Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 252, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 October 1914 — Illiterate Man Dateless With Many Calendars [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Illiterate Man Dateless With Many Calendars

LOS ANGELES. CAL. —In investigating the room of Franz Hoberllk at N0.’243 East First street the police found a trunk filled with contraband articles, such as no person of Mr. Hoberlik’s station in life Bhould have.

Among the articles was a great pile of calendars, art calendars, with no advertising on them, such as are void in the stores. The police tdok up their station at the entrance to the building, and when' Hoberllk returned to his room, after the sentries had waited for more than five hours, they followed the mhn up the stairs. He added more to his store, just as the police looked through the door. His actions were sufficiently sus-

picious to warrant arrest, and the man was ordered- to open the door. He did so, but locked the trunk, and threw the key into a crevice in the wall. It took more than an hour to retrieve the key. Hoberllk said later that he could have done it much faster, had he wanted to, for he had a long hook with a wire handle, to turn the trick. Much of the goods was packed up in packages available for carrying, and the two detectives and the suspect, each with full arms, came to the polled station. Hoberllk was carrying 100 calendars. The detective was writing. “What day is this?” he asked Hoberllk. “Don’t know,” said Hoberllk. “Sweet Essence of Ignorance," shouted the detective. “You have 100 calendars there; look’it up.” ■' - . « “Can’t read,” said Hoberllk. And he couldn't. He thought It was still August