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Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-01-02
THREATENED failure :
OF OYSTER CROP
Shortage Of Bivalges IN Connecticut
Gives Maryland Opportunity
To Get Trade.
DREDGERS MUST COOPERATE
Legislation Nesded To PseYent Dump
ing ol Trade-Waste into >
Tributaries Of Bav

The threatened failure of the Oyster
crop ia Connecticut gives Maryland,
according to Conservation Commits
sioner Killian, an opportunity that it
viii be very shortsighted indeed ii it
does not take advantage OF This
state, he asserts, can, ii the OYSTER
men will only give the Commission
the right sort OF cooperation, step
into Connecticuts shoes and supply
much of the trade il has heretofore
been supplying
Conditions in Maryland. Mr. Kill
liam pointed out, are very different
from those in Connecticut. Maryland
annually takes great quantities of
oysters from natural beds or bars
The Connecticut oysters are. for the
most part. cultivated osyters There
artificial bottoms are made for the
catching OF spat and for some reason
there have been no catches Of spat
during the last two years.
Cause OF Trouble MOI known.
Just why the Connecticut oyster
growers. have failed to get catches Of
spat during the last two years is a
mystery to them as much as to any
one else. Mr. IIillian thinks it may
be due to the fact that the tide move
ments have carried the spat to places
where there were nothing but mud
beds for it to rest upon or the trouble
may have been occasioned by trade
waste, dumped into thewater where
the oysters spawn and making it inn
possible for the spat to live in the
water.
Maryland, likewise, during the last
two years has not had exceptionally
good spat catches, but the situation
here is far better than in Connecticut.
There is a scarcity of oysters on the
Maryland dredging grounds, but
tremendous quantities of small oys-
ters are reported to have ben found
in practically all of the tributaries of
the Chesapeake Bay.
Should Stop Trade-Waste.
The trade-waste situation is becom-
ing something of a serious problem in
Maryland Large quantities of waste
are being bumper into some of the
tributaries of the bay, but Mr.. Killian
believes that the proper sort of legis-
lation will remedy this condition and
do away with the threatened danger to
oysters.
At the present time oysters are
bringing exceedingly high prices. With
the current crop running about one
third behind the normal crop prices
for shucked oysters have jumped from
81 80 to $3.50 gallon for standards
and from s1.65 to $1.S5 gallon for
selects Oysters in the shell are sell
ing at from 65 cents to $1.25 bushel,
as compared with 95 to S5 cents in
previous years.
The cold weather is partly responsi-
BILE for the fact that the oyster catch
this year is behind that of previous
years. Another contributing factor
has been the shortage of labor. as
oystermen have found it more profit
able to work in munitions plants and
in other industrial pursuits.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-01-02
THE NAVY LEAGUE
Col. Thompson Resigns Because Of Ill
Health Secretary StaytOn
kiisquoled.

Col Robert NJ Thompson, Presi-
dent Of the Navy League OF the
United States. writes to correct the
impression that he resigned as Presi-
dent because OF the relations between
Secretary OF the Navy Daniels and the
Navy League He says: Il am not
resigning. but / have asked the Navy
League to find a successor TO be its
President because the state OF my
health makes its absolutely impera-
tive tnat | should give up the very
burdensome labors of that Office.
did not seek controversy with Mr.
Daniels. but not controversy with him
or anyone else would prevent my do
ing a duty ii | were physically able
TO perform It,"
The reports of the recent meeting
of the Navy League held in New York
City that appeared in the daily news
papers, quoted Mr.. William II. Stay
ton, executive secretary of the League.
as making statements which gave the
impression that the Leagues officers
We're to resign as a result of the con-
troyersy with Mr. Daniels. Mr.. Stay
ton has written to Colonel Thompson
ITO say that he was not correctly
quoted 3nd that what he actually said
was as follows Colonel Thompson
will not be a candidate for reelection
His health is such that he ought not TO
be called on % again perform the
duties as President OF the League AS
va matter OF fact he has wanted TO re-
sign for some time, but the attack
lmade on him by Mr.. Daniels has re-
suited in the Colonels continuing to
perform the duties of his Office be-
cause he was unwilling to retire un-
der unjust accusation. | myself shalls
as executive secretary, retire when
Colonel Thompson does My resigna-
tion has already been sent in, and
am only remaining to perform the
duties temporarily until my successor
is chosen Mr. Dadmun, who was for
a long time secretary of the Navy
League has, at considerable sacrifice,
gone to Europe. where he is working
for the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation"
Mr. Stayton added in his letter to
Colonel Thompson:
"This is substantially all that said
on the subject of resignation. / did
not know that any other officers of
the League contemplated resigning
and do not understand that such is
the case"
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-01-02
BURIED WlTH NAVAL HOMO IS
Remains Of George August, BOatswai 4 S
Mate Laid To Rest,

The funeral of George August,
sged Is years, Boatswain's Mate, u.
S. n, f.st clasa, retired. took pl &c
this morning from mis- late residences
on Car0hll street
Taa Chaplain of the Naval Academy,
Rev Sydaey Key Evans, U ) n,
conducted the services The buris
was In the ma val cemetery with full
military aonors becoming the rank OF
toe deceased Sailors we're body bear
ers, tsps were sounded and a vollev
agei over the grave
The deceased, one Of the oldest men
in the service was esteemed by oil
who knew him, and left many friend
to mourn their loss.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-01-02
RECTOR OF ST. ANNE'S
AT BALTIMORE HOSPITAL
Will Undergo Operation Tomorrow =
Probably Absent Over A
Month

The Rev. Edward Darlington john
son, Rector of st. Anne's Church, left
here today for Baltimore where he be-
comes patient at the Union Protest
ant lnfrmary for the next three or
four weeks or longer.
Tomorrow. Mr. Johnson will be sub
ieet to an operation to be performed
by DR.. Follis of the Baltimore hospi--
tails surgical staff
During the Rector's absence there
will be no Wednesday and Friday SER
vices at St Anne's until further no
tice The Sunday services will be
conducted as usual by different
clergymen from time TO time.
On next Sunday morning the Rev.
James L. Smiley will conduct the SER
vices. and in the evening the Rev. DR..
James M. Magruder of Hockey Hall.
and Annapolis, and Rector of st. Mar
garet's, Westminster parish.
Other announcements will be made
later from time to time.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-01-02
ELKS GIVE TREAT
To ANNAPOLIS CHILDREN
Between 1900 And l.4OO Entertsiuea
AT Elks' Home Yesterday.

Between fourteen and fifteen hun
dred children from Annapolis, East-
port. West Annapolis and German
town were entertained at New
Years Day treat at the Elks' Home.
on State Circle, yesterday.
The New Years Day treat followed
a custom established by the Elks years
ago OF treating the children.
Childr Of all sizes and ages came
from everywhere They literally
poured themselves. into the streets
surrounding the Elks' Home, and
there was steady stream Of chill
dren from to A o'clock
They entered By the front door
were given bags Of candy, nuts an
an orange. and they passed on to tn
rear.
one steady line Of nearly 1000 chill
dren partook OF the Elks' hospitalit.
Yesterday afternoon. which was dis
pensed with a generous hand. No
child was turned down. and the COM
mittee had its hands full for over two
hours handing out the gifts.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-01-02
HEIRLOOMS OF
SCHLEY FAMILY
Destroyed In HagerstOwn Fire-H How
ard House A Prey To
Flames.

Valuable heirlooms in the family OF
the late Rear-Admiral Schley we're de-
stroyed by fire in Hagerstown yester-
day.
The three-story frame bungalow
owned by William H. Howard, Pros
pect street, was burned late last night
with all the contents, including two
valuable coach dogs The fire is sup
posed to have started from an over
heated furnace and was discovered by
passers-by. Mr.. Howard, who lived
alone in the house, was at neigh
boris
Many treasured heirlooms Of the old
Schley family, the property Of Mr..
Howard's late wife, Mrs. Mollie Schley
Howard. were destroyed For a time
the residence on both sides of the
bungalow were threatened, but the
firemen saved the buildings The loss
is about $4,000. insured.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-01-02
PEOPLE INDIGNANT AT
FALSE ALARM OF FIRE
Grave Cffense Whether "JOke" Or
Through Righteousness
REWARD OF SIS OFFERED
For Information Leading To Apprehen-
sion Of Guilty PariyOr
Parties.

Great indignation has been aroused
since the matter of turning in false
alarm of fire at the home of Mr..
Armiger Jefferson street, on NeM
Years Eve after midnight, was made
public in these columns yesterday.
A gentleman, prominent citizen and
large taxpayer has authorized the
Capital TO say that he will give a re-
ward of twenty-five dollars for any in
formation leading To the apprehension
and punishment of the person or per-
sons turning in that false fire alarm
II was almost criminal 10 have the
men of the volunteer IRE department
Of the city turn out cold night like
that for nothing. and Il is considered
n mighty serious ioRe. Il intended for
2 Joke OF if maiieiousness prompted
the guilty party lie onenae is ~ even
greater seriousness.
The family of Mr. Arniger. excep,
one son. had returned home fe,s
Minutes previous. agd found an the
electric lights on The drst door a.
the house turned on This could not
be accounted for. and has not been
up to this time. Some one unknown
must have entered the house and
lighted up"
The young girl at the Exchange.
one of the night operators. said the
alarm came in that there was big
fire on Jefferson street and she asked
the number of the phone being used.
the response was SCI. Mr. Armiger's
number
The matter is being investigated
and the reward of S25 may be claimed
iat this Office at any time for the ap-
'prehension of the perpetrator OF such
IA Joke or the malicious person who
turned i'm a false alarm OF fire.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-01-02
"CY" CUMMINGS
GETS NEW JOB
To Take Oath Today As Labor Ad-
justOr For Shipping Board.

Andrew ]. tCy) Cummings, former
Excise Commissioner Of Washington,
and at one time a member Of the
Maryland Legislature, from Montgoni-
cry County, tackled a new job yester-
day. He has been appointed labor ad-
iuster of the United States Shipping
Board. and took the oath of Office
yesterday.
When Washington leaped on the
water wagon" November l, "Cy''
Cummings job as Excise Commits
sioner went out of existence. His new
lob requires him to adjust labor dis
putes in shipyards in order TO pre-
vent tie-ups.
ICY" became famous here as legis-
lator few years ago as the de-
honair member of the House.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-01-02
At The Hospital.

Mr.. Ramsay Hodges, of Davidson
vile, is a patient at the Emergency
Hospital where he is suffering from
pneumonia.
Mrs. Benjamin Norfolk has been a
patient at the hospital for several
weeks suffering from pneumonia. but
is now convalescent.
Miss Cullen, a nurse in the home Of
Instructor Herman F. and Mrs. Kraft
of Wardeur, is patient at the Emer-
gency Hospital, where she is suffering
from pneumonia.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-01-02
PATRIOTISM BEGINS
HERE AT HOME
\. Anna Howard Shaw Says There
= Z Plenty Of Work In
America.
WHAT WOMEN CAN DO
- sls,, At Home Right In Her
''' orr Home Towa She Can Help
Hie The War.

.-asiC an women are rae
.ee or tearing up and
a. looking for something
40 while children at
becoming delinauents and
as are nadequately safe
5a1 There's plenty Of war work
me ight be doing 100.
.t a BRIEF was the opinion ex-
e5 tv Mrs Anna Howard shaw,
s..rmaa of the woman's committee
ba council OF National Defense.
Woman's Place st Home.
And borrowing a phrase from her
.e1.ept suffrage rivals, the "antis,
~. former president of the National
tmeriran Woman Suffrage Assoeia-
ton added
aouan8 place. unless She can give
..r sistance abroad as nurse or
doctor. is at home.
arbHdron are not so well cared for
tsoy should be. The increase OF
o,spiIe delinquency proves that
r,is need more protection. Fac
ta-as and stores want workers. Some
,amen can save food. Others, who
.,,ro, go TO work outside the home
ray be able 10 offer a place to, live
..oo,. or food. to those who can work
rrbe womans committee has pui
m card for the women Of the ma
aar Hsfing 15O occupations, most o.
rbieb can be followed right in
eemans home town, that will hell
america win the war" DR.. Shaw said
.uer own country needs the patri
oie American woman right now,
sd Dr shaw, and she has only to
loo. around from her front door e
spo necessary work which is goinf
mjone
Registration Helping Them.
.roday No know that we have
great force that has scarcely been il
gss M all. Registration is helping
MANY women in the 35 States where i
has been taken or is being prepared
m TO see their own possibilities fol
Service
"a study Of the registration cards
aln show many ways in which each
one may give service, whether she Is
trained or unframed, Many tra les
and professions enumerated are as-
sential In thei Industries eonnec ed
with The war Others are necess ry
10 maintain life in town or coun ~,
10 release mon for active war servie :
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-01-02
BROKE HER ARM
Mrs. George Denver Meets With Pain.
ful Accident

Mrs. George Denver met with q
painful accident Monday night at the
Chase Home. where she is employed
at night in taking care of one Of the
ladies at the Home
Mrs Denver. who is afflicted with
1ameness from an injury to the hip,
attempted to arise from the chair in
which she was seated. caught her
foot in some unaccountable manner
in the rug and fell to the floor, sus-
tanning a fracture of the radius
The fracture was reduced and she
IS doing as well as can be expected.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-01-02
LIEUT. fnDALF COMMENDED
Fer Bravery And cOsiness When Traos-
port Antilles Vas Sank.

( y
port Antilles Vas Sank.
Secretary Daniels has sent a letter
to Robert Ausburne, who is employ
ed at the Union Club, New York City
commencing the action Of his brother
'C. +. Ausburne, radio electrician, first
class, who went down with the U. S
Army transport Antilles, when it was
sunk on October II last. Attention
was called to the bravery of this
radio operator in the findings of the
court Of inquiry on the sinking Of the
ship, which stated that Ausburne went
to his station to use the radio to give
warning rather that attempt to save
his own life According to the report
of the officer in charge of the armed
guard on the Antilles, the behavior of
the Navy personnel throughout was
highly commendatory, and sustained
the best traditions of the service. Two
forward gun crews, in charge of Lieut..
81. CD r. d. Tisdale, remained calm
ly at their gun stations while the ship
was sinking and made no move to
leave their posts until ordered to
save themselves. Lieut. Tisdale's
home is in Annapolis. He is son
of Mrs. r. ID. Tisdale, this city.
IN connection with the rescuing OF
the survivors, an instance of remark
able GOODNESS. is cited in the case OF
one member OF the gun crew who was
rescued from the top of an ammuni-
ton box which had fioated clear of the
ship. When he saw a steamer coming
near to pick him up. he advised the
ship bv semaphore not to come toe
close as the box he was sitting on
contained live ammunition.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-01-02
Numps Prevalent.

There is carcely family in town
that hasn't a case OF mumps or has
had one or two cases this fall and win
ter.
Doctors have their hands full
St. Johns College was closed earlier
than usual for the Christmas holidays
becau 4 OF mumps. as a precaution-
ary MEASURE. there having been sew
ersl cases among the students. ST
Johns win open next Monday
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-01-02
~ o. Home.

Mrs. Warner. one of the ladies q
the Chase Home, Maryland Ave, i
lll Of pneumonia Her condition Will
serious, ls not thought TO be critical.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-01-02
Personal MENTION.

Miss Mildred Brady is leaving today
for Ithaca. N. Y, to take up course
of training in dom estic science at Cor
nall University
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-01-02

George M Cohan in his now sense
tional stage hit Seven Keys to Bald
pate"-Colonial, Wednesday 2tjI
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-01-02

George Nj. Cohsn in enjoyable COM
edy Seven Keys to Baldpate": also
2 Who is Number Ons ''?- Colonial,
"wednesday adv
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-01-02

Seventh chapter Of "Who Is Num-
Der One "?- Colonial, "wednesday 2tjl
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-01-02
NOTICE!

have leased the property
and plant. and have taken
over the business Of the Inde-
pendent Laundry. In the fu-
nGo the combined laundries
win be operated under the
management of the under
signed d31tf
E. F: SNADER,
The Sanitary Laundry.)
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-01-02
rHE CAPITAL

!. IKE a letter from home
&C. that # follows you whare
- g~er vou 20. scots. . month
gy mail =
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-01-02
rnE WEATHER.

For Maryland
Snow tonight; Thursday
probably fair; little change
in temperature.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-12-17

4 MPROVLSACIONES

I'll. Precisamente todoS o cast todoS De los que cI
Mexico han llegado 4 culminar por Sus relevante>
cualidadeS socialeS o intelectualcS han sido homl-
breS de "provincia." como 10 temucStrln los pro
ceicncias dc nucStrOS hOmhrcS de letra> Y de
nue>troS "raudeS politIcos. artiStaS y perSoI;tllda-
DIES Sociales, que en- 81 mavorla nan SIdo orI@lna-
riaS de los EStadoS Y de los puebloS mas humildcS.
Empero ninguna de eStaS perSunalldadeS 81 ha I'M
proyiSado de la nochc u Ia maiiana. Cuando han
ilegado d Ii capital : a la vida publica, han lievado
de antemano Ia Solida preparation ncceSarla para
distinguirSe ' culminar. Las rariSimaS eXccpclo-
hes que pudieran prcsentar>c. solo ScrNlran V ltda
mas. uara cunfirrnar III rc"la general, pueS preclS;t-
mrnte por ser cNcepCioneS orlnu"Stran Ia cAaehtu"
y propiciad de la rcgla. Per" cSta re%ia, en- ct
orten cientitico o intellectual no ticnc cNccpcioncS,
La ciencia no Is iufu$a hi 81 adqulcrc dc lmlroNIS"'
En- vano 81 rec0rrcrian las i>la$ dc la Oceanla Y
las rr@ioncS SalvaicS del Africa Central. en- huSch
dc un hombrc de grnio que iuera capaZ dc dcSlni'
hrarno> CON ana Improvisation intellectual.
Tndo este 10 dccimo> por que tai parcc'' que
aun hay entire n"SotroS quienc> p%rctendan no sol"
cxplicar. <ino juStiticar Y haSta aplaudlr eSaS III
neStaS improyi<acionc~ politica> y >orialc>. oSand"
llegar i Ii incredible affirmation dr que las tortunlS
jmrrOyiSadaS pur melloS eScandalO$oS. no ST dlfe-
rpncian de- las OtraS, Sino en- que eStaS iueroll eia-
borada< ' acumuladaS lcntamrntc, ' alI@llaS con
cytraOrdinaria vertiginoSidad.
ESta incredible justification del fraudc IS mad
mi>iblc. por 10 immoral. ' amcrita cStaS refieNoncS
Dor que pr~eciSamente nos dcbemoS cSforZar tod"S
Dor modificar Y meiorar los procedimlentoS. tanto
<ocialcS cuanto politico>, porquc en- clio radlca rl
porvcuir de nuestra patria Y Su reputacIon.
Las tortunaS improvisadaS por todos eSoS ge-
neraleS que han reSultado millonariOS de la no
che a la malana, tcnlendo mando con>tantc dc fuer
za<. quc les impiden neceSariamcntr dedicar su> e.
ncrgiaS q los nc@ociOS mcrcantileS, solo tlcnct una
exnlicaciou Que deSInientcn Su ]probidad ' SuS re-
rctidaS proteStaS de amor al pueblo ' d los prIn-
cipioS democralicoS.
Efectivamentc. cStdS fortunes St dlterelcian
de las que Theron hcchaS larga Y pacicntementc"
en- mucho< amos, Ell que fueron mproNiSada> al am
paro de la revolution. y" SOLO aparecen como Ell
Droducto intcmpc<tiyo de- los "~negOclOS lllclsOS.
Siro que puede afirmar>c que han >ido amaSadaS
con las la"rimaS ' la SangTc de la Soclcdad. del
pueblo entero. E>o> miilonarioS improviSadoS. 4
meritan los tamoSoS "iuicioS de reSiGcncla de- las
LeYeS midas. a que las autoridadr> cSpaHola> some
nan 4 los Nirr-vc<. ii cada un0 de los generates
cnriquecidoS de eSa manera tucra Someido u IulcI"
<enuranenfe que las fortunes que ham adGutrld".
nrandeS o pCNurlaS. no baSlarlan para dcVoiver las
<uma< de que Embellishments >c ham apodcrad". I'm
hombres a<i no es possible que 81 pueblo tenga con
rianza. nj crca en- >u> prOte>ta> de adhesion ' de
mOcracia.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-12-17
q! So

ST Don Ve5lustiano fuera smperstl-
cioso, tendrio al presente los cabeNos
dc ptnta.
HGsta ell presente, TODD lie hGbia sa-
lao bien al carroncismO. TODD. am
10 mas diticH, 10 mas Gbs,1rdo, 10 mas
l6gico, 10 mcnOs eSperad0.
Pres bisn: parece que la fortuna
empie>n q Uolcerle Ia espalda, que
Nemesis da reSueLto cGstigar en- c!
tantoS amos de tocG tortuna, y como
ya Sc Sabe que en- este de la nnta
saerte todo es entpe@Gr. no eS GlticH
que SigGR nuerGs d~esuenturaS.
La primerG eS mHyiscutG: Don
TenuStiuno hGbid resmelto que los pO-
.Os petroleroS twerum propieddd de "a
naciGn-tradli=cdSe "propiedad dc los
cGyruncistas". y Gpe0GS decidldo q
apropiGrselos por bWena$ o por mnlaS,
CT Detr5Ieo sc conUierte eli ugud ne
sal.
La terra no qu$ere d Don Venus
tiano, por su linda cara, los tesoros
qte solo dn q q~nienes Sc les arran-
can a fuer-a dc bra-o y de Uoluntdd.
FL petr6Ieo. pueS, no qmiere hdcerse
reroUcionariO y prefiere c~onrertufse
en- M ridicuio purgdnte.
PEDRO RECIO.