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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-02-09
Old Women Defend Estate.

New York.-Four generations of
one of New Yorks Oldest families and
an estate variously estimated at from
$3.50 600 to s10,O00O00, are involved
If a lawsuit. the facts in which have
come to light through a decision
handed down by the state supreme
court here.
The defendants in the action are
the Misses Furniss. three very old
and wealthy women, who are holding
in trust the estate of their father. vii.
liam Furniss, a West Indian mer-
chant. They have multiplied its
value many times over by shrewd in
vestment in New York real estate.
The present action is brought by the
ultimate heirs OF the trust fund. all
distant relatives. who demand a def.
mite accounting from the three aged
trustees.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-02-09
FOURTEEN DIE
IN A SUBMARINE
An English Gunboat Runs Down
a Little PIunger.
-FOUR OFFICERS ARE VICTIMS
Gunboat Moving Swiftly Strikes the
Submarine and Tears Great Rent
In Her Side-No Chance Fer
Anyone On Board To Escape.

Portsmouth. Eng-The total loss OF
the British submarine AS, with the
whole Of her crew OF Il men. after
collision with the gunboaJ Hazard,
ADDS another TO the long list OF SINH
lar accidents which have in recent
years thrown the British Navy and
nation into mourning.
The crew on board the vessel. which
is one OF the older class, was composed
Of volunteers from the men Of the
feet. as is the case with the compile
ments OF all submarines. The men. in
spite OF the hazardous nature of the
service. like the work and volunteer
in large numbers 20 be detailed 10 the
submarine fotillas.
Many submarines are stationed al
Portsmouth. from which port they
constantly so cut for diving and tor
pedo practice in the Roads. and =
number OF fatal accidents have oc.
CURED in the vicinity.
Torpedo practice has been in prog
ress for some time, and the submarine
AS was partially submerged when she
came in collision with the gunboa,
Hazard. The gunboat was stsaming
:, 3 fairly high rate OF speed. and
when she struck the submarine her
bows cut big rent in the little yes,
selS side As the As settled down,
which she did il few moments, and
then disappeared. air and gas bub-
blsS appearing on the surface told the
crew Of the Hazard taa, she was NIL
Ing with water.
Il was practically certain that the
tate Of the TWO officers and 1jne men
OF which her crew was composed was
sealed The Hazard. however. threw
Oh; life buoys and launched boats, in
case any Of the men should succeed in
escaping. but none Of them came 10
the surface
Beside the regular crew OF 10 men
and 8 lieutenant who were on board
the AS. the Admiralty states that
three other Heuyenau,s were on the
vessel going through . course Of in
srruction. and were drowned when
the submarine sank. making & total
OF Il deaths.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-02-09
THE OLD MAINE
IS AFLOAT AGAIN
Hull of BattIeship in Havana
Harbor Raised.
WILL BE SUNK IN GULF
She Is Now Floating On An Even
keel-Three More Bodies RecoV-
cred From Crew Section. Max
ing Six Found During Week.

Havana.-The long-protracted task
OF raising the sunken batteship Maine
was crowned with success when the
after section, which was not injured
by the explosion and comprises ap-
proximately half the total length OF
the Inflated vessel. was set afoat.
Barely sufficient water was admitted
within the coffer-dam TO free the hulk
from the mud. in which it was deeply
imbedded but il floats almost on an
even keel, though somewhat down at
the stern and much above its normal
line OF floJation in consequence OF the
removal OF the heavy weights on deck.
especially the after turret and its
guns. The hull, into which a bulk
head has been fitted. proved perfectly
watertight
Major Harley B Ferguson, chief
engineer in charge OF the work. in
tends now 10 cease admitting water
within the cofer-dam until the por-
Jions Of the shattered forward section
OF the ba;tleship are removed, which
will be q matter OF few days After
this il will be & simple matter 10
admit sufficient water TO raise the
hulk 20 the harbor level Then sec
ton Of the cofferdam will be removed
and the hulk foated out into the bay.
Three more bodies were removed
from the crew section in the bow.
There is little probability Of any more
remains being found Major Ferguson
says he is perfectly ready 70 take the
ship out az the time set for her burial
March !. She will De sunk in the
Gulf o. Mexico Z few miles of the
north coast OF Cuba. About q third OF
the wreck. all that part forward Of
the rent which served the bow sec
ton. has already been sunk without
attracting attention. The metal was
Gu, up BY an oXy-acetylene let into
halt-ton fragments, placed in scows
and deposited about 4 mile of shore
Practically only the atterpart OF the
ship and the wreckage OF the bow re-
NAMED when the coferdam was
flooded.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-02-09
MISS GOULD'S HENS

often finds that she has more eggs
than she can use.
Following the policy that nothing
shall be wasted. these eggs are sent
TO some grocery stores in Tarrytown.
where they are on sale as the Gould
estate eggs, and great is the demand.
These eggs bring the highest prices
and are sod quickly. That is why
there is such a demand for these eggs
by grocers,
The henhouses are built with every
convenience. proper ventilation and
freedom from dampness. The houses
are of wood and are not lined with
plaster boards. but have a tight board
wood finish which prevents dampness.
This wood is sprayed with whitening
once week The floor is OF con
crete. and about one and one-halt
inches above the concrete is a tight
board flooring.
4 cottage adjoining the farm has
been built. This is occupied by the
keeper. The chickens have to be led
at regular perioss and all the food Is
selected with the idea OF getting max
imum results \ pond has been made
for the ducks.
As TO the egg production, no exact
figures are obtainable. but II is said
that often thousand are obtained IN
a day. Miss Gould is fond OF chick
ems and the choicest stock is always
at her disposal The farm is one OF
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-02-09
BOY H0LDUPS ARE CAUGHT
They Pinloned a Victims Arms With
Lariat and Then Rifed
Pockets.

New York-Using lariat with
which, In true western style. they
lassoed a victim so that he was pow
erless to resist. three highvaymen.
the Oldest of whom was but eleven
years. robbed Lester Feist. eighteen
years cid. SO Cedar street. Williams
burg. of a valuable stickpin while be
was on his way home from making.
a call. Feist struggled to free himself.
but the boys pulled the lariat tighter
The more he struggled the tighter
they drew the rope.
Feist was turning into Hamburg
avenue from Hart street. when three
boys stepped from a doorway. One Of
them began whirling lariat. and sud
denly the rope shot toward him. 1t
circled his head and dropped down
over his arms AS it did the three
boys pulled on the rope and pinioned
his arms. He ran toward the three,
but they wound the lariat around his
legs and threw him to the gutter.
Feist cried for help as one Of the
trio took a stickpin from the victims
tie. They were going through his
pockets when Policeman Nicholas
Benson. responding to Feist's cry. ap.
peared. After long chase Benson ar.
rested the three boys.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-02-09
A Chinese Candidate.

Georgetown, Col. - Lee Cow. s
Chinaman, announced his candidacy
for councilman here, filed the proper
papers TO secure 2 place on the bal
lot and started his campaign with an
American as campaign manager. The
first step Of Cow ana his manager was
TO purchase silk hats and to complete
their otherwise stylish attire. after
which they started 3 house-to-house
canvass for votes. Cow is said 10 be
the first native Of China 10 run for
office in America He came 70 this
country when he was four years old.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-02-09
National Health Bureau.

New York.-Robert L. Owen. Unit
ed States Senator from Oklahoma.
made a plea for q national bureau OF
health, for which he has introduced a
bill in Congress, at the weekly lunch
con OF one Of the big clubs here.
We spend millions in protecting the
country from the gypsy moth. the boil
weevu the Texas tick and the Cana
dian thistle" he said. and take no
active steps 10 safeguard the human
life Of the nation"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-02-09
SALOON HAS QUEER NAME

Oddly enough. the proprietor Of
The Case Is Altered" doesn't know.
and apparently never tried to find out.
how his hostelry came by its title. |
have found out, however, and the
story is quaint and recalls ones RIP
Van Wrinkle" TO mind.
Back in Oliver Cromwell's time a
hosiery stood on the site. and over
its doorway hung the protectors like
ness. Hung there. too. until the res.
toration. when this tavern. like that
which puzzled Rip, changed its EN-.
oiem- The head OF Charles n. re
placed that OF Cromwell. and the land
lord. bit Of a wag, it would seem,
added TO his sign the significant il
laconic. phrase. The Case Is Altered "
Eventually the words alone became
The name OF this tavern and those
which succeeded it, and today. accord
i-g 10 the proprietor. puzzled most OF
those -who read them for the first
time. even as they did the writer.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-02-09
LA TOILETTE GOES WILD.
tenator's Reflections On American
Press At Publishers Dinner
Denounced.

Philadelphia-No more dramatic
leident has ever occurred at form
Philadelphia dinner than the tragic
beech Of United States Senator Rob
Il II. La Toilette. which reached its
I'D anti-climax early Saturday morn
Is.
After he had delivered his rambling
l'ilippic OF hours and 10 minutes
Painst all the newspapers OF America
I'd most OF the magazines. at the
Illner OF the Periodical Publishers
ISOLATION OF America, in the Belle.
e-Suatford, he sank into his chair
side Toastmaster Don c. Seitz.
.siness manager Of the New York
brld. When Mr.. SelIz blisteringly
',cribed the La Toilette utterances
wicked. foolish and untruthfur'
Senator's head dropped into his
,,ds.
'!e talked disconnecJedly with sew
! friends when the long dinner
he 10 an end, quarter Of an hour
] r, and then went 70 the suite &C
led Jointly by himself and his
ate secretary. J. c. Hannah
E refused 10 20 70 bed and sat on
lofa moodily silent After q time
complained. according 70 hotel at
.iants. OF Illness. and then was a.
- by violent nausea NJ Hannah
friends did what they could 70
eve his suterings He appeared
very weak and 70 be absolutely
ferent % his surroundings.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-02-09
DuELs WITH WAX BULLETS.
Army Has An Innovation Fer Real.
istjc Revolver Practice.

Washington. - Realism is again
asserting itself in the Army. Follow
ing upon the suggestion thar cavalry
men use diseased beef for targets in
bayonet practice has come the limo
walton Of revolver duels in which wax
bullets are 10 be fred The outfits
devised for the protection OF horses
and men engaged il these duels re
semble the elaborate sarb used in the
days Of combat between knights. The
men are 10 wear hand shields Of wire
netting and special glove 10 protect
the hand. For the horses hood was
designed atorGing protection to their
heads
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-02-09
Fire FIocks of Chickens Bid De.
fiance to Egg Trust.
Product of TWO Thousand Prize Birds
at Tarrytown Farm More Than
Owner Can Use-Many Are
Sold TO the Trade.

New York.-There may be 10000
coo eggs in cold storage in New Jer-
sey or anywhere else. but Miss Helen
Miller Gould can snap her fingers and
forget about it, tor she owns one OF
the finest poultry farms in New YORK
state. writes a Tarrytown correspond.
ent. The establishment OF this farm
has proved Miss Gould to be good
business woman, for it is practically
self-sustaining. This is an added CON-
fort TO the convenience OF having
fresh eggs when you want them and
as many as you want
Miss Gould decided about a year
ago that she wanted a poultry farm
to free herself from any egg trust.
She has q most capable superintend-
ent in Archibald Robbie. and upon
him devolved the work OF carrying
out the plans. Miss Gould has plenty
tf land. and the site selected tor the
chicken farm was on the property on
the White Plains road. east of Mead
ow street
Only two breeds are housed on the
:arm-white Leghorns and Wyan-
dottes- Miss Gould tries to keep the
number up to 1900 Just now it is
below that figure. but the incubators
will be started soon and large num-
Der OF broilers are planned for the
spring The farm provides Miss
Gould with all the eggs she wants at
all times. 1t also provides broilers,
chickens for roasting. squads, capons
and ducks. In the spring. when the
egg harvest is greatest. Miss Gould
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-02-09
Want a Trade Commission.

Washington. - Representatives OF
coal operators in Indiana. Illinois and
Pennsylvania urged the Senate Inter.
state Commerce Committee 10 create
an interstate trade commission. with
such control over coal mining as the
Interstate Commerce Commission has
over railroads. A ". Boyle. Of the
Indiana Coal Operators Association:
Glen W. Traer. of the Illinois Asso-
citation. addressed the committee.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-02-09
Old Art Of Pantomime Has
Gained in Popularity.
George L. Fox and "Humpty Oumpty'
RecalIed-London's Regular An
nual Revival-ls a Novelty
in America.

New York.-Gesture-t refine
ment Of action-is perhaps the Oldest
form Of expressing emotion. and just
now there seems to be tendency to
revive the old art of pantomime. With
the English the pantomime play is an
institution, with Americans ii is al
most a novelty Our older generation
of theater-goers, however. can recall
"Humpty Dumpty." in which Goody
Two-Shoes. Old One-Two, Tommy
Tucker and Humpty Dumpty became
famous.
Fer tho true love ne'er did run
smooth, I'm told,
All will end we'll where true hearts.
like yours, are gold"
What a satisfying couplet to come
from a fairy queen after the opening
vicissitudes of the wordless play.
Perrot. Arlecchino, Pantalene and
Columbine were characters in Italian
masque plays OF the middle ages. An
incoherent plot was strung together
10 embrace acrobatics and ballet dan
cling. Ii was 400 years later that the
descendants Of the Italian quartet ap-
peared before an American audience
Plots Of the older pantomime plays
were simple and fantastic. Without
speech there must be swiftness OF &C
ton 10 sustain interest The story o..
"Humpty Dumpty." whose popularity
began in the spring OF 1868. when
George L. Fox played the great clown
at the Olympic theater In this city.
is good example of pantomimic plot
Goody and Tommy were rustic lovers
and were forced to make love in Sc
cret. Old One-Two was the guardian
Of Goody. and at the beginning of the
play comes upon the pair and threat
ems punishment Humpty appears to
take away the ugly guardian in his
wheelbarrow.
Then the good fairy appears to de-
liver her hopeful couplet about true
love and changes the characters into
Columbine. Pantaloon. Harlequin and
Clown. Tommy Tucker becomes the
Harlequin. CARRIED in scales OF yellow,
symbolizing jealousy, blue for love,
red for passion. black for death. Har.
leQuin is given a magic hat and a
mask 10 make him iuvincible. Old
One-Two. for ofense against true love.
is put in the power OF Humpty's
tricks. Humpty becoming the clown OF
the harleQuinade. Such was Humpty,
who has gone where.
An the kings horses and all the
kings men
Can never put Humpty together
again"
Pantomime Is a distinctly different
art from that of acting Some of the
clowns of the day who are pantomim.
lists are Adams. RaveI. Melville, Mar.
celne. Miaco. A pointed finger must
often tell the whole story. The most
difficult task in pantomime is 10
mimic animals. The animal costume
does not suffice. = close study Of ami.
nal movements is necessary.
Without speech an actor is wholly
ineffective unless he can express bis
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-02-09
MORGAN HELPS Y. NJ. c. A.
Completes $4,000 For New Building
In London.

London.-The Young Mems Chris
tian Association here has received
cablegram from Lord Kinnaird at
Cairo, stating that J. Pierpont Nor
gan has promised 10 give the last $780,
Q0O necessary 10 complete the total
OF $5Qo.000 which il was expected TO
collect during the u days campaign
last month When the lists closed
January % il was announced that the
amount collected by Charles s Ward,
of New York. and his assistants had
reached q total OF S333.3S5. Since
then small sums have been added and
the contributions have now reached a
total OF $350.oQ0.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-02-09
Typhus Fever a Menace.

. shington--Typhus fever. gen
thought 70 be rare in the Unit
.,Stes, is the same as the so-called
! is disease and actually present
rtain cities Of the country. with
anger Of becoming epidemic, &C
ing 10 report 20 the Public
in and Marine Hospital Service
rector Anderson. OF the Hygienic
aSstory. and Passed Assistant
bon Goldberger. These conclu-
l were reached after numerous sN.
f6ve experiments with MONKEYS.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-02-09
skis SAVE MAN FROM BEAR
He Has Wild Race Over Snow, Pur.
sued by Wounded Animal, to
Lumber Camp.

White Salmon. Wash.-To Stow
shoes and skis can R. C. Bruce, son
Of a Minneapolis lumberman. give
credit that he is alive today. While
tramping in deep SHOWS outside of the
city. near lumber camp, young
Bruce. who is here for his health. as
we'll as tending his fathers orchard,
came upon big black bear. He shot
but the bullet only inflicted a wound,
enough TO infuriate the beast. and IL
gave chase Bruce found be had fired
mis- last shot. and without further par
ley took to flight. chased by Bruin-
The SHOWS were deep and on snow
shoes Bruce was able to keep only
few feet ahead o. the beast. hut when
he reached the crest of a hill he hur'
riedly threw OF the snowshoes. repiae.
ing the same With skis he was drag.
ging. and coasted down q hill to
safety.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-02-09

FL Paso. Tex.-Col. E. z. Steever,
commanding the United States troops
guarding the American border on the
FL Paso side of the river. gave formal
notice TO the Mexican government
through Mexican Consul Llorente in
FL Paso that he would take such steps
as he deemed necessary to protect
American interests if there should be
q repetition OF the events OF last May,
when bullets fired in Juarez during
the battle killed and wounded citizens
of FL Paso.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-02-09
"The Case Is Altered" Is : Relic of
Oliver Cronweli's Time in
England.

London have Just discovered
what must be the most queerly named
saloon in all England You do not
need co be told. OF course. that sa-
loon over here is not a saloon" but
a public house"-or pub" TO use
the popular expression.
Moreover. although the proprietor's
name may be. aud generally is. above
the door. the place never is. SIS at
home. known thereby. but invariabty
BY some odd name, which may be any
thing from the Spotted Deg" or Dun
Cow" TO the Prince Of Wales" t 2
Crown or the Angel"
It's dollars TO doughnuts. BY the
way, that some reader OF these words
may have been before ME in finding
The Case Is Altered" for 1t is on the
way - 1ensal Green cemetery. which
hundreds Of our countrymen visit
every year 10 see the grave OF
Thscxeray.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-02-09
Reserve Fund OF Millions Returned

Boston.-The Supreme Council OF
the Royal Arcanum viii have returned
to il S5.902100. the amount of a re-
serve fund on deposit with State
Treasurer Stevens. by order OF Su-
preme Court Judge Braley. just is.
sued. The provision of law which
required the deposit of the fund was
removed By the last legislature. Legal
steps necessary to bring about the
restoration Of the money to the fra
ternity prompted the court order
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-02-09
WHITE PLAGUE UNDATED.
Census Figures Show Over Tenth OF
Deaths Due To II.

Washington.-No inroads have been
made on the ravages OF the white
plague" in the larger cities Of the
country. according 10 figures given out
al the Census Office. In Greater New
York alone more than 10000 persons
died from tuberculosis during 1910.
There were 76,7S7 deaths from all
causes in Greater New York in 1910.
For every 100000 population in New
York city 211 died during the year
1910 from consumption. tuberculosis
was responsible for 10.7 per cent of
the deaths from all causes registered
in 1910 in the United States
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-02-09
Act Without Words

thought and emotion by facial express
sion, manner and gesture. The nice
ties and gradations of feeling until
lately have not been considered within
the province of pantomimists. Panto-
mimic acting has been broad" TO the
point of bad art The art, 1t is said,
never gained permanent favor be-
cause of the very fact that 1t lacked
the resources of suggestion
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-02-09
THE DYNAMITE PLOT.
Thirty Or Mere indictments Likely To
Be Returned.

indianapolis. Ind.-Work was con
tinued by District Attorney Charles
". Miller in completing the forms OF
the so or more indictments which. it
is reported, the Federal grand jury
Will vote on al the conclusion OF the
government investigation into the
dynamite conspiracy L is said if any
arrests are TO follow. ittwill be ar.
ranged that they take place simultane-
ously three or four days after the jury
reports. The delay will permit the
sending Of papers 10 the Federal dis
tricts in which any accused men are
known to be.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-02-09
Iowa,s Prize Bread Baker.

washington.-M Lois Edmonds
aged Il. the prize bresd-baker. Of
Iowa. and ten boys, this years cham
pion corn-growers, from the same
state. were presented by Secretary O.
Agriculture Wilson with diplomas il
recognition OF their work. Their trip
to washington was part OF the =
ward they received for bakins the -
bread end raising the ne
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-02-09
HOUSE PASSES PENSION BILL,
Carries sf52. ooo, 600 and Abolishes
Seventeen Agencies.

shingtOn.-With the passage OF
the Pension Appropriation bill by the
House. the question Of abolishing the
pension agencies in Il cities goes up
to the Senate. The bill carries about
S152. 100000 Provision for abolishing
the pension agencies has been includ-
ed in the annual bill several times,
but always has been stricken out be
fore final passage.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-02-09
Mother Guards Dead

New York = In an East side
neighborhood. inhabited by the poorest
OF the poor. Kitty Rice. two and one
half years old. was found dead OF cold
and starvation.
The child's inanimate form was
wrapped in bit OF old blanket in the
rear room Of a three-room fat The
mother Of the family OF three was
found half-conscious and partly frozen
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-02-09
UNCLE SAM MAY HAVE STRIKE
Arsenal Employees Threaten Move
Against Taylor System.

Davenport. Iowa - Six hundred
union employees OF the Rock Island
Arsenal have voted unanimously TO
strike in case the Government installs
the so-ealled Taylor shop system.
Action was taken al secret meeting
in Rock Island. Local unions will i'm
mediately seek permission from the
national organization 10 walk out.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-02-09

Washington Manchuria wants to
be independent should a republican
government be established in China.
Advices to the State Department from
American Consul General Fisher at
Mukdsn says the NIukden provincial
assembly has telegraphed a request
70 Premier Yuen Shi Kai for in
dependence should a republic be
formed
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-02-09
esIean sandIts RaId Sic.

fsou, Ark = Information that
fan bandits entered the Office OF
Pits Mine. in the Altar district
mora. last Monday night and after
Dag and gagging four men. escap-
tn gold bullion valued at $4,000.
brought here by Fred Moore.
!. Of the mine, James Campbell.
'sf the mine manager. was com
= to open the vault. after which
Af the prisoners were knocked
sliess. The bandits started to
THE American line.