The Washington herald., 1917-06-27
PALM BEACH SUIT
CAUSES TROUBLE
Oke Stetson Starts Trouble with
New Summer Clothes.

when Ollie stetson, stepped out OF
Mayors Alley Sunday afternoon all
dressed up in his new cream-colored
Palm Beach suit, he heard a Few
Erlckers behind him. Being the only
Resident of the alley possessed or
enough ready cash to buy such
suit, he Immediately concluded that
somsone was Jealous.
He retraced his steps In the d.
rsction Of the bothersome sounds, but
they stopped and Ollie couldn't locate
them He started out again. and then
heard some more snickers. this time
unmistakably loud.
He caught Joe Tucker In the act
OF casting slurs on his clothes. ana
Joe insisted that Olie's suit was
"noisy," A nght started. Both men
were arrested and fined 80 in Police
Court yesterday morning.
Victim Of Preparedness.
A fear that the whole country Is
going dry brought Henry n. DAVIS
Of Norbeck, Nd, to town last Mon
day, to get some hquor. It has been
very dry in the country. and Henry
thought he needed some refreshments
TO take back with him. He bought
them. but his thirst got the better OF
him and Henry strolled over 10
Temperance Hall Alley, northwest ana
leaned up against the wall and tilted
his bottle. It was much easier
Henry thought, to carry his pur-
chases home in such a manner that
he couldn't possibly spill them. and
he put most OF them on the inside.
A passing policeman was sure the
wall could stand without Henry hold
inx Il I'D and arrested him. Henry
got nvs days
Girls Win Fights Are Fined.
Mary Tynes and Alice Coleman ooth
AVE wen developed muscles in their
., rms. Monday, SO the girls say. some
one "sicked' a dog on them, and
they played ball with the dog, which
was . Boston bull. Back and forth
they "slung' him, until his owner
became frightened and rushed TO his
assistance He could not get at the
dog, and somehow or other the dog
landed square in his face.
Ths two girls were arrested after
thsy bad several good laughs at his
prsdSeament. A hght almost started
vhan the girls challenged the dog
owner. But he left the scene hur-
llsdty and secured a warrant Tor
harn. They were fined S each, but
didn't have the money
New Way to Boost Wages
Two wrongs do not make a right.
This fact was with some difficulty
impressed on Lottie Darrell. charged
IN Police Court yesterday morning
with the larceny OF a collection OF
bedding and kitchen, ware. Lotue
worked at the Working Boys Home.
and because she was underpaid, so
she claimed, and to make up the dif-
ference, she took according to her
own statement, what belonged to her
employers.
II it had not been for the fact that
her employer was kindhearted, Lottie
would be at Occoquan for sixty days.
With some reluctance Judge Pugh
consented to put her on probation,
and warned her that by stealing, she
was not lawfully settling an obliga-
tion.
Fine Clothes Cause Trouble.
Hattie Hurst works all day every
day. and because Of the high cost OF
duds and a small salary she cannot
afford to dress up like a peacock"
This is Hattie's wall. Jennie Smythe
does the -ame work. but manages to
dress up, and struts around to the
disgust Of -verybod.- in the neighbor-
hood. Last Sunday, Jennie put on
purple crepe de chine dress and pa
raded by Hattie's doorstep till Hat
tie could stand it no longer. Enraged
and outraged. Hattie made some re-
marks about the source of Jennie's ap-
parel and 'Ne two came to blows.
The trouble was brought to court and
eac., of the fighters left $ apiece in
fines.