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Evening Capital from Annapolis, Maryland • 1

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Evening Capitali
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Pre of late news at U' and abroad are pubb is in The Capital. aN UA7.ETTE 1727. WA PATS FITTING TESTIMONY TO IB HMM. 000 AT UNVEILING OF A BRONZE TABLET ERECTED i CAPITOL Hears Names Of First To Answer to During World Were SECRF.TARY DANIELS "LAUDS YOUTH, I the ceremony thai la official art of KarT'-on u.tr Governor," and hen with the men Navy's rail fur of the war was held vestord the rotunda at the State, v. a the bronze tablet State in their honor and names, was unveiled by Mary Miller, daughter of J.

Miller the artist who and William Harrington, the Governor and Mrs. Har- iet whit has been plared S'at IIou rotunda, opposite Ins been given to the Maryland by the Maryland ng com mitt When the 800 recruited in answer to a til from iSrretary Daniels the committee promised all the i re; who enlisted that their names! he placed on a tablet to be! niemorbl to their Gils promise was made good. exercises and during the renin the Naval Academy band, leadership of Lieut. played several beautiful r- including "Oo; the Gem of the My and "The Star; N'lnchd It. The il program was a feature of the and lent added inspiration.

Tkrexercises were opened with prayer Johnson, rector of St. Hr. Jacobs Presides llcnrv Barton Jacobs, tablet committee, presided in the! of Dr Frank J. Goodnow, of the general Tt. m.i.le a brief speech.

ti'ciitiiuied On Four) FOR SALE 1 dwelling. Nos. 16 and 18 Large lot Low price Iglohart, Real lluiidmg. A W. SHARPE Optician L' Main Street ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND.

our Opportunity! nl have felt the need of Bright, interesting new 1 ttt.l stunts l.t SOCIALS 111'KCH SOCIALS Tio.ME rARTIES WORK AYC.Rt )CXI) WORK YOCR OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE THE AM) GAME COURSE offered FREE by the Com- Recreation of the Conmiunitv Service As' Like the Play and Game Course, ottered free Service Association, of Annapolis, on Jany Tel. No tnail I'oMMI'XITY SERVICE ASSO- Mam St. Phone jlo Disappointed Again This Year! ant tnir Order for Baby Chicks at Once r.g orders for chicks every day and will not take us soon as we reach our Hatching Capacity, serve our Frivnds in Annapolis, and Anne Arundel hook all orders in rotation; don't be the Vt following breeds: -HULK leghorns. I REDS. WIRED ROCKS.

i 'phone call will bring order blank and circular. 4 jld thing Qlnpital. PLAYANDGAME COM BEGINS HERE TOMORROW BY COMMUNITY SERVICE Co-operating with the Community Service of Annapolis, the Community Service of ILiUimoro, the Public I Athletic League of Baltimore and Maryland, the Children'3 Playground Association of Baltimore, the Y. jC. A.

of Annapolis, and the of Isalella, will inaugurate morrow evening at 8 In the I City Assembly Rooms the "Play and Game Course." Tomorrow night's program, under the leadership of the Community Service, of Baltimore, will consist 01 the following program: Address, Mary Claire O'Brien; grand march. Margery C. Slingluff: rig-u-jig, Margery C. Slingluff; active games circle formation, Mar gery Slingluff. Hand Shaking Mixer, Nose and Fur Rub Stomach and Head.

Invert Hands, Knock off Hands, Imitate Animals, Whistle Song. Jolly is the Miller. i Passive games, Anna P. Hooper. Community Sneeze.

Electrical Shock. Spoon Photo, SnakaL, Music Box, Mental Telepathy. The next meeting will be Monday, I January 19. Under the leadership of the Annapolis Y. W.

C. A. NO BALTIMORE BOAT THIS WEEK TO CITY 1 Weather conditions have so 'in the, last day or two, that today! Luther F. Francis, agent for the Tol-1 cheater Steamboat Company, was noti- Tied by the company's office at more, that there would be no boat here this week. Ice in the upper buy has broken and is a menace to navigation winds were high nad severe, and this added to the very cold weather, pre-! vented oystermen and other watermen from going out Everything was quiet on the Severn today, as well as on the Chesapeake.

Grand Ball! By CO. M. At Bladen Street Armory Thursday, Jan. 15th Dancing from 8.30 to 11 ADMISSION I 35 Cents; Gentlemen 50 Cents Il THE! MARYLAND GAZETTE. ANXARGUS.

Mi). WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14. Xoir at Helm of flairs of Slate 81 i i GOVERNOR C. RITCHIE, WylO WAS INACGCRATED HIGH SEAS AND WIND FARMERS NAT. BANK DELAY GOV'S.

PARTY DIRECTORS The motor yacht of Norfolk, which has taken the plac-a of the State Steamer Governor i recently burned, that was hearing the family of Governor Emerson C. llari rington across the bay to ir liamo Cambridge, is held up by alter conditions. The which 1 ft ltere I promptly at had about a mile and a half or tv. miles, land was off Greenberiy Point house, but because of high seas end strong winds, it was obliged to return Ito the Tolchoster Steambo wharf, where il was Led up late hour this afternoon The retiring family, who to eat luncheon on the bay. enjoyed the early afternoon meal aboard the at the Annapolis wharf.

i A number of Annapolis friends lied gong to the wharf to see the Harring! tons off uni wish them good luck. COM. ooi o. s. m.

mho; (By the Associated Press) Washington. IL Jan. mander David Worth Bagiev, of the Navy. of ie Secretary of the Navy Daniels, lias cabled the: Navy Department reques that his; name le considered only for such dec-1 oration as was conferred upon all contains of ue- trovers serving in the war zone. Commui; ler Bagiev, whose ship, tiic "Jacob vt.is torpedoed and sunk cii r.n the war.

was recommended for a Navy Cross by the War Decoration Board, but Secretary Daniels awarded lir.u the Distinguished Service Medal along the onp! tains of other Navy ly enemy submarines. NOTICE After being out of the paper so long, ti mi Pile is tlduking that we ate not t'tiyieg the second -ha in) line any more. rite leg great liberty to lot the public kti that we are still buying Ladies mi Men's riot! ing men's, ladies es: furniture, kltckeu utensils, niattl: gs ml rugs. Pleas give us the PAT'LIN'K BLOOM. Main street.

Annapolis. phone O. p. tiion a postal. 'y P- don't foreet the number.

MERViS SALAD KING BRAND Mayonnaise Dressing AND Tartar Sauce For sal? at all goad groceries'. Sold with a guarantee of money refunded jl4 i 1 -ff two titi ftdx the Board of Directors, making in all, feottired the tninual of the stockholders cf the Fur n'crs National Bank at the banking institution, corner of street- and Church Circle yesterday The new (Lrccttsrs chosen are Dr. Alfred H. Pt rrie, prominent physician 1 farmer if the Eighth district. and former; Treasurer of the county, and Dr.

VMiltun H. Hopkins, of Annapolis. A The five directors who were reelected are Col. Harry J. Hopkins, vho is president of the bank; Grafton D.

Ri lout, jJkunes M. Munroe. Daniel 11. Ran-h 11- and William 11. llall.

FESCUE HOST FIREMEN ELECT NEW OFFICERS a eting members the Rescue Hose Fir t-mpany. the oldest volunteer fire company' in the city, who recently celehfaled their fortieth birthday, the follow in officer were i lei ted: i President. TMtomns G. Basil; vieo! president. J.

IL rlArt Armigcr; secre' t-ary. Daniel R. treasurer, Charles IL Obery m. Walter 11. Miller: H.

(Rawlings; fire marshal. Wili liam Owens Fivc-t mstces were also elected for the enpi.ing year. Delegates werf tlected last month to title convention wh'ch meets next Monday night, and instructed to present the name of George T. Basil, the incumbent. Chief; Fire Marshal.

Treasurer Obery who is a charter member lose Company, and kns been its treas for many years, submitted bis report, which shows the finances of the to he in good shape. HEARING ANNIVERSARY OF BIG FIRE Friday night, Ji.nuary 16. will be the first anniversary of the big fire in Annapolis, which Caused the cion of a millioY; dollar's worth of property. The fire originated in the old ial Thc.tr- and spread rapidly to the bu 1 tinA the old Capital of. I re.

then to the Building, and some time row of houses adj joining was threatened-, but quick and faithful work on the purl of ike firemen prevented. Or. Main street fire spread to the clothing store of Strange and White. the drug store oFJames D. Feldmeyer, the palm and prperhar.gir.g store of R.

E. ilon3. the residence of Harry Zeller, all of which were partially 1 lrned. Tle old ColonU 1 Theatre and Capital office still remain a p.le of ruins, a grim reminder oY the fire a vear age Friday night' a CENSUS ENUMERATORS BUN AGAINST SNAG That census taking is no easy job is being just now the ladies who arc the census enumera- tors Their lines have not a.toge hcr fallen in pleasant places, and it is urged upon that portion of tlie community upon whom they hive not yet called that they le ready when the census enumerators do call, and 1 -prepared to give direct, intelligent answers to the questions asked. A census enumerator is a government employe, and as such must be; recognized and respected They are not expected to visit homes lui once, the Annapolis! enumerators have 1 een forced to go! to some houses two and tven three; times.

This is not fair to them. Some one in the family should be at home; and able to answer questions. The census enumerators who include Miss Leitch. Miss Moss and Miss King, are experiencing difficulty with the foreign residents, some of whom it is impossible do comprehend, and who do not understand what the cett-t taking is all at out. But the difficulty does not lie altogether with the foreign lorn, but vi the native lorn as well.

sAVhen yesterday ly one of; he enumerators of thb 1920 census where he was born, a male resident 'of the eastern section of the replied. that room." and his father horn there, asked the enumerator, "were lorn in v.ere all lorn here," was the reply. The census enumerators are hav- lag troubles of their own. but hope! people who can will try to le consid-j tratc and obliging in the work of: belpingthem take the Annapolis cen-i sus for the United States Government. MARYLAND AVE.

CHURCH WOMEN ORGANIZE The Foreign Society of Maryland Avenue Episcopal Church met yesterday afternoon at the home of Mrs. W. F. Lyons.) 160 Duke of Gloucester street, for the purpose of organization. After a short devotional service the following officers were elected: Preai-! dent, Mrs.

H. C. Sellers; vice-president, Mrs. E. R.

Spencer; Mrs. W. M. Wherrett; Mrs. O.

J. I eitch; publicity secretary. Mrs. i Russell; periodical secretary, Mrs I W. F.

Lyons; mite box secretary, Mrs I E. L. Medford. After considerable discussion of plans for the work of th? society, the meeting adjourned to meet on Febru- -ary 11 at the home of Mrs. Walter' lark.

Prince George street. PBOCLAi MARIIAL LAW IN GERMANY (Isy The Associated Press.) Berlin, Tuesday, Jan. gov-: eminent tonight proclaimed martial law in all sections of Germany following the mob demonstrations this afternoon in which at least ten persons were killed and many others wounded ly machine gun fire from the guards in front of the Reichstag ollding. Justice Gustav Noske has 1 een appointed commander in chief for the great Berlin district and Brandenburg province. Street parades and meetings and demonstrations of all kinds have bean prohibit; ed.

The Government admits the loss of one member of the troops of the guard, killed in the tight, while sev- I oral are missing. The big oak paneled door which gives access to the left wing of the Reichstag building was forced during the attempted rush. It was the prompt action of the Republic 6 Security Guards which prevented the mobs from gaining access to the 1 chamber. SENATOR BRADY ON 10 SENATE COMMITTEES a When the Senate reconvened night for the second week of the General Assembly. President Norris nehneed his selection of the several committees.

Senator A. Theodore Brady, of this county, was given the chairmanship of two committees and membership on eight others. He wat I made chairman of the committee on temperance, and also of public ings at Annapolis. Other which he has been assigned afe: to the Constitution; con 4 tingent expenses of the Senate; Chesaa peake Bay and tributaries; Federal re ojlations; finance; fish and game; in speef ions, and roads and highways. DISTINGUISHED THRONG PRESENT TOR INAUGURATION OF GOVERNOR ALBERT C.

RITCHIE AT STATE HORSE TODAY RETIRING GOVERNOR PARDONS FIVE ON LAST DAY OF TERM As one of the final acts of his administration. Governor Harrington this morning granted paroles in the oases of five prisoners serving terms in the State penal institutions. The cases had teen investigated by the State Board of Pardon and Parole and were favorably recommended to the executive. Those for whom clemency was shown are: Joseph Francis, who was convicted at the October term, 1907, in the Circuit Court for Kent county of murder in the second degree and sentenced to the Maryland Penitentiary for a period of 18 years frogi October 29, 1907 His time would have expired October 29. 1922.

Wesley Deal, alias West Deal, who I was convicted at the September term, I 1905, of the Circuit for Baltimore coun! ty of murder in the second degree, and I sentenced to 18 years iu the Maryland Penitentiary. November 27, 1905. The i sentence would have expired Novem- I her £7. 1920. PnPt Townsend, who was convicted at the April term, 1917.

in the Circuit i Court for Somerset county, of breaking into store, cases), and sentenced on April 23, 1917. to the Maryland Penij tentiary for the period of twelve years. The sentence would have expired May 4. 1927. Mary Fiore, who was convicted at the January term, 1919, iti the Criminal Court for Baltimore city, of manj laughter and sentenced on the 4th day of April.

1919. to serve one year in The sentence would have expired i February 4, 1920. William M. Barnes, who was victed at the May term. 1912, in the Criminal Court for Baltimore city of murder in the second degree and sentenced to serve (15) fifteen years in' the Maryland Penitentiary, September I 27.

1912. The sentence would have expired on March 27, 1925. Meeting Of P. O. S.

of A. I'onight There will be an important meet- I ing tonight at the Moose Hall, Maryland avenue, of the Patriotic Order, I Hons of America. Please be present. NOTICE! To Hotels, Boarding Houses and Rooming 1 louses. During the session of the Leg- I islature we are prepared to give prompt and daily service, satisfaction, guaranteed patronage solicited.

The Home Laundry Calvert Annapolis 117 Phone 134 I. i A Prosperous and Happy New Tear I To All of Our Patrons I A Bank that is strong enough and liberal enough to care for its patrons at all times ill 1 ESTABLISHED IN 1805 ej Gross Assets Over $2,700,000.00 4 Per Cent Interest on Savings Accounts AyM 111 The Farmers National Bank Of Annapolis, Maryland .1 1 Cloudy Fair and colder tonight; Thursday fair; continued cold. TUB iVXNING US4. PRICK TWO CENTS. Delivers Masterly Address Just Prior To Being Sworn Ceremonies Carried Out With Simplicity In Deference To His Wishes OATH ADMINISTERED BY CHIEF JUDGE BOYD Extracts from Ihe lininguni! address of Governor Kitchie, ami the farewell speech of his predecessor.

Tmerson C. Harrington, will found on page 3. Albert Ritchie, former Attorney-General. was inaugurated Governor of Maryland today. itli ceremonies of a simple, hut dignified nature.

Governor Ritchie delivered his inaugural address in the hall of the 1 louse of Delegates at the State House at 11..30 and half an hour later subscribed to the oath of office in the Senate Chamber. The oath was administered bv hief Judge A. Hunter lloyd of the Court of Appeals, as re- I scribed by the Constitution of the State. The inaugural address of the incoming Executive was a masiterly one. and held the undivided of the great audience that crowded the floor and the balconies of the House Chamber.

He referred to the great state of unrest existing in this and other Nations, spoke of financial problems of the State, declared against enactment of unnecessary legislation, and urged the lawmakers to the closest scrut'ny of all bills that may be offered during the present session of the General Assembly. Ceremonies Were Simple Largely in deference to the wikhos of the new Governor, the inaugural ceremonies were carried out with slra(Continued on Page Six.) Special Sale of Orchids for this week only. $1.50 EACH Place your order early. The Kaiser Co. 100 College Avenue.

Jl4 AT THE 3mt TEA ROOM Just arrived a fresh consignment from Boston of Paige delicious bon-tons. Also several varieties of home, made candy. tf. 7.

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