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Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-08-02
EAsTPORT WITHOUT MAIL

The sprightly village of Eastport is
without mail today, or at least, there
had been no mail delivery across the
Spa up to o'clock this afternoon.
Eastport merchants were much put
out, but we're taking matters philoso-
phically. The reason for no delivery
of mail at Eastport this morning was
because one of the Annapolis letter
carriers, Mr.. B. F. Carrick, is i'll, and
the Eastport carrier, Mr.. Guy Miller,
had to be placed on his route for the
morning delivery.
Because of war conditions, resilna-
tons for better-paying jobs, and the
like, the city post Office is running on
a four-man-less force than it is sup
posed to. Postmaster Linthicum has
been greatly hampered at the post
Office for some months on account of
clerk and carrier shortage.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-08-02
E MN CHI A T
BOUT PEOPL E

DR.. Walton H. Hopkins spent the
day in Baltimore.
Miss Miriam Austin, of Washington,
who has been visiting riends here, has
returned home.
Mrs. Ennalls Waggaman, has re-
turned from a trip to the Blue Ridge
Mountains.
Among the Annapolis ladies serving
at the Hostess House at Camp Meade
today, is Miss Eva Clark
Miss Edna Chase, of Mt Rainier,
Maryland, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. w.
r. Stehle.
Mrs. William ]. Curran and chill
dren, Melville and Betty, of Newark,
n j., are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel
p Thompson.
Mrs. Milton o. Brill, and baby Mil
bred, of Washington, d. c.. are spend
ing few days with Mrs. w. ]. Curran,
and Mrs. d. P. Thompson, at the lat
ter's residence on Cornhill street.
Private Raymond Clark, of Camp
Meade, spent Saturday and Sunday
furlough with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs William Clark, 1875 Conduit
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Jordan, of Hen
derson, n. c., have returned home,
after a pleasant visit to Mr.. and Mrs.
William o. Hinton, of Weems Creek
Lieut. j. w. Birk and daughter,
Sahah Wade, left today for San Anto-
Mo, Tex, to visit his parents.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-08-02
EMERGENCY HOSPITAL
NOT OVER-CROWDED

At the present time the Annapolis
Emergency Hospital is not overcrowd-
ed. While there is plenty to keep
everybody busy yet there are no un-
usual cases. A few typhoid cases that
will run their course, and the usual
convalescents from operations, is
about the repertoire of the hospital
at this time
During the heated season, the Board
of Managers of the Hospital are not
holding meetings but once a month. 1t
has been customary to hold meetings
on the first and third Thursdays in
every month, but the first Thursday
meeting has been temporarily called
off, and there was no meeting of the
Board yesterday.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-08-02
TO HAVE HEARING ON
EVANS CASE NEXT WEEK
Governor Has Been Much Impressed
Against Exercise OF Clemency In
Assault Sentence


Governor Harrington announced to-
day that he hoped 10 have the final
hearing next week in the appeal TO
him for a Communication of the death
penalty to life Imprisonment for Henry
Evans. colored, who is under sentence
to be hanged for a criminal assault
upon Mary Henson. a young colored
girl living in the lower part of the
county. Jerry l. Smith. counsel for
the convicted negro, has asked that he
be given opportunity to present TO the
Governor certain facts allegedly tend
ing to show that the character OF the
prosecuting witness is not of the best.
The Governor had hoped that this
testimony might be presented TO him
on Monday of next week, but il is un-
derstood the defense has not been
able TO get ready its case in time for
that date. However, the Governor
says he desired to have the hearing
not later than the latter part of next
week 1t is known that the personal
interview the Governor had on Mon
day of this week with the young girl
and her mother went a long way to-
ward influencing the Executive against
with the sentence.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-08-02
COMMUNITY MEETING
AT ARUNDEL-ON-BAY

Following a custom of years, there
will be community meeting at Arun-
del-on-the-Bay tomorrow evening, the
week after election.
On this occasion there will be a
joint meeting of the Woman's Civic
League and the Commissioners who
have recently been elected.
1t is understood the women have a
great surprise to spring on the COM
munity, and treat is in store for the
summer colony at the bay shore, where
patriotism is by no means asleep.
The meeting will be held in the Civic
League pavilion at o'clock.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-08-02
ORPHANS COURT MEETS

For the purpose of considering the
cross claims in the estate of the late
James Hawkins, in which James NJ.
Hawkins and Emily A. Hawkins, and
Seth H. Linthicum, the last named two
being administrators, are the liti-
giants, there was special meeting of
the Orphans Court for Anne Arun-
del County today.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-08-02
DISTRICT NURSE
ON VACATION

The Public Health Nurse, Miss Sarah
V. Sutherland, is on her months vaca-
ton, which she is spending partly at
the seashore, and partly at the noun
tain.
Before leaving yesterday, Miss Suth-
erland had provided capable substi-
tute from the corps of Public Health
Nurses. Miss Sutherland will report
for duty here again September 2.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-08-02
CRABS SCARCE

The local dealers in fish and crabs
declare that never in the history of
crabdom have both hard and soft crabs
been as scarce in these waters as they
are at the present time.
No reason is being given for their
scarcity.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-08-02
LOADED WITH LrMRER

A large schooner, Captain Thomas
Phipps in command. is in the harbor,
loaded with lumber and bound for the
Potomac River.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-08-02
TODAY'S STANDING
OF QUEEN CONTEST

Each vote is priced at one cent, and
this sum goes to help the three com
panies of the city's Volunteer Fire
Department for needed paraphernalia.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-05-11

forty pounds to the dog, for they want
ed to make speed. It was not cold for
Alaska. They packed their fur coats
on the sled and wore mittens of
moosehide with duffel lining, on their
feet mukluks above "German" socks.
Holt had been sour-dough miner too
long to let his partner perspire from
overmuch clothing. He knew the dam
ger Of pneumonia from q sudden cool
| ing Of the heat of the body.
Old Gideon took seven Of his dogs,
driving them two abreast. Six were
huskies, rangy, muscular animals with
thick, dense coats. They were in the
best Of spirits and carried their tails
erect like their Malemute leader.
Butch, though Malemute, had a
strong strain Of collie in him. 1t gave
him sense Of responsibility. His bus.
mess was to see that the team kept
strung out on the trail, and Butch was
postmaster In the matter Of disci-
pine. His weight was 90 fighting
pounds, and he could thrash in short
order any dog In the team.
The snow was wet and soft. It chung
to everything 1t touched. The dogs
carried pounds of it In the tufts of
hair that rose from their backs. An
Icy pyramid had to be knocked from
the sled every half-hour. The snow
shoes were heavy with white slush.
Densely laden spruce boughs brushed
the faces of the men and showered
them with unexpected little ava
lanches.
They took turns in going ahead Of
the team and breaking trail. 1t was
heavy, muscle-grinding work. Before
noon they were both utterly fatigued.
They dragged forward through the
slush, lifting their laden feet sluggish
~. They must keep going, and they
did, but it seemed to them that every
step must be the last.
Shortly after noon the storm wore
itself out. The temperature had been
steadily falling and now it took q rapid
drop They were passing through tim.
Der, and on little slope they built
with good deal OF difficulty a fire.
BY careful nursing they soon had
great bonfire going, in front Of which
they put their wet socks, mukluks
scarfs and parkas to dry. The toes of
the dogs had become packed with little
Ice balls. Gordon and Holt had to go
carefully over the feet of each animal
to dig these out.
The old-timer thawed out slab of
dried salmon till the fat began to
frizzle and fed each husky d pound of
the fish and a lump of tallow. He and
Gordon made a pot of tea and ate some
meat sandwiches they had brought
wish them, to save cooking until night.
When they took the trail again 1t
was In moccasins instead Of mukiuks.
The weather was growing steadily
colder, and with each degree OF fall In
the thermometer the trail was easier.
"Mushing at fifty below zero Ii all
right when IL Is all right explained
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turned away. AS she did SO her eyes

turned away. AS she did so her eyes
dilated and her body grew rigid.
Across the snow waste man was
coming. He was moving toward the
cabin and must cross the trench close
to her. The heart of the girl stopped,
then beat wildly to make up the lost
stroke. He had come through the biz
zard to save her.
At that very instant, as IL the stage
had been set for it, the wonderful
Alaska sun pushed up into the crotch
of the peaks and poured its radiance
over the Arctic waste. The pink glow
swept in a tide Of delicate color over
the snow and transmitted it to mill
lions of sparkling diamonds. The
Great Magician's wand had recreated
the world instantaneously.
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CHAPTER xlx--Continued.


So far the mind of the Scot~man fol-
lowed the probabilities logically, but
at this point it made jump. There
were at least two robbers. He was
morally sure of that, for this was not
one-man job. Now, If Holt had with
him a companion, who of all those in
Kusiak was the most likely man? He
was a friendless, grabbed old fellow.
Since coming to Kusiak old Gideon had
been seen constantly with one man.
They had been with each other at din
ner and had later left the hotel to-
gether. The name of the man who had
been so friendly with old Holt was
Gordon Elliot-and Elliot not only was
another enemy Of Macdonald, but had
very good reasons for getting out Of
the country just now.
The strong jaw of the mine-owner
stood out saliently as he gave short,
sharp orders to men in the crowd. One
was to get the coroner, a second Wally
Eelfridge, another the United States
district attorney. He divided the rest
Into squads to guard the roads leading
out of town and to see that nobody
passed for the present.
The coroner took charge Of the body
and Wally of the bank. The mine
owner and the district attorney walked
Ap to the hotel together. AS soon as
they had explained what they wanted,
the landlord got a passkey and took
them TO the room Holt had used.
Apparently the bed had been slept
III. In the waste-paper basket the dis
trict attorney found something which
ne held up in a significant silence.
Macdonald stepped forward and took
from him small cloth sack.
"One Of those we keep our gold in
at the bank" said the Scotsman after
q close examination. "This definitely
ties up Holt with the robbery. Now
cor Elliot"
"He left the hotel with Holt about
I've this morning, the porter says"
This was the contribution of the land
lord.
The room of Gordon Elliot was in
great disorder. Garments had been
tossed on the bed and on every chair
and had been left to lie wherever they
had CHANGED to fall. Plainly their
owner had been in great haste.
Macdonald looked through the closet
where clothes hung. His new fur
coat Is not here-nor his trail boots.
Looks to me as though Mr.. Gordon had
hit the trail with his friend Holt"
All doubt Of this was removed when
a prospector reached town with the
news that he had met Holt and Elliot
travelling toward the divide as fast as
they could drive the dogs.
The big Scotsman ordered his team
OF Siberian wolf-hounds made ready
for the trail. AS he donned his heavy
furs, Colby Macdonald smiled with
deep satisfaction. He had Elliot on
the run at last.
Just as he closed the door of his
room, Macdonald heard the telephone
bell ring. He hesitated, then shrugged
his shoulders and strobe out into the
storm. If he had answered the call
he would have learned from Diane,
who was at the other end of the line,
that the stage upon which Sheba had
started for Katma had not reached the
roadhouse at Smiths Crossing.
Five minutes later the winners of
the great Alaska sweepstakes were
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eyes slowly turned to his, ana he mea
the touch Of her surrendered lips.
Nature had brought them together by
one of her resistless and unpremedi-
tated impulses.
A stress Of emotion had swept her
into his arms. Now she drew away
from him shyly. The conventions In
which she had been brought up assert
ed themselves. An absurd little fear
obtruded itself into her happiness. Had
she rushed into his arms like d love-
sick girl, taking it for granted that he
cared for her?
"You-came to look for us?' she
asked, with the little shy stiffness OF
embarrassment.
"For you-yes."
/ He could not take his eyes from her.
1t seemed to him that bird was sing
ing in his heart the gladness he could
not express. He had for many hours
pushed from his mind pictures Of her
lying white and rigid on the snow. In
stead she stood beside him, her DELI
cate beauty vivid as the flush Of a
flame.
"Did they telephone that we were
lost?1
"Yes. was troubled when the
storm grew. could not sleep. So I
called up the roadhouse by long dis
lance. They had not heard from the
stage. Later called again. When
could stand it no longer, started"
"Not on foOt?"
"No, with Hollis dog team. He liz
back there. His leg is broken. A
snow-slide crushed him this morning
where we camped."
Bring him to the cabin. I will tell
the others you are coming"
"Have you had any food?" he asked.
A tired smile Lit up the shadows OF
WEAKNESS under her soft, dark eyes.
"Boiled oats, plum pudding and choco-
lates," she told him.
ave have plenty of food on the sled.
I'll bring it at once"
She nodded, and turned to go to the
cabin. He watched for moment Che
lit in her walk. An expression frdm
his reading jumped to his mind. Me-
lodious feet! Some poet had said that,
hadn't he? Surely it must have been
Sheba of whom he was thinking, this
girl so virginia. of body and Of mind,
free and light-footed as caribou on
the hills.
Gordon returned to the sled ana
drove the team up the draw to the
cabin. The three who had been ma
rooned came to meet their rescuer.
"You must "a come right through
the storm lickitty split" Saltwater
said.
you're right we did. This side par6-
ner Of mine was bent on wrestling with
blizzard" Holt answered dryly.
"Sorry you broke your laig, Gid"
'Then there's two of us sorry, Swift
water. It's one of the best laigs I've
got"
Sheba turned to the old miner irn-
pulsively. IF you could be knowing
what / am thinking of you. Mr.. Holt
how full our hearts are Of the grati-
tude---" She stopped, tears in her
voice.
"Shol No need of that miss. He
dragged me along" His thumb jerked
toward the man who was driving. .I've
seen better dog punchers than Elliot,
but he's got the world beat at routin'
old-timers out Of bed and persuadin'
them to kick In with him and buck
blizzard. Me, o. course, I'm an old fool
for comm"
The dark eyes of the girl were like
stars in frosty night. "Then you're
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F. BE-
the kind of fool love, Mr.. Holt. !
think it was just fine of you, and IN
never forget 1t as long as i've"
Mrs. Olson had cooked too long In
lumber and mining camps not to know
something about bone setting, Under
her direction Gordon made splints and
helped her bandage the broken leg.
Sheba cooked an appetizing breakfast.
The aroma of coffee and the smell of
frying bacon stimulated appetites that
needed no tempting.
Holt. propped up by blankets, ate
with the others For a good many
years he had taken his luck as 1t came
with philosophic endurance. Now he
wasted no time In mourning what
could not be helped. He was lucky
the Ice slide had not hit him 10 the
head. A broken leg would mend.
(TO BE CONTTNUEDa
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CHAPTER Xxx.
In the Blizzard.

"swiftwater" Pete, the driver of the
stage between Kusiak and Katma, did
not Ike the look Of the sky as his
ponies breasted the long uphill climb
sisat ended at the pass. "Gittin' her
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-05-11
Change Sad Wave.

Instead of trying to mend their
ways some people would save a loe
of time BY getting new ones
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CHAPTER XXI.
Two on the Trail.

Two on the Trail.
Elliot and Holt left Kusiak in a
spume of whirling, binding snow.
They Travelled light, not more than
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-05-11

flying down the street in the teeth Of
the storm. Armed with a rife and
revolver, their owner was mushing into
the hills to bring back the men who
bad robbed his bank and killed the
cashier. He travelled alone because he
could go faster without companion.
Ii never occurred to him that he was
not match for any two men he might
free.
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Holt in the words of the old prospec-
tor. ''But when 1t isn't all right it's
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-03-08
ARE REPUBLICANS
AFTER The PRO-
GERMAN VOTE?
What Happened the Next Day
After the Speech by State
Chairman GreathOuse.
GOVERNOR AND HIS STAFF AT
TENDED GERMAN CELEBRATION
This Is an Echo That VIII Be Heard
All Over the State of Indiana
This Year.

There was wild disorder in the Re-
publican camp in Indiana after Charles
a. Greathouse, democratic state chair
man, made it clear in his speech at the
democratic editorial banquet that the
pro-German and disloyal vote is not
wanted by the democrats and that If
the republicans want that element of
voters it is welcome to them. Repub-
lican politicians began at once to deny
that they were playing for the pro-
German vote. They did not, however,
make their denials loud enough for
the pro-Germans to hear them. And
then a very significant thing hap
pened. There is in Indianapolis a big
German club that was known as the
German House. When the Lusitania
was sunk there was great joy in the
German House. The sentiment in
favor of Germany was so strong and
the glee over the sinking of the Lusi-
tania was SO pronounced that a we'll
known Indianapolis mar had to "hand
it TO" M of the members of the Ger
nan House for expressing his ghoulish
JOY over the sinking of the ship and
the drowning of hundreds of American
citizens.
Public feeling against the German
House became SO strong in Indian
apolis that the club decided to change
its name to the Athenaeum. The very
next night after State Chairman
Greenhouse made his striking speech,
there was a celebration at the German
House when the change in name was
announced. Governor Goodrich, the
republican governor % Indiana, at
tended the celebration n company
with his military staff. This made it
clear that the republicans did not
propose to do anything or say any
thing that would offend the pro-Ger-
man vote.
1t was significant, too. that n of
the speakers at the German House
celebration said he hoped the same
spirit that had always existed in the
German House would continue to ex-
ist under the new name.
In view of this kind Of coddling by
republican politicians, It is not
strange that State Chairman Great
house served notice on the pro-Ger-
man vote that it is not wanted in the
democratic party.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-03-08
OVERLAND ROUTE
FROM FARM TO TABLE
Auto Show to Develop Astound.
ing Possibilities For Motor
Truck Freight Line.

The subject closest to the heart OF
the mOtorist, be he the owner OF a
passenger car or a farm tractor, is
good roads. Exhibitions OF road mate.
rails, maps and suggestions of what
Indiana may do toward improving
road conditions are to be features OF
the Indianapolis automobile show the
week of February %.
j. w. Brooks, a national road ex-
pert, declares that war is striking the
shackels from transportation. 1t is
shortening the route from farm to
table and forcing the public to stand
in shame before the results Of its own
stupidity in %neglecting 10 make full
use of the highway. War is show
ing UP under the glare of vital neces-
sity the rank idiocy if you WILL" says
Brooks, 'of paying more for transport
ing a thing than the primary value of
the thing itself, as that egg, for IN
stance, which is handled fourteen
times On the way from the poultry
yard IN the country to the breakfast
table i'll the city"
Mr.. Brooks finds that every time
that egg is loaded and unloaded and
stored and reloaded again and carted
to the retailers door, the man who
finally gets It has made part payment
on a railroad in order to secure an
egg. And all this" says Brooks, in
face of the fact that there is a high
way-free to all-and here is a motor
truck and trailer, the modern highway
freight train, quick and flexible in
movement, low in operating cost ano
coming closer to points Of initial load
ing and ultimate delivery. Only the
roads needs acknowledgement fixing
upon a permanent basis for highway
freight trains are arriving and win
continue to arrive with greater fire.
Quency in longer, heavier trains as
highways are built to sustain the trair-
&c. A freight carrying system Of his
type is nov in operation between
Washington and Baltimore, ru3hug
heavy trucks and i~trailers over a me
highway. Two-ton trucks operating
through adjacent farms connect up
with the main linz thus feeding from
local points intof the through route.
AT Chicago, where six highways ana
express lines are being organized,
plans are under way for the operation
of refrigerator trucks to take care OF
perishable produce"
AL this is the result of an econ
omic upheaval in transportation" Mr..
Brooks says. that will not subside
until the route from farm TO table is
cleared OF middlemen. 1t can and
will b. G cared with the construction
of q modern roadbed for modern high
way rOl NJ stock
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-03-08
ApSiicatiO for Renewal OF
Liquor LicenSe.

Notice is her. by givea TO the citizens
Balnbri ige rp.. DUBOIS County, Indi-
ana, that the undersigned, a male citi-
z n twenty one years Id, of good moril
char icter, and who has been a cou.in.
o = resi- 'eltO the ely OF ia p r for a
perl9t of min ty days before tn publi-
cttio' of this notice. viii apply to the
B0aid OF Commissioner of Dubois cOun-
V Indiana, III tn il next r,eu ar April
tern, 1913, Tor leave 20 sell in his W
name spirit Us. vinol ard malt liqno4s
~ SIS uantlties than n q,art a a time
with the privilege Of allowing the same
10 be dfan& on tn premises for one
year irrn tie GATE ofsuch ems up0
he following property, 20 wit:
The ptec Sc C ton where sail liq-
purs a e to g old is iu q room ID fee
Wild By Iwente feet long situate in tn
nortl"a corner of a two story frame
building tro 1t NJ on Mill street. Sad
bdl dings are situated on part OF lot 2o
OF the original wn Of Jasp r, Dubois
county Intisn'.
AlAo IT the same time will make ap-
pl'ca.')n sor i.else to ,rve luncbe 3,
e 1ntec ions. @ c, AMI for the ssl,. OF CT
gars nj toba 90.
Sal saloon is to he con lucte in con
nactinn With a|restauraU
IGNArZ KRESS.
Feb. -, l9lS-3 wks.