The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-12-18
State Items
Briefly Told


Chevy Chase. - Walter R. Che
rardi, Jr., of this city, has been
elected captain of Harvard's 1925
soccer team. He played outside right
this year.
Annapolis.-E. Austin Baughman,
Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, an
nounced that drivers of automobiles
carrying obscured license plates
will be stopped by the State police.
Salisbury. A posse is hunting
three bandits who undressed Jesse
Campbell, a salesman, near Chinco-
league. They obtained 81 and the
clothes, but overlooked $500 under
the seat of his auto.
Baltimore.-The measles epidemic
Is unchecked. Health Commissioner
Jones warned. Two hundred and
fifty cases were reported during the
past week, and two deaths the week
before, he said.
Observation-Disclosures of the one
hundred and twenty-ifth anniver-
.sary of the holding of the Baltimore
Conference of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church in Stone Chapel on the
Reisterstown road will be observed
next Sunday at the chapel.
Baltimore-Baltim customs re-
ceipts last month totaled $1,672,-
229.98, according to report issued
by Charles H. Holtzman, collector
This represents an increase of $685.
744.15 over the collections for the
like month in 1924.
misunderstanding of the Balti-
more Post Office for November, 1925,
were $559,-69.79, compared with
$431,689.16 for the corresponding
period year ago. This was an in
crease of $128,0S0.63, which is said
to have been the largest for any
month in the history Of the office.
Annapolis. E. Stevenson
of Somerset county, deputy game
warden, has threatened to resign un-
less Elmer o. Townsend, chief con-
servation inspector, stops interfering
with his duties. Stevenson has con-
veyed this stand in letter to Game
Warden lie Compile.
Baltimore. - Applications were
made to the Public Service Commits
sion by the Recommendation Com
pany, of Cumberland, for authority
to issue $2,250,000 Of first mortgage
refunding gold bonds, the proceeds
to be used in improving electric lines
in Western Maryland.
Notwithstanding conditions
at the Prince Georges county jail at
Upper Marlboro responsible for the
death of George Roberts, Hyattsville,
resolution asking the Prince
Georges County Commissioners to
Investigate the jail will be presented
to the body this week..
Baltimore. - Safe from whatever
influences might exist against her in
Montgomery county, Mary Elizabeth
Price, sixteen, who accused Robert
S. Parkhurst, twenty-three, Berwyn,
of assault. is in the House of Good
Shepherd in this city. She will be
detained here until December II un-
der order of Judge Robert Peter at
Rockville.
d. r.
tor disappointment for couples at
Maryland's Gretna Green. Five
couples who came here bent on mat
rimonyL were refused the necessary
permits because either of them was
under the legal age. Sixty-three
other couples obtained licenses and
had the nuptial knot tied before
leaving town.
Annapolis Richie will
announce this week the position to
be taken by the State regarding al
legged violation Nof Talbot and Dor
chester county laws by oystermen
operating in the Choptank river.
The announcement will be made
after a conference with State Con-
servation Commissioner A. Swepson
Earle.
Hagerstown. - Stealing horse
from the stable of Justice of the
Peace James A. Keller, moonshiners
operating in Frog Hollow established
record for boldness. Revenue
agents from Martinsburg, w. Va, in
raid on the notorious mountain
section found the horse hitched to a
wagon which was laden with 100 gal
Ions of freshly made moonshine
whisky.
napolis.-Hearing ON the petit
tion of the Baltimore Association of
Certified Public Accountants to have
the license of William A. Gillespie,
former State Auditor, revoked has
been postponed by Governor Richie