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a!,. I.XXVII No. 172.
iPHOVEMENT
m DISTRICT
’ ID IS ASHED
■'*av From Gambrills To
K wt h Chapel Reported To
A In Very Had Condition—
■*cia!s Devote Time To As-
Review.
H; SHEPHERD NAMED
■ TO CO. HOME BOARD
little business aside from sev
of a routine nature to
ttjf i Hum- attention, members of
■ of County Commissioners
tii allv all of their time at
o . weekly meeting to review -
K n*'w assessment of property in
district. The routine of
includeii the following:
H.upon a petition from u num
[iif residents of the Fourth dis-
H *ac Hoard referred to Comtnis-
H- Watts ami Engineer Burwell,
■.iimplaint of the condition of the
vailing from Gambrillg towards
('hapel. It is pointed out that
■vs this liighway is in un im
condition.
I \amcd To Co. Home Hoard
Hoard appointed Mrs. Weems
Hrct to the hoard of trustees of
Hcowiiy Home to till the vacancy
■ ! l>y the resignation of Mrs. R.
]Bv Hunt. The resignation of
Hunt was accepted with regret
Htrocui meeting of the trustees.
■ use Alton It, Arnold has been
foreman of the grand jury
mining April term of the Cir-
' urt, the Commissioners, he has
H"ouMd from serving as a tnem
■ d the road commission to con
'lie public necessity of oponing
H*<l ulciig Joyce’s Lane in the
B district, and in his stead, Jos-
Bstfwart or Severna Park, has
appointed by the Board.
Hcmtlil) Report Of Kngiucer
Bwiinr Harwell submitted his
IHhly report of the proportionate
ot expenditures of the road tax
a several districts as follows:
n $1 on the $100; Second, 82
Third. 59 cents; Fourth, 61
Fifth, fa cents; Seventh, $1.06; 1
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ilb Prevent **|{nn** On Hank
Bj- The \sorinte<l Prpittt.)
!T\t;o. ILL., Apr. 11.—Officials |
West side National IJank to
iled for police protection when
■nd i t 'f depositors gathered and 1
•'Hied a run on the bank.
taep Your Eyes On
lay Ridge
Select your lot NOW.
We will build for you.
harry price
I'HOXE 758
|; v\ KIImIE realty coup.,
rai.timoke. mo.
FOR SALE
' attractive suburban prop
-N‘ " Krewfr avenue. Lot POx'JOd
‘ ''■ mtiaily feneial; front ami
"M',l with privet hedge:
in house with bath, elec
-1 i v, 'upnt, front and pack
,i!, l Ra* raiißes. House fully
"■’"cut walks; lots of ItenriUß
"’ ■i .rape*, •!,•.; poultry house,
r Owner must leave An
" -fell at a reasonable price.
*'IIAUI.es e. lee.
Lee Building. *
W/ Fail to Visit
\ '.is and East port Corn-
Exhibit at the Etstport
M E. Church
APRIL 10. 11, 12.
iy description will be on
Fight lunch and refresh
ments on sale.
n ltV. Season tiekets, 250.
'cuiENOT’S I
utaurant and Launch Room
NOW OPEN
E °E AVE. & BLADEN ST.
WANTED!
salesmen
ANv AI'OLIS territory.
~ Apply
r *IAR LE S STREET
Between 7 and 9 P. M.
, '
(Capital.
Opening Night Of
First Commercial
Exhibit In Eastport
The Annapolis and Eastport Com
mercial Exhibit opened at the East
port .Methodist Episcopal Church
last night with a large attend
ance. A line lot of merchandise Js
on exhibition among which are
men's and women's shoes, hats and
other apparel; candies, cakes, fruits,
groceries, chickens, coal, poultry feed,
olectrlc lamps, vacuum cleaners, pic
tures, furniture and many other ar
ticles. Any article can be purchased
hut cannot be removed from the ex
hibit until Thursday night. At this
time everything will be sold to the
highest bidder.
The tea room did a rushing busi
ness serving hot sausage sandwiches,
coffee, ice cream and cake. The ex
hibit will continue tonight and close
tomorrow night. It 1b hoped that all
in the community will visit tha ex
hibit.
WEATHER AIDS WINTER
GRAIN AND GRASSES,
FRUIT TREES BLOOMING
fv Th A*No<-litt<*d Preaa.)
BALTIMORE, Apr. 11. Summary
of crop conditions in Maryland for
the week ending Tuesday, April 10:
Copious rainfall flfst half of the
week and mild weather during the
week improved winter grain and
grasses. Early tree fruit is in bloom
in southern and beginning to bloom
m central counties, while buds are
swelling In northern counties but still j
dormant in western cfounties.
Under the influence of favorable !
weather, the planting of peas, early I
potatoes and gardens is advancing
northward to central and northern
counties. ♦
G. O. P. SENATORS GIVE
NEWS ON FOREIGN
RELATIONS TRIBUNAL
(By Tim> Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, l). C„ Apr. 11.—
Views of Republican senators who
look with disfavor on some features
of the Administration proposal for
American membership In the perman
ent court of international relations
were presented in a conference with
Secretary Hughes today by Senator '
Watson, of Indiana, one of the Re- '
publican leaders in the Senate.
The conference developed a discus
sion lasting nearly two hours, in
which the proposal was viewed in
every detail, including its political as
pects.
Senator Watson left the State De
partment saying he was impressed by
the logic of Mr. Hughes, argument
but that his position on the matter
was unchanged.
•
Plain Clothes Sale In
Germontown School
A sale of “plain clothes" will be
held on Friday of this week in the
Germantown schoolhouse at 7:30
o’clock. There will be all sorts of
useful articles of clothing, including
bunzalbw aprons, boys’ jackets, dish
towels, children's dresses, and other
things. Ice cream and cake will also
be - on sale.
Sale of Plain Clothes
—n —
Miule by the mothers of the Patrons'
Club* of Germantown School, at German
town School, on FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 7:30
p. .m. Reasonable prices. Also cake, lee
cream ami candy for sale. nl2
CALL - 690 FOIETAXI!
Cars Washed and Stored.
Annapolis Garage
103-105 WEST ST.
DANCE 1
WOMANS BENEFIT ASSOCIA
TIOX OF THE MACCABEES
Thursday, April 12
AT 8:30 T. M.
0
CITY ASSEMBLY ROOMS
—-—o
Home-Made Cake and Ife
Cream on Sale.
| TICKETS 50 CENTS
* —B
If You Are Thinking
of Building a Home
! i
You can buy the best lot on
Thompson street, in the most
desirable section of Annapolis,
50x140 feet on northwest side
of street. Reasonable terms.
PHONE 504-R
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ANNAPOLIS, Ml)., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, 1928. '
NAVY FENCERS LEAVE
FOR ANNUAL TOURNEY;
HOPE 10 TAKE IMIS
With high hopes that they will
again land the team championship, as
well as Individual honors, the mid
shipmen’s fencing team left Annapo
lis this afternoon for New York to’
compete in the finals of the Intercol
legiate Fencing Association to l e held
at the Hotel Astor tomorrow and
Friday.
Nine teams are entered in the tour
ney, including the rival West Point
Cadets, who are making their firs;
appearance after a lapse of several
years. By reason of this fact, the na
val lads are doubly anxious to land
the laurels.
The Navy party is composed <>f
Captain Grandfield, Ginn, and Stubbr
team of foilsmen. with Mcßills and
Smeller as substitutes ; Woodyard and
( arson, sabres, with Moses substi
tute; Callaway. Keating and Fletcher,
duelling swords, or epee. McCormick.
Speer and McDills are entered on the
novice event.
The fencing party left the city at
3:35 o'clock via the Short Line di
vision of the Washington, Baltimore
and Annapolis Electric Railways
George Heintz. veteran swordmaster,
accompanied his pupils. During the
trip, the midshipmen will be under
the direct charge of Lieut. R. F. Hans,
a former Academy swordsman.
drawsmdM julrs for
APRIL lERM OF COURT
Five more changes were made In
the panel of talesmen for the April
term of the Circuit Court, and Judge
Moss today drew’ additional names to
serve in place of these excused. Tin
drawing was the third since the origi
nal panel was selected. The new jn
rors drawn are as follows:
Five more changes were made In
the original panel of talesmen and
Judge Moss, conducting another
drawing, yesterday filled the vacan
cies as follows:
Third District—Samuel T. Wilson,
vice William H. Chairs.
Fourth District —D. Webster Allen,
vice Wilbur Dorsey; George P. Dis
ney, vice Jacob F. Meyer.
Fifth District —W. Grady Benson,
vice G. Selby Rider.
Eighth District —Robert B. Plum
mer. vice Edwin H. Salisbury.
Following is the summary of the
docket of cases for the Court term
which begins on Monday of next
week:
Civil—Appeals, 11;’trials, 146; ap
pearances, 51, (a number yet to be
added).
Criminal —Appeals, 5; appearances,
10; continuances. 7.
4 INSANE CRIMINALS
ESCAPE; 3 RE CAPTURED
AFTER RUNNING FIGHT
(By Thf itmiArlHtfd Freni*.)
POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y.. Apr. 11.—
In a running gun fight three of four
men who escaped from Matteaw’an
state hospital early today were cap
tured near Kemp, Conn., this after
noon. The fourth got away. All are
insane criminals.
In their break for freedom, the men
made theratening use of a smuggled
revolver, bound two guards and lock
ed them up after taking their keys
from them, kidnapped two other
guards and the institution chauffeur.
The three kidnapped men were re
leased a few mile*'south of Pough
keepsie.
“DISHONESTY” IN VETS
BUREAU IS CHARGED
r
(Bv The Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON. D. C.. Apr. 11.—A
! prediction that “dishonesty on a pret
: ty big scale" will be revealed “here
i and there" by the Senate investiga
! tion of the Veterans’ Bureau, was
made by John F. O’Regan, special
counsel for the investigating com
mittee, on the basis of information
gathered by him in a preliminary
survey of conditions in the bureau.
| Gen. O'Ryan declined to go into
details, but indicated his belief that
I the very method of handling many
1 matters invited dishonesty.
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Shipping Board Upheld
(Bv The Press.)
WASHINGTON, D. C-, Apr. 11.—The
right of the Shipping Board to sell its
ships subject to its provision that they
shall not be used by the new owners
runners has been upheld by
the State Department in its reply to
■ objections retard by the Canadian
| government.
ESTABLISHED IN 1884.
Another Miss Trying
To Shatter Record
For Dancing
(By Th Xwxwialrd PrMi.)
I CLEVELAND. 0.. Apr. 11.—
Miss Helene Mayer, 21-years old.
who started dancing at 9:35
o’clock yesterday morning in a lo
cal dancing academy in an en
deavor to beat a record of 50
hours and 2 minutes of continu
ous dancing in New York Monday
night, was still dancing at noon
today. Her first partner dropped
out of the test this morning after
23 hours of exertion.
A physician who examined Miss
Mayer at noon said her heart ac
tion is normal. Her food is
malted milk, soup and other
stimulants.
FED. BANK RECORDS
IREOBJECTED TO
Counsel Strongly Opposes Their
Introduction In Trial Of J.
Edward Young Today
'Bv Th Xa.n..|a|fi| Prf--.*
BALTIMORE, MD., Apr. 11.—Strin
gent opposition to the use of records
prepared by Federal bank examiners,
who investigated the misapplication
of funds of the National J3ank of
Hagerstown, marked the resumption
of the trial of J. Edward Young, for
mer cashier of that institution. •
Objection was made by W. Calvin
Chestnut, counsel for Young, to the
use by Edward Latimer, a single bank
accountant of the Department of Jus
tice, who investigated Young’s al
leged irregularities ■in his personal
account with the bank in the year of
1920. Latimer was the first witness
called today and was prepared to use
the copy as an aid in his testimony.
Attorney’s Contention Upheld
The'attorney’s contention was sus
tained by Judge Soper and United
States District Attorney, who is
prosecuting Young, was directed to
supply the witne?*; tflth the original i
records of Young’s account and the
bank’s books from which they were
taken. The testimony of ‘he bank ex
aminer was that his invesLg:.*ion of
Young’s account, beginning June 20,
1920, showed that his credit account
with the bank showed several over
drafts.
Mr. Chestnut here interposed with
the statement that the record taken in
its entirety would show that the ac
count was not overdrawn when Young
severed his connection with the bank
in the fall of 1920.
The amounts which Young is al
leged to have misapplied total
$33,229.96. '
Although the bank is said to have
lost no money in the transaction, the
point at issue, according to the dis
trict attorney, is whether it is legiti
mate for the cashier of a ’national I
bank to use its funds for investment j
purposes when there's no intention of
fraud.
COUNTY FARM BUREAU i
WILL STOUTLY OPPOSE :
DAYLIGHT-SAVING PLAN
1
Although no move looking to plac
ing the Daylight-Saving plan into ef
fect in Annapolis this summer, has I
as yet been made, both the Anne
Arundel County Farm Bureau and the
State organization, are stoutly oppos
ing its application. The Farm Bu
reau. in a communication filed with
the Mayor and City Council, directs
attention to the matter, and requests
the municipal officials to oppose it
at the present time, as well as any
legislation that may be attempted in
the future, whether cr not it is adopt
ed in Baltimore city.
It will be recalled that the City
Council adopted an ordinance provid
ing for the adoption of the daylight
saving. but was pushed to the action
because of its application in Balti
more city, and the resultant confus
ion in train schedules, etc. It work- '
ed a hardship particularly upon farm
ers. causing them to be up and about
long before natural daylight, and the
fapning interests propose to fight it
even stronger on this ground, if the
situation should again arise. The 10-l
cal bureau at a recent meeting adopt
ed resolutions in the premises, a copy
of which has been laid before the
City Council.
( To Lead Water Polo Team
r Members of the midshipmen’s water
i polo team have elected Charles M. E.
r Hoffman, of Florida, as captain of
next year’s team. Hoffman has been
i fcoal tender of the team for the last
two seasons.
LEGION INDORSES ’
PLAYGROUND MOVE:'
URGE SCHOOL LffiHTS
At the regular meeting of the Guy
Carleton Parlett Post N. 7, American
Legion, last evening, the Post went
on record as heartily endorsing the
Boys’ Week program and the play
ground improvements sponsored by
the Rotary Club. In view of the
Post’s aspiration to buy or build a
clubhouse with sufficient grounds to
afford a park playground in the cen
tral part of towm to supplement the
GeWnantown school and Annapolis
school playgrounds, such a program
would, of course, fit the Legion’s plan
A’s important as this program is the
movement to wire the Annapolis
school building so that basement
rooms there may be able to function
on cloudy days as well as bright ones
Certain organizations have pecured
the approval of the School Board to
put In thes’e lights. It is urged that
sufficient popular approval and pres
sure needs to be awakened now ’o in
duce the County Commissioners to ex
propriate funds to make these im
provements possible. Citizens may
not he aware that elementary classes
are being held in rooms,in basements
where only indirect lighting pre
vails.
MOVIIiOFIOVS’
WEEK FOR BOYS ONLY
The Rotary Club’s drive for “Boys’
Week.” April 29 to May 4, continues
to attract widespread interest and
support, and every indication points
to the fact that it will go “over the
top" with a zip and a hang. In the
article of yesterday announcing that
Manager Reed, of the Circle Play
j house, has offered the theatre gratis
' for a matinee movie and entertain
ment for the boys on May 4, a wrong
impression was conveyed.
The article read that the show
would he for both boys and girls
This will not be the case, however
The show will be exclusively for boys
Their attendance will be a big tax on
the capacity of the playhouse, and it
would be out of the question to ac
commodate girls too. Every function
of “Boys’ Week,” in fact, will be for
boys only.
Collison Rites Held
Yesterday Afternoon
The funeral of the late Benjamip F
Collison, 53 years old, w’ho was found
dead in the bedroom of his home, 252
Fifth street, Eastport, Sunday morn
ing, was held from Eastport
Methodist Episcopal Church at 2:30
o’clock yesterday afternoon. The
services were conducted by Rev. John
T. Jaeger, pastor of the church. In
terment was in Cedar Bluff cemetery
Funeral Directors James 3. T.iy’o*
and Sons had charge of arrangements,
and the following acted as pall
bearers: Alfred Klakriug. Clarence
Klakring. George Wilson, Ira Gorrell.
J. W. Bennett and William H.‘ More
land.
march¥Fnth
IN “PRO.” ENFORCEMENT,
COM. HAYNES ANNOUNCES
(By The Auortitrd Press.)
WASHINGTON. D C.. Apr. 11
March was the banner month in pro
cases brought, Commissioner Haynes t
hibition enforcement in the number of
said tkday on the first anniversary of,
the establishment of divisional area
and divisional prohibition enforce- j
ment agents.
There were 1,623 cases brought last
month, or 600 more than the previous
high record. Mr. Haynes said, adding
lhat whereas a year ago the force
comprised less than 250 agents, today
it contained nearly 500 and has
doubled in efficiency and productivity
More vigorous action by the Federal
government to stop smuggling of
liquor was asked of President Hard
ing today by Wayne B. W’heeler. gen
eral counsel of the Anti-Saloon
League.
“I am sure that the President will
do everything within his power to
help prevent this scandal upon our
shores.” said Mr. Wheeler after his
visit to the Wliite House.
“There are limitations, of course, as
to what the government can do, but it
has not yet exhausted all the re
sources at its command.”
Ry. To Pay City Tax
On Milk For Academy
Hauled As Freight
As a result of a long series of con
ferences and correspondence between
city authorities and officials of the
Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis
railroad, the municipality is at las!
to receive a franchise tax from the
railway company, on account of the
milk supply for the Naval Academy
which is hauled from the govern
ment dairy farm at Garabrills. this
county. The city has long contended
for payment on the milk hauled as
freight. Only recently, however, has
the matter begun to approach a solu- j
tion. Officials of the company havt
written the city authorities, express
ing a willingness to pay 1 per cent
on milk amounting to $16,064.44, fo
milk hauled. The city is holding out
for a 2 per cent, payment. It is ex- I
pected, however, the matter will b
satisfactorily adjusted.
Mr*. Colby M. Chester
Buried At Arlington
*
Funeral services for Mrs. Antoi
nette Tremaine Chester, wife of Rear- j
Admiral Colby M. Chester, U. S. N.
(retired), who died suddenly Monday 1
at the family residence. 1736 K street.!
northwest, Washington, were held
yesterday afternoon. Burial was. in
Arlington National Cemetery.
Mrs. Chester was a native of Brook- j
lyn and was 75 years old. She was
for many years a resident of Wash
ington, taking an active part in social
and civics Interests there. The sur
vivors are her husband md two sons
Arthur T. Chester, now m Turkey
and Colby M. Chester, Jr., of Wash
ington.
Cadets Trim Hospital
Nine In Snappy Game
The baseball team of the Annapolis
Naval Hospital journeyed o7er to play i
its first game with the cadets of St.!
John’s College yesterday, which end
ed with a score of 6 to 3 in favor of
the Cadets.
The Hospital has one of the most
promising teams of the surrounding!
section. "Big” Seiff, of the Hospital
team, held the collegians to,two hits
and 11 strikeouts. Gray, the south
paw of the Cadets, got 11 strikeouts
and allowed six hits.
Mount St. Joe Nine
Downs Severn School
Mount St. Joseph’s and Severn j
School battled for nine innings at j
•Boone, this county, yesterday after- j
noon despite the chilly blasts coming
from the Severn river. T&e teams put ;
up a stiff fight, with the Mounts win- j
ning in the closing sessions by tht 1
score of 4 to 1.
Confer and McGehee twirled excel
lent ball, the speed of "the Severn
twirler holding the Josephites at bav
until near 4he closing of the g?m< >
Dalrymple’s work a* *he bat featurei’
the Mount's attack. Happy Couveigh
tied the count in the seventh on his
ingfleld out, and McGehee won his
own game with a single in the same
inning, scoring Moylan, who had also
singled and stolen second.
Dr. Joyce Completes
Inspection Of Milk
In compliance with the milk ordi
nance adopted by the City Council
several months ago, Dr. Joseph C
Joyce, city health officer, has complet
ed the first inspection of cow herd?,
methods employed in the handling
milk, stables premises, etc., of dairy
men supplying milk to the city. Dr.
Joyce has filed a report with the City
Council, and the results of the tests
will be mhde known within a few
days. /
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* Partly cloudy tonight.
Thursday unsettled.
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SMOKING WILL
1 BE PERMITTED
j AT BALL GAMES
Announcement Made In Connec
tion With Dedication Of
Navy’s New Diamond This
Afternoon Com. Kurtz
j Throws Out First Ball.
WASHINGTON COLLEGE
FACES NAVAL NINE
No more will tl* midshipmen
or general public he compelled
to seek some secluded spot, re
moved from the baseball stands
at the Naval Academy in order
i to sneak a “drag” on a cigarette,
'•r a whiff from the “old hod,”
| for in connection with the dedi
j cation of Lawrence Field, at the
game between the midshipmen
i and Washington College of Ches
j tertown, Md„ this afternoon, it
was announced by Naval Acad
| emy authorities that the ban on
j smoking would he lifted. The
privilege is heralded with de
light.
Lifts Ban Of Long-Standing
From time immemorial, naval reg
ulations have prohibited smoking
anywhere about the government res
ervation. In recent years, the restric
tion has been lifted to the extent of
permitting the embryo officers to
smtke in their rooms, but promis
j cuous indulgence by them or the gen
eral public still will remain taboo, ek
i cept as regards the new stadium.
With a Maryland team furnishing
the opposition to Uncle Sam's future
officers of the sea, and thereby shar
ing in the honors of the occasion, and
with a program of ceremonies that
I were simple, yet appropriate, **Law-.
rence Field,” was formally dedicated *
today. The nine from Washington
College, Chestertown, was Its foe. The'
game also marked the dedication of
the new steol stand which has a seat
ing capacity of 10,000.
A feature of the occasion was the
flag. decorations, chief among which
was a replica of the flag of Commo
dore David Lawrence, made famoug
jby its slogan "Don’t Give Up The
j Chip.” at the battle of Lake Erie,
j of which Lawrence was the hero. The
i field is named in honor of the Com
j mot'ore.
Middles March To Field
The game started at 3:45 o'clock.
A few minutes prior thereto, the full
complement of tho regiment of mid
shipmen, headed by the Academy
batul, marched onto the field and re
sumed seats. Then the middles join
ed in singing "Blue and Gold,” fa
mous athletic battle song.
Com. Thomas R. Kurtz, command
ant of midshipmen, and president of
the Navy Athletic Association, tossed
the first ball, as the Navy players
took the field and the first visiting
player took his place in the batter's
box.
Conditions of weather were Ideal
for the ceremonies of dedication, and
son e several thousand persons crowd
ed the stands to witness the contest.
>\*w Stand Of “Horse-Shoe” Design
The new stand is of horse-shoe de
sign, *he curve, directly behind home'
plate being near the Annapolis-Bal
timore boulevard. It consists of 14
sections. Section U A” is not com
pleted. Temporary arrangements for
seating are set oat as follows: .< SeC
(Continued On Pea* S.)