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Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-08-06
ST. MARY'S GARDEN
PARTY AGAIN TONIGHT

&
After yesterday mornings down.
pour OF rain. weather conditions clear
ed and were favorable TO the garden
party given under the auspices Of the
Daughters of Isabella and knights Of
Columbus last night IN ST. Mary's gar
den
The rain had freshened the shrub
berry. frightened the flowers. and the
beautiful old garden never appeared
to better advantage The pa
tronage was large and the crowd ap-
preciated the privilege Of visiting the
beautiful old historic colonial garden
thar surrounds the Charles Carroll
of CarroIlton Mansion. now the Priests
Home. ana residence of ST Mary's
Redeinptorist Fathers
To add TO the attractiveness OF the
garden Japanese lanterns we're strung
with effect about the booths and
through the shade trees. Music was
furnished by an orchestra of the Ma
val Academy band, under the diree-
ton OF Prof. Torovsky. bandmasler,
and fine selected program was play
.ed from 10 10 d. m Each admission
ticket priced al ts5 cents entitled
holder ID iee cream and cake The
booths Mere attractiyely arranged
about the garden, and consisted uf the
fancy table. cake booth fish pond
punch table. etc The garden party
viii be repeated tonight and tom0r-
row night and is we'll worth generous
patronage Of the public who are az
forded an opportunity TO refresh them.
selves as veil @s the privilege Oi
visiting this beautiful old-fashioned
garden.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-08-06
MAIL CARRIER
THROWS UP HIS JOB
Motor Route A. Rural Free De
livery, Again Without Service,
Because of Bad Conditions
pay NOT COMMENSURATE.

Again Motor Route A Rural Free
Delivery, finds itself without car
rier. and minus its mail Mail on this
route is growing daily like the proven
hal Finnigem on agin, of agin,
gone agin, say tho unfortunates OF
Motor Route Al
Its great life II you don't weak
en-. SAYS the popular cartoon but the
Arun6elites of this route say they have
weakened, and they are going before
the authorities al Washington and
make i protest aglinst unsatisfactory
mail conditions
When the. n. il. IN. route was e..Ia5-
lished al ArundeI-on-the- BAY, the eit-
izens entered protest. they foresaw
what was coming. but they had 20 30
|to the expense Of buying mail boxes,
into which mail is dropped only seTni-
occasionally, because the carrier on
this route throws up his job as soon
as he learns what IS expected Of him.
Yesterday Carrier Thomas r Cox, who
had accepted the position Of carrier Of
the Motor Route A, gave 4 MP after
having travelled six miles of the 54
nc Ill expected to cover each day. Cox
succeeded Sadier. who held the route
for 4 few weeks, and II me end of the
month found he was $50 ii debt. his
salary being s240, and the cost of his
gasoline and repairs % automobile
$500 After the heavy rains Of nine
ieonsecutiye days III July. Sadler $ car
twas stuck iii the mud and spring
broken. while the machine incurred
other damages from time 70 time dur
/ ang the month. The postofiice authori-
ties at Washington require the carriers
sof motor routes to farnish their own
lausomoblIes. buy their own gasoline
Keep up repairs to car. etc. and q;
cant be done, 50 they say, and there
lby hangs tile tale of throwing UP sila
job ot mail carrier On this routa. which
covers 54 miles with dltsiculties
Residents of Arsindel-on he Bay
will. ii Is alleged, make an efIort t1
have their mail delivered IS formerly
to one central point. the oyerseer's
1 home, and 20 there for It, which prov.
ed satisfactory. What they are ask
] ing IS why is Rural Free Deiiv.
lerys"
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-08-06
HIGH COST OF LIVING
Well Known Citizen Gives Some
Facts Usually Overlooked
TWO SIDES TO QUESTION

4
That there are two sides fo every
question. II. Il fact that presents itseli
Iii tiie argument 81 the High Cost q
.fsing. as iii an other controversies
This was brought out forcipiy yester-
day ii an interview held with that We'll
known citizen. and onc-tilne farIner
as we'll as educator i1r sarlgel Car
ner. BY i representative of The api9al
Among other things. Or. Garner said,
In part
sIn the hue and cry now being rlis-
cd over the High Cost Of Living there
are certain fundamental facts usually
overlooked and which need 70 be thor
oughiy considered before We can get
into position 10 apply tie remedy
Before We can understand the siina-
ton. We must consider the medium
of exchange the dollar which has
been gradually falling III value FOR the
Hast three or four years until nov IN
some instances. ii Is worth not over
20 cents. as measured IN goods Il
would formerly purchase
when bacon was selling at 12 cents
per pound and ii now bringing 50 or
go cents. six year old boy can see
that his father dollar is worth only
20 or rs per cent Of It's former value.
Eggs before the war sold at Is and 20
cents dozen. They have now quad
Erupled iii price Why Because of
the cost of production The farmer,
VINO can get 500 or $50 4 bushel
for his corn and s226 or more for his
Wheat, and who has to pay 800 and
SIS IS i hundred pounds for middlings
and proportionately high prices for
other concentrates, without which eggs
kan not be produced in quantities, Is
unable 10 supply eggs to The cities
unless he can obtain from SO to 75
cents for them according to season.
And so ii Is ali along the line The
cost of production determines the mar
ket value OF all products. The dairy
man has been jumped on especially
hard because 81 the alleged high price
I'll milk. As fact he made much
llpre money When he sold his milk AZ
10 cents quart and rs cents gallon
than he now makes at double the
price. Why2 Il VIII be- easily seen
when he tells you that he now has tc
pay $50 to $50 ton for Iniddlings,
the chief concentrate he uses, when he
formerly purchased them at SIS and
$40. In addition ID this his stable
help costs him three 10 four times as
much. am sure he would be de-
lighted 10 get back 10 $50 middlings
aud 10 cent milk.
Again, merchants are bcnated for
their high prices II Is undoubtedly
CONTINUED On Page Fourl
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-08-06
BOOM NOW
UNDER way EXTENDS
LIMITS or BROOK YN
Curtis Bay Section Also Takes
Steps 10 End Shortage OF
Houses For Workers
SHADES OF ANNEXATION
shalIoMs 81 AnneAaILon

Shadows of Annexation,
A great boom in real estate and
building operations Is now under way
iii that section of upper Anne ARUNDEL
county, legislated into baltimore city
by The provisions If the Annexation
Law, which became effective january
Eli last. as Indicated iii Tie following,
reprinted from the baltimore Evening
sun
Home building ii the BROOKLYN
Curtis Hay section has struck boom.
Developments now under way or con-
templaied. which call FOR tho erection
of from 400 to 500 houses, III addition
II many individual lot owners who arc
planning 10 build give some idea Of
the activity in this area.
These developments have been
stimulated largely by tho demands Of
the big Industries Of Curtis Bay for
homes available to their wOrkmcn
within convenient distance Of their
plants The Union Shinhuilding Com-
pany. now operating yard Ill Fair
|field and contemplating in additional
plant On the property at the Arundel
Sand and Gragel Company Ii said To
he interested iii this phase ol The SIC
aation AT least one developer has
been encouraged 10 proceed on this
assumption
One Company Built lsO Homes
.The Baltimore Car and shlpbuild-
ing Company took the solution Of the
hDmes-for Morkmen problem into It's
own hands some time ago and erected
l20 houses ON property purchased
from the south Baltimore Harbor and
Improvement Company These arc
completed and occupied just back
lof this development there are two
large tracts which have been purchas-
id and laid out for houses. The tirst
| of these tracts. which runs from Pa
tapsco avenue to Church street. and
which comprises some 145 acres. Ii
owned BY Burtis bay Terraces. Inc,
and has been graded and It's streets
laid out
From Church street TO the right OF
way OF the Baltimore aud Ohio Rail-
road there Hes the second tract, com-
prising EOS acres. which Is being inn
proved by the Curtis hay Highlands
Company There Ii room here for
lyery extensive building operstions,
but as yet no large construction work
Is under way.
In Brooklyn proper, the patapsco
Park Corporation, of which Jerome
Sloman Ii president, has sold d piece
lof property 10 Allan Benny. trading
as The Brooklyn Centre Company, up
on which the latter has contracted for
the erection Of 100 houses About SO
others not covered BY this contract
have already been started The area
+ is bounded by patapseo avenue on the
south, Chesapeake avenue on the
north. Fourteenth street on the west
land Seventh street on the cast The
property adioins the tract Of land
which Robert Garrett recently gave
the city for park purposes
Il
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-08-06
PREPARATORY SCHOOL
NEARING COMPLETION

Wilmer and Ehew,s preparatory
school for the Naval Academy, which
was destroyed by fire some months
ago. and iii being rebuilt on the old
site. corner Franklin and Cathedral
streets, its nearing tesDmpletion.
Ii Is expected to have the school
ready for occupancy by September !,
The building Is of hollow tile cement
and viii be much larger and more
modern in construction than the old
frame building. T'he contractor. Ghas
Carlson. expects to have at least two
rooms ready for occupancy by the
first Of next month,
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-08-06
STRAHoRN WILL
RESUME PRACTICE SOON

Owing to an unexpected develop
nent. after his recovery from illness
covering q period of seven months
Capt. John S. Strahorn has found y
necessar 10 have special treatment
st the walker Reed Hospital, WASH
ington, b. c., where he has been for
several months. but he now expects
10 resume his Law practice n AnIlapo-
lis on the first OF September. and has
rented the office next to the Court
House formerly occupied BY Judge
Moss and later by the represei eiafatiye
of The Velvet Kind Ice Cream.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-08-06
FOR SUPPER AND BNAR
Annual Festival AT claggett's
Hall. In County. Aug. Is
BENEFIT or ST. j. PARISH

All arrangements have practically
been completed BY the ladies nf So
James Parish near Tracy's Landing
IN the lower county, FOR the annual
snpepr. bazaar and entertainment I'd
be given rs benefit FOR the Parish
claggetf's Hall on the State road. near
the Parish. Will be the scene Of the
festival and the afternoon and evening
of August II VIII be the time
merry time is promised all who
attend the affair. one of the attractive
features of which will be d free enter
.tainment. consisting Of d program of
musical and other numbers. entirely
by local talent a tempting menu
eOnsisting of fried chicken, country
ham, various vegetables fresh from
gadrens. and other edibles, calculated
to satisfy the most fastidious, viii be
provided for the supper. which Will
he served between $50 and 8 D. ID.
supper Will be priced al as cents
Mrs. Martin. wife Of Rev II. Mar
lin, Rector or the Parish. the Misses
Estep, ard number Of other ladies
Df the church congregation comprise
d general committee charged with the
preparations for the function. and
nothing Ii benig left undone 70 make
the occasion i pleasurabIe one. THAT
there will be large attendance of
folks from the surrounding country
side, II undougted, and Il alss. Ii ex III
pectod that d number of autoInabiIe
parties from Annapolis will avail
themselves of the opportunity for an
evening drive TO get a touch Of the
country ozone. and enjoy an old-fash-
ioned supper served In true Maryland
style.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-08-06
DIR. cARRICO APPOINTED
CENSUS SUPERVISOR

The Census Bureau has announced
the appointment Of Tie supervisors for
three OF the five census districts into
which the state of Maryland has been
divided The city of Baltimore will
be one census district AItne Arundel
county Is included In the Fourth dis
strist. FOR which Dr Louis 6 Carrico.
Uf Bryantown. Charles county has
been appointed supervisor.
The district also includes Calvert
Charles, Howard Prince Georges and
ST Marys t6 countiesl Population
1890 1854.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-08-06
lRAIS GALORE
4 CONFERENCE IN
BAL TIN0RE TODAY
Of Anne Arundel
ssr,r4tlts For Office
q. ,:liet From City
TOWARD HARMONY Y

ar ,f the city ana
yls raii4lattss for office
he primaries e be
Har and parry men
a4a arundel county.
81 lte hotel Rennert
H tiie meeting o. tie
central Commit
tite e1iilit
re,e Nts called By Dr.
s Sssir file State Chairman
III agrf mon 4 dale far the
MI eaiaily every effort
bring about harmony
lte so that the party
sh united front 1T the.
leeton when 4 Governor
saie officers together with
e.. 8al atciqbtrs of The House
F4;e for The 1870 session OF
5.l..sture, are a be elected
alitidu me election Is 10 be.
81 Iat ail 3f tiie counties. as
sas Iii offices of Importance
! Il alFed
IN rfelt espdns ot Democrats
!, III i4tg therefore, caused d de-
M atouf iiie Court House
liesas u nearly al county
n participating N The gather
b chief deputies in most In
directing thu runof business
b eadrrs from other counties
semtling h Baltimore last
nd there vas considerable talk
lobby u ffc Rennert az TO
a np promotion Of harmony
ser Major Brooke Lee would
iAe nomination for Comptroller
Il Chief subject of discussion,
salualiou u Attorney General
Richie fnr Governor being
Anty The state organization
anxious 10 plaeata tho Lee.
sanied Major Lee on the tick
although be spent part Of the
q The hatel he gave no In
pi decision one way or the
ha seems 70 be that he does
Continued on Tage Three.l
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-08-06
A CA 4 b

The undersigned wishes to express
to the citizens OF Annapolis an ap-
probation of the many courtesies re-
cefved. both socially and III business.
He is leaving TO discharge q govern
mort contract, and on return will be
associated with Mr. Walter G Mum
ROD. as engineers and surveyors Il
ii asked that business that would come
To my ofiice he referred To Air Mnu-
roe. whose able attention will insure
satisfaction
lid II. M. GD0DHUE.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-08-06
JOHN S. CLANCY TO
RUN FOR LEGISLATURE

Although he has not as yet flied he
certificate Of his candidacy With the.
Board uf Supervisors of Elections for
the county, John S. Chaney. Of the
Fourth District. on Tuesday announe-
ed that ne will be candidate for the
House of Delegates. subject @ the
democratic primaries to be held IN
September Mr.. CLANCY Is we'll known
fiji his home district. ais well As II.
other sections of the county
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-08-06
ST JOHNS MEN HOME
FROM SUMMER CAMP

With the close Of the summer camp
at Camp Lee, Petersburg Va the
students of ST Johns who attended
have returned to their homes. Some
uf the men who we're entered forthe
FOUR weeks course returned two ,EeslsB
ago but nearly aH of the forty stue
dents of the local college who attend
ed the camp chose the six weeks
course and have just been dismissed
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-08-06
PRACTICE SQUADRON
REACHES PRoVINcEToWN

Tho Practice Squadron consisting
of the ships Wisconsin, Maine, and
.kearsarge. have reached Province
town. Mass, according 10 Information
given out lit the Naval Academy this
morning The three ships were among
those III Annapolis harbor during June
week at the Academy
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-08-06
REAL ESTATE
RECENTLY SOLD

Julian Brewer e Son. real estate
brokers. have recently sold . tract of
land on Warehouse Creek il the Sec
ond district. to Mr.. Charles 3. Gates
This property belonged to Mrs. leila
Palmer
mrs. John &. Walk has sold 3 hand
some residence on Southgate ayenaae,
to Mr.. ". b. BreretOn.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-08-06
PREDICTS LABOR WILL
ORGANIZE q. S. STEEL
CORP. FOR 8-IIOUR DAY
(Isy The AsaoeiateaI I'resal

Washington, August 6. Prediction
that labor would organize the United
States Steel corporation and estab-
lish the S-hour day for It's employees
was made today BY Frank Morrison,
secretary Of the American Federation
OF Labor. testifying before Congress.
sional Committee at railroad bill
hearing
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-08-06
WILSON TO ADDRESS
CONGRESS ON H. G. Il.
1ny The Aaseelatsa rreaal

Washington, August s. President
Wilson will address Congress In per-
son Friday to make recommendations
for legislation designed TO aid in re-
ducing the cost of living. This was
learned today at the White House.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-08-06

Hot Rolls every afternoon 4 to HI
Hotel Maryland Bakery as
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-08-06

o,psr IS not delivered ..l
lock apa you M, Nj,
d ls Z .',.' cory sor ~,
at y s2selai
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1919-09-18

taking Mr.. McAllister's place in the
grain store,
If We are to have singing schoo
this winter lets get one started, or
do the people here want the choirs
in the churches to die out complete
ly :?
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Hirsh of
Mt. Vernon, N. Y, arrived Satur-
day at Farm cunt. Mrs. Mary
Stuart and Ed ward Nugent of New
York city arrived Monday night to
remain during September.
H. W. Smith is improving in
health.
Prof. F. W. Lawrence returned
to his home this week.
Mr.. and Mrs, Appleton of West
oprlngnelG, Mass, were guests o.
the Inn this week. sc'
Harry Bostwick and wife are
visiting in Burlington.
Mrs. Nathan Ross is working for
II. w, Smith.
- Z - 81
Ramon Fobes returned to Barre
Tuesday for his last ysar atisesof
dard Seminary.
West River Lodge. E'0, q; r.,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1919-09-18
South Londonderry
Locals

A new roo6ng has been placed on
B. b. Rawson's barn.
Born-Monday, Sept. IS, son
TO Nr. and Mrs. D. A. Boynton;
weight 10 pounds.
The comedy drama, Lucky
Gulch" will be presented at the
town hall. Oct. Is.
The repleviu case of F. A. Boyn-
ton VS. Earl Williams, ct al, heard
In the county court last week re.
suited in verdict for the defendant.
The teachers in the grammar and
primary schools, Misses Dubuque
and Smith, are boarding at F. L.
Darling's.
H. A. Dudley and ]. G, Meal
lister are attending court lat New
fame as Jurors; Ethelbert Rawsoa
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1919-09-18

eat. The demonstration was for
the purpose of showing the great
saving to be made of foods, fats
and meats, by the use of aluminunr
ware. Many dishes were quickly
prepared in most appetiziug man.
ner, and most of those present sub
scribed for various utensils.
Harry E. Magoon, whorecentlys-
returned from over seas was dis
charged from Camp psyens tha=
I4th of Aug. He joined the army
April 2, 1913, going to Camp Des>
ems and from there to Camp Humf
phries where he was one of the Sec~
ond Engineers who started scrose
the 18th Of June and arrived In
France the 28th of the same month";
He vas In three battles, 81. MlAiel:
Champagne Argonne. Meuse. The
night Of Nov. 10, the Second Ens~
gineers threw. two foot bridges
across the Meuse river, in the facse
of heavy artillery and witherinH
gun ERE, for the Ist stl4
Battalion of Marines to cross over
He was detailed that night with
foar ethers crosR thu -Sixsx cod
help. sie one OF sEe bridges. thse
water being up to his neck. He
also went through Belgium to Lns-
enburg. camped on the Rhine -
nth of December, ard from there
to Engers where he has been stop
ping most Of the time sa,til he ss1Gs>
ed homeward.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1919-09-18
worked the first degree on one can
didate Monday evening.


didate Monday evening.
Miss Helen Childs of Brattle
boro, yesterday let urned home after
a two weeks visit at Chester Beebe S
Grace and Arthur Twitchell
Minnie and Roy Tuttle have gone
to VT. Conference Seminary al
Montpelier for the junior year and
Ruth Crossman for the senior yea1
there.
A good number of members from
Anchor Lodge went to London
derry last evening to see the con.
ferring of the sd degree by Wes,
River Lodge.
A large number from here went
to the Austin. auction at Weston
Island yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Knight and Mrs
Edith Hart of Marlboro. N. H,
visited their cousin. w: L. Hunt,
the FIRST Of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Garfield of Marl.
boro, N. H.. called on Mr.. and
Mrs. w. L. Hunt Monday.
kspAs1seAk& Hazntnsszilln~esal
Eef hnifIihery pa p4f4ioT 81 shortly toS5k
for later announcement.
J. II. Robinson Of the e. v. audi,
Office was ID town ana on the West
River line this week, examining
tariffs.
Frank Patterson was taken sick
at the Iun, Saturday and In q criti-
cal state Sunday, since then he has
been improving, but will be taken
to the Memorial hospital this week
The guests at the Tavern this
week include Messss. S. c., B. G.,
M. L. and A. III. Coleman and w.
H. Macomber Of West Bridgewater,
Mass. and: r. W Brooks, A. ].
Roberts, ]. O. Mccarthy. M. E.
Austin. E. NJ. Austin. and K. M.
Brosnahan of Brattleboro; also Mr..
and Mrs. Fisher and chauffer d
Fail River.
A demonstration at the town hall
yesterday was given under the aus
picies of the Baptist Ladies' Aid oi
work with aluminium ware. The
demonstrators were Mr.. and Mrs.
E. v. Morse Of Brattleboro, repre-
senting the Aluminium Cooking
Utensil Co. About IS were pres.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1919-09-18
RI. E. lYJNDE IL,
Editor and Publisher.

NS@ Enfoyca at the Post-oEice al So. Lon
donderry as second class matter.
If you have Anything 10 sell or wish to buy
anything he.e is d chance 20 make your wants
wide'y Sroaa al q tritiing cost.
? MS~ Cards OF thanks, not being news,
must he paid for.
W@Resolutions, bylaws, ETC., FIVE cents
per line.
Business notices inserted under this head
or one cent word hrsl insertion; one. half
cent word each subsequent insertion. Moth
'ag inserted for less than o eents.
W@Marriages, births and deaths, being
news viii be published free.
HHOb ar, anniversary, wedding and
ssimiler ''poeii.s' vii. not be printed unless
paid for and so marked.
Rz No display advertisements toill be
set for this paper unless received not later
thGn Wednesday forenoon. -@
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1919-09-18

Geo. A.. Coombs is taking an auto
trip to Bennington today.
Patronize the Sitter advertisers-
those that do adver tise are worthy
OF your patronage,