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Approximately 30 Arrests Unde the Compulsory Work Law.MORE WARRANTS ARE ISSUEtMark Jackson, of the State BureauMat Men Brought Before Justice-Number of Cases Settled—SeversAre Compelled to Reo*ster.Approximately 80 arrests have beeimad'* in Frederick In the past ft vday® oo charges of failing to reflate under the compulsory work law am falling to do the work assigned. Fil t« • n arrests w»*ro mad'* in Brunswid and there ar# lt;55 more esses in whlc] warrants will likely be sworn out b; Mark Jackson, representing thlt;* Cora pul Miry Work Bureau.■ in' lt;the arrival of Mr la k on an t ■ *; of fh»- r jlt; lt;c • or'slacker*!, rnanv have gone io work- Ishould be ex planed that enforced Idle ness on account of th® fuel sltuatloi in excusable. The intention of tb«work law is to keep everybody regtilarly and continuously employed, am if a person ha# no work In* shook register if he do**® not register, hi Is liable to prosecutionAfter registering he Is assigned ti work by the Compulsory Work Bureai and if he f ills to report for work odo th® work assigned, then he is finhli to a fim- of not more than $500 o Imprisonment flt;»r not more than si: months, or both. |;|§§#5 ,■ ^Last Night's Cases.Fred Higgles, whit**, was tried be fore .fustic® Brust last night on i rbarge of falling to do the work an signed him He bad voluntarily regintend on August 20. Rlggles was as signed to work on the State road, saw the man In ebarge once and said ar range merits were made to go to wort am soon as the we it her wai better Hi* letter of assignment was maiiet »n November 27 and slue® then, ac wording to the testimony, he hrd seer i oii i man hut once, Higgles was fount! guilty and sentenced to 30 days it jail, but execution of the sentence w;u uisponded on condition that he Is ?lt; In* r**-a*;Higned and report to work tint ontlmte at the oelt; upatlon glfea him William Chew, whit®, charged with 'ailing to register, said that his- occu mtioti wm carrying in coal and wootl ind water, and feeding the chicken -Mid i.* •lt;•.lt;-oii«, 'Feeding tti«* chickens tnd pigeons in a Very laborious occu mtlon. Isn't It?” asked Mr. Jackson ^hew was register wl,;**.George (iroHhon. white, who said he worked at the Daisy lunc h room ileaning out the stpvoa and fapiu#he chicken* and doing odds amends,” was tried for*faH?»'r to er. He said he was physically unfitit timos to do any work, tie reeo.ve* m pay at h»s present occupation, he laid, but gets bis hoard. The case v8 continued until Wednesday nigh: io the testimony of hi* physieim can k* secured. ' ’ . 5 *5.John Fink and William Perkins, oth white, both of whom said theyim nnw steadily employed, were dl« -Otho Patrick and John Willis, both olored were registered. Harry Per 5 ns, wWt't, also regls*erod yesterday trownie Giessner, white, registered esterday. Frank WlllisnvC colored, -as rofplrrd last: night. 'Justice Brust has found Harry Grove pillty of falling to register. Clove-and Grove ngMsfsd Tuesday at the 'ourt House and this regjjfration will land. The case against Fd ward Irove was dismissed. AJl three cases vere tried Tuesday night.Larceny Charge Dismissed. RussctS Lambert, charged with tak ng IP.3H frpm Mrs. Maude Keller, of Irunswick, was dismissed. Mrs. Kel-er said she gave laimbert lib. outif v, hit'll to nav hit* fam in
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Frederick News
Frederick, Maryland, US
Sat, Jan 19, 1918
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