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THE BINGHAMTOX PRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 12, 1928. 26 cial dialects and Jargons, each in Us own field. Pickpockets, "con" men, dope peddlers, and other "professions" all have Jargons of their own. 1113U.H cost itK.mrcKi) Helium gas, Important material for tilling balloons, cost as much as 12,000 a cubic foot before the war, but now costs around four cents. NO WATER UliIRS OS PACIFIC While water lilies are native to th greater part of the world, the Vueino dog" type, a chorus girl; wild-cat," a place where heer In made Illegally; "white mute," clear "mulo" quality whiskey; "wood," a beer keg.

"Yen," lo have a desire; money; a dollar; a desire. The "Racket" language Is so amusing that high officials ar taklnR a hand In supplying words for the vocabulary. William P. Knauer, deputy attorney general of Pennsylvania, In charge of liquor law enforcement, contributed tha term "blow out." Judge John Monaghan, district attorney of Philadelphia, who Is investigating the doings of the invented a slang term himself, "trucketeer," which means ft bootlegger's truck driver. Any one can learn enough of the vocabulary to make himself understood.

Hut to speak the language is more difficult. It la spoken from the corner of one's "mug," with appropriate movement of eyebrows and hands, palms down. after one had mastered ths "racket" lingo, he has Just begun, for the underworld abounds In spe Rapid Fire Lingo of Racketeer World Carries on Business of down," a dilapidated motor car; "tumble," to be hoaxed, to understand, an undtrntandlnK, a clianco; "turnip," watch; "two-time," to deceive. slope of North America apd New Zealand have none. SIS IJRF.

OTIIKK STARS The sun, so far as human knowledge goes, is not unlike millions of stars. Tn-nnrt-iin" honi'fit: "UD-and- down," an investigation. Handling the Hootch "VarnlBt)," so-valiea rye wniHKey; 'velvet." clear profit. "Weenie," a sausage, of the "hot- "Bootician's" Trial and Grand Jury's "Up-and-Dowri Reveal Strange Jargon "Czars" and "Barons" Rule Underworld Empire of "Wildctts," "Bulls," "Gorillas," "Mules" and "Blind Pigs" im jl, Ill Mil II. Ull II i m0scr-3k -trim and coolred ith burnt sugar.

(J. 1." a very potent liquor (death on delivery); "darb," something magnificent; "drag," a share. Influence; "drill," to shoot. "Kade." to disappear; "five yards," $500; "tlx." to arrange, to bribe, to kill; fixer," one who arranges bribe or other matter; frisk, to search. "Gab," a conversation; to converse; "gaff Joint," a dishonest gambling establishment; gat, a pistol; "get," to kill, to capture, to defeat, to understand; "giggle soup.

liquor; "gink," a traitor; "give the works," to kill; "graft," illegal pro fits, a scheme; "grand," $1,000 "gun," a crook, a hypodermic cotic outfit. "Hardware," a pistol, weapons; "harness bull," a policeman in uniform; "hijack." to steal a liquor shipment; "hijacker," a bootlegger-pirate; "hoist," to commit highway robbery. "Jam," to compromise, a predica Rpecial (o The Pinghamtun Prrtt Philadelphia, tx-t. 12 "Hellow! Zat you, Keds?" Teh." "This Is Goo-Goo speaking. How's that mule you're cleaning?" "Block-an'-fall." Well, liavo th' cooker Klve It th' frown anyway.

We fcotta thoot tonight." "Veh, if th' dicks don't knock us off" "WTiattdaya mean! Are yuh getting th' snakes? Th' bulls are taking It, ain't ihey?" "Yen, but most of 'em are nuts, since this up-and-down." "I know! I know: I'm sending yuh "ia coupla trailers, -with tin shirts Bcrllliis from th' Apple. We shoot tonight or somebody gets taken for ride!" "I getcha, Goo!" What sort of BlhberSsh is this? It is merely the new lamjuaKe of "itacket" the Jargon which lias grown up with the bootlegging In- dUHi ry. Translntlon of the above imaginary telephone conversation, between a bootleg "czar" ami one of his barons," into polite English, would go something like this: "Hello! la that you Reds?" 1 "Yes." I "This is Goo-Ooo speaking. How is the ilih'it white liquor ihnt you are manufacturing- from specially dena-' tured alcohol "It is very unsatisfactory in fact, dangerous to drink." 'ilm-nini. Well, instruct the oper-' ator of the still to add the eolortn a i a nothwith-eanding.

We must start shipping this liquor to- night." "Yes, if the detectives don't raid us and pur us out of biiHiness." "What do you mean? Are you becoming afflicted with delirium tre- mens? The police are accepting bribes to reimtirt silent and to warn you of impending raids, are they not?" ment; "Joint." a low establishment, a home; "Jolt," a drink of whiskey; "jump." to raid, to arrest. King." a leader of a group of "barons;" "knock off," to kill, to raid to put out of business. "Lamp," an eye. to look at; "Heker up," to drink plentifully; "load," a quantity; "loaded, cated, prepared; "lush," a drunk ard: "lushken." a saloon. "The main drag," the main street or highway, "massage," to drub se verely; "mitt broad," a female fortune teller; "mob," an organized gang of crooks: "money-man," a tinaneia! backer; "iiiinil hpieee." an attorney; I'-ro'iie," moonshlno whiskey witii "kick." "Needle." to Irritate, as a lierson nr to strengthen, as a liquor, "needled heer," lM-er containing more than one half one per cent alcohol; in small "jolt" of whiskey; "nooiile- jsoup." nonsense.

"oil." whiskey, to bribe; "oiled," In itiixn-atcd; "ome-over," a cursory In- js-tts'ttun; "ouillt." a gang or organl-i I "Palooka," a simpleton, a tyro: A Forward-Looking Citizen Forecasts the Future 47 years ago McLean's started business with eight clerks in a village of 1 8,000. Today, its fellow workers number three hundred and fifty in a community of 125,000. What of the Triple Cities forty-seven years hence? What of 1975? We have asked the man of widest vision in all this valley to answer this question. Stanchng on the threshold of his seventy-first birthday which occurs October 14th George F. Johnson forecasts the future, not in terms of material progress, but of human happiness.

"papa." a "goiddlgger's" patron, husiMiid: "payotT." payment of bribe: "nlll." a bullet; "plant." lib SR. ij rT I if f--: i i 5 i S- 0 i i t' mp1 I -t 'subterfuge, a place where peddlers i k-ep supplies: "poker-faced." in-Isorutabie; -pre-war," liquor made or alleged to 1 made before the World Kndicott, X. Sept. 10th, 19:28. Mr.

Win. M. iK-Lcan, War: to steal; promotion," ollli'ial assistance in return for a bribe; "pusher," a "small-time guy" who sells fr a large dealer; "put In the middle," to compromise. "Queer," counterfeit; "the queer," counterfeit money. "itacket," a revel, a quarrel, a protest, a noise, a scheme, a profession or business, the bootleg industry and all its branches; "rake-off." an illicit share of profits: "razz." to crifcise vociferously: "real stuff." liquor of pre-war quality; "red eye." colored "mule'' liquor: "ride," to punish, to reprimand, a death trip bv motor car; "rod," a pistol; "rot-gilt." vile whisky: "rum row." a group of liquorladen vessels at sea beyond Jurisdiction: "runner." a "hustler," an operator of a liquor truck.

"rsilfy." nevere; "sand-bag," lo deceive, to knock out: "sell," to convince, to deceive; "soli-out," to betray, a betrayal; "set-tip." and "easy mark." a pre-arranged oufcome; "shako-down." to extort money from, extortion; a bruised eve; "shut," a drink of whisky, a photograph, a chance, a hypodermic narcotic, dose. Intoxicated, exhausted: "shot beer." same as "needled" beer; "slci.gh ride," to deceive, a trick; "smack." a blow, a dollar, a kiss; "smile." a drink of whisky;" "smoke," tenderloin whiskev. ten cents a "shot:" "snifter." a small drink of whisky; "snort," a large drink of whisky; "snootful," a large quantity of drafts of Intoxicating liquor; "street. to elect. "Take." to' defraud; "take for a ride," to abduct and minder in a motor car; "take It." to accept bribes; "third-rail," whiskey of high money, a detective's badge; "tincan." to deceive, to "lay Hills, McLean Ilaskius, viM'S L'" i-W i in Binghamton, N.

Y. Doar Jlr. McLean: take this occasion to congratulate the- members of your on the successful operation of a splendid business. You have served your public well. I think conditions will be decidedly better for the average Citizen, in the Future which is so full of promise of better tilings, based an a better understanding and a more liberal public thought.

As we make progress, thoughtful minds understand more, clearly, what Life is, and what their part in it should be. As we grow more liberal' in thought and action, the "average Citizen" must have a better opportunity. Comforts and blessings more widely distributed, will create a happier people. As hours of labor have grown less, they will continue to grow less. There will be, therefore, more time for recreation and enjoyment of privileges yet to be provided in greater number.

Prosperity will be more evenly distributed. As we have seen improvements affecting the "average Citizen," I am convinced those living 47 years from, now, will observe a greater number of improvements. IF YOU HAD A NECK A8 LONG A 8 THIS FELLOW AND HAD SORE THROAT "Yes, but most of them are officials who will not accept bribes, since this Grand Jury investigation." "I am fully aware of that face! 1 am sending you two armed guards for your liquor truck, with bulletproof vests -rough and redoubtable men from New York. We start shipping liquor tonight or someone will be abducted in a motor car and murdered, and his body will be thrown Into some lonely locality." "I comprehend your Instructions, Built on the more or less familiar 4 slang of the underworld, this boot-? leggers' jargoon has given birth to so many new terms in the last few years I that even an experienced i pitting within earshot of two "racketeers" would be puzzled by at leas'. some of their conversation.

It's an interesting "language," "racket" lingo; so interesting, tin fact, that prohibition agents tinkler Lieutenant Samuel O. Wynne, I S. prohibition administrator for the Philadelphia and eastern Pennsylvania, area, have started compiling -a word-list of terms used by "They're amusing some of th terms," said Colonel Wynne. "And It profitable for men who come In liontaet with bootleggers to know Mhelr language. Needless to say, however, our reports are still made The first of the many "racket" terms was made "officially" public when I'avid D.

Friedman, a special prohibition Investigator, In "court that Joel I. Kerper, the so-' called "bootician" bootlegger to elite society). kept his "varnish," "furniture polish," In a "drop." 'it was explained in court Just what in "drop" Is a place where any kind 'Of contraband liquor is stored for "A 'drop' may be anything from a warehouse, supplying a number of to a garbage can In an alley, "where a small-time 'speakeasy' keeps its stock of drinks." said Alexander MacPhee, assistant prohibition administrator. "Then I have known of 'walking drops." One man we I 'knocked off- had half pints of 'white mule' concealed iri special pockets in his clothtng. "Io you know what a 'dump' Is? course, it means a 'Joint' or 'dive' M.r 'blind pig" that Is.

a it also has a new special mean-ling. A 'dump' Is a contrivance 'whereby the bartender can get rUl of the evidence in a hurry when he is Jumped" that is, raided. "In a 'speakeasy' that sells only "shots" or drinks no bottled goods the. 'dump' is simply a big funnel behind the bar. with a hose leading to nn ash-pile or something in the b.ise-jnent.

The liquor Is in a pitcher right beside the funnel, arid when the raid breaks, the bartender 'dumps' the liquor into the funnel. "In places that sell half-pints and pint bottles, the 'hooch' Is kept in a specially built five-gallon copper tank, with a big hole In the bottom leading to the ash-plle. There's a tjig stopper In the bottom, like bath-tub plug, only bigger, hitched-la a rope, that the bartender keeps In one hand. "When the 'Joint' Is jumped' he yanks he rope, and the 'dump' does the rest. You've got to be as quick as lightning and keep him from pulling that rope, or your evidence Is gone." Here are a few more terms and 'definitions from the "Racket" vocabulary: "Alky," alcohol: "alley," a place where beer is made illegally.

Baloney," nonsense: "bang." a hypodermic narcotic dose; "baron," a leader of a group of bootleggers: "the Big Apple." New York city; "the big boys." men in power; "big Jiouse," a penitentiary: "hlock-and-fall." very strong and doubtful liquor; "biow out," to throw out of court: "boat," a beer-laden freight car; "boiler," a still: "brannigan." a spree: "broad," a woman: "bump off," to klli, to raid; "burn," to electrocute. "Can," a still, a Jail, to discard; "cannon." a pickpocket; "captain." a susceptible person: one who regulates a still: "clink, a Jail; "cover-up house," a pla.e used by permittees to divert alcohol to bootleg channels; 'crash," to gain entrance to; "crowd," an organization; "czar." the supreme ruler of a "racketeer" "cut," to dilute, diluted, a share: "cutting plant." a piTice where moonshine liquor or re-elstiHed alcohol is diluted wlta water i AU "T.tmF1 I WAY IDOwN TOHSILIHE ThtNationat Wr Threat Rrmtjf Very truly yours, SHOULD QUICKLY RELIEVE iT ALL DRUGGISTS HUNTERS PLAY SAFE Use for CITS and BVKYS 25c and 50c LEO E. FREVS oqkm iutrr; stork Vestal, N. Y. On his seventy-first birthday we extend our congratulations to Mr.

George F. Johnson for his vision, his enterprise and his success. Most of all, we congratulate him upon his leadership in bringing the "square deal" into business. Our eyes are turned expectantly to the future. And in the flourishing city which in 1975 will fill this valley to overflowing, we ask for no greater privilege than that of "serving our public well." mn i Mi i itrnii.i-..n i i rr- ti.hi Thousands and more thousands You 8e more and mor Willyn-KnftrMs on th rnad.

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