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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1910-05-20
PROTECTING GARDENERS.
Unlawful to Have in Posses
sion the Crates and Meas
ureS of Others.
CHAPTER 6es.

AN ACT to add an additional Section
to the Code of Public General Laws
of Maryland. title Grimes and
Punishments," subtitle FRAUD
Market and Garden Boxes" to be
known as Section 1924, and to fol.
low Immediately after Section 1862,
making it unlawful for any person.
persons, firm or corporation not
the owner thereof to have in his,
her or its possession any stenciled,
marked or stamped box, market
box, garden box or bushel box, I'M
less such person, firm or corpora.
tion, shall have permission of the
owner thereof to so use and have
the same in his, her or its posses
sion.
Section BE it enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland, That
an additional Section is hereby add
ed to the Code of Public General
Laws of Maryland, title Grimes and
Punishments,' subtitle Fraud
Market and Garden Boxes" to be
known as Section 1924, and to fol.
low Immediately after Section 162,
and to read as follows:
Section 162A-It shall be unlawful
Tor any person, persons, firm or cor
poration, not the owner thereof, to
use or have in his, her or its posses
sion any box, garden box. market
box or bushel box used as a contain
er or farm or garden produce, when
such box, garden box, market box or
bushel box Is stamped, stenciled, or
marked in plain letters with the
name of the owner or owners there
OF, unless such person, persons, firm
or corporation using or having the
same in his. her or its possession,
shall first have obtained the express
privilege or permission of the owner
or owners OF such box, bushel box
market box or garden box, or from
his, her or their duly authorized
agent or agents, to use or have in
his, her or its possession such box.
bushel box, market box or garden
box aforesaid. Any person, persons,
firm or corporation violating the pro
visions of this Section, shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor. and upon
conviction thereof before any Justice
OF the peace OF the several counties
of this State or the CITY of Bait.
more, shall be fined not more than
fence
Sec, 2-And be it enacted. That
TINS Act shall take effect from the
date Of its passage.
Approved April IL, 1910.
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BONDS OF TRUSTEES.
Provisions for LegaIizing the
Transfer of Real and Per-
SonaI Property.
CHAPTER 122.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with
amendments Section 223 of Article
16 of the Code of Public General
Laws of Maryland, title "Chancery,
subtitle Trustees
Section BE it enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland, That
Section 223 of Article 16 of the Code
of Public General Laws of Maryland
title "Chancery," subtitle. Trustees
be and the same is hereby repealed
and re-enacted so as to read as fol.
lows:
Sec. 223-All sales heretofore
made, and all deeds, demises and
other instruments of writing granting
and conveying real, personal or mix.
ed estates heretofore executed and
delivered by the trustee or trustees
to whom any estate, real, personal or
mixed had heretofore been limited and
conveyed for the benefit of creditors,
or to be sold for any other purpose 4;
or as security for debt or to be sold
upon a contingency, and who gave
bond with but one surety, shall be
and the same are hereby made valid
and effective to pass title and valid
to all intents and purposes, as if the
said bond given by the said trustee
or trustees had had two sureties or
more thereon, as required by Section
two hundred and twenty-one, or Sec
ton two hundred and twenty-five, of
Article 16 Code of Public General
Laws of Maryland; provided, that
such trustee or trustees has or have
complied with all the other require.
ments of law, and such sales, deeds
demises and other instruments of
writing are in conformity with the
law; and provided further, that moth.
ing in this Act shall affect the inter.
est of bona fide purchasers and in
cumbrances without notice, and cred
itors who may have become such
prior to the passage of this Act: and
provided nevertheless, that nothing
in this Act shall operate to divest
any lien or claim upon property pass
ing under such trustees deed which
may now exist, or which may hereaf-
ter arise, for the benefit and protec-
ton of any cestui que tust, where the
purchase money may not have been
properly applied.
Sec. 2-And be it enacted, That
this Act shall take effect from the
date OF its passage.
Approved April s, 1910
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0BSTRUCTING RAILROADS.
Unlawful to Remove AnV
Equipment from the Tracks
or Right Way Railroads.
CHAPTER sos.

AN ACT to add an additional Sec
ton to Article p OF the Code of
Public General Laws of 1904, title
Grimes and Punishments," sub
title oads-Obstructing" to
follow Section 367, and to be
known as 367A.
Section BE it enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland, That
an additional section be and the
same is hereby added to Article 81 of
the Code Of Public General Laws of
1904, title Grimes and Punish.
ments,' subtitle Railroads.&c.
structing,' to follow Section 367, and
to be known as Section 367A.
Section 367A-Whoeve without
authority unlawfully removes from
any railroad or railway track or
right OF way, over which locomo-
tives, motors or cars are operated
or from any locomotive, motor or car,
the bondwires, nuts, bolts, angle
bars, spikes. attachments, fasten-
ingss, switch-stands, locks, feed wires.
trolley wires or other appurtenances,
or any part or attachment thereof. or
any bonds, nuts, bolts, wires, fasten-
ings, journal brasses, journal pack.
ing or parts thereto attached or be-
longing, which are necessary In the
use or operation Of said railway
tracks, locomotives, motors or cars.
or whoever without authority unlaw.
tully removes or interferes with any
alr-brake,. air-brake hose or any part
OF the air-brake appliances on any
locomotive, motor or car, or whoever
buys or receives, or unlawfully has
N ms possession, any of the afore-
said articles so removed shall unon
conviction thereof be imprisoned in
the penitentiary not more than five
years nor less than one year. or NOT
more than six months in the County
jan or the House of Correction in the
discretion of the Court.
Sec. 2-And be 1t enacted. That
this Act shall take effect from the
date Of its passage.
Approved April s, 1910.
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VENDERS' LIENS.
Providing for a Fee Simple
Title in the Case of Legal
Sales.
CHAPTER 216.

AN ACT to add additional sections to
Article &C of the Code of Public
General Laws of Maryland of 1904,
title Mortgages" to be numbered
Sections 80, 81, 80, 80, "a, 35, SO and
81. Abolishing the lien of vendors
for unpaid purchase money, unless
the same be expressly and specfi-
cally retained by the vender, and
providing for speedy enforcement
thereof, when so retained, by sale
OF the property subject thereto.
Section BE it enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland, That
eight additional sections be added to
Article &c OF the Code of Public Gen.
eral Laws of Maryland of 1904, title
Mortgages" to be numbered 80, 81.
80, 80, "a, 35, SO and 81 and to read
as follows:
30-When any real or personal es-
tate or property shall be hereafter
transferred or conveyed, and the pur-
chase money, or any part thereof.
shall remain unpaid at the time of
the transfer or conveyance, the ven
dor shall not thereby have lien or
charge on the same for any other or
dlnerent sum or sums of money than
the sum or sums that shall appear to
be due on the face of the deed or in.
strument conveying the same, and be
therein, together with the time OF
times set for the payment thereof
specified and recited: provided, how.
ever, nothing herein contained shall
be construed 10 affect in any way any
mortgage given by a purchaser or
purchasers to secure the payment of
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PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS OF 1910. p
TESTAMENTARY LAW.
Effect of the Death of the
TeStator, Wills, Etc.
CHAPTER 81.


AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with
amendments Section 800 of Article
SO of the Code of 1904 of Public
General Laws of Maryland, title
"Testamentary Law" subtitle
wills"
Section BE it enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland, That
Section 800 of Article 90 of the Code
of 1904 of Public General Laws of
Maryland, title "Testamentary Law"
subtitle wills" be and the same is
hereby repealed and re-enacted with
amendments so as to read as follows
320-No devise, legacy or beauest
shall lapse or fail of taking effect by
reason of the death of any devisee or
legatee (actually and specially named
as devises or legatee, or who is or
shall be mentioned, described or in
any manner referred to, or designat-
ed or identified as devisee or legatee
in any will, testament or codicil) in
the lifetime of the testator, except as
hereinafter provided, but every such
devise, legacy or bequest shall have
the same effect and operation in law
to transfer the right, estate and in
terest in the property mentioned in
such devise or beQuest as if such de-
visee or legatee had survived the tes-
tator; provided, however, that this
Act shall not apply to the last will.
testament or codicil of any person
dying after the passage of this Act,
where the maker of said last will,
testament or codicil, after the execu-
ton thereof and before the death of
such devisee or legatee, shall become
insane or otherwise incompetent to
cancel, revoke, annul obliterate or
alter said last will, testament or cod
icil.
Sec. 2-And be it further encated,
That this Act shall take effect from
the date of it's passage
Approved March 81, 1910
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about four and one-half miles from Rock.
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The evening world., 1910-12-07
BY Mary Roberts Rinehart
Author Of 81 DAYS"

She's got about an hour. 7 should
say" said one OF the newspaper men.
See II Gray is around. viii you. Jim?
He's mostly here Saturday night"
"Is it-Miss Maitland?" Burton asked
In a strangely subdued voice.
mo. It Is Henry Buffers widow" I
returned. and the three men were re-
porters again. at once.
Gray was there ana came Immediately
Whatever surprise he may have felt AT
seeing n woman there, n dying. he
made no comment. lie said she might
live six hours. but the end was certain.
We got n hospital ambulance. and with
the clang OF It's bell as II turned the
corner and hurried away the White Cat
drops out OF this story. so far as action
IL concerned.
Three detectives and as many repor-
tiers hunted Schwartz all OF that night
and the next day to get his story. But
he remained In hiding, He had a start
OF over an hour. from the time he
switched off tho light and escaped down
the built-in staircase. Even In her
agony Ellen Buffers hate had carried
her through the doorway after him. TO
collapse ON the stairs.
got home Just as tho cab, with Fred
and Edith, stopped at the door, I did
not let them get out, n half dozen words.
wlthoua comment or explanation, and
they were driving madly TO the hos
pital,
Katie let me In. and ] rave her some
money 10 stay up and watch the place
while we were away, Then. not md
ing a cab, | took a car and rode TO the
hospital.
TIE building was appllllngly quiet.
The elevator cage, without a light,
crept spectrally up and down; my foot
steps on the TIED floor echoed and re-
echoed above my head. A night watch
man. In felt shoes, admitted me and
took me upstairs.
There was another long wait while
the surgeon finished his examination.
and a nuxSo H.sA Q ssan OF water and
The evening world., 1910-12-07
81 The Window at the White Cat 81

some towels came out of the room. and
another one with dressings went In.
And than the surgeon came out, In a
white coat with the sleeves rolled above
his elbows. and said ! might &c in.
The v was drawn up to the In
Jured woman's chin. where II was folded
neatly back. Her face was bloodiess
and her fair hair had been gathered up
In a shaggy ¬. She was breathing
slowly. but regularly. and her express
sion a relaxed-more restfui than /
had ever seen II. As I stood at the foot
or the bed and looked down at her
knew that as surely as death was CON-
ing II would DO welcome.
Edith had been calm. before, u when
she saw me she lost her s%elf-control
She put her head OF my shoulder and
sobbed out the shock and the horror OF
the thing. As for Fred. his Imaginative
temperament made him particularly sen
sltive TO suffering In others. As he sat
there beside the bed | knew by his face
that he was repeating n repentlng
every unkind word he had said about
Ellen Butler. 81.
She was conscious, we realized tina,
after a time. Once she asked for water.
without opening her eyes. and Fred
slipped a bit OF Ice between her white
lips, Later In the night she looked up
for an instant at me.
"He-struck m~y-hand," she said with
difficulty, and closed her eyes again.
During the long night hours told the
the story, as ! knew II. In an undertone.
aud there was a new kindness In Fred's
face as he looked at her.
She was stlll living by morning. and
VAS rallying a little from the shock. !
got Fred to take Edith home, and | took
her place b. the beh Some one brought
me coffee about eight, and at nine
o'clock | was asked to leave the room,
while -four surgeons held a consultation
there. The decision to operate was made
shortly after.
There Is only a chance" a gray
haired surgeon told me In brisk. short
clipped words. The bullet went down
and has penetrated the abdomen. Some.
times. taken early enough, We can re-
pair the damage. TO a certain extent,
and nature does the rest. The family
The evening world., 1910-12-07
One Idea About the Census.

eSrT7Hus is census year Everywhere &c hear people Dragging about the
growth of their home cities" says a wrterh the American Magazine
"on many faces and in many newspapers I see the signs of pride
over population. A middle Western State capital is thrilled over tn fact that
shce 1900 the number of its Inhabitants has jumped rom $4,000 to lIoN or a
per et 1t will be found before this inn mex year is over tha many of our
cities have grown 90 40 or 30 per cent in the sam period OF time And for
this piece of new many will be glad.
But l a m not glad. And for the simple reason that live In the pooh-bah
Of III our big towns-New York. BY a simple process OF he mind dread to
of suffering n misery like New York. To me, new OF the growth II a city
OF 1900 in 1890 10 a city OF $4,000 in 1910 brings the thought that more people
in that city are without goo air and comfortable quarters thar ever before
had much rather har that 10000 people had left such a city and taken to
the outlying farms and villages.
Tt nay be that these cities are he prde If civilization. But where in
civilization can ne find more desohtlon, disease. N downright unhappness
than In these sam great ctes? There is no more solemn new in the world
to-day than the news OF hese great and dhproporuonae increases In our city
pulaton hat is couung from the Census Bureau In Washington"
The evening world., 1910-12-07

laughter and the refrain OF a popular
song. The door opened Just as | reached
the top step. and ! h~alf-tumbled inside.
Burton was there In the kitchen. with
two other men whom | did not recog-
nize. each one holding a stein OF beer.
Burton had two. and he held one out TO
me as I stood trying to get my breath.
You win." he said. although I'm a
Woodworking Journalist and need the
money. l won't lie. This Is Osborne OF
the Star and McTNghe OF the Eagle. Mr..
Knox. They heard tho shot In there.
and II ! hadn't told the story. there
would have been a panic. What's the
matter with you?"
1 shut the door into the grill-room and
faced the three men.
For Gods sake. Burton" ! painted.
lets get upstairs quietly. ! didn't fire
any shot. There's a m dead up
there"
With characteristic polse. the three re-
porters took the situation quietly. We
fled through the grill-room as casually
as w could; with the door closed. how
ever, We threw caution aside. ! led the
way up the stairs to the room where l
had found Jennings body, and where
l expected to fin another.
On the landing at the top of the stairs
I came face to face with Davidson. abe
detective. and behind him Judge Nc
Freely. Davidson was trying to open
the door OF the room where Fleming
had been shot. with a skeleton key. But
IL was bolted inside. There vas only
one thing to do; | climbed on the
shoulders OF one Of the men. a tall fell
low. whose face to this day l don't re-
member. and by careful ma%noeuvring
and the assistance o: Davidson's long
arms. | got through the transom and
dropped Into thu room.
/ hardly know what expected. !
was IN total darkness. | know that
when I had got the door open at last,
when the cheerful light from the hall
streamed In, and | had not felt
Schwartz's heavy hand at my throat. ]
drew a long breath OF relief, Burton
found tho electric Hight switch and
turned II on. And then-I could hardly
believe my senses. The room was
empty.
The evening world., 1910-12-07
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Is willing. ] suppose?"
! knew OF no family but Edith, -
over the telephone she said. with somn
thing OF her natural tone. to do what ~
surgeons considered best.
! hoped to get some sort of Stat>mGnH
before the injured woman was taken 10
the operating room. but she lay IN
stupor, and I had to give up the Noa.
II was two days before I got her dspoa-
tion' and In that time I had learned
many things.
wood. She had received the new aboue
Mrs. Butler more calmly than I hAA
expected.
II do not think she was quite sana.
Dor woTiai." she said with a shuddsr.
"She had had a great deal OF trouble.
But how ~strange-a murder and an At
tempt at murder-at that little club In .
week."
She did not connect the two. and I ut
the thing rest at that. Once. On the
train. she turned to me suddenly. afssr
she had been plunged in thought for
several minutes.
Don't you think" she asked. that
she had a sort OF homicidal mania. ana
that she tried to kill me with chioro-
form"
i hardly MINK so, 1 returned sv09-
lively, IL am inclined to think some -
actually got In over the porch roof"
II am afraid" she said. pressing her
gloved hands tight together. wherever
I go something happens that I came
understand l never wilfully hurt any
one, and yet--these terrible things f>s-
low me. am afraid-to 20 back 10
Bellwood, with Aunt Jane stiii gone
and you-in the city"
"a lot OF help ] have been to you
retorted bitterly. Can you think u e
single instance where ! have been ahlo
to save you trouble or anxietyf W..
I allowed you to be chloroformed wtth1n
an inch OF eternity before I found yea
But YOU did and me-" she cheoeon
me. And Just to know that you are H.
ing all you cam
| MY poor best" I supplemented.
Go Be Continually
The evening world., 1910-12-07

again. He lid most of the taling-sO Rucn,n lUL tt Daddy Dutard' seemed
merely a monologue Tor Chevauer. The programme called It a character comedy"
FOR characters we had The Great Jolly. a comic singer, whom Harry Brett made
displayed by Miss Frankie Raymond; a music hall manager who was bald nut a
gentleman stm; a young dramatist who lived only &c see Daddys daughter in his
love-adcn sketch; Rosie, his "favorre actress and Daddys delight, and numcr-
ops others who made n fuss over Daddy.
Miss Violet Hemins was such a pretty Rosie that we did not wonder at
Daddys loving her dearly. But Mr Chevalers attempts at human touches were
overshadowed by his broad character drawing He stood tut like a poster on a
white fence 1t never occurred to him to stand back. HIS rms of character vas
so srong that It became alnost overpowering With III result hat It suggested
the music hail more than the theatre. And here "A 10 much Of Daddy that
he became tresome
The little play va given a queer twist in the last at sc that chevaler might
a appearing, so all that he needed as a background for his turn" was a velvet
cuxtain. behind which n pianist accompanied him in his n an recnauons.
These made Il p the best part of the evening entertainment In a minute the
real Chevalier made US forge W hours Of Daddy. 1t IA a triumph OF the true
arts over the ambitious actor
The evening world., 1910-12-07
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS.

vi IhLS d II TsAso
Allan Fleming; state TTe,saTsr K found mqr.
Knox, a Young lawyer, to solve the MYSTERY; For
SOM days before his death Fleming had been
missing from home; on. the pillow q his bed .
"fl,2ar Miss Jane Maitl.ad. an elderly snn,
the same figure, arc found, MsIgey !, ~ensaged
k K aet too o.. loves her. Chasing . midnight intruder
IN the F'ieminS home, Knox falls down a dumb
gone. Msigtry. goes fog I. fcs dsysi visit, to the
latter. Old schoolpaie and widow q a politician
viai the Knox home at the same time. reporter
named Burton begins work on the murder mys,,
tery, and a ~dstsctiSs employed by tho machine"
solennly warns Knox g drop the whole case,
. nervous wreck, A handsome woman calls At
KnOx's Office and introduces herself as Flemings
widow, She GAYS che married him secretly three
years before. She says she believes Fleming was
murdered by schwartz, a rival N politics and
love. Burton. a reporter. takes, Knox, by night,
10 A warehouse next door to the White Cat. q"
While Burton goes across TO the club, Knox starcs
INTO a lighted window Of the White Cat and sees
Schwartz In a room there. A, woman Joins
schwartz. and seems to be pleading v'hemently
with him.
The evening world., 1910-12-07
One OF tho men laughed a little.

one OF tho men laughed a little.
'StunE!' no said Nightly. What sort
or a story ave you and your friend
framed UP. Burton?'
But ! stopped at that minute and
picked up a small nickel plated revolver
from the floor. ! held 1t out. on my
palm. and the others eyed It respect
fully.
Burton, after. all. was tho quickest
witted OF the lot. He threw open one
OF the two doors In the ROOM. revealing
a shallow closet. with papered walls
and . row OF hooks. The other door
stuck Tight. One OF the men pointed
to the floor: a bit OF black cloth had
wedged II from tho other side. Our
combined efforts got II open at last.
and We crowded In the doorway. looking
down a Night OF stairs.
HudCled Just below US, her head at
our feet. was the body OF the missing
woman.
Great Heaven" Burton said hoarse-
~, who Ii it?'
The evening world., 1910-12-07
A Sheh Quarrel.

A YOUNG man who signs his letter
"A ~. H." writes:
Il am In love with a young lady
and | know she loves me, but we have
had a slight quarrel, Neither one OF us
Is willing to make the first advances to-
ward a reconciliation, Now, as ] am
miserable without her, what shall | do?"
Make the first advances yourself, fool
ism young man. Have a little less vanity
and pride and a little more real love.