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The Washington times., 1911-03-11
CLAIMS BONDSMAN
WAS CRUEL TO HIN
No Food Since Thursday,
With Wrist and Ankle
Irons Cutting.

Without a bite OF food since last
Thursday and wearing heavy handouts
and legirons, laceraung and bruising
his wrists and ankles. John Garrison, a
sailor OF the United States steamship
Franklin, was brought to the cellroom
at the courthouse this morning, telling
a pitiful story of alleged cruelty.
They've treated me worse than a
dumb animal; look at these black and
hlue marks and bruises" Garrison said,
almost crying, exhibiting his wrists.
plainly giving evidence of long confine-
ment in IRONS.
Accompanying Garrison was his
bondsman. Malcolmb G. Stewart, who
arrested him Thursday at Norfolk and
brought him to Washington this morn
ing. heavily ironed. Garrison did not
appear for trial last week in the Dis
trict Supreme Court on a charge~of rob-
berry. his bail being forfeited by Chief
Justice Clabaugh and a bench warrant
issued for his arrest.
Clerk of Court Incensed.
Stewart brought the sailor into Crimi-
nal Court No. this morning. delivering
him to Clerk Samuel Hawkins. In
censed at Garrison's condition, Mr.
Hawkins ordered that the handouts and
legirons be taken off Immediately, hav-
ing Garrison placed in the receiving Jail
Of the courthouse.
To a reporter for The Times this
morning Garrison recited his story of
alleged cruelty and mistreatment at
Norfolk and en- route to Washington.
my bondsman had me arrested
Thursday afternoon by the Norfolk po-
lice, and since then have not had on
thing to eat" he said, pleading with
Jail attendants to bring him a cup of
coffee, which was supplied.
Friday afternoon, when the boat
irons on me-" Garrison said, land never
once were they taken off. although
begged to have them Enlightened JUS
a trif1e. They dug deep into my wrists
and ankles, and could hardly walk"
Didn't Mean to Forfeit Bail.
This morning Garrison was brought to
the Jail, barely able to walk1s with the
legirons, which gave his feet play of
only about four inches. He hobbled into
the court, accompanied by Stewart
"On the boat l wasn't even given
bunk or a place to lie down; I could
not use my hduuS eve " loosen my
clothing" said Garrison. who almost
collapsed as he was released in the
cell room this morning.
Garrison denies attempting to forfeit
his bail and escape from the District.
He enlisted in the navy, February %
at Baltimore, and was assigned to Nor
folk, being unable to return to Wash
ington when his trial was called last
week. He says he notified his bonds
man of his location, thinking his trial
was set for April q. instead of Febru-
ary q.
Garrison was raised in WASHINGTON,
his father, John w Garrison, a car
penter. and his mother residing at 215
John Marshall place. He is thirty-two
years of age.
Robbery of Marion L. Williams. of
Lyndon, Va. is the charge against
Garrison. His attorneys are r, Fl
Miller and A. A. Eipscomb.
The Washington times., 1911-03-11
Don't Wear
A Truss
After Thirty Years Experience l
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Men, Women, or Children that
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[ Send It On Trial,

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The Washington times., 1911-03-11

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The Point of View.

my husband is a mean man.
why so?"
Just because my mother is coming tc
visit US, he's gone and invited his
The Washington times., 1911-03-11

At meeting of the Relief Hook and
Ladder Volunteer Fire Company last
evening, 1t was decided to call the at
tention of the city council to the urgent
necessity of new apparatus, as well as
new truck house. This company has
been in existence for many years, and
has done valiant service in the matter
of fighting fires Its members believe
that the city should extend some recog-
milton OF their efforts by providing them
with modern and adequate equipment.
II. Noel Garner was yesterday named
by Judge Thornton, in circuit court, to
act as special commissioner in chancery
in the case of +. F. Marbury and others
against the Mercantile Railway Build
ing and Loan Association.
j. NJ. Holmes. jr., secretary of the
Y. NJ. c. A. of Johns Hopkins Uni
versity, Baltimore. will occupy the pull
pit at the Methodist Protestant Church
of Alexandria, at both services tomor-
row, the pastor. his father, the Rev.
J. NJ. Holmes. being absent from the
city.
Unusual prosperity is indicated in the
report of the three national banks here,
made public yesterday. The First Ma
tional Bank, the oldest institution shows
deposits of more than LOCO OOO the Citi-
of a million. and the Alexandria Ma.
tional Bank, the youngest of all, over
half a million dollars.
As a result Of rear-end collision be-
tween freight train, No. IS, and a work
train. between Clifton and Manassas,
early yesterday morning, Emlin Jack
son, a colored laborer, aged twenty-one,
living in Alexandria, sustained injuries
necessita ating the amputation of his
foot. He was later brought here and
put in the Alexandria Hospital. No
one was hIrt other than Emlin, al
though several box cars were badly
smashed.
An interesting musical and literary
program was provided at the monthly
meeting of the Westminster League, OF
the Second Presbyterian Church. last
evening,
The Washington times., 1911-03-11

II you ever have anything you
don't need, get money for 1t through
the "For Sale-Misc" ads In The
Times.
The Washington times., 1911-03-11

An interesting musical and literary
program was provided at the monthly
meeting of the Westminster League, OF
evening,
The Washington bee., 1911-05-20
The Power Of Psdsrsvws<I.

4 hard headed business man went 10
hear Paderewski play, says 4. &.
Thomas In Success Magazine. The
man Is not a musician. He spends his
days trying to buy cotton when it Il
low and sell it when It is high. This
is how he described his experience at
the piano recital.
You know. I'm NOT easily stirred up,
and don't know anything about mu-
sic l wouldn't know whether a man
was playing the piano extremely well
or just fairly well. But l do know
that Paderewski played one thing that
afternoon that stirred me up as l new
er was stirred in my life. don't re-
member what 1t was. couldn't have
told whether he was playing an hour
or hVe minutes. Ali / know is that it
stirred up feelings within me 1 had
never felt before. Great waves Of emo
ton swept over me. / wanted to shout
and l wanted to cry, and when the
last chord was struck ] found myself
on my feet waving my umbrella and
shouting like a wild Indian. l went
out OF that hall as weak as a rag and
happier than I'd been in years. can't
account for it I've tried, but 7 can't
explain it. Can your -
The Washington bee., 1911-05-20
A SMALL BIRD.
But 1t Had a Mighty Swat Whsa \
Fell Dead Out of the
Clouds.

Y. Il. Newsen tells OF an amu5ing
Incident IN which a dead duck dis
playsA zlore activity than would g live
enc. The incident is as follows;
We saw a small flock OF brOadbilIs
approaching. They came directly for as.
but unfortunately did not stop for Our
deCOys. as they arrived almost over
US we stood up and fred. pulled on
a nice plump looking drake He start
ed to fall, so 1 turned my second load
loose rather prOmiscuOusly and then
started to load up. Behind me Johnny
was still shooting. Then Johnny yelled,
and something hit me a mighty swat
on the back OF my neck, whereupon Z
tried to clean a big hunk Of stone OF
its barnacles by means OF my nose and
front teeth. This may be pleasant 70
look upon. but it Is not an enjoyable
pastime
81 had always liked Johnny, but ehs
thought that he had hit me on the
back OF the neck and was now laugh
ing was too much. / started for him
with murder In my eye and a largo
driftwOod stick In my hand Johnny,
still In fits Of laughter. pointed behind
me and mumbled some words about
duck / looked around. and there be
hind me on the rocks was the sans
plump looking drake that had she's
at the first time. It was hard to real
iEe that such q small bird had Euch =
mighty swat
when Johnny had come out OF his
eonvulsiOns and I had picked the
feathers out Of my back hair We ESOk-
ed around a bit and found there were
four dead broadbiIls, SO cheered up
. bit Johnny didn't need any ckssr-
ing up."-Recrsatz9n-
The Washington bee., 1911-05-20
The Landscape Near Jerusalem.

The country about Jerusalem Is e.
sentiaiiy 4 pale country. Indeed, ]
often thought it looked stricken, -
II It's pauor had come upon it abrupt
ly. had been sent to it as q visitation.
was not sorry that l saw it first
under grayness and swept by winds.
The grayness. the winds, seemed to
me to emphasize it's truth, to drive
home It's reality. And there was some
thing noble in It's candor. Even ma
ture can take on an aspect Of trtckt
ness at times, or at least a certain CO
quetry. a daintiness not wholly free
from suggestions OF artifciaIity. The
landscape in the midst Of which Je-
rusalem lies Is dreary. Is sad; in
stormy weather Is almost fOrbdding
Yet It has bare frankness that rem
ders it dignifled. a large simplicity that
il very striking. The frame is B0bsr
the picture within it il amazing. and
neither, once seen. can ever be forgot
tsn.-Robert Hichens in Century.
The Washington bee., 1911-05-20
PeraaNaPanaA.

TtmOur. the great Asiatic cOnqueroE,
commonly known by the name OF Tam
erlane, had extraordinary persevsr-
aDce. No difficulties ever led him 30
recede from what he had once under
taken. and he often persisted in his
efforts under circumstances which led
all around him to despair. On such
occasions he used to relate 10 his
friend an anecdote OF his early life.
II oncs," he said. was forced 20 take
shelter from my enemies In q ruined
building, where sat alone many
hours. Desiring to divert my mind
from my hopeless coalition, I nxsd
my eyes on an ant that was carrying q
grain Of corn larger than itself up 8
high wRn. / numbered the efforts b
made 70 accomplish this obtsct. The
grain fell sixty-ninA times to ths
ground. but the insect perssversd, and
the SEVENTEEN time is reached the top.
This sight gave mo coursge at the m0-
msrt, and never forgot the lesson"
The Washington bee., 1911-05-20
What Happsnsd 20 Bill,

Mrs Dixon was putting Frank, aged
six. and Willie, aged four. to sleep
with = bedtime story when she was
suddenly compelled to answer the
dOOrbeu- Fastening away with the in
tentiOn OF Immediately returning. Mrs.
Dixon was detained by a caller. The
boys grew restless. Finally. running to
the top Of the stairs, where he knew
his mother could get perfect view Of
him, Frank used nearly ali bis small
stock OF diplomacy In trying to attract
bis mothers attention without disturb
ing the visitor After several futile at
tempts at gesticulations he called out
In a loud whisper perfectly audible to
both ladies below. Mamma. you'd
better come up," then in a most awe
inspiring tone adding. "'cause Bills
nose is comm unwipedi" Youths
Companion.
The Washington bee., 1911-05-20
Speak For Yaur.aIf. Ioka.

The Lord Leicester Of a century aes
had no sons By bis first marriage and.
being well on In years, was anxious to
see his heir apparent, a nephew, hap
PLY welded. His wish was that a
charming daughter Of his neighboF,
the Earl OF Albemarie, should be the
future Lady Leicester. With her and
her sisters he used to enjoy his morn
ing rides. One morning she came
alone, and during the ride he asked,
thinking to forward his nephew's in
terests, Anne, my dear, how should
you like to be mistress Of Holkham p
''There is nothing should Ike better" 7"
she replied. ''Then / shall send my
nephew William to court you," said
the earl, glad that the fates seemed 10
favor his project. But the lady calmly
and gravely answered, "I shall never
be mistress of Holkham on those
terms" why" exclaimed the aston
ished old gentleman, looking the lady
hard In the face, you don't mean to
say you would marry meF' Eyes, in
deed would" was the answer, and
nothing i should wish better" And as
a consequence the nephew did not sue
ceed to the earldom.-London ChrOni-
Gle.
The Washington bee., 1911-05-20
Missiasippi atsambeatina.

The steamboat age on the Mississippi
began about 1921 and nouPished for
fifty years. AS early as 1884 the num-
Der OF steamboats, on tie Mississippi
and its tributaries Is estimated at $50,
and In 1912 there were 45O vessels,
with a value OF 100000. But the
golden era was from 1SzS till the waE
Never did the valley and steamboating
prosper more than then. Thousands Of
bales Of cotton were annually shipped
to southern markets. and the wharfs
Of St Louis and Memphis and Vicks-
burg and other large ports were stack
ed with piles Of merchandise and lined
with scores OF steamers.-Travel Mag
azine.
The Washington bee., 1911-05-20
HE WAS THANKFUL

4 Reporter Whs Appreciated the AZ
tsntisns of His supsrIsr.
4 reporter for q Philadelphia news
paper was sent up the stats to act a.
staff correspondent In an important
court trial. Il was the reporters hrsE
big out OF town assignment and his
managing editor kept the telegraph
wires busy with instructions and tn
Quiries. For two days and two nights
the reporter had received e dispatch
from his Office half hourly, and it be
gan to get on his. nerves
At the end OF the second day hs
worked until o'clock IN the morning,
aled his last page OF copy. received
word that his story had been re-
ceiYed. and he went to bed. Just as be
was putting out the light tbs hotel
porter appeared with the inevitable
tray and the inevitable telegram. The
reporter opened 1t and read:
What time does court open In ths
morningT'
II was too much He hated the sight
Of telegram. He had been neeing the
curse Of the dispatches only to have
them pursue him 10 bed. He sat down
and wrote to his Office the most cSur-
teous answer he could compose:
"Court opens at o'clock ia the
morning. It is now 5. Thank you for
waking me In time" - Philadelphia
Times.
The Washington bee., 1911-05-20
BIzEf AND HkfEw.
The Stery Of the Origin Of q PsssAsg
Air In "Carmsa."

The Stery Of the Origin Of q Pssvssz
Air In ~CsrmsA-"
biHst, the composer OF the world r.
nous opera Carmen" and HaIeyy.
his librettist, once occupied apartments
whose outer doors opened on the same
landing. AS soon as he had finished
an air Bizet would hasten to submit II
70 his neighbor, who subjected it to
the most severe criticism. From morn
ing to night the piano resoundsd In
the composers apartments. One night
Bizet finished a dramatic Bit In which
he battered himself he had success
fully sketched the pride of a trium-
phant toreador after q successful bull-
nght. But Haleyy listened in sIlencs
and showed but a moderate enthu-
siasm- Bizet. somewhat piqued, asked
the cause Of this coldneSs.
TITS good. l admit" said HaIevy.
in fact, it's too good It lacks move
ment; it lacks snap-in short. it's not
popular enough"
Not popular enoughF' shouted the
piqued composer. do you want to
write for the sIums7~ he went out In
= hui. but soon relsnted and in an
hour returned with another air. Lis
Ten 70 this," said he. Here Is my
toTeadOr idea written down to your
popular level" Il was indeed the
sang Of the toEeador and the only ons
wAseh On the nrxt night recstvsd an
s0Sors and seemed % move Gas axys
SsSst su6tsnes frO@ ~ eoepe<.
The Washington bee., 1911-05-20
Burglars Bessttina Sin


The burglars besetting sin Is heed
lessness. The chances are that It was
heedlessness that first drove him out
Of honest employment and made a bur
glar Of him. The burglar ransacks q
house and carries away a spoon hold
90, card tray or some other inexDsn-
siys souvenir Of the occasion, and hs
oveFioOks the Thousand doIiar hElI O.
the dining room table and the rope Of
pearis on the towel rack. This hsa6-
lessness seems to be common 10 tks
whole fraternity. We do not know
what the experience Of other cities Il
but in Newark the burglar leaves an
astonishing amount OF portable wealkh
behind him invariably. When be reads
On the day after the robbery that hs
took Mrs. De Stiles chs6ng dish and
ignored her $500 ruby bracelet beside
Il eE that he upset the POmplsy8
dresser drawer to get the revolver and
failed to see the goverament bonds
that lay In plain sight 0n the wash
stand. how he much gnash his tSeth
and hate himself for negIecttng to de-
vslop his powers Of attention and Oh
servation in his youthI-Newark News.
The Washington bee., 1911-05-20
6slxze's Way.

Jules Sandeau relates that one time
while living In Paris Balzac locked
himself up In his room for twenty-five
days and twenty-five nights, refusing
to see any one and keeping the cur
tains closed and the lights continually
burning even in broad daylight. The
only human being he saw during this
time was his servant, whom he rang
for when he felt the need OF food and
which he washed down with numerous
cups Of coffee He would throw him
self on his bed only when entirely sx-
hausted from lack OF sleep, and be re
mained In complete ignorance OF what
was transpiring outside. the state OF
the weather and even Of the time ana
day OF the week. He only freed him
self from this voluntary captivity
when he had written the word End"
on the last page Of the manuscript ne
began when ne entered his prison
The Washington bee., 1911-05-20
What "osrhlsr" Once Meant.

'@Garble." ''garbled." "garbler," are
words which nowadays convey quite q
different meaning from that which
was formerly accepted. "Garble" orig
inally signified simply ito select for :
purpose" At one time there was an
Oflcer, termed the garbler OF spices. {"
whose duty it was to visit the shops
and examine the spices. ordering the
destruction Of all impure goods. His
duties were similar to those Of the in
spector OF the modern health depart
ment. who forbids the sale OF decsyed
vegetables or tainted meat. The word
comes from a root meaning Ito sift. !"
The impurities siftsd out have in the
course OF generations corrupted the
term till ''garbled report" is no long
sr q report wherefrom all uncertainty
has been removed, but one that Is full
of Misrepresentation and made mis-
leading with deliberate intent
The Washington bee., 1911-05-20
HE AMUSED THE CUBS.

Than The Young Liens Took q Turn at
Amusing Him.
L negro attached TO an African hunt-
ing party met with 9 curious adven-
ture, says an English paper. Wander
ing one day from camp, he surprised
TIVE Non cubs at play and thoughtless-
II commenced to amuse them. He was
only too successful The big cubs gam
bOled fearIessly about him and to his
aismay refused to desist when he
wished to leave them.
Realizing the danger to which he
would be exposed should the mother
appear, be began to run, but the cubs
refused to be shaken of and in their
play scratched his legs In fearful
fashion.
That the creatures were thoroughly
enjoying themselves was evident from
their manifestations of delight, and
before long their unusual cries brought
g Honess leaping to the spot.
Trembling in every limb. the negro
faced the growing animal. while the
cubs continued to jump up ut him,
eager for further cRresses. Tho en-
ragged nOness moved round uneasily
in q circle, man and beast keeping
their eyes steadily on each other. Sew
erHl times the IoHess crouched to
spring, but the maa, from fear, never
shifted his gaze.
At length. after what seemed an age
when the negro was ready to drop
from exhaustion, the animal suddenly
called her cubs away and disappeared
intO the surrounding scrub.
The Washington bee., 1911-05-20
ENGLAND'S LIGHTHOUSES.
The Seven Districts Are Controlled by
Beard Known as the
"Elder Brethen."

The lighthouse service OF England is
controlled by a board composed OF
thirteen ''elder brethren" When q va
.leancy occurs one of the younger
brethren" Is selected by the ''elder
,rethren" to iii ii. The position ia
Tor life, and the salary is $500 year.
tAny commanding officer OF the navy
for master OF the merchant marine is
l,eligible for election as one Of the
younger brethren" by the elder
brethren" There is no salary attach
ed to the position, but they are eligi-
bic fer election as one OF the ''eIder
brethren"
England is divided into seven light
house districts. each in charge OF q
superintendent The supeTintendents
are persons who enter the service a.
apprentices at the age OF thirteen and
have worked up TO the position OF
master on board Of q steam tender.
They are selected for the pOSatiOn Of
superintendent by the elder bFSth-
go" a A-@DsEtaSeNAsnt -has -ssaEd
The Washington bee., 1911-05-20
First Oil WaII.

In the year 1859 E. L. Drake of
Titusvtlle, Pa. drove the frst oil well.
Like other pioneers. he was regarded
as q dreamer or a fool. and people
laughed at the idea OF tapping a sub
terrsnean oil lake. II was only by
pretending that he Was In search OF a
bed Of salt that he was able to get
drillers to work for him. When the
bOrer had reached 3 depth OF about
seventy feet Drake found his sntici-
pations realized. and he was the pcs
SCISSOR Of an oil well which. with the
aid Of 8 hand pump. yielded him
twenty-five barrels q day.-Nsw York
American
The Washington bee., 1911-05-20
PLANET PROBLEMS.
About the Larger Heaven.
ly Bodies.

'eThs amount Of ignorance not Jet
removed concerning the planets is very
great" writes E s. Grew. I'VE do
not know, for example, whether the
planet Venus rOtates. If it does 1t may
possibly have q life and a vegetation
like our own, though we suspect that
It Is clothed In eternal cloud OF
Saturn's rings we cannot say whether
they consist Of millions Of tiny moons
like brickbats or whether they may be
even smaller still-a veil of shining
dust. OF Jupiter we can only say that
it Is covered with clouds, though of
their substance we know nothing,
and, according to Professor Lowell end
Sir William Higgins, some Of the
bands we see on 1t may be riffs in the
clouds revealing the body of the plan
ct Little lines crisscross these bands.
Photographs of Jupiter taken at Flag
STAFF observatory seem to indicate that
these lines, too, are the upper clouds
Of Jupiter.
"But whenever we see 8 planet we
see 1t badly. Even Mars, the most
clearly revealed Of them all, Is con-
stantly Obscured by a refracttng haze,
so that even Of the famous canals.
though nearly 500 in number, only a
few are perceptible at time, and an
unskilled observer would probably not
make them out at all. Sandstorms,
sometimes snowstOrms, sweep the sur
face Of the planet, and because the
winds Of Mars are very gentle and
slow moving these occurrences take a
long Tina to pass by."-London Family
Herald.
The Washington bee., 1911-05-20
An Artist,s struaales.


Professor Won HerkOmer. the famous
painter, Rad such a struggle to gain
a living In his early days that had 1t
not been for his inexhaustible stock
Of patience and self confidence he
would probably have abandoned art
entirely. He sold his first picture for
2 gUineas and later on earned for q
short time = couple Of pounds weekly
fer a woOdcut which he supplied TO
= comic paper. This modest salary
coming to q stop. he WAS at his wits
end to know what to do. He applied
to q troupe OF minstrels for an en-
gagement as either player, but in vain,
and then took to designing carpets
For some years be battled with pow
erty, achieving no success until he
obtained employment on a weekly L.
lusuated tournaL-LOndon Globe.
The Washington bee., 1911-05-20
Tibetan Penal Code.

The Tibetan penal code is curious.
Murder is punished with a fine vary
ing according to the Importance Of the
slain. theft by a fine of seven to one
hundred times the value OF the article
stolen. Here. again, the fine depends
on the social importance OF the person
from whom the theft has been commit
ted The harbOrer Of & thief Is looked
upon as q worse criminal than the
thief himself Ordeals by FIRE and by
boiling water are still used as proofs
Of innocence or guilt. exactly as was
the custom in Europe in the middle
ages. And IL the Iamas never in6lct
death they are adopts at torture.