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Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-09-05
WOMEN HEAR MRS. RICHARDS
Talk Of Women's Work at Old Senate
Chamber

Some thirty five women assembled
in the Old Senatee Chamber at the
State House yesterday afternoon at
o'clock and listened attentively to an
interesting talk by Mrs. Richards, of
Chicago.
The meeting was called in the inter-
est of the Patriotic Leagues and under
the auspices of the local chapter of
newcomers Civic League, and League
for National Defense.
Mrs. Richards told of the work be-
ing done at army environments and
camps by the Y. M. C. A. and urged
the organization by the women of An
napolis for such work here.
It is urged club room be establish
ed for soldiers and sailors in Annapo-
lis, as rest and reading room, a place
where they may meet mothers, wives,
sisters and friends, and write letters.
A meeting for girls to effect an or
ganization will be held next week at
the residence Of Mrs. r. B. DashieIl.
Duke of Gloucester street.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-09-05

Miss Esther X. White, formerly a
teacher in the grammar department
of the Annapolis Public School, will
leave Washington late tonight for
Ashland. KY. and will, in few days,
assume her new duties as teacher in
the public school of that city, to
which she was recently appointed.
Miss White returned here a few
weeks ago after taking the summer
course for teachers at the Ohio State
University. and has been spending
the last several days with her father,
Mr. Francis o. White. at Indian
Head, Md. Ashland is city about
twice the size and population Of An
and is situated almost direct
ly on the Ohio river.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-09-05
"SIackers" of 1862.

Petroleum V. Nasty" who was
d. r. Locke, an Ohio editor. and
very famous as a humorist, wrote Of
the 'slackers" of.1s62. when Lincoln
issued his first draft, as follows:
''I see in the papers last mite that
the government hez institooted a
draft, and that in a few weeks sum
hundreds NV thousands NV peeceable
citizens will be dragged to the tented
field. ! know not what others NAV
do. but ez for me, can't go. Upon
a rigid eggsaminishun Nv my fzzickle
man, find it wood be wus nor madnis
for me to undertake a campane. to-
wit:
"I'm bald headid, and hev bin
obliged to wear wig these % years.
81 hev dandruff in wat scanty hair
still hangs round my venerable TEN
Piles.
81 hev a kronic kstaar
II hev lost, since Stanton's order
to draft, the use Nv wun eye entirely
and hev kronic inflammashen in the
other.
my teeth is all unsound, my palit
amt eggsactly rite, and | have had
bronkeetis 81 years last Joon At
present | heV a koff the proxixisms
Nv witch is friteful to behold
Elm boiler 'chestid. am short wind
ed, and hev allus had pains in my back
and sides.
Sim afflicted with verrykose vanes
hev a white-swellin' on wun leg and
fever sore on the luther; also wun
leg is shorter than tother, tho |
handle it so expert that nobody ever
notices it.
II hev korns and bunyons on both
feet, which wood prevent me from
march.
81 don't suppose that my political
opinions, which are against the prose-
kushun NV this unconstitooshnel war,
wood hev any waite with a draftin'
orfisher; but the above reasons why |
can't go will, make no doubt, be
suffishent. "
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-09-05
Company ''M's" Benefit
Friday Night at The Colonial

There was misunderstanding about
Company Ms benefit at the Colonial
Theater last night, so that it has been
arranged for Friday evening. 4 fine
show has been scheduled, and an effort
will be made to bring out big crowd
and help the company materially.
The company fund is still far below
that of the Machine Gun Company.
though the need is greater, for there
is considerably greater number of
men.
Tickets will be for sale by the mem
bers of the company beginning this
evening. and it is hoped that the pa
tronage will be liberal. The manage-
ment of the Colonial will give good
proportion Of the receipts to the Com
pany.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-09-05
ITEMS FROM IcLEHARTs.
County Cuttings BY Capitals county
Correspondent Pertinent
Personals.

Iglehart, Sept. 4.
Delightful days and nights charac-
terize early September. Last week
rains have made the roads muddy and
in some places holes are foot or two
deem from the washouts. Weeds have
grown high in many places ano are
malsria breeders. Some have not
been cut down the entire summer.
Sherwood Forest Saturday nights
have afforded great deal OF pleasure
this season. Last Saturday night
dance was the largest yet held in the
Climb house. 1t was beautifully dec
Grated with flowers and ferns.
Sunday services we're held as usual
at Sherwood Forest Or. hlcnatu
Hogne spoke in the evening.
Labor Day was quite gala occasion.
There were boat races as feature Oh
the day and at night there was
ssblack face" show by the colonists
which was amusing and enjoy ed by
all At the close dancing was enjoy
ed. The season will soon be ended.
Each day sees many departures,
Among q few of those that have left
are Mr.. Pollard and family. +.
Gruebel, Mrs. Lord who was in charge
of one of the dining rooms, Mr.. Cole,
IF. B. GatchelI, c. Nj. Staylor.
Mrs. Balkhe and the Misses Clau.
tice. Of Baltimore, are the guests OF
their sister Mrs. George Viking, at
Sherwood Forest.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Hall, Jr., and
| little son are the guests of Mrs. VIM.
Schumacher Mr.. Halls sister in Wash
ington over Labor Day.
Mrs. Cock, of Washington is the
guest of Mrs. j. f. Hall at her home
on the Severn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Evans, MIR. and Mrs.
Harry Clautice and daughter and in
FAINT, motored from Baltimore on Sun
day and we're the guests of Mr.. anC
Mrs. George Viking at Sherwood
Forest
Miss Gladys Rain, o. Washington
was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. h.
Henry Viking. at Iglehart, for the
weekend.
Mr.. Grimmel Wagner, of the U. 5
S. Wyoming, wasSthe guest of his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Wagner fol
few days.
l.. nj. w.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-09-05
Naval Engagement Announced

Rear-Admirsl Frank E. Beatty, u.
S. NJ, and Mrs. Beatty announce the
engagement of their daughter, Miss
Emily Beatty, to capt. Charles Henry
Drayton, u. S. r. The wedding will
take place in the autumn in Charles
ton, s. c., where Admiral beatty is
now stationed. Miss Beatty made her
debut in Washington several seasons
ago, when her father was in command
of the Washington Navy Yard. Cap
tain Drayton is a son of Mrs. Charles
81. Drayton, of Charleston.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-09-05
Alice Duer Miller on MiIitancy.

Militancy has. as usual, alienated
great many people from a cause in
which they never believed.
We cannot help noticing that the
politicians who most strongly oppose
it are saying in effect: II women are
militant we shall put them in the
workhouse; if they are orderly we
shall forget all about them.-New
York Tribune, August IL, 1917.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-09-05
JUST GOVERNMENT LEAGUE
To Hold Mass Meeting Tonight in Bal
timore

The Just Government League will
hold mass meeting this evening at
eight o'clock in Baltimore City, on
the corner of Baltimore and Calvert
streets. The meeting will be to pro-
test against the illegal arrests of the
suffrage pickets in Washington. The
speakers will be Mrs. Donald r..
Hooker, Mr.. Gibson Gardiner of
Washington, Mrs Robert Walker, one
of the recently arrested pickets, and
Mrs. Spencer Murray.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-09-05
CARD OF THANKS.

The pastor and congregation of
Eastport Methodist Episcopal Church
desire herewith to thank all kind
donors for generous gifts to the lawn
fete and bazaar held the past week.
all of which we gratefully appreciate.
(Signed) j. L. CLARK.
S-5-1t. Chairman.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-09-05

When sociable man has a min
ute to spare he goes and bothers some
man who lie busy.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-09-05
SHOOTING ON THIS PROPERTY
Is PROHIBITED.
UAD
PROTECT THE BIRDS AS AWAp
MEASURE;

The food destroyed in America bv
insects and small rodents would feed
the people of Belgium. Birds are the
great natural enemies of these pests
The laws of this state and of the ma.
tion protect insect-eating birds. but
many of them are being shout wanton-
ly and for food. Report violations To
the nearest game warden or to the
Broadway address, New York city.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-09-05

How thoroughly some people en-
ertising the few virtues they
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-09-05
DON'T SHOOT THE BIRDS
Warning Sent Out By The COnserva.
ton Commission.

The Conservation Commission ~
Maryland has received a mum Der Of
muslin signs from the National Asso.
citation of Audubon Societies, 1874
Broadway, New York city, which
they distributed to their various esma
wardens. The notice on the placards
is as follows:
SHOOTING ON THIS PRnprnn,,
The Washington times., 1917-02-05
FORTlER RITES WEDNESDAY
Civil War Veteran to Be Buried at
Arlington.

Funeral services for Alexander
Gaspe Fortier. a civil war veteran
and rate clerk with the Interstate
Commerce Commission for the last
ten years. who died yesterday at his
residence. I417 q street northwest,
will be held at the residence We'd
nesday at 2 o'clock. Interment will
be in Arlington National Cemetery.
Mr.. Fortier was a native OF On
tario. Canada, but moved to Buffalo.
n. Y, when an infant, and resided
in that town for more than forty
years.
He was seventy years old, and at
the time he took the civil service ex-
aminations for his appointment in
the Interstate Commerce Commis-
sion was the Oldest man who OBJ
tained an appointment.
Mr.. Fortier was a past commander
Of Bidwell- Wilkeson Post, No. 3, u.
A. r.; senior vice commander OF Gen.
Leonard Wood Garrison. No. 3d. Army
and Navy Union: vice president OF the
Army and Navy Union Rifle Club f;
member of the National Association
OF Naval Veterans, and OF the Nation
al Defense League.
He is survived by his widow and
one brother.
The Washington times., 1917-02-05
BRYAN DENOUNCES
LATEST U. S. ACTION
Says People of the Country Are
Not Unanimous for Entering
Struggle Abroad.

'Tf the question OF the United
States entering this war were sub
mitted to a vote of the people, nine
tenths would answer In one voice,
We will defend our country to the
last ditch, but we will not send our
boy 1900 miles across the ocean to
fight under any European monarch
and die on a foreign field for a for
eign cause For that would happen,
no matter on which side we fought"
In these words William ]. Bryan,
apostle of peace, denounced President
Wilson's course in the present crisis
at a meeting OF the Anti-War League
Of the District in the North Carolina
Avenue N. E. Church last night.
At the outset OF his address Bryan
Iauded Wilson for the peace over
lures which the President made few
weeks ago, which overtures. he said,
placed our Chief Executive among
the immortals of the world.
NO matter what the provocation, %
continued Bryan, ''let Us postpone our
grievances until the close OF the war.
At its close we can serve as media
tor and settle our own troubles. But
II we must fight for our rights, then
IT will be our war-one that we can
start and end on our own terms"
The Washington times., 1917-02-05
FAVORS DAYLIGHT
SAYING CAMPAIGN
Commissioner for Blind De-
,cIares 1t Would Save Eye
sight of Many.

James P. Monroe, Of the Massachu-
sets commission for the blind, In q
letter today to the National Daylight
Saving Association, declared that the
eyesight OF thousands would be saved
by the extra hour OF daylight To be
obtained by turning clocks back an
hour.
"In Massachusetts," he said, "there
'Ere 1000 blind persons, and at least
10000 with sight SO seriously iefec-
tive that they are handicapped in get
ting a living through ordinary chan
nels.
"1f that is true Of Massachusetts,,
think OF the many persons there must
be In the whole United States VINO
have lost their sight entirely, or their
sight has become so defective that
they cannot earn a living IN the ordi-
n airy ways through the use of arti-
hcial light.
"By putting through the daylight
saving plan, an hour of artificial light
will be saved. This will do away with
tile necessity of millions of children
doing their studying under electric
OF gas lights. 1t would save much OF
the strain on the eyessof older per-
sons reading their papers under the
glare of artificial lights"
The Washington times., 1917-02-05
OPEN TUBERCULAR
SCHOOLS MONDAY
Poor Response to Appeal for
Funds by Board of
Education.

Schools for the nfty-nine tubercular
children now excluded from classes in
, the public schools are to be opened by
next Monday. Superintendent Of Schools
Thurston announced today.
1t. Il probable that the two buildings
to be used will be named at the Board
Of Education meeting Wednesday. No
equipment, it was said. has been bought
yet for the opening Of the schools. be-
cause there has been no money contrib
uted by the public
DR.. John Van schaick. tr.. president Of
the Board OF Education. some time ago
issued an appeal to the public for funds
for the opening and maintenance Of the
two schools. To date, R6 has been re-
ceived- Several organizations volunteer
ed to assist In the work, and II Is to
those organizations that the board Is
looking for aid Where the schools are
to be located will not be divulved., be-
cause Of the opposition that might arise
The schools are to be opened regardless
Of protests, II Is stated
The Washington times., 1917-02-05
UNIQUELETTERSE SENT
WITH CONTRIBUTION
Pensioner Contributes to Fund.
for Associated Charities and
Citizens Relief Body. -

A lettsr from q pensioner, unique
In construction, was one OF the first
responses to the appeal OF the Asso-
ciated Charities and Citizens Re-
lief Association for funds for relief Of
Washineton's poor.
The reply to the call for funds,
which was published In The Times
yesterday, follows:
Dear Lord Jesus:
This Is Thy dollar bill I In
close. Gold and silver II Thine
Bless II q hundred thousand fold
for Thy own glory. i thank Thee,
Lord Jesus, that Thou hast pro-
vided for me as long as / live
dollar q day. Let me live for Thy
glory a few more years longer to
help the poor and needy. for You
have spoken the words: "I was
a-hungered and you gave Ne
meat I was 4 stranger and you
took Ne In. I was naked and you
clothed me-" and many more good
words you have spoken for us TO
do them.
4 PENsIoNER
IF only every one would give ac-
cording to their means as has this
man, who, by the way, Is an annual
there would be no trouble
In doing our work." said Walter s.
Ufford. general secretary Of the As
sociated Charities.
"a great many people believe the
Charities receives an ap-
preparation from Congress or the
District, but this Is not 80. We are
entirely dependent upon voluntary
contributions. and, OF course. our
work is much hampered when these
fail to come as freely as they might"
= Contributions may be sent to the
Social Service House, o23 H street
Milton z. Allies Is chair
man of the joint finance COMMITTEES OF
the two organizations.
The Washington times., 1917-02-05
MRS. SANGER MAY
NOT GO ON STRIKE
Birth Control Followers Advise
Her to Serve Term If
Sentenced.

NEW YORK, Feb. 5.-Decision as
to whether or not Mrs. Margaret
Sanger, birth control advocate, will
go on a hunger strike II she is sent
to Blackwelrs Island. will be re
served until after sentence is pro,
nounced at 10 o'clock this morning.
Mrs. Sanger, sister OF Mrs. Ethel
Byrne, released from the workhouse
last Thursday by a pardon from
Governor Whitman, was found guilty
of disseminating information in re
gard to birth control in the court OF
special sessions in Brooklyn Friday.
81 do not know just what I shall
do myself" Mrs. Sanger said last
night. $50 many people have pleaded
with me not to go on hunger strike
and many OF them, like me, are in
terested primarily in the cause.
There will be no decision reached
until after / receive my sentence.
Then IL / am sent to that terrible
prison on Blackwelrs Island 1 shall
hold a little cooperative meeting i'm
mediately with my friends there in
the court and we shall decide"
Followers Urge Against Ii.
The committee of 100, with other
women interested, held a birth con-
troll meeting yesterday at the home
of Mrs. Charles Hallam Keep, :
East Sixty-second street. Following
speeches by Mrs. Sanger and Mrs.
Amos Pinchot action was taken by
the committee urging Mrs. Sanger
not to attempt a hunger strike and
II sent to prison to simply serve out
her sentence.
Mrs. Sanger will be accompanied
to the courtroom today by the ma
jority OF the women OF the commit
tee OF 100. II only a fine is imposed
II Is expected that 1t will be paid at
once, SO that Mrs. Sanger can return
to assist in the care of her sister,
Mrs. Byrne.
Mrs. Byrne, who was carried from
the workhouse on a stretcher and is
reported to have been in a serious
condition since at the Sanger home
at 246 West Fourteenth street, was
sleeping when inquiry was made re-
garding her yesterday afternoon.
Those in attendance reported her to
be slowly improving but still in a
pitiful condition.
she lies on her bed with her face
to the wall, Just like a tired, worn
out soldier" Mrs. Sanger said. ''She
seems to have little vitality and can
only talk minute or two at a time.
And what she does say is all about
the deplorable condition in the prison
THE sights that she saw and what
she heard and the things she learned
about the poor women there who had
no one interested to help them made
a very tragic impression on her.
When she has the strength to talk II
Is always about the terrible cries OF
the unfortunate women and the YER
min and the incessant clatter OF spar
rows that turn the long watches into
Nightmares"
Mrs. Byrne was fed chicken broth,
milk, and orange Juice yesterday, and
last night was resting comfortably.
The Washington times., 1917-02-05
WORK DESCRIBED
Bureau Of Education Bulletin Tells
Of Park View School.

A bulletin of the United States Blu
reau of Education describes the COM
munity center work carried on at the
Park View School. 1t contains the
announcement that President Wilson
has accepted an invitation to speak
there on Lincoln's Borthday, Febru-
airy u.
The movement for increasing the
use of public school houses as com
munity centers and forums OF citizen
ship has been indorsed by former
Presidents Roosevelt and Taft" the
bulletin states, "and has repeatedly
received President Wilson's enthusi-
astic support"
1t states that President Lincoln ad-
dressed community gathering at a
Washington public school house dur
ing his Administration, and since
then, so far as the Board OF Educa-
tiOn records show, no President has
appeared "under precisely these
friendly Enthusiastically American
neighborhood auspices"
The Washington times., 1917-02-05
DRY EXHIBIT TO OPEN
Congressman Smith Of Idaho VIII
Make Opening Address.

Congressman Addison T Smith of
Idaho will make the opening address
at the Scientific Temperance Exposi-
tion tomorrow evening at o'clock.
at 1927 G street northwest. The ex-
hibit was arranged by the educa-
tional department OF the District
Anti-Saloon League, OF which Miss
Georgia Roberts is chairman
Two hundre dcharts. models, pic
lures, and cartoons, exhibited under
personal supervision OF Miss Edith
NJ. Wills, of Boston. director and lee
turer. will be shown. The exhibit is
along the same lines as those used In
Europe at the outbreak OF the war.
During the exposition addresses or
lectures will be given by DR.. William
c. Woodward. District health officer:
DIR. Harvey Wiley, Hon. William II.
De Lacy, former Judge OF the Juve-
nile Court: Robert II. Mcneil. DR..
Elnora Folkmar. superintendent OF
the Woman's Evening Clinic; Col. L.
NJ Maus. retired. former medical in
spector. Eastern Division. United
States army, and many others. in
GLIDING several members OF Congress.
The Washington times., 1917-02-05

popular employe of the Washington
Street Railway Company. and has
hosts Of friends in this city. He re-
Gently gave the following signed tss-
timonial:
"I have suffered for a year or more
with q bad case of stomach trouble
and was compelled to have an opera
tion for 1t, but after / was operated
on, I got back into the same condi
tion, and had no appetite whatever.
and I was badly bloated with gas;
suffered agony after eating and
dreaded to sit down to a meal: was
so nervous that / could not sleep at
night; my liver was also affected,
which caused me to be very dizzy at
pletely run down. lost in weight and
was very much discouraged. was
so constipated that had to keep TAX
ing some kind of a laxative all the
time, which gave me no permanent
benefit. Finally / started to take
your Plant Juice and that seemed to
be just what needed. have gained
eight pounds in weight and am able
to eat anything / want without the
least distress. 1 am glad to give this
public Endorsement for Plant Juice on
account Of the great benefit that re-
ceived."
Plant Juice acts like magic in
stomach trouble, gas, fermentation,
heavy, distressed feeling after meals
and on retiring. 1t attacks and de-
stroys all poisons in the blood, cor
rects diseased conditions Of the liver
and kidneys and restores them to nor
NAL condition.
The Plant Juice Man is at The Peo-
pies Drug Store, corner OF Tth and e
streets N. W., where he is daily meet
ing the local public, and introducing
and explaining the merits of this
remedy.-Advt.
The Washington times., 1917-02-05
ASSERT LOYALTY TO U. S.
Bohemian Alliance TeIegraphs As
surance to President.

unconditional devotion to the
United States" by the Bohemians In
America is pledged to President VIII
son in a telegram he received last
night from the Bohemian National
Alliance. The telegram swas signed
by L. J. Fisher, president OF the ALI
ance, who stated that the organiza'
tion had a membership OF SO,OOO
representing 100000 Bohemians.
'.The break with Germany is here.
thd telegram stated, land the war
may follow at any moment. America
is entitled to know how far she may
rely upon the loyalty of 100000
citizens and residents of foreign
birth.
Eighty thousand members OF the
bohemian National Alliance approve
With enthusiasm your determined
stand in defense of American rights
and honor, and assure you of their
absolute loyalty to the United States" !"
The Washington times., 1917-02-05
CHARITIES AND CITIZENS RELIEF
ASSOCIATIONS WINTER APPEAL

Ten thousand dollars asked by the Joint Finance Commit
organizations Char
ties Citizens Relief Association The visitors Associated
Charities report sickness and suffering The
eme cold brings increased distress The high Of supplies
including food fuel and Shoes for all Of which de-
mand problem Of relief giving difficult
The committee hopes will be speedy response
appeal Of these organizations 1916
showing the character of the work being undertaken results
obtained will any interested upon request
Contributions beesgnaed either
Social Service House, 923 northwest
JOINT FINANCE COMMITTEE
(Signed) Milton E. Allies, Chairman.
The Washington times., 1917-02-05
SHOWS EXPANSION OF JAPAN
Newman Travel Talk on Korea and
Manchuria.

The turning Of Korea into a Japa-
nese province and the rapid and thor.
ough manner in which Japan is ex.
tending its power in Manchuria was
the topic of the fourth Newman travel
talk at the Belasco Theater last even.
ing.
Scenes depicting the great Man.
churian railway were shown and ex-
planned by Mr.. Newman. The extent
to which Germany had improved its
far Eastern empire at Tsingtau, be-
fore the war stopped operations, was
also shown in a number of interesting
slides.
Hawaii will be the topic for the last
OF the present series of lectures to be
given next Sunday evening and Mon
day afternoon.