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The Washington herald., 1918-04-17
Th "Good Morning, judge
NN Human Interest Stories of puno, By gy
w Police Court Happenings. PERKINS
RUDOLPH
PERKINS

darn thing baked and wouldn't
move.
Pete stood II up beside a tree and
went into Q lunch room to eat his
lunch.
Two girls came along, They had
seen Pete put the machine there.
And TO have some fun. they got
to monkeying with the machine and
without actually knowing when they
did. they disconnected the magnetic
wires.
Pete stepped out Of the lunch room
in time to see Hattie Groves. one
Of the girls, in the act.
He ran up and grabbed her by the
arm. She hollered. He clapped his
hand over her mouth.
She struggled. The other girl ran
and got a cop.
When the COP got there Pete had
the girl on the ground beating her
and kicking her.
The cop yanked him of. and then
took him and his motorcycle to Jail.
He was angry. Pete said. and he
really didn't mean to hurt the girl
The machine was already on the
blink, he said. and the way these
girls fooled with 1t made him lose
his temper.
Twenty-Five dollars hne-or thirty
days.
Too Much Teasing.
"Jedge. ah has been akin dat man
to leab me alone for de las ten
yeahs. Ebery time he sees me he
jumps on me-"
What makes him do that?" the
court asked Charlie wrenn. who
swore out a warrant for Jim Chavers,
Hes sore cause All married de
sal he was goin' wid.'
Always a woman in II. II II were
not for the woman-the police court
judges would be out of job. Huh!
Jim says 1t isn't 30. He didn't want
that woman anyhow.
1t is because Charlie reminds him
that he lost out every time he sees
him. said Jim, that causes the trou-
BILE.
II It wasn't for that there wouldn't
have been a fight at all. he told the
court.
He was on his way to the store.
said Jim, and Charlie called to him
from across the street.
"Dere goes ole sour grapes-Ah Gu,
yo out didn't All boy" Charles said
according to Jim's side of the case.
Well-ehat is enough to make any
rejected suitor mad-but hardly
enough for him to go to jail.
Charlie has a black eye. And tina,
ought to be enough to remind him
to let Jim alone in the future.
And to make Jim let Charlie alone
the court fined him SO.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-17
5. D. GORDON Tells
why PRAYER FAILS
Prayer q Failure Sometimes. Says
Pulpit Talks" Speaker.

s. d. Gordon's "quiet talks" that
are being held at the First Congre-
gational Church. are in every way
success. judging from the num-
Der of people that have been pres
snt, and the manner in which they
have accepted the talks"
Mr.. Gordon is illustrating these
series of talks with pictures drawn
from his travels and observations
in all parts of Europe and Asia,
where his work took him for four
years preceding the war.
Yesterday speaking OF why
Prayer Doesn't Change Things"
Mr.. Gordon said in part. as follows:
Prayer IS a dead failure some
times. II IS sheer waste of breath.
But the failure doesn't disturb for
a moment the fact of prayers
changing things with Irresistible
power. A little time ago 1 was
down In Richmond. Va. In the
church where I was speaking daily
there was a thing called an acous-
ticon fastened on the front edge of
the pulpit desk. 1t Is q sort of
telephone exchange. Six wires ran
from 1t to six pews. And six per-
sons. dull of hearing picked six
receivers and listened intently. But
they didn't hear a thing. 1 could
see the look of disappointment in
their faces
After the meeting someone made
an investigation and found that the
connection underneath the pulpit
had not been properly made. IT
was fixed. and the succeeding days
the deaf people heard perfectly
well But the acousticon failed.
didn't It Yet they haven't lost
faith In the acousticon. It Ii still
in use all over the country.
Now. prayer fails sometimes.
oftentimes- Nothing II changed.
But this doesn't affect the principle
OF prayer. There's always a rea-
SON why. And when the difficulty
Is gotten rid of, the rare power of
prayer does its tremendous work"
Mr.. Gordon will take for his SUBJ
ject tomorrow. why It Takes So
Long for Prayer to Change Things,
Sometimes"
The Washington herald., 1918-04-17
Y. N. c. A. PLAYERS
HAVE FULL PROGRAM
Majority Of Performances Will Be
at Military Encampments.

The Washington Y. NJ. c. A. play
ers have a crowded program for
this month.
This evening The Coward" will
be given at Quantico. with Robert
w. Bell and Nino J. Maiori starring
in the cast, and tomorrow the same
sketch will be given at Camp Bel
voir.
On April 81 The Coward" The
Kiss" and The Lash" will be given
before the Arts Club; and on April
"a comedy. The Suicide A Asylum,
will be presented at Camp Meigs.
On April 26 the same comedy. which
was written by Mr.. Maiori. director
of the players. will be given at the
Y. NJ. c. A. assembly hall
Other presentations also are TO
be given this month at Fort WASH
ington Barracks and Camp Ameri-
can University.
Already the players have appear
ed this month at the George WASH
ington University law school ban
cuet; at Camp Meade. at Fort Myer.
and at the Young women's Chris
tian Association
The Washington herald., 1918-04-17

Scene-Linco,n Park car. on F
street. just beyond the corner Of
Fourteenth. -. o.
Actors-A man of considerable
avoirdupois. very much out of breath,
and apparently indignant. conduc-
tor. calm and Indifferent. earning 50
much an hour-and no more.
Dialogue:
Passenger-what do these white
marks mean on the street?
Conductor-Which street?
Passenger-Fourteenth street.
Conductor-Which side?
Passenger-On the track you have
just come down. just north of F
street.
Conductor-"oh. that's where we
used to STOP
Passenger-"And you leave the
marks there. of course?"
Conductor-"Yes, indeed" (Taking
quarter from another passenger,
and turning away.)-"Tickets2"
Have BorIand Hours.
And Webster's stock of mono
syllables, beginning with q capital d.
has been drawn upon heavily in the
last few weeks in the District, par
ticrlariy by people who do not ap-
preciate the fun of running from one
corner to another. and having the
door Of a car closed in their faces.
But this is just happening while
the new system is getting impressed
on the mind of the public.
Profanity will wane when Wash
ington thoroughly realizes that Mr..
Beeler's skip stops are not merely in
tended to get. our goat"-just as
Washington has already recognized
the manifest Improvement brought
about In traffic conditions In the
particularly congested section. the
center Of which is New York avenue
between Fourteenth and Fifteenth
streets.
BY the way. Mr.. Beeler's stan, like
himself. are Pro -Borlandites." They
work till p, m.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-17
POLITICALPOT
BREWING HOT
AT ARTS CLUB
f.nnual Election Of Officers
April Is Schedules
Warm Contest.

Politics is at fever heat at the Arts
Club. 1t is something new within
the sacred precincts which have been
dedicated to the cultivation and en-
couragement Of art in all its branches
And because it is new, everybody
that Is to say men and women-mem-
bers. indulge I'm the novel excitement.
The annual election of officers takes
place Thursday evening. April Is, fol-
lowing the regular dinner. There will
be no entertainment that night out
side OF the election. and no guests
are permitted to witness the in
teresting event.
A number of candidates for Offices
have made their appearance and
their claims have been closely
scutinized by a critical membership.
Electioneering has. been Roing on for
days with the result that the follow
Ing ticket will be submitted for the
approval OF the members. 1t has the
popular endorsement of the great ma
5ority Of the members by reason Of
the fact that the candidates have
been intimately identified with the
best interests OF the club: George
Julian Zolnay, for president; Mrs.
Emma Prall Knorr. for vice presi-
dent: Mrs. L. NJ. Leisenring, for
treasurer; Mr.. W. B. Chiffon, for re-
cording secretary; Mr.. Warren n.
Akers, for corresponding secretary. The
following have been named for the
board Of governors: Henry X. Bush
Brown. the retiring president: DR..
w. E. Stafford and Charles Trow-
bridge Tittmann.
Mr., Zoinay has been the chairman
OF the entertainment committee for
the last year and is one of the most
active members OF the club.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-17
BOYS PICK OFFICERS
FOR HEROES CLUB

The Heroes Club OF the boys de-
partment, Washington Y. NJ. c. A.,
has just held its semi-annual cleo
tion of officers.
The following were elected: WILL
lam Montgomery. president; Charles
Meany, vice president. and Ross
Fink. secretary.
The knights Of Sir Godfrey also
have had an election. resulting in
the following choices: Richard
Ackard. king; Guy Winkjer. crown
prince; Claiming Walker. arch
bishop and Norman Hampton, bis
hop,
The Washington herald., 1918-04-17
Musical Comedy Girls
Sell Liberty Bonds

Atlantic City. N. J.. April 1s.-Inter-
est In the Third Liberty Loan was
heightened when several young wom-
en- Of musical comedy established
themselves in a booth on the Board
walk and announced that they had
bonds to sell. The petite promoters
Of the loan were Clothflde Woods,
Florence Eidredge. Ella Hibbard, Mae
Carmen and Edna Murray, all Of
View York.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-17
LOCAL TEMPERATURES

Midnight. 81; 4. m. s.; a. M. 43; 6 a. M.
-; g. m. -; 10 q. m. 50; l2 noon. 6s: p.
m, Is; p. m. 7e; D. m. Il; 8 p. m. 60; 10
p. m, g. Highest. Is; lowest e.
Relative humidity-s a. H., ss; p m. 70;
s .. m. IS. Rainfall 70 p. m. to 8 D. M o;
hours Of sunshine. 81; per cent Of possible sun
shine, g.
Departures-Accumulated deficiency Of TEN.
perature since January l. 1918. 81: deficiency
Of temperature since April l. 1918. o; &C
cumulated excess Of precipitation since Jan.
uary ]. 1918, +1.6: excess Of precipitation since
April l. 1918. +2-a
Temperature same date last year Highest, g.;
lowest, 10.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-17
Prison for German Sympathy.

Chicago. April IA sentence of
four years in prison was pronounced
by Federal Judge Landis on Jacob
Hendricks, Of Aurora. ILL.,. for at
tempting to raise funds for German
sailors interned at Fort Oglethorpe.
Ca, by means OF a lottery.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-17
0THEr TEMPERATURES.

TINE TABLES
tCompiled BY United States Coast and e, leuc
Suvey.).
Today-Low tide. s:2i T. m. and e:9l p m. I;
high tide. l:is q. m. and 2I2 p. m.
Today-Sun rises $50 a. m.; sun sets 7:6 D. m
Automobile lamps to be lighted by s:l6 p. m.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-17
Non-Pahiot, Painf.Susared.

Kansas City, No, April 16-Thre,
employed by the Union Pacific Rail
road in its shops in Kansas City
Kan. were smeared with yellow
paint and escorted from the shops
by a crowd Of fellow workmen.. Eel
low workers declared the men sale
ITO hell with the liberty loan"
The Washington herald., 1918-04-17
NEW YORK HOTEL ARRIVALS.

Special to The Washington Herald.
The following residents Of Wash
ington are REGISTERED at New York
hotels:
Broztell-A. H. Allen, NJ. Wawarn-
ure.
Park Avenue-H. S. Anderson, E.
A. George.
Chatham-Mrs. A. W. Church.
Grand-B. H. Enos. W. ]. Slater.
Cumberland-L. Horteg, jr.
Woodward-L Hartig, jr.
Flanders-W. Leary. a. NJ. Taylor.
Alberto. f. Whitten.
st. James-S. AXson.
Algonquin-Mrs. c. F. Clarkson
Empire-Rev. NJ. c. Dougherty.
Ansonia-R. A. Gilbert.
Navarre-E. B. Lee.
Netherland-J. z. Nuttal. Mrs. T.
Nuttall.
Latham-J. A. Wrightson, MD. J. A
Wrightson.
TRADE REPRESENTATIVES,.
F. r. Jelleff: Mrs. NJ. Goodman
coats, suits, waists; Holland.
Each individual is a military unit
in an unbroken chain, and a single
weak link NAV cause disaster-D. T.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-17

Mopocacy sugar corn. 12hc' 1S
lbs. white potatoes. 3Oc; fancy
evap. peaches. 1Sc: large prunes.
Ice: large cans peaches. 2Oc; can
pineapple. 25c: whiskbrooms. 1Sc;
Is ozs. sardines. 15c: fat mackerel.
I5c; large herring, SC: Gunpowder
tea, sec; Star cocoa. CSC; Va Sweet
pancake flour. 12hc; A. J. pan
cake flour. 12Ikc: A ]. buckwheat.
|l2hc; pure Goldfish, 20c; Quaker
matches, Csc; 90 ozs. baking pow
der, 15c: Babbitt soap. 25c; Log
Cabin syrup, 20c; pure pepper. 40c.
4Ie Fourth st. s. f. and all the
]. T. d. Pyles stores.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-17
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

District OF Columbia: Partly cloudy we.incs.
day and Thursday: not much change in tenn
perature; light variable winds
Maryland and Virginia: Light local rains
"wednesday; Thursday. partly cloudy; light
variable winda
The Washington herald., 1918-04-17
Germans Claim Gas Cure.

Amsterdam. April 16.-A semi-ofi-
cial news agency quotes Lieut. Gen.
Dr. Otto Won Schjerning, surgeon
general Of the German army. as say
Ing In an interview that a serum
against poison gas has recently been
discovered.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-17

Gude's Flowers Last Lourep
because they are home grown ana
icssssSiSut Eass ssssrse siaii En-
The Washington herald., 1918-04-17

We must meet the sacrifice at the
front with sacrifice at home-D. c.
Food Administrator.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-17

Food control In North America to-
day, means chiefly getting the food
across the Atlantic at III 0cstftD. c,
tH66a agAN6a01I
The Washington herald., 1918-04-17

rhe Ma.,s sssse-offisihl weather
Repsetf JAght Rsins.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-17
LOCAL MENTION.

Electric Irons and Percelators.
Electric Webster, 719 Sth St y. w.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-17
Peppery Pete.

Last Sunday morning Pete Mar
vim borrowed q motorcycle.
Pete knows very little about ma
chinery-and still less about women.
he had loads Of trouble with this
contraption. Along about noon ,he
The Washington herald., 1918-04-17

Each individual is a military uni'
in an unbroken chain. and sinsIe
weak link may cause disaster-p. -
Food Administrator.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-17
RESORTS.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.

ATLANTIC CITY, n. J.
nerica's Famous All-Iear Resort
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-23

Tho room was dark. for Dora had
not turned on the light. go Cyn,hi,
could not see her cousins face. But
she felt the fingers holding hero
tighten. The voice mat answered her
statement was tense.
about Gerald Stcwatt?" The ques-
tion was abrupt. What about him?
Was mother thcre?'
Cynthia did not understand her com
panion's agitation. In fact. her own
cmbarra ssmen; Was SO acute that she
gave Dora's manner only passing
thought.
yes. Aunt Amanda was there At
first Then she went To her own room"
But wha, about Gerald Stewart?
What did father say about MIN? What
had he been talking to Gerald about
Cynthia moistened her liEr with her
tongue and swallowed haro
About me-" she said In "a low voice.
"A bout your Dora repeated.
This situation must be ended. and
Cynthia made great effort. Yes.
about me-. she affirmed. lie wanted
TO ask uncle's perm Ssion TO marry me-"
The truth was out 1t seemed to
Cynthia as though she had shouted it
through the room. The fingers clutch
Ing hers loosened and slipped from her
clasp. There was long silence before
Dora spoke.
You must excuse me-" she said at
last stinly. ~ ] am somewhat sur
prised. But had no idea that you
and Gerald were in love with each
other. i congratulate you both"
The voice was so hard that tho
listener couH scarcely believe the evil
dence OF her own ears. Dora must be
very mach hur, or very angry at not
having been taken sooner into her
companion's condolences
Dora" Cynthia began. trying to re-
gain her cousins hand, don't speak
:,
10 tell until to-day. when you sent me
into the lihrary--at least nothing that
! knew about. did rot know until
this afternoon that Gerald cared like
that for me"
You knew. suppose. that you loved
him?"
The sentence had an accusing sound.
A Mutual ConfensIon.
II did not know II, dear" Cynthia
protested 'In fact. Dora, IL think
you are right when you say that love
* not as wonderful as some people
say. AT lcast-thc Kind OF sentiment
] feel for Gerald is no, what ! always
supposed that love"
She stopped. buried her face In the
pillow and burst into noiseless sobs.
Dora hcs!,atcd. but only for mo-
ment. With a swift movement, OF pity
she ben; over the bed and gathered
tho sohbinE girl in her arms. kissing
her again and again.
There. there, dear" she soothed.
'1Iave your cry out and you'll feel
batter. guess YOU have just dis
covered what lots 81 the res; q! us
have had TO discover-that love and
life aren't all they're CRACKED UP 10
he Never mind. honey--if Gerald
loves you. and you love him. even a
little-you Will be happy. For you
wil, love him more and more all the
time. No woman could help doing
that"
CYNTHIA had stopped sobbinE. How
do you know" she asked.
We'll. YOU sec. am engaged. too"
Dora reminded her. with an attempt
at a laugh. so am supposed 10 know
something about IL"
'Ycs-you and Milton" Cynthia
unused aloud so YOU understand. Of
course I can jus, why you
should You could not help it,"
Neither of tho girls realized that
each had made TO the other very
Illuminating speech.
Nor did either know that the other
had cried herself to sleep that night
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WHAT TIIEY>THINK OF HAVING
\ DOUBLE WEDDING.
CHAPTER MI.

The atmosphere III the Livingstone
household was uc'erininediF chceriui
yet a sensitive person would nave per-
ccived thet II was strained. cEnth!a,
acting the part expected OF her, was
conscious that others beside herSelt
were playing roles That were not nat
ural TO them, Dora looked pale, yet
her tongue ran on faster than ever
Cynthia suspected that this !oquacity
Was forced. hu; was al loss to un-
derstand why Dora should simulate
v!vacitH II she ala not feel II. Per
haps she was sun {: Nt>e hurt that
Gerald ana ms betrothed had not con
nded In her sooner cynthia consoied
herself with the comforting reflection
tRat heE cousin couid not hoid resent
lnent long. Moreover Dora was AS az
1ectioa'c as ever. hut II was plain
tnat therc vas ON nor mind something
"hlcn' IN spite OF heF uSuai lrankness.
could not be uttered
Mrs LIVINGSTONE was much absorbed
IN business theSe oa!s, ana. when al
nome 'aihe" iittic' MIS- Livingstone
went d"ou' WIN steFo'Fpcd smile
ana Pat,eu ,Eh'h'a sho"!uer approx
!hsiE MHe"e ,, sme pasSe" her' call
NE nct e"i '"''H'
-t.''oti o's p" '1ohs were not
wIi"' NINA "n" eH pec'cu rom MN.
IL. ~ 81 ..'". "'e. "t.el the an
lou @ y. n'' ehS aEe,heht ne
Snoo ~, iai, W., a., .,nu sa'" formal
- .sn 'u -" cshthia.
40 tr',, 80, go, :. AZ 'e" STEWART
"a, "a ~, ,'
airac+ gszs 70 wbich sho .me
,nmcd I-ndor ,hnso cjr,,,n'.,,
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you mind mean would It displeasc
you'll wat TO give you my decision
about the double wedding until have
a little talk with mean until after
this afternoon? she questioned timidly.
Her uncle SHOOK his head. NO. I
want TO make II easy for you. my dear.
so will wait until YOU and Gerald
have your little talk. ! have no doubt
that. being sensible fellow. Gerald
will see the sense Of my proposition."
IF so. we Will begin tomorrow to
order your trousseau." Mrs Living
stone remarked 1t viii be happy
and exciting time for both YOU girls. -
Dora had slipped unnoticed from the
room. and her mothers joyous predic-
ton passed unchallcnEeu
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CYNTHIA Is NOT WILDLY EN-
THCSED AT THE IDEA OF A
DOUBLE WEDDING.
CHAPTER NIII

mere were so many things the mat
tor that Cynthia scarcely knew how to
reply TO hcr aunts question.
But hrst and greatest Of all. was
her own dissemination to marry for
long while yet. She could not speak
OF that. although she mus, say some
thing.
l-i-had not thought Of marrying
SO soon. she stammered There arc
others besides myself TO he consulted
bora's marriage is the main thing.
would not want to interfere with thai
Ihen-of course. Gerald nigh, moi
think we'll of the idea"
Excuse me If ] set aside that lac,
objection" Mrs. Livingstone said II,
Is not the mans place TO set the dare
tor wedding. 1t is the brides pre-
rogative. AS TO Dora. she will see the
advantages of my plan
What arc they" Dora asked. with
disconceriing promptness
Mrs. Livingstone hesitated She had
card She had held TO the last-a ca RI,
whose playing would move CYNTHIA
although 1t might not have any effect
on Dora. Still, she addressed Dora,
| Common decency demanded that she
should not make her main argument
10 the person 10 whom IL would appcal
most strongly.
Dora, she chided. you seem TO
ignore the great expense that your
| wedding will DC. cynthia's weddinu
/ following upon yours will be another
strain on your fathers purse. While
ne is only too glad to meet both OF
| these ooligations-an royalty. as he
| does ali such things-it would lessen
| the expense II he had to pay for A
double wedding. instead OF for two
| separate ones"
How" Dora demanded. her cheeks
Rushing as she noted her cousins
panied Embarrassment.
Think for moment, child" her
mother urged. There Is the price
OF the caterer. for instance. One
supper would do for both affairs. The
same music would serve for both; tn.
church would cost no more for two
brides than for one. OF course, the
trousseau would cost the same in each
case. Your uncle tells me that Gym
thia wishes to supply her own trous-
seau-though he would be glad to do
mat too. lie is SO generous that his
wishes should receive all consideru-
| ton"
An Unpleasant Conversation.
She did not know that, as she spoke.
mental picture presented itself 10
her daughter. Dora saw herself as
the wife of Milton Van Saun watching
cynthia being married to Gerald Stew
ART. Perhaps she might even have to
act as matron OF honor. She could not,
and would not, stand it, After all, a
double wedding would be less nerve
racklng IL the thing must be gone
through with, it might be we'll 10
have both weddings at once. That
would give her. Dora. less time IA
brood on the second ceremony.
All right she said suddenly $50
far as am concerned, 20 ahead and
do as YOU please"
The tone was not sullen. but it was
| hard. Yet the mother appeared not
to notice it.
| That's good child" she approved.