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60CIATED PRESS Eaitche* °t \ e r ( published m Capital. , v rvUSING EXCEPT BUNDAYS. . .flifl 1 *• No. 100. SITO. EHRLrTOQfIV Ijpetition Of Conflagration iVfcpd Out Business Dis-j IS Years Ago. Starting, bn Stone's Throw Of For-j Scent hill college buildings in ruins ~, the > WJIOHK Ml* J"i. 17. —A tin. ( of I*ol. v the entire business j < is. i i'y was* \s t p j l out was j , lV *, r ,. ,mi ly today when , orv hriek building* in the] , h .(,,*■' in warehouse see „ deitroyed f ~1 S ..sMiaated at $.*00,000. u , r f,.,l t>y insurance. There , The cause of the ! (known. J; n c.irteil tn a huliding at the al Lombard and Sharp streets if.tr la m . within a stone’s ( 11,,, pan disaster. irted In lirj louhN Store gilding w.is occupied by the Ai amt clothing frms or the ni I’anis (’oinpany, Fur*t 1 4 ii,i the Hopkins Army and rmpaiiV Faune i hy a high , blue .'intad to an adjacent b'UßitiK the Joiner-Welt* 1 manufactiiM rs of hats, j i,e Kt rat ly iiaiidlcapped the un and while they were en ,j m sulidiic the lianies, sev br tires of minor character girted m diffeent sections of ttPO'sitatinx the sending of i there thaiuy by -moke and water wrU'd by Occupants of adju il dings mostly warehouses. Hill i allege In \sites the fray granite walls of Rock liege, at Kllicott City, near I last ef the notable Howard Nthcit. institutions, remained 1 today is a result of the lire [f which destroyed the ad- Jl "ti I’UiliiitiK and three-story " Ldici.in. president of the ‘'it eciriisted (lie loss to the ! whirli he said thcovmd hy insurance. The t ; Se blaze has not been deter hllfUtv N;n,. |te|o||g||||;i l! 'tn amuntmed today dh all of the personal be '•"limir.l On |'„ v .n | | Sball] md DANCE a V. January I 1 ), ’23 ! Ar s tatk armory StN l"ii lillil.S ■T Molt tilin.s ' h s, p.oys ls| 1,1 s Hli 111 SCHOOL Ti:i "' • V M. ' i lian ' v ' asket-Uall 1 AT s tuk armory t " rs ii.v. Janumv 18 I \ i. . * to '..is o K,N lil-.1l Aim, , ° ■>'"t. CtKI.S O I t it s w O , ' o lI',HI ... O i no vs o T to to •'l'Mtssiuv ... fl-1 i to t ... o -Athletic Club ; „„ t rs * Anniversary ! ic 'e Playhouse y a: 'A THURSDAY j l7 and 18 : ,! > : oi\ m. r ; * . , Super- ! l f ictu re RY r LVB •'•EMnERc; Prf, r " ■" • :',V -i l'nnd 4 €tntng iiJiiSi (JlnuUnL SI. JOHNNIES GIVE . SUCCESSFUL SHOW AT SI. MARGARETS HALL The Senior Dramatic Club of St. John's College last night gave its first preformance of “Nothing But The .Truth.” James Montgomery’s three act farcial comedy, at St. Margaret's ; Hall. A large and appreciative audi jttice enjoyed the efforts of the col j legians, who, under the training of Professor S. S. Handy, of the Depurt jment of English at St. John's College, gave the best performance of their i j career. The St. John’s orchestra fur- I nished the music for the entractes land played for dancing after the per- ! ! formance was over. The proceeds■ from the affair will he divided be tween the Dramatic Club and St. Mar- I garet’s. Following is the cast of characters: Robert Bennett, W. Baxter; E. M. j Ralston. Cadet Stine; Richard Don nelly, Cadet Purnell; Clarence Van Dusen, Cadet Procter; Bishop Doran, Cadet McOraw; Gwendoline Ralston, Miss Virginia Handy; Mrs. E. M. Hal- i stun, Mth. Weber; Ethel Clark, Miss ; Thelma Elmore; Mable Jackson. Miss Lygia Southerland; Sabel Jackson, Miss Anna Redmond; Butler, Cadet Phoebus. Tiie play will be repeated later in j the year. HIGH SCHOOL MRS AT EMMIITSBURG; GIRLS’! TEAMS PLAY TOMORROW Making the t rij by automobiles, the basket hall squad of Annapolis High School left Annapolis for Emmitts- j burg. Md., this morning. The team was booked to meet the high school ,;f that town this afternoon. Tomorrow the local High School will stage a double basketball attrac tion in the State armory here games being scheduled 1 etween teams of girls and boys. The opposing forces will be the girls and hoys front Tow -3011 (Baltimore county) High School. The game between the* girls’ teams will be played first, beginning at 3.15. GERMANS ITT (OAL HQI AItIILE SQUARELY IT TO FRENCH (Itv IhR .%sUoclul*<l I*rPH*.) DI’ESSELDORF, Jan. I.—Repre sentatives of tiie German magnates failed to appear this morning before the control commission, sending word •hey had decided to obey the instruc- 1 tions of tiie Berlin government in stead of the French orders for the distribution of coal, thus placing the next move squarely up to tiie French now occupying the industrial region. It was officially announced by Gen eral Decoutte this afternoon that the military operations of the Ruhr oc cupation now are completely linish od. TO PROTECT ITBLIC IN PRESCRIPTION WHISKEY ,n>- Th AniMM'lated PrMt.' NEW YORK. Jan. 17.- To protect the public from poisonous whiskey bought at drug stores on prescrip tions the government has decided to bottle all bulk liquors now held in bond and to guarantee them as to proof and quality. The announcement was made today by Frank K. Bowers, internal revenue collector for tiie second district of New York, upon receipt of orders from Internal Revenue Commissioner j Blair at Washington. What a Shoe Sale The wtv to make money is t> d nave it. The way to save it is to welt the Lex, wav we know any- } tiling shout is to eonte to our kc,*noma n.i .\i:an, i: sale; ..t ! i oiuv and Invest in all solid leather school sh.e for children- misses. SLj to -; boys. little lo>s. S’ a to 5V* $1.85 Frank Slama & Son Bread, Rolls, Buns! 01,1-b'ashioned Doughnuts. Pies and Pastries. —-o Finest Quality.— Fresh Daily. Hotel Maryland Cafeteria ' Business Established Over Sixty Years! W. F. CHILDS & SON Groceries. Fruits. Vegetables. Canned and Bottled Goods. Fresh a n d Smoked Meats I Prompt deliveries. Polite service. Orders soli. ited. l'hone fry ■ STORES: ion AM* 171 COMMIT NT. i no COUNTY TAKES OVER GERMANTOWN STS. ■ Decides To Accept Deeds To Eight Thoroughfares As Public Necessity The Board of County CommissLon !er in session yesterday, approved the report of a special investigating committee that the beds of eight streets at Germantown, near Annapo lis. be accepted as public streets. The committee considered it desirable and a public necessity that said streets be j taken over by the county, and there fore recommended that a deed for the ! beds be accepted. The streets in question are: Woodlawn avenue, from the end of the public road; Beech avenue. Maple avenue. Poplar avenue. Linden ave nue. Ixicust 'avenue. Cherry Grove, avenue and Glenn avenue, it is esti- j mated that an expenditure of $l5O j will cover the work necessary to be done on these streets at this time. The committee which investigated tiie j matter was composed of Commission j ers R. Wilson Carr. Weems R. Duvall and H. P. Watts. New Road Near Weems Creek The board also adopted the recom • mendations in a report of an inves j ligating committee that a public road be opened from a point near Weems Creek bridge, through the lands of Charles O. Dulin and others to River | view avenue. It is urged that the ! highway will lea benefit to all par j ties living in that neighborhood. ; Jesse L. Clark. J. Carson Bous’a and j Thomas S. Dove composed the inves t tigating committee. *2 Colored Insane Committed Two colored residents of the conn ; ty were ordered committed to the in > sane hospital for colored at Crowns ! ville. this county, physicians havitig - furnished certificates as to their im paired mental condition/ They are: Susan M Gross, of near Camp Parole, examined by Dr. Louis B. Henkel and Dr. It. B. Milliner; and Callia Brooks, of Glen Burnle. examined by Dr. James S. Billingslea, of Glen Burnie, and Dr. Louis Douglas, of Baltimore FINANCIAL SUCCESS OF CONCERT GIVEN FOR LIBRARY EUNO The sum of nearly two hundred dol lars was made for the library fund at the concert given on Monday night. Thanks to the kindness of Governor Ritchie and his mother, Mrs. Albert Ritchie, who loaned the Executive Mansion for the event, the expenses in connection with the affair were very small. The attractive programs, which were sold by Mrs. Howell Carroll and Miss Evelyn Sharp, helped defray the incidental expenses. Mrs. W. O Stevens was ably assisted by Mrs. George Abram Moss in making the ar ! rangements for the concert. Others who assisted were the Misses Julia and Elizabeth Valiant, the two sub debutante daughters of Mr. and Mrs J. W Valiant, of Wardour. who acted as ushers. The financial success of any under taking at the Executive Mansion is a foregone conclusion, the spacious j beauty of the rooms and the prestige jof the gubernatorial residence being in itself sufficient attraction to draw a crowd. To this was added on Mon day night an excellent program and a hearty greeting from the Governor, i who put aside his other engagements j for the sake of welcoming the audi j ence in person. TO CTRTAII. DEALING IN DENATURED ALCOHOI • (B.y The AftMM-lateri I’re*.) ; WASHINGTON. D. C.. Jan. 17. 1 Drastic curtailment of dealing in de natured and industrial alcohol has been decided upon by Federal pro hibition authorities as the next step jin their fight to stop violations of , the eighteenth amendment. Orders have been issued for the re | vocation of scores of dealers' permits J among these being that issued to one jof the largest alcohol producing ! plants In the country. FRENCH TO UNDERTAKE OPERATION OF MINES —— (By Th Amorialrri FrruO i ESSEN. Jan. 17.—The French oc cupational authorities annouu ed this afternoon that they will begin oper ating the mines of the Ruhr district tomorrow, requisitioning German la bor if necessary. The Ruhr coal and industrial mag -1 i nates, who refused to co-operate with ! the French, will be prosecuted before (a court-martial. ESTABLISHED IN 1884. ANN M'OLI S. MD . WEDNESDAY. JANUARY U, 102:’. PRESIDENT CANCELS ALL ENGAGEMENTS! HAS ATTAC K OF GRIP (Bv TH> Pre.( WASHINGTON, I). C . Jan. 17. —President Harding cancelled all of his engagements today in or >; der to remain in bed on account cf an attack of grip. It was said at the White House that the day of rest was decided on merely ar a precautionary measure and that the President’s condition showed no serious developments. Brigadier-General Sawyer, the White House physician, declared that the President had a “slight attack of grip, such as about ev eryone else is having aroutul town.” The President has a little fever intermittently such as one would “naturally have with the grip,” Dr. Sawyer said. He added that if Mr. Harding had followed his own inclinations he would have spent today at his desk. ANNAPOLIS SHIVERING TODAY; MUCH COLDER TONIGHT'S FORECAST Just when Annapolitans were wail ing their loudest about the unsea sonable weather prevalent this year and tiie innumerable attacks of grip. Influenza and neuralgia, resulting therefrom, along comes the clearest.; coldest and brightest day that has i>een granted the city since last ■ March. The temperature, which had fallen ! to twenty degrees this morning, is still quite low and a prophecy that it may reach as low as sixteen to night. is made by today’s report of the Weather Bureau. In spite of the coal shortage, which continues to make the heating prob lem the first consideration of the city's inhabitants, and which keeps long lines of busy householders stand ing patiently before the windows of the various coal dealers, forgetful of their other duties in the hope of ob taining a half-ton of the valuable fuel, there are many who are glad to see the present wave of dear and cold weather. Not only because it is more seasonable, but also because the uti parallelled rains of the past two months and the almost invarial ly cloudy and damp w eather, have prov ed anything but wholesome and healthy and the city is in the throes of an epidemic cf colds, sore throats, rheumatism and all kindred ills. Lo cal druggists report that the past two months have seen one of the heaviest seasons in Annapolis history, the de mand for all sorts of cold and cough remedies being unprecedentedly large. The respite from damp and gloomy weather, however, may not be of long duration, as the Bureau also sends a warning that "Thursday will be partly cloudy and warmer." WOMAN KILLED, 8 OTHERS HURT. WHEN AUTOS COLLIDE (By Tiie ANortatr<f PrMi.) BALTIMORE. MD., Jan. 17—Mrs Bessie Reuwer, 27 years, 1125 Madi son avenue, this city, was instantly killed and eight other persons were injured in a collision between two automobiles on the Harford road in the northeastern part of Baltimore early this morning. PENN WEEKLY SCORES nPUHEHS PHILADELPHIA, PA.. Jan. 17. “The Pennsylvanian,” student daily at the university, in an editorial yester day severely scores thq Naval Acad emy coach for taking his team off the floor in the game against the Red and Blue last Saturday. Labelling its editorial “Sportsman . ship." the student publication says: *'Athletic competition between col ; stands fur naught if such com petition does not promote a l*etter i feeling and understanding of sports r mansliip than existed previously. An ; example of this was brought home . when our basketball team met the . Navy last Saturday night. *i “Throughout the contest tfce deci jiskms of the referee proved distaste ful to the middies and their coaches. The matter came to a head when the ; referee made a decision, through an error, that he corrected immediately upon explanation from the Pennsyl vania captain and his teammates. “The action of the Navy men at this s point made a decidedly had impres sion on those present. Instead of t quietly conferring with the arbiter. -, the middies’ coach ordered his team • from the floor. “Subsequent events made it clear ljthe men from Annapoiis viewed the c contest in a manner, far from that I taken by sportsmen.” TO DISCUSS NURSE I i SERVICE 111 COUNTY Meeting For That Purpose Will Be Held In Annapolis Next Tuesday Next Tuesday morning, at 10 o'clock, there will be a meeting held in the Board of Education Building. Annapo j lis, for the purpose of discussing meth i ods of improvement and extension of the Public Health Nursing Service iu ' Anne Arundel county, ami every one is invited to attend the session. In this connection, a letter has been received from Dr. William C. Stone, Deputy State Health Officer, which; follows: Improving County’s Rating j “The need and value of general nur sing is now widely recognized. We have learned that nursing Service is' very expensive, and apj to be unsatis \ factory, if the area to t>e covered is J large and sparsely populated. There j is in Anne Arundel county plenty of ! room for improvement and extension j ! of Public Health Nursing Service. The rating of Anne Arundel county, as | compared with most *of the counties, j can be greatly improved by strength- 1 , ening the Nursing Service in the Sec-! ond, Third and Fourth Election Dis- j tricts. A great deal of the sickness | in this area can be eliminated. “Sick nursing is very expensive. \ j The prevention of sickness not very j j expensive. To cut down the duration ! jof sickness is not difficult. It is gen | orally possible to have fewer people sick, and have fewer days of sickness. To score three ways against sickness j is the job of a public health nurse. J ; and any nurse who can do it is worth J her salary two or three times over. “You are cordially invited to attend ! I Tuesday’s meeting. A good many j ' people who may be interested in this; j project may be inclined to leave it to : others to get the work started. If too ; many do this the work will never be started." MM PAID ID HOLDERS Of WAR SAVINGS STAMPS, 1918 More than $16,000,000 has been paid by the Federal Resreve Bank of Rich mond to the owners of War Savings ■ Stamps, series 1918. since January 1. and more than $1,000,000 has been ex changed for the new Treasury Sav ings Certificates, series 1923. Many ‘ millions more will probably be re | deemed or exchanged through the . regular postoffice channels within the j I next few w eeks. Exchanges of ma- J j tured War Savings Stamps for the new certificates may still be made, as j of current date. The local postmaster cautions all j I who receive such funds to beware of all efforts of unscrupulous promoters*; to induce them to use the proceeds of ' i their War Savings Stamps to buy ■ ! questionable stocks or invest in high- j i i ly speculative ventures. ■ j The postmaster stronlv recoin ; mends the opening of a Postal Sav ings account or the re-investment of such funds for another five years in Treasury Savings Certificates, which k. yield per cent, interest per an- I num,, compounded semi-annually, if ’ held to maturity, or may be cashed at any time at about 3 per simple interest per annum. These certificates are perhaps the I only securities in the world which are sold with an absolute guarantee as to ‘ their worth during the period for I which they are issued. They are al ways worth more tran they cost and no other security offered can give a stronger guarantee of safety of prin 'cipal and certainty of interest. Each ■: certificate is registered against loss r j or theft. Arrangements for purchase may he 1 made through the postoffice. SLAYER OF CIRCUS OWNER DRAWS LONG TERM IN “I'EN” (Bv The Aftnoriateri Pmi.) • ; MOUNT HOLLY, X. J, Jan. 17. ' ; Charles M. Powell, confessed slayer 1 !of “Honest" John T. Brunen. circus owner, was today sentenced to serve not less than 20 nor more than 36 years in the state prison. Sentence b was imposed by Supreme Court Jtis ‘ tice Kalisch, after had pleaded * j for mercy. West Annapolis Club To Meet r The Parent-Teachers’ Association e of West Annapoiis will hold its reg t ular monthly meeting tomorrow at 8 I>. in. ! FELLOW CLUBMEN BID | ADIEU AND GODSPEED TO COM. B. L. HOWARD Last niglit was a gala occasion at the Annapolitan Club when the mem bers turned out in full force in honbr of their fellow member. Commander Douglas L. Howard, who will leave Annapolis on Friday to take up his new duties as navigation officer of the battleship Texas of the United States fleet. A happy social session was spent during which addresses were made by several of the club members and ap propriate responses by Commander Howard. President John M. Green, of I the club, was master of ceremonies. A special repast was prepared under the direction of a committee headed by Harry Price, chairman, at the con clusion of which adieus were said and all joined in wishing the popular guest of honor God speed and an { early return to his home town. Sixty [members of the club were present, the | largest number that has marked a gathering in recent years. DIGGERS OF MANINOSE OUT; EXTREMELY LOW DDE FOLLOWS GALE Digging maninose and picking up : oysters from bottoms of the river and i bay shore afforded a pleasurable pas l time for many persons living along the waterfront of the city and county ; today. This was made possible by the J extremely low tide resulting from the j j strong northwest winds that have pre | vailed for nearly 48 hours. . ; The unusual conditions existing : from the blow, however, have not been without some setback. This ap plies at least to a number of mer- I chants of the city who were expecting j shipments of freight by steamer of the Tolchester Company. Luther Fran cis, local agent for the Tolchestor Company, stated today that the steamer Annapolis was prevented from making her regular Wednesday run from Baltimore to this city and the lower river landings because of the low tide. The tide is the lowest that has prevailed in these parts for many years, according to Mr. Francis. i BRIDGE BURNING CAI NES BIG TURMOIL IN ARKANSAN (By Tli* Aaftoriated Trend.) LITTLE ROCK, ARK., Jan. 17 ] Two strikers, who are alleged to have i participated in bridge burning are on i their way to the state penitentiary, j the SIO,OOO bond of another has been forfeited, one city alderman has re signed; the city marshall has depart - | ed and a demand has been made tor ' the resignation of Mayor J. L. Clute. as a result of the sweeping investi gation of the city committee of Har j rison, Ark., according to reports here i from the staff correspondent of the Arkansas Democrat. B. M JllTl BONB ISSBEFOB EQUIPMENT (By The Awnmttil WASHINGTON, D. C . Jan. 17. To finance the purchase of 52 new loco motives and 8.000 freight cars already ordered, the Baltimore and Ohio Rail ; road informed the Interstate Com merce Commission today that it de- I sires to issue $13,835,000 in five per [cent, equipment trust certificates and [sell them on the open market. The commission’s approval was requested. Total cost of the new equipment will amount to $18,701,625, but part of the expense will be met with funds on ihand. The certificates would be :>e j cured by a mortgage on the n?w rolling stock. i PRACTICAL RESULTS OF PRIMARY ELECTION ACT Beginning Monday, January 22, the Baltimore Sun, in the interest of pub *'lic education, will publish seven ar | tides on the practical results of the I Primary Election Law of Maryland. These articles are for the benefit of r the High School Public Discussion 5 League of Maryland, of which prac- ticallv all the first-class high schools ; of the State are members. The Discussion League is managed . by the State Department of Public 1 Education, co-operating with the Edu cational Extension Division of the State Extension Service of the Uni versity of Maryland. The committee directly in charge of i the league are S. M. North. E. C. Fon taine. of the State Department of Edu -8 cation, and Prof. C. S. Richardson, of 1 the University of Maryland. THE WEATHER: * Fair and continued cold tonight. Thursday | partly cloudy; warmer. COUrBKBKNSirB LOCAL AND QBNIRAL NBWB. PRICE TWO CENTS. STATE SCHOOL HEADS TO MEET HERE TOMORROW Governor Ritchie To Address Educators At Session In Old Senate Chamber. Then Enter tain Them At Luncheon At Executive Mansion. SECOND MEETING IN BALTIMORE FRIDAY Annapolis will be the pluce for the first sessions of a two-day a mum I con ference of the State Board of Educa tion with the County Boards of Edu cation and the County Superinten dents of schools. By invitation of . Governor Ritchie the opening day’s session will be held in the old Senate Chamber at the State House tomorrow morning uni the meeting will he featured by in address by the Governor on the subject of "Public Education from the Viewpoint of the States Executive." while Dr. Henry M. Fitzhugh. presi lent cf the State Board will speak on he "Public Education from the View joint of the Citizen of the State." The Governor will entertain the visiting i educators at luncheon at the Execu ive Mansion. To Baltimore On Friday On Friday the scene of the confer ence will be shifted to the Park Ave nue Building. Baltimore. Broadening the scope of teachers’ examinations and consolidation of ru ral schools will be the subjects of re ports of committees at this meeting. C. Milton Wright. Superintendent of Schools of Harford county, is chair man of the committee on teachers’ex iminations. It was named at a pre | vious meeting of the superintendents j and school boards to study the pres ent examination system with the ideu of making it more extensive. The preliminary report will set forth the shortcomings of the present examinations and probably make rec ommendations as to additional sub jects to be included. Requiring a broader knowledge of the subjects on the part of the candidates for teach ers’ certificates is to be another phase of the report. Re|Mrt On Consolidation Clarence G. Cooper, superintendent of schools of Baltimore county, as chairman, will make the preliminary report of the school consolidation committee. The committee was ap pointed to consider the consolidation ! plan as worked out in other States and to make recommendations as to combining school districts in Mary land counties wherever it would be convenient. The purpose, it was explained. Is to furnish better educational facili ties for the rural districts by reduc ing the number of schools and thus provide funds for better teachers and equipment in larger schools, which would replace groups of the smaller ones. Friday afternoon, the 125 superin , tendent and board members will visit the State Normal School at Towkoii. DR. BRMSHAWSfiLL IN SERIOUS MIN Dr. Thomas H. Brayshaw, the grand aud venerable doctor of Glen Burnie and Anne Arundel county, who has been a patient at the Maryland University Hospital for the past two weeks, is reported to be still seriously ill. A second operation was perform ed upon him several days ago in the hope of offsetting the danger of fur ther infection of the blood. The physicians in charge have diagnosed Dr. Brayshaw’B ailment as “strepti , cockii,” one of the most malignant forms of blood poisoning, and every j effort known to medical science is ; j now being put forth to save our good -1 doctor’s life by Professor Arthur -. Shipley and others of the hospital ; staff. Miss Anna Brayshaw', his de voted sister, is still in constant at f tendance at the bedside of her dan i gerously ill patient. ! MISS CATHERINE WELSH j IS CLAIMED BY DEATH C • Miss Catherine Welsh died at 9 e o’clock this morning at the home -of her sister, Mrs. Benjamin Wat kins. Jr., near Rutland, death re f suiting from a complication of dis - eases. The deceased, who had reached - the advanced age of 88 years, also was f the sister of Mrs. Thomas 8. Iglehart, . Hr., and of the late Dr. Richard Welsh.