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ND Gaeettb—ESTABLISHEH) 1727.
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I £ son CANDIDATE
FOR NOMINATION
j. )f ~ Counsellor —Appeals
[) 1( , iv lo the People.
pRiV HURSDAY JUNE 24.
f)( m \nnapolis Open From
M.-'-Mark Your
Own Ballot.
i of Annapolis:
•v ill be held this com
,n< 24, 11*15. from 3 to
j,.Mowing poling placos
At St. Anne’s Chapel
P i,■ oi k<- street.
Assembly Rooms,
foiling Mouse,Second
Feldmeyer's Black
i thwest stret.
uig to vote ran secure
tbove poling places.
\ mir (hi n Ballot.
mized effort backing
ination, but I am rely
people themselves for
urge every Democrat,
nomination, to be sure
in primaries and cast |
~1 the question of vot
-11 ic~ remember this is.
i o among Democrats,
unei non I call your atten
> Mowing extracts from the
! i lionii. adopted by the
, 11 <■ Convention of 1913:
i lure ihat the sole pur
wlii.ii the party organi
i. io organize and
i 11 v battles at the geu
iiiml ulmi
hi tiom designating or
am candidate or set
in tiie primaries us
or being supported
i rtv organization. It is
■ a Uiis convention that
eo organization candi
tl party until the Dem
■ I'ers themselves have
■ nominees at the pri
* nM tin- Democratic ticket
it . very National. State,
■ t> election since the Fall
! that I can be classed
mi good standing of the
. I'ii.v, and 1 earnestly 50i1...!
i1...! t of every Democrat.
Respectfully,
W INSOX Cl. GOTT,
j22-2t
Death id Dr. Hazlett
I th. i of Ensign Hazlett U. S. N.
i >een received here of the
F K. Hazlett, of Abi
tat her of Ensign E. E.
, who died on the
> aving Annapolis to see
hi*' s.iTt graduate.
1 was a prominent phy
i . surgeon of Abilena, Kans.,
i Ins son. were here for June
’odor was taken ill of
. and went under treat-
Hopkins Hospital, Bal*
:mg improved he left
but expired on the train
: there. His son, En
a graduate of Class
Naval Academy.
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Vivian Martin, in "Old
"Dial, Wednesday.
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GRANDFATHER CLAUSE
I IS DECLARED VOID
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: U. S. Supreme Court Knocks Out
City Ordinance.
GIVES SWEEPING DECISION.
1
Restores Franchise to Negroes and
Opens Way to Other Southern
States.
The Supreme Court of the United
1 States, in a decision so clear and em
phatic as to set at rest forever all fur
ther attempts to violate the Fifteenth
Amendment, declared the Oklahoma
law and the Annapolis ordinance, lwith
of which , attempted a disfranchise
ment of the negro voters by a Grand
lather Clause, to lie
The ecurt, speaking its unanimous
decision through Chief Justice White,
reviewed in detail the efforts made in
Oklahoma to prevent negroes from
voting at federal and at state elec
tions and in Annapolis at municipal
elections, and declared all these ef
forts illegal, uncoustitutitional and in
effective. In each case the law con
tained other provisions which the
court did not find repugnant to the
Constitution.
Thus the Oklahoma law contained a
literacy tes* which the court declared
to he valid, but, of course, the entire
law fell because of tire unconstitution
alitv of the Grandfather Clause. Sim
ilarly In the Annapolis case the court
did not object to the provisions pro
viding a property qualification of
SSOO, nor the clause relating to nat
uralized citizens who have reached
the age of 21 years, but here, again,
the Grandfather Clause killed the en
tire law. The court also upheld the
award of damages against the regis
trars, Myers and Kalmey.
It was the las* session day of tne
court until October, and it was gener
ally believed that the court would
hand down its decision in both cases
involving the Grandfather f'latise.
The Oklahoma care was argued more
than two years ago, while the Annap
olis case was heard in the Supreme
Court at the October term of 1913.
There was, at no time, any doubt that
the court would declare the Grand
father Clause unconstitutional
Curiously enough, although South
ern States began adopting Grandfa
ther Clauses to their constitutions
several years ago (one of them nearly
ten years ago) the question of the con
stitutionality ot this device for dis
franchising negro voters was never
brought squarely before the Supreme
Court until Oklahoma,one of the latest
additions to the Uuion, adopted it in
its constitution. Maryland made two
attempts, each of which was defeated
by an overwhelming majority.
Democratic leaders of Southern
states deeply regretted the efforts of
the Maryland Democratic organiza*-
tion to adopt the Grandfather Clause
amendment, tor those of them who
had legal training always recognized
that the device was repugnant to the
Fifteenth Amendment, and could be
condoned only by conditions existing
in some of the Southern states, like
Mississippi, Arkansas and South Car
olina, conditions which had no parallel
in Maryland.
They recognized if ever a case test
ing the validity of the Grandfather
Clause was brought before the Su
preme Court from a state where the
white voters easily outnumbered the
blacks, the Supreme Court would nul
lify the law. Yesterday, tne Supreme
Court, by its decision, lias proved the
means to restore the franchise to hun
dreds of thousands of colored voters
throughout the South, who have been
deprived of their vote under the
! Grandfather Clause.
It is remembered that here during
Mr. Marbury's argument. Justice Pit
ney, who had at that time been re
cently a pointed to the Supreme Court,
interrupting Mr. Marbury. who was
arguing for the validty of the ordi
nance suggested that the logical con
clusion of his argument claiming the
1 right of a municipality to restrict
franchise, would be that the colored
vote-of the whole state could be thus
disposed of if sufficient municipalities
to embrace the entire state were given
the authority confirmed by the legis
lature at Annapolis in the acts before
the courts.
The “grandfather clause"of both the
Oklahoma and Maryland enactments
• was designed to restrict negro suf
frage. In Oklahoma the clause was
written in the State Constitution and
applied to Federal. State, county and
municipal elections. In Maryland the
clause applied only to municipal elec
tions at Annapolis and has no bearing
whatever on Federal or State-wide
elections in this Commonwealth.
This clause provides that any per
son whose grandfather was not a reg
istered voter of any state cannot reg
ister. The "grandfather clause.” as
written in the Oklahoma Constitu
tion. was copied front the North Car
: olina law. It is the product of the
ntind of Senator Simmons, of that
t ] State, who led the fight twenty-five
1 years ago and overthrew negro domi
natior. of his Commonwealth. As can
be readily seen, only a few negroes
can produce evidence that their grand
fat hers were voters, and as a result,
the black vote was wiped from the
registration books in wholesale lots.
The Annapolis case was argued be
fore the Supreme Court by the late
• ' * ''
Sdgai H. Gans. against the clause.aud
Ridgley P. Melvin in heh&lt of the va
lidity of the clause. This case grew
out of an act of the Maryland Legisla
ture, passed in 1908, th which fran
chises of the municipal elections in
Annapolis were limited to the follow
ing three classes:
1. All taxpayers of the city of An
napolis, assesed on the city books for
at least SSOO.
2. And duly naturalized citizens and
male children of naturalized citizens
who have reached the age of twenty
one years.
3. All citizens who prior to January
1. 1868, were entitled to vote iu the
State of Maryland or any other State
of tlie United States and the lawful
descendants of male dscendants of any
such persons.
The third provision is the “grand
father clause” of the Annapolis cae
This case reached the courts through
the action of three persons —A der
son. Brown anil Howard—who sued
the registration officials of the Third
ward of Annapolis because they were
refused registration for a municipal
election in this city held on July 12.
1909.' They each asked $5,0 >0 dam
ages against Charles E .Myers and A.
Claude Kalmey, the registration <*(!i
siols in that ward.
Anderson, Brow n and Howard claim
ed that their grandfathers and hteir
fathers were deprive! of voting in
Maryland by the word “white" in the
Maryland Constitution. They declared
further that they sought In person to
he registered, but the privilege was
denied them on account of the third
clause in the Annapolis municipal
registration act.
They, therefore, claimed that htey
were deprived of the right to vote
because of the “white” existing in
the Maryland Constitution prior to
1868,and that despite the fact that the
Fifteenth Amendment prohibited dis
crimination against suffrage on ac
count of race or color, the Maryland
statute had the effect of reviving the
‘color line” for the municipal elec
elections in Annapolis.
The Federal District Court of the
District of Maryland found for An
derson, Brown and Howard and ren
dered a judgment of $250 against the
Annapolis registration officials. The
cases were then appealed to the Su
preme Court by the registration offi
cials, Myers and Kalmey, and this
court yesterday sustained the District
Court of Maryland, knocking out the
“grandfather clause” for municipal
elections in Anapolis.
COUNCIL HEARS APPEALS
FROM TAX ASSESSMENTS.
As Result, Several Abatements Are
Granted---To Get Hook and Lad
der Truck.
For more than three hours the City
Council was in session last night, the
jneeting being a special one, called for
the purpose of hearing appeals against
the recent assessment of new prop
erty. Other matters also were con
sidered.
As a result of the hearings, abate
ments were granted in several in
stances. Among those protesting
against the amount of assesment as
fixed by city collector and treasurer
John B. Wells, were Messrs. Walter
H. Hart*and Max Snyder.
In response to a request from offi
cials of the Water Witch Hook and
Ladder Fire company, of the First
ward, the Council t decided to make an
appropriation of $2,000 towards the
purchase of a new hook and ladder
truck for the use of the firemen.
The proposition of the fire laddies
was for the city to make such an ap
propriation, and the company to’pay
the balance, it being stated that a
fund of $3,500 is now in the treasury
of the company, having been raised
through various means, and that with
the city’s assistance,the new apparatus
should revert to the ownership of the
municipality.
The Council also took up considera
tion of the improvements to Compro
mise and Claude streets, provision for
which was heretofore made,*and the
grades for those streets were finally
adopted.
Attorney John S. Strahorn, filed with
the Council stating his intention of
bringing suit against the city on be
half Jof Mrs. Mary Booker, wife of
Harry Booker, on account of damages
for personal injuries while
crossing Calvert street at the inter
section of West street several days
ago. Mrs. Booker sustained a sprain
ed ankle, it being claimed that the ac
cident was to negligence on the part
of the city because of the condition of
the bed of Calvert street. While
giving notice of the intention to in
stitute suit, the letter from attorney
Strahorn was in the nature of a sug
gestion for a compromise. What ac
tion will be taken has not been deter
mined.
It is understood that Mayor Strange,
together with City Commissioner Van
sant and Dr. William Welch, health
officer, inspected the place and ex
pressed the opinion that the street is
in such conditon, as the city cannot be
held liable.
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Another Voter.
Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Heidler are
being congratulated.on the birth of a
son, Cyrus Vaughn Heidler, on June
21st, at 39 Dean Street. Both mother
and son are doing nicely.
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Hobart Bosworth, in “Buckshot
John ”--Colonial,Tuesday. adv.2t.jl2t
AND MARYLAND GAZETTE.
ANNAPOLIB, MD., TUESDAY, JUNE 22, 1915.
! “CRIBBING” SCANDAL
; IS BECOMING BROADER
Damaging Testimony is Brought
Out by Judge Advocate.
POINTS TO R. M. NELSON.
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And Many Other Middies Are Mention
edfAs Having “Cribbed” Matter
From Department Rooms.
Further evidence tending to show ;
1 that many midshipmen participated in
, the wholesale scheme to defraud by
securing advance information pertain
ing to the examinations and other ir- |
regularities in their scholastic work.
1 was given this morning before the
naval court of inquiry that is probing
1 such matters.
' i It appears that Midshipman Ralph
M. Nelson, member of the class that
has been graduated and who was hith
erto recommended for dismissal from
the service by Superintendent Fullam.
was largely the instigator of the whole
coup. At least the trend of questions
put by Judge Advocate Watts indicates
that lie was at the root of it all.
Following the testimony given by
Ensign Graham, as classmate of Nel
son, at yesterday afternoon’s session
of the court, to the effect that it was
feeling of the regiment of midshipmen
quartered aboard the practice ships
that the whole thing should be cleaned
up in view of the reflections east
against them. Midshipman J. E. Wad
dell, of the recent second class, was
called as a witness this morning.
Waddell had been mentioned by En
sign Graham as having a wide knowl
edge of the scheme by which the mid
shipmen fraudulently entered the dif
erent academic departments in order
to secure markings in advance or
other information pertaining to their
work. Turning to President Russell,
of the court.after he had resumed the
witness chair, Waddell said:
“Sir, I w’ant to make an open state
ment of all I know about the circum
stances of this affair."
And, like tlie testimony of Ensign
Graham, Waddell linked the name of
C. M. Reagle, of his class, prominently
as a participant in the unfair mehtods.
Speaking for himself, Waddell said
that he hail entered the steam build
ing on three occasions for the pur
pose of securing advance markings,
but that he never succeedded in ac
complishing anything. He said that
on two of these trips he was accom
panied by Midshipman Nelson.
Waddell also gave the names of En
signs Hough and Struble, two of the
defendant parties and Midshipman W.
M. Fechteler. Glick. Keller, Wead and
Rutledge, as having made such trips
on different occasions. Reagle, it
would appear,is something of an ama
teur Raffles, as Waddell testified that
he (Reagles) had a small search light
end a pair of pinches, which he put to
use in making visits to the buildings
at night.
Waddell also related an instance
that, ocurred in his “plebe’ year, when
Midshipman Wead ami Rutledge were
caught trying to get through the tran
som of the room to the head of the
department of mathematics. He said
they were caught by Professor Smith,
head of the department. He said he I
did not know whether or not they ever
were punished for this offense.
In the course of the examination of
Waddell by the Judge Advocate, it ap
pears that an attempt is being made
, to show that Midshipman Nelson and
, Midshipman Moss, the latter of whom
r is alleged lo hax - e received examina
, tion papers through the mail, worked
as a combination iu the unfair meth-
I ods but nothing has been developed
, along this line as yet.
* When Midshipman Charles M. Bea
gle. second class, whom his fellows
among the middies gave the soubri
. quet of "Jimmy Valentine," took the
stand following Waddell, he was com
r polled to give a recital of his depreda-
tions in surreptitiously entering the
r rooms of the departments after hours
and procuring marks. The question
i ing along this line was done by l’resi-
F dent Russell.and Reagle admitted that
- he had a small pair of plk rs designed
f for opening windows to effect an en
i trance to buildings.
s Reagle related two occasions of ille
gal entrance to buildings, one to the
’ department of electrical engineering
' and the other to the “steam" building,
’ or department of marine engineering
J and naval construction. On both oc
' casions he said he scribbled down Ills
f own marks and also those for several
of his fellows. Pressed closely as ’to
► how he came in possession of th*
pinchers, or pliars. Reagle said they
were given to him by a Mr Preas.
Preas. it developed, is an ex-Mid
shipman. Reagle said he never en
-1 tered any department with the pur
1, pose of securing examination papers.
He, like Waddell, stated that it had
* been a general practice among the
e midshipmen to secure marks in the
manner described, and that it was not
consider* d an offense.
Strong Evidence Against >else*.
>
Evidence of a damaging nature, at
least so far as one of the original
r seven defendants are concerned, evi
dence of which there was not the
slightest intimation before the first
board of investigation.was aduced ves
f terday afternoon at the session of the
1 naval court of inquiry.
This evidence was produced bv
Lieut.-Commander Watt, the Judge
Advocate, aud tends to show that
j Ralph McK. Neisou. member of the
i class that was graduated from the
Naval Academy two weeks ago. and
an effort is also being made to show
James E. Moss, member of the former
| third class, worked in combination in
1 a system to secure examination ques
tions in advance, and also markings
! on the exa ruinations .and advance niat
i ter pertaining to other tests. The evi
dence threw a sensation into the pro
j cedings of thee ourt, for the inquiry
j has been dragging along from day to
j day with more of a repetition of state-
I ments by the kirge number of mid
‘ shipmen who have'been heard by the
court of inquiry.
During the morning session vester
j day there was a him that something
interesting might transpire before the
day wus over, it developed that the
Judge Advocate had persued a syste
| matte can\s of a certain section of
the regiment of midshipmen, now
quartered on the ships of the summer
cruise squadron .since the close of the
court on Saturday. As a result some
fifteen or twenty midshipmen were
brought ashore about noon and were
marched to the Officers’ Mess Build
ing. under the charge of a young en
sign. There they were quietly inter
rogate*! and remained until the hour
for the reconvening of the court after
the luiu lieon recess drew nigh.
Then they were marshalled toSamp
son Hall, in a room of which the court
is holding its sittings. The long cor
ridor of this building presented much
the scene of a detention corridor for
prisoners. Three of the midshipmen
in the party, regarded as the most im
portant witnesses for the Government,
were kept under close guard, each
being under the charge of an ensign,
and they were not permitted to con
verse with anyone.
Eieiit. Turner start*. Surprise.
Lieut. W. Turner, an assistant in
structor in the Department of Fie* tri
ed Engineering and Phvsics. gave the
first evidence connecting any of the
accused midshipmen with unfairnieth
ods in their scholastic work. Lieu
tenant Turner told of a conversation
bo had about a week ago w itli.Midship
mnn John B. Mefferman, of the second
class, when lie said the midshipi tan
told him t In*t Midshipman Nelson was
guilty of misdemeanor by bis act of
constantly training underclassmen
Lieutenant Turner also said .hat
Ensign Ivan Graham had given bint
similar information. Lieutenant Tur
ner appealed as a witness voluntarily,
stating, among other things, that in
view of the reports that had thus been
made to him he did not want to see
“the good name ot the Naval Academy
dragged in the dirt," and. consequent
ly. felt impelled lo mal:< a report of
the matter. Questioned by Ensign
Burhen, a defendant, as to the honor
existing among midshipmen. Lieuten
ant Turner stated that an honor sys
tem existed during his time at the
Academy, but that now he questioned
it. Ensign Burhen also asked him
whether he considered :i the duty of a
midshipman who, with others, had
studied what they considered “good
dope” ami later found a good part of
it to be the actual examination, to re
port the matter. To this Lieuteuant
Turner replied “not if the ‘dope’ was
thoroughly legitimate.”
What HetYcrnian Knew.
Midshipman Hefferman was the next
called and he testified that he under
stood that illegal information had got
ten out, and that he always had the
impression of some one getting the ex
aminations. He mentioned the name
of Nelson, and was asked whether he
ever heard reports that Nelson had
keys to any of the department rooms,
admitting that he had, and also said
he had heard that Nelson had such
false keys made.
Hefferman then mentioned the
name of Nelson and Midshipman C M.
Reagle. whom he heard had worked
together any number nf times in the
securing of information through ille
gitimate means. Asked for other
names connected with such schemes,
he connected that of Midshipman Wade
of the second class, through conversa
tions he had had with him.
Whether Nelson had engaged In any
thing of the sort lately, he could not
say. but witness said he had heard
that Nelson had "retired from the
business,” and left it *o Beagle. Ir.
course it cross-examination of Jfof
ferman, evidence bearing upon the al
leged feud that existed between the
class that graduated and the pres
ent classes.was brought out. He was
compelled to admit the ill-feeling ex
isting between himself and Nelson,
and later told of a class meeting that
was held when the question of the
class, refraining from contributing to
the purchase of copies of the “Lucky
Bag.” the official annual publication
Issued by the graduates, was discuss
ed. He said, however, that this had
been considered from the standpoint
cf economy. As far as Nelson’s atti
tude toward him was oncerned. wit
ness said that did not bother him.
Elis inn Graham Gained Facts.
Even stronger . evidence was that
drawn from Ensign Ivan M. Graham,
one of the recent graduates and class
mate, though not a close personal
friend of Midshipman Nelson. Gra
ham is now assigned to duty aboard
•he flagship Missouri, of the summer
squadron. He said he heard a good
deal on laut Tuesday about the ad
vance information on the exam ina
’ I lions. Me -said that tue matter had
‘ been discussed by the ward-room off!
cers of the Missouri and by the mid
' shopmen, especially since the begin -
' ning of the present inquiry and the* re
flections that have beer, cast upon the
entire student bod>
It was at night, following one of
these contereneer with the officers.
Ensign Graham said, that he tens on
the bridge of the Missouri.nml was led
to approach Midshipman Waddell on
the subject, asking Waddell what In
thought of the mess going on ashore;"
To this Ensign Graham stated Wad
dell promptly replied "l think it is
funny they haven't got more on Nel
son.” Then witness said In contin
ued the conversation and Waddell
told him i good deal
Ensign Graham said Waddell told
that he (Waddell 1 told him ofNelson's
“puling oft" lots of things during the
last year, and expressed surprise that
they haven't been stopped. lie then
recited how Nelson told him how to
get in the window of the steam build
ing and get marks of examinations:
that he did so himself and, on one
occasion met Nelson ihcioithnt Nel
son drew out two sheets of paper and
also got advance marks of an exami
nation. together with the slips of pa
per containing subject; to l*e given
lor a day's work. After telling him all
of this. Ensign Graham s-iid Waddell
asked him to keep tlu- conversation
confidential, hut Ensign Graham said
he informed him that confidence
would not obtain it; so important a
matter as that.
Ensign Graham said he ga v ;* the
matter further consideration and he
later conferred with Kn vn \dntn-.
the class president.with regard to ask
ing the guilty parties to resign: that
Adam; had taken up this phn of Mi<*
matter and the accused men refused.
Ensign Graham said Waddell express
ed fear to come ashore and testify be
fore the court because he knew .Nel
son would "got him” adding that it
would moan a cast of your word
against mine, and that as he knew
Nelson would got him" and that he
could not go against him as "Nelson
has some things mi me."
Ensign Graham said that In* then
told Waddell that tin* matter is me
that ought to he cleaned up; that he
then related the story to Lieutenant
Turin.r, and if nocessaiy he would go
on the staid himself.
Mentions \nother Kiislgn.
Ensign Graham was then asked to
give any other names which he might
have heard as connected with the acts
alleged to have been committed by-
Nelson. He hesitated, and then impli
cated another of his clasmates, En
sign K. It. Hough, previously made
one of the defendant parties. Later ho
mentioned three more of his class
mates, Overesch, King and Harnett.
Ensign Graham said he had also been
told that tie names of Nelson and
Moss were linked together in the i!
licit transactions. This was told him
by Waddel, he said.
Witness raid Waddell also told film
that Moss had nearly a ivuob* ex,im -
itation in caculus, on one occasion,
which he said was received through
the mail. Ensign Graham admitted
that he and practically all other mid
shipmen of the first and second class
cs had advance tips on the examina
tion in modern languages, much of
which was contained hi the ‘‘dope’
given out by Professor t'ysachs in the
section room.
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VISITING FRIENDS HERE.
Mr. Mason E. Mitchell a Much Traveled
Man---Recently Returned From
Samoa.
Mason E. Mitchell, of Arkansas, is
visiting friends in the city. Mr.
Mitchell has recently returned from
American Samoa where he spent six
teen months as Superintendent of
Schools of American Samoa,in addition
to his duties at the Naval Station, Tu
tiula.
Mr. Mitchell first came to Annapo
lis twenty years ago as a youth to en
ter the Naval Academy and has many
friends here who are welcoming him
back to Annapolis. He has recently
taken an examination for promotion in
Washington and his many friends here
expect him to soon be commissioned as
a chief clerk of the Navy Department.
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Don’t fail to see "Old Dutch,’’
with the famous Lew Fields—Colo
nial, Wedn sday. adv.2t.j22
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TERRIFIC RAIL STORM
i PASSES OVER THIS CUT
Hail Stones As Large As Hen s
Eggs—Weigh 2 1-2 Ounces.
GREAT DAMAGE DONE.
> Seideweitz’s Hot Houses Demolished-••
Glass Broken Everywhere. 3 Hail
Stones Weigh a Pound.
Hull a* large as hen's eggs, hard
stones measuring foui t<> •ox inches in
eireunilerence, and weighing 2 1 2
ounee t, pelted this et y at half past
two u'clivk this afternoon in tin*
wor.-t storm that ever passed over
this oily.
A dark cloud hovered over the cltv
shortly after 2 o'clock, and before one
had time to reali..- what had happen
ed the i *tv was eaimon.nl. d with hard
halls of i t ‘ ...v of which weighed a
pound.
Mr George Shearman .corner of i a
the.lral and South streets picked up
one of the medium size hail stums and
weighed It. It weighed 2 1-2 ounces.
I let ween si\ and .--even of Hire '-tones
weighed a pound.
lv<*of, of houses had holes mailt' in
them by the force and size of the hail
stones. Every class in Seidawif z’s
greenhouse wa broken, .ml every
glass at Kaiser - West Annapolis, was
siua-died I hoti and ol >!■ liar worth
of dam;:> ■ was don. by the hail storm
Kaiser, the t!ori-d. estimates Ins as at
least # •tMi.ain. Seiitevvii/ from between
$.ilMI to f,’oo.
People ran tt.it ol houses oitlv to run
baek from fear and fright The roofs
and streets looked ns it tin y were eoy
ered with moth halls and hen egg-
The storm lasted just three mill
tiles and no such Imii storm ever vis
ited Annapolis before.
At the stores of If It. Myers A Go,
seventeen lights were broken; Eagles'
Home. S; Atlanta Express lliiildtng, a.
One hailstone measured by Mr. \\
Meade Holiuday,measured ! 1 2 inehe;
iu circumference. The hailstones cut
through Chaney's livery stable roof
A driver for Chaney, who was out
in tlies torm had both arms eut as
though he had been slashed with a
knife.
The stones, iu some instances, were
pointed all over, ami looked like tan
I Blowers.
The storm was not local, hut pass
id over the suburbs. Hail stones
measuring :t 1 2 inches in i iicnmiei
cnee fell it Gerniantow u.and residents
there thought the end of the world had
come.
In lessthan a half hour after the
storm pasetl over the sun shone. The
sight on Spa creek was beautiful, al
most sublime. Three of the hail
stones at Rout tier's weighed 1 I 2 lbs
As the hail fell into Spa creek, th'i
water splashed up as though there
was a eanone.de from aeroplanes.
Mr. Somerville Sullivan picked up a
peach basket of hailstones and put
them in tilt* ice box. He will he slip
plied with ice for at lea; I a few ili'vs
The full extent of the storm’s rav
ages cannot he learned at this time.
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Ministering Children’s League.
Miss Kate Randall wishes all mem
bers of the Mimatcring Children’s
League to come to her house at 1
o’clock tomorrow. Wednesday after
noon to consult about the Children’s
Festival.
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Colonial, Tuesday "Buckshot John,"
grippipng photo-drama. adv.2t.j2l
To be Married.
The following marriage license has
been issued from the Clerk’s Office at
the Court House:
Henry-Harrington Amos R. Henry,
26; Eleanor E. Harrington, 29; both
of Annapolis. Applicant, R. P. Har
rington.
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