Evening Star Newspaper, July 11, 1926, Page 12

ATCHE DEDGATE BEAVER DAM CLLB -Declares He Will Again Seek .. Governorship in Address i, Before Big Throng. The Beaver Dam Club, the play- ground and country club of the Wash- ington City Club, was dedicated formerly yesterday afternoon by Gov. Albert Ritchie of Maryland in an ad- dress in which he spoke on the love of liberty and popular government that is inherent in every true son of Maryland. The governor also took mote of reports that he will seek the Democatic nomination for President in the coming campaign by declaring that he will run for re-election as chief executive of his State and that might end the matter. ‘Responding to a toast by Maj. Gen. Anton Stephan, president of the City Club, that he *“soon would be accord- ed the highest honor that the Nation has in its power to give,” Gov. Ritchie said, “If Maryland will give me an- other term at Annapolis, we won't have to ask the Nation to do anything about this matter.” The dedication program was begun at noon yesterday and lasted until after 1 o'clock this morning. Nearly 2,000 members and friends of the Beaver Dam and the City clubs at- tended for all or part of the day. 4 Leaves Prohibition Out. Gov. Ritchie, speaking at 5:30 \at the clubhouse, dwelt upon political |- philosophies concerning personal lib- erty, but did not, as he did at the Jefferson _day. banguet here 'this Spring, refer to the prohibition act. “Maryland has “traditions that .go back nearly 300 years,” Gov. Ritchie declared, “and among the finest of these and those of greatest signifi- cance are the ideals of personal iib- erty, religious freedom and \popular vernment. Religlous liberty was rst _conceived in 163¢ at the time when religious persecution was at its height In England. The provinces established by the Calverts in Mary- Jand was built on that ideal. “Popular government was safe- guarded by a State charter for the first time when the Maryland charter was granted. So thoroughly did those early Marylanders believe in -that ideal that the Lord Proprietary of Maryland was prohibited from mak- ing any laws or levying any taxes without the consent of the governed. Tdeals Live Forces. “These two great ideals are live “forces in Maryland today probably to a greater extent than in any other State of our Union. I am happy to say the people of Washington and many other sections &ling to them also.” The Governor voiced cxasperation @ver the, creation in Washington of mew bureaus to regulate the personal conduct of individual citizens. “Right- eousness is a matter of consclence, and it cannot be legislated into people either by Congress or by State ILegis- fatures,” he Gen. Stephan was presented the key to the club by Edward Brashears, president of the Beaver Dam Club, and in a brief acceptance speech told of the membership drive the City Club conducted in anticipation of the open- ing of the Country Club and alluded to tribulations o had to be faced in the acquiring country . estate. Mr. Brashears tol:’ot Xhe union of the two clubs and paid a tribute.to Gov. Ritchle. " Golf and Trap Shooting. The day’s festivities were begun with a golf tourniment and trap- shooting contest. Golf honors went to W. H. White, who made a net score of 69, winning a point toward the Cadilac Trophy. Byrn Curtiss, a 16-year-old member of the City Club, carried off second high honows in a large fleld of tournament en- trants, finishing the nine-hole course with a net score of §7. This score is 2 points under the feature win- ner, but the youth had to discount a handicap 3 points higher -than that of White. Curtiss won his first step toward the Dulin & Martin Trophy. Third place winer was H. Shipley. The - tournament was ucted by H. D, Miller, profes- nal golfer of the Beaver Dam Club. < In the trap &hooting contest first place went to W. H. Constantine, who scored 9 out of 10 hits. H. R. Stutzman captured second honors, with 8 out of 10 hits. Mrs. Constan- tine, only woman entrant, made a score of 3 hits out of 10 shots. George A. Emmons, a captain of the ‘Washington Gurn Club, was in charge of the shoot. - 2 Five airplanes of the Maryland al gérvice, under the direction of MaJj. Willlam Tipton, performed formation &nd stunt flying during the afternoon. Other features were selections by the City Club Glee Club, surprise golo numbers and dancing, which lasted from 9 until 1 o'clock. RREMIERSHIP HALTED - BRIAND’S FISHING TRIP Zucky for Them It Did, Says French Statesman—Season < Opens With Rush. By the Associated Press. Ui ‘The new. Lower, left to right—Rudolph Jose, Edward S.: Brashears, Gov. Ritchie and Gen.’ Anton Stephan. 23,152 MILES OF STATE ROADS IMPROVED IN NATION IN. 1925 10,000 Miles Aided by Federal System—Total of 270,654 Miles Now Silrfaced or Drained ' Bureau Reports. Nearly 18,000 miles of roads in the several State highway systems were surfaced in 1925, according to reports received by the Bureau of Public Roads of the United States Department ot‘ Agriculture from the State Mllwlyt departments. In addition, 5,316 miles of earth was led and drained according to engineering standards, making a total of 23,152 miles im- proved during the year, of which a little more than 10,000 miles was con- structed with Federal L At the end of the yi the total surfaced mileage in the State systems ‘had reached 145,608 ‘miles, and there were 32,218 miles of earth road grad- ed and 4 | according to engineer- ing f & total of 270,654 miles included in the State systems . & 0@ 000 e Alabama Arizona .. Arkansas California. Colorado . 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The surfaced roads in the State system at the close of 1926 were of the following types:.Sand-clay, 12,677 miles; gravel, 64,408 miles; water-bound macadam, 4,804 miles; surface-treated macadam and grivel, 15868 miles; bituminous-macadam, * 10,985 miles; sheet asphalt, 839° miles; bituminous- concrete,. 4,821 . miles; cement-cor crete, 27,876 ‘miles; brick, 8,111 and llaneous, 131 The ' following "tablé indic: progress made-by the various, ileage & STSEST oo hooroohnwsbovoobBuT bV aNO A Do Lahab YR A D AW 98 EAaihite 17,886.0 PARIS, July 10.—Premier Briand's - 5 : Py Soviet Sends New Colony to Wrangell, recent formation of his tenth cabinet spoiled a perfectly s?od fishing ‘expe- @tion that he had planned. ' The French leader had just given up his attempt to form the ministry. when the fishing season opened and the veteran premier began overhauling his fishing tackle for a raid on the streams of his little place‘at Coche- rel, in Brittany. . Former Premier Herriot then undertook to form cabinet, but was unsuccessful, and M. Briand was -calléd tg the réscue by President Doumergue. - ““It was lucky for the ‘fish,” M. Briand said, when he received the summons. The opening of the fishing season was important event not only for the premier, but also for thousands of Frenchmen in humble walks of life. The traditional fishermen who sit at the Seine for hours to catch “eninnow” betook themselves to the nearby country to try their luck at bigger fish. Every train leaving the city onthe first day of the season was packed with eager Izaak Waltons. In many céses the entire family.accompanied the angler. "ROOFS TO GUIDE PLANES. Kentucky Cities Will Have Stra- tegic Air Designations. FRANKFORT, Ky., July 10 (#).- Gen. J. Kehoe of the tegic cities, buildl roofs numbered g quick locality rn-:onu -from the < The State air board has supervision Death By the Associsted-Press. NOME, ~ Aliska, July 10.—Russia has launched another attempt to col- onize ngell ‘Island, bit of ice locked Jand in:the Arctic Ocean, which already has claimed the lives of 18 colonists and explorers, and has uninhabitable. Soviet leader. ing 100 dogs, 25 reindeer and 6 large Eskimo boats. Equipment of the colony includes 3,000 reindeér pelts for clothing. CASE T0 BE RETRIED. Man and Wife Had Been Convicted of His Aunt’s Death. NASHVILLE, Tenn., July 10 (#).— Court Place for All Earlier Dwellers claim was based n that a Tad visted Wrangel Taand. i i1 CLAIMS COMMISSION| QuITS Dr. Octavio, Neutral on U. & and 5 NEW MENPUT Prohibition Net Tightened Under Recent Authoriza- tion by Congress. Adding 285 additional men to the border patrol, the Government has be- gun to put into force the new program authorized by Congress for tightening | the ban on smuggling. o The total strength ultimately to be put on under the new plans will be 540 men, most of whom will be equip- ped with. automobiles; and placed under authority of -collectors. customs Some of them will be undeér ‘direction administrators. [ listribution Rocl ict, augmenting 'the staff ;6 for the Vermont, New. Ham shi and Maine border, where customs and prohibition agents are on duty; 10 along the Ohio line, west- ward from Buffalo, where none is now. stationed; 5 for Minnesota, where § are now located; 3 for North Dakota, increasing the staff ¢o 15; 15 for Montana, where none is now; 15 in Seattle, where 17 are now stationed; 15-in New York; 10 in Boston; 15 men San Francisco ‘and Los to n, to New Ofleans; 2 to Savannah, Ga., ‘where there are now 6. - FRENCH ROSES DAMAGED. 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