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PISSEN6EB STEAMER ST. LOUIS WITH ; WAR HISTORY NOW 1 BLACKENED HULL l_i ? - f t (By Tbe A**Ki*ted fcr **.) New fork, Jan.ftt—'The passenger, steamship St. Louis, with a record of having served with distinction r through two wars in which the United States was a belligerant. and in the> interval carrying passengers across the Atlantic under the American hag. is noW a blackened bull, the victim of a Are started by a painters’ torch The big ship was being recondi tioned at a ship yard for service after her second honorable discharge; frcrtn the “colors” when the accident; took place. Her owners, the Amer-; lean Line, eay she can be repaired, but it will mean practically rebuild ing her and it is a task of many months. The St. Louis, was christened by Mrs. Grover Cleveland Her construc tion and launching was an epoch in American shipbuilding in that she was the first "ocean greyhound’’ to be built in this country. She made' her first voyage in June of 1895. Un-, der a contract with the American; government she was entrusted with the fast mail of England and Europe. Under command of Captain W Goodrich. U. 8. N„ she was equipped with heavy guns as an auxiliary cruiser in the Spanish-Ainerican war. Her first adventure of note was when | BRAZIL WOULD HAVE ‘ NATIONAL PANTHEON AT CENTENARY EVENT (Correspondence Associated Press.) Klo de Janeiro, Jan. I, Proposal has been made that a national pan theon for ali the illustrious person ages 6f Brazil should be erected here in connection with the celebration of the centenary of Brazilian indepen- 1 deuce in 1922. Plans for this 100th anniversary which have been submitted to the Chambef of Deputies would cost $12,- 500,000. They include an exposition of fine arts, erection of a national historical museum, and composition of an historical opera and a drama. The scheme also provides for the organization fcf a great university. Sports will be on feature of the cele bration. It' is proposed to hold the celebra tion in September. Brazil separated froq t the Kingdom of 4*ortugal and was proclaimed independent by Don Pedro I, the first emperor of Brazil, tion' took place In Rao Paulo and It la'.proposed to erect there one of the 4!*o*t commemorative monuments in tfte new world. Vacancies at w. p. y BXAMS LESS STRINGENT Owing to the difficulty the War De-! pkrtinent has in getting the author lied complement of cadets at the West Point Military Academy, the re quirements for admission have been less stringent. Heretofore the eutrance examination has been waiv ed only for candidates who had grad- 1 hated from an accredited prepara tory or public high school. The change Just made provides that a can didate who is in actual attendance in his senior year at such accredited i institutions may submit a certificatel which, if satisfactory in other re spects. will be accepted in lieu of the mental examination, on condition that the candidate remains in school and; completes his course. It is stated that while this change! in no manner lowers the standard of the entrance requirements for West Point, it will make it possible for many young tuen to enter tbe insti tution at least one year earlier than under the former regulation, and will undoubtedly result in great, advan tage not only to candidates, but also to the Military Academy and to the Army. There are at present 591 vacancies in congressional districts, and of that number 211, or 36 per cent, have not yet been designated a M A human riddle is any man or wo man you happen to know—including yodrself. ** BEAR’S -m EMULSION —FOB— CotghaColtfaßreseklds l Weak Üb* Ask year drugnt for BEAR’S. Accept o mUntats May be ordered direct from JOHN D. BEAR ttktM. Va. mmr t , she .Was ordered to cut the cable be tween Santiago de Cuba and Kings rton, Jamaica. Running up until Bhe was under the direct fire of the guns of Morro Castle. American gunners sent back shot for shot and succeed ed in silencing all but the mortar bat teries of the fortification, while sai lors were fishing out and cutting the cable line. On June 13, 1898, she capture! the British freighter Twickenham which was taking a cargo of coal Into San jtiago presumably to be used for the Spanish fleet. She was off that port when Admiral Cervera made his dash for the open sea, and she brought to Portsmouth. N. H., the captured Spanish Admiral and 746 members of 1 lie crew of his defeated fleet. In 1917 when the United Slates joined the war against Germany, the St. Louis was one of the first Amer-! 'lean passenger ships to be armed and to defy the German submarine and | mines. -She had many narrow es capes, and once was actually hit by a torpedo but without serious dam age. She carried to and from France thousands of American soldiers and she was one of the last ships to be released from duty to return to pur j suits of peace. GOVERNOR’S PLAN ON ROAD BUILDING IS CALLED SOUND (Continued From Page One) j for the counties. Under the Governor’s ! plan, there would be a bond issue of fifteen million dollars, or an expendi ture of $1,500,000 each year for a period of tell years. It also means that roads conetting with the main State arteries will jte constructed. Sebator Mclntosh, of Baltimore county, presided over the conference, and among the first speakers was ! Senator Brady, of Anne Arundel. In stancing the value of gqod roads to a community, Senator Brady referred to the Annapolis-Baltimore boulevard, the bill providing for the construction of which was introduced by him ten years ago. He also made reference to the fact that the Severn river bridge is part of his highway, and the South river bridge, a part of the Southern Maryland roadway, the two links forfii ing one of the most important of the State arteries of roads. Senator Brady said that on the basis of division as suggested, by which 100 miles of roads would be built each year, only between 3% and 4 m4les would be built each year in Ann* Arundel. “Suppose,” asked Sonfrtor Bradv. “Anne Arundel should desire to build 15 miles each year?” To this. Governor Ritchie replied: “The mileage in each county is a ques . tion of detail. If Anne Arundel goes beyond the fund allotted, of course, i that is Anne Arundel’s business.” Senator Brady also asked whether the < main arteries agreed upon fen years ago would be built. Chairman Zouck. iof the Roads Commission, answered i this by saying they would be connect ed if provision is made for such con ; struction. It was pointed out, in the course of the discussions, that the cost of high grade road construction now is $30,000 >t>r more per mile, and a large major ity of the Senators and Delegates pres ent took the view that the high cost would be better economy in the long | run. „ * Zouck Outlines Plans j TH$ first speaker called upon by the Governor was Chairman Frank 11. Zouck, of the State Roads Commission, I who was asked to explain the proposi | tion. The Governor later said that The program of road building in his in augural address had been suggested chiefly by Mr. Zouck. As has been previously stated, the program is in effect as follows: That the State should match the Federal ap propriation of $850,000, making $1,700,- 000 a year for ten years, for building trunk lines and post rouds, and should further provide a fund of $750,000 a year, with which lateral roads would be built, provided the counties, should match this sum fifty-fifty. The State would provide the money by a bond issue of $1,500,000 a year for ten years, furnishing the extra SIOO,OOO neces sary -to make up the $1,600,000 from the general taxation fund. AUTOS DISPLACE HORSES ;! 30,000,000 FEWER ANIMALS Passenger cars or trucks, or both.! are made in thirty-two States. Build-1 ing them engages 1,101,402 persons. This does not include accessory man-; ufacture, garages, repair shops or sales I establishments. There are 550 build ers of finished cars and trucks, repre senting an investment of more than $1,500,000,000, and some 7.000 concerns making parts. Forty-four percent of the motor vehicles in operation today are owned and used by farmers. 'Che total number of cars registered in the United States at the end of Hll was about 6.500.000. These motor venules will have displaced some 30.000.000 horse*, a saving of grain ami time in calculable. 014 IVopel Who Are Feeble and Chil dren Who Are Pale Aa4 Weak Would be greatly benefited by the General Strengthening Tonic Effect Of) GROVE’S TASTELESS chill TONIC. It purifies and enriches the blood and builds up the whole eystem. A Gen- i ertrt Strengthening Tonic for Adults and Children. 60c. —(Adv.) THE EVENING CAPITAL AND MARYLAND GAZETTE, ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND, THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 1900. 'TOT' DRIVER !| INACE AND PEST That the so-called “expert” driver is one of the most exasperating pests of motordom and is chiefly re.spon- j sible for the pedestrian's animosity j toward the motorist, is the editorialj, belief of American Motorist, official I journal of the A. A. A., which pub lishes some warnings on the subject in the current issue. This is how the American Motorist' views the “expert” dricer: “Speaking of the ‘expert,’ we do i not think of the painstaking mechanic; who, by dint of study and experience 1 gained in actual practice, fauiilarizes I himself with motor cars until he is j able to obtain from them the uiaxi mum service with a minimum neces sity for repair and adjustment. Him we would call the ‘expert motorist.’ But we have in mind the fellow who is an expert ’driver,’ nothing else. “Expert*’ Rarely Owns Car “It is almost needless to say that since the exhibition in stunts in driv-! | ing is apt to be an expensive habit.! 1 the expert driver is found 1 among the owners. Usually he has graduated from the washstand in a garage, while sometimes he is a spe- j cimen of the so-called natural-born, mechanic—a species that neither me chanical progress nor scientific train ing seems to have been able to ex terminte. It is the expert driver who is chiefly responsible for the animos ity of the pedestrian against the mo torist. It is he who scares old ladies 1 into hysterics while bearing down upon them with a rush, only to clap on his brakes with a bang and bring his car to a stop half an inch from the pedestrian’s shin. “If you want to watch him, stand in front of a busy garage for awhile and you will have ample opportunity to observe his doings. He will come out of the garage at full ,tilt, clear the opposite curb by ripping the steer ing gear around with all his might, and disappear around the next cor ner in similar fashion. “When he returns he will rush down the block at 'a speed of fifty 1 miles an hour, throw on his brakes ■ some eight or tpn feet from the stop ping point, and bring his car to a halt almost within its own length; 1 all of which, of course, looks very clever to the expert driver and costs 1 money for repairs and excessive de terioration to the owners. This sort of driver is the one to whom an open muffler is music in the ears; who imagines himself a minature Oldfield. 1 “if you do not drive your car your self. beware of the expert driver, or ‘ at least nip his ambitions early in the 1 proceedings.” i I AT THE PALACE TONIGHT I “The Habit of Happiness,” a new Triangle Fine Arts Feature film, once again affords a demonstration of the athletic prowess of Douglas Fair i banks’""" H. B. Warner may take his L carefully calculated exercises for the preservation of his waistline, but Fairbanks takes his for sheer love of it. Probably that is why he is, per . haps, second only to George M. Cohan as an expression of the American spirit. As chief smile producer in the gloomy house of Jonathan Pepper. ’ millionaire grouch, in “The Habit of Happiness.” he has occasion to meet 1 a Land of thugs who have been sent to keep Pepper from the telephone while stocks are manipulated; and the way he messes up the baronial hall of Pepper Is spice the like of which never before has seasoned the home plate. He mixes the features of one gangster until another gets him from the rear. Then he slides out of his coat, leaving that in the hands of his assailant while he scoots up the stairs and pulls another bad man clear over the banisters by his leathery neck and deals hint his quietus on the floor. Then he handles two at ondfe, with ease and dispatch. All this comes before anyone has a chance to draw a gun; and it is said .hat the vim or it made everyone not directly concerned in the taking of the picture stop work to look on. AT TIIE REPUBLIC TONIGHT "Snares of Paris” is the alluring title of a new William Fox release that has been making a big hit and is an nounced at the Republic theatre to night. This photoplay is saidvto show the beautiful star, Madlaine Traverse : —who is a favorite here—at her very best; and that means very, very fine. I The plot Indicates a brilliant picture j of social and political Paris, with a view of the underworld; the latter set. it is said, being an exact replica of a Latin Quarter resort. Her role being that of a social lead- ; ei% Miss Traverse promises views of I some stunning Paris gowns. | Tomorrow and Saturday the attrac tion will be “Soldiers of Fortune.” MRS. JOHN F**MEIGS t DIED IN PHILADELPHIA * The death in Philadelphia Janu- { ary 20 of Mrs. J. Forsythe Meigs, is , sad news to her many devoted t friends. Mrs. Meigs was a grand- r daughter of Commodore John Rodg- c ers, fatuous in the War of 1812. Herj g husband was on duty some years ago j it the Naval Academy here. She isj. survived by a daughter. Mrs. Jop iing. of New York, and two sons, Robert Meigs, lately returned from France, and Lieut.-Comdr. J. P. Meigs. She was a woman of great charm and nobility of character. She was a cousin of Mrs. Philip R. Alger, of this city. NAVY METERS TRIM UNIVERSITY OF VA. BY A SfRE OF 34 TOl5 In of Home loose shooting in the earlyypart of the game, the super ior speed' and team play of the Naval Academy enabled them to win handily from the University of Vir ginia yesterday afternoon. The score was 34 to 1 15. Burkholder and Byerly led in the scoring, each making some clever shots in the final period. Hatchers goal for Virginia in the second half was the longest shot of the contest. The first session, in which both teams shot badly, ended 13 to 8 in favor of the Navy. About fbe middle of the s<#ond period the Navy swung clear atu up points rapidly. TjWO n fnutes before the close com plete new teams were put on the floor. Line-up: ftavy Position Uni. of Va. Byerly L. F Pettway Burkholder R. F. Hatcher Greber C . Schneider W’atters L. Gf v Hankins McLaury R. G Jennings Referee—Peering, Manhattan Col i lege. Field goals—Naval Academy, Burkholder (5), Byprly (4), Greber (2), Watters (2); Virginia, Hatcher (2), Schneider (2). Pettway. Foul goals—Naval Academy. Watters (6 in 9), Butler (2 in 2); Virginia, Pettway (5 in 13U Time of halves—2o minutes. Substitutions —Naval Academy, Butler for McLaury, Blue for Byerly, Olsen for Burkholder, Lenhart fox Greber, Parr for Watters; Virginia, Newman for Pettway, Stanley for Hatcher. Reinhardt for Schneider, Via for Han kins, Sc&tt for Jennings. ST. MSUr DEFEATS BLUE RIDGE ON BASKETBALL FLOOR 4 Shaking off the lead of her oppon ent in the last minutes of the game. St. John’s tied the Blue Ridge quintet in a game played here yesterday aft ernoon and then proceeded to victory byway of a basket shot by Ridgely during the extra five minutds that were allowed to fight out the tie. The score was 17 to 15. Although the game was not partic ularly well played, it was interest ing in its close score. At first the favor seemed tow r ard the Cadets, but in the second half Blue Ridge got go ing and kept a good lead until the last momept* when Speelman. the only regular with whom St. John's started, managed to make it a tie. Bonsaek was the visitors’ star and Speelman was the Cadet luminary. The line up: < St. John's Position Blue Ridge Speelman RF John Brown ...: L.F Bonsaek Totterdaje C. W. Duntbar Ridgelyy R.G Slifer Johnson L.G R. Dumbar Substi \utions —St. John's, Knighton for TotiPrdale, Totterdale for Brown. Brewer for Johnson; Blue Ridge, Kriaball for Bonsaek. Scoring: St. John’s—Goals—Speelman (3), Totter dale (2), Ridgely (2). Knighton. Blue Ridge-John (3), R. Dunbar (2). Fouls —Jst. John's, Speelman (1 in 4); Blue Ridge. Bonsaek (2 in 2; Dun bar (3 in 4). Time of halves —2O minutes extra plat- Referee—Holly. Navy Timekeeper—Davis, St. John's. SHOOTS FATHER DEFENDING SELF i AND HER MOTHER (Continued From Page One) • ~ w respectively, were aroused by the commotion, and everything was tur moil because of the affair. Dr. John T. Russell, the family physician, was hurriedl-y summoned and arrange ments were made to have Jefferson removed to the hospital. Jefferson, as above stated, was a painter ;by occupation but had been out of work for the last two months, according to the members of his family, .and it is thought, brooding oVer this, led up to his raving condi tion of Tuesday night. Jefferson is the father of 10 chil dren. as follows: Paul Jefferson, of Berwyn, Md.; Mrs. George Marquard, of New York city; Mrs. William Elliott, of Wash ington and Annapolis; Miss Ruth. Ar thur, Brooklyn, N. Y.), Charles, Alice, Ggorge, Edna and Bernice. The American Madonna Washington—“ Thine is the Glory,” the Inasstve painting to be presented to the American Red- Cross by the War Department as the tribute of the to the organization for its work during the war. soon will take its place among the art treasures of the capital. The face of the dominant figure is a remarkable composite-of tfie features of a thou sand woidfen who did Red Cross work in the conflict. WARNING mmm j TO TOM NAIM I MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION Formation of a national organization g to be known as the National Memorial H Association, for the purpose of erect- g iug a national memorial in the city of | Washington in memory of the dead of | the American Army. Navy and Marine | Corps, and affiliated civilian welfare | services, in the world war, is announc- | ed from Washington today. According to the present plans tbiS 1 organization will be made up of re- | presentatives from the Army, Navy | and Marine Corps, as well as repre- 1 sentatives from the American Legion, I National Guard Association, Naval I Militia Association. American Library I Association, Americin Red Cross, Sal- I vation Array, Knights of Columbus, Y. I M. C. A., Y. W. C. A., Jewish Welfare I Board. War Camp Community Service, I and the Training Camp Association. I Funds for the erection of this mentor- I ial will be raised by popular subscrip- j tion. • I Major-General William G. Hian. As- I . sistant Chief of Staff of the Army, .(heads the movement. The army is | represented by the commanders of I ,; corps and divisions who fought in i Prance, and delegates from other or ganizations will be added to the com mittee. The Secret try of War has been re quested also to assign plots of ground in Arlington cemetery or other nation al burial grounds for the erection of suitable mounments dedicated to the dead of individual organizations who fought in the world war. CENSUS TAKING PROCEEDING RAPIDLY Such rapid progress is being made in the fourteenth decennial census enumeration. Director Sam L. Rogers announced yesterday at Washington, that completed returns from 1,15 dis tricts in the larger cities had been received, and that returns from prac tically all districts were expected to | be in the Census Bureau by Febru ary ,15., For ('olds Or Influenza . and as a Preventive, take LAXA TIVE BROMO QUININE Tablets. Look for E. W. GROVE’S signature on the . box. 30c. —(Adv.) ! INFLUErIZA'm, starts wall a CoJd^SJ*' Kill tho Cold. At tha sneeze take CASCASIA^QUINiNt 1 Standard cold rvr.cdy for 20 year* vift, —la tablet form—asie, sure, no % xaßw cpiatea—-broal.* v? a cob* in 1+ '’SraJK hours—-relieves grip in 3 days. Money back if it fails. The croulne box has a lied I Im I i iBk 6 ' 1 with Mr. Hill'* /1 All brae S tor mm P d MODELS OF BOATS WANTED I I ■ * j ’ Anyone having models of vessels . of any kind, steam or sail, and wish ■ ing to dispose of same, please com municate with GEORGE FORBES, 10 E. Fayette St., Baltimore, Md. ; NOTICE WILL PAY HIGHEST CASH PRTCE FOR POTATOES ON FARMS ANYWHERE. WRITE OR PHONE RAYMOND JUNGERS Phone 1503-F-4 P. O. Annapolis, Md. J27 herFacmn ~ Thlid Olive soap, 10c bar; 11 bars for I $1.00; good briar pipes. 35c; ladies’ and I gphtletueu's waterproof hand bags, special I at $2.25; Ice and roller skates, all sizes; I men's leather gauntlet gloves, 40e. j JOS. LEVY 73 West Street I Phone 409-M tf I FORSAKE TI.KMS TO RKSrOXMIBLE PAKTIEM One Ford touring car, 1017 tyie, * nearly new tires; in lirst class con- 1 dltlon ss*s.oo I One more of those good IMP model 8 Chevrolet: new tires: spot light; in | •11 condition; a bargain at.. $6*5.00 I BE ARDMORE’S GARAGE <7 RAX PALL STREET f I REPUBLIC! . TODAY Madlaine Traverse “Snares of Paris” A brilliant pieture of the best social and political society •f Paris TOMORROW “SOLDIERS OF FORTUNE” _ ' mil | I am now selling the balance of j Hotpoint Headlite Heaters I I for S9OO each I 6{ PRICE $11.50. 1 | They are a great comfort for emen.< I dally during this cold weather. BU"V NOV. , | warmth that is at your command, by the t. 11l or the push of a switch. jj| \ I W. B. CHILDS Electrical Contfaclcr U| Phone—76o. Office—i::i fn- . /■" . , TIIE Palfiuttft & iwfito Established 1773 1 THE DAILY AMERICAN Payable In Advance Daily, one month f Daily and Sunduy, one monlL Daily, three months Daily and Sunday, throe months Daily, six months • Daily and Sunday, six months i Daily, one year..... • • 1 Daily, with Sunday Edition, one year Sunday Edition, one year CHAS. C. FULTON & CO. . FELIX AG.NFN, Manager and Publisher AMERICAN OFFICE HAI.iIMORI, Ik I PALACE THEATRf TODAY TOMORROW Douglas Fairbanks “The 13 th Chair" ,N STARRING “The Habit of YOONNE DEI.VA Happiness 9 creighton hale Added Attraction Added Atlr.idlou NEWS REEL PATHE NEWS I Clothing and Shoe SALE! This sale coming at this time in the face of ever r;s:n; | prices, will mean a great saving to the people of Ar.nspw* 1 1 and vicinity. I LOT No. 1. LOT No. 2. A Special lot of Young A special lot of Men’s Suits, size most- Knee ai. - b 33-34-35; to close I iV.... $11.75 m k _ Our regular stock of Bop I ’ Knee Pants, Suit: and Ovtf- I * Our regular stock of Men’s coats; at f and Young Men’s Suits and 20 Per Cent Reduction I Overcoats; at ; Boys' Mackinaw,: at 20 Per Cent Redaction 10 Per Cent Reduction Shoes for Men and Beys | , * / jj To introduce our shoe department we will a]k> w per cent, reduction. We carry Stetsons, Flor-he:T* 2- Excelsior and several other makes. (Stetsons; are cxiuip I from this reduction. Terms of sale CASH. Alterations at cost. I Strange & White Co. I 153-155*157 Main Street, Annapolis, Maryl*^ Phone 144 All Work ANNAPOLIS TIRE REPAIR CO 100 WEST STREET * - • . *ow Under Heir Rtwfiaul ' *• T. MdULUOM, Prop. Viilainiying' ■'lire Repairing— Retreading Free Air Berries -•*•*••* - cm—mr Anto TlßES—Miller, Goodrich, Firestone, Sheridafl r QUALITY OCR WATCHWORD