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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-10-04
Good Morning, Judge
Human Interest Stories Of
Police Court Happenings.

/ him for breaking up the game. and
he arrested her, too.
She and Bill were fined $40 each.
because both misbehsved badly.
just Ordinary Everyday DoinGs
The longer they come, the better
Dick Shorter likes them.
Dick roomed at the house Of VIC
toria johnson. Ever since Dick has
had his room there. Victoria has had
4 trouble with him Either he wouldn't
pay his rent, or he was doing some
thing scandalous.
He came home Tuesday afternoon
all lit up like a church. Vic tried
to keep out OF his way as best she
could and she watched him to keep
him from hurting himself. She plead
ed with him not to carry on that
way.
Again she asked him not 10 do that.
He hit her again. Then her daugh-
ter came to the rescue and she got
hurt.
Dick got out his penknife and chased
the women all around the house. They
ran out into the street The neigh
borhood was all aroused.
When the cop caught Dick he knew
absolutely nothing about IL. But he
is informed now. He got thirty days
The Rocky Road to Love.
| At eleven o'clock Tuesday night old
man Nelson had just gone TO bed
His daughter Alice was sitting in the
| parlor. very nervous like.
Shortly Mort Brown came around.
He and Alice had been on the outs
| for several weeks and he was going
| to make up II he could.
Alice was willing. Being lonesome
didn't appeal TO her at all
They talked loudly and kissed as
loud. The old man heard IL. He call
ed down stairs several times and told
Alice to lock the dog out He failed
to hear her say it was Mort and not
the dog.
Five minutes passed. Still they made
a noise. The old man got up mad as
a wet hen and grabbed his pitcher and
threw it downstairs. hitting Mort
where he wears his hat
In court Alice pleaded for her
father. He had never done any thing
like that before. -Iort said his head
hurt very much. but he was willing
for Alice's Ike, now that they had
made up. to let the court take Mel
sou perSOndl DOnoS.
just Like the Fable.
It doesn't pay to be kind to some
people.
When Harry Bolton was out Of work
and had no home. his friend George
Wood took him in like a good Sam
aritan.
Harry got plenty to eat. some new
clothes and was treated like one OF
the family for long time.
He would not even go to the store
for Geirge's wife. He wouldn't do
anything at all in return for the
kindness shown him.
Last Monday he packed up and
quit. taking some Of Georges clothes
with him.
There was only one thing TO do
with a fellow like him and that was
to send him to Jail for sixty days.
Old man Aesop, when he wrote that
fable about the snake in the mans
breast had the right dope. He must
have been thinking about George.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-10-04
PURELY PERSONAL.

Roswell Greaves, Of the Interior
Department. has resigned.
Herman Betters has received a
temporary appointment as clerk in
the War Department
Frank Wayne, of the Government
Printing Office, is back from his
annual vacation.
Carol Hunter has received a pro-
bational appointment as messenger
in the Patent Office.
Clarence Ready, Of the Navy Yard,
is on sick leave.
Walter Galliher. of the Census
Bureau, has received a promotion.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-10-04
JUDGE EXPLAINS HOW
LAWS AFFECT WOMEN

The lecture by Judge Michael NJ.
Doyle on The Law and the Lady, !"
at the Washington Law College halls.
on New York avenue. gave a brief
resume OF the laws now In force as
they elect women in their domestic,
property and business relations. He
dwelt particularly on the growing lib
crafty OF the laws as to women, and
the rapid elimination OF the common
law restrictions on their rights and
privileges.
Prof. Thomas H. Patterson will be-
gin next Tuesday a course of three
lectures on the Origin and Develop
ment Of the Law" Special cards of
admission to this course may be pro-
cured at that college office.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-10-04
SOUTHERN RAILWAY
PATRON OF SOUTH

For every dollar paid to the South
ern Railway Company by the people
In the South during August, 1917, the
corporation paid out in the South
sl.B, according to figures announced
yesterday by Comptroller A. H. Plant.
1t disbursed during the month for
labor. material supplies. and other
purposes, IS, 4o2,0l5, of which sIOf ,s11,
or SS.a per cent, was paid to individ-
uals and industries located in the
South, this sum being s1.544,S71 in ex-
cess of the totals moneys contributed
by the South for transportation pur-
poses.
For improvements to its roadway
and structures the Southern spent
N,5O7,647.s7 in August, 1917. as against
H.17s,ooS.s7 during August. 1916. Dur
ing the two months ended August 81,
50, 001. SSs.s7, as against $2,163, 24s.S5 in
1916.
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LOCAL MENTION.

Whole wheat -four, 51k centst IS
cocoanut, and 10 cent packages:
our best tea, 40 cents; Wonder cof-
fee, 20 cents; our best flour, $12.75
barrel; 2o-ounce cans baking pow
der, IL cents; pure pepper, IS cents:
crystal salt. cents 412 Fourth
St S. E, and all the ]. T. D. Pyles
stores.
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HeraldS Shopping Corner =
High Cost Of Living? Why Worry?
Read THE HERALD and Learn How to
'Save and Have"
How to

Can you think of any commodity that sells at lower price
today than did year years or ten years asoP
Of course no But you learn to purchase many of the
necessities for the home and family prices lower than those listed
elsewhere.
Read The HERALD ad columns daily and learn save and
have with thousands of Others In addition, prize by writing
letter of your experiences the Shopping Editor Of this Contest
ncosns the clipped lad" or the receipted sales check
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the same sales slips, ring the one
that, in your mind, represents the
best bargain that you bought, and
mall IL to the Shopping Editor Of The
Herald. accompanied by a letter mot
to exceed 80 words telling why this
bargain appealed to your needs as the
best buying opportunity for you on
that particular day.
How to Write Letter.
The way in which your letter i'm
presses the Shopping Editor as to the
value Of the article received for the
money spent will count most. Neat
ness and phraseology are but sec
ondary considerations.
The size Of the article purchased
and the amount OF the price paid viii
not figure In making the prize awards.
The purchaser of a paper Of pins
stands the same chance of winning on
this score as the purchaser Of piano
or an automobile
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-10-04
SENATE VOTES TODAY
ON WAR INSURANCE

The Senate's day yesterday was
spent in discussing the soldiers and
sailors insurance bill. which would
pension Americas fighters and pay
pensions to their wives and children.
There was practically no opposition
to the measure. Amendments were
submitted by Smoot, of Utah, seek
ing to revise the financial scale, but
these were not successful. The maxi
mum figure in the bill was reduced
from $4,000 to $500. as had been rec
commended by the committee, which
considered 1t before IT was taken up
in the Senate.
An agreement was reached yester-
day to vote upon the bill by 5 p. m.
today.
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Just Q Militant.

1AAAhtan1
ledge. cherry time All looks at a
policeman. dey locks me up. All
can't chen walk down de street les
sen some cop axes me whar All am
gwine. All neber been to de wurk-
house but nire times. All neber was
wot 20 calls real wicked"
1t was a shame and she so young
too. Hattie Lomax didn't look like a
villainness. but the cops say she d
terror. When she gets mad she
can bite a brick in half. Even with
that all the boys Just love her.
She was pinched Monday afternoon
after she had bounced six bricks on
the bean of Harry jackson because
he didn't have but % cents when she
asked him for a quarter.
Harry's head was so out Of shape,
he couldn't wear his hat. 1t took y
worth Of bandages and court-plaster
to fix him up.
Hattie went down for the tenth
time. Thirty days.
Them Wimmen Fighters.
"Jedge. dis yer woman's chillen
and nah chillen wuz fightin', en- wen
All goes to separation dem. she cum
along en- almos cut nah head on.
BERTHE Crawford exaggerated few
when she told Judge Pugh about
Lizzie Perry. Both women lost Their
heads, but not with the aid Of a
razor.
BERTHE had a cut on the head. Liz
zie got hers too. Last week their
children declared war on one an
other and the parents mixed up.
BERTHE said she was only separat-
ing them. Lizzie thought she was
re-enforcements. That's how the scrap
started.
Lizzie had plenty Of witnesses. but
BERTHE didn't need any witness but
the cut on her head.
They say BERTHE carried a razor
strapped to her arm with a rubber
band SO she could let it disappear
after using it Some trick. But they
couldn't prove 1t.
Lizzie insisted that she got 'bus
in de haid" first, but the court fined
her 1000 pennies.
Losing Both Ways.
Dam " dIu dhCy Tic Ndg
they were having a quiet little game
OF craps. 1t was no piker game.
There was some big money changing
hands.
Just as things were humming along
nicely a watcher on the outside blew
a whistle. The boys gathered up
the bones and money and brought
out a family Bible.
But they couldn't fool Policeman
Jack. He had seen Bibles before and
he knows who reads them.
Bill Taylor, one of the crapshoot-
ers, few out the door right into Jacks
arms. He nearly had heart failure.
This shock after losing s57 in the
game made Bill lose his head.
He had knife in his pocket with
the blade opened. They always car
~ 'em that way in a crap game,
because they never know when some
body is going to start something.
Lottie Plum, who was on guard,
told Cop Jack what she thought Of
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OTHER TEMPERATURES.
TIDE TABLE.

TIDE TABLE.
Compiled By United States Coast and Gsodstic
Survey.)
Today-Low tide, ~ q. m. and an m m. !:
high tide. lo:33 a m and l0S3 u M
CONDITION OF THE WATER.
Tsmpsrature and condition Of water yev,r-
day: Great Falls-Temperature, e.; condition.
very clear. Dalecariis ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
g; condition at north conectiou. very clear;
onnditicn at south connection, very clear.
Georgetown distributing reservoir-rempersture.
81; condition ct .inhuent gatehouse very clear:
cundition u s6iuUt Rtshouss ven sasas.
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A Drop On a
Touehy Corn
instant Relief! Then Corn or Cal
IGs Lifts on with Fingers.

Just think, You can
lift on any corn or cal
lus without one tvinge
OF pain.
A Cincinnati man dis
covered this ether COM
pound and named Il
Freezone. Any druggist
will sell a tiny bottle OF
Freezone for very little
cost. You apply a few
drops direct upon a ten
der corn or callus. In
stsntly the soreness dis
appears, then shortly
you will find the corn or
callus so loose that you
can lift il right OF.
Freezone is wonder
full. II dries instantly.
II doesn't eat away TIE
corn or callus, but shriy-
els Il up without even
irritating the skin.
Hard corns. soft corns.
or corns between the
toes. as well as painful
calluseS, lift right on.
There IS no pain before
or afterwards. No Sore
ness or smarting. Wom-
en- should keep n tiny
bottle on the dresser
and never let a corn
ache twice.-Adv.
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Secretary Of Navy to Witness Parade

Secretary Of the Navy and Mrs.
Daniels are on a visit to New York
City to witness the parade Of Red
Cross nurses along Fifth avenue this
AFTERNOON 10 honor Of the hospitals.
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postmsrk not later than noon Of that
date.)
All that you have to do is to save
your sales slips on any Of the items
that you find advertised In today's
Herald. or any other issue of The
Herald this week. In any case where
the store does not issue sales slips
just ring the item in the sd and
send It along with your letter.
Both ssve Mesey and WI. Prise.
II several sales items appear on
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-10-04

First Prize for best letter, $500
Second prize next best letter, $500
Third prize next best letter. $l,00
Fourth prize next best letter, $l.0o
Time Yet to Enter.
1t is not too late by any means
to enter the shopping contest for
this week. as letters will be ac-
cepted from contestants in this office
up to p. m Saturday. October 6.
1911 Qnciuding all mail bearing q
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-10-04
The Wall of the Stacker.

Oh, why should I work In sweat
have no grudge against the kings,
or the Hun autocracy. OF course.
I've read of the horrors Of the Prus-
sian bureaucrats. but what's that to
me, I'm a married man, I've got to
look out for my brats. Ny business
Is Just as important as that of my
Uncle Sam, He's big enough to take
care OF himself; he's quite a good
sized man. don't believe In fight
ing, and I don't believe in war, the
Kaiser's never bothered me; he's
never made me sore. So why should
l wear uniform and help to win
this fight? I'd rather stay home
and cheer the flag because I think
it's right. And why should I spend
my money to buy a Liberty Bond,
TO send the boys to get shot up, in
the war across the pond?
SThiaxs One Would Rather.
sir-My girl keeps me guessing a good
deal Of the time. She is spending
her vacation at Joliet and I received
a postal from her yesterday with a
view of the W. k. penitentiary. She
says ARRIVED last night This is
great institution. Wish you were
here" E. c. W.. from Chicago.
Concerning Our Sick Friend
From the last bulletin we saw from
Old Doc Killem, attending John Bar
leycorn, who is suffering from an
act Of Congress, the patient Ia rest
ing fairly well and will have to be
kept real quiet for at least a week
yet, as the imported specialist, Doc
Constitutionality, will have a con-
sultation of grave Importance. His
one faithful friend. Fond Hope, is
constantly at his bedside and II Is
surely expected that when the pa-
tents chart is looked over next Fri
day week, at the courthouse, an on
Grafton will not be necessary to save
his life. More bulletins later.
Sister Susie.
sister Susie wears her skirt so short
Her shoe-tops are so high.
L noticed this the other day.
When 1 did drop my eye.
She wore her collar very low.
II almost reached her knees.
Some day there's going to be a sight.
When Susie has to sneeze.
Gabe Harkin sez-Judgin' from Their
number of ottermobile accidents theirs
only two kinds Of people in this town,
the quick en- ther dead"
II You See on November Second,
A lot OF people looking at railroad
time tables.
Bunches of men walking ainlesslv
up and down the street,
Not quite so many bright lights on
the Avenue and elsewhere.
Men whispering In each others ears
Strangers hunting for something
that can't be found.
Patrol wagons getting rusty for
want of use.
Cobwebs in the office of the excise
board.
And hundred thousand people with
their tongues hanging out,
Then You know darn well this town
has gone dry.
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Typhoon Kills Hundreds.

Toxic, Oct. 3. - Two hundred thou
sand persons were made homeless by
Mondays typhoon over this capital.
The number of known deaths il 13s
and 27 persons are still missing.
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Itich milk, matted grain, in powder form
For infants, invalids asdgrowins children
Pure nutrition. upbuildins he whole body
lnvisorates nursing mothers snd the aged
More nutritious than tea, coffee, etc
Instantly prepared. Requires no cooking.
eubstitstes Cost YOU Same. Pries
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sThiaxs One Would Rather.

Shiny girl keeps me guessing a good
deal Of the time. She is spending
her vacation at Joliet and I received
a postal from her yesterday with a
view of the W. X. penitentiary. She
says Arrived last night. This is
a great institution. Wish you were
here" E. C. W., from Chicago.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-03
,speroas state.

gums. At first they became intldmed
and ore ftoto continually dischdr0ing
pns. I ON also troubled greatly 10Th
heortbIrn. Do you think my trouble
u dSs 10 my 4oorkf I an painter.
Ass,oer-All these symptoms ap-
pear 10 me to be due to lead poison
ing. You must certainly change
your occupation, at least for time.
Mouth cleanliness is very essential,
by means Of the tooth brush and
dentifrices. A gargle of one half
teaspoonful Of common salt to a
tumblerful Of hot water will help.
Take on rising, at noon and at bed
time tablespoonful of the following
mixture (get It Of the druggist:
EPSON salts. one ounce, dilute sui
phuric acid one teaspoonful. water
up to four ounces.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-03
COLUMBIA PARK AND OTHERS.

(OoLUMBlA park is not the property of Boise We
II n wish it were. It is owned by A R. Cr11zen He has
perfect right to put it to such uses as he desires
He entitled to thanks for having permitted it to be used
as park and hope unless it seriously nterferes with
his business plans, he will his decision and
tinue to permit it to be used as park.
Boise needs parks There should be series of them
They should be arranged for now before property prices
increase further.
Mayor Hays has interested himself earnestly in the
subject OF city parks and has plan outlined It has been
slow work because the mayor has desired to secure the
use of various pieces of ground without cost to the CITY
or if any, small cost The negotiations have therefore
progressed slowly.
The park question is one of Importance. The present
needs parks the future will need them Boise can hardly
afford to be without them.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-03
NO ONE MARKED"

6PO SAY that "men who stand on the sidewalk and
watch the PARADE tomorrow night evil be
marked" would be insult to many people in this
city it could not be chartably attributed to inudcious
journalism.
There are always those who do not care to march in
any parade who good citizens and as patriotic c
zens as ever breathed the air of freedoms land
The Boise Commercial club which is in charge of the
parade arrangements and which does not assume the dis
loyalty of any who do not march, naturally desires
all to join in the parade who feel like doing so in order
that there may be big showing as possible but any
who do not to do will not be regarded as having
stgmatized themselves-and none will be marked"
We trust that every citizen who feels like marching
will be found in the parade tomorrow night
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-03

It is sometinec o bit pulling to
know Just how to hang a flag-just
what is the correct position of the
union. A letter to the New York Trib-
une tells exactly how 1t should be hung.
"All rules for hanging against a wall a
flag which is not attached to its staff
arc in reference to the right or left
hand Of the observer. The union will
be In the upper right-hand corner IL
the stripes are perpendicular. Thus on
q street running north and south the
flags on the east side will all have
their union toward the north, and
those on the west side will all have
their unions toward the south, unless
some Of them are hung with stripes
perpendicular, when the position of the
union will be reversed. AS one drives
down the street, this may give at first
the impression that there is no uni
eormity, though all the flags may he
correctly hung, but every flag will be
Fight side out, despite the diversity"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-03
How to Avoid Stomach Troubles.

Digestion begins in the mouth. Food
food should be suited to your ago and
occupation. People of sedentary hab-
its should eat little meat. but should
drink an abundance Of wa*ss. aspse-
tally when they first get up In the
morning and bstwesn msoiA. When
you feel dull and stupid after eating.
that shows that you have eaten too
much. The bowels should be kept
regular. When needed take q dose Of
Chambsriain's Tablets. They win Inn
prove your digestion and move the
bowels. ADV. T Tn 3
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-03
FRONTAL SINUS.

A year ago tods taken toith very
severe cold In the head; the nose
aoGs Consistently plugged up. Finally
tChen the discharge came, had to
bloto my nose considerably. / seem
ed to tnJlote my ears. Then I became
dtssy, and my hedrsn0 became great
" imported. Merit the trouble seem
cd to centre IN my forehead. The sktn
over each eye seems red and IN
JIomed, and u seems heavy pres.
care eDtsts. NY forehead hurts, es-
pectdIIy sohen ! am lying do'on.
Ans,oer-You are suffering from
sinusitis. Inflammation Of the frontal
sinuses. The cold in your nose has
extended to those parts. It is Inn
perstivs that you should be under
the care Of a physician skilled in the
nose and throat. Otherwise you may
become seriously Ill.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-03

havo done so much for me all your life
and have been paid with selfish de-
mands, and wilfulness-"
Hush, dear. I don't want to hear
any such thing said. It really makes
me feel very uncomfortable to have
my dear little girl talked about so. 1
could always see behind the little will
full thorns. my lovely rose of a girl"
She reached over and patted Mar
jory's hand.
You dear forgfving soul. How I
love you" whispered MarJory, lift
ing the thin little hand to her lips.
(To be continued.)
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-03
BAD couoHe FEvERIsh. oeiPpvs

You need DR.. Kings New Discovery
to stop that cold. the soothing balsam
ingredients heal the irritAtsd mem
branes. soothe the sore throat, the
antiseptic qualities kill the germ and
your cold 10 quickly relieved DR..
Kings New Discovery has for -
years been the standard remedy fne
coughs and colds In thousands Of
homes. Get bottle today and havs
II handy in your medicine chest tor
coughs, coldA Group. grippe and al
bronchial affections. At yosr Druggist
soc. Adv
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-03

OF course II 10 absolutely impera-
tive to have doctor for q typhoid
patient, who will give directions az
to the conduct Of the case. It may
here, however, be observed that the
best preventive of typhoid fever ID
the anti-typhoid incubation, to
which, In the presence Of an cpl
demic certainly, all should submit
And during an epidemic It Is better
that milk and water should be boiled
before their consumption. All
worthless articles, especially badly
soiled linen that have been in the
Bickroom should be destroyed; other
clothing and bedding may be soaked
in a two per cent carbolic solution
(three ounces slowly dissolved In
gallon of water) or steam sterilized
by ones health department. The
poor sufferers vomit and his kidney
and bowel discharges are put for an
hour in the two per cent carbollc
solution or in half an ounce OF chic
ride of lime to q gallon OF water, Dc
fore they are cast away; lest they
become q means Of infection In the
community. The nurses hands must
be washed with tincture OF green
soap or in hot soapsuds, and then
dipped In the two per cent carboic
after every ministration.
At the beginning OF case an
ounce of castor OIL IL right; but IN
the second week and after supositor-
les should be used for fear OF intes-
final complications. For other medi-
cation-aicohol, strychnine. trionai.
codein and the like-the doctor alone
can act, according 70 the individual
needs OF the. patient a. they arise.
For reducing the fever we rely mainly
on baths and cold packs.
Questions and Answers.
THE GUMS AND LEAD
POISONING.