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GAME WARDEN IN BAD
Charges Filed by Maryland State
Game and Fish Protective AS
soclation Against State
Game Warden Cox,
of Cfisfeld.

considerable trouble since his ap-
pointment; in fact. the trouble as
alleged in the charges, has covered
F almost the entire period Of his Of
ficlal position. The gentleman who's
appointment has caused unpleasant
notoriety is Mr.. Frank Z. Cox, OF
Paramount, Nd. who was appointed
State Game Warden. According 10
the charges filed by Secretary Bird
ges, Of the Game and Fish Pr0tec-
tive Association, in addition TO draw
ing his salary, Mr.. Cox has drawn
over $4,000 for expenses, and de
spite this fact, there are a num-
Der of bills that remain unpaid
which hare been presented tC Nj.
Cox upon numerous occasions. It
is further claimed that the bills Of
: he State are te:Es paid. with Mr..
CoX's personal check, and tha1 up
on some occaa ons these checks
have not b.En IGNORED.
At the time CT the appoin rmert,
the State Game AID Fish Protective
Association urged upon the Cover
nor the appoint ment of a man who
was in sympathy with the moe
ment, and whose standing was sGCh
that they could recommend him, but
the Governor ignored these recon-
mendations and appointed Mr.. Cox.
OF
the time CT the appointment, that
it was personal one, and that
there had teen an agra elncTt
whereby Mr.. Cox was to pay $500
of his salary annually. to a we'll
known negro politician of Somerset
county
1t is believed the Governor is
waiting for data from the Comptrol-
ler's office, which includes the
vouchers upon which Mr.. Cox has
drawn the funds at the disposal of
the game warden. Mr.. Cox has
drawn $4,000 for expenses since
his incumbency, leaving only $344.
80 in the treasury to the credit of
the fund. Henry P. Bridges and
Talbot Denmead, of the Maryland
Game and Fish Protective Associa-
ton, declare they do not believe
Mr.. Cox has spent more than $500
of this amount for the purposes in
tended and ask that the Governor
obtain and make public the voueh-
.ers upon which Mr CO.. Z G4aa.s- LIS.
funds and bis disbursements. Inc
conviction is strong that as result
of the facts brought out, the Gov
ernor will ask for Mr.. Cox's reslg-
nation. and in a statement will de-
nounce the report that he had any
knowledge of the alleged agree
ment between Cox and Ned VIII
son, the negro Somerset county poll
tician, by which it is said the latter
was to have received $500 OF Cox's
salary. If this agreement were
made, no one believes that the Gov
ernor knew of it or sanctioned it.
The extent to which Cox is involved
in the Somerset county banks, and
the reports regarding the notes CIV
en- by him, seem to have been
matter of general knowledge in the
county for some time. These notes
are generally discussed, although
none of those who know the facts
are willing to talk for publication.
Republican politicians in Somerset
county have clamped the lid down
hard on the Cox developments, and
there has evidently been an effort
made to stop the talk. Sherman
Dryden, a brother of A. Lincoln
Dryden, is credited with having
read the riot act to some OF the
politicians and to be angry because
they talked. 1t was learned today
that the appointment OF Cox was
made over protest of A. Lincoln
Dryden, then a member of the coun-
ty central committee, and locally
it is regarded as having been prac-
ttcally a personal appointment OF
Jackson. Ned" Wilson, the negro
leader, was seen today and denied
that Cox owed him any money or
that there had been any agreement
He is smart, unctous mulatto,
about 50 years old. Some years age
he was employed as a Waterman
at the Custom House and is said
to have great power with the ne
groes N the county. Mr.. Cox, he
said, 'towes me no money
1t has been known for months by
Cox's neighbors that he was in fl
nancial difficulties, and that he was
heavily involved in the local banks.
While the bank officials have re-
Trained from talking. well-posted
men have been expecting solne such
announcement as the present and
all a:e wondering how it will end.
They are awaiting statement from
the Governor Up to date Mr.CoX
has ma1e no denial of the charges
except to say they were sour
grapes "-either as to the money
owed by him to Messrs Bridges and
Denmead, or IS 10 the fact 1nat
there are several persons in B.Iti-
more holding cheers given them by
him ard cashed, hut which were re-
turned marked no funds"
Here's Real Adventure.