The Owosso times., 1907-02-08


,urn of cars which they send to other
lines. Congress, he says, should en-
act law providing that when one
company receives car of another
company, It shall be required, after
such car has reached it's destination
and a reasonable time has been al
lowed for reloading, to return the car
to the proprietary road. He would
have the penalty for violation of this
provision Of the proposed law so severe
as to force compliance. He would per-
nit the receiving company to use the
car for transporting freight from point
to point on the lines over which 1t must
necessarily traverse in order to be re-
turned to its owner, but it must not
be delivered to any other road or re-
tained by the company to which it is
delivered.
Car Service Rules.
Mr.. Atwood further believes that the
interstate commerce commission should
make car service rules fixing rea-
sonable time for loading and unload
be required to supply itself with IL
sufficient number of cars to handle It's
own business. Inasmuch as this suS-
geston has to do with interstate com
merce only, the eX-commissioner would
have the state supplement it with like
legislation. Commissioner Glasgow
will at once take up the car shortage
situation. He will ask the railroads
for information as to measures taken
to correct the trouble, and will seek
to learn what difficulties they encoun-
ter in the efforts they are making in
this direction. He will also take
cognizance Of complaints that some
large shippers are being favored, and
that in some places where there are
10 competing lines ears are denied
shippers of hay and produce and are
supplied to shippers in cities where
competition exists. a.
Militia Reorganization.
The military authorities of the state
have in preparation comprehensive
bill which proposes Il complete roor-
ganization Of the Michigan national
guard. The committee OF officers
charged with the duty OF preparing
this measure expect to have it fully
completed within the next few days.
One Of its provisions viii do away
with the election of officers above -
grade Of second lieutenant. seniority
10 govern all promotions. snhiCS~ only
70 eNaminat"'' TO fitness. 1t is also
proposed to. rroate the position of in
spGctor OF rii" practice. the duties OF
the incumbent thereof being to instruct
mcmhcrs or ,hc guard and see to it
that all ammunition issued is properly
expended. The measure also CON
templates the reorganization Of the
medical department so Us to put il on
footing with that Of the regular
army. one of the criticisms of the
regular army inspectors has been that
this department. has not been thorough
enough in the examination Of recruits,
tho result being that many Of the
members Of the national guard could
not possibly stand army service.
Not the least important point to he
covered is that of making provision
for armoriCs.
Licensing OF Trained Nurses.
Two years ago many of the trained
nurses Of the state made vigorous
but unsuccessful attempt to secure the
enactment of a law providing for the
registration and licensing of nurses
and providing a penalty for persons
who posed as registered nurses when
I'm fact they were not. The fight has
been taken up again this year and
some powerful influences are being Ell.
listed in behalf Of the project. The
bill, which has the Endorsement of the
state Association of Nurses and n
large proportion of the medical pro-
fession of Michigan, creates an eX-
amining board Of five persons to be ap'
pointed by the governor from list
of twice that number to be submitted
by the state association. All nurses
now in practice are to be permitted
to take the examination and procure
certificates without charge, these Ger.
tihcates emitting them TO use the title
Registered nurse" and advertise
themselves as such providing they can
procure prior to 1910 diploma from
azbospital or training school which re.
d hires three years course or some
thing equivalent thereto, such as two
years training course and five years
experience In the work.
Examination Fee.
All others must pass an examination