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PAGE SIX (Eirrl? piaglimta? Double Bill Today “SHERRY” From Geo. Barr McCutcheons Famous Novel Also Harold Lloyd in “Haunted Spooks” ' ——- i'-*" *p|t ' ) AilP Hij WVE.<j£OKETrt CASPEN TIE'S- . Georges Carpentier, Idol of France IN A Million Dollar Production INSTALLATION OF TH" !'!!>'. OHGAN WILL BE COMPLETED TOMORROW Coiin iv'v i tomorrow cvcnin? INIr, /\* il'ui t'.dwrtrcl Jones, wc 1! known to Annapoiitans. will preside. " Bumorcsoiic” A Paramount Artcraft Picture H O Fannie HursiT beautiful story of a bay’s genius and a mother’s love. B. A Beginning in the clamor of New York. Ris'ny to the heights. Then end- gP* A story that ciics to hide its laughter and laughs hide its tears. BMore Pathos Than “The Music Master” More Fun Than ‘Potash and Perlmutter” L TO MISS IT IS TO MISS ONE OF THE FINEST ENTERTAIN- I MENT TREATS EVER OFFERED TO THE PUBLIC A i ===== n A Special Musical Program by the Republic Superior Orchestra, W. R. A ik. SIMA. Director and Solo Violinist. C Friday and Saturday E “Humoresque” Presented at the Republic AT 2:30—4:15 7:03—5:45 P. M. To fully enjoy this presentation we urge you to be prompt in attendance ADMISSION 35c (INCLUDNC WAR TAX) M A 1 ?N t:ITS FOR CHU DKEN He \ • —— y) V' : ... - ... . .....y— - ■<.' ■ T!T DT'l'vrrVPlTM wh M \RYI *ND GAZETTE \W\pni K \tvpvT \vn Trmpcnw nrUOIVEk' I. t#!o. HEIOOIIITBIS OP WOMEN SCENE OF MUCH ACTIVITY i ' / Everycnc Of Association Recent ly Organized Busily Engaged Tn Phases Cf Campaign To Get All White Women To Register CITY COMMITTEE IS # NOW ORGANIZED Tlf hv.uhju mors room of the Wo imn'- Democratic ("nmmiUre for Anne Arundel county in the Maryland Hotel \va a scene ot busy activity yesterday From ten o'clock in the morning, v U< a the women flr.-t. took possession i their office, until five in tie after noon committees were meeting and • -inu-rc ti'-i-ft w.-ri being held'. M:Vs Eleanor Green, eldest (laughter d .Vieh.ilas Green, who has vpluntoef -1 1. * services as secretary to the, ■ miodtU'p was on hand promptly at *eii (. < Ira k, and kept the keys of her; \pe-viper el:,•king busily in the in ert a i.f the !>< u ■>.-nrie i im-*i.;igu. In tin morning Mrs. ("laren.ee M h.u. sener :'. chairman, Mrs. Abram . 1 --S and Mrs. 7 k '.tori' Johnson h -hi t;i inform ! e< aternx e. A fe'-ogr mi . h'<h rad linen received by Mr - tpli:; in fror.i the HaltPoor*- commit- j tee of the Pro-L< ague Independent- - f.d a clipping from the Baltimnr , y.vt litig Sun. were read and discussed, i ; Extract.: from the "Sun" article \ do-,-: j j “ruder me heading. Women to Ktlu • cate Women in League,’ an explana ion of the campaign to place a copy >f t he Covenant of the League of Xa •ior. in the hand of every woman voter . n America is given. Is Glgnnlic Tusk ‘‘This gigantic task, one of the big rest -Fugle undertakings of the pres mt tmpaign has been put into the hand.' of women. "i; was conceived and is being car- 1 : -ied oiu by the Pro-League Indepmui an organization of pro-Lc-ague I Rc{'(idietins and independents, who in- I tend to vote for Cox and Roosevelt. | "In its membership are such men j and women as Theodore -Marburg, former Republican Minister to Bel gium: Charles W. Elliott, former presi dent of Harvard: Rabid Stephen H. Wist ; .Mary E. Woolley, president m (Contlntu-.l on I’uito <•> PROCLAMATION FOR “PREVENTION DAY" Text Of President’s Message Urging Decree. In Fire ’ Losses FIGURES ARE STARTLING The Proclamation by which next Saturday. October !). is made National Fire Prevention Day. is given in para graphs below, president Wilson was } led to appoint the day by a- eontem- I plat ion of the figures on fire losses, \\-i-: h he gives ill the opening para vrajlm. Annapolis, within the past few i years. Inis certainly come in for its i fall -hare of the damages. I Tim President's proclamation fol i low,- : j "Whereas, the destruction by fires | in the edited States involves an an i auiil loss of life of ir.nooo men. wom : ’n and children, and over s2ro.o<>o,ooo j in l uildings. foodstuffs and other cre ; itei* resources, and | "Whereas, the need of the civilized | world for American products to re i place the ravages of "be great war i is especially great at- this time, and | "Whereas, the present serious i shortage of home and business struc tures makes the daily destruction of . buildings by lire an especially seri ous ma’ter, and "Whereas, a large percentage of the tires causing the annual Ameri , can tire waste may be easily prevent cn the part of citizens. "Therefore. I. Woodrow t.ilson. ed by increased care and vigilance President of the United States, do urge upon the Governors of the vari ous States to designate and set apart Saturdav. October S>, I*2o. as Fire Prevention Day. ami to request the , citizens' of their States to plan for t .hat day such instructive and educa tional exercises as shall bring before he people the serious and unhappy affects of the present unnecessary fire waste, and the need of their indi vidual and collective efforts in con i serving the natural and created re sources of America. “In Witness Whereof. I have here f unto set my hand and caused the of the United States to be af , fixed. "Done in the District of Columbia this seventh day of September, in the i year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and twenty and of the in dependence of the United States the one hundred and forty-fifth (Signed) " Woodrow Wilson." s This is the first time in the history s of the nation that a president of the i Untied States has issued a proclaina { non of this character. #' . II I ■ =s= *^j Tomorrow & (T* A (Formerly Saturday i Palace) WILUAM FOX PRESENTS LT. ORMER LOCKLEAR (A crusader in the conquest of the air in a Din *' * r • j inu ‘ ,ro ' ,c t *’ c c^ou ' iN ! • greatest dramatic pidLtre Annagn is lias eve; ecu. The Skywayman —Featuring the world’s premier Flyer. —Terrific battles between planes 300 feet in the air. —Thrilling dare-devil feats, stunts oh-, ieurec to att ;mrt. —Louis Lovely. Wm. Farnum’s lead mg wmuan play , c-ppt me Lt. Locklca: LT. ORMER LOCKLEAR in "THE SKYWAYMAN 1 william fox PRODUCTION * Lt. Ormer Locklear Said: “When I first did my trick of stepping from one plane in mid-iir to another, I was called rash and foolhardy. I was even LOURT-ivIADTiALED. Hut l convinced the army au thorities, that there was no danger in it tor me and that, furthermore, there was a distiim benefit in it for the world/’ “The fatal accident which brings Lt. Ormer Locklear crashing to earth.” Additional Attraction, Also a Ben Turpin Comedy “The Harem” You can’t afford to miss this Fox super-special featuring the greatest airman and the great est feats the world has known FRlDAY—Matinee at 2:30; Evening at 0:3.0. f SATURDAY —Theatre opens at 1:30 with performance continuous till 11 P, M. TODAY Douglas Fairbanks in “The AMERICANO” Added Attraction Fox News and Serial—Eddie Polo in “The Vanishing Dagger ’ I .TTCT- i LEAGUE COUNCIL’S POWERS IN LIEU OF ARBITRATION If he 13 “thrice armed who hath his | Quarrel just.’’ then on the moral side j • '.lone h'- whose quarrel is unjust is; •,];ree times weaker than another. At -j . title 15 oi the Covenant, pabli -hed be- ; a w. provides that the Council shuil :n- ! ■ vest it* ate and decide all quarrels he-; tween nations which they are not wid-, j :ng to submil to arbitration and shall r render a decision by which the na . tit ns composing the League must chide. In such matters the Council, on which the United States when it enters the League will be represemeu. , must be unanimous except on the part > of representatives oi the disputants. This article provides for such public • ity of international quarrels as u fix i the*blame for them before the world. > and it measures such a weight ot . .pinion against the party in the wrong as o make it impossible, for that party j to fight. Again the Covenant is re ’ as a great agency of peace: • If there should arise between members of the League any dis pute likely to lead to a rupture, which is not submitted to arnltra tion a= above, the members ot the League agree that they will sub mit the matter to the Council. Any party to the dispute may ef fect such submission by giving notice of the existence of the dis i! pute t > the Secretary-General, who will make all necessary ar rangements for a iuli investlga tion and consideration thereof. For this purpose the parties of the i dispute will communicate with the j Secretary-General, as promptly as | possible, statements of tneir case, all the relevant facts and japers: j the Council may forthwith direct fhe pubiico*ion (Ifen •' The f'our.vij shall endeavor i . cuY- ci a setiL-nruit of any diipuo. ar.d if .-v.c h cli> arc .-m cessful. a statement shtfil be n-ude public "J . ihg s :ch f:ic'- and explanation regarding ti.> <h putt- and ternir o: -cub riuthcr : a Liu I'm li cit no y deem appropriate. L the dispute is not thus .-et :!i t 5;•: t oui.c.l mther uaurii.i --ou-!y or by a majority vote shall make and oubiish a report con tai.’.Tig a Staten".’:, of the facts a; , the dispup and the rocomnu nd<*- lio'H whi.-h arc deemed jus! and pp',:-. r in regard there:o. Any number of the Li atm • rep resented on ;h< u .upcit nmy make public a stateme; ’ i f the facts of tin dispute and- oi the c inclusions re girding the semi. if a report by the Council is unanimously agreed to by the member- thereof other than the representatives of one or more of tic parties to the. dispute-, the member* of the League agree- that they will not go fo war with any party ;o the dispute which com plies with the recommendations of the report. !f the Council fails to reach a report which is unanimously agreed to by the members there of. other than the representatives of one. or more of the parties to the dispute, the members of the Le-xgue reserve to themselves the rigid to take such action as they shall consider necessary for the maintenance of right and justice. If the dispute between the par- ; tics is claimed by one of them, and I ! <und by tlie t'.cn. l .! i it i f a mu! ter v. he !i b , ' . ia! ion;* 1 la w L :-o;.< ly y I.- ai'- •ic .inii diet;-,ii of party. tin. Conn, il .-h <ll •- > ■- : ; ud hall make no i < onm- I- Loti a- to iia T'lemej./ ihe Council u:uy in ■ nn.b-r thi - Article n o- 1 alf to !be As-oenbly. ’! litre shell be re!erf' . ’ i qu'- t of either pa c y ’ c I p'lie. provide I :i>u tic,a t i be made within f one ■ < tir the submission of tic- i. : u the Count ii i In any < a relerre 1' ■< f . i intily all the provision- Article and of Article L r j to the action and pffx -r- 1 council shall apply to ' v end powers of the A • ided t.hat a repor’ mum ‘As-cmbiy. it roncurr- i t< preset) tu lives ot those a id' the League represe: ’* .Council and of a major.;:- other members ot the 1 elusive in each ea-c of to . s -at.-stives of the pare I r.iyput.. shall have tin a iqporl by Ur- Ue.iv. curred in by all the c thereof other than the rvp’" lives of one or more of tw ; to the dispute. m: FKHI.S TUN VKAIiS 1 Any nan or woman huft* r - I t ne back, .headache, t-Mf s ipseles. rheumatic pains or h: j symptom of kidney or biadb* • will be interested in this " ' H. Bryde. 925 Garden Hr. A. J. ’I could not bend T tome years, as I can now. bad many a time to put ; j shoes. I obtained relief wi’n 1 ; Kidney Pills. I feel now a* 11 I wt i ten years younger.”