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The Washington herald., 1919-04-06
By CAPT. ]. WALTER MITCHELL

fore them. But Sam is invariably fair
In his statements. He knows how to
differentiate between the dyed-in-the-
wool criminal and thug and the victim
of circumstances. Frequently while 1
was reporter of the police court pro-
ceedings, when his honor called upon
Sam to learn something of the reputa-
tion of prisoner in the dock, l have
heard Bailiff Kendig say:
"Oh, your honor, Jack is a good fel-
low. There is nothing really vicious
about him. His greatest offense is
committed against himself when he
occasionally loads up with booze"
Because of his absolute fairness
there was a saying among the regu-
lars who came before the bar of the
court. 1t was: "Bailiff Sam Kendig
sure has a heart" notwithstanding
that he is a rigid disciplinarian to
the unfortunates in the cages await
ing trial.
His First Case.
The first culprit tried by Judge Tom
Miller was a frowsy tramp, of whom
Sam Kendig said: He didn't have
on enough clothes to wad a shotgun" a"
When arraigned for trial this profess
sional cootie breeder was questioned
by his honor, who was visibly proud
of his ascension from the bar to
the bench, and who was the happy
possessor of i broad vein of grim
humor.
Where is your home, my MANI" he
queried.
Nowhere in particular and every
where in general" came the reply
from the leering lips of the roadster
Evidently so." said his honor, "but
for the next half year your address
will be the District workhouse. Next
case"
Judge Miller with Solomonic wisdom
unravelled the strange case of two
unemployed workingmen who came
here from an eastern city looking for
work. as they expressed it. After
=alighting from 'side-door Pullman"
in the freight yards the men sepa-
rated, one going west and the other
going to East Washington to seek en-
ployment. They arranged to get to-
gether at o'clock the same evening
at the general delivery window of the
city postoffice and report the result
of their quest for work. Instead OF
meeting at the mail window as ar
ranged, they came together the fol-
lowing morning in the cages at police
court. Each expressed surprise at
finding the other in the tolls of the
law, and related their experiences.
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Ties. He had served with honor in
the Union army in the civil war. He
proved himself to be hero when
he faced the blasts of war i'm the
Wilderness. participated in the dance
of death at Gettysburg and gallantly
went over the top" at Petersburg.
only to become an arrant coward when
he surrendered Internationally to old
John Barleycorn. Crying John" had
been familiar character in this city
since the ending of the civil war. He
was given the odd cognomen because
he wept piteously and real tears
flowed down his war-seasoned cheeks
as he held up a pedestrian and begged
for the price of a drink. As pan
handling was a violation of the old
vagrancy act, John was a regular visi-
tor to the police court and he served
more terms at the workhouse than
any other chronic petty offender in
that period. 1t was a case of "out
again and in again with this pitiful
veteran soldier man. Judge Smell, who
invariably tempered justice with
mercy, knew of Johns splendid cour-
age in war, and also was aware of his
physical weakness. He therefore gave
him short sentences. On one occasion
the judge met John on Seventh street
and saw him approach several per-
sons and beg for money.
Come here. John" he said. Il pity
you, but 1 am not going to lecture
you. Here is S. Go buy all the
whisky you can get for this money,
and then the police will bring you be-
fore me at court, and | will prescribe
a good rest for you at the workhouse,
where you will also get medical treat
ment."
Made Effort to Reform.
This kindly act seemed to awaken
the conscience of the human derelict,
and he made sincere effort to break
away from the drink habit. But the
pail of weakness still hung over him
and he went back to his cups in less
than a week. He was hailed into
court and Judge Smell, true to his
promise, gave him the rest treatment
for one month down on the farm -
This unique Washington character
died some years later from alcohol
ism, and his remains We're given re-
spectacle burial with military honors
by civil war comrades who overlooked
his physical weakness for strong
drink. but remembered John, the SOL
dier and man, who defended the Union
and bravely faced death on the hard
fought battlefields in Virginia and at
Gettysburg. Drunken John, the hero,
sleeps at Arlington. and on each re-
curing Memorial Day his comrades
place fragrant flowers on his little
green tent that opens upward. and
one old comrade who served in Johns
company in a Pennsylvania regiment,
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was by a miracle instead OF an act Of
Congress. Am / right or wrong?"
Act of Congress- Needed.
DO me the favor, Abe" Morris
said, and don't talk a lot of nonsense
about a subject about which you don't
know nothing about, because when
say that nobody could get money out
of Carter II. Glass except by an act
of Congress. y'understand, / amt talk
ing poetical in a manner of speaking.
They must actually got to got an acI
of Congress before any body coulC
get any money out of the Secretary OF
the Treasury no matter IL Mr.. Glass
would be the most generous feller in
existence, which for all / know, he
might be. So. therefore. Abe, wher
Congress adjourned without passing
the acts which was necessary in or
der that the Secretary of the Treas
ury should pay the railroads $50. .0oO, 90
to keep 'em going, understand, no
TO mention such chicken feed like
S,C0O.O00, for this here Soldiers Rela.
tiOns Bureau and the like, 1t leaves
the country practically broke with
seven or eight billion dollars in the
bank. Now. do you understand what
l am driving into?'
81 think ] do" Abe said, but ex-
plain it to me just as If l didn't, be-
cause what is mystery to me is, why
did Congress adjourn without passing
them acts, Mawruss?"
They did it to put Mr.. Wilson in
bad on account he went to Europe
without calling an extra session." Nor
ris said.
Il thought Congress got paid by
the year and not by the session" Abe
remarked.
"atchful Waiting on Both Sides.
so they do" Morris continued.
but they said they wanted to stay
IN session while Mr.. Wilson was in
Europe to help him. and Mr.. Will
son thought they wanted to stay in
session while he was in Europe to
knock him. and he said: Watch.
I'll fix them fellcrs' and they said
Watch! Wen fix that felIer.' And
between the two of them. the rail-
roads is left dry and high. the War
Risks Bureau claims that they
could only keep going for a week
or so. the soldiers relations people
that's the way it goes"
And who do you think is right.
Mawruss?" Abe asked. Mr.. Will
son or Congress-"
We'll. l amt exactly prepared to
say. understand" Morris replied
but it's a question in nv mind
whether or not there amt just so
much need for a Peace Conference
in Washington as there is in PsNis,
and If so. Abe. whether Mr.. Wilson
amt at the wrong Peace Confer
cnCe."
80 far as that goes, Mawruss.
Abe said. he might just so well
be in Washington as IN Paris. be-
cause the tapestry and gold caskel
period of this here conference is
already a thing of the past. which
l see that Mr.. Wilson amt even
staying with the Murats no longer
Murnt Had Something to Say.
Naturally" Morris said after tn,
way this here Murat went around
talking about the Leag que of Nations.
Why. I thought he was in favor oI
it." Abe said.
He was in favor of it," Morri:
said, up TO the time Mr.. Wilson anC
Lord George had the conference with
the Jugo-Slobs where they laid ou
the frontiers by making the ink bot
tie represent BeSSarabia and th'
mucilaEe bottle Macedonia. Wher
Murat saw the library carpet the next
morning. he begun to say that after
all. why shouldn't France control hel
own foreign policy"
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kneels at his grave and says a silent
prayer for the repose of his soul.
Frequently when imposing fine or
term of imprisonme&: upon some gay
LothariO who had started out for
good time" but later found himself
in police station, Judge Smell would
say:
Now you are going to pay the
piper-SlO or thirty days"
The phrase paying the piper" be-
came classic of the vernacular
among the lawbreakfng element of old
Washington, and fellow under ar
rest would declare. I'm going to see
Judge Smell and pay the piper"
Self determination was trait of
the venerable judges character, and
like Davy Crockett, he forged ahead
when he believed he was right, re-
Gardless of the desires of the police
department or the higher District au-
thorities. Hence. one night following
a raid in the red light district, after
the police had locked up more than
fifty women of the town, Judge Smell
ordered their release on small collat-
eral, notwithstanding the determined
order of the police captain that the
women should be held without bail
and given a ride to the police court
in the BLACK Maria" or van, on the
morning following. 1 was at Judge
SHELLS home on H street, between
Tenth and Eleventh streets northwest,
when he signed the order for their
release.
Judge Applied Scripture.
They are erring sisters" he COM
fah htIt
they are human. We all have moth
ers and sisters and they are not buried
yet. Christ forgave an erring woman,
why should not We follow his prece-
dent?''
After the police court was moved
to Sixth and ID streets northwest, oc-
cupying n church edfice that had
been built many years before, the late
Thomas Miller succeeded to the judge
ship. At that time one judge handled
all the cases in both the United States
and District of Columbia branches.
Bailiff Barton had in the meantime
passed over to Arlington, and Sam
Kendig and Policeman Mike Flynn
became important attaches of the po--
lice court. Sam is still ''on the job"
and his long experience with charac-
ters from the underworld has made
him an expert criminologist. He is
living book of Who's Who" on the
soggy side of life. for as a court Off
GER he has come into contact with
many thousands of persistent violat-
ors of the law.
Every judge of the police court since
Judge Miller's time has been COM
PEELED TO ask Sam for the pedigree of
many Of the prisoners that came be-
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Il visited at least 100 places and
asked for employment" one of the
workmen said. They al said the dun
season was at hand and turned me
The Dolores star., 1919-02-14

getting young stock started in good
healthy condition. Feed is the impor-
tant item. the milk of the mother is
the best possible food for young ami
mails, it contains all the essential food
elements and in the best possible form.
When the mother of young stock is
giving an abundance of milk the
chances are good for good growth.
This is true Of sheep, pigs or calves, it
is especially desirable to feed ewes on
succulent feed just before lambing
time. J. N. Withers of Summit Ridge,
has practiced the feeding Of silage to
ewes just before and at time. of lamb.
ing and has , nice bunch Of sheep to
show IS . result. More than half of
the silos to be constructed this year
will be built by the sheep men Of
Montezuma county.
BY the use Of the silo you can start
The Dolores star., 1919-02-14

THE peace conference now in
session should provide a country
for all persons who do not believe
in a republican form Of government,
but who insist on resorting to
murder, arson and the obstruction
of industries to gain their ends in
stead of the ballot the only legiti-
mate weapon for the citizen of a
republic. Russia is conveniently
located for this purpose. If there
are persons in Russia who really
believe in republican form of
government they could easily be
removed to a free country for it is
evident that the number of such
persons is small. Provisions
should also be made to transport
all persons opposed to republican
government to the land provided for
them, no matter where that land
is, and the acceptance of such
transportation should be made COM
pulSory.
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Does IL Paw TO Feed !?

Mr.. David Halls, president of the
Montezuma County Farm Bureau and
breeder of registered Jersey cattle.
has some figures that are worth the
attention of all persons who keep live
stock. These figures are for dairy
animals, but will have very impor-
tant bearing upon hog raising or sheep
and beef cattle raising as will appear
herein.
Mr.. Halls was sick most of last sum-
mer, help was scarce and his twelve
cows were not well cared for, Just
allowed to run on foxtail pasture. But
in the fall things began to change with
returning health. Successful feeding
requires man who knows how and
why to feed. Following are the figures:
October, ten cows, 1900 pounds of
milk, ll9 pounds butter fat, feed
foxtail pasture.
November, IL cows, 1875 pounds
milk, POI pounds butter fat, feed stub
BILE pasture, alfalfa. silage last of
month.
December. IL cows, 5,375 pounds
of milk, 300 pounds butter fat, feed
alfalfa (full feed, 20 pound silage to
COW, grain last of month.
January, IL cows, 6,238 pounds milk,
34 pounds butter fat, feed alfalfa
(full feed) 20 pounds siage per COW,
pound grain for a pounds milk.
Five of these cows are 2 years old.
one 3 years, three a years, one 6 years,
one seven years, and one 10 years of
age. Authorities tell US that 25 per
cent of the development or production
of an animal is the result of breeding
and rs per cent the result of feeding.
Had the October plan of feeding been
continued the result would have been
on the decline for the next three months
when we may normally expect shrink
age in milk and butterfat production.
Another good example Of what feed
W II do is to be found in the registered
herd of Mr.. James Gawthorpe in the
Mancos valley. 1t is not easy to over
estimate the value and Importance of
The Dolores star., 1919-02-14

DoN'T forget that you are a part
of the government of the United
States. President Wilson, his cab
met, the members of Congress and
all others looking after the busi-
ness of this nation are simply your
servants placed in different posi-
tions to conduct the affairs of the
nation for you. There is no such
a thing as the Government at
Washington, this government is
wherever there is a law-abiding
citizen. Get the Bolshevism out
OF your system.
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Friday, February "a, 1919

THIS good road stuff that Den
yer and vicinity is trying to put
over on the rest OF the state makes
us trifle tired. and yet we fear
that the citizens of this great com
mouwealth will fall for it. Just
think of S2o, 900 900 90 being made
available TO build roads in the
northeastern part OF the state.
Pretty fat; and we do not blame
that section of the state for going
after it. But how about us'poor
"rubes" that will haye to pay the
interest on the money! There is
no doubt but that S2o, 900, 900
could be used to advantage on the
roads of our state and, if II could
be apportioned TO the different
counties according to their size and
placed in the hands of COMPETENT
road builders who would give us
some returns for it, we would be
in favor of the state issuing these
bonds. But when it Is dished out
to the rich counties that already
have good roads and are we'll de-
veloped, and the poor counties
that have poor roads and are strug-
Cling to develop their resources
get but very little of it, we are
heartily opposed. The trouble
with those who are engineering
this good roads movement is that
they give all their attention to the
public highways upon which
tourists motor from one place OF
interest to another and think little
of the roads over which the farmers
in the isolated districts must haul
their produce to market over.
The Dolores star., 1919-02-14
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
lPublisherl

Department of the Interior,
q. 8. Land Office at Durango, Colorado.
January 2S, 1919.
Notice 10 hereby given that Alfred L. Grabeel,
Of Dove Creek Colorado, who, on October
), 1917, made pre-emption entry serial
No. 073l2, for Sc 4, section 81, town
ship Al north, range 10 west. n. NJ. P. Me-
ridian, has filed notice of intention to make
pre-emptioa proof, to establish claim to
the land above described before Leslie M. Bell
United States commissioner, at Dove Creek,
Colorado, on the 18th day of March, 1919.
Claimant names as witnesses:
charles q. Morris, James McCabe, Charles
E. Mcconnell, Clint Royce all of Dove Creek,
Colorado.
JNo. T. JOYCE, Register.
First pub feb IA last pub mar 81, 1919
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
(Publisher)
Department Of tho Interior,
U. 3. Land Office at Durango, Colorado.
January l6, 1919.
Notice is hareby given that Daniel +. Nichols
of Dolores, Colorado who, on September Ii,
1915. made Homestead application serial
No. 1884. for lots I. 2, and ! section !,
township 81 north, range u west, N. u. P. Me-
ridian, has filed notice of intention to make
final three year proof to establish claim to the
land above described, before J. N. Brumlsy,
clerk Of the district court, for Montezuma
county, Colorado. at Cortez, Colorado, on the
. 18th day OF March 1919.
Claimant names as witnesses:>
Isaac E. Padgett, Glenn X. Nichols, James
Mcbride and John c. Mcmillan, all of Dolores
,olorado.
JNo. T. JOYCE. Register.
First pub jan. 81 ; last pub. mar. I. 1919
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
(Publisher)
Departm of the Interior,
e. g. Land Office at Durango, olorado.
January Is, 1919.
cis of Dove Creek. Colorado, who. on Septem-
ber 2G. 1917. made homestead application. No.
O,276, for S S W 4. section "a, NV 4, W.
NE4 section IS township II north. range l9
west. N p Meridian, has fled notice OF
intention to make three year homestead
described before Leslie n. Bell. United States
comm is ioner, at Dove Creek, Colorado On
tho sth day of March, 1919.
Claimant names as Witnesses:
Charles A. Eggers, Charles b. Morgan,
Charles n. Kincsid and Charles II. Snyder,
all of Dove Creek, Colorado:
JNo. T. JoICE. Register.
First pub jan 81 last pub. mar !. 1919
The Dolores star., 1919-02-14

For Service-Big boned registered
Poland-China boar, recently purchased
in Kansas City. Persons wishing to
breed from him can bring sows to my
ranch. Service $2.O 90. Roy Hammond.
Lebanon, Colo. 43-4
The Dolores star., 1919-02-14

For Sale--A three-room house and
three good lots on Ninth street for
$l.l5o cash. Why pay rent when you
can buy home for this amount of
money. Inquire at The Star office.
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How Are Your Ev.,f

2. F. Burnett, Optometrist, the man
with the no-chart method of examin.
ing your eyes for glasses, visits Dolores
regularly. When your eyes need. at.
tention. write Box 1877, Pueblo, Colo.
for date of next visit.
The Dolores star., 1919-02-14

l am agent for the Country Gentle
man, Saturday Evening Post, and
Ladies Home Journal, and will appre-
ciate your order for any of these pub
lications.
MRS. A. w. DILLON,
X. F. d. Dolores, Colorado.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
(Publisher,)

Department of the Interior.
U. S. Land Office at Durango, Colorado.
December %, 1918,
Notice is hereby given that Willis Brady. Of
Dove Creek, Colorado, who, on July !. 1915,
NV I. section Sc NE I, section Z,
township 20 north, range ~ west. N. N. p.
Meridian, has filed notice of intention to make
three year homestead proof to establish ella i'm
to the land above described before Leslie NJ.
Bell, q. s. commissioner, at Dove Creek, Colo
rado on the 10th day of March, 1919.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Charles NJ. kincaid, Joseph +. Wood, and
Gladys Wood all of Dove Creek, Colorado, and
Guy Tracy of Ackmen. Colorado.
JNo. T. JOYCE. Register.
First pub jan, 81 last pub mar. I. 1913.
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A FEW BARGAINS LEFT

We have just returned from Kansas City where
attended Of retail merchants,
what could and learn there going
any noticeable drop in the prices merchandise for
long The only thing buy where
you get the best goods for the least money.
We have still few bargains left from January
sale which you have, you willhave be quick
about it for they will gone.
When you buy store you not paying bad
bills that has left unpaid neither you
paying the hire of bookkeepers We sell for cash only
have bad bills and bookkeeping is also small
item This makes it possible for sell you good
goods at less money than you buy them at the
credit stores The off Of item is
but in the Of years buying large
Come in and be convinced that what say
T. H. AKIN MERCANTILE co
DOLORES COLORADO
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATIONS
(Publisher)

Department OF the Interior,
U. S. Land Office at Durango, Colorado.
February Z, 1919.
Notice is hereby given that Sue q Ruther.
ford, wife and heir Of Milton n. Ruthe rford,
deceased, of Yellow Jacket, Colorado, who,
on April 9. 1914. made homestead entry
No. 0a722, for NE OF section ls, township
~ north. range II west. NJ Meridian. has
filed notice Of intention to make final three
above described, before j. NJ. Brumley, clerk
of the district court for Montezuma county,
of March. 1919.
Claimant names as witnesses:
- Frank Shade, Eugene Bane, Rowland H.
,Olorado.
JNo. T. JOYCE, Register.
FIRST pub feb II; last pub mar II. 1919.
The Dolores star., 1919-02-14

Wanted-poultry. beef, veal, hides
and pelts. G. d. Taylor, Dolores,
Colo, R. F. d.
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THE DOLORES STAR
CHARLES BEAR. Pusl,snGR.

Entered at the postofiice in Dolores, Colorado
for transmission through the mails, as second
class mail matter.
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your lambs and calves off right before
grass comes.
G. P. NEwsoM,
County Agent.
The Dolores star., 1919-02-14

The Liberty Loan Army will continue
is campaign during 1915.
The Dolores star., 1919-02-14
NOTICE.

The Dolores Star and Toledo Blade
one year for $3.50. Please notice the
advance in price for the Blade.
The Dolores star., 1919-02-14

Cleaning and pressing. Alterations
speciality. by Mrs. Dunagan. McEwen
House.
Great Falls daily tribune., 1919-11-23
Your Old Suit May
Still Be Serviceable

ct has enjoyed even more vogue than
here. Now, if you have a navy blue
jacket. very good idea would be for you
to get a skirt Of small checks of navy
blue and buff This would be even
smarter than the skirt of plaid, and de-
cidedly newer. You know, perhaps. that
finely plated skirts are in high favor.
A plated skirt sounds like wide skirt,
but this is not necessarily the case, for
these new plaits are narrow and you
real need not have more than q yard
and half Of material in the skirt, and
still have it plated. OF course, the wo-
man with very large hips could not wear
such a skirt to advantage. If you like
you can have the plaits across the front
of the skirt stitched down for i or 10
inches to give the look of fatness that
you may wish.
A skirt Of this sort would be decidedly
"dressy" If you have jacket that is
more on the sports model your best Sc
lection would be one of the new plaits
showing possibly navy blue. green ana
possibly thread or so Of purple.
But, really, the most important thing
about your suit is that it should look
well groomed. BE sure that it is care
fully pressed and spotless. Then give
attention to the accessories. 1t is Won
derful how, having new and smart
gloves and boots, and the right sort
of neck fixings glorifies even an ordinary
suit. And now you know filly lace jabots
and collars are coming in. They are es-
pecially attractive when made Of Irish
lace, and those of plated or fluted null
are charming. Dress up your old SUIT
with fetching new jabot and you will
forget that it is not new.