The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1922-10-13
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been appointed trustee of the West
ernport public school, succeeding W..
G. Paul, recently removed to Akron,
Ohio. Mrs. Davis, since her gradua-
ton from Westernport High School,
has showed keen interest in its well
fare.
Baltimore.-John w. CARROTS re-
cent campaign for the Republican
nomination for Senator cost $685.
532.15, according to a. sworn state
ment filed in the office of the Clerk
of the Circuit Court for Montgomery
county by Thomas Dawson, Mr.. Gar
rett's campaign treasurer. Mr.. Daw-
son resides in Montgomery county.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS had 2,1S6 per-
sons in jail on July Of this. year, the
United States Census Bureau reported
as a result of its survey of the State
in preparation for the complete decen-
NAL census of prisoners to be taken
next year. This years figures for the
State show marked decrease from
those of July /, 1917, when there
were 2,436 persons held in prisons.
Cumberland.-Fran H. Ankeney,
secretary, Cumberland Chamber Of
Commerce, has just been appointed
local representative of the Maryland
State Fuel Distribution Committee, of
which William M. Maloy is chairman
Mr.. Ankeney's duties will be to secure
information as to the price, needs and
supply Of hard coal for this section
and to further cooperate with the
committee In regard to the fuel situa-
ton.
Rockville. - Articles Incorporating
the "Egg-a-Day Farm" Of Bethesda,
this county, have been filed with the
Clerk of the Circuit Court here. The
incorporators are I. Brooks Clark,
.Neyle Colquitt and c. Griscom Randle
and the capital stock is given as $685.
900, divided into shares of 500 each.
The articles of incorporation state
that Mr.. Clark was the developer of
the hen that broke the worlds cham
pionship laying-record by laying 343
eggs in 1856 days.
Rockville.-The rush for hunting IL
censes has begun and the license clerk
in the Office of the Circuit Court here
Is being kept busy issuing permits to
kill rabbits, patridges, squirrels, ETC.,
during the open season, which begins
November 10 and continues until jan
uary /. To date, 1851 such licenses
have been issued-1,475 county IL
censes to residents Of the county, 81
Statewide licenses to residents of the
State. The total amount of cash col
lected was S2,215. 1t is estimated that
the number will be considerably more
than doubled by the time the season
opens.
Baltimore.-Appointment of COM
mission to plan future development Of
the States prison system was pro-
posed by Ogle Marbury, chairman of
the Board of Prison Control. Mr..
Marbury favored merging all penal
equipment in a single prison and
urged that the commission study its
ACCESSIBILITY Governor Richie, when
the suggestion was brought to his at
tention, said he would consider it
later, after studying the report of the
House of Correction investigating
committee. William E. Landlord, war
den of the House Of Correction, whom
the committee recommended be re-
placed January /, declined to COM
ment on the report. 1t was uncertain
who will make the search for new
warden If the committees recommen-
dation is followed. Indications were
that 1t will fall to the Governor un-
less he delegates the task. Mr.. Mar
bury Endorsed the investigating COM
mittee's recommendation for sep
arate prison for women. He pointed
out that such building, to cost $780,
900, had been recommended by the
board without,result.
REPRESENTATIONS stills, one OF
them of 200 gallons capacity, hum
articles used for making liquor were
seized, and five men were arrested in
series of raids here by prohibition
agents and local officers. The large
still was found on the place of Ralph
Kieffer at an isolated spot in the
mountains back of Indian Springs, The
still. according to local officers, was at
one time used in the legitimate man
ufacture of whisky. It was built in
a stone wall, and water was piped to
it from running spring some dis
lance away. The still was cleverly
concealed, but the officers had good
information that it was on the place.
They traced the pipeline, which. led
through bayfield,. Ernest Hyde, who
was with Kieffer at the time of the
latter's arrest, was also taken into
custody. On leaving the Kieffer place
the officers went to the nearby home
of Leonard Forsythe, where they
found two gallons of mash. The Off
GERS say the place bore evidences of