Evening Star Newspaper, November 4, 1931, Page 42

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ENGLISH CROOKS TALK MYSTIFYING 'Unintelligible Jargon Marks Speech of Underworld Characters. beat of woman By Cable to The Bu LONDON, November 4.—The stolid Briton may find the American crook or Hear with the NEW SONOTONE Very Small Far Plece D mon st etions jargon, but he would be just as non plussed if some of the English under- world expressions were as frequently ghan | used in plays and the talkies produced [ here. | When he reads or hears the word “hiker” he has in mind the recent ex- ponent of the walking cult—the man or woman who thinks it is necessary to dress up in the Boy Scout manner to |do a jaunt through the countryside But to “hike” in the English crook parlance, is to Tun the risk of & long 11" [tarm of imprisonment, for it means to HOLMES || “Bisves 1217 G Street needs Blank Books T And v reads o supply them. 1009 Pa. Ave. NW. Supt. W. F. Brown of Scotland Yard | has just given his countrymen a close- {up of English underworld argot in the | Police Journal. ~Here is & sample: Butterh: i | Example of Jargon. utterhorn '] | “He got him banged to rights, lum- Buns, 25¢ doz. A | peres v, took him o the nick. stuck him on, and he spent the night in the | Wellsley Fudge | flowery. He went before the beak, a I(pll'. told the royal, and poor Jack got Cake, 30c ea. fullled. When he got up the steps ne had a mouthplece who was no bottle. The bogey gave him a right co-t\n‘ 0 | This, with Jack's bird, got him weighed Fruit Salad | off to the Home of Rest for five penny- | | worth.” Pie, 25¢ ea. Delivered direct to your door Phonie Your Order Now Supt. Brown's translation of this mind-teasing paragraph into normal English runs as follows: | "“He got him with the stolen prop- |erty in his ssion, arrested him, i;’nok him to the police station, charged | s | cell. He went before the magistrate, & | detective gave the evidence and poor |old Jack got committed for trial {When he appeared at the Sessions he rrister who was no good. The | Phone NAtional 4837 { of all his bad points. This, with Jack’s previous convictions, caused him to be | underworld line of talk a mystifying and he spent the night in the |. TODAY'S AMUSEMENTS. | National—Stratford - Upon - Avon Players in “A Winter's Tale,” at 2:10 and “King Henry the Pourth,” at 8:10 pm Belasco Brief Moment,” Gayety—"Bugar Bables,” at 2:15 and 8:15 pm. | R-K-O Keith's—"Consolation Mar- riage,” at 11:39 am., 1:39, 3:39, 5:39, 7:39 and 9:39 pm | Metropolitan—"Mad Genfus,” at 11 am, 12:45, 2:35, 4:25, 6:15, 8 and 9:40 pm | Rialto—"Reckless Living” at 11:47| am., 2:02, 3:55, 5:56, 7:53 and 9:50 p.m. | Palace—“The Cuban Love Song,” at 11:40 am., 2:05, 4:35, 7:10 9:40 pm. Stage shows at 1:20, 3:50, 6:30 and 9 pm. Columbia—“Susan Lenox,” at 11 am., 55, 2:50, 4:50, 6:45, 8:40 and 10:40 - Prancine _larrimore in at 8:30 pm ‘Ambassador Bill.” at tage shows at 12:18, 2:28, 4:38, 9:36 p.m. Girls About Town," at 11:25 , 71:32 and 9:57 pm Stage shows at 12:57, 3:49, 6:40 and 9:07 pm. Tivoli—"“Pive-Star _Final” 4:10, 6, 7:45 and 9:35 p.m. Central—"Merely Mary am. to 11 pm Ambassador—“Monkey Business,” at | 6:15, 8:05 and 9:55 p.m. at 2:25 Ann,” 11 sentenced to five )l‘!YB penal serv nudP at Parkhurst Prison.” | Memibers of the public who desire to become more conversant with the crook | language are advised by the superin- | tendent (who is one of the Big Five) to | visit some of the third-rate pubs in Kennington, or in the vicinity of the Elephant and Castle. Here they will find | houses and flats referred to as “drums.” jor police informers described as [ snouts,” “noses,” or “narks” A thief |is a tes lear” prison. is & “booby | hutch,” and & rl:cemnn is a “flattie.” [Disputes are referred to as “bulls and The thief, too, has sized up English | money in the following terms: A six- | pence is a ‘“sprazey,” a shilling a | “deener.” half-a-crown, a “half-a-tosh.” |five_shillings, an “Oxford,” ten shi- | | lings, a “half,” ,and a sovereign or | und, a “cncer.” | In crook Patiance ‘s shoplifter is & ‘hoister,” a pickpocket a “whizzer,” & | confidenice man a “con-head” and a | cardsharper & “broadsman.” The evil: doer who has a good bankroll is well | “britched.” Some other phrases in | gveryday use are turtles” for gloves, “almonds” for socks, “rub-a-dub” for club. (Copyright, 1931.) SENTENCED TO 60 DAYS Colored Man Charged With Break- ing Former Sweetlteart’s Leg. Accused of breaking his former sweetheart's leg with a heavy lead pipe, Alphonzo Smith, colored, was | sentenced to 60 days in jail following his Police Court trial yesterday. Elizabeth B. Johnson, colored, of 17| P street told Judge Isaac R. Hitt that Smith, her former “boy friend,” broke her leg when they became embrotled |in an argument two months ago. She | was confined to a hospital 33 days. USED CAMERAS Bought, Soid and Exchanged Iullrr & dAlbert, Ine.’| M5 10th St N.W. $W1NG '€ WORLD FAMOU S NEW YORK ROUND TRIP ATLANTIC CITY. . ROUND TRIP BOSTON ....... ROUND TRIP ...10.50 PITTSBURGH ROUND TRIP JACKSONVILLE . .20.00 PHILA,, PA. 5.25 EOUND TRIP No. 79 for CATARRH & SINUS TROUBLE Homoeopathic Pharmacy 1007 H St N.W. 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