Evening star., 1911-08-19
THEY DIDN'T WATCH OUT;
so CONSTABLE GOT 'EM
Sadder But Wiser Lads After Night
in Durance Vile,
PROBLEM FOR DIR. WILEY
"What Is Watere" Question of the
Hour at Camp ordway-When
Filtered Through Whisky Bar
rels It's Something Else.

rels It's Something Else.
Special From a STAFF Correspondent
CAMP ORDWAY. Frederick. Md, Au-
gust 19-John Ed Schell combination
mayor and harnessmaker went down 10
his harness shop opposite the city hall
and mayors office this morning TO be
greeted by several wildly excited persons
who evidently believed that Frederick
was in the hands of the enemy, and no
| mistake. Some of the boys from the
| camp went to town last nieht anu broke
up things. sang a little near ha lIony.
upset the police force cut few bell
ropes on street cars and had the fesu-
lar good time that enlisted rooAl,s a.
ways have when they are very youus anu
haven't their mothers apron stiines I.ed
TO them.
| AS q result of Mayor Sche.ls COM
plant to headquarters Frederick Viii
be guarded from sucn onsiausnts this
evening and all other evenings by a
provost guard of determined veterans.
any one OF whom. has more effect ON
private out for a noisy time than a
| whole patrol wagon fun of small town
cops.
Two Privates in Lookup.
AS a result of last evenings fun two
sorry privates were taken to the lock-
up. It's all over now. for the officers
Of the guard got them out of jail early
today. The two men were George Nc
Kee. Company NJ. I'd Infantry, and w.
E. Grant, LIST Field Artillery.
Nothing pleases the enlisted man quite
SO much as becoming one OF q large
|, crowd that is going to town after hard
days work in camp. He would rather
| walk three miles over dusty road, buv
| q quart Of ice cream. pack of cigarettes
! three bottles Of sarsaparilla and little
beer. and then stand on a corner and
sing than listen the incest lecture on
military hygiene that was ever shouted
| by an expert.
Well. last night the enlisted men Were
i out en- masse. Most of those who made
i the noise were so young looking that they
would be sent to the Juvenile court back
home in Washington. But FREDERICK
| people were scared by them. When the
| first car load landed singing and shouting
/ in Market street last night the town
| stretched out it's hands In welcome: girls
| ran out of front doors TO see the boys
| and old men stood on the curb ana
| grinned to see the youngsters whoop II
Up. By-and-by more carloads came. and
| more and more. until ali Market street
| was lined and jammed with soldiers.
Frederick People Friendly.
Now all they did was to talk loud. ex-
| cept in one or two instances These
| Frederick people are very friendly. It's
| easy to get acquainted. There Were little
/ groups of militia men here and there
| talking to the fair ones of Frederick and
| having a good time. But every now and
i rfic, vi
i yell as loud as he could and scare all
| the girls back In the house. Some girls
i who work In the telephone central office
| were badly frightened by some, of the
| loud ones and were among the strongest
| complainants to Mayor Schell today.
| The street car conductors had a sweet
| time trying to collect fares from hum
| dred soldiers who clambered on car
| that was built for thirty-five or so. Nobody
| wanted to pay first of course, and the
| conductors felt this morning that they
had earned their entire years pay dur
| ing those strenuous hours last evening.
| And, of curse, some one had to uphold
the traditions of the enlisted man and cut
the bell ropes.
who were having the time of their lives.
They had a good time. SO they said this
morning, until some unknown person In
terfered with the close harmony they
| were enjoying by getting of by a tree
| box in the desire to catch this unknown
they chased him up an alley or some
dark cubby hole OF Frederick's street
| system, and somehow OF other bicycle
| was ali broken up when they finally got
where they were going.
Constable on the Job.
About that time a large person, also
unknown, appeared. He told the boys to
| be quiet and come along with him. Some
body upset him, but he jumped up and
showed his badge. Look here, you durn
| fool, I be the constable!' he shouted. He
| had a hard time, but he got them to the
lookup over the mayors office. It's the
worst place in the state of Maryland,
| looks like an ice box on the inside, has
no beds, and is hot. This morning when
all Frederick woke UP horritied the OFF,
GERS of the National Guard, who knew
| Just how things always are, arranged
| with the indignant town very nicely.
| Capt Shannon Of the battery unoent
| his dignity enough to say that he hoped
that IL Grant really was in trouble IL
was because he licked somebody IN the
infantry good and hard, and the officers
4 of tie ID REGIMENT said they hoped tneir
/ man had learned lesson; after that
Lieut. Wilson of the battery went TO town
and brought the incarcerated ones nome
and all is going as happy as moving
picture romance.
| The first work of the camp TO-DAY was
close order drills for the infantry ana
! special work for the artlier,, Hat
Corps and medical or SANITARY "a uoops ops-
ment Tomorrow. when the croe d 60 nes
| from Washington, there will be one grand
dress parade by the entire brigade.
Water Is Popular.
Never before has water been so popu-
lar with a national guard camp. The bat
tery of filters which Maj. Weaver has in
stalled in front of the camp of the 1st
Field Artillery has been most popular
resort for the last two days, and there is
a reason. Hush! It's an open secret
now. but for several hours there was
yreat mystery concerning the water that
came from the filters.
The top row of barrels in this filter Is
q choice collection Of whisky barrels that
have seen active service. Real whisky
has been carried around In those barrels
many and many q time. The first man
that took drink out OF that filter smack.