Middletown transcript., 1916-12-02
STATE.
CAPITAL
McMuIIen Holds Back.
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Annapolis

Annapolis
Following their conference upon the
condition of the State Treasury, Gov
ernor Harrington and Comptroller NC
Mullen gave out joint statement IN
which they said that at the close OF
the fiscal year on September 80, last.
there was surplus in the general
funds Of $499,O91.4O. That is the sum
which the Governor some days ago
stated was surplus.
The joint statement Of the GoVernM
and the Comptroller also states, how
ever, that Mr.. McMullen will not pay
to the Roads Commission the approx
mate 5000, 900 due 1t, unless he is order
ed to do so by the courts, notW1tn'
standing that he agrees that there Is
large surplus on hand, and notwith'
standing the opinion Of Attorney-Gen'
eral Ritchie.
No reference is made in the state
ment to the question which has been
raised, as to whether that part OF the
$4,000, 900 deficiency loan, which was
not necessary to liQpidate the deficits
appearing in the fiscal years OF 1913
and 1916, may be counted as a surplus.
It is evident from the joint statement
that the $499, 900 surplus referred to 1s
part of the deficiency loan which was
not needed. 1t has been argued that
any remainder, under the law, should
not be kept in the general funds, but
should be used to reduce the bonded
debt.
Sewage Did Not Destroy oysters.
One definite conclusion reached by
the State and Federal Investigators
who have been endeavoring to ascer'
tain the cause of the oyster mortality
is that it is not due to the pollution Of
the water by sewage. This decision
is based on the fact that conditions
were the same 100 miles down the
Bay, where the water is clear, as at
Curtis Bay and other points at which
deleterious matter is emptied. The
real cause has not yet been ascer'
tanned.
The trouble, according to Commis'
sioner Killian, of the Conservation
Commission, may be attributed to vari.
GUS causes and one Of the theories ad-
vanced is that the tides may be Re-
sponsible When this comes in, bring
ing with it the clear salt water, il
forces it's way along the eastern side,
and going out washes over the western
shores. Frequently the high winds
stir up the mud, releasing the organic
matter which absorbs the oxygen.
thereby depriving the oysters of the
substance so conducive to their exist
ence.
1t is a singular fact that in the
tributaries on either shore there is a
healthy growth of young oysters
which, if not disturbed, will in time
result in a large and lucrative yield
| Unfortunately the grounds have been
worked to such an extent as to pre-
cIude an extensive catch for some time
and unless the oysters are given a
chance to grow the bGAs will soon be
entirely depleted.
Many of the oysters now caught in
these waters are under size; that is to
say, that while not SO small as ia
make their taking unlawful, they are
nevertheless not merchantable. The
law permits the taking Of oysters that
measure two and half inches from
hinge to mouth, the trainers assuming
the oysters within would be proper
tionate in size. Complaints are com
ing from buyers, however, that these
are so small as to be useless for their
purposes and as about 25 per cent. Of
cargo includes just such oysters
which are bringing an unusually high
price, the loss to the buyer amounts
to something in the aggregate.
MaryIanders With Big Incomes.
In this State 5,215 persons paid the
personal income tax to the Federal
Government. The married persons
paying the personal income tax to the
Federal Government were most numer
Gus, Those paying the tax in Mary
land as married persons numbered
3,501. Married women rendering separ
ate returns in Maryland numbered 81
Single persons in Maryland paying the
tax were 1,125 men and $50 women.
The statistical record Of personal IN
come tax payments show that "a of the
120 persons in the entire country WhC
paid the tax on net incomes Of $1,000,
900 or over annually live in New Yorl
State There was one in Maryland
The income statistical record fol
Maryland, based on net incomes al
shown by the returns, were as fol
lows:
Net incomes Of $4,000 to $4,000
1,487; $4,000 to $4,000, 1887; $4,000 t.
$4,000, 1925; $4,000 to $4,000, 693
$4,000 to $4,000, 346; $4,000 to $25,
900, 154; $4,000 to 100000, III; $50,
900 to $4,000, 118; $4,000 to $4,000
go; $4,000 to $4,000, 81; $4,000 tt
100000, "a; 100000 to $150,00O, >27
$150,O0O, to 100000, 81; 100000 tt
s25O,OOO, 8; $25O,OOO to 100000, 2
100000 to 100000, 3; 100000 t.
$5OO,OOO, 1; $5OO,OOO, $1,OOO,OOO, 2, ant
S1,000,000 and over, 1.