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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-07-24

By virtue of the Decree of the Circuit
Court for Frederick County, Maryland, sit
ting as Court of Equity, passed on the
date July goth, in the year 1914, in the
Cause wherein Jesse J. Plummer and Edith
May Plummer, his wife, are Plaintiffs, and
Samuel w. Plummer and Mollie E. G..
Plummer, his wife; and Charles Plummer.
are the Defendants, and being No. 9l6O on
the Equity Docket of said Court, the un.
deIsigned Trustees named in said Decree
VIII ofier at public sale on the premises in
New Market District in Frederick County,
Maryland bordering on the State turnpike
road between New Market and Monrovia.
on ~
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-07-24

German East Africa has in the course
O. IS years built up an industry in sisal
hemp, producing for export to the an
nnal value OF 5000, 600. The better r.
eanlzed plantations are earning from *
t. so per cent. on the capital invested.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-07-24

Brainard H. Warner, IT,, of Kensine-
ton. Montgomery county filed with Ii e
Election Supervisors on Friday, Iulv
18th, notice of his candidacy for the Re-
publican Congressional nomination in the
Sixth District.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-07-24

Radium water TO be used as a medic
nal beverage has been introduced in
Holland.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-07-24
SATURDAY, AUGUST %, 1914,
at the hour of 10 O'Clock a. m.

the real estate decreed to be sold and be-
Ing the real estate of which Anna w
Hughes, died. seized aud possessed, and
consisting of the same real estate as de-
'crlbed in the deed from Mary w. Plum
mer TO Anna w. Pluminer, dated October
50, 1883, and recorded in Liber A. F.. No.
Z. foilo 526, one OF the Land Records of
Frederick County, Maryland, excepting
therefrom the real estate conveyed by Anna
W. Hughes and Edward w. Hughes 10
Berthlar Q. Frizzell. dated October /, 1888
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-07-24
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

TRUSTEES PUBLIC SALE OF VAL
L LIABLE REAL ESTATE BETWEEN
NEW MARKET AND MONROVIA
FREDERICK COUNTY. MD. THE
PROPERTY OF ANNA w. HUGHES
DECEASED
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-07-24
DEN OCRATIC FREE
LANCE COLUMN

Where All Can Have a Hearing
on Matters Political. It is up
to You to Make This an Inter
esting Feature of THE CITIZEN.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-07-24

THE CENTRAL BANK was originally
organized in 1908; was changed into the
Central National Bank in 1866 and on
June l, 1913. was enlarged into the Cen
trail Trust Company of Maryland, and its
Capital increased from $3.50, 600 to $780,
600. We point with pride to our growth
In Deposits and Surplus and Profits for the
past nine years, as shown by the following
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-07-24

to You to Make This an Inter
esting Feature of THE CITIZEN
Organization of the Democratic Gen.
trail Committee for Frederick
County, Maryland:
CHAIRMAN.
|, COL. E. AUSTIN BAUGHMAN.
SECRETARIES.
JOSEPH F. EISENHAUER.
JACOB F. SCHMIDT.
TREASURER.
EDWARD J. SMITH.
Organization of the Democratic State
Central Committee of Frederick
County, Maryland
DR. c. II. CONLEY.
Chairman.
WILLIAM J. GROVE,
JACOB NJ. NEWMAN.
CHRISTIAN II. ECKSTEIN,
ALBAN NJ. WOOD.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-07-24
No Action on the War Claim Bill

The Frederick War Claim Bill. intro.
dnced by Representative David |. Lewis.
providing for the payment of 5000. 900
to the City of Frederick IN reimburse
ment for the payment by this CITY Of the
tribute OF 5000, 600 levied by General
lnbal A. Early in the Civil War, was
called up for consideration in the House
OF Representatives in Washington, ID.
T.. on Friday, July 18th. but went over
until future date, under an objection
by Representative James K. Mann, of
Illinois, the Republican floor leader.
A number OF war claim bills were under
consideration. 1t was unanimous CON
sent day, and one objection would pre-
vent the consideration of a BILL Mr..
Mann objected TO the consideration. by
unanimous consent, of any bill that in
voved a claim that had not been adiudi
Gated before the United States Court of
Claims. ~
City Attorney Smith, WIN has assisted
Congressman Lewis considerably in pre-
pairing data relative to this clam, stated
that he did not know what effect the
postponemont might have upon the bill.
He stated that he proposed to write to
Congressman Lewis at once and ascer.
tain. There is possibility that the bill
may be indefinitely delayed, much to the
disappointment OF number of Fred.
erick residents.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-07-24
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
OF
THE FREDERICK TRUST COMPANY

At Frederick, in the State of Maryland, at
the close Of business, June 30 1914
RESOuRCES
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-02-03
EDISON MAN VICTTMIZED
RASCAL GOT MONEY FROM MIR.
SEALY ON WORTHLESS CHECK.
Description Fits Crook Recently Re-
leased From the Georgia Peniten-
tiary. An Old Trick of His.

The Edison News prints an inter-
esting account of the visit to that
town of a smooth crook who worked
a worthless check off on a prominent
and sympathizing citizen. The de-
scription given the man fits a con-
firmed crook who has served more
than one term in the Georgia peni-
Tertiary for similar offenses, and was
recently released after completing a
sentence of five years. Since his re-
lease he has been heard of in Ala
bama, where he "buncoed" more
than one man out of good money.
The story printed by the Edison
News of his operations in that town
follows:
"A white man giving his name as
D. D. Durham paid Edison hurried
call one morning last week, and from
what we have learned of his hasty
and crooked as well as shrewd opera
lions he must have gotten his name
wrong, although the initials may be
correct, no one knows, but we would
opine that his name properly spelled
would be Do-um instead of Durham.
Immediately on his arrival here
he called on Mr.. C. S. Sealy and told
in hushed tone that he had unfOrtu-
nately gotten into trouble over near
Pavo, and was trying to get his law
yerS at some point in Mississippi be-
fore being caught, fearing he would
not receive fair treatment without
proper counsel, and would then re-
turn and surrender. By his well
prompted story he managed to get
fifty perfectly good dollars from Mr..
Sealy, and left in an eutO for Eu-
faula, leaving as collateral a check
or $172, and asked Mr.. Sealy to get
it cashed, take out the $50 and send
the balance to his wife. Soon after
he was gone Mr.. Sealy's suspicious
were aroused and he had his dis
tressed' friend arrested in Eufaula,
calling the chief of police there by
telephone, and demanded the return
of t. SOC, which was willingly done.
But ne slipped through the Eufaula
policeman's hands like q CREASED eel,
telling him he was a sheriff in Mis-
sissipp. and went on doing the I'M
suspecting as he passed up the line.
Since he strangers visit to our
town several checks, amounting to
pretty large sums, on the Bank of
Edison and signed by unknown par
ties, have come in, which is pretty
good evidence that he has worke9
his game on others since his spectac
ular play here, and it will be wise
for the public to be on the lookout
for him. He is a large man, weigh
ing about 175 or 200 pounds, and is
easily identified as he has a scar on
his forehead He claims to be tur-
pentine operator from Mississippi,
but the bank he gave the check on
doesn't seem to know him"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-02-03
The SCENE OF A GRIM TRAGEDY
ReeIfoOt Lake, of Bloody Fame, Has
Become Property of Tennessee.
Famous Fishing Resort.

Reelfoot lake, on the shore of
which a sensational tragedy occurred
a few years ago and which is famous
as a fishing and game resort, became
the property of Tennessee the other
day. The lake was caused by an
earthquake in 1911 and the owner
ship of it had long been in doubt.
The lake is full of fishermen, who
regarded it as public property al
ways, and when Capt. Quentin Ran
kin and Col. R. z. Taylor of Trenton
went to Walnut Log in 1908 as rep
resentatives of the West Tennessee
Land Company to look after the title
to property claimed by the company
thew were attacked by night riders
annd Capt. Rankin was lynched and
shot, being swung to tree near Wal
nut Log. Col. Taylor made mirac-
uIous escape swimming under fire.
Governor Patterson sent soldiers
to the lake and declared martial law.
A number of the night riders were
tried at Union City and sentenced to
death, but their cases were reversed
by the supreme court on the ground
that the jury had been improperly
selected.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-02-03
MAKING OF SKELETONS
GREENSBORO OCCUPATION OF AS
SEMBLING HUMAN BONES.
There Are Several Factories, and
Always a Demand For Their
Wares. It's Expensive, Too.

To the average individual it would
not seem that the business Of max
ing skeletons would be very lucra-
tive one. In the first pace skele-
ton is not considered a pleasing addi-
ton to furnishings of ones house
hold; there is something about a
grinning skull and the rattle Of dry
bones that sends a chill of horror UP
and down the human spine, and un-
eXpectedly humping into one of these
images of death has much the same
effect on persons nervous system
as would a sudden meeting with
Beelzebub himself. Yet there are a
number of places where skeletons are
made and the proprietors of these
places have no trouble in disposing
of their wares. BY making skele-
tons" is not meant the construction
of a human framework from some
composition resembling bone, but re-
moving flesh and ligaments and dry
ing, whitening and assembling the
real bones of some person or animal
who has no further use for them.
In these places skeletons of almost
everything, from a common tadpOle
to a human being, are made, and
they not only sell these and fill or
ders for them to all sorts of medical
men and institutions, but they are
also willing to rent them for any pc
riod.
The biggest share of the skeleton
trade is carried on in France, the big
g. -,
Paris, where there is a complete
equipment and stock for furnishing
skeletons of everything, even extinct
animals, skeletons of fishes and men
or elephants and rabbits and every
thing of today that has enough OF a
skeleton to put together. So great is
the business in this place that it has
branches in London and Berlin, and
it's gets out great catalogues and
sends them broadcast, showing lists
and cuts of their choice lots of skel-
etCnc-
Most of the human bones employ
ed in the Franch manufacture be-
longed in life to criminals or to I'M
known persons whose bodies were
unclaimed after death in hospitals or
almshouses. After being utilized in
the dissecting room the remains were
removed to this factory.
The preparation of the skeleton
takes many months from first to last
and is a very expensive process in the
bulk. There must be thorough
chemical treatment of the bones in
the first place, to insure their hang
ing together and remainin in an I'M
altered state IT is hardly ever the
case that a skeleton seen on exhibit
ton is made up entirely of its own
original parts.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-02-03
NEGRO CORN and CANNING CLUBS
Professor GODDARD VIII Introduce the
Scheme Into Schools in Ten
CountieG OF Georgia.

Triton, Ga.-Prof. Geo. NJ. God
ard, who has charge of the promo
ton of industrial training in the
common schools OF Georgia under the
general education board, says he will
organize corn and canning clubs in
the negro schools of ten counties in
this state during the present year.
He has fund of $1,000 available
for this purpose and will try to dis
tribute the work so that every sec
ton of the state will be represented.
# the corn and canning clubs are a
success among the negro school chill
dren this year he expects to have a
larger fund to use in extending the
work next year. 1t is hard to mag
inc anything better calculated to pro-
mote the welfare Of the negro people
in the South than training the chill
dren along industrial lines. If the
corn clubs make the negro boys bet
ter farmers and lead them to grow
corn instead Of exclusive cotton
crops and the canning clubs make
the negro girls trained housewives
Prof. GODDARD will have done a great
work for Georgia.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-02-03
OLD FITZ A WONDER.
Displays His Old-Time Prowess in
Bout With SecOnd-Rater.

A Williamsport, Pa, dispatch
SAYS Robert Fitzsimmons, former
heavyweight champion, displayed
much of his old-time speed and ring
generalship there in a six-round bout
with 'cKnockout'' Sweeny of Cleve-
land. 1t was his first contest since
he retired from the ring ana pugllls-
tic experts declared he had come
back"
Fitzsommons' blows were power
full, and while Sweeny remained IN
the ring for the limit he was knock
ed down and took the count OF nine
repeatedly.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-02-03
WAS DELIGHTFUL AFFAIR.
Mr.. and Mrs. Williams Entertain
Ministers at Elegant Dinner.

Mr.. and Mrs. Jonathan Williams
gave an elegant dinner Thursday in
honor of their guests, Rev. and Mrs.
R. ]. Williams of Greenville, S. c.,
and Rev. H. L. Baggett of Greycourt,
S. G. All the ministers and their
wives of the city were invited and
were present with the exception of
Rev. T. D. Ellis, who was away from
home. The out of town guests who
attended were Rev. Lamar Sims and
Rev. 3. B. Williams of Albany and
Rev. M. B. L. Binion. Covers were
laid for fifteen The dinner was
beautifully served in four courses.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-02-03
~ TOWER OF SILENCE
WHERE PARSEES OF bonn
BAY BUA PEIR DEAD.
Great and Costly Buildings Used as
Vaults Are Awe Inspiring, and
Occupy Beautiful Spot.

Visitors in Bombay, India, are
deeply impressed with the great
stone mausoleums used by the fire.
worshiping parsees as burial vaults.
Nothing is more striking or awe-in-
spring than those towers of silence
which occupy the most beautiful spot
in Bombay. From all the terraces of
the pleasant garden can be seen the
surrounding sea. The grounds are
carefully and well planted, and there
are broad, shaded walks, where at
intervals notices are posted up say
ing that strangers must go no furth-
er, for around the towers the ground
is considered sacred, and only the
dead and the mOurners are admitted
into its privacy.
This ideal spot of land was bought
by the Parsees on their first arrival
from Gujerat more than 200 years
ago. They brought with them the
sacred fire, which is never allowed to
go out, and which is enshrined in the
little temple near the gates, where
the first part of the unique funeral
services is performed.
When the last death struggle COM
mences, and there is, humanity speak
ing, no hope of life, the death cere-
monies begin; and all these ceremo-
MES are intended for the greater pro-
lection of the living and the least
chance of contagion from the dead.
A line is chalked around the bed on
which the sufferer lies, and no one
except the hired attendants may pass
the line. They, dressed only in white
linen garments, perform all the last
sacred rites and offices, and lay the
body on the light open bier on which
it is carried to the gardens. Even
the hands of the bearers are covered,
so that there may be no fear of con-
tact, and the mourners walk behind
the bier, the women being very sell
dom present.
After a prayer on the steps of the
temple the body is carried down the
broad path to the large slab of stone
which stands about hundred PAGES
from the tower. On this it is laid
and the face of the dead uncovered
by the bearers so that the relatives
and friends may look for the last
time on their loved one from a little
distance.
Then the bier is slowly lowered on
to the tower, the little door is open
ed, the bearers pass in with their
burden and are seen no more. With
long iron hooks they drag the clothes
fashioned for the purpose off the
body, and then, leaving the dead in
his own circle, they pass out by an
other door and returning to the tenn
pie hang up their white garments
for future use or burn them.
The towers are costly buildings
and are generally built and presented
to the community by wealthy citi-
zens. There is a good deal of mason
ry both above and below ground, but
they are not of great hight and have
only one small door for entrance.
Above it, rather to the right, is
small round aperture, so arranged
that the light of the sacred fire pene-
trates through it into the very inner
most circle of the tower.
One tower is reserved for suicides,
but it is a small one, not often used.
for the Parsees are a generous race
in their dealings with each other and
would not willingly see anyone in
trouble without lending a helping
hand
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-02-03
GOVERNMENT RAILROAD
SENATE APPROPRIATES 100000
OOC TO BUILD ONE IN ALASKA.
Senator Smith Lost in Trying to Re-
duce the Fund Involved. Ell
fort TO Defeat Bill.

WASHINGTON-By a vote of 46
to 16 the senate late today passed
the Chamberlain bill for the con-
struction Of a government railroad
in Alaska. The vote came at the end
of three days debate. Previous to
the vote on the passage the senate
had rejected the Poindexter substi-
tute providing not only for govern
ment construction, but ownership of
railroads, steamship lines and mines
in the territory.
tors Bacon, Bradley, Clark of Wyo-
ming, McCumber, Nelson, Root,
Shields, Smith OF Michigan, Stephen
son, Sutherland, Weeks and Will
liams.
Prior to the passage of the bill an
amendment introduced by Senator
Hitchcock was adopted providing
that no more than the actual physi-
cal valuation should be paid by the
government for any existing railroad
that might be purchased by the pres
ident.
A vain fight to cut the total app-o-
prlation from $4O,OO0,0OO to $685.
600 was made by Senator Smith of
Georgia, who urged that the smaller
amount would be sufficient to bI.ild
the line proposed without placing
such unlimited power in the hands
of the president The amendment,
however, was voted down 80 to %.
The senate must approve any ap-
pointment of engineers whose sala-
ries exceed $4,000 for one year, with
the exception of army engineers,
which may be made by the president
according to an amendment intro
duced by Senator Root and adopted.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-02-03
TAKE LAMAR FROM WOLF, SAYSBACON
Georgia Senator Doesn't Want the
Wall Street Animal to Use an
HOnOred Name.

WASHINGTON, D. C.-Reference
to David Lamar as the wolf of Wall
street" by Senator Newlands during
the debate in the senate today
brought Senator Bacon of Georgia to
his feet. Let the record show in
terrupted Mr.. Bacon, that this
mas name is not Lamar; that he is
lnasuusrading under an assumed
name.
81 know the name of Lamar is an
honored one in Georgia." responded
Mr.. Newlands, "and appreciate the
senator's desire to protect its dig
nifty
The incident arose while Senator
Lane was criticising Mr.. Newlands
committee for refusing to hear testi-
mony by VIM. H. Green on a resolu-
ton to inquire whether the United
States steel corporation had received
illegal rebates from railroads.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-02-03
NATE POLITICS QUIET
..,c,rIoNs ARE THAT THERE
lNDi RE LITTLE DOING.
,fioa Opinion That Senator
rs'" itb and Present State House
ol' nosoors viii Be UnOppOsed.

officers NH dc
rTlNTA. Ga.-The opinion is
a Ground here and all around
galnlu7 a+ the state that 1914 is go
ana Az ho q quiet one in state poll
l las although rumblings are heard
pV T,e belief is growing that Senator
Cmith is not to have oppos1-
Nun cnoradic talk is heard concern
wv Governor Slaton or former Gov
D7 BROWN as possible contestants
s u. tho seat in the United States SEN
~ hut the fact that not an mixing
a." anne from either one, or anyone
l las 70 either. to indicate their can
. ,.,s.r nlacos not very much credence
IN these reports.
IL t. .DG il the prevailing opinion now
4ba+ Governor Slaton VIII be reject
.i 5 without opposition for another
e., "'t hat Senator Smith will be re-
.s,,n, tn the senate without conflict,
w l3 It +bat with the possible exception
a ~ Inc w. or two races for the court of
o. an oni and the possibilities of a
a appIs for commissioner of agricult-
CUll'C Georgia will be free from state
uiJ no1itical excitement this year.
wa A very large proportion of the peo-
o,a On both sides of the political lines
pc S ~ hold the view that the
.to+o would do very we'll to leave off
S"iitical strife and turmoil this year,
aUd everybody put shoulder to the
a rbnoI for building up the state and
Making m., Old Man Prosperity take up
his his permanent abode within the state.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-02-03
ROXY WAS BURIED AT SEA.
The Son Sues Steamship Company
For Three Thousand Dollars.

An unusual suit for damages
against steamship company for
burying the body of a passenger at
500 has been filed in the supreme
court of New York. by H. B. Finley,
som of Clement B. Finley, a retired
mining engineer of Tennessee, who
died on the liner Minneapolis on July
md last.
The plaintiff says that immediate
" after his fathers death the en-
ployes of the line took charge of his
property, worth $3.50, which great
" exceeded the cost of notifying the
plaintiff of his fathers death and en-
banning the body"
The complaint says that the body
was embalmed and carried on the
vessel until July 9Th, when it was
cast into the sea within few hours
Of port. Finley asks for $4,000.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-02-03
RUSH TO PAY The INCOME TAX
Gothamites Almost Cause a Panic at
the Collectors Office. Hundreds
Waited in the Line.

NEW YORK.-The rush to file in
come tax certificates is on in this
city.
More than 1000 citizens whose an
nual financial returns exceed $4,000
a year each or representatives of per-
sons whose incomes reacn into the
millions fiocked to the custom house
today to file certificates in accordance
with the new income tax law or to
ask questions about it.
Big Crowd Waits.
At one time the stream of callers
extended from the third to the sec
ond floor and hundreds also invaded
the private offices of Collector Chas.
Anderson demanding to know
where, when and why I am to meet
this new and decidedly exacting per-
sonal tax"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-02-03
PAID 1910 FOR LETTER.
Written by Gen. Ulysses S. Grant
to His Father.

The letter written by Ulysses 5.
Grant to his father in which he an
nounced his determination to enlist
in the Union army was sold in New
York Tuesday during the auction Of
the autograph letters in the Remsen
Lane collection for 500, the highest
price of the day. J. E. wing was
the purchaser.