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Show THE CITIZEN 9 i ficials the regulations against the traffic are inadequate. Had not The Citizen exposed the traffic it would have grown to a magnifm iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuu'uiuniimiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiS Hiram struck a match one night tude greater than that which has Happy Curious More Rules of the new proand found a downtown smokestack aroused the indignation hibition director. In point of fact, Smoke Consumers emitting smoke. w'ould have been no effective pubOur rules for firing published last In the dark it is hard to tell smoke there lic opposition to a traffic which was made some people hot, but many from ordinary darkness or gloom, but aie writing to tell us that they have a searchlight brings out the contrasts making a farce out of the prohibition tr:ed the rules with wonderful results. strikingly!. Happy says he. can detect law. Secretly the trade had grown up in the years of prohibition and some some difficulty in smoke at a A few experienced range of two and a half companies which had been founded to applying the rules and have written to miles and this enables him to deterof the illicit traffic had ask for further details. mine the exact location of the enemy. take advantage become rich. writes us from the Once the enemy is discovered it is One home-make- r easy The companies manufactured the hospital that he used the kerosene and to blow up his smokestack with eight-inc- h substitute extracts. These match as directed and was carried out guns. were extracts that never had been to know on a stretcher. He wants The light lent the nuisance commitheard of on sea or land. Had they whether he is to blame. To be sure he tee is an eighteen-incnavy type been labeled properly they w'ould have is to blame. He should have used the searchlight that will detect a smoking been called fake extracts. The word kerosene and the fire- cinder at 5,000 yards. The newspapers extract was used simply for the purto all furnish We match. less agree inform us that its automatic electric pose of concealing the fact that the the rules necessary, but we cannot supcontrol apparatus may be placed wherconcoctions were alcoholic beverages ply brains. Those can be obtained at ever desired, so that the operator need designed to evade the law. the restaurants. not stand by the light while directing The traffic could not have flourishAnother fearless furnace man says the light to any part of the lights ed had the state authorities refused to s that he found the celluloid range. grant alcohol permits by the wholesale. uselss. Whats the matter, he inquires? Light range is much greater than the The Citizens publicity diminished the We presume he used the tongs when kitchen range and the searchlight will traffic somewhat just before election, the fire was blazing or perhaps he condo its duty even if the operator stands but it is manifest that the dealers in fire structed a pair of home-mad- e four or five blocks away. The other the beverages had no intention of tongs. The only celluloid the light picked up smoke abandoning their business. Nor did but night that will work are factory-made- , screens at a distance of three miles, The Citizen flatter itself that they owing to the demand they are hard to while the operator was playing little would. There was too much money in get. casino at the Commercial club. it to make its elimination easy. While Many of our readers ask us what This searchlight, says Inspector moonshiners were hunted down with success we have had with smokeless Clark, will be mounted temporarily on more or less assiduity by the authori-tei- s fuels. We do not wish to interfere the northeast corner of the tower. the extract makers were operating with the prerogatives of the Navy searchlights are temperamen- not merely with the consent, but with smoke inspector, but inasmuch tal and if you station them on the the aid of the state authorities. They as he has failed to mention some of northwest or the southeast corner of argued that the law' compelled them to the more popular brands of smokeless anything they refuse to search. It is issue the permits, but evidently the fuel we feel it our duty to supply our hoped ultimately to persuade the new prohibition director takes a differreaders with the required information. If this becomes a smokeless town the searchlight to take a station in the ent view, for he has announced that he center of the tower as a compromise. will not permit the sale of substitute smoke nispector will be out of a job. Then the searchlight will be mounted extracts for beverage purposes. He wants the town to smoke and he on a pole. To limit the sale to those who may Searchlights were formeragrees to furnish the inspection. Horse corn is a very good smokeless ly mounted on Christmas trees, but avail themselves lawfully of these exthe leaves tickled so that the search- - tracts he will allow' the manufacturers fuel. Sweet corn also is good, but will liffht nearly died laughing, and couldn't to sell only to confectioners and ren not work satisfactorily if you put but- tell a smoke screen from a nuisance taerateurs. It would be interesting to ter on it. know' whether even this class of trades-meJune Bugs give a bright flame and committee. could not dispense with the substivery little smoke, but are scarce this Until a thorough trial is made Happy e season on account of the shortage of Hiram will not know just how large a tute extracts and use only the cars. light is neecssary for the smoke de- legitimate extracts. In the old days a spoonful of lemon extract taken as a cigars are also partment, but we believe the smoke deOrdinary five-cepractically smokeless, but these, too, partment will need the largest size and beverage would have knocked a horse down. Nor could it be used with much are scarce on account of the failure of then wont have half enough light. satisfaction or safety when diluted. the cabbage crop. Some people use coke, but it costs No doubt, however, the legitimate OBSERVATION PLANE For so-call- ed h le fire-tong- fire-ton- gs the existing statutes closely to see whether they need strengthening. Whether the new federal prohibition director is receiving any aid from the present administration we do not know, but if he is the help is belated. Only a few days remain until the administration quits office, and it will depart with a strong odor of spirits clinging to its official skirts. y WHY THE EDITOR LEFT TOWN. It was because the following items appeared in his paper: Mrs. Thomas W. Johnson read an article for the womens club entitled, 'Personal Devils. Seventeen were present. Mr. John Crouse shipped a carload of hogs to Kansas City one day last week. Three of his neighbors went in with him to make up the load. A WAGGISH EMPLOYER. Mistress Let me see! Whats your name? Maid Minnie, mum. Mistress Well, Minimum, if you'll do the maximum of work, well only get along nicely. !li!irii.liiiiiii:ii:i!;i;:iiiliil!iliiirii:ii;ii:iiiiiiii.liiliili!liili m The cheery glow of I pride and physical I which comes I warmth from wearing one of our handsome I old-tim- live-stoc- k nt I I Fur Collared, high-price- d n ' I Fur Lined j Overcoats 1 1 for men : j i Makes for real enjoy- - I - ment of cold, wintry days. i We have a limited I I number which we are I now offering ; i At Remarkable I . 5 LOW PRICES J . 2 a pill. g note that Happy Hiram, the and the demon detector of the Walker bank building. is going to install a searchlight on his He has discovered that vhinmeys smoke at night. It is strange that no one ever thought of that until We fire-satin- smoke-consum- atih-towe- r. er Prohibition Director Probes Extract Scandal All that The- - Citizen charged against the makers of alcoholic extracts the new federal prohibition director has found to be true. He also has discovered that despite the trumpets blown by his predecessor and by the state of- - extracts will soon take the place of the substitute extracts- for beverage purposes unless the federal prohibition director is watchful and active. Fortunately a new' state administration s - dominate coming into office and can the situation by limiting the issuance of permits. The legislature should scan The sort of a gift a man I would greatly appreciate I I from another man or from I I his family. Z 1 Walkers 2 m m ToiM.iiM j H 1 GOOD GOOD" 2 inini i jM iriuMi r i .i .iMiTirn: |