Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1923-05-25
STATE NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD
The Latest GIeanIngs From All
Over the State
THINGS SEEN AND HEARD

YES hdIhetlnH ctutere mere 10 diu
farmers get better prices for their
products. Questionnairss have been
sent to all farmers to determine the
resources of cattle and the means Of
marketing.
Towson.-Alleging that their prop
srty at Pennsylvania and Washington
avenues, Towson, has been damaged
by drainage diverted from its natural
TOW, former State Senator James J.
Lindsay and HIS wife, fled a suit in
the Circuit Court. against the Balti-
more County Commissioners, claim.
ing $4,000 damages.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS which
followed the failure Of Charles Myers,
a grand juror, to answer to his name
in court disclosed that he had died OF
apoplexy at his home in Frizzlebnrg
He was in good health at the Court
house. He was sixty-three years old
and is survived by his widow, three
sons and one daughter.
Baltimore.-A sanitary campaign in
Maryland canneries was opened
through the offices Of the State De
partment Of Health. it was announced
by DR.. John S. Fulton, secretary OF
the State Board. Printed rules and
regulations, with lists Of "don'ts,"
were mailed to canneries on the East
ern Shore Among the rulings were
provisions for drainage. litter aecu-
mutation and waste product disposal.
Baltimore.-Oliver c. Short. States
Employment Commissioner. discuss
ing suggestions that the Merit system
law be amended to exclude prison
guards from its protection, said he
knew Of no state or city having
merit or civil service system law that
made such an exception. However, he
made no comment on the request Of
Warden Sweeney. of the penitentiary,
that the law be amended so that dis
charged guards will not have right Of
appeal.
Salisbury<-While rowing in the
Wicomico River below the shipyard,
with sehoolboy friend. Ralph Dis.
haroon, 14-year-old son Of Emory T.
Disharoon. local building contractor.
was drowned when the boat capsized
with It's two occupants. The other
youth. John Foxwell. also IA, was res
cued after he had climbed upon the
inverted boat. The body of Disharoon
was recovered two hours later BY
members of the Police Department
assisted by the crew OF a fishing
schooner, Foxwell was rescued by
Engineer Norman Bonniwell and
Louis Riley, colored fireman, of the
schooner.
Frederick. Pressure is being
brought against the War Veterans
Bureau at Washington by the Amer.
lean Legion posts Of this city to have
the body of William C. Corsey. col
ored, wounded World War veteran.
brought to this city at Government
expense for military funeral Cor
sey, one OF the first negroes to enlist
from Frederick. died last Tuesday in
the City Hospital Of ST. Paul, Mimi,
soon after being released from a Gov
eminent hospital. Refusal Of the Gov
eminent to take charge Of his burial
Is denounced by the St, Paul Legion
officials as fragrant example Of War
Department red tape AT the time Of
his death Corsey was receiving Gov
eminent compensation.
Baltimore,-Alan B. Johnston, head
Of the Baltimore Criminal Justice
Commission, while admitting the prob
ability Of Judge STEMS affirmation
that Baltimore had less crime than
any other large-sized city in the
United States declared that the fig
ures on national crime were too mac.
curate and incomplete to make post
tive statements. AT the organization
of the May term Of the Grand jury,
Judge Stein had said his Investigation
revealed that, whereas, most large
cities had one Indictment for murder
to every $4,000 residents, Baltimore's
average was one to every $4,000 The
drug traffic. he said, was on the in
crease and he asked the jurymen to
give It especial attention
Cumberland Judge Norris A. Sop
or, in the United States Court here.
overruled a motion by Edward J.
Ryan, attorney, to quash the indict-
ment in case which resulted in a
raid made by prohibition enforcement
officers without warrant. The raid
was led by George W. Hawkins, who
arrested Karl Schlcsstein. former
brewmaster OF the Frostburg Brewing
Company. on his premises at Frost |
burg. after Hawkins, who had called 1
at the place 10 get a street direction.
detected the odor of cooking mash /
or brew. Later Hawkins returned !
with other officers and, looking /
through a cellar window, saw. he
stated, Schlosstein and his son de
bottles and watts Of beer. II
Is charged about 500 gallons were let
out. Hawkins took samples Of the
beer, gathered from the floor and
found several bottles that had not
been broken. Judge Soper again de-
cided that the Government officers
acted within their province.
WIN Demonstrate Mine Rescue Work.