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Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-08-02
TENDING TO MONOPOLY
United States Express Company
10 Close Up Local Office Aug.
3lst Owing To Alleged In
creased Railroad Charges.
A LOSS TO BUSINESS INTERESTS
Chamber OF Commerce Takes Matter
Under Advisement- Hopes To Ad-
just Matters Satisfactorily.

What is apparently tending toward
monopoly in the express company line
is about to happen in Annapolis, ac-
cording to reports given out semi-offi-
cially by the United States Express
Company today.
{ When approached by a Capital re-
preventative today on the question of
the truthfulness of the report current
in business circles in town this morn
ing, and agitated at the Chamber of
Commerce last night at their meeting
that the United States Express Com
pany would close business here on the
3lst of this month, the officials affirmed
the report and gave out in substance
the following statement:
1t is customary for all express COM
panies to pay the railroad companies
whose cars and roads they use, a GER
tain percentage. The United States
Express Company has been doing this,
but their lease is about to expire and
the Short Line authorities have in
creased that percentage by more than
half. The rates to the express COM
pany being doubled, the company does
not feel justified in paying the in
crease, nor are they able to meet this
increase and make a fair profit above
expenses.
When asked what the closing of
this express company would mean to
Annapolis, the reply was it would
mean the loss of the position of the
agent, a messenger, a clerk, three
drivers and dispensing with four
horses and wagons now in use, all of
which is no small item in the wheels
of progress to a town like Annapolis.
Mayor Strange is very much agitat-
ed over the loss of the United States
Express Company to the town, and a
one-express monopoly. The Chamber
of Commerce has taken the matter I'M
der consideration, and has appointed
committee to wait upon the Short Line
officials to see if the affair cannot be
amicably adjusted.
A number of business men deplore
the loss of the United States Express
Company to the town, because of its
universal courtesy and accommodating
methods to the general public.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-08-02
CHAMBER OF FCOMMERCE
Holds Regular Monthly Meeting
On Firm Financial Basis.
A COLLECTOR APPOINTED.
Chamber To Take Up Question OF
Express COmpany's Franchise
To Hold Special Meeting On
This Question.

The Chamber of Commerce held its
regular monthly meeting for August
last night. The attendcne was larg-
er than at any previous meeting this
summer.
The Chamber decided to separate
the duties of the secretary. The
dues are now to be collected by a
collector and the position of secre-
tary, who is to attend only TO the
correspondence, is to be filled by a
member of the Chamber of Commerce
without compensation. Mr.. Meade
who had been appointed last night as
the collector of the Credit Mems As
sociation, was elected to fill that posi-
tion for the Chamber of Commerce.
Harry F. Sturdy was then elected sec
retary of the Chamber of Commerce.
The Chamber of Commerce is now
on firm financial basis, as there will
be balance on hand after all out
standing obligations have been met.
1t is now in position to take an ac-
tive, progressive attitude i'm the de-
velopment of the interests of Annapo-
lis as we'll as the county.
AS this is the year for the Legisla-
ture to meet, it is most desirable that
as many members as possible should
attend the meetings and give the
Chamber their active, personal sup
port. The transportation committee
was directed to take up the question
of the United States Express Com
pany's franchise which expires very
soon. 1t is certain unless something
is done to adjust the difficulty, the
United States express Company will
cease its operations in Annapolis.
This is due to the fact, it is said.
of some disagreement between it and
The Maryland Electric Railways Com
pany, the road over which it operates
between Baltimore and Annapolis, as
to the proposed increase of franchise
taxes imposed by the Railway Com
pany. A special meeting of the
Chamber is to be held on the Sth of
August, next Tuesday evening, at
$50 p. m.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-08-02
PRICE ONE CENT.
STILL MORE CANDIDATES.
Others Who Would Go On The Ballots
File Their Certificates With Sup
ervisors.

Since yesterday three more aspir-
ants for public office have filed their
certificates of candidacy with the Su-
pervisors of Elections and will have
their names placed upon the ballots of
the Democratic party for the ap-
preaching primary election on August
90.
The latest candidate for a Demo
cratic nomination TO come out is CITY
Alderman Elmer f. Parkinson. who
this morning fled with the Super
vlsors his notification Of candidacy for
the Board of County Commissioners.
10 represent Annapolis city--the Sixth
district.
Another seeker after the nomina
tion of the Democracy of the county
for the Office of Sheriff. filed his pa
pers yesterday afternoon, in the per
son of Mr.. George I. Murray. of Oden-
ton, and member Of the last House
of Delegates.
Adam A. Shipley, one of the present
Board, also filed papers of candidacy
for the nomination as County Commis-
sioner from the Fourth district.
Candidates have until fifteen days
before the election in which TO file
their certificates and to comply with
this provision of the law all certifi-
Gates must be in the hands of the Su-
perviscrs not later than Monday. Aug
ust II. Otherwise the name of the
candidate will not be placed on the
ballot for the primary.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-08-02


oldest inhabitant of Annapolis and in
timately associated with its history in
many ways, but as one of the oldest
and largest and most historic trees of
this country.
5 A few years ago a committee was
appointed by the Board of Visitors and
Governors of St. Johns College. of
which the speaker was chairman, to
take steps to preserve the old tree,
which was then apparently rapidly
falling a victim to decay. Some fifty
years prior to that time, during a
violent storm, one of its large limbs
was torn off and fell between two
rows of tents of the soldiers then in
camp upon its green.
Whilst this, fortunately, did no in
jury to the soldiers, it proved a SER
ious menace to the life of the tree.
There had been, probably for CEN
turies, a hollow space within its
trunk and after this limb was torn
off, it became very difficult to keep
the weather out.
Whilst the committee was wrest-
ling with the subject of its preserva-
tion, an ode about the old tree was
written and appeared in the st. John s
Collegian. | am told it led to more
practical results than are usually as
cribable to poetic effusions, for, short
ly after its appearance, Mr.. James
T. Woodward, of New York. who has
since died, and who was, at the time
a member of the Board of Visitors and
Governors of the College, came for
ward and offered to have the tree
treated according to modern preserva-
tive methods, at his own expense.
The result was, what is said to be the
most remarkable piece of tree-surp-
cry, or tree-dentistry, in the country.
Experts in such matters carefully
cleaned out and scraped the hollow
| spaces in the trunk and huge limbs of
the tree and treated its sound wood
with proper anti-septics and germi-
cides.
They then filed the hollow spaces
with concrete, strengthened by iron
rods. Over fifty-fve tons of cement
| grouting were thus used, and the plug.
or filler, extends, in some of the
branches over 40 feet above the
| ground. Since then the tree has taken
on new life and vigor and we hope It
will live for many centuries longer.
4 year later the Peggy Stewart Chap
ter of the Daughters of the American
Revolution placed tablet upon the
old tree, which you win see and read
with interest. ] think the tablet was
very timely, appropriate, creditable
and generous gift, but it is erroneous
as to the age, which it puts, / believe,
at about 600 years. As before stated,
we believe it to be over 500.
- Continued
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-08-02
COMMITTED TO JAIL.
Law Offenders Cannot Pay Fines And
Are Locked Up.

Jack Boston and Eugene Boston,
both coIored. were arrested by Officer
John Holiday yesterday on the charge
q disorjcrIy conduct. Each had a
earring before Justice Wells and were
.,ed S. and costs, in default of which
hey were committed to Jail.
officer Freeman arrested William
Moore, colored. yesterday on the
charge ofdsorderly conduct. The ac-
,ased had hearing before Justice
Wells. who imposed a fine of 50 and
costs. and the prisoner was committed
20 Jail iu default
Justice Wells this morning heard
,he ease Of John Rhymes, colored.
who was arrested by Officer Thomas
Jacobs for acting in a disorderly man.
ner The accused was fined 81 and
costs and committed to Jail in de-
fault
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-08-02

Mr.. and Mrs. j. P. Prieval have
left for New York. They have been
staying with the family of Mr.. and
Mrs. Seedorf, Market street.
Mrs. Richard Welsh is spending
the month of August at Hotel Mary
land.
Mrs. C. L. Chase is spending the
mont of August at Hotel Maryland.
The family of Mr.. James NJ. Mum
roe are at Provincetown, Mass, with
Mrs. Donald Petit Morrison, wife of
Lieutenant Morrison, U. s. n. Mrs.
Morrison was Miss Golda Munroe be-
fore her marriage.
The family of Mr.. and Mrs. Olde,
of Washington, who have been sum-
mering at Geneva Cottage, at Arun-
del returned to their home in the
National Capital today.
Mrs. J. c. Courts left hor cot
tage at Arundel-on-the Bay yesterday
to spend a few days with Mr.. Courts
in Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. C. Graham will
have as their guests at "Nedanna
Cottage" on the Beach at Arundel for
the weekend, Dr.. Guyler and Mr..
George Graham, of Martinsburg, w.
Va.
DR.. and Mrs. George Heineke, of
Washington, who have been the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Heineke at
the latter's cottage at Arundel-on-the-
Bay, have returned to Washington.
Mr. Malcolm Conway, machine
operator at the Advertiser Republican
Office, left here today for Watertown,
n. Y, where he will visit relatives.
While on his vacation Mr.. Conway
will take in other places of interest
Mrs Anne Burton Jeffers will leave
here tomorrow tor Lockport, Maine.
Mrs. Frank Kautz and Miss Jennie
Kautz, of Wilmington, Del, have been
visiting Miss Rosalie l.. Reitz, Con-
duit street. Mrs. Kautz is the sister
in-law of the Rev. Father Kautz, for
mer rector OF St. Mary's Church, this
city.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-08-02
HIKED TO BALTIMORE.
-Four Annapolis Boys Take Long Walk
For Their Health.

Feeling somewhat stiff of Joint and
weary Of limb, four Annapolis boys
who walked to Baltimore last Sunday.
are sitting up and taking notice of
congratulations being heaped upon
them by their friends upon the result of
their long hike. The boys are
Buck Frank, Edward Lee, Her
bert Wilson and Walter Fisher, all of
Annapolis. They started out on their
hike Sunday afternoon at 3. 80 O'Clock
and reached Baltimore at $50, taking
five hours TO make the distance by
foot, which is considered fairly good
time on a very hot day.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-08-02
ANNOUNCEMENT
Candidacy of Joseph H. Bells for
the State Senatorial Nomination.

At the request of many Democratic
Voters of Anne Arundel County, urging
me to become n candidate for the State
Senate, I submit my name for the en-
dorsement of the Democratic Organiza-
tion of said County, and the approval of
the Democratic Voters of Anne Arundel
County, at the Primary Election to be
held on the twenty-ninth day of August,
1911, as a candidate for State Senator
for Anne Arundel County.
j2su ,(Signed) JOSEPH II. BELLS.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-08-02
PETTY LARCENY.
n. .coIored Boys Arrested On Serious
charge OF House Breaking.

..--s weeks past cases Of petty
f-. 90. Murray Hill have been re-
.s'.s- ~ f-. police by residents Of
t..4.5aaa.- r.sidential section OF
1 ...y The most recent case was
iF -.'' -.''...r-....r- at the home Of
=. ..sr,rt K.ag on Franklin street,
-.s ,rgs entered on Monday while
.--,ggaa-s were out
90. e.. s~.-ar.e was affected through a
a. a. --.r9.g. a draw in the dresser
.4.s 4..ss.sra-tmeuts Of Miss Phoebe Levy
p br1s.r open and a purse with
p mas stolen. besides articles Of
,.3 .,4 other things about the house.
~ ~ ~st,.- Was reported 20 Chief of
D ~ Obr-r. and a little piece of
......ive work was accomplished sat
~rs -...,, uas three small colored
..... sga. ranging from II 10 IA
..-. ser. arrested. They are Thomas
go Mckinley Brown and Albert
g,1,ts. Officer John Jacobs made
~. arrest The boys admitted the
-.,t and the money and other articles
.,,.er were found on them.
pffqr.rg .r several homes at Muir
rat HII has been going on for some
..rs and now the culprits have been
,,r73 out. 10 behooyes the victims Of
,,- b5uscbreakng and petty larceny
m come forward and prosecute the Of
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-08-02
Death OF Infant.

George Thomas. aged seven months,
the infant son of Mr.. and Mrs.
George T. Tydings, died yesterday
afternoon at the home of its parents
after a lingering illness of summer
complaint. The funeral will take
place tomorrow afternoon. Interment
will be in ST. Anne's Cemetry.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-08-02
EASTP0RT Nj. E. PICNIC.
Sunday School To Have Outing AT
BOucher's Tomorrow.

Under the supervision of Mr.. Philip
Stevens, of Eastport, Superintendent
Of the Eastport Methodist Episcopal
Sunday School. the children of that
school vii. be given their annual pic
mic tomorrow at Boucher son -the-Spa.
The first boat will leave Kelley's
wharf az $50 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing. 4 good time is promised all
Trends Of The church and Sunday
Schoo, who go on the picnic. The
he'. J. W. Miller is pastor of the
church
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-08-02
ANNOUNCEMENT
Of City Councilman Elmer E. Park
inson for County Commissioner

1 desire to announce my candidacy for
the Office of County Commissioner from
the 9th. Election District of Anne Arun-
del County, subject TO the Democratic
Primaries to be held on August 29th,
1911. between the hours of A. NJ. and
6 z. NJ. If nominated and elected I viii
do my utmost 10 serve the people of the
County 10 their best interest.
Very respectfully,
4t-a2 ELMER T. PARKINSON.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-08-02
To Have Birthday Party.

Mr.. and Mrs. II. S. Kenchington,
of Germantown, have sent cards to
party in honor Of the sixth birthday of
their daughter, Nettie May. The
birthday party will be held tomorrow
evening, August 8, from z to 1890,
at 343 West street.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-08-02
Advertised Letters.

The following letters remain un-
0S.med IN the city postoffice:
Men List Thomas Brown, d. d.
.-Hre. James Galloway, George W.
,G,'''e. Edward L. Holland. Timothy
eaTsaa... +, James Remington. Julius
S@';a, y. N.ter White. George n. Wills,
Ei. J. Wood.
, women S Ljst-Mrs. Alexandria
bennett, Miss Lottie Brown. Myrtle
''"eTsaa. Miss Anna Johnson.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-08-02
PERSONAL MENTION.
Items Of Interest Concerning Those
on the GO-To and Fro-About
You and Your Friends.

II you have visitors and are not
ashamed OF them. please send the
names to Us. or give Personals over
the phone. People like TO know when
you have visitors that they may call
upon your friends. Personals published
free. e.-ED.l
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-08-02
On Three Weeks Vacation.

Mr.. James Edgar Quaid, who has
been quite sick, and suffering with
nervous trouble, is enjoying a rest
cure and three weeks vacation on
the farm of his father-in-law, Mr..
Milton Duvall, at South river. 1t
was stated, incorrectly, yesterday that
Mr.. Quaid was a patient in a sanitor-
ium. He is much improved since his
visit to the country.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-08-02

Fire insurance is the safety valve
that keeps your fortune from blowing
up in tire of confagration. See
Gould & Lee.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-08-02
WaterFan1ine!

1t is with regret that this Company
is again called upon to warn it's pa
irons in the careful use Of water Our
storage supply is completely exhaust
ed, so that we are pumping into our
reservoirs alone the daily supply run
ming from our streams, which is d.
minishing day by day. Many rains
fallen in Annapolis have passed by our
wter sheds entirely. A personal in
speetion of our plant reveals the fact
that our supply TODAY is lower than
at any time during the drouth of last
year.
1t is ABSOLUTELY IMPERATIVE
that all street and lawn sprinkling be
discontinued. While the public has
cordially co-operated with this Com
pany towards this end, it is regret
able fact that some persons still con-
tinue to sprinkle their lawns, gardens
and streets, utterly unmindful of the
injury they are working the com
munity.
No charge will be made for street
or lawn service from July /, 1911, IN
til further notice.
1t is ABSOLUTELY IMPERATIVE
that this appeal be STRICTLY and
HONESTLY OBSERVED.
HARRY j. HOPKINS,
President Annapolis Water Co.
Jy. 3-tf.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-08-02
DON'T FAN

To let the CAPITAL follow YOU on
your vacation. Ii will keep YOU
posted on al that is going on
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-08-02
WEATHER TODAY

g.. Annapolis Probably local
FJF 81 A..-I-;y-- or Thursday not
f1oEse.s- el.ssr~s in temporature-
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-08-02

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. P. Prieval have
left for New York. They have been
staying with the family of Mr.. and
Mrs. Seedorf, Market street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-25
DlSLIKED UNIFORM;
TURNS IN HIS STAR
Officer Max Liedtke Dismissed From
Police Department for Criti-
cising Clothes.

Max Liedtke. who was appointed as
police officer by the present admins
tration. today handed his star to Mayor
Harry NJ. Schriver, following his dis
missal by Commissioner Archie Hart.
Mr. Liedtke stated that he was dis
missed from the department service
because ne had criticised the material
of his uniform In other words, that
when Liedtke took exception TO the
grade of clothing in his uniform. Mr.
Hart told him he could turn in his
star. which he did. He claimed that
he had a right as a citizen to criticize
his clothing Commissioner Hart is
out OF the city at present. and till he
comes back his side Of the story viii
rot be secured. viii Fitzsimmons has
been appointed 10 dTl the vacancy.
Commissioner Rudgren, however.
stated that the city having made the
policemen an allowance in their sal
AIRY specifically for the payment of
their uniforms, has the right TO pre-
scribe both the style and the material
used in the clothing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-25
is CHECK FORCER
C.. ". Miller of Oskaloosa Ar
rested for Passing Worth
less Paper.
CAUGHT IN DAVENPORT
On Information Furnished by Local
Police Department-Comes
Without Extradition

On information supplied to them
by Chief of Police Brinn, Davenport
police early this morning placed I'M
der arrest, c. NJ. Miller of Oskaloosa,
Iowa, who is wanted in Rock Island
on a charge of having passed worth
less checks at the saloon of Mack
Glynn. He was turned over to the
local authorities shortly before noon
and came to Rock Island without de-
handing extradition papers. He will
be given a hearing this evening.
During the last week. il is claimed
Miller passed checks for IS and S25
and when they were presented at the
banks for payment, It was learned
that they were worthless. The police
have been at work on the case for
several DAYS Miller is 3S years old
and II is said that has well-tO-do rela-
tives in Oskaloosa.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-25
Personal Points

James Knowlton is here from the
south on a visit to his uncle, W. o.
Negus.
FULLY D. White has returned home
after a 2,000-mile automobile trip in
Wisconsin and Minnesota.
Miss Hazel Kane, 1925 Twelfth
avenue, left this morning for north
ern Iowa, where she will visit for a
time with relatives.
F. W. Weber. naturalization exam
iner from the United States district
attorneys Office at Chicago, is in the
city today on business.
Walter Klockau, Henry Beselin
and Ralph Hitchcock left yesterday
for Elgin to attend the races. They
are making the trip on their motor
cycles.
Mrs. A. A Mennicke and daughter,
Justinia, returned last evening from
Geneseo where they have been visit
ing Rev. A. c. 1Iennicke of that
place.
Postmaster and Mrs. II. A J. Nc
Donald and sons and Mrs. Archibald
Mckinney and the Misses Elisha and
Mary Parker of this city and Mr. and
Mrs VIII Phileo and daughter of AledO
returned last night on the steamer
ST. Paul from a trip up he river.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-25
PLEDGE is MADE
Galesburg District Luther
League Promises Aid to
Augustana College.
IN RAISING LARGE FUND
Must secure S46,OO in Order to Get
Similar Amount Under VIII of
senator Ericsson.

In response TO an appeal from Pres
ident Gustav Andreen of Augustana
college, the Luther League of the
Galcs5U.g district has come forward
with a pledge Of 800 towards the
fund which must be raised before the
college Will come in for the Request
made b. the late Senator Erickson or
Boone. Iowa. The late senator's viii
gives AuSIstana $4,000, provided a
similar amount can be raised by public
subscription. The GalesbuTg district
league is now meeting at Kewanee. \
committee has been appointed to plan
the campaign for the raising OF the
500 pledged. The college is depend
ing upon the Luther Leagues of the
synod to raise the necessary amount.
HEAR FROM NORTH.
Several of the leagues in the north
ern part of the synod have responded
20 the appeal with promises of aid,
but as yet none of them have made
any pledges. The viii gives the col
lege until oct. 1872, TO raise the
$4,000
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-25
YOUNG ROCK ISLAND
BOY TO BE BIRDMAN
Arthur r.. Burt Studies Aviation
With Glass During Recent
Meet in Chicago.

Arthur r. Burt, 1902 Third ave-
nue., is probably the first Rock Is
lander to rise in the air in an aero
plane Burt, who il IA youth of %
or % years, has an ambition to be-
come an aviator and during the in
ternatfopal meet held in Chicago, he
took course in aviation with a
school of prospective birdmen. It is
believed he will develop into a first
class aviator as he is an extremely
cool headed nervy chap.
His trade is that of painter and
most of his work in this city con-
sisted of painting standpipes, stacks
and steeples which the ordinary
painter is afraid to tackle.