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Ing him as an indischarged bankrupt.
OF course that maze his position
IN Austria impossible. and any expec.
tattons which his American wife had
entertained of being welcomed at the
courts of Vienna, of Berlin, and Of the
other monarchical countries of Europe.
or evenly privately by his royal and
imperial relatives. in Austria. were
dashed to the ground.
Dom Miguel and his wife took up
their abode in hondon with her
mother. who had fine house there.
with the outbreak of the war in 1914
her position In England became very
difficult. Her husband, as an Aus.
trian subject and native and as
former officer Of the Saxon cavalry.
was an enemy alien. They had to
leave England in order to avoid intern
ment. They went to Berlin, where
Dom Miguel's compassion In the Sax
on cavalry of the Guard was restored
to him.
Six months later. in March. 1916.
when Portugal joined the cause Of
the allies. Dom Miguel Mt the instance
Of his father. the duke Of Braganza,
resigned his commission in the Sax.
on army and withdrew with his wife
and children to Switzerland. The
duke OF Braganza felt that 1t would
destroy any prospect he might have
Of eventually becoming king Mt Lisbon
II he and his sons were to remain In
Germany and Austria-that is to say,
countries with which Portugal was Mt
war. Matters reached a crisis when
the United States Joined the war and
the American trustees of his wife's
property were prevented by United
States law from forwarding to her
any further supplies, her estate being
temporarily sequestrated by the fed
eral custodian Of alien enemy prop
erty.
So Dom Miguel left his wife and
children to their own devices and be.
took himself once more to Germany,
where the kaiser bestowed upon him
commission as captain Of tn. Sixth
Prussian Lancer regiment, with pay
and allowances.
Dom Miguel's American wife and
his children. abandoned to their fate
In Switzerland, were subjected to
many privations. Az peace between
this country and Germany had not yet
been definitely concluded. and Dom
Miguel. as an officer Of the German
army. was technically still an enemy
alien. disability shared by his Amer.
tcan born wife and by his children,
she experienced the utmost difficulty
in obtaining permission from the Uni
ted States government to return to
her native land.
But she IL home again at last.
Doubtless the big Statue Of Liberty
looks good to many of these American.
born women-after the experience Of
an international marriage.
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back to the days of the colonies and
zee how the f0otgear Of uu, eorefathe-s
was made. Thomas Beard was the
drst shoemaker to come :" Massachu.
setts. He arrived in the Maytlower Ia
1920. bringing supply o. hides with
him. Others of his kind K flowed aud
they soon began making boots and
shoes of American leather. At that
time It was common for The cobblers
to journey about from ons farm to m.
other. staying ut each house long
enough to make the home.tauped
skins into shoes for the esa.ily.
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Engineer Refused
to Spoil This lie"

Pinehurst. n. C.-The defer.
ence paid to golf here is impress
sive. Miss Metcalf Heating of
the Agawam Hunt club. hooked
her drive to the railroad tracks
near the club house just as
train was coming along.
The engineer. leaning out of
the cab window. saw the ball
come to rest between the rails,
saw 1t perch itself upon an ideal
but precarious tee in the form
Of a tiny pile Of cinders. grasped
the situation and the airbrake
control at the same time and
brought the train to sudden
stop.
The passengers may have been
slightly shaken up in the proc.
ess. but Miss Keating's lie was
not disturbed. The train waited
until a good recovery shot had
been played and then resumed
its journey northward to less
cOnsiderate climes.
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wedding that the late Emperor Francis
Joseph would Mt the instance of his
s.ster-in-law, the Archduchess Marie
Therese, bestow upon sDoh Miguel.
who was her nephew. an Austrian no.
hillary and non-royal title of prince
or OF count. which the young fellow
could have shared with his American
BRIDE. But this was on the under.
standing that Miguel's American
mother-in-law would pay off his alto.
gether colossal debts, which for sew
eral years prior to his marriage had
been source of continual scandal not
alone in Austria and Hungary but also
in Berlin, Paris and in London.
Many Of his debts were settled by
his mOther-in-law. But there seemed
no end to them. She soon felt herself
compelled to call halt and became
convinced she was being imposed up
on. This led to more unsavory law.
suits against Dom Miguel and the SEN
sational seizure Of his household ct.
fects ut his residence in Vienna.
The old emperor would not hear Of
bestowing upon Dom Miguel and upon
his American bride, any Austrian
title. and as they were precluded
by contract and agreement from
styling themselves prince and princess
of Braganza. they had to content
themselves with very unsatisfactory
makeshift in the form of Portuguese
-. rs xl,,l.r DF ons,fnrPah
Miguel by his father and namesake.
the duke of Braganza.
Now the duke Of Braganza had no
right or power whatsoever. to bestow
upon his son the dukedOm Of Vizeu
or any other title of nobility. The
grant IF such titles Is restricted ex.
clusively to reigning sovereigns. AS
for the duke of Braganza, he cannot
even claim to be an ex-mOnarch. He
has never occupied throne. He is
the son of Portuguese who had
seized the crown of Portugal from his
neice. the girl Queen Maria della
Gloria of Portugal. which he was com.
pelled to abandon In 1884, renouncing
all his pretensions and rights to the
crown aud seeking refuge In Austria.
To make matters worse. Dom Miguel
took a prominent part In an oil CON-
pany that came to grief. The stock
holders sued him on charges Of mis-.
representation. To save him his rel
atives In Austria obtained a decree
from the tribunals of the dual empire
placing him under "curatel." that Ia
to say, divesting him Of all civic. legal
and financial responsibility and reduc.
ing him to the status Of minor OF
of q lunatic. Mt the same time brand.
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Clever Tricks
of B0otleggers

quainted with his customers and have
their confidence in n large degree.
Another popular method of dis
pensing the hard stuff was through a
couple OF fountain syringes. suspend
ed from the shoulders one in front and
one on the back. They would fill Il
flask or serve by the drink as desired.
when things begin to get too hot
for the pocket peddlers." Mr.. Evans
continued, they solicit business and
NIL each order one at time by taking
the customers money. going to the
hide and returning with the goods.
doubt if there is sufficient trust in
ones fellow man for this system to
work out successfully in n city the
size of Buffalo.
I'VE have picked up men with a
considerable stock Of booze on their
persons while to all appearances it
did not seem possible that the indi-
vidual could have more than a flask
or so.
I'm the days before the form-fitting
clothes. when long coats and peg-top
trousers were in style. many suit
was tailored with huge pockets in the
trousers, and sometimes inside the
coat under the arms.
1.-The blind tiger, so popular in the
South, was never used much in Maine,
Its only recommendations is that it Of
fer> more or less safety in selling TO
N
through Il small opening in wall and
out through the opening comes a
drink.
Beer Was Too Bulky.
'The methods used by saloon keen.
erS 10 keep out of the clutches of the
law were almost as numerous rs those
of Bookkeeping. The first step of the
saloon Keeper when the lid was
clamped down was to eliminate beer
AMI ale all together. as ii was too
bulky to handle in the event Of raid.
In those days near-beer was much
deSpi>ed and little known article in
Maine. But when the district at
torney hailed all saloon keepers who
possessed Il United States license be.
fore the grand jury and fattened the
ccunty'> treasury 10y about $500 !,
head. they began 10 take more kindly
I" nearbeer. as it proved an alibi for
the federal tax.
III. Try spells some saloons would
sell only by the bottle to those they
Knew very we'll. while others would
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sell only by the drink, going on the
basis that liquor in mans system
could not be produced as evidence.
IN the latter places the saloon keeper
usually Kept pitcher full of booze
under the bar handy to the sink. Sew
eral convictions We're obtained IN
such cases, however The combina-
ton of finding Il whisky glass, the
odor of liquor and the presence of a
drunk or two in the bar room being
sufficient to convince the judge.
The wiser ones would have two
pitchers, one on each side of the sink.
enc full Of ammonia and one full Of
whisky. One sweep of the arm would
dump them both into the sink. The
ador of the ammonia would prevent
the odor of whisky to be noticeable
and the contents of the sink could he
analyZed only as spirits of ammonia
"All the saloons in the state were
hlled with ingenious hides most Of
which defed detection. When a hide
was discovered it was generally the
giving the thing away. They range
in capacity from hides large enough
to hold a half-pnt close to the bar
Itself to false cellar walls behind
which ten barrels might he concealed.
Most Of the saloons had large and
small hides the smaller ones being
filled up daily from the big one by
the boss himself.
Some of the hides consist Of tanks
set inside of hewed-out girderS in the
floor above. These were connected
with a small pipe which generally
ended in little office right off the
bar. You would order Il pint, the bar
tender would return to the office,
close door. remove a calendar from
the wall. behind which was a little
disguised gascock, from this he would
remove II cap and draw off the re-
auired amount Other stores of hoozc
were kept in the tanks of flush closets.
which could be flushed from behind
the bar in case the searchers got too
close and the evidence would go down
the sewer.
Some had their main hides on
adjoining property that would not he
covered by the search warrant, III
which access was had by means of
secret doors and subterranean mas.
Sages"
Beer Sold Openly.
what abou. 2.75 per cent beer?''
was asked.
Ever since 2.75 per cent beer was
brewed." he replied. ut has been on
sale openly in Maine. Fruit storcs
and small stands Of all kinds paid S:.5
for a fed' raj license and put in n
stock of bottled beer. while the sa.
looms sold the bottled and draught
goods botl, II the saloons have q
right to = II it because it is non-in.
toxicating and If it is non-intoxicat.
ing | can't see the necessity of carry.
iny an excessive tax. | can't SEE
what is there to prevent soda foun.
tains or anyone selling 2.75 beer af.
ter paying the federal tax of So5.
prohibition in Maine for man.
years was joke except for occasional
spasms Of enforcement just before IN
election when the party in power
figured that they needed votes or thv
county treasury needed money. II Il
an Interesting game to chase the
evaders and l anticipate it will be
even more so in the event of nation
vide prohibitions"
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Maine Variety Have Many
Dodges to Fool the Federal
Agents.
FOUNTAIN SYRINGES USED
walking Speakers es" Are the Hard.
est to catch-liquor Is Cached
in Odd Places by ltinerant
Vendors.

Buffalo. y. Y.-John NJ. Evans, who
says he has had years of experience
III enforcing the prohibitory laws in
The state of Maine, stopped off in
Buffalo. says the Courier Of that
city. for a few hours and related some
Interesting methods of conducting the
liquor business under strict enforce
melir.
Mr.. Evans told of many ways Of
handling wet" goods used by 'boo,-
lcggerS." but not one of the hundreds
with whom he has come in contact
ever used Il bootleg as depository
fer his stock in trade.
while the name still sticks to in
dividuaiS who defy the liquor law out
side of regular saloons and kitchen
b;'rrooms. the bootleg full of booze
sta>e'! Ia be when the high boots with
loose tops went out of style.
Was Easy to Get Booze.
''tp To the time of the passage of
the Webb law by the federal govern
ment Il few years ago" Mr. Evans
said. providing for the labelling of
ai' wei. goods handled by express
companies and other common carriers.
II was Il comparatively easy matter
To gel plentiful supply of liquor FROM
Boston Wholesalers and even after
thai most NJ the hootleggerS managel
to SlnuSgle III by water or automobile,
and there We're some who concocteu
Il mixture out of alcohol. water, burnt
sugar and Il dash OF tabasco, which
they passed off on many an unsuSpect-
Ing victim.
HE hardest bird we ever had 70
contend with was putting out booze
for years. We knew he was doing i,
1n' We could not get the goods on him.
and Il MAS Il long time before we got
him. even after we We're wise to his
system This was his system:
Al nsglt he would load his over
c"a' mp with pint>. half-pnts and ec-
sa>ionally ii quart. These he would
plant. one IN II pile of ciaphoar,S in a
lumber yard. another in junk pile
and still another under a doorstep or
in rubbish barrel in an alley The
10 him, pay him for their purchase.
sand he would direct them to the near
eSt plant.
I I'VE hegan to he suspicious of him
after a woman reported seeing a man
remove a bottle from the muzZle of
.n. nf the two historic cannon thar
guard the Soldiers monument. Final
~ We lr;liled him at night, watched
him SOW his crop. harvested ii and
then placed him under arrest
Strangers mot Wanted"
We We're unable to get Il conviction
against him. although the fellow was
not working and had no visible means
q: support. II was not until we caught
him mapping with Il couple of stool
pigeons that we finally convicted him.
IN order for the system to work out
well the bootlegger must be we'll ac-
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an or Hungarian title Ut more or
less authenticity and value. II their
positions abroad were awkward and
disappointing before 1914, the great
war has now rendered those positions
intolerable. So they are returning
home. disillusiOned and with ship.
wrecked fortunes to seek refuge In
their native land. There is only one
bright spot in the saddening picture:
AS rule these women victims are
we'll rid Of their alien enemy hus.
bands.
Among the American women re-
Gently returned from abroad is the
princess of Braganza." born Stewart
and chri>,ened Anita, whose charm
in. portrait is familiar to most news
paper readers. Ii Is less than year
| ago that her photograph was fire.
| qlently seen in print with this text !:
IN the event of the failure Of the
King Manuel to the throne, the
princess of Braganza, formerly Anita
Stewart. New York heiress. may he
next queen of Portugal. a movement
is on foot to enthrone Dom Miguel. her
husband should the efforts to crown
Manuel be in vain. The princess Is
shown here with her daughter. who Is
considered to be the most beautiful
child Of royalty in Europe
Anita Stewart is the only daughter
of William Rhinelander Stewart of New
York City and of his former wife. now
Mrs. Jean Saint Cyr. She made her
debut in 1904 at Il dinner dance given
by her uncle, Lispenarl Stewart. She
brought with her from Europe her
three children, girl In her tenth
year and two boys Of eight and five
years.
In one respect Mt least the woman.
who was Anita Stewart, Is more for
tunate than most American wives Of
alien enemies. She need not worry
about financial affairs. Her trustees
have kept her own fortune intact. Her
father is wealthy. Her mother. with
whom she is to take up her residence
IN California;, is very rich, her hus-
band having been Henry silent"
Smith. who made a fortune in Chica.
60 and added to it in New York.
But the former Anita Stewart is by
no means equally assured of her name
and of her status. Her friends of
former days may be somewhat per-
picked as to the manner in which
they should address her, says the New
York Sun. Her husband. the former
Prince Miguel Of Braganza, when he
married her in Scotland in 1909. was
only permitted by his family to wed
her on the condition of renouncing his
status as Prince Ut the Blood as well
ma Of member Of the Royal House
Of israganza. and had further to sac.
rifice all his possible rights and
claims Of succession of the throne Of
Portugal.
So. since Dom Miguel could not.
under the laws of his house and those
NJ the Austro- Hungarian dual empire,
If which he was citizen. raise her
|. 10 his royal rank. and since a NOR.
panatic alliance was out Of the ques-
tion. he surrendered all the preroga'
lives Of his name and birth to wed
this American woman on a footing Of
equality"
II was understood Mt the time Of the
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Good Whistler Story

A, the recent meeting Of the Roynl
Society of British Artists. Sir Aston
Webb told story about Whistler
when president of the society, which
.. worth recording. The place Of honor
NJ one of the socicty's exhibitions had
been left empty by the hanging cum.
mittee for the presidents contrihu-
tion. The day reserved for the press
VAS fast approaching. and ut last
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0ld.Time cohblers.

1t used to take the, c'd-time cob
blers"a day and a huff, working stead.
lily. to manufacture one pair OF course
boots; and the cost was "a. writes
Frank G. Carpenter. IN "How the
World II Clothed" SupLcse We 70
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dawned. and still no picture had ar.
rived from the president. A telegram
was sent Whistler: "Press arriving.
no picture" and the reply came:
THE press we have always with US.
Be Of good cheer"
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Strangers mot Wanted"
German Textbooks Bar
Kaiser's Whole Family

Berlin. - German textbooks
hereafter will he minus the for
merIy inevitable pictures of the
kaiser and his predecessors on
the PruS>ian throne, as result
nf an order by the minister of
education. who also rules out all
anecdotes of the HohenzOllern>
(Which might serve onl,' TO glori-
IL the dynasty and foster the
nion:,rchiStic idea in the minds
t the pupils"
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A LZTHF R1e1Y1E$S

HESE be parlOus days for
the International mar
riage. Nearly every liner
from Europe brings
home women victims
American women who
bartered through mar
riage their citizenship
for Il German. an Austri.
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This religious fanatic OF india has
an idea that by making himself uncom
Portable in this world he will have
board dotted with spikes upon which
he has sentenced himself to stay
awhile. partly rs penance, partly TO
convince the believers that a holy man
is inSenSble to the things that are
extremely painful to the average per-
son. He must have convinced himself
rs well. for even Il stole would balk
AZ smiling in such an uncomfortable
place.
The Washington times., 1920-02-14
100000.

Near N. Cap. & Eye SITS.
and bath: rented to monthly ten
ant at 5000 mo-: lot Is feet wide
$6,0OO.0O.
Near 22d & / SITS. N. w.
A 3-story Brick residence:
10 rooms aud bath: convenient to
Pa. ave. cars; only $1,000 cash
$7,250.00.
Small Garage.
Located near corner of 18th st
and California ave-; steam heat:
electric light; wilT accommodate
Is cars; immediate possession
$5,250.00.
S St. Bet. N. Cap. and 1st.
A two-story and cellar brick;
six large rooms and bath: concrete
cellar; good back yard; wide
alley; attractive terms
$6,50O.0G.
Two-family Apartment.
Located In northwest: five rooms
and bath on each noor; wide lot;
corner Of alley; side lights; good
white locality.
$12,500.O0.
Very Near Mt. Pleasant Cars.
An attractive semi detached
residence; 10 rooms and 3 baths:
heated by hot water: electric
VIM. H. SAUNDERS & CO.,
S07 18th St. N. w.
The Washington times., 1920-02-14
FOR SAlELHOUSeS
HOUSES FOR HOMES.

HOUSES FOR HOMES.
Biltmore St.-$20, 900.
NOn,pssidsP. Swnss ,,,s, ssiSss,s sSleh ss, sls
based on pre-war construction
Washington Heights-yl8,0o0.
Twelve rooms, 8 baths; modern and at
tractive; lot rs feet wide; room for garage;
owner occupant
Chevy Chase, ID. C.-s13,500.
New and attractive, large rooms.
snsmeL Half block Connecticut avenue.
Large garage. Ready for occupancy.
Kilbourne St.-S1O,250.
Vacant; rooms. bath, attic large lot to
alley; hot-water heat eieetriei'y' good .s
Choice N. w. Location-$9,5 500.
Just finished, ready for occupancy; Z
rooms. bath. ali modern. hne porches front
and rear; lot lt2 feet deep to l5-foot alley
Maryland Ave.-SS,75O.
Eleven rooms, hot-water heat, electric
tights; large alley; good yards; vacant;
Near 9Th and H Sts.-$7 800.
In rear: rooms, bath.
Perry ST., Near 14th-$7,0O0.
Comparatively new; 6 rooms, bath. colon
ial front. hardwood trim. electric lights
Central Northwest-$6,250.
SUBSTANTIAL brick dwelling, 49,. large
Is vacant and in excellent repair.
Detached, With Porches.
On Wisconsin Ave.-$6, 900.
Seven rooms. bath. slate roof, furnace
heat; room for garages Fronting two
streets
Wide Ave. N. E.-$5,75O.
Six rooms and bath: colonial front: hot
water heat: not far from Lincoln Park.
Wisconsin Ave.-$5,50O.
Detached Groom frame with slate roof.
attic and cellar: hot-water heat: porches.
Vacant.
Near 10th and r Sts.-$5, 200.
Semi-detached. 6 rooms. bath: furnace
heat: possession: bargain
Near 18th and d S. W.
Six rooms and bath; good substantial
brick. Price, $2.s50.
ALLAN f. WALKER & CO., Inc,
813 18th St. N. w. Main 426.
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EAST CAPITOL ST.

Desirable 3 story and cellar bay window
brick, rooms. bath, good heating plant.
deep lot to paved alley, garage, immediate
possession. Price, $50.
The Washington times., 1920-02-14
Near Lincoln PARK.

Corner House. rooms and hath;
hot-water heat; space for garage; OK
ceIlont residential location; attractive
surroundings; near cars. Price, SS'eop.
The Washington times., 1920-02-14
PRICE, $4,000.

A Great Bargain in Three High
Class Homes on Half Square
of Conn. Ave. and r st.
One a corner. These houses are
three-story brick dwellings OF 10 rooms
and bath, excellent lots. These prop
critics are exceptionally well located,
and are very cheap at the price. we are
asking-namoiy. 5000 for the three
houses.
The Washington times., 1920-02-14
NEW YORK AVE n. W
SPECIAL, S7 900

Corner property, facing North Capitol
st; well built brick; in fine condition: two
stories, containing rooms and bath; prop
erty is clear of any trust; terms can be
arranged with q small cash payment, bal
snco in first and second trusts. Possession
within reasonable time.
The Washington times., 1920-02-14
Observation-Disclosures s.

Vacant, story cellar and attic. brick. )
rooms, BATH hot water neat, electric
light, gas. hardwo ood floors. extra large lot
fruit shrubbery, etc, garage, one of the
rretuest homes in this section and we'll
worth SIS, ,0oo.
The Washington times., 1920-02-14

MOORE & HILL, Inc,
1420-22 H ST. n. w.
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DETACHED-SAUL'S ADDITION

An opportunity TO buy one OF the most
beautiful homes in this location at a very
reasonable figure. All modern story, eel
lar and attic, rooms, bath. hot water
heat. electric light, gas. hardwood floors,
screened and giasscd sleeping porches. com
pletely equipped with awnings and metal
weather strips. all necessary screens. lot
+HlO to wide alley fruit shade, shrub
berry. Price. $1,000. Let our saLsrnen
show you this bargain.