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Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1915-11-23
AN ANNAP0LITAN COLLoQUY.
Communicated


First Citizen-Friend. what is this
report and conversation now in prog
ress about steel armor plant hereg
Second Citizen-why, have you been
DOING? This matter is simply wheth-
er, or not, Annapolis is going TO secure
a valuable factory here under govern
ment control that will be even of more
benefit to our city than the Naval
Academy itself
First Citizen-That's startling news
and very gratifying information.
Second Citizen-Yes, but the bird
has not been Gagged.
First Citizen do not UNI
derstand your parable
Second Citizen mean that while
our city has every advantage over
every locality as to its superiority for
the site of the plant, it has not yet
been decided to give our town, or
neighborhood. the choice.
First Citizen-In whose hands lies
this great boon?
Second Citizen--With Congress. *
First Citizen--IIas this matter been
brought to the notice of Congress-
Second Citizen-No, but it has to the
Secretary of the Navy. He says Con-
gress will decide the location.
First Citizen-Then this subject,
and the advantages. think, should be
brought to the attention OF Congress.
Second Citizen-You are quite right
How shall this be done?
First Citizen-By the visit of a duly
appointed committee of citizens to
Washington TO seek and secure hear
ing before the committee that has the
matter in hand, then by having al
Washington resident representative
to be in touch with all proceedings in
the matter to inform the home com
mittee and to aid it in striking the iron
while it is hot, or as the new saying is
"at the psychological moment"
Second Citizen Quite right, but
wouldn't that be an expensive plan?
First Citizen-No, / have in my
minds eye AN attorney who is daily
in Washington on business, who is
competent and honest. who knows well
public affairs, is of naval family and
could get in touch with the officials
who have the latest information on
the subject.
Second Citizen-Capital idea Ideal
representative. Give me his name,
First Citizen, docking around)-l
hesitate l see chile here who has
taken notes of our conversation, and
next you see this in prent Yet, if an
official of the city or a member of the
City Committee thinks enough of the
suggestion to ask for the same. will
cheerfully give it. ANTILON.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1915-11-23
Good Words and Good Deeds for an
Annapolis Book.

In the issue of October %, 1915, of
America" the leading Catholic publ
cation in the United States. was pleas
ed to give this editorial note
Mr.. Elihu S. Riley's THE National
Debt that American Protestants owe
to their Brethren of the Roman Cath
Ole Church published by the au-
thor, West ST., Annapolis, Nd. Is .30)
is pamphlet in which a non Catholic
author enumerates and proves the
multitude of blessings which Ameri-
cans owe TO the Catholic Church.
Looking at the subject in its general
phase he shows how the Catholic
Church has been the bulwark of civil
iztation and the mother of true liberty
and offers interesting details regard
ing Lord Baltinrores early effort to
establish religious freedom i'm Mary
land. One point which the author
brings out well is the fact that all help
received from foreign countries at the
time of the Revolution came from
Catholic nations The pamphlet is a
testimonial TO Mr.. Riley's fairminded-
ness, and its perusal would amply re-
pay Catholic and Protestant alike.
One of the good deeds done for The
work is that 'Ouv Sunday Visitor. .
published at Huntington. Ind..with two
million readers, is about to publish the
book as a serial.
DR.. Riley is now preparing his sec
ond number Of his historic series for
the press, and it will shortly be pub
lished This book is entitled IAN
American Satyr-The DEMONSTRATION
and Malevolent misrepresentation of
American Catholics Is a Menace to the
Public Between five and six hun
dred subscriptions have already been
received in advance for the coming
work.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1915-11-23
Union Services.

The Union Thanksgiving Day serv-
ices of the Presbyterian, Baptist and
Methodist churches will be held on the
morning of Thanksgiving Day in the
Maryland Avenue Methodist Church.
The sermon will be given by the Rev.
George S. Bell, ID d., pastor of the
First Presbyterian Church. The
other ministers of the cooperating
churches viii participate in the serv-
ice. The service will begin at 1890
o'clock. A cordial invitation is ex-
tended to the public to attend.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1915-11-23
They Captured the Coon.

On last Saturday night week Messrs
Marbury Ogle. Edgar Fell and party
captured coon at the head of Severn
southside. and this was repeated or
last Saturday night with a 'possum
better, when the same gentlemen, &C.
companied by Prof. Wertnz and party
had another hunt.
Prof. N. M. Terry. in taking the
Nays football squad On its annual
coon hunt after the game. need not "a
thousand miles now from the Naval
Academy to find competent leaders for
it. Tramp" and Porter will tree
the coon.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1915-11-23
GIRL SUES Ex-WEsT POINTER
Asks $50. 900 Of Louis A. MeriIIat fol-
Breach Of Promise.

Louis A. Meriliat, West Point
graduate and former captain of the
Army football team, was sued for
$40. 900 on breach Of promise com
plant in Chicago yesterday by Miss
Helen Van Nest, of Wooster, Ohio.
Meriliat's home is in Chicago.
He is second lieutenant in the
regular army and is stationed at Madi.
son Barracks. New York.
Miss Van Nest alleges that despite
his prior engagement to marry her he
married Miss Wynne last June.
Several Eastern football critics
picked MeriIlat as a member of the
All-Americain team.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1915-11-23
Funeral Of William Davis.

Mr. William H. Davis, who died early
Saturday morning, was buried yester-
day from his late residence at 2.3O
o'clock. The services were conducted
by the Rev DR.. Walter G. McNeaI
pastor of the First NJ. z. Church. A
large number of relatives and friends
from the county and city attended the
funeral, and there were many flowers.
The pallbearers were: Messrs.
Thomas Nichols. Eugene w. Hopkins
Grafton Mills. William t. Tolson, Wal
ter Mitchell. William Garrison.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1915-11-23
Evangelistic Services Tonight
In Presbyterian Church.

The Rev. Henry N. Faulconer, evan
gelist, who has been conducting SER
les of services here for almost two
weeks, will preach again tonight in the
First Presbyterian Church.
The public is cordially invited. The
Evangelist's sermons are full of doc
trinal truths and are uplifting and
spiritually helpful. Go and hear him
tonight at the First Presbyterian
Church. Duke of Gloucester street near
Conduit.
Services of song at 7.3O, led by Mr..
Bennett; preaching at o'clock.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1915-11-23
VIII Not Receive On Saturday.

Mrs Mutton, wife OF the command
ant, will not receive on next Saturday
Commander and Mrs. Mutton will leave
for New York the latter part of the
week to witness the Army-Navy game
and Mrs. Mutton will suspend her re-
ception on Saturday, November 81
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1915-11-23
No Paper Thursday.

There will be no paper published at
this office on Thursday, (Thanksgiv-
ing Day. Thanksgiving Day is one of
the three holidays in the year when
this paper suspends publication, and
gives its force rest and holiday
There will be no paper Thursday.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1915-11-23

Mr.. William Smith, an aged citizen
of Eastport. met with an accident Sat
urday He had climbed into his loft
to get some apples and in attempting
to descend. missed his footing. He fell
some distance. sustaining painful in
juries to his left foot and ankle.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1915-11-23
Operated Upon.

Miss Kate McIIale, sister of Mrs. c.
B. Gray, of Eastport, was operated
upon Sunday at Baltimore hospital
She is said to be doing as well as can
be expected Miss McHale has many
friends here
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1915-11-23

On behalf of the entire family, we
express our many thanks to the public
generally, for the kindness rendered
me during the illness of my now de-
ceased husband Louis Allen. for the
same we assure you our highest sppre-
citation.
(Signed).
SOPHIA ALLEN.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1915-11-23
A CARD.

1t is reported that I am at work. bu
| wish to inform my friends that
have not been able to work since
met with the accident.
tSigned,)
MARCELLUS COLBERT.
adv. tn23
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1915-11-23

The Mothers Circle will meet at the
High School tomorrow afternoon at
$50 o'clock. Mothers and members
are requested to be present. All are
invited.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1915-11-23

Colonial. Wednesday matinee and
nigh VOLTA Allen and Richard Travers.
in The White Sister" adv. 2tn2S
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1915-11-23

CLARK-Near Jones Station, A. A.
Co., on Nov. %, ALICE ". aged so
years, wife of Daniel Clark.
Due notice of the funeral will be given.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-27
(lll.l|ll,
Defeats ingram Ina a Ten
Game Ten Pen Match for
City Chanapion ship.

In a ten game ten pin match for
the city championship. w. W. Ours.
present holder OF the title retained
the title Thursday evening by defeat
ing Clark Ingram. Of the T. M. z:
Amusement Company by the small
margin of five pins.
The first five games OF the con
test were rolled on the I. M. F.
alleys Monday night and Ours se-
cured lead Of So pins. The games
Thursday night were rolled on the
Gore alleys and in the first games
Of the contest Ours gained consider
able pins but in the final games In
gram out rolled him gaining eighty
ave pins In the last three games, but
falling 1--WE pins short OF enough to
win.
two bow1ers will be rolled the week
of September 13.
", v. ours a i'zs. 2 !, I; l $780, Isl.
clark Ingram-148, 1876. 1s1.
I1ss, 145. las, 176. 204, l4s. 1s5-
E1716.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-27
was IDEAL. the crowd was the largest
that ever attended and the racing

was IDEAL, the crowd was the largest
that ever attended and the racine
was fine.
Lou Jennings, the fast trotting
mare owned by the United states
Shoe Company and driven by Bre-
men in the 2:15 trotting staks,
lowered the state track record when
she trotted the second heat of the
race in 2:1O IA. clipping one-hal1
second from the previous state rec
ord made at Parkersburg three
years ago. She won the race from
a field of six starters.
The only Slarksburg horse entered
IL. Tuesdays races was Silver brush.
of the Stout stables, and It nnlsnsu
third. The best time made In the
race was 2:13 IA.
Today is getaway day and a1ter
the racing today most OF the horse
men Will move their horses TO
Clarksburg, where another success
full week Of racing is looked for next
week
2:15 stake Trot. Purse 81 900.
Lou Jennings. b. m. by Todd J, !
nt Brsaaen b. m. BY 81 Binjola,
Tipling
Legal Guy, b. h, by Guy Ak
worthy. Packer. :
| Layton p, b. 6. by Harry,
McGregor, Brown -.
Mar Boy, b. e., by Tiekmar
Gross ? os
Crown King. b. e., by
Chimes King, MITCHELL. DIS
Time: 2:12 Ia, 2:10 Ia. 2:1l
IA, 2:14 Ia
2:21 Trct, Purse $500.
King Charlie, b. g. by King
Electric. Reayes. .-.... ]
Henry Higginson, b. h.. by !,
Major Higginson,. Fleming
| Jay Worthy. b. g.. by Ak !,
worthy. Ray. -.....-. 8 8 :
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-27

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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-27
STATE HALF NILE
TRACK RECORD
IS LOWERED.
At Fairmont BY Lou Jennings
When She Trots the Mile
ii. 2::1O Ia.

FAIRMoNT, Aug. ~ Fairmont
Day at the Fairmont fair Thursday
was the most successful fair day ever
held at the Fairmont plant. The day
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-03-13
BAD BOYS WIN v. G.

the school, never flinched. With his
comrade he galloped back to the bat
terry with the precious field pieces.
Both were awarded Victoria crosses.
Lance Corporal Fuller's story is al
most the same.
The Bad Boy of Swansea" was in
corrigible until taken in hand by the
Industrial school. He, too.
acquired a respect for discipline and
joined the Royal Welsh regiment.
1t was at the battle of the Aisne,
when near Chivy the regiment sui.
fered fearful losses, that Fuller's
chance came. Outnumbered six to
one, the Royal Welsh fought desper-
ately to hold their position. Oficer
after officer went down, among them
Captain Haggard, the Swansea bad
boys company commander, who fell.
shouting, Stick it, Welsh" Nobly the
bad boy and his few remaining com.
rades stuck it," and when retirement
was inevitable Fuller went back for
his officer. He had to u a hundred
yards under murderous rifle and ma.
chine gun fire before he found his cap.
tain. Captain Haggard, knowing him,
self to be MORALLY wounded, ordered
the plucky ''noncom" to go back, but
Fuller insisted upon picking him VI
and carrying him on his shoulders tc
a place of comparative safety.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-03-13
Village TerrorS Are Now AC-
claimed as Heroes.
Show Remarkable Nerve in the Face
Of Great Danger and Are Awarded
Highest Honor in British
Service.

London.-Here's the story of two
bad boys" who made good in the
great European war.
Formerly the despair of their par
ents and teachers, Driver Job Henry
Drain, Thirty-seventh battery, Royal
Field Artillery, and Lance Corporal
William Fuller of the Royal Welsh
regiment are now popular heroes and
the pride of the towns of which they
we're once considered the disgrace.
For the bad boys" of Barking and
Swansea have won the little bronze
crosses which enable them to place
the letters V. c. after their names, and
which put them on the roll of Eng
lands greatest heroes for all time.
Barking, in Essex, and Swansea, in
Wales, are far apart and Drain and
Fuller may never meet, but their sto-
ries are sufficiently similar to tell to-
gether.
Drain is the son of a Barking labor
er, and as a boy he never made any
pretense about wishing to rise in the
world. He hated school and played
truant so often he was placed in the
Walthamstow Truant school.
Job throve exceedingly on the reg
ular life at the reform farm, and curl
ously enough took readily to the phys
ical and military drill, a part of the
curriculum. He was a clean-built, well
set-up youth of sixteen when three
! vnarg aOn he WaC fold fhaf ha por,gi
choose a career and leave his place
of detention. He elected to join the
army and entered the Royal Field Ar
tillery as a boy"
He was eighteen and a half yher
the great war broke out, and his bat
terry was one of the first in the field
having moved to France with the Irisf
division. At Mons and during the ia
nous retreat Drain did his duty ant
looked after his pair of gun horses il
fine style, but it was at lie Cateal
that he had the opportunity Of show
ing that bad boys at school were no
necessarily in~corrigible.
There his battery got into a tigh
corner, and it seemed certain that tn,
guns must be captured by the advanc
ing Germans. Guns are the apple O
an artilleryman's eye, and the officer
called for volunteers to save them
Most of the gunners had been killed
but with a comrade, Driver Frederick
Luke, the bad Boy of Barking
dashed through a hail of bullets and
hitching up his teams, brought bacI
three guns in succession. Before tn
two heroes got the third gun W
the German infantry were within
hundred yards. but the worst boy i
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-03-13
Simple Home Remedies.

When baby b mps its head, rub
sailed butter on the spot. It will
stop swelling and keep the place from
turning black and blue,
If sweet oil be applied to the skin
after a blow or bruise, it will not turn
black and blue.
Now that winter is here, the chill
dren are constantly bothered with
colds on the lungs and Group. A good
remedy: Buy five cents worth OF
Scotch snuff. Take a cloth large
enough to cover the desired spot.
grease it well with fresh lard, next
springle with some of the snuff; beat
and put on the place; immediate re-
lief.
A mustard plaster Will not blister v
the part to be plastered is first
rubbed with vaseline and a coating
left on the skin.
The dark circle around the neck
may be removed by nightly rubbing
with lemon Juice and dlscardirg bigh,
stin neckwear.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-03-13
CAT CHAPERoN FOR CHICKS
Watches over Them Daily With
Mothers Care Till They
Go to Roost.

Jefferson City, Mo.-A cat that
cares for a brood of chickens is the
property of Mrs. John P. Gordon, wife
of the state auditor.
The cat attracted the attention OF
neighbors some time ago by its pc
culiar conduct. At first it was thought
it was following the chickens around
to kill one for a meal. This idea was
soon d~issipated when day after day
the performance was repeated.
Then it was observed that the cat
attached itself to a brood of late FRY
ers," now about half grown. 1t watches
over this bunch of chickens with ap-
parent motherly solicitude, follows
them about all day and never leaves
them until they go to roost for the
night. Then the cat returns to the
Gordon residence and conducts her
self, so far as known, during the night
just as any other respectable feline.
This story is vouched for by all the
Gordon neighbors.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-03-13

parted. That night he returned, radi-
ant.
I've got the position, sir, and I'm
ever so grateful" he said to the pas
tor.
Miss Cavendish was a maiden lady
of about forty years.
Sensible, though a little queer"
and very determined-it is a type
common in New England. Before a
month had passed it was realized that
she had got a treasure. Cupid had
been almost the round Of the town in
search of employment before he went
to the pastor. Many regretted that
they had been %prejudiced against the
man on account of his appearance.
Miss Cavendish had a beau. Not
that she hadn't had heaps during the
course of her life; but somehow no
body had proved quite good enough
for Miss Cavendish. She was of that
fine metal which won't take the rust
of life, and sooner or later all her
sweethearts had received their dis
charge. But Mr.. Henry Norman was
different.
A year or two older than Miss
Cavendish, very soft-spoken, he was
the sort of a man whose very flawless.
ness makes one think there may be
more wrong with him than appears on
the surface. People sort of cistrust.
ed Mr.. Norman. But it was easy to
see that Miss Cavendish was infatu.
ated with the man. Mr.. Norman
didn't like Cupid. The two came from
the same town. and. though 1t was
mot likely that they had ever been
closely associated, Cupid seemed to
know something to the discredit OF
Mr.. Norman. At. least, that was what
people surmised. Cupid never spoke
just smiled his way into the heart
of Little Falls.
Cupid had been a married man
Joe Rogers was questioning him one
day, in the days before we learned tc
respect Cupid. He asked him IL his
wife was coming out to Little Falls
to live with him. Joe Rogers neye
had much feeling.
mo, sir" answered Cupid, turning
white.
Dead. hey?" asked Joe Rogers.
mo. sir" said Cupid, looking
straight into Rogers's eyes. Some
how Joe Rogers found an excuse tc
back away. He never questioned
Cupid after that.
Joe Rogers was at work In charge
of the men who were repairing the
big dam above Little Falls. 1t hat
been called dangerous; people sait
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-03-13
CLEFT By AIR DART
Man Transfixed by a Shot From
Teuton Aviator.
Steel Arrow Goes From Head to Foot,
Killing Man Instantly Dogs
Scurry for Shelter When
They Hear Cannon.
BY A. r. DECKER.

Correspondent of the Chicago News.
Pont-a-Mousson, France.-Beautiful-
ly clear and crisp winter weather
brought out the French and German
aviators today. The first to appear
was a German air craft from Metz. 1t
was a brand new biplane with broad
spreading wings and shining armor.
The big yellow bird few nearly
overhead and dropped something
which cleaned white for an instant
and then disappeared from view. l
waited tensely for the explosion, which
failed to come. The aviator departed
in the direction of Ste. Genevieve.
Afterward l learned that he had
dropped a card with a message that
the kaiser sen salutations to Pont-a-
Mousson on his birthday and that later
he would endeavor to send more sub
stantial greetings in the form of
shells.
The aviator of the kaiser kept his
word. This afternoon the German bat
terry in the quarry at Norroy lombard
ed the town and shells fell near the
lam otdliOui Ou lhC bOulSfdlu anu
at the gas works.
When the first shell raced in, leav-
ing a trail of high pitched noise, | was
standing 1t the corner of the main
cross street where some dogs were
prowling about. The first dull boom
of the cannon sent them running like
mad into a ne%ighboring hallway. Most
of the people also sought shelter until
the storm of flying steel had passed.
Heavy cannonading was heard in
the east, along the Seille river, all the
afternoon, and, to follow it more close
ly, / walked up and down the bank OF
the Moselle from the sentinel at one
end of the town to the sentinel at the
other end, who mark the limits of my
liberty. Suddenly l heard a purrine
noise coming from a northerly direc
ton and, looking up. l saw coming
swiftly toward me a German aero
plane, which might have been the
same that came earlier in the day,
watched it with my glasses, and as he
had done in the morning the aviator
now dropped something which CLEANED
for an instant in the sunshine before
it was lost to view.
Later / learned the object the hyel
had dropped was a steel arrow which
transtixed a man from head to foot
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-03-13
Funny Tug of War.

At a logging camp In lower Missis-
sippi one day a hog commenced squeal-
ing vigorously and when the foreman
investigated, he found that the porker
had been seized by an alligator and
was being drawn into water. lie called
for help and three men seized the hog
and pulled. Then began a tug of war.
The men would pull the hog and the
alligator up the bank, and then the
alligator would pull the hog and men
back again. This merry game-for all
but the hog-went on until a fourth
man came running with an ak, and
with 1t he hit the alligator such a rap
on the head that 1t relaxed its grip,
and the men saved the hog, or what
was left of it.