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The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-02-20
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WITTY wIrcH's SONGS.

Il want to tell you." said Daddy.
"about the songs that Witty Witch
sang at Peter Gnome's party the 9TH
er day. He gave party where he
told story he had made up himself.
but he said he had merely made up
the way the words should be written.
He hadn't made up the facts or things
which happened. which of course made
the greater part of the story"
do tell us about Witty witch's
songs" said Nancy.
"Yes." said Nick. I'D like to hear
them, too"
"rn tell them to you." said Daddy.
'for l know that Witty Witch would
like me to. She likes all children who
like her. She doesn't like to think
that children think she's an awful old
thing who would chase them with a
broom, for such q thing she would
never do.
"She says she was riding on broom
once and someone took her photograph
and ever since then It has been %
hard for her to tell people and make
them understand that that broom was
for sweeping or for taking rides upon
as she did quite often. but 1t was MOI
for beating children as someone SAID
who didn't know anything about her
really. There are no bad witches
these days.
"For that reason, as you know, Wit
ty Witch hates gossip as much as any
one, II not more. For she knows tn
harm it can do, what wrong storie
20 about and how folks believe ther
II they don't watch out and find on
the truth for themselves.
swell, after Peter Gnome's suppe
was over and they had all had d.
licious meal old Witty Witch took o,
a banjo which she had brought alor
with her and she sang this song FIR
Of all.
Oh, I am a witch, q jolly old witch,
Who can ride DER the clouds or can Jun
DER a ditch.
But I'm not wild thing. no. no. indeed
So what tell you pray to take heed.
love boys and girls and animals. too
. 1 love the whole world-indeed ! do.
80 please don't say the old witch
cranky
= When she rides on her broomstick hol
u 80 lanky.
i "She sang this song several tim
g and then she sang many more. s
v sang of the secrets which are In COZ
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-02-20
Clever Tricks
of Bootleggers

quainted with his customers and have |
their confidence in a 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
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
fill each order one at time by taking
the customers money. going to the
hide and returning with the goods. l
doubt If there Is sufficient trust In
ones fellow man for this system to
work out successfully in a city the
size of Buffalo.
''We have picked up men with
considerable stock of booze on their
persons while to all appearances 1t
did not seem possible that the indi-
vidual could have more than a flask
or so.
"In 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.
"The blind tiger, so popular in the
| South, was never used much in Maine
It's only recommendation is that 1t of.
fers more or less safety in selling to
strangers. You put your money
through a small opening in a wall and
out through the opening comes q
drink.
Beer Was Too Bulky.
"The methods used by saloon keep
ers to keep out of the clutches of tn,
law were almost as numerous as thOs,
of bootlegging. The first step Of tn
saloon keeper when the lid wa
clamped down was to eliminate bee
and ale all together, as it was to-
bulky to handle in the event of raid
In those days near-beer was a mucl
despised and little known article 4
Maine. But when the district al
torney hailed all saloon keepers VIII
possessed United States license bt
: fore the grand jury and fattened tn
county's treasury by about $500
head, they began TO take more kindl
to near-beer, as it proved an alibi fC
, the federal tax.
/, "In dry spells some saloons woul
t sell only by the bottle to those the
) knew very well, while others woul
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-02-20
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 a
train was coming along.
The engineer, leaning out Of
the cab window, saw the ball
come to rest between the rails,
saw it perch itself upon an ideal
but precarious tee In the form
Of tiny pile Of cinders, grasped
the situation and the airbrake
control at the same time and
brought the train to a 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 good recovery shot had
been played and then resumed
it's journey northward to less
considerable climes.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-02-20

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 a pitcher full of booze
under the bar handy to the sink. Sew
eral convictions were obtained in
such cases, however. The combina-
ton of finding whisky glass, the
odOr of liquor and the presence Of
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,
one full of ammonia and one full OF
whisky. One sweep Of the arm would
dump them both into the sink. The
odor of the ammonia would prevent
the Odor of whisky to be noticeable
and the contents of the sink could be
analysed only as spirits of ammonia.
| "All the saloons in the state were
filed with ingenious hides most Of
which defied detection. When hide
was discovered it was generally the
result of some disgruntled employee
giving the thing away. They range
in capacity from hides large enough
to hold a half-pint close to the bar
which ten barrels might be concealed.
Most of the saloons had large and
small hides the smaller ones being
filed up daily from the big one by
the boss himself.
"SOme of the hides consist of tanks
set inside of hewed-out Orders in the
: floor above. These were connected
with small pipe which generally
ended in a little office right off the
bar. You would order 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 cap and draw off the re
| Quired amount. Other stores of booze
| were kept in the tanks of flush closets
which could be flushed from behint
the bar in case the searchers got too
close and the evidence would go dow
the sewer.
| ''Some had their main hides OF
adjoining property that would not b.
covered by the search warrant, t,
which access was had by means o
secret doors and subterranean pas
| sages."
| Beer Sold Openly.
| "What about 2.75 per cent beer?
was asked.
"Ever since 2.75 per cent beer wa
brewed," he replied, sit has been o
sale openly in Maine. Fruit store
and small stands of all kinds paid 81
for federal license and put in
stock of bottled beer, while the q
looms sold the bottled and draugt
goods both. If the saloons have
right to sell it because it is non-il
toxicating and if II is non.intoxica
= ing l can't see the necessity Of carr,
as ing an excessive tax. ! can't sc
m what is there to prevent soda -four
We tains or anyone selling 2.75 beer a
a ter paying the federal tax of $25.
oh Prohibition in Maine for mar
ay years was joke except for occasions
to spasms of enforcement just before .
an election when the party in powt
ire figured that they needed votes Or Il
err county treasury needed money. 1t
elf an interesting game to chase Il
ak evaders and l anticipate 1t will
BILE even more so in the event Of aatio
wide prohibition"
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-02-20
German Textbooks Bar
Kaiser's Whole Family

Berlin. - German textbooks
hereafter will be minus the for
merly inevitable pictures Of the
kaiser and his predecessors on
the Prussian throne, as a result
of an order by the minister of
education, who also rules out all
anecdotes of the Hohenzollerns
(which might serve ONLY to glOri-
~ the dynasty and foster the
monarchistic idea in the minds
Of the pupils"
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-02-20

This religious fanatic of India has
an idea that by making himself uncom-
Portable in this world he will have
things soft in the next. His seat is a
board dotted with spikes upon which
he has sentenced himself to stay
awhile, partly as penance, partly to
convince the believers that holy man
is insensible to the things that are
extremely painful to the average per-
son. He must have convinced himself
as well, for even a stole would balk
at smiling in such an uncomfortable
place.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-02-20

of fire, of the games played back in
fireplaces among the sparks and the
cracking wood.
"She sang funny songs because as
she was so witty and had been named
Witty Witch she could always think
of a funny song to sing.
"And she sang the rules of many
games so they all could play them at
forwards.
I'm verse she sang how to play Lon
don Bridge and Musical Chairs and
Bumps and Puss in the Corner, and
Forfeits, and Hunt the Slipper, and
many other games.
$50 that later on at the next party
they could play all these games, or at
least some Of them, for Peter Gnome
had said some of the members of the
Every Day -Is-Nice Club had forgotten
some Of the rules Of few games.
"Before it was time for them to 60
home and as the next to the last song,
she chose this one-an old favorite OF
hers.
Listen here, listen here.
And be of good cheer,
For you know there's such fun
Under dear Mr.. Sun,
And yet when 1t rains
All those who have brains
| Know there's fun to be had.
Though the weather be bad.
There are games for all weather
For us to play together.
| There are nice things to do.
So never feel blue.
For the world is so fine.
One should never. never pine
sand as they were getting ready 70
70 home she sang:
Dear friends, SO good and bright
Let me sing my goodnight.
And love me, my dears,
Right through the years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-11
LODGE WILL SOUND KEYNOTE OF COMING
 C.. o. P. CAMPAIGN
UCOntinued From Page One)

was named chief doorkeeper His as- sistants will all be former service men, General Ryan was General PershinSs chief of staff on the Mexican expedition and later commanded two officers train ing camps at Fort Sheridan.
 The committee selected George L. Hart of Chicago as chief of the medical staff.
 The ushers will be former service men under the direction of Capt. Knowlton Ames.
 Addison G. Proctor of St. Joseph, Mich, the only surviving delegate to the republican national convention at Chi cago in 1860, which nominated Abraham Lincoln, was invited to attend the con yention as a guest of honor.
 The national executive committee also met here today in it's regular monthly session. It was decided to postpone hear ing of contests for convention seats to May 3l at q. m. Chairman Hays re- ported that the Situation showed much improvement and that the original plan to open the hearing on May 25 was o,longer necessary
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-11
PEACE RESOLUTION
 VOTE BY FRIDAY IS
 HOPE OF LEADERS
Plan to Keep Resolution Continuously Before the Senate Until Vote Is Reached-Little Discussion is
 Anticipated

Washington. May 10.-A vote by Thursday or Friday on the resolution to end the status of war with Ger many and Austria was the aim of Senate leaders in arranging today for calling up the resolution tomorrow. The republicans plan to keep it con- tinuously before the Senate until the vote is reached and leaders of both parties said little discussion was an ticipated.
 Senator McCumber of North Dakota, republican member of the foreign relations committee and a leader of the so-called mild reservation" group in the treaty fight, is to speak tomor- row against the Knox measure pro- posing repeal of the German and Aus trian war declarations. Senator Hitch cock of Nebraska, the administration leader, plans to speak on Wednesday against the resolution.
 Only two or three speeches on the republican side are planned, Senator Curtis of Kansas, republican whip
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-11
MUSICAL NUMBERS
 FEATURE LYRIC BILL

Unusual music form the keynote of the bill at the Lyric for the first half of the week.
 'Pianoville" is the name of an act which bombards the audience with q battery of three pianos, operated by three pretty young ladies. George Reed, the male members of the cast, sings some of the latest jazz songs.
 James E. Cullen, "The Man From the West" takes the tunes which were some of the most popular songs, and com pletely rejuvenates them with new words.
 The most difficult feats of strength are performed with ease by the Parker Brothers, Surprising Athletes" One of the brothers leaps completely over piano and lands in a perfect handstand in the arms of the other, reclining on the floor out of sight.
 Few dressing rooms will admit Barber of Barbor and Jackson Most of these rooms were built for peo- pie less than six feet tall Bar Der surpasses that by six inches and Barber surpasses that by six inches and weighs around 125 pounds. With his
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-11
Local Painter Hurt

Anniston, May 1o.-tSpeciaL)- George T. Gupton, local painter em- ployed at the plant of the Central Foundry Company. was probably fatal ly injured early Monday morning when he was struck by the southbound Louisville and Nashville passenger train at the pipe plant crossing.
 MT. Gupton was en route to the Cen tral pipe plant shortly after 6 o'clock to begin his days work, and in cross ing the tracks the engine of the pas senger train struck him squarely, throwing him high into the air and in flicting injuries which are being treat ed at St. Luke's hospital
 Several bones in the injured paint CTS breast were crushed by the heavy fall on the ground or when the engine struck him, and the attending phy- sicians stated Monday that he was in formally injured.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-11
Injured Men In. Anniston

Anniston, May Especially M York and Stewart Burges, the two men injured near TalIapoosa, Ga, Sunday when Southern train No. 80 collided with a work train clearing wreck which occurred the day before, and in which H. Logan of Edwardsville was killed, were brought to Anniston Sun day night for treatment at St. Luke's hospital.
 Southern officials Monday morning began probe into the cause of the wreck. Several of the members of the train crews and passengers who were less seriously hurt were treated at Tallapoosa and were able to return to their homes.
 The Southern passenger service was delayed several hours by the second wreck at the same place, the Birming- ham Special reaching Anniston Sunday night about five hours late.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-11
STOCK MINISTRIES TO
 OPEN AT MAJESTIC

This is one real town and I know that will enjoy it hugely here all summer" declares Dan Fitch. diree- tor of the Dan Fitch Minstrel Stock Company. that opens at the Majestic theatre Monday, May 17. for an all- summer run.
 And that goes for my boys, too,' he continued Every man in the com pany has fallen in love with your Magic City and will do his very best to make the people of Birmingham like him just as well as he likes them.
 Take it from me, they are some boys!
 Every minstrel company of con- sequence in the entire country. O'Brien, Field, Evans and all the rest have contributed ito this branch of minstrel talent and most of them are going right back under fat contracts when the road season opens again.
 They tell me that Birmingham has never had a taste of minstrel stock before We'll then, the theatrical pub lie has treat in store. I've played minstrel stock in the big eastern cities and l know that it is most attractive to the summer theatregoer.
 During our stay in Birmingham we will present a series of attractions never before seen in this section. with new costumes, new scenery, new jokes and new songs for every performance. The Fitch Minstrels will open their summer run next Monday afternoon with performance that in everything except length, will offer all the joys of full-fledged minstrel perform Ance. There will be the usual minstrel open- ing, with clever end men who keep up constant fire of humor at the hapless interlocutor This will be followed by series of individual acts common ly grouped as "olio" attractions. The performance will close with a big plantation act "On the Old Swanee," " that will offer beautiful scenic effects, splendid harmony singing and humof galore.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-11

has ever appeared on the local stage.
 Her act was a rare treat to the appre- ciative audience
 Billy Rose and Blossom Dell pre- sented combination of chatter. singing, dancing and some good cycling, all cf which was well received.
 The Imperial Four Is a quartet of singers of the rube variety Their songs were all new, and their pleasing voices made their act a sure-fire success.
 Gordon and Germaine are clever pair of tramp acrobatics. They offered lot of comedy chatter along with their stunts.
 tThe She Tiger. a picture wikh the Mexican border as the setting. Charlie Chaplin in "The Pawn shop" and the International News reel of current events closed the bill.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-11
Theatres -Movles
 " ANNE JORDAN "

partner, very petite young lady, he has one of the best acts on the bill.
 Playmates,' a musical reminiscence of our happiest hours Four girls and a man give in this act a kind of original musical review, with singing, dancing and music.
 The bill is completed by Thirty a Week" with Tom Moore, the popular young star. in the lead. The photoplay measures up in every way to the Goldwyn standard.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-11
TROPICAL FATHER,
 HEADLINE AT LOEW,S

One of the best one-act sketches that has ever graced the stage of a local theater is playing at Loew's Bijou for the first three days of ;Ie week.
 The act is ,scalldd The Prodigal Father" and has to do about a father and his erring ways and the trouble he gets into trying to explain to wife. Finally all the troubles are smothered when the son brings the prodigal father back home
 Mae Marvin, often referred to as the 'ragtime dynamo" proved to be one of the best shimmying, jazzie singers that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-11
RESENTS MARPLOT'S
 ACTION IN ALABAMA

To the Editor of The Age Herald:
 Louisville, Ky, May 10.-(Special) Will you permit an old Alabama democrat who fought in the cam paign of 1874 to elect Governor Houston to proteetaaga gainst the mar plot of Nebraska seeking to defeat Senator Underwood. The only man who measures up to the high stand ard of the late Senators Morgan and Pettus, it would be no less than national disaster to deprive the country of Senator Underwood's services at the dictations of this marplot F. s. HEMPHILL
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-11
Members Plan Dances

Anniston, May 1O.-(speciaL)-A series of dances to be given under the auspices of the members of the Anniston Athletic Club will be started at the clubrooms
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-11

Wednesday evening, the proceeds 10 be devoted to the purchase of a Turkish bath outfit and an electric massage ,1a- chine for the use of the club memberk
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-11

stated today in the Senate. and he added that he was advised that the democrats speech making also prom ised to be brief
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-09-30
"ESTRANGED'

And wilt thou come to look upon my
face
When at last find rest?
On the cold brow, where care has
left its trace,
Wilt thou warm kiss press!
Within the hands so still in pulseless
rest
Wilt place tender flower
Like the fair rose you pinned upon
my breast
That eve.-our bridal hour? m
".~ss~s&4ss y N v. ~ n;
And when they've laid me low BE-
meath the grass
Waving so rank and deep,
While stranger feet, unheeding, care.
less pass
Where quietly I sleep,
Wilt sometimes come and place upon
the sod
A tender budding rose?
Leaving my sins to forgiving God
Who our temptation knows.
Anne Jean Sha6ner, Lakeland
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-09-30
FLORIDA MANUFACTURES

Florida has enjoyed world wide
reputation for Its oranges and ma
tional reputation for it's vegetables
and field products and more recently
1t is becoming known internationally
for it's live stock, but it has not been
generally recognized as manufactur-
ing state.
OF course we have been manufactur.
ing cigars by the million for several
years and we have been making
lot of other things but with the be-
ginning of this census period we are
going to be reckoned with in manu-
featuring and when the next census
report is issued Florida will measure
up with many Of the older industrial
states in manufactures Of a varied
character.
Two innovations in this direction
will be the manufacture of sugar and
syrup on a large scale from sugar
cane, which grows here to maturity
and equals the cane Of the tropical
countries in sucrose content and the
manufacture Of paper from sam grass,
which grows naturally and prolifically
year they will be in definite operation.
The manufacture Of farm machin-
cry has also been expanding and soon
we will have large concerns manu-.
featuring tractors, trucks, plows and
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-09-30

At one time the Japanese made use
Of human hair in building churches
1t was the custom for church-going
people to give some Of their hair as
a free-will offering when a temple
was being built. Such a structure at
Toxic had the beams and rafters held
in place by one Of these human hair
cables. Placed end on end, this hu-
man hair rope measured 1928 feet
long and was 7 inches in diameter, no
fewer than $4,000 persons contribut-
ing before sufficient quantity was
obtained.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-09-30

farm machinery Of all kinds. AS an
evidence of this the Skinner Macnlh-
cry Company, of Dunedin, recently
sent a shipment Of citrus packing
machinery to Palestine and II is
learned that this same concern is
shipping considerable OF this macnin-
ery to Cuba, Porto Rico and Pamaica'
where the growers Of oranges anu
grapefruit are larneing the value OF
scientific packing of their fruits.
Over at Oldsmar they are building
small tractor that is gradually coming
into use in the groves and gardens OF
i the state and in Jacqsonville trac-
tor company is perfecting unique
tractor that is especially adapted TO
the Southern soils and will soon be
making them here.
There is no reason why FLORIDA
should not become great manufac-
turing state. The raw materials are
as near and accessible as In any Sec
ton of the country The woods are
here in abundance and the iron and
steel is not far off in Alabama. The
climatic conditions make for the less
ening OF expense and the working
conditions are better than in most in
dustrial centers, as fresh air can be
introduced to the factory work rooms
all the year around, which permits
of better health conditions. Our peo-
pie should be studying the possibili.
ties of the state in this direction, as
1t means additional business and
wealth and the betterment Of condi-
tions generally.-Jacksonville Times
Union.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-09-30

Rumor has it that Republican
newspaper is planned for Pinellas
county. Wouldn't be as harmful,
probably, as some newspapers now in
the state that pose as Democratic but
are in reality Republican.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-09-30

We pride ourself upon our self-re-
straint in RETAINING from any comment
relative to ''two-faced Cats" anent
that two-faced kitten reported over at
Pensacola.