Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1923-07-20


Legislative District, left Sunday for a
two-week trip to French Lick Springs,
Indiana. He was accompanied by Mrs.
Levin and e. Milton Altfeld. The party
will attend the national convention of
the Commercial Law League at West
Baden, Indiana. next week.
Baltimore.-Former Representative
Charles P. Coady sailed from New
York on the steamer Majestic Of the
White Star Liner for Cherbourg Mr..
Coady will go to Paris, and after Wis
iting the battlefelds will cross the
channel to London. He will pay a
visit to Ireland and expects to be
absent about six weeks. Mr.. Coady
was accompanied by James ]. Lacey,
of Baltimore
Baltimore.-Members OF the Mary
land National Guard air unit, now at
Langley Field. Virginia, for two weeks
training, with Major Paul v. Burwell
in command, few seven Of the Army's
most modern planes in battle forma-
tion before Brigadier General William
Mitchell, assistant chief of the Army
Air Service. AT the conclusion of the
flight he told Col Charles A. Dan
forth they were the best air unit out
side Of the regular Army.
Baltimore.-J. Enos Ray, chairman
Of the State Tax Commission. said
that there would be no postponement
of the hearing of the appeals Of the
property owners in the downtown re-
tail district who have been objecting
strenuously to the values placed on
their holdings by the Appeal Tax
Court. The commission has fixed
July 2S as the date and would not
heed a suggestion of City Solicitor
Roland R. Marehant that later date
be set.
Centreville.-Slightly more than 40
bushels of wheat to the acre is the
record established on one Queen
Anne's county. farm. 1t may be
equaled, but will probably be exceed
ed in very few sections. Emmett H.
Bryan, who manages the Point farm
owned by his mother. Mrs. Fannie E.
Bryan, on Wye Island, finished thresh-
ing this week and from his fallow land
received an average OF over 40 bush
els to the acre, The wheat is of ex-
cellent quality.
d.--Subscriptions to the 6
per cent. bonds for the improvement
to the Cumberland Fair Association
grounds. near Amcelle, it is thought
have reached nearly $4,000 as a re-
suit of the two-day campaign Of Thurs
day and Friday Several purchases
were made Saturday, but active cam
paigning was suspended until Monday.
Belief was expressed by the officials
that the entire $4,000 desired to com
plete the purchase and improve the
grounds with the necessary buildings
will be subscribed this week and that
work of erecting the building and pre-
pairing the track for the fair in Octo-
ber will begin within a few weeks.
Observation-Disclosures action by
the Pennsylvania Railroad to resume
operation of the lines of the Maryland
Delaware and Virginia Railway, sold
under foreclosure proceedings two
months ago and faced with junking
by present owners. was taken here.
Articles of incorporation for a pro
posed new operating company. to be
known as the Baltimore and Eastern
Railway Company, and with officers
and directors of the Pennsylvania
company named in its directorate.
were approved by Judge Thomas j.
Keating. The papers were brought to
Centreville by members Of an inspect
ing party which included Ralph Rob
inson, general counsel of the Pennsyl-
yania system; Turnbull Murdoch, pres
ident of the Baltimore, Chesapeake
and Atlantic and Maryland, Delaware
and Virginia lines; William L. Roth
stein. w. Uric Cross and L. Luther
Thomas, officers of subsidiary sys-
tens
Baltimore.-Democrats in the East
ern Shore counties are facing pri-
mary contests in nearly every county.
In those constituting the Second Ju-
dicial circuit. in which Senator j. H.
G. Legg and Omar D. Crothers are
opposing Judge Thomas j. Heating.
the resulting bitterness may affect
other candidates. In Queen Anne's,
old members of the organization, who
trained with the late John George,
have broken away and new alignments
are being made. Dudley c. Roe and
William S. Wilson, former members
of the House and both veterans. have
parted company and are fighting one
another for the Senatorial nomina-
tion. In Kent, where two bank Off
cials are opposing each other for SEN
ator, third bank as yet not involved
may be drawn in. This last is headed
by Hope Barroll, who is unfriendly to
the organization. headed by Harrison
Vickers and Scott Beck, and which is
supporting William F. Russell. As
Barrolrs personal relations with ]. C.
Copper, the opposing Senatorial can
didate, are said to be strained, it is
not yet known what course he' will
pursue.