Evening journal., 1920-03-19
new MARRYING
PARSON IS BUSY
contInued from FIrst pag,.


vperform the ceremony. The couple 1
.. certainly entitled to be married and
do not see that should refuse sim
~~ply because they do not happen to b
residents OF this State. II the marriag
Of persons from without the State 4
improper then II is the duty OF IN,
State TO forbid them or to hedge then
about without restrictions.
Il believe there should be more re-
sirictiens and | signed a petition Il
The Maryland Legislature as pastor oi
his church asking that the law be
changed and that the requirements for
attaining a license 20 marry be made
more rigid"
And II is the signing Of this petition
srby DR.. Jones that caused him TO lose
most OF his share OF the marrying busi-
ness. Il is said. This petition, it is
esaid was presented TO him by some Of
the influential members OF his church.
Il was sent TO Annapolis. The taxloab
drivers and the garages, which make a
good thing out OF the marriage trade,
got up an opposing petition asking the
Legislature not to interfere. but 10
let the law stand as Il s They took
i to DR.. Jones and asked him 20 sign
H. He refused. saying that he had al
ready signed the petition asking or
change In the law. Then the taxi
= drivers determined 10 boycott him and
tH7o take him no more couples 70 marry.
Instead they take them 10 Rev. Mr..
WnMoon.
Mr.. Moan, 70 Is said, makes a splen-
d'd thing out Of the marrying he does
ne came here from Iowa something over
"a 10 hrsra -
be came 10 Maryland for his health.
= hnt It Is also said he was relieved OF
ms nastorate at Wintersett. Ia, be-
reuse his congregation was not salts
=. led with him. Anyway. he came here
ana soon saw the possibility OF making
good thing out Of marrying couples
-. who flock here every day II Is said
Y that he gives a commission OF 81 80 TO
- ne taxi drivers for each couple they
bring to him to be married. and that
~ Is an open transaction. Dr. Jones de- /
ned emphatically that he ever gave the 4
taxi drivers anything.
M. Moon bought his farm Of about |
acres up in the Fourth district for
about $500 and moved upon Il. but
zen he engaged ia the marrying
'faae' ne opend an ofllre on the out
anirLs of lslkion and comes 20 it every
iay going back to his farm at night.
BE soon paid on the mortgage on the
a-m. it is said and yesterday he clos
ed Q deal for The purchase. OF the home
oi Major W G. Purnell. in Elkton. for
which he paid $1,000.
The reason so may couples come 20
Elkion 20 be married is because Il IL
1.-The nearest railroad county seat in
s Maryland to Pennsylvania and Della
ware, and because the laws OF Mary
land relating 70 marriage are consider
ably more lax than the laws OF either
.,.of those states. Both Pennsylvania and
Delaware have what is known as the
96-hour law, which provides that no ,
. marriage may take place in those
states until 95 hours after a license 10
marry shall have been issued. Then n
--s said that the laws Of PENNSYLVANIA
'eqpire the official who issued the H. ,
'ense 70 ask a number OF "embarrass-
.ng questions Of the prospeefNye
oripe and bridegroom. No such qies- ,
lions are asked in Maryland. All that =
IS asked OF applicants Is their names. 4
ages, residences, whether they are re- /,
ated. their color and whether thew a
iafe ever been married before n enc
)f the other has been divorced he or 4,
ihe is required 70 produce divorce pa :,
pers. That Is all.