Former soldiers sent to penitentiary on varied crimes
Fifteen men and women were sentenced in Crimmak Courts Nos. 1 and 2 to terms ranging from one to five years in the penitentiary. Victims included a holding up, grand larceny and attempted assault cases. Notable sentences include William Laney eight years for two charges of manslaughter, Louis Penn eight years for attempted assault, and George Herick five years for breaking into a store and theft. Other clients received four years to two years, with several one-year terms for related offenses. Beulah Smith and Isaiah Goodall received eighteen and one year respectively. Ruth Powell and Alice M. Oates faced probation or suspended sentences amid a false claim matter involving a $1,000 mutilated liberty bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crimmak
William Laney
Hughes, Cobb & Hewston
Ouis Penn
George Herick
George Starr
Pittsburgh
Peter Christokos
Pennasaytania Avenue
Albert W. Krause
Andoseph Kelly
Marcello Sulliger
Towo
John W. McGee
Leonard Thompson
Beulah Smith
Howard
Riley
James R. Steele
Leeman
Lehman
Isaiah Goodall
Maurice Espy
Ruth Poweh
Ackson
Alice M. Oates
D Street Southeast
Ader
United States
Treasury
Jazz trio arraigned for disorderly house in court concert
Jennie Douglas Walter and Charlie Johnson faced Judge Hardison on a disorderly house charge after an improvised home music session. They performed with a wham horn jazz board and blat horn to prove the case, arguing their right to raise Cain at a four o clock musicale. Attorney Thomas Jones represented the trio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cain
Thomas Jones
Jail for Chauffeur and Theatrical Tool Theft Cases
Thomas Rickett, employed by Representative Nicholas Longworth, was fined 100 dollars and jailed 48 hours after a charge of driving while intoxicated. Assistant counsel argued the danger a drunk driver poses to pedestrians in a high powered car. Joseph Little and John W Campbell, both colored, were sentenced to four months in jail each for stealing tools from a theater near Seventh and P streets northwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Rickett
Nicholas Long@worth
Ohio
Hardison
Ferguson
Rickett
M Street
Thomas JG. Walsh
Joseph Little
John W. Campbell
Byge McMahon
Sevreuth
P Streets
Sears Candidacy Promoted by Friends in Prize Campaign
The Post notes many friends back Mr. Sears in the automobile and prize campaign and aim to ensure he is among the winners. Sears works in real estate, belongs to several fraternal groups, and resides at 1471 Moffree Street NW while currently in Asheville North Carolina for his health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sears
Post
Astate
Moffree Street
Asheville
N. C
Post $1,000 Gold Guerdon Drives Auto Race Campaign
An avalanche of votes flows in as the final offer in a $40,000 prize contest drives city and country division candidates to rapid subscriptions. Prizes include nine grand prize cars and a $4,395 Cadillac along with four gold prizes totaling $1,000 in gold for top subscription totals. Each club requires a valid name and address. late or incomplete payments are barred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cadillac
the Post
Hig Sétond Club
William Crow
Joplin
Crow
Clare Tisdale
Falls Church
Tisdale
United States Railroad Administration
Virginia
Hair transformation suit stems from alleged green turning
Miss Gerttrude Murray sues masseuse Madam Con Barrett seeking $15,000 after claiming her hair brown, then green and gray within hours during May 1920 treatment at an Ideal massage establishment in West Baltimore. She says scalp burns occurred, a maid accompanied her, and her hair was shaved after medical consultation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Bond
Court of Common Pleas
Gerttrude Murray
Madam Con, Barrett, & Masseuse
Eday
Virginia's Cities Busy in Census Figures
Three of every five Nor folk over ten years old were employed in gainful work at the last census. The census bureau estimated 58,260 engaged in aortér, about 604 percent of the population, with figures showing urban work activity across Virginia cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nor. Folk
Census Bureau
Extra Vote Ballots Mailed Today For Campaign
Campaign officials announce that extra vote ballots for candidates will be mailed today. If a candidate does not receive a ballot by Monday, they should contact the campaign department. All ballots issued must be accurate and tally with submitted subscriptions, with prompt return to correct any errors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Campaign Department
Georgetown cadets chosen to march in Armistice Day parade
The War Department selected a Georgetown University battalion of 250 cadets to participate in the Armistice Day ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery. Cadet Maj. Joseph A. McDonough will lead the three-company unit, with elimination rounds to narrow the final marchers. Rivalry among cadet companies grows as selections proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
American University
Reserve Officers’ Training Corps
Georgetown Iunniversity
William H. Hobson
A.B
Georgetown RK Oo. T. C
Aringstom National Cemetery
Mad Hobson
Georgetown Basterton
Ser-geant
Michael
Bandhue
Joseph A. McDonough
New York
Marthouse
war veterans’ societia _ “Al
Georgetown
War Department of the
Dietinlyruished
Universh
Colored Man Sentenced for Shoplifting in Downtown Store
Judge McMahon sentenced Wilt Preston colored to a day in jail for stealing four pairs of stockings from a downtown store. The judge said fines would not be imposed while he is on the bench and urged merchants to display items plainly as clerks cannot watch every customer. He vowed to curb petty theft as thefts rise and more defendants face jail sentences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McMahon
AGAIN VICTIM OF HAIR TONIC PRANK
Prank Green colored man was fined 25 dollars in two intoxication cases by Police Judge Hardigan and jailed 56 days for non payment. He escaped from police court Wednesday and was not recaptured until jail revealed one inmate missing. An unconscious man found in a gutter turned out to be Frank, another hair tonic deception victim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardigan
Frank
Polleé Court
Belmont Home Attacked by Writ of Attachment
The Dupont Garage Company sued out a writ of attachment against Perry Belmont of Washington New York and Paris for a debt over 350 in repairs gasoline and oil. Belmont is in Paris and at 1618 New Hampshire Avenue Northwest under a caretaker with his home under court control for twenty days. An order of publication will allow garnishees days to satisfy the debt. The account ran since 1827 with last payment in 1618 leaving 376.71 plus interest. Attorney Godfrey J Munter represents the garage company.
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Dupont Garage Company
Perry Belmont
Washington
New York
Paris
Belmont
Belmonts
New Hampshire
Thipont Garage Company
Godfrey J. Munter
Gatege Compan
Blood Purifier Promoted as Ideal Remedy in Sarety Claims
An article promotes a blood purifier described as a universal remedy for various ailments. It asserts proven effectiveness and mentions a regimen including a system and products, with limited technical detail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auman
Val & Ae
Simos
Reese
Pilathe
Syater Salieri
Final vote and gold prizes drive subscriptions
The Post seeks new subscriptions in a $40 000 prize race with top prize of 1000, plus 260 166 and 100 dollar awards. Subscriptions of 36 earn 5 000 extra votes. first substitution 16 000 votes plus regular votes. Second payments boost votes, up to 40 000 on extended yearly plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stee
Faw Webke
Washington
Skeptic Won by Free Vote Offer Campaign Highlight
A candidate in The Post's 40000 automobilé and prize campaign touts the lure of 71000 extra prizes and 985006 votes from $20 clubs of new subscriptions. He expresses enthusiasm for the dual offer that could win one of fifteen automobiles, but questions the campaign’s greater purpose and risks.
Campaign Race Heats Up With Gold Prize Advances
Enthusiasm rises after a $1,000 gold offer and a $500 first prize in fifteen days. Lynchburg figures dominate as Pazzi and Abbey gain followers. Miss Mary B. Johnson controls Culpeper’s top store while Mrs. Tisdale eyes a car. Subscriptions drive votes, with second payments boosting totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wazzi
Lynchburg
Pazzi
Faazil
Culpeper
Mary B. Johnson
Campaign enthusiasm sparks efforts for prizes and subscriptions
A candidate in a Washington area town describes how praise and a prize campaign drove people to engage. The Post offers a thousand dollars to four who generate the most new subscriptions, including automobiles and cash, encouraging early entry and persistent effort.
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William Lang
Frank Allen
Samel
Capital Traction
Seventeenth Street
Chaffeur
Longworth
Bener
H. J. Sears
Masseuse
Plaintiff
Richmond
Hillam Keeler
Capital
Frank’ Green
Gutter
Skeptic
Constance Abbey
Fredericksburg
Frederick
Abbey
Eral
Oakland
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