The Washington herald., 1917-06-19
Light FINGERED dan
HATES LIZARD TRIBE
Emulation Proving Disastrous VIII
Wear Sackcloth Hcnceforth.

Up and down Broadway they
strolled, these dressed-up lounge
lizards, dudes, and similar parasites,
until they really got on the nerves Of
TO get away from such things, Daniel
came to Washington and landed q
Job in q department store. But even
here he saw many young men dressed
better than he could afford TO adorn
himself. They must have system.
he decided. So Daniel buried his con-
science and proceeded to pilfer syste-
matically such things as silk shirts,
gloves. ties. hats and hosiery; articles
OF wearing apparel 80 common on r
street. draped on butterflies who don't
work half as hard as he did.
Daniel didn't think It wise to stay
long In one place. So he shifted his
place Of employment. and his method
OF shoplifting. At three or four shops
he stole the same things twice, and
thieving, like murder, will out. Yes
terday morning, representative from
and stolen, were In Police Court to
testify. Judge Pugh asked for an ex-
PLANTATION, Daniel argued that he stole
because his salary didn't permit him
| 10 buy what his heart desired. He
was sent down for six months to try
the cure at occoquan.
Mary swiped His Pants.
Mary Stanton. erstwhile belle OF
what is known In Georgetown as
Frog Island" went on q little tour
of investigation last week concerning
Evidently, she found something sus-
picious and she began to plot how
to get even. So to keep Jasper away
from the other girl. she stole his
somehow or another Jasper didn't
like the idea Of being confined to
his bed, with his only suit of clothes
reposing in secondhand store where
Mary had disposed Of them. 80 he
yelled out OF the window for q police
man. He had Mary arrested. Mary
said she didn't do II as she loved the
ground Jasper walked on. But she
couldn't convince Judge Pugh, 80 he
sent her to OccoQuan for thirty days
TO walk on soil down there.
Another Mary afisbehaves.
The demands Of the present day high
cost OF living sent Mary Lawson pell-
nell to her hubby, Joseph Lawson, a
garage helper, for more money to go
to market with. Joseph. long tired
out by running his hands In his trous-
ers pockets, demonstrated with Mary.
Mary not being given to argument.
broke q brand new umbrella over
CAAAPAOSCA AioN . ACW
words with Mary, but her anger
bubbled right along, and Joseph was
smitten even harder. Judge Pugh
looked at Joseph's bruised counte-
nance and fined Mary so.
Chinatown, MY Chinatown.
Stealing away from her husband
while he was busy bareaining with
the countrymen at the Seventh street
market Saturday night. Clara Hay
wood went for q little visit to a
Chinese restaurant, where her effinity
presided over the chop-suey and yet
quo-main- She loved even his queue,
which she wound around her fingers
while whispering endearing words in
his ears. Clara evidently understood
Chinese, because no one knew what
passed between the two,
Friend husband. growing suspicious,
looked around for his spouse. He
arrived Just as Clara was being kissed
by the pig-tailed Oriental. Now, Mr..
Haywood didn't care 30 much for
that, but to make matters worse
Clara gave him piece Of her mind.