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Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-01-07
SEEK
PLACE FOR BUILDING
Church Erection Board Members
Here Today To Investigate
Sites For New Church
OLD EDIFICE INADEQUATE

Today is virtually presbyterian
day" in Annapolis 1t is a day which
will mark an epoch in the life of the
First Presbyterian church. as il will
probably be decided before nightfall
whether or not the congregation is
to have new church, and to broaden
the lines of its work in this commun-
ity, or, if it is to remain at status quo.
This evening the trustees of the
church will be hosts to the Board of
Church Erection of the Presbyterian
church, composed of the following
members: president, Rev. Ford C.
ottman. d. D.; secretary. Rev. David
G. Wylie, ID. D.; chairman finance com
mittee, Mr.. Roy NJ Hart; chairman
loan committee, Mr.. William H. Par
sons.
The Rev Dr. Silas W. Persons. who
was moderator of the church here
when it was without pastor. and
Mrs. Persons, will also be present.
The mems supper to which some sew
enty-five Annapolitans have been in
vited, will be served in the lower
room of the church at six o'clock, by
the ladies of the congregation, in
honor of the visitors, and the supper
will be followed by a conference at
which all members of the Church
Erection board are expected to speak.
Upon their arrival this morning the
visitors were taken around through
the Naval academy and over the city.
on an automobile tour, and later were
entertained at luncheon at the Manse
by the Rev. Maurice S. White. pastor,
and Mrs. White.
They will make careful inspection
of several proposed sites for the new
church, and will inquire into its needs.
investigating same with the purpose
of passing judgment upon the neces-
sity for the erection of a new church
for the Presbyterians
the present old church is the dis
puted site of the alleged First the
atre in America" the other site is said
to have been the old Adams Express
Office, where the Evening Capital is
now located on West street.
The rear of the old Presbyterian
church is very old building, but some
forty years ago was improved" by
being built up in front, the old build
ing setting back with a front garden.
This old church was also the site of
the first public school in Annapolis,
which fifty years ago was taught in
the basement of the church, and later
moved to the city Assembly Rooms
while the property on Green street,
purchased from the estate of the late
Frank H. Stockett, private dwelling
of the Stockett family, was being re-
paired and adapted somewhat for pub
lie school purposes.
The present Presbyterian church is
inadequate for the needs of the con-
gregation which, has outgrown the old
house of worship. The Board of
Church Erection has been invited here
today to look into the requiremets for
a new church, and will visit several
proposed sites in the vicinity of the
old church, and on State circle, Mary
land avenue, and in other parts of the
city The matter has been approved
by the Baltimore presbytery to which
the local church is attached, and will
be brought before the general as
sembly, the highest court of the
church at its next meeting.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-01-07
DARKTOWN MINSTRELS
TO GIVE PERFORMANCE
IN EIGHTH DISTRICT

Popularity of the Darktown min
istrels is growing and this aggrega-
tion of amateur performers are much
in demand An engagement has just
been made for the appearance of the
company at Claggett's Hall, near St.
James p. E. church on the evening of
January II.
The performance will be given as a
benefit for the Tracy's Landing and
Deals chapters of the American Red
Cross.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-01-07
ARMENIAN AND SYRIAN
RELIEF MEETING JAN. 10
NOR Harrington Will Pre-
.. And Distinguished Speak
ers Be Heard
arlL MEET IN HOUSE

-,or Harrington will preside at
eQ','~ .'ag ~ be held in the House OF
: - next Friday night. Jan. lo'
s'sl,l LOCI In behalf of the starving
Z ,,ans and syrians. The public is
...s and il Is hoped the attendance
NJ & large and representative. Good
viii be provided, and a dis
~. 100 out-of-town speaker in the
~ Mr. Poteat. of New York
Z. will be heard. Mr.. Poteat mas
sdyantage Of a long residence
ne Armenians and Syrians and
4 oosltion to give first hand IN
~.Hon on the subject of their needs.
y address will be very interesting
"a instructive - -
p,of Angelo Han, of Annapolis, who
made a study of the question, will
4, sneak during the evening.
ne proposed drive to raise funds
!, ne victims Of Turkish misrule has
~ endorsed by Cardinal Gibbons
- President Wilson. Governor Har-
,,rlon has appealed to the citizens of
Nrland in these words:
The campaign to raise $SO,OOO,Ooo
4, tbe relief in the near east of Ar
,,ulans and Syrians in my opinion
,sres our warmest sympathy and
gpoort Never have read of such
lwlble crimes as have been perpe-
,nid upon the Armenians and Sy-
nps BY the Turks. Never have ! been
more greatly moved than in reading
4 their terrible Affections and suffer
hs These people need every dollar
,Aed 10 save them from total destruc-
oh Their appeal cries to Heaven.
NJ aust help 10 save them"
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-01-07
REV. DIR. MURRAY, OF
BALTIMORE, WORSE

Rev. DIR. G. Mosely Murray, former
rector of ST. Bartholomew Protest
ant Episcopal church, Baltimore, who
is at Union Protestant infirmary, is
in very critical condition. No hope
for his recovery is entertained.
DR.. Murray entered the institution
few weeks ago suffering from
complication of diseases. He had been
in i'll health for several months. and
had relinquishd his parish on that
account.
DIR. Murray is well known here
where he has preached at st. Anne's.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-01-07
A Basketball Game

BETWEEN A TEAM COMPOSED
OF MEN EMPLOYED AT THE
ENGINEERING EXPERIMENT
STATION AND BROWNSVILLE,
JANUARY 11th, AT CROWNS
WILLIE HALL. THE GAME WILL
START AT 1880 p. NJ. AFTER
THE GAME THERE WILL BE A
DANCE j7-5t
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-01-07
Woman's AuxiIiary Meeting

The WOman's Auxiliary of st. Anne's
parish will hold meeting tomorrow.
Wednesday afternoon at $50 O'Clock in
the Guild room at the church. All
members of the Auxiliary are re-
quested to attend this meeting which is
an important one
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-01-07
Mainland Hotel ChImney Fire

A hurry call brought the fire de-
RHmeni to the Maryland hotel this
morning only to find the cause for the
alarm was the burning out of CHM
NJ The Gre was confined to the
tshrt and no damage was done.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-01-07
Pen Of Gold to Sign Peace Treaty

The peasant mothers of the dis
tricts around Rome have offered to
vittorio Orlando. Premier Of Italy. a
pen of gold with which to sign the
treaty of peace.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-01-07
Shie House Flag Half Mast

he hag on the dome of the State
Rosse today is at half mast in respect
. iAe memory Of Ex-President Roose-
Rh
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-01-07

Gilt frames can be cleaned by wip-
ing them with sponge moistened
with OIL of turpentine-
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-01-07
THE CAPITAL

-. Rest Advertising
!: InT l.i,;,, In Annapolis, 1t
peal@TTis To Advertise" Try
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-08-08
FUNERAL A PICNIC FOR DOG
Rover Had Quite Good Time While
on His Way to His Last
Resting Place.

A big picnic was planned and was
slated to transport the refreshments
and crowd of relatives to the picnic
grounds, writes correspondent of the
Chicago Tribune. / placed the boxes
and baskets containing the sand
witches, cake, friend chicken, etc, in a
trailer, hitched the trailer to my ear,
already filed to overlooking, and start
ed gayly on my way.
A huge dog belonging to my aunt ac-
companied us, and had the mister
tune to run the heavily loaded ma
chine over him, killing him instantly,
as we all thought. My aunt was deep
ly affected and insisted that take
Rover's body along and bury it be-
side the river. 1 loaded the dogs car
cass into the trailer and started on
again, but not so gayly.
When we reached the picnic grounds
and reconnoitered in my trailer be-
held Rover sitting up licking his chops,
as large as life, or larger, / should
say, for he had devoured all our pro
visions.
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stringing down his shirt front; his
black clothes were the worse for his
lunch. But no one, save the Eastern
girls, saw spots or tie. The future of
that valley lay in that mans hand. no
matter how Black or Grace might
harangue. In five minutes, the dining
room was emptied.
AS snow gently falling, had gath
cred the first damage suits Of the
ranchers. The last flood had precipi-
.tated a temperamental storm. Men
were suing for the possible values Of
their farms, impossible values of
crops. Not alone the companies had
been blanketed with the accusing pa
pers, but against Mexico the white
drifts had piled up. Mexicoi No one
knew better than Hardin how absurd
1t was to accuse the sister country Of
responsibility. A pretty pickle they
were inl Where was 1t all going to
end?
In the lobby, Hardin ran up against
Brandon, who was following a news
scent Through the valley it was being
rumored that subscriptions were to be
asked for the completion of the work.
If this were the intention. there would
be hot meeting.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-08-08
CHAPTER XIX.
More Oratory.

-Four men SAT- at small table in q
corner of the crowded hotel dining
room, in Ell Centre. Their names
made their corner the psychological
center of the room. Marshall was al
ways target Of speculation. Mac
Lean, straight and soldierly In his
mustard-colored clothes, was, as usual,
the man of distinction. Black start
ed the whisper going that the dark
stranger was General de la Vega, the
Mexican commissioner.
What was he doing in that group7
PabcOck completed a combination
which encouraged speculations and
head-shakings. The room was jammed
with valley men. The meeting of the
ranchers and the several water COM
panies had been called for that after
noon, the summons signed by Fara-
day himself. Nothing else had been
talked of for o fortnight.
1t was known throughout the valley
that the work at the intake was not
yet begun: that Richard was waiting
there for orders; that Faraday and
the president of the United States
were involved in correspondence as to
the responsibility for the future con-
troll of the river. Faraday's eagerness
to shift his burden was looked upon
as suspicious. 1t was In the air that
the officers of the Overland Pacific
would demand a recall of the damage
suits before they would complete the
protective works at the Heading. The
lncn Of long vision. members Of the
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Yes, From Boston.

In one of the southern training
camps profane and perspiring infan-
try sergeant was doing his best to
pound into the heads of squad ef.ex-
ceedingly raw rockies" the rudiments
Of military science.
When the sergeant gave an order
each willing recruit of the squad made
commendable effort to execute 1t.
but every little rookie had a movement
all his own, with highly unsatisfactory
results.
"As you were ]" bawled the sergeant
At this point the proceedings were
interrupted by a recruit from Boston.
who, before enlisting, had been Far
ward student.
"Beg pawdon. sawgeant," said he,
"but wouldn't it be noah propah to
say: You win restoah the status gao
anteY Cartoons Magazine.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-08-08
LIVE FOR WORLD TO COME
Inhabitants Of Monasteries on Mount
Athos Take No Thought Of
Mundane Things.

The long peninsula tapering south
ward from the busy city of Saloniki
ends in three irregular prongs like q
misused trident of Neptune On the
end of the easternmost of these prOngs,
almost surrounded by the sea, stands
the Holy mountain, or Mount Athos. 1t
is given to men whose thoughts and
doings are all directed with sole
thought of the world to come, so that
the war agony which convulsed this
earth hardly caused a ripple in their
quiet existence. The slopes of Mount
Athos are covered with monasteries,
large and small.
1t is a little world In itself, this bit
of ancient Greece. 1t lives to a quiet
ordered tempo in an atmosphere where
noise and strife are almost unknown.
where all the little doings of the day
move to a thousand-year-old ritual.
There are men here who have not wan
dered q mile from their cloister In
twenty years. willing prisoners of their
own convictions. It is place Of kind
~, dreamy life, free from heartburn
ings and jealousies, where each mai Is
the equal Of his fellow, despite the
castles and ranks Of the order-equai
in common infinite littleness before
the majesty of divine omnipotence and
eternity.
No woman is permitted to visit the
sacred ground of the mountain, not
that the order looks down on woman,
but rather in tribute to her power to
draw the thoughts of men from the
eternal things. Despite the prohibition,
however, there are rumors of women
disguised who fled to Athos and found
sanctuary there In the time Of the
Greek revolt and the war with the
Turks. 1t Is whispered, too, that the
daughter of an English admiral accom-
panied her father on an official visit
in the uniform, Of midshipman.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-08-08
SEEMINGLY IMMUNE TO PAIN
Australian Aborieinals. Suffer Little
Inconvenience From Even the
Most Severe Injuries.

The sight Of their own blood Will
send Australian aboriginals into hys-
terics, writes correspondent in the
Australian Bulletin, but / am con-
WINGED they feel little or no pain from
even the severest injury. On one oc-
casion, when dragging young girl
from a shark that had her foot in its
jaws, she looked up and remarked
casually, "Mine tink it dat shark been
tax it mine footI" The sight OF the
blood upset her for while; but a
few hours later she was playing
euchre with the rest of the camp. The
wonder is that wounded blacks don't
more often bleed to death, for they
take no special means TO prevent 1t.
The most approved method used to be
to cover the wound thickly with fine
mangrove ash, and over that a layer
of damp clay, which was not removed
for several days. / never saw them
wash a wound, their theory being that
the blood heals the wound. In later
years they all learned to go to doc
tor when injured, but thirty or forty
years ago one saw dreadful deformi-
ties resulting from accidents and
fights. On Fraser's island in the sew
entities there was man whose leg had
been broken in two places below the
knee. Neither fracture had knitted.
and he was a most grotesQue object
to meet. The doctors wanted to mend
him, but he kept out of the way. An
other case was an old woman whose
arm had been broken between the
wrist and elbow. She used to pry
the bones one against the other, and
she could give terrible blow with the
loose hand.
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chair. 81 am speaking for the valley.
We can't help. You know It.. We're
stripped. We're ruined. You think to
threaten us with the government-if
we wait for the government to decide,
the valley is gone-and the, railroads
money with it. tell you, your bluff
won't go. We want justice. We are
going to have justice"
Justice" came from the surging
ranchers.
Fair play" yelled Black. "You can't
trick us. We were not born yesterday.
We have rights. The company brought
us here. What did we give our money
for? Desert land? What good is this
land without water? We bought wa
ter. Give US back the money we've
put in-that's what we're asking for.
We won't be scared out of our rights"
There was a growing accompani-
ment from the back rows. herding to-
gether.
"Order," cried Babcock. humping
his gavel. LET Mr.. Black have the
floor"
uOt SlOppCu. "iAuiJ
hands cut the air. His speech. though
high-pitched. had prepared sound;
| it worked toward q climax. He gave
individual Instances of ruin. Grace,
Willard Grace, his crop gone, his place
cut in two. HOLSTER and Wilson of
the Palo Verde, the ranch scream
ing horror. Scores of Others He
would not mention his own case; and
then he itemized his misfortunes. Par
IRISH, his place secured beyond all fu-
ture usefulness. What had they come
into the valley for? Who had urged
them? There were pledges of the ID.
R., water pledges. That was all those
ruined men were pleading, the eredemp-
| ton of those pledges. Individual ruin,
what did 1t mean? A curtailing of lux
urieS, or personal indulgence. II tell
you, it means food. bread, potatoes;
milk for the babies: or starvation"
Black had touched the deep note.
This was the answer. This was what
they wanted to say.
"You ask us to help you, us, we who
are taxed already to our breaking
point. You say your company won't
go any further. What does that help
mean to you? Poverty? A few thou
sands, q million to the 0. p, cor
poration, what does a loss mean to
them? Poverty? / tell you, no. A
smaller dividend, maybe, to whom2
| Yes, to whom? To the men who live
In Fifth avenue, whose wives are
n 4bo tn With
draw their suits? Help Faraday, and
ruin men like Parrish? Men of the
valley, what is your answer to Fara-
day."
The crowd was on its feet. swaying
and pushing. The air was fetid with
breaths. Wilson's crowd had forgotten
it's lorgnettes. "No.", yelled the ranch
ers. "We say, no."
A boy made his way from the wings.
a yellow envelope in his hand.
Babcock waved him on to Marshall.
The audience was crying itself hoarse.
Babcock lost control of the meeting
In that minute of turning. Hollister,
Of the Palo Verde, was striving to be
heard; Babcock's hammer sounded in
vain. But Marshalrs eye had caught
a spark from the yellow sheet. He
sprang forward, throwing the dispatch
toward MacLean. His excitement
caught the eye of the crowd. "The
river" There was sudden hush.
1.-THE rivers out againI" A groan
swept through the house, there was a
break toward the doors.
CTO BE CONTINUED
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ments will probably be made SO that
the valley will be given water. ! would
like to take your answer to my govern
ment."
1t was several seconds before the
house got. its breath. The import of
the diplomats words was astounding.
Barton got to his feet. yelling with his
great bass voice, Betrayed !" His
shrunken finger indicated a youth with
"R. s." in black letters on his collar.
"The valley has been betrayed"
In the balcony, the uproar was deaf
ening. Around Hardin and Brandon
words were thudding. like bullets.
Reclamation Service" that's their
game" "The concession" "They
won't get it." betrayed! We are be-
trayed."
Downstairs. Babcock's gavel raped
unheard. Behind the excited figure
WELDING the stick, sat Marshall, his
unreliable, sweet smile on his face.
His eyes were on Babcock, who was
vainly clamoring for order. Program
that meeting"
HOLSTER was trying to make him
self heard to Barton over two rows of
seats, but his voice was like a child's
on an ocean beach. Barton was sur
rounded by eager anxious men. The
audience had split into circles of
haranguing centers. 1t was impossible
to get attention. Hardin could see Mar
shall pull Babcock by the tails of his
coat. Unwillingly, he could see Bah
cock allow the crowd five minutes by
his consulted watch. Then again the
gavel danced on the table. Marshall
was still smiling. Babcock's shrill
voice split the din. Order" The
ocean of voices swallowed him again.
1--WE won't let them in," Grace was
believing. ''the valley won't stand for
it,. .sr-e
stake your medicine" Numbered
the big organ of Barton. II warned
you. Imperial valley"
Betrayal" groaned the crowd.
Down in the orchestra, Barton was
holding hurry-up meeting of the wa
ter companies. De la Vega had
stepped back and was consulting with
Tod Marshall.
Babcock pulled out his watch, his
gavel calling for attention. This time
he was heard.
De la Vega approached the foot
lights, questioning look on his face.
1--WE ask for little time" began
Barton. Instantly the house was on
It's feet. Withdraw the suits. Give
him your answer. Give him our an
swer. We don't want the Service. The
valley don't want the Service. With
draw the suits
Barton's moon face looked troubled.
1--WE can't answer for all the ranchers."
yes, you can." screamed Grace,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-08-08

jumping up and down like a baboon.
'If you don't, I'll answer for them
Don't you see, it's trick? It's a
trick. I see the hand of the o. 2. In
this" Friendly hands pulled him down
into his seat.
The audience was chanting. with.
draw the suits. Take your medicine.
Don't lose the concession.-Lord,
the Service Give them the answer
now"
Barton held up a withered hand.
The undeveloped body was dignified
by the splendid head. .Don't with
draw your concession. I think I can
say that Mexico viii not be sued"
Again, the shout went up. Answer
like man. Think! Good Lord! Say
we withdraw the suits ~
"We withdraw the claims against
Mexico" Barton sat down to a sud-
den hush. The first blood had been
let.
Once more Babcock's glasses swept
the house. He raped the table.
That's not all. We've got more to
say to you. Gentlemen. Mr.. Marshall, 2
Marshall stepped forward to a ST
lence which was variety of tribute.
He bowed. II win be brief. Mr..
Faraday has asked me to take his
place here this. afternoon. It's only
fair. If it were not for my interior
ence, he would not be involved In this
situation. !. think you will grant that
it is Mr.. Faraday's company which
can save the valley?"
"To save its own tracks !" yelled a
voice from the balcony.
Marshall sent soft smile heaven
ward. Incidentally. And its traffic.
Why don't you say it2 We don't deny
that. The Overland Pacific's no altru-
ist."
There was jeer which rose into a
chorus. "AltruistI Octopus. That's
what it is."
Marshall's hand went up. "n you
want to hear me?' He waved away
Babcock's descending gavel. 81 was
told it would cost two hundred thou
sand dollars to close that break of
yours. Do you want the actual fig
Iures? 1t has eaten already a million.
and the work is not yet done. You
know the history of the undertaking.
The Desert Reclamation company was
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No Pleasantrles Attached.

There will still be a use for cork
screws when the nation goes dry.
Corks are found In other bottles be-
sides those containing whisky.
Il dare say you are right" said Mr..
Jagsby, gloomily, 'fbut cork puller Of
that kind will not be preceded by merry
qulps and sparkling repartee, show
Ing that joy Is about to be uncon6ned."
Birmingham Age-Herald.
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you ouohta Know That. Uncle.

sFine dog you have there, my little
man." remarked the kind old gentle
man. "What do you caH him?" "Don't
hafta TO call him." answered my little
man. HE goes every place I do"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-08-08
MOT HERS
TO BE
Should Read Mrs. Monyhan's
Letter Published by
Her Permission.
Mitchell, Ind-"Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound helped me so much

during the time j
was lookingforward
to the coming of my
little one that / am
recommending it to
other expe c tant
mothers. Be fore
taking 1t, somedays
I suffered with neu-
ralgia so badly that
/ thought I could
not live, but after
taking three bottles
of Lydia E. Pink
hams V 9 ge table
Compound / was en-
tirely relieved OF
neuralgia, l had
gained in strength
and was able to go
around and do all
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California Leads In Beans.

According to government figures,
California last year produced more
than half the beans in the United
States.-Pittsburgh Dispatch