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Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1922-08-19
ANNAPOLIS MANS
LICENSE SUSPENDED
FOR SPEEDING AUTO

Fines amounting to $4,026 for vio-
lations of the State Motor Vehicle
Law were imposed in various parts
Of the state, according to the report
Of Automobile Commissioner E. Aus
tin Baughman for the period ended
on Thursday of this week. Two ar
rests were made in Annapolis Wal
ter Braune was fined $5 for not hav-
ing operators card in his possession
and also S5 for not having registra-
tion card. George Spencer was fined
s25 for speed exceeding 35 miles. The
latters license was also suspended
for Is days.
OF the total amount of fines s1,529
were imposed in the traffic court of
Baltimore and s2,497 by police magis-
trates in the several counties.
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1922-08-19
CRACK j. 5. MARKSMEN
IN ITALIAN MATCHES

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.- Crack
riflemen of the United States, who
have made notable records in national
and international matches, will COM
pete in the International Rifle
Matches, to be held at Milan. Italy,
beginning September IL. They will
leave New York City for Cherbourg
France, August 90, and go directly to
the headquarters of the American
Forces at Coblenz, Germany, from
there proceeding to Milan to take part
in the matches.
Nearly all of the European nations
have entered their best riflemen in
the Milan Match. but they will meet
with strong competition from the
American marksmen. Among the u
S. Marine members of the American
Team are Sergeant Morris Fisher,
who won the individual championship
of the world at Antwerp, Belgium in
1920, and Captain Joseph Jackson and
Marine Gunner Calvin A. Lloyd, both
of whom have made phenomenal
scores in former matches.
Commander c. T. Osburn of the
Navy, a rifieman of international
prominence, will act as team coach,
and Maj Littleton w. T. Waller of the
Marine Corps, is team captain. The
team includes Army and civilian rifle
men of prominence. The results of
the Milan Match will be watched with
interest by scores of riflemen at home
and abroad.
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1922-08-19
FINAL HEARING ON
PROPOSED BRIDGE
OVER SOUTH RIVER

Final hearing relative TO the con.
struction of the highway draw-bridge
across South River at Riverview, for
which the Board OF County Commits
sioners had already awarded the con-
tract to the Mclean Construction
Company of Baltimore. will be held
on Tuesday. August %, Lieut.. A. NJ
Pence, Corps of Engineers. acting
District Engineer for the War De-
partment, announces. The following
official notice has been issued in con-
nection with the hearing:
Whereas. application has been
made by the County Commission
ers of Anne Arundel county.
Maryland, for approval of plans
for a highway drawbridge to lie
constructed across South River
at Riverview, Md, about 6 miles
from the mouth; a public hearing
on the subject will be held in the
County Warehouse. Riverview,
Md, at l p. m. STANDARD time),
Tuesday, August 20, 1922.
Interested parties are invited to
be present or represented at the
hearing and express their views.
While for accuracy of record all
important facts and data should
be submitted in writing, oral
statements will be heard.
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1922-08-19
GAMBRILLS A. c. NINE
TO PLAY DOUBLE-HEADER

Tomorrow the ball team of the Gam
Drills Athletic Club will play a
double-header with the Tiger Athletic
Club. of Baltimore. the first game to
start at 2:15 p. m. (daylight-saving
time)- The games will be played at
Gambrills and the public is invited.
Although weather conditions were
anything but ideal, two good games of
baseball were played at Gambrills on
Sunday, when the Gambrills Athletic
Club and the Faultless All-Stars. of
Baltimore. divided a double-header.
the visitors winning the first game.
4 to 2, while the local boys won the
second game. to 8.
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1922-08-19
MD. CATTLE OWNERS
IMPROVE THEIR STOCK

Breeders of beef and dairy cattle in
Baltimore county, Maryland, held a
meeting Angus. IL at he home of one
OF their members. ]. H. Conover, Ex-
tension Service. Maryland University
addressed the meeting and presented
methods used by the U. S. Department
OF Agriculture in encouraging live
stock improvement by the use of pure
bred sires. In counties where dairy
cattle have been improved by this
method the milk production per COW
is more than three times as great as
in other counties of Maryland where
little attention has been given to
breeding.
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1922-08-19
TO GIVE OPERETTA AT
BROWNSVILLE TONIGHT

The Sunday School pupils OF st.
PauPs Chapel and their summer
visitors will present an operetta.
Under the Sugarplum Tree" I'M
Murray Hall at Brownsville. The per-
formance will begin at $3.50 o'clock
and will be followed by a dance.
Music by Schreyer's orchestra.
The music for the operetta is in
charge of Miss Irene White, of the
Peabody Conservatory. The dialogue
is under the direction of Mrs. Robin
Ellershaw. Proceeds for building
fund.
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1922-08-19
STRANGE MOTOR CAR
CO. INSTALLING BIG
SHOW ROOM IN PLANT

To better meet the demands OF their
growing business, the management of
the Strange Motor Car Company. 2s-
30 West street, recently decided to
make extensive alterations to their
present quarters, and when the build
ing work, which is now going on. is
completed. this busy and enterpris-
ing firm will have one of the most
modern and up-to-date automobile
plants in the city
The company is having installed a
large show room, stock room and
Office, and the construction work now
In progress runs rearward ffty-one
feet from the front of the building.
A large plat glass window, twenty
one-feet In length, will afford ample
opportunity to make excellent display
of the line of automobiles which the
firm handles-the Nash, Overland and
Willys-Knight cars. The show room
will be attractively fitted up and dec
GRATED in a way to satisfy the most
fastidious customer, and the stock
room also has been planned along
lines in keeping with the most mod
ern kind.
Bean Bros, contractors, are in
charge Of the construction work, and
1t was stated this morning that the
work is expected to be completely fin
ished by next Saturday. Robert F.
is general manager of the
Strange Motor Car Company and
James is the sales manager.
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1922-08-19
RE|NA MERCEDES NINE
EASILY DOWNS ELKS

The ball tossers of the Annapolis
Lodge of Elks were completely out
classed by the nine of the station ship
Reina Mercedes of the Naval Acad-
emy in one of the series of games of
the Twilight League" of Annapolis.
played on the diamond at ST. Johns
College yesterday afternoon. The
lodge men were buried under a score
of IL to 0. The bluejackets hit the
ball hard and freely took advant-
age of the many miscues of their op-
ponents. Seipp twirled a steady game
all the way for the ships team. Win
ming battery, Seipp and Dick; losing
Huff and Carlson.
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OLD TAILOR SHOP
To Be PRESERVED
Tennesseans Interested In Old
Building Where Johnson
Dreamed Of Presidency
my The Asseclatsd prsssA

GREENVILLE, TENN, Aug. 19.-
The state of Tennessee and the City
OF Greenville have taken steps TO pre-
serve for future generations the little
building occupied by Andrew Johnson
as a tailor Shop, the place where he
dreamed of one day occupying the
highest position in the power of Am
ericans to bestow upon one of their
fellow citizens. the presidency.
The state Legislature at its last ses-
sion appropriated $4,000 to put a
brick shell structure around the
house. located in the center of this
thriving little city built among the
rolling hills of east Tennessee. An
additional sum OF 5000 annually was
provided for the upkeep of the build
ing. A small home for the caretaker
is included in the plans. Both struc
lures are well under way.
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.BRUCE'S PLACE ON P. S. c.
STILL REMAINS VACANT

The probabilities are that Governor
Ritchie will delay for some time be-
fore appointing a successor to Will
liam Cabell Bruce. who. having enter
ed the Democratic Senatorial prim-
airy. resigned as general counsel of
the Public Service Commission.
Yesterday the Governor had talk
with William NJ. Maloy. chairman of
the Public Service Commission. on
the matter Senator Maloy's opinion
was that there is no immediate neces-
sity for the appointment of a general
counsel.
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1922-08-19
FAIR TO BE HELD AT
SEVERNA PARK TONIGHT

The annual fair. under the auspices
OF the Severna Park Community Asso.
citation, will be held on the grounds at
Severna Park on the Short Line Rail.
way, tonight. In addition to various
amusements that have been provided
dancing will be one of the features Of
the evening. The proceeds from the
fair will, as usual. be for the benefit
OF improvements of the community.
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1922-08-19
Social Next Friday Night

The Literary Department of the
Epworth League of Friendship NJ. E.
Church. South, will hold a social on
the lawn at the home of ]. L. Wesley
on Friday evening. August 25, at $50
o'clock. A short program will be
given, after which ice cream and
cake will lie for sale.
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1922-08-19
A. A. c. VS.. Coca Cola

For their usual Sunday game on the
diamond, the baseball team of the
Annapolis Athletic Club will enter
tain the nine of the Coca Cola Ath-
letic Club. of Baltimore. The game
will start at 2:30 o'clock.
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Dance Tonight At Riverview

The dance to be given by the Wo-
mans Club of Davidsonville on Satur-
day evening. August 10, will be held
at the white House." Riverview.
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1922-08-19
WANTED

~, Sgu,'t insurance man as general
C,t, annapolis and Anne Arundel
rs" ",,h o.d line company selling
ls.. Na,.ylaeut Health and Liability
= -. SAM EL l.. WEINBERG.
equitable Bldg. Baltimore. Md.
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WOMEN VOTE WET" IN
LITERARY DIGEST POLL

Women entering into the Literary
Dlgests" national poll to test senti-
ment on the Prohibition Amendment
have not dried up" the vote. On tn,
contrary, the women appear slightly
wetter than the men.
Maryland still ranks among the
leaders in the States returning a
plurality for the repeal of the amend
ment. The drys still are in the min
ority, both in the States and the ma
ton as whole.
Maryland's vote, as recorded in yes
terday's issue. is as follows:
For enforcement. ......... 2.916
For modification. ........ 3,7S5
For repeal .......... 1856
The voting shows that the country
is five to three against the present
liquor legislation.
The national totals are as follows
For enforcement. ..271,954
For modification. .29O172
For repeal. .146.679
A preponderance of 16 to / agains'
enforcement of the Volstead Act was
recorded by ce tain factory vote, in
which 5000 votes were polled.
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1922-08-19
JENKINS GIRL
WILL Be HEARD
NEXT TUESDAY
MEANWHILE, Young Woman Who
Repudiates Cadora And Other
Murders Remains In County
Isil. And Authorities Quietly
Pursue Investigation
MISS PIERCE RELATES
STORY OF ADMISSIONS

A preliminary hearing i'm the case
4 Mabel jenkins. alias Mary Bixby,
,so Is alleged TO have signed a con-
,von Of the murder OF Michael Ca
tra during the pistol fight at the
ane Grove Inn in upper Anne Arun-
tl county early on the morning of
)y lG as well as TO two other kill
md, will be held here on Tuesday of
,nt week. according 10 present ar
.erements OF Police Justice j. Rol-
ni Brady, who issued the warrant
,lrging her with murder"
MEANWHILE, the jenkins girl re-
mains confined In a cell in the county
BIZ here and the officials will permi,
% one 10 converse with her. unie8s 4
} some relative or close friend AS
aitd In the Evening Capital cf yes
fiay she has fatty denied the al
Rgd Confession, saying that she
laovs nothing of any OF the crimes
r,noned In the document, Al ;ned by
N and delivered to Chief Deputy
Sheriff Louis Schramm, by her close
urDlnion and travelling friend, Vir-
raa Pierce The latter appears in
DE role Of assisting Deputy Sheriff
Mumm In his efforts to unravel the
ryNery OF the Belle Grove tragedy.
having gone on trip to Raleigh. n.
with Mabel soon after the affair.
q was In the Hotel Marlborough of
Dat city that the alleged confession
) said TO have been written in the
presence Of the Pierce girl. Miss
Herce says she has known Miss Jen-
tN for some time, that they often
aummed' together, but that in spite
y 'ae life she has led, she wants to
H Justice done in this case.
Pending the preliminary hearing on
helay the county authorities are
c'tuCtIng a quiet investigation of
mam additional information per-
4ang to the inn tragedy that has
aae TO light
Miss Pierce Relates Story
Ns Pierce tells the following story
Dow the alleged confession came
the hands of Deputy Sheriff
S.amm:
When went South to visit some
1'ads took Mabel with me because
" wanted to get out of town after
% Belle Grove Inn affair. We took
NI IN the Hotel Marlborough in
Ae'sh " c. One night while we
we there she read me a letter,
'u'a she had written to George Jen-
'ls IN which she said she was COM
s @cS to town to kill him because
vas taking other women riding on
'' motorcycle which she had paid
'eW nights later she sat at a
''e writing for some time. When |
''A'' what she was doing she got up
~ pointing to two letters. said
''aS letters. One of them is for
Y ana You can read the other if you
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1922-08-19
For Glass Encasement

Persons who visit the place will
not be allowed to touch the tailor
shop where "A. Johnson tailored old
clothes and new" for it will be part
ly encased in glass Through the
glass, however, the thousands of tour
lists who journey to Greenville every
year may view the house and parts
OF its interior. They may see the
work bench behind which the youth
ful workman piled his trade as he
hemoaned the fate that deprived him
of an education earlier in life. where
ne was inspired to achievement:
where the dreams of an active career
N public life took shape and spurred
him on to enter politics at the age
OF twenty, a decision he evidently
never regretted, according to his last
statement, the original of which.
along with other relics, will be made
part of the treasure that will be
housed in the new building.
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1922-08-19
DEM0CRATSOE u
COUNTY FACING
PRIMARY YF|GHT

"Progressives" Indorse Lewis
For Senator And "Organiza-
ton" Back Of Bruce, And Rob-
erts, Latter For Congress, In
dicated-Dunlap Campaigning
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1922-08-19
". |. NORRIS SAYS
He WILL NOT QUIT
Baltimore City Leader, However,
Will Make Move To In
duce Withdrawal

Members of the Democratic organi-
cation of Baltimore asser1 that strong
efforts will be made before Monday
night to induce William /. Norris to
withdraw as candidate for the SEN
ate and accept the nomination for
Representative in the Third Congress
sional district. They intimated that
pressure would be brought to bear
upon Governor Ritchie to use his in
huence with Norris to take this
course.
1t also was said by some organiza-
tion followers that the Governor
would be urged to abandon his neu-
trail attitude toward the three Sena-
torial candidates and declare out
right for Bruce, with the implied
threat of retaliation in his own cam
paign for Governor next year if he
declines to do so.
Governors Stand Unchanged
The Governor was seen last night
just as he was entering a taxicab 10
go to Union Station on his way to
Saratoga Springs, where he will be
the guest of his friend, Bernard NJ
Baruch, over Sunday.
Il can't pull Billy Norris off," said
the Governor with some impatience
HE is conducting his own fight. No
one has asked me to attempt it,"
Mr. Norris, who left yesterday for
trip to Prince Georges county, said
that he had no idea of getting out OF
the fight
Even if / did not think my chances
good" he said, Il could not, in JUS
tice, abandon the friends who have
pledged me their support and are
headquarters in New York.
working for me loyalty. In addition.
the outlook for success appears to me
so bright that withdrawal is not tc
be considered for a moment"
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1922-08-19
'ialmS Suicide Threat

U'Aed up the letter addressed to
I. '"e wrote ;hat she had too nue.,
-vr conscience and that she was
~, Ventinued ON Page 4O
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ReWard!

Gr,,.,' 'oF recovery of Oliver
l.la. body Notify James S.
'0'iS. a-19
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Pathos In His Last Words

A touch Of pathos and religion runs
through the last recorded words of
the only president to be impeached.
the only tailor to become president,
and the only president to be elected
to the United States senate after serv-
ing as the nations chief executive.
a statement written as he saw the
shadow of the Valley of Death grad
ually lengthening out to envelop
him.
Hanging in a frame in his old home
place here, il reads:
"All seems gloom and despair
have performed my duty to my God,
my country and my family. l have
nothing to fear. Approaching death
to me is the mere shadow of Gods
protecting wing. Beneath it / almost
feel sacred. Here / know no evil can
come; there l will rest in quiet and
peace, beyond the reach of calumny's
poisoned shaft. the influence of envy
and jealous enemies, where treason
and traitors in state. back-sliders and
hypocrites in church can have no
place, where the great fact will he
realized that God is truth and graft
tude is the highest tribute of man"
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1922-08-19
.SSOCATED PRESS

"A dispatches OF ] a I e
..u,s are published in
TIE y Evening Capital.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-06-21
WANT ANSWER
Of FREEH0LDERS

NEW BRUNSWICK, June ga
communication from c. S. Atkinson,
of the Board of Trade has
been sent to the Board of Freehold
ers, in relation to a communication
which was recently sent by that body
to the board and which, according to
the last communication was never
at a public session of the board.
The communication follws:
June 20, 1922.
ITO the Honorable Board of Free
holders of Middlesex County.
Gentlemen:
Under date of June 8, 1922, we
addressed a letter to your honorable
body Incorporating some inquiries
relative to the validity of the pro-
posed road bonds. and the life OF
some of the pavements that are to
be constructed.
80 far as we have been able to
learn the letter has not as yet been
read at the public session of your
honorable body. nor have we receiv-
ed any reply.
Members of the Board of Direc-
tors would like to know why the
letter has not been read at one of
your open sessions. and why il has
not been answered.
kindly advise.
yours respectfully.
&C. S. ATKINSON.
Secretary"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-06-21
MASONIC SERVICES FOR
W. 7. SMITH LAST NIGHT

TOTTENVILLE, June 21.-The
lodge room of the Masonic temple
was we'll filled for the funeral serv-
ives of William T. Smith. an old
engineer of the Staten Island Rapid
Transit Railroad. that was held from
thai place last night. There were
large delegations present from Rich
mond Lodge. No. Sc. +. & A. NJ, OF
Port Richmond to which he be-
longed; Huguenot Lodge, No. 3S1,
+. & A. NJ: Staten Island Chapter,
No. 1876. Royal Arch Masons;
Staten Island Forest Tall Cedars.
Empire Commandery. knight Tenn
plars and Brotherhood of Locomo-
tive Engineers and fellow workers
on the railroad. Rev. George White
head. pastor of st. Pauls Metho-
dist church. ofiiciated at the serv-
ice of the church and r. w. Ed
ward I. Miller. of Richmond Lodge.
conducted the ritual of the order.
r. w. Edgar H.. Ross acted as chap
tain and a quartet of Pacific Lodge,
of Manhattan. of which Alfred Fin
lay. a step-son is master, sang.
A large delegation of the latter
lodge came down to the service. The
interment was made in the Mo-
ravian Cemetery, New Dorp this
morning with members of the Ma
sonic order acting as bearers.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-06-21
RICAN LEGION TO
LOOK AFTER BOY SCOUTS

TOTTENvILLE, June 21:-A
resolution to back up the Boy Scout
movement on Staten Island was
passed by Beauvais Post No. 12e.
American Legion. last night at Its
meeting at the Young Mems Bush
ness Club house. With the resolu-
ton a committee of three composed
of Commander August Thomser,
Ted DeBoer and William Hayes was
named to look after the three troops
in T~otteLville.
The entire movement of the Boy
Scouts will be looked after by the
American Legion in this way and 20
encourage boys to join the organiza-
ton. Commander Thomson was in
the chair and there were several
other matters taken up by the le-
gion at this time. One new member
Joined and plans are under way for
a baseball game to - played on the
Fourth OF July between the sailors
and soldiers of the legion or any ex-
service mems organization.
The state service medals we're
given out to those at the meeting
and any ex~-service man bringing his
discharge papers can receive his
medal through the post. The in
corporation papers are expected
back from Albany within a short
time and will be framed for the
next meeting of the post.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-06-21
MILK DEALERS ARE HELD
FOR SESSIONS COURT

TOTTENvILLE. June 21:-Jens
Miller and Hans Jensen. milk deal
ers of Perth Amboy, with an Office
at SO Main street. Tottenville, ar
rested by Health Department Officer
Henry Martin on March 81 on n
charge of selling milk containing an
insufficient volume of butter fat AMI
solids from a wagon. waived exam
nation in the second district court
Yesterday. Magistrate Fetherston
ID them in 500 bail each for the
Burt of special sessions. Miller and
Jensen secure their supply of milk
from the Model Dairy in Manhattan
and from the Schmeig Dairy in
Arthur Kill road. Kreischerville.
Miss Edith Schmeig, who was be-
fore the special sessions court two
weeks ago for almost the same
charge. was exonerated by the court
and given a good recommendation
by the health board for her milk.
Several other dealers were hailed
Ito court on the same charge and
[their cases are still pending. F. w.
10. Schmitz, of Prince Bay. convict
led in sessions court two weeks age,
Twill be arraigned for sentence to-
Eday. Philip .Samberg, a Perth AM
[boy milk dealer. arrested in Deem
Der last year for selling adulterated
milk not approved by. the New York
Board of Health. was fined 5000 in
special sessions in May. Sambery
said he got his supply from Reder
Brothers of Perth Amboy.