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Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-12-10
WANT TO BE MIDDlES.
Senator JacksOn's AppOintess Tao
Annapolis Boys.

As a result OF the competitive
examination conducted for Senator
William P. Jackson on October %,
1918, BY the Civil Service Com
mission. be has appointed James
Winthrop Brown, of Baltimore, as
principal TO the Naval Academy.
Hilyer p. Gearing, of Annapolis,
is first alternate; William Carvel
Hall, of Annapolis, second alter
nate; Thomas II. G. BailIiere, of
Annapolis, third alte rnate. and
Stewart Mscklin, Of Howard coun-
ty, fourth alternate.
In the examinations n. Arthur
Hutchins, Jr.. stood at the head of
the Iist and Proctor NJ. Thornton
stood No. 3, but as it appeared that
n. Arthur Hutchins and Proctor NJ.
Thornton were not domiciled IN Mary
land, they were eliminated and the
awards made il the above order.
The former was born and had lived
in Virginia until two months befors
the examination. During these two
months he had simply been attend
ing q Naval Academy preparatory
,chool in Annapolis. The latter was
born in Missouri, and while he had
been in Maryland for something over
A year, it appeared he had come to
Maryland also for the purpose of
attending school and could not be
aid to be domiciled in this State.
These facts were ascertaiued by Sen.
ator jackson after a careful inquiry.
Young Gearing is a son of Capt. II.
c. Gearing, u. S. N. retired, and
Mrs. Gearing, and young Bsilliere is
a son of Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Bail
liere, of this city. Carvel Hall has
been student of st. Johns College,
this city.
The young man who passed No. l,
II. Arthur Hutchins, is well known
here. His parents live in Portsmouth,
Va, and he graduated No. from
the Portsmouth High School last
year. He is ambitious to enter the
Navy and came here some months
ago for instruction at one of the pre-
paratory schools, without an appoint
ment, but with the hope Of obtaining
one.
He is a most wor,hy young man
and some effort 10 secure him an ap-
pointment TO the Naval Academy
should be made by bis friends, espec-
tally after he passed this exanina-
tion Of Senator Jackson the highest
Of all the candidates.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-12-10
VISITS OLD CR0NY AND DIES.
Admiral Niles as He Sits Reading in
Book Store is Stricken With
Heart Disease.

Rear Admiral Kossuth Niles, u.
S. N. retired, died suddenly of heart
disease Saturday Afternoon in the
book store Of 4. A. conder, at No. /
East Twenty. eighth street, New
York. Whenever he came 10 town in
the last twenty years Admiral Niles
bad dropped into the shop, whiled
away an hour jr two with MIR. Con-
der, bought rare book or a novel,
then departed.
"The Admiral" said Mr.. Conder,
"'came in shortly before noon TODAY.
got chair for him neat nv desk.
and while / worked we ehatted.
When our conversation began to lag
q bit he walked about the room and
finally selected novel.
He sat down and for Eve minnets
seemed very interested. without
looking up, asked him concerning
some mutual friends. was sur
prised al not getting an answer
promptly, but went aheaC with some
correspondence. Suddenly looked
up and saw there was something
wrong
Rear Admiral Niles was born at
Belleville. H.. June IA, Is4s, and
= rved in the Civil War az a soldier.
He was graduated from the Naval
Academy in 1859, rose through the
various grades of the service and
was retired June ID, 1911. He was
in command of the Louisians on her
voys &c around the world in 1908 and
1909.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-12-10
LIGHT AT EASTPORT.
County Officials Order an Arc Placed
at The River End Of Sixth Street.

Further extending the lighting sys-
TEN to Eastport, and particularly to
provide means Of safety for persons
living in the immediate vicinity, the
County Commissioners, in session yes
terday, took favorable action on a pc.
tition to place an arc light st
the foot of Sixth street, in q uorth-
westerly direction toward the river.
The petition was numerously sign
ed, and in granting the request, the
Board delegated to the Road Com
missioner of Eastport the duty Of lo-
eating the new light.
The Commissioners disposed of a
number of routine business matters,
in addition TO passing a large number
of bills, al yesterdays meeting.
The communication from Mr. r. B.
Pugh ia. regard to a wharf in the
Third district, was referred to Com
missioner Lyles, of the district, an
the County Engineer, for sn investi-
cation and report.
Mr.. w. H. Linthicum has filed a
protest with the Board against the
proposed action Of the Supervisors OF
Elections in erecting a polling house
at Shipley's Station. Heretofore
the county has rented q hall near
Glenburnie for the purposes OF regis.
tratioDs and elections, but the super.
Wis irs take the stand that the county
should own its polling house in that
section
On the other hand, Mr.. Linthicun
and others urge that it would be
chepaer 10 the county to continue Il
rent, rather than build q hous.
for the purpose. The Commissioner.
have referred the matter to counsel
or Melvin.
Upon motion of COMMISSIONS
Myers, Of the Second district, it wa
ordered that al property purchased
by the county at tax sales be decide,
to the county as soon as the sale
are ratified.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-12-10
LONG XMAS SCHOOL HOLIDAY
County Board Decides for Closing on
necemb-r 10 To Reopen on
January s.

School teachers and pupils will
have more than tive weeks OF Christ
mas holidays this year, according TO
the action taken by the County
School Board at its monthly meeting
held yesterday.
Christmas Day. this year falls on
Thursday, and the Board deereed that
the public schools throughout the
county shall close on the Friday pre-
ceding, December 10, and New Years
Day, also falling on Thursday, the
schools will not reopen until the
Monday following January 5.
This is a longer period of Yuletide
holiday compared TO former years
and the announcement will undoubted-
ly be hailed with great delight by the
teachers and pupils. alike.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-12-10

1t was in 1899 that the couple
were married in London Before be
took up playwriting and scored q
success through the production of
Alias Jimmy Valentine, Mr.. Arm
strong was engaged in newspaper
work Mrs Armstrong discontinued
her first suit in Annapolis because of
the fact that several chorus girls
named as correspondents lived in New
York and an action for divorce could
be better pressed there for that rea-
son. Mrs. Arm mstrong's suit was
tried before j. Hampden Dougherty,
as referee, fer which reason the tes-
timony was sealed aad even the name
Of the correspondent was kept secret.
The referee found the defendant
guilty Of improper conduct with Miss
Calvert, and his action was confirmed
by Justice Weeks.
Armstrong and Miss Calvert each
made a vigorous defense Of the
charges. but Mr.. Dougherty decided
that they were guilty of misconduct
on the steamer, G. w. Morse, on a
trip to Albany, at the Yates House
iu Syracuse and in Armstrong $ apars-
ment in West 57th street. after
listening 10 the testimony Of several
witnesses produced by the defendant
and correspondent to disprove the
charges made BY Mrs. Armstrong the
referee expressed regret that he was
compelled to uphold the charges
made by the wife. Mr.. Doughertg,
IN his report TO the court. said
" A depiorahle aspect of this case is
that it involves young woman sp-
pArentiy st the outsst Ola profession
al career. But the conclusions / have
drawn are yirtuslly forced by the
testimony and documentary evidence.
The contrary conclusion that these
intimate relations W are innocent, that
Mr.. Armstrong was sort Of hero
and benefactor who had given Miss
Calvert her start in the theatrical
world, the evidence does not justify
me ia reaching.
Mrs. Armstrong; allegations con-
csrning her husband and the actress
covered the period from January,
1911. until the fling of the suit.
She made further allegations in re-
gard TO her husbands conduct with
other women whose names we're not
mentioned. Armstrong is 43 years
old and Miss Calvert is %. She has
been on the stage approximately
four years. FIRST appearing in Brown
of Harvard. She played in vaude-
willie for time, and then appeared in
Armstrong's play, the Deep Purple.
The Armstrong divorce proceed
ings had been pending for nearly
three years. The suit was first in
stituted by Mrs. Armstrong in the
Anne Arundel Circuit Court in De-
cember. $40, and after lapse of
more than q year the bill was taken
into the New York Courts
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-12-10
DR.. HENKEL A BENEDICT.
Quietly Married Las, Night bV Rev.
Alexander Bislaski, Of Nd. Ave
lhurrh
Ihnrch-

Or. Charles b. Henkel, Maryland
Avenue Pharmacist, and practlclng
physician OF the city. was quietly mar
ried last night at the parsonage of
Maryland Avenue Methodist Episcopal
Church, on Prince George street. His
bride is Mrs. Margaret NJ. B. Hall.
and the ceremony was performed by
Rev. Alexander Bielaski, pastor of the
Church.
Only members of Rev Mr.. Bielaski' =
family witnessed the ceremony.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-12-10
SCHOOL BOARD DENIES
RAISE OF SALARIES
Several JanitOrs Who applied
Are Disappointed.
LACK OF FUNDS THE CAUSE.
Many Routine Matters Before County
Officials at Regular Monthly
Meeting.

The Board Of County School Com
missioners met yesterday in regular
session, all the members being pres
ent. and the following business was
trans acted:
A communication was received
from the citizens Of Severna Park,
asking for more commodious school
building to take the place of school
7-S. AS the matter could not be con-
sidered at the present owing to lack
Of funds, il was held over for future
cons liberation.
A petit IN from the Mothers Club
of the school at st. Margaret's was
presented asking that janitor's ser
vice be supplied for said school. AS
no provision was made in the last
school levy for such purposes the pc
tition could not be favorably consid-
cred.
The board of trustees of the An
napolis Grammar School request ID
that the salary of the janitor of said
school be increased. No action was
taken.
The resignation of Miss Ida Bass-
ford, teacher Of school 1872, was ac-
cepted, to take effect on January /.
Mr.. Wm. A. Ray. of Severn, pre-
scented an estimate of $50 for furnish
ing material and building a fuel
house at school ga. The Board
thought the estimate too high and did
not approve it.
The request of the principal Of the
stanton school for an increase in
salary was denied
The janitor of school 5-6 asked
for an increase in salary While the
board recognized that there has been
an increase in the jsnitor's duties at
said school, il does not feel that the
funds at it's disposal would justify
additional pay.
The superintendent was authorized
TO have a pump installed at school
1873, on the terms named in the let
ter of the teacher of said school,
dated december 3.
The treasurer was dire cted 10 i'm
pose fine Of SO on all teachers who
failed to attend tie recent local in
stitute.
The superintendent was authorized
TO have three-quarter rcd placed in
colored school 6-3 as brace TO the
building TO keep it rom spreading.
The treasurer was directed to pay
to Miss Laura Robinson her full sal
airy. less the cost of the substitute
who has been employed during Miss
Robinson's enforced absence on ac-
count Of sickness.
The Board passed an order provid-
ing for closing the schools for the
Christmas holidays on December 19
&c reopen again on Jannery s.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-12-10
GRANTED
a2S ARMSTRONG
Actress Named as CO.
respondent
ALMONY OF $500.
2ul Armstrong, The Play
Also Given Casiady 81
ir Three Children.

H..a Abel Armstrong gained
rae Of divorce ia ths Su-
Jrt Of New York yester-
was given the custody Of
children and 50, 500 a year
usa support and the support
zion 0f her children.
grsph showing the wife
ljren, printed in one of
ilies today, was taken at
euea. Stronghold, near An
Paul Armstrong, against
decree is granted, is shown
in the picture. He is q
n and prosperous play
hose country estate is at
.ae old Stehle Farm near
Ridge, % few miles rom Annapo-
1eiated Press story from
H.rs ays
H Uella Aben Armstrong WIS
.H1a granted a decree Of abso-
"#e. from Paul Armstrong,
......e wright, author of Alias jimmy
when Justice Goff, in the
Eo1rt. approved the finding
Hanpdan Doughterty. refe-
H awarded Mrs. Armstrong
Hsg d wear and the custody Of her
....a e.i irgn.
decided yesterday was IN
tuted by Mrs. Armstrong
husband. the FIRST, which
maA At two years ago ic Annap-
. the couple lived for q
having been discontinued. By
H granted yesterday Mr
was given the right to see
en, Annabel. Myrell and
aud 10 case the family
place of resid nee, Mr..
raE must be notified. The
500 aanually is allowed for the
. of Mrs. Armstrong and the
port, and education Of the chill
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-12-10
Mrs. CoId.beroush IL Rscsirs.

Mrs. Phillips lie Goldsborough. wife
OF the Governor OF Maryland will ii.
augurste the series Of public rpce0-
ti0ns az the Government House tomgr-
row afternoon. Thursday IS the reeo-
lar receiving day for Tor he E54st
LanS OF the State. but the initial func-
ton arranged tor last Thursday, was
postponed by Mrs. G0ldsborough be-
cause Of the sickness of her young son.
VINO underwent an operation for aha
noics The hours for the reception
tomorrow viii be from to O'Clock.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-12-10
Reception To Football PLAYERS

About forty midshipmen football
players, members of the regular Navy
squad during the late season, are the
guests Of honor this afternoon at re.
ception given by Mrs John II. Glib
hons, wife of the superintendent of the
Naval Academy. The reception which
was between the hours of Z and &
o'clock took the form of a tea Dansant.
and was q very enjoyable function.
A number OF yourg ladies of the So
ciety set of the academy and the city.
were invited to help entertain TIE mid
dies.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-12-10
RseeptiOn al 'fLuekY Rsg Inn. ;,

Lieut.. and Mrs. w. F. Jacobs, of
the Navy, were hosts yesterday aft
ernOon at 3 reception and tea given
al the Lucky Bag" Tea Rooms on
Maryland avenue. There was
large number of guests.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-12-10

There will be a meeting of the Help
ers League Of st. Martins Lutheran
Church tonight All members are urg-
ed to attend.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-12-10

Do Not Buy Your Red Cross Seals
IA Baltimore or Washington If
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-12-10
VOTES AT BENESCH'S.

Miss Alma Lee Sill in The Lead.
FOR the most popular young lady TO
draw for tne piano and be awarded the
mahogany desk at Benesch' 5. Votes
cast to noon today, are as follows:
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-12-10
GET THE CAPITAL.

XkTHAr you want Is news Ne
w have IL. 25o. a month brings
the Capital 20 our door daily Let
us enter your subscli II tion at one.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-12-10
THE WEATHER

annapolis end Vicinity:
@ far. ht and Thurzdsy, not
.tslre ira ten peFsture.
The Washburn leader., 1913-08-15
Entertain. at Summer Resort.

Entsrtains at Summer Resort.
Any girl who is talented as singer,
piano player, fancy dancer or elocu-
ZIONIST can earn considerable money by
applying early in the spring to proprie-
tors of the large summer hotels to be
engaged to entertain their guests. One
elocutionist who teaches dramatic
school in the winter spends her vaca-
tions prof1tably in this way at differ
ent summer resort each year. She has
her choice of a room and board at the
hotels in exchange for her services or
of receiving salary and rooming and
boarding elsewhere.
As she is a dainty, refined, fascfnat-
ing and we'll educated little woman,
she makes many friends each summer
among the wealthy guests and returns
to her classes each autumn greatly ben
Gifted in health, besides being richer In
friends.
1t proves also q good advertisement
for her, as she generally adds more
scholars to her classes each year in
consequence.
The Washburn leader., 1913-08-15
FOR THE CHILDREN
Game of TeakettIe.

This game may be played by any
number of persons, one of whom leaves
the room while the others agree upon
a word with several different mean.
ings or upon two or more words pro-
nounceh alike.
The player who went out then 10
turns and asks a question Of each one
in turn. The word or words agreed
upon must be used several times in the
answer, but instead Of saying the word
itself "teakettle" must be substituted.
If the word is compounded with an
other or with prefix or sufix the
word "teakettle" must be similarly
compounded.
Thus, suppose the words rain. rein,
reign to be selected. The first ques-
don might be, How do you do?" The
answer returned, II have cold. for /
was out yesterday in the biggest tea
kettle of King Georges teakettle."
The next may be asked, DO you en-
Joy riding?" THAT depends some
what upon the teakettle and also on
whether it is teakettling or not"
The player from whose answer the
word is guessed must become question
er and leave the room while another
word is chosen.
The Washburn leader., 1913-08-15
The Futurist Fan.

A new place has been found for the
distinctive bunch Of futurist flowers.
They have been used at the sorsage,
on the hat, at the belt and on the neck
ruff. Behold them now fastened pert
ly to net, lace or ivory fan! They are
effective, too, the gaudy atiff flowers
against the dainty white fan. They
are generally caught about the stems
to the outside stick Of the fan, and
one Of the flowers IL fastened securely
in place farther along the stick. Ar
ranged in this manner they do not In.
Iterfere with the opening and shutting
Of the fan.
The woman who can use q paint
brush can make a futurist fan Of .
different sort by decorating net or
lace fan with spots and blotches Of
brilliant color-cerise, orange, purple
and bright green-in oil paints.
The Washburn leader., 1913-08-15
Beatrice Hsrford's Geography.

Beatrice Herford's Geography.
There's another Beatrice Herford
story going the rounds just now.
The story goes that on a recent visit
to London Miss Herford was one night
allotted a very famous geographer as
her dinner partner. He proved ex-
tremely agreeable and had much to
tell her Of certain charming out Of the
way English villages unknown to the
American tourist.
"Do you happen to know little
place called WinkleT' asked Miss Her
ford innocently.
"Winkle, Winkle," repeated the great
geographer. "Hum, ha, no. / don't
seem to remember any place named
Winkle."
"Well, that's as near as I can come
to the pronunciation Of It," pursued
Miss Herford. 1T is spelled, Wind
s-o-r CASTLE"
Don't you hope for his own sake he
was quick on the uptake" with .
sense Of humor as big as his reputa-
tion7
The Washburn leader., 1913-08-15
Silent Quaker.

The company is seated around the
room so that each one can whisper to
his next neighbor on the right. When
all are ready the whispering begins.
Each one tells his neighbor to do some
absurd thing. When every one has re-
ceived a commission the leader an
nounces that meeting has begun"
All then solemnly shake hands, after
which no one must speak or laugh.
Each in turn rises and performs the
task assigned him with the utmost
gravity. Any one who laughs or speaks
must pay a forfeit or leave the game.
Suggestions for commissions: One
might be ordered to make pantomime
speech, one to dance Jig, one to put
an imaginary baby to sleep, another
to sing an operate solo in pantomime,
another to find a mouse under her
chair, another to make three grimaces,
indicating surprise, delight and grief,
and SO on. Various comical things will
suggest themselves, the more ridicu-
lous the better.
The Washburn leader., 1913-08-15

Mrs. Ralph Pulitzer, wife Of the ed
itor Of the New York World, is play
ing the part of fairy godmother to the
newsboys of the metropolis.
Mrs. Pulitzer, who is daughter Of
DR.. Seward Webb and granddaugh.
ter Of the late William H. Vanderbilt,
is the originator of scheme for the
social betterment of the "newsies." {"
She is chairman of a committee to
raise funds for the erection of club
house for the little waits who earn
their living by selling papers in the
streets.
Mrs. Pulitzer proposes to give these
youngsters a common home where
they can get the right kind of enjoy
ment out of life, and she hopes similar
movements will be taken up In other
cities.
The Washburn leader., 1913-08-15
Poetry With a sting In II.

On one occasion when Paul Ham
ilton Hayne was visiting Samuel Min
turn Peck at the latter's home In Tus-
caloosa the two poets strolled into the
woods and paused to rest beneath the
shadows Of the pines.
Here are your favorite pines,
Hayne," said Peck. Lets dream
few poems beneath them"
The languid summer day had Its ef-
feet upon them, and they were soon
snoring and dreaming away.
But suddenly both awoke and both
started down the home road at top
speed, shouting as they ran.
An army Of yellow jackets had dis
covered them and, not being partial to
poetry, had forcibly and feelingly re-
sented its intrusion on their domain.
Later, at supper, Peck asked:
ibid you make a poem, Hayne?"
"No," was the meek reply. II made
poulticew
$50 did l." said Peck. ~s%
The Washburn leader., 1913-08-15
Early Education.

The earliest textbook for the in
struction of children was the horn
book, invented in 1850 and used up to
the close Of the eighteenth century. A
thin slab of hard wood was covered
with parchment, on which were print
ed the capital and small letters,
numerals and some elementary sylla-
bles and words. Over this thin sheet
Of transparent cows horn was placed
and firmly bound. This, the Bible
and the sampler on which little girls
painfully stitched the letters Of the
alphabet and border Of herringbone
stitch or some conventional pattern OF
impossible flowers and foliage COM
prised the bulk of the education given
until the commencement Of the eight
eenth century.-st. Louis Globe-Dem-
ocrat. F
The Washburn leader., 1913-08-15
THE GOOD ROADS MOVEMENT.
Gratifying Prssrsss Shown In Read
Construction everyvhero.

Gratifying Pro0rsos Shown In Road
Construction everywhsrs.
That there are upward Of $500. 000. 900
of good roads bonds issued and out
standing is indicated by the Good
Roads Year Book Of the United States.
the 1918 edition Of which has just been
issued, containing a resume Of the
whole road situation. 1t is evident that,
whatever may be the faults in methods
of construction and maintenance, mon.
ey is being spent in sufficient amount
to bring about vast improvement in
the public roads. The year book
shows $137.0OO,OOO Of state and road
bonds authorized and $156, 100000 Of
county bonds outstanding on Jan. /.
1913, making total of $293, 500. .O00
AS this is based on reports from about
Is per cent of the counties in the Unit
ed States and as large number Of the
individual townships have not reported.
1t is estimated that the amounts not re-
ported would run the aggregate up to
probably $3.50, 100000, to which should
be added ten or fifteen million dollars
Of the bonds voted in 1912, which have
not yet been issued.
Gratifying progress in road construc-
don during the past few years is indi-
Gated by the statement in the year
book that. while the percentage Of all
road improvement in the United States
at the close of 1909 was s.66 per cent.
the revised statistics to Dec. 81. 1911.
show an improved mileage Of 10.1 per
cent. or a net gain Of la per cent.
This does not sound SO impressive in
terms of percentage. but 1t means that
in the two year period more than 34,-
600 miles of improved roads we're con.
structed, or 10000 miles more than the
entire mileage Of national roads in
France.-Scientific American.