Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-10
Dry Talk
BY Frederic J. Haskn

tfln .h1
nv ;of Evidrnces Of deep mourning
~, s,,narept cverywherc- the theateTs'
u.ber, the audiences can no longer ot
nad,, IN laugh at things which are hoC
sunny. IN the so-caled Joy parors' wilcre
,,,I,st of the plhlic looks rs 1t 1t had JUST
,,,,arrcled with its wife; and III the conVef-
iu,I, IT,, nf the town, which has become one
long hlr,,brious lament. New lork 70
now like a phonograph, with oniy, oie
rocord automatically repeated, anu =,
titled Give Me Liberty or e''Nc "'
Death ,ob talk
-. i;bort,. IN New York since the days
- he Liberty BOYS themselves weh'
bout stirring up the american heVoLu-
49,, Ivrr1 New Yorker will tell you tnt
r,c th,ng II isn't the exit OF strong
l,l.,scr.,,,,, he minds at all. He can, and mas
,..',1,,s occasions been able To get along
,,'i,ho,,t il It's the restriction OF ms per
.onal liberty which makes hlm mad.
.Vbv soon. the government :"
,.lI,n' me how many cups OF tea l Gan
drinL dav. how many halrplns can wear
m my hair. and what length 20 "TaI ny
shirts declared a certain blond re'"'i 'llt
other dav. pointing a prophe'r niis ~
her male escort, sitting gloomy a. VI"
other sid, of a Broadway table.
nlied the. nalc escort morosciN y ; E'V
TN ready 10 Int tobacco. -, !,
"Gawd' Where q YOU hear tha'. q,
nandcd the blond one, mstihc'i''iS
reacbinr for her cigarette case
AL N ,hc subway hcadcd for the tronN
the same evening ,,,+ IN
vour bip pockct?' Mr.. Jones nclehpor m IN,
suIreI Ioroselv, giving MIR. Jones piayiul
lig m the ribs with his elbow, rs NJ mop
n.d INTO the vacant stra"-coV'r'u S''''
lssidc HIM. ro,,cs
FURNITURE polish declared Mr. Jones
duly ~ over
:, me think I'll have to drop N tor
suh,lc tonight. pursued the ncighbor
with undauntcd cordIality
",xrI-rRoHIRrTIoN' TICKET
ITS true. insisted Mr. Jones bitterly
'rWhere do vou suppose couid q, anH
Nh Il i NiltarIsm. j those u;afn,'
v.for,nc3 plratrS who arr running th'
,.e,.errrnent | tell YOU, ] have always
Foen rnod American; the httIe olu >.
ha> locked urcttv good 10 me. but thls
.L,n,v 4. anol,ch ~ turn you BolsheViNtn
rch,st,. Wcu. II can I last. Just wai'
III ~ ,lc,, . Presidential candidate on
tho prohibition ticket u.
w,tb III. las, hurst 81 optimism, Mr.,
L,nes 5cnar,rd hastily for the door q thC
,yain i,ayinc his ncichhor still staring
slsp,rio,lslv Il the bulge N NlT Jones mp
pocket Ii ,,,,--e
that those Who wall the loudcSt amour 'L5u
rr.trIrt,d hbCrtv arr usually th' oilcS ~
L,vc th, largest supplies on hand N ~"
-, -,,,-so,e az their cellars and closets.
,L.,,, h>,c i clock or the evening 81 New
N.ars Tyr. for example, iioTid gentle
r,.n II ! brown ov,rcoat and DERBY NAT
800 M 7, corner near Times Square. hold
ns neat packaCc under one arm ana
sing tho Other arm for dramatic cli'oIlisls
y hi remarks.
"It. IN o,!tracc ~ was telling the
world. l,,st A. the reporter passed i
tLi. cn,intr, r,ln Tor the majority. or toT
s,nau minority 81 wcaklmGS, who can
80 baIta i class Understand, i not
III, uuc. | care shout at all hke ny
E,,lr drink occasionally hut ] am not q
7rluk,nc man il S my personal hlFTiN
ehlrh LII
c.rtlsri,r, remarks. aid there rn tn
-hsb-roy,rrd asphal, II hi ieet lay M
r.at ,,rA,re. from which flowed = Tirl
krovr, fr.1I immediately recognized ~
M. surrounding snIii,rs a prlmc oio
NrNI Va TIowI~e.
I. U.ss interesting to note that on New
Nssr,s ~. when New \ urk waN playing
I. ribertv record more loudly and per
,stentIv than ever the VINE Was aN(
goU1nr more Lbcral> than II has io
.ever,J months. In fact tic concnslls q
,1,,n,on vss that the celebration Of m
~ Ne.r Wa, ulst ~ vet with prohlhl
Won IN force A. II va~ last Year when thcr'
,,e-e M restrictions Just ,~ many hotel
rs-,. serving. though not selling II, !l>
- larr,. A portion OF the puhic had 7" {"
4ssIgtei home. AID prsi aS many lndlvldu
Il, ro>,. late the next afternoon Win Una
amfhar headv but relaxed teehng
Tn. agent, al the Internal Revenu
Bureau were out II full force. vlEllanti7
r-,rE,nc for any infringement of the law
,slt M many cases they appeared 20 y
a.,,r-sirht4d Most Of thc large hotel
gere unwilling 10 taxi, chance on selhnI
rtronc beverage nut the guests were IN
ylted 10 bring then own supplies, and IN
feyy instances the hotels presented ingf
,sils and WINE 10 their guests. with th
commitments u the season J he tact tIla
the dIners paid minimum u Slo Tor IN
meal and that hc uTs to waters rose I
S4s4.t..etllar heights dl1 not contradict ~
truth that IA. liquor w. Icing givel
away
The chief IL tho Internal Revenue force
ber,. sald - himself hcr' l. nothing 4
the law tilat can prevent one man lruI
giving another 81 DRINK ~ declarec
"wh.n that inau hapIrEe 81 IL IN old
tlm, TREND But when money : pA,~'-
and II aptears that payment iot athf
,rttrir- u4de uereil - a sllhtFriuC, 81
-rlln. the uqunr vel y AZ arre-'
MAD, IN, burden IF proof to show fha
thc gif' Va, Il eenulu, IN" WIil rrst upo
the seller and tbc puler
Tin. hotels ii winch this praruCc va
oircrvcd ~, NOT tn ~ilght+s' blt WprTIe
4bo.it ~. burden 81 proof however ne
sacni Is iccl perfectly rontdcnf that the
e,f, prove tbe -t4uncL friendship exstln
t,ctw.s.r them and ,,4ct guest u whor
they pr,--.ftt..d bottle 81 wlne
IN th. Greeuvlcn Village section, il
sSa.-d tnir-t. s,cr even invited - com
f,,cI Is f,s.tl, some more gtt- when til
Ny, y ears excitement had ~.tisIded ;4Il
Ill. internal rsycu4, officer f-.came q 1rif
l..-- p.stlcs, III on. Gale serving bOttlt
81 strong b.ytTagn a. 4 compliment I
th0-. paving . .arg, cuuvcr chargc an
wtler, along towards midnight the waiter
Were thg only aObcr persons pTcsen
several promises ui future generosity wer
made tp ia, uAuHgg
u wonder i N9u happen % have an