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Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1922-06-01
BUILD IN
LIMIT OF $5C,0OC

Anne Arundel County Com
goers are confronted by some
of a dilemma in their plans
hs construction OF the bridge
r across South river between
frs landing and Taylorsville, as
arzcd In an act OF the late Leg
gfe which carried a Lond issue
EaN0t for the purpose The pas
70 q, this law marked the culmina-
81 uoris extending over a per-
O., .cyerll years
g,ser To satisfy the wishes Of many
oDery owners, and get the work
ler way as early as possible, the
nm s0nds, more than 2 months
10 awarded the contract for CON
|rpdlln 10 the Mclean Construction
HmnU Of Baltimore. In taking
t action. the Board availed itself
an offer made by the Mclean COM
|w to DO the work for the sum pro-
Del by tho bonds. The point was
] q lhe company had on hand a con-
|iutle quantity OF steel structural
|alerills left over from the period of
|t var which It could offer the coun-
az cheaper hgure than would
.i.narIIy h. the case. and the county
|mll therefore, reap the benefit of
much letter bridge span than had
tm anticipated.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1922-06-01
TAX LEVY DEFERRED

The Board of County Commission
ers, in session yesterday, further con-
sidered the tax levy for the fiscal
year, including the school budget re-
Gently submitted by the County Board
of Education. 1t was decided to bring
the levy up as special order of busi-
ness at next Tuesdays meeting of the
Commissioners.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1922-06-01
FORD'S ULTIMATUM
ON MUSSEL SHOALS
Gorgas Power Plant In Alabama
Must Be Included In
Properties

WASHINGTON, ID. c., June l.
Henry Ford presented virtual ulti.
matum on the question of the Mrssel
Shoals property in giving to the
House military affairs committee to-
day his views on the model offer fol
the Alabama government interests
made by him.
The Detroit manufacturer in a let
ter laid before the committee declared
he could not consent to elimination
of the Gorgas Alabama Steam Power
plant from the properties the govern
ment proposes to lease or sell and in
doing so declared that if his revised
offer is rejected, then, / must under
stand that the acceptance of my offer
for Mussel Shoals as a whole and not
in part is refused"
Mr.. Ford agreed to other modifica-
uons as made by the committee in
his model offer but said he wanted
the committee TO consider this pro-
posal the one presented by him to-
day. as final and that no further
changes should be expected"
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1922-06-01
GASOLINE TAX IS
EFFECTIVE TODAY
All Other Measures Passed Bv
Late Legislature Now Are
Fully Operative

The new State gasoline tax law.
taxing all gas used by vehicles on
public highways l cent per gallon,
will go into effect today. After that
day every wholesaler bringing gaso-
line into Maryland will lie required
to make returns TO the Comptroller
on all sales and make the necessary
payments to the State once a month
The tax will doubtless lie passed
on by the wholesalers to individual
dealers and Ly them TO the ultimate
consumer, so that an increase of !
cent a gallon on gasoline can soon
be expected. The purchaser, however
viii not lie required to make direct
returns, since the tax is paid to the
Comptroller by the wholesaler.
The funds derived from the gaso-
line tax will be devoted to reducing
the long-standing deficit of more thar
S1,OOO,O00 in the maintenance fund of
the State Roads Commission, which
is expected to Re wiped out entirely
by January !. 1924. On that date a
tax of 2 cents per gallon, designed
to replace the present system of IL
cense taxation, will go into effect.
All Laws Effective Today
All laws passed by the last Legis-
lature, or nearly all of them, become
effective today.
The Constitution says that unless
otherwise stated in the act all laws
shall become effective on June /, but
for long period it was the custom
for the trainers of Legislation to add
a section at the end of each bill say
ing, This act shall take effect from
the date of its passage"
This meant that as soon as the
Governor attached his signature the
bill became a law. There were few
(C0ufinuad I'm Puga
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1922-06-01
OVER
CONTRACT FOR
COUNTY BRIDGE

..-ey Reveals Fact That Span
Across South River To Tay-
,,,syille Would Be 100 Feet
Longer Than Contracting
Company Made Estimate For
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1922-06-01
Contract Award Illegal

u developed, however. that the
aHi oi contract at the time, was IL
pl that bids should have been ask
Dr within 30 days, In other words.
y contract could not lie entered into
lught Now comes another oh
Unniinnrd on paRe ~
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1922-06-01
WATTS PRESIDES OVER
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
His Colleagues Name Him For
Interim Of Absence Of
President Barber
ROADS, AND MORE ROADS

The matter of an acting president
OF the Beard of County Commission.
ers in the absence OF Commissioner
ST. George Barber, of the Second dis
trict, who left few weeks ago fol
an automobile trip through the West.
has been finally settled, it Icing
agreed that Commissioner Watts OF
the Fourth. act in that capacity. MI
Watts had been serving as head
the board, and upon motion of Mr..
Kelly, of the Fifth. it was ordered
that he continue during the interim
AS hitherto stated. Mr. Barber did no:
give formal notice TO the Board OF his
trip. and the date of his return is no;
known, as far as can be learned.
The Commissioners held their
weekly meeting yesterday instead OF
Tuesday, owing to the Memorial Da,
holiday. Many matters pertaining I
county highways came up for atten.
ton of the Commissioners
j. Carson Boush was appointed
member of the commission to deter.
mine the necessity of a public roat
to connect the st. Paul road with tn
Conway highway, vice Melvin Stew
art, excused.
The Board ordered that the salar,
OF John W. Sherbert of the Eight
district be fixed at 500 per month
an increase of $25. The increase wa
made owing to the fact that Mr.. Shor
bert covers the expenses incident [,
maintaining his automobile for roa6'
work
Road Reports Filed
A commission, consisting OF Jane
o. Atwell, John II. Ford and John T.
Rodgers, reported favorably on tn
proposition of opening public roa'
in the Eighth district through tn
land OF Fernando Weems to Rain
gate. Final action was deferred un
til Tuesday next.
A favorable report was also mad,
by the commission appointed to de
termine the necessity of a public roa
in the Third district from Buck
Spring through the lands of j. +. Pet
tebone, G. Everett Warning, and 9th
ers to the Bay shore. 1t was recon
mended, however, that the propose
road terminate at the top of the hill
about 60 feet east of the marsh. Thee
CONTINUED On Page 5)
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1922-06-01
N|DD|ESFETED !
BY WILSON'S At !
GARDEN PARTY.

Pretty Scene Presented On
Lawn About Superintendent's
Residence Last Night When
Graduates And Best Girls"
Were Honor Guests
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1922-06-01
TOmOrrOw, Day OF Days

Tomorrow the commencement ceres
monies will be held in Dahlgren Hall.
beginning at 10 o'clock. The address
of the occasion will be delivered by
Col. Theodore Roosevelt, Assistant
Secretary of the Navy, who will make
the trip to Annapolis on the naval
Secretary's yacht Sylph. He will be-
accompanied by Mrs. Roosevelt and
they will be the luncheon guests OF
Superintendent and Mrs. Wilson. 4
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1922-06-01
Wants Prompt Action

Request was made by the manufac-
turer that the committee send his
final offer to the House for a vote
on acceptance or rejection.
IF congress votes acceptance of
my offer" Mr.. Fords letter continued,
we will get on the job at Mussel
Shoals at once, but if Congress rejects
it that will be but the beginning of a
more determined effort on my part to
save Mussel Shoals for the benefit of
the public"
Immediately upon receiving Mr..
Ford's letter the House Committee
went into executive session to consid-
er it.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1922-06-01

Continued on Page 81
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1922-06-01
, ,SSOCIATED PRESS

An,snatches of ] a e
.a,, are published in
~, D.. Evening Capital.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-06-23
MORE COTTON WAS
CONSUMED IN MAY

Washington, June 14.-Manu-
facturers of cotton in May showed
an increase over April, 495,674
bales having been consumed, or
4s,s31 bales more than April, the
census bureaus monthly report to-
day indicated. Of the increase in
consumption, the cotton growing
states utilized 34,46S bales more
than in April while all other states
utilized 1853 bales more. Cotton
growing states consumed 331,771
bales and all other states, 163,903.
More than CT per cent of the
months consumption occurred in
the cotton growing states.
Active cotton spindles showed
an increase of 263,S07 over April
in May total having been $685.
061, of which the cotton growing
states had 15,530,285.
May reports dropped 143,262
bales below those of April with a
total of 469,397 bales. That was
smaller than May exports last year.
For the ten months ending May 81,
however, total exports were 5,451,-
500 bales compared with 4,701,671
bales for the same period year
ago.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-06-23
WHAT DO OFFICE BOYS DO?
Their Own Committee Has Compiled
Exact Official Data

From the Wall Street Journal.
A committee, self-appointed on
the conservation of energy and pro-
motion of industry among office
boys, was asked for the results of
an investigation. Of seventeen hum
dred office boys investigated the
following was determined.
Twelve per cent read movie maga-
zines then memorize the lives of
movie stars.
Seventeen per cent print their
names in various types over seventy
times daily.
Eleven per cent watch the door
from the hall while they match PEN
nies with other future presidents
and directors.
Three per cent collect postage
stamps and spend their time sorting
them.
Seven per cent practice typewrit-
ing.
Four per cent sleep.
Three per cent sit and stare off
into blank space.
Six per cent just sit.
Those remaining are sufficiently
clever in action so that even their
bosses don't know what they are
doing.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-06-23
TRAINING CONFERENCE

Spartanburg June 1S.-The third
annual Methodist Training Confer
ence for South Carolina will be
held at Wofford College beginning
June 10 and continuing through
June 80.
The conference, while promoted
by the Sunday School Boards of the
upper and lower conferences Of the
Methodist church of South Carolina,
is open to members of all denomina-
tions, and will present no denomi-
national or controversial courses of
study. Methods of teaching religious
subjects, the Importance of a re-
awakening in religious interest, and
kindred matters, will receive chief
emphasis at the conference, ac-
cording to announcement by the
secretary, Rev. L. D. Gillespie.
Carefully planned courses in re-
ligious instruction will occupy the
morning hours each day of the
conference, recreation and social
intercourse will fill the afternoons
and at night lectures by noted men
and women who are On the confer
ence faculty will be given. This
years conference promises to be
more largely attended than either
of its two predecessors.
The only expense connected
with the conference is the matricu-
lation fee of So. Arrangements
have been made for the use of the
dormitories and gymnasium Of
Wofford College, without any
charge except the actual cost Of
board and lodging for the entire
twelve-day period which is $500.
This includes all items of expense
except personal laundry, Applicants
may send their names to Jos. K.
Davis, Treasurer, Wofford College,
Spartanburg, S. c., or may make
all arrangements after arrival.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-06-23
6 6 6
CURES MALARIA, CHILLS AND
FEVER, DENGUE OR BILIOUS
FEVER. 1T KILLS THE GERMS.
SETS USED IN
LITTLE LORD FAUNTLEROY"
Most Expensive Production Ever
Made by Mary Pickford.. :,

Most Expensive Production Ever
Made by Mary Pickford.- =
Mary Pickford has probably never
done photoplay in which so little
location work was required as in her
current United Artists offering, "Lit-
tie Lord Fauntleroy," to be featured
at the Opera House Monday and Tues
day., June 26th and 9th.
With the exception of a trip to
Burlingame, CAL, where the castles
exteriors were taken, the entire pie
ture was made in Los Angeles at the
headquarters for the Pickford force.
This has not meant, however, that
"Little Lord Fauntleroy" is an econ
omical picture. On the contrary, it
is by far the most expensive cinema
undertaking Little May has ever at
tempted. The cost of the sets alone
runs into figures that sound like a
statement of Americas war debt. In
addition to the largest interior set
ever built, there were several exte-
riors that were gigantic in size and
stupendous in cost
Among the settings that are bound
to provoke much favorable comment
are the interiors of Dorincourt Castle
the New York street scenes, the Dor
incourt Lodge and the peasant home
of Mrs. Higgins.
Those who have learned to love the
little Lord Fauntleroy the author pic
tured, as well the atmosphere in
which he lived, will view Miss Pick
ford's cinematization of this wonder
full novel with a genuine delight. The
faithfulness and fidelity with which
she has reproduced the romantic To-
Gale in which the story is stepped is
truly credit to the genius of the one
and only Mary.
To insure correctness of detail, es-
pecially in connection with every
thing pertaining to the English por-
tion of the picture, Miss Pickford
employed "period expert" who had
spent practically all his life in the
service of the British nobility.
The man who designed the sets
toured England while studying a
broad, and he has expressed in his
work the result of several years of
study and observation of English cas-
tie architecture.
These and many other interesting
features contribute to make Little
Lord Fauntleroy" the most stupen-
deus Pickford picture, and one of the
greatest films ever flashed on any
screen.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-06-23

Danger: Sharp curve ahead
for livestock farmers who do not
grow their own feed. Some forage
in time will save kline.
Even if this is the busy season on
the farm that's no excuse for letting
a good field go down the creek
Stop every tendency to erosion.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-06-23
1900 CHRISTIANS ARE
MASSACRED BY TURKS

London, June 16.-Charges that
1900 Christian women and children
were taken by the Turks from Sam.
sun, on the Black Sea to the interi.
or and massacred near KAYAK tw.
weeks ago are contained in a tele.
gram received by the Greek de.
fense committee here from Arch.
bishep Meletois Metxakis, Greek
patriarch of Constantinople.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-06-23
Edison Given Degree.

New Brunswick, N. j., June 13.-
Thomas A. Edison, now in his 18th
year, was given the honorary degree
of Doctor of Science by Rutgers Col
lege today.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-06-23

Says wise Solomon to livestock
farmers: "Be thou diligent to
know the state of thy flocks, and
look we'll to thy herds" ."-Proverbs
27:23.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-06-23

German silver is a white metal
alloy containing copper, zinc and
nickel.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-06-23
(FROM ABBEVILLE, S. c.
.-VIA.
SOUTHERN RAILWAY SYSTEM

Round trip tickets above sale Saturday and Sun
day week until September 23rd 1922 with final limit
turning reach original starting point before mid
night Tuesday following d of sale No stop allowed
further information call nearest Southern Railway
System Ticket Agent address:
R. C. COTNER, P. L. LANGFORD,
District Passenger Agent Ticket Agent,
Spartanburg, S. c. Abbsvile, s. C.
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-05-06

By BEULAH MILLER:

Dear Friends people in this
colony are neat and clean and are very
polite and have good manners.
The children do not dare to let any
thing uncIeanly come out of their
mouths, or they will have their mouths
washed out with soap. SO you see they
do not use bad language.
We have a school house of course.
and everything must be kept clean
around there also. To keep the floor
clean we must have two children each
night to sweep the floors.
For amusement we have large
swimming pool. where everybody can
go swimming. Each Saturday night
we have a public dance and many Wis
itors come to the dance. On Saturday
forenoon there is generally picnic for
the children and after dinner we all go
in swimming.
Mr.. Pickett is the manager and every
Monday night we have mental science
for the children. Mr.. Pickett is our
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-05-06
EUROPEAN WORKERS
DEMAND DISARMAMENT
(BA The Federated PFessl

Rome. = Workers of the world
expect no good results from the Genoa
conference. This judgment is empha-
ticaIly expressed here at the congress
of the International Federation Of
trade Unions (Amsteudam). represent
ing 24.000,000 organized workers In
20 countries.
The natianalistic- greeds and narrow
aspirations evident at Genoa are iasur--
mountable, obstacles to beneficial agree
ments. the congress holds. The ex-
cIusion of disarmament from the pro-
gram doomed the conference to failure
in advance. since disarmament is the
principal topic the worker is interested
In" declared Secretary D'Arragona,
Italian Confederation of Labor.
European armies at this moment
are larger BY millions Of men than in
1914. despite the limitation Of the Ger
man army to 100000 men, = said ]. H
Thomas. general secretary, British Ma
tional Union of Railwaymen. and chair
man of the congress. AT the same
time there are 100000 unemployed
demonstrating the failure Of ouv indus
trial system to function. Genoa fail
to represent the worker because thu
worker is apathetic.
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-05-06

Instead Of just studying about the
courses we should like to take up, IN
school. we are permitted to go right
into the industries and get the real
thing. so every day / spend about an
hour and half doing general office
work. Some days | take dictation from
MIR. Pickett, other days | write form
letters, address envelopes and then
sometimes | help compare mailing lists
and do other miscellaneous jobs.
Il is all interesting to me, especially
when | can't read my notes and have
to have them re-dictated. Chat
where the fun comes in). I've often
wondered why wasn't fired, but
guess Mr.. Pickett enjoys re-dictating
his letters to me. for you know that's
all he has to doll!
There are many more things that in
terest me here. but think | like my
office work the best of all.
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-05-06
FROM AN OLD Co-OPERATOR

Dear Comrade Gleeser:-
Today came two copies of The LIano
Colonist, and before me are two letters
Of yours dated July 18th. 1919, and
| April End, 1922.
My apology for not answering the
first one (if | did not reply to it, is
that I sent out 1000 copies Of "a Slack
er's Confession and had for a little
while an immense mail; but did fully
intend to write personally to every
Leavenworth graduate.
Your letter especially interested me,
but as | had not been used to such
heavy correspondence, got baIIed up.
Now | will try TO atone for my sin;
and as my writing is as legible as To-
point print, / have no apology to make
for the long letter that will follow.
Your paper is delightful surprise. 1t
is the best newspaper | know of. |
read the New York Call, The Nation.
New Republic. Freeman. Liberator;
and yet found important progressive
news items in your paper that | had
not seen before. But your editorials
are the best part of your paper. . .
Anyway | am going to visit Llano
Colony as soon as sell some property.
| have no money now, anyway, SO /
I send only SOC, for which please send
me the Colonist for a while. | am a
co-operator from away back. was
one of the TopoIobampo pioneers.
400 of us went down there in 1887,
when | was only 30 years old. / am
as spry as boy, and ready to begin
life over again.
| I resent nothing more quickly than
+ for anyone to say that Topolobampo
Colony was failure. As well say SUI
san B. Anthony was failure, because
she did not get what she worked for
while she lived. Anyway, failure in a
worthy effort is a greater spiritual sue
cess than any sordid achievement could
ever Be. My brother made ten thou
sand dollars during the two years |
was in Mexico, where | sunk all / had,
about $500; yet | never have felt that
our efforts were in vain. But his were.
Money is his god. | am sheet metal
worker and have for about 70 years
been engaged in the manufacture and
installment of acetylene generators,
mostly in farmers residences. Please
tell me if the farmers in your vicinity
are we'll to do, and have good homes.
/ see you expect soon to install electric
lights In the Colony; you would there
fore not need my services in that line:
| am pleased to see that you have
made ample arrangements for those
who do not wish to enter into complete
common ownership of homes.
At Topolobampo, some colonists who
lat first preferred the common Kitchen
and dining room later pulled out and
Edrew their rations and cooked and ate
in their own homes. With others the
reverse happened.
/ Why did we disband in Mexico7
I've did not have enough capital. Bad
management-directors were elected
because they had big hearts. like Debs,
instead of for capability of manage
ment, like Henry Ford. When we can
| get a man like Ford to put his whole
soul, or even half of it, into the, coop
eratiVe9 movement we will show the
world something.
Yours most sincerely,
| TT WV "
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-05-06
s. s. s. *
By LOUISE BELoHRADsKY:

Dear Comrades: MAY Day." the
day we all look forward to with much
pleasure, will soon be here!
Our comrades in the print shop are
endeavoring to make the May Day is
sue of the Colonist one nice long let
ter from Home" SO we children must
cooperate with them by trying to write
short essays on the things that interest
us most.
I've learned to do stenographic work
here at the Colony, and am being Civ
en- good chance to do the practical
work now, by working in our general
stenographic office.
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-05-06
By NELLIE KEMP

Dear Friend: May Day is nearly
here. The May Day celebration is the
anniversary Of the Colony
Well, will tell you what am IN
tegested IN more because | am interest
ed IN everything. The kindergarten Us
one of them. | want to be teacher
Of little children, also to learn how to
grow garden stuff and fruit trees for
my own use and for all my brothers
and sisters. Because We all are bro
Tiers and sisters here
The Colony Is the place to have a
time. The dances are free; the shows
and several other social affairs are free
also. The people get three meals a
day for three meal tickets; but visitors
pay twenty-five cents a meal.
The roof garden is nearly finished.
| hope it viii be finished soon They
are ready 10 build the hotel and are
building some new houses.
The children's orchestra is doing
nicely. We play for dances and at the
theater. The mandolin and guitar CLUB
is also doing nicely.
Well, we wish that the Colony shall
be a success, and we are sure it will,
if you people will join the l25-CLUB
and help US.