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Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-06-09
LOCAL MERCHANT SAYS
1T PAYS TO ADVERTISE"

On Monday Frank A. Munroe, pro-
prietor of one OF Annapolis oldest
established mercantile houses, ad-
vertised in the columns of
the Capital some special features of
sales at his store on Main street.
Today. Mr.. Munroe declares, the ad-
vertisement has brought him greater
results than he ever dreamed Of He
says every article listed in that ad-
yertisement has found ready sale, and
in thirty-iive years of his business
he has never had better returns from
an advertisement than that in the
Capital on Monday last
There has been a demand for every
article listed in the ad. and the clerks
have had their hands full waiting on
customers in response to the adver-
tisement. 1T pays. to advertise"
says MIR. Munroe
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-06-09
Repeated With Success

Last night the cast in THE Min
listers Wife's New Bonnet" composed
of members of the Foreign Mission
airy Society of the First NJ e. Church,
repeated the musical farce at Cross
Roads Hall. Millersville.
The program was given with great
success and was enjoyed by the APP
preciative audience.
On Saturday night the same cast
will give the musical farce at David
sonville Hall, having postponed the
entertainment from a week ago on
account of the rain.
The play is being given in part
benefit 70 rthe neighborhood where ii
is presented, and a percentage for
the Missionary Society, which is en-
deavoring to raise fund of $3.50 for
the care of French War Orphans.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-06-09
Cure Nail Biting

For the nervous child who has de-
veloped the nail-biting habit an CA
cellent treatment is TO take or send
the child TO some public place, such
as church. school. large store or rec
reation centre. with each finger wrap
ped and tied carefully in clean Whit,
gauze. He will be the subject 81
general solicitude.
Poor child! What has happened
And when? And how? One expert
ence of this sort with the humiha,u.
explanation it entails is more e0e,-
tive than weeks of treatment by me
commoner methods of close cutting
bitter applications, &c.
4 child's toy iron is often grea.
help in ironing tiny garments
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-06-09
ANNAPOLIS TESTIMONY
Home Proof, Here. There And
Everywhere.

When YOU see Doan's Kidney Pills
recommended in this paper You most
always find the recommended an An
napols resident It's the same every
wherein $500 towns in the U. ;.
Fifty thousand people publicly thank
Doan's. What other kidney remedy
can give this proof of merit, honesty
and truth? Home testimony must be
true or it could not be published here.
Read this Annapolis recommendation.
Then insist on having Doan's. You
VIII know what you are getting:
Geo. W Freeman. carpenter, 30 Hol-
lnad street, says: For years had
bad case of kidney trouble. The pains
through the small of my back were so
severe / couldn't straighten and | was
in a terrible condition. The kidney
secretions were scanty and panied in
passage. / was bothered by having 10
get up at night and always felt tired
and worn out. When / read about
Doan's Kidney Pills / used box and
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-06-09
FIRST COMMENCEMENT
ST. MARY'S COL. SCHOOL

on Friday evening the first COM
meneement exercises of St Mlry's
colored parochial school will be held
This is the first year any of the col
ored children of this school have com
pleted the course drought the eight
grades. and. one. a girl. has accom-
plished this and will be presented with
her certificate on Friday evening by
the Rev. Father Rector.
In connection with the commence
ment there will be an entertainment
and a pleasing program has been ar
ranged The school is under the di-
rection of the Rector of St. Mary's.
and the teachers are the Sisters of
Notre Dame.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-06-09
FRENCH PEOPLE LIKE
U. S. JAZZ MUSIC

WASHINGTON. June y. - me
French public likes American Jazz
dance music so well that dancers
contrary to custom. encore selections
three and four times. Moreover.
American dance music sells in France
az prices three times as high as at
home.
The American vice-consul at Nantes.
reports that dancers in France are
starving for lack of American
music" and that American publish
ers are overlooking golden oppor-
tunity. The marked rhythm and uni
form tempo OF American dance music,
introduced in France by the soldier
bands. have created an appetite for
more. the vice-consul says.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-06-09
LITTLE GIRL BETTER
AFTER PNEUMONIA

Little Miss Lucille Proskey. ten
year-old daughter OF MIR. and Mrs
Alexander Proskey. of West Annapo-
lis. who has been seriously i'll of
pneumonia the past three weeks. is
recovering. The crisis is past and
the child is said 10 be on the road
10 recovery. and is ont of danger
The little girls illness was pro
longed. due to a relapse. Everybody
M West Annapolis loves Lucille and
her illness has been source Of deep
regret in the community. friends re-
ioicing in her convalesceuce.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-06-09
WOMAN'S MISSIONARY
SOCIETY TO MEET

The Woman's Missionary Society of
the Presbyterian Church will meet
Thursday afternoon. June 10, at the
home of Mrs. Carl Frisius on the
Severn.
The ladies are requested 10 take
the 2:3O car on the Short Line. and
get of at Winchester Station. Every
one has a cordial invitation to attend
this meeting. AS this is the last
meeting until fall. it is hoped to have
a large attendance.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-06-09
SEABOARD PLANS r. r.
EXTENSION, REPORT

CRESTVIEW, FLA. June 9.-The
presence Of large parties Of railroad
construction engineers along the west
coast OF Florida IS giving rise to re
ports that the Seaboard air line is
contemplating extending into that
territory. II is reported that the Sea
hoard and the Georgia Central work
ing i'm common are reaching for
Town Point opposite Pensacola
where there is deep water ana land
locked harbOr.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-06-09
"yot An Old Man"-Depew
Johnson visits Nehraskans

CHICAGO. H.. June 9.-Senator
Johnson visited the headquarters of
the Nebraska delegation today and
told the delegates to vote in support
of the primary election issue and as
sured them that this would win him
visited the Oklahoma delegation.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-06-09
Home Economics Exhibition

The Sophomore and Freshman
classes of the Annapolis High School
cordially invite the patrons and
friends of the school TO their exhibit
ton OF sewing and millinery. June
18th. from to o'clock in the High
School building Green street
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-06-09
Nickel.in.S Slot 10 STAY

The company feel that it would be
unwise TO attempt an increased rate
for the nickel-in-the-slot machines,
and besides il would be difficult and
costly TO rearrange the machines so
as 10 register sums between 8 and
10 cents.
Baltimore is one OF the few cities in
the country which has the flat-rate
service for residences, according to
President Berry, OF the Telephone
Company. and he said yesterday that
while IL was unscientific and not en-
tirely businesslike from many angles,
this class of service had been of such
long standing that he felt it would
not be wise to ask the Public Service
Commission 10 abolish it and 10 sub
stitute the message rate service such
az applies TO business calls
The Public Service Commission will
send letters TO all boards of county
commissioners and to all heads OF
municipal governments throughout
the State. announcing that the hear
ing will begin next Monday, and the
plan of procedure As the first week
of the hearing probably will be taken
up with the submission of financial
statements on the part of the COM
pany. and the cross-examinations of
the company's experts on these state
mrnts, it is not thought that the
timore to hear, that part of the pro-
ceedings.
ings.
They will be advised. however.
when the problems of the counties will
be taken up and given an opportunity
to be present and voice any complaints
they may have about rates or service,
or any particular cause for complaint
they may have.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-06-09

they helped me wonderfully. When
ever | noticed any signs of kidney
trouble since, Doan's have brought
satisfactory results. Deans are the
best medicine have ever used for Kid.
ney trouble" COO at all dealers Fos-
Co. Mfrs, Buffalo, y. y
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Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-06-09
Scr "Dry" Enforcement

CHICAGO. H., June S,-The Pro-
hibition question crept into the pro-
ceedings of the Committee on Reso-
buttons. Wayne B. Wheeler. general
superintendent of the Anti-Saloon
League forces, and four other "drys'
urged the committee to take a firm
stand for the enforcement of the dry
laws under the volstead act.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-06-09
TEACHERS ASSO. TO
MEET SATURDAY

The second regular meeting Of the
Teachers Association of Anne Arundel
County will be held in the public
school building at Linthicum Heights,
Saturday. June l.. at p. III.
Besides the regular business for the
meeting and the plans for next year.
the question Of adequate salaries for
teachers will receive full considera-
ton
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-06-09

Continued From Page 0ne)
was given three cheers and tiger"
Rev. John Timothy Stone was today's
chaplain. and al the close OF the
session led in the Lords Prayer
After the call to order Senator
Lodge asked for the report of the
Credentials Committee. Chairman Duff
field. of New Jersey, presented IT,.
The report contained the changes de-
cided upon at last nights meeting OF
the committee. Mr.. Duffield moved its
adoption. Robert Church, of Memphis.
sid that he would not consider the
report of a minority committee, but
would take his fight back to Tennes-
see.
The report of the organization com.
mittee was that the present organiza-
ton be made permanent.
Place Limit on Speeches
Chairman Lodge declared that he
would enforce the rules of limiting
speeches to five minutes, with only one
Speech on the same 0uhJCNt C1Nh N~S >
unless il was otherwise ordered. The
platform was reported not yet ready.
In the few minutes that followed
Senator Lodge asked the convention
what they would like TO do while they
waited "Depew" was the shouted
reply.
HE needs no introduction 10 Re-
publican convention" said Senator
Lodge.
"SOt An Old MaR"-Depew
Senator Lodge" began Mr. Depew,
says that I'm an old man. A short
time ago had letter from a man
down South, who had heard me speak.
He wrote: You claim that you are
Sc years old. All that | have to say
is that you're either a miracle or a
damned liarn"
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-06-09
Keen The Nice Away

Mice are not fond of the scent of
camphor. In fact, so distasteful is
it TO them that they will leave its
vicinity. Therefore. it is a good plan
TO scatter pieces of camphor in bu-
reau drawers. cupboards and such
places where they are apt 10 fire.
quent.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-06-09
Avoid Seam Marks

Press seams over a broomstick
Have a short piece and a long piece,
TO save awkwardness in handling.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-06-09
Abont LateraI Roads

SIsi O3596.
Ab0Ht Lateral Roads
Concerning lateral roads. the fol-
lowing paragraph taken from a let
ter 10 the County Commissioners from
J ~ Mackall. chairman OF the State
Roads Commission. is explanatory:
Under the Lateral Road Plan.
which was passed at the last Legis-
lature, based on road mileage. your
county has 3S6 per cent OF the total
mileage OF the State. and therefore
viii receive this percentage OF all
State AID Federal appropriations, and
viii likewise he called upon TO con-
tribute this percentage 10 the Lateral
Road fund OF 81 10000 $3.50. 900
from the state and s750OO0 from the
Countless per year. which amounts to
$2s.950."
Calendar OF Routine Business
Because Of the increased cost Of
materials and lator, and other draw
backs. the contract for building the
new cat road from Humphreys Sta
tl0n towards Brooklyn which was
awarded 10 II. + Gray last fall, has
been annuned. Mr. Gray wrote a let
ter TO the Board stating the clrcum-
stances. and suggesting the action
that was promptly taken
The Board has received a letter
from Or. r. b. Marden asking that,
II the county decides 10 do away with
the bridge across Mill Creek in the
Third district that a small section on
the south side OF the structure be
sold TO him for use as wharf on
his property, and that the timbers
of the rest Of the fridge lie sold to
him also This request was referred
10 Commissioner Disney and Engineer
Hayman.
Summcraeld Baldwin and a delega-
tion OF residents Of the Third and
Fourth districts appeared and pre-
sented request for linking up the
concrete road from Benneld, toward
Glen Burnie under the lateral road
plan
Bruner II. Anderson requested that
improvements be made to the Noun
tain Road IN the upper county.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-06-09
CO. ROAD TAXES
ALSO FIXED BY
COMMISSIONERS

fConilnuei From Page Onel
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-06-09
BIG LEADERS SAY
CANDIDATE MAY BE
NAMED SATURDAY

Continued From Page one)
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-06-09

81 10000. Total cost OF Schools. S244.-
26f.42. Allowance from State and
City Refund. $s322S.46. Balance,
glgf OBS sc.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-06-09

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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-11-27
STRICT SUNDAY
LAWS READY FOR
81 TO IS STATES

Sunday y laws prohibiting motion pic
lures, professional sports and nusl,
ness of any sort, will be, INTRODUCED
this Winter. the lords Day Alliance
announced today.
The bills, according to DR.. Harry
T.. BoWlby, secretary OF the alllance.
are based on patriotism as Well as
religion. The alliance through them
nor corporation can inflict a con-
tinental Sunday on America. The
design is to preserve Sunday as the
Lords day and at the same time
support the Christian business man
who closes his institution over Sun
The support of labor will be urged
odn the ground that if the bills are
not adopted, Sunday business will
W exeh hd P snnda oc operaon and
'"These are not blue laws" DR..
Bowlby said. Blue laws are a hum
bug. But if opponents insist G call
ing them blue laws We'll fight along
loyalty and these bills will demand
A bill already has been pre-
pared for submission to congress to
enforce strict Sunday observance in
the DlSlrlCI VI NOluHlpld.
Dr. Bowlby said there is no in
tention of supnressing necessary
business. Sports, movies, AUTOMOBILE
ing, candy and tobacco selling-any-
thing tending to divert attention
from the home Or religion on Sum
day would be on the, taboo list.
THE moral tone of the nation is
slipping backward steadily,' DR..
Bowlby said. Something must be
done to make people return. to
SDiritual things"
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-11-27

IN HOG FEEDING
INSOUTHGEORGIA

MOULTRIE, Ga, Nov. 25.-Farm-
ers and live stock men throughout
this section of the state are await
ing with interest the results of the
put on by the Southwest Georgia De-
velopment association. One of the
main object lessons which it is hoped
to drive home is the advantage that
is to be derived by growers getting
their hogs on the market at the high
points, instead of rushing them at
the busiest season, when prices have
necessarily slumped. Over $1,000 in
prizes will be given to the winners.
S. c. Hood, field manager of the
Southwest Georgia Development asso-
citation outlines the rules of the con-
test as follows:
4 Any county which is a member of
the association can enter the contest
upon securing ten or more farmers
who will agree to feed ten or more
hogs for a ninety-day period begin
ming January 1, next Any kind or
size of hogs may be taken and any
sort of feed or feeds can be used,
with the exception of kitchen Stops Or
milk.
A complete record of all feeds or
pasturage given must be kept by
each contestant. The prices on all
feeds to be fixed by committee and
based on the market price January
1. These prices are to hold good for
the entire period of the contest.
On January 1 the hogs are to be
weighed by a disinterested party and
valued on the basis of so per cent
net profit, 80 per cent total gain and
20 per cent market finish. Each
county will offer at least three
prizes of a total of at least 800 to
the farmers making the highest score
in the contest.
At the close of the various county
contests each county will select the
so best hogs and exhibit them in the
contest for best pair of fat hogs.
This contest will take place at the
Moultrie Union stockyards and $500
in prizes will be awarded in this
grand contest. Five grand prizes will
be awarded, the first being $3.50 in
cash and every county entering this
contest will receive at least SIS. A
total of more than $500 will be CIV
en- away
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-11-27
BOY SCOUTS WILL
EXPAND ACTIVITY.
OVER SOUTHEAST
Continued from Page -

in Utah, one for every eleven.
"The program of the Boy Scout
movement has been indorsed by
practically every national leader of
the past decade. The chairman OF
different districts who will assemble
at Atlanta December End, represent
some of the most progressive lead
ers in Georgia.
Scouting has been approved or
adopted as the boys program of
in America. 1t has a splendid re-
ligious background, and is suscepti-
BILE of any Interpretation which the
local church may desire to give, thus
it is equally disable in the Protestant
Sunday School, Catholic Church, or
Jewish Synagogue.
Recently scouting was given
credit, by. promin&1t juvenile
judge, for being the largest contrib
uting cause to tho reducing of his
court sessions from four to one per
week.
Scouting inculcates the habits Of
thrift trustworthiness, honesty and
Industry, the arch foes Of Boil
shevism. The most effective antidote
to the spread of Bolshevism for any
nation is to extend the spirit OF
scouting to it's youth.
THE underlying spirit of scouting
is service. The organization is not
paredness of life that will enable the
individual Scout to do the very
largest service when needed. Scouts
have effectively aided the nation in
health campaigns, bond sales, food
production and conservation, the dis
tributfon of printed matter, the pres
ervation of order and peace, and the
WAYS which Scout trOnn N
serve a community are almost I'M
limited
Following are the national council
members, Sixth district:
A. D. Stevens, Jacksonville. Fla;
L Dale Williams, Lakeland, Fla; E.
rell Atkinson, Atlanta, Ga; Major J.
S. Cohen, Atlanta, Ga; Fred J. Paxon,
Atlanta, Ga; Isaac May, Rome, Ga. >,
Lamar Williams, Macon, Ga; Arthur
Gordon, Savannah. Ga.
0. T. Waring, Waycross, Ga; W
W. Gold. Greensboro, N. c.; E: E.
J. Blair. Wilmington, N. c.; w. H.
Watkins, Winston-Salem. N. c.; T.
K. Trotter, Camden. S. c.; Christie
Bennett, Columbia. S. G.
W. A. Beatty, Jr., Florence. S: c.;
IL Il Mc RTongherty Va1dosta' Ga Hen
othy Furlough, Americas, Ga; Henry
Arnold, Jr., Newman, Ga; Charles
Lewis, Macon, Ga. 10 Prof. C. d. Glib
son, Savannah. Ga.
Harvey Merkleham, Lindale, Ga:
Abit Nix, Athens, Ga; Harry Hodg-
son, Athens, Ga; Judge A w. Evans
Sandersville, Ga; Superintendent R.
NJ. Martin, Dublin, Ga; Colonel E. E.
Pomeroy, Atlanta, Ga; John Mock
Albany, Ga; c. B. Gibson, Savannah.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-11-27
% Military Directors,
Last in Prison, Freed
: AS THANKSGIVING Gift

WASHINGTON. Nov. 25.--Consci-
entious DIRECTORS who refused to
take part in the world far received
their greatest possible Thanksgiving
day gift in form of an order from
Secretary of War Baker today re-
leasing the thirty-three still held in
prison.
The cases Of thirty-three, consci-
entious DIRECTORS who remained in
custody have been reviewed finally
by the secretary Of war and the re-
mainder of their sentence RENTED
and the men discharged, Secretary
Bakers announcement said
Secretary Baker said that each
case had been considered on it's mer-
it's, the principle of consideration be-
ing to remit so much of the sentence
as exceeded the normal peace-time
penalty for the offense. The major
ity of the thirty three DIRECTORS have
been in confinement for more than
two years.
One of the best known of the cases
disposed of by the order was that of
Benjamin J. Salmon. Salmon wrote
two letters to President Wilson COM
planning that he was being fQrcibly
fed when he desired to hunger strike.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-11-27
STERILIZATION OF
PRICES IS BEGUN,
u. S. BANK SAYS

WASHINGTON. Nov 26.-Stabill-
cation of prices is beginning, accord.
ing to the bulletin of the federal re-
serve board issued today.
REIMBURSEMENT" said the board. nov
centers around the placing of goods
and accumulated stocks upon a bank
ing basis corresponding to the new
level of prices which has been estab.
lished. 1t may be expected that as
older accumulations are disposed OF
and new goods at the feyised price
levels take their places a more nor
NAL situation will gradually de-
velop."
Calling attention to the decline in
prices of building materials, the
board stated that this should tend
to stimulate the resumption of
building operations on a large scale;
thus far. however, the actual issue Of
building permits has not shown the
effect of this influence"
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-11-27
Sensational Decline of
Eight Cents in Wheat

market shrank today to below $3.50 BUSH
ell. 1t was the first time since peace CON
ditions had been restored that the S1.50 level
was passed.
Before the momentum of rushes to sell.
wheat today met with any decided check.
the market collapsed to $1.47 for March
delivery, a fall of cents a bushel as COM
pared with Wednesdays finish. An unusual
absence of buying power was apparent. but
finally European interests were reported as
making purchases of cash wheat for trans
Atlantic shipment. New reasons given for
downturns in the wheat market aside from
world economic causes were the numerous
agricultural bank failures in North Dakota
and weakness in foreign exchange together
A house that generally represents leading
New York trader in cotton was on the SELL
ing side today in the wheat market.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-11-27
| i1nrtV Pnnhe
Street Car Men Have
Lively Pistol Duel
With Negro Bandits

B. J. Royster, a motorman on the
Cooper street car line. engaged in
warm pistol duel late Wednesday
night with two negroes. who at
tempted to hold up J. T. Heddon, the
conductor Of the car.
According to statements maze by
Mr.. Register, the car had reached the
end of the line, at Richardson and
Smith streets. when the conductor
descended from the car 20 change
the trolley. The motorman heard
the negroes threaten the conductor,
and began shooting at them. The
negroes returned the fire, and when
their pistols had been emptied. they
turned and ran.
Mr.. Register reports no injuries,
and Mr.. Heddon says the negroes go,
no money 1t is lot known whether
any of the motormans bullets took
effect on the negroes.