The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-01-30


strictly honorary titles" The old
time colonels, generals and captains
of the Governors staff are aIaong the
personalities and things likeN to fall
before Governor Ritchie's apparent
disregard for precedent. There is in
preparation a bill which sto be in
troduced shortly that prescribes GER
tain qualification for stair officers.
These qualifications will require mem
bership and commission of the de-
sired rank within the national guard.
Otherwise no buttons can be worn
that Is brass ones This bill, If passed.
and it is understood that it in going
to have the support Of Governor Rit-
chic, will do away with the old-time
governors staff"
Real Military Rank" capable of
making good in the field, will be the
criterion on which the appointments
to the governors staff will be based
should the measure be passed.
This, with the measure providing
for the reorganization of the Mary
land National Guard are now in course
of preparation by the corps Of mill
tary experts in the Office Of Adjutant
General Henry M. Warfeld.
Delegate Rudolph Nichol, Of Allie
gany, who served as a private in the
A. E. F. and knows what Boch
looks like when the sights OF Unitec
States Army rifle furnish the telescop
for the view, wants the fortunes ma
by the stay-at-homes during the wo
war to contribute the funds {
which will be drawn the bonus
Maryland's sailors, soldiers and
rines shall receive from the State.
Backing up Mr.. Nichol are his fellow
members in the House from Allegany,
including Garland w. Powell, who won
captains commission in the United
States Air Service during the war, and
Senator George Louis Eppler. They
want the state to pay bonus to the
service men of Maryland.
The Alleganians would have Mary
land give to each soldier, sailor. ma
rine and nurse $40 per month for each
month they served overseas In the
service of their country, ''as token
of appreciation Of the character and
spirit of their patriotic service and to
perpetuate such appreciation as a part
of the history of the State Of Mary
land"
The first bill increasing representa-.
ton in the General Assembly was In
troduced by Delegate George w. Iver-
son, Jr., of Baltimore city, and creates
six legislative districts for Baltimore.
| with a senator for each district and
creates a sliding scale Of population
as basis for increased representation
from the counties.
While aiming for the goal OF In
| creased representation for the city,
the Iverson bill differs from the bill
| introduced in the Senate by Senator
Metzerott, Of Prince Georges county,
and also from the measure being draft.
ed in Baltimore City in the proposed
increase in the number Of lawmakers
from Baltimore City falling short OF
the number said to be wanted by the
political lights of Baltimore.
AS an amendment to the state Con
stitution would be necessary to change
the representation as it now stands,
the bill provides for the submission oil
the amendment to the qualified voters
of the entire state.
| loaf of bread must show on Its
| face lust how honest it is If a bill
| introduced by Senator Metzerott be
comes law during the present session
of the Maryland General Assembly
! Briefly here is what Senator Met
zerott's bill provides:
When bread is sold, or offered FOL
sale-whether it be a loaf, a roll.
biscuit or bun-it must tell the pub
| lie Just how much the baker though
it weighed before he put it on tht
market. Under the supervision OF the
| State Health Department and the
health officers of the smaller cities
and the counties, each loaf must show
in letters mot less than one-quarte'
of an inch high" the weight OF thi'
particular unit OF the staff OF life
If the "baked in" weight Of the loa
or roll does not fit when the bread i
put on a scale by the skeptical house
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