
found eight pints of whiskey in
what was apparently a hunting belt
Another "hunter" nabbed by the
Federal agents carried a copper
lined leather gun case, which con-
tanned four gallons of high grade
booze There was no gun
Among the latest styles in boot
logger garments brought to the at
tention Of Uncle Sans sleuths was
a canvas belt fitted with twelve IN
side pockets, each of which con-
tanned pint flask when its owner
, was challenged and searched
Hot water bottles have not been
overlooked in the quest for Buita BILE
containers such as would a1lay the
suspicious of the watchfnl officers.
A trunk full Of hot water bottles,
each containing about a quart of
whiskey, was discovered in a bag
gage room at Houston. Its owner
never appeared to claim his valuable
baggage.
Even aratylene gas tAnks-hig
copper affairs=have been used. The
results we're gpod until ons super
suspicious officer found one of them
to contain the type Of illuminating
gas commonly termed booze, and
thereafter the Innocent appelring
gas tanks were subjertHa to rigid
inspection.
Some Gas!
Baled hay has also been used to
advantage. Frequently large sup
plies of "bottled in bond" have been
discovered beneath tremendous piles
of hay which WAS teing hruugft to
market. Bottles of whiskpy have
also been found secrcted within the
bales themselves.
False bottoms m tr,rn],s MI ~,,-,,,u
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-29
Crackers From China

In the first place, China has sent
over enough 1d-fashioned bing-
bang biff frccracke1s to make the
Battle OF the Marine sound like the
hour Of taps at the Old Soldiers
Home Not all Of the frecrackers
marked made In China" are mann
factured in Pennsylvania. Some Of
them actually como from the Land
where gunpowder was invented or
discovered or whatever it was. For
instance, one Jersey firm has i'm
ported s25o,000 worth from that
nation, and one can well imagine
the vast supply Of frecrackers
that can be bought with s260.000.
Persons who like to sleep late in
tho morning will te, lily that New
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-29

full enough OF the spirit Of war
triumph to be lunie1t, OF too full
OF something else even to see
IP New York does celebrate IT'S
Fourth merely by the reading Of the
Declaration OF Independence, or the
fourteen puints of the covenant of
the league of natipnn, OK one of
Mayer Hy1an's ezgaya. it is going to
miss a few things in the way of
PyTptecEnir display, and the stale
mgnt is made not to incite any to
tramp9e under foot the statute, but
merely ay a matter OF fact
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-29
Some Gasi

Baled hay has also been used to
advantage. Frequently large sup
plies of "bottled in bond" have been
! discovered beneath tremendous piles
of hay which WAS teing hrnught to
market. Bottles of whiskey have
also been found secrcted within the
bales themselves.
False bottoms IN trunks, oil rans.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-29
By Russell NJ. Grouse

.HE Fourth of July pruclarln-
ton, as inevitable and I'M
escapable as ths day itself 4
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-09
Despite an Expected Settle
ment of Coal Strike
at Indianapolis
GARFIELD SAYS THEY
WILL BE NECESSARY
Manufacturing Plants Not
Already Supplied Must
Operate Only 8 Days

Washington, d. c., Dec. 9.---In the
face of an expected settlement of the
bituminous coal strike at indianapolis,
Fuel Administrator Garfield put in ef-
feet to-day the most drastic regulations
for fuel economy since the restrictions
of 1918, Even if the strike were set
tied today he declared, fuel saving
measures would be necessary, as sew
eral weeks would be required before
the nations normal fuel supply could
be restored
Probably the most important regula-
tion is that prescribed for manufac.
turing plants using bituminous coal or
coke, which will 9e restricted to oper-
alton of three days a week on the basis
of present working hours. Exception
is made TO plants manufacturing what
is considered necessary products and
those consuming anthracite coal, gas
and other fuels. 1t is understood that
plants already having supply of soft
coal on hand would not come under
the provisions of the order.
The order. which will be admins
tered through the railroad administia-
tion. includes curtailment of street
lighting, lights and heat for Office
buildings and industrial plants and
current for street railways