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Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1916-01-03
LEGISLATIVE CAUCUSES
HERE TOMORROW NIGHT
Real Work Being Done by
Politicians Today.
PUZZLED OVER VANDIVER.
Treasurer's Candidacy for Reelection
to be Opposed by His Friends.

Real work is being done in Balti-
more, today by the various faction
leaders of the State democracy in
preparation for the party caucu $ which
takes place in the House of Delegates
chamber at the State House here to-
morrow night, when the organization
OF the Senate and House for the coming
ninety day session will be agreed upon.
of the State dem &C rscy in preparation
The real points being considered are
the party stand upon the sub ject of the
candidacy of Philip d. Laird as
speaker of the House of Delegates, and
upon the candidacy for reelection as
treasurer of Murray Vandiver. Prin-
cipal interest centers in the probably
action of Senator BlairLee's friends in
the two houses upon the Vandiver pro
position and the Laird candidacy
1t is believed the chances are that
they will decide not to Dolt the party
caucus against Mr.. Laird or to attempt
to deadlock the organization of the
House against him, even if they
refuse to go into caucus, but that they
may conlude to fight Genesl Vsndiver
TO the end, eyed to the extent of dead
locking the legislature if possible.
Some cf the Lee advisers held, it is
said. that they would be justified in
going farther against General Van
diver than against MIR. Laird; and,
moreover, that a deadlock on the
Trasureship would not seriously inter-
fere with the States business.
When the caucus is held mere tomor-
row night the Democats are scheduled
to choose Senator Peter j. Campbell
for President of the Senate and Mr.
Laird for Speaker; the Republicans to
choose Senator Frederick N. Zihlman
for President and Oliver Metzerott for
Speaker Senator Zihlman and MIR.
Metzerott will become their party s
floorleaders.
Wednesday at noon, the Legislature
will convene. In the Senate Mr..
Campbell wilt be elected President,
according to the schedule, and in the
House. Mr.. Laird will be elected
Speaker. unless the Lee people bolt
and carry with them enough men to
deadlock, the two branches probably
will transact a little formal business
and then adjourn until next week.
If organization is effected without
difficulty, the two presiding officer 8
pbobably will announce the members
of the committees on organization on
Wednesday or within day or so
thereafter. These committees will
meet in the city shortly after their
appointment and will determine the
number, duties and salaries of the
employees for the session.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1916-01-03
THIS Is LEAP YEAR
1916 AN EVEN" NUMBER.
By Ancient Decree Spinsters May Seek
Out Mates---Echo Of Old Scottish
Laws.

Leap year has dawned,
That blessed extra day TO 1916 points
golden way for spinsters to put off
their irksome gives and seek the haven
set apart for wives.
And for each anxious maiden. who
to date has been unable 10 corral a
mate, Dame Fortune writes this motto.
bright and new:
Throughout the next twelve
months It's up to you"
One drops naturally into metrical
diction to discuss a theme so replete
with romantic potentialities as leap
year glorious twelvemonth when down
trodden femininity is given right TO
speak out, regardless of man-made
laws, on suffrage or what not.
But a careful consideration of leap
year best lends itself to prose. So, for
the enlightenment of those who may
want to profit by the privileges which
leap year brings, ii is nothing more
than right that we should go down TO
brass tacks at once
The Encyclopedia Britannica. in a
convincing, sprightly article on Leap
Year more properly known as bissex-
tile)," vol xvi, L to LOR, removes all
shadow of doubt that it is not only the
right of women to WOO in the period
referred to, but also their bounden
duty to do so.
"In 1885," says the encyclopedia,
"a law was enacted in Scotland that
1T is a statut and ordaint that duringt he
rein of hir maist blessit Megeste, for
ilk yeare knowne as lepe yeare, ilk
hayden ladye of both highe and lowe
estait shall haze liberte to bespoke we
man she likes; albeit he fefuses to talk
his to be his lawful wye, he shall be
mulcted in We sum ane pundis or less,
as his estait may be; except that avis
gift he can make it appeare that he is
bethrothit anc ither waman he then
shall be Free"
While such a law is not upon the
statute books of Maryland, there is lit
tie doubt in the minds of the most
learned lawyers in this State that there
should be In the past, the judges here
have been constrained to follow the
common law in such cases. 1t is un-
derstod that tentative plan has been
launched to ask the Legislature, which
will meet in few days, to enact a
measure codifying, in moderniZed form
the old Scotch statute, and that this
movement has behind it the tacit APP
prevail of most of the local suffragists.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1916-01-03
SOCIAL HAPPENINGS.
Guests for Over New Year Enter
tainments and Parties.

Yesterday Mrs. John Floyd Wagga-
man celebrated her birthday at Wild
Rose Lodge, her beautiful home on
South River. by holding reception.
Many friends from Annapolis attended
the birthday reception.
Mrs. Christy will observe her usual
afternoon lat home" on board the u.
S. S. Reina Mercedes tomorrow, Tues
day afternoon from to 6.
Mrs. Pusey chaperoned to the New
Years eve hop her daughter Miss
Frances. ner niece. Miss Evelyn Zane,
daughter of Admiral Zane, of Washing
ton and her niece Miss Halle Gray, of
Washington.
Miss Rankin is stopping with her
brother Lieut.. Rankin, u. S. N.
New Years night the following
mothers of first class midshipmen
gave a dance in Dahlgren Hall !:
Mesdames Joyce, Fuller. Fallon. Lyle,
Cole, Vincent and Braine. Johnson's
band from Baltimore, furnished the
music. The younger set were invited.
Miss Anita Kite, of Washington
was the holiday guest of Lieut.. and
Mrs. Fuller.
Mr.. Clement Brooke, of New York,
visited relatives here for the holidays
and attended the Christmas dance at
the residence of Mr.. Grant Calhoun,
at West River.
Mr.. James Cheston, of Philadelphia,
spent the holidays at home.
MissMontague is staying with Medical
Director and Mrs. James G.. Field at
the Naval Hospital.
Lieut.. Kurtz, aid to the Superin-
tendent, and Mrs. Kurtz have as their
guest Miss Latts. of Washington.
Miss Young, daughter of United
States Senator Young, of Washington,
was holiday guest here.
Miss Heron. of Washington, atten-
ded the New Years Eve hop
The Misses Chase, of Washington.
daughters of CAPTAIN Chase were here
for New Years.
Miss Mary Veeder, of Washington,
is staying with Mrs. Richard Vain
wright.
Miss Mary Garland was the holi-
day guest of Commodore and Mrs.
Craven.
Miss Anita Kite, of Washington,
was the guest over New Years of
Mrs. Fuller.
Ensigns Jack Dalton, Munley, Wick
cry, Waterman. Preston,U. S. N. and
Lieut.. William Owen, of New York.
were here for the New Years Eve
hop.
A bal masque, was given Christ
mas at the residence of MIGRANT CAL
houn, West River. Everybody went
in costume. Mr.. Murray, of Annapo-
lis was splendid "Uncle Sam. +"
Others who were present from Annapo-
lis were Miss Marie Brooke, Mr..
Charles Steele, Mr.. Leroy Tulj, Mr..
Chattell Hopkins, Midshipman Wade
and Carlson, Col. William Pitcher,
Miss Cleveland, Miss Dorothy Christy.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1916-01-03
Firemen Want $4,000
To Complete PAYMENT On Truck.

The Water Witch Hook and Ladder
Company has purchased its new truck
and have been trying to raise $500
1.-THE remaining indebtedness) for
payment on same.
To date there has been subscribed
but $274, and balance is due of$226.
The Company hopes to complete
the payment and solicits donations to
the amount of $4,000.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1916-01-03
Washington's Advantage.

Observing that civic art is founded
on common sense, utility and CONNER
cial considerations, Arnold W. Brun-
ner, an architect who has been. work
ing for the development OF civic
beauty In New York, recently made a
statement which has a bearing upon
Washington. He pleaded for more
artistic cities on the ground that the
lives OF men and women are Influenced
by their surroundings.
A quiet. restful room, he pointed
out, helps man to do his work. and
he added: Our streets have the
same influence. / hold that quiet, dig
nif1ed, orderly streets have a psyche
logical effect on the people. Such
streets are found in Paris, Berlin and
many other European cities. Broad
way. on the other hand, is chaotic,
shaggy. confused, irregular; and it
produces an unrestful effect on one"
Times.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1916-01-03
County School Board
Meets Tomorrow.

The regular monthly meeting of the
Board of County School, Commissioners
will be held at the Office of Superinten-
dent of Schools Samuel Garner in the
Court House tomorrow.
In addition to the large amount of
routine business 10 be considered it is
likely the commissioners will take
some action looking to further estate
ment of their stand upon the inadvisa-
bility of providing at this time for any
increase in the salaries of the public
school teachers. This is one of the
recommendations agreed upon by the
Committee of Taxpayers at its meet
ing last week.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1916-01-03
Tomorrow's Sale.

Bruner. Anderson, attorney, through
W. 81. Moss. auctioneer, will offer to
public sale tomorrow that valuable
waterfront property on the Severn
River, owned by C. E. Remson and
wife. This property is one of the
most desirable sites in the county.
For particulars see advertisement.
The sale will take place at the Court
House door at IL o'clock. noon,
tomorrow.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1916-01-03
Wedding Formally Announced.

Cards have been received here from
Mrs. George Airowsmith, announcing
the marriage of her daughter Theodore
Elizabeth Friedlein to MIR. Jose Mar
tel. The wedding took place on Fri
day, December 81. 1915, at Saginaw,
Mich.
Prof. and Mrs. Martel will be at
home after March /, at "a Duke of
Gloucester street.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1916-01-03

Colonial, Tuesday-Daniel Frohman
presents the exquisite star Marie
Doro. in The. White PEARL" adv.2tl3
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1916-01-03
Critically I'll.

Mr.. Harry Thomas. who was
stricken with paralysis some weeks
ago, is critically i'll at his home at
Eastport. Mr.. Thomas was formerly
engaged in the grocery business and
was junior member of the firm of
Leitch & Thomas.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1916-01-03
Missionary Society to Meet.

The regular monthly meeting of
the Woman's Home and Foreign Mis-
sionary Society of the Presbyte ran
Church, will be held on Wed nesdav
afternoon at o'clock at the home Of
Mrs. Hines in the Naval cademv.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1916-01-03
Chapel Guild To Meet Tomnrrnw

The regular monthly meeting of the
Chapel Guild will be held at the resi-
dence of the superintendent tomorrow
Tuesday morning at IL o'clock, when
it is hoped there will be a large
attendance.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1916-01-03
FOR RENT

SEVEN ROOM HOUSE and bath. hot
and cold water, cellar and electric
lights. Rent, $40 per month. No 8
East street, near King George St. Pos
session Immediately.
wINsoN @. GoTT,
JS,5t. IL School st.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-05-12
REsOLUTIoNs OF sYMPATHY

The Grim Reaper has again enter
ed and darkened the home of one of
our brothers
On April 26th, the Father of be-
reaved Brother Howard B. Sohn pass
ed over the dark river into the great
unknown beyond, from which no
traveller has yet returned.
He was to our bereaved Brother a
kind and indulgent parent and our
brother was to his parent, faithful
obedient anl loving, but the ties of
love and affection were broken and
darkness came to this home as it
must eventually come to all
Resolved: By Wauseon Lodge No.
156, Knights of Pythias, that we do
now and here tender to our sorrowing
Brother our most sincere sympathy in
this their hour of sorrow, and as the
days go by, may the sunshine break
through the clouds that have darken-
ed this home, and dispel the gloom
caused by his great loss, and as the
days go by may the light fall on the
hearth stone of this now sad home.
Be it further Resolved: That the
keeper of records and seal of this
lodge transmit a copy of these reso-
lutions to our bereaved Brother.
A. E. Harger,
Reas S. Campbell,
C. E. Trory,
Committee.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-05-12
A FRIENDLY VISIT

Last Sunday seventy members of
the mems class of the Fayette Meth
odist Sunday School which is taught
by Professor Chase, visited the mems
class of the Methodit church of Waus-
con taught by F. H. Reighard. The
visitors joined their hosts in Sunday
school and church services and fol-
lowing the church service they were
served to a pot-luck dinner at which
125 men sat down together, following
the dinner talks from the guests and
their bosts were enjoyed. Mr.. F.
H. Reighard acted as POSTMASTER
and Professor Clark, Editor Culis,
Messers Baldwin and Britsch repsond-
ed for the Fayette elias. Judges
Wolf and Barber, Mayor Hoy, Mr..
Ives and others responded for the
Wauseon class. Everybody present
thoroughly enjoyed the occasion and
the bonds of christian fellowship be-
tween the men of the towns of Fay
cite and Wauseon could not help but
be strengthened. The Wauseon
Methodist mems class plan to re-
turn the visit in a few weeks. This
is a somewhat unique form of "Sun-
day visiting" but we are of the opin-
ion that it is a very profitable form
# visiting and that more of the same
kind practiced generally throughout
our country would prove very bene-
fcal,
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-05-12
COUNTY PICNIC
Schools Of Fulton County at the Fair
Grounds Saturday May 18th. .Ad-
dress by Governor willis-Big Pic
mic Dinner-Athletic Contests.

The county and district school sup
erintendents; teachers, pupils and pa
rents Of the entire county will meet
tomorrow, Saturday May 18th, for a
big school rally and picnic which will
mark the close of the school year in
the rural schools of the county.
Everybody Is urged to come to the
Fulton county Fair Grounds, to-
morrow and not to forget to bring
well filed baskets for their will un-
doubtedly be an appetite sharpened
and keen, with every individual pres
ent.
Governor Willis will be present and
address the meeting at one o'clock,
he is expected to arrive in Wauseon
Friday evening. This will be a splen-
did opportunity to hear the Governor
and his addresses are all worth hear
ing. During the forenoon hours
there win be several three inning
base ball games between teams from
township schools and village schools;
the two teams making the best show
ing at the forenoon games will play
. rreal game" in the afternoon and
may the best win
Athletic games consisting of run
ming races for boys, baseball throw
for girls. potatoe races, slow bicycle
races and tug-of-war will fill the
time after dinner. Music will be
furnished by the Juvenile Band OF
Delta. This band is composed OF
twenty or more pieces and it has 8
reputation for discoursing good mu.
sic. There will be no entrance fees
but a small charge viii be made fol
seats in the grand stand, the proceed:
to cover the cost of advertising anc
other Incidental expenses.
This picnic Is for everybody anC
II IL earnestly hoped that as many
as possibly can viii improve the op
portunity for this general get-to-geth
er Of the county.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-05-12
THE BIG DAY
Plans and Prospects for a Big Day
in WauseOn May 24th-Pythians
to the Number of Eight Hundred
Expected to Visit WauseOn-Visit-
ing Teams and Lodges.

Wauseon Lodge No. 156 through
its various committees are busy these
days perfecting the plans and COM
pleting the preparations for the big
Pythian Review on May Oath. The
indications now are that on the af-
ternoon and evening of Wednesday
May oath there will be from six to
eight hundred visitors in Wauseon.
Lodges from all the surrounding dis
trict have signified their intention of
being represented by a good sized
delegation. The reasons for the large
large attendance anticipated are sew
eral; in the first place the Page Rank
Team of the Wauseon Lodge has plac-
ed Wauseon on the map of Pythian-
ism in this section by their splendid
work in presenting the dramatization
of the classic story of Damon and
Pythias. Some seventy members
of Wauseon Lodge were present in
Bowling Green last Friday evening
when the Wauseon Team conferred
the First Rank of Pythianism upon
sixteen candidates in Kenneth Lodge
of that city. Members of Bowling
Green and also members of Weston
Lodge who were present, were ar
dent in their praise of the splendid
work of the team, one brother had
come from Sycamore to Bowling
Green a didtance of forty-five miles
for the express purpose of witnessing
the work of the Wauseon team; he
expressed himself as feeling well re.
paid for his trip. The record made
by the team at Bowling Green is
only typical Of the record they have
made in other places where they have
put on the work. There are many
who will come for the purpose of see.
ing again the beautiful work of the
team. Other attractions are ampli
fed Third Rank work which will bt
put on by the Bowling Green team
Second Rank work exemplified by th'
Swanton and Delta Lodges and drill
by the famous D. o. X. K. cham
pion Prize Drill Team of Toledo
There will be present the Grand Chan
celor Commander and the Crane
Keeper of Records and Seals of Ohio
SupHeme Lodge officers and man.
others high up in the work ant
practice of Pythianism.
Elaborate preparations in the wa,
of decorations, special lighting ant
other arrangements for the entertain
ment of both the guests and town
people are in process and the Orde
of the Knights of Pythias will Ger
tainly give Wauseon and all VIII
come to town a great day on Wed
nesday May oath.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-05-12
PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS

The WauSeOn Board OF Education
at their meeting on Wednesday even
ing, May Bird, elected the following
teachers for the Public Schools of
Wauseon for the school year 1916-'17
Superintendent, NJ l.. Altstetter;
High School Principal, Mr.. Sechrist;
Teachers, Miss Wolcott, Miss Cos
telo and Miss brennan. Miss Pfir-
man, of Defiance was elected to teach
Latin and Miss Rose Biery of Chi
cago University to take charge of
the department of Domestic Science
and teach other science branches.
The board have yet to secure one
man teacher and a manual training
teacher to complete the High School
Faculty also a supervisor of Music
in place of professor Tubbs who will
not teach in the Wauseon schools
next year.
Grade teachers elected were: Mrs
Mrs. Bartlett, Howard McClarren, Miss
Hoaglin, Miss Simpson, Miss Miller,
Mis- Brown. Miss Funk and Miss Fish
er. There remains one more teacher
to be secured for the grade schools.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-05-12
NEW PIANO STORE

Mr.. George Heath well and taV0r-
ably known throughout Northwest
ern Ohio as an instructor in music,
a tuner and a dealer in pianos, will
open a piano store in Wauseon next
Monday May 18th in the South room
of the Pythian building. Mr.. Heath
has been in the piano business for
the past thirty-five years and has
gained the confidence of the people
of Wauseon and vicinity as Smusi-
clan and judge of musical nstru-
ments. He will open with a full
line of Straube and Hammond pianos
and piano players. Mr.. H Walther,
a special representative from the fac
tory of Straube and Hammond will
assist Mr.. Heath in conducting spec
ial month Piano Sale.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-05-12
WARM WELCOME
Given Pastor of Congregational
Church-Visiting Pastors Conduct
Recognition Service-Interestin
Program Preceded by Good Supper.

Enthusiasm and cordiality marked
the service held at the Congregational
church last Monday evening, for the
ton of Congregational churches and
ministers of Toledo and vicinity, the
new pastor, Rev. Walter C. Schafer.
A fine supper, prepared by the
ladies society was served to a large
company of guests and members Of
the church at six o'clock.
The formal service of recognition
began at 7:30 o'clock. Rey. A. B.
Eby, of Park church, Toledo, presid-
ing.
Special music by Miss Dudley, Miss
Hartman and a quartette consisting
Of Mesdames Lyon, Edgar, Guilford
dered at the opening Of the service.
Rev. c. S. Bucher, of Lima, and the
sermon. an exposition of christianity
as appealing to the greatest men
IN all ages, was preached by Rev. L.
J. Luethi, of the Second church, To-
Iedo, counselling the pastor to a
studious and prayerful ministry and
to life of congenial and active fellow
ship with men. Rev. R. T. Boyd
Plymouth church, Toledo, gave the
''charge to the PASTOR In his char
acteristically genial and whole-heart-
ed manner. DR.. E. B. Allen, of To-
ledo, gave "the charge to the church.
Cordial welcome to the fellowship OF
the surrounding Congregations
churches was extended by the mod
orator, Rev. A. B. Eby, for many
years a friend of Mr.. Schafer's, and
to the Wauseon churches by Rev
J. A. Wharton of the Christian
church. The pastors father-in-law
Rev. Charles H. Lennon, of New Lon
don, Ohio, offered the prayer of re
cognition asking the Divine blessing
upon the new relationship of pastor
, and people. After the singing O
the hymn of fellowship, "Blest B,
The Tie That Binds" Rev. Mr.. Schaf
, er pronounced the benediction.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-05-12
DARING BURGLARY
Null and Weber of Archbold the
Victims of Yeggmen-Automobile
Taken From WauseOn But Aband-
Oned at Delta.

Archbold was startled in the early
hours of the morning last Saturday
by rather daring burglary.
The safe in the City Drug Store
was blown at about two O'Clock in
the morning and a number of watch
es and rings belonging to the firm
of Null & Weber who occupy a por-
tion of the store were taken and up
to the present time have not been
heard from. The estimated value
of the goods taken is $45000. De-
scriptions are given of three men who
are supposed to have effected the bur-
glary. A Ford auto that was taken
from the garage of Mr.. w. Guilford
in Wauseon some time Friday night
is supposed to have been utilized by
the burglars in accomplishing theil
work; the auto was found Saturday
morning in Delta where it had evi.
IDENTIFY been abandoned.
The night OPERATOR at Archbold
telephone exchange discovered thai
something wrong was going on anC
called up several of the citizens
among them Mr.. H. W. Stotzer whC
coming to his store to see if ever!
thing was right there met two mer
with bundles who responded to hi!
good morning and passed on. a
Ford auto was parked in front O.
the residence of Ollie LAUDER and h
having been aroused and looking on
of window saw two men with bun
dies get into the auto and driv
away.
The sher1ff's office at Wauseol
was notified and deputy sheriff
Boone secured descriptions of me
and property stolen which were sen
out through all the surrounding coun
try Saturday afternoon. Toledo pc
lice thought that they recognized tn
men by the descriptions but up t
this time none of them have been ap
pretended.
Tribune Advertising Gets the Bes
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-05-12
MANUFACTURING CITY

OF interest to the citizens OF Wau-
seon and of all Fulton county is the
recent report of the Federal Census
Bureau on the manufacturing Inter-
ests in Toledo.
The population of Toledo on July
1st 1914 was estimated at 184, 900.
For the year 1914 there were 713
manufacturing establishments in the
city, representing a capital invest
ed of $91 ,101,000. 1881 persons
were engaged in manufactures and
salaries and wages paid during the
year amounted TO $23,677, 900. 1t
took $500 horsepower of motive force
to run the machinery in these factor
les; $70,494,000 worth of materials
were used and the products were val
ued at $115,049,000.