Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-09
BOTH SIDES CLAIM 1 POINT.
Supervisors Hearing at Annapolis
Carpenters Stakeholder Notes.
spondence of The Star.

special Correspondence Of The Star.
ANNAPOLIS. Nd. August s. 1905.
In the circuit court for Anne Arundel
county this morning with Chief Judge Il
Thomas Jones on the bench, the petition
of Frank S. Revell ct al, for a temporary
injunction to restrain the supervisors of
election of the county and Eve members OF
the democratic state central committee
from holding a primary election on Saturs
day was refused. The decision OF the court,
however was In a way peculiar one and
as result both sides are claiming TO have
gained a point. with the actual facts In the
case rather in favor of the contention OF
the plaintiffs, representing the Moss Ban-
non faction of the democratic party
All OF the Annapolis carpenters emnIoyed
oy the Noel Construction Company on tho
nrms construction work on the Naval
academy buildings left the works on strike
this morning. The strike came after n
failure TO adjust the carpenters wage scale
to suit the local members OF the trade en-
ployed by the firm. For some time past
the construction company has been at %
loss TO get sufficient men OF the carpenter
ing and Joining trades for their needs on
the various buildings now under cpnstruc-
ton in the government institution. This
forced the contractors to import men from
Baltimore, but the men from the Monu-
mental city refused to come to Annapolis
to work for less than $3.50 a day. and to
get the necessary labor they We're forced
to meet this demand. The Annapolis car
penters, belonging to the United Brother
hood of Carpenters and Joiners Annapolis
Local No. 1926. had been getting only 81
day. and when they learned yesterday
that the men from Baltimore, beside whoN
they were working and doing exactly tho
same work, We're getting 30 cents more per
day they struck.
The board of governors and visitors of st.
Johns College at its meeting tomorrow
night will take up the award OF the free
scholarships for the coming school year.
1t Is understood that, while It Is only pos
sible to accommodate 30 scholarship stu-
dents the board already has applications
from over 800 youths.
The recent boom In the military departs
ment of the institution including the an
nual encampment at colchester and the
participation in big martial demonstrations
like the inauguration, IS one of the causes
assigned for the increased popularity OF
the old school.
Mrs. Brooks Sewell is entertaining the
following house party from Washington:
Mrs. AL. A. King and three children. Miss
Hoffman and Mr.. Carr.
The first consignment of material for the
Chesapeake Chemical Company. the new
enterprise TO be started up by syndicate
OF which Mr.. Brooks Sewell is manager.
arrived here yesterday from Austria. GER
many. The cargo was inspected by custom
house inspectors from Baltimore. who came
here for that purpose.
Mrs. Morris. wife of DR.. Morris of WASH
ington, is visiting the family of Mrs. Earn
est Duvall, Gloucester street.
DIR. George Marchand OF the United
States coast survey service has been or
dered to Manila, and will sail September i.
DR.. Marchand is visiting his mother in this
city at her home. the historic residence or
Governor Francis Nicholson, the house
where the legislature of Maryland assem-
bled in 1904 after the burning of the state
house.