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The Washington times., 1912-04-05
JAILBREAKER AGAIN
BEHIND THE BARS
OF ROCKVILLE JAIL
Frank Humes, Colored, Must
Face Charge of
Larceny.

ROCKVILLE. Md. April 5-Frank
1Iumcs, colored. who. with Samuel will
son and Walter Harriss also colored,
broke jail here several months ago, is
again IN Jail here. He wanted to ans
rested in Frederick ard was turned
over to Deputy Sheriff W. A. brooke,
who brough. him to Rockville last
night Wilson and Harriss. who are
large.
The three were allowed to exercise in
the jail yard. Taking advantage of
this they made a rope Of bed clothing
and used II to assist them to scale The
wall of the Jail YARD.
The executive officers Of the Mary
land Taft Association have appointed
2rmshy MSCamm9in, chairman: ;,.irrn1n J;
urer Of the Montgomery County raft
Association, with authority to appoint
representatives of the variouA districts
OF the county as members Of the exc
cutivc committee. These officers are
now on an automobile tour of the
county completing the district and local
the Campaign 70 FOR Prcsident '' in this his
county. In Rockville yesterday they
planned to hold meeting of narty
workers workers here ,, april IS, Tne primary
May 8.
tunefal services Tor Mrs. Mary A.
Anderson. who died in Georgetown Uni
N"rsity Hosuital. Washington, we're
held In the Baptist Church here vester-
dav afternoon. Owing TO the absence
Of the pastor of the church. Rev. Will
liarG n. Ksene. pastor of the NJ T..
Church South. officiated. The inter
ment was In Rockville Union Cemetery.
Mrs Anderson was a daughter Of Ad-
olson Robertson, OF this vicinity. She
was thirtY-foIr wears old GnC is sur
vived by her husband.
The United states Civil Service Com
mission has announced that there will
he held at Rockville on SATURDAY.. April
13, an examination 20 fill a vacancy in
die position Of rural mail carrier at
Silver Spring. and for other purposes
connected with the service. The ex-
animation will he conducted by Post
master Willis B. Burdetto. Of Rock
vile.
Miss Kate Waller Barrett president
of the National Florence Crittenton
Mission, will deliver an address in the
interest of the work in the Rockville
E7nust Church next Tuesday after
noon.
The funeral of Mrs. Ada Augusta
AT Whtatcn, this county; aged seventy
years, took place from the family. resi-
d"nce yesterday afternoon. the inter-
ment being i'll Rock Creek Cemetery.
Mrs Quinter was the widow of Thomas
The Washington times., 1912-04-05
ANACOSTIANS JOIN
PROTEST CAMPAIGN
Committee Will Attend Mass Meeting to Oppose Plan to
Assess Citizens for River Improvement and to -
Frame New Bill. ~

treasurer; L, @. Butts, assistant treas
ureri George w. King, instructor.
The Washington times., 1912-04-05
A Bed on the
Roof of the
New Willard

TT WOULD not he as high, by many feet, as
though it occupied position in High View"
home bedroom. We make this comparison
merely to emphasize the high elevation of "High
View" 1t is 171 feet above Pennsylvania Avenue
and one of the two highest points in the entire
District of Columbia, the other being the site of the
United States Naval Observatory.
Right here it is we'll to remember that residential
values increase as the elevation increases home
on an eminenCe means higher valuation than Its
exact counterpart situated in the valley below
Location is only one of the many advantages
enjoyed by High View homes Others are the
character of the construction of the homes, their
artistic beauty and the modern conveniences with
which each one is equipped leaving the owner
nothing TO furnish except the furniture.
These are the six rooms and bath homes that
have all Washington talking. If you have not seen
them and are still paying rent, you doing yourself
an injustice. Right this matter and make an inspec-
ton not later than tomorrow
The Washington times., 1912-04-05

A SMALLER CASH PAYMENT
will be accepted from those who do not
md 1t convenient to Immediately transfer $500
cash into one uf the Spring Road PropertieS
All that Is required In such cases Is a small
increase Of the amount of the monthly pay
ments.
The Washington times., 1912-04-05
Price, $4,000
Terms: 500 &C Cash
""o' $26.02 Per Month

(Which pays directly the home. including
all intees)
TO INSPECT-Take any G street car marked
"Brookand" or "North Capitol and w Streets" get
off at Rhode Island avenue and walk one square east
The Washington times., 1912-04-05

| The owners have under course of con-
| struction more of these homes. 1t will be
| several months before they are completed.
| If you haven't the necessary 5000 first
| payment to put into one of the homes now
| ready for immediate occupancy, you can
| have us reserve one of the next lot for you
| by arranging to make US small monthly
| payments. In this way, by the time the
| homes are ready for occupancy, you Will
| have saved enough to make the first pay
| ment After that all you need pay is $26 go
| per month. which applies directly on the
| home, including all interest.
The Washington times., 1912-04-05
Price, S., 200
Tau,,,s $500 Cash
" $500 Per Month
(Which pays directly On the home, including
all InteTest.)

TO lNSPECT-Take any Fourteenth Street car
going north. Get off at Fourteenth and Spring Road
and you are right at the homeS-only few minutes
ride from center of city.
The Washington times., 1912-04-05

Boys Fancy Chevot Double breasted Norfolk
Enckerbocker Suits; effective in pattern;
we'll made with careful m
C4rsSy All sizes from to II years N 4N
Boys Double breasted and Norfolk style - some
with two pairs of pants: others with pair of
pants but with double seat Neat and DreSsy Fancy
Cheviots. All strictly all wool secured dr. M
lined all through. Sizes u ~ Hill
from to IS years. SPECIAI...............SU SUCOVV
Boys Tan and Gray Cheviot Refers: strictly all
wool, with emblem on sleeve; perfect fit a 4 no
ting and in the new models All Refer N NN
sizes " u . W.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-10-18
Unusual Vocabulary Of an Indianapolis Parrot

I INDIANAPOLIS, IND.-Polly is a
1 beautifully marked King parrot,
the property Of Frank Hoffman, who
conducts a downtown cafe, and among
those who have heard the bird talk,
it is easy to find some who will back
her as the champion pathological
chatterbox Of the city Hoffman has
rooms above his cafe which he rents
to men and Polly has enriched her
vocabulary as a result
One Of the roomers recently was
employed by local automobile fac.
tory as a test car driver and one Of
his characteristics was his proneness
to sleep late every morning. Dolly
one of his working companions
stopped at the cafe to waken hlm@nd
Polly is frequently heard, early in the
morning, going over the wakening con.
versation. She repeats the words of
the caller and the sleepy responses
OF the belated one in bed, accompa-
MED by the groans that only
sleepy man early in the morning can
make, the gradually increasing clear
ness of the responses, and the final
yawn and assurance that the sleeper
has been fully awakened and is on his
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-10-18
TINY BUSINESS BUILDING

What is believed to be the smallest
business building" in the world is
located at Light street, Baltimore,
Nd. This building, for it is a build
Ing inasmuch as a building permit was
required from the city authorities be-
fore 1t could be erected, stands on
triangular shaped lot, has frontage
Of feet Z inches, a depth of l foot
Inches, and is 6 feet tall. The ground
upon which it stands is a remnant left
when Light street was widened fol-
lowing the great fire of 1904 At that
time the city bought all of the lots
fronting on this street, as it was
then, took what land was necessary
for the reconstructed street, and sold
the remnants at public auction. The
remnant upon which the smallest
building" stands was sold to Joseph
p. Jarboe, who, in common with ad-
jacent owners, enjoys the privilege of
using a portion of the area way in
the rear. Otherwise his property"
would be of little use to him.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-10-18
willie Buck" Stirs Up a Big Police Station

on and taken to the police station.
where it was locked up in a cell
Desk Sergeant Kelliher entered in
the arrest-book the name willie
Buck" and opposite that the charge
"vagrancy."
Nanny Abrams, a bondsman, went
to interview Willie Buck" after read
ing the name on the book. Meantime
the jailer had unlocked the cell door,
and when the goat caught sight OF
Abrams peering through the darkened
cell there was sudden rush, and the
bondsman lay on the floor gasping
for breath.
William Brett, another bondsman,
received the same treatment when he
went to the cell to discuss a possible
bond.
Max Goldman, proprietor of a res
taurant near the police station, pre-
pared a big steak and trimmings"
when informed by telephone that "Wil
lie Buck" wanted something to eat.
Ten seconds after he entered the
cell aisle Goldman was on the floor
the hot steak reposing on his neck,
and broken dishes were scattered in
several directions. The goat had sue,
cessfully defended itself against in,
terruption for the night and crawled
into corner and went to sleep.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-10-18
OLDEST SHIP IN SERVICE

The Oldest ship in point of service
is said to be the British steamer Edna,
whose fifty-eighth birthday was recent
ly celebrated in Melbourne and Bee
long, and she is still going strong, with
no sign Of prospective superannuation.
Originally she was stoutly built sail
ing vessel, and as such was employed
IS transport and dispatch boat be-
tween England and the Crimea. After
the war she was purchased by an Aus
tralian ship-owning firm, and she has
been working at the Antipodes ever
since.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-10-18
He Was Not Crazy;

HOUSTON, TEX.-"I had rather go
II to Jail than to go home with my
wife" were the words of a middle-aged
man who in company with his wife
called at the office of Night Chief OF
Police Heck a few nights ago. The
man and woman faced the chief to-
gether and the man spoke first his
words bringing tears to the eyes of his
better half.
MY wife has been bounding me
around the street for the past two
hours" said the husband "and has
been trying to get me to go home
again. A night in jail would be pleas
ant compared with the misery OF
spending the night with my wife"
Chief Heck, in an effort to obtain
the facts in the case, questioned the
couple and although the man was OBJ
stinate and harsh toward his wife, she
wept copiously and begged Joe" to
90 home with her. Her pleading was
in vain, for the husband seemed to be
determined in his purpose to spend
the night in Jail
Chief Heck told him there had been
no crime committed and that there
was no just cause to lock him up, but
The husband protested and even begged
TO be placed behind the bars. The case
became serious after the couple had
been in the office for about an hour.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-10-18

M EW YORK.-Procedlngs in the JET.
~ ferson Market police court were
brought to a standstill the other day.
and Interpreter Lichtenstein was
forced to admit that he had met his
Waterloo after many victories IN un.
tangling strange tongues when two
women members Of the Iroquols tribe
OF Indians appeared before Magistrate
Herbert, one charging the other with
felonious assault. the weapon being a
can OF tomatoes.
Mrs, Cecilia Hyde. A. years old. OF
b26 Broome street. whose Indian name
Is Kaiuwaion, charged Mrs. Ida Domi.
nick, 80 years old, who is known to
her tribe as Kaiukwas, with assault
after a dispute In the Broome street
house in which they both live.
When the case was called and Police.
man Carone Of the Macdougal Street
station house arraigned Kaiukwas, and
motloned Kaluwaion to approach the
bench, Il was learned that, although
bearing English names. neither com.
plainauJ nor defendant spoke English.
Court Interpreter Lichtenstein was
called, but after a short struggle with
She Iroquois gutturals begged 10 be
excused.
You are the Interpreter Of this
court, are you not?" said the magis.
trate.
Yes, your honor"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-10-18
LONDON'S ABDUCTION CLUB

Clubs spring up with and without
reason. One of the strangest on rec.
ord was the Abduction club, organized
IN l7O6 by some well.connected Irish
youths in London, who banded them
selves together to abduct heiresses
and good-looking young women of gen
tie birth. As there was a large men,
bership, many forced marriages took
place in consequence of their exploits.
The evil became eventually so serious
that a special act Of parliament was
passed making abduction a capital Of
fense. Two of the members were ex-
ecuted for the abduction of two
wealthy sisters in 1879, but the club
was disbanded till 1902.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-10-18
POOR MANS BRICK IN MEXICO

A crude but valuable art IN Mexico
is the making of adobe, sun-baked
brick II It were not for this crudely
nodded slab of sun-cured mud half the
people Of the Mexican republic would
be shelterless. The rich and those
of the middle class, who can afford
It, build OF stone When the Spaniards
came they denuded the forests to the
extent that vast tracts were left tree
less Lumber Is thus one of the rare
commodities Of Mexico.
The implements used by a Mexican
mud-brick maker are OF the most
primitive kind; earthen Jars to hold
the water needed in the mixing, a
wooden mold in which the mud
squares are shaped, and his own deft
palms. Some Mexican builders make
only the walls OF their homes of the
adobe, and thatch with straw. palm
fronds or banana stalks Others,
again, form both walls and roof OF
the adobe. When this is the case the
adobe roof is supported by beams As
VIII be readily supposed the adobe is
OF enormous weight, and If It is not
well supported it is likely to collapse
upon its owners head.
When covered by a thick coat Of
cement, another production Of Moxi-
can art the adobe walls stand for
years without showing the least sign
of crumbling. There are buildings in
Mexico today, some Of them public
buildings, the cement-coated adobe
walls Of which were constructed fully
a century ago.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-10-18

HHICAGO.-"Willie Buck, ,vagrancy,"
~ was the way it was written the
other night on the arrest-book at the
Maxwell street police station.
Two bondsmen interested them
selves in the prisoner, and restau-
Tant-keeper brought him food and all
Of them, after closer acquaintance
agreed that he did buck"
Willie Buck" is known to residents
in the vicinity Of Fourteenth street
and Union avenue as the neighborhood
goat. On this particular night he be-
came unusually strenuous and was "ar-
rested by Detective George Gregg aft
er he had chased several women and
children and caused considerable eX-
citement. Gregg tied the goats legs
with rope after several men had
assisted in the capture
The goat was put in the patrol wag.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-10-18
GROUSE BROKE THE GAME LAW

c. 2. Donaldson went to Tnlamook
one day recently looking for Game
Warden Leach for the purpose of
filing a complaint against himself for
assisting in the suicide of a grouse. 1t
seems that while Mr. Donaldson and
helpers were hauling hay from the
field to his barn, they disturbed a
flock of grouse, frightening the birds
considerably, and one of the birds,
crazed by fright, few at Mr.. Donald
son, who was on a load of hay, and
struck him in the neck, knocking him
down and nearly off the load The
force of the blow broke the birds
neck.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-10-18
He Did Not Go Home

I'VE can't lock you up" said Chief
Heck, because you have done nothing
to be punished for. You are not crazy,
are you?" he asked
NO, l am not crazy" replied the
husband. IF l was | would go on
home with my wife"
The couple entered the Office short
ly after o'clock and all efforts on the
part of Chief Heck to pacify the hus.
band proved unsuccessful. The hours
slipped by and before either the man
or woman realized it, midnight was
near Both we're Sleep, the man was
nodding in his chair.
Chief Heck was called away from
his office on an urgent call and when
he returned both sat in their chairs
sound asleep. He reused them, gave
them a warning to agree and be happy
and the husband and wife walked
away arm in arm.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-10-18
LIVE STOCK As HOME GRAIN
MARKET MAKERS.

IN talking with Professor Hun1lker,
Chief OF the Department of Dairy Hus-
bandry at Purdue, on the subject Of
Live Stock on the Farm, as profitable
market makers for the farm grain
products, the Professor gave the fol-
lowing interesting table on possible
.orn consumption by dairy cattle alone
in Indiana.
He said: 81 have not the necessary
statistics within reach TO estimate
ghat portion of the corn crop OF our
state is consumed by dairy cattle or
that by beef cattle. but take for In
stance, as an estimate, according to
the United States census report toF
1910, the corn crop in Indiana aver
aged 1913 bushels per acre. 1t Is es-
timated that with this yield, that tho
acre will produce about ten tons OF
corn silage. The average COW eats
during the year (about eight months)
six tons of corn silage, containing
about twenty-three and one-half bush
els Of corn. The average COW possl-
bly, receives four pounds OF corn meal
daily eight months of the year,
amounting to fourteen bushels Of corn.
Thus the total corn consumed per COW
In the State would average thirty-sev-
en- and one-half bushels; as we have
5000 dairy cows In Indiana, the dairy
would amount to about
bushels annually.
The man on the farm who Is figur-
ing like any man who is engaged in
commercial pursuits must, is no doubt
winning success as a result, and tho
man who takes advantage OF such q
splendid education as that afforded by
the National Dairy Show at Chicago
each year, will have laid before him
tho latest result Of the work OF his
fellow men in every department OF
dairying that will make for an increase
In profit from his operations.
The National Dairy Show at Chicago
affords a Ten Days Short Course in
everything of value to the man who
Is trying to win. The show begins
October Gath and lasts until including.
November end.
Cattle, Machinery, Instructors, Prac-
.ical Demonstrations, Everything down
10 date, and worth inestimable value
10 the man who wants results from his
work, Adv.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-10-18
CHANGING THE CATS FUR

A remarkable transformation Of a
cats fur by temperature has been re-
ported. A black cat was accidentally
shut in the refrigerating chamber of
mail steamer in Sydney harbor Au.
stralia, and was not discovered until
about 80 days later, when the ship
was off Alden. The cat was scarcely
recognizable, the fur having become
long and thick, changing to white on
the back. Brought out in the intense
heat of the Red sea, the heavy white
coat rapidly fell out and the normal
coat was restored.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-10-18

feet. Newcomers to the rooms often
believe they are listening to a real
early morning tragedy.
Polly spent some of her years in a
room where there was telephone,
and much Of her vocabulary was pick.
ed up there. Often now she is heard
repeating one end of compete tele
phone conversations. Mrs Hoffman
declares the birds mimic Of the voice
in the rooms where the phone was
stationed is perfect
A few days ago bath was given
her and shortly after Hoffman en-.
tered the room where she was dry.
ing in the sun.
Frank, come here" she called,
Polly is all wet"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-10-18
Butterfly Farm.

Business men from New York are
to establish in Red Bank. N. J., the
first butterfly farm in the world. They
will raise butterflies Of all varieties,
specializing in specimens of brilliant
coloring and highly decorative appear
ance. The product Of the farm is to
be sold to society women, who thus
will be enabled to satisfy their whim
for having butterflies about their con-
and parlors.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-10-18
GERMAMY'S WOMAN OFFICIALS

Germany has 1900 women filling
honorary Offices in cities and on char
ity boards. In 1865 municipalities 1000
women are in active service for the
care Of the poor and orphans. In 115
towns there are women serving on
the school boards. The Union for
Motherhood Protection is said to be
the only woman's organization which
receives the approval of the kaiser
This society was founded by Frau
Stoecker and numbers it's members
by the thousands, including every
class and condition, men and women,
in Germany.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-10-18
CELLAR TRAP FOR TRAMPS

Mrs. Leroy Parton, wife OF home.
steader living nine miles east Of Ke.
ota, Cal, devised a unique system Of
keeping tramps away from the place
when she entrapped one OF them in
her cellar and gave him such fright
that he promised to leave and never
visit that part of the country again.
The cellar, a large hole in the ground
some distance from the house, is fire.
quented by snakes, 1t has not been
used for some time. When the tramp
appeared and begged for food she told
him that he could have a meal if he
would get milk from the cellar. When
he was inside the woman slammed
down the door and sat on it. After
the man had gone Mrs. Parton shot
two rattlers in the cellar.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-10-18
A COLLEGE GIRL OF EIGHTY

Mrs. A. D. Winship of the Univer-
sity Of Wisconsin, in Madison, is no
doubt the oldest college girl in
America, if not in the world. She
became a student at the University
of Ohio when she was seventy-eight
years old, and is now eighty. She
expects to receive her diploma from
Wisconsin in two years more. Her
interest in the world and in life in
general is as great as that of wom-
an with the greatest part Of life ahead
of her
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-10-18
Effective Joke, but

A young contraband, servant Of a
Junior staff officer, was ignorant of the
fact that his master had cork leg,
and the first night the officer had the
darky pull off his boots.
Now, look sharp" said the officer
Don't pull too hard"
The officer loosened the straps about
his waist, and off came the leg. The
colored boy gave a groan, turned ashy
white and fed, knocking over a picket
In his mad flight. The officer lost a
servant. for he ran straight into
rebel camp.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-10-18
TO REBUILD NOTED THEATER

Once more the Pergola theater of
Florence is to be rebuilt. 1t was or
iginally erected in 1862, and was the
property of society of aristocrats.
In ITS it was torn down and replaced
by a building made of more substan-
tial material than wood. 1t then had
1000 seats, besides ia boxes, and
gradually became the leading opera
house Of Italy. In 1t many first per.
formances were given of operas by
Puccini (the rival of Gluck), Paisiello,
Gimarosa, Cherubini, Donizetti, Ros-
sini, Verdi, and many others.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-10-18
WEARS IRON FALSE TEETH

S. P. Munday Of Fort Worth, Tex,
prides himself as being the only man
living with cast-iron teeth. He wears
a set of upper teeth made of iron,
cast by a metal company in Fort
Worth They weigh Az ounces. He
says they are as satisfactory as ordi-
nary false teeth and demonstrated
their solidity by sounding the metal
ON a piece Of steel The plate and
teeth are in one solid cast.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-10-18
POPULATION OF THE OCEAN

A striking proof of the vastness and
variety of the population of the sea
is furnished by the results of explora-
tions made by a committee Of the
geological department of the British
association in that part of the Irish
sea surrounding the Isle of Man. Out
of 1000 species of marine animals col
lected, 224 never before had been
found in that region, So were previous
ly unknown as inhabitants Of British
water, and II were entirely new to
science; indeed, they were animals
whose existence had never been sus-
pected