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Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-09-17
BEGIN RECOUNT OF
VOTE IN PRIMARIES
Election Beard Acts On Petition OF
Progressive
ACTS OF FRAUD ARE CHARGED
Alleged Discrepancies Show In Returns
OF At Least Four Precincts
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ACTS OF FRAUD ARE CHARGED

Acting upon the petition filed by the
several candidates of the Progressive
wing of the Democratic party who
participated in the primary election
held on Tuesday last, demanding a
recount of the ballots on the ground
of alleged irregularities and dis
crepancies in the returns from at
least four of the eighteen precincts
of the county, the members of the
Board OF Supervisors of Elections are
now making . recount
The charges of fraud were brought
especially in the cases of the returns
from the First Precinct of the Sixth
District, which is the First Ward of
Annapolis: the First, or what Is
known as the Waterford Precinct of
the Third District; the First Pre-
cinct of the Fourth District, and the
Curtis Bay Precinct of the Fifth Dis
trict.
The members of the Board got to-
gether at 8 o'clock this morning to
begin the count. An effort was made
TO secure a postponement until to-
morrow or possibly for two days, ow-
ing to the fact that Mr.. James w.
Owens, counsel for the petitioners,
was called to Baltimore in connection
with important legal business. How
ever, after some discussion, it was
decided to proceed with the count.
This seemed agreeable to all parties
concerned in the controversy, so the
Election Supervisors thereupon began
the count of the vote as returned from
the First Ward. Police Justice Charles
o. Dulin and Mr.. Asa A. Joyce were
named as tellers. Whether the Board
will decide to recount the returns
from every precinct probably will be
dependent upon whether the dis
crepancies complained of are shown
by the figures of the recount in the
four specific instances.
In the event that complete recount
is found necessary, it will be long
and tedious job for the Election SUI
pervisors. probably consuming sew
eral days When the work began this
morning, the ballots were first passed
muster by DR. William II. Rullman,
President, and William n Crisp, the
Democratic members of the Board,
and the figures were called out by DR..
Charles B. Henkel, the minority men,
ber The recount is progressing fair
ly rapidly Two or three of the de-
feated candidates of the Progressive
ticket are present about the Circuit
Court room where the count is being
made, and the Organization forces
also are represented The work was
resumed at o'clock this afternoon
following a recess for luncheon
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-09-17
REDEDICATORY SERVICE
YESTERDAY AT MAYO
Re- Opening OF Memorial M. E. Church,
South River, DR.. Burgan
breaches.

The Memorial Methodist Episcopal
Church, South River Circuit, located
at Mayo, held re-opening services
yesterday. During the summer extern
sive repairs had been made on he
building amounting to more than
$1,000, and the services fittingly cele-
brated the re-opening of the much inn
proved edifice. The pastor, Rev
Harry Evaul. presided at all the sery-
ices during the day. In the morning
Rev. Edward Hayes. Superintendent
OF the Baltimore District, preached
In the afternoon, Rev H. W. Burgan,
pastor of the First Methodist Episco-
pay Church, this city. delivered the
sermon, and at night a former pas
tor. Rev w. A. Carroll, occupied the
pulpit During the day more than
$1,000 was collected, which paid I'm
full the amount of money spent on
the church, as 5000 had already been
paid. All the services were finely at
tended, especially that of the after
noon, when the church was crowded
and many were compelled to remain
outside on account of the crowded
condition OF the building The church
will enter at once upon an aggressive
campaign Of work for the fall and
winter.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-09-17
GUARD YOUR HOMES
MORE CROOKS IN TOWN
Experience Of One Woman May Be
Tat of Others But She
Showed Nerve"

Never were there so many strangers
in the city as there are at the present
Unfortunately, all are not desirable
for. commingled with the better class,
are number of suspicious-looking
characters, who are supposed to have
strayed here from Camp Meade.
The work of the army cantonment az
Admiral, this county, where some 20,-
600 to 10000 men are employed, has
brought together all classes and con-
ditions of men, white and colored.
among whom are the riff-raff of the
country, the scum of the earth" Ma
turally, Annapolis, being within easy
reach, many of this undesirable class
have come this way
The two crooks arrested Friday and
now in Jail, the three other crooks
seen on the streets Saturday acting in
a suspicious manner, are supposed to
have drifted here from the Camp
Meade population of workers"
And there are others. Another story
of an attempt TO enter a home is told
by residents of Madison street, whore
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husband and two children
On Thursday night Mrs Lockett was
sitting in her kitchen crocheting, when
she heard a noise in the back yard.
She paid little attention to it until
there as a tapping at her back door.
She bravely arose and opened the
door. when there confronted her d
.burly colored man who demanded ten
cents Mrs. Lockett, brave and re-
sourceful, Immediately replied she did
not have ten cents, but told the man
to wait minute and she would ge it
from her husband, at the same time
calling TO him in a loud voice The
intruder, presuming the husband was
at home and would probably give him
something more than ten cents, made
hasty retreat
The real state of affairs was Mr.
Lockett as not at home, but Mrs
Lockett, who was there alone with her
two children, who We're asleep, had
the nerve to pretend he was, and her
presence of mind probably saved her
An investigation later revealed the
fact there was not at the time but one
man on Madison street and he was
paralyzed and could have offer no
assistance.
The Madison. street incident is a
warning, at this time, to housewives
to not answer the door at night when
husbands are away, and it is warn
ing to men in the family not to "step
out even for moment and leave their
wives and children, or female mem
bers of the family unprotected when
the town is full Of crooks
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-09-17
GOVERNOR MAY NAME
POLICE JUSTICE TODAY
Looking For Successor To Roderick O.
Shipley For Job AT Admiral
Camp.

Governor Harrington is seriously
considering today the appointment of
a special police justice for the Fourth
District of Anne Arundel county to
have jurisdiction over the territory
in the vicinity of the army canton
ment at Camp Meade. This office,
which is a new one, has become va
cant within the last ten days through
the resignation of Mr.. Roderick o.
Shipley. who was appointed few
weeks ago. Mr.. Shipley, it is under
stood, resigned because of the large
amount of work that was involved.
He did not seek the appointment in the
first place
1t was learned today that Mr.. Asa
A. Joyce. who lives near Gambrills,
only a few miles from the camp site,
is being seriously considered for the
appointment. w. Edward Cecil, who
lives near Millersville, in the same
section, has also been spoken of. The
Governor. however, has given no in
timation as to whom he will name.
He wants to name a man who will be
a popular selection. as well as one
who will devote the necessary time
to the work that deyolve upon the Off
Ger. and one satisfactory to all inter-
ests concerned. Whether or not fac
tional affliation in politics will cut
any figure is not known. The Excel
tive wants to name competent man
at all odds Mr. Joyce, while not very
active in politics, has generally been
recognized as a Progressive Demo
crat in recent years. and so has Mr..
Cecil The latter, however, virtually
deserted that faction just a couple of
days before the recent primaries.
The appointment may be announced
today
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-09-17
WAGE SCALE REVISED
FOR THE NAVY YARDS
Committees Revision Gives Increase
To All Grades Of LabOr--For
Arsenals Also

The Navy Yards and Arsenals Wage
Committee, made up of representa-
tives of the Departments of War
Navy, and Labor, has completed its
revision of the scale OF wages paid
inarsenals and navy yards, and the
new scale will go into effect as soon
as the new pay rolls can be prepared
The revision is said to make an aver
age increase in minimum rates near
ly 10 per cent, and much higher adj
vances in the scale for the lowest
grades of skilled labor
The committee, after careful exami-
nation of local rates, has been guided
to great extent by the desirability,
in the present national crisis, of max
ing the rates to be paid as nearly uni
form in all parts of the country as
circumstances will allow.
As to the new navy yard scale, the
most important change is the reduc-
ton of the number of rates in any
one trade to three Heretofore most
of the skilled trades have been di-
vided into five rates. the men in the
lowest rates often receiving little
more than unskilled labor Hereafter
there will be but three rates, the low
est to be paid not more than ST. per
diem less than the first-class men.
For instance. if the top rate for ma
chinists is $4.64 a day, the third rate
must be at least $3.50. AT present the
rate in some cases is as low as $3.04.
The increases given in the maximum
rates will be found to average nearly
10 per cent.
In some cases the recommendations
of the local navy yard, as in the case
of some trades at Puget Sound, have
been slightly reduced in view Of the
abnormal situation in that locality,
which is regarded as being out of line
with the rest of the nation. In other
cases, notably Mare Island and New
York, the increases will be greater
than the recommendations of the local
authorities
The committee has approved the
recommendations of the commanding
officers of the arsenals. AT certain OF
the arsenals in certain trades there
remain appeals on which no decision
has been reached. It is the intention
of the committee to visit the arsenals
in person or TO send representatives tc
adjuset all outstanding questions.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-09-17
FELLOW SOLDIER IS
SAVED FROM DROWNING
Sergeant Strange, Annapolis Hero
At Army Camp.
AT RISK OF HIS LIFE
YOungster In Salisbury Company
Completely Exhausted But
Was Resuscitated.

Sergeant Kenton Strange, a mem
Der of the Machine Gun Company of
the First Regiment. is being treated
as hero down at Camp Mcclellan,
Admission. Ala, for his valiant con-
duct in going TO the aid of, and rescu-
ing a eomrade of the First Regiment
from drowning in the lake. where he
had been swimming about
Private orrin Hopkins, of ! Com
pany, Salisbury. was the man who
nearly drowned. With a crowd of
other Maryland soldiers he went
swimming after a ball game on the
new diamond back of the First's camp.
where II Company had just beaten c
Company TO 1 in two-hour battle.
Hopkins couldn't explain his sudden
weakness in the water. He saw Ser
geant Gray, of l Company, near him,
and stopped swimming a moment to
call to him. He began to sink, and
he said afterward. it never occurred
to him TO try to swim He touched
bottom. pushed himself up and sank
again, but first he shouted for help.
Sergeant Strange and Sergt Carl
Hollingsworth. of Belair, also of the
Machine Gun Company, were dress
ing on top Of an old building on the
bank of the lake Hollingsworth
heard Hopkins shout, but he is not a
good swimmer, so he called to
Strange, who is an expert swimmer.
Strange fully dressed, leaped from
hs oh h. ,,,I al,
ed in.
Pulls Other Down With Him.
BY that time three men were under
water Sergeants Wagner and Gray
and Private Tubbs had gone to Hop
kins rescue one by one and Hopkins
had pulled them down with him, but
Strange brought Hopkins to the top
and the other men, being less ex-
hausted. were able TO take care of
themselves.
When Strange got Hopkins to shore
the latter was exhausted They roll
ed him on the ground and gave him
restoratives and he finally revived.
An hour later he had fully recovered
and was able to go to mess with the
rest of his company Strange came
off with nothing worse than slightly
strained back and a pair of badly
torn olive drab breeches. They had
split when he jumped from the roof
His machine gun comrades roundly
congratulated him.
Sergeant Strange is a son of Mrs.
Robert Strange of Market street, and
a brother of Mayor Strange, also
Thomas E.. r. Tunis, and Earle
Strange, all of this city. Another
brother Howard Strange, is member
of the Supply Company, also at the
Admission camp
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-09-17
ARREST MAN THOUGHT
TO BE MURDERER
Answer Description OF Frank
Kowaleski, Or Smith
PICKED UP AS vAGRANT
Peter Zywicki, Brother r-In-Law Taken
To Frederick To Determine
Identification

Deputy Sheriff William ID. X. Lee
left Annapolis with Peter Zywicki,
who is held as a material witness in
connection with the murder of Abe
Edelstein, a wealthy cattle dealer of
Baltimore, which was committed near
Admiral this county, about a. week
ago, to ascertain whether the man
arrested yesterday near Frederick is
Frank Kowalewski, otherwise known
as Frank Smith, and who is being
hunted down as the murderer zy-
wicki is the brother-in-law of Ko-
walewski In the meantime the sew
eral detectives and other police Off
cials are running down every clue as
to the whereabout of Kowalewski.
Early yesterday morning Deputy
Sheriff Stephen Myers arrested man
who gave his name as Samuel Smith
on road near Liberty, Md, and took
him before Justice John Hitzburger.
who at first was disposed to send him
to a hospital as the man under arrest
complained of an injured hip. In
stead of doing so, however, he COM
mitted him to the Frederick Jail on
vagrancy charge Smith was taken
to Frederick and turned over to Turn
key r. Albert Long. The man under
arrest is 20 years old, weights about
lS0 pounds, and is feet 1O1a inches
in height, and is said to closely re-
semble the description sent out by the
Baltimore police with that of Kowa-
lewski
Smith told the Frederick police that
he had been to Baltimore and that
while with another man in a Pratt
street saloon was robbed of $3.50 He
declared that the man with him had
gone to Camp Meade and that he had
worked his way to Liberty by riding
On freight trains.
Mrs. Catherine Kowalewski, wife OF
Frank Kowalewski was turned over
to the Anne Arundel county authori-
ties yesterday morning and brought to
Annapolis. where she is being held as
a material witness for the State Mrs.
Kowalewski carried her babe in arms.
Headquarters detectives, the uni
formed department of Baltimore and
the police of Baltimore and Anne
Arundel counties spent busy day
yesterday running down number OF
clues.
A plat of that part of the Kowalew-
ski farm embracing the house, cow
bean field. pump, orchard and the
points where Edelstein pleaded for his
life, where he was finally shot TO
death and the place where he was
buried, together with the ploughed-up
field has been prepared by the Balti-
more police department. and this will
be turned over to the Anne Arundel
county authorities.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-09-17
FUNERAL OF MEDICAL
DIRECTOR BURNS
Remains Buried in Naval Cemetery
This Morning.

The funeral of Medical Director
James Carroll Burns, u S. n, whose
death occurred on Saturday, Septem-
Der Is, in Brooklyn, N Y, took place
here this morning.
The body was taken direct from the
train upon its arrival here to the Ma
val Cemeteary. where burial services
were conducted by Chaplain s. X
Evans, U. s. n, Chaplain of the Ma
val Academy The arrangements
were in charge of Undertaken Taylor
The deceased was senior medical
officer of the Navy, and was formerly
stationed at the Naval Academy in
charge of the Naval Hospital here.
He was widower and among the sur
viyors is a son, James c., Jr., who is
a lieutenant in the U. s. Navy.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-09-17
RUSSIAN MISSION
INSPtCTS ACADEMY
COnferees From Far East on Trip
Here oday
OFFICIAL HON0RS ACCORDED
Regiment Of Fourth Class Riddies
Reviewd Thea + llowed
Reception.

Members of the Russian mission.
who. like the representatives of all
the other great powers emhroiled IN
the world war, have visited TINS
country for conferences with the
Representatives OF the United States
Government on International affairs,
had their turn today in making an in
spection of Uncle Sans great naval
academy here in Annapolis They
We're extended the customary milf
tary and social courtesies during their
stay. which consumed about hours.
The ENJOYS from the Far East came
from Washington on a special car
shortly after 10 o'clock. They have
been in the National Capital for the
last several days Arriving in An
napolis, the visitors we're received
with official honors. fanfare OF
music and the playing of the Russian
National Anthem by the Naval Acad
emy band signalling their entrance
to the government inclosure After.
wards, the mission witnessed an ex-
hibition infantry drill and reviewed
the regiment Of new fourth class mid
shipment. which consists Of eight
complete companies.
The ENJOYS were escorted on a tour
of inspection of the several academic
departments by the ranking officers
assigned to duty at the station. and
afterwards were entertained at a
buffetluncheon as the guests OF Cap
tain Edward w. Eberle, Superintend-
ent of the Academy They also
visited some of the classrooms OF the
middies who were engaged in recita-
tions at the time, and i'm some of the
departments they saw the embryo ma
val officers in practical demonstra-
tions of the work they have accom-
plished in the few months they have
been at the Academy The official
party returned to Washington at 3
O'Clock this afternoon
The Russians expressed themselves
most favorably impressed with the
great naval school. although general
appearance was retarded to some ex-
tent by the building operations now I'm
progress. which were necessitated by
the large increase in the number OF
students within the past year The
corps during the academic term now
near at hand will be double that OF
the highest number of students ever
on duty here at any one time before.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-09-17
STEPS TO RELIEVE
COAL SITUATION
Fuel Administration May Withhold
Supplies From Luxury Industries
NO HOMES TO BE LET FREEZE
Measures Are Contemplated To Stim-
uIate Output Of Mines 10
The Country.

.rampt action was taken by the fuel
.t.inistration Saturday to relieve
serious coal shortages and stimulate
production
so-caIled luxury industries" viii
ha forced to wait for fuel until house
holds and necessary industries are
amply supplied
Coal export TO Canada has been
pa under license restriction.
tentative increases over the Presi-
dents prices will be granted next
t0 certain bituminous mines with
high cost
An emergency bureau in Admins
traitor Garfeld's organization is ar
ranging immediate relief for acute
cases.
serious though the situation is, Mr..
Garfield is certain the country will
pun through the winter without any
shutdown Of munition plants or pub
DE utilities Some luxury indus
tries" may be forced to close tempo
rarily. lie also announces his determ-
nation that no home shall freeze.
Some Unfairly Scheduled.
investigation has revealed the fact
that some bituminous miners were
unfairly scheduled in President Will
sons price-hxing These will be
given tentative increases as soon as
tine President has approved new
scheiules, drawn by the Fuel Ad
muistration and the Federal Trade
Commission. These increases are de-
sigued to show the government means
to De fair to the operators, relieve un-
olsiuess in the industry and stimulate
production
An eight per cent decrease of pro-
ducaon for the week ended Septem-
Der S accentuated the shortage some
what but the falling off is believed
due TO the Labor Day holiday. Pro-
ducton to June 80, this year, was the
largest in the nations history
Enormous Storage Discovered.
10 developed today that the fuel
administration has discovered enor-
nous storage of coal in many indus
tries and mines. This caused STAN
p1dc among other industries having
mo- reserve supply. TO care for acute
cases. Administrator Garfeld's emer-
ceucy bureau has been formed to work
with Judge Loyell's priority board
and the car service committee of the
American Railway Association.
The Fuel Administrations action,
coupled with decreased car shortage
and promised improvement in the
mine labor situation. stood out as en-
couraging factors in what is regarded
as The wost coal situation in the his
tory of the country.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-09-17
THE ELKS ENTERTAIN


Members of Annapolis Lodge No.
622. Benevolent and Protective Order
of Elks entertained members of the
troop of the very Good Eddie" Com
pany at the Elks' Home, State Circle,
Friday night,
The troop arrived day in advance
of the play, and several of the men
being Elks, the local Hello Bills"
were hosts at real Maryland sup
per, after which there was singing
and dancing.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-09-17
Gas Masks In Use About Town Today.

The Capital Office is not on the war
front, but it was necessary today to use
gas masks ssin order to work.
Improvised gas masks of handker-
chiefs had to be tied over the mouth
ard nose of men at the linotype ma
chimes where gas is turned under the
melting pot. The operators could
scarcely breathe for the horrible odor
of sulphuric acid gas escaping al the
time. Necessity is the uother Of in
vention
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-09-17
LAID AT REST
Funeral Of George R. Tydings From St.
MarY's Church

The funeral of George R. Tydings
took place yesterday afternoon from
ST. Mary's Church, the Rev. Father
Murray. C. SIS. r., officiating.
The pallbearers we're T. Kent
Green, Horace Bright, John ~ Tay-
lor. Elmer E. Parkinson, Philip E.
Porter and Enoch Brewer.
There were a number of beautiful
floral tributes. The interment was in
Cedar Bluff Cemetery, undertaken
James S. Taylor & Son being in
charge of arrangements.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-09-17
Occupying Apartments At WisgarRs. 5.

Miss Louise Linthicum. principal Of
the High School. and a number of
other High School teachers, have taken
a suite of apartments at Wiegard's,
State Circle.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-09-17
FOR SALE

DESIRABLE BUILDING LOTS
On Murray avenue Frontage from
80 to 60 feet.
Prices from $3.50 to $500.
Most reasonable terms
For particulars apply to
CHAS. y. LEE,
Tel 6O3 Real Estate & Insurance.
s14-1wk
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-09-17
WANTED!
GIRLS or WOMEN

willing to work in Shirt Waist Fac
tory in Annapolis of we'll known firm
contemplating locating here. Can
earn from 50 to S15 per week. Those
willing to work in shirt waist factory
at home. address at once S. s. s., Box
597. Annapolis, Nd slS-wk
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-09-17
Important Business Meeting

Womans Foreign Missionary So
OIaty. First NJ. +. Church, will be held
.1 tho Sunday School Room, Thurs
day Evening. Sept. 20. at o'clock.
AM are urged to he present. slit
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-09-17
KIND WORDS

Subscriber Says The "Capitall' Is
Daily Greeting From Home"
ln sending a check for her subscrlp-
tion % the Capital. lady subscriber
from Rochester, N. Y, writes:
.'It is always a pleasure to pay for
the CAPITAL, my daily greeting from
home
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-09-17
Farm Hand Wanted

HIsmere Farm. South River, three
miles from Annapolis White, mar
ltcj, experienced and Of good reputa-
Gau MS to habits Comfortable house,
nd FIRE wood provided Address
HILSMERE FARM,
-.8-tf. Annapolis, Md.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-09-17
THE CAPITAL

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