Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-01-11
bal LTIhOPF PRESENTS
PIEAFOR ANNEXATION
Mayor Preston And Others Address
Members Of the House
ARRANGE OTHER HEARINGS
Would Make Women's Shoe Tops
Shorter Delegate Meivin Has
Banking Bill

Banking Bill
j Baltimore City made its Initial argu-
I meats for annexation yesterday after
noon in a hearing before the judiciary
Committee Of the House. Ii has ask
ed 70 be heard again ON Thursday.
January "a after Anne Arundel and
Baltimore Counties have presented
their arguments against annexation.
Anne Arundel is TO be heard Tuesday.
January %, and Baltimore County
Wednesday, January %, at O'Clock.
Chairman Connolly, OF the committee.
stated that action upon the City's re-
quest for further hearing would be
taken next Wednesday.
/ City Solicitor Field had charge OF
j the presentation Of the City's case and
made the final argument Mayor
Preston. as president OF the Non
Partisan Greater Baltimore Extension
League, spoke first. and was followed
by former Mayor o. Clay Timanus.
chairman OF the executive committee
OF the league: former Mayor J. Barry
Mahool and Judge Oscar Lesser, Of the
state Tax Commission The attend
ance was small, the city men not hay-
ing been accompanied by a consider
able delegation, and most Of the mem
bers Of the House, which adjourned
before the hearing, having left for
home, but the members Of the commit
tee paid close attention to all Of The
speeches.
The Mayor, in opening, said that
not much argument was demanded.
as the annexation issue spoke for it,
self he then told briefly or the cam
paign for the city made over several
years past, and expressed the opinion
that the groundwork for real annexa-
tion had been established. He dis
cussed in some detail the needs OF
the city for expansion, in order that
/ it might have an even chance with
its competitor ecities in the race for
growth and development
The Taxation Question.
Judge Oscar Lesser, a member of
the State Tax Commission. spoke on
| the taxation question as it applies in
} the suburban area proposed to be-
lannexed. Judge Lesser referred to
representation in the Greater Balti-
more League Committee, which had
| framed the pending bill
| Mr.. Melvin-Who is Mr. McGovern.
who is put down as representing Anne
Arundel County?
Mayor Preston He represents
property owners at Curtis Bay.
Mr.. Melyin--He does not officially
represent the county?
Mayor Preston-He represents 90
per cent of the owners OF property
in that section of Anne Arundel which
owes its development to Baltimore
City
/ TO Cut Down WOmen's Shoe.
/ In this day of suffragette picket
ing and with votes for women in the
ofing, Delegate Fox. Of Baltimore
City. viii show 6imself man Of
astounding courage and hardihood If
ne introduces the bill next week that
/ he threatens
| The bill is nothing less than an at
4 tempt to prevent women from wear
I ing high-heeled or high-top shoes. IT
/ viii prohibit any firm or individual
dealer from selling any shoes to wo-
mon which have higher heels than
one and one-half inches or which
have upper more than six inches
! above the heel
Delegate Fox explains that in this
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+ wasting much letther that might be
needed by the army in shoe tops use
I lessly high. He says that men wear
\ shoes with uppers not more than FIVE
1 inches high. and that women could
I very well get along with one inch
i more. There IS no provision in the
/ bin as drafted requiring that skirts
be made longer to conform to the
shorter shoe. but there are many mod
est and upright men in the General
4 Assembly and Il is more han possible
that an amendment may be added to
the Fox bin embodying that point.
Following the discussions over the
annexation question in the House, and
the attempt to railroad the Federal
4 -AAftIAA3AACLI W Tie AOu1ttlAtAOA DA tie
prohibition issue in the Senate yester-
l day afternoon. both Houses shortly
/ before 3 o'clock adjourned until next
| Tuesday at S p NJ II was thought
that q session would be held today
/ in view Of the fact that the working
/ committees of both Houses have been
named. and a number Of bills have
4made their appearance in each
branch. but it was felt BY the presid-
ing officers that there was not q
sufficient amount Of work to remain
/ over another day
/ In the House yesterday afternoon
the slate OF all except few OF the
minor employees was approved and
the lucky ones promptly entered up
on their duties Their pay viii dati
from January 2, the day upon which
the Assembly convened. In scanning
over the list, It vas noticeable that nC
Annapolis or Anne Arundel County
men are included
Delegate Melvin, OF Anne Arundel
introduced in the House yesterda,
afternoon a bill adding two new sec