Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-03-29
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Hon. oliver s. Metzerott lor Captain
Metgerott, for he went into the serv-
Ice Of his country promptly upon the
entrance Or the United States into the
war;, 81 Prince Georges county, re-
publican leader Of the House Of Dele
gates at the last and former sessions.
was III Annapolis recently, and took
occasion to express his views as to. q
war memorial for the soldiers and
sailors Of Maryland
81 think, said Mr. Metzerott. that
the hest war memorial we could con
struct would be right here in Anna
polls. III / could have my way,
would have the state appropriate
enough money 10 buy that section Of
ground Indicating the corner bounded
By Main and School streets and
Church cireIe1. from Chancery lane To
the Church circle. and level all the
buildings. park IL and construct q
noble memorial statue to the soldiers
and sailors Of Maryland who lost their
lives during the war It would cost
lot OF money, but ii would be worth
Iit.
Two members Of the bar formed d
part Of a group who CHANGED to dis
cuss several very notable misappre-
tensions of the law which are general
among the laity, as lawyers call the
rest OF the people, in this vicinity,
Naturally, the legal gentlemen lead
In the discussion
The first mentioned the almost gem
eral belief. held even BY people Of ex
perience. that landlord could not
dispossess d tenant unless the latter
had some place where he could move.
1t was agreed, Of course, that there
was no such rule of law. and that the
slightest regard to whether his tenant
would have TO live In tent, 4 stable
or under the canopy of heaven
The second attorney called attention
to the fact that most people believe
that every child must be left some
thing by the maker or q will In order
to make the instrument valid This,
also, is untrue The custom prevails,
In cases where one child Is to be prac-
tically disenherited, 81 leaving it q
nominal sum, but II Is merely for the
purpose of showing that the testator
had the child iii mind and had not.
overlooked til There III no legal prin-
ciple BIZ which testator must leave
anything at all To d child to whom he
does moi wish to leave anything
Common belief among many COLI
ored people of the county that twelve
men could get together and compel
any undesirable resident Of the sec
ton 10 remove. was aforementioned An
Instance was mentioned where twelve.
colored men who were probably not Ia
the position 10 ''cast the first stone
wished to have "a Woman of their race.
ordered from the netghborhood They
could hardly be persuaded that they
had no legal rights to take this course.
q want ID have 1t distinctly under
stood, said Alderman Charles w
Smith % d Capital representative this
morning that am not candidate
for Mayor have not thrown my hat
ii the ring, and have no such idea.
neither have any aspirations for the
Mayoraity at this time hope. how
ever, to be reelected City Alderman
from the First Ward but nay business
Interests precluded any possibility of
running IN the race for Mayor, which.
BY the way. promises to become more
spirited each day Z
II should like to see dear old st.
Anne's have chimes IN It's beifry.'
said woman member Of the parish to
member Of the Capital stan Beau
tiful chimes could be installed as q
memorial % some Of the dear depart-
ed. as II was done III my own home
town. The chimes could be attached
to the organ and played II this way
without hindering the manipulation Of
the instrument otherwise Some day
hope 10 see st. Anue's hare chimes
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