Omaha daily bee., 1922-04-23
Wild dance Hall
Of Chicago Now
aClub for Boys
shske.pesrsn Plays Staged
in Famous Joint Instead
Of Revolver Tragedies
Of Other Days.

Chicago. April .-Pislol inn has
turned into = boys club and home
OF The higher drama.
Eighteen months ago Pistol lnn
was the wildes. dance hall and sa'
loon IN the middlewest and the &C.
knowledged center oi the valley
Tia, no mans land OF the near
southwest side where policemen
travel in pairs by day and squads
and plaioons by night. :. +,
Nightly roaring reyol,ers added
10 the cory fame OF which !, boast
cd. 81.
Neighbors complained without
success. The home OF one obieelor
va, bombed one dark night.
A year ago. Judge \, NJ. Lands
did what police had been unable to
do and closed Pistol Inn by inlune-
lion ior ilasfant violation oi the pro'
hibiiion laws.
Then the Union League club
bought the place and started a boys
club. Street gamins of ii nationals
tie, were enrolled--and as a vehicle
ior their transition into better Amer
leans the club decided TO stage
shakespearean plays.
The other day the New Drama
league OF the "yalley" presented As
You Like It, Frank Bacon. star OF
"Ligh,in." an invited guest. sad.
Your Rosalind is the mos, beau.
,iiul | ever saw. II was wonderful.
Alter the show Bacon me. the
"Rosalind' who answers in every
day lie TO the name OF SAMMY
Rosinski. All the parts were taken
by bows. Now they are planning TO
presen, a Sheakespearean repertoire
in city parks this summer
Country Girls Gullible.
Country girls are more gulliblc
than their city sisters according 10
Judge Arnold Heap OF the Chicago
morals court. About 65 pei. cent OF
the girls brought before HIM are
from The country, he says, adding: :.
"They the no, so well acquainted
with the ways OF men and place more
confidence in their promises and
concentrations. The city acts as
great magnet, attracting them from
The drudgcry and inconvenience OF
the farm and small town. :.
The girl who comes TO the Guy
10 improve herself intellectually mas
a better chance Of staying good than
the one. who comes here to make a
living. Her music. or education. or
dancing. Whatever study she is pur-
suing occupies her during the day,
and fills her, mind at night. A good
education issthc greatest protection
girl may have"
Great Feessts SsNemeey.
The forest lands oasthc shores OF
AXE Michiean-oncc the greatest
timber producer in the world-have
practically passed into memory. IN
The spring Of 1887, 35years ago, 5W.-
100000 feet Of logs came down the
Mcnominee river, in the upper PENN
sula Of Michigan.
Not single log was driven down
the river this year. The upper
pcninsula's waning timber supply
can all be moved by train.
Curious Things Mailed.
The things that people send
through the mail were laid out in re-
view a few days this week when the
Chicago postoffice held the annual
auction Of packages which, because
OF faulty or unrcadable addresses.
were not delivered last year. :
There were false teeth and dog col
lars, chewing tobacco and auto tires:
four loaves Of bread, assorted lots OF
chewing gum, pork and beans, SUITS
hats, canned beef. lingerie, gloves,
stockings. knickers, dress goods,
bathing suits, patent medicines col
fms. hardware, cigarets and other
items too numerous to mention.
Ii the baby needed shoes the gov
crnment stood ready to supply them
from several dozen pairs, or IT baby
had sporting proclivities there were
numerous sets of african dominoes
with which to win them.