The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-01-29
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Baltimore county. He succeeds harry
S. Clements.
Annapolis. - Maryland Naval Re-
servists will make their practice
cruises this summer aboard destroyers
instead of their own training ship, it
was announced.
Homecoming Benz amin Wilkes, ga,
was killed in the Big Vein mine of
the Maryland Coal Company when he
was caught under heavy fall of rock.
His son, Urban Wilkes, was slightly
injured by the same fall
Baltimore. Maryland's fight in Con-
gress to obtain an additional Federal
Judge for this district will be renewed
at this session, it was announced by
Jesse N. Bowen, president of the Bal.
timore Bar Association.
Baltimore.-B. Howell Griswold, Jr..
made the principal address at the OBJ
servance of the anniversary of the
birthday Of Gen. Robert e. Lee by the
United Daughters of the Confederacy
u.
held at the Hotel Belvedere.
Annapolis. annual Federal in
spections of the Maryland National
Guard will begin March / at the Rich
mond Market Armory, the State rife
range at Saunders Field, at Annap'
oils and at Frederick, according to an
order just issued They will continue
until April q.
Baltimore.-The first oysters to ar.
rive in this city from the recently
opened Hog Island reservation were
brought to the market by the bugeye
Fulton Mister The oysters were
quickly disposed of at top market
prices, according to Swepson Earle,
State Conservation Commissioner.
Hagerstown. The whipping-post
will again be invoked against wife.
peaters who fail to heed his warnings,
Justice j. Scott Bower announced dur.
ing the trial of Howard Jacobs,
charged with attacking his wife.
Jacobs was fined 800 with the alter
native of three months in the House
of Correction.
Annapolis. Richie de.
clined to make formal comment upon
action of the Baltimore Federation of
Labor in declaring a political boy
colt" against him because of his ap-
proval of the Conowingo power prof.
ect. He said he will do so in answer
to a letter the Federation contem-
plates sending him.
Annapolis. N. Mackall, chief en-
gineer of the Maryland Department OF
Highways, in a speech before the
American Road Builders Association
convention in Chicago, blamed high
way officials for the great misunder
standing of the road building indus
try which he said was almost uni
yersal throughout the country.
Baltimore-Pleadin guilty to the
larceny of five automobiles, Edward
Turke was sentenced to five years II
the Maryland Penitentiary by Judge
Part /. According to Assistant States
Attorney Hilary w. Cans, who prose
cuted the case, Turke took automo-
biles from in front of the University
Club and Polytechnic Institute.
Annapolis.-The State Board OF
Pharmacy has reelected ]. Fuller
Frames of Baltimore as president.
Robert L. Swain, Deputy Commission
er of Food and Drugs, was named Sec
rotary and treasurer. The meeting
was presided over by Lloyd N. Rich
ardson, of Belair. who was appointed
chairman of the board on the resigna-
ton of H. D. Meredith.
acknowledgement of Miss Mar
garet L. Clark, daughter OF Mayor
James B. Clark, and Harry B. Osborne,
member of Baltimore florist firm,
has just come to light. The couple
were married in Elkton by the Meth
odist Episcopal minister there. After
the wedding, following hasty dash
by motor to Baltimore, the newlyweds
startled Mayor Clark with news of
the nuptial.
Baltimore.--V. Bernard Stems, head
of the Bureau of Water Supply, said
an investigation had disclosed that the
bureau was not responsible for the
killing of young fish and the destruc-
ton of fish eggs in the Druid Hill
Park hatchery of the State Conserva-
ton Commission. He explained that
the water was found to be supersat-
urated with oxygen, due to the rapid
ity with which it enters the basins.
apolis.--Motorists enriched the
city and county Golfers by S3,453 dur
ing one week, according to report of
the Traffic Court. OF fines imposed
Sits was paid into the city. One man
was sent to Jail for thirty days for
driving while intOxicated and a VOuth