Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-02-17
Met Large Representation Of News
paper Men At Annapolis Last
Saturday Afternoon.
TELLS OF CONSTRUCTIVE
IDEAS HE SPONSORS
Little Said To Commit Him On Any
Policy On Future Action By
The Legislature.

Governor Ritchie met a large rep
resentation of the Maryland editors at
the Governors mansion Annapolis.
last Saturday at noon.
His address to these was confined
to a statement of the works and plans
of the State government. His presen-
tation was clear and interesting.
There was no discussion at all; and
there was very little said to commit
him to any policy on future action by
the legislature.
The subjects treated in the Govern
or's. address included many measures
already adopted by the Legislature OF
1922. These, of course, the Governor
was necessarily committed to; such
as, State Reorganization, Fewer
Elections; Schools, Roads Workmen's
Compensation, Merit System, Balti-
more Police, National Guard, Delin-
quent Boys and Girls and the Tax
Rate.
The question of the State aided col
leges seems to be, a difficult one to
settle. Opinion seems to be divided
as to what shall be done with five
educational institutions receiving
State aid; viz, Hopkins, Washington,
st. Johns, Western Maryland;, and
Blue. Ridge.
To Withdraw appropriations from
ST.. Johns and Washington would
probably mean their death. The Gov
eruor did not commit himself at all
as to any recommendation he might
make with reference to the situation.
Quoting from his address, he said:
"Should these colleges all continue a.
long their present. lines duplicating
their work to large extent, and re-
ceive increased help from the State
to make them more. effective; or
should the State cease to aid them and
let some Of them die; or should they
be converted into colleges junior to
the University Of Maryland, and each
be assigned some specific part in a
general Statewide educational pro-
gram? It is not possible in the limit
ed time today to suggest answers to
these questions" - ~
Dealing with the subject of Agricul-
ture, the first thing, he said, the farm
er must do is to organize; the great
problem is "the development of some
system Of cooperating marketing
which will enable the farmer to dis
pose Of his products at a price which
without. hurting the consumer, viii
yield the farmer a profit commensur
ate with ,theeprofits in other indus
tries" s<1
Dealing with Health, he said th'
most recent question which tn
Health Department has been callet
upon to consider is the subjection o.
oil pollution in the Chesapeake Bay
particularly in the Baltimore harbor
caused by the industrial plants on tn
harbor, and by coastwise oil tanker
which empty their .bilges befor'
reaching port. A committee Of fiv'
has been appointed 70 look into tn
matter. 4
The Governor recommends an Ad
!. ministration building for the Easter
Shore State Hospital for the Insane
and the next step, Mutual Hygien
: Clinic. DR.. F. J. Goodnow is Chairman
Of a committee to look into the latter
With regard to prisons. the mex
step to be considered, is whethe
State penal institutions should be cen
tralized at the same place, either tn
House Of Correction site O. elsewhere
This plan will be submitted to the leg
islature.
The great need of Southern Mary
land, the Governor said, is a railroad
Al commission is now at work on thi
problem and their report will be sub
anitted to special commission ar
pointed by the Governor. The legls
lature will probably act favorably.
With regard to the Judiciary, MI
nors. and Tax Revision, committee
have all been appointed pursuant t
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