The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-03-19

/ of Marylands quota Of $1,000 toward
the French memorial statue TO be
erected by the people of the United
States in the town Of Meaux, on the
| Marine, has been named by Governor
| Richie. 1t is headed by Judge Car
roll T. Bond.
The other members of the commit
tee are former Governor Goldsborough,
Major Redmond c. Stewart, Col Milton
c. Reckord, newly appointed adjutant
general; Col Amos w. Woodcock, Col.
Stuart S. Janney, Dr. NJ Bates Steph-
ems, secretary Of the State Board e~
Education; Dr. Murray P. Brush, OF
Port Deposit; Hon. Francis Neal
Parke, Westminster; Mrs. T. Parkin
Scott, Mrs. Edward M. Shoemaker and
1 Alfred R. Riggs.
1t will be illegal to represent ano
| advertise as kosher any product which
| is not kosher under the terms OF bill
introduced by Delegate Burke by re-
| quest.
Senator Gibson's bill to abolish the
Conservation Committee was returned
| to the Senate with an unfavorable re.
port and the recommendation that it
be referred to the Committee on Ches-
apeake Bay and Tributaries. The re-
| port created parliamentary tangle,
which was finally Strengthened out by
recommitting it to the Finance Com
| mittee.
Delegate Crockett introduced bill
exempting household furniture and eff
fects to amount of $500 from state
taxes and to value of 500 from coun-
ty and city taxes.
The printers ink" honest-advertis.
ing bill introduced in the House sew
eral days ago by Delegate Burke, chair
man of the Judiciary Committee was
favorably reported out of committee.
1t was not amended. The Judiciary
Committee also favorably reported the
bill of Delegate Webb, Of Baltimore
city, permitting the sale of the site OF
the former industrial school of girl.
A little slap at the Eighteenth
Amendment was taken when Delegate
Mcdaniel introduced a bill legalizing
the sale of unfermented cider and fruit
juices made from fruit grown in Tai.
bot county.
Eleven bills, including the admins
tration merit system measure, were
signed by Governor Ritchie, President
Norris and Speaker Tydings. Those
approved in addition to the merit sys-
tenn act were: Authorizing water
loan for Cumberland; relating to the
road engineer for Baltimore county;
providing municipal electric light and
power plant for Hagerstown; increas-
ing certain salaries in Hartford county;
abolishing Office Of clerk to the Grand
Jury Of Baltimore county; relating to
the salary Of the treasurer Of Balti-
more county; relating to building OF
fences in Garrett county; authorizing
a road loan for Allegany county; di-
verting certain unexpended taxes in
Hagerstown; providing for sewerage
system at Hagerstown.
Inspired apparently by the recent
case Of New York mother who came
to Baltimore seeking child by fors
mer marriage, which had been placed
in an institution, Delegate Grymes in
troduced bill providing that here
after in cases where minor children
are committed to asylums or institu-
tions of that sort the parent shall
have the right to be informed of the
name and residence of the persons
with whom> their child may have been
placed. Severe penalties upon the di-
rectors of the institutions are provided
for disregarding the new provision.
The Burns bill providing for state
boxing committee was acted on favor
ably by the Judiciary Committee of
the House after several amendments
were added. These amendments pro-
number of rounds for boxing contests,
add wrestling to the sports over which |
it will have jurisdiction and stipulate
that standing room be permitted
where contests are held and that the
use of less than five-ounce gloves be
forbidden.
"Any legislation to limit or handicap |
racing thereby reducing the thorough
bred horses in this country, is d.
rect and serious blow at national de-
Tense" This direct assertion by Col. |
Stanley Koch, U. S. Army Remount |
Service, at the hearing on the Nuttle |
anti-racing bill before joint meeting
of the Senate and House Committees |
on Judiciary summed up. the opinion
of army officers who spoke in favor OF
racing.
Governor Richie is, after all, going |
to have a military staff Of that IA