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The Washington herald., 1919-02-28
Crude Crooks.

There arc some mighty bum shop
Hrnrs at work 20 this burg
They arc so clumsy and use such
o'a-fash.oued methods that IL is oasy
matter tu rat.h th,fu.
Annie Thomas. with three other
women. tried rho time-woru gag u
going into a store to-sther and while
two of thow rr-a-"d tho clerk. the
other two wuIal sroar
The bun.I E.rl-sd tho store o. Ja-
cob Gritz down southeast
Anns.s pals Ewiped 0at- ur spats
and passed them onto hor Her 1oo
was To do tho holding while the 9TH
eTs stole.
Gritz caught onto 'hc trick and ran
after Anne and caught hor. He found
'h" sTa's under hor coat Tho other
girls ran away
When ih't took I.~ ~ Tho Fifth
precinct station rr.. ro.nH skirt
In her possession that had boon swiD-
ef from auoth,- store
She tried tho o.T story on tho court
that Of sr,1ue sho didn't know tho
things Wr-n stolen
Judc' Hard. son wouldn't beIicya,
h"- and s'ut h"r down for month
The Washington herald., 1919-02-28
~1M"Good Morning, Judge
Ntl Human Interest Stories Of Rr,DorP PHH
E,K Police Court Happenings. PERKINS
By
RUDOLPH
PERKINS

later. when she saw him with an
other girl, he stated, she got sore and
had him pinchcd.
This may be true. And II may not
be true. Lawyer Tom Jones. who de-
Tended Floyd. argued that il was all
a lovers quarrel
His client was not a thief Gertte
argued that he was ono. She was
very emphatic in saying that he had
stolen her watch.
However. be that as ii may. Judge
Hardison must have believed what
Floyd said. and also what his lawyer
said.
/ The judge told Floyd 20 get the
watch out OF hook and give il back
10 the girl.
Z He agreed 70 do that and the case
/ was dismissed.
The Washington herald., 1919-02-28
Norfolk VS.. Dengey.

kid Norfolk, the colored heavy
weight Of Baltimore, will have a
chance to fight in his own home town.
Baltimore. on March :. Sammy Harris.
matchmaker of the American A. A. of
that city, has matched him to box
RattlinC DenEey. another Coored
heavy" of Baltiore for twelve
rounds. in the star bout Dengey has
been making good" in Baltimore and
will be well backed to beat Norfolk.
The Washington herald., 1919-02-28
FRANKIE ROBINSON
BECOMES BENEDICT

New York. Feb. 27.-Frankie Rob
insOn, who led the Jockeys of the
country for riding hOnors last year.
was recently married to a Louis
vile girl. to the surprise of his many
friends in the blue grass region. Rob
inson has been out of the saddle for
several weeks because of illness con-
tracted while riding at New Orleans
at the Fair Grounds track. After
a short sojouTn at Hot Springs he
returned to Louisville and made Miss
Lucy SimCOe his wife.
The Washington herald., 1919-02-28
Texas League Enlarged.

Houston, Tex. Feb. 27.-Club own
ers OF the Texas League. have decided
upon an eight-club organization this
season. thus making it a class A
league and on the same footing as
the Southern. The six cities which
made up the league last season
Houston. Dallas, Waco. Fort Worth.
Shreveport and san Antonio-win be
in the race again this year. and Gal
weston and Beaumont have been re-
admitted to membership.
The Washington herald., 1919-02-28
Skating Race Tonight.

Three amateur roller skating racin,
contests will take place at the Cen
trail Coliseum tonight. The first ract
will be a frce-for-all. followed by 6
two-mile team race between Aller
Dorsey. Tony Cannello, Ray Ball and
Fob Morton. a five-mile point rae,
is the third one enlisted on the care
for which six contestants are en-
tered
The Washington herald., 1919-02-28
Erickson Gets Discharge.

Detroit, Feb. 27.-Eric Erickson is
happy again, an order from his COM
officer at Camp Dix setting
the Swede to roam as he pleIscs.
President Frank J. Navin of the Dc
troit baseball club. with which
Erickson will play this summer. re-
ceived a letter from the pitcher this
week stating that his release from
the army has been effected and that
he would go home to Jamestown. n.
Y, at once.
The Washington herald., 1919-02-28
FRANKIE BROWN TO
BOX JOHNNY KILBANE

New York. Feb. E.-HavinE given
Al. Lippe, manager of frankie Brown,
the local fcather-weight the terms he
demanded for Brown to meet Cham
pion Johnny Kilbane in a bout at
the Olympia \. c. of Philadelphia
on March 10. matchmaker George
Engel succeeded today in signing up
the boys for a battle. This will be
KiIbane's first, appearance in a bout
since July 6, 1918.
The Washington herald., 1919-02-28
Swedes Not Coming for Title Meet.

New York. Feb. 2I-Frederick w.
Rubien. secretary-trcasurer of the
Amateur Athletic Union, has received
q cablegram from Sven Laftman.
president of the Swedish Amateur
Athletic Association. declining an in
vitation to send a team of Swedish
athletes here for the national indoor
championships at the Thirteenth Reg
iment Armory. Brooklyn. on March s.
President Laftman stated that he
regretted the fact that the time was
too short to send a team for the in
door championships.
The Washington herald., 1919-02-28
MOLLA, THE GREAT,
DEFEATS MISS SEARS

Palm Beach, Fla. Feb. o7-Molla
Pjurstedt defeated Miss Sears Of
Boston here today in the semi
finals Of the women'S singles tourn-
ment OF the National Tennis
Championship in straight sets by
scores of ca. 6-4
In the woman's doubles. first
round. Mrs. Frederick l. Dea' and
Miss Georgia Widener Of Philadel-
phia defeated Miss Annette Tnford
and Miss Harriet McCork. Of Tux
edo. score Ga. -:
The Washington herald., 1919-02-28
Poland to Go South.

Cleveland. Ohio. Feb. @7.-Frank Po-
land. a Cleveland sandlOt baseball
player. is to 90 on the spring training
trip with the New York Giants. Po-
land, played on the Camp Sherman
team with Benny KaUf. who is said to
Nave recommended the player. 1t is
said Joe Tinker. of the Columbus
American Association team, also is
after the player.
The Washington herald., 1919-02-28
SEEKS LEONARD'S TITLE.

L. 5. Simpson. of Brookfield, Mo. a
cousin OF the famous hurdle champion.
Bob mpsOn, is back after several
months of Y. NJ. c. A. service as an
athletic director overseas with the
statement that Vitae. a formidable
lightweight. is planning to come
to America to seek Benny Leon
ards scalp:
The Washington herald., 1919-02-28
George Goes Down the River.

Tho other day at Fourth and II
streets Policeman StTob'l noticed "a
crowd of mcT and women who were
about TO hurI some Irish confetti at
one another.
Someone whispered to tn" cor that
one OF the men. George CulN. had a
gun in his pocket.
Strobel went after tho man. To
found the gun and took him 10 the
loCk-up.
1t was discovered that GcorE- had
swipcd the gun. He also swtp"d
nine quarts OF whisky from tho
same man.
This man hoIlered for his booze
George and his friends were about
to massage him with a brick when
the cop came along.
The court found out that George
had only been in town ror \ week
and had been roominE with the man
he had robbed.
Twelve years ago GeorEa left his
home in Jamaica. West Indies. quit
ting d place where good rum e
made and coming TO country
whsr" bad whisky is made
II wa his first oGcnse. - told
Judge Hardison. Consequently tho
court wasn't as hard on him as IL
might have been.
He cot fvo months n ho behaves
himself he may be ont by tho Fourth
OF July
The Washington herald., 1919-02-28
HALIFAX MAKES BID
FOR BIG TITLE BOUT

Halifax. y. S. Feb. GA group
of local business men has invited
Promotor Tex Rickard to consider
Halifax as the scene Of the willard
Dempsey heavyweight champion
ship fight
\ telegram to Rickard sent Icy
the Halifax Herald" IN behalf OF
the business men, points out that
the laws Of Nova Scotia permit fiC-
tecn-round decision bouts. and en-
phasizos the accessibility OF Hall
fax.
The Washington herald., 1919-02-28
Issue Bold Def.

The Immaculate Conception Gig
crs) basketball team averaging 100
pounds challenges any grammar
grade school to a series of three
games, the winner of two out of the
three contests to be declared cham
piOns of the city in grammar school
ball.
The Washington herald., 1919-02-28
LEW TENDLER NOW
AFTER BENNY LEONARD

Newark. y. j.. Feb 27-Lcw Tend
ler OF Philadelphia today is looked
upon by boxing fans here as Benny
Leonard's next opponent in a battle
for the lightweight crown
Tender shaded Joe Wellin-. OF Chi
CagO. in a fast S-round tilt at tho
Newark Sportsmen's Club here last
night, according TO a majority Of opin-
The Washington herald., 1919-02-28
JCs' n LII Fuss.

Sometimes ii is vory hard matter
to tell just exactly when a man Is
thief.
Floyd Winston was charged with
stealing a watch from Gcrtlo Rush.
girl on whom hc had been calling.
Gcrtio told judge HardISon that
FLOYD took her watch without pcnnl~-
sion and Dawncd II.
Flovd told the court that the Girl
lot him have the watch 70 pawn. nu'
The Washington herald., 1919-02-28
Call Candidates at West Virginia

NOrGantOw W. Va. Feb IA
meeting OF candidates for the Noun
tanner baseball team in Tho spring was
held in the y muasium yesterday and
about fifty m'n. including seven let
t"I men Of last year. responded. No
practice will he attempted till the
weather mOderates. and yesterday
meeting was only for the purpose or
getting n line on the candidates.
The Washington herald., 1919-02-28
Mack Signs Shannon.

Philadelphia Pa. I'cb. q Maurice
Shannon. iuGcldcr OF the Athletics.
has returned his signed contract for
next season. Connie Mack announced
today. shannon reports that h. rs ip
excellent shape 10 begin work when
the Athletics begin their preliminary
training
The Washington herald., 1919-02-28
The Busted Wedding

Monday evening Tommy Prather
climbed down of his motor truck ana
went I'm to see Ella Stevens, his pros
pective motheT-in-law
He had urgent business with her,
and ne was in no mood 10 waste
words
''Thar's four reasons. MissUs Stew
ems" he began. why All cant marry
yore darter like All promised" "
Mrs. Stevens was too surprised "a
speak. She stood there and looked at
Tommy in amazement
DE fust reason" went on Tommy
lis cause All amt got no money, en-
de second"
"YO' doesn't need to 'numcrate any
mo reasons" said Ma Stevens excIt-
edly. as she turned and hollcred for
the girl.
Bess Cthat's her uame', came down
stairs on a run. She asked the reason
for the visit Tommy told her.
Money or no money" said Bcss
All is willin' to go ahead and &c,
married"
Then Tommy had 10 tell her his
other three reasons. When he finish
ed Bess was crying and she made
Tommy so mad by crying that he
gave her something to cry for.
He cracked her in the eye. Her ma
got a cop.
Il can't sec any excuse at all fol
an assault like this" said the court
as he gave Tommy two months
The Washington herald., 1919-02-28
Owners Are After
Stable Room for
Bowie Race Meet

Dick Pending, the Bowie track
superintendent, is being swamped
for stabling room for the spring
meet, which opens the Eastern rae
ing season on April l and runs for
13 days. Practically the entire
plant has been engaged and it is
doubtful il ali the horsemen will be
These forty eight
horsemen have asked for more than
400 stalls:
The Washington herald., 1919-02-28
Meany Whole Show.

Navy Yard basketball tOssers yes
terday defeated the Aeronautical five
in the War Camp Community League
in a one-sided game by a 72-tO-1S
count
Meany, for Navy Yard, shot twenty
baskets from the floor for 70 points
for the winners. The lineup and
The Washington herald., 1919-02-28

NlbsutUTI0Ts-IOT Tor V0lHOr9. NCNahan Tor
'russ. SChaefcr for Hum hrey. Miller for Bing-
'av. ais from fOOr-tOnnOrs .Jl Gross. Meany
80. NclIsHan ~. Schaefer 81. Miller. Cox l2l
Wright ll. Lohman a. RuScuthal. Brown.
Rafc-ec A. pie TecIl TING Of quarters tIf-
teen uIuurr=. Sc,r -N4vy Yard. p; Aero
uautuCaI. Is
The Washington herald., 1919-02-28

combination in the Central High
gymnasium today. This contest
viii close the Central High basket
baH- schedule for this season.
,Eusfncss High will complete
is basketball season when it
meets the St Adams basketball
i've IN the Business gymnasium to-
DAY. Business will not likely have
vgry much trouble in dispOsing Of
the st. Adams five.
Tine Y. NJ. G. y. basketers are
.gTEIn- to arrange basketball
,OAtest with the crack Walter Reed
tlyc. This contest if arranged will
undoubtedly close their schedule.
GQnza-a High is expected to
start indoor baseball practice next
week They have some fine mate
rlal and hope to come through with
tyIR% h"norS. just as they did in
basketball
M6ntSomrv Of Central and
.LuJInuy Gros- "f Tech are two
uilers who are progressing in fine
form ON the track. When thos"
Jp4- meet u W Ill DC Idtu 10 ne
tCEmino the winner.
Sw mnun- in the High Schools
- expected to boom To great
height. For At both Tech and Cen
LIal over twenty-five candidates
are trying for a position on the
team.
NJ q meeting Of th~ faculty
10 Inch Is hOprd to be held the be
@fnnIn- Of next week the schoIas-
nc tennis schedule will be ar
rsHrcd
Tennis at Western High will
come INTO it own pretty soon. with
the basketball season completed.
Captain Taylor is expected to get
busy and round out all available
candidates. Western has all of last
years men back. Some Of them
are: NordlinEer. Burke. Manning,
Graves, and Captain Taylor.
Dutch Held, of the Business
High five, is laid up with a slight
case of the "fu" and is not expect
ed to participate in the Business
st. Adams basketball game today.
The Washington herald., 1919-02-28

hc.s- Hsr- NAH. 1'1 -r-
~iNTH RACE One rr'r and - -s-F- D-1
l,r1S1. -'' .h-'Er' ,..r e. rr O. IH -
N7Tanan o. E7Dnrr rr g % .. E----
#-- -. Jos u -... o.. Tine S.
I,rarr-s star. E-.nr- IEra- ~r~r- E--rr =
Iar.-'r NJ. TI T..Tro-. arsr -.r
~INENTH RACE n~r nl.r 7-I y yards
lim-t0. IN stalker - f0 E. q r7 81;
NJ, -. 70 Eu--a. r0 - rv-- IrEr Me-.
'I- El~7.. rH Tr1r '.g5 IT, ~rruEs7r-,
Novel W T. a. T-.---r. Ir.ar-r us-r also rau-
The Washington herald., 1919-02-28
Scholastic Sports.

. Central High will battle the
StFOnE Walter Reed basketball
combination in the Central High
gymnasium today. This contest
viii close the Central High basket
bail schedule for this season.
The Washington herald., 1919-02-28

Tine Y. NJ 9. y. basketeTs are
,TyInG to arrange basketball
,Catest with the crack Walter Reed
tive This contest if arranged will
undoubtedly close their schedule.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-07-11
OBSERVE FOURTH IN BELGIUM
Brussels and Antwerp Pay Splendid
Tribute To America and
Its Troops.

Brussels. = American independence
Day was celebrated in many places in
Belgium, especially at Brussels and
Antwerp. A luncheon was given at
the American legation, Burgomaster
Max proposing toast to America and
Brand Whitlock, the American minis.
ter. The latter responded in feel
ing manner.
A feature OF the celebration at Ant,
werp was parade of American,
Scotch, French and Belgian troops to
the theater where Mr.. Whitlock
spoke.
The Americans later participated in
field games near the city. During the
day there was a ceremony at the sta.
dunn, where the Olympic games will
be held next year, the first stone OF
the edifice being laid.
In his address at the opening OF
the stadium Minister Whitlock told
the assemblage Of allied officers and
men they would have to fight just as
hard to maintain peace as they had
fought TO win the war.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-07-11
FIELD MARSHAL CONFESSES
Won Hlndenbura Now Says He 10 Re.
sponsIbIe for Deviitry Of
Hun Armies.

London - Field Marshal Won Hin.
denburg, former chief of the German
staff, declares he is responsible for
acts Of German main headquarters
since August. 1916, and also the proc.
lamations of former Emperor William
concerning the waging of warfare. He
asks President Ebert OF Germany to
inform the allies to this effect.
The field marshal upon his arrival
in Hanover telegraphed the following
message to President Ebert:
1.-THE signing Of the peace treaty
gives nae occasion for declaring that |
am responsible for the decisions and
acts OF main headquarters since Aug.
29, 1916, and also that all proclama.
lions and orders Of his majesty, the
emperor and king, concerning the
waging Of warfare we're issued upon
my advice and upon my responsible.
ity. | beg you, therefore, to inform
the German people and allied govern.
ments of this declaration"
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-07-11
OFFERS BIRMINGHAM FOOD
Surplus War Supplies May Be Sold
Below Cost BY Govern
ment Agent.

Birmingham. Ala.-City commits
sioners of Birmingham will aid resi-
dents of this city in fighting the high
cost of living by acting as agent for
the government in distributing food.
stuffs It was decided at conference
held with government agents.
Foodstuffs which the government
has on hand are to be offered to the
public at 20 Ier cent below cost I. o.
b. shipping points. Articles to be sold
include sugar, flour. oatmeal, prunes,
peas, beans, ETC., canned bacon and
other goods canned. The list covers
hundreds of articles, supplies the gov
eminent was going to send to France,
but which were not needed following
the signing Of the armistice.
City employees win be used to dis
tribute the goods where possible.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-07-11
RELEASES MANY PRISONERS
Mobs Attack Castle at Hanover and
Guards Surrender-People Of
Berlin Walk.

Berlin, VIA London. = A mob at.
tackled the castle and the detention
prison at Hanover and released all the
prisoners in the buildings. The
guards, 1t is said, surrendered their
arms without resistance. Some fight.
Ing occurred between the crowds and
government soldiers.
All attempts to arbitrate the trans
portation dispute in greater Berlin are
running againsta stubborn attitude on
the part of both employers and en-
ployes. The growing Impotence Of
the people of the city is being voiced
In many meetings Of protest against
the continuance of the strike, but so
far neither side has shown any signs
Of yielding.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-07-11
WAR prohibition
BEING CONSIDERED
ENFORCEMENT LEGISLATION is
FRAMED BY JUDICIARY
COMMITTEE.
DEBATE OF TWELVE HOURS
Vets, Though In the Minority, Are
Fighting For Repeal Of War
time Measure With
Energy.

Washington - The house by adopt
ing 2S5 to SO special rule for imme-
date consideration of prohibition en-
forcement legislation indicated suffi-
cient votes to enact the measure with.
out the twelve hours of general de-
bate allotted members anxious to
speak for and against its passage.
But despite this big majority and
the promise by Chairman volstead Of
the judiciary committee that all Of
the time set aside might not be used,
indications were that vote on the
bill itself would not be reached this
week Every effort was made by anti
prohibitionists to delay consideration
by claims of no quorum, demands for
roll calls and by enforcing the read
ing, word by word, Of the printed text
OF the bill.
All these attempts at delay were
accepted with good grace by the ma
jority. until Representative SABBATH, OF
Illinois, and Representative Caldwell,
Of New York, both democrats,
brought a protest from members who
declared they were endeavoring by
dilatory tactics to slow up the pro-
ceedings. Less than two Of the
twelve hours for debate had been used
when the house adjourned.
No attemp. was made to split the
bill so as to take out the first part re-
lating solely TO enforcement OF war
time prohibition with view to It's
early passage. This, however, will be
done later and while members fight.
ing for modification or repeal OF the
war time act are hopelessly in the
minority, they announced their deter
mination to keep on fighting until the
whole question OF enforcement legis-
lation was settled in the house.
The principal speech In support OF
the judiciary committees report was
made by Chairman Volstead, who de-
clared he did not belong to the anti
saloon league and had never made
prohibition address. In general
way his address followed the tenor
Of the majority report, prepared by
him. Present day conditions showed
the need of enacting additional leg.
islation, the chairman declared.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-07-11
APPROVES PETROGRAD DRIVE
kolehak and Firms Plan Concerted
ActIon--Ald is Not Con-
templated.

Paris.-Approval Of plan for Q
concerted attack upon Petrograd by
Finnish troops and the forces of the
Kolchak government at 0msk was
given by the council OF five.
A joint noe has been sent the mill
tary attaches of the United States,
Great Britain France and Ialy AT
Helsingfors .rstructing them to sup
port the Finnish government II 1t de
cided to acccde to the request Of AID.
miral Kolchak to assist him in the
campaign.
There is no indication that the al,
He'd and associated powers propose
TO 20 further at this time in helping
Kolchak's plan, but their action in
supporting the Firms rs regarded as
equivalent to assurances they will
see the Kolchak movement carried
through.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-07-11
DOPE FIENDS LOSE DRUGS
Revenue Department Stops Issuance
Of Narcotics In Unusual
Quantities.

Washington. - Drug addicts may
not obtain narcotics on physicians
prescriptions merely to relieve the
suffering caused from lack of the
drug. under stringent regulations is
sued by the bureau Of internal revenue
governing the quantity which may be
ordered by physicians. 1t was posi-.
BILE under the old regulations for a
physician to prescribe more than is
apparently needed to meet the needs
of patient in the ordinary case" If
he stated on the prescription the pur-
pose for which the unusual quantity
was to be used This privilege is now
revoked.
"The act of Dec. II, 1914, as amend
ed by the act of Feb. "A, 1915" the
regulations states, permits the fur
nishing of narcotic drugs by means of
prescriptions issued by a practitioner
for legitimate medical uses, but the
supreme court has held that an order
for morphine issued to habitual
user thereof, not in the course OF pro-
fessional treatment in an attempted
cure of the habit, but for the purpose
of providing the user with morphine
sufficient to keep him comfortable by
maintaining his Gu; omary use, is not
prescription with the meaning of
the act. In view this decision the
writer of such an order, the druggist
who fills 1t and "a person obtaining
drugs Hereunder will all be regarded
as guilty OF violating the law"