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The valiant friend and legal adviser
also glanced toward the door, when he,
too, doubled up and scooted in the foot
steps of his illustrious principal.
A )oOk at the door showed it darkened
by a woman about six feet in height,
and so broad as to fill it almost from
side to side.
The Judge took a look at this mountain
of flesh, doubled up, and was about to
take the back track, but thought better
of it, and took refuge behind his little
laW-pulpit.
The mountain advanced, gave utter
ance to a sort of internal rumble, and
then, amid fire, smoke and burning lava.
belched out-'Did |, or did | not see
Michael O'Hoolahan sneak out Of your
back doore?"
Il believe O'Hoolahan is the name Of
one of the gentlemen who just went
out" said the judge.
Advancing upon the pulpit, behind
which the judge settled lower and lower,
the mountain belched,
You be-e-lave. You know it was
Michael O'HooIahan! Now what is all
this connivin' in here about? Am a
wid6y again? Did yes talk his maine of
the PAPER? Did We talk it OFF,
Mo-" said the judge
I'VE didn't? Don't We desave mel'
NC. l give yeu my word Of honor l
didn't-couIdn't-I had no right"
IFS well for ye he didn't. III tache
him TO be rinnin about c%onnivin to lave
me a lone wildly agin, whin Pm maxim a
gintIamin of him!"
With this she sailed back to the door,
where she turned, and, shaking her fist,
thus addressed the tip of the judges
nose, which alone was Wis ole above the
little pulpit
Now, do you mind that We lave his
maine on the PAPER! | want no med.
din wild a man Wanst | git him. No
more c0nnivin!"
, 1924-12-24

'~@~N So 1~@~' A'S~ ASAO ~ = AAA4~H y
married thin, yer honor"
And | was dhrunk at the time, sir
Yes, sir; and | was not a free agent;
and | don't know a thing about it, sir
do you see? | want me maine off the
paiper-I repudiate it."
Silence! Let me spake. PhWat do
you know about law" bringing his fist
down upon the judges desk.
But | was drunk: | was not at the
time a free agent"
Silence. | am here to spake. Il
does not depind on that at all. Ii de
pinds and there is the whole pint, bot1
in law and equity-it depinds wheth-
er was the woman a s0ie-thrader or
not at the time this marriage was So
lemnated. That is the pint bothoin law
and equity!'
But | was drunk at the time. Divil
roawst me if / knowed | was gittin'
married. | was not a free agent. [
want the Judge to take me maine off the
papier. 1t DOM go"
The Judge tried to explain to the man
that, drunk or sober, he was married to
the woman fast enough, and if he want
ed a divorce, he must 90 to another
court.
Burn me up!' cried the man, IF l
go 70 another court, W married me, and
We can unmarry M. Talk me maine off
the papier!"
"SiIencet' cried the friend, bringing
his fist down in close proximity to the
judges nose, ''Phwat do you know about
law? | admit, judge, that he must go
to q higher court; that is (doWn comes
the fist if he woman can prove (Whack)
that she was at the time the marriage
was sOlemnat9d (Whack) a regular or
dained sole trader (whack). On this
pint it depends both in law and equity.
i have had enough of this!' cried
the Judge. Il cannot divorce you. You
are married, and married you must re-
main, for all | can do"
'Ye wont talk me maine off the pa
pier thin?'
1T would not mend the matter, " said
the judge. -, j. n,,
mo | wont" fairly yelled the Judge.
"Silence!' cried the partner, bringing
down his fist. and raising a cloud of dust
under the judges nose. 1T depinds
whether at the time, the woman, was a
regular sole"
Get out of here" cried the judge.
I've had about enough of this!' at the
same time rising.
I'VE wont talk it off? Very we'll. thin,
I'll 60 hoam and devorce myself. I'll fire
the thatch! will"
Here he glanced toward the front
door. his updor iam drOppod no cooood
, 1924-12-24

~ FNA@AA 4AHJ 9 EJ0
the support accorded the government
from overseas was valuable.
New York, Dec. 20th-The price of
raw sugar was unchanged today at 4.99.
duty paid. Sales of 5000 bags of Cuban
for December shipment to an operator
were reported. In raw sugar futures
trading was light, but the undertone
was firm on covering and continued buy.
ing be brokers with Cuban connections.
The close was Z points net higher. Dec
ember closed 3.65. March 2.S8, May 2.98.
July 200. Refined sugar prices We're IN
changed at 7.l5 to 7.30 for fine granuIa-
ted. Refined futures were nominal.
Bucharest, Dec. 2Oth-penaItes up t.
ten years Imprisonment are provided by
a law to repress disorder, published in
the official journal. The law is aimed
particularly at completely in plots. or
membership In organizations seeking to
fOment disturbances and against per,
sons maintaining relations with foreign
communist groups,
Sofia, Dec. 20-Premier Tzankoff plans
to visit Belgrade and Bucharest shortly.
to discuss Balkan problems directly with
the J~ugo.SlaVlan Premier. 1t is under
stood that the main topic will be united
action against the BOlshevik activities in
the Balkans, as fOTeshadoWed recently
by the Jugo-Slayian foreign minister DR..
Ninchitch.
Amsterdam, December 20th.-Unlfed
Press An editor of a Magdeburg news
Qnaper (which libelled President Ebert Of
Germany, has been sentenced to six
months Imprisonment. Ghe Nationalist
recently attempted to make capital out of
the IOellOus articles in an attempt to Ogst
Ebert from the presidency.
Brussels Dec. goth. The bill fixing the
effective strength Of the army for 1925 at
81, 500 men was passed ~ the Chamber
Of Deputies yesterday, by 81 votes a.
gainst Sc, with 6 abstentions. The Social
lists voted against the measure, on the
ground that the government has not
their confidence. NJ. Vandervelde. on
behalf of the Socialists, said. We do not
ignore the necessities of National De
fence. We are certainly internation-
alist and anti.miIitarjst, and we hate war
but we recognize that the nation must
have a military defence force. He re-
cognized that BeIgium's guarantee of
security had got no further than mere
hopes. In the course of the discussion. a
deputy OF the Extremist group request-
ed that separate Flemish regiments and
wal!Oons should be created. The day
would come he said, when Flemish sol,
diers would refuse to obey those who did
not issue their orders in the Flemish
language.
TaL;o NJ OOH Da.oo
The Washington times., 1924-07-25
D. c. NOB|L|ZES
F0RDEFENSE
TEST
Committees Named to Formu-
late Plans for National Capt.
taI's Demonstration

The committee arranging the pro-
gram for National Defense Day. in
the District Of Columbia on Sep
TENDER IL, will meet Monday after
noon in the District building at the
office OF Commissioner j. Franklin
Bell. general chairman.
Representatives of the regular
army, national guard and reserve
corps viii attend the meeting to
aid in formulating plans to make
this day a success.
Major Bell has announced appoint.
ment Of the following committees:
Committee on program and dem
onstration-Isaac Cans, chairman;
Milton e. Allies, Charles A. Baker,
z. i. Clagett, William X. Cooper,
Elliot H. Goodwin, and Roy L. Neu-
hauser.
Publicity-R. p. Andrews, chair.
man; John Glelssner. Newhold
Noyes, Edward B. Mclean and G..
Logan Payne.
Committee on cooperation with
veteran, welfare. business, social and
patriotic societies--E. r. Colladay,
chairman; Charles J. Bell, H. A..
Brooks, Arthur Carr. E. G.. Graham,
Harry G. Kimball and Edward D.
Shaw.
National Defense Day will be
held to secure in each locality in
the United States a public appre-
citation Of the principles and pro-
vistons Of the national defense act
OF 1920, the general procedure Of
mobilization and the local effect Of
mobilization.
The success Of the demonstration
here rests primarily upon the in
dividual citizen, who in time Of
war would join the army OF the
United States, either as q vollin-
teer, or under the selective draft.
General John J. Pershing recently
1--WE hope by this defense test
to impress upon the individual Of.
f1cer and soldier his particular func.
ton II war comes. We have never
before undertaken such step in
instruction, and in the last emerg-
ency we found ourselves in a very
serious dilemma.
Now we are trying to educate
each individual in a practical way,
SO that when the time comes, II it
should come, he win not expect
some one to lead him by the hand
and point out what he should do, or
perhaps do 1t for him.
THE idea is to suggest to the Of
Ulcers their respective duties and
undertake to indicate just enough
70 enable them to visualize the prob
lem for themselves.
When we went into the world
war everything was confusion no
body appreciated the task, and It
Is little wonder that there was 80
much lost motion, SO much backing
and filling, before we really get
under way. With this in mind, we
propose to make a beginning now
IN the hope that we may avoid the
hopeless confusion of past efforts.
The Washington times., 1924-07-25
ANXIETY CAUSED
BY WHISTLE
BLAST
Valve on chicago-Bound
Train catches-Many
Awakened.

A shrill whistle which awakened
thousands Of residents in the north
east and southeast sections of the
city and continued its monotonous
blast for about haitian hour, caused
the police temporary anxiety at S
o'clock, this morning.
Investigation, however. nroved
that the whistle was not a signal
OF distress but was merely caused
py the lodging Of a foreign sub
stance under the valve seat Of the
whistle on an express train which
was passing through the city, bound
for Chicago. ~
While number Of different
stories were banded about concern.
ing the incident today, it was Of.
ficially stated at the Round House
OF the Union Station that the mis-.
hap occurred at I'M Tower, across
from the Barber and Ross ware
house, Twelfth and Rhode Island
avenue northwest. when the
engineer on the express train blew
for a road crossing.
While many whose slumber was
sacrificed on account Of the whistle
blowing, contend that It continued
for anywhere from one hour to two
hours, 1t was positively stated at
the station that 1t did not last more
than fifteen minutes.
Hundreds of telephone calls were
received at the various police pre-.
cincts, newspapers and other central
agencies from inquisitive Washing.
tonians who feared some untoward
event.
The Washington times., 1924-07-25
FIND BOYS BODY HIDDEN;
PLAYMATES QUESTIONED

CLYDE. N. Y. July 25.--Discov.
cry Of the body Of Rudolph Covert.
eight years old, under pile Of
boards near the smokestack OF the
Clyde Glass Works, led to the Ques-
tioning Of his playmates.
The boys neck was broken and
his head was crushed. He is be-
lieved to have fallen from the lad
der up the side Of the smokestacIS,
q climb which the boys frequently
made while at play.
The covering OF the body with
boards, however, Is taken to show
that his body was discovered by
some one. The authorities believe
that the boards were placed on the
body by playmates, who were
frightened and feared the conse-
Quences. 9ts
The Washington times., 1924-07-25
COAST GUARD IS
NEARING FULL
STRENGTH
Personnel for Liquor War"
Will Be 1000
Men

Completion of official personnel
in the enlarged United States Coast
Guard, bringing that organisation
to liquor war" strength, viii be
effected next week when 149 com.
missioned officers and 800 warrant
officers will be selected.
Examination of papers Of about
1000 applicants for the positions
will be completed Saturday. Ap-
plicants are from all parts of the
United States, according to officials.
The enlisted strength is rapidly
nearing the authorized 1000 men.
Several hundred new cutters,
launches and speed boats are near
ing completion for the coast guard.
A number of old naval destroyers
are under reconditioning and will
be ready for service within a few
months.
The Washington times., 1924-07-25
D. c. SLAIJGHTE
|. HOUSE CASES
RE0PENED
Previous Decision in SIS, oo0,-
600 Action Was Given in
Favor of Defendants

The slaughter house cases. in.
volving material and property values
at more than $5.OOO.OOO. which would
be confiscated and destroyed by the
District in accordance with the
health regulations should verdict
be rendered In favor of the Goverh-
nlent. were reopened In Police Court
yesterday.
on April 8, 1923, after the hearing
Of evidence which lasted over a
period Of two years before Judge
Robert Harrison, a decision was
given in favor of the defendant.
Leon Arnold, "a street south.
east; David r. Ray, 216 Tenth street
northwest; John w. Fenton, 1a4O
Morse street northeast; Walter
Brown, 928 C street southwest, AMI
Tony Auth, $50 d street southeast,
are the defendants in the. pending
cases.
In the new information sworn out
today, Assistant Corporation Coun-
sells Frank w. Madigan and Edward
w. Thomas were named as prose
cutors. They said that all of these
owners and operators Of abbatoirs
and slaughter houses win be heard
In court.
The previous case was decided
upon the grounds that 1t was UNI
reasonable to take over and destroy
private property without considera-
ton. The defendants estimate the
value of the property at $4,000, 900.
1t was Judge Hardison's opinion
that II the properties were taken
over 1t would work great financial
hardship on those involved, and
would force out Of business concerns
which contribute greatly to food
supplies Of washington.
The Washington times., 1924-07-25
YOUNG WOMAN
ISSENTENCED
T0H9SPITAL
Court Substitutes Year at
GaIIinger for 500 Fine
Imposed

At the request Of an aged
mother. Judge Schuldt in police
court, today substituted a sentence
Of $50 days in Gallinger hospital
in lieu Of 500 fine about to be
imposed on Mrs. Helen Jones, age
~, charged with intoxication.
According to the evidence Mrs.
Jones was in a party of young
mea who were drinking in the
southeast section Of the city. At
the approach of the police the
young men made their escapes leav.
Ing Mrs. Jones to her fate. Since
April 8, when the arrest was made,
the girl has been under treatment
at Gallinger.
The mother said that Mrs. Jones
had been deserted by her husband
some time ago after having been
married for three years. She
begged the court to send her daugh.
ter somewhere for treatment and
as the court realized the financial
condition Of the family, he fined
Mrs. Jones with the alternative Of
spending year at tho hospital. She
was committed.
The Washington times., 1924-07-25
TOILETTE LEADERS HOPE TO RAISE 100000 FUND
a DA Y s.
w ak
-With JIM RING
A MARTYR TO SCIENCE.

Al MARTYR TO SCIENCE.
The fOlloWing tragic ode, first
recited to the Helistnt Social Club
at Upper P0ssGnsOQuog iGck, Me-,
on December IS, 1887, Is recalled
BIZ the recent ase1Us from War
rinCton, Mass, that an engineer
has built small steel boat,
equipped sOith a bicycle orange
nseYtt, IN which he intends to
trrvel across the Atlantic neat
month.
Alexander Ripple was : brilliant
Who spent his callow youth in Kan
kakee; et
He never went to. school. because q
mind without q mentor
Was the state in which the genius
He thought that ebookish logic would
be ruinons to him,
And laughed at those who said his
future was trifle dim.
Alexander Ripple. at the, age Of two
and-twenty,
Perfected an undOubted master
On proving education was unnecessary
bent, he
Prepared to show, his critics they
Z were geese.
It was sailboat he had made, the
roaring main to churn,
Helped out by an electric fan, To-
Gated in the stern.
Alexander Kipple's boat was favored
by the breeze,
Upon its test. The vessel Skinned
the waves,
The sails a-sWelling proudly a. they
pointed to the seas.
Said Ripple: well, it's worth 1t to
be brave"
And while upon the Jersey shore
came down the shades Of night,
A throng Of interested folks saw
Ripple fade from sight.
The Washington times., 1924-07-25

Alexander Ripple woke refreshed, upon
To notice that the breeze had
He laughed and blessed the happy
day on which he had been born.
And hailed the sea which lay on
ev'ry side. 81.
my chance at lasti" cried Ripple.
and without delay began
To start to aid the Stacking sails
with his electric fan.
Alexander Kippiel All. the bard must
To tell the tragic resti But now. 1t
il too late-too latei =
He tried to start the fan with pray
ers. with coaxing. thump and
But the blasted innovation failed to
yield q single flap!
Nobody ever found trace Of fan or
sail or boat or
Poor Ripple, who'd forgot to buy his
little fan q motorI
The leading pedestrian diversion
OF the day Is walking into the
ropes of Wider Thirteenth street.
The ropes often appear in the
most unexpected places and are in
all cases fatal ITO long trains of
thought. Which Is another argu.
AAOhS a6dAAtSC Tic Use Va Lklr1I uIS~
aturbing human faculty. the mind.
The Brazilian revolt Is the first
good tropical fight in many years,
and Ye Ed personally is grateful
for it.
It gives us an opportunity to re-
vive a beautiful old story, which
he paucity Of revolutions threat
ened with extinction:
During presidential election in
Central America, where elections
ARE elections, with lots Of fun
and gunpowder, general who
was supporting one of the leading
candidates went outside the lines
to pick up some struggling votes.
When he returned, he was chal-
lenged by a sentry, who uttered
the Central American equivalent
for: who goes there?"
"A friend" said the general.
"Give the pass word, !" command
ed the sentry, respectfully insert
ing his bayonet in the fourth but.
tonhole Of the generals coat.
I'VE have no bananas" the gen.
eral replied.
Pass on" said the sentry. "And
thank you very much, general,
for the information. / had for.
gotten the word!
The Washington times., 1924-07-25
The Teeming Times
By TINY TESSdE-

The plays and plays the years have
seen, are titled as "the drama"
Some have some sense and some
have. not. and some would XIII
a llama,
But each and every play that ever
cut a first night caper.
Has one known vicious enemy IN
camp, they call 1t paper.
oh, how the wary manager dis
plays an angry face,
When too much paper rattles in an
all too empty place.
The members of first families are
taking evening strolls,
With tickets clutched that show
broad streaks Of daylight
through punched holes.
A first night crowded household, to
the simple means success,
The shekels from the ticket sale
their minds will vainly guess,
The critic from the paper slips a
most unseemly sneer,
And gives a vague impression that
there's lots Of paper here.
oh. little plays upon the rocks come
dry your unshed tears,
The drama still draws curious folk
through all your hungry years.
THE plays the thing though
critic minds from set opinions
You'll come into your own some
day. when firms cease making
paper.
The Washington times., 1924-07-25
TO REMAIN At
GARRETT PARK
SCHOOL
The Rev. Thomas A. Emmett,
s. j., Not Affected by Re-
cent Reassignments

The Reverend Thomas A. Emmett,
s. J., formerly project Of discipline
and faculty director of athletics at
Georgetown College and later head
master Of the new preparatory
school at Carrot Park, win remain
the head OF the preparatory school.
according to aQnouncement Of as
signment Of priests and scholastics
to the junior Institution of George
town University received from the
provincial Of the Maryiand-Ne York
province of the Jesuit order.
Three members of the faculty
were assigned elsewhere. The Rev.
erend William ]. lyman, S. r., chap.
lain Of the students and for many
years assistant pastor of st. Augustus
Church, will go to st. Thomas
Manor, Charles county. Md. The
Reverend Neil j. BoyEHon, s: J., viii
sc to the house of studies at POUCH.
keepsie, N. Y, and Mr.. John A.
Madden, S. J., will continue higher
studies at Woodstock College, Wood.
stock, Md.
The faculty next year will include
the Reverend George 3. Kelly, 8. J.,
assistant headmaster and project of
studies; the Reverend Atlee F. x.
Devereaux. s. J., professor, senior
class; Mr.. Michael ]. Harding, s. j..
professor, junior class; the Reverend
Eugene A. Martin. S. j.. professor,
sophomore class, and Mr.. Joseph C.
Weickman, s.. J., professor, fresh
man class. The Reverend Abraham
EmmeriSk, S. J., comes from St.
poseph's Church, Philadelphia, to be
chaplain of students.
The Washington times., 1924-07-25
s. c. WILL PROBE
PRISON CAMP
FLOGG|NCS
Grand Jury Calls to Officials
Accused Of Beating
Convicts
sPARTANBURG, S. C., July

SPARTANBURG. S. c., July 20.
Machinery was set in motion to.
day for far.reaching probe of
alleged prison camp noggings, ex-
pected to rival in scope the Florida
Investigations Of year ago, when
the grand jury prepared for the
calling Of two prison camp zap
tains named in chsrges made yester-
day by S. r. Wilson, former camp
guard.
The captains are v. C. Calvert,
In charge Of the prison gang near
Boiling Springs, and p. p. Casey,
Of the Converse gang.
Three youths were named in VIII.
sons charges as having been un-
mercifuly lbeaten during the time
he was camp guard.
1t is expected that the first case
to be investigated will be that of
Bonnie Nicholson, who recently es.
capped from Captain Calvert's gang.
The next cases to come up VII
be those Of William Worrell and
Simon Williams, both Of whom were
in Casey's gang.
The chain gang officers are said
to have admitted administering a
few bows to the men named with
a strap, but denied they participated
in any crue floggings.
Prison camp floggings were under
probe three years ago in Spartan
burg county when a chain gang
captain was tried and fined in ses-
sions court for alleged whipping OF
Thomas Keelan, New Jersey boil
ermaker, who died following the
whipping near Pauline, where the
gang was working on the road from
Spartanburg to Glenn Springs. 1t
was pointed out that the State con-
stitution says: Corporal punish.
ment shall not be inflicted"
The Washington times., 1924-07-25
ASHES OF SHIPS SURGEON
SCATTERED ON ATLANTIC

NEW YORK, July U.s. The ashes
OF Doctor William Davis, said to
nave been the best-known surgeon
OF the Seven Seas, were scattered
10 the winds Of the South, Atlantic
IN the vicinity of the equator, in
accordance with his wishes, it was
announced In q wireless message
from Captain John Williams, Of the
Lamport Holt liner Vauban.
Doctor Davis, who for many years
was surgeon Of the Vauban, was
accorded full marine honors. The
ship was stopped with the entire
crew ON deck at attention" while
Captain Williams read the commit.
tai service. Doctor Davis died at
his home here shortly before the
Vauban sailed on her present trip.
The Washington times., 1924-07-25
SEIZURE OF CHOCOLATE
SYRUP BEING SOUGHT

District Attorney Gordon today
asked the District Supreme Court
to authorize the seizure Of a quan.
tity of chocolate dressing, used on
sundaes. and also "a quantity Of
fountain chocolate or syrup which
goes into the various drinks dis.
pensed at local fountains.
The experts Of the Agricultural
Department inform the court that
glucose Is substituted for sugar in
the making OF the dressing and
fAlntain supply. ana that, under
the law, constitutes misbranling
and adulteration for which the
product may be seized and con.
demned under court order. \ The
alleged impure goods are located
ct wholesale house, Il is said,
The Washington times., 1924-07-25
BALLOON BREAKS AWAY
At LAKEHURST AIR PORT

PROVIDENCE, r.. l., July U.s.
a big observation balloon which
broke away at the LaIsehurst, N. j.,
air port today passed over this city
early today. The covering was
badly torn and a number Of ropes
trailed from the runaway ship"
Thousands Of spectators watched
the balloon come up Narragnnsott
Bay and sail over the city.
The Washington times., 1924-07-25
GLOBE GIRDLERS TEST
PLANES FOR FLIGHT

BROUGH, England, July 25.-
The American world filters
plan to make test flight TODAY ia
be sure their planes are in perfect
for the long flight across
the Atlantic.
Mechanics worked all night fitting
new radiators to the planes. The
final touches were made on the
pontoons, the most important part
Of the overhauling.
The Washington times., 1924-07-25
65 UNMUZZLED DOGS
SLAIN IN PAST WEEK

The police and health department
to clear the streets of
unmuzzled dogs resulted in tho
capture and killing of sixty.five
dogs during the past week, the
health officer reported today.
The law prescribes that all dogs
on the streets, except when
kept in leash, must be securely
during the months Of
July, August, and September.
The Washington times., 1924-07-25
BRITISH WoRLD-FLIER
REACHES KAMcHATKA

TOKYO, July 25.-A. Stuart Mac.
Laren, the British rounds he.world
flyer, and his three companions.
have arrived at Petropavlosk, capi.
tai OF the Russian province Of Kam-
chatka, a peninsula north of the
kuriles Islands and almost Directly
across the Pacific from Prince
Rupert, Canada.