The Washington herald., 1918-04-09
The Weaker Sex.


II we are to believe the dime
novels, the movies and melodramas,
the Westerner In the good old days
who made q suspicious move towards
his hind pocket while in . heated
argument usually got plugged.
Down in Southwest Washington,
they have an unwritten understand
ing on somewhat the same subject.
However, it applies this time to the
ladies-that is, II one reached in her
lady, her movements are apt to be
misunderstood.
Corinne Carter and Susie Burke
were having a fuss the other day in
front of Susie's house.
Susie reached down to her stocking
to pull up her garter and Corinne
grabbed the nearest brick and
bounced it on Susie's head.
Her explanation for this was that
she thought sure Susie was reaching
for a knife to trim" her with.
1t turned out that Susie had no in
Corinne She only wanted to straighten
Oul DldlltE.
Corinne's mistake cost her just s25.
why Not Swat the RaIIwayf
Usually when street car passengers
get severe jolt. they sue the car
company.
This time, the passenger, Jesse
Clarkson, a soldier. had to pay a fine of
S10-not for being jolted, but for what
grew out Of the jolt.
Jesse and a boy named George
Jamison were on a Georgia avenue car.
When they started to get off at
Florida avenue, Jesse was flung up
against George.
A policeman was sitting on the front
seat. keeping his eyes open, like a
good policeman should.
For some reason or other. not dis
closed. Jesse hauled away and knocked
George down-just as If he was to
blame for the Jerking of the car.
Then the cop got up and arrested
him.
In court Jesse swore that George
gave him a cussing. But the cop was
on the job and didn't hear a word
Of 1t.
And as it looked like q cIsar-cut
case Of assault to the court, it fined
Jesse the ten.
Them Cops Are sHek.
Hurrah for Mr.. BertilIon and hur-
rah for Mr.. Scrivener.,
One invented the finger prints and
the other uses 'em.
A couple Of years ago somebody
broke into a great university here
and pried open a desk and swiped s..
They left a greasy finger print on
a piece Of paper on the desk.
That was the only clue the cops
could find.
Armed with this finger print De-
teetive scrivener happened to notice
. finger on the hand of Wilmer Dom
ohue that looked exactly like the
finger print on the piece Of paper.
And sure enough It matched ex-
actly. There was no doubt about II,
Wilmer was the man who turned the
trick.
He confessed in court that he did
ft-but also said that he was three
sheets In the wind when 1t happened
else there would have been no clue
lsft.
However, the university authorities
are averse to seeing a man 60 to jail
for the sake Of q puny little IS bill.
They asked that Wilmer be paroled.
But thei court looked sidewise at the
man and then gave him four mouths
and will investigate his record before
doing anything.
SORe Born Every Minute"
The majority Of men, when they
get stung. give themselves a call
down and set about to sharpen their
wits.
Others hoIler for their mamnas
or the nearest policeman.
Beverly Lane, with, his weeks
wages in his pocket, set out to catch
himself q Chicken"
This was on Saturday night and
Marjorie Holmes was out looking for
fellows like Beverly.
They both met downtown, neither
having seen the other before.
A half hour later, Beverly was
sound asleep on q chair in the kitchen
Of Marjorie's home.
1t was q drunken slumber and while