Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-13

the knee he drew his handkerchief from
his pocket, put il into service and coutin-
ued his reading, without bestowing so
much as glance at the sanitary cop; but
the grin lowered more than ever I'm the
lines about his mouth.
This performance was repeated just six
times before the train reached the 2Sth
street station. When the train mid
way between the I'D and the 3Sth street
stations, the young man stood mp. but
toned ms oNercoat, grinned broadly and
touched the sanitary cop playfully on the
shoulder.
''Tag-you're itr' ne said in such a good
natured way that the officer couldn't do
anything else but grin sheepishly. Moth
| ing much doing. hey? G'see. I was on
that Sd avenue surface car yesterday after
noon when you pinched the Dago. and L
was next. Hope 1 haven't taken you he
yond your station? No harm done Ell?
All right-slong." and he got OF At 2sth
street, looking as If he had enjoyed him
self lot.
An Interpreter Needed.
Another of the sanitary policemen was
taking a stand-up ride on an oast-bouGd
Sith street car on Tuesday afternoon. when
a very fat, wheezy. red-faced German.
| comfortably clad. who was seated directly
| to the left of the officer, fiagrantly violated
the ordinance and came mighty near mar
| ring the sanitary cops well-polishcd left
shoe in the act.
Say. look a-here. my friend" said the
official instantly, bringing his hand down
| on the red-faced Germans shoulder, did
you ever read that sign at the end Of the
carp pointing to the printed ordinance
against public splitting
''Vass iss?" he inquired, looking mp in sur
prise and putting a hand to his ear.
Il said" went on the sanitary cop, that
that sign at the end OF the car there wasn't
tackled up for fun. Do you know that you
have violated the law, and that you're
liable to be sent over the road for year
for doing it?''
Heinz" said the wheezy German. still
with an air of mystihcation on his face
and putting his hand still closer to his
ear to form a sort Of sound scoop.
The officer was beginning TO look I'M
patient, when a man who sitting next
to the German translated the health 20
icemans words for the benefit Of the
offender. at the same time telling bum the
meaning of the ordinance.
The fat German jumped from his seat IN
a panic and raced for the rear PLATFORM
mumbling, "Ach! mein Gott"' and when
he hoped OFF the car he ran fast as
his short legs would carry him.
Plenty Of Ammunition hut No Firing
This same official boarded a westbound
ODD street car at Sd avenue later ON I'm the
| afternoon. At Broadway man with q
plumbers kit done up in piece Of carpet
got aboard, deposited his tools at his feet
he sat down in one OF the rear corners
and pulled out OF his pocket plug of very
black looking tobacco He tore OF a good
inch square with his teeth. and settled
back in his seat to enjoy himself The
sanitary cop had the plumber fixed with
his eye from the moment that he got on
the car, and when he took the big chew
and began to eat the tobacco with every
evidence of great relish, IL was easy to
see that the health policeman expected
there'd he something doing i'm his line In
very short time. He rose from his seat
in the middle of the car. In fact, and took
one right across from the plumber, so as
| to be nearer when the moment for action
on his part had arrived.
However, that moment appeared TO be
strangely deferred. The man went right
on chewing as IL his cud consisted Of can
| died violets instead Of navy plug, but he
didn't violate the ordinance. The sanitary
| cop stared at him, but the man palpably
didn't know that there was Such a thing
| as a sanitary policeman i'm existence. He
| continued eating his black tobacco rum
| inatingly, studying the advertising pla-
cards over the windows with great aPpar-
| rent interest and enjoyment-but h" com
| mitted no infraCtion whatsoever OF the
| law.
The policeman continued to gaze in a
| fascinated sort of way at the plumber uil-
| til the car pulled up at 2@d street railroad
| ferries. and then he followed him TO the
door of the Erie ferryhouse.
Say, chum," said the officer touching
| the plumber on the shoulder, Il amt
natural-born rubber, | hope, but I've been
/ watching you ever since YOU got on That
! car-that's how I'm making my wages
! just now, watching folks-and it just made
| me dizzy to see you cat a half pound OF
| tobacco like the way you've been doing
! and never make use of the exhaust Say,
/ if tried that there'd Toe an autopsy real
| quick, and I'd be it. How d'y" make st
| stick, anyhow. without croalIln
An expression of understanding crossed
| the plumbers face as the sanitary cop
/ went on with his speech, and at the end
| he looked up good humoredy.
"Oh, you're one O them gum shoes out
| after the spittin' hogs, hey?' he said.
| Well say, I hope YOU win out. 1t ought
| t be thirty years in the jug stead OF
| year. I never spat in car or on anybody's
floor or deck in me life. An l eat a whole
hunk o the stove polish a day, at that
pulling out his huge plug and gazing at
IL fondly. How do I make IT stick? Why.
/ swally it, that's all. It's me cocktail an
appetizer, an it keeps tn rheumatic away.
Sure thing
The Officer Was Wise.
Another of these policemen found himself
IN a position on Monday where he couldn't
interfere, although the ordinance was I'M
questionably violated right before his
eyes 1t was on an sth avenue surface car.
bound up. Across from where the officer
sat was a very misunderstanding young
mother and her little boy-a shaver about
four years old. The little chap seemed to
have just learned, from the big boys, to
spit through his front teeth, and he want
ed to practice. He did practice. He stood
up on the seat beside his mother and spat
through the interstices of his teeth with
great apparent enthusiasm and enjoyment.
Now, WILLIE said his mother, shaking
a warning finger at the little chap, but
smiling at him at the same time. Willie
went splitting more than ever through
his teeth. If a small boy needed, and
needed bad, a good, old-fashioned betting
that small boy needed one. and there were
a number of folks in the car, men and
women, who looked if they would have
been willing to devote any reasonable
amount of time and energy to that com
mendable purpose. But Wilie's mother only
shook her finger playfully at him, and he
went right aiming the aisle mat.
The sanitary cop shifted uneasily in his
seat but it wasn't hard to perceive that he
didn't exactly care to take chance In a
case of that sort without the authority OF
the Gerry people. anyhow At length the
boy missed one OF his shots for the aisle
and spat on the handsome overcoat of
ine-looking, white-laired man on his right.
The white-haired man naturally looked dis
pleased as he pulled out his handkerchief,
and then he leaned over to the boys moth
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