The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-30

he took it to the welfare bureau and thence to Poor Mans Court When Judge MaeNeille, after carefully hear ing both stories, decided Mr. Hawley and Charles would both feel better if she paid him g more. She assented with this pithy comment:
 "Al right, Your Honor, but it's more pity than charity-S
 WhereupOn the judge, thinking she was referring to his decision, saiG:
 Fair enough. And if there are any others with a g present who feel the same way shall be glad to hear from them"
 Only one htigant went. away dissatis- fled and refusing to abide by his agree ment to arbitration. He was !. Witein, 51S South FiftyAninth street
 Angeline Percante. twenty-One, 71S Dudley street. said Wiein owed her $AO back wages earned in his garment shop.
 Ian sold by the sheriff, Judge, and they are all paid by him." sputfered Witein, who, besides the flourish of the most demOnstratiye lawyers, spOrted mustache that would have done credit to the captain of the POtsdam Guards.
 Isn't it a fact | promised to pay you $1 more q week if you stayed on the jOb?" snapped Witein, piercing Angeline with his sharp legal lock. Angeline conceded he had promised her that and more, hut promises were at very low rate of exchange just now down her way and the landlord fIatly refused them in lieu of rent '>The sheriff takes my accounts, that's why have none" continued Witein, gesticulating wildly. Judge, he left four walIsl That's all And she2 keep her because in my bankruptcy hearing she is worth $1OO as a witness But, Judge, I won't pay her that $40 because she did not work for me that long,"
 After vainly trying to get him to set tie for $S250, Judge MaeNeiIle ordered the full $40 claim paid, and Witein went away muttering about making an appeal that he won't get
 Wamen As @JurOES"
 It took a '-juFy" consisting of the Misses Gladys Hobart and EStelle Nell on, both on the staff of the legal aid division of municipal eO1rt, to decide a case over a scarf. Miss Helen Spaul- ing, 7O7 W. Clearfield street, accused an embrOideFing company, of which Harry M. Fischer, IS N. Nineteenth street, is the guiding hand, of hem stitching her scarf in a way no woman would want her scarf hemStitched.
 @Pm no judge of this" declared his honor, ~sO we Win let two women jurors decide it wouldn't know a hemstiteh from q seam anyhow The woman jury settled it by selling" the scarf to Fischer for $4, which was turned over to Miss Spalding.
 Several cases where, holders of dis ability insurance policies sought unpaid benefits, came next Most of them were continued.
 Then came Russell A. Shelly, 517 E. Luray street, followed by his creditor, Mrs. Addie Reese, PIG RubieOn street. Apparently Mrs. Reese had crossed and re-crossed the RubicOn several times in vain attempts tO get Russell to pay a SIS-50 board bill for his two children So the case went to tke welfare bureau.
 Shelly Peered plaibtively through his big spectaeles and said:
 Your Honor, can pay in small in stallments, but not all of it"
 Say, what are you doing witE an au- tOmObile and seaShOre trips, as this woman accuses you of taking. when your children's board bills are unpaid?" demanded the court
 But I've been in municipal court with" began Shelly.
 ~Yes, fellows like you who have au- tOmObiles and wear hOrn-rimmed spec tacles usually find their way into mu- nicipal court" observed Judge Mae Nellie. interrupting him Now, you pay this woman that bill or HI have that machine of yours sold in order to raise funds to do it. And Russell went out adjusting his hOrn-rims.
 Depreciation of a wedding gown in direct ratio to the number of marriages it's owner goes through. was the erux of the case A0f Mrs NaEaret Zartarisn, 14S6 \. Fifty-secOnd street. She. all leged YehanOush Seraydarian. 1462 N- Fifty-second street, never returned her Paris nupital creation, given him to