The Washington herald., 1918-05-08

"Jedge, dat woman made so much
confusement in nah house dat All
tole her to move. Den she cussed
me-"
Some more landlord and tenant
troubles. But this time there Is no
profiteering in 1t.
Hattie Walker. so her landlady
says. rented a room from her un-
meant by that).
Hattie has been behaving scandal
ously.
Hattie says it is the landlady who
forgot that she was a lady and mis-
behaved.
The upshot of It all was the two
women got together and made the
feathers fly.
They didn't fight with their fists.
Oh, no. they fought like most girls
do. with their throat muscles and
vocal cords.
Neither got the best of the af-
fair. No one had the last word. ex-
cept that Hattie was arrested.
She promised the court that she
was going to move-which pleased
the landlady very much.
And after this promise became a
part of the court record. Hattie
gave the court 81.
Maybe He VIII Reform Now.
Something IS wrong with the re-
form school
John Thomas. an eighteen-year-
old boy. spent eighteen months out
there and it didn't do him any good.
He wasn't out long before he got
into his old tricks again.
He was swiping money right and
left from his employer, the owner
OF a dyeing and cleaning establish
ment.
Not only that. he was toting a
gun with plenty Of spare ammuni-
tion.
He was getting to be a regular
| Gyp the Blood when Detective Wise
got hold of him and put him In the
cooler.
John had S53 belonging to his en-
ployer. Some other amounts that
he swiped from the safe haven't
been recovered.
There Is also a grand Jury offense
staring him in the face when he
gets through his present confine-
ment
He couldn't give the Judge any
reason for taking other peoples
property.
He Just saw It. he said. and took
it, thinking II would never be found
out.
This time he gets four months
and is fined $50 also.
'fFor It's Always Good Weather.
It was some" bunch that Po-
liceman Oscar Mansfield saw COM
ing down Four-and-a-half street
Monday morning.
A wagon filled with eight up
roarious soldiers. driven by George
Mathis, who was drunk, and a blind
horse pulling the wagon.
| This combination didn't get far
The horse could ordinarily take
care of itself even IL It was blind
But with a drunken driver pull
ing at the reins the horse was max
ing figure "eights' all over the
street
As soon as Mansfield pulled neal
on his bicycle. the soldiers jumped
out and each ran in q different
direction.
George, OF course. blamed 1t al
on the poor innocent horse, but
Mansfield knew when a horse wa:
sober and when a man was drunk
| And when George saw that ht
was in a tight corner, he tried tc
make the court believe that b.
was sleepy.
The weather, he said, was 80 hot
that he just couldn't drive straight
| There was nothing else for tn,
court to do but to fine George $7I
and send him down to Mr.. Foster.
farm for thirty days also.
It's All Wrong, Irene.
An old adage says. Don't or,
over split milk"
Irene Baylor didn't cry. sh,
swore 30 loud that Policeman
Shockey had to put his hands ovel
his ears.
Irene and her sister, who live OF
Twelfth street. had an argument
yesterday over a can of split milk
The sister tried to straighten tn,
matter out by Offering to buy an
| other can.
And that made Irene madder yet
She refused to allow her sister t.
/ get another can.
| She reached for a hatchet, will
which the sister had tried to oper
the can of milk, and started after
her with 1t.
| Shockey got there in time Il
grab the hatchet from Irene's hand
and place her under arrest.
| I'VE was jes' havin' an ordinary
conversashun. Jedge." explained
| Irene.
Great heavens" said the court