Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-09-29

Hurlock for assistance of physicians.
These facilities available now for prac!
ideally all physicians In the State.
Medical inspection Of school chill.
dren under way in eight counties and
being extended.
Washington county public health
demonstration unit established.
Water and sewerage sanitary plans
tor II towns and State institutions
studied and approved.
Bureau provided for enforcement Of
drug laws. t..
Public health nurses increased from
9 in 1920 to 80, and deputy State
health officers from 5 to 10.
Bureau Of Child Hygiene.
! Care OF The fubereuIar.
In addition to the maintenance Of
the best white tuberculosis sanatorium
in the country, near Sabillasville, the
Colored Tuberculosis Hospital at
Henrytown will be finished and opened
this fall and the reconstruction and
enlargement of Pine Bluff Sanatorium
has been provided for.
Delinquent Boys And Girls.
Cottage system at Maryland Train
ing School for Boys considerably en-
larged.
Maryland Industrial Training School
Tor Girls (Montrose) removed from
Baltimore city to 340-acre farm near
Reisterstown. with mansion building
and two cottages. .M
Both institutions made part Of the
Department of Education under the
Reorganization act, so as to dissociate
their youthful inmates from the penal
or reformatory idea.
Merit System. .JF
Became effective January /, 1921,
and its application has been extended
by executive order until it includes
IS per cent OF. the 5000 State en-
ployes. This means practically all of
them except the Governors appoint
n1ents, nearly all Of these being policy.
Forming heads of departments, teach.
ers Of the State University, as to
whom the best judges agree that the
right of free selection should exist,
and road repair men, who are day
laborers. The administration of the
department Is regarded by civil serv-
ice authorities as second to none in
the country.
State Purchasing Agent.
This department is now operating
In entire cooperation with every other
department and institution. AS reli.
able check as 1t has been possible
to make shows minimum average
saving on annual purchases. due to
this department, Of 10 per cent. or
100000 a year.
Public Utilities.
The Public Service Commission, IL
its decision in the Baltimore city
gas and electric rate case, saved con.
sumers over $1.300.000 year. Bal.
timore's gas rate is now the lowest
on the Eastern seaboard and the
company's credit is 'unimpaired.
The commission has aided in Sc.
uring good electric light and powe,
service at reasonable rates to man.
sections of the State. 1t consum-
mated the plan whereby the Fen.
sington and Sandy Spring Railway
was. taken over by the Capitol Trac.
ton Company, thus assuring through
service to Washington. 1t aided in
the continuance of natural gas serv'
\ ice to the Cumberland and elsewhere
in Western Maryland when the
abandonment ;, of that service wa.
threatened.
Baltimore Police Department.
Substitution of a single commits
sioner for the old board of three ant
reorganization of the entire depart
ment on a metropolitan basis.
* National Guard.
The end of the World War left tn,
States without any National Guart
at all. The organization of Mary
lands National Guard, to its peace
time basis of 1926 men, has beer
practically completed.
County armories placeA under con
troll of local commissions.
Governors civilian staff abolished
Forestry And Fire Prevention.
Called first interstate fire proven
ton conference in the country, which
resulted in a permanent committee
in this and other States and a ma
tional conference and nationwide
movement against fire loss.
Legislation passed for conserva
ton of forest resources and Stat'
; demonstrations in reforesting waste
lands.
Soldiers And Sailors Memorial
Building.
The 100000 Soldiers and Sail
ors' Memorial Building, adjoining
the City Hall Plaza, Baltimore, tt
which the State has contributed
100000. will shortly be completed
Pledges Of The Democratic