The Washington herald., 1918-04-28

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The Black Hand.
Chris scaement runs q macaroni
factory on Four-and-a-half street
southwest .... --
Last Thursday Chris got a black hand
letter demanding 5000 or his life.
1t scared him. He didn't feel like
giving up either the 5000 or his life.
He wanted to keep right on making
macarcni.
He suspected Dominica Clio of
writing the letter-because both he
and Dominica were in love with the
same girl
OF course. there is always a woman
in it-but this time she il too young
to be mentioned.
As Dominica walked past Chris
place Thursday afternoon, Chris ran
out with his gun and poked< II in
Dominico's face. and farced him in
side Of the macaroni factory.
A scrimmage followed and DOM
inico was hit on the head with the
gun.
Soon policeman heard the fuss
and came in and rescued him-and
took both the captor and the cap
tured to the lookup.
In court most of the argument
took place in NeapoIitan and no one
but Chris and Dominica knew what
was going on.
Anyhow. 1t was not proven that
Dominica sent the letter. II was
proven. however. that Chris was the
aggressor.
And so the court took so away
from him.
Just Naturally Hungry.
sixty-four Potomac herring make
quite q mouthful.
Friday afternoon Bill Armstrong,
who inhabits q houseboat, went nsh-
ing above the Chain Bridge.
He took along a pair Of field
glasses. SO that he could see any
one before they saw him.
He got out his dip nets and was
dipping herring to beat the band,
when Policeman Garfield came
along.
Bills glasses didn't save him.
Garfield was also looking through
glasses and caught Bill in the act.
Meat cost SO much money. Bill
said. that he had to have some fish
to appease his hunger.
He wasn't fishing for fish to sell,
he said. He Just wanted enough for
one meal. That was all
He must have some bread basket
II he can hold sixty-four adult size
herring.
The law says that no one 10 al
lowed to use dip nets.
But what is the law when a man
is hungry? He can't eat the, law
book.
The court told Bill to she'll out a
$40 bill or go to jail for sixty days.
John Has q Mean Temper.
John Epps and Elijah Thomas
were working on a construction job
at Nineteenth and B streets north
west.
John was driving a sand wagon
and Elijah was shoveling the sand.
In dumping his wagon John came
too close to Elijah, who resented 1t
and called him down for being care
less.
And John got peeved. What
right has a guy like Elijah to give
a gentleman like him a call-down
he reasoned.
The pair had an argument. John
hoped OF his wagon and ran to-
ward Elijah.
Elijah raised his shovel to defend
himself. But John kept a-coming.
shouted John, yanking a big knife
from his hip pocket.
He slashed at Elijah. Fortunate
ly. the blade only ripped his shirt
in the back and did not touch the
flesh.
A watchman was called and John
was quieted down and taken to the
station house.
to break his head with the shovel.
But the witnesses said different.
The court told John to come
across with twenty iron men.
Cast-Iron Nerve.
Duke Mason has a piano in his
house.
Wednesday evening after supper
Fred Wilson came around to Dukes
house. bringing his girl with him.
Her name was Maude Gross and
she turned up her nose at Duke.
Fred played the piano a while and
then Maude took a crack at IL and
played a few sentimental tunes.
While looking around the room she
saw some pictures. And right away
she wanted them.
Without saying a word to Duke,
who was sitting by the window fig
uring out a way to get rid Of the
pair, she mentioned her desires to
Fred
Fred told her to go ahead and take
what she wanted.
Duke said nothing. He sat still,
ready to jump when the time came.
When Maude started out with three
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