The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1919-11-21
Annapolis.-In filing it's report with

Annapolis.-In filing it's report with
Judge Robert Moss, of the Anne Arun-
del county circuit court, grand jury
vestigations which have just been COM
pleted that there seemed to be lack
Of cooperation among certain of the
county Offices and recommended that
an effort be made to better the condi-
tion.
The blame for the escape of pris-
oner who was being taken from the
court room to the Jail was placed on
the negligence of the sheriff's Office.
In reporting on the Laurel race
track, which was pointed out partic-
ularly by Judge Moss when he made.
that the pari-mutuel system of bet
ting had been found in use, and that
so far as the jury could Judge 1t was
conducted fairly and honestly. 1t was
further stated that the fair proper
seemed to be but small part of the
chief drawing card.
MISUNDERSTANDING figures were
submitted by officials of two coal COM
panies in sworn statements to combat
claims of officials and miners unions
that miners have not been making
living wage. They show that in one
month one miner drew s716.40.
John L. Maust, secretary OF the
Knob Coal Company, Morgantown, in
which Cumberland capital is inter-
ested, submitted a sworn list showing
the average miners pay for October.
1919. The lowest check was for
s19430, the highest $344.64. Others
were for $2S4.41, s2S3.OS, $319.16 and
$299.42.
The amounts given were made by
miners working 136 hours a month,
based on 27 working days; average
working time for each day, five hours.
The rest of the time was lost on ac-
count of poor car supply.
Hagerstown-The Hagerstown post
Office received a parcel valued at
"one billion dallars," so written on the
shipping tag, when four-year-old Wal
dron Geaslen, shipped by his mother in
Syracuse, N. Y, came on visit to his
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin M.
Meats, so Madison avenue. His grand
parents were at the Cumberland Val
ley Railroad Station when the train
pulled in. The young express pack
age" said he had the greatest trip of
his life. Everybody was interested in
him, gave him kind words and good
things to eat.
Berlin.-Elijah B. Carey died at age
of 80 years, at his home here. Mr..
Carey was a native of Worcester
county, and although he held several
public offices of Importance, he, per-
haps, was best known for his stanch
support Of the Democrats party
throughout his life. In the SO years in
which Mr.. Carey voted he never missed
one election, general or primary, and
he always was known to vote the
straight Democratic ticket 1t is said
that he voted the Democratic ticket
longer than any other man in Mary
land.
Hagerst quarrel,
George Kaufman shot and killed his
mother-in-law, Mrs. Nettie Hose, aged
so years, here. Kaufman, who Is a
railroad wsrkeF afsing in Cleveland,
Ohio. came fe EaFstown in search of
his wife!sN&f6 had resided in Harris
burg and also formely lived here He
visited the home of Mrs. Hose, but
failed to obtain any information Of
the wife's whereabouts. Next morn
ing the man returned and found no one
at ,hszSbut Mrs. Hose. An argument
foN1RedS and when she refused to tell
ssl4e whereabouts of the daughter,
IKauffnan shot her.