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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1911-02-17

Charles W. Saffel was given a hearing
before Police Justice Reading here on
Monday last, charged with setting fire ia
the Summit Hotel, at Gaithersburg, on the
night of January 28last He was arrested
by State Fire Marshal Thomas j. Ewell, OF
Baltimore. Saffel admitted his crime to
Justice Reading as he had before to Mar
shal Ewell. Following his admission he
stated that he fired the building and went
back into the grove which surrounded the
hotel to see the excited citizens of the
town and adjacent country run to the fire
which effort of the people gave him much
pleasure. He is credited with a weak
mind, with which he was left after recov-
ering from a severe spell of typhoid fever
only few years ago.
He was committed to jail in default Of
a required $4,000 bail to await trial at
March court.
Saffel is 35 years of age and a son Of
Orlando Saffel, of Gaithersburg district.
He has resided in this county all of his
life and is unmarried.
Within the last two or three years numer-
Gus hay stacks. straw ricks and buildings in
and around Gaithersburg have been de-
stroyed by fire and the feeling among the
people of the community has been that
most. if not all, of them were of incendiary
origin. The last fire was that which de-
stroyed Summit Hotel, which was owned
by Messrs. John B. Diamond and Ignatius
T. Fulks, of Gaithersburg, and which, with
the furniture. was insured in the Mutual
Fire Insurance Company of this county for
$4,000.
After Saffel was committed to jail Mar
shal Ewell, Detective Kratz and Sheriff
Welt went to Etchison to investigate the
burning about two weeks ago of the store
and dwelling of Louis Pachino Several
weeks before Pachino had half a dozen
negroes arrested on charges of assaulting
him in his store late at night and helping
themselves to what goods they wanted.
Three Of them were released on bail and
the authorities have been working on the
theory Of connection between the arrests
and the fire. Tuesday night these officials
returned here. They had discovered no
clue connecting the negroes with the crime
of which they are suspected
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1911-02-17

At a meeting on last Friday of taxpay.
ers of Colesville district committee was
named to ascertain whether the stockhold-
ers OF the Washington, Coesville, Ashton
turnpike Company would be willing to sell
their pike. which extends from Sligo to
Ashton, distance Of twelve miles. at a
reasonable figure. The committee waited
upon the directors of the company, who,
by vote of five to two, decided to submit
the proposition to a vote of the stock
holders 1t is contemplated by the tax
payers of COlesville district to buy the
pike and turn it over to the County Com
mssioners to be maintained at the county's
expense, the idea being to raise the ne
cessary funds by bond issue. The County
Commissioners are said to favor the scheme,
and there is believed to be little doubt
that the movement will be successful
Justice Reading on Thursday of last
week exonerated Roland Moore, of Sandy
Spring, and his chauffeur, Russell L. Brown,
HASA'A en- OAdAiS III NilC dICluCll lIlaI
suited in the death of ]. Aquilla Windham
on the Seventh Street pike several weeks
ago. The corOner's jury had said previously
that Moore and Brown were the cause of
Mr.. Windham's death by their reckless
driving of their automobile and making his
horse wheel around and overturn his buggy
when the automobile was squeezed in be-
tween the buggy and farm wagon meet
ing on the pike. Justice Reading believed
from the evidence he heard that there was
sufficient room for the automobile to pass
between the two vehicles and therefore
there was no recklessness upon the part of
the defendants and dismissed them. They
were represented at the trial by Attorney
Chas. W. Prettyman. while the States in
terest was looked after by States Attor-
ney B. F. Waters.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1911-02-17
Sales To Take Place.

Following is a list Of sales Of persona
and real property advertised in the SEN
rINEL. to take place on the dates named:
Chambers & Son, February 2lst.
John II. Gassaway, February 23rd.
Albert M. Bouic. Trustee. March 9TH
W. NJ Roberts. March 9th.
Jacob C. Snyder March 7th.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1911-02-17
LIST OF DELINQUENT TAXES
AND NOTICE Of SALE.
LEVY 1910.

hereby certify that the following is an
alphabetical list of all taxes due and in
arrears for the levy of 1910 in the thirteen
election districts of Montgomery county,
Nd, respectively, with the names of the
person, persons or body corporate assessed,
upon which taxes are due and in arrears.
After each name of such person, persons
or body corporate so owing taxes is ap-
pended description of the property as
sessed and upon which taxes have been
levied
The above notice being in accordance
with the provisions of the Acts of the Cen
eral Assembly of Maryland of 1905, Chap
ter III
BERRY E. CLARK, Clerk
to the County Commissioners and ex-ofiicio
Treasurer of Montgomery County,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1911-02-17
NOTICE or SALE.

Notice is hereby given that II the taxes
shown TO be due by the above list, together
with the interest accrued and the proper
tiOnal cost Of advertising and fees. be not
paid on or before the second Monday In
April. in the year 1911, the same being the
10Th day Of April, A. D. 1911, the under
signed. Clerk to the County Commissioners
and ex-Officio Treasurer and Collector OF
State and county taxes for MONTGOMERY
county, will on the second Monday OF April,
the same being the 10th day Of April, A.
ID. 1911. at the hour Of 10 O'Clock, A. NJ, In
front Of the Court House, in the town Of
Rockville. Md, proceed TO offer each and
every Of the 0ve-described piece or parcel
Of land and premises for sale to the high
est bidder, for cash, beginning with the
first parcel on said list Of the First Elec-
ton District, and 90 on throughout the
several lists Of the several election districts,
as in the order named. and said sale will
be continued on each secular day. legal
holidays excepted, from 10 O'Clock, A.
NJ. until 3 O'Clock, p. NJ, until every parcel
shall have been offered
Cash will be required for all purchases
when the property Is knocked down. Con-
yeyancing at the cost Of the purchaser
BERRY Z. CLARK. Clerk
20 the County Commissioners and OK -oliicio
Treasurer and Collector Of State and
county taxes for Montgomery county
feb l7-4t
TO LOAN on mortgage. ma ....
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1911-02-17
FIRST ELECTION DISTRICT, LAYTONS.
WILLIE,

Gray, Charles W.-Part of tract of land
called Cooks Inheritance, etc, containing
500 3-4 acres and improvements, described
in deed recorded in Liber 2l0, folio 225 /;
of this tract is acres will be offered as per
plat and description to be exhibited on day
of sale taxes, interest and costs. .$ll534
King, Stauzy Part of a tract of land
called Addition to Brooke Grove, etc, con-
tanning ITO Ia acres and improvements,
described in deed recorded in Liber PIP,
folio 206; of this tract Is acres will be
offered as per plat and description to be
exhibited on day of sale; taxes, interest
and costs $2446
0ffutt. Mary c.. cold-Part of a tract of
land called Abell's Level, etc, containing
S IA acres, described in deed from Marcellus
Etchison to r. Franklin 0ffutt. recorded in
Liber T. d. IL, folio 400; taxes, interest
ana COSTS.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1911-02-17
Grant To Railroad Com o any

The County Commissioners on Tuesday
granted permit to the Washington, West
minister and Gettysburg Railroad Company
to construct their road. in accordance with
their charter. through the eastern part Of
this county.
The permit requires them whenever
practicable to cross the county roads I'M
der or over grade and reserves the right,
should the public necessities require il, to
compel any grade crossing to be changed
at the sole cost of the railroad company.
The permit expires at five years should
the road not be constructed within that
time.
The railroad officials spoke confidently
OF its immediate construction.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1911-02-17
THIRD ELECTION DISTRICT, POOLES-
WILLIE.

Burrows, Elizabeth Lot at Edwards
Ferry, containing One-quarter acre. des.
cribed in deed recorded in Liber j. A. A.
folio 1882 taxes. interest and costs. SO. sc
Bushong Edward M. and James L. Part
of tract Of land called Conclusion, etc
containing ITO l-2 acres, as described in a
deed in Liber 20S, folio pa of this tract S
acres will be offered as per plat and descrip.
ton to be exhibited on day of sale taxes
interest and costs ......................$5 rs
johnson. Nathan, cOlored Lot at Sugar
land, containing acres and improvements
where he formerly resided taxes. interest
anu .0U
Jones, William, colOred-Part of tract
of land containing 8 acres, adjoining the
property of Levin Hall taxes, interest and
.....D q
Jordan, Henson or Dennis, colored One
and three-sixteenths acres and improve.
ments. being same land described in deed
from Lorenzo d. Poole. recorded in LibeI
+. B. P. IS, folio 1913. except seven-eighths
of an acre sold to Tilghman Dorsey and
described in deed recorded in Liber j. A
SIS, folio 343; taxes, interest and costs
m
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1911-02-17

Most Rev. Patrick John Ryan. d. d.. IL.
D.. Archbishop of Philadelphia and Metro
poitan Of Pennsylvania and one Of the great
archbishops on the American continent,
passed peacefully into eternity last Satur-
day afternoon at the archiepiscopal resi-
dence. adjoining the cathedral in Logan
square, Philadelphia.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1911-02-17
SECOND ELECTION DISTRICT, CLARKS-
BURG.

Appleby, Augusta at Germantown,
containing 7-8 Of an acre. described in a
deed recorded in Liber E. b. P. 80. folio
$40; taxes. interest and costs. ........$5.70
Boland. Henry M.-Part of tract of
land called Buxton's Bounds, etc, contain
ing 1853 l-2 acres, as described in deed
recorded in Liber 1888. folio 402; of this
tract IS acres will be offered as per plat
and description to be exhibited on day of
sale taxes, interest and costs. ,.. $4478
Boland. Mary j. D.-Part of a tract of
land called Buxton's Delight, etc, contain
ing l21 "a acres. described in a deed re-
corded in Liber T. d. 81, folio AZ of this
tract Is acres will be offered as per plat
and description to be exhibited on day of
sale taxes, interest and costs .Sl0007
Cromwell, Stella M.-Part of a tract of
land called Trouble Enough, etc, contain
ing half acre. described in deed recorded
in Liber 208, folio 469; taxes, interest
and c0Sts."...............""... $3.50
Hawse, Lucinda V.--Part of a tract of
land called Fair Prospect, etc, containing
one-fourth Of an acre and Improvements,
described in deed recorded in Liber I. d. 6,
folio 70; taxes. interest and costs. $3.50
Watkins. Richard and Berthe b. Part of
tract of land called Fair Prospect, de-
scribed in deed recorded in Liber 1872, folio
AIT, containing one-quarter acre taxes,
interest and $3.50
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1911-02-17

TO LOAN on mortgage,
$500. 81 900, $1,000.
TALBOT & TALBOT,
oct i5-tf Rockville, Md,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1911-02-17

Browning, Frank T.-Part of a tract of
land called Cloverdale. known as Spring
Lake Park, containing IS acres. described
in a deed recorded in Liber T. d. IS, folio
3 of this tract Is acres will be offered as
per plat and description to be exhibited
on day of sale; taxes. interest and costs
nna N n
The Washington herald., 1911-01-06
The New Apportionment.

II seems at this time that the new ap-
portionment Of seats in Congress based
upon the recent census is likely to in
crease the House of Representatives by
fifty-nine members. making the total
membership 40. WhfieOhere are some
people who believe that to increase the
number of Representatives is not advisa-
BILE. it is true that any effort to main
tain the present size of the lower cham
Der of Congress by increasing the ratio
of apportionment would cause some of
the States TO lose part of their present
representation, which would hardly be
equitable.
4 situation that caused Congress to lose
some of its members arose Immediately
following the census of 1910, and tins
loss proved extremely unpopular. Since
that time the membership of the House
of Representatives has been increased
from time to time to meet the growth of
our population.
The proposal to increase the member
ship of the House of Representatives Is
There has long been complaint that the
chamber now occupied by the House of
Representatives is Inadequate in many
ways, not only in seating capacity. but in
the lack of proper acoustic qualities 1t
was only recently that there were COM
pleted handsome buildings containing
well-fitted Office rooms for Senators and
Representatives, each member of both
Houses having n private Office. This
should make it possible to do away with
the comfortable but rather bulky desks
that now occupy so much space on the
floor of the House of Representatives.
There should be little trouble in remod-
cling the chamber of the House of Rep
resentatives by substituting for the pres
ent arm chair and desk system a group
of benches similar to those used in
the British House of Commons. If
this were done. not only would it provide
for any reasonable Increase in the MEM
bership of the House, but it would serve
to group the members themselves more
closely about the chair of the Speaker.
and would make the House debates more
intimate and more easily understood.
While it is to be hoped that the increase
in the House of Representatives will
never be so great as to make that body
100 ponderous and unwieldy, it might be
well 10 remember that the membership
of the British House of Commons is more
of Congress, although IN Great Britain
the Commons represents population only
about one-ha.l as large as our own.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-06
Future of Christian Science.

1t is becoming more and more evident
every day that in the death of Mrs. Mary
Baker Eddy, Christian Science. as a liv-
but its best and sanest friend. Whether
self-appointed or not, the chief spokes-
man for Christian Science since Mrs.
Eddy's death has been Mrs. Augusta Z.
Stetson, with whom, at one time. Mrs.
Eddy had a serious falling out, but to
whom she left one Of her most cherished
possessions-her diamond crown
Many outside of the Christian Sci
ence fold were quite willing to go rather
long way in agreement with the teach
ings of Mrs. Eddy, especially ip regard to
the value of faith. There was nothing
in Mrs Eddy's teaching that was re-
pugnant to the creed of common sense
of any right-thinking Christian But Mrs.
stetson startles the world vita posi-
tive-not to say fanatic-deciaration Of
belief that Mrs. Eddy will rise from the
dead. She says, ''The same situation
exists to-day as when Jesus Of Nazareth
was buried" and she declares that Mrs.
Eddy occupies in the world of to-day
the same position that Jesus Christ oc-
copied in His time Although Mrs. Stet-
son. like SO many other prophets, is care
full to avoid definiteness in regard to the
fulfilment Of her prophecy. as to both
time and place. the fact that she has
made such a prophecy a all is likely to
hurt Christian Science. as a cause.
Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy was unquestion-
ably one of the most remarkable women
OF her time. She must have possessed
unusual qualities to inspire so large a
body Of followers as she controlled: she
must have had remarkable mind In
order to formulate new doctrine which
should prove sufficiently powerful to
cause Christian Science churches. TO
6e erected In practically every city
In the United States. But We sre quite
sure that the sreat secret Of Mrs. Eddy's
SUCCESS lay In the sanity and reesonabls-
ness q the doctrines she pron0leatsd
~ ~ be1less. ndn1nuh&edly. thet fhspuoA
|461A n,1h eSf11 n ~
The Washington herald., 1911-01-06
Express Company Rates.

Although the public generally has been
waiting and looking forward to the es-
tablishment of parcels post system that
should prove, it hoped, a potent weapon
against the exto-tions of the various ex-
press companies. there would seem to be
some chance for relief from anots,er source
than this. The Interstate Commerce
Commission. which has rs much authority
over the express companies as It has over
The railroads, has recently devoted much
time 70 m investigation OF the matter OF
sxpreas companies' profits, and It b not
l1niikefy that from the Information Hhich
has esen sathered 1t may feel jrBtined n
drderinf = substantial reduction In rates.
Undsr the new law. which required the
zess oompanies to Gle reports With ~
znnl Co8nsrre Commi116oes TN
The Washington herald., 1911-01-06
HUMAN NATURE IN WASHINGTON
Bv FRED C. KELLY.

potent menace to our modern civiliza-
| tion. At each wing of the Capitol the
eggs are furnished by q philanthropic
government employe, who brings 'em in
from his own little farm here in the Dis
trict and sells 'em to the restaurant with
just as much composure and sang-froid
as If he were disposing Of them to some
criminal who would put them away in an
ice chest to keep until a year from next
fall.
The result is that men and women from
all parts Of Washington drop In At the
Capitol restaurants when they get over
come by their curiosity to recall what
a fresh egg really tastes like, And men
in public life who haven't always cared
much for eggs, except at breakfast, now
eat them at noon, for the simple reason
opportunity to masticate really-snd-truly
fresh eggs. For example, Senator Borah
and Senator Lodge order eggs every
noon. Neither one would any more think
OF emitting eggs from his lunch than q
boarding house cook would think Of pre-
pairing a meal without q lot Of gloomy
looking cauiiflower.
When Senator Burkett was making his
campaign last fall, he would stop occa-
sionaIly at farmhouses for a bite to eat
Out in Nebraska they have a way of pre-
pairing alfalfa for human consumption
that is considered a wonderfully gustful
piece Of work The Senator is also fond
of buttermilk: SO whenever he stopped
to eat food he asked for alfalfa and but
termilk. One day the alfalfa he had
| eaten cast a dissenting vote. In fact
all the things he had partaken Of that
day seemed unable to agree. He was
feeling pretty punk when he reached
home IN the evening. and remarked that
he had eaten too much alfalfa and had
good notion to call a doctor.
"You say the alfalfa made You sick 2
inquired the Senator's small daughter,
solicitously. "why, il it was the alfalfa,
| won't you have to call a horse doctor?"'
President Taft, though an omnivorous
reader of newspapers, rarely reads pa
per at breakfast. He is not addicted to
the American habit of propping a MORN
ing paper up against the sugar bowl and
scanning the news while gulping down
ones matutinal rations. As a rule, the
President has been up and looked
through a number of the leading East
ern papers before time to sit down to his
oatmeal and ham and eggs. Hence, it is
an exceedingly rare thing to find the state
up with newspapers. All the news
stories and editorials pertaining to ma
tional politics are clipped from the lead
ing newspapers daily and placed on the
Presidents desk in neat little piles for
MIN to look over when he gets to his of
flee. but he usually has a pretty thor
ough idea of what's doing over the coun-
try before he reaches these clippings.
Copyright. l9ll. by Fred &. Keily.)
The Washington herald., 1911-01-06

hive been made to show that their
profits have been enormous, and that the
complaints of shippers about excessive
charges have been amply justified. The
first report to the Interstate Commerce
Commission shows that since 1896 the
companies have very largely increased
their rates, and that in every year since
that time their earnings have been from
100 to LOO per cent on the capital in-
vested. The reports show further that
each one of the big express companies
has been able to pay dividends of per
cent on stock which the public very wel
knows Is largely watered. And within
the past year or two. each of the express
companies has declared extra diEtdends
equal in amount to each companys cap
ital stock One Of the companies hast
July divided 800 per cent Of fits capital
stock among its stockholders.
It is such showings as this that cause
popular complaint and revolt against
monopolistic corporations In the face Of
such facts and figures as have been given
to the Interstate Commerce Commission.
it surely does not seem unreasonable to
propuse that the government should ex-
ercise closer control They may say that
the proposition to have the government
step In to prevent express companies,
railways. or other public service corpora
tions from charging excessive rates Is so
cialism, but, if 50, it is the sort Of social
ism for which the popular mind has been
prepared by the excessive and wrongful
use Of power by these corporations over
long period Of years.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-06

When members OF Congress were going
home for the holiday recess, it SO befell
that one Joseph Cannon. Speaker, and
Mr.. Beanchamp Clark, next Speaker, oc-
cupied the same Pullman. Before the
train was out of the District of Columbia
both had gravitated back to the smoking
compartment. where they began to operate
on high-priced cigars. A Representative
or two also drifted back, and the crowd
got to talking about this. that, and the
other thing. But. throughout all the talk.
the Speaker and his probable successor
called each other Joe and Champ, and
everything was as calm and mexciting
as the street scene on a theater curtain.
It got noised about that Uncle Joe"
and Cousin Champ were seated IN the
same compartment, and before long a tan
man with a mustache like a raveied rope
excused himself from his wife to go up
into the car ahead and ~see the fun" as
he expressed it He expected to find
blood spattered all over Mr.. Pualman's s
smolins-room floor and the Speaker giar-
ing at his rival like a chauffeur at an
erring pedestrian When he found every
thing as sweet and pleasant as Money
suckie vine twining itself over an iron
reindeer, and good fellowship glowing rs
warmly as the inside Of . peanut roaster
ON a street corner. the stray visitor right
about faced and returned to his car with
disgust writ on his face in capital.
They're a pretty pair Of rivals:' he
remarked to his wife. ''Why you'd think
they were as thick as two buffalo robes.
There they sat discussing hog raising.
The fact Of the case Is that 'Uncie joe
can stand for Champ Clark. or any other
Democrat for that matter. The genus
that he can't see with a telescope Is the
insurgent. He won't even speak to
House fnsmEent on the street II II had
been Insurgent Norris. for example. who
was sitting in the smoking compartment,
instead of Cousin Champ" ''Uncle joe
would have been as cold and reserved
and careful as paunchy jowled dowa-
ger being introduced to a bunch OF newly
rich at an afternoon tea.
So far as the writer of this has been
able to ascertain. there remain only two
public eating places in the entire world
where one may still get fresh eggs.
These two places are the Senate and the
House restaurants, in the Capitol The
United States government may get stunE
on a good many articles it buys. and be
guilty OF a lot of fool extravagances.
and Pierp. Morgan might he able to
run the whole governmental works. as
he says, for about half what it costs
now. but there has never yet been any
undertaking of the eggs in these quasi
government restaurants. There one can
get eggs as are cgSs-reSuiar egg eggs
One can sd into either OF these restau-
rants and get eggs that remind one OF
tho eggs hens used to lay before the
cold storage institutions became such