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Associated press A Dispatches of late jKws are published in The Evening Capital. , EVERY EVENING EXCEPT SUNDAYS. voi. I-XXVII No. 106. BIERS REPORT HESTER SEASON OPENING BADLIf Great Quantity Of Mussels That Attack Larger Shellfish Held Responsible For Small Size Of Oysters That Are Caught So Far In Local Waters NO IMPROVEMENT OVER LAST YEAR roles* some sharp turn comes In j tti* oyster industry in local waters lthiti a short time there is n great I fhince that there will to little rev enue for An tie Arundel oystermen dur- j lug the season that is now on, accord- I lux to the reports of a number of those who are commonly engaged in j tonglng ut this time of the year. There are two reasons contributory ‘ l.) the poor outlook, and they are the tame which caused most of the local I oystermen to lose money in the busi tirm lii mil and 1921—mussels and (mall oysters. The small size is a natural result <if the presence in lurge quantities of the parasitic mussels. So far only one of the local oyster house* seems to have done any con- i (iderablo amount of longing. This is j the concern of the William McNasby Company, of Kastport. Several of the j lungers sent out by this company have j made fair catches of oysters off Tolley j Nut, but Mr. MeNusby reports that | they are Just as much overgrown with ! the smaller shell fish as they were last ! leaf. Damaged lij Mussels To those who have not had the op portunity of observing the way in which the mussels attach themselver to the oysters a realization of the dam on? that they do, and the serious men tor that they form for the industry is almost impossible. An oyster of mrage size, say four inches long and t*o Inches wide, will often be so cov ervd with mussels thut the measure- i mrnt will be doubled in each direc- ' ton This is not a rare occurrence. 1 •ml frequently entire catches will be affected in such a general way that I Mil few of the shells of oysters will visible In the mass of an entire hut load until they have been sent w the oyster house and sufficient of the I (Continued n Cmr S.) 1 # WATCH Bay Ridge Grow! * ■ ini' m>c lb" work being done ttit’iv and liaiire what nil this will ! in‘ ill In liny lililge lot values illlil In tor. <"'t youraelf n lot there now and •'■ lire a good . location, either on ~le, ,le bay. Liver, or Lake. Iluy with i-eilglit. Von won’t regret It. A|q>ly IIAUHY PKICE, t-.igle iliilldlng. West Street, Phone 7W. 0r HAY HIIuJK REALTY COUP.. „ Pay lildge. <ft v* -- IWISH to ANNOUNCE the OPENING of MARTIN’S Stationery, Musical and Novelty Store CARRYING A FULL LINE OF Children's School Supplies Sheet Music Specialties—Pianos and Phonographs— Records and Rolls Martin’s Stationery and Musical Store 254 WEST STREET - " 14 jr . - - - hy Worry About Your Coal! 11 hen you can live so comjortably at the Maryland Hotel SUNDAY DINNER: Kicken and Waffles, . . $1.25 All Other Table d’hote meals, 75c. Room and Hoard at Reasonable Rates Special Apartments Jor Small Families citing (Unnitnl. CHORUS OF 300 WANTED AT HIGHWAY DEDICATION Will Sing At Concert On Marl boro Fair Grounds Sept. 30- Rehearsals Start Monday PRIZE FOR BEST VERSE The committee arranging for monu ment dedication and celebration inci dent to the breaking of ground for the new Southern Muryland boulevard, of Robert ( rain Highway, desires a i chorus of two or three hundred voices at the evening concert on the Marl boro Fair Grounds, September 30. 1 homas L. Gibson, State supervisor of school music, has been chosen by Nicholas Orem, county superintendent of schools of Prince George’s county, and chairman of the music committee, a member thereof. Rehearsals will be held at Gibbons Hall, Upper Marlboro, on Monday evening, September 18, and Monday evening, September 25, at 7:10 o’clock. At this time plans will be discussed for making this one of the real features of the celebration. To Provide Song Hooks It is desired that members of choirs, high school students and all other persons who sing, attend these rehearsals and bring other interested persons. Song books will be pro vided. In order that the singing shall be appropriate to the occasion, it is de sired that a verse be composed es pecially to commemorate the celebra tion and suitable to be sung to the (Continues on Page S.) PROMINENT BANKER DIES IN II ST TEAR AT BUCKETSTOWN, MO. (By The ANHoclnted Press.) FREDERICK, ML)., Sept. 14.—"Wil linm G. Raker, Sr., banker and phil anthropist. died at his home at Buck eystown this morning. He was one of the organizers, and vice-president of the Citizens National Rank of Fred erick. He was the father of William G. Raker, Jr., of the Baltimore bank ing Arm of Baker, Watts and Com pany, and of John H. Baker, of Buck eystown He was a brother of Jos eph D. Baker. Mr. Baker was in his eighty-first year. r DANCE! 1 Friday Night, Sept. 1 5 STATE ARMORY 8 to 12 P. M. Given by Non-Commissioned Officers of Co. “M ” ANNAPOLIS, MIX. THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 14. 1022 1. NORRIS PLEDGES SUPPORT TO MR.BRDCE IN COMING CAMPAIGN William Cabell Bruce, winner of the Democratic senatorial nomination in Monday’s primaries, yesterday re i eeived a letter from State Senator William I. Norris in which the latter conceded Mr. Bruce’s nomination and pledged his support to Mr. Bruce dur ing the campaign against Senator 1 France. t Mr. Norris’ letter follows: “Dear Sir: You have been se lected as the nominee of the Democratic party for the United States Senate. As a loyal Demo crat, It is my duty and privilege to extend to you my vote and sup port, which I now do.” Democratic party leaders are now preparing for the State convention, which will be held Thursday. Septem ber 21, and after that the campaign for a State-wide Democratic victory in November will be Btarted full steam ahead. MRS. R. B. BRADFORD TO BE BURIED SATURDAY The funeral pf Mrs. Royal Bird Bradford, who died of pneumonia on Tuesday morning at her summer home in Turner, Me., will be held on Saturday afternoon from St. Thomas’ Protestant Episcopal. Church, Wash ington. Interment will be in Arling ton. where her husband, the late Rear- Admiral Bradford, is buried. The Rev. J. M. Hamilton, rector of Saint Thomas’, will officiate. Mrs. Bradford’s remains will be brought to Washington by her son-in law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs How ard A. Brockway. and daughter, Mrs Edward D. Johnson, who will arrive in Washington tomorrow morning. Southern To End Strike * (By The AHDOf-latctl I'rmii.) WASHINGTON, D. C„ Sept. 14 Direct negotiations to end the shop mens’ strike on the Southern Railway on the basis of the agreement adopted by the general policy committee of the shopmen will be inaugurated at conferences to be held here beginning Saturday. DEMOCRATIC VOTERS THANKED FOR SUPPORT IN MONDAY’S PRIMARY The big majority rolled up by Anne Arundel county Democrats for Clar ence M. Roberts. “Organization” can didate, in Monday’s primaries for the nomination to Congress from the Fifth district, is a source of much gratification to the Democratic nomi nee, as evidenced by his letter re ceived today. The letter follows: “I wish to thank the voters of Anne Arundel county for their loyal support In the recent prim aries and to 'assure them that I deeply appreciate everything they did in my behalf. “CLARENCE M. ROBERTS.” DANCE! DAVIDSONVILLE HALL Saturday, Sept. 16th VIKTORS ORCHESTRA. Benefit Baseball Club. { 815 MADAME LEO A GIFTED PALMIST Can tell past, present and future. Initials of names: lucky and unlucky days: love and marriage. Also business aud family affairs. Satisfaction to ail. Visit Madaine Leo. > 40 WEST STREET. si!) lie Have Just Received our new line of L. C. Smith, Parker Bros., Remington, Win chester, Ithaca, and all other makes of shot guns and rifles. All gauges. Stop in and look them over. One of the largest and most j complete lines of sporting goods we have ever had. JOS. LEVY 73 WEST STREET Phone 409-W. " L ESTABLISHED IN 1884. Canvassers Start To Work Counting Ballots The Anne Arundel county ballots cast in Monday’s pri mary election are l**ing of ficially counted this after noon in the office of the Supervisors of Election. The Board of Canvassers was sworn in at nooft and the tallying work started shortly after 2 p- m. At the time of going to ptess, the count had not been completed, but it had progressed far enough to disclose that the official fig ures will not materially dif fer from those indicated in the unofficial returns. The complete and official tabulated vote for Anne Arundel will be published in tomorrow’s Evening Capital. G. O. P. Election Results As Shown By Count Today According to unofficial figures tab ulated today during the canvass ing of Republican votes cast in the primary election, the following dele gates were shown to have been elect ed to the G. O. P. State Convention: Votes. Eliza D. Fletcher 555 Dr. John Ridout 522 W. Hallam Claude 506 Charles Pindell 487 George W. Queen 481 The selection of the sixth delegate lies between William H. Howard. Fourth Ward, Annapolis, and Louis Schramm, Jr., of the Third district, only a close margin separating the votes received by each. Janies O. Drury and Theodore W. Kess, the unofficial tabluation dis closed, received the lowest number oi votes. • In the race for the Republican sena torial nomination, latest figures gave Senator France 870 votes and John W. Garrett 182, thereby increasing the former returns of Senator France’s lead. SUSTAIN TRANSPORTATION ACT IN SETTLING STRIKE (By The Associated Press.) CHICAGO. ILL., Sept. 14. —The settlement of the shopmen's strike on certain railroads sustains the trans portation act and should the ques tions upon which the strike was pre dicated come back to the United States Railroad Labor Board, “the fullest and fairest consideration” will be given them by the Board, Ben W. Hooper, chairman of the Labor Board, said in a statement todav. compeWonclose IN NAVAL ACADEMY KNOCKABOUT RACES Several protests enlivened the naval officers’ knockabout race, which was sailed yesterday afternoon. Com mander “Abe” Claude finished first, but was disqualified for going the , wrong way ’round the course. Lieut.- ‘ Commander A. M. R. Allen, who was the first to cross the line sailing the right way of the course, got into * trouble at the start and his race may also be disqualified. Commander Charles C. Soule was the third to finish and first to cross the line with no protests about his race. Commander H. D. Cooke and Lieut.-Commander Roy C. Smith were the next in order i to finish. There will be two more races be fore the season closes. Interest in j them is keen as the competition for l first and second places is very close— Commander Claude leads with 105 points and is followed by Commander Soule with a score of 102. while Lieut.-Commanders Allen and R. C Smith and Comander Cooke are tieing for third place with 85 points apiece There will be silver cups for the three top men in the series. There were 14 entries in vestei i day’s affair, the judges of which were | Commander W. E. Clarke and Lieut.- j Commander W. 9. Henry. FIREMEN RESPOND TO EARLY MORNING ALARM BUT DISCOVER NO FIRE What proved to be a false alarm of fire was sounded here at 3:15 a. m., and within a few minutes after the alarm had been turned in, five pieces of fire apparatus: had assembled in the vicinity of Northwest and Calvert streets. Investigation by the firemen showed that no one in the vicinity knew anvthing about the supposed fire. The alarm, it is said, was tele phoned in at the above-mentioned hour, and all of the city’s fire com panies quickly responded to the call Screeching of the fire “siren” also brought many Annapolitans out ot their restful slumbers. According to the firemen, this is only one of several false alarms that have been turned in of comparatively recent date, and {hey naturally arc indignant over this latest bit of mean ness. Strict investigation of this I morning’s false-alarm. they contend | should be made, and whoever was re i sponsible for it should be held to | strict accountability. CINDERS TO BE PUT ON GORMAN AND CLAY STS. The City Council has appropriated the sum of SSO for placing cinders or Gorman street. This street was re cently partially graded by the city and its present condition is badly in need of the top-surfacc thus pro vided for. Cinders also will be placed by the city on Clay street, between Brewer and Ridout streets. Catch-basins have been ordered by the City Council to be installed on Loth sides of Clay, corner of Brewer street. The Fire Department Committee has been authorized by the city tr purchase 1,000 feet of additional fire hose, bids for which will be adver tised in due time. R. R. Refuses Settlement Terms (Bv The Atworlalrd I'rjm.) NEW YORK, Sept. 14—C. H. Stein general manager of the Central Rail road of New Jersey, announced today his road would not even consider the strike settlement proposal. sieppilsleTmust BE REMOVED FROM ERONT OF All CITY RESIDENCES, In compliance with an order passed by the City Council, all stepping stones remaining in front of city resi dences will be required to be moved The Council has instructed the City Commissioner to notify all property owners on whose premises the step ping-stones are located, that same must be removed within a reasonable length of time. While stepping-stones were con sidered almost a necessity in the days of the horse-drawn vehicles, the adr, vent of the automobile, it i8 ti gjiid. has rendered them obsolete. AC least, complaint is said to have been made of their continued presence, apd. the Council’s order is the result. CAPTAIN T. W,. RICHARDS ON DUTY IN WASHINGTON Orders were issued yesterday by the Navy Department transferring Captain Theodore W. Richards from command of the Naval Hospital here to the medical examining and retiring boards in Washington. Captain R. M. Kennedy will relieve Captain Richards at the Naval Hos pital. Other orders to the Naval Academy are those of Lieutenants O. H. Holt man, S. H. Hurt, M. L. Lewis, E. W. Morris and C. D. Leffler. REQUIEM MASS FOR BROTHER OSWALD A solemn Requiem Mass will be sung tomorrow at 9:30 a. m. at St Mary’s Church for Brother Oswald C. SS. R.. who died on Tuesday at St Joseph’s Hospital, Baltimore. Divine office for the dead will be chanted this 1 evening at 7:30 o’clock. Infant Dies In Washington Word has been received here of the death of the infant son of Major and Mrs. William F. Upshur, which occurred yesterday at the Columbia Hospital in Washington. The baby lived 24 hours only. ( Mrs. Upshur, who was seriously ill, is improving. Her husband is expect ed to arrive from Haiti ca Saturday. DWELLERS ON SPA YEW NEK IN DISPUTE Avenue Fence Removed By City Commissioner—Replaced By Property Owner POINT OF OWNERSHIP Discussion of the right-of-way through the western end of Spa View avenue, at the city limits, has uriser oetween the Mayor and City Council of Annapolis and H. L. Kllinghausen owner of a large share of the platted real estate in that development, and the solution of the difficulty, whicl depends on an understanding of some sort between the disputants, is not yet !n sight. The difficulty was originally brought about by a petition presented to the Mayor and City Council by ; number of people who live just beyond the city limits on the development which extends over into the county Tiie petition, followed by a lengthy list of names, brought action in th form of an order to the city commis sioner that the fence at the end o Spa View avenue he removed. It i: (CnnllnurA nn Puff S.V INCOME TAX PAYMENTS WILL BE DUE TOMORROW The third quarterly Installment o' the income tax for 1921 is due on oi before midnight tomorrow, an 1 an nouncement is made that the local of fice of the Revenue Bureau will b< open tomorrow from 9 a. ni. to 4:'!< j p. m. for receipt of payments. T:n Annapolis office is located in Roon 23, Postoffice Building. N, V. STOCK EXCHARGE EXPELS MEMBERS OF FIRM OF HELLWIG ANO REOTTEO (By Til® Attsoriated Pma.) NEW YORK, Sept. 14.—Expulsion from the New York Stock Exchange of Theodore W. Hell wig and Robert Reutter was announced today by President Cromwell. The two men with Charles E. Reutter, composed tin firm of Hellwig and Reutter, which was admitted to the exchange on May 1, 1914. The firm was charged by the board of governors with ‘‘conduct inconsist ent with equitable principles of trade' in continuing to sell and clear the a .bonds of a corporation which it had assisted in the flotation of a $1,000,000 loan at sales at or about par during a period when stress sales were made at material concessions under par. BEGIN NEGOTIATIONS FOR SETTLEMENT OF STRIKE (By The Aweoelated Prwi.l CHICAGO, ILL., Sept. 14—Leaders of the Federated Railway shoperafts, who today began negotiating separate settlements of the shopmen’s strike, which began July 1, in accordance with the agreement adopted by the Unions’ general policy committee, an nounced that several railroads had telegraphed union headquarters indi cating willingness to go into the mat te.*. These, the leaders said, were in ad dition to about 50 roads which previ ously had agreed to separate settle ments. BASE BALL / i DAVIDSONVILLE BASEBALL CLUB ! vs.— 1 SILVER SPRINGS I Saturday, September 16th - AT a I‘. M. Si: FOR SALE" Stucco bungalow, bath, electric lights, heater. Part cash. Home wood, West street extended. B. J. WIEGARD - REAL ESTATE & INSURANCE 21 SCHOOL ST. sl4 ; * * '• H.H. Sadler OPTOMETRIST t amE OPTICIAN r — 1 — 1 a * 205 Main St., Annapolis, Md. 1, Hours: S:jl0 to 5:30 Daily. '• * THE WEATHER: * Fair tonight. Friday cloudy and unsettled. Moderate temperature. COMPREHENSIVE LOCAL ANO OKNKUAL NEWS. PRICE TWO CENTS DIRECTORS I ITER COMPANY : SEEK CHANCES Submit Proposal To City Council For Abolishment Of Two Posts, With New Duties For President And His Assistant. And Raises In Pay For Three I PLAN SHOWS SAVING OF S4OO ANNUALLY Abolishment of the posts of super intendent and plumber of the Anna polis Water Company, the addition of the title of General Manager to that of President of the company, and ulso tho creation of the position of Assis tant General Manager in charge of mechanical work, together with in creases in salaries attaching to these 'obs and also to those of secretary treasurer and engineer of the com pany, but with the proposed changes, in toto, effecting an annual reduc tion of S4OO in the aggregate suiary list, are outlined in tho proposal sub mitted for the approval of the City | "ouncil by tho Board of Directors of the local Water Company. To Consider Change Sept. 25 The above mentioned changes wero decided on at a meeting of the Water Company’s Board of Directors held September 7. and the City Council will take up the matter for con sideration at the special meeting of I ’.he Council, which has been called for ' Monday, September 25. According to the proposed sched ! tile of salaries submitted to the Coun cil. the joint position of president and 1 general manager of the Water Com pany. in event of the Council’s ap proval, will pay $1,200 per year. The present salary of the company’s presi | dent is fixed ut SSOO annually. Having Of #IOO Yearly The Assistant General Manager's salary is placed at SI,BOO per year, and dwelling; that of secretary-treas urer is listed for a raise from SI,OOO to $1,200 annually. No raises in tho Collector’s and Engineer’s salaries were listed in tho proposal. Under the present salary arrange ment, the Superintendent and Plumber each receive $1,500 per year, with a dwelling house allowed the su perintendent. By abolishing the Plumber's job entirely, the proposed changes, it is said, can be made and the salary raises put into effect at a saving of S4OO a year to the city. A list of the present and proposed (ConllnuMt on N( I.) The Stag Furnished Rooms Hot-Water Heat • v * \ w Electric Lights Close to Academy Normal Rates 33 Maryland Ave. ■l4 - * ...THE... Peggy Stewart Inn Re-Opened on Saturday, Septem ber 2nd, Under Old Management. • —-—**- PHONE 426 i <s- | (l "v ‘^ Open For Business The Ideal Accessory Co. Ashby Ebling —W. J. Lorens Gas, Oil, Tires, Tubes and a com plete liae of accessories. OUR MOTTO:—Good things at the right prices. GIVE US A CALL 104 College Ave.