Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-03-07
'I'''-'''' Order STIRS
,,,,Dolitans Today Are Talking
olIiHIe Other Than The Dry
ing Up Of Town.
DANIELS STATEMENT
HE Has Had Complaints Of Con-
j j;,ioD, Surrounding Naval Train
ing Stations

..,.r. gI the Navy Daniels or
...,frr the lid on Annapolis and
...r that u8 liquor shall be sold
..,.r away within q radius of five
"a, ths Naval Academy, except
.,.,eta homes TO bona fide guests,
| .rser- ar enlisted men, news Of
-r,b was first given to the town by
-.. rsr.ral continued to be the main
..... of conversation today.
-f. residents of the town who are
., ,a flirting with John Barley
.r no. necessarily confirmed in
L...,ss are more particularly hot
.. ....a they see in the order of the
..,.sr. of the Navy the hand of,
....rf fne town who have been max
,.s drive TO dry up the whole State.
-l... "a. fdeuts see in the order of the
..r.ar. of the Navy issued at Just
.t.. time 10 was "a connection with the
.r.-.. of tHc Auu-Saloon League.
~aay are pointing out that the dras-
a. stem of the Secretary followed
.. .nly AN hour or two the action of
t. MARYLAND House of Delegates in
sitting for AN time during the pres
on. session of the General Assembly,
r. Statewide bone-dry legislation.
rBaD receiving information of the
..ran uf the Secretary, a representa-
,Fa of The Capital got into communi-
.ron with Admiral Edward w.
v.arlr. superintendent of the Naval
Academy and first conveyed the news
a the Academy head who, up to that
ame had not heard of it.
The order, however, of Secretary
Daniels. including Annapolis in the
6-y military zones, gives great salts
faction at the Naval Academy. Rear
Admiral Ebcrlc. superintendent of the
Academy. said this morning that "he
Dad taken no action in the matter of
he Secrcary's order, and only knew
ott when i'm Washington on Monday,
gAep the Secretary asked his opinion
as the adyisobility of including An
rapous" The superintendent replied
.aa' be was very strongly in favor of
Including Annapolis i'm the order.
The action of the Secretary came as
% particularly staggering blow, ar
ay.ng. as it did. just at the time
when the wet forces of the town were
feeling rather comfortable over the ac-
zion of the House in killing the Phoe-.
Dos bone-dry bill
With respect TO the situation at An.
rap0lis. Secretary Daniels said:
Annapolis is the very heart of
naval instruction. Above everything
else the environments of the Naval
Academy should be wholesome and
.reo from Influences that tempt and
rurr young men The authorized
Increase i'm number of Midshipmen
viii result in there being about $4,000
Young men there under instruction.
To addition. during the period of the
war; there are also at the Naval Acad-
Gy about 400 young men in the ma
W, reserve force. taking the inten-
8ye course of instruction TO fit them
90 become temporary officers. There
are also hundreds of youths named
l'r appointment 10y their senators and
eongrcssmcu. who are pursuing their
studies at preparatory schools in An
-a9o.'s in preparation for their en-
Trance examinations and who are un-
.sr no discipline whatever, but to
'-ow The Navy and the City of Anna
Polls, really owe a duty to safeguard
aaT morals dnving this period of
l'tMaoou TO become Midshipmen.
'-ge are also about 1,400 enlisted
Zen attached 90 the Naval Academy
e-2 10 the ships stationed there The
superintendent. of the Naval Academy
-''ios in mind The interest of all the
..-aE men referred TO above, has
.Nag.y recommended that the Naval
academy be included among those
,A.es a1su, which a dry zone should
q. .,frn n.rE-r...r oil,