Middletown transcript., 1916-09-30
ANNAPOLIS NEWS
Annapolis


president of the Farmers and Mer-
chants National Bank; Dr. ]. Hubert
Wade, of Washington county, chair
man of the Democratic State Central
Committee, and Frank w. Metzerott,
of Prince Georges county, to be men,
bers of the Penal Board This bOaCd
will take control of the House of Cor
rection and the Penitentiary, supplant-
ing the old board of directors, on Oc
tober 1. The members will receive
$4,000 year each.
Mr.. Metzerott is Republican and
the other two are Democrats. The
Governor was not required, under the
law creating the board, to name a mi
nority member, but he decided that it
was the wise policy.
DR.. Wade's appointment makes a
vacancy in the Advisory Board OF
Parole, of which he has been a mem
Der since its creation by the Legisla-
ture of 1914.
In announcing the appointments the
|
ment:
"In the appointment of Mr.. Crane,
DR.. Wade and Mr.. Metzerott to con-
stitute the State Board of Prison Con-
troll. feel that the State can con-
| fidently be assured that the institu-
tions under their control will be wise
ly managed and administered. The
law did not call for minority represen-
tation, but l have thought it wise and
proper that there should be minority
representation, so that there might be
no doubt that the people of the State
may be in position to know at all
times what is going on at these in
| stitutions. / have talked with these
gentlemen, and, in my opinion, they
have the proper idea of the objects
and purposes of penal punishment.
"All these gentlemen bring with
them personal experience that will be
available to them in their work. Mr..
Crane has been connected with the
Penitentiary, as one Of the board of
| trustees, for number of years and
has always taken very active inter
est in the management of that institu-
| tion. DR.. Wade has been member
of the Advisory Board of Parole since
it's Inauguration and have had an ex-
cellent opportunity for the last eight
months to observe the character of his
work. Mr.. Metzerott is familiar with
the workings of the Maryland House
of Correction.
Small Oysters Must Be Saved.
The Conservation Commission is
sued positive and emphatic orders to
deputy commanders of the oyster po-
lice force and to oyster inspectors to
use every means in their power to pro
tect small oysters, which will be need
ed to conserve the future supply Of
oysters, because of their wholesale
mortality.
The commission in its circular order
to deputy commanders and inspectors
says:
Oysters must be culIed on rocks
where small oysters can be immediate
ly returned to bottom and conserved
for future supply.
These were the instructions given
to each man in the service when he
qualified, but the disclosures made by
our investigation compel redoubling
of any previously contemplated effort,
and deputy commanders must rigidly
enforce the Gull law on the rocks. Use
your launches to board oystermen's
boats while actually at work, and see
that the law is observed by actual
culIing to your own satisfaction right
where oysters are being taken.
Inspectors ashore are instructed to
permit no violations to pass and in
order to discover the real condition
you must not depend upon a mere
casual observance of cargo, but dump
and Gull over sufficient tubs to ascer-
tain the real facts.
This order applies to every inspec-
tor at every point and must be COM
piled with. Report every case, indi-
eating to this Office on what rock the
violation occurred, so that the deputy
commander in whose district it did
occur may be posted and warned
against repetition.
The future of the industry is at
stake and every deputy commander
and inspector has grave RESPONSE
bility to divide with the commission.
All depends upon you. 1t Is our hope
that no man may have to be removed
for failure of duty, but that will be
the penalty.
You know the law. You have full
instructions. Do your duty.
It is estimated that the wholesale
mortality among oysters may cause a
loss of $1,8OO,OO0. Packers, dredgers,
tongers, boatowners, local merchants
and others will be hit hard. Packers
are practically without the supplies
which they have drawn in past seasons
from the Jumps in the Upper Chesa-
peake Bay. They will be compelled to
take the larger oysters from points
farther down the Bay, and these oys-
ters, because of raw box demands, are
generally too expensive for packing
purposes. A new growth is reported
in Targier Sound, but this growth will
be protected for future propagation.
The supply in the Potomac River is
said to be the best for fifteen years.
only tales Of woe are told.
The mosfortune strikes Maryland oys-
termen with greater force because of
the failure of the oyster "set" in North