The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1922-02-24
Carrying out provisions of the

Carrying out provisions of the
Shed billv in Maryland would cost {,
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad alone ssh
81, 600, w. w. Calder, district master
car builder of the road, tol5 the House
Corporation Committee. The bill pro-
vides that none but small car repairs
shall be done outdoors.
Mr. Calder and S. w. Cation, who
occupies the same position with the
Western Maryland, declared that the
car repair men under them were salts
fed with their work and that difficulty
was sound in getting them to change to
indccr work. Mr.. Calder, who said
that all car repairs at the Baltimore
tern nails of his road were done out
door {, declared that the other arrange
ment would double switching charges
and a many places was altogether Inn
prao eicable.
Elimination of minimum fines in the
Traffic Court, leaving imposition of
anything less than the maximum to
the discretion of the judge, is contem-
plated in a bill introduced by Dele
gate Joseph, Third district, Baltimore
city, which amends virtually the whole
motor vehicle law. Delegate Joseph
was formerly associate justice of the
Traffic Court.
His bill provides that >he salary of
the associate justice shall be increased
from $500 to s2,100 year, and that in
addition to sitting in emergencies he
shall assist the justice when there are
more than so cases on the docket for
any one sitting. 1t proposes elimina-
ton of special deputy commissioners
of motor vehicles and provides that
licenses shall not be suspendable after
the holders acquittal in Traffic Court.
At joint meeting of the Senate and
House Committees on Education Al
bert S. Cook, State Superintendent of
Education, explained the bill intro
duced early in the session making nu
merous changes in the educational sys-
tenn of the State and increasing the
pay of the teaching forces.
Several minor amendments suggest
ed by Senator Wolfe, of Howard coun-
ty, were discussed. These deal chiefly
with the methods of handling truants
and delinquents.
Operation on dogs except to effect
a cure is prohibited by bill intro
duced in the House by Delegate Bak-
er, Second district.
The measure, introduced by request,
would prohibit vivisectionists from ex
perimenting on dogs.
A penalty from $500 to $500, jail
sentence, or both, is provided in the
bill.
Members Of the House Hygiene
Committee were urged by delega-
ton of practical and registered nurses,
headed by Jacob Bartlett, Jr., to re-
port favorably a bill to permit the
registration of licensed practical
nurses. Such nurses. under the pro.
visions of the bill, must have the in
dorsement OF physicians under whom
they have worked and, after 1928, must
be at least Is years of age, able to
read and write and to have had nine
months training in hospital or other
institution.
Urging the members Of the House
Judiciary Committee to report unfav-
orably any bill seeking to legalize Sun
day moving pictures, delegation from
three organizations appeared at the
State House. The Rev. DR.. De Witt
M. Benham, the Rev. DR.. E. L. Watson
and the Rev. H. S. Johnson represent
ed the Ministerial Union; Abner B.
Brown appeared for the Sunday-School
Association, and the Rev. w. w. Davis
for the Lords Day Alliance.
cEMATE RIllS