Evening star., 1914-04-19
MARYLAND COUNTIES TO
VOTE ON LOCAL OPTION
Charles, st. Marys, Carroll and Gar
rett Will Ballot This
Year.
Prince Georges and Frederick Coun
ties Also Affected by Liquor
Legislation.

Voters in two of the counties of south
ern Maryland, Charles and St Marys.
will have an opportunity this year to
vote upon the question of countrywide
local option, and in November the voters
of Carroll and Garret counties will vote
upon u similar proposition. members of
the legislature having voted that right
AT the recent session of that body. Sew
eral other laws that We're advocated BY
the Maryland Anti Saloon League also
we're passed.
The first of the several county local
option elections will be held in Charles
county May 16, and the temperance
forces are already at work to interest
the voters in their side of the fight.
should the "drys" win, it is stated, sew
eral towns familiar to the people of this
city will be affected, among them being
La Plata, Benedict. Indian Head, Fort
Washington and numerous small villages,
and the excursion resort at Marshall
Hall.
In ST. Marys county the election will
he held August ). Leonardtown. the
county seat, the largest town in the
county, IS wet and there are saloons
connected with stores at cross roads
throughout the county. Piney Point, a
resort patronized by Washington people,
is in ST. AIarys county.
Calvert County Long DRY"
Calvert county, between the Patuxent
river and Chesapeake bay. is directly
across the Patuxent river from Charles
and St Marys counties. and it has been
dry for a number of years, Chesapeake
Beach being its only wet spot. Resi-
dents of the two counties are deeply in
terested in the coming contests, but the
time is so short that the people of
charles county will not be able to wage
much of a campaign.
November is the time fixed for the
contests in Carroll and Garrett counties.
Westminster is the county seat of Car
rU1 county and it is regarded as one of
The most prosperous towns in that Sec
jion of the state. Among other places in
the county are Mount Airy, Patapsco,
Union Bridge, Sykesville and Taneytown.
several of the most popular resorts in
Maryland are located in Garrett county,
which is one of the thriving counties of
western Maryland. Oakland. in the coun-
~ seat, and Dear Park and Mountain
Lake Park are among the resorts in the
county.
Prince Georges cunty which borders on
the north, east and south of the Dis
trict, did not escape the legislation which
WAS SO enthusiastically championed by
the temperance forces. One measure af-
fecting Prince Georges county provided
for dry district covering an area of
two miles east of the District in what
is known as Oxon Hill district.
\ second measure relating to Prince
Georges county prohibits the sale of
liquor within two miles of Riggs mill,
in Chillum district, and while it does
not have the effect of closing an existing
saloon it does give the people of that
section the assurance that such an estab-
Shment will not be opened there.
Third Measure Closes Saloon.
\ third measure affecting Prince
Georges county closes one saloon in
what is known as the Bowie district.
The saloon in question, it is stated, is
" hen it closes there will be no drinking g
places in the county at any point north of
Eadensburg or Bowie.
Delegate Addison submitted a bill to
the legislature which provided for a
evunty-wide vote upon the question of
liquor or no liquor for PNnce Georges
county. The bill was not passed. how
er. and the temperance forces thought
they were fortunate to get the three
local measures enacted into law.
Knoxville. Frederick county, was at
fected by direct legislation. a member of
the legislature from that county sue
ceeding in getting bill passed to make
the town prohibition territory. The town
is between Brunswick and Harpers
Ferry and il was argued at Annapolis
that it threw too much temptation in
the way of several thousand railroad en-
ployes residing in Brunswick. Five sa-
looms, it is stated. are affected by the
law.
Stringent anti-shipping bills for eastern
shore counties. it is stated, completed
the liquor legislation at the meeting of
the legislature.