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Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-04-09
Haynes Says Bootleg
Patronage Shows
5OPct. Drop
my Th. As.ecIated Prsn..,

WASHINGTON. d. c., Apr. Q
Bootleg patronage in New York
City, Philadelphia and Delaware
has fallen of 80 per cent. in the
Delief OF Federal Prohibition
commissioner Haynes. who re-
turned today from a series of con-
ierences in several Eastern cities
1T is next to impossible for a
stranger in any of the cities
which visited to openly mr.
chase intoxicating liquor" he
said. Available bonded beverage
whiskey. smuggled or otherwise
has teen reduced to a minimum.
The redistillation of denatured al
cohol is now impossible. Boot
leg patronage has fallen off more
than 90 per cent. and all in real
coordination with the federal au-
thorities.
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-04-09
SALE OF SEATS FOR
NAVY RELIEF PLAY

The sale of seats for Mrs. Temples
Telegram the play to be given on
April 26 and q at the Naval Acad-
emy Auditorium opened Saturday and
there was brisk demand for seats.
Tickets may be secured from the
Glote Furniture Company, Moore's
Confcctioery Store and the Naval
Academy Officers Mess. The play is
for the benefit of the Navy Relief So
ciety which does great deal of good
work in the community.
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-04-09
DESPONDENCY CAUSE:
HEALTH HAD BEEN POOR

Despondent because of contin-
1ed i'll health, So it is believed.
benJamin F. Collision, SO years
Did, a waterman living at esq
Fifth street, Eastport, committed
'uicide at his residence sometime
n the early hours of SUNDAY
morning. Taking a piece of ordi-
nary clothesline rope. coiling il
bout his neck several times. and
occurring the other end to the foot
Of his bed, Collision apparently
-olled off the bed to the floor.
Death was pronounced due to
trangulation by Police Justice
William s. Welch, who. acting as
coroner, viewed the body.
Body Found BY Brother
Discovery OF the body was made
about o'clock yesterday morning by
David Collision. younger brother OF
the dead man, who lives not far from
he latter's house. Aware OF the con-
dition of his brother, and becoming
suspicious that something might have
happened when he was not seen about
the village during the early morning
as customary, David. who is employed
rs watchman at the Naval Academy.
went TO the house, small bungalow.
FINDING both the front and rear doors
locked. he forced an entrance, and
was Mortified at the sight that greeted
him. Police Justice Welch was i'm
mediately notified. A verdict of sui
eide was given by the physician. who
said that the man had been dead sew
eral hours. The limbs OF the body
were stiff, and the face badly dis,
colored. An inquest was deemed un-
necessary 80
Wanted To Live Alone ss-'
According to friends OF the dead
man. his brother. David. who, reaiiz-
ing his poor condition of health and
lonesomeness, implored him to share
his home with him, but he refused.
Arrangements have been made for
the funeral to be held from the East
port Methodist Episcopal Church to-
morrow afternoon at 2:3O o'clock. and
interment will be made in Cedar Bluff
cemetery. Funeral Directors James
s. Taylor and Sons have charge Of ar
rangements.
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-04-09
I|DD|ES SWEEP
.1[CK IN THREE
|. SPORT EVENTS
|at Washington Lacrosse
|-s5, Completely Outplayed,
|ssmbled BY 8 To 2 Score
lgnont Pitcher Blows" And
|g,yy Wins Baseball Game.
|gNIS PLAYERS OF
| STEVENS PROVE EASY

lagng their first big card of
L. outdoor athletics at the
Ii Academy Saturday after
the midshipmen swept the
Three events made up the
! gam. Most important from
standpoint OF general inter
vas the lacrosse game with
strong Mount Washington
Of Baltimore. The Balti-
rams confidently expected to
the measure of the naval
but the latter scored a splen~
Triumph. On the diamond the
aersity of Vermont was de
! ri in a fine contest, except for
ourth inning when the visit
pitcher blew up" and the
les collected six of their
b runs. At tennis, Uncle
as wards found easy pickings
ne racqueters of Stevens In
ute OF Hoboken, N. ].
Rateyer doubt may have been er-
'ined that the Navy lacrosse
} coached by George Findlayson.
ban Of a dozen seasons, was
weakened by graduation OF a
pdty Of players last year, was
Eetely dissipated by Saturdays
|nph II was a hard fought con-
from start to finish, despite the
bin Of points. Last year the Mid
CONTINUED On Page 81
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-04-09
ALLEGED LEADER OF
AUTO THIEVES BACK
TO VA. FOR TRIAL

RICHMOND. VA, Apr. 9.-Dennis
Jennings, alleged leader of gang of
automobile thieves that oprated in
Virginia, North and South Carolina
and Geodrgia, was returned here to-
day from Detroit, where he was ar
rested several days ago.
Jennings will be tried here on a
number of charges, the minimum
penalty for which, it is said, will ag-
gregate fifty years imprisonment
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-04-09
Co. IN" Juniors Win Opener

In their first baseball game of the
season, Company M Juniors swamp
ed the down towners" by the score
Of II to s. The winning battery was
Colburn and Smith and Greenfield;
losing, Nelson and w. Bloom and
Hackett. The Juniors would like tc
arrange games with teams of the 13 to
d5-year-old class. Address chal-
lenges to Henry Kolbe, manager. 81
West street.
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-04-09
FORMER RESIDENT TO
SING IN RADIO CONCERT

Radio fan friends of Miss Laura
Combs, who formerly lived near An
napolis, with her parents, should tune
in this evening to W-E-A-F at $40
as she will sing at that hour in New
York at the American Telephone and
Telegraph Company's broadcasting
station Miss Combs has a lyric So
prano voice of fine quality. She will
be accofpanied by Clara Crangle.
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-04-09
GRAND LODGE ODD
FELLOWS To MEET
Ninety-Fifth Session To AS
semble In Baltimore April
16 and IL

Representatives from 136 lodges OF
the Independent Order of Odd Fell
lows. in Maryland, will gather at the
temple, Baltimore. for the 95th an
nual session of the Grand Lodge. on
April 16 and IL. 1t will mark the
lO4th year of the order in America
and will be one of the largest and
most important sessions ever held.
Grand Master Rev. L. B. Hafer, of
Taneytown, will preside, and the con-
vention will open Monday afternoon
at 2:S0 O'Clock when the Past Grand
and Grand Lodge degrees will be con-
ferred upon past officers of the var
iops lodges. Reports of committees
and officers will also he presented.
At p. m, special feature will he
the appearance of the degree staff
of the District Deputy Grand Mas
ters' Association of Baltimore. which
will confer the second degree upon
candidates. This meeting will be
open to all members of the order.
Membership Shows Increase
Grand Secretary William A. jones.
in his annual report will show a net
increase in membership of over 800,
and will also report the amount rails
ed by lodges for the Odd Fellows
Home for orphans and aged to be
erected at Frederick On Tuesday,
sessions will be held at $3.50 a. m.
2:3O and p. M, and will include
the election of officers. Deputy
Grand Master Judge Frank I. Dun
can will become Grand Master. and
spirited contest will mark the Sc
lection of Grand Warden, there being
five candidates in the field.
Founded In Baltimore
Odd Fellowship in America had its
inception in Baltimore, April 26, 1919,
when Thomas Wildey, with four as
sociates, instituted Washington
Lodge No. /, which is now the larg-
fCoutinued an Page 81
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-04-09
City Officials To
Hold Montly Meet

The regular monthly meeting of the
Mayor and City Council will be held
tonight in the Municipal Building, be-
ginning at o'clock. Aside from a
quantity of routine business on the
calendar as usual, it is not expected
any especially important questions
will come up for consideration
Among local matters will he the con-
sideration of bids for furnishing 1,5OO
feet of new hose for the use of the
three companies of the fire depart
ment
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-04-09
Missionary Society To Meet

The Womens' Foreign Missionary
Society of Trinity Methodist Episco-
pal Church will meet Wednesday at Z
o'clock. The president of the Society
Mrs. John McCarter, will preside. All
members are asked to be present.
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-04-09
CANNOT RECOVER ON
CANCELLED CONTRACTS

WASHINGTON, D. c.. Apr. 9.-An-
ticipated profits lost through the can
collation. of war contracts cannot be
recovered from the Federal govern
ment the Supreme Court held today
in three cases.
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-04-09
Presbyterian Church
Meeting Postponed

The annual congregational meeting
of the Presbyterian Church. which
was to have been held tonight. has
been postponed until the first Monday
in May.
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-04-09
The Governors Statement

The Governors statement follows.
Mr.. Preston's outburst was called
forth simply because / issued a state
ment to the effect that being a Demo-
crat | endorsed the Democratic ticket
and that / could see nothing in Mr..
Jackson's record to excuse any Demo-
crat bolting his party ticket or to JUS
tify an independent movement for
Mayor. ! gave what seems to me, and
what seems to great many others
sound reasons for this, and gave them
in proper and courteous manner. re-
framing from any criticism, of Mr.
Preston. In reply, Mr.. Preston sees fit
to indulge himself in lot of obvious
ly unfounded charges, and shows the
same kind of temper that alienated
from him so many of the people who
Happened to differ with him when he
was Mayor, and which now can hardly
be attributed to anything except the
Interchangeable character of the man. II
is pity, for Mr.. Preston's own sake.
that he cannot avoid abusing every
fContlnued On paya oA
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-04-09
Man Stays Wife With
Axe Because She
Disobeys Order

CHIBODEAUX. La, Apr. a.
Victor Tabor. S2. OF this parish.
has confessed, according to the
sheriff, that he chopped off his
wife's head with an axe Saturday
night because she had disobeyed
his order not to leave home with
out his permission.
Tabor walked from his home
that night and awakened the
sheriff to tell him the story.
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-04-09
GOVERNOR MEETS
PRESTON ATTACK
Ritchie Says He Will Leave
"Mud-Slinging" To His
Assailant

Governor Richie, in a brief state
ment, replied to the attack made upon
him Saturday by James II. Preston
non-partisan candidate fo- Mayor of
Baltimore, in which the Governor was
characterized as "the spokesman and
defender of the worst enemy Balti-
more has had in my lifetime" Mr.
Preston, at the same time was de-
nouncing John S. ('Frank") Kelly as
the liason element between the un-
derworld and the police"
The Governor, in making reply, de
ciared that Mr.. Preston's trait of
abusing everyone who disagrees with
him. again may defeat him polite
ally
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-04-09

The All-Star Juniors defeated the
Annapolis Midgets in the first game of
the season Saturday, 25 to Is.
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-04-09
Bishops Guild Meeting

The Bishops Guild will meet TO-
morrow afternoon at $3.50 at the Par
ish House of st. Anne's Church.
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-04-09
MAN
SU|C|DE;USES
CLOTHES LINE

Benjamin. F. Collision, SO, Coiled
Rope About Neck Several
Times, Secured 1t To Bed Post.
Then Rolled To Floor And
Was Strangled To. Death.
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-04-09
Suggested Candidates for
County Offices

For several months, a number of
Democrats of Anne Arundel county
have been considering the question of
candidates for the various !. county
offices which are to be filled this fall.
AS a result of various conferences.
the undersigned committee was ap-
pointed to suggest candidates and to
invite those selected to submit their
names to the voters of the county
We have carefully considered many
names and we have come to the con-
clusion, considering an equitable dis
tribution of offices throughout the
county, as we'll as the reputation of
those selected, that the following
men and women will make the best
ticket II is possible to secure. We,
therefore, extend to the following, a
request that they become candidates
for the various offices by filing their
names with the Supervisors of Elec-
ton.
State Senator
John dep. Douw, 9Th. Dist
House OF Delegates
James o. Atwell. 7th.
Mrs. ST. George Barber. End. "
Edward Bradley, 5th. :"
w. Meade Holiday. 9Th. "
Ashby Shepherd, Sth.
States Attorney
Hugh r. Riley, 9th. "
Sheriff
Holland Watts 4th.
Register OF Wills
Charles L. Tate, 3rd. g
County Commissioners
Geo. W. Emerich, 1st.
Emory G. Bowen End. "
w L. Cook 3rd.
w. E. Shipley 4th. IS
c. III. Fulton Kelly 5th. "
Carey l.. Meredith 9th. 4"
Roland H. Leitch, Sth. "
Judges OF Orphans Court
James T. Cox 1st. q
John NJ. Appleton, Srd. g
Clarence T. Hammond, 5th. :"
State Central Committee
Bruner r. Anderson, 4th. g
Samuel p. Chew, 1st. {"
George Graefe, End. g
Harry S. Kenchington, 9Th. ="
John Pettibone, 3rd.
Mrs. Clarence White, End. "
Respectfully,
(Signed)
Arthur Owens, 1st. Dist.
Henry T. Heller, End. Dist.
George ]. Cook. Srd. Dist
Bruner R. Anderson. 4th Dist
]. S. Linthicum. 5th. Dist.
H. S. Kenchington, 9th. Dist.
William S. Parks, 7th. Dist
Oden A. Sansbury. Sth. Dist.
(Adv.) Committee
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Continued On PAGE 81
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All-Star Juniors Win

fContinued On Page 81
Evening star., 1923-07-18

in the chain there is the violent
public reaction from these abuses
and the demands of the public for
the correction OF these abuses.
These storms of public Indignation
are not unnaturally a cycle move
ment. In every so many years there
is period, generally lasting for a
few years, of exposes in the news
papers of corrupt practices of the
world, OF demands for vigorous ac
ton by the authorities. state and
federal and of Il general house clean
ing in the financial center5 of the
country.
That sort of house cleaning has
been seen under way for the past
few years For a similar house
cleaning one must hark back to the
period embracing the three years be-
Looking back at conditions prevail
ing at that time one sees a state of
affairs very similar to what is being
witnessed today-the whole country
crying for the elimination of sys-
TENS under which the criminals Of
the financial world mulcted the ma
tion, and one finds. securities circles
themselves effecting many reforms
designed to correct the abuses.
bucket-shop system was put out of
business by the authorities at that
time, mightier bucket-shop system
the one that has recently crashed
was to come into existence and make
raids for years upon the savings of
tens OF thousands of small investors
This subject Will be taken up in the
next article of this series
copyright, 1928, by New York Commercial }
Evening star., 1923-07-18
LUMBER DEALER ANSWERS
U. S. SUIT FOR S1.OOO.OOO
Buffalo Man Ayers Innocence of
Conspiracy Against Gov
ernment

Frank T. sullivan. lumber dealer of
BuTalo. \. y. today filed answer in
the District Supreme Court to the suit
or the government to recover 81 OOO-
900 alleged to have been made out of
the sale of surplus lumber from Army
cantonments. Sullivan is named as
one of the defendants and is also
under indictment with John l.. Phil
lips, former republican national COM
mitteeman from Georgia, and others
on a conspiracy charge.
Answering the civil suit. Mr.. Sulli-
van says he was not present and
knew nothing of the conference be-
tween certain defendants and repre-
aentatives Of the United States which
led TO the forming Of the alleged con-
.piracy to mulct the government. He
denies that he ever entered into any
conspiracy to defraud the United
States i'll connection with the pur-
chase of the lumber and never in
duced any one else to do so He ad-
mlts buying lumber from Phillips G
Stephens, but says he did so on open
contracts and at fair market prices.
He asserts Phillips & Stephens repre-
sented they owned the lumber and
had the right to sell.
Evening star., 1923-07-18
WARNS POLICEMEN.

Pointing out that failure of police
men to make out early their informa-
tiohs against defendants locked UP
or out on bond or collateral results
in the work of the United States
branch of Police Court being delayed,
Judge McMahon yesterday warned
that hereafter where cases are called
and the papers have not been made
out -or the policeman fails to appear
as the prosecuting witness, he will
dismiss the cases for want of prose
cution.
This matte" came up when the case
Of Samuel Prathe was called. There
We're no papers made out in the case
and the officer, in charge of the case
failed to appear.
Evening star., 1923-07-18
STATE SEEKS CURB
ON SWINDLE RING

(Continued from First PageD
there is no doubt. The surface has
only been scratched as yet. The
state authorities have many concerns
on the suspected" list and as rap
idly as the necessary evidence can
be obtained they. too. will be stopped
from the further sale of worthless
stock. The authorities are sorry
they cannot reach all the suspected
houses at once and use the Martin
law for the protection of those who
are continuing to fall victims to the
Wiles of the sleek stock statesmen,
but 1t is necessary to proceed with
caution lest some legitimate concern
be damaged
The various stock exchanges in the
city are cooperating with the au-
thorities to the fullest extent The
Consolidated Exchange is particularly
active; it is making a sweeping in
VestiSaton, and in. addition to eX-
pelling member firm and throwing
it into bankruptcy, within the last
few days it has also stopped ticker
service to suspected brokerage offices.
Women Heavy Losers.
Women have been largely the vic
Tins of the spurious stocking-selIing
corporations, in which the entire cap
ital invested has been wiped out by
the expenses of promotion and the
commissions" taken by the organ
izers. Many women also have been
caught in the bucket shop crashes, but
the supposedly stronger and wiser sex
has fallen just as hard or even harder
In many instances.
Legitimate stock market and bond
values might have been increased
many fold with the inflow of the
money squandered by an all too trust
ing public in the bucket houses
where they had no chance from the
moment they stepped within the door
Inc hnancial loss to the country
through the criminal diversion of this
money is another element in the
swindle situation which can not even
be approximated. but old brokerage
houses today said it was tremendous.
New York is struggling hard to
clean its Augean stables, but the
task grows even greater.
Evening star., 1923-07-18
French Take Heart at. Rapid
Recovery From Devastation
ability to Near Normalcy So Quickly
Strengthens CONNECTION Germany Can
Pay Reparations in Full.

Can any one say what the crops will
be in any particular year? How can
any experts estimate Germany's pay
ing capacity during the next twenty
nve years? The French insist that
the reparations commission was Gre
ated for the very purpose of altering
from time to time the amount of the
German indemnity as conditions
changed, but the French have the
majority on the PREPARATIONS commits
sion. because Italy ana Belgium vote
with France as against Great Britain
me whole maneuvei' of the Brit
i2h has been to set IN another COM
mission wherein the French will be
compelled TO make sacrifices. And
tho point of the matter is. they do
not see the need of sacrifices, but
believe Germany can pay ultimately
more than any one dreams today.
The French do not want any facts"
from experts. If the latter merely
give estimates, and that is what they
would have to DO. The French
would rather take u chance on de-
VelopmentS and Sde what the Ger
man recuperative power yields each
year.
French Willing to Wait.
Meanwhile the French have every
intert'on Of holding on to ;ne Ruhr.
1t is the one guarantee they think
VIII be effective. France must think
S4iS way W iItIl having
80 far recovered as to pay perhans
hatf or the indemnity. may be strong
enough to rapudiats the remainder
and challenge France to collect the
rest if she dares
What the French think they can
do by holding the Ruhr indefinitely
Is to keep Germany weak enopeh
mllitarily to prevent another war
tbecause the Ruhr is Germany's ar
sehal) and yet stimulate the Germans
10 produce as much revenue as possi-
Ole annually to pay off the war debt
ana tnus get France out of the Ruhr.
fhe French can wait and will wait
a hundred years if necessary. They
are In no hurry about letting go Of
the Ruhr. All this does not help
British trade interests, or the com
merce Of the rest of the world. but
KS playing safe" for France. and
being endowed with strong nation
alism borne of recent experiences in
depending upon other nations for
security. the French feel that they
must look out for French interests
or nobody else will.
Evening star., 1923-07-18
MRS. BRADLEY RESIGNS
BIBLE SCHOOL OFFICE
Will Continue Interest in Work of
Churches Which She Once
Directed.

Mrs. III. AIoffett Bradley has re-
signed her position as supervisor of
seventy of the leading churches of
Washington, but she probably will
continue her interest in the work, IL
was said today at the offices of the
Washington Federation of Churches.
Her resignation was received in a
letter and accepted, DIR. W. l.. Darby,
executive secretary Of the federation,
said, and the letter is now in the files.
\ full statement as to the reorsaE-
ization of the vacation Bible school
work in the future will be issued
by the federation of churches next
Saturday. it was said today, and un-
til that time there Will be no formal
discussion of plans.