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Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1913-12-13
AFT COMPARTMENTS FILL.
Wireless From Admiral Badger Ex.
presses No Alarm for Safety Of
Shin

The battleship Vermont on her way
back to Hampton Roads from the
e3iterranean cruise, broke her star
bosrd main propeller shaft at 8 :45
O'Clock Thursday morning. Despatch
es received at the Navy Department
and at the New York navy yard gave
f. her position at O'Clock Thursday
night as I, 200 miles from Hampton
Roads AMI SEQ miles from Bermuda.
At that time she was continuing
on her way TO Hampton Roads at an
I.eight-knot gait, with favorable
| weather and over an easy sea. II this
rate cf speed can be maintained, she
is due TO reach Hampton Roads some
time Wednesday night or Thursday
morning. The battleship Delaware
and the colliers Orion and Jason are
conveying her.
A wireless despatch to the Navy
ID apartment from Rear Admiral
Charles K. Badger said that there
was no cause for alarm. Further
dispatches said that two tail shaft
compartments were flooded. This
probably means that compartment II
is flooded and either compartment
1S, astern of II, or compartment 16,
Immediately forward. Ships as mod
er as the Vermont class are divided
into many compartments, Longitude
nally as well as laterslly, and the
flooding of these is not considere a
serious natter among naval men.
Dispatches said that divers had re-
pc rted the propeller and shaft still
in position and that the strut which
supports the propeller was not dam
aged. The skin of the ship was un-
broken. A naval officer said last
night that probably each of the food
ed cJmpart nents was not greater
than feet high by 4 feet broad,
with length of 15 or 20 feet.
The Vermont carries about 800
officers and men. She is under the
command of Capt. George w. Kline.
Her executive officer is Commander
Z. P. Pollock. Che Vermont is one
of class of four battleships, the
others being the Kansas, Minnesota
and New Hampshire, which were au-
thorized in 1908 and 1904, preceding
the building of all the big gun shiEs.
The Vermont was built by the Fore
River Shipbuilding Company and was
launched in 1905.
Like all the ships of this class
she has length over all of 456.3
feet. beam of 1877 feet and a dis
placement of $4,000. On her trial
she showed an indicated horsepower
of 1854 and speed OF 1873 knots.
She carries four 1-inch guns. eight
8-inch, twelve 7-inch and a consider
able secondary batttry. She has
four torpedo tubes. The ship cost
about s7,000,00
The Vermont has done some espec.
tally fine target work. While the
battle fleet was on its way around the
world her gun crew shot away its
target completely and won the trophy
for the best shooting in the Navy.
In the target practice off the Nir-
ginia capes in the fall of 1910 she
again tore up several of the targets
assigned to her.
In November. 1919, boiler ex-
ploded on the Vermont, killing two
bluejsckets and scslding four others.
The accident occurred when the ship
was at the souther drill grounds off
Norfolk
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1913-12-13
U. S. REFUGEE SHIP SENT.
Army Transport Sumner Ordered To
Give Relief at Tampico.

For the relief of 500 Americans
and other foreigners in danger be-
cause OF the fighting at Tampico,
Secretary Bryan called on the War
Department yesterday &c send an
army transport TO the Mexican port
at once.
In accordance with Mr.. Bryan s
request the transport will leave Gal
weston at once for Tsmpieo and should
arrive there within torty-eight hours.
Mr.. Bryan's request was based on the
reports of conditions furnished by
Rear Admiral Fle tcher. 1t was learn
ed that Admiral Fletcher went so far
as to say that either ship must be
sent for the relief Jf refugees on shore
or he would have TO land American
forces if proper protection was to be
given the foreign noncombstants.
The Admiral recommended that the
Ward Line steamer due at Vera Cruz
be requisitioned into the service of
the United States and orde red at
once to Tampico. The sending of the
army transport was decided upon in
stead. The British and German ma
val commanders at Tampico slready
have chartered vesst Is in which they
have placed refugees from the city.
One hundred and fifty British refu-
gees are on board the Logician. while
$50 Germans are on the Kronz Prin-
cessin Cecillie of the Hamburg Amer
lean Line.
Admiral Fletcher has put l50
Americans on board the ships in his
squadron at Tampico, but has no
room for any of the 500 additional
Americans and other foreigners gath
cred on shore in the neutral zone he
has established near the water. The
Admiral said that while the guns of
the Wheeling, Tacoma and Chester
cover this neutral territory adequate
protection could not be afforded the
refugees. if they continue to remain
on shore, without the landing of ar
mored force.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1913-12-13
EDITH ST0yAY.
With Earl Williams in a Viisgrsph
Drama al The Palace,

The Leading Lady, featuring the
Vitagraph stars Edith Stovey and Earl
Williams.
The stage has great fascination fer
many people, and there is hardly any
one who is not interested in the lives
of the Stars. But many have an
idea that there is nothing good connect
ed with their life. If you have such an
idea be sure to see The Leading
Lady" tonight aud you will be pleas
antly surprised. You will surely enjoy
this drama because you will understand
and appreciate the heart-struggle uf
Marsden and his wife and their tenn
peramental differences.
G. NJ. Anderson will be seen in a
drama that is different from the usual
Broncho Billy" type. A stirring
drama full of action is The Doctor s
Duty.
Then the two reel Selig feature The
Master of the Garden. One of the
vexed sociological topics of the time is
the educational interest concerning the
sex question. This story illustrates
this point firmly and finely with good
red-blooded materalistic romance, and
touching holy memory in a beautiful
dissolve of the Gentle Master who died
to save the world from the bondage of
sin. This picture has decided values
in contrast, pictorial attractiveness and
certainty of interest to make it
tremendously effective The entire
program is Palace Quality and sure
10 please all,
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1913-12-13
BEAUTIFUL CHINA.
Given Away at The Colonial Tonight

Last night the beautiful 3l-piece
set of Blue DELPHI China was won BY
Mr.. H. E. Bright. Tonight there
will be another set given away e
the holder of the lucky number. Bring
the coupons you have received during
the week. as they are good for the
drawing tonight. China will be giver
away Immediately after the first per
formance. This will give the pa
irons waiting for the second show :
chance to be in for the drawing.
There is a splendid program OF
feature photo plays for your approvs
tonight. There is crackerjacl
threereel detective story by the War.
ner Feat Ire Company. 1t is photo
drama that sparkles with action anc
is punctuated by brilliant work Of all
star cast. Tbs settings are laid
abroad and there is a punch in every
scene that will grip and thrill you.
The plot is unusual and cleverly work
ed out in detail II is a story that
will make you forget your troubles.
Gripping and thrilling in the extreme
Full of tense situations.
Then there will be three of the
license photo plays with your favor.
ite players in the leading roles, includ.
ing comedy Biograph. A split reel
comedy or two pictures by the same
players. THE Sonambulists" ano
"A Circumstantial Hero" Special
music by the orchestra. The Colo.
nial Habit is the right thing. Get it.
All your friends have il.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1913-12-13
"YE ANNAPOLIS ALMANAC"
A Christmas Present Worth While

Anybody who has ever been to
Annapolis, anyone who has ever
lived here, should possess copy of
eye Annapolis Almanac 1t is
amusing, entertaining, interesting
and there is laugh in every line.
Mail orders are taken at The
Capital office. The little book,
which is edited by Prof. w. o.
Stevens, and is an illustrated COM
pendulum of Historical Literary
Meteorological and Apocryphal In
formation. For instance, today is
December 12, ''Ye Annapolis Alma
nae gives this interesting informa-
tion
"Deceuber 12, 1898 b. C. Noah
les. Widow voted a pension 10
enable her to live betting her
station. Her station must have
been Odneton.
The little ,ok is one of the best
Christmas presents. 1t costs but SO
cents and is on sale at Jones' book
sore. Main street, Fsldmeyer's book
store, Maryland avenue, and at The
CAPITAL osice. Mail orders g cents
additional cost for postsge) taken at
The Capital Office, where Ye Annapo-
lie Almanac" is on sale.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1913-12-13
MUDD FOR CONGRESS.
Announced That Son Of Late Rep.
Eesenlative Will be Candidate at
Next Election.

Announcement was made yester-
day that Sidney e. Mudd, Jr., will be
a candidate for Congress in the Fifth
district at the next election Mr..
Mudd was the opponent of Mr.. Parran
last year for the nomination, but was
unsuccessful.
This time he is beginning his cam
psign early, and the indications are
he will succeed. There is little doubt
of his having the support of hiJ own
county, which he failed to receive
when he made the fight last year. 1t
is also pretty certain HI will have
the Endorsement of the local organi-
cation, or that portion of it forming
a part of the Fifth district.
Mr.. Mudd's friends are confident
Of his nomination, and they believe
he will be elected.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1913-12-13
Health To Red Cross Seals.

Red Cross Christmas Seals are
the best investment in health any
one can make. Science has demon.
strated conclusively that tuberculo.
sis, the worlds greatest plague. OF
which we now have over 1000, OOC
cases in the United States alone,
can be prevented if these consump.
tives are properly card for. insures
your life against tuberculosis by
the prevention of further infection
from that source.
Red Cross Seals help to provide
hospitals, day camps, sanatoriEms,
dispensaries. open air schools and
visiting nurses Tor the care, cure
and prevention of tuberculosis in
this community. Every seal YOU
buy, then, is g sound investment
in your own health and in that OF
your family. Buy your Red Cross
Seals now and help to protect your
home from disc ase.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1913-12-13

There is more Catarrh Ia thIs section
Of tne country than all other diseases
put together, and until the last few
years was supposed 20 be incurable.
For great many yesrs doctors pro-
NOT need IL local disease and prescib-
ed local remedies, and by constantly
failing 10 cure with local treatment,
pronounced it incurable. Science has
proved cataTTh TO be a constitutional
disease and Therefore requires consItu-
tlonal treatment Halls CatarTh
Cure. manufactured by r. } Cheney
d Co., Toledo. Ohio, Is the only con-
siitutional cure on the market. Ii is
taken internally In doses from Is drops
to q teaspoonfui Il acts directly on
the blood and mucous surfaces Of the
system. They offer one hundred
dollars for any case II fsiis to cure.
send for circulars and testimonials.
Address: F. J CHENEY Il CO..
Toledo, Ohio. Sold by Druggists. 75c.
sTske Hall Family Pill for constipa-
tion.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1913-12-13
Annapolis, Md, Dec. II, 1s1

To the Editor of Les Miserables:
Dear Sir-The following is TIE
answer to your advertisement in the
Evening Capital, and / hope it will
meet with satisfaction
1t is not honest and fair in such
case to imprison man for taking
loaf of bread for his poor invalid
mother. 1t is by no means fair OF
honest, because in the case which
Jean Vatican took this loaf Of bre ad
lie just ana right.
Any man who is out of work and
who seeks employmen mt but cannot
find any, is apt to do mostly anything
for his poor mother, especially one
who is an invalid. Jean should not
have been imprisoned for such an act
and any governor, jury or judge who
would in this case convict such q
man is not worthy of being called a
man.
When Vatican returned from prison
branded as a theft but determined
to lead an honest life as he had always
done he should not have been shunne d
by his fellow citizens, but should
have been greeted and welcomed to
their town, for any person who woulc
spend five long years in dark
cell for doing nothing is worthy OF
mostly anything. II every man
thought as much of his poor old
mother as Jean Vatican did, theIt
would not be half as many Grim.
inals and thieves in the State prison
as there are today. To steal il
dire necessity as Jean Vatican il
Ies Miserables" moving pictures a,
the Colonial theatre is by no means
stealing.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1913-12-13
Stockholders Meeting.

Both banks are advertising THEN
stockholders meeting. That of the
Farmers National Bank. the Oldest
bank, will be held on Tuesday, January
13 when there will be an election Of
the Board of Directors.
The stockholders meeting of the
Annapolis Banking and Trust Company
will be held on Thursday January l.
See ads. in another column
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1913-12-13
WINE FOR CHRISTMAS.
Home Made Grape Vintage Of Th'
Best Kind.

No service is complete at Christmas
unless there is Wine served with the
cake and other goodies.
IF you have never tasted Eblin9s'
Wine. you don't know what good,
homemade wine is. Made from the
pure grape juice and bottled in the
most sanitary manner. Orders filled
promptly. Address Henry EbHng, An
napolis, Md, or Phone your order
Phone No. 906-21. d12. If
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1913-12-13
TWO VIEWS.
Yes and No; Jean Vatican SbOuld
Have been Arrested-Les
Miserables Answers.

To the ad. ia The Capital asking
for opinions as 20 the story OF Jear
Valjean in Les Misersbles, who
was imprisoned for stealing q loaf
Of bread for his sick mother, came to
this Office yesterday the following
diversity of opinion
'Is it right TO brand a man a thief
who steals a loaf Of bread out OF
dire necessity"
Impassionately we should say yes.
Law is exact. 1t does not say Thou
shalt not steal except when il is
nee sssary." To decide that this man
is no thief because he stole fro N
necessity lets down the bars TO all
sorts OF petty thievery. Necessitous
states vary in degrees. Where a
loaf satisfies one mans necessity, il
takes an automobile to satisfy an
Others. We pity the man whom
ne cessity forces t. appropriate what
belongs to another; but after all the
act is wrong sDd wrong il never
right
1t is unfortunate of course, il the
stigma of slight offense follow one
through the years, but such is the
natural law. We can not regard him
who has stolen a loaf quite as we do
him who has not. We forgive, but
we do not forget. The present mud
die over the postmastership is mildly
illustrative. The several candidates
so far nominated have been turned
down, we understand. largely on ac-
count of previous peccadillos. No,
we feel compelled to say that, while
we can condone the theft of loaf
under the spur of necessity, we never
thereafter fell like trusting the of
fender out of our slight with our
purse. This is human nature. That
it works hardship now and then
is undeniable, but is it not better fer
society in the long run?
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1913-12-13

Don't buy your Red FCross Seals in
Baltimore or Washington. Buy thsm
in Annapolis. If
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1913-12-13
WOMAN'S EXCHANGE.

Fancy Articles for Christmas on
Sale
Christmas Articles are now on sale
at the
WOMEN'S EXCHANGE.
Fancy handmsde articles of every
description, suitable for every one, and
hsnd-painted Christmas cards.
Prices Reasonable Open every night.
Corner Church Circle and West ST,
2t.oe,l3
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1913-12-13
Annanolis. Md.. Dee. l2, lsl

Annapolis, Md, Dec. IL, 1918.
Necessity knows no law" is 3
maxim which, while it may not have
been adopted by courts of law as a
guide for our judges. is yet, from
the viewpoint of morality, as much of
a guide for the conduct of men in
everyday Of court life as many
which have been made an inte grsl
part of our jurisprudence
This being true-and ii is hard TO
painsay 1.-THE writer, without in
tending even by intimAtiou to~ssy
ANYTHING that would encourage
crime, he is forced to conclude that
it is not just, nor honest, nor fair to
brand an act of purest benevolence a
crime.
If Jean Vale an had taken the loaf
for himself, TO satisfy his owu dire
needs, il would have been excusable
under the circumstances much more
is it so. when his act was done to
help another and thsC one his mother,
to whom he owed his very life.
If we can recognize the unwritte n
law to the extent of excusing g man
who takes life in order TO protect
virtue, surely we should condone the
taking of loaf Of bread that life
might be saved. j. S.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1913-12-13

DO Not BuyY our Red Cross Seals
ia Baltimore or Washington. tt
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1913-12-13

The question propounded by the
Evening Capital in regard to petty
theft, was answered long ago for all
who accept the Word of God as the
ultimate rule of human action. In
Proverbs, 6-30 we read Men do not
despise thief if he steal to satisfy
his soul, If he be hungry" fer less
would man "born of woman" despise
one who steals to satifsy the hunger
of a mother Humanity, at least,
takes soun1ings of that grief that
stands helpless be fore this hunger
of its loved ones.
The loaf stolen by Jean Vatican is
like the loaf of barley bread seen in
the dream, that tumbled upon the
tents of the host of indian, and smote
them so they fell This loaf smote
the world in its security and snug
selfrigteousness. That French Queen
who. when told her people were
hungry and had no bread answered
why, then don't they eat cake,
was not the only simple and slumber-
ing soul.
We have awakened and find that in
our Fathers house there is bread and
to spare, and he who has lived in its
opulence and shelter does not hestow
this bread grudgingly on the rerurn-
ing prOdigal Mrs. H.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1913-12-13

Annapolis, Md, Dec. 1S, 1918.
1t is said that law is composed of
the elements of justice and mercy,
but the case of Jean Vatican seems
to be devoid of both and, no doubt,
while il is more homo rable and better
TO ask for what you need, still it is
90 harm to take bread, or meat
either. il ones life depends upon it.
As for the arbitrary laws made by
man. and enforced by man, some
times one is prone to say as Our
Savior did Of His executioners, For
give them, Father, for they know not
what they do. HELEN WILSON.
26 Madison street.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1913-12-13

Advertise your Wants Lost, For
Kent For Sale, SC. in the Cspital.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1913-12-13
STOP THEFT
II Starving Man RObs Bakery Shop
is il Right To Call Him Thief
More Answers To Les miser-
ahIas

Other answers received today to
the local ad. of Les Miserables' to
be seen at the Colonial Theatre
next Monday, Tuesday and Wednes-
day nights. for which prizes are
offered, are the following
Stop, Thief"
A starving man robs a bakery OF
loaf of bread. Is it right to call
him thief7
If we answer No." we would
thereby probably encourage other
hungry persons to raid the bakers
shop and ruin him. If we answt J
Yes" we brand poor fellow as
criminal when he desperately en-
deavors to crafty natures demands.
And yet a theft has certainly been
committed. By whom7
The real thief will be discovered
riding upon the back of the
starving man, as the "Old Man
of the Sea rode upon Sindbsd
the Sailor. Two classes are here
repre- sented the starving man is the
working class, who are generally
paid low wages and charged excessive
prices for food. Thousands of them
are actually suffering from enforced
unemployment The "0ld Man of
the Sea" is the capitalist class, who
idly ride upon the shoulders of the
poor and exploit them.
But this burdens Ime enemy will
soon be dislodged, their swollen for
tunes acting as an intoxicant and
assisting in their downfall. Then
mankind will be industrially free,
brotherhood will be the rule of life,
and no one will again be driven to
sin by force of financial circum-
stances. j. l..
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-07-19

I and camping Mr. and Mrs. Lee Bur
| dick also made the trip in their ma
chine,
S. S. Carpenter. of Polvo. Tex.
bought a two passenger Hupmobile
"'32' and will use it for making regular
runs to Ell Paso instead Of using the
trains.
Three Renfro brothers from layton,
Tex. made the run into Ell PaSo early
in the week in their Buick "25,' picked
up five of their cattlemen friends and
continued on to New Mexico and Ari-
IONA on cattle business.
x
Judge Chas. Downs. Of Alamogordo,
n. NJ, came down and bought two
passenger Ford, which he drove back
home Friday morning
X X
W. H. Aldridge has bought seven
passenger Studebaker 'S5.'
X
Robert Fulton. vice president Of the
Interna tiOnal Motor company, and W
NJ Thompson, general manager of the
same company will arrive in FL Paso
Saturday from Silver City, N M, on
business trip.
A B. Williams and Paul Heating are
going to attempt a motorcycle trip to
Cloudcroft- They will leave Ell Paso
Saturday and expect to reach the
Croft before sundON n on the same day.
Nick Depeder has written from San
Diego, Calf, that he reached there
Thursday. He left here last Saturday.
A. l. Cox has a new Studebaker "2S'
fivepassenger car
". B. CLARION bought fivepassen-
ger Ford
". D. Cornell, of Bliss street, who is
here from Kansas City. bought four
passenger Pathfinder
P. c. Thede bought a twopassenger
Buick to make riding to the FL PasO
Milling company easier than it is on
J. ". Stockard and wife, ] P.
Church and Albert Tyra in two Abbott
Detroits loaded eight Of their friends
on board and took them up to Roswell,
election there Friday. Mr.. Stockard
will continue on to Detroit. Mich, TO
visit the automobile factories
senger Hudson So"
E D. DickersOn. in a five passenger
Rambler. drove in from Silver City, n.
NJ, during the week
L F. Wachs, who lives at West
Fsleta, is now making his daily trips
TO FL Paso in two passenger Oak
land, which ne bought during the week.
w 7. Hixson has bought a new four
passenger StutZ- Mr. HiXSon has Just
Joined the Auto enthusiast" club.
So that Clarence might have it to
ride in when he is using his big
Chalmers 40, Will J. Rand has bought
a new seven passenger Studebaker
So
VIM S. Alkire bought a five passen-
ger Ford to make his runs out to the
FL Paso brick plant faster than the \
cars can carry him
Mr.. and Mrs H. B Hamilton were in
from Carrizozo, N NJ. Thursday in /
their Abbott-DetrOit 1850 and re
turned to their home Thursday night. |
They found the roads in good condition. |