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SHORT CUTS IN STATE NEWS The Latest News From All Over the State HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK Baltimore.- Frederick A. Dolfield, president of the Canton National Bank, was sworn in as City Register by Mayor Jackson and assumed office He was elected unanimously by the City Council. Hyattsville movement has been started to secure an athletic field for Hyattsville Committee from the Town Council, Snyder-Farmer Post No. 3, American Legion, and the Pierce Athletic Club of Hyattsville have been named to push the project. Frederick.-Frank Slifer, twenty one, near Middletown, convicted dur ing the February term of court for burning a barn on the farm of C. Gar field Crone, near Middletown was sen tenced to seven years in the Maryland Penitentiary by Judge Glenn H Worthington. Baltimore The class of 1907 went over the top in the Loyola College and High School campaign to raise $200,000 to build an Alumni Building at Evergreen. The class raised $60. 000 among 275 distributors. It was decided to continue the campaign through the month of June Baltimore Mayor Jackson was in Itlated into the Baltimore Forest, Tal Cedars of Lebanon. with 150 other can didates. The event was held at the Fourth Regiment Armory in celebra tion of the election of Archey C New as Junior Deputy Tall Cedar of the United States at the recent conven tion in Atlantic City. Baltimore Assets of the insolvent Lafayette Bank closed two years ago by order of the State Bank Commis sioner, were increased by $11,521 when Judge Carroll T. Bond in City Court a granted George W. Page, receiver, H verdict for that amount against Walter Ganster and William Preston Both men were guarantors of an un paid note Baltimore Sixteen bonds, valued at $15,000, and bearing serial numbers corresponding with bonds stolen from the Monrovia and Woodbine banks have been recovered in banks in Bos ton. The bonds, pledged as security a loan. are said to have been handled for by Roston ship broker whose indictment, the dispatch said will be sought at the next meetings of the grand juries of Carroll and Frederick counties. Hyattsville.- Dr. Robert Bruce John stone, sixty-five, first lieutenant, Med ical Corps Maryland State Guard, died at here. Dr Johnstone was born Beechwood, Wayne county Pennsyl vania, and about 30 years ago re moved to the District of Columbia and later became a resident of Berwyn Prince George's county. While study ing medicine he worked as a printer and also was a feature writer for New York newspapers Baltimore There is a man for ev ery job in Baltimore, with a few to spare, but they will not accept the wages offered by many employers according to Henry F. Broening, head of the Baltimore Federation of Labor in denying Municipal Employment Bureau reports of labor shortages an an approaching labor famine here. The bureau's statistician announced that the supply of labor here fell 50 per cent. short of the demand and the sit uation was becoming more acute each day. Easton.-Talbot Post No. 70, Amer in ican Legion, with headquarters Easton, has elected the following offi cers: Post Commander, L Emory Robert Lednum vice-commander, Martin; adjutant E. G Kastenhuber treasurer, Levin Morris; chaplin, Rev W Charles L. Venable: historian Earle Withgott; executive committee George Frampton, E. Roy McQuay Howell Bowers William McP Bige low. Dr. Alex McC. Stevens, Hermon Hopkins, Eldon H. Closson and James Conrad. A resolution was passed pledging the support and co-operation of the post to the Boy Scout move ment. The post also called attention to lack of respect due the National Colors on Decoration Day, and said that during the parade men stood with heads covered as the colors passed Cumberland Millie Corley, aged 9 years, who had her foot half bitten off by a large cinnamon bear a pet of Somers Fisher, a jeweler at Hynd man, 14 miles northwest of Cumberland, lockjaw developing is expected to recover. Dr. James T. Johnson, this city, removed the disease tissues and a serum was administered The bear had been raised from a cub and grew to large size, although always docile, Mr Corley wrestling with him and playing with him as if he were a pet dog. Children would tease the bear and at times he would become infuriated. It appears the little Corley girl had been warned to stay away from the bear cage, but she could not resist the childish impulse to tease the bear, and sticking her foot against the cage the bear grabbed it in his teeth and drew her in. Baltimore. Maj. E. Brooke Lee, of Montgomery county. called on Gov ernor Ritchie and State Treasurer John M. Dennis in the city. Major Lee, who was elected State Comp troller on the ticket with the Gov ernor four years ago, congratulated Mr. Dennis on his decision not to be come a candidate for the Democratic nomination for Governor in opposi tion to Governor Ritchie. It has been reported that Major Lee might bo a candidate for State Treasurer in OD position 19 Mr. Dennis, but he would net diseuse the subject
