The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1922-09-15
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$4,000. Of the amount raised, $3.50
was in cash; S1S7.50 in commodities
and $1,137, clothing.
Hyattsville. -Appointment of Miss
Maude l. Gibbs as rural supervisor of
schools for Prince Georges county was
announced by Nicholas Orem, county
superintendent of schools He expects
to be able to announce appointment Of
the new grade supervisor within a few
days.
Salisbury.-Work has at last been
started on the State highway between
Salisbury and Delmar. Need of a bet
ter road has been felt for manysyears
as more traffic passes over the stretch
of seven miles than in any other part
of Wicomico county. Contracts so far
have been let for only three miles to
start from the city limits of Salisbury.
Annapolis. - Governor Richie has
accepted an invitation to speak at a
dinner to be given by the Junior Demo-
Cratic Club, of Frederick county, at
1sraddock Heights on September 10.
Ihe successful candidate for the Demo
cratic nomination for Senator and
will also speak, the candidates having
agreed to do so in case of their sue
cess.
Cumberland. - Joseph Kasekamp,
aged five years, son of Theodore Kase-
kamp, died at Allegany Hospital from
injuries sustained in having been
struck by motorcycle ridden by Jesse
Brotemarkle in front of the child S
home. The motorcyclist did not stop,
but was later found at his home suffer
ing from an injury sustained in the
same accident. The coroner's jury
recommended that he be held.
Observation-Disclosures new gram,
mar school will be used for the first
time at the coming session, which
opens September H. The old building
in Spencer street also is to be used.
1t is believed that the two buildings
can accommodate the enrolment,
the portable building and the space in
the Masonic Hall and Municipal Build.
ing used last year will be abandoned.
Cumberland-Mr and Mrs. X. C.
Stanley and three children, returning
to Florida, were in an automobile up.
set on Martins Mountain, on the Bal
timore turnpike, about 10 miles east
of Cumberland. The machine skidded
the result of light rain on the road,
and turned over an embankment, pin
ming the occupants. They were res
cued by two unknown negroes, none
being seriously injured.
Crisield.-Lieut. George C. Melon
aid and Sergt. George Banker, two
Army aviators, narrowly escaped
death or serious injury when they
made forced landing in the outskirts
of Crisfield. The landing was made in
a small field, and before the machine
could be brought to a standstill, it
crashed into pine thicket, demolish-
ing one wing and the propeller and
damaging the body of the plane.
Baltimore. IF Postoffice receipts
are any indication of whether business
is booming, should say that, despite
the railroad and coal strikes, it is
picking up swiftly" said Postmaster
Woelper after viewing summary of
receipts in the local Office for August.
During last month, the report shows,
the receipts were $367,244.29, as COM
pared with 1891 ,317.96 for the same
month in 1921, an increase of 1913 per
cent
Baltimore-Indicat are that a
survey Of crime conditions in Balti-
more will be recommended by the
special committee of five appointed by
the Board of Trade At the conference,
held behind closed doors for an hour
and a, quarter, all of the members
agreed in this, according to George c.
Smith, director of the industrial bu.
reau of the Board Of Trade, who at
tended in the absence of Frederick w.
Wood, president.
Salisbury-A. J. Jackson, candidate
for the Democratic Congressional NOM
ination in the First Maryland district,
returned to this city from the lower
counties on the Shore suffering from
an attack of neuritis and was con-
fined to his room Saturday. Mr.. Jack
son has been campaigning very siren
uously for the last two weeks and his
presence around the river-fronts late
at night in some of the counties is sup
posed to have caused him to contract
his present trouble.
napolis.-Governor Richie will
give his whole-hearted cooperation to
any movement that might be made
looking to a survey of crime condi-
tions in Maryland, the efficiency or
inefficiency of the police force and
any other related matters, either by
the American Institute of Criminal
Law and Criminology or any other
suitable agency. The Governor also
will invite the subcommittee of the
Board of Trade to call upon him as
soon as it is organized and determine
in what manner he, as Governor of
the State, can best cooperate with
the committee in it's work.
Baltimore.-Bids for the million-dol-
lar War Memorial Building in the
Civic Center will be advertised be-
tween September Is ,1d 20, Harry c.
Jones, chairman of the City Memorial
Commission, announced. The working
drawings were inspected by Mayor
Broening and Mr.. Jones in the office OF
Laurence Hall Fowler, architect, BAT
North Charles street. E. Brooke Lee,
chairman of the State Commission,
will come to the city for conference
with Mr.. Jones to fix date for a joint
meeting of the two commissioners for
approval of the work of the building
NInniii:tee