The Washington herald., 1917-10-25
GOOD MORNING
JUDGE
A Prohibition Tragedy.
BY RUDOLPH PERKINS.

Jim Davis was washing bottles in
so engaged he was thinking of the
be doing that.
He didn't hear Jim Ray when he
spoke to him. He was too busy
would like to do to Congress for
making the town dry.
Davis woke up rather suddenly
when Ray threw his empty glass and
caught him right in the temple. Mil
lions Of stars made their appear
ance.
When he recovered he got a war
rant. Ray was locked up. But Ray
had a perfect right to soak his
friends, he said
He told the court he had only in
tended to throw some beer at Davis
and the glass slipped out of his
hand.
But any man who has handled as
many glasses as he has, has no
right to let one slip. 1t ought to be
the last thing on earth to slip out
of his hand.
Mr.. Rafferty, said that Ray wanted
to lick him after he had put Davis
away, but his size prevented any
thing like that.
Judge Pugh thought the offense was
rather a severe one and fined Ray
Sos.
Mary Was Purity Itself.
"Jedgc. All was comm down de
street mindin' nah own bizness en-
dis woman remarked to her gemman
fren dat All was wicked woman. Now
Jedse. All neber did enything wicked
in all nah bawn days, yo can tell
dat by lookin' at me-"
Whether he could or nor the court
didn't. say. But Mary Hendricks
tried hard to convinve the court that
she was as pure as a lily.
Mary had accused Bertha Campbell
Of disorderly conduct. Bertha ac-
cused Mary Of something far worse
When the two passed each other on
the street the other day the inevi-
table happened.
Long ago Mary had gotten ahead
CT Bertha with a certain young man.
She had to fight constantly to keep
him from her.
Cne day she lost him altogether.
Bertha had lured him away. So we
have here reason for the hard feel
iugs
1T happened that Bertha always had
a steady job. Mary's work had al
ways been spasmodic. Hence the
young mans preference.
When they met the other day, Ber-
tina said something to her escort,
so Mary said, to keep him from look
ing her way. Her language would
have shocked a pirate, twas said.
To Mary's deep satisfaction the
court fined Bertha IS. But she still
has her beau.
The Rocky Road.
For once in a great long time Judge
Pugh failed In his efforts to unite
what were once two loving hearts.
Frank L. Dvorak and his wife have
been separated for the past four
months.
Something caused Frank to think
that his wife had put detectives on
his trail. 1t made him sore.
He went around to where his wife
was staying and the two of them had
scrap which resulted in Frank being
arrested for threatening to murder
the wife.
The court argued for a little while
trying to convince the pair that they
shouldn't be living apart. Frank ad-
mitted that 1t was the temper of
both of them that made a mess OF
things.
Neither was willing to try living to-
gether again. There was some need,
however, for the court to assure the
wife that she was certain of not be-
ing killed.
Frank was released under bonds to
keep the peace, and the court still
insisted that he and his wife get to-
gether &gain.
Those Dear Girls.
There was a dance in Temperance
Hall.
1t being such. 1t naturally had all
the trimmings of first class ''cullud''
But to go back little ways. Laura
Lewson and Bob Reed had been keep
Ing company. Bob had split up with
Laura and took unto his bosom one
Rosa Bailey.
You can imagine how Laura felt
All hands went to the dance. Now
when you have a combination like
this, all else needed Is to have one
of the girls look cross-eyed at the
other.
1t happened. whiskey and gin bot
ties flew around like flies in the sum-
mer. Cuss words, scandalous language
and all that sort OF thing followed
Rosetta Bundy. friend of Laura
got hers. too. She stuck to Laura
all through the scrap Laura's heai