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The Mena weekly star., 1913-07-10
.STANDRIDCE HAS
 BEEN CAPTURED
Last of Five Desperate C0nvictS Who Escaped From Prison Car Last February Is Taken
 in Oklahoma.

Eufaula, Ok, July 5.-Yates Standridge, wanted in Arkansas for escaping from the penitentiary, was arrested here yesterday after noon. In company with two heav- fly armed guards he was taken to Little Rock today.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-07-10
Strayed.

One black Alley, 2 years old: one roan horse, 2 years old; one 2-year- old mare mule, black, and two f. year old black and bay mare mules. II found notify G. H. Johnson. Hat field. Ark. 2I-4
 For Sash and Doors see J. B. GOSS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-12
YEAR IN JAIL GIVEN.
Edward Heigh, Colored, Convicted
on Two Assault Charges.

Edward Heigh, colored. accused of as
saulting a little white girl last Monday
and of assaulting Policeman Freewal'
directly afterward when he was arrested,
was given sentence aggregating year in
Jail by Judge Mullowny in the Police
Court today.
Heigh was arraigned yesterday on both
charges, Attorney Peyton, VINO repre-
sented him. entering pleas of not guilty
to each count. The hearing of the case
was held today Heigh declared ne was
drunk and knew nothing of the alleged
assault on the policeman. and SAID ne ilao
not touched the little girl. except to stag
ger against her in an effort to recover
a cigar he had dropped. Severai Wiz
nesses testified that the defendant was
not drunk at the time.
The sentence of a year is divided into
a period of eight months for the al
legged assault on the girl and four mouths
on the charge of assaulting the oIiicer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-12
MILE OF NEW SIDEWALK.
Order Issued by Supervisors of Alex
andria County.

The supervisors Of Alexandria county
have authorized the construction of a
mile of sidewalk along the Ballston road
from the courthouse to the turn on the
first hill going up from Rosslyn on Lamb
den terrace. Surveyor Croker made q
report on this route and on that along
Washington street. Arlington street, Alex
andria avenue and Westmoreland street.
but the fact that these streets have never
been adopted as county roads induced the
board to follow the Ballston pike as 1t
has done in Similar cases elsewhere in
the county.
Mr.. Croker submitted plan by which
the expensive cuts in the two hills going
to the courthouse will be saved, making
a difference of 81 600 in cost.
The supervisors also re-enacted the law
imposing a tax of 81 and 81 on dogs.
Provisions for muzzling dogs were dis
cussed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-12
sprCrAL NoTTCEs.

NOTICE 10 DELINQUENT TAX PAYERS;
once OF the Commissioners OF the District OF
Ssolnmbis WashinTfon d. c., March IL, 1913.
Notice e hereby given that At the e.. AZ. sale %
which follow was sold for the tax Of 1910
ana IL not redeemed on or before March a,
1918. deeds therefor viii be issued to the pur-
chasers at the tax sale aforesaid: Martha w.
Adams. Baltimore Ohio b. b Co, Ann Q.
Riuehara. william W. Boarman, IT,, stephen
Branson. g. "a. Brosius Anderson Butler.
Joseph Butler. Bette L.. Carter, John Cieary.
Adelaide Coleman, Annie Corbin, Sarah Q.
Cox. Mathew B. Donnelly, Thomas W. 4
Mari. Fullerton Frank Ss,nes = d Anele
No 2. Caroline Harris. Frank J. Hewston 4
others, william Hirst, Willis HunBicutt.
Martha T. Jones, Patrick Kane, blanche Lam
son. welby Carter Lang, Henrietta Lewis.
Charles f. Mahorney, James Matthew'S. Eliza
c. Merrill, Harriet Middleton, Louise A. Mills
Lizzie A. Richardson. Samuel A.. Sawtelle
Stephen r. Sinclair Frank s. Smith. Richard
P. Strong. others Rudolph strother. Philip
N: walker: Ella N; WashbgTn oth hsTo
n. RUDOLPH. JOHN A. JOHNSTON. CHEs-
TER HARDING. Commissioners Of the District
nj Columbia.
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''CASCARETS" THE
BEST LAXATIVE
No Headache, Biliousness,
Constipated Bowels or Sour
Stomach by Morning.

No odds how bad your liver,
stomach or bowels; how much
yor head aches, how miserable
and uncomfortable you are from
constipation, indigestion, bilious
ne. and sluggish intestines-
you always get the desired re-
suits with Cascarets and quick
ly, too.
Don't let your stomach, liver
and bowels make you miserable.
Take Casearets tonight; put an
end to the headache, biliousness,
dizziness, nervousness. sick. sour,
passy stomach, backache and all
other. distress. cleanse your in
side organs of all the bile.
gases and constipated matter
which is producing the misery.
A Io-cent box means health,
happiness and clear head for
months. No more days of gloom
and distress if you will take a
Cascaret now and then. All drug
pists sell Cascarcts. Don't for
get the children-their little in
sides need a good, gentle cleans
ing, too.-Advertisement.
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DOUBLE-DECK CARS MAY
SOLVE TRAFFIC PROBLEM
Washington Railway and Electric
Company Experimenting With
New Type of Car.

DOuble-deck cars capable of seating 100
persons may be introduced on the lines
Of the Washington Railway and Electric
Company IL an experiment for which the
officials Of the company are now prepar-
ing proves successful. One care. Of the pro-
posed design has been ordered and will be
used in the experiment. If found sue
cessful others will be added
That the double-decls car is the only So
luton Of the traffic problem is the belief
of many officials of the road. J. 7. Moi
felt, superintendent Of transportation. has
the construction of more tracks along the
streets over which the company operates
and on some of these tracks he said. the
company is now running as close a sched-
ule as safety will permit.
1t is not only to present traffic needs the
company is looking, it is explained, but
to future needs.
Small Wheels to Reduce Height.
Small wheels, only twenty-four inches
in diameter, are used in the new type OF
car so as to reduce their height. Seats
on the first cor will be traverse. while
those on the second floor will be placed
back to back lonGitudinally.
The top floor of the car will be reached
by stairways leading from the center OF
each end of the car. Both the upper and
lower decks of the car will be sheathed
In steel plate. Latticed steel columns
framed into the sheathing of both decks
will be used instead Of the corner posts
as in many Of the present cars. This
will allow the entire sides to support the
second deck.
The new car will be forty-two feet
long and eight and half feet wide. A
clear standing height of six feet one inch
will be allowed. The entire height Of the
car will be fifteen feet three inches.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-12
ADVICE TO NEWSb0YS
BY NOODLES" FAGAN
Tells Them to Remain Longer
on Job and to Save
Their Pennies.

Boys from the northeast section of the
city numbering $50 were the guests Of The
Star last night at the Casino Theater to
see and hear Noodles Pagan, the
worlds greatest newsboy, in his vaude-
willie act at the second of the parties"
The Star is giving newsboys and other
children Of Washington one each night
this week.
Noodles" as on Monday night, was
again called on for a speech, and he told
the youngsters some of the things he
knows about newspaper selling and
thrift. He told them that many of them
quit their corners and cease selling
papers too soon in the evenings, in the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-12

NO CHARGE FOR MAKING LOANS, EXCEPT
the specially moderate fees for valuing the
property, verifying the title. and preparing and
recording the papers, usually less than SO.
This quiet time between seasons is prime
opportunity for realty buyers and borrowers;
the best of times to purchase. to build. TO
remodel, to make repairs improvements. or
10 change q short term mortgage into one that
will run automatically for much as twelve
years. II the borrower chooses. We lend from
two-thirds to three fourths Of our experts vaiu-
alton for any Of those purposes. also Tor the
building OF up date homes or small apart
ment houses. for sale or rent. to skilled work
men or people Of moderate salaries.
For each hundred dollars lent the interest
charge 10 fifty cents q month, and the like
and every repayment gets Its percentage of net
profit. the same as savings account, thus
further reducing the cost Of q loan cheap from
the very beginning. This long time, easy pay
ment plan has been ours for over thirty years,
during which we have used over thirty-six mil
lion OF local savings for the upbuilding OF the
Perpetual kUiEDNG ASSOCIATION,
18th AND SIS.
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ADVANCING HOME RULE.
Natives for Local Offices in Porto
Rico Under Wilson.

). The Wilson administration will seek to
bring about home rule in Porto Rico by
the appointment OF Porto Ricans to the
local offices under the island government,
according to Secretary of War Garrison,
who has discussed Porto Rican affairs
with the President.
Wherever competent men can be found
In Porto Rico for purely local positions,
such as postmasters. all appointments
will be made from among island people,
said Secretary Garrison.
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behavior of the police force

COmpeLtHl UelIdsf TOT OI e''o 80
in general.
.eThe clergyman in question has &C
knowledged that his observations were
limited to the vicinity of the Peace
Monument. 1t was unfortunate that ne
was ieered. though it is a que stion II ne
should have volunteered to stand as
witness when in reality by his own ties.
timony he was no witness OF the eVeh'
at all.
s.Tht action had the appearance, unoer
the circumstances, of an endeavor 70
confute the given evidence of hundreds OF
men and women who knew wnereo1 thes
spoke"
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Lecture on Vocational Guidance.

Vocational Guidance" is the subject of
q lecture to, be delivered by Gustave
Blunenthal of New York before the
Eastern High School Home and School
Association Friday evening at O'Clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-12

Miss Florence Guthshall and William G.
Clever, both of Shippensburg, Pa. were
married In Hagerstown, Nd. by Rev. +.
X. Thomas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-12

Boys under eighteen years OF age are
prohibited from playing billiards and pool
in a public resort by an ordinance passed
Monday by the Laurel, Md, city council
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Deplores Clergyman Was Jeered.

Miss Edith H. Thomas 1928 18th street
northwest, writes:
In an appeal for fair play in Mondays
Star, Rev. Ernest Smith refers to the
incident of good and prominent clergy
man being laughed at when he attempted
to testify at the investigation to the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-12
Fun for the Carnival.

All. the names for tomorrow night 8
carnival are in, and it is announced to-
day that the fun boxers. auartets and
dancers and comedians among the news
boys who are to take part must be at the
theater not later than o'clock tomorrow
evening.
Tickets have been placed I'm the hands
of the newsboys of Washington for the
special free party to be given by The
Star Saturday morning at 10 o'clock at
the Casino. The bill will be as follows
Newport and Stirk, circus clowns
George f.. Fouchere bicycle wonder;
BROMLEY Hunter. buck and wing dancer;
Edwards and Alden. piano.ogue and sing
ing: Noodles Pagan. master of cere-
monies; newsboys' choir and musical pro-
gram by the theater orchestra.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-12


catch but few more "stragglers' as Gus
toners.
Urged to Save Pennies.
He urged them to remain at their COR
ners and sell papers longer in the even
ings, pointing out that the additional
pennies thus made would in a year
amount to considerable sum. He urged
every boy to make a point Of saving
and putting by at least ) cents each day.
Most OF the boys in the northeast Sec
ton OF the city, he said, have routes to
serve, and he urged them to get their
papers under the doors and not to wad
them up and attempt to throw them 100
yards or so, which. he pointed out, can
not be done even with base balls.
Ha., spoke of cleanliness, and drew a
contrast between a neatly folded, clean
paper and wadded torn paper in the
eyes of the customers.
Noodles the boys said, made the .'hit
OF the evening" and it is expected that
when the audience at the theater tomor-
row night is asked to remain and see the
newsboys. carnival many of the general
public will do So
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-12

SAVINGS BANKS PAY FROM $50 TO 40 FOR
your money. Why not get So compound In
terest7 Your money will earn SO on first mort
gage real estate securities. You can obtain
these in denominations Of $4,000 and up or
small monthly payments. Costs nothing to make
an inquiry. Investigate. Do 1t now. II You
have any thing better or safer offer we will
invest. Address ALFRED HlGBIE CO., 30
I4th st. NV. Phone NJ. 1900.
THE SECRET OF PROPERTY VALUE is
keeping property In repair. Consult HERR
MAN REPAIR co. for the right work at the
right price. 1101 VT. ave. Phone N. 4O71.
no MATTER HOW PERFECT THE CONSTRUC-
ton of a building was in the beginning it is
essential that 1t should be preserved by good
paint well applied. MARKWARD QUALITY
is ECONOMY. Phone n. 2210 221O 18th NV
THE HOME BUILDING ASSOCIATION PAYS
Sc interest on Withdrawals. Under the super
vision Of the United States controller OF cur
rency. Books now open for subscription 10
stock Of the Both series at the Office OF the
Treasurer. 1907 Pa. ave. NV. Ask about 1t.
THIS is To NOTIFY THE PUBLIC THAT /
will hereafter be responsible only for debts
contracted by me personally or over my sigma
ture. HENRY J. RALEY.
NEw-REDUCED LIFE RATES.
THE TRAVELLERS INSURANCE COMPANY.
NJ. LIE ROY GOFF, MANAGER.
Westory building. PHI Main 6646.
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MoInnGhs

IT have . right to pop" he says. I'm
grandpop"
70 any sympathetic ear he tells his
story.
'It was thirty years ago that my little
girl died." he tells. II worked In the
Paris market district, and although my
wife helped me, between the two of US.
we just managed to exc out living. l
had Just one little girl. We never had
any other children. She was taken iii and
the doctor said / must lend her to the
Pyrenees to take the waters at Caute-
rets. l tried to do SO. I begged and
pleaded. / tried to borrow money. but
my friends were as poor as l was. and
rich people told me that a strong man
like myself ought to work instead OF
begging
Here he paused and blew his nose.
my little girl died. he continued.
Pretty soon my wife died. l suppose II
was of a broken heart. l hated Paris.
/ wanted to get away, and started on my
wanderings, which took me to the FAR
thest corners of the earth. / finally set
tied In the French colonies in Asia i
worked, traded. Financial success was
mine. II is not interesting. Thousands OF
men go through the same thing. But long
before real success came l knew that
whenever I should have accumulated big
money IL would be mostly spent in saw
ing other parents the sorrow which broke
my own life. Such Is my pleasure
Here he regularly blows his nose again.
His pleasure is deep and serious.
81 would have come back to France
long before this" he says, but L was
afraid OF beholding once again the scene
be an old man before summoned enough
courage to return and begin my work.
.I have no system he exl la ms. nor
do I set aside certain sum or money.
Just do my pleasure. No helpless little
eulferer that | happen to see will be re-
fused.
Against imaginary criticism he de-
tends himself naively.
'.Sonae think I ought to set aside the
fund" he says. land let the interest do
the work-and organize. Perhaps they
are right. But what do I care about
wisdom In the long run. when / see
child that looks like Little Henrietta? Be-
sides, l am a foolish old man. have
seen SO many changes In the world, that
hn 90 hope ;n tha. even av 0ei reisn Sup enc
enough that no child win be permitted to
die because its parents are poor.
And then he adds. again:
III Il
hearty. Ne Their sorrow nor wok nor
hardships have succeeded IN breaking me
down. I have q right to take some p.eas-
iire. There's my pleasure, ne saios
pointing.
There vas a girl kiddie In his parior.
=" Bring her here. nurse" he said. to Q
ecrumptious one In smooth blonde hair
ana dove -colored tailor gown. Here 70
my pleasure. This child looks just hke
my little girl that died
Ha nAuned.
cts strange how many have the same
look as my little girls he said. Even
sniIe or little ways-she would have
looked like that. Boys also. ! have
weakly boys at Cauterets. and over there.
at Bigorre, who have an expression On
, their faces Just nke my Mite s'f'. ny
70 6low his nose. 49,
STERLING HNrIo
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TIE 1EsTER1oUs Hes CoapEEzcE ~ rrG1sY

her twins on the Paris fortifications-high
broad mounds making wall around the
city. Empty cans, broken bottles. crum-
pied papers. Goats browse. Grass, dirt,
weeds, Delight of poor Partisan children.
They roll. squeal and whoop; for only on
the 'fortifs' dare they make noise
They soil their clothes. Faugh! Rich
folks servants promenade the dogs and
clean YOU Heavens. Claude. keep Bathilde
Off the edge.
The edge, terror of mothers!
Hundreds tumble over yearly. into the
dry-moat outside Thousands have been
smashed since the wall was built In 1910.
Well poor mamma and the ailing twins
found ii a gay day. Apprentice drummers
from the barracks made a racket I'm the
dry-moat. Buglers sent brass walls to
heaven. Sweet and far! All, sweet and
low! Sleep. my little one. sleep. my pretty
one To mamma and pale. feverish little
Jeanette they are horns of elfiand. Ia
rata Rrrrrrr-mp! The poor are not
nervous II Alcice would only not play
near the brink.
How can tell it? All. unhappy mother!
AS she read her fashion supplement. ad-
venturous Alcide craw ed on his little
stomach to the brink. to stick his head
over the dry-moat. Madame. pull your
child back, She don't hear us. | can
bear the sight. Do you look. Truly,
little Alcide had been smashed like
soft-boi ed egg, had not an elderly man
in black broadcloth and short. white chin
whiskers. and not perspiring In the least
-one of those wire-haired men with hard
security skin who never sweat-grappeo
Alcide by the pants and held him a,
arms length on high.
Monsieur" she said, you have saved
my child
'.Tu save them both" he answered.
Mystery. Three forlorn ones were play
ing i'm an alley at Montrouge. bad boy
rolled two of them in the dust: and, weep
irg with bumped foreheads. the two CIR
kids were being led home in good order
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HERE Is WaERF M Nt4e Cm1pREM TAEr. TREATMENT

news that two weeks board was paid
for himself, wife and kid at the Ecu de
France Hotel at Gisors, excellent and
old-fashioned inn. of a sleepy, shady
Norman town.
once he got acquainted with two sturdy
hoya of nine and ten who We're trying
to clip a poodle on one of the quais OF
the Seine. That's no way to clip poo
dle.,' he said. We've just got to do the
hest we cam" they answered. ITS too
hot for Turc In all that wool.
HHold his leEs," said Jacques Simonie.
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AT HENdRNgAN RAUWAn
STATION -NTCAUTERETS

"I'll clip him." And he did it. what
are you going to do tomorrow rinorning?"
he inquired of the boys at the finish.
Going to get up at am and dig
track" they said. He asked directions.
and was waiting for them In the Long
champs meadow. I'm a friend OF boys
who keep their word" he said. I'm
your mother" 1t was an envelope with
500 in it,
1t is his delight to know all about q
poor family before beginning to play
Mysterious Grandpop with It They say
that he is making certain private ia
ouiry agency rich. Half the time he has
three or four of its experts shadow
ing himself, ready at sign to glide
away on shadow quests behind q child
or parent he may indicate.
His is not organized charity. He prowls
around the streets of Paris and finds the
cases -imself which is his fun. He asks
no questions of the parents. but rather
astonishes them with his knowledge Of
their situation. All he wants Ii permits
sion to send the children to Cauterets
or to NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. where he
maintains six big villas. In charge Or
nurses and physicians whose only duty
is to see their little patients get strong
and hearty.
II a parent thinks 1t queer he sAye:
Inquire OF your ward mayor. He will
tell you that grandpop Is all right"
.. Sure enough, his bank has talked II
over with each mayors adjoint who
! Just says: ''Sapristi should say sou
He is all over the place.
, One day he will be organising an auto
, mobile and muleback picnic for the older
children from Cauterets way up to the
Lake of Co.. The next day he will be in
} Paris stunning along the n Martin
, canal.
Al Bigorre, he pops IN ana out.
All, Bigorre, the beautiful!
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dred-dollar bill on the floor or mis- Gao
YEAR ago Nobody claimed II: now It's
his. The Brasches are all right
.How is little Lucie?" in a subdued
Tone
..she droops The clinic says that she
needs mountain air. Perhaps they think
i've got it in a bottle. And your
Jacques
..rhe child's anemic : Tears ran down
the mothers cheek. mo luck. madame.
III; ANYBODY gave me lottery ticket !
s,ou,ds doubtless break a leg the next
day"
7"Allons. madame a hard world
Each went her way.
Tpuf n wasn't The next morning strange
things happened and the mothers SAT
tight { Ailing Jacques and Lucie ooth
were going to -Bigorre. The
neighbors worried. 1t could not be
the fresh air fund. nor the schools out
ings, nor the ward committee, crowded
already: nor do the organizations give
new clothes and two little trunks all full
of underwear and shoes and play. biouses
and little picks and shovels. and butter
nv nets and skipping ropes and battle.
dores The wondering neighbors saw
Jacques and Lucie mount taxi-auto anG
ride .off, alone ,.s.,--.
They're going to the mountains" sale
he m6flferss witt a touch Of hauteur
Mystery
.-s;ery. \ poor. tender mamma aired
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thirty years ago. when he was a poor
man In Paris and could not carry out
the doctors orders. Jacques Simonie.
now old and rich. has come back to
play Mysterious Grandpop to as many
poor but ailing Kids as it amuses him to
pick up in the gay French capital.
He does queer things. He heard q
journeyman zinc-roofer refuse to throw
dice for the drinks. "rd rather take my
wife and child to the country Sunday"
said the decent fellow. The next day he