The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-10-30
Maryland
State Neuus

other residents Of the vicinity Of West
minister filed a petition with the Pub-
lie Service Commission asking an in.
vestigation of the Consolidated Public
Utilities of Westminster.
| apolis.-Calling upon Governor
Richie for aid, Galen L. TAFT, chair
man of the Republican State Central
Committee, launched move for re-,
peal Of the Declaration of Intention"
Act now on the State statute books.
Baltimore.-Despite increased un.
employment, organized labor in Bal
timore has more than held its own
during the last year, according to
Henry F. Broening, president Of the
Baltimore Federation of Labor
Hagerstown-Levi Yessler, seventy
two, a retired farmer of Boonsboro,
died from injuries received when he
was struck by laundry truck from
Hagerstown while crossing street In
! Boonsboro.,
Baltimore.-Semi-we school ses.
sions for prisoners in the Maryland
Penitentiary have been opened by
| John Frederick Schunck, social work.
er at the Institution. The school was
instituted by Col. Claude B. Sweeney,
former warden.
Baltimore.-The U. S. Supreme
Court ordered Federal Judge Soper
to show cause by November 16 why
the case of four dry agents charged
with the murder of Lawrence Wenger
should not be returned to the Hartford
County Court.
Lonaconing-George Coleman land
Thomas J. Donald, employed at the
mine of the Georges Creek Coal Min
ing Company, were covered for nearly
an hour by a fall of coal. They re-
ceived severe bruises and decorations
about the head. Quick action Of fell
low-workmen saved them.
Baltimore.-Two iron safes. one in
the sales office of the Goodyear Tire
and Rubber Company, the other in
the office Of the English-American
Tailoring Corporation, we're wrecked
and robbed of total of $65 late Sun
day afternoon The two companies
occupy building at Lafayette avenue
and Dickson street.
Elkton.-The Elkton Volunteer Fire
Company, which participated in the
parade held in connection with the
celebration of the one hundred and
fiftieth anniversary Of the Delaware
Volunteer Firemen's Association, in
Wilmington, Del, has been awarded
silver cup as first prize for having
the oldest apparatus in line.
MISUNDERSTANDING in Maryland
factories caused the death of 139 per-
sons during the fiscal year of 1923-24,
the Baltimore safety council reported.
Officials of the councils industrial
division, under Chairman George w.
Knapp, Jr., are studying means to
curb the mounting list of deaths and
injuries.
Annapolis. If Marylanders want
more and better oysters In the years
to come, they will have to look for
ward to enactment of laws which will
change the size of the bivalve which
can lawfully be taken from its bed.
This is the belief of Swepson Earle,
Conservation Commissioner, in charge
of the welfare of fish, oysters and
crabs in Maryland waters.
Annapolis.-The Conowingo super
power project should not be author
sion is satisfied it has power to regu-
late it, Governor Richie announced.
He denied a petition Of Peoples Coun-
sci Miles to appoint special commit
tee to study the general question of
interstate regulation of interstate
utilities, saying that was the job Of
the commission.
napolis.-Race-track betting in
Maryland faces fight for it's life.
Two suits attacking the constitution
ality of the 1920 Burke law, which
legalized betting at major tracks and
created the state racing commission.
will be filed. The decision followed
refusal of the Prince Georges county
circuit court to order the racing COM
mission to grant betting privileges to
the Tri-County Fair Association of
Laurel.
Annapolis.-That the project for
$1,000,000 waterfront hotel near An
napolis will be carried through to con-
summation was given strong impetus
here, when it became known that bids
are now in the hand of John Russell
Pope, New York architect, and that
definite announcement of all details
will be forthcoming within the next
week or two Mr.. Pope is the designer