Show 1 0 asil i av what Is gaind on at the national capital red of the district government I 1 p 0 61 3 ASHINGTON dont give a policeman washington w a present particularly money unless you want it to get moss covered and rusty with age before he Is permitted to receive it there la 14 rod tape and formality in the district government particularly that branch governing the police department which calls for much routine before any employed can receive anything from a citizen until it has been invest gated and marked approved several times more than two months ago a much petted and loved angora cat and suddenly disappeared there was gloom about the place for more than a month then the clouds parted and the sun shone again policeman stott was responsible for the uplifting of the gloom it was he who while prying about dark al leys and on vacant lots found tho the wandering thomas As a reward for stotts great act of kindness the cats owner shoved a crisp dollar bill in the officers hand as aa ho he rel relieved loved him of the pet aside from being a brave and courageous Ool policeman iceman stott is a stickler for duty and after receiving the dollar he hurried to the commander of hla his precinct capt doyle boyle and told him of tits ills good fortune tills this was the starting point of the big ball of red tape that was to wind around that crisp dollar bill before private stott could really call it ills his own the next day maj sylvester received a letter from capt boyle relating the facts in the case capt doyle boyle in turn forwarded the document to commissioner west after carefully reading the communication ni and looking up the laws upon the subject commissioner west placed ills his stamp of approval on the document the paper was sent to commissioner macfarland and commissioner morrow in turn who after duo official consideration followed the example of commissioner west and gave their rubber stain ped approval then the jacki jack tid document started upon its return juerney ju urney and some day stott will get his dollar |