The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-07-14
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Scott, Stuart Scott, Stuart w. Scott
and w. F. Scott. One check bearing
the last-named signature for the sum
Of $3.50 was returned.
Baltimore.-The purchase of the
homes at Dundalk from the United
States Shipping Board by the Dundalk
Mortgage Company was completed.
The homes had been built during the
war period for the employees of the
industrial plants by the Shipping
Board There are about $40 houses
involved in the transaction and a
outlay of $1y400,O0O. The Maryland
Title Guarantee Company examined
the title.
Chestertown.-Four fine cows were
poisoned by oil from the State roads.
They belonged to w. z. Story on the
White House farm near Kennedyville.
The big rains of Wednesday night
washed the oil and tar from the State
road into Mr.. Story's field and the
cows pasturing in the field ate it and
died from the effects. Drs. Jarman.
of Chestertown and GiIfillan, of Ga,
lena found quantity of the oil in
the stomach of the animals. The
COWS were valued at $780,
Baltimore.-Governor Ritchie, by
messenger, turned over to Philip B
Perlman, Secretary of State, records in
the case of DIR. J. Hubert Wade, whom
he dismissed as a member of the State
Board of Prison Control The records
contain the charges filed with the Gov
ernor by Eugene ODunne, the Gov.
ernor's letter to DR.. Wade notifying
him to appear for trial, the answer
filed by Samuel K. Dennis and j.
Cleveland Grice, counsel for DR.. Wade;
a stenographic report of the testimony
and the Governors opinion finding DR.
Wade guilty of accepting the gift Of an
automobile from Samuel Leibowitz
and dismissing him
Baltimore. - According to figures
compiled in the Office of DIR. j. Knox
Insley, chief of the State Bureau OF
Labor and Statistics, the local situa'
tion in regard to unemployment is no
better than at this time last year. On
cials of the bureau every month in
vestigate conditions in 500 representa-
tive establishments, covering all the
leading lines of business. Figures ex
hibited by DR.. Insley for the first five
months of 1921 showed that the aver
age number of persons employed at
plant was 226, while the average for
similar number of plants during the
first five months of 1922 was 21.9. The
record does not show the total number
of establishments in operation during
the two periods.
Annapolis-Foul play was at first
suspected in connection with the death
of Otto Roskey, 36 years old, whose
body was found on his houseboat on
the shore Of Stony Greek, upper Anne
Arundel county. James jenkins, OF
Brooklyn, who was passing along the.
shore at 2 o'clock discovered the body
lying on the deck Of the boat, with
blood flowing from the mouth. Jen.
kins notified police officials OF the
county, and Chief Deputy Sheriff Louis
Schramm; the county health ofdcer,
DR.. J. ]. Murphy, and Police Justice ].
Roland Brady went to the scene. The
body showed no marks Of violence, DR..
Murphy pronounced death due to
apoplexy.
Baltimore.-During the last several
days Judge Rose, in the United States
Court, has ordered confscated 10 au-
tomobfes seized by prohibition agents
in their raids on bootleggers. Five
others are likely to be confscated be-
fore the end of the week. according
to George w. Lindsay, assistant Unit
ed States District Attorney. This. ac-
cording to Mr.. Lindsay and according
to records in the Office of Marshal w.
w. Stockham, will total about sixty
FIVE automobiles confscated by the
court since prohibition went into effect
in 1920. Many of the cars seized, said
Mr.. Lindsay, are found, upon investi-
cation, to have been used without the
knowledge of the owners. Marshai
Stockham shortly will sell at auction
recently confscated cars.
RockyiMe.-The executive board OF
the Montgomery County Federation OF
Women's Clubs held its first meeting
of the new year at the home OF its
president, Mrs. James II. Jones, here.
Sixty-fve members, representing all
but one of the 20 clubs composing the
federation, attended. Mrs. Jones pre-
sided. Reports from the various CLUBS
George Greenwell, connected with tne
were submitted. Mrs. George V.
Chandler, former president of the fed
Grafton, read a history of the fedora
ton. At the suggestion of Mrs. Jones,
it was decided to endeavor to have
every club woman in the county enroll
as a member of the Social Service
League, of the county. AS the aggre-
gate membership of the 29 clubs is
between 1,400 and 1900, such an
achievement would do much toward
making the membership drive now be-
ing conducted by the league a success.
Baltimore.-The Navy recruit quota
has been raised from three to six men
a week, it was announced at the Navy
Recruiting Station, here. The increase
in the quota goes into effect imme-
diately. Chief Boatswalns Mate
Baltimore recruiting station for the
past two years, was ordered to re-
port to the Philadelphia Receiving
Station for sea duty. Greenwich, who
has been living at 240 North Rose
street, will leave his wife and two
children in Baltimore when he leaves
for Philadelphia.