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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-12-31
World Found Great Difficulty in
Returning From War TO
Peace Conditions.
MARIfaG THE GERMAN treaty
Europe In State Of Ferment, White
oe United States Was Struggling
with Grave Industrial and ECO
nomic Problems.
BY DONALD F. BIGGS.

After nearly five years Of frightful
warfare, In which all of the great pow
crS and many OF the smaller nations
hau been involved the world found 1t
hhicult to return to anything like nor
1nni conditions during tho year 1919.
Wh!c the armiStice which was signed
N the closing weeks OF 1918 brought
cessation Of hostilitics between the
two groups Of nations that had been
engaged IN the great struggle. il did
moi bring peace to all the peoples In
volved. Technically the world still
was at war throughout practically all
ef the yenr just closed MS the peace
Teaty which was framed in Paris
nAser months of negotiation could not
he made fully effective until ratified
h2 the great powers and formally pro.
mulgated by the peace conference.
Failure Of the United States senate to
ratify the treaty. because Of opposition
TO the covenant Of the League of Ma
nons. which was made n pnrt Of the
peace treaty. prevented the formal
declaration Of peace until more than
year after the armiStcc was signed.
internal disorders and territorial
disputes arising from the establish
ment OF many new nations kept
large part Of Europe in turmoil. Such
complete rcmaking OF the map Of
DaroDc as resulted from the great war
naturally could not be accomplished
without friction. The great empire OF
Austria Hungary had fallen 10 pieces
with the defeat OF the central powers
and out of tho wrccknge new states
arose. These new nati0nS--Austrin,
Hungary, Poland and the Czech and
,IugoSlnv StntcS-cOud not establish
their new boundaries without friction
among themselves and with their
nelghbOrS. The new government of
Germany. which had been transformed
into republic. was striving to main
tain itself against the attacks OF radi-
cal eeS*snts. Russia was torn BY
civil strife. with half dozen groups
fighting for the mastery. At times
sWorld peace seemed still far Off. hut as
Thc year passed conditions became
more settled and It seemed probable
that with the formal PRONUNCIATION OF
the peace treaty the chaos into which
Europe had been thrown would pass.
In the United States conditions were
not so unsettled as In the nations that
had been longer engaged In the war.
hut here rs In europe. the transition
from war to q peace basis was not
easy. New industrial problems had
hecn created. The high cost OF living
caused labor to make insistcnt and re-
peatcd demands for higher wages and
resulted In numerous strikes among
all classes Of workers. Radical lead.
Grs took advantage OF the unrest that
existed TO recruit their forces and
they became so active that the con.
stltnted authorities Of the nation
finally found It necessary to take de-
tcrminch steps to suppress dislOya
N20Da pnnln
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-09-26
TO DEDICATE THE
DEFENSE HIGHWAY
ON SUNDAY NEXT
Sacrifice CrcSS TO Re Placed As Men,
orial To Prince George COunty'S
81 War Heroes

\ ceremony 10th imposing and i'm
prcssive. to which an invitation has
been extended to every body, viii
take place on Sunday next at p. m.
ut Bladenshurg
The occasion is the dedication Of The
concrete Defense Highway. with a
Sacrifice Cross" as a memorial TO The
Prince George county war heroes Of
whom there were dfty-four
The principal speaker viii he the
lion. Josephus Daniels, Secretary of
the Navy There will lie music by the
Marine Band. OF Washington The
dedication address Will lie delivered by
Mrs. George Farmer. and the address
of dedication of the highway viii he
delivered by Mrs. William Redmond.
Matthew Hollcran is master of cere-
monies and John r. Rigglos, chairman
of the Prince George County Memorial
Committee.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-09-26
OYSTER BUSINESS
HAS DULL OUTLOOK

According to the c. w Martin Com
pany, the oyster season up to- this time
has been unusually dull Mr. Martin
is OF the opinion that the season for
oysters should not open before October
first as September is usually warm
month. and especially so at the time
of opening of the oyster season.
This warm weather at once stops the
demand for oysters and kills the sale
Naturally oystermen are Obliged to
stop oystering, and return to grabbing
again. They become dsheartened and
when the oyster season is again brisk
things have Jagged and oystermen are
Indifferent Mr. Martin claims that if
the season did not open until October
things would be different and the de-
mand for the luscious bivalye would
continue brisk. without interruption.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-09-26
Y. " c. A. PLANS
CLEARING HOUSE
New Line Of Work To Be I'm
dertaken OF Local
"" Rooms
ROOM REGISTRY BUREAU

4 cooperative clearing house for
rooms has lecn started ly the
Young Womens Christian Association
throughout the country. The secre-
tary in charge of organizing this new
work. Miss Richardson, having sue
cessfully formed the new Room Reg
islry Bureau" as ii is called. in Wash
ington has leen sent here by head
quarters to confer with the Community
Service Committee Of the Annapolis
"" on the best method suited to the
local conditions.
Fitting the Tenant to the Room, ="
is the slogan of the new plan OF Room
Registry. The enlarged plan includes
The investigation of the tenant for the
protection of the householder renting
rooms, and an attempt to bring togeth-
er tenant and hostess who Will prove
congenial to each other.
Miss Potter. who is in charge of this
work at the headquarters of the Y. ".
G. A. in New York, feels that it is moi
enough to send a room seeker 10 any
one of a long list of houses. She says,
THE sense Of home depends upon
something more important We hope
to establish personal acquaintance with
each one upon our list, visit her, talk
over her needs wiihher, and thus SEND
to her just the one who Will best fl
into her scheme of living. We are also
particularly anxious to secure the
right environment for young girls com
ing to the city alone We ask for
some sort of parlor accommodation for
her and a reasonable amount of chap
cronage so that she may have men call
upon her under proper conditions"
Under the somewhat different con
ditions existing in Annapolis, the Com
munity Service Committee plans to ex-
tend this work 10 others besides wom-
en- and girls, and offer the free service
Of the Room Registry Bureau" to all
those seeking rooms. and to all house
holders with availal lie rooms for worl-
en- or men, girls or boys.
I'VE ask all those having rooms to
rent to register them with us. We
ask them to call in person, make the
acquaintance of the Secretary in
charge. and so help to establish such
personal Relationship as will result in
securing the most congenial tenants
This service is of course, entirely
fro Said Miss Richardson, when
asked about the plans for the work
last night at the ~"
Mrs Rippere, chairman of the Com
munity Service Committee. of the An
napolis Y. w. c. A., is now working or
the forming OF a subcommittee Il
handle this new feature, and hopes Il
have the Bureau organized and ready
for service hv the first Of October.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-09-26
ELECTRIC LINE SOON
TO ISSUE PREFERRED

The Washington baltimore and An
napolis Electric Railway Company
sen, 10 lis s,ockholder yesterday not
ice of It's desire 10 issue the preferred
stock held in its treasury amounting
10 90.SSJ shares Of the par value OF
$50 All stockholders viii le given the
right 10 suhscril e TO the preferred al
s3 80 a share, though the whole issue
has been underwrilton ly Poe q Dav-
les. of Baltimore and OTIS & Cos. of
ClcTciand This. of course. is depend
ent on the action of the stockholders
regarding the disposition of this un-
issued preferred. a meeting of the
stockholders has leen called for Octo-
er 6 10 take action on this proposition
and TO transact any other business
which may come. before the meeting
Bo,h the common and preferred stock
holders of record September 20 will
lie given the right TO subscribe. 1t is
mated that each will have the right
TO take 23.4S per cent. Of their present
holdings in the new Offering. although
IL is stated that the stockholders will
no. e limited to this extent in making
their sui scriptions. They will be per
miited to sui scribe for larger amounts.
and allotments viii lie made TO them
on the lasis of The whole suhscrip-
tons, or they may receive all they ask
for if the offerings is not taken by
other stockholders Subscriptions are
to e made not later than Octol er 6
AMI payment made he made on or be
fore Octol er 20. IN the event that the
pl2n OF the company is not approved at
tho meeting, then all subscriptions re-
ceiged Will lie cancelled. There seems
no doubt that the proposition of the
management will lie carried out as
outlined, and to this end the under-
writing banking syndicate has been
formed to take all of the stock not sub
scrihed for. Those who cannot attend
the meeting are asked to send proxies
10 George Wcems Williams, James J.
Doyle and James G. Fenhagen
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-09-26
JAP STUDENTS HERE
GETTING POINTERS IN
ENGINEERING WORK
Two From Cornell, Representing Toxic
Mining Concern, Inspect Naval
Experiment Station

On a tour of different cities for edu-
cational purposes. and gathering data
particularly pertaining TO engineering,
Y. Takikawa and NJ. YanO, native
Japanese. students at Cornell Uniyer-
sity, Ithaca, ~ ", were visitors to the
Naval Academy today. The young men
called at the office Of Rear-Admiral A.
II. Scales. superintendent OF the acad-
emy in the administration, and every
courtesy was extended, such as mark
the visit of foreigners to the naval
school. They were escorted on a tour
of inspection of buildings and grounds
Of the government reservation, and
were particularly interested in the
plant OF the naval experiment station
ACROSS Severn river
II is stated that the young students
are representatives of the Takeuchi
Mining Company, Of Toxic. and came
TO this country to take an extended
course in engineering
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-09-26
FIRE IN COAL PILE AT
ST. JOHNS COLLEGE

Fire was discovered in the coal bin
at ST Johns College late yesterday
afternoon, when the fire department
was summoned to extinguish a slow
smouldering blaze that was running
through a pile of soft coal. and il is
thought that the fire started from
spontaneous combustion.
Il was found impossible TO get di-
rectly at the heart of the blaze, so a
stream of water was directed on the
pile and left running throughout the
night This morning the evidences OF
fire had disappeared
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-09-26
Severn Bridge Under Con-
troll Of Roads Cornnis-
sion

The accident on Severn river
fridge yesterday afternoon when
an automobile track crashed
through the flooring OF the sruc-
ture near the draw works. and
the dilapidated condition of the
bridge generally, has Teen the
subject cf considerable discIs-
sion al out town today
Commenting upon this matter
today, James A. Walton, presi-
dent OF the Board Of County
Commissioners said:
The Severn river bridge is
State properly and not County
property. Tie fridge was taken
over ~ the State Roads Commis-
sion about seven wears ago. and
responsibility for its upkeep now
rests with the officials of that
lody."
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-09-26
COLONIAL THEATRE
WILL Be A MODEL
IN EVERY RESPECT
Papers Incorporating New Com
pany Are Filed And Worl,
VIII Soon Begin
CAPITAL STOCK OF Sl5O.oOO

With plans for catering 20 high
grade moving pictures. The drama.
opera. musical comedy ana vaudeville
papers of The Colonial Theatre Conn
pany." yesterday were filed at The Of
fees Of the STATE Tax Commission in
Baltimore. and later will become a
matter of recorl in The office OF The
Clerk of the Circuit Court for Anne
Arundel County. rs required by law.
Named as incofporators are Robert
L. Werntz. owner of the old Colonial
Thcatre property on Conduit street.
that was destroyed By fire in January
Of this year. Euecne Lazenby and
Samuel Egerton. Of Baltimore; former
Mayor James f. Strange. ana r Tunis
Strange. both OF Annapolis
The capital stock Of the corporation
viii be $4,000, Of which $4,000 viii
be preferred. ami 100000 common
stock The seating capacity of the
new playhouse and movie theatre will
be fully 100 according 70 he plans
that have been prepared
The principal otires of the new
corporation viii le at 227 Prince
George street Annapolis and r. l..
Werntz Is to lc Tie resident agent
stock in the business Is to be ISSUED
10 the extent OF 500 shares of prefer
rcd. with a par value Of $to0 per share.
and Icon shares Of common without
par value. the data of issue to be
selected by the Board Of Directors at
any time which they choose as favor
able II is probable that the issue will
be fioated soon. rs 1t is The desire OF
the incorporators TO get TO work
promptly.
An effort will be made. when the
stock is issued 10 interest local capt
tai in the purchase of al stock, thus
making the Colon8al strictly locally
owned theatre.
The preferred stock called for IN the
papers Is to lo A.per cent cumulative
from July l. le20s ANA viii be subject
to redemption on and dividend paying
date If tue Board Of Directors so elects.
All plans for The building have not
yet been decided upon. but The matter
viii le taken MP Immediately by the
Board of Directors. which is composed
uf Messrs Werns1. Lazenhy r.Eerton.
and the Strange. ro,hers The build
ing plans are not however. to be taken
MP from tho beginning. a8 this start
was made some time ago when a NUM-
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-09-26
COLLEGIANS VOTE
FOR GRAY UNIFORM

A formal vote was taken at St.
Johns College of all the students on
the preference for khaki or gray uni
form with the result that gray was the
unanimous choice of both the full dress
and fatigue.
There was some discussion relative
to the overcoat TO he worn by the
cadets. but after considerable debate it
was finally decided to adopt as the
regulation overcoat the navy blue OF
former years.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-09-26
MUSICAL SUNDAY
AT MARYLAND AVE

On Sunday a feature Of the morning
service at Maryland Avenue Methodist
Episcopal Church. the Rev Emmett r.
Spencer, pastor will be special music
by the Gospel Trio" of Baltimore.
This trio Of musicians will give a
number of selections at Maryland Ave
nue. Church in the morning. and at
West Annapolis Methodist Episcopal
Church in the evening The trio is
composed of c. II. Gibson, L. H. Allen.
and c. H. Smith
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-09-26
Successful Supper

Under the auspices of the Ladies'
Aid Society a very successful supper
was given last evening in the lecture
room OF the church. The menu con-
sisted Of veal loaf. beef loaf. potato
salad, sliced tomatoes, pickle, jelly,
apple sauce, French rolls biscuits and
coffee. There was a sale Of ice cream,
cake and homemade candy. The pat
ronage was good and after supper a
social evening was enjoyed
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-09-26
Pnhlie suffrage Meeting

There will be a public meeting OF
the Woman's Suffrage League OF Mary
land on Monday afternoon at four
o'clock at the residence of Mrs. A. c.
Hill. Randall Place.
The meeting is open to the public
and members of the local League are
expected to bring friends.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-09-26
OPERATED UPON AT
BALTIMORE HOSPITAL

William P. Baldwin. whose home is
in Anne Arundel county, near Robin
sons station. on the Short Line, was
operated upon on Tuesday at the hos
pitai of the University of Maryland,
Baltimore.
1t is a second attack of which Mr..
Baldwin has suffered from intestinal
trouble. He is the father of Mrs. Will
liam H. Moss and Mrs. Wells, this city,
the latter of whom, widow. resides
on Conduit street with her children.
the former on Duke of Gloucester
street.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-09-26
F'|INE TRAFFIC
MFR BRIDGE AFTER
DELAY Of 8 HOURS
.vg.h Complaint Is Heard OF
o.i,oida,ed Condition OF
Severn Span
.,rp STATES CONTROL

a- generally thought
Am, Uhich occurred on
aorE of the bridge across
r part Of the Annapolis
gmhrard Yesterday would
ap rifac completely for
~ conditions were relieved
men 'hrce hours after the
~ and lrllhc has now been
ader normal conditions. eX-
/, .he exercise Of greater pre-
ihe part Of automobiles or
other vehicles. because of
aorarg repairs that have been
It'd resultant blocking OF traf-
nerome in shorter time than
Nm anticipated was due to the
...f4 fartp Of men who iimmedi-
NJ 10 work and lacked the
rspk aud under its own power.
fum the draw works to the
a,r of The bridge Meanwhile.
AZ heaU timber had been re-
"a from 'hc lruck 10 prevent pos
ap.e III the entire draw struc-
: Some ~ these timbers. which
j Unsigned lo an Annapolis con-
r we're then placed as a tempo
n aa1ring over the damaged part,
: hundreds Of automobiles that had
]. nrkcd on either side of the
-gf then proceeded on their way.
. .mck was afterwards reloaded
4 .he balance OF the lumber and
aHaed It's journey to Annapolis and
.iered ne limbcrs.
alher the driver Of the truck,
arlc, CaTigoe disregarded the
mnc ,icn posted at the end of the
|ee By the State Roads Commits
1r else he did not see il: other
'he accident probably would not
4 occurred This warning notice
4 effect that it is dangerous for
of more than 4 tons weight to
bridge because of its unsafe
on Cherigoe's track. with it's
s load WAS probably of 6 tons
He says he knew nothing OF
ddion Of The bridge. as this was
p trip 70 annapolis. The dead"
IF the truck was shown to be
@nds
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-09-26
Third Crop OF Strawberries

Mr.. and Mrs Walter Clark are hav-
ing picked from their garden at Clark
&Ieights the third crop of Anne Arun-
del strawberries.
Despite the cool weather the straw
berries grown at Clark Heights are
sweet and of a delicious favor. The
Clarks are fortunate in having been
able TO pick Anne Arundel straw
berries practically the entire summer.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-09-26
Governor To Tell OF Budget

Governor Harrington has accepted
the invitation of the Special Commit
tee of the United States Senate on the
Budget to appear before that body on
Wednesday next and explain the work
ings of the Maryland budget
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-09-26
Chr Gtrrlr 3IlaullnnHr. Bur.
BE PART OWNER
Buy Stock {
WANTED

A good husky young man to work
on my farm near Annapolis. Salary
$500 per month and board with an
added commission on the work he
does. Address p. Y. X HOWAT,
R.F d, Annapolis. Phone 1S24-F6-
SGT
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-09-26
NOTICE

Now that cold weather is coming it is
time to have your steam and hot water
heating plant overhauled. All work done
in workmanship manner and at reasonable
cost Phone CSC. set
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-09-26
THE HOLLADAY SCHOOL
OPENS OCTOBER FIRST

On "Wednesday next. October first.
the Holiday School Miss Lucy Holla-
day, principal. wll open for its six
leenth session at 139 Charles street
The school has teen most success-
fully taught hy Niss Holiday herself.
with able assistants Pupils from this
schools always make a good rating mp
on entering otl'er schools, and show
those qualifications that 20 to establish
a thorough foundation in school chill
Gren The school rooms are bright.
sunny and airy well ventilated and the
method OF teaching is Of the most ap-
proved type
The school IS for 10th girls AMI
oys. and is the only private school OF
the kind in ANNAPOLIS:
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-09-26
FIRE EARLY THIS
MORNING CAUSED
OVER $4,000 LOSS
Started In Auto Supply Store
Down Town And Looked
Threatening
GOOD WORK BY FIREMEN

Fire, Of an origin yet unexplained.
broke out shortly before ! o clock this
morning in the store on Compromise
and Daniels, dealers in automobiles and
accessories, spread to an adjoining gro
cery store and two dwelling houses
nearby. and inflicted damages estimated
at between $4,000 and $4,000, only a
small portion of which is said to be
covered by insurance.
The general alarm Of fire that was
sounded brought out all of the volmn
teer fremen Of the city, together with
their apparatus, and the fire fighters
buckling down to the task in their usual
efficient manner, and coupled with the
fact that only a very light breeze WIS
blowing, prevented a more serious con
fiagration.
Estimate of Property Loss.
The property losses resulting from
the fire are estimated as follows:
Tucker and Daniels stock to tfe
amount of $4,000, and new automo-
bile truck practically ruined; small IN
surance
Grocery store adjoining conducted by
II. livery and dwelling above tcnanted
by colored family of several children,
completely guttcd by fire and water, en-
failing combined loss Of about $4,000.
A two-story brick dwelling a short
distance mp Chestnut Lane, also gutted,
loss about $4,000.
All three of the DAMAGED properties
arc owned by Isaac Hohbergcr.
Starts in Auto Shop.
The flames when first discovered were
bursting from the front and side of the
office and shop of Tucker and Daniels,
and spreading rapidly. Firunen were
quickly on the scene and it was at once
realized that the blaze would he a stub
born one to combat because the
neighborhood of the section is thickly
settled, most of the dwellings being OF
frame. Then, too, the scene of the fire
was not far from the Cits High School
bui ding on Green street, st. Mary s
Catholic Church, Gloucester street.. at
tlt Htit VI NahtSihuN lAthtJ anu
other valuable dwelling houses.
Firememn Did Good Work
However, the fire engines of the com
panies, once they got into action, work
cd in splendid style, and soon several
streams of water were thrown onto the
burning buildings. Most of the water
was pumped from the city dock, and an
unusually good pressure was secured.
The blaze in Fucker and Daniels place
was unusually hard to fight, perhaps
because of burning oils, and it was said
by early arrivals at the scene that n
small can Of oil exploded and this
caused the quick spread of the flames.
Daniels and fuckers garage was some
distance in the rear of the burned shop.
AS before stated the origin of the fire
is not known Harry Daniels, of the
firm of Daniels and Tucker, it is stated,
had gone to his home between and 10
clock in the evening, and Guy Tucker,
who had been out of the city during the
day, returned on late ear just before
the alarm of fire was sounded.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-09-26

Everyone has past even though &
may merely consist Of dreaming OF the
future.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-09-26
FAIR

Fair tonight; cooler and
probably light frost:
Saturday warmer.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-09-26

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