Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-10-20


is thoroughly familiar vita Washing
ton and produced tremendous i'm
Droyement IN Washtngton's parks.
schools streets. hospitals. etc. and
has held 10 the "haN and hair tax
system HIS service on the District
committee liz enthusiastically appre
ciuted BY ali intelllgent residents OF
tie District
Senator smith, so far as know, has
but TWO hobbies public education and
public health Experts lihe Or Hugh
II Young have publicly states that no
Senator In Washington was more help
flil than Senator Smith in putting
through public health measures for the
alienation Of suffering and the proven.
ton Of disease
Senator smith has helped over 5000.
Maryland people since the var began.
He was always accessible, always In.
defatgabIe. lie rendered them every
sort OF helpful - sympathetic service
without regard TO their politics or re-.
pg!on Or calor II they we're from
Maryland and needed help his time,
energy automobile and purse al was
thoirs Many 81 these people were
slprgmely pitiful. helpless and OBJ
scute.
The business men Of the State, the
Gamers. the manufacturers. steamship
men landowners and others not u,
naturally were Subjected to many
hardships when their properties were
taken oyer ~ the Government during
the ar. These gentlemen sought Sen.
Ator smith. who usually BY the ex7
erelse Of his energy force and infin-
ene. found some way 10 help. Such
practical services In a measure homely
meant stupendoAs results 10 MARYLAND
Likewise. the Merchants and Manu-
faetarers Association, the Board Of
Trade ii fact al the representative
/ business organizations Of baltimore
and the State. look upon him as their
champion. always ready and wiling
ana able ID serve the commercial and
business interests OF the State
III addition 10 playing a serious and
important part as member Of the
I Appropriation and other digntfied and
! powerful committees In the larger
legislative progranb as | have said,
/ Senator Smith has sustained an indis
| peHsabie part in the following matters
! or more Immediate and local interest:
| The Act to turn Fort MelFenry over
to Baltimore city for a park to ap
propr.ate s550. 900 for immigration sta.
ton at Baltimore: to appropriate $76,.
900 10 erect d Memorial lin Baltimorel
to Francis Scott Key: to appropriate
ssO5.250 to dredge a deep ship channel
through York Spit SO that Baltimore
could be reached by ships Of heavy
draft. 70 make appropriations for Fed
eral buildings at Cambridge. $4,000
| and Salisbury. $4,000; to make appro
| prtations to build powder plant at In
dian Head, 100000 (and many later
appropriations to enlarge the plantl,
and to establish dairy farm for Y S.
/ Naval Academy. and to erect market
sheds for farmers N Washington; IN
securing all appropriations for Balei-
/ more harbor and channels and surveys
by the Chief Engineers. Y $. A., I'm;
proyements OF Crisheld Harbor, Elk
River. Rock Hall. Eastern Bay at Clai-
borne Nicomico River and many 9th
81 MARYLAND waters
The passage by Congress Of legisla.
ton authorizing the purchase by the
Government OF the Chesapeake and
! Delaware Canal and it's development
as an inland waterway
He broke the speed record in pass.
ing the necessary legislation through
Congress to sanction the construction
by the State OF Maryland Of q bridge
across the Poeomoke River
He succeeded in retaining the Sub.
treasury IN Baltimore. notwithstanding
strenuous efforts which were made in
/ Congress fer four years to abolish ali
the subtreasuries. but lost out at the
last session.
Ii ia no Ionger. secret that Baltimore
was in danger OF destruction BY reason
* OI tHS &tOEaES ~ LIE ~ - my k3hi NkAAC ~
Of an enormous quantity q INT and
other high explosives. which had IS
cumulated in the Government Ord,
nance Warehouse at Curtis Bay for
shipment overseas Senator Smith
prevailed upon the War Department
quietly to remove this stun and was
instrumental in securing an appToprias
ton or $500 600 to provide storage for
these explosives elsewhere. so that
Baltimore viii not again be threatened
III that way with loss OF life and prop
erty This death dealing deposit was,
Of course. g subject Of agonizing con.
Germ to the authorities at Baltimore.
and to the business men eognizant OF
the danger.
Senator Smith was almost solely re-
sponsib.e for securing proper recognit
ton and compensation for the civilian
instructors and employees st the United
states Naval Academy 81 Annapolis,
and also. through Secretary Daniels,
eor sac,lri.9v fhH establishment OF q