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~ NE owes it to Mrs. Canary, that
most circumspect of landladies, be-
~ fore chronicling recent events, to
quote a most illuminating remark Of
Miss Gertie Golightly's.
Before prohibition" said Gertie, Elf any
one brought bottle Of beer into that house
it was considered a scandal. And now---you
can't bring in as much paper Of pins
without getting their hopes up"
Interesting looking package you brought
home tonight, Dave" playfuliy remarked An
drew Binney at the dinner table.
"Only pair of new Shoes" Dave Hemi-
isphere hastened to explain.
"Another new pair" exclaimed Mrs. Crib
bage. "Why, only last week you''-
"Ifad to change 'em!'
ooh, WELL if it had been what Mr.. Bnney
thought it was, was going to ask you how
much you had to pay for it, / think it ought
20 be against the law for em to charge the
prices they do. There are times when wish
there was something in the house; it might
ward off one Of my spells"
IF you want to buy some, Mrs Cribbage"
volunteered Dave, II know man who can get
1t for IS. Good stuFl"
Friend of mine gets it for $50 a case"
boasted Binney. cts all right, too!'
why not all chip in and get q case?" sug-
gested Gertie, mocking twinkle in her eyes
"The man know Is out of town at present.
Dave hedged.
Everywhere the Binneys went they collected
recipes for making it," Their friends all
scsrned to have wonderful luck, according to
the pleasantly reminiscent mood in which this
quiet couple would return from visits to the
suburbs. 'It actually sparkled!" Mrs. Binney
-ould recall vivaciously. "Some kick!' An
.-rSw Binney would chuckle, rubbing his hands,
They gave us all the directions just how to
do it, After searching his pockets he would
solenlnly recite: 1.-TWO pounds of brown sugar,
half yeast cake, etc"
Dave Hemisphere had really tried the orange
concoction, the dried apricots and several pre-
pared mixtures, where all you have to do is to
do the things the directions caution you not to
do. The only experiment that turned out any
use at all was Mrs. Binney's grape juice, sold
10 her with caution and wink, which became
IN five weeks such good vinegar that Mrs.
SanasySwas glad to accept 1t without making
sny uaslsasaut comments.
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the wanderlust imprint on his fore
lock, .that's my hobby. When l
discover that I actually am some
whore, Immediately see to it that get started
somewhere else. Then, when get there, am
not content have to move on. It's in my
alood.
~F'or example. perhaps wake up some morn
ing and find myself in Newark, N. j.
asNewarkv say to myself with shudder.
How awful.
eAnd then it's what no, FOR the roaring road
aud away CO. Perhaps to Philadelphia, per
haps Chicago, or may take a Southern notion
and wind up in Memphis, Tenn. travel BY
motor, you know, and it's an easy matter tc
change routes at moments notice.
eI may be heading up the Albany Road, bent
on Joining few old cronies in the lobby at the
capital AT poughkeepsie lose my enthusiasm
for politics and switch off through the Berk-
xhires. like those Massachusetts hills in the
autumn, and try to make them again in the
spring when the buds are breaking. You
might almost call the Berkshires another
hobby OF mine.
"And how much do you think this reckless
touring habit or mine costs me! NOT che
penny! Not--as we used to say in the from
ficr days of Kansas-one red cent?
"Say, there.' we managed to break in on
the busy monoogist. "What kind of a miracle
car do you ride in, anyway"
"Car?" said he. Gears, you mean. / travel
in many. am not what you would call fussy
picker in the motor line. Any good make will
serve my purpose. Packards Pierces. Frank
Inns. In the metropolitan district occasion
ally use Rolls Royce. and in the wilds Of the
suburbs have stopped to sit in the seat
Of Ford. But don't like the Ford. No. no
more than Newark
''But gas, tires. spare parts? Those come
high
"Ah there he said tossing off wicked
wink. 81 was ready for you that time. |
knew you were going to ask me about gas,
tires and spare parts. They always do, and l
have my answer all framed ride on some
one else's gasoline and some one elses tires.
In fact, you must have the whole truth, al
ways make point of touring in some one
ese's car"
"Then you must have q great many rather
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persons in the world, and that system doesn't
always work Sometimes I actually have to
nod MY head in the desired direction. But
never--oEa, no, never--~jerb my thumb or yer
bally solicit ride When car stops and
some one asks me to climb in, l say:
"'Oh, we'll, if you don't mind, perhaps /
Will
II don't appear eager you try to give
the impression that am permitting myself to
be adopted more for the sake of the temporary
comp&nionship l shall render. And / have
met some really amiabe fellows on the road.
".As for speed, have made Chicago from
New York in thrse days, making the entire
trip in only twenty cars, including two night
rides by truck. I have gone from coast to
coast in ten days. But that is hurryine Things
Bit | prefer more eisurely schedule
The main advantage Of touring with tooal
strangers is that you eliminate all delays
from bowouts motor trouble and difficulties
with the local police. You have no conpunc-
tions about deserving a man in trouble when
you don't even know his last name. You
merely hop out of his stalled car and hop into
the next one that comes along tic road. 1t
sinlplhes touring Even f could afford to
buy of my own I should hesitate about
giving up that comfortable feeling of riding
some one elsc's gasoline.
And, while are the subject, shall
never go back to riding the bumpers. No, noc
if the president Of every railroad in the coun-
try should send me an engraved invitation TO
use his bumpers and empty box cars at will.
/ have become too confirmed rs1ctorist to dis
cuss any other mode Of transportation"
Of course, We may have given too willing
an car to this parasite of the highway. The
public may have almost no interest in The
ridiculous boasts of this sef-convcted stow
away. But, somehow his confessions, extreme
as they are, tell the story of what is happen
ing on the highways to-day better than we
could tell it.
The railroad tramps OF yesterday are on the
road everywhere, accepting rides and passing
out thin line Of conversation in exchange for
their transportation. And their number is
augmented by host of others, former patrons
OF the passenger lines, who are quite willing
TO ride anywhere from two blocks to 200 miles
on some one elses gasoline.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-11
WHO'S HOOCH At MRS. CANARY'S
BY HELENA SMITH DAYTON

The landlady had put her foot down on sweet
spirits of inter, since the scare Mrs. Crbbage
gave them. Aside from the fumes of ether
that brought every one in the house rushing to
the Cribbage door banging for admittance
Mr.. Cribbage being out and they feared the
old lady might be overcome), there was the
danger of fire. When Mrs. Cribbage, rather
fiustered, opened the door, she protested in
dignantly she couldn't imagine what all the
excitement was about--she was merely taking
some spots out of a dress. She thought every
body knew ether was good for spots.
Naturally, after that episode, Mrs. Crbbagc
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strangers. / practically make that my creed
of life"
It wasn't until this point in the converse
ton that we realized we were talking with the
man who invented the phrase, "Gin7me ride,
mister" professional automobile ride grab
ber, hobo Of the highway, an ex-patron Of the
Hotel de Gink, a former rider of the bumpers
turned into modern 1921 motorized tramp.
Possibly we should have lifted shoulder in
supreme scorn and passed on our way. In
democracy it isn't always safe to mix in on
too intimate terms with the casual proletariat
The man might have been q follower of the
Left Wing or--worse yet-~a walking dele
gate from the Birth Control Conference. If
we hadn't been in the throes Of composing
compendium Of ride borrowers we might have
let this prize specimen slip through our
fingers.
Instead we led him up to the witness box
with Il friendly pat on the shoulder put him
behind decent perfecto and invited him to
turn o. the conversation works.
so no! SO that's it, eh?" we encouraged
him. you're the champeen litter of lifts
Well we'll and what WHAT Tell us about it,"
It's mistake to urge a fluent talker on.
Once he gets the idea he Is monopolizing the
conversation he's apt to turn shy and become
regular Silent Bill. 1t was that way with
the motor tramp. .As soon a.; he realized we
we're interested in his profession he under
went a violent attack Of stage fright Only
by pulling and tugging could we get anything
out of him.
In the first place, we told him that he
didn't look like tramp. His clothes were too
dressy and he had too many triple-syllable
words in his vocabulary, with too few oaths
He never missed final "g" and apparently
he shaved too often TO create successfully the
impression Of being ne'er-do-well citizen.
He could explain all these discrepancies.
you see," he said linking in with the
a1istocrats Of the road is an entirely different
proposition from beating your way along the
railroad pike in the old days. You have to
dress the part to get en- at all No lovely
lady in purple limousine is going to stop and
ask you to share the luxury of her tapestry
upholstery if your coat is full of holes and
your feet muddy. You've got to look half
way respectable if you expect any one to ask
you to hop aboard
''In the old days of riding bumpers and
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only one invitation to pack up bag and baep..
and pile in the tonneau. '-ss
They were on their way to Newark. \
from Duluth, MINI. II was a long kr;s.
they had tired Of Minnesota and tbo,ohs 2 ) :.
would try New Jersey for while. Tbs s''a ~
band had q cousin in Newark who had -
ised to find him job. People were k;rs
shs road, they ss;d. T6sy figufea IN Yus. =
Newark the following Monday, unless ,s;.
broke badly through Ohio. There wers
many small cars and too large families in rl.'
TO count definitely on finding vacant tonness
just when one needed boost
Probably it would take a G. Bernard c..
with his clagsifcations Of the deserving -, ),
the undeservjng poor, to get out on tho 49,
and distinguish between the persons MI
should be given Il ride and those -
should be invited TO buy car Of their a,u
40 man feels naeaner than whcra he sails h.
"gimme-a-ride' delegation with a vacant ton.
aeau, and yet no man feels cheaper tb.r
when he discovers he is helping to furnish sbe
gasoene for somebody elses Ideal Tour.
iss toss-up whether to stop and give sro
all ride, thereby making few mistakes .,
to step on the gas pedal and not care hoo.
for what the world thinks. There is one no;nt
that should not be overlooked. No motor;,,
when in doubt about his route hesitates To- "a.
1nand free information from any pedestrian ss
chances to hail. And in case Of catastroabs
he expects friendly assistance from all VIM
happen along the highway.
Meanwhile, that rare specimen Of humanity
the man who walks for the exercise" is hay.
ing bad time of it. If he sticks to the bride
paths and the COW pasture he is ali right. hus
once he gets on motor road he begins to take
chances. # he gets off merely with being sus.
pected Of being harmless lunatic he's luckr
More often he is rounded up by the sheriff and
invited to explain to the local authorities whv
ne was walking alone on a road in broad day
light.
The average motorist refuses to believe that
there is any one left in the world who walks
for pleasure. When q pedestrian turns down
an invitation to ride there must be something
the matter with him. The authorities have to
be warned. It's civic duty
The ride bandits have robbed the pedestrian
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anything" said Binney Nothing, probably.
And following this almost annoying popu-.
iarity came sudden obvious letting alone"
"They stop talking when / appear she
tearfully related to Andy. "And are so polite
its painful. l don't know what we've done"
Forget it," Binney advised. They aren't
worth bothering about
When Dave Hemisphere had a chill the
other night didn't we loan him our hot water
bottle, and when Mrs. Cribbage had a faint
spell didn't l bring her to with aromatic
spirits? I notice they can call on us when
anything is the matter But hereafter shall
keep my distance
But an event that brought everybody 30
gether most informally occurred one night
about 2:o5, according to Dawes watch, though
the exact time challenged at the break
fast table next morning
AT the second loud report Andrew Birlley III
bathfobe and slippers, had rushed out into the
hall, revolver in hand, Mrs. Binney clngng to
him and entreating him not to do anything
reckless. One by one doors opened and heads
popped out. Fhe gallant figure of Binney was
reassurlng, and after donning anything handy
they formed solid phaanx behind the brave
leader.
Bang. BANG.
The burglar is shooting the Cribbagcs."
shrieked Mrs. Canary
Andrew Binney rushed down the stairs and
threw open the Cribbages' door Samuel Crib
bage faced them from the center of the room.
Where is he? Anybody hurt?" cried Bin
ney
''lt's all right" said Samuel sheepishly. .'Im
sorry you were all disturbed--you see'---
Bang.
That's the last one," quaverad Mrs Crib
bage, covering in the bed. There were only
:ra"
Give burglars?" shrieked May Whitley.
''It was just some plain fruit juice" the old
lady explained YEARLY. sit must have fer
mented"
II told you not to bottle it too soon,' re-
preached Mrs. Bnney.
Didn't / advise you wiring the corks?" de-
manded Dave.
Il thought at the first explosion ii was
Andys new invention said Mrs. Binney.
you never can tell what those mechanical
Continued ON pcge eigbt) .s
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Hospitality for the hobo. old style

hopping freights we soldiers of the road
couldn't give the personal attention to our
wardrobe that most folks think necessary
nights ride on the bumpers would ruin even a
brand new outfit. And when crawling into
box in the dead Of night you could never
be certain that the porter had swept out after
the last company and made up the berths with
fresh sheets. No, sir, you could hardly blame
US for looking little frayed at the elbows in
those haphazard days.
1--WE wear the same clothes to-day, but we
take better care of them. We don't hest
tate to borrow q whiskbroom from boot
black and spiclS up Bit And in real
emergency W. stop by the side Of a brook long
enough to wasA j shrt.
As for what you choose to call my feats
with the vocabulary, that only comes natural
from assocating with people who pry into
Dictionaries and make long words their bus-
ness. It's necessary, too to be able to talk
with people in their own tongue. You can
never tell who you going to be thrown
with tossing about on any old highway.
Why, rode eighty miles through Massa-
chusetts with college president once. Never
~ - 1
picked up several good ones from him Jeop-
ardize' was one and 'circumlocution' another.
cont know what he learned from me. but
lad q feeling the exchange Of courtesios was
pretty much on fifty-ifty basis Why, that
OLD pudding head-pardon the expression
didn't know until told him that the Lexing-
ton races made one of the prettiest events on
the sporting card in America More than
that he admitted he had never heard Of Pin
lico Md Some ignorant he was."
BY the time we succeeded in leading the
witness back to the more general aspects of
plying his trade he was ready to talk about
methods.
"My favorite stunt lie said, sis to carry
along heavy-lookng piece of hand luggage,
perhaps I; cheap Gladstone or an old-fash-
ioned, arn-breallinS telescope. ! walk out to
The edge Of town and start down a main high
way. If | get one hundred yards without be-
ing picked up sit down by the roadside and
pretend to mop OF the perspiration Just as
a car swings into view get up and stag
ger ON.
"Of course, there are few hard-hearted
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Illustrations by ETHEL PLUNlMER

Mrs. Binney. Il wouldn't bottle it too soon.'
You didn't bottle soon enough" reminded
the other. "1t will get more flavor with age.
I've decided to bottle it; then I can start an
other batch right away in this jar. But don't
breathe word to nybody-especially Sam
uel'
Mrs. Binney promised. She Didn't count
Andrew as anybody. 1t was May Wizzley
who told Dave about it. Agnes waitress and
chanlbermaid, felt it was her duty to tell Mrs
Canary. But Mrs Cribbages secret was safe
with everybody, including Samuel, who made
the discovery while setting & mouse trap
In fact, something more exciting diverted
public interest the night the Binneys went out
to Lonesomehurst to dinner. While the board
ers We're still at the table an expressman de-
livered box for Andrew Binney-C. o. ID.
SEQ.
Boarder gazed at boarder.
Il haven't that amount in the house" said
Mrs. Canary. Dear, dear."
"i'll take a look at it," offered Dave
We'll both go,' the landlady announced,
rising.
The committee returned quickly
Its quite heavy" Dave reported, signif-
cantly
"Im sure it is something Important" esti-
mated Mrs. Canary
Poor Binney would think we we're a fine
bunch if &c couldn't come across and pay it,
Something might happen that the man
couldn't deliver it again. pointed out Mrs
Cribhsge. I'VE mustn't let it get away I've
got SIS and Samuel ought to have two and
some change-that's SIT from us"--
AS everybody agreed, the Binneys would
certainly appreciate the favor, they were in
deed such lovely couple.
No one ever walked into friendlier group
than Andrew and his wife did on their return
from Loncsomehurst at :45. The rescue of
the box was related with dramatic detail
Everybody had contributed--givin their last
penny.
Il told the darned fool not to deliver that
box until tomorrow night, when I'd be here,n
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decided TO take no ore into her confidence
about the two pounds of dried Italian cherries.
not even Samuel. 1t was May Wizzev who
surprised her, faithfully following the direc-
tions sent in q letter by All old friend.
II thought everybody was out Mrs Crib
bage explained her discontinue "My, YOU
did give ne start, appearing like tI1at.'
Game home from the Office with a head
ache--and thought you might have tablet
You always Go fix us up with remedies"
apologzed May. Sorry if / intruded'-----
Nov, May, dear. CT course you are always
welcome. And I don't mind your knowing
about this" confded Mrs. Cribbage Il know
| can trust you not to say anything TO the
others. They might misunderstood why am
making it. But you know, in my state of poor
health ! do need something to stimulate me
When feel an attack coming on teaspoon
ful is, OF course, all / can stand-anything
goes right to my head, not being used to it."
Gertlo Cohghtiy, passing the old lady's
front room some days later, was beckoned in
mysteriously. Mrs. Cribbage closed the door
carefully, her eyes dancing with excitement.
"Gertie, Pm going to tell you a secret as
you've always been awfully nice to nae--I know
you saved me from a chill Yesterday" She
led the way into her little dressing room and
after fumbling back OF some hat boxes brought
to light large glass jar Just listen to it.
When it's good won't forget you, Gertie.''
Sizzling iine!" Gertie admitted. "Oh, no
| won't tell anybody
At what esalcd 20 BE crisis in the Yeast,
as May Whitley said two weeks later, Mrs.
Cribbage decided to call in for consultation
that old woman of experience, Mrs. Binnev.
"She always does the wrong thing" argued
the old lady, so by doing just the opposite
from what she says mine ought to turn out
all right
Mrs. Binney looked disappointed as she put
down the tiny glass. .'Its nice color she
said,
1T don't taste at all as | had been led to
expect eSplained Mrs Cribbage. yet"
ut wSl probably bubble up again." warned
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Continued on page eight)
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was Binney's ungracious reception Of the
news. "Of course, appreciate what you've all
done and Ill pay you tomorrow night My
but that was some tedious trip. Never again.
Come on, Lottie.
IF you want to borrow my hammer to open
it,
"No, thanks, Dave. Night, everybody.o
For days that wooden case remained in the
Binneys room unopened.
What is everybody rushing up to our room
for all the time lately?" Mrs. Binney asked
her husband
Search me what this bunch ever means by
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To be sure that passing n,otorists
Wouldn't r1istaks them for svalkers

of his last privileges on the highway. If he
wants to walk in peace he either has 10 take
up golf or build treadmill in his own back
yard. The highways are reserved for the mo-
torists and their next of kin--the motorized
tramps
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My favorite STUNT is TO carry heau,
looking piece Of hand luggage

well-to-do and tremendously generous friends"
Perhaps" said the motor enthusiast "and
then again, perhaps not. Anyway, shouldn't
jeopardize even a chance friendship by infict-
Ing my touring disposition on any one. When
] take to the open road, it is always with total
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-11-04

Their walk-outs hinged on whether mine
operators would abide by the court rul-
ing and refuse to withhold union dues
from the miners pay.
Decision by the operators as to whet0-
or they will violate the injunction, or
violate the contract with the miners
union, is expected to be announced in
all fields with week
Indiana operators were the first to al
nounce they would agree to the ruling
made by Judge A. B. Anderson and to-
day they were faced with practically Il
complete tie-up of operations
The Illinois mine operators will meet
in Chicago Nov. 10 to take action Al
though all men were urged TO remain at
work by Frank harrington, head of tho
Union in the Illinois district, approx
mately $500 walked out at mines through
the State.
The annual convention of the Illinois
miners will be held at Peoria next week.
when Harrington is expected to launch
an attack on President Lewis.
With several thousand men out in
Ohio, union officials served notice on
operators that if they refuse to collect
union dues by the check off, a general
strike Will be called.
Miners in Pennsylvania were poised for
strike. Operators in that State have
announced they will comply with the In
junction.
Union heads at indianapolis declared
they were determined to fight the in
junction with every means within their
power.
Steps were taken today to file the ap-
peal from Judge Anderson's decision with
the United States Circuit Court of APP
peals at Chicago.