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Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1916-04-19
Fears Grabs May Disappear.

IF the luscious crab disappears
from the market IN the uext NV years.
IL Will be due to the selfshness of
those who like to eat it, said j. a.
Dredyer.a business man of New York,
at the Raleigh. that city. There is
no good reason why crabs should be
on the market in the winter season,
vet the demand Of the big hotels in
New York and of wealthy families l.
so great during the winter that deal
ers yield 10 the big prices offered.
There is only enc place that produces
crabs in winter. That is Hampton, Va.
where they are dredged out of the
sand Necessarily, this continual
dredging depl ties the number, and
when the spawning season comes
there are fewer crabs. 1t is only a
question Of time when the crab will
prac. ically disappear unless the vsri-
GUS States enact legislation making 3
closed season.
4 know of dealers in New York
who are paid So so gallon the year
round for crab flakes. OF course.
the quality in winter is not so good, hut
so long as it is lawful to dredge for
them. dealers viii continue to handle
crabs throu2 hout the year.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1916-04-19
RECORD OF THE TEST.
No Stronger Evidence Can be Had
in Annapolis.

Look we'll to their record. What
they have done many times Ia years
gone by is the best guarantee of fu-
ture results. Anyone with bad
back any reader suffering from uri-
nary troubles, from kidney ills, should
find comforting words in the following
statement;
II. E. Burner, painter and CONTRA
tor, r. F. d. No. 2, Box No. 97-A,
Annapolis, says: II had severe pains
through the small Of my back and my
kidneys were inactive. My back
seemed as if it would break in two
and | wasn't able to co anything.
Doan's Kidney Pills put stop to the
pains in my back and relieved me of
kidney trouble. ="
The above statement was given
December 4. 1912, and on July 2s,
1914, Mr.. Burner added: "Doan's
Kidney Pills have always given me
very beneficial results whenever my
back has felt lame. am only too
glad to confirm my former endorse
msnt
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy-ge
Doan's Kidney Plls-the same that
Mr.. Burner has twice publicly recon-
mended Foster-Milburn Co., Props.
Buffalo, ". Y.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1916-04-19
CANNOT TRAIN MEN FOR
THE NAVY BY 1925
ADMIRAL Fiskc Says Proposed Fleet
VIII Lack an Adequate Per-
S0nal-TelIs of His
TrnuhlnS

Rear Admiral Bradley A. Fiske.
whose appearance before the House
Naval Affairs Committee recently has
been sought for weeks by Represent
ative Britten, Of Illionis. told that com
mittee that, regardless Of the speed put
into the building program for the fleet
it would take until 1885 to develop ana
train a personnel needed 10 man the
proposed feet which is to be built by
the year 1925
Ships do not make navy" he said
you must make men. the officers and
the tarining You can't make chess
player in five years, and how could
YOU train a corps of strategists I'm that
time. Great Britain has been eight
hundred years training men and build
ing a navy. We can never advance u
first place dnul we change our system
of direction and preparation for war.
We can't catch up to Germany navy
i'm five years"
Representative Britcn questioned
Admiral Fiske closely about his per
sonal relations with Secretary Daniels.
II inquired about the attempt of the
officer to obtain leave of absence from
his assignment to the Newport War
College this spring.
IL asked for three months leave
the first in zen years explained Admi-
raj Fiske. The Secrt2ry gave me one
months.
why did he reduce the time?" Rep
resentatiVe Brittcn asked.
He said he did not want naval OFF,
GERS in Washington while Congress
was i'm session"
Was he afraid Congressman would
contaminate the officers 2"
He said ] would be talking 10 Con-
grossmen and newspaper men, and he
dbint want me to do SO"
The witness was led to tel OF i'm
structions he received from Secretary
Daniels about writing and talking
about the navy
Did he tell you that YOU were moi
even to say two times two make four?'
Yes was the response.
Representative Britteu then put into
the record a letter from Secreary Dan
iels to President GarGerl of Williams
College. that naval officers were free
to express their opinions of the navy.
The witness was asked If the Score
tary did not require the general board
to take out OF its 1918 recommends
lions to aim a recommendation TOR an
increase of 1860 enlisted men for tine
navy The witness said that was true.
Mr. Britten then real into the record
a letter from the Secretary TO the Com
mercial Club. of Chicago. stating ne
had published all the reports OF the
General Board.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1916-04-19
Had Narrow Escape.

Mr. Jas. King. 8 carpenter, Of West
street. had q very narrow escape from
injury yesterday during the wind
storm at West Annapolis. Mr.. King
was making repairs TO roof and had
erected scsffold to work upon.
While working upon the scaffoid he
ran cut of shingles and descended TO
the ground to secure another bundle
when the wind demolished the scaffold.
The wind was az times SO strong
as to make it decidedly unsafe for any
mechanic to work on 8 structure
where the wind could get full sweep
Of the premises.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1916-04-19
Catarrh Deafness Cannot De Cured

by local applications. rs they cannot
reach the diseased portion Of the ear.
There's only one way TO cure catarrh-
al deafness. and that is by @ coustitu-
uonal remedy. Catarrhal deafness is
caused by an inhamed condition of the
uucuous lining Of The Eustschian
Tube. When this tube is inGamed you
have O rumhung sound CT imperfect
hearing, and when it is entirely closed,
Deafness is tho result Unless the in
7ammation can he reduced and this
tube restored TO tts normal condition
hearing VIII be destroyed forever
Many cases Of deafness are caused by
cstarrh, which is an infGmed condi-
ton Of the mucous surfaces. Halls
Catarrh Cure acts through theblood on
The mucous surfaces Of the system.
We VIII give one Hundred dollars
for any case Of Catarrh Deafness that
cannot be cured by Halls Catavrh
Cure. Circulars free All druggists
use
II J. CRENEY & CO. Toledo. o.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1916-04-19
u. S BATTLESHIP HIT
TARGET 10 MILES OFF.
Atlantic Fleet Makes a Good Record
at Longest Range it Ever Fired.

Vice Admiral II. T. Mayo. command
lug the battleship squadron of the At
,autic feet reported TO Secretary Dan
iels Yesterday on the results of the bat
tie target practice held by his ships
near Guantanamo.
The battleships, he said, ripped away
moving targets at a range of $4,000
yards, more than ten miles This is
the longest range at which the fleet
ever fired at in target practice, accord
ing TO Secretary Daniels
Admidal Mayo also reported that Che
spirit of the officers and crews never
hadn ever been better and that all felJ
much had been accomplished in the
way OF generally improving the eff
cheney of the fleet The records maic
in the battle practice are to be kept Sc
cret. but Mr. Daniels said they were
records of which the navy might well
be proud.
Secretary Daniels seemed to be un
der the impression that scoring hits a
ten of eleven miles range was without
precedent either in the United States
or any other navy This, however. is
disputed by ordnance officers who hay,
been following the European war The
British battle cruiser Lion, they say
began to hit the German cruiser Bleu-
cher at a range of sixteen miles in the
NortbSea running fight last year Even
before the war both the British and the
German navies have held target prac-
tice at a range of approximately IS
000 yards.
Vice Admiral Mayo reported that
only two minor incidents marred the
smooth running of the fleets target
practice program The guns of the
batleship Michigan suffered from two
split hoops. which prevented that shin
from making better score. and one OF
the guns of the battleship Arkansas
Vice Admiral Mayo's flagship hat
trouble With the inner tubes
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1916-04-19
Partly Cloudy.
SNAP SHOTS.

-hany rich man has everything
his own way until his will is probated.
Many a fellow simply spreads
himself without having any broaden
ing influence.
The foreign servant girl NAV be a
domestic in spite # the fact that she
is imported
Many q man grows gray waiting
for chance that some other fellow
had & one out and grabbed
Be sure you're wrong before you
back up.
Waste little tine arguing with
people who don't care.
"A woman's idea Of saving money
is to have things char ed.
Ever know a young widow t.
faint if there was no man around?
When a man gets blind drunk he
sees a lot OF things that are not there
No wonder Solomon was the
champion wise man, with 1000 wives
to coach him.
Every time We hear of a wedding
we wonder how the girl asked the man
TO marry her
"A man Isn't necessarily q carpen-
ter because he IS an expert joiner; hs
may be a m mister.
Love stories are so attractive that
a girl is liable to forget to Iaunder
the di hes
-People who are ALWAYS telling Won
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1916-04-19

With Robert Edeson as the principal
lead, the story of Mortmain" to be
shown today is unique, sensational and
weird. 1t deals with advanced surgi-
cal methods, particularly the problem
of limb grating.
Dr. Crisp, an instructor in one OF
the large medical institutions, an
nounces that he has solved this prob
lem. Mortmain, q gentleman of leis
ure and q friend of Crisp's, S deeply
interested. He is heavily in debt I,
his friend Gordon Russell, who is also
his rival for the hand of Bell Forsythe
a prominent debutaute MortmaIn, in
the heat Of an argument, threatens to
kill mis- creditor and his threat is over
heard A stranle fatality guide
Mortmain's troubled steps to Russel's
house, where ne overhears Russell and
some other in rancorous discussion
Later Russell is found murdered
Mortmain returnssand finds The notes
ne hau given Russell outside his own
door. He is about to burn these
notes. which would give him monetary
freedom, when the phone rings and he
is told that Russell has been murdered
He faints and fslls TO the floor injuring
mis- hand
Flagg is arrested on suspicion but
released on bail. he calls during Mort
mains absence and discovers the notes
VIII ch add to the circumstantiai evil
dences surrounding NORMAN.
Mortmain learns that his hand must
be amputafed end the alternative of
getting another mans hand 20 graf
on the stump is suggested by DR..
Crisp. He finally consents to the
operation and discovers that his graft
ed hand is the hand of Tom Forsythe
CHE real muEderer) From that place
things work up rapidly to his arrest
The plot takes a remarkable turn and
weaves q convincing web around Mort.
main. How he vindicates himself and
proves his innocence is une of the
most startling inc dents of this picture.
The ending IS rs sensational and
weird as what has gone before.
The News Weekly which fills out
The program is crsmmed full of live
up-to-the minute topics. See the great
Selig feature unto Those Who SIN
tomorrow.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1916-04-19
Powerful Picture
AT Colonial Tomorrow

Grace Elliston, known to theatre
goers everywhere for her splendid
work in 1.-The Lion and the Mouse,
in which she created the principal
feminine role, makes her screen debut
in the marvellous Metro Picture, en-
titled BLACK Fear which will be
presented at the Colonial tomorrow
night The story Of "Black Fear" is
an exceptionally strong one. filed with
tense and thrilling moments from be
ginning to end. Miss Elliston has an
excellent supporting cast, including
Grace Valentine, the talented stage
star, and both ar provided with excel
lent roles, well suited for their marve-
ous talents.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1916-04-19
AN OPEN LETTER
Authorizes G. H. Afford State Agent
for Department Of Agricultnre.


MIR. G. II. Afford. State Agent OF
County Agent Work, with headquarters
at College Park, has requested the
Evening Capital TO publish the follow
ing letter:
Your County Demonstration Agent,
Mr.. II. c. Whiteford with head
quarters at Annapolis, ia On ambassa-
dor from the u. S. Department Of
Agriculture and the Maryland Agri-
cultural College TO Anne Arundel
County. He Is recognized by the De
partment Of Agriculture and the Col
lege as the Director of Agricultural
Wore for your county His services
are free.
If you want to prune or spray fruit
trees or vegetables: If you are in the
market for fertilizers. good seed. nur
sery stock, farm implements silos.
pure-bred males if You want to build
a barn or . dwelling; if you want to
install a water or lighting system Ia
your home call on MIN.
If you want to organize farmers
club; if you want to improve your
community by securing a rural route,
telephone system, or anything to make
far life more attractive, get in touch
with the County Agent.
Of course. the County Agent will
not be able to furnish You the desired
information at all times. hut he can
secure the services OF specialist
within q very short time 10 aid you.
The County Agent rs personally &C
Quainted with the specialists and they
give immediate attention to his re-
quests for help
Call. phone or write him when In
need of information or help
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1916-04-19
SALISBURY PUPILS BAN DANCE.
Vote 10 Abandon it at Commencement
Following a Revival.

As a result of q union evsnEelistie
service conducted at Salisbury several
weeks sgo by Evangelist Davidson of
Kentucky, at which q number OF the
high school students "hit the trail. -
several of the students asked the prin-
cipal dispense with dancing at the
commencement exercises this year.
The matter was put to 2 vote aud SIS
voted against dancing to 35 for it.
Heretofore dancing has been one of
the largest features Of the exercises.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1916-04-19
Advertised Letters.

Letters advertised at Annapolis,
Nd, Post Office, April 18th, 1916
Persons calling for advertised letters.
should mention that they were adver
tised and give date of advertisement
in the Evening Capital of April 70:
Capt. Lou Baker, A. W. Blinkhorpe
(2). Harry Clarke, L. W Harris,
Henry Y. McConn. A. V. Richmond
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. IS. Stewart. STANLEY
Schultz DR.. Smith. Jerry L. Smith.
(4), Laurence B. Taylor
Women's List-Mrs. William c.
Cochran, Mrs. Margaret Dennis. Miss
E. E. Smith. Mrs. Arthur Sherwood,
Mrs N. d. White.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1916-04-19
The Marine Corps.

Recruiting for the United States Ma
rines is q simple proposition apparent
ly. For nearly three years the Ma
line Corps has been kept TO overflow
ig with the most desirable men, aud
at times a waiting list has hsG to be
maintained.
The attrsctiveness Of the life IN the
Marine Corps, which includes service
on land and sea and in foreign coun-
tries, has made the recruiting officer s
task an easy one
The authorized strength Of the
United States Marine Corps is 1921
men and $40 officers.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1916-04-19
Another Voter.

Mr.. and Mrs r. E. Simmons. Of
234 Prince George street. are receiy-
ing congratulations upon the birth Of
another voter in the family which ar
rived on April 9th. This makes six
sons now in the family of Mr. ara
Mrs. Simmons
Middletown transcript., 1916-06-17
IN PURPLE TAFFETA

quality may be obtained for ,$150 q
yard. and allowing 81 for three-quar-
ters of a yard of satin, 81 for the
silk and metal thread with which the
embroidering is done, and 81 for sew
ing silk, lining, hooks and eyes, and
general fittings. Net is the lining usu-
ally selected for a dress of this type,
because 1t gives the support necessary
and yet avoids any suggestion of stiff
ness, which feature is definitely oD-
posed to the seasons preferred styles.
even the tight little basque bodices
frequently seen having an invariablS
softening touch.
Sleeves Of the dress illustrated are
of georgette, matching the drapery
while the dainty chemisette vest is Of
sheer white organdie. This touch Of
white against the neck is uniformly
becoming AS will be noted, the gown
is cut on very simple lines. The bod
ice is barely waist length in the back.
the short-waist effect accentuated by
the pointed girdle The simulated
front girdle is IN one with the front
sections Of the bodice, and is finished
with a touch of silver-thread en-
broidery and an appliqued block Of
the navy satin.
The fancy for metal embroideries
came into being more than year
ago. and it has strengthened as the
months nave passed. the decoration
is now a favorite one on many of the
high-grade tailored suits of silk.
Costumers account for the fancy for
embroideries as trimmings by the fact
that the war has discouraged the de-
yelopment Of novelty fabrics and
trimmings. so that to Offset the condi-
tion and do away with the possibility
OF d dearth of decoration hand en-
broidery was given place at the
head of the procession.
If a woman is handy with her
needle the fancy for hand-embroid
cred frocks need not appall her, but
if she must depend upon someone else
to apply the stitches she must ex-
pect to pay well for them. Manufac-
turers say that because Of the demand
for hand embroidery as trimming
ready-to-wear garments have gone up
in price, as this class of work must
necessarily be slow and skilled needle
women command high wages.
Hand embroidery and fabric com
binations play very important part
in making this seasons costume
smart one
The dress illustrated has the side
fare effect with fiat front and back
that are commended as wholly cor
rect by Dame Fashion. Washington
Star.
Middletown transcript., 1916-06-17
Embroidered Pockets.

There are many girls who prefer to
wear tailored blouses with their coat
suits, and yet they wish to keep them
from being too severe. A satisfactory
way to overcome this is to add hand
embroidery to a blouse made on skirt
waist lines. One blouse of old-rose
crepe de chine has pointed sailor col
lar which is neatly hemstitched The
same form of trimming is used to trim
the deep cuffs. A line of hemstitching
extends from beneath the collar down
either side of the front to simulate
bolero. At about the middle of the
curved lines pockets are inserted.
These add materially to the blouse be-
cause they are neatly braided. A
touch Of the braid appears oTF the
cuffs.
Middletown transcript., 1916-06-17
MARYLAND
cRAB INSPECTORS NAMED.
Conservation Commission Explains
New LAWS 10 Annointees.

Conservation Commission Explains
New Laws To Appointees.
After a three-hour conference, at
which they were given to understand
that in future no unfair advantage is
to be taken of the crabs of the State
and that the lady crabs are to have the
full protection Of the law while they
are in that condition which means the
increasing of the crab population OF
Maryland waters, Robert Edward Pur
nell and Clarence L. Thornton, Of Girls
field; Edward W. Moore, of Smiths Is
land, and Lybrand Thomas, Of DeaPs
Island. were appointed crab inspectors
by the Conservative Commission.
These inspectors are charged with
the enforcement of the newly-enacted
crab laws in Somerset and adjacent
waters, and are to assist the deputy
commanders Of their respective dis
tricts
The new laws make stringent regu-
lations for the protection of crabs,
which the methods OF catching III tne
last decade have threatened with prac-
tical extinction. Instructions to be
sent to the crab inspectors and deputy
commanders of the oyster navy are to
the effect that no hard crabs are to be
caught in the State from November to
May; that ali peTbUns catching err Hs
for market shall be licensed; that all
crab packers, Gamers, shippers and
dealers shall have licenses; that no
person may catch or sell or have in his
possession any female crabs bearing
eggs that are visible (sponge crabs)
or any from which the sponge" has
been removed, and that in Somerset
county no person may catch or have in
his possession any hard crabs except
peeIers less than five inches across the
shell.
Middletown transcript., 1916-06-17
Shn Didn't Smile.

The young woman had spent busy
day.
She had browbeaten IA salespeople,
bullyragged a floorwalker, argued vic
toriously with milliner, laid down the
law to a modiste. nipped in the bud a
taxi chauffeur's attempt to overcharge
her, made street car conductor stop
the car in the middle of a block for
her, discharged her maid and engaged
another, and otherwise refused to al
low herself to be imposed upon.
Yet she did not smile that night
when young man begged:
Let me be your protector through
Philadelphia Public Ledger.
Middletown transcript., 1916-06-17
WhN Not2

Why did you strike this man.
asked the judge sternly.
He called me a liar, your honor,
replied the accused.
rs that true?" asked the judge, turn
ing to the man with the mussed-up
face
Sure it's true" said the accuser. Il
called him liar because he is one, and
l can prove It,"
what have you to say to that?'
asked the Judge of the defendant.
Its got nothing to do with the case,
your honor" was the unexpected re-
ply. Even If 1 am a liar guess I've
got a right to be sensitive about It,
amt II"
Middletown transcript., 1916-06-17
The Answer.

MIR. Interlocutor," said the end
man at the Commuterville Amateur
Minstrel show, Il want to ask you q
question"
Very well, Mr.. Bones. What is your
question:"
"Why does the railroad company al
ways pick out single men for con
ductors and brakemen?'
Before answer your question, Mr.
Bones" replied the interlocutor. I'D
like to ask you one. How dc you
know that the railroad company al
ways selects single men for conductors
and brakemen?"
Because no married man would
ever dare to slam a door the way
those fellows do"
Middletown transcript., 1916-06-17
important Matter That the Woman
Fond of Embroidery Work Must
Be Careful to Consider.

Women who do good deal Of en-
broidering should be most particular
to use clean hoops for the purpose.
1t is a common sight to see hoops in
the hands of very particular women
so dirty that they are disgrace to
their cleanliness.
The best covering for hoops is a
very thin tape about an inch wide,
wound so that one edge just barely
laps oper the other. A bolt Of tape
can be bought for very small sum,
so that the expense is not much, and
there should be no excuse for not re-
wrapping the hoop occasionally. Soiled
hoops often leave black lines on the
material.
The two parts Of the embroidery
hoops should fit so tightly that a GER
tain amount of pressure is necessary
to fit them together after the work
IS suread on them. Fit the material