The Washington herald., 1919-10-10
Round the Town II E'isSss. E'sisAsHs. safs

i own k1TeHaIt 1MAlEH
Cam. win be shown behind the cio,.-
tered desks. while the prison-schoIars
are pictured al their tasks sitting at
the wee desks and working out prob
lens on the big blackboard Edward
Simmons. 90 years Of are, who has
spent twenty years IN prisons. WIN Be
shown giving lessons In penmanshIp.
at which he IL an adept A New York
youth. in for larceny. is giving exam
Piles in mathematics. On the East Side.
where he wes reared. he IL known a.
lightning calculator.
New aBoose- Treatment.
Owing to the number Of men sent
from the police courts TO the
psychopathic ward OF the washing
ton Asylum Hospital to be treated
ior the terrible after effects II
orinking bay rum and denatured al
eohol as substitutes for whisky, gin
ana so on, DIR. FRANK ABBOTT,
the superintendent. may have TO
ADOPT new course of treatment for
such. Some OF the worst of these
cases are put through the 'contInu-
GUS path process. Under q former
regime addicts were given the not
PACK. and subjected TO alternating
streams OF hot and cold water sp-
pheo throush big hose with con-
,sIoeraoIe force. DR.. Abbott says
some or those addicted TO bay rum
and denatured alcohol are IN prettv
bad mental and physical shane when
they come under his care.
stripped Of Its sseenery.-
The venerable building surmount-
ed by a quaint cupola at PennsyI-
Eania avenue and Ninth street
southeast has been stripped Of all
its surrounding "scenery" ana now
stands in the shape il originally
presented many years before the
| civil war. At first IL was a church
FRANK p. MORGAN, veteran news
paper man. informs me, and was
attended by the ancient navy
yaroers." Later IL was converted
into a brewery and conducted by
a man named LION. Still later a
became an amusement park with
halls in the old structure for dane
ing. Next il was a saloon with Q
motion picture airdome attached.
Now the park has been turned into
a gasoline supply station. and the
church OF long ago is vacant.
An aged resident OF the Navy
Yard section remarked: In that
old building I have prayed. danced.
got drunk and gone TO the thester.
but now as / amt got no automo-
bile. reckon I'll have to pass up
the old place"
There-s No sueh Thing.
In the Police Court the other day
Judge ROBERT HARDISoN was
hearing the testimony in a case OF
disorderly conduct and profanity.
The plaintiff. a little colored man.
was telling the Judge all about IL
He glared at the gigantic prisoner
and said:
Dat man call nah eberythIng
| but a gen'e'man. and when ah dem
onstrated wild him. he cussed me-
The defendant declared that the
argument" was beind conducted In
q most gentlemanly manner until
the little man 'cussed" him.
when ne 'cussed' me. yer honah.
circumscribed nah right 20 cuss
him back good and hard. and 1 did
'cuss' him.
And for doing so and admitting
IL, you will pay a fine Of So" Judge
Hardison said. There is no sucf
thing as cussing in self defense"
Georgfans on the QuI VIve.
Near the court house ] met ".
MCKINLEY COBB and HORACE =.
B. ATKISSoN, GeorEians by birth
and good fellows. They discussed
Georgia politics and were anxious
TO know who will be nominated by
the Democrats to succeed President
Wilson. 1t seems the entire South
is on the alert to learn what chief
tain will lead the Democratic hosts
in the approaching battle OF the
ballots. they said. The Republicans
have named several available cam
/ didateS. with one or two dark horses
! in the shadows. but il seems Demo-
cratic availables are as yet kept un-
der cover.
Was Fleeing from Justice.
While motoring out Laurel way
ROBERT !. MILLER observed in the
road ahead q soldier trudging alonk
wearily. Having a warm place n
his heart for the defenders OF the
American nsE on the land and sea-
Mr.. Miller stopped his car and in
vited the man in khaki to have a
| ride. The invitation was accepted.
and this conversation ensued:
How far are you GoingT M
Miller queried.
TO Baltimore the soldier re-
piled.
Il will ride you TO Laurel God
any money to pay your railroad far,
! from Laurel to Baltimore"
Yep. but ! don't want TO take
the train: prefer TO walk it,
There was a reason. Mr.. MiIler
learned about IL when he returned
to Washington. The soldier was
badly wanted by the authorities for
a serious ofIense. He was '1eeging
it" along tie turnpike TO avoid ar
rest.
You can't most always generally
tell" Mr.. Miller said TO me. Most
Of the boys who wear the uniform
are good, but you will occasionally
md a bad one"