Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1923-06-15
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lands of Frederick county, where some
of the worst fires Of the spring oc-
CURED this year. a special meeting
was held at Frederick at the request
Of the State Board OF Forestry.
more.-Commisioner Of Motor
Vehicles E. Austin Baughman has re-
eeived from the treasurer Of Mont
gomery county check for s1O,691.2s
in payment Of automobile fines col
lected by the county and not turned
over to the State.
Baltimore. The United States
Fidelity and Guaranty will send Ave
men to the Citizens Military Train
ing Camp They will be given one
months vacation with pay. instead of
the usual two weeks. The men are
to be selected by the heads Of the
different departments. Fred F. Shaw.
1917 Covington avenue, was the first
one to file his papers.
Frederick.-The thirty-frst annual
convention of the Maryland State
Firemen's Association, ended here Fri
day. The final feature contests for
cash prizes attracted much interest.
The Waterwitch Company, Annapolis,
gave a water-throwing exhibition. The
Volunteer Company. Brunswick, won
the reel race, $50. and the Cumber-
land Hose Company was awarded the
drill prize, $50
Baltimore Curtailment Of the use
of Maryland county jails for the in
carceration of Federal prisoners, ii
was said. will result from disclosures
In Prince Georges county where a
man. sentenced to three months in
the Upper Marlboro lookup, was al
lowed liberty for four weeks while
another substituted in his place. Re
ports current in the Post Office build
ing, home Of the Federal court. were
that only the county jail at Cumber.
land will be utilized in the future for
short-sentence Federal prisoners from
Western Maryland. Prisoners from
other sections will be sentenced to
the Baltimore city jail, it was de-
clared
Baltimore.-Ratifca by Judge
Soper in United States Court Of the
sale Of the Maryland, Delaware and
Virginia Railway on the Eastern
Shore. to a Philadelphia firm as junk,
does not mean necessarily that the
road will be abandoned. said Chair
man W Mines Maloy of the Public
Service Commission E. B. Leaf &
Co, of Philadelphia. purchasers Of the
railroad. had intended to scrap II. and
the decision Of Judge soper permits
them 10. But the new owners are
willing that It be taken off their
hands If a way can be found to op-
crate It without loss. A meeting will
be held this week at which the fate of
the road will be decided
nnapolis.-Governor Ritchie ap
proved the University CT Msryland's
proposed request Of s5,00O,0O0 from
the State for an enlargement program
vi this sum sZ'ooV'VVo Is 70 - spsn'
on general hoso'tai IN uptown bal
timore' Ihe tentative p1oi'iis Wss
made at meetlng O. oVV Alu,ihi,
President Aipert r. weous' neag oa
the institution sara ne expec'ed 10
get the grant through the Legislature
and oegin ouiid'ns opsIa a.iois Oy heA'
Aprh. Governor ,a'tcn,e useia,eu'
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