Middletown transcript., 1917-02-17
Annapolis

Annapolis
Governor Harrington appointed II
representative citizens OF Maryland as
a commission to study the defensive
needs of Maryland and its war re-
sources, the information to be gath
cred and recommendations by the COM
mittee to be available in event OF hos
tilities
Members of the commission have
been drawn from the ranks OF mer-
chants, professions and other actlv-
tiles. President Carl r. Gray, of the
Western Maryland Railway Company,
will probably be chairman of the COM
mission. 1t will cooperate with the
Federal Government and with Army
and Navy officers.
The commission is made up as fol-
lows:
GEN. CARL r. GRAY, president OF
the Western Maryland Railway.
HOWARD BRUCE, of Bartlett Hay
ward & Co.
FRANK N. HOEN, president OF the
Merchants and Manufacturers Asso-
citation.
GEN. FELIX AGNUS, publisher OF
The Baltimore American and The
| STAR
JAMES C. LEGG, president of the
| Chamber of Commerce.
CHARLES M. COHN, of the Con
solidated Gas Electric Light and
Power Company.
HOLDEN A. EVANS, president OF
the Baltimore Shipbuilding and Dry
| docks Company.
CHARLES E. RIEMAN, secretary ol
the Baltimore Clearing House Associa
ton.
| C. R. SINNICKSON, superintendent
of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
A. w. THOMPSON, vice-president O.
| the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
WILLIAM H. KILLIAN, of tht
Maryland Conservation Commission.
JOHN NJ. DENNIS, representing th'
cgricultural interests of the State.
FRANK r. KENT, managing editor
of The Sun.
WALTER B. BROOKS, president o
the Canton Company and member o
the dredging firm OF Sanford & Brooks
B. HOWELL GRISWOLD, JR., o
Alex. Brown & Sons, bankers.
FRANCIS M. JENCKS, capitalist
president of the Maryland Branch Q
the National Preparedness League.
REDMOND C. STEWART, attorne!
ct-laW
l Maryland To Get $616,4s5.
The Vocational Educational bill
which will become law by March
will provide the State OF Marylan
with S616,435 in Federal funds durln
the next 10 years to be used in estat
fishing in Maryland schools courses c
instruction in agricultural, trade, II
dustrial and home economic subject:
The total amount provided for all tn
States for the promotion of practice
education during the same period
$44,934,17O.
The bill directs that the money sha
be spent in each State in the trail
ing of teachers of agricultural an
other vocational pursuits and in pa.
ing the salaries OF the teachers en-
ployed in this work at various school,
designated by the State and approve
bv the Federal authorities.
Before the Federal funds can b.
, come available in each State the Lei
. islatures must provide for the appllc
t ton of the money as outlined in tn
I Federal act. Each State must appr
pirate a sum equal TO the Federal a
! lctment. The money must be used
e schools less than college grade. If I'll
3 State of Maryland has taken no stel
: TO accept the Federal funds, pr
e vision is made that Governor Harm
ton. as chief executive of the stat
0 can appoint commission which sha
e cooperate with the Federal board
Il properly administering and expendlI
Il the funds in that State.
8 Under the bill Maryland will recelN
SCI. 200 in 1917, $31 ,O95 in 1918, $4O,9!
n in 1919, $49,475 in 1920, s56.55O in 1872
e s63.G25 in 1922, $7O,7O0 in 1923, $S4,S'
n in 1924 and $4,000 in 1925 and 10.
u each.
Appeals Roads Money Case.
g Comptroller McCullen has taken
q the Court of Appeals the quesu(
n whether he should restore to the
~ count OF the State Roads Commisslt
> the approximate 100000, which W;
o reverted to the general funds of Il
n Treasury on September 80, 1915. 4
Il torney-General Ritchie gave an opinlt
Il some months ago that the reVersl'
was illegal, and that the funds shou
be restored to the commissions {
count. Mr.. McMullen said that he HI
O no objection to making the restoratic
~ but felt that the courts should pa
n upon the matter. Action was TAX
n before Judge Heuisler, who order
"a the money restored to the commissie
70 Mr.. McMullen's appeal is from that {
10 cision, and is for the purpose of
,.,ovinp the oueStiOn entirely fr(