Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-02-06
RESOURCES OF
State PLEDGED
TO Government

CONTINUED from First Page
and to our Senators and Represents
tives in Congress-
Following action Of the House on
Senator Wharton's resolution COM
nending the President, telegram, on
notion Of Representative Connolly,
yas sent 70 the President "pedging
oelaware's loyal support and COM
lned resources IN case OF war.
Representative Cross introduced In
he House this morning q bill provld-
llg for The appointment Of an .nspec-
or OF steam boilers IN the state. II
provides that. the Governor make
lie appointment for one year, tErty
Says after the passage Of the bill. For
ZACH inspection Of a bOiio. used mere
" TO generate heat. a fec of 81 shat
DC charged, aud q ice of $3.50 FOR
zach boiler used % generate steam
or power All fees shall he turned
over to the state Treasurer and the
salary OF the inspector Is fixed I'm the
bin at $500 annually
Representative Jones introduced a DiU
70 appropriate $1,000 for tie Old foi6s
Home at Dove
To Form State PAM.
Representative Kllen introduced hili
20 convert the Fist National Bank OF
FELTON, into baui,il- institutior. under
tho laws cf SO State 10 be known as
"rha rslton Bark Franz, J.. isaTdesty,
John HeTd, Ceo,ce C. Herring Samuel q.
Harrington William r. Townsend, Arlcy
=. E;sgee end James IL. Whitaker arc
named Is tba cogporstors. The capital
stock is fxed as $4,000. The present
bank. under The bill, viii have to be
dissolved and It's assets transferred TO
The new corporation
Initiative and Referendum.
Representative Killen also introduced
8 bill to amend the constitution to pro
vide for the initiative and referendum
for Delaware.
Representative Tindall introduced
a bill to make it compulsory for every
school district in Sussex county to
raise 500 annually for school pur-
noses the same as the districts In
Kent and New Castle counties. The
present law calls for $50 TO be raised
in each Sussex school district
New Castle ArmOry.
Representative Ahern introduced a
bill to appropriate $4,000 toward pay
ing for a new Armory at New Castle.
The original bill passed two years
ago called for an appropriation or
$4,000. but owing to the increased
cost of labor and material the build
ing will cost S19 600. It is estimated.
Delaware College Finances.
Senator Hoffecker in the Senate TO-
day introduced four bills calling for
annronriatiOns for Delaware College
as follows:
Maintenance of agricultural depart
ment $1,000 annually.
To enable the trustees 10 repay
S35. 663.34 borrowed several years ago
70 build a heating plant, in the To-
owing payments: July /. 1917 SILL
k1O.97: July !, 1918, S1t.110.97; July
1919. S10,61O.97, and July I, 1920
k2.39O.43.
For agricultural extension. S3,412.-
81. July 1, 1917, and $447S.76. July !,
For maintenance OF WOmen's Col
lege S64492. appropriated in Install
nents on April 1, 1917; July /, 1917 (;
January 1. 1918; July l. 1918 and
January /, 1919.
amend Insane Laws.
intending the act passed two years
lgo providing that the board OF trus-
.ees of the State Hospital for the In
pane could select one physician and
The family of a prospective patient
another physician TO decide on the
insanity of such patient. This Dill
lives one trustee instead OF the en-
ire board the authority to select the
physician on behalf Of the board II
,ften being difficult to get the board
ogether.
The Senate passed a joint resolution
Introduced by Senator Long, naming
Ihe Speaker, president pro tenn and
he State Treasurer a commission to
secure a portrait OF former Governor
Ebe W. Tunnel, TO be placed in the
state House.
Money for Laboratory.
Representative Boyce introduced a
bill to appropriate $500 to the patholo-
kical and meteorological laboratory for
lew apparatus. He also introduced a
bill appropriating $4,000 for the same
laboratory to pay salaries and other
Expenses of the laboratory
against Train Sidetracking.
Representative Boyce introduced a
Pill to prohibit accommodation trans
N Delaware from being sidetracked to
allow an express to make up time. II
provides for a penalty OF from SIS to
800 for violations.
Want Hearing on Cigarettes.
Representative Welch. who intro
suced a bill several days ago to pre-
rent the sale and manufacture Of
cigarettes in Delaware, has received Z
request from the Tobacco Merchants
Association OF New York for a hear
ing on the bill. The bill is now in the
hands Of the miscellaneous committee
and will be considered next week.
Representative Burrls introduced ;
Sill providing that when the mother
bf illegitimate persons dies int
Ntate. her property shall pass to hel
children.