The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-12-15
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Crisfield.-While hunting ducks in
Moon Bay, Great Annamesse River,
early the other morning in a small
skiff, Eldridge Palmer, 16, of Marion
was instantly killed by the accidental
discharge of his gun, according to his
half-brother, Lee. Seated in the stern,
Eldridgel had placed the gun against
the seat when it slipped, the entire
charge entering his face and head.
He was the son of John Palmer, who
moved to this section year ago. A
-coroner's jury gave a verdict of ac-
cidental death.
Elkton.-Viola M. Ashbridge, six
year-old daughter of Winfield S. Ash
bridge, near Bay View, was struck by
an automobile driven by William B.
Cooney, of Rising Sun, and instantly
killed. The child had just stepped
out of a lane, near its home, onto the
road when the machine was but a few
feet away. Mr.. Cooney, in order to
avoid striking the child, ran his car
into a side fence, but failed to save
the little one. Coroner Magraw sum-
moned a jury, which gave a verdict
of accidental death, exonerating Mr..
Cooney of any blame.
Frederick The twelve-year-old
daughter of Mrs. John Aumen, near
Woodsboro, was horribly lacerated
about the face when she was bitten
by a dog alleged to be owned by
Oliver Baker, of near Woodsboro. The
child had accompanied her mother to
the home of a neighbor and was at
tackled by the dog, which accompanied
Baker. 1t is said the animal rushed
in from the State road, sinking its
teeth in the cheek Of the girl. The
cheek of the child was laid open, the
hone showing in places. The condi-
tion of the victim is serious.
Annapolis.-A board of naval off,
GERS convened here to begin an in
vestigation of the "disgraceful con-
duct" of scores of midshipmen at Phil
adelphia November rs, following the
Army-Navy football game. The board,
consisting of Rear-Admiral A. III.
Robertson, Rear-Admiral S. s. Robin
son, Capt. ]. T. Tomkins, is response
tle only to the Secretary of the Navy.
It is charged with fixing responsible
ity for the lack of supervision over
the midshipmen at the midshipmen's 8
ball." at which, 1t is alleged liquor
flowed in copious quantities.
: Baltimore.-Alvin M. Owsley, ma
tional commander of the American
Legion, in an address before the Mont
faucon Post Sunday called for united
stand of the Legion against the re-
lease of political prisoners and against
recognition of the Russian Govern
ment "There is" he declared, "a
great wave of radicalism abroad which
you and I must do everything to
check. Whether this radicalism is be-
cause the tension of the war has been
let down, or because unemployment,
or both, 1t is nevertheless a serious
fact. z
Hagerstown. The local Circuit
Court was thrown. into an uproar
when Adolphus Dickens, indicted for
larceny, attacked States Attorney D.
Angle Wolfinger. Dickens was finally
overcome by court attendants as he
lunged toward Mr.. Wolfnger the sec
ond time. Dickens was being ques-
toned at the time concerning some
automobile tires he is alleged to have
stolen. A. physician, who, examined
Dickens later declared that the
nervous strain of the two days trial
was too much for the prisoner and
that his nerves had snapped. The
States Attorney will not prefer
charges against Dickens because OF
the attack.
Hagerstown-The death of Roy Dl-
sert, 27 years old, cashier at the Penn
sylvania Railroad freight depot in this
city, at the Washington County Hos
pital, brought the death toll as result
of the fire which destroyed the depot
Wednesday night up to two. Disert
was one of the three employees who
we're burned when they attempted to
extinguish the blaze. Leslie Rotz, ~
years old, freight bill clerk, was dead
when taken from the building by fire
men. II. D. Harvey, demurrage clerk,
is still in a serious condition at the
hospital. but Is reported improved.
Disert and Rotz are believed to have
inhaled flames when sheet or nre
enye1oped the interior. The blaze is
supposed to have been caused by the
explosion of a number of tanks with
acetyiene consigned to local deaier
and stored in the building.
Savage.-This city has been pres
ented with a stone library and COM
munity hall by the Savage Manufac'
turing Company, makers of cotton
duck. It has been named the Carroll
Baldwin Memorial Hall, in memory OF
Carroll Baldwin, former president OF
the company, brother of Miss Sarah
r. Baldwin, of Baltimore. The build
ing contains a meeting room, library
kitchens, bowling alleys and radio
receiving apparatus for pleasure OF
the people of the community. The
hall was opened Thursday morning
with services, Following the services
dinner was served to 500 employees OF
the Savage Manufacturing Company
mill