The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-11-20
Maryland
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amounted to $41,478.92.
Crisfield.-Fire of unknown origin
damaged the Sterling Hotel here. 1t
started in the cellar of frame annex
of the main brick building and for
time threatened destruction of the
hotel
Baltimore.-Norman M. Parrot, sec.
retary-treasurer of the Advertising
Club, this city, has been appointed a
member Of the committee on associa-
ton periodicals Of the Associated Ad.
vertising Clubs of the World.
Baltimore.-Election of J. C. Krantz,
Jr., Of Baltimore, as secretary and
treasurer of the National Conference
on Pharmaceutical Research was an
nounced Saturday. DR.. H. v. Army,
Of New York City, was elected chair.
man Of the conference.
Baltimore-Golden Rule Sunday of
the Near East Relief will be held on
December 6, according to an announce
ment by the Maryland branch of the
organization. Special services will be
held in the different Protestant
churches on that day.
Annapolis. - Mrs. Emma Abbott
Gage, 65, for many years prominent
literary and newspaper woman and
active in civic affairs of Annapolis,
died at the Walter Reed Hospital,
Washington, following an illness of
| goiter.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of for
ty-eight civic organizations, led by
William L. Marbury, attorney, vigor-
ously demanded that the City Council
approve legislation prohibiting the
establishment of any more gasoline
filling stations in the city.
Baltimore.-David Charles Wine
brenner, Jr., wholesale grocer of Fred
erick, announced that he had in
structed his attorneys to institute
habeas-corpus proceedings this week
in the Circuit Court Of Frederick
county.
Baltimore-Persons killed in We
hicular accidents in Baltimore has
reached a peak never before equaled,
it was revealed in the report of Capt.
Joseph P. McGovern of the Accident
Bureau Of Police Commissioner
Gather.
nnapolis.-Governor Richie has
been asked by the Maryland Associa.
ton of Certified Public Accountants to
revoke the license of William A. Gil
lespie, a former State auditor, con.
victed of conspiring to defraud cred.
itors of the Union Finance Company.
nnapolis.-Thomas H. Robinson,
Attorney General, will not be can
didate for reelection next year, and
his place on the ticket will be offered
to William C. Walsh, Chief Judge OF
the Fourth Judicial district and a
member of the Court of Appeals at
Annapolis.
Baltimore.-Appointment of Edward
Hungerford to direct the centenary
celebration in 1927 of the Baltimore
| and Ohio Railroad has been announced
by F. X. Milholland, assistant to the
! senior vice-president. He will have
general charge of activities connected
with the celebration.
Annapolis Representative of the
| State Tax Commission left for New
Orleans, where they will attend the
convention of the National Tax Asso.
citation. Those in the party are ].
Enos Ray Chairman; Thomas A. Muir
ray, secretary; Michael Lindsay, chief
assessor, and Jesse D. Price, a mem.
Der.
i Annapolis. -Maryland's interest in
| the negotiations of the Joint Giant
Power Commission of New York, New
| Jersey and Pennsylvania for regula'
tion of interstate electric power trans.
mission will be protected by repre-.
sentative appointed to act officially
| for the State as an observer and ad.
wiser.
Misunderstanding at unprecedented
prices the very commonplace potato
may become a luxury even in well-to.
do homes this winter, according to
present indications. Moreover the
| prospect is that it will hold that high
place through the spring until some
time in May or June when the first
crop of new potatoes arrive at the
markets, according to dealers here.
College Park.-A program that will
occupy the entire day has been ar.
ranged for homecoming day at the
| University of Maryland next Saturday.
While the IN" Club, of which Burton
Ford, of College Park, is president;
Richard Dixon, of Baltimore, vice-pres-
ident, and Geary Eppley, of the uni
versity, secretary-treasurer, is in
charge of the affair, the day will be