The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-01-03

have lately been subjected to sharp
criticism and unfavorable comparison
with roads in adjoining States. The
cold facts should be brought out in
justice to all concerned, among them
being the humble taxpayer.
Col. Janney Now Leaving
The Ritehie Household
1t came as jar to many, that res
ignation of Col. Stuart S. Janney as
Director of Welfare and head of that
body which has in the last few years
come to be known as the Farewell
Board because it so rarely meets. l
here that the Janney resignation was
preceded by a ruckus between the Di-
rector and the Governor concerning
the amount Of money to be allotted
to the Department in the Forthcoming
State budget. Report has it that Col.
Janney wanted the "injy rubber" bud
get stretched more than the Governor
was willing to stretch it and that
there was. sort of ultimatum. Be
that as it may, the resignation was
given and the Governor is at this
writing casting about for man to fill
the place just as he has been search
ing for a man for Chairman of the
State Roads Commission and mayhaps
new Chief Engineer, too, for it is
understood that the Governor does not
expect John N. Mackall to tarry long
after new chairman is installed.
Associate Members Reported
Rufflled by the Governor
They do tell me that R. Bennett
Darnall and w. w. Brown, the two as
sociate members of the Roads Com
mission who were severely criticized
by the Governors advisory" Com
mittee, are chatting under the scorch-
ing they got while the Chairman was
let off with slap on the wrist by the
committee.
Mr.. Darnell, am told, seems to feel
that he has been placed in an embar-
RAISING position through his willing
ness to serve the political ends of the
Governor and help him along in his
ambition while Commissioner Brown
is said to be averring that if he step
ped over the wrong side of the chalk
line in any instance it was at the
Governors own suggestion.
1t is expected by those conversant
with the situation that the Governor
will undertake to legislate Messrs.
Darnall and Brown out of office at the
same time that he puts the toboggan
under the political corpus of State
Auditor Lewis M. Milbourne. By new
legislation the Governor can get rid
of all the officials mentioned without
having to ask them to resign.
Minor League
Ideas in Baltimore
1t is worth while to note the way
the newspapers look at Baltimore,
Not so many years ago but that l can
remember it, Baltimore was in a ma
jor baseball league and won pennants.
Daily newspapers were printed daily.
There were theatres in the theatrical
season. Now so much is changed. l
was reminded of those things on last
Tuesday when one had to buy Wash
ington, Philadelphia, or New York
morning paper to find out what might
be or might not be going on in the
world. The surviving morning paper
skipped an issue for the altruistic
purpose of giving it's employees a hol-
iday and the other papers kindly did
the same. l understand that the same
thing occurred in Hagerstown, Anna
polls, Clarksburg, W. ", and Cham
bersburg, Pa. Also I might note that
the stadium lacks customers.
If the Wet Blanket dominates the
burg long enough we may yet get the
horse cars back. l understand the
United has few in cold storage.