Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-27
NEWS OF MARYLAND.
IMPORTANT NEW STATE OFFICE
MAY BE CREATED.
Unusual Accident Befalls a Mine
Worker-Methodis Con-
ference Plans.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
CUMBERLAND. Nd, January &c, 1907,
Ex-State Senator David J. Lewis will pre-
pare bill for introduction nthe coming
general assembly of Maryland for the es-
tablishment Of the Office of auditor of public
receipts and expenditures.
Speaking of the bill Mr.. Lewis said:
There is no one living who can tell you
the cost of government, the revenue or the
expenditures of any state lin the LINEN.
There is not a citizen in Maryland who
knows the cost of its combined activities
and there never has been. I would advise
in this connection a system of uniform ac-
counting for the whole state. The pro-
posed auditor of public receipts and ex-
penditures should have power to prescribe
uniform methods, forms and principles of
accounting for every public officer, county
and municipality In the state, and Should
audit the accounts Of every fiscal officer
and publish the results ea- 'i't,'' -'''-
THE methods of the general government
are UNNECESSARILY superior In tins respect.
and 1t has even enforced upon the railways
methods of accounting so general and mi
mute that you can ask the annual report OF
the interstate commerce commission almost
any conceivable question and receive an
answer In general and in detail. These re-
ports would afford comparisons by which
the efficiency of local government can be
judged. 1t is mainly by comparison that
we determine our actions. 1t would be SO
with counties and cities II the data were
at hand to make the comparison. If the
state auditors report advised us that road
building cost $1,000 a mile in Washington
county and ST. 600 a mile here we would be
forced to consider the question whether
our own road makers were up to the
standard. This applies with greater force
to municipal activities"
An Unusual Accident. -'.~
Joseph Pritts while engaged yesterday in
making mine props near lockwood met
with an unusual accident. A falling tree
struck his uplifted ak and 1t FELL striking
him across the face, horribly cutting his
nose and cheeks 1t was with much diff
Guilty that the wounds were dressed, as
Pritts could not be chloroformed. and the
pain was agonizing while the nose was
being sewed fast to the face. 1t was
thought for q time that the injury would
prove fatal.
Conference of Methodists.
Extensive preparations are being made
here for the entertainment Of the annual
session of the Baltimore conference Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, to be held
at Center Street Church. Cumberland, be-
ginning April 3. This conference is COM
posed of the District Of Columbia and of
sections Of Maryland. Virginia, West Vir-
ginia and Pennsylvania. Bishop William
Fraser Mcdowell will preside. It will be
the first time that Bishop Mcdowell has
presided over the Baltimore conference.
He Is one of the new bishops. having been
elected at the last general conference at
Los Angeles, Cal. in May. 1904. His home
Is at Evanston, Ill. Bishop Mcdowell last
week presided over a conference in Florida.
A sacramento service will be held at the
opening of the conference. The ordination
Of elders will be held on Sunday morning
ne aForo Il, hot
the ministers from Baltimore and Wash
ington and adjacent points go to the con-
ference in a body. Special cars are to be
provided. -
The immense auditorium at Mountain
Lake Park was badly damaged by tree
ladened with sleet falling on the project
ing roof A hole about forty feet square
was torn.
Below Zero Weather. 7
Not since 1899 was such cold weather
experienced in the glades of Garrett county
as this week. Wednesday morning the
thermometer registered 10 degrees below
zero. drop of SO degrees since last Sat-
urday afternoon. On January 2, 1885, it
registered "a degrees below zero.
Mrs. Ella M. Miller has been appointed
assistant postmaster Of Oakland, Md, by
Postmaster James c. Peddicord, who has
just taken charge. Mrs. Miller Is a sisle
of Mr.. Peddicord.
Mrs. Lucinda King, wife OF Jesse King,
is dead at German, Garrett county, Md,
aged eighty-three years. Mr.. King is eighty
nine years old. Besides her husband she
is survived by six children Joseph w.
King. Mrs. Amy White and Mrs, Susan
Solomon of Garrett county,. Israel and
Jonathan King and Mrs. Lizzie Gusemau
of Uniontown. Pa.
Mr.. A. Hunter Boyd, jr.. son Of Chief
Judge A. Hunter Boyd Of Cumberland will
discontinue the private practice Of law In
Baltimore to become q member Of the legal
staff Of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. y