The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-01-07

Years And Chief OF Police At Adj
miral For Sometime Gets IL
Through Experience Ard Reputa
ZION.
Nineteen OF the - men to be re
Cruited by Automobile Commission
er +. Austin Baughman for the State
Police force have been chosen from
the numerous army of applications
and will answer to the roll call Mon
day at Saunders Range, where they
are to be given intensive training in
Police work.
The Automobile Commissioner has
only men of commanding stature
should be sent out on the highways
! to preserve law and order. The
short man he holds is handicapped
| from the start, mis- diminutiye size
| being an invitation 10 thugs and such
! gentry TO set rough. According,
! Maryland's State police will be an
outstanding company of men, quite
! a number of them showing better
! han 4 6-foot altitude.
Preference has also been given 20
! young men. With but two axcep-
] lions all of the recruits are still un-
Ter 80 years of age. The order OF
! he exception is g years of age, but
| he added years have brought much
experience OF value in the new job.
Charles G, Pritchett. of Cambridge,
/ 5 the 43 year old recruit. He was
he chief of police of Cam bridge for
IL years and in charge OF the State
police at Camp Meade under Cover
Tor Harrington for two years and
five months. The second exception
is 33 years old which is not far re
moved from the 81 to 80 class.
Army Or navy experience has been
ooked upon as q special qualification
or police work. This is evidenced
~ the fact that the Automobile Com
missioner, in picking the 10 recruits
low signed up chose II with army
u navy records. Several of the men
saw service overseas as dispatch
'iders. The following is a complete
list Of the appointees:
Robert w. Schnitzer, Westminster:
33 years old, feet tall weight
10, married; served 1a years in
the United States Army.
Henry II. Swami Hughesville; age
25. height 5 feet IL inches, weight
1874 single; United States Army
l year 6 months; dispatch rider
overseas
Marion Council, Centerville; age %,
height feet II inches, weight
1855. single; United States Army
Is months; overseas l year.
Arthur D. Jones, Cambridge; age rs,
height feet II inches, weight
1855, single; United States Army
years; ranked as sergeant over
seas
%, height feet s inches, weight
1855. single; United States Army
s months.
Frank H, Lttzenberger, Laurel; age
%. height feet 915 inches
weight 166, married: United States
Army II years.
Bernard B. Hartman, East 5chley |
avenue, Baltimore: age 27j height |
feet 111a inches, weight 1872.
married; United States Army eight |
years. Motorcycle orderly to |
Generals Funston and Bell in !
Texas and Mexico one year; dis |
patch rider, First Divisional Di-
rector Motor Transport In France, |
motorcycle inspector and in |
charge of central garage in !
France three months.
George E. Whitaker, 2123 Hoilins |
street, Baltimore, age p, height
s feet 10 inches, weight 1885,
married; army service with rank
of sergeant.
pI1ahr0on OKLA RTnnK- |
field avenue, Baltimore; age p
height feet 111a inches, weight
IT'S, single; United States Army
three years. rank Of sergeant over
seas.
Ieorge W. Bowersox, GAS Carey St,
Baltimore; age %, height 8 feet
2 inches weight 178, married;
United States Navy two years.
Fred w. Duke, IL Milton avenue,
Baltimore; age &c. height feet l
inch, weight, IFS. single; employ
ed in Washington Navy Yard. dur
ing war.
George D. Sutton, 27l4 Maryland
avenue Baltimore; age 81. height
feet 101a inches, weight 152,
single; United States Navy three
years; dispatch rider at navy
yard, also motorcycle rider in re-
cruiting service.
Charles G.. Pritchett, Cambridge;
age 43, height feet s inches,
weight 1856, married; Chief OF
Police Cambridge II years, in
charge of State police at Camp
Meade under Governor Harring-
ton two years five months.
y T0N,lZn q NH0 vi
age "a. height. feet ~ inches
weight 1855, married.
S. Simms. PTS Philadelphia
avenue, Baltimore; age %, height
5 feet II II inches. married; grad
uate of McDonogh School.
Arthur Maczies % South Fulton
avenue, Baltimore; age %. height
feet l inch, weight IT'S, single.
James A. Moore. Kingsville; age %.
height feet ! inch, weight 1877,
married.
Lawrence Bowman Aberdeen; age
81, height s feet Il inch. weight
ITS, single.
James c. Gibson, Lower Marlboro;
age 21, height feet, weight 40.
single.
To Train 30 Days
These men forming the nucleus OF
he State force will report Monday
morning at Saunders Range, where
or 80 days they will be given special
raining. physically and mentally
~ capable instructors. Captain
samuel w. Gearhart, OF the Penn
;ylvania State police, will be camp
His faculty" will in
dude Sergt. ]. E. Given, of the Mary
land National Guard, instructor in
pistol fire; Spike" Webb. United
States Naval Academy, physical in
;tructor. who is to give course in
boxing; Gus Schoenlein, 'Amerlcus"
instructor in wrestling; Sergt. Geo.
d. S. c. man of the One
Hundred and Fifteenth Infantry,
drill master and member of the
Canadian Northwest Police, who has