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The Washington times., 1924-01-02

The Ice stars Uncle Sam Ii send
ING across to Chamonix ii Q far
stronger outfit than the one Cor.
nelius Fellowes led at Antwerp In
1890. In fact, hockey has taken
q fiErner hold IN every section Of
! the country since the defeat that
Z Canada administered to US In the
0lympics. Boston, Pittsburgh.
Cleveland, Duluth and Detroit have
developed strdRg teams.
It is only in Ahe metropolitan dis
trict that the game has not pro
dressed at as fast pace as in
neighboring cities. No doubt the
space has handicapped the sport In
Be said that Boston Is the hot-bed
O8 hockey in this country. They
nay as much attention to the ice
sport up in the Hub City as we do
70 baseball in Gotham.
The major portion Of the team
1llat will represent the United
States at ChamOnix is made UP
Oa Boston hockey stars. La Cr0ix
Story, Small, Geran, Ea1rfgllt and
Mccarthy are I'LL from the New
England center. Most Of them de-
velOped at one or more Of the
mnally schools Of learning that
maalI0 Boston an attractive local
~ for all grades OF sport.
Alphone La Croix is said to be
enc OF the greatest hockey stars
developed in the United, States since
the death of HOBBY Baker. The
latter will be remembered as the
greatest ice player Of adj time. Few
present day skaters have the speed
Or endurance of the former Prince
con star. 1t was said by the best
hockey authorities in the country
that il Hobey Baker had played
the game in Canada, where hockey
a the national sport, he would
have proved himself the greatest
athletic star Of the Dominion.
Beside being a clever skater
Baker could WELD a hockey stick
with the best in the game. He was
q clean player and won great pop
WIarity by his cool, sparkling play.
ing. The world war took from the |
United States team star that
would Enthusiastically have won
the championship for Uncle Sam at |
Antwerp.
II is in the hope of having La
CrOix live up to the reputation Of
HObey Baker that hockey experts
IN this country are counting upon |
our representatives coming out |
y victorious at the ChamOnix cham. !
pionships.
1t is planned to have the Amer
lean team meet the Boston Hockey
Club representatives tonight. So |
many of the players of the latter
team have been selected for theI
Olympic squad, some tall scouting |
win have to be accomplished to |
send q representative team against
them. George Owen, the former
Harvard football, baseball and
hockev star will captain the team
= ut will oppose the Chamonix can.
dilates
It Is also planned to have Boston
College. said to be the best cole
gate outfit in the country last
season, play a game against them.
Princeton may be prevailed upon
60 accept a date, while George
Browns Arena Club will play them
the final gancn of the tryOuts.
The Washington times., 1924-01-02
TEXAS LEAoUERS WORRY
ABOUT PLAYER SUPPLY

Texas League officials are wor-
ried since the Pacific Coast League
and the American Association have
arranged a draft scheme with the
majors. The Texas clubs got, the
best Of the big league discards last
year. which win not be the case in
The Washington times., 1924-01-02

Inc IIyWelBnC LlLlo mas p0eu
awarded to M. Montreuil. the Bel
CLAN. despite the fact that the
only international match no has
engaged in during the past six
months resulted in his being
knocked out. Piet Holm. the Bel.
gian, is given the welterweight
title on much the same premises.
Ted Lewis has more right to 1t
than Hobin and there are others.
Erminio Spalla, the Italian heavy.
weight, retains his title by reap.
pointment, although Georges Car.
pentier is admitted a better man
than the Italian.
The federation declares the
light heavyweight title vacant, al
though Carpenter is certainly the
best Of the bunch The fedora
ton proposes that q competition
be held in April to decide q title
r1Older, the winner to meet the
American champion before July
81, and settle the worlds title
question.
Gene Tunney hold the American
championship, but there are many
who think Tommy Gibbons the bet
ter. They should meet and settle
the question and let the winner meet
Carpenter. That would decide the
worlds championship, which at this
time is claimed by Mike McTigue
who defeated Battling Sikh for the
same In Dublin, Ireland. No won
der the Yanks and British do not
tie up with the International UnioH
when such decisions are handed
'out.
The Washington times., 1924-01-02
Will Train Five Weeks.

CINCINNATI. Jan. 2.-The bat.
terry candidates for the Reds win
pend five weeks in training at
Orlando. Fla, this spring. They
will leave March i, beginning work
two DAYS later.
The Washington times., 1924-01-02
Nice for Lonnie.

\ Besides his own crack Perworth
team, Lonnie Krauss will now have
the Rathskellers. Goodfellows and
Regulars representing his Pet
worth alleys in the great District
league. This means lots Of i'd
vertising for Lonnie's est Ahlish-
ment, although Il hardly needs It.
The Washington times., 1924-01-02
Girl Teams Clash.

In q game preliminary to the
George Washington University City
Club contest next Friday nigh. at
the City Club. the George Wash
ington girls viii meet the Chy
Cubs bloomered basketera.
The Washington times., 1924-01-02
Apaches Active.

The Apaches. finished wi.h foot.
bail at last, are ready to take on
basketball opponents. Cha.lengers
should phone Manager John Policy
at Lincoln S677-J. The Apachks
are In the 145-150-pound division.
The Washington times., 1924-01-02
EIliotts Want Games.

Basketball games with teams in
the 125-130.pound division are
sought bv the Elliotts. Joe Hul5e,
the manager, may be reached by
phone at Main 1854.
The Washington times., 1924-01-02
Mack Picks Yankees.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. .. - "The
Yankees win probably win the pen.
nant again IN 1924" says Connie
Mack. but ] hope to have my
team finish In second place. n
IRE second this year. wen win
ponnant IN 1875"
The Washington times., 1924-01-02
Laundrymen PLAY.

The Palace Laundry baslSeters,
formerly the Washington Yankees,
Frederick. Nd, Friday night at the
Coliseum.
The Washington times., 1924-01-02


handled only the best.
MACCARONI - 'Tipari" il
an island in the Mediterranean
Sea.
JUVENILE-Your little sis
ter was brought by the stork.
HOT DOG Butchers and
bakers will hold joint session
in Alaska to coordinate shapes
of rolls and sausage.
MARSHALL-There Il no
such thing as q good i've
cent cigar.
JACQUES Either Scotch or
rye; beggars can't b choosers.
HERRICK-Lima is IN Peru
and in Ohio.
EPISCOPAL-A fundamen-
talist is one who believes in
Santa Claus while Q modernist
does not believe in prohibition.
APPREHENSIvE-We an
swered that question yesterday
its beginning to look like
there amt no list.
SQUINT---It doesn't make
some difference!
CONFEDERATE VETERAN
They called it squirrel whls-
key" at the period you men,
ton, and it was better than
what you pay $40 a quart for
now.
The Washington times., 1924-01-02
ST. Paul Cops.

The st. Paul quint knocked off
The Calvary M. r. basketers, is to
10, in q stiff contest at the z. M.
The Washington times., 1924-01-02
Lutzke Was Busy.

Walter LutzlSe, the Indians now
third sacker, handled more chances
last year than any other Amer lean
League hot corner guardian. LutzlIe
IL expecteed to Improve at bat next
season, which win come close 70
making him the best third basenaan
in the league.
The Washington times., 1924-01-02
IN MIDDLE
OVER RING TITLES

The apparent inability Of The American British
together regarding
Onshps and the selection Of worlds champions has created
amusing situation respects The International Boxing
Union controlled by the French and Ban has issued another
champions which the Bisher
NJ yvhich tha Americ care very
The Washington times., 1924-01-02
PLAYS Anacostians.

The Park View Juniors and the
e 51S o'clock q Hitchcock Hail.
The Washington times., 1924-01-02

Rube Benton Signs.
Rube Benton, veteran southpaw,
has signed his 1924 Cincinnati con-
tract.
The Washington times., 1924-01-02
had no buSinl
drinking it.

NK-Yes, it
is q cOinci-
dence that the
public printers
name should be
Carter.
The Washington times., 1924-01-02

MARSHALI-There a no
such thing as good 1--WE
cent cigar.
The Washington times., 1924-01-02

GU STOMER
Your bootleg
ger no longer
lives in Wash
ington, but we
agree that when
ho MAS hnnA IL
The Washington times., 1924-01-02

HOT DOG Butchers and
bakers will hold joint session
in Alaska to coordinate shapes
of rolls and sausage.
The Washington times., 1924-01-02

JACQUES Either Scotch or
rye; beggars can't b choosers.
The Washington times., 1924-01-02

JUVENILE-Your little sis
ter was brought by the stork.
The Washington times., 1924-01-02

II Is in the hope of having La
CrOlx live up to the reputation Of
HObey Baker that hockey EXPERTS
In this country are counting upon
our representatives coming out
victorious at the ChamOnix cham.
plOnships.
The Washington times., 1924-01-02

SQUINTr-It doesn't make
some difference!
The Washington times., 1924-01-02

APPREHENSIvE-We an
swered that question yesterday
its beginning to look like
there amt no list.
The Washington times., 1924-01-02

HERRICK-Lima is in Peru
and in Ohio.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1924-03-01
SMETANUV POHREB.

bylo pred neJkranejsm janm svakem "a ktereho hola
raa Poutniky vsech kra Cec Moray Szska Sovenka
den svaojansky
Radost hoteu sc hos kalena bya ale smutnou zpravou
pazskem savu dusevne chore kona gnan ale take
nest astny emuz nepony osud pne hchoe pda hroznou
poruchu ducha eeho psty pro kuun zvot dary nej
skveleJsi. Bedfch Smetana dorpel
Jako studentk byvalo moi kazdorocn radonou povnnos
provaded pbuzn venkova Prahou oce 1884 bezposedns
pred pout ovym dnem doved kupnu skl pod ogg
Narodnho dlyada odkud opravdovem pohnuh pfhize
kralovskeM ale pe tax mutnenu plvodu kdyz zaty
pohebn aavi akv mstra tonl divada rozhlaholy
table zvuky rohu fanar blse naaa ptomnym chvle
kdy liost raa sdce 1 dech Pozlstatky celem
eu standard napsy eho vkych del ouy stankem umsn
nemz Smeano z nebyo dopfano psob Nesysel sveho
nejzamlovaneo dla savnostni opey buse kerou kompo
nova pro oevfen Narodnho dvad erou b pod her vane
zahaen dvakae pied osudnm pozaem oku 1881 pax p
vfeni 1stavu dobudovaneho.
Nesrovnava vsak praydou ze by by zemfe bds
I'll susnych pomerech sveho esmstra Schwarze MAZE
pomns maou ale dobu znacnou ocnch 200 z
roSne krone taneem provozovanych ope e nskok rokG
pred m obmyshy e byvae eho za6ky kuhl sechtckych
lice znacnym konceu propech ochuravho byvae
no ucitee uspoadaneho Zmnsny esmis Schwarz vych
asnch prostfedkG zd dost nakadn pomnk mad hobem k
datee odmn nabdnu obno uhraen bude vefenou bkou
Shzen 1pn huchotou smyu hudebnka rejdlezsjsho.
nenoh arci zaavat mo prvnho kapenka tonic nedostaku
dluzno hledati nejhlavnea zdroj jeho utrap
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1924-03-01
SMETANOVY OPERY.

Pni vekou operou sozenou Befchem byl BRA
nbof Cechach po ech velkem lspchu naedovaa "Poda
ma nevssta jest divine dos z tehdej dte dvada stskal
ze nova nen akovym zdarem ako Branbof po
zde zapad nebyl repertoire celou adu let kdezo PRO
dana zahy mstrovs dokaa slavnostno dvousho
provozovn Dne jest Prodana nevssa vyima nad Verdova
Troubadoura nejcas davanym dlem Ovsem hlavni do
hu hae Praha kd nemnuo orem dne ably dvadem
asal sbo Proc bychom netss Podobns nemsl ami Dali
bor zacatku vekeho lspschu take Dive vdo Po po
sledne menovanem die povaa Lbuse komponovana u6ns
pro mmoadna savnostn pedsaven Da potomn kompono
vana bya z huchym nesyse ednoho jak Ii
buse tax ubky ktera sob chova nekasns pery jeho
by. Ia Hubickou nasedovalo "Taemstv Naroclnim d-
vadle msa premieru posledni opera ''Certova ssna"
Ne6astsji proyozovanym pracemi sou Podana nevssta
Dabor Hubi6ka "Libuse. Jiz Neruda stszoval ze Ii
breta nskerym operam by nest voena zemena Fub6
ka prosym venckym divadelns ne16nnym dm dava mto
nedosakem unkat hudebnm kasm Podobns jest ia
jemstvi "Dvou vdov. ac ami Dalbor ami Branbofi mak
texovs nevynkai. Podobns jest Gertovy stsny Je
dina Prodana Sabnovym lbretem prorazla hrance
spschem nskde Dabor" posledni dobs bylo pomyeno
nahrad ara hbreta pns nym. ale myenka naraz
nskdy opravnsny. ale nskdy neoddvodnsny odpor.
Jnak narod vd6ns va zanechaneho ddctvi lcte cho-
va kazdou vekeho misa Zanky nsktere opey akych
veduch ako by Mozart udze jen nskera da ml Was
skych ako Donizettho Rossnho ba Verdi ma nskok
dnes en chovanyh achvech ale da Becha Smeany budou
stale repertoinim tss budou nase budouci generace
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1924-03-01
D0KLADNA POKUTA.

Lorain, o., 20. unora. -
Diva Cleveland'ane pokutovani
byli po $1,000 a hrazenim SOU
dnfch utrat municipalnfm soud
Gem Strenickem vcera, pone-
vadz nemohli Sc dohodnouti.
ktery z Mich byl vinen preva-
zenim lihovin do Lorain. Oba
tvrdili, re petigallonova ma
doba alkoholu, nalezena " je-
jich automobile, nalezela Ito
mu druhemu" a byla Jim pre-
vazena. Ably soudce nechybil,
vymeril tudiz stejnou pokutu
obema. Muzi, Edward Czokov-
ski Frank Ratajczyk, byli
zatceni lorainskou policii v pom
deli.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1924-03-01
Ma AMERIck0U VLAJkU STkiLENo.
NAMORN1 PECHOTA, VYLODENA We
MEsTE CEIBA = Ia--rURASV

Washington, 30 unora. - Ma amercky konsulat We me-
Ceiba Honduras bylo Teno revouconari odd manor
pechoy krznku byl vyloden ably konal suzbu
konsuatn Konsul Waller oznamil dne ze bitva
a ulcich po ctyr hodny ze n6ktere stfe proraziy
zdi budovy konsulatu.'
Denver pod veenim kontreadmrala Daytona kovi pri
Ceiby po nekok ydnu Odbor statu je pfesved
ze eho posadka posaci ochrane americkych zvou
pomsleno posati daSi lodi zmine
nemu kzniku NamoTni pechote kfzniku Denver veil
major Edward Sturdevant jenz oddlem trice pet muzu
vessel do msta stTez konsuat Posadka Denveru ca 200
moha by byti sesiIena namofniky tehoz kriznku
We meste Ceba ie slna americka koone a Denver byl
posan onoho pristavu odpoved dutkvy telegram,
nemz vyiadTeno amercke zvoy majetek byy by ohro
zeny kdyby doso boil ucich mezi znepfatelenym frak
cemi
Zadne zpravy nedosly Hondurasu, nchz dalo by Sc
soudi ktere revoucni zvy utkay Ceiba neb zda
stfetly vojskem stavajci vlady.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1924-03-01

Washington, 90 inora - Radikaln republican, jak by
10 pfedpovidano spo dnes tax zvanym republikany
pravidenym prosadi kompromisn program snizeni e
deranich Salo kdyz by porazen plan sekretafe
pokadny Meona pro pres okolnost ze sdeeno
bylo Beho Domu ze kompromisn pfedloha neni pfjae!
presidentovi.
Pfedloha bya podana kongresnkem Longworthem, vdd-
repubkanske vesny pfata 216 proti 1919 hasdm We
havnich rysech ustanovue maXman snraxu 81 procen
ma vechny dlchody normani dan procent dd
chody 900 aneb meme procent dGchody cd $4,000 do
So 1000 procent dIchody vyssi Melonove programu
byla navrhovana maximani 25 procen normaln
procenta dIchody do $4,000 proc ma dGchody
pfevysujcf tuo supnice dan ma tykati da
chodG 1924 nez placeny budou dane 1925 avsak
rovnez odhasovano, ably dane ddchodu 1923 po-
skytnuta byla procen To echno ovsem by veo
patnost az kdyby predoha prosa ez senate podepsana
byla presdentem.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1924-03-01
U HRoBU svEHo SYNA.

Pariz, 20. unora. - Pi. The
odore Rooseveltova, vdova po
byvalem presidentu Spoje-
nych Statl, pfijela dnes We spo
lecnosti sveho syna Kermita
do Chateau Thierry, ably nav
stivila hrob syna sveho Quen-
tina, jenz zahynul tam V Ger
venci, 1918. Roosevelt We SVEN
aeroplanu utkal Sc v souboji s
nemeckym letcem a byl srazen
k zemi. Pi. Rooseveltova zdr-
II sc ma nekdejsi fronte neko-
likdni a mini navstfviti tez o.
statnf americke hrbitovy.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1924-03-01
BONUS v NEW
YORKU.

Albany. 20. unora. - Pred
loha. kterou Sc povoluje S45,1
100000 jako dodatecna odme
ma voiakim, kteri slouzili We
svetove valce, byla podepsana
vcera guvenerem Smithem.
Die zneni predlohy obdrzi W.
slouzilci po $40 "a kazdy me-
sic sluzby. !
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1924-03-01
VELIKA PtJcKA MEXIkU.

Mesto Mexiko, 20. unora.-
President Obregon podepsal
ycera dekret, jimz Sc uvadi
platnost smlouva americky
mi kapitalisty, kteri uvoluji Sc
poskytnouti Mexiku $28,OOO,-
900, jakmile revoluce bude
zkruSena postaveni federal
nj vlady trvale upevn6no. Ia
roven americkym firmam Lo-
rillardov6 Duke-ove dostalo
Sc povolen{ k sazenf tabaku v
Mexiku ma velikych rozlohach
pGdy.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1924-03-01
v RECKU HROZf PRY
VZPOURA.

Londyn. 20. unora. = Re-
publikansti armadnf dustojni-
ci v Recku vyhrozuji vzpou-
rou, zdali dynastie Gluckbur-
ska nebude odstranena Okla
mite, die athenskeho zpravo-
dale London Daily Express.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1924-03-01
Z KRAJANSKE cERNE
KRONIKY.

Creston, Ia, 27. unora. -
Ranou lovecke rucnice do
srdce vypalenou usmrtil Sc zde
karel Veverka, dlouholety "a
mestnanec ma zdejsim naklad-
MIN nadrazi drahy Burlington.
Priciny jeho zoufaleho cinu
nejsou znamy.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1924-03-01

* shDGH sMElANA je n!odu emu da ins "sz odoneu
7atmpf Doe 0dooy nkoz pohadovou "c aau "Vh
ZDENEK ugedH t Bamk Boui hdu
soaV
damm'
Vl7EZSLAV NOIAK rozmno zpsvor "Maysou'
aceenuo
Dmahn eddkd' 2Sak' uhlT Jam'
a
Uvedenm ovem
pochuhh Shopcm Hnmalm duumkem
Krone mnenych mdme onoah Bdcm K, Soem Rozkosnm Bd
Angem Sudou adei Otem Zchou b
openlm kdey dolby
on hrana Kdlonnn omyl k nelp sim mndim
The Washington times., 1924-05-07
CANNOT
MOVE HIS
RUM
Daniel Pollock Loses Fight for
Permission to Move Ninety
Barrels of Liquor

Daniel Pollock, of New York,
will not be able to touch the ninety
barrels of whiskey which he ex
pected to consume during the bal
ance Of his natural life, in a per-
fectly legal manner, according to
the Court Of Appeals which has
declined to assist him to get the
liquor out of a warehouse in Bal.
timore.
The warehouse certificates for
the liquor were purchased by Pol.
luck, December IS, 1919, and he
had intended then to transport the
liquor to his home in New York.
He applied for a removal permit
but it was refused by the prohibi-
ton authorities. He applied to the
District Supreme Court TO compel
David H. Blair, internal revenue
commissioner, to issue the permit.
1t was refused and Polluck alp
pealed.
Sustaining the lower court, JUS
tice Robb of the Court of Appeals
declared that removal might not be
had when delivery and transporta-
ton were prerequisites to actual
possession, quoting a decision of
the U. S. Supreme Court. 1t is
different where transfer from a
rented room in a storage ware
house to home was permitted.
The Washington times., 1924-05-07
SCREEN
/. IS SHOWN BY :
POLICE
D Q mon strate Bootleggers'
Methods to Committee of
Congress

Demonstration Of the use Of
smoke screens and tear gas by
bootleggers in throwing the police
off their trail was made yesterday
before a special subcommittee OF the
House District Committee by mem.
bers of the metropolitan police
force.
The demonstration was staged TO
show the need for legislation to
give the police protection against
this form of defense employed by
the wholesale bootleggers.
The committee! was told that u
District motorcycle policeman ia now
in the hospital, cripple, as the
result of smoke screen thrown out
from whiskey car he was pursu.
ing The demonstration was made
under direction Of Major Daniel Sui.
Ivan, superintendent Of police. Sew
eral police officers and a number
Of revenue agents and motorcycle
| police were present. Henry X.
Rathbone of Illinois, chairman OF
the special committee, represented
the House District Committee.
The car used was one which was
seized from local bottleggers, the
police explained, and was not
changed in any detail for the demon
stration. The car was taken to a
vacant lot to the south of the
House Office Building and smoke
and tear gas screen was thrown
out which completely screened the
car from view.
A number of Congressman and Of
ficers on the south side of the build
ing were given graphic demon.
stration of the hardships faced by
the police when some of the gas
blew in their open windows. Sounds
Of coughing and suffering were
heard, and a score Of windows were
hastily closed.
Congressman Rathbone is chair
man of the subcommittee of the
House District Committee, which is
now engaged in framing legislation
to control bootlegging and the use.
OF firearms in the District Of Colum.
bia. The committee undoubtedly will
also include a provision making the
use OF a smoke screen a felony.
The Washington times., 1924-05-07
PROM|SEON
FOREST GLEN
LINE SEEN
Bond Issue for Grade Crossing
May End War Of Suburb on
w. r. E. Company

A bond issue of $17,5o0 to provide
for a safety crossing on the Wach.
ington and Electric Railway Com.
pany at Silver Spring, Md, sub
scribed to by the citizens Of the
community, with the interest and
principal guaranteed by the COM
pany, today appeared likely as n
compromise of the differences be.
tween the Maryland citizens and
the company.
At a hearing before the Maryland
Public Utilities Commission In Bal
timOre yesterday, the company in
dlcated its willingness to substitute
this proposal for the original ,ippli.
cation to substitute bus lines for
the street car line between the Dis.
trict line and Forest Glen
In attacking the policies OF the
| company. a committee of three
representatives of the Maryland
citizens urged disallowance OF the
petition to substitute buses and
declared the citizens were willing
to run their Cwn bus line If The
company was permitted to discon.
tinue its car service.
The hearing which was originally
on the application to discontinue
the car service, quickly developed
into consideration Of the safety
crossing plan.
The citizens declared that the
company's step had been taken in
retaliation for the demands of the
citizens that the crossing be pro-
vided by the company.
Offers Compromise.
William F. Ham, president of the
company. told the Commission that
the Forest Glen line had been op.
Grated without profit for many
years. He said that it Is being
operated at actual loss at present.
Rather than discontinue the ser.
wee. ne said, the company would
De willing to continue operations If
the citizens would subscribe to the
POND issue to provide the crossing
at Silver Spring.
me company will guarantee the
principal and interest OF the issue,
he said.
The Washington times., 1924-05-07
Police Seek Woman
to Match Golden
Tresses

A golden-haired woman is the
object of a quest by police of the
First precinct today.
Policeman j. w. Anderson
whistled in mild anticipation
early today as he opened a neatly
wrapped package which he
found at Seventh and M streets
northwest, expecting to find part
of a woman's wardrobe.
Anderson was not little as
tonished when his hand grasped
something in the bag that felt
soft and fluffy. He thought for
a moment he had come across a
dead rodent.
Bracing himself, the policeman
pulled the contents from the bag.
1t turned out to be woman's
hair. 1t is believed the woman
bobber her hair and was on her
way home with the shorn locks
when she lost the package.
The Washington times., 1924-05-07
DRUNKARDs
ARE GIVEN JAIL TERMS

Admitting Tie courts allegation
that ne had been arrested and con.
Victed at least score of times dur
ing the past two years, Thomas A..
Curtin again pleaded guilty to the
charge Of intoxication before Judge
Scnuldt today and received his Gus
tomary sentence of thirty days.
Jonn O'Brien, Thomas b Kelly
ana Morris A. Carney, all white,
VINO are said to be old offenders for
lntoxication, were arrested again
ana pleaded guilty before Judge
Schuldt yesterday and received his
customary sentence Of thirty days.
while Kelly and Carney were fined
$lOO each in default Of which each
Will serve sixty days.
The Washington times., 1924-05-07
U. S. REVENUE MEN HAVE
FAT WADS, SAYS LAUDER

LONDON, May THE boot.
ieggers are doing so well in the
United States that the Revenue
authorities have fins banking &C.
counts" Sir Harry Lauder said on
MS return from an American tour.
Did you try any Of the noun.
tain dew over there?" he was
asked.
Il always took care to hal
drappie from my ain pot" the
comedian answered"