Evening journal., 1916-02-05
LIQUOR AND RACING
concern maryland
Adverse Drift for "DryS'' in
Action on Measure TO Close
Lone DiStillery
DRASTIC TRACK
BILL is COMING

ANNAPOLIS. Md. Feb. 5.-With the
Senate in a tangle over the Baltimore
city annexation bills and the House
I'm a furry over the wet and dry ques-
ton. the Legislature adjourned last
evening until Monday night. Alllng-
ton and Curtis Bay, Anne Arundel
county. across the Patapsco. are
fighting against being brought within
Baltimore city lines
The temperance committee in the
House made an unfayOrable report on
the Shartzer bill, which prohibits the
manufacture of intoxicating liquor i'm
Garrett county. Garrett is dry, but
there lis one small distillery at the
village OF Accident, which has an out
put Of about 5000 gallons a year The
Shartzer bill would put this distillery
out of business.
The report was quickly adopted. but
Schartzer, whose seat is in the back
OF the chamber. said he could not
hear what was going on. He moved
for reconsideration. which was car
ried-47 to 30. Then Shartzer and a
member Of the temperance committee
got into a hot argument, which was
ended by adjournment.
To have all capital punishmonts in
the State by electrocutiOn is the OBJ
ject of a bill introduced by Delegate
Layton, OF Worcester. The bill pro-
vides that after June ] 1917, the exc
cutions i'm capital cases shall be by
electrOcutiOn in the penitentiarv.
Delegates Layton and Wimbrow are
both interested in the bill. and the
fact that the hanging of Grano, in
Snow Hill. which was Witnessed by
about 5000 persons, many of them
intoxicated and disOrderly, as in 9th
er public hangings on the Eastern
Shore, has aroused a strong public
sentiment to have all executions pri-
yately in Baltimore.
Would Strangle Racing.
Anti-racing legislation of the most
radical sort will be introduced in the
Assembly next week. Senator Frank
p. Williams, Of Cecil, will father the
bill in the Senate. and Delegate Hall
OF Baltimore, will push the measure
on the other side of the hall. The
bills will provide for the elimination
OF all betting on races within Mary
land and absolutely prohibit the
printing in Maryland newspapers o
States where wagers are laid
Delegate Hall announced that .th'
legislation would even stop the cir
culation within Maryland Of outside
newspapers which print racing re
suits. some Of whom are widely cir
culated in this State.
MY bill" said Hall. will provid
penalty for any person to have sucl
papers in his possession. In regar
TO the local press the Anti-Racin
law will be able to reach the hear
Of the situation by the penalty TO
printing race results
The indications are that the ant
racing legislation will bring a stron
lobby to Annapolis in an effort TO dc
feat the bills. The race track follow
ers have been put out OF business
so many States that Maryland is on
of their last places of refuge. Sine
the racing ban was put into operatio
in other big states several new track
have been started in Maryland Tn
last of these was built in 1914 Z
Bowie. Prince Georges county.
Plan TO Hold On BY Fat License.
The claim has been frequently mad
that the new tracks were not built
the real interests Of horse racing bl
merely to provide the proper machiI
cry for betting.
There have been reports that Il
racing people might try to save then
selves from annihilation in Marylar
by the introduction Of legislation pr'
viding Cor a State license Of $1,000 p'
day for each racing day at the sever
tracks and with a maximum numb'
OF 100 racing days provided fo
This would bring an annual reven'
OF 100000 into the State treasury.