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Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-20
PROMISES MISSOURI TO sUFFs.

WASHINGTON, D. c., December
II. Missouri will be the first State
to ratify the Federal woman suffrage
amendment, Mrs. Walter McNab Mil
Ter, of Columbia, Mo-, predicted Sat
urdav to the National Woman Suf-
frage Convention.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-20

Frank Hall, a prominent young
business man of Tacoma, Wash, a
former Mexico boy, spent Monday
here the guest of relatives.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-20

THE young ladies of Mexico and
county are doing fine work
b the Red Cross membership cam
You can always count op the
Eomen doing their part.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-20

'"THE little bysy bee" that "doth i'm
FOye each shining hour" is never
Toried about the food administra-
ioh.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-20

N these days the newspapers are
, full of news that there seems to
little news in the newspapers.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-20

Fash, has returned home, after a
Rcasant visit with Mr.. and Mrs.
Parry Atchison.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-20

Leo Monrotus, Of st. Louis, was the
Ieck-cnd guest Of Miss Elvadene
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-20

LET'S make the Red Cross cam
agn unanimous-that's the way to
biz to the Kaiser.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-20

An optimist is n who remembers
mat if it costs him three cents to
send a letter it also costs SOMEBODY
else three cents to send him a bill.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-20

Mrs. NJ. T. Warden, Of Kirksville, is
be guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. c. NJ,
hull.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-20

Raw and Joe Talbot, of Laddonia.
sre in this city Friday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-20

N. ?. Noel, of Martinsburg, was a
usiness visitor here Thursday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-20

1,dge D.. H. Harris, of Fulton, was
. this city Monday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-20

Is. E. Harvey and wife, of Fulton,
Ire in this city Saturday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-20

Nv H. Logan was in this city from
hddonia, Monday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-20

Charles Dobyns, who is nursing
Bny Hook, reports the old veteran
such better.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-20

Mrs. R. B. Finley and daughter, Of
Harshall, have been here on a short
sgt
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-20

], Porawki is home from Louis
Ia, for a short visit.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-20

m Russia the mouth of the pro-
erman is deadlier than the sword.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-20

no country in the world now has a
aerely academic interest in the war.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-20

IS, E. Maupin, of Fulton, was in this
Nv a few hours Saturday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-20

D~etienne, of Vandalia, attend
! court here Saturday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-20

Y Hardin, of Moberly, was here
j business Saturday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-20

Mrs. John Edwards, Of Benton City
las in this city shopping Friday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-20

W. Fry, Jr., is in Decatur, ILL.,,
business this week.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-20

i o,,is Nichol, of st. Louis, visited
this city Friday
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-20

b Robnett is home from the East
b visit.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-20

.,bort Pryor is home from a bust
trip to Arkansas
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-20

| Elmer Henderson, of Fulton, was
sro on business Friday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-20

j. O. Barrow and son, of Vandalia,
were in this city Monday on business.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-20

p Johnson, of Martinsburg, was
, This city Friday
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-20

GPFoR SALE - Maps Of Au-
drain county, $1.50-only a few left.
Mexico Ledger. diff
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-20

e.. King is home from a business
4 to St. louis
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-20

L. p. Baker, of Fulton, was here
4 business Saturday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-20

, Barnes continues to improve
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-20
A Barnes continues to improve.

Holmes is home from st.
5.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1917-08-11
NO THROUGH CARS TO
AND FROM WASHINGTON
Cause Complaint Of Many Commuters
on Electric Line Withdrawal
Only Temporary

For some time, and especially
throughout the summer, the Electric
Line of the W., b. G. A. there has
been two through cars 10 and from
Washington daily. viz: the car leaving
Annapolis at $40 a. m. and the car
leaving Washington at sos p. m.
These through cars have been a
great convenience to the daily COM
muters, especially Washingtonians
who have summer homes at Sherwood
Forest, on the Severn, or at Arundel
on-the-Bay, to all of which places
there are a number of commuters.
Yesterday there were no through
cars, and great inconvenience was ex-
perienced by the passengers who
found they had to change cars at
Academy Junction with heavy suit
cases and cumbersome packages.
Complaint was sent into this Office
early this morning, and the staff set
about ascertaining the cause
AS the Vice-President the W., b. &
A, and the Traffic Manager could not
be reached over the telephone,
another official was sought.
1t was given out that the with
drawal of the through cars between
Annapolis and Washington is not
permanent. but only temporary, and
is due to the congested condition of
traffic at the cantonment at Camp
Meade, Admiral There is such a
great demand for use of cars there,
that it was necessary>to take off some
of those of the regular line pending
the arrival of cars which have been
ordered and have been expected daily
for some time
This paper was assured the removal
of the through cars is only temporary
and by no means permanent
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1917-08-11
Reported Today That Colored Man. Acting Nervous and
Excitedly Sought Loan OF Money From White
Man Whom He Knew--Sleuths Engaged In
Investigation Regardless Of Other Theories
SAID HE NEEDED FUNDS AT ONCE
Tragedy AS Deeply Clothed In Mystery AS Ever Before
Unless The Story OF The Colored Man Develops
Some Tangible Evdence--Funeral OF Unfor
tunate Victim In Washington Today.

mans forehead was inflicted, and
which undoubtedly caused her death.
after she had been apparently choked
into Inconsistencies. Certain per-
sons have advanced theory that the
woman committed suicide, but it
would appear that such belief
could be easily dismissed, when the
injuries and numerous bruises that
were found on her body, indicating
that she had made a valiant struggle
for her life. are taken in considera-
ton.
Last night Mr.. Thomas A. King,
clerk employed at the Naval Academy,
and his wife, who only recently moved
next door to the Brandon home, were
submitted to an extensive examina-
tion at the hands of the County au-
thorities and detectives, in the Office
of Sheriff John r. Sullivan at the
Court House. Mr. and Mrs. King
have been credited with various state
ments in connection with the affair,
tending to how that someone must
have entered the Brandon home after
the departure of Mr.. Brandon for his
work on Wednesday, and committed
the crime.
Mrs. King, whose story differs from
that of her husband, has persisted in
her initial statement that she talked
to the murdered woman from o'clock
and for some minutes thereafter. She
further said that she could not be pos
tive whether the husband was seat
ed in the rear room with his wife or
not as the shades were partly drawn
and the interior of the house was
darkened. This statement has aroused
the suspicion of the investigators, who
have the statement of young Brandon
that he left the house a few minutes
past eight O'Clock.
On the left of the home OF the Bran
dons' is the residence of Rev. r. $.
Williams. colored. pastor OF the As
bury Methodist Church. He said he
Ess-in his house the entire morning
after o'clock and msot Of the after
noon. Tie vehemently states that he
heard no outcry in the house adjoin-
ing and that he heard no commOtiOn
of any kind. Had there been a terri
BILE struggle, as reported, he said, he
would certainly have heard it, for he
can hear the Brandons' conversation
while they are at their home. II am
positive" he said, that there was not
the least sign of a scuffie in the house
next door on the day in question"
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1917-08-11

With the body of Mrs Lottie May
Brandon, wife of Valentine n. Bran
don. stenographer employed at the
Naval Experiment Station here, vic
tim of the horrible tragedy that was
committed at her home on Second
street, in the west end of the city
some time Wednesday, laid beneath
the sod in Washington this noon, the
corps of Baltimore city detectives and
city and county police officials con-
tinued their investigations with the
hope that they will be able to uncover
some clue leading to the apprehension
and conviction of the party who COM
mitted the horrible affair.
But the sleuths and everyone else
about the city are apparently just as
much at sea as to the identity of the.
guilty party as they were at O'Clock
Wednesday afternoon when the
tragedy was first discovered and news
of it spread like wildfire throughout
the town.
After day of diligent investiga-
tions in course of which they ran
down every report or rumor that
might have some possible bearing on
the case, detectives Kratz and Pohler,
of Baltimore city, and other police
officials of the city and county were
active throughout the night in follow
ing up every report that was brought
to their attention. 1t is stated today,
however, that the sleuths are just as
far from forming a solution of the
crime, as they were when the first
circumstantial details were brought
before them. In other words, the
tragedy is clothed in the deepest mys-
terry. and in the minds of many per-
sons about the city, 1t is doubtful
whether it will ever be solved, as far
as tracing the guilty party 1t is a
perplexing case to say the least, and
the more one thinks or endeavors to
make deductions in an effort TO un-
rayel it, the more complex the situa-
tion becomes.
AS stated in last nights Capital, lit
tie attention is paid to reports publish
ed in some of the newspapers, tend
ing to implicate an old sweetheart of
the dead woman in the crime, is dis
credited Nor is much weight given
the theory advanced in some quarters
that she was attacked and slain by
| a negro Such theories are pos
sible, Of course, but in the criminal
annals of the city, there has never
been a crime of such horrifying cir
cumstances, and there has been
quite few tragedies of a remark
able nature committed here in the
past score or more of years.
The authorities have been endeav-
oring to gather some tangible evi-
dence pertaining TO the man in
pink shirt who is alleged to have
been seen sitting at the living room
window of the Brandon home on sew
eral occasions prior to the murder
but without successful result. Nor
have they been able to find any trace
of the instrument with which It is
supposed that the blow on the wo-
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1917-08-11
ANNAPOLIS SOLDIERS
CAVORT ON DIAMOND
Teams Of Company M. and Machine
Gun Company Engage in Ball
Game for Mutual Benefit

Nearly everybody in the city was
tagged Cor the baseball game between
the men Of Company M. and the Ma
chine Gun Company, the city units of
the First Regiment Maryland National
Guard, which is being played on the
grounds at st. Johns College this af-
ternoon. The game was arranged as
a benefit affair, that is, to raise funds
to cover incidental expenses of the tWo
companies.
Members of the companies have been
busy for the last several days selling
the little round red tags. rcpreenting
tickets for the game. No fixed price
was placed on the tags. In other words
the purchaser could give the small sum
of a nickle, or as much as S. or more.
If he so desired, and some large con-
tributions were made. All Annspo-
lis is imbued with the spirit Of patriot
ism at the present time. and out Of
the spirit of their good will toward
the soldier lads there was probably
not single soul who refused to pur-
chase one Of the red tags.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1917-08-11
ST. JOHNS MEN
FOR SECOND SERIES
OF Reserve Officers Training Camp
At Fort Myer, Va
THE PERSONNEL
Three We're ValedictOfiaus Of Their
Respective Classes at St.
Johns College

The following ST. Johns men have
been chosen for the second series of
the Reserve Officers Training Camp.
which rs to he held from August 9S
to November p. at Fort Myer. Va:
*Webster S. Blades. 10, Baltimore.
Edgar 5. Bowlus. II. Middletown.
William b. Ennis, Jr., '09. Annapolis.
DIR. Andrew II. Krug. OF. Baltimore.
sc Calvert Magruder, 13, Annapolis.
John Leonard Morris. II. Salisbury.
Edgar II. Mcbride. 'O7 Frederick
A. b. McElderry, 13, Baltimore.
Charles II. Stanley. 10. Laurel
John S. Strahorn, 80. Annapolis
William A. Strohm. 'O7. Annapolis.
Robert A. Tennat, 'iS. Midland.
David l. Watner. 09, Baltimore
John b. Wells. Jr.. 06, Annapolis.
Kenneth +. Wilson, II, Baltimore.
F II. Gauss, '0S, Annapolis ALTER
nate).
IThose before whose names an as
terisk co is placed, were valedictori-
ans in their respective classes.l
VIM b. Ennis is from Annapolis.
where he is well known
Calvert Magruder was not only
valedictorian of his class. but won
prizes in oratory. lie is a graduate
Of Harvard Law School and has re-
Gently been secretary to Justice
Brandeis, of the T. 5. Supreme Court.
Washington.
Charles H. Stanley is a son OF for
mer Comptroller of the State stan
ley, who was a Confederate Veteran.
William Strohm Is well-known
local business man. and has recently
been clerk to the Board Of Supervisors
of Election for Anne Arundel County
Mr.. Strahorn O. local practicing
attorney. a graduate In law Of the
University % Maryland. a. well as OF
ST Johns
AIR John Wells o. "a son of City
Treasurer John n Wells and has
been f0r a number 0f years a clerk ln
the FARMERS Nationai Bank
SIR Frank Gauss has been employed
a. chemist AZ sparrows Point and
aso at the Naval Academy Expert.
mrntaf station
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1917-08-11
Turn In The Penny Slips

Miss Kate Randall will be glad TO
have sll who have the penny slips for
the Emergency Hospital turn them in
to Mrs. Dorsey Gassaway, Church
Circle, ss soon as convenient.
Miss Randall, who is secretary Of
the Emergency Hospital will leave
here on Monday for vacation.
Mrs. Gasssway is president of the
Hospital Board of Managers.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1917-08-11

Regardless OF the belief
prevailing almost generally
that "A negro had nothing
whatever to do with the baf-
fling Brandon murder mys-
terry of Wednesday last, a
tip was furnished the de-
tectives and police Officias
this afternoon that a certain
c0l0red man, well known In
this city, might have some
connection with the affair.
ii was stated that the
negro, whose name is with
held for obvious purposes.
approached a well-knOwn
gentleman of the city and
asked for "A loan OF so.
The negro, ii is stated, ap-
peared to be i'm an intOxi-
Gated condition, and also
exhibited signs of nervous
ness and excitement. The
party from whom the negro
asked the loan, refused ii.
Ii has since been learned
that the negro has not re-
ported at the place OF his
regular employment for the
last four days.
The detectives have, there
fore, discarded all other
theories for the time be-
ing, and are this afternoon
endeayOring to locate the
c0lOred man and find some
account of his movements
during the last lew days.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1917-08-11
NO STONE AVAILABLE
BALKS ROAD BUILDING
State May Be Forced To Oil It's
Highways Without Use Of Chips
CAR SHORTAGE TO BLAME
Commission Having Difficulty In Get
ting Bnilding and Repairing d II
Materials Generally.

IL looks as if the building of State
roads will be held up because of the
difficulty being experienced in secur-
ing deliveries of stone. 1t may be
added, bodybuilding and road-repairS
ing materials generally, are causing
| the State Roads Commission to face
the possibility of being forced to oil
roads without using stone chips in
connection Herewith and will hold a
meeting on Tuesday for the purpose
of determining definitely what 1t will
| do
Macadam roads cannot be main
tanned without oiling. Oil smeared
over them, unless stone chips are then
) spread over the oil, makes them as
slick as glass and consequently very
dangerous. For that reason the
Roads Commission dislikes very much
to resort to the ue of oil alone. If it
is finally forced to do so it will, Chair
i man Zouck said this morning, close
the roads for day or two after they
have been oiled so that the oil can
soak in
II transportation dCllltlcr
The difficulty the Roads Commits
sion is having in securing the deliv-
cry of road materials seems to be due
to lack of transportation facilities
upon the part of the railroads. Near
ly every car the companies have has
been pressed into use, the demands of
the Government to have ammunition
and other war materials moved are so
great that with the movement of other
kinds of freight very few cars are
to be had, and it takes a very long
time to get road materials delivered.
Furthermore, the Commission finds
it very had to get stone at all The
railroads are using tremendous guam
titles for ballast and this has placed
an unusual tax on quarries. Over in
France and Germany, it is said, rail-
road beds were permitted to run
down" during the war. The result
was that in a short time they began
to be dangerous.
The United States Government has
ordered the American railroads to
take no chances with their roadbeds,
but to maintain them up to the high
est standard, no matter what happens.
The railroads have not hesitated to
comply and the result has been that
they have been enormous purchasers
of crushed stone.
Plenty OF Oil To BE Had.
The Roads Commission is planning
to appoint a representative who will
keep in constant touch with the Ma
tional Commission Car Service and
see that building materials need
ed by it are hurried through as rap
idly as possible. 1t has been COM
paratively easy to secure deliveries of
oil, because the oil tank cars cannot
be used for any other purpose, but
even in that case it has been neces-
sary to keep a watchful eye to see
that the oil cars are not side
tracked for other kinds of freight.
The sum and substance of the sit
uation seems to be that the railroads
are taxed to the limit of their capaci-
ty when it comes to moving freight;
that cars are very scarce, and that
crushed stone is hard to buy. All this
means that it may not be possible to
maintain Maryland roads as efficient
ly as they have heretofore been main
tanned
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1917-08-11
CONGRESSIONAL UNION
Now Amalgamated With The Just Gov
ernment League

A meeting was held yesterday after
noon at Acton. the residence Of Mrs.
Spencer Murray, on Murray Hill, by
the Congressional Union for Woman
Suffrage, at which formal announce
ment was made of the recent action of
the Congressional Union in their an
nual Convention at Washington, where
by they amalgamated with the Ma
sional Woman's Party. adopting the
latter name.
This amalgamstion brings in the
many thousands of Western women
voters and is the most decisive step
taken by suffragists since the cause
became force to be reckoned with.
The National Woman's Party has
branches in the various EasternStates.
as well as in the West, and has been
very active in Maryland during the
past year. At meeting held in Bal
timore on June 29th, last, it was
unanimously voted that the National
Woman's Party. Maryland Branch,
amalgamate with the just Government
League of Maryland, already affiliated
W ith the Congressional Union for the
purpose of greater strength. and
avoidance of duplication of work and
operating expenses Mrs. Townsend
Scott. state Chairman of the Woman's
Party became Chairman Of the Con-
pressional Committee of the Just Gov
ernment League.
The Annapolis Branch of the Con-
gressional Union has now become the
Anne Arundel Co. Branch of the Just
Government League. County Presi-
dent. Mrs. Spencer Murray; Treas
urer. Mrs. Theodore w. Johnson. A
report was made ct the meeting yes
terday of the work done during the
past Winter and the following report
] by the Treasurer, Mrs. johnson, was
read and accepted:
Jan. / 1917.
Cash brought ford 5 1914
Jan. 20. 1917. Cash donated 1.5O
March 26. II Proceeds Bag Sale so 90
Apr. 1, IT. Cook Books, etc. 200
Total Receipts 49, .64
Total Expenditures 62.S
Balance in Bank Aug. /. 1917 6y.34
The books are open to the member
ship of the Just Government League
upon application to the Treasurer.
After the business of the meeting
was over Mrs. Ogle, of Baltimore,
Vice President of theJust Government
League spoke on the coming Legisla-
tive work, and Miss Lucy Branch,
State Organizer. spoke on the recent
arrests of the picketIng suffragists in
Washington, and of the "back-down"
of the Government in their attempt tc
prevent the suffragists from the pick
citing Of the White House.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1917-08-11
SURGICAL DRESSINGS CLASS
To Discontinue Work For One Week
Relief For Ardent Workers

The Surgical Dressings Committee
will discontinue work for one week
beginning August Is. Resuming work
August 20.
This committee has bten most ac-
tive and faithful for the past two
wears. Ladies to the number of near
ly one hundred, under the direction of
Mrs. John Taggard Blodgett have
worked uninterruptedly throughout
this entire summer of excessive heat.
A weeks cessation of the work
will come rs a relief to many ardent
workers and is certainly q deserved
rest.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1917-08-11
Attended State Board Suffrage Meeting

The State Board of the Woman Suf-
frage League of Maryland met at
headquarters. 705 Cathedral street,
Baltimore, Friday the 10th Of August
for its monthly routine of business.
Mrs. A. G. Hall and Mrs. Robt.
Moss. the Anne Arundel Co. represen-
tatives of the Board were in attend
ance, and made reports of the branch
of work to which they are assigned.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1917-08-11
Will Preach at SOIOmOn's

The Rev. james L. Smiley OF An
napolIs. will preach tomorrow at Saint
Peter Protestant Episcopal Church at
Solomon's Island, in the absence Of the
Rector, the Rev. Mr.. Glanville, who
is on his vacation
The Rev. James L. Smiley was for
merly assistant to the Rector at st.
Anne's, the Rev. DIR. Joseph P Nc
Comas, now curate at Trinity Church,
New York.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1917-08-11
WATER WITCH TO BE HOSTS
Will Entertain Members Of Local Unit
Federal Troops Monday Night

Water Witch Hook and Ladder Co,
will on Monday evening, August IS.
give "blow out" 90 It's members who
are now connected with the State
troops. being members of Company
N and the Machine Gun Co. and who
will soon leave for Admission. Ala, for
training.
The reception will be held ct the
Company's Quarters on East street
and 10 in the nature Of farewell to
its memters who will soon leave An.
napolis.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1917-08-11
VISITING CLERGYMAN
To Preach Tomorrow At First M. E.
Church

Ia the absence Of the Rev. DR. H.
Wilson BurgaD, pastor, who is on bis
vacation, the sermon tomorrow at the
First Methodist Episcopal Church
will be preached by the Rev. w. F..
Roberts, of Baltimore.
The Rev. Roberts is well known
here. Other services at this church
tomorrow will be ss usual.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1917-08-11
SERVICES DISCONTINUED
Fer Next I've Sundays AZ 81. Martins
Church

No seF ices will be held at ST. Mar
tins Evangl -Luth Church on Francis
street. for the next two Sundays,
since the pastor h on vacation
Sunday School aui Bible Class will
be held every Sunday at the ususl
time; the former under the leadership
Of the Superintendent, j. Milton
Brown.
On August 26. Divine Services will
again be resumed at their former
hours.
ii 3. m. German and 8 p. m, Eng.
lish.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1917-08-11

Colonial, Monday George Beban in
a seri comic photodrsma The Road
side lmpresario'' also Billy v lest in
extremely funny two-reel comedy.
adv. 2ta11
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1917-08-11

Clara Kimball Young in a remark
ably powerful perturbation Of the
great stage success "Trilby Col
onial, Saturday, matinee and evening.