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Evening star., 1927-10-02
BY THOMAS r. HENRY.

NJ ADAME JUSTICE We have
M always visualized as d stern,
w sour. meticulous old lady.
The portrait of her that
has been pasted in the al
bum of our prejudiCes shows
pinched, sanctimonious face. thin gray
hair tied with a black ribbon in
severe knot. steel-rimmed Spectacles.
compressed lips and a black silk dress
without even speck of lace at the
wrists--all thrown against the back
ground of moldy mansion. rain
rusted shutters drawn tightly, in an
ariStocratic street.
Naturally we believed that she lived
in holy horror of all the light diver
SionS and Weaknesses of mankind,
such AS smoking. dancing and flrt-
ing. and could show neither sympathy
nor mercy for those who INDUCED IN
them Ever since those tinted days
when we played hockey to raid peach
orchards we have lived in whole
some fear of cold .blooded Aunt Justice
and her switch.
10 knock at her door meant. at the
very least, a thrashine. Probably
she would drag Il little boy into the
cellar Of that moldy house. Kill nm
and cat him for supper.
Once there was A judge who lived
a few houses up the street, Il JurlSt
uf the old school, who wore a black
frocN coat and tall silk hat. He was
"A kindly old gentleman who tried 10
he friendly to the kids. But we used
10 run and hide when we saw him
coming Wasn't he the chef in the
old lady's establishment? Wasn't his
in2ratiatinS manner mere suhter
fuee to law his hands on a lad. drag
him into that cellar and pickle him in
vinegar?
But during the last few years
Madame Justice has been showing the
world another side of her character.
She has bobbed her hair, unbuttoned
l,r straight collar and sheared few
inches off the bottom of her skirts.
Shutters of her mansion have been
thrown open to let in the sunlight.
The old lady has been holding house
parties and proving a gracious hostess.
Where once her only guests were
sa.low, shadowy men who stole fur
lively up the street to the heavy door
with its black iron knockers. now the
whole town comes trooping in, jesting
and laughing and utterly without fear.
Everybody feels at home, and Auntie
Justice moves among them smiling
the sweetest sort of smiles.
The secret of this curious change
Evening star., 1927-10-02

her personal bond. She had expected
at least six months-possibly even she
electric chair. She took seat in the
back Of the room and watched the pro
ceedings until midnight. Sixty years
from now she will tell her grandchil-
dren about the night she was brought
10 court. a desperate criminal, and
how nicely the judge treated her.
But he is trhe more severe with
the next culprit--a young colored man
who is accused OF driving without a
permit and speeding. He tells the
Judge that he has been operating a
motor vehicle for several years. hut
nevsg has bothered to get a permit.
Evening star., 1927-10-02

court. He wanted to buy box of
candy to take home to his wife and he
asked me to stop for a moment in
front of a candy store. There was no
place to park. told him that ] would
keep on driving around the block until
he came out and / did. That is what
you must do
"Oh, thank you, sir" said the girl,
as she held up her hand to swear to
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zone-says one policeman told her it
was all right to drive in car tracks
and the next one she met arrested her
for doing it.. She looks as if she is
going to cry. and the judge doesn't
want any scenes in his court.
"Now, young lady" he says kindly,
"this is no disgrace. I've been here
myself and paid fines before this very
court. OF course. you and l are not
criminals--that is, we're always poten-
tial criminals, but never criminals in
fact"
After this the girl feels better. She
also takes a seat ia the back Of the
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In fact driving a truck is his job. by
which he supports his wife and four
children.
Married. are you" unused the
Judge, land some kids at home. Too
bad I'm very sorry. Now young
man, take firm hand on that rail
while / read something to you. You
might faint. The penalty provided
for driving without permit is from
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81 to $500 or up to six months in jail.
Have you any money saved up to pro-
vide for your family while you are
away--enough to keep them comfort.
ably?"
Lord, no. gasped the culprit. He
said he had lost his job after being
arrested that afternoon. He tried to
defend himself on the speeding charge.
IF the policeman can drive that old
truck more than 90 miles an hour
he said.
Yes. ! know broke In the Judge.
He can have it. We're not running
gambling esta blishment. but IL we
were we'd try TO s,vs everybody an
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even break. You wouldn't have any
chance for the truck-and it isn't
yours to gamble with. It's too bad to
send you to Jail for six months-Well,
on account of the wife and children
SO for driving without a permit and
We'll take your personal bond for the
other"
Up comes a girl with a black hat,
blue eyes and fox neckpiece. She
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is that the old lady has had some
doses of gasoline jabbed into her
arteries and the treatments have
done a world of good to her thin
hlOod-Which, after all, was the cause
of her sourness and austerity. Her
''at home" parties to all and sundry
he"e in Washington are known as
Traffic Courts, and that gay, vivacious
little debutante, Democracy herself,
writes the invitations and helps with
the entertaining.
** X
THE traffic court seems TO be an
altogether new sort of institu
ton in civilized society-and funda- :
mentally healthy influence. There
never has been a tribunal of justice
Of exactly the same order. In single
busy evening. white men. black men
end yellow men. philosophers and
hnotlegeers. debutantes and dow
ayers. Sabbath school teachers and
hurlesque actresses, millionaires and
huns rub elbows there. They are
tried for crimes which are not crimes
in any strict sense of the word. And
almost always they go away with a
friendly pat on the back from the re-
formed Madame Justice.
There is all the difference in the
world, for instance, between Traffic
Court and Police Court. When one
appears before the latter it is serious
business. lie is accused of some act
Ia which certain amount of disgrace
is attached. But the men and women
who come before the bench of the
former have done nothing evil. mali
cious or shameful They merely have
hecn "A trifle careless. A judge is
almost as likely to appear there as a
pickpocket. bishop as an atheist,
or a republican as a bolsheVik.
Ira ffic laws are fragile as egg
ebells. and almost everybody who
Evening star., 1927-10-02

NJ ADAME JUSTICE we have
M always visualized as d stern,
w sour. metiCulous old lady.
4 The portrait of her that
An.,1, 1A.,Stoa In, Il
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nAY Traffic Court is somewhat less
picturesque and more monotonous
than the tribunal which sits at night.
The first move is to read off a hun
dred or more names of persons who
have posted collateral. 1t is not eX-
pected that any of them will show up.
Occasionally some law-breaker sur
prises the clerk of court by answer
ing to his name. and there is nothing
to do but go ahead with the case.
The other morning Judge Hit was
The Washington times., 1927-02-24
D. c. FOLKS ARE
KEITH STARS

This may we'll be called "old
home week" at Keiths.
Little Elizabeth Reddick, her
brother Walter. the dancers in
"High Art" and Elliott Dexter, he
of film fame and headlining the
bill. call washington their home.
Freshmen at Central High
School, three years ago may re-
member Elizabeth, when she for.
sock the spelling bees for the
footlights.
"oh yes she said looking
about IL years of age, but claiming
IL, I'VE used to live in the
Chasdeton, but we went to New
York so, Walter and could go to
school,;
And this is my mother" she
said introducing young looking
woman who travels with her chill
dren.
She volunteered the information
that her grandfather, s. l.. Cochran
still lives in the Monmouth Apart
ments on G Street, and then
grabbed brother Waiter by the
hand and out to do their stuff.
In the role Of the veteran, Dexter
told how as q boy he also left
school, a little one in Texas, to
come here and prepare for the
stage.
I've always called this town my
home and although they say 1t has
changed quite a bit. 1t Jocks just the
same to me-" he said, only the
Belasco Theater was called the
Lafayette in my time here"
The Washington times., 1927-02-24
0. A. SCHLOBOHN|
DIES At 81

Otto A. Schlobohm, prominent
among Washington's younger at.
torneys, died early today of heart
trouble at his home, 1855 Columbia
Rd. N. w., after four weeks i'll.
ness. He was 50 years old.
Formerly employed in the offices
of Hoehling. Peele and ogilby. sew.
eral years ago he formed a partner
ship with Alfred L, Geiger, with
whom he was associated at the
time Of his death. He was admitted
to practice in the District of Colum.
bia courts in 1917 and before the
1920.
During the war. Mr.. Schlobohm
was chief counsel in the division
of roquisition and confiscation un.
der DR.. Harry A. Garfield, the
fuel administrator.
He was born in Yonkers, N. Y,
and was for some time employed
on the Yonkers Herald. Coming to
Washington, he entered George
Washington University, from which
he received the A. B., LII. B.. LII.
NJ, and M. P. L. degrees
In 1921 he married Miss Veronica
7. Taaffee. of Yonkers. He is sur
vived by his wife, his mother and
several brothers and sisters.
Mr.. Schlobohm was a member
OF Kappa Delta Rho Fraternity.
the National Press Club, the Bar.
risters, the Cornell Club, of New
York; the Bar Association of the
District Of Columbia and the Amer.
lean Bar Association.
The funeral will be held Satur.
day or Sunday from the family
residence in Yonkers. N. Y.
The Washington times., 1927-02-24
Detectives Memory
Gets Alleged Thieves

Due to the keen memory of Jo-
seph Grant, former headquarters de-
tective, a man and woman are be-
ing held for investigation today in
connection, with the theft Of several
dresses from a downtown depart.
ment store.
The couple, who gave their names
as George Franklin Smith, 80, and
Lucille Norman. "a, both of Balti-
more. were caught following an
automobile chase through the shop
ping district by Grant and Police
man g. M. Patterson. of the First
precinct.
Grant said that he recognized
Smith as man whom he had ar
rested on grand larceny charge
in 1916, He Swallowed them and saw
Smith take several dresses and
hand them to the woman. he says.
When he tried to arrest them they
ran to waiting taxicab. and
Grant and the policeman jumped In
another car and chased them around
the block. capturing them where
they started.
The Washington times., 1927-02-24
70, HIT
BY TROLLEY,
SUCCUNBS
Ail Times staff Photos

Traffic claimed another victim
early today when Mrs. Louise
Garzia, 70 years old, 20 seaton Pl.
\. E.. died In Emergency Hos
pital Of injuries received yesterday
when she was struck at Seventh
and G Streets Northwest by q
street car operated by Motorman r.
L. Anderson. An inquest was held
at the morgue today, resulting in 4
verdict of accidental death.
Mrs. Garzia was taken to the
hospital in an unconscious condi.
ton, following the accident, but
was thought to be not seriously
injured. When she failed to revive
another examination was made and
she was found to have suffered
a skull fracture. She was un-
identified until late last night.
Struck by a street car at Massa-
chusetts and New Jersey Avenues
Northwest last night, Sergt. Thomas
Dollhouse, of the Sixth precinct, was
slightly injured.
Emma Nurse, colored, as, 1903 s
st. N. W., and Emma Dean, col.
ored. A. of Hampton, Va, were In.
jured when knocked down by an
automobile operated by Johnny
Cheney, 1411 Sixth st. N. w.
Gerald Howakd. colored, II. 1871
Third st. N. W., was slightly hurt
when knocked from his bicycle by
an automobile. He was treated AT
Emergency.
The Washington times., 1927-02-24
TEACHERS ITEM
STRICKEN OUT

The conference report on the Dis.
trict appropriation bill today was
agreed to by the House and Senate
conferees.
According to Senator Phipps, chair
man of the Senate conferees, it lis
the best District bill in the history
OF Congress-"
The following are the main items
OF the agreement:
The Senate amendment. providing
for 81 additional school teachers
with an appropriation Of $50, 500. was
stricken out, because the House con.
ferees were adamant upon this point.
The Senate succeeded, however,
In keeping an appropriation for
100000 in the bill for the i'm.
provenient of Meridian Hill park.
The Senate had asked $165, 600 Tor
this purpose.
Although the Patterson tract, as
a park reservation is not named
in the conference bill, the item Of
100000 for the purchase of park
property by the National Capital
Park and Planning Commission, IL
retained in the measure, making
100000 in all for this purpose.
The Senate amendment, relating
to the corporation counsers Of
fice-in its final form, merely call.
ing for an increase in salary from
$4,000 to $7.5O0-was accepted by
the House conferees, without de.
bate.
The conferees decided to authorize
the widening OF Connecticut Avenue
from Dupont Circle to Florida Ave.
nue., but did not accept the plan
Of widening Connecticut Avenue be-
tween M Street and Dupont Circle,
until further study Is made by the
Fine Arts Commission.
The Senate amendment, providing
for a newspaper advertising of de-
linquent tax sales, was accepted
by the House conferees.
The Senate ,conferees also kept
in the bill an appropriation of $42,-
600 for the extension of the water
main on Alabama Avenue Southeast,
to provide for the tree nurseries at
Fort Dupont.
The Washington times., 1927-02-24
TRIO PLOTTED
BUSCH DEATH,
j. s. CLAIMS

The man who instigated the
shooting of Policeman Leo w. X.
Busch early on the morning Of last
September rs. lis going to be guilty
Of first degree murder even though
he did not fire a shot or have
gun" Assistant United States Dis
trict Attorney James ]. o'Leary
declared today in beginning the
final argument for the Government
IN the Busch murder trial.
Under the Indictment and testi.
lnony in the case, the prosecutor
told the jury. four verdicts are pos.
sible. He enumerated these as first
degree murder, second degree muir
der, manslaugl1ter or acquittal The
question OF self defense has no part
in the case, he declared because
all the testimony. including that OF
the defendant shows that neither
Busch nor Frank L. Ach, his part
ner fired first.
The four defendants, Nick Eagles,
Of New York. John Proctor, Sam
Moreno ana John McCabe lis
tened intently to the arguments
of the Government counsel.
In speaking Of a probability of
first degree guilt of the accused
men, O'Leary referred to the testi-
nlony Of all the defendants except
Proctor to the effect that as the
men were walking up Upshur
Street with the officers, word was
passed along the line ito shoot it
out. =
Eagles said that Proctor stepped
back and whispered Lets put the
things on EN-" O'Leary related.
Moreno said the same thing, Nc.
Cabe in his testimony stated that
there was some talking, and both
Busch and Ach stated that the
whispering incident did occur.
Proctor alone denied any knowl-
edge of this whispering. He alone
contends that he did not hear any
arrangement made to shoot it out.
IL this be true that before the
shooting occurred there was an ar
rangement among them to shoot
their way out. then it would be
first degree murder" he said.
OLeary declared that justice ode
mands that l draw a line between
McCabe and the other defendants. !"
He called the attention of the Jury
to the fact that all the other men
had exonerated McCabe of any par
ticipation in the shooting.
The Washington times., 1927-02-24
FARLEY SOUGHT
IN NURSES
STRIKE

The failure of last nights indig,
nation meeting of members OF the
Emergency Hospital Alumnae Asso.
citation to attract representative
of the hospital authorities for the
presentation OF and hearing on their
grievances leaves the nurses
strike situation practically un.
changed, 1t was learned today.
1t was brought out last night that
the hospital still refuses to recog.
nlze the nurses stand and another
attempt will be made to obtain a
conference.
Still refusing to discuss the situa.
ton. Woodbury. Blair, apresident OF
the hospital board. maintains that
whatever the grievances are so FAR
as they concert Miss Janet Fish,
superintendent of nurses, or her
methods. they will ''e given no con.
slderation whatever. The hospital
would not attempt to question
either her ability or methods. he
said.
50 at Meeting
A. last nights meeting, attended
By about so nurses. it developed
that those affected by the walk
out" viii have no trouble finding
work elsewhere. Those on duty at
the hospital are there simply because
they are working for a doctor or
patient rather than the hospital, the
spokeswoman said.
So far as is known the strike has
not affected conditions at the hos
pital. The nurses made it clear
last night that they would not allow
their stand to work hardship on a
patient.
I'VE can get work." said one. 1T
Is not question of that. We think,
however, that after putting in three
years of study and work at Elmer.
gency we should be favored over
nurses from other hospitals"
Claim misunderstanding
In the statement given out at last
nights meeting 1t was asserted that
misunderstanding exists that
could be remedied, If a hospital rep.
resentative would meet the grievance
committee of the graduate BODY
Or the 70 nurses in the Alumnae
Association, approximately so seldom
work on cases in the hospital. They
do their work outside, 1t was brought
out. The remaining % are those
directly concerned In the strike. .
Although they are Idle now, their
places are being filled bv nurses
from the Central Registry.
The n student nurses in training
at the hospital training school and
doing active work are not affected
by the Strike" movement. They
have made no protests.
The Washington times., 1927-02-24
Anna E. Peasants Will
Lists Church Beuuests

Anna Eliza Peasants, who died
February % last. and whose win
dated June "a. 1908, was filed for
probate today, leaves $3.50 to st. Pat
rick's Church, and directs that the
remainder Of her estate be divided
into five equal parts to- be dis.
trtbuted among st. Augustine's
Church, the Church of the Immacu.
late Conception, the Franciscan
Monastery, the Society of the Per-
petual Alteration and the oblate
Sisters of Providence in this city.
Annie Peasants, a niece, is to
have $40. while testatrix's household
furniture and personal effects are
given to her friends, Mrs. Sarah O.
Myers. and her daughter, Lucy
Grant Wilson. Michael j. Colbert
and B. Frank Saul are named as
executors.
The Washington times., 1927-02-24
A. N. Hacker Asks $25, 900
For Alleged Injuries

Arthur N. Hacker, 1915 Lamont st.
n. w. today filed suit in the Dis.
trict Supreme Court against Carl H.
Claudy, sr.. 2S07 Woodley Rd. N.
W.. for $4,000 damages for alleged
personal injuries.
Represented by Attorney T. Nor.
ris Wampler, Hacker claims that
on December "a last he was struck
by Claudy's automobile on Pine
Street. near Park Road. suffering
serious and permanent injuries.
The Washington times., 1927-02-24
LECTURE IS PUBLIC

The public is invited to attend a
lecture on animal Psychology by
DIR. William Thomas Shepherd,
president of Columbia University
School, at 9 o'clock tomorrow night
at 1924 Eighth st. N. w. The lee.
ture is the third of a series given to
alumni and students.
The Washington times., 1927-02-24
SEEKS RELATIVES

Mrs. Rose F. Blum, wife Of
Arthur s. Blum, Seventeenth and
Y Streets Southeast, has asked the
newspapers to help in her search
for Henry and Leonard May, form
erly Of Sterling and De Kalb,
Illinois. They are her only rela.
tives and years Of search have
availed her nothing, she says.
The Washington times., 1927-02-24
C0NFEREES Q. K. DISTRICT Bill
ngaRn,rogg gm
~ BILL PRICE So e q - o,;ee
aeG US. PAR oFgice

GAS SGD
The hot-alF furnace did mt heat,
And finally ] got cold feet,
When an agent said, with snalling
face,
"a radiatlnE gas heater win warm
the place."
cit win save coais, twas happy
thought,
30 promptly gas heater was bought.
The gas meter worked gaiIy night
and day,
And the bin asphIxiated me when l
had 10 pay.
''This autO." said an agent with .
smile.
"OnIy uses . sixteenth Of > gallon
to Q mife."
1 bought II and the Indicator On the
meter
showed II wss = radiatinE gas eater.
OLD SOCKS.
The Washington times., 1927-02-24
D. C. PASTOR IS DELEGATE

The Rev. Wallace Radcliffe, D.
D., 1875 Thirty-first st. N. W., will
attend the World Presbyterian Con
gress to be held in Baltimore.
March / and 2, as a delegate. 1t
IL the plan of the congress to dis
cuss the effect of the crisis in
China on. religion. Professionalism in
Europe also will be discussed.
The Washington times., 1927-02-24
QUOTA Club DINNER

Major. L. E, Adkins, assistant
Engineer Commissioner of the Dis.
trict, will address the Quota Club
dinner tonight at the Women's
University Club. 1884 ST. N. w.
at $50 o'clock. Mrs. Ethel l..
Ward is cvhairman in charge OF
the meeting.
The Washington times., 1927-02-24
SHOULDN'T LOVE TRIUMPH

SHOULDN'T LOVE TRIUMPH
why IL II. because your Faith 10 not
the same ~ mine,
YOu draw between eur Love q fine
dividing llnee
sleepIess nights, frausht with dreams
Of pain.
And knowing only peace wheB { see
your face again.
Are there two Gods to Judge ua each
apart,
And. Judging. fail to see my breaking
heart?
Why should walk alone In paths
OF sorrow?
Let rs love TODAY; we may not
zee TOMORROW.
JOHN c. ROGERS.
The Washington times., 1927-02-24
TWO VIEWS OF WASHINGTON

DIR. Clarence True WILSON,
Washington drank nothing
stronger than light wines and
beer, advocated temperance, was
the enemy Of drink, and sought
q dry law.
Congressman Cellar, New York
George liked his rum, enjoyed
gambling, and supplied rum and
punch to voters when a can
dfdate for the Virginia IsegisIa.
true.
The Washington times., 1927-02-24
WHAT A PROBLEM

They Were trying to determine
whdt becomes of all the used
razor blades 0hen one guy SAID:
That's as great a puzzle to me
as tchGt Peggy Joyce does NTH
all her old engagement and
tOeddiMg rings"
JIMJAMS JIM.
The Washington times., 1927-02-24
TERRIBLE WARNING TO
WOMEN

Bill: There is terrible acorn-
ing to wOmen in a neaUs dis
patch from Miami, Fla, stating
that Mrs. EUelyn Walton ar
gWed so fast and tuYiOusly Nth
her husband that she had to be
taken to a hospital suffering
from temporary paralysis of the
jar. The husband Is reported
to be grief stricken. G. H. d.
The Washington times., 1927-02-24
She Made Posters

POSTERS FOR the Bail Of the
Sixties, to be given at the May.
flower Hotel, Saturday, were de.
signed BY Kathleen Male. young
Washington artist.
The Washington times., 1927-02-24

Looking up suddenly from
The Times, Whick she sOas
reading, the old lady from the
country said:
"Weu, UhGt merit? A Uoman
icGlking in Peacock Alley Nth
a man, and being robbed.
Well, ! think any Uoman
tC0lking in an alley with
man ought to be robbed"
ALICE P. MORGAN.
The Washington times., 1927-02-24

Ida NJ. TarbelI's Life of Lincoln"
has been illustrated by Nicholas
Atonslxy. II will be produced in
The WasIlingtO Times daily, be.
ginning Feb. 28-next Monday.
The Washington times., 1927-02-24

"Weighed in the balance
and found sOGntiRg," Is, IN
these days, usually the bank
balance. Abe.
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Black Crepe
Satin. g. 80

A wonderful quality
Of this rich looking
40-in. silk, which may
be used on either
side.
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n | / /
N0e!
!. at Lansbnrgh's

ut LdnsbnrgH S
The Monday offerings
In the Silk Department
remind us again that
Lansburgh & Bro. start
ed in 1860 as a silk
store.
..--- 1t is natural that the
silk department, in the
evolution of a yard
goods store to a large
department store, has
held its prominence.
There are those in
Washington who not
~enly have their dresses
made of Lansburgh's
: silks, but whose mothers
and grandmothers wore
Lansburgh silks.
Such a special event
as that offered Monday
is always of great in
terest on that account.
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Vogue Pattern
Week

Special emphasis this
week on these up-to-the-
minute fashions. Paris in
tissue paper-all ready to
guide you in the cutting of
your most precious piece of
silk.
Third F1oor-Sth street