Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-29
WITH DIME, BOYS COME
TO SEE CAPITAL SIGHTS
Aged Eleven and Twelve, They
Walk Nearly All the Way
From Baltimore.

I'VE had heard so much about thu
sights in Washington that we thought W.
| would come over and see Them" Samue
Betz. one Of two youthful runaway boy:
| from Baltimore, explained at the ninth
| precinct police station last night. He
| gave his age as twelve years, while hi:
companion, Benjamin App1efeld. regis
tered as being eleven years old. The
| former resides at 511 South Caroline
street. the home of his companion being
only several doors away. Benjamin Ap.
plefeld, brother of one of the boys, came
took them home.
Before we start homeward," he said
Il will take the boys through some Of the
public buildings"
Tuesday about noon the youthful no.
MAIDS left Baltimore to come to this city.
1--WE footed it to Seabrook'' said the
spokesman for the pair, land man
gave us car fare the rest of the way.
Spend Nickel for Cakes.
When they reached Arbutus, a few
miles this side of Baltimore, they were
stopped by a county officer but We're
permitted to continue their journey. The
Betz boy had dime when he left home,
but his companion was without funds. At
Stony Run they bought ) cents worth of
cakes and ate them. keeping the other
nickel to purchase candy after their ar
rival here.
At the house of a colored family not
far from Stony Run. the boys said, they
were made comfortable Tuesday night.
They also were furnished food by the
colored family, and yesterday Anorning
again took to the road. 1t was an easy
matter for them to get food at farm
houses. they stated, and they had no
reason to complain of the quality or
quantity of what was furnished them.
Gee" said one Of the boys at police
headquarters today, I'VE sure did have
good eats"
1t was suggested to the boys that they
should not have come away from home
without letting their mothers know they
were going to be away over night.
Never worry your mothers that way,
they were told. IF you had asked your
parents permission they probably would
have granted your request and given you
MY mother was worried sick" volun-
teered the older brother, who had come
over to take them home.
Stranger Informs Police.
I'VE did let our mothers know where
We we're as soon as we could" Samuel
Betz said, land that was how we came
to be arrested. We went to 522 9th street
northeast and asked that we be permitted
to write letters: The man there let us
write the letters and then he told us
he had to go to store, but he went for
the police instead"
1t was after o'clock last night when
the boys reached Union station on a
train from Seabrook. They had supper
at the little town in Prince George county.
so that they were not hungry when they
reached this city. The nickel they had
left was spent for candy, the kind that
sells for 10 cents a pound. and they GER
tainly enjoyed the sweets as they strOlled
about the vicinity of the Capitol and
other public buildings.
I'VE didn't know how long we would
be able to stay in Washington the Betz
boy said, land so when we got here we
bought the candy and hurried up to the
Capitol. Then we saw the State, War
and Navy building, White House and
Treasury, and we thought it was then
time to send message home"
The police of the ninth precinct enjoyed
the short stay of the youngsters, and the
latter were perfectly at home. They said
they had enjoyed the trip and felt that
they had been fully paid for their long
tramp through the mud and snow.