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The Washington times., 1922-08-18
TAkoMA PARK COUPLE
KEEP GOLDEN WEDDING

Receiving their friends under
golden wedding bells. Elder and Mrs
William ostrander, OF Memorial
Church. Takoma Park. yesterday eel
ebrated their golden wedding ami
versary. Many neighbors and friends
feiicitated the couple on their ami
versary.
The following residents took part
In the informal program: Prof. Os
borne, Miss Felicia Maxwell, Mrs. a
J. Stratton, Robert and William I'd
wards, grandsons of the Ostranders,
and Mrs. Joseph X. Maxwell. A bag
of gold was presented the couple by
members of the church.
The Washington times., 1922-08-18
RETAIL PRICES
ONPROV|S|ONS
AREUNCHANCEO
Staples Unvarying With Less
ening Of Shipments Due
To Rail Strike.

This week at Center Market
holds nothing in store for the
market goer who is continuously
seeking something new. Even prices
have hardly changed. This condi.
ton is probably due to the rail.
road strike. since nothing from
distant parts OF the country is
reaching Washington.
Potatoes. like last week. are sell
ing at and cents a pound. AL
though there rs a moderate supply
of onions on the market. the price
is slightly higher-10 cents u pound.
Tomatoes, practically all home.
crowns, are selling at pounds for
a quarter. Spring apples are still
cents a pound; beets are cents
a pound, and carrots are stable at
z cents a pound. At 10 cents a
bunch. white raddish Is selling
steadily. Sweet potatoes sell for
5 cents a pound. lettuce and celery
at 10 cents each.
Cheaper grades Of cooked meat
can be bought at considerably
lower prices. but to get the best
quality, Center Market vendors are
selling smoked ham at 80 and IS
cents a pound. boiling ham, at Is
cents a pound, sliced ham at GO
cents a pound and chipped beef at
20 cents n pound. Bacon is going
at 80 and 80 cents a pound, while
boiled ham sells at 20 cents a
pound. Lard is IS cents a pound.
Sliced. cooked corned beef, New
York style, is selling at 80 cents
a pound. Ham bologona is As
cents a pound. Lebanon bologna
20 cents a pound and liver wurst
goes at 40 cents a pound. Sau'
sage is IS cents a pound.
Cantaloupes are 10 cents each,
peaches are for cents, while
green plums are 2 cents a piece,
Pears Of moderate size are selling
at 3 and cents each. Concord
grapes are 40 cents a basket and
small blue piums, s cents a pound,
watermellons, although there are
very few on the market. are from
40 to so cents each.
Trout is % cents a pound and
spots 20. Bluefish. rockfish. and
butterfish are selling at 80. 81
and 20 cents a pound respectively.
Snanish mackerel is 80 cents a
pound and white perch Is cents
a pound. At Is cents a pound pad.
dock and croakers are also selling
rapidly. Catfish is 30 cents a
pound.
The Washington times., 1922-08-18
CONDEMNS PLAN TO GIVE
PRIZES FOR WOMEN VOTERS

STRoUDSBURG. Pa, Aug. 49,
Democratic State Chairman Austin
y. Mccullough. visiting here Wed
nesday. expressed very severe disap.
provai OF Republican plans ito de,
bauch young women voters Of the
state by paying them cash In the
guise OF prizes" to get pledges srorn
other young women to vote for the
Republican ticket.
The chairman announced that he
had summoned women members OF
the Democratic State committee 10
meet In Harrisburg next Monday 10
take eNappropriate action.
The Washington times., 1922-08-18
BOY. 7, AND HlS BROTHER
DROWN AT BIRTHDAY PARTY

DETROIT. Aug. t1S.-Toys, can
dies and other birthday gifts were
scattered about the home OF Russell
Bouresseau yesterdaX,,h but the lad
was not there TO envy them. He
lost his life while wadins In Detroit
river yesterday and his brother
George. aged nine, also perfshed In
heroic effort TO rescue him.
The boys were taken for an outing
in celebration OF Russell's seventh
birthday. George and Russell were
permitted to go wading. Russell
got beyond his depth. George rushed
to the spot where ne saw bubbles ris.
ing to the surface and ducked under
the water. They came to the sur
face. but sank before other bathers
could reach them.
The Washington times., 1922-08-18

MRS. H. w. sTANIsLAUs SIS 5th SC. N. T..
says: Mornings there such a stiffness in II
back could hardly do my housework. >There was
a steady. bearing down pain in my back and II
when I moved quickly sharp pain darted across
my kidneys When stopped dizzy spells camo f
things went black before me. My nerves
were unstrung and / worried trifes. Ny /
kidneys did right and when I heard of
Doan's Kidney Pills got some at judas Drug
store. Doan's rid of the trouble"
The Washington times., 1922-08-18
VET,
SUED FOR s29
BOARD, FREED
one-Legged Man Released in
Custody Of Costello Post
Commander.

Arrested on warrant issued at
the instance OF his landlady. Paul
Anderson, twenty-slx years old, a
one-legged veteran Of the world war,
will have to face a charge Of not
paying his board bill, which amounts
to $29. Anderson was shot below
the ankle in the battle of Verdun
and despite treatment at Walter
Reed and other hospitals. his left
foot had to be amputated.
Anderson told the detectives that
his wife, Lillian, had deserted him
The Washington times., 1922-08-18
ZIG In West Virginia
Indicted In Coal
Sayings

WELLSBURG, w. Va, Aug.
1S.-Two hundred and sixteen,
men were indicted yesterday
by the Brooke county grand
jury for alleged participation
in the battle at the Clifton
mine, Cliftonville, on the morn.
ing of July II.
Seventy-eight are charged
with first-degree murder and
the rest with conspiracy.
All but about fifty of the in
dicted men are in custody.
The Washington times., 1922-08-18
GIRL, AGED 8. SHOOTS
AND KILLS BABY OF 8

MILESTONE, Mont, Aug. 1s.--
AdeIa I.ampe. eight, is held here
for shooting and killing Harry Gay.
lord, aged three.
The children, who live In ad-
joining houses, quarreled. II is said.
and the little girl shot the baby
N'ith small caliber rifle.
The Washington times., 1922-08-18
Speech School Is Closed.

After five weeks of free instruc-
ton to persons suffering from de-
fects In speech, the summer class
being run lin connection with the
Washington school for the correc-
ton of speech closed today, The
school will be continued IN oc.
tober.
The Washington times., 1922-08-18
Pastors Wife, Swimming, Dies

OLEAN, N. Y, Aug. 1S.-MrS.
George Caylor. wife Of Rev. George
Caylor, pastor of First Baotist
Church. Pittsburgh, Pa, met death
Tuesday afternoon while swimming
with her little son In Cuba Lake,
near here. Heart failure caused
deash. There was no water In n"r
lungs
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1922-06-28
Cd. BOARD To
OPEN BIDS ON
ISSUE Of BONDS
Commissioners To Meet In Spe-
cial Session Monday Next
Loan OF 100000 Authorized
BY Legislature To Liquidatc
Outstanding Debt
SOUTH RIVER BRIDGE
BIDS ON THURSDAY

To open bids for the sale of $400,-
600 Of county bonds authorized by an
act Of the late Legislature, the Board
Of County Commissioners will hold
special session on Monday OF next
week. bids having been asked for,
and 10 be opened at noon on that
date The bond issue Is TO cover out
standing certificate Indebtedness and
place the county On a strictly cash
basis.
The fact that the Fourth of July
holiday falls on Tuesday the regular
meeting Of the Commissioners on that
day has been deferred until Thurs
day. OF prime importance in connec-
ton with that meeting will lie the
opening Of bids for the construction
OF the new bridge across South river
az the site of the river ferry between
fuckers Landing and Taylorsville
There were conflicting circumstances,
chief among which was that bids we're
not asked in conformity with law
when the contract was let to the Nc
Lean Construction Company, of Bal
timCre, when an error is alleged to
have been discovered in the exact
length Of the proposed bridge span
Otherwise work on the structure
would now be well under way.
In connection with the operation OF
the ferry Engineer Munroe has been
authorized TO secure motor boat to
take the place of the regular boat
which is to be hauled up for re-
pairs.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1922-06-28
MUDD LOSESF|GRT
\ FOR INDIAN HEAD
Wartime Plant Transferred To
Dahlgren. Va, To Re-
Z main There

The fight of Representative Sydney
4. Mudd, of the Fifth Maryland Dis
trict. to have Congress TO close up the
Dahlgren Proving Grounds in Vir-
ginia. 80 miles down the Potomac from
the Indian Head reservation. was lost
yesterday when the House refused to
recommit the conference report on
the bill.
When the measure first came up in
the House several weeks ago, Repre-
sentative Mudd, who is a member of
the Naval Affairs Committee. staged a
tight to shut down the Dahlgren. es-
tablishment on grounds of economy.
the House members passing the
amendment by an overwhelming vote
When the measure went to the SEN
ate. however, and was referred to the
Senate Naval Affairs Committee. SEN
ators Glass and Swanson, of Virginia.
both Democrats and neither mem
Der of the Naval Committee. defeated
the efforts of Senator France, a mem
Der of the committee The result was
the rejection by the committee of the
Mudd amendment.
When fhe conference report was
reached in the House yesterday. Rep
resentative Mudd reminded the men,
bers that majority of his committee.
including Chairman Butler. had voted
to abandon the wartime proving
ground upon the recommendations of
special committee, which "thor-
oughly investigated outrageous ex-
Denditures at this station"
There must be some exceptional
strategical advantages about Vir-
ginia," said Mr.. Mudd, for the last
Administration constructed many
naval and military institutions, in
Guiding Quantico. Dahlgren, Hampton
Roads, torpedo station at Alex
andria and Camp Humphreys"
Later in the debate Representative
j. Charles Linthicum, of Baltimore.
opposed the Senate amendment
whereby the number of civilian pro-
fessors at the Naval Academy will be
greatly reduced and commissioned Of
iicers put in their places, arguing that
1t involved frequent change in the
teaching force that would be detri-
mental to the Academy.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1922-06-28
LAW on FIREWORKS IN CITY
LIMITS TO be RIGIDLY
ENFORCED

II is illegal to sell. expose for
sale or TO use fireworks. or fire.
crackeIs of any kind within the
limits of the City of Annapolis.
according to the City Code. ana
the members OF the police force
have been instructed to enforce
the law strictly.
The Code is clear on the sub
ject, and the. provision under
which the Mayor was authorized
TO suspend its operations for a
week previous to the Fourth of
july has been repealed. Under
the circumstances, the City au-
thorities are compelled to enforce
the law. and will do so.
1t has been decided, however.
that caps and torpedoes, if not
too violent; sparklers, which can
not start a fire. and simple coll
ored lights not emitting shower
of sparks. may be sold under the
ordinance and used within the
city limits.
1t is illegal to sell, expose for
sale or use fireworks of any other
kind in Annapolis. and flrecraok-
ers OF all kinds and sizes are
strictly barred.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1922-06-28
EXPECT 1000 PERSONS
ON EXCURSION TRIP TO
COLCHESTER TOMORROW
All aboard for Tolchester Beach,

All aboard for Colchester Beach,
That is the slogan among several
hundred folks OF the city and sur
rounding community, young and old
today. for tomorrow the first OF the
seasons big excursion parties will
visit the well known resort on the
Eastern Shore In the upper section of
the Lay.
The excursion has been arranged
under the joint auspices OF the sun
day Schools of Calvary Methodist
Episcopal Church. and Trinity Metho-
dist Episcopal Church (South) OF the
city. The steamer Annapolis of the
Rochester Steamboat Company will
pull away from the Prince George
street pier promptly at $3.50 o'clock
In the morning, and indications. based
upon the advanced sale of tickets. are
that the steamer will be taxed to her
full capacity, which is 1000.
Last year when the above named
Sunday Schools united in giving their
annual outing. more than 100 persons
had to be turned away because the
steamer was crowded. There will be
no, recurrence of such a condition
again this year, as only the capacity
of tickets were printed.
Mothers with young babies, will also
be required to have tickets for them.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1922-06-28
BADLY HURT WHILE
PLAYING GOLF GAME

Miss Katherine Howard, daughter
of Mrs. o. z. Howard, of Maryland
avenue, was badly hurt yesterday aft
ernoon while playing golf on the Ma
val Academy links, when the club of
her partner, Ensign j. p. w. Vest,
struck her in the face causing a deep
abrasion near the eye The accident
was the result of Miss Howard's not
getting out of range when her part
ner was about to drive, and she was
hit as he was drawing back his club
for stroke.
She was carried to the Naval Acad-
emy Hospital for first aid treatment.
where the wound was sewed up, and
she is resting more comfortably to-
day. Tomorrow she will be X-rayed
to determine whether or not any bones
of the face were broken by the i'm
pact of the club
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1922-06-28
WOMAN'S CLUB WILL
PICNIC ON JULY 70
AT WIDOWS MITE"

AT the last meeting of the Woman's
Club for this season held yesterday
afternoon it was decided to give Miss
Sara Sutherland, Public Health nurse
under the Red Cross. the use of the
club rooms during the summer for
her child welfare clinic.
July 20 is the date chosen for the
annual picnic of the club which will
be held again this year at the Widows
Mite. tho attractive property on South
River belonging to James f. Steuart.
Mrs. Clarence NJ. White was appoint
ed publicity chairman for the picnic
and Mrs. c. A. Duvall chairman of
the ice cream committee.
AS a means to raising funds for
the club it was decided to appoint
chairmen of ways and means COM
mittees from each neighborhood rep
resented in the club membership.
Those named yesterday were Mrs.
Arthur Owens. Greenock; Mrs. C. A.
Duvall, Camp Parole to Miilersville: +:
Mrs. Thomas Strange, Annapolis;
Mrs. Levi T. Wilson, Germantown;
and Mrs. Joseph Bigelow, Jr., David
sonville.
Other chairmen named were Mrs.
r. ID. Tisdale, who will have charge
of the rooms. and Mrs. T. ]. Linthi-
cum, head of the committee on edu-
cation.
Plans were made yesterday for the
club to give play or minstrel show in
the autumn. which will lie coached
by Mrs. Levi T., Wilson and managed
by Mrs. r. Gardiner CLANCY.
After the business meeting was
transacted tea was served by Mrs
Clarence NJ. White. assisted by Mrs
Stephen Douglass, Mrs. Joseph Bige-
low, Jr., and Miss Margaret Martin
and Miss Kiefer.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1922-06-28
ADMINISTRATION At
WASHINGTON IS DOING
NOTHING" !" SAYS COX

NEW YORK. June 2S.-Taking a
fling at the Harding administration
for its attitude towards the League of
Nations, the tariff and other issues.
James NJ. Cox, of Ohio, Democratic
candidate for President two years
ago. sailed for Europe today to wit
ness the consequences of the steady
flow of doing nothing by the present
administration at Washington"
He said he would motor through
every continental country, except
Russia, in his study of economic con-
ditions abroad.
The trouble with the present Wash
ington administration, as Governor
Cox diagnoses it, is its failure to look
beyond the end of its nose.'' N
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1922-06-28
THIRTY MORE NOW ARE
FULL PLEDGED M|DD|ES

Thirty additional candidates, in
cluding one Maryland lad. were ad-4
mitted as midshipmen at the Naval
Academy. They are:
Wade Hampton Ballard, 5th. West
Virginia; Walter Howard Biary, Sd.
Kansas; Francis London Black, 18th.
Ohio; Lee Roy Boyd. 9Th. Iowa: Don
aid Gaines Brown, 4th. Iowa; Murray
Whitney Clark, 10th. Iowa; Edgar
Brehn Cochrane. 23d. Pennsylvania:
David Buncomhe Coleman, Sen, South
Carolina; Paul Lee Dudley. Sd. Okla
homa; Haywood Lane Edwards, 18th.
Texas; George Hyde Engeman, 7th.
New Jersey: john Scott Gran. 18th.
Illinois: Kenneth Paul Grinager. 1st.
North Dakota. Edward Shillingford
Hutchinson. 4thg Pennsylvania; An
drew Hudson LaForce. Sen. Mis-
souri,: Walter Ellsworth Linaweaver.
Sen. Marylands Eugene Lee LugibihI.
Sth. Ohio; Samuel Johnson Mckee
18th. Ohio: Reese Lillard Macy. 4th.
Tennessee: Charles William Moses,
ID North Dakota; Charles Mccall
Newton. 9Th South Carolina; Ben Pal
mer Robcson. 4th North Carolina.
William Marshall Shepperd, 5th.
North Carolina; Ralph Dempcy Smith,
Sen. West Virginia; Louis Edwin
Sturgeon. 9Th. Kansas; Samuel Mar
ion Tucker. Sth. Mississippi; Frank
Virden. Sth. Mississippi; George Cal
vim Weaver, 10Th. Pennsylvania: Roy
Ryan Wight. Sd. Oklahoma; Austin
Stanley Wilgus. Sem, Delaware.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1922-06-28
NEW SCHOOL BOARD TO
HOLD FIRST MEETING +,
ON WEDNESDAY NEXT

When the County Board of Educa-
tion meets on Wednesday of next
week, ii will be the first time that a
majority of the new members will
have assembled together.
Miss Katherine Watkins. one of
the new appointees, named under
the provisions of an act OF the
last legislature providing for the
appointment of two women 10 the
beard. is now convalescent after an
illness of several weeks and will be
able to attend the meeting.
DR.. James S. Billingslea. of Glen Bur-
ME, also a new appointee, rendered
his resignation to Governor Ritchie
several weeks ago. giving as his rea-
son therefor, that his professional du-
ties demand too much of his time TO
give the proper attention to school
affairs. The Governor has not vet
named his successor and will not do
so for week or more as he left yes
terday for Atlantic City TO attend the
annual meeting of the State Bar AS
sociation He will be gone several
days. Prominently mentioned for the
oiiice are William f. Kuethe and ].
Seth Linthicum, both residents of the
upper section of the county from
which DIR. Billingslea halls, and it is
taken for granted that the appointee
will come from that section~
The new BOARD will orpan;,a % .ho
meeting on Wednesday, il Is expected.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1922-06-28
SENATE BLOCKS HOUSES
PLANS FOR ADJOURNMENT

WASHINGTON, d. c., June 2S.-
House plans for adjournment Satur-
day were upset temporarily in the
Senate today when attempts of Sena-
tor Curtis, Kansas, assistant Repub-
lican leader, to put through a Sen
ate resolution giving Senate consent
to the adjournment was blocked pend
ing consultation between Democratic
leaders of the two houses.
The resolution of Senator Curtis
was put in at the request of House
leaders, he said, and provided for adj
journment until August s.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1922-06-28
IRISH REGULARS
DRIVE FOE BACK
Attack Began At Dawn BY Pro-
visional Government Troops,
Still On
Ry The Assoclated rre.s.A

DUBLIN, Juno 2S.-An attack be-
gan at dawn today by Irish provis-
ional government troops on the Irish
Republican army irregulars, barrl-
caded in the four courts at Dublin,
was still in progress at L o'clock this
afternoon. Under a heavy fire from
rifles and machine guns and Of high
explosive shells from small cavalry
artillery, the irregular troops under
Commandant Roy O'Connor were re-
ported TO have Teen driven to the
rear part of the Four Courts
Fowler's Hall, in Cornell Square,
held by the insurgents, also was be-
sieged and after fire had broken out
there shortly after noon. the irregu-
lars evacuated it and moved to a ho-
tel in the vicinity where they began
throwing up defenses.
Unofficial estimates are that Is men
had been killed and numbers of com
batants wounded.
1t was rumored that Commandant
O'Connor, of the Irregulars, was
among the wounded
Some OnlOokers Killed
There were some casualties among
the crowds watching the fighting, sew
eral spectators heing struck by snip
ers' bullets. The provisional troops
we're reinforced today by lorry loads
OF soldiers from Mullipgar and Ger
and the Four Courts was in
vested on all sides.
The irregulars of the Four Courts
(Conflnued ON Page A.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1922-06-28
DAVIDSONVILLE NINE
TO PLAY ANNAPOLIS A. C.

The management of the Annapolis
Athletic Club and the baseball team
OF Davidsonville have closed negotia-
tions for two games. The first con-
test will be staged at Davidsonville
on Saturday of this week, and a re-
turn game will be played at Anna
polls July Fourth. The local club and
Davidsonville perhaps have the
strongest teams in the county and as
they have not clashed before this sea-
son. considerable interest is being
manifested in the coming events.
II third game is necessary, a coin
will he tipped to determine the play
ing grounds.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1922-06-28
MARINES KEPT BUSY ON
FAMOUS BATTLEFIELD
0sy The Associated Press1

GETTYSBURG, PA, June 2S.-
Maneuvers kept the two regiments of
Marines in camp here steadily on the
go today, the sea-soldiers being taken
out by companies for special work in
attack formation. The heavy rain of
last night drenched the historic bat
tleiield and much of the work was
done on soggy ground. Despite this,
efforts were made to speed up the ac-
ton Machine guns were used in to-
days formation and much progress
was made in developing the men for
the sham battles of next Monday and
Tuesday.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1922-06-28
JERVIS SPENCER AGAIN
ON RACING COMMISSION

Governor Ritchie has re-appointed
Jervis Spencer, Jr., as a member of
the State Racing Commission for a
term of six years, beginning July 1.
The re-appointment of Mr.. Spencer
who succeeded Joseph p. Kennedy on
the Board, was expected, and will
meet with general favor in the rae
ing world, as Mr.. Spencer is a keen
sportsman and knows the racing
game inside out.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1922-06-28
M|DSH|PMEN GOING TO
NORFOLK ON CHEMUNC

The U. S. Naval Academy tug
"Chemung" in temporary command of
Lieut.. Patrick j. Kane, now engaged
in towing between Annapolis and Bal
timore, and Annapolis and Norfolk,
will leave for Norfolk tomorrow, with
midshipmen to join the u. s. s.
Bridge" for passage to Guantanamo,
Cuba, to join the practice ships.
The "Chemung" will return to this
station with a barge in tow.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1922-06-28
Wage Scale. Main Issue

The coming conference, which it is
understood will assemble at 10 o'clock
Saturday, will discuss solely what
steps will be taken to get the wage
negotiations undor way.
To date the miners representatives
have demanded a national wage
agreement, while the operators have
desired to meet in district conferences
for separate district wage fixing.
No official or authoritative indica-
ton, however, was given that the
meeting President Harding was ex-
pected to call. would find either party
to the controversy yielding its stand
as to the type of conference.
The gathering Saturday will he en-
tirely informal and will be occupied
with discussion as to the best means
of bringing miners and operators into
a joint negotiation empowered to fix
a definite wage agreement, the agree
ment TO be either single national
contract, or various number of sep
arate district contracts.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1922-06-28
HARDING ARRANGES
STRIKE CONFERENCE
Decides To Call Group Of Rep
resentative Operators To
Washington Saturday

WASHINGTON. d. c., June 2S. =
President Harding has decided to
summon to Washington Saturday a
group of representative coal opera
tors from all parts of the United
States to discuss with representatives
OF the miners union the possibility
of conference fixing a definite wage
scale.
An announcement explaining the
proposal will. he mades later in the
day The arrangements for Satur-
days. conference were made after a
discussion at the White House in
which Secretaries Davis and Hoover
participated while John l.. Lewis.
President of the United Mine Work
ers, who saw the President Monday
remained in the capitol for the pur-
pose of attending Saturdays confer
ence