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Hi ssOCTaTED press A Dispatches a * e neWS arc published in I fj, e Evening Capital. , . kvKKV KVKM.no EXCEPT SUNDAYS, Ji * 4 11{ i.x.w 11 No. 85. IIIIIS GIRL WILL BE HEARD NEXT TUESDAY I I I Xfanwhilc. Young Woman Who 1 Repudiates Cadora And Other I Murders Remains In County I Jail, And Authorities Quietly I pursue Investigation Imiss PIERCE RELATES I STORY OF ADMISSIONS ■ a preliminary hearing in the rase lc! Mal*el Jenkins, alias Mary Bixhy, lijnia alleged to have signed a con ■ ~,,,m of the murder of Michael Ca- ilurltiK the liistol light at the I Belle Crov> Inn, in upper Anne Arun county, eirlv on tin* morning of Ipjlr 16. as well as to two other kill l .p will he held here on Tuesday of I jot week. according to present or- IBottmietits of i’oliee Justice J. Rul ■ud Brady, who issued tno warrant ■ darttittft her with “murder.” I Meanwhile, the Jenkins girl re- Hmains t'oiitlned it: a cell in the county ■ )lil here and the ntliciuls will permit one to universe with her, nnieos *t ■ kfomi' relative or close friend . As |u'< | m the Evening Capital of ves- Ivd.a she has flatly denied the al ■ .(..I confession, saying that she Ikiiiw* nothing of any of tin? crimes ■ In the document, si filed by Ikr .'.ml delivered to Chief Deputy HSheriff Louis Schramm, by her doge ■ tiwpanloii and traveling friend, Vir lr.au I'ierce The latter appears in I'.h role of assisting Deputy SlierifT I. , *.hr;until in his efforts to unravel the ■ ntsti-ry of the Belle Grove tragedy. ■ bnia; gone on a trip to Raleigh. N. If with Mattel sunn after the affair lit a. in the Hotel Yarborough of fl’ht city that the alleged confession Its will to have been written in the HjfMrnre of the Pierce girl. Miss ■ P>M' says she has known Miss Jon- Hfr.s far sonic time, that they often ■VrimtmM ' together, but that in spite ■ f!'he life she has led, she wants to Hm justice done in this case. ■ IVmling the preliminary hearing on ■ the county authorities are ■ nod net mg a quiet investigation of Htvrtain additional information per to the inn tragedy that has ■ Pierce Relates Story fl Htw Pierce tells the following story B l ''thi alleged confession came the hands of Deputy Sheriff 9 *h". I wont South to visit some ■ *>!!.) | look Mattel with me because wanted to get out of town after ■ Belle drove inn affair. We took a 11,I I, vz ln the Motet Yarborough in N r. One night while we there she read me a letter, ■'"..hsi.c had written to George Jen -9 which she said slie was com 9sfluik to town to kill him because 9 * taking other women riding on ‘" e nio 'orcycle which she had paid 1 tiights later she sat at a 9 '• '‘nting for some time. When l ■ s,l,> "as doing she got up t V; nting to two letters, said 9 letters One of them is for 9 : ‘t yea cm read the other if you I t’lnim*. Suicide Threat H. I 'lfei up the letter addressed to I "rote that she had too iiiuc’.' ■ 'nscience and that she was On l*ngp 4 ) I Wanted H *Nt t• ""i”;in. e man as general ■ ! ai,n w “ :in, l tune Am inlet ■ 5* ' . line eeuipan.V selling ■ •.. tleaith mill Ual.ttitv ■ . . ,' xv ; : Kl. 1. WEINHKIttI, 9 " P'lii-v. Haliiiuore, Mt. I BASEBALL! I -'XAPOI.Is ATHI.KTIC CLUB, 9 incorporated ■ i p. vs —- I v Baseball team, 9 °p bai.timore. 9 es t . Annapolis Field I Nnday, Aug. 20th I called at 2:30 P. M. I Reward! I Evans*'T UCl ’ vor - v wf Oliver *1 ' M dy. Notify James S. a-19 dhmuttg Capital. STRANGE MOTOR CAR CO. INSTALLING BIG SNOW ROOM IN RIANT To better meet the demands of their growing business, the management of tiie Strange Motor Car Company, 28- 50 West street, recently decided to make extensive alterations to their present quarters, and when the build ing work, which is now going on, is completed, this busy and enterpris *ng llriii will have one of the most modern and up-to-date automobile plants in the city. The company is having installed a large show room, stock room and otlice, and the construction work now in progress runs rearward fifty-one feet from the front of the building. A large plat glass window, twenty one-feet in length, will afTord ample opportunity to make excellent display of the line of automobiles which the lirm handles—the Nash, Overland and WGlys-Knight cars. The show room will be attractively fitted up and dec orated in away to satisfy the most fastidious customer, and the stock room also has been planned along lines in keeping with the most mod ern kind. Dean Bros., contractors, are in charge of the construction work, and it was stated this morning that the work is expected to be completely fin ished by next Saturday. Robert F. Strange is general manager of the Strange Motor Car Company and James is the sales manager. REINAMFiESNINE EASILY DOWNS ELKS The ball tossers of the Annapolis Lodge of Elks were completely out classed by the nine of the station ship Reina Mercedes of the Naval Acad emy in one of the series of games of the “Twilight League” of Annapolis, played on the diamond at St. John’s College yesterday afternoon. The lodge men were buried under a score of 12 to 0. The bluejackets hit the ball hard and freely took advant age of the many miscues of their op ponents. Selpp twirled a steady game all the way for the ship's team. Win ning battery, Seipp and Dick; losing —Huff and Carlson. A. A. C. vs. Coca Cola For their usual Sunday game on the diamond, the baseball team of the Annapolis Athletic Club will enter tain the nine of the Coca Cola Ath letic Club, of Baltimore. The game will start at 2:30 o’clock. DR. O’DONNELL DEAD; HE INSTALLED X-RAY AT LOCAL HOSPITAL Dr. Louis Patrick O'Donnell, 5S years old. died last night at his resi dence at Severna Park, following c protracted illness of cancer of the throat. Surviving him are a widow and five children. Arrangements for the funeral which are in charge of Funeral Director B. L. Hopping have not been completed. Dr. O'Donnell was the man who installed and operated the X-Ray ma chine at the Emergency Hospital and the board of managers of the insti tution. and physicians of Annapolis, especially mourn his death. He also had a large circle of friends in the city. In ill health because of his af fliction for more than a year. Dr. O'Donnell had been virtually incapac itated for the last several months His illness steadily became more acute and he suffered intensely. BRUCE’S PLACE ON P.S.C. STILL REMAINS VACANT The probabilities are that Governor Ritchie will delay for some time be fore appointing a successor to Wil liam Cabell Bruce, who. having enter ed the Democratic Senatorial prim ary, resigned as general counsel of the Public Service Commission. Yesterday the Governor had a talk with William M. Maloy. chairman of the Public Service Commission, on . the matter. Senator Maloy’s opinion was that there is no immediate neces sity for the appointment of a general I counsel- OLD TAILOR SHOP TO BE PRESERVED I Tennesseans Interested In Old Building Where Johnson Dreamed Of Presidency (By The Aertated Prem.) GREENVILLE, TENS., Aug. 19. The state of Tennessee and the City of Greenville have taken steps to pre -1 serve for future generations the little building occupied by Andrew Johnson as a tailor Shop, the place where he dreamed of one day occupying the highest position in the power of Am ericans to bestow upon one of their fellow citizens, the presidency. The state legislature at its last ses sion appropriated $15,000 to put a brick shell structure around the house, located in the center of this thriving little city built among the rolling hills of east Tennessee. An additional sum of S2OO annually was provided for the upkeep of the build ing. A small home for the caretaker Is included in the plans. Both struc tures are well under way. For Glass Encasement Persons who visit the place will not be allowed to touch the tailor shop where “A. Johnson tailored old clothes and new,” for it will be part ly encased in glass. Through the glass, however, the thousands of tour ists who journey to Greenville every year may view the house and parts of its interior. They may see the work bench behind which the youth ful workman plied his trade as he bemoaned the fate that deprived him) of an education earlier in lifeT where he was inspired to achievement; where the dreams of an active career n public life took shape and spurred him on to enter politics at the age of twenty, a decision lie evidently nevor regretted, according to his last statement, the original of which, along with other relics, will be made a part of the treasure that will be housed in the new building. Pathos ln His Last Words A touch of pathos and religion runs through the last recorded words of the only president to be impeached, the only tailor to become president, and the only president to be elected to the United States senate after serv ing as the nation’s chief executive, a statement written as he saw the shadow of the Valley of Death grad ually lengthening out to envelop him. Hanging in a frame in his old home place here, it reads: “All seems gloom and despair. I have performed my duty to my God, my country and my family. I have nothing to fear. Approaching death to me Is the mere shadow of God’s nrotecting wing. Beneath it I almost feel sacred. Here I know no evil can come; there I will rest in quiet and peace, beyond the reach of calumny’s poisonod shaft, the influence of envy and jealous enemies, where treason and traitors in state, back-sliders and hypocrites in church can have no place, where the great fact will be realized that God is truth and grati tude is the highest tribute of man.” ANNAPOLIS MAN’S LICENSE SUSPENDED FOR SPEEDING AUTO Fines amounting to $4,026 for vio lations of the State Motor Vehicle Law were imposed in various parts of the state, according to the report of Automobile Commissioner E. Aus tin Baughman for the period ended on Thursday of this week. Two ar rests were made in Annapolis. Wal ter Braune was fined $5 for not hav ing operator's card in his possession and also $5 for not having registra tion card. George Spencer was fined $25 for speed exceeding 35 miles. The latter’s license was also suspended for 15 days. Of the total amount of fines $1,529 were imposed in the traffic court of Baltimore and $2,497 by police magis trates in the several counties. , GAMBRILLS A. C. NINE • TO PLAY DOUBLE-HEADER Tomorrow the ball team of the Gam brills Athletic Club will play a r double-header with the Tiger Athletic • Club, of Baltimore, the first game to - start at 2:15 p. m. (daylight-saving ■ time). The games will be played at ■ Gambrills and the public is invited. f Although weather conditions were anything but ideal, two good games of i baseball wfere played at Gambrills on f Sunday, when the Gambrills Athletic i Club and the Faultless All-Stars, of i Baltimore, divided a double-header. • the visitors winning the first game. 1 4 to 2, while the local boys won the second game, 6 to 3. ESTABLISHED IN 1884, ANNAPOLIS, MD„ SATURDAY. AUGUST 10, 1022. WYOMING CONTESTS I FOR GOVERNORSHIP 1 ATTRACT ATTENTION 1 (By The AiMK'iitfd Prens.) CHEYENNE, WYO., Aug. 19—In terest in Wyoming’s primary election. August 22, centers in the contests in loth the Republican and Democratic parties for the gubernatorial nomina ' tion. The United States sena’orship is not an issue in the primary for the reason that there is only one candi date in each party for the nomination 1 —Frank W. Monde!, floor leader of the national House of Representa tives, Republican, and John B. Ken drick, incumbent, Democrat, who seeks re-election. The Mondel-Ken drick fight in November, however, is expected to be one of the most spec tacular in the history of Wyoming politics, both having a large personal following. Robert D. Carey, incumbent, has been challenged for the Republican nomination for governor by John W. Hay, of Rock Springs. The issue be tween the two men has been over the matter of economy in State govern ment expenditures. Hay charging the administration with extravagances. Governor Carey has denied the charges. The Democratic contest for gover nor is between William B. Ross, the straight parti candidate, aid r.ank McDowell, indorsed by the conference for progressive political action, the farmer-labor movement. There are two candidates for the Republican nomination for Wyoming’s only member Congress and three I for the Democratic nomination. All State officers, two justices of the Supreme Court, in addition, will be nominated. CRACK U.S. MARKSMEN IN ITALIAN MATCHES WASHINGTON, Aug. 19. Crack riflemen of the United States, who have made notable records in national and international matches, will com pete in the International Rifle Matches, to lie held at Milan, Italy, beginning September 12. They will leave New York City for Cherbourg. France, August 23, and go directly to the headquarters of the American Forces at Coblenz, Germany, from there proceeding to Milan to take part in the matches. Nearly all of the European nations have entered their best riflemen in the Milan Match, but they will meet with strong competition from the American marksmen. Among the U. S. Marine members of the American Team are Sergeant Morris Fisher, who won the individual championship of the world at Antwerp, Belgium in 1920, and Captain Joseph Jackson and Marine Gunner Calvin A. Lloyd, both of whom have made phenomenal scores in former matches. Commander C. T. Osburn of the Navy, a rifleman of international prominenco. will act as team coach, and Maj. Littleton W. T. Waller of the Marine Corps, is team captain. The team includes Army and civilian rifle men of prominence. The results of the Milan Match will be watched with interest by scores of riflemen at home and abroad. reouienTmass for MRS. BRIDGET TAMO The funeral of Mrs. Bidget Lamb, widow of the late Patrick J. Lamb, who died on Wednesday at the home of her daughter. Mrs. W. A. Turner, 119 Conduit s’reet. aPer a brief ill ness. tQok place this morning from St. Mary's Catholic Church. A Requiem Mass was celebrated by the Rev. ! Father Prendergast. and waj attend ed by the Rev. Father Nolan, rector of Corpus Christ! Parish, Baltimore, a life-long friend of Mrs. Lamb. The remains, accompanied by rela tives, and followed by a large com pany of friends, were quietly interred in the family plot in St. Mary’s ceme ‘ tcry. The pallbearers, all of whom were - relatives of Mrs Lamb, were: Wtl j liam A. Turner. A. A. Callahan. Alvin Turner, Jack Kimball, A. A. Callahan, , Jr., and Albert Winchester. Funeral arrangements were in charge of B. L. Hopping. Social Next Friday Night The Literary Department of the 1 Epworth League of Friendship M. E. Church. South, will hold a social on the lawn at the home of J. L. Wesiev ■ on Friday evening, August 25, at 8:30 . o’clock. A short program will be 1 given, after which ice cream and cake will le for sale. W. I. NORRIS SAYS HE WILL NGT QUIT Baltimore City Leader, However, Will Make Move To In duce Withdrawal Members of the Democratic organi zation of Baltimore assert that strong efforts will be made before Monday night to induce William 1. Norri 9 to withdraw as a candidate for the Sen ate and accept the nomination for Representative in the Third Congres sional district. They intimated that pressure would be brought to bear upon Governor Ritchie to use his in fluence with Norris to take this course. It also was said by some organiza tion followers that the Governor would be urged to abandon his neu tral attitude toward the three Sena torial candidates and declare out right for Bruce, with the implied threat of retaliation in his own cam paign for Governor next year if he declines to do so. Governor's Stand Unchanged The Governor was seen last night Just as he was entering a taxicab to go to i’nion Station on li,s way to Saratoga Springs, where he will b( the guest of his friend, Bernard M Baruch, over Sunday. “I can’t pull ‘Billy’ Norris off.” said the Governor with some impatience "He is conducting his own light. No one has asked me to attempt it.” Mr. Norris, who left yesterday for a trip to Prince George's county, said that he had no idea of getting out ol the fight. Rven if I did not think my chances good.” he said, “I could not, in jus tice, abandon the friends who have pledged me their support and art headquarters in New York, working for me loyally. In addition, the outlook for success appears to me so bright that withdrawal is not tc be considered for a moment.” FAIR TO BE HELD AT SEVERNA PARK TONIGHT The annual fair, under the auspices of the Severna Park Community Asso ciation, will be held on the grounds at Severna Park on the Short Line Rail way, tonight. In addition to amusements that have been prjvided dancing will be one of the features ol the evening. The proceeds from the fair will, as usual, be for the benefit of improvements of the community. NAVAL RESERVES OFF TODAY FOR CRUISE ON U. S. S. CHEYENNE The tw-o-weeks’ training cruise 01 the Maryland Naval Reserves started this morning when 150 men, recently enlisted in Naval Reserve forces, went aboard the cruiser, which was due to head for Annapolis Roads at 2:30 this afternoon. A schedule has been worked odfs Captain Charles F. Macltlin and his officers and no detail of work will be omitted. The men will be taught the functions of every piece of machin ery; how to man the lifeboats; what to do in case of coilission. and the use of small arms. Two days wiil be spent at the rifle range at Quantico Va. The Reserve Force, as a part of the United States Navy, came into exist ence by act of Congress about one month prior to the declaration of wai against Germany and a few days after passage by Congress of the Armed Ship bill. The Reservists of this district were mobilized at Norfolk beginning about April, 1917. The organization in its entirety grew rapidly and was further strengthened by the move tha; united to it the State Militia units. The Reserves were scattered t.i the various ships, shore stations avl camps of the navy and were an im portant factor in the stupendous ac complishment of America in convoy, patrol and submarine nursuit in the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean and the North Sea. Last year the U. S. S. Cheyenne, an oilburning monitor, well adapted to training purposes, was assigned to Maryland by the Navy Department and docked at Baltimore. She made four summer cruises, all of which were w-e!l attended, and served dur ing the interim as rendezvous and i headquarters for Reserves of the State. The present cruise of the Cheyenne i will be up on September 2. Recruit j ing for the second cruise of the Re [ serves on September 18 will be car i ried on at the Fifth Regiment armory. FINAL HEARING ON PROPOSED BRIDGE OVER SOUTH RIVER Final hearing relative to the con struction of the highway draw-bridge across South River at Riverview, for which the Board of County Commis sioners had already awarded the con tract to the McLean Construction Company of Baltimore, will be held on Tuesday, August 29, Lieut. A. M Pence, Corps of Engineers, acting District Engineer for the War De partment, announces. The following official notice has been issued in con nection with the hearing: Whereas, application has been made by the County Commission ers of Anne Arundel county, Maryland, for approval of plans for a highway drawbridge to Le constructed across South River at Riverview, Md., about 6 miles from the mouth; a public hearing on the subject will be held In the County Warehouse. Riverview. Md., at 1 p. m. (standard time), Tuesday, August 29, 1922"? Interested parties are invited to be present or represented at the hearing and express their views. While for accuracy of record all important facts and data should he submitted in writing, oral statements will be heard. UNVOrWET’ IN LITERARY DIGEST POLE _______ Women entering into the “Literary Digest’s” national poll to test senti ment on the Prohibition Amendment have not “dried up” the vote. On tin contrary, the women appear slightly wetter than the men. Maryland still ranks among th< leaders in the States reluming a plurality for the repeal of the amend ment. The drys still are in the min ority, both in the States and the na tion as a whole. Maryland’s vote, as recorded in yes terday’s issue, is os fo'lows: For enforcement 2,916 For modification 3.785 For repeal 3.855 The voting shows that the country is five to three against the present liquor legislation. The national totals are as follows- For enforcemert 271,954 For modification. 290.172 For repeal 146,679 A preponderance of 16 to 1 agains* enforcement of the Volstead Act wai recorded by a certain factory vote, in which 3.000 votes were polled. CUNARDER FAILS TO SALUTE MARYLAND NEW YORK, Aug. 19.—A curious incident occurred yesterday in the lower bay a9 the battleship Maryland flagship of the Atlantic squadron, left port, flying the four-star flag of Ad-, miral Hillary Jones, commanding the fleet. As the big battleship passed down the bay each of the steamers passing her or anchored dipped their ansigns to the Maryland and the battleship returned the salute. Passing the Cunarder Aquitania. which was anchored off Staten Island the flagship failed to receive the cus romarv salute from the liner and numerous mariners who had been watching the battleship go out. re turning the salutes of the other ships such as the Dante Alighieri, were surprised at the action of the Cun irder in neglecting to dip the ensign MD. CAIfoiERS IMPROVE THEIR STOCK Breeders of beef and dairy cattle in Baltimore county, Maryland, held a meeting August 11 at the home of one of their members. J. H. Conover, Ex tension Service. Maryland University addressed the meeting and presented methods used by the U. S. Department of Agriculture in encouraging live stock improvement by the use of pure bred sires. In counties where dairy cattle have teen improved by this method the milk production per cow is more than three times as great as in other counties of Maryland whore little attention has been given to breeding. Dance Tonight At Riverview The dance to be given by the Wo man’s Club of Davidsonville on Satur day evening. August 19, will be held at the “White House,” Riverview. THE WEATHER: * Fair tonight and Sunday. Cooler tonight. \ COMPREHENSIVE LOCAL AND OENKKAL NEWS. PRICE TWO CENTS DEMOCRATS OF 1 , COUNTY FACING ‘ PRIMARY FIGHT “Progressives” Indorse Lewis For Senator And “Organiza ! tion” Back Of Bruce, And Rob erts, Latter For Congress, In dicated—Dunlap Campaigning F. E. MATTINGLY, OF CHARLES, ALSO ACTIVE With the primary election just a lit tle more than three weeks hence, politics is beginning to reach tho all absorbing topic state—to use a stereo type phrase—especially among tho Democrats of Anne Arundel county, for in addition to the three-cornered fight for the nomination to the United States Senate, there Is also a Con gressional nomination contest on hand, with several candidates in the i running. The latter, in fact, will draw quite as much interest and jockeying as will the Senatorial contest. Prospect Of Unity Fades That there is no chance of Demo cratic unity in the pending cam paign is indicated by the action of the “Progressive” faction on Thursday In j indorsing the candidacy of David J. ; Uewiß for the Senatorship. As hitli i erto stated, the leaders of this fac | tion took no action as regards tho Congressional contest, and as to which candidate they will line their forces behind is open to speculation, although they are said to lean to wards Dorsey J. Dunlap, of Anno Arundel, a member of the House of Delegates from this county. The forces of the party known as the “Organization” have made no for mal move thus far, but sentiment of a number of men and women promi nent In the ranks has been sounded, and it is general'y believed that their support will go to W. Cabell Bruce for the Senatorship. and Clarence M. Roberts for the Congressional nom‘- nation. Four Active Candidate* There are no fewer than four candi dates in the field for the nomination to Congress. These, in addition to Roberts, are Francis E. Mattingly, of Charles county; Dorsey J. Dunlap, of Anne Arundel; Dr. John W Klen m, o.* Prince George’s county. Mr. Harlley- Hellyer, of Prince George's, has de clared himself as an Independent can didate and has filed petition with the Secretary of State to have his name placed as such on the official ballot for the November election. Mr. Mattingly, the Charles county candidate, who was a member of the House of Delegates at the late legis lative session, and is moving actively among the Democrats of the district, paid another visit to Annapolis yes terday, and met a number of local party men. Mr. Mattingly, It is stat ed. has the united support of the party in Charles county, and entered the fight largely through assurances. It is asserted that. If nominated, his chances of defeating the Republican opponent, Mudd, whose home county is Charles, are mighty bright. Friends of Mr. Mattingly also claim to have much support from Democrats In the Baltimore city wards that are within the district, regardless of the fact that the city leaders have declared for Mr. Roberts, and also that he will get much support from the other southern Maryland counties. Mr. Roberts was also a member of the last Legislature, and was former ly State’s Attorney of Prince George’s county. He is In close touch with party affairs, and took an active part in new legislation enacted. The entry of Mr. Dunlap, of this county, into the fight appears to be without much organized support, al though he is now busily engaged with his campaign among the voters cf Southern Maryland. j TO GIVE OPERETTA AT " CROWNSVILLE TONIGHT! The Sunday School pupils of Bt. i Paul’s Chapel and their summer visitors will present an operetta. , “Under the Sugarplum Tree,” lit , Murray Hall at Crownsville. The per , formance will begin at 8:30 o’cloclc and will be followed by a dance* Music by Schreyer’s orchestra. The music for the operetta is in charge of Miss Irene White, of tho Peabody Conservatory. The dialogue is under the direction of Mrs. Robin ' Ellershaw. Proceeds for building fund. 4