The daily Alaskan., 1921-09-15
BAD MONEY TALE
 WINS LENIENCY
RobOs. Heave Thankful Sigh When They Get Thirty Days
 Instead of Five Years.
SAY "JUSTICE ANT BLIND"
asuffaIo lke's" sportlvs Dispensstlon of Some S75,OOO, Gets Six HOboS Into Trouble-Barkeeper Finds
 "OId Hickorys" Eyes Crossed.

CbIcago.-"ShoestrIug" Doyle and his five companions heavcd a thank full sigh as they guzed al the patched moonlight on the floor of tlk county jail
 For "ShoestrIng" and his mates only had 80 days 10 think of instead of five yearS-thuuks to the iuef.uble hospitality of one Buffalo Ike and his sportlve dispcusutiou ot some $'',' GOO.
 One morning recently "ShoeStrinS and his five partners, Slim Roach, "Blackle" Steps, "Spuds' Miller, "Dude" Smith, and Texas" DucrosN climbed weariIy from the rods of a box cur in one Of lower Chicago's nu- mcrous freight yards.
 Start Out to DO the Town"
 It wasn't warm that day, and Shoe strings shoes leaked as they plodd"d downward. They headed for the Ho- bo college for a feed. Then they got to Madison and HalStcd.
 "You see" they choruscd lascr to Judge LaudiS. "we were staudu' there giyu' the town tn high sign and wlshiu' for drink, wen a feller comes along an bumps into us.
 "Uello, Jack he Sez to me. Want 6 drinkT
 "Now, honestly. judge them's no words Co say to me ou a cold day aIn't I right?
 "wbut did I say? l said. 'Sure- where is ltg'
 "Thcn what do you riuk dat fcllcr did? He pulled out two double hand- fuls Of bills outa his pockets and he says: Wher, Looku mr. I'm Buf' falo Ike ot Lcady.I'r. Colorado. I'm a wild wolf, an I'm o.aawl.n." An den he gives handful of drm hills to me and my podnurs. They was $'o bills. too.
 "Now dls fellcr was lIt Up some and us folks fgGrrrd it was time To beat it after We got th' Jack. cause hr mighta wanted lt back. pyo get mN judge?
 "Wcl." ShocStriuc continued 'wo duckcd aroun th' block and when We seen he wasn't Comln We headed for dump dat sells booze. In We went an up Co tn bar.
 eve asked for booze and wc got it It had am awful kick-rcr th. next thing l knew th' cops was shokin' me up."
 But to Interpolato.
 "Shocstring" gave thc bartender one of the S5O bills. ShoeStrinCs aD- pcarauce was far from prosperous the bartender looked carefully oJ the bnl.
 "ord HickOrys" Eyes Crossed.
 And hehold-the face of Andrew cold UlckoryO Jackson which looked back at him wasn't natural 1 "OId Hickory" had cross eyes. The bartender phoncd Capt Thomas L Porter of the secret service. who speedily arrived
 ShCaStrlug and his companions went to iull-the bills were counterfeit But
 We aint counterrrtters, judge the "Shoestring" appealed. "We didn't know the jack was queer We're just the fall guys for RuGal' Ike dat's all. He give us dat jack an now we've got to stand yh' stretch for it. It aln't fair, Is lr. iudceE
 "W-cII." drawIcd the judge, "Il be easy on you fellows Thirty days apiece"
 Out in the hallway the quintet Criuued at each other.
 "Ain't that a right EUyT iuh.latcd "ShoestrinE." There he mlEhra Eiv en us a fvcr apiece and he hands out just 30 days. Aint he th' hesr dog gone judge In th' judiciary? Tn tell th' world he iS."
 Justice ain't blind, Is i,:' one was heard to say. BANDITS INVEST HOLY LAND