Evening Star Newspaper, September 20, 1925, Page 20

20 .® AUTO RECIPROCITY HIT HARDBY RIGS A. A. A. to Fight Requirement of Maryland Tags During Brief Residence. One of the decisions rendered by Jus the Montgomery County erday dealt a body of auto the in Police Court ve. blow to the o i which torists have fouzh an Automobile As lay. tive of the ti . would be com with the motor ve State of Maryland yuld app! end camp on possession ather week that house, Columbta and will 2o ¢ to upset the entire prin: as hetween the istrict.” today d similar de o stand the A to which owners affects in se automobile TOTAL 172, On Watch To- County Police to_Be 1 e Offenders. morrow for Tag eptember 19.— inst residents of automobiles carry @ instead of Ma so far resulted and it is understood Sheriff Plummer will have his st week . who presides so far esterday others are ind Tuesd: v and today continued be- e accused to nd the * Monda | like to stay out nights like otk THOMAS PERKINS, SAYS HE’S OLDEST CAT IN U. S. Daily Snifter of Catnip and Lots of Care in Crossing Streets Given as Prime Reasons for Longevity * by Capital’s Celebrated Graybeard. THE ANCIENT AND HON passed hi: ay, | according to best avail: | Old Tom *Perkin Seventh | street northeast, sobered up enough | vesterd fter one of his frequent catnip sprees to come forth with a | claim that he is Washington's, if not | America’s, oldest cat. “Yes, sir; my habit of taking a | dafly snifter of pre-prohibition catnip | is responsible,” Tom admitted freely | when interviewed by a representative | of this pape: My 1o 1 daily ‘nip no nocturnal Mr. “Perkins" Shuns Night Life. “That's been his program, . corroborated Mrs. Fred s. with whom Tom has made | his home for the past 14 years and | of whose family Tom is a most | revered member. “Tom never did | Having for feline longevity before all | ave known. : pany at home. Lut he s s love his.catnip. It's his o . if you want to cal it that ntends that catnip keeps s young and makes him y. They do say he shamefully for a nearly toothle: feline whenever he gets his “nip He approaches the “dope” v his chops once or twice, w whiskers, now edged with then plung: his d time like kitten. But when the spell of his dissolute orgy has worn off he resumes his sedate benign attitude. Just Plain Cat. Tom does not claim to be of roval | blood. He comes of lowly origin. | 1 st he esconced himself in the | family circle he w ellow animal of st o frills or furbelows. He preferr healthy. grown stock. plain eat. When he decided to establ; self in his new location his former | owner, a colored woman, sought to | induce him to return. But Tom had ' D. |0 | of which, | advanc | curb to make sure THE SUNDAY D. C, SEPTEMBER 20, 1925--PART 1. JUST PAST 20, ORABLE TOM PERKINS, become attached to 2-ves the then toddling daught Mrs. Perkins, and he refused to leave. Today Louise is a pretty young lady of affairs, but her affection for Old Tom is more deep-rooted than ever. “Why, T know T'd c thing tervible if Tom d Miss Per- ’ \lly grew up to. " like losing a He had old Louise, of Mr. and ry on some. zethe brothe; he might die Teeth Most of erted him, but fng his daily ration of fre at, milk and mayl other fish. And, of course Tom's has gained spread fame. His case has come offi cially to the attention of the Humane Sducation . the president , has visited healthy manhood for his ong Gone, | th have long since | he still insist om_and pronou im a specimen of feline “I b this cou Mr. B e Star. “Cats live so long used n to ways. streets 1d cat is s these 'om is the o year-old I know of."” Needs No Traffic doubtedi, streets. ri will wait patie the r and then will dash qu side, Mrs. Perkins de But in the past few ye: seldom had occasion to cross streets. He would rather curl up in the sun shine on the bac porch or in the living room and rest up for another Tom me I had ni ng to live » my rem , “they tell o i , so I'm}{ 11 of them befc 15 to a violirr st § have been in 17 and 20 far tried suspend ment of co: ed <s is holding that in cases who are temporarily in who are simply visiting the reciprocily agree. veen Maryland and the Dis- Columbia applies for three but that those who have es homes in the State, no how recently, must have d tags and. Maryland oper- permits is also ruling on_of law for land who has boardi ment be trict of that it is no a resident of Maryland oper- s permit to drive the car of his owner out into the State if that car tered in the District of Colum: L rict license tag. stent reports e has been Senator O. E. . however, that his been directed and that Se when it Spring ve morning. 203 PAROLES FAVORED. 1577“ worth—Crowding Is Cause. Number Record for Leaven- Septém- ring today after an 832 applications before of this number 8 ended for parole, the ¢ given favorable meeting here. No ven out. At Atlanta were recommended for en Biddle said. explained that the hoard iberal in commending paroles cause of the badly crowded condition at the prison. Prison au ieve the prison population next few months will conside: names QUELL BOLI\;IAN REVOLT. | Deported, State De- pariment Is Advised. By the As The Villanue Department was advised today i patches from Bolivia that the which prompted the es tablishment of a state of siege in cer- i vinces was well under con- situatio he dispatch confirmed ports that Jose Villanuev: t whose election w by the Nation: - 1 been ordered deported and the count The president > Senate has assumed authority t_protem St. Petersburg, Fla. 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Dunbar, sculptor; fFranklin | Baker Clark, artist, and a representa- | tive of The Evening Star. Miss Iz son was acclaimed by the hundred citizens of the community | who attended the carnival. She was presented with a silver loving cup| and a bouquet of roses by Mr. Dun- bar. | The carnival, which will probably | continue next week, was for the pur- | pose of paying off a debt of $800 in- | curred by the purchase of a new fire engine more than a ous booths lined the street, on which the stores were gaily decorated, and | certain sections of the thoroughfares | were roped off for dancing. Dr. J. Walter Dudley is chief of | the fire department. Walter L. Whit- | ing is president of the department and Fred E. Rubey was in charge of | the carnival. | Pathfinder Plane Ends Tour. reliability 4 airport late today after visiting all | the cities included in the tour that | is to start September 28. The plane | was piloted by Eddie tinson and | carried seven passengers. 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