The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-02-05
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Baltimore Clarence X. Bowie IL
regarded as likely successor to City
Solicitor Perlman, who will leave his
Office on February /.
Baltimore.-Holding that the Pen
itentiary is complete unit as 1t
stands, the State Board of Welfare
has gone on record as opposed to
further extension of penal buildings
there.
Baltimore.-Marylan was the first
in the seizure of mash and third IN
the seizure of whisky in reports OF dry
agents to the commissioner of in
ternal revenue. The figures are for
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1925.
Baltimore.-The City Service Com
mission at pending meeting expects
to consider a policy with regard to
the rule of the Fire Board which bars
non-registered voters from positions
as firemen.
Frederick-Fifty ministers and lay
men of the Reformed Church in Fred
erick and Carroll counties met here
at the Francis Scott Key Hotel to
plan the local end of 10000
campaign for ministerial relief.
Annapolis. Maryland Daughters OF
the Revolution are cooperating with
those of other States in planting
memorial garden at the places where
Washington crossed the Delaware to
Trenton.
Annapolis. from conference
of several days with Gov. E. Lee
Trinkle, of Virginia, and W. Mcdonald
Lee, Conservation Commissioner in
that State, Swepson Earle, Mary
land Conservation Commissioner, an
nounced legislation is to be put
through in behalf of the trade.
Annapolis.-State Game Warden E.
Lee LeCompte wrote a letter to Gov.
Albert C. Richie asking him to call
q conference within ten days to con-
slider means Of increasing the play
ground facilities Of parks in the State
and to discuss other questions per-
tanning to public parks.
Baltimore. = Over 800 out-of town
guests are expected to attend the oath
annual banquet Of the Baltimore chap
ter, American Institute of Banking, to
be held February 10, at the Alcazar.
John P. Baer will be POSTMASTER.
Walter N. Wilhide, of the Citizens Ma
tional Bank, is chairman of the ban
quet committee.
Baltimore.-Three motorists were
sentenced to thirty days in Jail during
the past week, according to E. Austin
Baughman, Commissioner of Motor
Vehicles. One of those sentenced to
Jail drove while intoxicated, another
after his license was revoked and the
third used an automobile without the
permission of the owner.
Baltimore.-The body of Edwin Yea
Monday afternoon from his home in
North East, Cecil county, was found
half submerged in a frozen pool 100
feet west of the Old Cedar road, which
connects Elkton and Elk Mills, and a
mile from the latter place. Death, 1t
is believed, resulted from wounds in
the head.
Baltimore. Mayor Howard w.
Jackson reaffirmed his determination
not to permit the erection of the Mu
nicipal Art Museum in Wyman Park
chosen by the Art Museum Building
Commission. The Mayor expressed
the opinion that his decision would
block the commission in any effort to
carry out its intention to locate the
museum in the park.
Baltimore.-Citizens' Military train
ing camps in the Third Corps Area
this year will be held July to August
6, inclusive, except for the Signal
Corps camp at Monmouth, N. j., which
will extend from August to Septem-
Der 4, inclusive. A total of 4,300
cadets will be accommodated at the
the training camps, number 400 in
excess of last year.
Baltimore. = Blind Maryland war
veterans are not looking for private
charity. They are perfectly satisfied
with the $257 month coming from
the Government. r. c. O'Donnell,
State department commander for
Maryland of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars, emphasized the foregoing in
vigorous manner at the War Me-
mortal Building.
nnapolis.-Maryland public school
property on last July 81 was worth
$33 $4,000, according to an estimate
by the State Department of Educa-.
ton just made public. OF this amount
the estimated value of property in
use by white pupils was $3O,447,O0O
and hv cOlOred nl1nils S2176 0f0