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Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-09-16
CHILDREN'S WARD
FOR HOSPITAL
A Mach-Needed Institution At The
Emergency Hospital. Chill
dren Working For Ii

Children who are members OF Miss
Randalrs Children Hospital Club
have been workin Tor some years
with pennies contributed toward a
Children's Hospital Ward at the Em-
ergency Hospital
Two wards are especially needed
at the local hospital at this time, a
maternity ward and a children's ward.
The children. through contributing
pennies weekly. have raised a sum of
$3.50, which has been larger. but was
depleted from time TO time TO furnish
linen for the children's ward There
are now but two beds in a small room
at the local hospital known as the
"Children's Ward"
These are usually occupied, and
larger children are obliged to be
placed in the adults ward from time
to time. 1t is the desire of those in
terested to have a ward for children
built on some of the newly acquired
land purchased through public contri-
button for the hospital. The cost has
not yet been approximated. At least
twelve beds are required for the chill
dren's ward when built.
A number of citizens are interested
in the movement.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-09-16
GASELESS SUNDAYS
MAY BE NATION WIDE
Fuel Administration May Have Plan
To Include The Whole
Nation

That there is possibility that the
autoless Sunday request may include
the whole nation, and may be extend
ed to cover the entire country, West
as we'll as East of the Mississippi, was
announced Saturday by the Federal
Fuel Administration at Washington.
This will depend. the Administra-
tion said, upon the ability of mid-con-
tinent refiners to supply the territory
west of the Mississippi and at the
same time furnish the gasoline they
have agreed to deliver at the Atlantic
seaboard. Refiners are canvassing
the situation with view to determin-
ing if they can provide for both de-
mands.
Although the exact amount of gaso-
line saved in the territory east of the
Mississippi in the two Sundays since
the request was made, cannot be de-
termined, the administration estimat-
ed it at $4,000 barrels, which has
added materially to the reserve avail
able for shipment overseas.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-09-16
AUTO. THIEVES
FRIGHTENED OFF
Some One Unknown Has Pench-
ant For Naval Officers Car.
Officer Lowman On Job
FIRED AT THEM SIX TIMES

officer Lowman, of the City Police
force, while on one job last night, had
another thrust upon him. The officer,
who is on the day force, and is unoc-
cupied at night as custodian of the
peace, was asked by the owners of a
gasoline boat in the harbor, to keep
watch over same, while they went to a
local hotel to get good nights rest
The officer accepted the job and sat
beside the boat faithfully, guarding
her, until for few minutes near mid
night when he went to quench his
thirst at a nearby hydrant He heard
noise. and at first thought some one
back was turned, but upon further in
vestigation, he espied two men, shah
billy dressed with an automobile in
Craig street.
Recognizing the car as that owned
by naval officer, the theft of which
was once before attempted, officer
Lowman called to the men to halt. and
defied them to take the car, which
they were about to do. Suiting action
to the word, he fired, and emptied six
shots upon the retreating forms of the
men who made swift their retreat
The officer attempted to give chase,
but the men eluded him, and have not
been heard from since He telephon-
ed to the cars owner the incident, and
was asked to guard the car over night,
which he did, assuming double duty
with guarding the boat as well.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-09-16
SLEEPY DRUNK, AND
HAD MORE BOOZE

Saturday night is booze night in
Baltimore, probably signifying that
Baltimore and Booze begin with the
same letter of the alphabet
Temperance people around this bail
iwick and in Washington are begin
ming to realize that just as long as
Baltimore is wet town just so long
will Annapolis vets go to that city
periodically to tank up" and bring
booze to both the State and National
capitals.
Saturday is a favorite day, although
boozers have all days for their own.
Trying to sleep off his Baltimore
jag, one Charles Frank, white. was
rudely awakened from his slumbers
on Saturday night after Short Line
car had emptied itself of all its other
passengers upon arriving at the local
station, Bladen street Frank was
accompanied to the lookup, and when
searched he was found to have two
quarts of whiskey on his person.
He was turned over today to Deputy
United States Marshal A. ]. Stinch-
comb, and will be taken to Baltimore
for a hearing before the u. s. District
Court on the charge of bringing intox-
icants into the five-mile dry zone.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-09-16
TOE TORN OUT
BY THE ROOTS
Theodore Boettcher Meets With
Serious Accident. Foot Caught
In Gasoline Engine
WAS ON CUNNING TRIP

Suffering agonizing pain and with
one toe torn out 'by the roots" four
other badly mashed, and possibility
of losing his foot, Theodore Boettcher,
2s years old, resident of SIS Severn
avenue, Eastport, is lying in a some
what critical condition at his home,
after having been patient at the En-
ergency Hospital yesterday and Sat
urday night.
Mr.. Boettecher had been on a gun
ming trip for squirrels at White Hall
neighborhood on Saturday and was
returning when the accident occur
red. He, with friend, was in gaso-
line motor boat, which he was steer
ing, and he attempted to get his knife
from his pocket Stretching out his
leg to get his hand in his pocket, his
foot was caught in the cog of the en-
gine and would have been been ground
to pieces, but it took all his strength
to release ii.
1t was not released, however, be-
fore the little toe was torn out, the
three toes between it and the great
toe badly mashed, and the great toe so
mangled it may have to be amputated.
Indeed, the accident may cause the
loss of Mr.. Boettcher's foot. Yester-
day his father found the ground shoe
and the little toe in the boat He was
taken, upon arrival at his home to the
Emergency Hospital, where several
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wound of the lost toe
Everything has been done for the
injured mans relief, but his suffering
has been intense. Every effort will be
made to save the foot, but amputation
may be necessary to save his life.
The accident is said to be a most
unusual one The injured man is the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry T. Boett-
cher, of Eastport
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-09-16
STORES TAKE A MID
DAY RECESS FOR LUNCH
Shortage OF Clerks And Inability To
Get Help Causes Twenty-three
To Take This Step

Shortage Of labor, inability to get
sufficient clerks together with a fall
Ing on in business during the middle
OF the day, all of it due to war condi-
tions, will cause temporary closing
of Annapolis stores on and after
Monday. September %. Under a mu-
tual agreement twenty-three of the
leading grocery stores of the town
have determined TO take a one-haur
recess each day until further notice.
During this hour, between l and 2
o'clock, these stores will close up abb
solutely.
The merchants in the arrangement
found that it was almost impossible
with such help as they can secure to
arrange for dinner hours for their
people and at the same time leave
enough clerical help in their stores to
take care of their trade properly.
They therefore determined to simply
shut up shop for the dinner hour.
Those in the combination for this
wartime step are:
Frank Stromeyer, George Herold,
Bowen & Meade, b. c. Britton Co, p.
Braun, l.. Levy, NJ. A. Miller. G. d.
Purdy, Mrs. E. w. Hopkins, w. H.
Brown, w. F. Childs & Son, Edward
Jewell, Jones & Franklin, John L.
Phillips, Peoples Meat Market. John
Nj. Davis, Henry M. Campbell, George
Sherman, Louis Wolf, H. livery, w. G.
Brewer, Jacob Blum and Mrs. Charles
SaltZ
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-09-16
Co. HEALTH OFFICER
SHOULD LIVE IN CITY
Keen Interest Being Manifested
In Probable Action OF The Co.
Commissioners Tomorrow
HOPKINS SUCCESS ssoR

Keen interest is being manifested
in the probable action of the County
Commissioners at their weekly meet
ing tomorrow in the matter of the ex-
listing vacancy in the position of coun-
ty health officer held by DR.. Walton
H. Hopkins, until his receipt of a COM
mission in the United States Army
Medical Corps.
The men being most prominently
mentioned for the position are Drs.
j. ]. Murphy, chief of stan of the An
napolis Emergency Hospital, and a
resident of Annapolis, and DR.. Alfred
H. Perrie, present county election SUI
pervisor, and former treasurer of the
county.
With the narrowing down Of the
fight to these two men strong senti-
ment in favor of Dr. Murphy has de-
veloped, although the Commissioners
are understood to be divided in the
matter. 1t is being pointed out even
by rural residents and taxpayers that
the Importance of the position from
the public health standpoint is great
ly increased by the present war con-
ditions, together with the growing
shortage of physicians in the county
That he should be man located CEN
trally and in an easily accessible Sec
tion of the county is the general opin-
ion, and for this reason it is generally
considered that DR.. Murphy should
have the right of way over DR.. Perrie.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-09-16
INGRAM AND OTHER
GR|D|RON MEN BACK
Football Practice At The Acad-
eny Gets Boost This After
noon Under Gilmour Dobie
OUTLOOK ENCOURAGING

W A. Ingram, chief of the Navy
gridiron warriors, and also just ap-
pointed ''five-striper" of the MILDLY
regiment, together with number of
other veterans of the battles of last
year, returned to Annapolis yesterday
and will be on the football field at the
Academy in his togs this afternoon.
Football at the institution will begin
to hit rapid pace today with the arri-
val of many of the last year squad
who will join in with the big squad of
fourth classmen who have been under
going late summer work under coach
Dobie.
The members of the two upper
classes returned from the summer
cruise few weeks ago. and immedi-
ately went on leave. However, most
of these will give up week of their
short vacation period and will return
for practice tomorrow.
One old man reported to Dobie on
Saturday. He is Denfield, guard of the
1916 team, who resigned from the
Academy, but entered the new fourth
class. He is an excellent man. He
did not leave Annapolis after return
ing from the cruise. The regular
players of last year lost by gradua-
tion are: Won Heimberg, endand cap
tain: Goodstein, center, and Martin,
fullback. All were valuable players.
The big squad from the new class
has been at work under Dobie for a
month. Most have shown that they
are not yet up to the standard of a
big team, but a large proportion are
showing promise, and the spirit has
been excellent. The comparatively
cool weather has permitted faster and
harder work than would have been
thought possible. Dobie has made no
selection of the new men wo will be
put into the big squad, but there are
quite number of players-both for
the line and back field-who have
made a favorable impression.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-09-16
BLUEBIRD CLUB
TO GIVE DANCE
Patriotic League Girls To Entertain
AT. ST. Johns Gymnasium
Wednesday Night

There will be a dance given. by the
Bluebird Club of Girls Patriotic
League, Miss Hedwig Schaeffer,
Leader, on Wednesday evening, Sep
tember is.
This dance will be for service men
only, no civilians will be admitted. The
admission is priced at 25 cents each
individual and the proceeds are for
the endowment OF bed in a military
hospital overseas. The Girls Patriotic
League Of Annapolis. has pledged 500
to this cause
Wednesday nights dance will be
chaperoned by the following ladies':
Miss Sarah Horton, Director of the
Girls Patriotic League, and several
members of the local Advisory Board,
including Mrs. r. b. Dashiell, Mrs. T.
J. Linthicum, Mrs. James A. Walton,
Mrs. John b. Rippere, Miss Sue Mum
ford, Mrs. Gage, Miss Katherine Wal
ton, Mrs. George Heintz, Mrs. John
Strahorn, Miss Hedwig Schaeffer, Mrs.
Nicholas II. Green.
Girls must\ wear afternoon cos
tunes, no evening dresses will be per-
mitted.
An orchestra from the Naval Acad-
emy band will furnish music, and all
patrons are assured a pleasant even
ing.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-09-16
ST. MARY'S BOY
GETS SCHOLARSHIP
William McWilliams. Honor Graduate.
Wins LOyOla Scholarship. Credit
To Teachers OF NOtre Dame

Today William James McWilliams,
the honor graduate of ST. Mary's Par
ochial School at the commencement
last June, entered upon his studies at
Loyola College, Baltimore, having
won the scholarship. Young McWill-
Jams, who is a son of Mr.. and Mrs.
McWilliams, of Green street, took a
competitive examination with fifty
others and passed number two, which
is an excellent showing for ST. Mary's
School, which he represents, and a
credit to the teachers, who are the
Sisters of Notre Dame Young Nc
Williams is the second St Mary's boy
who has recently won a scholarship
to Loyola, the other being Joseph
Himmelheber, who has been a student
there the past year. Another st.
Mary's boy, Charles Lutz, has entered
Mt. St Joseph's College.
Wherever the pupils of st. Mary's
go after graduating from the local
parochial school they always stand
well and are a credit to their pains
taking, competent teachers, the Sis
ters of Notre Dame. Young McWill-
Jams, who stood number two in a
class of fifty competitors. is worthy
and Jcreditable representative of ST.
Mary's
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-09-16
HAD TO GIVE UP BUSINESS

The scarcity of labor attendant upon
war conditions has closed another
business place in Annapolis.
The store of p. Del Balzo, corner
State Circle and East street, where
fruit, vegetables and soft drinks were
dispensed, is closed today, because of
lack of clerks. Mr. Del Balzo opened
this store a year or more ago, and
started his son, Louis, now with the
115th Infantry in France. in business
there. The stand is an excellent one
and the young man was doing a good
business, when he enlisted.
Since he left the mother, father and
two younger sons have struggled, to
keep the business going, but now the
younger boys are obliged to go to
school, and there are no clerks avail
able It is impossible to keep the
business going, and the shop was
closed today.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-09-16
WAR IS GIVING
OYSTERS A REST
Scarity Of Labor Will Aid In Re-
plenishing Beds. Manning OF
Dredgeboats Impossible
DRAFT HITS INDUSTRY

The world war is giving oysters in
the Chesapeake Bay and its tributar-
les a long-needed rest. because il has
created labor shortage so serious
that dredgeboats cannot be manned.
Even If crews were obtainable the
high wages are beyond the purses OF
vessel-owners.
Because of conditions, which will
make dredging almost impossible dur
ing the present season. oysters will
be, as they now are, a luxury this
winter, and, in fact. until the war ends
and labor conditions again become
normal.
Such oysters as will be in the mar
ket will come from Virginia and from
the tongers' beds in the tributaries Of
the Bay, The industry will be still
further hampered by the new draft.
which has called to arms owners and
masters of vessels and their native
crews.
Another stroke of hard luck Is the
destruction of small oysters, avail
able for transplanting. which appear
ed annually on the bottom in the Up
per Chesapeake Bay and whcih have
been exterminated by the poisonous
matter discharged from the factories
at Curtis Bay This destruction has
been augmented by the poisonus mat
ter from the war gas proving grounds
in and around Magnolia, the injurious
fluids finding their way into the Gun
powder River through Canal Creek
and thence into the Chesapeake Bay.
The curtailment of oyster dredging
by labor shortage will give the ex-
hausted beds a long needed rest. This
rest will last until the war ends and
until labor conditions are again nor
NAL. The result will be obvious. The
natural bottoms will have a chance to
recover from their exhaustion and re-
habilitation will be inevitable.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-09-16
GOOD RECEIPTS

From the dance given in the early
part of last week by the Pollyanna
Club Girls Patriotic League, Miss Eva
Clark, leader. the sum of over one
hundred dollars was realized, splen-
did showing. The receipts will be ap-
propriated to the endowment of bed
in military hospital in France, to
which end the Patriotic League is
working.
A similar sum of one hundred dol
lars was the receipts from the dance
given Saturday night by the Service
Club, Mrs. C. C. Thomas, leader, An
other dance for the same object is to
be given on Wednesday night of this
week
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-09-16
BLUE AND GRAY NOT
IN THE BIG DRIVE
General March Indicates That Mary
landers In Twenty-Nlnth Division
Are In VOsges

1t is exceedingly doubtful if the
Twenty Division, composed of
Maryland, Virginia and other Guards
men, has taken part in the st. Mihiel
battle although the War Department
is not in possession of any information
regarding the identity Of the units en-
gagged
When asked regarding the Twenty
ninth, General March, Chief of Staff,
stated that the last report which he
received indicated that the division
was on the line in the vosges. This is
a quiet sector and is somewhat remov-
ed from the scene of the fighting for
the past three days.
Even SO, it is quite possible that
General Pershing withdrew the Twen-
ty-ninth from trench duty and put it
into action. The fact regarding this,
however, will not be known until Cen
eral Pershing gives a list of the units
which have been used in the new at
tack or permits correspondents in the
field to identify them.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-09-16
MISSIONARIES TO
Go OUT THIS WEEK
Further Preparations Being Made
For The Draft. Work Ahead
For Local Boards
CLASS FICATION t H E N

voV tat all the registrants have
.n.peed the various draft boards will
sagir sending out questionnaires,
rticb mast be filed out and returned
- dire-ted. According to plans out
r,e5 &. fhe Provost Marshal-General,
,rose between the ages Of 10 and SO
vears viii be first called upon, the 1S-
..oar-old Youths, and those up to 46
yosrs 10 receive attention later.
No estimate has as yet been made
~ the number who would be affected
he this arrangement Certainly third
n those enrolled are expected to an
swer SO that the first contingent will
rrobably number between $4,000 and
$4,000 ia the State.
Inst how many of these will be in
Quoted into active service depends up
m their classification by the draft
boards While General Crowder. has
given out a list of essential and non
essential industries, the officials are
nasslng on the claims for exemption
II is not the purpose of the Govern
ment to take men from positions when
their services are of character that
II lost, the business would be mate
rally injured.
Hence the district boards which are
TO consider occupational claims must
necessarily be very careful Their
work will be tedious and exacting and
take up considerable time.
The questionnaires are expected
some time this week
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-09-16
ENTERTAINED SERVICE MEN

Among those who entertained the
service men yesterday were: Mrs. FL
la Small, Mrs. Frank Thompson. Mrs
H. W. Burgan, Mrs. W. H. Feldmeyer
Mrs. Joseph Armstrong, Mrs. Edward
Jewell.
Miss Eva Clark, Mrs. Kidder, Mrs
Clifton Moss, Mrs. Hoffman, Bayside
avenue, Eastport; Mrs. Robert Moss
Mrs Roland Childs, Mrs. Guy Thomp-
SON
AT Wild Rose Lodge, South River
Mrs. John Floyd Waggaman was hos
tess to four naval officers and four
army officers yesterday.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-09-16
COUNTY AUTO FINES
EXCEEDED CITY ONES

How important in a way the new
traffic court in Baltimore city is to
the county auto owners, as a place to
steer shy of, is indicated in the an
nouncement that fines aggregating
$S,06S were imposed on motorists in
Maryland last week for the violation
of the automobile laws, the fines in
the counties being in excess of those
imposed in the city. This is unusual,
as the greater number of violations
detected occur in the city, which, of
course, is also better policed than the
counties. The fines imposed in the
counties amounted to s1,846, while
those imposed in the Traffic Court in
Baltimore amounted to only $1.222.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-09-16
BANK IN TEMPORARY HOME

The Annapolis Banking and Trust
Company. is occupying its temporary
home in the rooms connecting with
the Church Circle entrance of Hotel
Maryland.
The move is necessitated, pending
improvements to the interior of the
banking house which is undergoing
remodelling. The bank was moved
into its temporary quarters today.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-09-16
CHANGE OF RESIDENCE

The family of Lieutenant-C Comman-
der George B. Keester, U. S. ~, who
have been residing at No. 110 Duke
of Gloucester street, have moved and
have now taken up their residence al
161 Green street.
Mrs. Keester was, before her mar
riage. Miss Evelyn Worthington, OF
Annapolis, and is a sister of Mrs Mar
den, wife of Major Marden, U. S. M
c., now at the Marine Barracks, Ma
val Academy. Mrs Marden and chill
dren have recently returned from
Haiti
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-09-16
SOCIAL EVENING
FOR SERVICE MEN

The monthly entertainment and So
cial to the enlisted men in the various
branches given under the auspices Of
the members of Maryland Avenue
Methodist Episcopal Church will take
place next Tuesday evening. Septem-
Der "A, from to IL o'clock. A pleas
ing program will be arranged. and all
service men are invited to be present.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-09-16
COMMITTED TO COUNTY HOME

An old white man named Arnold,
aged seventy years, and from the Third
district, was committed to the Anne
Arundel County Home today, upon
the recommendation of Dr. James S.
Billingslea. Justice w. d. X. Lee ac-
companied the man to the Home, after
the commitment papers were signed
by one of the trustees.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-09-16
COMDR. ASSERSON
is COMMENDED
Both Britain And L. S. Cite w. c. As
seron For Saving Steampship

Commander w. C. Asserson, U. S.
N, formerly stationed at the Naval
Academy. has been commended by
Rear-Admiral H. S. Grant, of the Brit
'ish Navy, and by Secretary Daniels
for excellent work done when two con-
voys collided on the night of July
last and also for his prompt action in
towing to safety Norwegian steam
ship and four motor launches from an
other vessel Commander Asserson
was appointed from New York.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-09-16
D. OF /. ARE TO
HAVE SOCIAL

The Daughters of Isabella, an aux
iliary Of the Knights of Columbus,
Mrs. William McWilliams, regent of
the local chapter. will hold a social
tonight in ST. Mary's Hall.
The Daughters now number sixty
four members with a long waiting list.
Il is proposed to hold business meet
ing and initiation about the first of
October, when the membership will
be materially increased
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-09-16
RESERVE OFFICERS
GIVE DANCE TONIGHT

Members Of the Reserve Officers
class, who viii complete the course
on Wednesday, September Is, will
give farewell dance tonight in the
college gymnasium.
The dance is an invitation affair
and large number of invitations
have been issued to their friends. The
class contains about seven hundred.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-09-16
AWARDED CONTRACT

William E. Feldmeyer, contractor,
has been awarded the contract for
building a concrete garage for Wal
ter Clark at Carol alley. The work
will begin at once.