The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-11-30
MARYLAND NEWS
IN SHORT ORDER
Latest Dolngs in Various Paris
of the State
FOLD IN SHORT PARAGRAPHS

Towson.- Henry F. Baker, treasur-
er of the Republican State Central
Committee for Baltimore county, filed
In the clerks Office here statement
showing receipts and disbursements in
the last campaign. The receipts were
3,OS3M4; disbursements, $2,677 Id,
leaving balance of $406.79.
Cumberland.-Dis president OF
the United Mine Workers OF America,
Francis ]. Drum, issued statement
following the all-day conference OF del
egates from locals of the Georges
Creek and Upper Potomac regions In
which he requested the miners who
have been on strike for nearly 20
months to return to work Immediately
Hagerstown.-Hage is doing
more building this winter than ever,
declared representatives of big Bal
timore realty company here securing
building data 1t was predicted by the
same representatives that Hagerstown
will have doubled its population by
the time the next census is taken. Al
ready about 5000 have been added to
its population since the last census in
1920.
Baltimore. Democratic State
Central Committee for Baltimore city
collected S36, 996.50 for the recent cam
| paign and spent all but $392.20, accord
ing to report made public by Morti-
mer w. West, treasurer. OF the total,
S15.569 was contributed by the Demo-
cratic State Advisory Campaign Com
mittee, of which Hayward e. Boyce
was treasurer The remainder came
In donations from 1884 persons. Judge
| Eli Frank, who was elected to the SUI
preme Bench of Baltimore, gave $1,000,
the largest individual contribution.
| Baltimore-State Comptroller VIII
liam S. Gordy, Jr has spent the last
| two days in conference with depart
| ment heads, whose officers are under
his general supervision, 'devising plans
| to bring about more effective cotopera-
| ton in administration. Under the rec
| organization act the duties OF the
| Comptroller are somewhat enlarged.
4 The Comptroller now is the head OF
| the Division of Financial Control and
/ Review. In this department are, be-
sides the Auditor, the Bank Commits
! sioner, the Insurance Commissioner,
| the Purchasing Agent and the State
| Tax Commission.
| Baltimore.-At a close session the
Board OF Mental Hygiene adopted a re-
port on the recent investigation OF
Spring Grove State Hospital and sent
It to Welfare Director Emory L. Cob
lentz. The text of>the report was with
1 held by the Board. The report points
out alleged defects in the hospital adj
ministration. but it is stated all criti-
cisms are impersonal. 1t will be
/ pointed out. it is understood, that DR..
/ J.. Percy Wade, superintendent, has
/ been without adequate assistance and
/ that most of the defects were the out
/ come of decentralization resulting from
| the war.
Annapolis. - Harrison w. Vickers,
/ State Conservation Commissioner, an
4 nounced that the State Department OF
/ Conservation will participate in the
! Baltimore Poultry show. The exhibit
ton will be held at the Fifth Regiment
Armory December to s, inclusive.
| The display will include bass, brook
and rainbow trout, crappie, catfish, vel
! low and white perch, rock. pike, Dream
/ and sunfish. There also will be on dis
play jars of oysters grown from she'll
planting operations carried on by the
State since 1921. Besides the IA silver
cups, one of which IS being donated by
The Baltimore Sun, three prizes will
be given away each night
Baltimore. = Consideration Of pro-
posed changes in the police court sys.
tenn by the courts committee of the
Baltimore Criminal Justice Commits,
sion is almost finished. Alan John
stone. Jr.. director of the commission
said he had been authorized to ar
range joint meeting of the court com
mittee with the subcommittee OF the
Senate Judiciary Committee appointed
by Governor Richie. The local com
mittee had arrived at rather definite
conclusions, he said, but 1t was moi
deemed proper to make them public
before the joint meeting. Among the
reports considered. it was said. were
those made by Mr.. tombstone and Mag
.lstrate John H. Stanford on the De
.troit system. Alfred S. Niles, former
Judge, is chairman of the courts com
/ mittee.
Baltimore. The Republican Ma
tional Committee, which gave $4,000
was the largest contributor to the
State G. o. P. war chest. according tc
the report for the 1928 campaign filed
by w. Harry Halter, treasurer OF the