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Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-05-02
THE VALUE OF
TEACHING ESPERANTO

Writing in THE Modern humanity
on the experiment of teaching Esper-
anto in his school, Headmaster r. ].
p. Sanderson,o of the Green Lane Coun-
Gil School, in England, says that in
his thitry-five years of teaching he
never made an experiment which pro-
duced such eminently satisfactory re-
suits Soon after the lessons com
menced, he says, the children began
correspondence in Esperanto with chill
dren in foreign countries. Hundreds
of letters were received from all parts
of the world
But" says Mr.. SandeTson, at is
from a purely educational rather than
from a commercial point of view that
l welcome the introduction of -Esper-
anto into the school timetable.
1.-The effect produced in the children
of the upper forms particularly has
simply been remarkable, They write
better English, they choose their
phrases and even arrange their SEN
fences so as to express more definitely
the exact ideas they wish to convey.
1t has improved their geography and
widened their outlook upon the world
and its people. They converse, they
write, read, sing and recite in another
language, easily learned and capable
of addressing the most minute shades
of meaning. This cannot be done in
the same time by French U've tried
it and it has failed me)
For these reasons alone, in my
opinion, it would be, in a purely edu-
cationtal sense, a boon to every child
in the elementary schools to be taught
Esperanto
Another point which has provided
me with food for thought and analy-
sis is the almost magnetic influence it
seems to have for some of the duller
boys and girls. For the first time they
seem TO evince enthusiasm. Esperan-
to has gripped them, and they com
mence to show desire to learn.
From practical experience. then. |
can assert that the teaching of Esper-
anto has the same effect upon the chill
dren as the teaching of Latin-it gives
an insight into the full meaning of
English( and forms a splendid basis
for the acquisition of other lam
guages."
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-05-02
WIN 4 PRODUCE PRIZE
AND HELP WIN THE WAR

The cultivation Of thousands OF small
plots carried Germany through the
first three years of her struggle for
world dominion The war gardens
Of the United States have vital part
to play this year IN battling the foe
and, for that reason, the major portion
OF the $4,000 prize fund, which the
Maryland Food Administration is CIV
ing for increased farm production, viii
so 10 the lucky candidates who show
the best results with their patriot
patches. An increase of 100000
worth of win-the-wsr produce is ex-
pected by the donor OF the prizes.
Foodstuffs to that value will then be
released for export to our army and
our allies.
Every war-gardener entering the
Maryland WIN-THE-WAR PRODUCE
CONTEST must grow a mixed crop
containing sweet corn, beans, onions,
potatoes, tomatoes, cabbages and tur-
niPs. The awards will be made by
local judges and based on the market
value of the results, whether they
are sold or kept for home use. A tiny
patch has the same chance to win as
a large field, for the result will be
worked out in proportion to the num-
Der of square yards cultivated.
In each county there are ten prizes
ranging from $40 TO SIS for war gar
dens from one-half acres up, and a
similar set of ten prizes for thrift
plots between 800 and 2,400 square
yards In addition, a sweepstake or
$500 will be awarded as a token OF
the championship of Maryland, Glass
F for large gardens and a similar one
of 5000 in Glass e for the smaller ones.
For the best yield per acre OF soy
beans the county prizes are S25, SIS
and $40. No entry can be under two
acres In this Glass G..
Wheat is "a military necessity" and
big State Sweepstakes are offered to
speed up it's production. For the best
1919 yield per acre the awards are:
Class A. for tracts of % acres and up,
$1,000, $500, $3.50. Glass C, for tracts
of 10 to 20 acres, $500. $500 and $500.
Another sweepstake of $1,000, $500
and $3.50 is given for the highest per-
centage of farms of at least forty
acres sown for 1919 wheat In this
event-Class B-any ties will be de-
/ cided by the average yield
| Corn is Glass D, decided by the
average yield, open to tracts of at least
| % acres, the State prizes are $1,000,
| $500 and $3.50.
Full details will be sent upon APP
| plication to the Win-the-War Produce
Control Dept, Maryland Food Admin
istration, 700 Equitable Building, Bal
timore All you need do to enter is
to I'LL in the forms appearing in the
newspapers and elsewhere and to put
a mark opposite the contests in which
you wish to compete. There is no fee.
| There is just one obligation, and that
| is to do your best to see that while
our soldiers abroad are at death-grips
with Prussian militarism. the cause for
which they fight is not imperiled by
| civilian slackness at home.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-05-02
HOSPITAL BOARD
HOLDS MEETING.

At the monthly meeting of the Board
of Managers of the Annapolis Emer-
gency Hospital held this morning,
Mrs. L. Dorsey Gasasway, president,
the Superintendent submitted the fol-
lowing report:
The following donations received
during April are acknowledged:
rubber ring, unknown; 1 bunch of
flowers, bushel cabbage, Mrs Garri-
son, from over Severn; dozen eggs,
Master Gessner, Hill street.
Respectfully.
E. c. WELTY, r. n.
Monthly report of the Emergency
Hospital for month ending April, 1918:
Number of admissions, 46; number
of discharges, so; number of opera
tions. p; number of births, 1 !; deaths,
2; number of pay patients admitted,
16; number of part pay patients, 9;
number of free patients, 81; number
OF pay patients discharged, 10; num-
Der part pay patients discharged, 10;
number of free patients discharged, 81
Respectfully,
E. C. WELTY, R. n.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-05-02
The Allied Potato.

The words sweet potato" makes US
expect the potato to be sweet in flavor.
And so il is Likewise the words
Irish potato makes US expect the
potato to be a native of Ireland. But
it isn't.
Fact is. it was carried from our
country three hundred years ago. But
il was so universally adopted there
and so largely used as the principle
food of the peasantry, that the white
potato" became known as tie Irish
potato"
a long. long time ago the Spaniards
went to South America and discovered
the white potato there, they sent some
to their friends in Spain. From there
they were sent 10 Italy, then TO Bel
GUM, and finally TO France. So that
the Irish potato might now well carry
the name OF almost any of the Allied
countries.
Poor France will have but few po-
tatoes this year Her men are too
busy holding the line to plant their
fields Her ground is too soaked with
the blood of battle, too torn with shell
holes to be of use.
America has plenty Of potatoes on
hand and is ready TO plant a larger
crop than ever this year. Because of
their bulk and because they sprout
and spoil, they cannot be sent abroad
as easily as wheat and the cereal
grains.
But every extra potato eaten here in
America will release two extra ounces
or more of wheat
The Irish potato" should become
the Allied potato" during the present
wheat shortage
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-05-02
wHEArLEss RANKS GROW ApAcE.

Chicago.-Sixty clubs, hotels and res
taurants here have voluntarily prom
Used total abstinence from wheat and
display pledge cards to that effect.
This move is the result of the Hotel
Mems Convention in Washington,
where Mr. Hoover showed the absolute
military necessity of saving every atom
of wheat from now till next harvest.
Seven wheatless days a week are no
less feasible than two, and the man.
ayers of the best hotels in the Windy
City count upon the patriotism of their
patrons to support them in the stand
they have taken.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-05-02
POTATO PEANUT LOAF.
(Of1oial Recipe.)

One pint mashed potatoes, l cup of
ground peanuts or half cup peanut but
ter, teaspoons salt, 2 eggs, half tea
spoon pepper, half cup milk, table.
spoons fat Beat the entire mixture
together and place in creased baking
dish. Set in a second pan containing
hot water ana bake in the oven until
firm. Serve with tomato sauce.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-05-02
Cost Of Living Here And There

Next to the latest news of the war
the most popular subject OF cnn'eTsa-
ton is the high cost of living
Eyes" complained a woman both OF
whose hands were lo.a.5 with dla.
monds, the Food Admin. "H'ion asks
us to save wheat, but mans " 'he SUBJ
stitutes are more oNpcr .Hd iH
these days Of high cost o. .N" every
penny counts.
1t is true that some of no wheat
substitutes do cost a cent ar ."o per
pound more than wheat. ba. this cam
not be helped for they cost more 10
mill
If they sold for twice. Three 'me'r
yes. even If the other cereal. soda I''
ten times more than wheat however,
the Food Administration would sun
urge the patriotic housewives "
America to use them for lt liFp'7s
in doing so is not to show ao" cheap
ly you can run your household, '''
how to help to win the war by s"''
ing the food the Allies need
Let the American woman, who COM
plains Of the high cost Of living anu
hesitates to pay these few extra cents
that possibly some Of The whaa. SUBJ
stitutes cost her, read the ioIlo"ID5
letter which was received og tha 1871,
gian High Commission of the Dh'.'-
States, from Malines. in the oocap'ea
portion Of Belgium:
eve are all well We Aa.. 'ola you
about the heightened COS, OF living
but what will you say To- taIs Buzz
ter, % francs ($44OJ a ki.o 0-- Dds,
meat IA francs $3.50. bacon %
rancs ($42O), eggs ] franc ig cen
times (22 cents each; bag 90. p'.'-
toes, 125 francs $3.50
Do you still think The price. you
are paying for food a matter Tor CONF
plant
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-05-02
LICENSES ISSUED
BY CITY CLERK.

Yesterday being the first day I'd .' H..
the time limit for the issuance VI
censese expired, although il i- ma .5s
probable that all who come aA-s' "
law did not meet requirement ,.
There are but sixty dog licenses "a
sued. when there are between SUI 1L 5,
900 dogs said to belong TO 5oils1o .a
in this city. Even the dog census ID
ken recently by the police 7i''
over 400 ..f..,
But two theatre licenses we're en-
out, and seventy wagon H.'- Gene
while but three huckstera "''"-
were called for. ....-.oa
Twenty pool tables were -los', Tho
yesterday, and six bowling alleys, 80
City Clerk was kept somewha. D-s s.
granting licenses but the task w.
not equal to that of former yea
when liquor licenses were gTan's''
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-05-02
Memorial To Classmates.

AS a memorial to three members of
the Glass of 1909 who have made the
great sacrifice" for the cause of Lib
erty, suitable tablet is shortly to be
placed in Memorial Hall at the Naval
Academy by the trio of hero's class
mates. Those to be remembered by
the ones left behind are:
Lieut.. Luther Welch, who was kill
ed at the Indian Head Proving Ground
while testing explosives; Lieut.. A. l..
EIDE, who was lost when the submarine
F-4 sank, and Lieut.. r. NJ. Manley,
who was killed in the recent loss of
the torpedo boat Manley.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-05-02
ECONOMY RECIPES BY
ANNA S. RICHARDS.
Something Worth While For An
napolis Housewives To Try.
Products From Corn Meal.

An Annapolis woman recently re-
turned from an extended visit South
brought with her one dozen recipes of
Mrs. Anna S. Richards, a so-called
Wizard" when it comes to "eats. ;"
This Annapolis friend is kind enough
to pass these recipes along through
The Capital as a medium for the bene-
fit of the thrifty housewife of this
city and county who, it is hoped will
try them, and once given a trial, they
will be used again and again.
The first is the recipe for corn meal
mullins. The corn meal and whole
wheat flour should not be sifted. All
measurements are level.
For corn meal mullins, without
sugar and eggs, try the following:
Two cups of corn meal, / teaspoon
full of salt. 2 cups sweet milk, l table
spoonful drippings of shortening, 2
teaspoonfuls of baking powder.
Mix the salt in the corn meal, then
add the milk gradually, stirring con-
stantly. Put the shortening into the
muffin pans and melt it in the oven
Pour the shortening into the mix
ture and then stir to the baking
powder Beat the mixture well for a
few minutes, put into the hot muffin
pans and bake in a moderate oven.
This will make twelve mullins.
Corn Meal Bread.
Prepare in the same manner as the
muffin recipe, only bake in a baking
pan instead of muffin pans.
Corn Meal Mush.
Four cups of water, l teaspoonful
water boiling hot, add the salt, then
put the corn meal into a sieve and
shake it gradually into the boiling
water, stirring all the time. Let it
boil for about fifteen minutes, stir
ring constantly and cook slowly an
hour. Stir frequently to prevent from
burning. Serve hot with cream, honey
or molasses. Sufficient for six people.
Baked Corn Meal Mush.
Make mush according to the forego-
ing recipe. and put into square dish
or pan to cool. Cut in thin slices,
Sprinkle WIFI uOuT OF CRACKER crumbs
and put into a well creased pan to
bake. Brown on both sides.
Corn Meal Pudding.
Without sugar or eggs. One-half
cup of corn meal, a pinch of salt, 3
cups of milk, ~ cup of molasses, II
cup chopped suet, II cup raisins or
figs. To the corn meal add the salt
and the milk that has been heated,
then the molasses, suet and raisins or
figs Gigs must be chopped ine). Stir
well. Pour the mixture into a pud-
ding dish that has been well creased
and make in a moderate oven for two
or three hours. If the baking dish is
set in a pan of water the pudding will
not be dry. Serve with any kind of
fruit sauce, whipped cream or honey
Sufficient for six people.
Other recipes of Mrs. Richards will
be published later
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-05-02

Make mush according to the forego-
ing recipe. and put into a square dish
or pan to cool. Cut in thin slices,
sprinkle with -four or cracker crumbs
and put into a well creased pan to
bake Brown on both sides.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-05-02
Local Case In Appeals Court.

Among the cases argued in the
Court of Appeals yesterday afternoon
was that of Eta L. Boynton and
others against Charles E Remson. of
this county. The case which involved
the recent sale of the Remson prop
erty just across the Severn from the
Naval Academy, was argued by D. R.
Randall, Arthur Peter and Fred b.
Rhodes for appellants: Charles Clag-
gett and Ridgely P. Melvin for appel
lees
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-05-02
PERSONAL MENTION.

Mrs. Weems Ridout, who has been
visiting Baltimore where she was call
ed by the illness of her sister, has re-
street
Mrs Carlos V. Cusachs and children
who have been spending the winter in
Baltimore, have returned and opened
her house on King George street
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-05-02
The Soldiers Comfort Kits

FOOt-Ease. the antiseptic powder to shake
into the shoes. The Plattsburg Manual adj
Ylses men in training to shake FOOt-Ease
in their shoes each morning II takes
the friction from the shoes freshens the
feet and gives instant relief 10 corns bun
ions callouses and aching, swollen, ten
der feet. Aliens Foot-Ease has been the
standard remedy for over % years Try
1t today and mail some packages to your
friends in Army and Navy.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-05-02

over 10000 permanent women farm,
workers have been placed by the Brit
ish Board of Trade, students Of Gou-
cher College were informed by Miss
Helen Fraser, of Yorkshire. And
working on the farm In war time does
not mean raking hay and a beauty lilac
sunbo1net like Maud Muller" she ex-
planned. These women have agreed
to speHd their whole time farming for
at least the duration of the war. Alto
gether 25o,o00 women are doing farm
work in Great Britain"
The Woman's Land Army for Mary
land will be ready to meet any call
for similar work, Mrs. Janon Fisher,
the director, states. Many volunteers
have signed I'D and the Catonsvdlle
unit is already well organised.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-05-02
MEAT SPREE NEARLY OVER.

BaItimore.-The Englishman's week
ly meat-card has four coupons, of
which two call for 10 cents worth of
butchers meat apiece. Club-fellows
and hotel guests often pool their cou-
pons-a coupin and half Is good for
half small chicken. Such shortage
explains why meatless meals will al
most certainly be in fashion here very
soon now that a solution has been
found for the transportation difficulties
which held I'D American supplies.
Learn to cook fish" is the signal
hoisted by the Maryland Food Admin
Istration preparatory to announcing its
new meat rules.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-16
FINGERS OF BOOTLEG CASES
DIFFICULT TO CLASSIFY
Washwomen and Bricklayers Taken in Recent
Raids Make Police Finger-Print. Experts
Work Overtime for Identification Marks

tenders arrested the second time un-
der an assumed name and at a different
precinct, can be identified.
The finger impressions of the boot
leggers ssowed no common character
istic. They were as varied as those
Of any other class OF criminals. The
classification expert, however, has
noticed in his work that the man or
woman of a low type of mentality has
coarse cuticle lines.
Value in Individuality.
In the individuality of each alleged
prisoners finger impression lies its
value to the police department. An
impression made in one city: photo
graphed and sent across the continent,
will lead to the positive Identification
of a criminal three thousand miles
away. Finger marks left on walls and
window ledges. when compared with
the police department files, have led
to many arrests that otherwise would
never be made.
The system as developed by Sir
Henry. England's chief criminal au-
thority and master OF Scotland Yards,
is used by the local police. This is
the same method of identification en-
ployed by all big penitentiaries of the
country and by the police departments
OF all the large cities,
The Washington herald., 1918-12-16
TO ASK AID FOR
GALICIAN JEWS
Six-Day Drive for $4,000
to Start Here on De-
cember 26.

: Teams for the $4,000 six-day drive
for relief Of prosecuted Jews in Cali
cas were organized yesterday at a
meeting OF the local Jewish War Relief
Cor-nittse at the Town and Country
Ciab. simon Lyon had the meeting IA,
enarga
The Iapaign will get under way
pleces r 2s and will end January l.
The ri-y will be canvassed by the
team and members of every creed
VIII b asked to contribute.
Harry levin. of the American Com
n-ittee on Jewish Relief Work, deliv-
cred a short address.
Lives cannot be counted in dol
lars" said Mr.. levin. Dollars can
save lives. In Galicia, where four in
vasions Of Germans and Russians. al
ternated, thousands Of Jews are living
in a starving condition. 1t is hard to
realize, living in this land of bounty.
the destitute condition Of these un-
fortunates.
There are 700. 900 sufferers of prose-
cution among your kinsfolk in Europe.
In the entire United States we expect
to raise S15.O000OO.
This will be but $50 for each per-
son for the coming year. This is little
to ask of you. / am sure thst every
one in the District will come across
with a generous contribution and that
the quota set for this community will
be doubled at least"
The Washington herald., 1918-12-16
Friends of Irish Freedom
Elect Annual Officers

Padriac II. Pesrse Branch oC tho
Friends Of Irish Freedom. the local
chapter Of the nationwide orcau.za-
ton which is fUrthering tho molr-
ment for the self-deterninatfon o.
Ireland. held its annual election OF
officers yesterday evening at the
Northeast Temple.
The officers for the ensuing year
are Rosa F. Downing, president.
DR.. Joseph Dunn, first vice prg-l-
dent: D. A. CaIlarhan. second v.co
president; Margaret L. Broslahan.
recording secretary; Hugh GallaEhe~.
assistant recording secretary. Pat
rick II. Quinn. financial secretary:
Thomas O'Dea. treasurer: Thomas
McGrath, serCeant-at-arns: Rev:
James A Gcary, chairman Of tho
executive committee. and J.. :. RYAN.
chairman OF the publicity commItto,.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-16
MExICANS HURT
U. S. navy man
One, Native Killed, One
Injured in Brush at
Tampico.

The man in command of the
armed guard Of the American steam
er Monterey. while ashore at Tam
pieo, became embroiled with some
Mexican soldiers early on Novemy
ber 2s. and in the struggle, which
followed. he was injured. One Mex
lean was killed and another in
jured.
According to officials of the State
Department. who are investigating
the clash, the disturbance was start
ed by the Mexicans. After the trou-
BILE, the American, whose name is
withheld, returned aboard the Mon
terey.
A few hours later the Tampico
authorities demanded his surrender.
This was refused by the American
commander OF the vessel and the
whole subject has been left to dip
lomatic settlement. Exchanges are
to take place between the State
Department and the government OF
Mexico through the American EN-
bassy at Mexico City.
There is reason to believe that
the Mexican government will attach
slight Importance to the occurrence,
since the Mexican soldiers at Tam
pico are under the command OF a
former revolutionary leader. who is
not in sympathy with Carranza, and
has been a factor during the past
two years in maintaining order in
the oil districts. 1t has been under
stood here that the oil producers
won the cooperation OF this leader
In the belief that he could give bet
ter guarantees than Carranza that
their properties would not be at
tackled by rowing bandit bands.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-16

Finger print impressions of wash
women and bricklayers arrested dur
ing the past two weeks for bringing
Illicit liquor into the District are Civ
ing much trouble to experts Of the To-
cal Police Department. -One OF these
experts declared yesterday that these
were the most dificult cases in which
to distinguish positive marks OF iden-
tiflcation. The whorls and loops of
the wash woman's fingers are too large
and the bricklayers' fingers are too
smooth to obtain distinctive marks.
Approximately $1,000 finger prints
have been classified during the past
fourteen days by these artists, the
biggest two weeks job they have ever
had in the history of the local police
courts. Ordinarily such task would
extend over a period OF two years.
Take Each Case 20 Times.
Twenty Impressions are taken OF the
fingers Of each man or woman ar
rested during the bootlegging raids.
AS soon as an arrest was made, a
finger imprint of the alleged offender
was taken at the precinct, which was
later forwarded to the police head
quarters. As future arrests come in
the new cards will be referred to the
files for comparison. In this way Of
The Washington herald., 1918-12-16
PLAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE.
Colleges in and Near New York to
Form ORGANIZATION.

New York. Dec. 15.-Plans for the
launching of a football league involv-
ing the colleges in this section were
formed yesterday afternoon at a con-
ference among Prof. Blake, of Rut-
gers; George Foster Sanford, coach
of the Rutgers eleven, and Coaches
Fred Dawson and Tom Thorp, Of Co.
lumbia.
The league will include Columbia, c.
c. N. Y, Fordham, New York Uni
versity, Stevens and Rutgers. A sched-
ule of games will be arranged each
season and the eleven winning the
most games will be awarded the cham
pionship of the metropolitan district.
With the war over and the pros
poets of a great football season next
fall, Sanford believes football league
among the local colleges would create
interest in the gridiron game in this
section.