El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-07-21
'PUSSYFOOT'
TALKS SHOP

Pussy1oot" (W. Ed Johnson IN
ternational enemy Of booze. pity
patted into FL Paso at noon Wednes-
day on the Golden state limited from
California TO tell as many people here
as are able to hear him what a man
can see with one eye IN this old
world
Mr.. johnson and DR.. Madison
Swadener. whom he jokingly calls
his ring master. and H W. Mills, all
Of whom are travelling and lecturing
under the auspices OF the Anti-Saloon
league are being entertained here BY
the Kiwanis club. the chamber OF
church.
DR.. swadener and Mr.. Mills went
to the Paso del Norte. where a suite
OF rooms was engaged for the party
and Mr. Johnson went to the KiWanis
luncheon at the Elks' club.
The program started off with what
the club supposed was going to be
an innocent piano solo BY Tex" Crit
I'm But Tex" barely got under way
when a beautiful maiden. clad in
keeping with the weather, danced
into the dining room and ran to Mr.
Johnson's place at the speakers
table She took the prohibitionist's
hand and sang two songs Of cabaret
flavor But the guest took II in the
best Of humor and when he arose to
speak he said he had been asked II
he brought the young woman with
4 didn't" said Mr.. johnson. but
she Is pretty enough 10 take with
me when I leave" The singer was
Miss Billy Shanks.
Tells OF American Popularity.
MI Johnson was introduced by Dr.
Fuller Swift Willis Ransom was
chairman Of the reception committee
that met the visitor at the station
= NJ Harvey, Paul Harvey. Dr.. Floyd
Poe, D. A Bandeen. P J. Pritchard
ana John Buquor were members OF
the committee.
Mr. Johnson said nothing illustrated
the high esteem in which Americans
were held more than two incidents he
witnessed in Tar corners Of the earth.
He was at Sveborg once. ready to
board boat The boat was filled
when he went to take II and the
master OF the craft brushed him aside.
man IS an American somebody get
off and make room for him" At once.
said 1Ir. Johnson. about 20 persons
jumped off the boat TO give him a
place.
The speaker said he was once at
Bishra in the Sahara desert when the
driver OF a passenger car filled with
Arabs pushed an Arab off 70 make
room for him because he was an
American
The nations Of the world are look
ing to US more than ever" said Mr..
Johnson. since the 18th amendment
was enacted The anti-saloon league
is being flooded with inquiries from
all parts OF the earth asking US to
lead them from the drink business"
After the luncheon Mr.. Johnson was
taken for a Juarez trip 10 give him
a chance to see conditions there
He speaks tonight at Trinity Metho-
dist church and viii leave tomorrow.
A GREETING TO w. Ell.
Pussyfootl Pussyfooti Why are you
here.
Way down on the border7 Your creed
sounds so queer
Where brandy is handy and not over
dear.
Come down With your bluff
Twelve bones brings the stuff
Wink one Is the order for eight per
cent beerl
We've sheriffs and marshals and
But most any sort o bag. box or
AfOot or a-nivver. from over the
Can hobnan your liver and pepper
your fleecei
Pussyfoot. Pussyfoot, wink your glass
eye,
. Twice for tequila. three times for
old rye
Perhaps where you're going the
weather is wet,
Perhaps. there's no knowing. 50 do
not forget
To leave a large order down here On
the border
Where only the weather IL strictly
bonedryl
July p. 1920. George L. Chandler