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Weekly journal-miner., 1918-08-21
NOTHING TO IT

NEW YORK. Aug. lo.-Official denial is made of the rumor of an at tack on the Leviathau. formerly the giant German liner Naterland, now m U. $. service.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-11-27
ONE BOYS RECORD
FOR POTATOES
Fosset Hopkins Raises Nearly
Forty Bushels To The Acre
From Bushel Planted
IS A GREAT FARM RECORD

For growing potatoes, one Anne
Arundel county boy, Fosset Hopkins,
OF Davidsonville. has carried of the
palm as a young farmer. Young Hop
kins, who is a member of the Boys
Potato Club of Anne Arundel county,
practically succeeded in raising 40
bushels of potatoes to one bushel
planted, record County Agent White
ford says can scarcely be beaten. The
yield was far in excess of that of the
farmer. recently noted in these col
umns. whose was TO 20.
The record to be exact, is this: Fos-
set Hopkins raised on one-eighth of an
acre of ground 1917 (nearly 40) bushels
of potatoes. without the use of any
fertilizer. Mr.. Fl. C. Whiteford. meas
ured the ground and measured the po-
tatoes, and this statement is made on
the authority of the county agent.
The yield of potatoes grown by
young Hopkins is phenomenal and will
go down into the annals of farming
history in this county as unprece-
dented.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-11-27
THINKS VERY WELL
OF ARMY TRAINING
John M. Green, Back To Civilian
Life. Says That Seven Weeks
In Camp Helped Greatly
DEATHS FAR FROM FRONT

The benefits TO be derived from a
course in an officers training camp.
are spoken of in glowing terms by
John NJ Green, of this city. who has
recently returned from Camp Lee. Va.
the school to which he had been as
signed, having been terminated on ac-
count of the cessation of hostilities.
Indeed, Mr.. Green is a living illustra-
ton of much of the benefit that he
claims for the seven weeks training
in which he was an active participant.
Mr. Green states that he feels better
than he ever believed possible, and
found that he could do things that he
had thought were far beyond his ply
sical powers. The days work began
at $50 and continued with short in
termissions until nearly ten. and dur
ing that period much of the work was
done with pack weighing sixty
pounds as the adjunct of each man
Not only was the physical strain a
great one, but tremendous amount
of studying had to be done in the short
intervals of rest Many of the MEM
bers of the camp were former non
commissioned officers and had been
over much of the work. so that the ap-
pointees from civil life had to work
very hard to keep up TO the standard.
That there were exciting incidents
thousands of miles from the battle
front. was proven By several things
which happened while Mr. Green was
at the camp. One unfortunate young
man became overbalanced by the
amount of work required, and cut his
throat with razor, dying a few hours
later, though everything possible was
done to save him. But the most ex-
citing and regrettable thing which
happened. was the explosion of a lot
of bombing material which was being
carried to the trenches for use i'm
some of the training work. IL was
being carried on litter between two
soldiers, and the one at the rear
stumbled The material dropped to
the ground and exploded. and several
lost their lives.
On Monday morning. next, Mr..
Green will be back to his duties as as
sistant cashier of the Annapolis Bank
of the Eastern Shore Trust Company.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-11-27
VICTORY SING
AT STATE ARMORY
Annapolis To Celebrate Thanksgiy-
Ing BY Singing National An
them At 1880

Go early to the State Armory to-
morrow afternoon If you would Sc
cure seat, for everybody who is any
body will be there.
Secretary of War Baker has sent
out request that all over this coun-
try the Star Spangled Banner" shall
be sung at o'clock, Eastern time, and
so it shall be. Everywhere through
out the United States tomorrow after
noon voices will rise in paens OF
praise and Thanksgiving and patrio-
tism will come forth from the throats
of millions of people who will sing
"The Flag Is Still There"
A program has been prepared by
the Mems council of Defense, the Wo-
mems Council of Defense, and the
War Camp Community Service for the
occasion, and everybody is invited tc
come to the State Armory at $3.50 to-
morrow afternoon to participate in
this Victory Sing.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-11-27
TRAMP DOG RAVAGES
COUNTY DUCK FARM
AND KILLS OVER 100
Slaughter Of Choicest Ducks On
Farm Of Messrs. Moss
And Taylor
FIRST LOCAL CASE
UNDER NEW LAW
Appraisers At Work And County
May Pay For Ducks Maim-
ed And Killed

4 case under the new dog law,
xbereby a county license is required
an All dogs. has developed, and today
vessrs Charles f. Lee. II. C. White
,ord and Fred Stehle, who have been
appointed by Justice Combs as ap-
praisers, are busy figuring out the ac-
,ual value OF 100 killed and manned
ducks on the duck farm of Messrs
Moss and Taylor, near st. Margaret's,
This county.
tramp dog, common cur wear
ing no license, and apparently owned
by nobody, last night broke into the
duck pens at the farm and cruelty
slaughtered the choicest of the flock.
This particular one hundred killed
and wounded had been selected from
1000 ducks for breeding purposes and
we're the finest Of the lot.
The reason for appraisement is that
under the new law passed at the last
session OF the Legislature, the owner
Of sheep, chickens, ducks or other
poultry, may claim damages for de-
struction by dogs, county license
being required on all CANNES. 1t is
estimated the damages will in this
case not be less than $500 The
sight that greeted the owner OF this
pile Of slaughtered and manned ducks
was horrible one.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-11-27
CHANGE OF RULES
IS SURE TO FOLLOW
SAUNDERS INCIDENT
Sport Writers Agree That Pres
ent Rules Do Not Adequate
ly Cover This Play
FOOTBALL HAS MANY
PLAYS NOT COVERED
Mike Kelly, Pulled Off Baseball
Play With Some Likeness
To Saturdays Blunder

The incident OF the football game on
Saturday. when substitute Saunders
of the Academy team lost his head and
tackled Ellison, the Great Lakes back
who was running near the side lines.
will not only pass into football his
tory as one of the most unusual Incl
dents of the game. but it is likely to
bring about a change in the rules so
that thing OF the sort could be prop
erly covered
There is general agreement with the
position taken in The Capital Monday.
that there is no rule which covers the
incident. and by no means by which a
penalty OF more than five yards could
have been legally imposed Further.
there is absolutely no rule which per-
mits the awarding of a touchdown
under any circumstances. Twenty
five yards. loss OF the ball or halfway
to the goal line are the maximum pen
alties under the rule Except. OF
course. loss OF the game In cases OF
refusal to play or abide by the decis-
ion OF the officials. The simple award
ing OF a touchdown Is not provided
in any case.
Along this line, Daniel" a noted
sport writer. says in the New York
Sun:
Discussion in football circles here
yesterday was divided between the
downfall of Georgia Tech and the PEE
culiar incident at Annapolis last Sat
urday. It will be remembered that
with a Great Lakes man running to-
ward the Navy goal, with free field,
Navy substitute jumped from the
side lines and stopped the man with
the ball. The officials allowed Great
Lakes touchdown. from which the
goal was kicked, and the Navy was
beaten. Reports of the game had it
that the officials had no other course
open but to award the touchdown to
Great Lakes. The score really was
allowed by courtesy of the Navy. If
the question had been left to the offic-
ials to decide they would have been
up the tallest tree they ever saw
Search of the football rules fails to
reveal any section whereby Great
Lakes could have claimed a touch
down, if the Navy had seen fit to dis
pute the point. No doubt the next
meeting of the Football Rules Com
mitee will take cognizance of this
omission and make proper provision.
Yesterday we asked William Lang
ford, best of the referees. what he
would have done under the circum-
stances, and he was rather nonplus-
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Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-11-27
TO ENTERTAIN SOLDIERS
FOR DINNER TOMORROW

Through the War Camp Community
Service. Mr.. ]. r. Roland, secretary
the following will entertain soldiers
sailors and marines tomorrow al
Thanksgiving dinner:
Mr. James Mayo, Mr.. John Smith,
Mr.. Henry Moreland, Mr. Louis Ste
vens. Mrs. Joseph Fowler, Mrs. r. E
Stewart, Prof and Mrs. Charles G.
Bramble, Prof and Mrs. Scarsbor-
ough, Mrs. Robert Dashiel.
People of Davidsonville, Waterbury
and Millersville, and at Tracy's Land
ing. will also entertain service men
tomorrow
Mrs. Lloyd, West street; Mrs
Sweeney. Mrs Mcnamara, Mrs. .Beav-
ems, Mrs. H. Young. Mrs Stallings,
Mrs. Moore, Mrs. Williams, Mrs. Craw-
ford
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-11-27
UNION SERVICE ON
THANKSGIVING DAY
Congregations Of Several City
Churches To Unite To-
morrow
PRESBYTERIAN RICH

Tomorrow's Thanksgiving service
will be unique in the history of the
churches in Annapolis Never has
there been SO much to give thanks for,
as never before has there been such a
world war as that just ended
1t is day of Thanksgiving in its
highest. noblest, broadest sense.
Five of the Annapolis Churches viii
hold a union service at 1e:30 tomor-
row morning in the First Presbyterian
Church, the Rev. Maurice S. White.
pastor.
The sermon will be preached by the
Rev. l.. M. Bennett, pastor of Mary
land Avenue M. E. Church, and there
will be special music. The churches
uniting in the service are the First NJ
E., Maryland Avenue NJ E., the Col
lege Avenue Baptist, st. Martins Lu-
theran and the Presbyterian
All are invited and men of all
branches of the service are especially
welcome
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-11-27
LAST NIGHTS FIRE

The fire alarm last night was oc-
casioned by the catching on fire of
the automobile owned byothe daugh-
ters of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Claude.
The car is kept in a garage on Thomp-
son street, where the fire occurred. No
material damage was done, and the
flames were put out without the as
'lstance of the city fire department.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-11-27
DANCE
FOR YOUNGER SET
Mrs. Alden To Entertain At War
dour In Honor Of Two Nieces
At Midshipmen's Dance
MRS. EBERLE ASSIST S

An afternoon dance will be given
tomorrow by Mrs. Carroll Storrs AL
den, wife of Prof. Alden of the Naval
Academy, at her home at Wardour, in
honor of her two nieces, Miss Harriet
Graham Scales and Miss Areestine
Henderson Scales, daughters OF Capt
and Mrs. Scales of the Navy, who are
visiting their aunt
The dance is for the younger set,
and will be in the afternoon, as a
number of Midshipmen are invited
Mrs. Alden will be assisted by Mrs.
Eberle, wife of Admiral Eberle, super
intendent of the Naval Academy; Mrs.
Field, wife of Medical Director ]. G.
Field, u. S. N; Mrs. Delane, wife OF
Admiral Delane and Mrs. Guest.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-11-27

Mr.. John C. Boessel, a well known
local jeweIer, who for many years
has been connected with the jewelry
establishment of the firm of NJ. Boes-
sci, has gone into business for him
self, and on December first will open
up an up-to-date jewelry store at 81
Maryland avenue, on the site Of the
old Pennsylvania Railroad Office.
This section of the city seems pop
ular with jewelers.. two large Phila-
delphia firms having branch Offices
nearby.
Mr.. Boessel is an expert workmen
in watch repairing. and will make a
speciality of this together with carry
ing a high grade of iewelry.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-11-27
LIEUT.. TILGHMAN
is IN NEW YORK

Lieut.. George d. Tilghman, who was
wounded severely about six weeks
ago in the fighting in France, has so
far recovered as to be able to return
to this country, and his parents, Capt
and Mrs. Ogle Tilghman, have been
notified of his arrival in New York A
letter from younger son, Oswald
Tilghman, of Company NJ, 115th In
fantry. informs them Of his return
from the advanced line unhurt about
October 29th
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-11-27
SOCIALISM NECESSARY

At Mount Moriah A. NJ. E. Church,
the Rev. ]. A. Briscoe, pastor, tomor-
row afternoon at o'clock the Rev
James L. Smiley, Eastern District
Secretary of the Christian Socialist
Fellowship, will deliver a sermon on
"Socialism-The Next Great Human
Achievement. He purposes to show
that Socialism is necessary to make
the world safe for Christianity.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-11-27
FOOTBALL TOMORROW
AT LOCAL NAVY RANGE

Both the Naval Academy and St
Johns having completed their sea-
sons, it will remain for the Naval
Range to furnish football contest
here for Thanksgiving. the historic
fotball day It will rise to the occas-
ion with a fine contest tomorrow
morning against the eleven of the
Aberdeen Proving Grounds. 1t will
be Army VS.. Navy, both represented
by excellent teams. and a fine contest
is expected.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-11-27
CAPT. vANSANT HOME

Captain W. Roland Vansant, U. S.
A., who has been stationed at Camp
Shelby, has arrived home to spend
Thanksgiving with his parents, City
Commissioner and Mrs. William II.
Vansant, Duke of Gloucester street.
Captain Vansant has recently been
in St. Louis on leave visiting friends
in the city.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-11-27
Come!

AND ENJOY ONE OF EAST
PORTS OYSTER SUPPERS
GIVEN BY THE M. E. CHURCH
IN THE BASEMENT, WEDNES-
AND THURSDAY, DECEMBER
4TH AND 5TH, BEGINNING AT
$50 P. Nj.
COME AND HELP THE PEOPLE
WHO HAVE GONE OVER THE
TOP IN EVERY GOOD CAUSE
SINCE THE WAR BEGAN.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-11-27
EASTPORT SERVICES

There will be Thanksgiving services
tomorrow morning at 1O:30 o'clock at
Eastport NJ +. Church, the Rev. DR..
John L. Walsh, pastor.
The service will take the form of a
community service and the theme of
the sermon will be. National Thanks
giving" All are invited.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-11-27
ST. JOHNS CLOSES
FOR THANKSGIVING

st. Johns College closed at noon to-
day for the Thanksgiving holidays.
The student body are required to re-
port at o'clock Sunday evening.
The s. A. T. C. of the college will
only have holiday on Thanksgiving
daY
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-11-27
CHAPEL SERVICES ON
THANKSGIVING DAY

Celebration of the Holy Communion
at S:45 a. M; Thanksgiving Service
with Address at 10 a. m
Please note that the second service
is at 10 o'clock and not at 10:45 as on
Sunday.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-11-27
THE CAPITAL

Is The Best Advertising
Medium n In Annapolis. 1T
Pays To Advertise Try
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-11-27

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Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-11-27
FAIR

Fair tonight and warmer.
Thurs d ay, fair and
warmer.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-11-27

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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-03-02
FOOD PRICES ARE SLIPPING.

Water finds its level-so does trade.
 With extraordinary high prices prevailing in foodstuffs last fall and the present winter. the forecasts of the wise has come true-consump- tion has been decidedly less than usual.
 In the middle west. for in5tamce, warehouses arc filled wl,h potatoes and onions. and there is slow move ment in butter. milk and cheese throughout the nation.
 The increased prices for milk al most everywhere has resulted in dol lars having an overplus of milk. In dairy states. such as Wisconsin and Minnesota, the excess supply of milk has been churned. In some localities butter has been thus produced at so cents pound. when the letail price ranged from D to 5S cents. Fine business for the milk people,
 Last fall there was cry of scar city of milk: now there is cry too great production and a lessened consumption. The heavy oomand for canned milk has not brought the hop edfor solution. Neither have the needs of the ice cream factories.
 With the biggest potato crop in the country we ever harvested. prices all winter have been remarkably high. The ancient and honorable law of supply and demaGd cannot ex- plain such condition. Rather the potatoes were being held up" bV some forces that thought to Erofit thereby. The cry has gone out to the public to eat more potatoes if the price is fitted in with the extent of the supply the public will be help ed materially toward this end.
 The same is true of onions. They have been plentiful, but the price has been high. Onion growers nave teen seeking the aid of the national de fense for aid in disposing of the sur plus. There is nothing like reason
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-03-02

How far they are from complete ex- aaustion is matter that cannot be told with accuracy. But this is not the point under discussion. The point is this:
 America went into the war, fresh and vigorous, and through our quick adoption of thrift practices our viril- ity is today superior to what it was last April. Our productivity has in- creased in fabulous amount and we have only scratched the surface of our possibilities. No man among us, even by the widest sweep of imag- ination, can depict the potential pos abilities of this great nation which reaches from the Atlantic to the Pa ellie and extends its bcneflccnt arms across the Pacific.
 During the winter just drawing to a close our principal duty was food and fuel conservation-thc elimina- ton of every form of waste.
 Today it is just as imperative that in addition we begin to speed up our productiyeness.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-03-02
LEGAL LUCK.

One never can tell what will hap&Hn under the law. Legal things afe supposed to be sure things, but the only sure thing about legal imelpr3- tation. that we have noticed is the uncertainty of interpretation.
 The supreme court of California, has added to the mussed up feeling about the law regarding public utll- ities. This is theme that has Seen under hot discussion for many years, and in the last five years or so much advancement was made therein We thought we had come to the point where at least knew and recognized a public utility when we saw ono. and did not need to consult the weather map to regulate them.
 According to the California cour;, however. public utility is not al ways what we in our crass and lG- noble ignorance supposed i: to be.
 The decision eliciting these o0serv' ations hinges upon the courts as sertion that water plants aie not pub- lie utilities. The court oVelruled the railroad commission in assuming such a thing and said the Lake Rcm- met Water company coul! raise It's rates.
 The court told the common wealth that provisions of tie constitution and the statutes of California that sought to make water companies public utilities were in co1uavention of the federal constitution.
 The decision also affects irrigation companies, and will deprive the state oi the power to regulate as a public utility any business which has not clearly held itself out as having dedicated it's property unrc- servedly to the service oi the pub lie and as being willing ;p be rcsu- lated as public utility. The de- cisiom practically holds that resu- lation ill the future depends whether the owner wishes to be regulated. and not upon the needs of the public.
 We don't think such decision can stand. Selling the public water is as much public utility as selling it light, heat. power or transportation A public utility is something in which the public has an interest &s one of the parties giving or taking such service. Hair4splitting lesalitis cant change the face Of nature nor the common meaning of words.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-03-02
No Such Animal.

"What 1 propose" says the man who gets very much in earnest 'is a political organization that will be free from all selfish interest, laboring only for the highest ideals" "I know" interrupted the rude person. You're going to start one of those sea-ser- pent parties.' "Why do you refer to it as a sea-serpent party?" "BeAause there ain't no such animal"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-03-02
LITTLE TALKS ON THRIFT
By S. w. STRAUS Presiasnt Ameriean Society for Thrift

We arc rounding into new spring and summer with their vast posslbll- ities of food production, and 1t IS just as necessary for each of Us to do his full share in producing new food as it is our duty to prevent l waste.
 Not ali of us can farm the broad American acres, or go out to sea and bring back the food that is found beneath the waves. But there are not many of us who cannot join the mighty army of war gardners or war poultrymen.
 Last year the average war garden in America covered one-tenth of an acre of ground and yielded 636 pounds of food.
 Now there are 5,Oo0,O0O families in the United States who are not farm- CTS, but who arc so situated that they can plant a garden.
 If each of this great number of families planted a garden of the av- craze size and yield of last year, the railroads, now so overcrowded, would be relieved of carrying 100000 car- loads of vegetables. This number of cars then would be released to carry other food, ammunition and coal.
 Is your family one of the 5,0000O0 that America needs to speed up its food production?
 If flood will win the war" it is just as important to make plenty of food as it is to make plenty of guns and build an abundance of ships.
 Each of us can become producer of food as well as a conservator of it. Plant a garden or raise chickens for Uncle Sam.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-03-02
1t Must Be So!

Feminism like socialism, is difficult formula. Mir. w. l.. George, i'll "Wom- an and Tomorrow" has done what t, possible in this direction. Feminism, he says, is, broadly, the furthering of the interests of women, philoSopllically the leyeling of the sexes, and Specitical- ly the social and political emanclpa- ton ot woman.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-03-02
NOTABLES BORN THIS DATE.

Lord DonOughmOre, who was a member of the commission appointed to investigate the British operations in Mesopotamia, born 43 years ago today.
 Robert Rogers. late Minister of Public Works in tae Dominion cab met. born in Quebec, 5i years ago today.
 Edwin Milton Roylc. author of "The Squaw Man' and other popular plays. born at Lexington, Mo-, 56 years ago today. William w. Wilson. representative in congress O. the Third Illinois dis trict, born in Bureau county, Ill.,, 5O years ago today.
 Tom Cowler, well-known heavy weight pusilist. born in Cumberland shire, England. 26 years ago today.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-03-02
JOSETHUS DANIELS. JR.

Second Lieutenant Joseph Daniels Jr., son of the Secretary of the Navy has just received his commission in the United States Marine Corps. Young Daniels enlisted ill the Marine Corps at the beginning of the war as a private. He is twenty-four years old and was assistant business man. ager of the newspaper owned by his father at Raleigh, N. sC. He is at present stationed at Philadelphia in the Quartermaster's Department.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-03-02
A Kansas AIihi.

An Atchison reporter was mortified when he thought he smelled whisky upon the breath of prominent Atch- ison banker who has the reputation of being teetOtaler. Investigation re. vealed instead of whisky the banker mad been eating onions and was chew. ing champagne-fiavored tobacco.--Atch. iSon Globe.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-03-02
Odd Terms.

The terms, "calf week. "cow week. and "bull week. are applied in many of Engand',s great industrial centers to the three weeks before the Christ mas holiday week. In calf week" the men work time and third, in "cow' week. time and lwo-thirds, and in bull week" double time, in order to make up for loss of output caused by the Christmas holidays.