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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-03-23
HARTFORD YOUTHS MISSING.

Hartford, March 22.-Telegrams re-
ceived from the war department to
day announce Sergeant John A. Shee-
han of this city and Albert Kennedy
of East Hartford, both members of
Co. F. 1O2nd infantry, as officially
missing since Feb. IS. This comedies
with dates on which other 102nd regi-
ment men were injured. Kennedy's
home is at IS South Governor street.
He served on the border in 1916.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-03-23
WEST END

Today matinee 2:30, evening $50,
Tom Moore and Hazel Daily in
Brown of Harvard" in six acts, from
the famous stage play by Rita john
son Young and Gilbert Coleman is the
feature attraction today. William
S. Hart in 1.-The Fugitive" in two
acts, will also be shown. Tomor-
row, Mary Miles Minter in Beauty
and the Rogue"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-03-23

The army officers who want to
take about two years to perfect all
details of the attack. should reflect
that this gives Germany two years
to draw new materials from busted
Russia.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-03-23
VOLLEY BALL CHALLENGE

The local Y. NJ. c. A. business mems
volley ball team is getting in such
good shape that other cities want to
try them out. A selection of the best
players will be made and there will
be no difficulties in forming a good
etam. Volley ball has been the favor
lite game of the noon hour business
mems class since the beginning of the
season.
The New Haven Y. NJ. c. A. business
mems class has sent challenge to
the Bridgeport association, and a
game or games is expected as soon as
the Bridgeport team SIS selected.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-03-23

Oscar Hammerstein's Lexington
Opera House was sold at auction for
$3.50, 900 to satisfy a mortgage judg-
men for near 100000 by the Manhat-
tan Life Insurance Company
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-03-23

SWEET PEAS, VIOLETS, TULIPS,
DAFFODIS.
JOHN RECK g. SON.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-03-23

SWEET PEAS, VIOLETS, TULIPS,
DAFFODIIS.
JOHN RECK g. SON.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-03-23

Times Want Ads. One Cent a Word.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-02-18
I'm A BAD WAY"
Many An Annapolis Reader Will Feel
Grateful For This Information

If your back gives out;
Becomes lame, weak or aching;
If urinary trouble sets in.
Perhaps your kidneys are "in a bad
way"
Doan's Kidney Pills are for weak
kidneys.
Local evidence proves their merit.
Mrs. Daisy Como, 16 Holland St.,
Annapolis. says: For six years [
had kidney trouble Whenever |
stopped. suffered from dull pains in
the small of my back, like a tooth
ache. Mornings felt more tired than
when ! went to bed and often my feet
swelled. Reading of Doan's Kidney
Pills. got supply at the r. r. Smith
Pharmacy. The first box brought great
relief and still use Doan's Kidney
Pills now whenever / feel in need of
them. This medicine is very effective
for kidney trouble and / gladly
recommend it to the other kidney
sufferers"
Price Coo, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. Como uses. Foster-MiIburn Co.,
Props, Buffalo, " Y
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-02-18
WHY A DOG TURNS AROUND


Sheep, when frightened, always run
to an elevation, because their ances-
tors originally came from the noun
tains. They always follow a leader,
because in the dangerous mountain
passes their ancestors had to go in
single file. Hogs grunt because their
feeding grounds were thick woods,
where they could not see one another
and sound was necessary to keep
them together. Dogs have a way of
turning around several times before
they lie down This looks very foolish
now, but when they were wild things
centuries ago they slept in the tall
grass and turned around several
times to hollow out bed, and they
have never outgrown this habit, but
TO this late day they will turn around
on a rug just as if they were in the
tall grass Cats have perhaps the
most traces of ancestral habits. Many
times they do have trace of the lion
or tiger very near the surface. Their
uncertain temper, their purring and
growing, their sudden bounds, their
tendency to scratch, all come from
the forest and the jungle.-Collier's
Weekly
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-02-18
The Little Patch OF Snow.

(By the Bentztown Bard (Folger Nc
Kinsey), of the Baltimore Sum-
Days when the sunshine thaws
The winters snowfields, till they melt
away
In floods of oozy waters, purling
through
The old paths that you wandered yes
terday,
And making channels muddy, raw and
new.
Then, in their wake, breath of cold
again,
A bit of freezing weather, and in turn
The sunshine and the thawing in
their train,
The afternoons that like October burn,
And maybe in the night a gentle rain.
And when you think the snow has dis
appeared
From every place, that not a spot re-
mains,
You find in some deep woodland,
white, unseared,
A patch untouched by all the thaw
and rains,
Ev'n in the sunshine of the coming
spring
Holding its own-a memory of the
past,
Upon some gray embankment facing
north, y
Or under pine trees-a little patch, the
last,
Now that the feet of summer venture
forth,
And warmer beams are cast.
A little patch of snow so often hid
In old recesses of our hearts, some
timesi
A half-forgotten sorrow, put away
And trodden down so many weeks
ago,
And yet we find it wandering through
our dreams,
AS in the woods we find the patch of
snow
That so resembles sorrow, as it
CLEANS
White and unsullied, lonely and apart
From. all the sweeting laughter of the
heart,
Until love touches it with melting
beams!
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-02-18
POSTOFFICE RECEIPTS
SHOW BIGGER BUSINESS
A $4,000 Increase at Annapolis Office
For Last Ruarter Largest In His
tory of Local Office

Receipts at the city postoffice for
the quarter ending December, show an
increase Of $4,000 over and above
that of any quarter in the history of
ne Annapolis postoffice.
This statement was given out to-
day by Postmaster T. j. Linthicum,
who said the post Office is doing big
ger business today than at any preyi-
Gus time of its history. Furthermore,
he said the increased business is
natural 1t is not because of the pres
ent session of the Legislature. which,
of course, does materially add to the
business of the local post Office and
10 its receipts, but 10 natural condi-
tions in the every day work of the
city. Aside from the usual trend OF
affairs in the mailing line, the parcel
post business has grown to unusual
proportions. There was 100 per cent
Increase during the last quarter in the
rarcel post receipts. This is said TO
be largely due TO the uncertainty of
the express, people preferring TO use
the mails. which are more reliable in
results
The presence of the large number
of naval reserve officers here in train
ing at the avail Academy from time to
time, and the soldiers from the rife
range have been a contributing ele-
ment to the great increase of the
mail receipts at the local Office during
the last quarter, which have reached
the $4,000 increase mark above that
Of any time since the establishment
of the local Office.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-02-18
OFFICIAL REGULATION
APPLIES TO ALL RETURNS
Time For Filing Income Tax Reports
Extended to April Early
Response Desired

Considerable confusion has arisen
in the minds of the public, due to the
contradictory statements on the sub
ject. as TO whether or not the extern
sion of time granted by the United
States Treasury Department for the
filing of returns under the income tax
laws and excess profits tax law ap-
plies to all forms of returns required
to be filed under these laws.
The official regulation on this mat
ter, known as IT. d. $780," dated
February l, 1918. signed by Daniel
c. Roper, Commissioner of Internal
Revenue, and approved by w. G. Nc
Adoo, Secretary of the Treasury, reads
as follows:
Because of unavoidable delay in
the preparation Of forms and regula-
tions for the war excess profits tax
and hence in the preparation of the
related forms and regulations for re-
turns for the income and war income
taxes. and in order to afford taXpay-
ers a necessary period for the prepare
ton of returns after receiving the
forms and regulations, the time for
filing returns due after October 16,
1917, and on or before March 1. 1918,
pursuant to the act of September s,
1916, and the act of October 3, 1917,
for income, war income and war ex-
cess profits taxes, whether they are to
be made on the basis of q calendar
year or of a fiscal year ended during
the year 1917, is hereby extended TO
April l, 1918. So far as this extension
applies to the returns of corporations
TO be made on the basis of a fiscal
year other than the calendar year, it
amends the provisions of T. d. 1861
as amended by T. d. c615 and T. d.
1888"
This means that the time for filing
of all forms of returns for income and
excess profits taxes is extended TO
April 1, 1918, and this is confirmed by
the Internal Revenue office at Balti-
more.
1t is not only very desirable but i
it also a patriotic duty for all con-
cerned to file returns as soon as pos
sible so as to relieve the tremendous
strain on the Internal Revenue De
partment employees and to avoid the
great confusion which will result If
the making of returns is postponed to
the eleventh hour.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-02-18
IL lb. SACK OF FLOUR
NO LONGER UNDER BAN
Revocation of Order Gives Relief Ia
Housewives From The Fifty
Fifty" Rule.

Thousands of housewives and all
the grocers in the city were given q
measure of relief from the rigors of
the "50-50" order, following announce
ment by the Food Administration for
Maryland that the prohibition against
selling -four in 12-pound bags had
been raised.
1t is again possible to buy trade
marked -four in 12-pound sacks, and
the women who were forced to buy
either the regulation 24-pound sacks,
with an equal quantity of other
cereals, or the ordinary loose" flour
from barrels will now probably buy
the 12-pound sacks and II pounds of
other cereals.
Should the government not issue
another order prohibiting the sale of
trade-marked -four in less than "a
pound sacks grocers would not be
surprised to see the 12-pound sack re-
place the 24-pound one almost entire
Iy, because of the objection of the
customers to buying "a pounds of
"other cereals" every time they buy a
bag of -four.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-02-18
Who Killed Pussy Cat
at Local Court House!

Who killed Pussy? Did pussy just
naturally die. or is it really pussy who
is kicking up such fog in the office
of the Honorable Clerk of the Circuit
Court for Anne Arundel County?
These are and for some days past have
been questions of more Importance
than the usual legal matters which,
und ordinary circumstances, occupy
the attention of the clerical force and
the visitors at the office of the Gle k
of the Court The attention of those
working in and visiting the Office dur
ing the past few days has first been
aroused through the nasal organ.
Any way. whether its a poor old
pussy cat or not it has caused "some"
stir, and resulted in much fumiga
ton, The fumigation, or the complete
dissolution of pussy have had some eff
feet and it is expected that within a
few days all signs of pussy will have
passed into the great beyond.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-02-18
PERSONAL MENTION.

Miss Eleanor Slingluff, of Balti-
more, spent the weekend ia Annsp-
oils.
Prof. N Nj. Terry and Miss Terry.
VINO nave been spending several weeks
at Carvel Hall, have returned to
Washington.
Mrs. Marvel, wife of Captain Mar
vel. U. S. N, is occupying ner house
on Franklin st
Miss Evelyn Zane, daughter of Rear
Admiral Zane, U. ). NJ, of Washing
ton, spent the weekend in Annapolis.
Mrs Decker, wife OF Lieut. Benz
Decker, u. S. A. and small son, are
visiting Mrs. Decker's sister, Mrs.
Halligan, wife OF Commander John
Halligan, u. S. N.
Mrs. Heiuer, wife of Surgeon G n
Heiner, u S N, left today to spend
the week in New York
Mics Charlotte Murray is visiting
Mrs. ]. Spencer Murray, at ACTON.
Mrs Gray and daughter. Miss Flora
Gray, who have been spending several
months in Baltimore, have returned to
Annapolis and are at Miss Pinkney's
on College Ave.
Mrs. Wright, wife of Surgeon
Wright, U. S. NJ, has returned TO
LarVel Hall. from visit of several
weeks to friends in Esston, Md
The Misses Lucinda and Sophia Sell
man have returned to their home at
Davidsnnville after visit of several
weeks to relatives 10 Baltimore, where
they attended series of services at
Mt. Calvary by the Holy Cross Faith
ers, OF the Holy Cross Monastery, on
the Hudson, N. Y.
Lieutenant Ounior grsde) Stanley
NJ 4rtyn Haight, U. S. NJ, has been
visiting his mother, Mrs. Richard G
Clancy, West street.. Lieut. Haight
was accompanied as far rs Boston by
MIR. Pusl Clancy, who is now vieitirg
Florida.
Mrs. Colin Collins, who with her
small son, Colin, Jr., has been spend
ing few Gays in Washing ton with
her parents, hes returned.
Lieut.. Lutz, of Il lie Nationsl Army,
is on leave visiting his father, Mr..
August Lutz, College Ave. and King
George st!eet.
Mrs. handy, whose marriage took
place in December. and who was for
merly Miss Margaret r. Duvall,
daughter of the late Mr.. and Mrs. AL
gernon s. Duvall, of Baltimore, and
one of the most charming girls ever
presented to society in that city and
Mr.. Handy. son of the late DR. Doug
las Claude Handy and Mrs Handy, of
Annapolis, are living here since their
return from a wedding trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Beard, who
have been spending several months at
Carvel Hall, have taken an apartm snt
in Baltimore for the remainder of the
winter.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-02-18
BIOLOGISTS ARE BUSY
The War Only Diverted Practically All
Activities Of Survey

The activities OF the Geological Sur
vey. Department OF the Interior, dur
ing the fiscal year 1861, have been
concentrated on Investigations con-
nected with military and industrial
preparedness, as shown by the annual
report of the director OF the survey.
The surveys Investigations of min
erals that have assumed special inter-
est because OF the war have been both
expanded and made more intensive.
Special reports giving results already
at hand, the product of years of field
and office Investigations, have been
published for the information OF the
general public or prepared for the i'm
mediate use of some official commits
sion, committee or bureau. Geologic
field work has been concentrated on
deposits of minerals that are essential
to the successful prosecution of the
war, especially those of which the
domestic supply falls short of present
demands. Every available oil geolo
gist is at work in petroleum regions
whore geologic exploration may lead
to increased production. Other geolo-
gists are engaged in a search for COM
mercial deposits of the war miner
als"-manganese, pyrite. platinum,
chromite, tungsten, anthony, potash
and nitrate.
The war not only diverted practical
" ell the activities OF the topographic
branch of the survey to work design
ed to meet the urgent needs of the
War Department for military surveys
but led to the commissioning of the
majority of the topographers as re-
serve officers in the Engineer Corps,
United States Army.
A large contribution TO the military
service is made by the map-printing
establishment of the survey This
plant has been available for both con-
fidontial and urgent work, and during
the year has printed 96 editions of
maps for the War Department and 906
editions of charts for the Navy De-
partment other photographic work.
some OF Il very complicated, was in
progress at the end of the year.
During the year the survey publish
ed 203 scientific and economic reports,
and at the end of the year the survey
members holding appointments from
the secretary numbered 934, an in
crease of G..
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-02-18
ANDIRONS FOR HOSTESS
EiOUSE AT CAMP MEADE
Girls Patriotic League Of Annapolis and
St Msrgaret's Come to the 'front.'
With Needed Donations

Through the efforts of the Girls
Patriotic League of Annapolis and st.
Margarets, of which Miss Sue Mum
ford is chairman, two sets of andirons
and two fireplace sets, of neat and at
tractive design, have just been INSTALL
ed in the Hostess House at Camp
Meade The need of the outfit was
marked and with it's installation there
was accomplished an added air of
cOmfy-ness and home-like cheer The
action of the local league in volun-
teering to assume the work of secur-
ing and paying for the andirons and
fire-sets has evoked a great deal of
favorable comment.
Discussing in general terms the
work being done at the Meade Hostess
House and the Young Woman's Chris
tian Association drive for its benefit
Brigadier General Nicholson recently
declared that he wished it were posi-
bic to have hostess houses scattered
all over the big cantonment 81 do
not know of any one thing that is do
ing more TO develop and sustain the
morale of the men than the comfort
and the kindly but not condescending
welcome for themselves and their
friends at the Hostess House."
Realizing this. the girls of the, Pa
triotic League\ have expressed the
feeling that it is a privilege for them
TO be allowed to do their bit in the
work now going on for the benefit of
the men of the cantonment by the
women in charge of the Hostess House
at Camp Meade.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-02-18
HOW,S THIS9

We offer one hundred dollars re-
ward for any case of Catsrrh that can
not ne cured by Halls Catarrh Medi-
cine.
Halls Catarrh Medicine has been
taken by catsrrh sufferers for the
past thirty-five years. and has become
own as the most reliable remedy
for Cstarrh. Halls Catarrh Medicine
acts through the bloed on the mucus
surfaces. expelling the poison from
the blood and healing the diseased
portions
After yeu have taken Halls Catarrh
Medicine for a short time you viii see
great Improvement in your general
health. Start taking Halls Catarrn
Medicine at once and get rid OF
catarrh Send for testimonials, free
f. ]. CHENFY& CO.. Toledo, Ohio
Sold by all Druggist, 75c.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-02-18
MARYLAND The Sixth State

If the Constitution of the United
States is to be amended to provide
for national prohibition of the manu-
facture and sale of intoxicating liquor
three-fourths of the 48 States ccm-
prising the Union must declare in ia
vor of the amendment, each by a two
thirds majority in its Legislature
The record of the States on this ques-
ton now stands is follows:
Number necessary to carry amend
ment, SO.
Number that have voted to favor, 6.
Number that have voted against, 0.
Number that have yet to vote, AZ.
Number needed to those yet to vote,
80.
States that have ratified, in order of
ratification, with date:
ississippi-January 8.
Virgiria-January TO-
Kentucky-January IA.
South Carolina-January 1923.
North DaKota-January 24-25.
Maryland-February ID.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-02-18

Little Camille Levely, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs Harry P. Lovely, cele-
brated her third birthday on Saturday
afternoon at party given to her little
friends at her parents residence, cor
ner Duke of Gloucester and Conduit
streets.
The little tots played games led by
Csmille's mother. and during the aft
ernoon they sat around a table of good
things with birthday cake and three
lighted candles for the centrepiece.
Each little guest received favor of q
pretty box filled with candy.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-02-18
ELEVATORS roo SPEEDY
Girls Have Great Times Racing Gers at
Martha Washington Hotel

The Martha Washington Hotel, first
in the hearts of its countrywomen,
was the first hotel in the city to en-
ploy elevatorettes.
Did it work? 1t did not In the
first place, the women complained
that for recklessness not even an
embryo aviator could equal the antics
of the elevator artists in petticoats.
They said they took their lives in
their hands whenever they made a
fight from the lobby to their eyries
on the upper floors.
Guests said the familiarity of the
elevator girls was the chief objection
This attitude as of friends and sis
ters wore on the nerves, it was com
planned.
An elevatorette stopped her car
several inches below par and then
haughtily said to her passenger
"Step up, lady."-N. Y. World
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-02-18
Fourth District Farmers
Ask More For their Crop

Protest against the allowance made
for damages to crops on the farms TAX
en- as part of Camp Meade will be
made to Governor Harrington this
afternoon by a delegation of promi-
nent residents of the Fourth District.
who came to Annapolis this morning
but missed the Executive at his loSal
Office The delegation will urge upon
the Governor that either the State of
Maryland or the War Department
should make an additional allowance
for this damage. In the delegation
were former County Treasurer Joshua
s. Linthicum, and John Watts, the ap-
praisers who placed the original valu-
alton upon the crops on the fields of
the farms taken into the camp. Others
in the delegation were: John W. Dis
ney. Jr., John G. Freebooter, Arthur
A. Downs, William T. Downs, H. E.
Wagner and Brothers, S. c. Disney
and James f. Disney.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-02-18
BRIDEGROOM GETS A SHOCK
Returns From Camp to Find Wife of
10 Months With 3 Children

Sergeant G. S. Hewett, of the Ma
rine Corps, arrived home today on a
fuNough, expecting to surprise his
wife, a bride of 10 months. Instead,
he was surprised himself-almost
completely shocked, as a matter of
fact. Sergeant Hewett found when he
entered the house two children, boy
and a girl, 2 and 3 years old, re-
spactjvely. ciinging to his wife; call
ing her mother; another child, an in
FAINT, was asleep in a cradle.
Mother!" exclaimed Sergeant Hew-
EFT astounded. What does this
mean? Who is their father?"
Whereupon, soon afterward, the
father arrived, in the person Of Her
man Adolph. The woman threw her
arms arouad him and explained to the
sergeant that Mr. Adolph was husband
=, %. l. She explained that when she
married the second time she thought
her first husband was dead.-Wash-
ington dispatch in the New York
Herald.