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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1922-08-17
Shoots Two-Kills Himself

The community between Mt. Airy
and Union Bridge, Nd, was thrown
in state of great excitement last
Saturday evening. Andrew Fritz, a
laborer, who had been employed at the
Cement plant at Union Bridge, got too
much home brew. He secured a 80
calibre revolver and with Sam1 Brad
ford, Lee Boone and Richard Glass,
started in an automobile for drive.
After going some distance he stopped
the car and all got out of the machine.
Fritz pulled out the gun and fired di-
rectly at Bradford. The bullet struck
the victim in the left cheek and passed
through his head, killing him. His
companions fled.
Fritz continued to the home of Rob-
ert Shepherd, where he found the lat
ter and friend seated on the front
porch talking. After going on the
porch Fritz again got his gun and shot
Shepherd, the second shot striking the
victim directly over the heart.
News of the double tragedy was
phoned to Sheriff Jones at Frederick.
The Sheriff and Deputy Smith (the
latter having been wounded by Stultz
few days previously started at once
after Fritz. After visiting several
places in the vicinity of the murders
and not finding Fritz, the officers con-
Guided that he was hiding in a barn.
However, while crossing field, they
came upon the dead body of Fritz. He
had shot himself through the head.
The Shooting occurred at Fritztown,
village composed of several houses
and store, and situated in Frederick
county several miles from Union
Bridge.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1922-08-17
MUCH ROMANCE IN CHINA
Mistaken Idea That All 10 Prosaic
Concerning Weddings In the
Flowery Kingdom.

1t has been the custom to think Of
the Orient as the place Of the mar
riage of convenience, the place where
1t is believed that the circumstances
and training Of the parties concerned
have more to do with happiness than
the mere matter Of their personalities,
But odd sidelights are thrown on this
tradition In the survival Of legends of
romance and stories of remarkable ex-
captions to the rule.
Two of these tales concern the but
terfly in the mandarin's garden and
the white rooster. These figures en-
ter into many Chinese betrothals and
marriage feasts.
Instead Of pair Of earrings or a
bracelet a Chinese swain, smitten on
the lady who has been selected for
him in one way or another. Is apt to
give her a carved Jade butterfly to
wear as jewel.
This commentaries a legend of q
most remarkable exception to the rule
of marriages of caste and convenience.
A youth sometime, somewhere, was
chasing butterflies. Following par
ticularly lovely one he jumped over a
wall and landed In the garden Of .
mandarin. The mandarin had daugh-
ter. He caught the butterfly. His
head was not chopped of and he mar
ried the lady who matched the butter
fly in the garden.
Then there Is the story Of the white
rooster. These fowls are favorites In
China and are considered ornamental
objects fer a first-class garden OF
peach blossoms and pine trees.
The Chinese maiden loses her lover,
who goes to the wars or Is taken from
this earth in some romantic fashion.
She goes to the garden where she used
to meet him. She thinks about him.
She looks down the we'll. She admires
all the birds that are In the garden.
They all leave her except her white
rooster. She jumps into the we'll. So
does the bird. They both drown. But
both are faithful through life and In
death.
So at each wedding where proper
attention Is paid to old customs the
bride and groom drink wine from q
carved jade cup which is sentimental
statue to the faithful bird.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1922-08-17
Built Train for Wales.

A letter from Toxic telling Of the
visit of the prince Of Wales empha-
sizes that the Japanese know how to
do things we'll. The special train that
carried the prince around the country
was composed of three coaches which
were built especially for his exclusive
use. The royal compartments are all
upholstered in pure Japanese style. q
restful tone of green being the pre-
dominant color. The woodwork Is
mahogany, with panels Of silk carry
ing a chrysanthemum design in white
and gold.
The mantelpiece masking the radia-
tor at one end of the observation car
was made of mahogany imported into
Japan some 60 years ago, 1t is said.
Some highly priced wood supplied the
material for the writing table In tine
princes private salon. The third
coach was reserved for the members
of the reception committee, at the
head Of which was prince Of the
blood, who accompanied the prince
of Wales throughout his journey.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1922-08-17
TWO KILLED;. FIVE WOUNDED;
ONE SUICIDE, COUNTY. FOUR
DAY RECORD

Mention was made in our last issue
of the shooting of Policeman John
Adams by one w. A. Stultz of Freder-
lex City.
Officer Adams was shot and instant
ly killed by Stultz, after the latter had
shot and wounded Deputy Sheriffs G.
w. Smith and Allen Bartgis, of Fred
erick, who went to the Stultz resi-
dence to get an automobile on which
levy had been made, and which
Stultz was unlawfully using. Deputy
Smith was wounded in the leg; Bart
gis receiving load of shot in his arm.
Adams went to the scene after be-
ing notified from headquarters of
what had happened at the corner Of
w. Fourth and Bentz streets. AS he
attempted to enter the house he re-
ceived load of shot in the neck. He
walked a few steps up the street be-
fore he fell.
Stultz calmly telephoned attorney
Sherman Bowers what had happened,
and asked him to come to his rescue,
vowing that no one else could get him.
Mr.. Bowers went to the scene, and
after some exchange of words, took
Stultz to the county Jail.
Sheriff Jones almost Immediately
had Stultz taken to Baltimore, think
ing he would fare better there than in
the county Jail in a city where almost
anything might happen due to ex-
treme excitement and sympathy for
the dead and wounded officers.
States Attorney Aaron Anders has
called in extra session the February
Grand Jury, before whom fifteen wit
nesses were summoned and appeared
Tuesday of this week. Stultz was in
dicted for murder and will be given a
trial as soon as possible.
Stultz was some time ago convicted
Of bootlegging and served a term in
the county Jail. Since the shooting
an examination of his premises was
made and three small stills were found.
Several shotguns and revolvers, all
loaded, were also found. One room
in the house contained large guam
tity of wine.
Owing to the size of the crowd at
tending the funeral of officer Adams,
services were held outside the Chapel
at Mt. Olivet cemetery last Friday
morning. Rev. DR.. c. E. Wehler, vice
president of Hood College, preached
the sermon.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

THIS is to give notice that the sub
scriber has obtained from the Orphans
Court of Frederick County, Nd, let
ters of administration on the estate of
GRACE F. HAUVER
deceased. All persons having claims
against the estate of the deceased are
hereby warned to exhibit same with
the voucher thereof legally authenti-
Gated to the subscriber on or before
March 1, 1923, they may otherwise be
excluded from all benefits of said es-
tate. All persons indebted to said es-
tate are hereby warned to make i'm
mediate payment.
Given under our hand this 1st day
Of August, 1922.
ALBERT l.. HAUVER,
aug 8 St Administrator.
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consumption Of wire and sheets Is sub
stantial considering the light weight
OF the finished product. A maker of
umbrella frames on large scale in
Philadelphia Is reported to use $500
tons Of high carbon steel rods, $50
tons Of soft basic rods and 800 tons of
bessemer sheet steel each year. The
entire industry uses about 1900 tons
of sheets and about 1850 tons of rods.
Wire for the manufacture Of ribs and
stretchers Is made from high-carbOn
rods, while the runners, notches and
various other small parts used in the
frames are fashioned from soft basic
rods. The steel rods are made from
bessemer sheets. Four companies
make practically all the umbrella
frames in the United States. OF these
three are in Philadelphia and one in
Newark. Philadelphia, therefore, may
be said to be the home of the umbrella
industry Of this country.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1922-08-17
GRACEHAM LETTER

august 18th is q memorial day IN
the entire Moravian Church, and is
celebrated both with Lovefeast and
Holy Communion.
The early Moravians were much
prosecuted people. They were driven
from place to place because of their
faith in God and at last Zinzendo,f
offered them a home on his estate.
Statutes were drawn up to regulate
communal life at Herrnhut. Elders
were chosen to have spiritual super-
vision over the people. Glasses were
instituted to promote personal growth
and spiritual fellowship. These and
many other varied experiences OF the
year eliminated in realization OF
the presence of the Lord and bap-
tism of the Holy Spirit in connection
with the celebration of the Holy
Communion, August 10, 1927.
Next Sunday, August 20, Bishop G.
L. Muench of Bethlehem, will preach
in the Moravian Church, Graceham.
Everyone is cordially invited to wor-
ship with us. Come and hear him.
The Lone Scouts of Graceham will
hold a festival Saturday, August 10.
The following from Baltimore Wis
tied Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Buhrman last
Sunday: Miss Blanche Creager, Miss
Ruth Buhrman and Mr.. Porter.
Mss Vera Arnheim is sojourning at
Mrs. Emma Collifowers.
The following were visitors at Mrs.
Emma Firor's home: Mr.. and Mrs.
O'Brien and son from Washington,
and Mrs Charlotte Belts of Frederick.
Mr.. Leslie Collifower of Baltimore
spent a week with Rev. and Mrs. Full
mer. The following were visitors on
Sunday. Mr.. William Colliflower and
Mr. Osmond Collifower of Baltimore,
and Mr.. Robert Colliflower of Keymar.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1922-08-17
Same Old Story But a Good One

Mrs. Mahala Burns, Savanna, Mo-,
relates an experience, the like of which
has happened in almost every neigh
borhood in this country, has been told
and related by thousands of others, as
follows: 81 used bottle of Chamber
lain's Collie and Diarrhoea Remedy
about nine years ago and it cured me
of fux (dysentery) had another at
tack of this complaint three or four
years ago and few doses of this rem
edy cured me. I haverecommended it
to dozens of people since first used
it and shall continue to do so for I
know it is a quick and positive cure
for bowel troubles" Adv.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1922-08-17
UNDER PEACE BONDS

Last week an argument over some
trivial matter arose between Buck
Messner and William Brice, both of
near Thurmont.- Somehow a gun came
into the dispute and threats to shoot
were made. The matter was then ia
ken to Justice Rob't Cadow for set
Element. The outcome - both held
under peace bond. The case was set
tied Monday evening. r
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1922-08-17
Hunger. the Best Sauce

Sauce is used to create an appetite
or relish for food. The right way is
to look to your digestion. When you
have good digestion you are certain
to relish your food. Chamberlain's
Tablets improve the digestion, create
healthy appetite and cause a gen
tie movement Of the bowels. Adv.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1922-08-17
Shot In Leg

Frank Hally, II, of Washington, D.
c., was accidentally shot in the leg
Sunday by his brother David, while
visiting at the home of their aunts,
Mrs. V. Murphy and Miss Ellen Cas-
tie, Frederick city. The accident oc-
Cured in the afternoon while David
was unloading a revolver.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1922-08-17

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DIED
Henry s. Baker

Henry s. Baker died at his home
near Thurmont on Monday, August ID,
1922, at the age of 81 years, 6 months
and Ia days. He is survived by his
wife, five sons and three daughters.
The funeral services will be held today
at 2 o'clock in the United Brethren
church, Rev. ]. l. Green officiating.
Interment in the U. B. Cemetery. M.
L. Creager & Son funeral directors.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1922-08-17
TRAM DELAYED

The Blue Mountain Express was de-
layed about two hours at Sabillasville
on Saturday afternoon. Engine trou-
BILE was the cause.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1922-08-17
stee, Used in UmbreIIas.

All umbrellas contain steel as q
necessary component. Just how much,
however, has been a subject of some
interest. While the umbrella industry
is not. a large. user Of steel, Its total
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1922-08-17
Mrs. Sarah A. d. Shryock

Mrs. Sarah A. D. Shryock died on
Saturday last at the home of her son
Grove Shryock, near Creagerstown.
aged so years, A months and II days.
Funeral services were held Monday at
Utica, at which place interment was
made. Rev. Chas. A. Shilke had
charge of the services; M. L. Creager
& Son, funeral directors.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1922-08-17
DIR. FAHRNEY
DIACNOSTICIAN

Specialist In chronic diseases.
I make study and treatment
of any kind of disease the fam
lily Doctor is not curing. Tell
me your trouble and I'll tell
you what is your disease and
what can be done for it. I'll
send blank and specimen case.
Give me your name.
HAGERsroWN, MD.
New-York tribune., 1922-08-13
Henry's Life Too Precious
To Be Risked Like That

"When / rejoined our party at Atlantic
Garden Prince Henry said he knew there had
been some trouble and wanted to hear about
it. tried to make him believe everything was
all right. He turned to Captain Titus and
asked if might not be permitted to give him
the straight story, so l did. He wanted to
drive right down to the theater. Titus was
embarrassed for moment, but gentlemen Of
the escort put veto on their chiefs plan. He
said he supposed he'd have to submit, but
wished he could go prowling around like any
body else.
During my service as detective the city
was what may be described as 'liberally admin
istered.' There were so many big jobs to look
after that we hadn't time for enforcement OF
petty regulations Besides, detective had to
be tactican if he wanted to stay on the pay
roll. 1t was just as important to know what
not to do as it was to know what to do.
"There is, think, general misconcepton
of the methods of plainclothes men attached to
metropolitan police organizations. Something
about the man who has served his time III the
uniformed police marks him as Enthusiastically
as term in the penitentiary marks prisoner
Any crook can recognize city detective of the
orthodox pattern as far as he can see one,
though he may never have seen the officer be-
fore. So can any policeman, and So for that
matter, can most ordinary civilians.
"There was nothing Of the Sherlock Holmes
about the average old-style plainclothes man.
He didn't go in for far-fetched theories in his
dealings with criminals. He believed that the
most obvious solution generally the correct
one. He had friends in the underworld, and
there is no truer saying than that it takes
thief to catch thief
"Three out of four arrests made by city de-
tectives result from intimate knowledge of
criminal gangs, the sort Of crimes in whicn
they specialize and the localities in which they
foregather when out of prison. Where there
had been big burglary, for instance, men as
signed to work on it went into the localities
where burglars were known to make them
selves at home. Regular stool pigeons--crooks
who insure comparative immunity for them
selves by betraying their kind-often fur
nished information that put the police on a
right trail without much loss Of time. Some
times the stool pigeon pretended to knew moth
,ing, and if there was any doubt in the officers
New-York tribune., 1922-08-13

was displayed in the home Of a railway mag
nate Frisco Chinese hired Jap valet
TO steal it and then sent it here for safekeep-
ing. My informant valued the painting at
$4,000 1t was supposed to be the property
OF the Empress and had been painted by
famous Chinese artist long dead I've seen
plenty Of paintings priced at So that I'd a
good deal rather own.
This room was lighted by big square Chi
nese lanterns with painted paper sides and
always smelled stuffy because the windows had
not been opened for years and were covered
with heavy rugs. A Chinese attendant gen
orally served tea or cordas, according to the
demand-also fruit, candy, cakes and all sorts
of queer nuts There was generally some de-
lay before the boss Chink would come in and
stand between the hanging curtains shaking
hands with himself and bobbing his head, the
way Chinese do when they intend to be
extra courteous. If he thought we'll of the
party he would lead the way to the smoke
room, far below. There some of the regulars
would be seen rolling their own pills, but
mostly they lay on benches with cushions un-
der their heads while attendants roasted the
opium for them.
"Prince Henry of Prussia and his staff
went through Chinatown one night. The
prince was determined not to leave New York
until he had seen the 'unter welt, as he
called it, remarking there was nothing of the
sort in Berlin. He had heard the Chinese ran
their part of New York to suit themselves.
That was pretty nearly right, but Captain
Titus, who was in charge Of the party, told
him we had our Chinks under complete control.
Inspector McClusky was head of the bureau at
the time ! am referring to, and he had given
New-York tribune., 1922-08-13

The Chnks have learned who their guest is
and are celebrating
Prince Henry grinned and the staff officers
sat down again, but they were uneasy. The
head man told Titus to get out of there quick
We could see something doing at the Chinese
Thcater, short distance away. | was order
ed to drop out and investigate. Titus drove
his guests up to Atlantic Garden in the Bow
cry, where program of German music had
been fixed up by the man who ran the place.
when | reached the theater I found two
dead Chinese and arrested pair Of innocent
looking Cinnamon who We're tipped off to me
by friend. They swore they knew nothing
about the trouble, but when we searched them
at Elizabeth Street station, they were wearing
suits Of chain mail built like B. V. DIS. These
suits worn by most of the tong killers.
They made of the hardest steel and proof
against bullets and knife thrusts.
"The only trouble with their arnlor plating
was that Chinese hatcheters always aimed for
the head, which was unprotected. Both China
men had been hit in the head. The lobby of
the theater was torn up where bomb had
exploded.
New-York tribune., 1922-08-13

mind about the fellows sincerity he locked him
up to think matters over. This frequently re-
freshed his memory.
81 may mention here modern DEVELOPMENT
m the New York detective system. The fact
that detective officers selected from the uni
formed force are so plainly stamped with the
police manner, and therefore so easily recog-
nized, has resulted in appointment to the force
of men who do not suggest in manner, dress or
physique, the familiar plainclothes officer.
Il have sat in the woman's day court and
observed young, dapper fellows, affecting
candystriped silk shirts Of the mode, seated
among the spectators. I have subconsciouslv
catalogued them as professional bondsmen or
shlllahers for cheap lawyers-or worse I
have beer astonished when their time came to
testify to see these young chaps step forward
to the witness stand, disclose detective badges
pinned under the lower points of their vests
and testify after the fashion of heavy-jowled,
slow-moving oldtimers.
Some OF the new detectives are college men
and look the part. Most of them can step out
on a dance floor and GO the route with an ener-
getlc fiapper or order Il course dinner with due
regard to niceties of detail whereas one of us
IN the old days would have waved aside the bill
OF fare and ordered ham and eggs. When this
new policy went into effect there was a positive
order that the new men must not wear square
toed shoes.
These men have been very effective in the
solutlon and prevention of crime among the
lounge lizard set, new class of offenders
which has been responsible for some of the
worst crimes of recent years in New York.
Lounge lizards are indigenous to lobbies and
dance floors of fashionable hotels and smart
cafes along Broadway
"of course there still plenty of the old
type of rugged, strong-arrn men on detective
duty, but they work among lower types of
crlminais-thugs, sneak thieves, loft burglars
and pickpockets Blackmail cases, confidence
games and thefts of jewelry from fashionable
but foolish women come within the especial
field of the detective.
New-York tribune., 1922-08-13
Believes That Judges Should
Be "Fyon1 Missouri"

"Too much leniency had been shown by DO
lice judges in such instances. I do not think
that the explanation of any policeman who
shows up with battered prisoner should be
accepted without examination. The accused
will usually support the statement of the Of
ficer as to how he received his injuries, be-
ing, of course, afraid to tell the truth. Severe
punishment Of these heavy handed fellows
would work wonders in the way of polics
reform.
Another method, not so bloody, but Just
about as brutal, is the relay questionnare. In
this procedure, first one officer and then an
other ply the victim with questions, the in
QUESTION lasting until, dead for sleep and
mentally exhausted, the prisoner signs any
sort of confession placed before him.
The so-called silent system is often used
The accused is locked in a solitary cell and
no one is allowed to speak to him. If he ad-
dresses the jailor there is no answer. A few
days and nights of this, on bread and water
diet, are enough to break down resistance.
Often the accused, if guilty, will demand to
be taken before the captain to make a state
nent, and that is what the captain has been
anxiously waiting for. The prisoner is Just
crazy to talk to somebody, anybody-famish-
ing for tobacco OF drugs, both of which are
denied him.
Even under this system, however, 7 have
known of prisoners making confessions later
proved false go " to relieve the mon tony
and horror Of solitude-and to have chance
to smoke
81 once had charge of a man who made
circumstantal confession of brutal murder
and who informed me when I delivered him to
jailor that there hadn't been a word Of truth
in anything he had said-that he had been
desperate for a smoke. This fellow was will
ing to swear away his life for a pack of
cigarettes.
desperate criminals we still have. and of
many types. Those | have been talking about
have been for the most part representative OF
bygone era. Where are the big handsome
women who used to work badger and conf
dence games up and down town-grls like
May Livingstone, Dutch Sadie, Carrie
Thomas and that crowd? Well, / ought not to
ask where they've gone, because know. Most
of them have paid wages OF sin, some
are still serving time for jobs done so long
ago that the buildings in which they operated
have been torn down and everybody has for
gotten what they went to jail Tor.