corporations and individuals as to .the advantages and necessity of
protecting from fire and other enemies the timber lands of the State.
While the power of the Forest Department rests with the Board, the
detail work is in the hands and under the management of the State
Forester, who is secretary of the Board, and all correspondence and
inquiries should be addressed to him at the Calvert Building, Balti-
more. The State Forester has studied the timber interests of each
of the twenty-three counties in detail and the statistics and informa-
tion collected are published for free distribution, accompanied by a
valuable timber map to all who may apply. He will co-operate with
counties, towns, corporations and individuals, in preparing plans for
the protection, management and replacement of trees, woodlots and
timber tracts under an agreement that the party obtaining such assist-
ance pay at least the field expenses of the. men employed. A great
work the Forester is to use means to prevent and to extinguish
forest fires which are liable to destroy annually thousands of dollars.
worth of young timber. For this purpose there is a well established
system of lockout stations, and of patrol in conjunction with the U. S.
Government. About 120 men are distributed throughout the State,
who are constantly upon the watch to discover and extinguish fires;
giving particular attention during the danger seasons in spring and
fall. The laws against setting out fires are very strict. The State and
the county divide the expense of extinguishing fires.

By a recent law the Board of Forestry is directed to care for
"roadside trees" or those growing within the right-of-way of any
public highway in the State, and no tree can be cut or trimmed by a
corporation or individual without a permit from a Forest Warden,
after application to the State Forester. The same Act makes it illegal
to post commercial advertising signs on trees, or along highways, and
citizens are empowered and. Forest Wardens directed to remove them.

ADVISORY BOARD OF PAROLE,

Brown Arcade Bnilding, West Saratoga Street, near Charles,
Baltimore, Md.

Edward M. Parrish,Pres..........1923................................Baltimore
Samuel J. Twilley...........................l923........................Pocomoke ....City
rhilip L. Sykes..............................l923..............................Baltimore

Secretary:
Harry S. Hartman, Brown Arcade Bldg............................Baltimore

Chief Parole Officer;
Roy E. Smith.............................................................Baltimore

Parole Officers;
Vacancy.
Vacancy.

Stenographer:
Cyrilla Fladung ..................................... .................Baltimore

The duties of this Commission are to investigate all applications
for pardon and parole and report the result to the Governor. The
Commission must take under its supervision for such time as the.
Governor may direct the inmates of any penal institute of the State