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Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1922-12-16
FOR ADEQUATE NAVY
TO GUARD PACIFIC
California Representative Saws
Japan Believes World Be-
longs To Her

4 powerful plea for preparedpe,
'A' 'he Pacific was made by Represe,
'a'ise James II. MacI.afferty Rep
u 'ai'fornia. during debate ON N
navy appropriation bin in Tho Hons,
lie said: D
nc great activity i'm the future
Is gong 10 be on the pacifc
Ocean. We upon the p,cif,c
coast fear that the day will come
when one OF the worlds greatest
struggles viii be upon the pacillc
Ocean.
~ mentioning the three great
naval powers. we hear az Craat
Britain, the United States and.
Japan Il is believed by many
people that If We have any seri-
Gus trouble on the Pacific Ocean
tion.
Japan has her grave problems
IL Is not always the rulers os q
nation who make the war. Some-
times II is the mob in The streets
tha' pushes the leaders 10 the
point where they have got to 60
into war.
Japan's serious problem Is how,
10 take care of her surplus popu-
lat:on.
know my California well
enough so that | am not going to
blame the Japanese for wanting
to live there.
" Is part OF the religion OF
Japan-and ! am speaking liter
ally-that the world belongs TO
her, that she has right to any
part of the worlds surface, and
that the Japanese are descend
ants of the sun goddess and of
Divine origin.
Therefore, you can imagine
that some time under stress of
complicated conditions, it may be
easily true that we on the Paci-
fic may find ourselves in conflict
with JaDan. ] say God grant that
it may never be.
If that day ever comes. how
ever. ii must be that we have
learned enough to see to it that
the navy is amply supported and
that We shall not fail 10 do any
thing that is necessary to be done
for the honor of our country and
for civilization.
There ought TO be at least
100000 in this bill to provide for
something being done on the pro-
posed naval base. site at Alameda.
A naval base must be developed
on the Day OF San Francisco
eventually that will take care of
the largest fleet than can be as
sembled on the Pacific. Today
there are twelve capital ships
there. Yet there is no real base
on the Pacific Coast.
The nation must build a base
upon the Pacific that will care for
all time for the biggest fleet that
this nation can maintain on the
Pacific Ocean.
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1922-12-16
"Santa's' Column
For Riddles Only

So called jokesmiths
who in a feeble attempt to
be humofous are sending
in spurious letters to the
Evening Capitals Santa
Claus Column" are partic-
uIarly referred to the edi-
torial printed on Page Two
OF today's issue.
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1922-12-16
DANCE TONIGHT AT
BROWNSVILLE HALL

The Social Club of Brownsville will
give dance tonight at Murray Hall,
Brownsville. Excellent music is
promised for this affair. and it is
hoped that numbers of people from
Annapolis will take the short trip out
on the W, B. & A.. and make the
event a real success. An admission
price of so cents will be charged
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1922-12-16
ARMY HOLDS ST. JOHNS
ScoRELESS FROM FIELD

WEST POINT. n y. Dec. 1s-I
Army's basketball five. which kept
Trinity from scoring a single field
goal in last Saturdays contest. re-
peated Thursday. defeating st. Johns
College, of Brooklyn. 66sto 5. All the
coilegians' points were made from the
foul line.
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1922-12-16
NAVY TOP[AY
PRINCETON IN
BAL To. STADIUM
Negotiations For Big Gridiron
Battle Next Season Have Prac-
tically Been Completcd-LocaI
Authorities Admit Plan Is
Highly Favored.
WASHINGTON GIVEN
CONSIDERATION ALSO

\ football game between Navy
and Princeton 10 be PLAYED in the
new Baltimore Stadium. now
looms mp as more than a posi-
bility. AS matter OF fact. neeo-
tationS between the management
OF athletics OF the two institutions
and Goodman BOYD. president
OF the Park Board. OF Baltimore
have been under way for nearly
two weeks. became public knowi-
edge last night. and according Ia
authorities OF the academy. indi-
cations are strongly favorable 10
playing the game on October .;
tinal decision is expected 10 be
announced within a few DAYS.
Looked Upon As Certain
J. Goodman Boyd. president OF The
PARK Board, said II is practically crr-
tain, while an ollicor speaking FOR
the midshipmen declared ''nego,ia-
tions are under way" and that indl-
cations are that plans viii De com
pleted.
IL was said at Princeton University
that the athletic board viii meet next
Tuesday night and definite an
nouncement will lie made at that
time
$4,000 More Seats Planned
When final arrangements arc made.
$4,000 additional seats will be erected
at the Stadium. Mr.. Boyd said Added
TO the $4,000 seats already construct
ed, the capacity OF the horseshoe win
be $4,000.
The new seats viii he or steel a(r.
Boyd announced. capable OF heing
lcided and stored afier each game.
This will eliminate the necessity of
raising the embanlimcnts.
Want AImy-Nayy Game, Too
Prospects of obtaining the Army
UontIna-d on Page ~
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1922-12-16
European Tours

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n.
The above and the Mediter.
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c.
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Address:
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Annapolis.
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1922-12-16
l0TBALL MEN 4
H TMONOGRAMS
ITF|RST DANCE
!, Attendance OF Girls From
\ Over State Marked Initial
anction By Cotillon Club Of
Iohn's In Gymnasium Last
ight.
AYERS DEADLOCKED
IN ELECTING LEADER

las pretty girls from various
Of the state and elsewhere. be-
large local contingent, gowned
soW frocks Of latest mode. par
lfi IN the first OF the series of
J., given by the C0tillon Club OF
lohns College in the gymnasium
night and helped make the func-
The enjoyable one that IL was.
In Honor 0f Football Men
,sraly known as the Football
because the members OF the
ron squad are always the hon
guests at the initial function OF
kuter season, tho youngsters who
|red about the turf during the
season In helping TO promote sue
we're the center of more than
barry attention The special func-
being the annual presentation OF
Is. J. C." monograms as a rec
lon for the services during the
In
Those In Receiving Party
i presentations were made dur
an intermission along about 10
kk. 1t was expected that DR..
Ias Fell. president. and Mrs. Fell.
\ be in the receiving party and
ont the awards. but neither was
10 attend the ball because OF the
h death of Mrs. Fell's brother.
leir absence. the guests were re-
4 by Colonel Grosvenor l.. Town
military commandant at tho
ee, and Mrs. Townsend: and
William L. Marcy OF the Col
faculty, and Mrs. Marcy. OF An
lis The monograms were dis
ted to the football warriors by
John c. Fell, and Miss Louise
b. niece Of Mrs, Carryl Bryan, of
ionr, near Annapolis. There was
cheering by the dancers as the
ds we're made.
2 gymnasium made a bEilliant
le Tor the dance. with the cleo
lights leaning through many
merS and festoons OF vari-color- |
inting, shedding a soft glow upon
dancers. While the dance was
ed by a large attendance at no
was the floor ovorcrowded.
'Se who received the awards are: |
continued ia Page ~
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1922-12-16
1ssOCIATED PRESS

III nispatches OF ] a {
T..'s are published in
~. Evening Capital.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-09

vealed him the truth.
The thing he had seen was naked
skeleton, flesh and garments having
dropped away in the years; and the
grizzly had simply made his lair in
the old shaft of his fathers mine.
Bill had found his fathers sepuleher
at last!
81 believe | understand" she said.
you've found your mine-and your
fathers body
Yes. Just a skeleton"
"Im not afraid. Don't you want
me to stay?"
I'D love to have you, if you will.
Some way--it takes away lot of my
bitterness-to have you here"
He made another light.
They stood together, looking down
at the skeleton. But she wasn't
quite prepared Scr what she saw. A
little ery>sF horror rang strangely in
the ss9fk shaft.
This had been no natural death.
Undoubtedly, the elder Bronson had
been struck down from behind, as he
worked, and he lay just as he fell.
There was one wound in the skull,
round and CHASTITY, and in a moment
they saw the weapon that made it. A
rusted pick, such as miners use, lay
beside the body.
II won't try to do much today"
the man told her, except to set up
one of my cornerposts and erect
claim notice"
He held the light close, studying
the rear wall of the cave. 1t was
simply gravel bed, verifying his
guess that here lay an old bed of the
creek. In the first handful of stone
he scraped out he found "a half
ounce nugget.
tits rich?" she asked.
Beyond what / ever dreamed. But
there's nothing more we can do now.
I've made my find at last-but it
doesn't seem to make meas happy
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-09

he has taken over the local insurance
business of Joseph E. Perkins, who is
moving to Jacksonville as state sup
ervisor for the Jefferson Standard
Life Company. Mr.. Matthews be-
comes district agent for the Jefferson
Standard, and assumes Mr.. Perkins
fire insurance connections and bust
ness as well. He has already taken
charge of Mr.. Perkins former office
in the Rylander theater building.
Mr.. Matthews, who is still young
man, was in the mercantile business
at Cartersville for twelve years be-
fore coming 70 Sumter county.s He
O.. posed of most of his farming in
terests last fall, although retaining
part of them, and is now located
with Mrs. Matthews at 723 Fielder
street, Americas.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-09

I'll bring back a backload, anyway"
Bill then announced he'd like to
find the grizzly's den. He felt sure
it was near.
But Harold had very special and
particular reasons why such course
appealed to him not at all. yes
and maybe find couple of other
bears in there, in the dark and no
chance to fight. I'm not interested,
anyway. Go and look, if you like"
Il will, if you don't mind. Do you
want to come, too, Virginia? There's
no danger-really there isn't. If
this had been an old she-bear we
might have found some cubs, but
these old males travel around by
themselves.
"We'll be back in minute, Har-
old. And if you don't Mindful
take my own gum"
They exchanged rifles, and Vir-
ginia and Bill started back toward
the fallen grizzly.
| They back-tracked the bear
through the snow and came upon the
cavern mouth.
Back five feet from the opening the
interior was as dark as night; the
cavern walls, gray at the mouth,
slowly paled and faded and were
obliterated in the gloom. Bill was
/, puzzled.
This cave-I've never seen cave
just like this. Virginia"
The man stepped forward and
scratched match on the stone. 1t
| Jared the shadows raced away.
Then Bills breath caught in half
sob.
Instantly he smothered the match.
The darkness dropped around them
like curtain. But in that instant
of light Bill beheld scene that tore
at his heart.
Against cavern wall, long lost
in the irremediabel darkness, he had
seen strange, white shape-a
ghostly thing that lay still and
caught the match's gleam--a grim
relic of dead years.
He turned to the girl, and his
voice was almost steady when he
spoke. you'd better go out, Vir-
ginia Unto the light" he advised.
"Why? Is it-danger?"
mot danger" His voice in the
silence thrilled her and moved her.
"Only wickedness. But it isn't any
thing you'd like to see.'f
| The single match-fare had re-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-09
CARNIVAL MAN TRIES
TO TRAVEL AS BAGGAGE

Triton, Jan. 9.-Recalling Sig
nor Boccaio's story of "The Man in
the Chest" and Harold's McGrath's
"The Man On the Box" a carnival
man, stranded in Willacoochee, lived
through the unpleasant experiences
of 'The Man in The Trunk" The
company had played Willacoochee,
evidently unproftably, and they.
were preparing to leave with a truhE
checked for Atlanta. Officer Lee
overhearing a remark of one of the
company, became suspicious of the
contents of the trunk and opened it,
There was carnival man in it. We
draw the curtain while the reader
may imagine what happened to the
trunk and the man inside.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-09

as it ought to. Of course, that sight
there against the wall-would nat
urally keep a man from being very
happy. Oh, if l could only find and
kill the devil who did it,
He was setting his claim marks
when Harold came mushing toward
them.
So intent were they upon their
work than they didn't notice him
until he was almost up to them.
you've fonud a mine?" he guess
ed.
Virginia looked up, joyful at Bills
good fortune. We've found his
fathers mine-the old shaft where
the bear has been sleeping. But
there's dreadful side of it too"
"Show me where it is. | wanted
to see it. Take me into it, Virginia
right away"
They started together. $50.
(Cotinud in Our Next Issue.)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-09
0toai by Little Brown O. Co and REA eGl

in the snow and the silence-aWed,
terrified, and estrahged as if in a
dream.
Except for three forms that lay
still, half buried and concealed in the
drifts, it was if the adventure had
never occurred.
The bullet had gone true. 1t had
pierced the animals neck, breaking
the vertebrae of the spinal column,
and life had gone out of him as
flame goes out in the wind.
Bill was first to move, He had re-
ceived only a glancing blow; the
drifts into which he had fallen were
soft as pillows. He crawled over
/ to Virginia's side.
He seized her shoulders and shook
her gently.
Instantly her eyes opened. Her
full consciousness returned to her
with a rush. She vas not scratched,
not even shocked by the fall, and she
reached up quickly for Bills hands.
And instantly, with a sigh on her
lips, she sprang to her feet.
"You killed him?" she asked.
Bears all Dead" he answered
cheerfully.
! In the weeks they had been to-
gether, Bill had always been care
full never to try to show Harold
IN bad light. 1t was Simply an eX-
preston of the inherent decency of
the man: he knew that Virginia
loved him, that she had plighted her
troth to him, and as long as that
love endured and the engagement
stood, he would never try to shatter
her ideals in regard to him.
But Earold had a sickering and
CHASTITY fear of the sober query in
Bills eyes.
why did you give me an unloaded
gun and tell me it was full?" Bill
demanded. Except for good deal
of luck there'd been a smile on the
face of the grizzly-but no Bill!
"And by the way" he went on, as
he waited for his reply. II don't re-
member hearing your gun go off
during the fray. You might explain
that, too"
Il didn't shoot because | couldn't, )"
Harold replied, earnestly. cat first
you were between me and the bear
and then Virginia was. 1t all hap
pened SO quickly that there was
nothing | hould do. | can't imagine
why | forgot to reload the rifle. A
man can't always remember-every.
thing. Thank God that it didn't
turn out any worse than it did,"
Bill nodded; the girls face showed
unspeakable relief. They gathered
about the gray grizzle form in tine
snow.
Does this--help our food problem
any?' Virginia asked.
Except in an emergency-no He's
an old, tough brute. Strong as mink
and hard as rock. If we don't nick
up some more game during the day,
III hike over to my Twenty-three
Mile cabin and get the supplies I've
left over there There's smoked
caribou ham, among other things.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-09
CONTINUED From Last issue

CONTINUED From Last Issue.
DILL'S bullet went straight home,
ripping through the lungs, tearing
the great arteries about the heart,
shivering even a portion of the heart
itself. An yet the grizzly sprang
ike demon through the deep snow,
Straight toward him.
Virginia's Mortified eyes saw his
fingers race as he worked the lever
action of the gun The bear seemed
almost upon him And she
screamed when she heard the i'm
potent click of the hammer against
the breech. Bill had fired the single
shot that was in the gun.
Before ever he heard the sound
Harold remembered. In one wave of
horror he recalled that he had fer
gotten to refill the magazine with
shells. Yet leaping fast-red and
deadly upon the heels of his remorse
there came an emotion that scared
him like wall of fire. He saw Bills
fate.
4AClC W6S lilo biC man itO
hated above all living creatures, and
the blood just surged through him
like a madness In one wave of
ecstasy he felt that he was about to
see the qualification of his hatred
In the hands of the brave and loyal
man, the rifle Harold carried might
yet have been Bills salvation. Yet
Harold didn't lift it to his shoulder.
Il But at that instant aid came from
an unexpected quarter. Virginia re-
rnenfbered the pistol at her belt, and
she drew it in flash of blue steel.
True and straight she aimed toward
the glowing eyes of the grizzly.
At the angle that they struck, her
bullets did not penetrate the brain
but they did give Bill an instant's
reprieve. The bear struck at the
wounds they made, then halted, bawl-
ing, in the snow. His rowing eye
caught sight of Virginia's form.
With a roar he bounded toward her.
The next instant was one of drama,
Of incredible stress and movement.
For all his mortal wounds, the short
distance between the bear and the
girl seemed to recede with tragic
swiftness.
Virginia stood her ground, firing
shot after shot into the animals
head. Because it was an automatic,
she was able to send home the loads
in rapid succ cssion.
F But Bill by now had found one of
the extra shells Harold had given
him.
The grizzly was upon them.
He dropped the shell into the gun.
There was no time to raise the wea-
pom to his shoulder. He pointed it
instinctively toward the gray throat.
And the end of the barrel was
against the bears flesh as he pressed
the trigger
No human eye could follow the
lightning events of the next fraction
of second. One instant, and the
three figures seemed all together;
Bill creuehed with rifle held pointed
in his arms, Virginia behind him, the
grizzly full upon them both.
The next, and Harold stood alone
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-09
MATTHEWS TAKES
OVER PERKINS AGENCY

Frank E. Matthews, who came to
Sumter county from Gainesville
about three years ago, locating on a
farm near Plains, has given up farm
ing and moved to Americas, where
The Washington herald., 1922-11-17
NAMING OF CUNO
SEEN AS VICTORY
FOR HUGO SHINES
New German Cabinet
Head Will Have Sup
port of Bankers.

BERLIN. Nov. 16.-The task of
bringing order out of chaos has
fallen to Wilhelm Cuno, director
general of the Hamburg-American
Steamship Company and one of the
republics leading business men,
Cuno accepted the invitation of
President Ebert to form a cabinet
to succeed Chancellor wirtn's min
istry.
Herr Ebert's choice of Cuno is
generally considered a victory for
the Peoples party, the ultra CON-
seTvative and reactionary organi-
zation led by Hugo SHINES. Ger
many's most powerful capitalist.
and a defeat for the Socialists. 1t
was the refusal of the Socialists to
cooperate with the Peoples party
in a coalition government that pre-
cipitated the ministerial c-Isis re-
suIting in the downfall of Wirth.
President Ebert offered the Sc
cialists. under G.. A. Bauer. tn, first
chance to form a cabinet, and ii was
not until Bauer reported his ina =
blltty that Cuno was elected.
1t was thought certain that Cuno
would have the whole-hearted sup
port of SHINES. whose newspapers
have been bitterly assailing Liberals
and Socialists. who have been in
power since the formation of the
German republic.
Cuno has made two business trips
to the United States since 1920.
The Washington herald., 1922-11-17
EINSTEIN ROUSES
WRATH OF REDS

NEW YORK, Nov. 16.-Word was
received here today in a private
cable dispatch of the solemn eX-
communication of Prof. Albert Elm
stein by the Russian Communists.
According to tn essage from Mos
COW, the Communist party held a
special meeting to consider wheth
er Einstein's theory of relativity
could be reconciled with the the
ory of materialism. Prof. Timirazeff
reported it could not be, and was
of the opinion that the theories
of Prof. Einstein led to pure IDEAL
ism." the messages stated.
On the stzGgth of Timirazeff's
report. the 9kssian Communist par
ty condemn@d the Einstein theory
as being ''reactionary of nature,
furnishing support for counter-rev-
olutionary ideas The theory also
was condemned as being the prod
uct of the bourgeois class in de-
composition"
The Washington herald., 1922-11-17
PROPOSE SPECIAL
|. SUBSlDYFOR SHIPS
HIT BY DRY RULING
Sponsors of Measure
Work on Draft for
Amendment.

Extra compensation for vessels
which have suffered losses as a re-
suit of the extension of prohibition
to the seas is under consideration by
the sponsors of the administration
Ship Subsidy bill.
The question of making some
special provision along this line will
be taken up by a subcommittee of
the House Committee on Merchant
Marine and Fisheries early next
week
Feasibility of an amendment OF
this character was discussed by Rep
resentative Edmonds, Of Pennsyl-
vania. leading Republican member
of the Merchant Marine Committee,
yesterday. with the drafting ex-
perts of the House.
The bill in its present form author.
izes the Shipping Eoard to increase
the Eate of compensation when con-
sidered desirable to encourage opera
ton of vessels in a particular trade
route. or the construction of a specia
type of ship. The compensation may
5e doubled by order of the board
One suggestion for amendment is that
the Shipping Beard be authorized tc
take into consideration losses sus.
tanned as a result of Attorney General
Daughe rty's ruling prohibiting tn,
sale of liquor on American vessels
Another suggestion is that specia
compensation for carrying the mall
be authorized.